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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…
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are expected to collide before the end of the year in a long-awaited grudge match, and now a British heavyweight who has sparred both men has shared his prediction for the fight. The two fighters have been expected to meet ever since ‘The Gypsy King’ announced his comeback and defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov upon his return in April, where he publicly called for a summer showdown with ‘AJ’ during the aftermath. Refusing to dance to his rival’s tune, Joshua maintained that he would require a warm-up fight before a clash with Fury can be formally announced…
New investment brought major changes in the player auction, which took place in March.In both competitions, teams were allowed to pre-sign up to four players each. England white ball captain Harry Brook was the most expensive signing, staying at Sunrisers Leeds for £460,000.England white ball batter Phil Salt signed for Welsh Fire in a £450,000 move, while England fast bowler Jofra Archer remains at Southern Brave, having been picked up for £400,000.Archer is joined by England’s Test wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, joining the Brave for £300,000.English all-rounder James Coles broke the record for most expensive Hundred signing from the auction when…
Hearn says his fighter is no longer in the position of making concessions to land the bout. Boots is now “king of the castle.” “He was taking the smaller side of the piece last time. He was going to be the B-side. He agreed to everything that they wanted to get that opportunity. So you imagine how he feels now that he’s king of the castle,” said Hearn to the media about Ennis’ position in negotiations with Vergil Ortiz Jr. “Vergil doesn’t have anything Boots wants other than a big fight and a big payday. What does Boots want to…