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There are a lot of questions about what Xabi Alonso has planned for his first weeks in charge at Chelsea, including in goal. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Chelsea start their life under new manager Xabi Alonso today, and it will be fascinating to see how things shake out in his early days in charge. It’s already clear from some of their transfer business that they’ve given him a lot of power, and…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Saturday’s 2026 World Cup game between Colombia and Ghana. Our Prediction: Colombia To Win To Nil (13/10), Colombia 1-0 Ghana (4/1) Now, let’s take a closer look at some World Cup odds and betting angles for Saturday’s fixture: Colombia v Ghana – Saturday, 2.30am View all available markets at William Hill Colombia impressed throughout the group stage, collecting seven points from a possible nine (W2, D1) to finish above Portugal and top Group K. They now stand just ninety minutes away from reaching the round of 16 for the first time since their penalty shootout…
Naoya Inoue’s showdown with pound-for-pound rival Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez may have to wait, leaving the Japanese superstar potentially searching for another opponent in the meantime. ‘The Monster’ outpointed Junto Nakatani in May – a performance that will live long in the memory of Japanese fight fans. Inoue was then immediately linked with Rodriguez, who recently moved up in weight to become bantamweight champion and take one step closer to the super-fight. Following the fight, ‘Bam’s trainer, Robert Garcia, said that he would like his charge to have another fight at 122lbs before moving to 126 for Inoue. As a result,…
A group of leading doubles players have accused the men’s ATP Tour of trying to “end doubles as a viable profession”.In a meeting at Wimbledon on Tuesday, the tour proposed changes which could include halving the size of doubles draws from 2028.That would mean only 16 teams being able to compete at ATP 1000 events, and just eight at the smaller tournaments on tour.The percentage of prize money devoted to doubles players could fall from 20% to 10% – with the money redistributed to singles players.”Doubles isn’t a carnival sideshow,” the players said in a statement.”It is one of the…
Hayden Hackney speaks after leaving his hometown club Middlesbrough and signing for Premier League side Everton. According to Sky Sports News, the clubs agreed a deal of £16.5million plus add-ons, taking it close to £24million. The 24 year old was spotted by Boro when playing for Redcar Town, he worked his way up the academy and youth ranks at the Championship outfit, then made 154 appearances and scored 16 times for them at senior level between the 2021 and 2026. Everton said in a statement on their website: The central midfielder has signed a five-year contract with the Blues, keeping…
Not many women have stands or gates named after them. Nat Sciver-Brunt has one.That stand is right here at the Oval, where she produced a captain’s knock (75, 47b, 11×4, 1×6) to first lift England out of deep trouble against South Africa and then into the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup. The Proteas, chasing 170, could only manage 129 for eight.This was Sciver-Brunt’s first match in the tournament after retiring hurt against Ireland a couple of weeks ago. That the Englishwomen did not miss her batting is creditable, no doubt, but on Thursday they needed all her class…
Tim Bradley believes unified junior middleweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis could improve his defense by adding another respected boxing mind such as Andre Ward or Floyd Mayweather to his team. “I’ve been thinking that Boots should add maybe another guy to his team,” said Bradley on his channel. “I almost feel like it’s too late now. Boots is set in his ways. Maybe an OG like Andre Ward, where these guys respect, can come in and maybe show him something. Mayweather, maybe. Maybe one of those guys can go in there and show him something, talk to him about improving…
Six-time Paralympic champion Bethany Firth has broken her own world record for the S14 100m backstroke at the Dutch National Championships in Eindhoven.The new record of one minute 04.02 seconds bettered the previous mark of 1:04.05 set almost 10 years ago in the Paralympic final when she picked up a gold medal in Rio. This was the targeted meet for the GB Paralympic swimming team this year and the 30-year-old’s result secured her funding for next season when the World Championships will take place. It will also be a year out from the LA Paralympics which are the longer-term target…
Cleveland native and WBO lightweight champion Abdullah Mason threw out the first pitch at Wednesday’s Cleveland Guardians MLB game against the Texas Rangers.22-year-old Mason, (20-0, 17 KOs), the youngest world champion in boxing, defends his title on Saturday against late-replacement opponent, WBO No. 6-ranked Albert Bell, (28-0, 9 KOs), of Toledo, live on TNT Sports’ “The Fight” event, a new monthly, live boxing series broadcast in America on TNT and truTV networks, as well as on DAZN worldwide (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) from the Cleveland Wolstein Center.33-year-old Bell is a late substitute for original opponent Joe Cordina of England,…
“Write an excuse for school and let them watch.” That was England coach Thomas Tuchel’s advice for parents on whether children should be allowed to stay up to support England in their early morning World Cup match against Mexico on Monday.The time difference means the round of 16 clash against the co-hosts in Mexico City will not kick off until 01:00 BST – and would not finish until closer to 04:00 should it go to penalties.Speaking to the media after the Three Lions’ victory over DR Congo on Wednesday, a smiling Tuchel said: “There’s so much school to go to,…