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Anthony Joshua almost caused the collapse of his long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury when he came close to a catastrophic defeat to Kristian Prenga last month. Now, Fury’s apparent silence on that display has been explained. Fury had called for a clash with ‘AJ’ after his April win over Arslanbek Makhmudov, but Joshua insisted he would first require a ‘warm-up’ fight and agreed to a bout with Prenga, whilst Fury kept active with a low-profile affair against Mariusz Wach. ‘The Gypsy King’ halted Wach after seven dull but dominant rounds, requiring only a Joshua win the following day in order…
It has not been the busy summer that both sets of fans across Belfast’s great divide would have been hoping for. Indeed, Linfield and Glentoran have combined for just seven summer signings in the window so far.The Glens finished third last year after occupying second for majority of the season and there was a sense of frustration at the end of the season when the campaign concluded with no silverware.After taking their league challenge to the penultimate day, and losing the BetMcLean Cup final for the second year in succession, manager Declan Devine will know another season without a trophy…
Sugar Ray Leonard built his reputation by succeeding where many great fighters fell short. He won world titles in five weight classes, defeated several Hall of Fame opponents, and repeatedly accepted the biggest fights of his era. Those achievements still place Leonard among the measuring sticks for boxing greatness. Leonard first attracted worldwide attention by winning the gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics after compiling a 145-5 amateur record. He originally planned to remain an amateur, but his family’s financial difficulties led him to turn professional under Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee. His combination of speed, footwork and…
Since announcing he would be leaving Liverpool a year before his two-year contract extension ended, the football world has been wondering where he would next be playing.After a successful World Cup campaign where Egypt reached the round of 16 for the first time before narrowly losing to Argentina, Salah was reported to be close to an agreement with a different Turkish club, Besiktas. With a deal breaking down reportedly because of finances, Salah reached an agreement instead with Trabzonspor. The Turkish side took to their social media on Tuesday night to tease the arrival of Salah with the Pyramids being…
Pedro Neto has been linked with a potential move to Manchester City, with Tottenham also mentioned as a destination. 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. Pedro Neto has just arrived in Hong Kong to begin his preseason schedule with Chelsea. But while he was in the air somewhere over Central Asia, a big story about his future dropped. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano dropped the story that Man City have made “direct contact” with Chelsea…
For Aaron McKenna, this weekend’s bout in Dublin for the IBF middleweight title is the culmination of one chapter and the start of another.When he was just 16, Aaron, his dad Fergal and fighting brother Stephen travelled to America to follow their boxing dreams, and those dreams have led back to Ireland’s 3Arena on Saturday.It is there that McKenna faces Italy’s undefeated Etinosa Oliha for a title that would mean so much to the Irishman.“It means everything, like becoming world champion,” he said of his chance to claim the IBF belt on Zuffa Boxing’s debut Irish show. “It’s what I’ve…
“But the competitive side of me never disappeared,” she added. “The more time I spent around elite sport and curling, the more I began to wonder whether I still had something to give on the ice.”I know how demanding the road to an Olympics is, but I am returning from a very different place. I feel refreshed, physically strong and excited by the challenge. I would not be coming back unless I believed I could perform at that level again.”Muirhead’s gold medal-winning team-mate Vicky Drummond is also returning to the sport to rival her – and a third member of…
Morning all. Let’s start with the game in Dublin last night, and I think it’s fair to say this was not good stuff. Obviously it’s just pre-season, but there was a lot of pre-game anticipation which Arsenal didn’t come close to living up to. The team was solid enough, and I think we had an early chance which fell to Viktor Gyokeres but it was cleared away – I’ll stand to be corrected on that as I was more or less at pitch level and this was up the other end (and there were no replays in stadium). Real Betis…
Barcelona remain relaxed about Torres’ situation despite the growing uncertainty surrounding his future. They say they will speak to him when he returns to training, as planned. He was not a regular starter under Hansi Flick last season and ended the campaign with 21 goals and three assists in 49 appearances. But he is one of the club’s most trusted and versatile attacking options, rotating primarily with Robert Lewandowski – who has since signed for Chicago Fire – as a central striker while also providing cover across the front three.Barcelona are ultimately keen to extend his contract but any new…
Crystal Palace have money to spend following Maxence Lacroix’s departure, but replacing him will not be straightforward. The French defender completed a £52 million move to Chelsea last week, ending an excellent two-year spell at Selhurst Park. Lacroix had become a commanding figure in Palace’s back line. His speed allowed the defence to hold a higher position, while his ability to cover open spaces was particularly valuable whenever the wing-backs pushed forward. His exit has left Pierre Sage needing another experienced centre-back before a season featuring both Premier League and Europa League football. Palace are close to adding Takehiro Tomiyasu…