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Both players started slowly in the blustery conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier before Canada’s Auger-Aliassime pounced at 5-4 to wrap up the opening set.Playing conditions improved after the roof was closed on the main show court, but Cobolli found himself an early break down in the second set before he rallied to win four games in a row and level the tie.”I think we played two different matches today. The first set was incredibly windy. It was really tough to play,” Cobolli said.”I went to the toilet to think a bit. I tried to change something. I thought ‘this is…
Chelsea fans have a lot to look forward to next season, not least their talented youngsters continuing to develop. 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. The TransferMarkt end of season value updates are out, making some interesting reading for Chelsea fans. The Blues have two players in the top 10 most valuable under 21s – can you guess who? Two Blues among most valuable U21 Premier League stars TransferMarkt player values. Estevao is to…
The reasons are not always immediately obvious, but they are consistent.There are more matches, including European competition, and less time to prepare.In the 2025-26 season, the traditional ‘big-six’ clubs played an average of 55 matches across all competitions – eight more than other Premier League teams.Success at other top-flight clubs can come from clever transfer business and overperformance relative to resources. In many cases, simply maintaining their Premier League status is a club’s primary objective, with anything beyond that considered a bonus – a contrast to an expectation of delivering trophies.Expectations shift from exceeding targets to meeting them consistently. Winning…
The Carabao Cup Preliminary Round draw for the 2026/27 season is now complete with the EFL explaining the revised format. The English Football League have again needed to find a solution for the draw due to there being nine Premier League clubs qualifying for Europe. The 2025/26 season saw the EFL introduce a Preliminary Round to the Carabao Cup, featuring National League promoted teams Barnet and Oldham against League Two’s 21st and 22nd-placed teams Accrington and Newport. Preliminary Round ties were regionalised by the EFL for the 2025/26 season, but for the 2026/27 season, they’ve had to make a change.…
This week’s Memorial will be McIlroy’s last event before this month’s US Open at Shinnecock Hills – and he revealed he undertook a scouting mission to the New York course earlier this week. McIlroy missed the cut when Shinnecock last hosted the US Open in 2018, and while he was buoyed by what he saw before this year’s championship, he outlined the importance of tournament organisers the United States Golf Association (USGA) maintaining control of the green speeds.In 2018, Phil Mickelson apologised for putting a moving ball on Shinnecock’s sun-baked greens, while in 2004 the par-three seventh green was called…
The former WBO lightweight champion now holds the top WBO welterweight position despite never fighting at 147 pounds Keyshawn Davis has climbed to No. 1 in the WBO welterweight rankings, placing him within reach of a title fight against champion Devin Haney. The ranking move comes despite Davis not yet competing at 147 pounds and immediately raises questions about how quickly the WBO could order the matchup. Keyshawn had previously lost his lightweight title on the scales when he came in 4.3 pounds overweight for a scheduled defense against Edwin De Los Santos. The fight was canceled, ending his run…
“We could get off here and walk?” says my wife. “Too late, the doors are closing,” I reply. Our Northern line carriage is packed, and the air clammy when two teenage girls connect a speaker to the Old Street station Wi-Fi and crank up the volume. The opening bars of “Freed From Desire” are released into the wild. There’s a smile from the dad of the Asian family next to me. He’s sporting a 97/98 replica shirt with LEGEND 8 on the back. People all around us start to hum. Some mouth the words, not yet confident enough to sing.…
Matt Henry is set to lead a full-strength New Zealand pace attack in the first Test against England at Lord’s starting on Thursday after recovering from injury.Henry missed last week’s innings rout of Ireland in a one-off Test in Belfast with what team management said was “a minor strain in his left hamstring” but has now been passed fit for the first of a three-Test series against England.Fellow quicks Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke have been given the all clear as well but it is the return of Henry that is the biggest boost to the Black Caps.Henry has a fine…
Like Jannik Sinner in the men’s draw, Sabalenka was the favourite to win a maiden French Open title this year.With four-time winner Iga Swiatek and reigning champion Coco Gauff knocked out relatively early, Sabalenka had her best chance to win a first Grand Slam away from the hard courts of New York and Melbourne.But Sabalenka – like Sinner in his second-round defeat by Juan Manuel Cerundolo -surrendered a huge lead in yet another massive upset at this year’s Roland Garros.While Sinner struggled with cramping and dizziness in sweltering heat, Sabalenka only had herself to blame as she failed to adapt…
Roberto Duran believes there is one victory that stands out even higher than his triumph over Sugar Ray Leonard. The Panamanian had a career to be proud of, earning world honours in four divisions, whilst also being the second ever boxer to compete across five separate decades. During the 1980s, Duran was part of an iconic group along with Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler, who were collectively known as ‘The Four Kings’, with the legendary quartet all competing in epic battles against one another. Leonard had the best success against the others, having been the only man to defeat the…