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Spurs are making progress with negotiations to sign Manchester City winger Savinho, Manchester United are battling their city rivals for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, while Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are eyeing Chelsea full-back Marc Cucurella.Tottenham are advancing in talks over a deal worth about £60m for Manchester City’s Brazil winger Savinho, 22. (Mail), externalManchester United remain intent on signing Elliot Anderson, with the club’s executives optimistic they can beat Manchester City in the race to acquire the 23-year-old England midfielder, who is valued at about £100m by Nottingham Forest. (Guardian), externalAnderson is said to have expressed a desire to…
The sides are reportedly targeting a date between mid-September and early October. They have until June 22 to reach an agreement before the WBA can order a purse bid. One official involved in the negotiations expressed confidence that a deal can be reached. “I think we can make it work. I bet we have something done. We don’t want to go to purse bid.” The fight would match former three-division world champion Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) against the unbeaten Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs), who currently holds the No. 1 position in the WBA lightweight rankings. Schofield, 23, has not fought…
Day one at Scotland HQ, east of uptown Charlotte, and there’s a bunfight brewing – or to be more accurate, angry Norwegians are taking potshots at Steve Clarke, who, we can only surmise, couldn’t care less what the Norwegians think.Stale Solbakken, the Norway head coach, and Brede Hangeland, the team manager, have let fly in the media about a training game between the reserve players from the two countries that Clarke cancelled. Who knew that the ditching of a meaningless bounce match could spark such fury.”Unprofessional,” trumpeted Solbakken of his Scottish counterpart. “Embarrassing” and “weak” whinged Hangeland. Just before the…
With a ticking deadline to strike a deal, a proposed Gervonta Davis versus Floyd Schofield Jr., WBA lightweight title fight is being negotiated, two officials close to the situation told BoxingScene Monday.The individuals said Davis’ promoter, Premier Boxing Champions, has initiated contract negotiations by reaching out to Schofield’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.The sides are targeting a date in mid-September to early October.Texas’ Schofield Jr., 19-0 (13 KOs), nicknamed “Kid Austin,” has risen to No. 1 contender in the WBA after most recently knocking out veteran former super-featherweight champion Tevin Farmer one year ago this month.Former three-division…
The UFC White House event scheduled for Sunday, 14 June has been challenged by a federal lawsuit which alleges it is unlawful.UFC Freedom 250 is set to take place on the White House’s South Lawn on US President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, as part of celebrations to mark 250 years of United States independence.However, the Public Integrity Project has filed a lawsuit – seeking an emergency temporary retraining order – against the event billed as the first professional sporting event to be held on the White House grounds.”We think that this is a profound misuse of our sacred national monuments…
Three managers emerge on Salford’s shortlist as potential candidates to replace Karl Robinson, who was sacked after the playoff final defeat. The 45 year old’s time in charge of the Ammies came to an end, with his final game a 3-0 defeat to Notts County at Wembley. Salford started the season as promotion contenders, only for that to be dented in January and February, then missed out on an automatic spot on the final day after drawing with Crawley, who also avoided relegation. Karl Robinson, who led Salford City to 8th and 4th finishes in his two full seasons, said…
England Test captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are under investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over an “undisclosed” incident at a night club in the early hours after its first Test win over New Zealand.“The ECB is currently investigating a breach of team protocols following the conclusion of the first Men’s Test against New Zealand,” the ECB said.“Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were present at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning when an incident took place. We are currently seeking further information, and an announcement regarding the squad for the second Test will…
Durham, nicknamed the Wildcats, have reached the Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals twice and also the League Cup last eight on two occasions, while the club’s under-16 and under-21 teams both reached national finals last season.Neil Redfearn coached the first team for the final six games of 2025-26, after Adam Furness had a two-year spell as boss.For a while, Durham were the only side from the north east playing in the WSL structure, although both Newcastle and Sunderland are also now in WSL 2.However, Durham say they are struggling to cope with the rising costs.”The club’s current majority shareholders can no…
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we chat about James’ ongoing adventures in Chicago, where he’s doing a lot of stuff on his own but often surrounded by lots of people. We chat about Kai Havertz scoring for Germany, and other Arsenal related World Cup stuff, transfer stories involving two young players, as well as discussing stories linking Riccardo Calafiori to Real Madrid. In part 2 we answer listener questions about the summer transfer window with names like Morgan Rogers and Sandro Tonali mentioned, Ethan Nwaneri, changing the attacking…
Britain’s Joe Joyce will return to the ring for the first time in more than a year when he challenges undefeated Russian heavyweight Artem Suslenkov for the WBA Continental title in Moscow on 11 July.Joyce, 40, has been out of action since he lost to Filip Hrgovic by unanimous decision for the vacant WBO international heavyweight title in April 2025.The 2016 Olympic silver medallist has lost four of his past five fights, with his last victory coming against Kash Ali in March 2024.After the Hrgovic defeat, Joyce’s promoter Frank Warren said he needed to have a “real serious think about…