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Federico Valverde acknowledges Jose Mourinho can be a tough mentor at times, but Real Madrid’s new captain believes that coaching style will help the team improve. Valverde has been handed the armband on a permanent basis ahead of the 2026-27 season following Dani Carvajal’s departure, having previously served as vice-captain. The Uruguay international played 86 minutes as Los Blancos beat Ferencvaros 2-1 in their latest pre-season friendly on Saturday, with youngsters Mario Rivas and Carlos Espi scoring. Bernardo Silva made his Madrid debut as a substitute, with Vinicius Junior and Trent Alexander-Arnold also appearing off the bench, while Endrick, Eduardo…
Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected from her side’s WNBA defeat by Indiana Fever for committing a hard foul on Sophie Cunningham, and subsequently posted “white privilege” on social media.Carrington caught Cunningham across the left side of the head with her arm as the Indiana Fever guard attempted a right-handed layup late in the opening quarter in Chicago.Cunningham hit the ground hard but immediately got up to confront Carrington before team-mates separated them.The foul was upgraded to a flagrant two foul after review and Carrington was automatically ejected from the match after scoring eight points in four minutes from…
There was no close scoring to sort through afterward. Thorslund used pressure and relentless punching to keep Johnson from settling into a rhythm or finding sustained offense. Johnson had become undisputed during Thorslund’s absence from the division, collecting the championships that became available after the Danish fighter gave up her WBC and WBO titles in June 2025 following her pregnancy announcement. Saturday finally put them in the ring together. Thorslund dictated where the fight was contested and consistently outworked her opponent. Johnson couldn’t make the former champion pay for coming forward, spending too much of the night reacting rather than…
Aaron McKenna produced a composed and dominant performance against previously unbeaten Etinosa Oliha to claim the IBF world middleweight title in his first professional fight on Irish soil at Dublin’s 3Arena.The Monaghan fighter extended his perfect professional record to 21-0 after controlling much of the 12-round contest to claim a unanimous decision victory at Zuffa Boxing 10.McKenna earned scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112 on the judges’ scorecards to hand the now 22-1 Italian his first professional defeat.Afterwards, McKenna reflected on fulfilling a childhood ambition after nine years as a professional without fighting in Ireland.”A new world champion. I said…
An update is given after a shocking challenge on Newcastle’s Anthony Elanga, with the incident sparking a touchline ‘brawl’. Elanga had to be stretchered off after being on the receiving end of Valencia’s José Gaya reckless, high challenge on the shin on the 39th minute. Gaya being sent off. Elanga was replaced by Jacob Murphy, thankfully however, there seems to be no fracture/ligament damage, later up and walking after a contusion to the shin, with Jaissle positive to see him back next week. Ugrinic gave Valencia an early lead, shooting from distance, with Newcastle then completing a comeback when Yoane…
Dina Thorslund reclaimed top status in the bantamweight division Saturday night, pitching a shutout against Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson to capture undisputed 118-pound glory at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. All three judges scored the bout 100-90, awarding the Dane every round of the 10-round MVPW-05 headliner. Constant pressure, relentless volume and clean combinations set the tempo early. The defending champion found no answers to slow the pace or mount a meaningful counterattack. By the second half, Johnson needed something significant to change the direction of the fight. She never found it. Thorslund remained in command through the closing…
Lionel Messi missed Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup defeat by Monterrey on Saturday night after the death of his father, as his team-mates led tributes before and during the match.Jorge Messi died on Saturday at the age of 68 following a long illness.Jorge, who had also been the Argentina forward’s agent since he was 14, passed away in a hospital in his hometown of Rosario, Argentina.Miami paid tribute to Messi’s father with a minute’s silence before kick-off, while players wore black armbands and Jorge’s name was displayed on the big screens at Nu Stadium.The club added a black ribbon to their…
Happy Sunday everyone. Arsenal yesterday completed the £75m signing of Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle. The 28 year old has signed a four year deal with an option for one more, and despite some previous with us which hasn’t always been appreciated, I do think this is a very solid signing. He even referenced that in his first interview, saying: “Rice sent me a message: ‘Come here and please no more fights, now we’re friends!’ I was happy he messaged me. “Every time when I play against [Arsenal] it was very tough. They keep the ball, they defend like one. I…
IND vs SLC XI Live Score: Catch the scores, updates and highlights from Day 3 of the Tour match between India and Sri Lanka Cricket XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, on Sunday. Updated : Aug 09, 2026 12:46 IST Devdutt Padikka scored a hundred on Day 2 of the warm-up encounter against Sri Lanka Cricket XI. | Photo Credit: BCCI@X Devdutt Padikka scored a hundred on Day 2 of the warm-up encounter against Sri Lanka Cricket XI. | Photo Credit: BCCI@X elcome to Sportstar’s live coverage from Day 3 of the Tour match between India and Sri…
Women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a surprise defeat in the Canadian Open weeks before she begins her US Open title defence, while Britain’s Cameron Norrie also bowed out in the last 16.Sabalenka lost 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 to Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in a match lasting almost two and a half hours in Toronto.The Belarusian recovered from a set down to force a decider, but a double fault when serving to stay in the match handed the number 16 seed victory.It is the latest defeat in what has been a difficult summer for Sabalenka, who was knocked out in…