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Spain’s victory over Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final attracted a peak audience of 15.8 million on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.The BBC enjoyed a 64% share of all TV viewing for the match, with an average of 13.9m watching as Ferran Torres’ extra-time strike sealed Spain’s second World Cup triumph.The final was streamed 11.1m times on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, including 2.4m UHD streams on iPlayer.The BBC Sport live text coverage on the website and app was viewed more than 18.8m times, including 14.2 million views in the UK, providing fans with the latest…
WBA welterweight champion Rolly Romero sits down with Lance Pugmire to discuss his upcoming title defense against Teofimo Lopez on August 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Romero explains why he wanted to unify immediately, reflects on his lengthy layoff, shares his thoughts on Teofimo Lopez, discusses his faith heading into the biggest fight of his career, and explains why he believes his legacy will be appreciated long after he’s gone. Timestamps: 0:00 – Why Teofimo Lopez is the perfect first title defense 0:20 – Reflecting on his long layoff: “These guys are scared” 0:49 – How he views…
A 64-team tournament has two main plus points: a more natural format, and more opportunities for emerging nations.It is the latter which Infantino is championing, especially after the heroics of Cape Verde. Fifa faced criticism before the tournament, with suggestions the additional teams would not be competitive. Then Cape Verde drew with Spain and Uruguay to finish second in their group. And the Blue Sharks gave Argentina an almighty scare by taking them to extra time in the last 16, before losing 3-2.But the fairytale stories must be balanced with the competitive edge of the tournament. Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Panama,…
Chelsea are widening their left back search after Rayo Vallecano jacked up the price for Pep Chavarria in the last few weeks. 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 news that emerged a couple of weeks ago that Chelsea were looking at Rayo left back Pep Chavarria was unexpected, but given he’s a 28 year old who has spent most of his career in the Spanish second division, it seemed pretty straightforward for the…
Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain a star-studded West Zone squad in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, with Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan returning to the fold after being named in the 15-member squad.The squad, announced on Monday, has a strong Mumbai flavour, with seven players from the association making the cut. Shams Mulani has been named vice-captain, while all-rounder Shardul Thakur and spinner Tanush Kotian further bolster the side’s balance.Harvik Desai and Urvil Patel have been picked as the two wicketkeepers. Harvik, who represents Saurashtra, is likely to provide stability behind the stumps, while Gujarat’s Urvil adds an attacking option with the…
Heart of Midlothian will meet Fenerbahce or Gornik Zabrze if they get past Sturm Graz in Champions League qualifying.Rangers were seeded in the Europa League third qualifying round and were drawn against Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok.If Hearts lose to the Austrians, Benfica or St Gallen of Switzerland await in the Europa League.Fenerbahce and Gornik Zabrze finished as runners-up last season in Turkey and Poland respectively, with Jagiellonia Bialystok behind the latter on goal difference.Third-round qualifying ties in the Champions League are scheduled for 4/5 and 11/12 August, with Europa League games on 6 and 13 August. Dates and home and…
Charlie Methven issues a stark warning about his boyhood club Oxford United, who are under a temporary transfer embargo. He joins Adrian Goldberg on an episode of the ‘Football Smash’ which analyses football ownership, finance and governance. The embargo prevents the registration of new players until the issue is resolved, relating to League One’s Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP). Under the rules, clubs must demonstrate at the start of the season they can fund their planned player expenditure and afford their playing budget. The U’s said their shareholders remain committed to the club and expect to become compliant ahead of…
“What a performance. He’s 25-years-old. Unbelievable performance from Diego Pacheco. I’m telling you he’s the future of the 168-lb division. Watch this space. Jaime Munguia, Canelo Alvarez, here we come,” said Hearn to DAZN Boxing. The comments reflected Hearn’s excitement after watching Pacheco produce one of the strongest performances of his career, finishing a durable opponent who had previously gone the distance against quality opposition. Later during the post-fight press conference, Hearn explained that Matchroom’s ideal plan is to give Pacheco one more meaningful fight before pursuing Munguia. He mentioned Diego Resendiz and Bruno Surace as opponents that would continue…
Phil McNulty, BBC Sport chief football writerMexico. The sheer passion and love for their team and football was incredible. Also such friendly, welcoming fans and people. Incredibly warm and gracious in defeat. We were in a restaurant in Mexico City the night before they played England, and an MC went around each table asking which country people were from. When we told them we were from England, it was announced to the rest of the diners, who burst into a spontaneous outbreak of applause.John Bennett, BBC World ServiceA word for the Curacao fans I was with inside the Philadelphia Stadium…
Morning all, welcome to a brand new week. Spain are the World Cup winners, and deservedly so, after a 1-0 win over Argentina last night. This was, I think it’s fair to say, a pretty dreadful game of football. There was only one side who tried to play in a way that might bring about a goal, while the other spent most of the 120 minutes focused on niggly, dirty antics which were designed spoil any kind of footballing spectacle. If Spain had better finishers, this would have been over as a contest well before it was. Emi Martinez broke…