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Minutes after the final whistle was blown on Canada’s historic World Cup victory against South Africa on Sunday, coach Jesse Marsch gathered his players and staff in a huge huddle and delivered some words of inspiration to them.”Canadian heroes,” he called his team after they won a knockout game at the tournament for the first time to reach the last 16. “The future of the sport in this country is huge because of you.”Marsch is known for grandiose comments – exaggerated and emotional statements delivered to provide maximum impact.But his words here ring true – the sport in the country…
Many in the sport would like to see Terence Crawford return to the ring to face Jaron Ennis, particularly following the latter’s statement victory over Xander Zayas this weekend in Brooklyn. Ennis and Zayas thrilled fans at the Barclays Center on Saturday night, a clash ultimately defined by Ennis’ superior skill. Outside of a tense spell in the third round, ‘Boots’ largely dominated, scoring three knockdowns on his way to a 32nd knockout victory. The seventh-round stoppage made Ennis a unified champion at super-welterweight, having already achieved the same feat at welterweight. Given that Crawford also held titles in both…
Women’s PGA Championship final round-13 H Ryu (Kor); -11 I Yoon (Kor); -10 B Henderson (Can), D Weber (Ned); -7 A Corpuz (US), A Kim (US), A Lee (US); -6 SY Kim (Kor), J Thitikul (Tha), N Korda (US), AL Kim (Kor)Selected others: +5 L Maguire (Ire); +6 G Dryburgh (Sco)Full leaderboardSouth Korea’s Haeran Ryu landed a maiden major with a two-shot victory at the Women’s PGA Championship.The 25-year-old went into the day with a one-shot lead and relinquished her place at the top of the leaderboard in a fluctuating final round, with three bogeys in the first five holes.But…
Jesse Marsch is delighted that his Canada team will get the chance to “go after a giant” next, following their historic win over South Africa in the World Cup round of 32. Captain Stephen Eustaquio scored a brilliant winning goal in second-half stoppage time as Canada edged out South Africa 1-0 in Los Angeles. Having never won a World Cup match before this year’s tournament, Canada have now made history by earning their first triumph at the competition over Qatar, before winning their first-ever knockout game on the biggest stage of all. Timed at 91:03, Eustaquio’s goal was the first 90th-minute…
Ennis’ technique and hand speed overwhelmed Zayas initially, and Boots used a six-punch combination to knock down Zayas in round 1. After the initial onslaught, Zayas did a bit better, landing some clean shots of his own and trying to use his size to wear down Ennis in clinches. In round 3, Zayas sent the crowd into a frenzy by landing some hard shots of his own that snapped Boots’ head back. It was some real adversity for Ennis. Promoter Eddie Hearn said he was worried for about twenty seconds in the third round, while Ennis said he was chilling.…
The Williams sisters, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are back at Wimbledon. What year is it again?The mention of those names may make it feel like we’re stuck in a timewarp – but, no, it is 2026 and some of the sport’s greatest are returning to SW19, in one way or another.American icon Serena Williams, 44, is making a blockbuster singles comeback after four years away from the sport and also resumes her iconic doubles pairing with sister Venus, 46.British legend Murray is back at the scene of his greatest triumphs as part of Jack Draper’s coaching team.Djokovic, meanwhile, is…
Fears about the British number one’s fitness grew over the past week.Raducanu was spotted wearing a protective boot on Wednesday, then was unable to train on Thursday and Friday because of what is believed to be a shin problem.The 2021 US Open champion returned to the court on Saturday to test her fitness and, wearing strapping around her lower right leg, started with a gentle hour-long session with her team.But she then cut short another practice session with Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya – when the pair played a set – with 10 minutes remaining.There were signs of improvement in her practice…
Xabi Alonso is coming to Chelsea, and fans are already super excited about what he might bring to the Blues. 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 World Cup is taking up a lot of attention right now – but in the background time is ticking down until Xabi Alonso takes over at Chelsea. A long read from the Daily Mail today has shed some light on what the Basque could be about to…
Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner are two of the shining reasons why this Australian women’s team is a frighteningly perfect one. The two gifted women joined hands to end India’s T20 World Cup dream at Lord’s on Sunday afternoon.Australia chased down India’s 170 for four with six wickets and an over to spare. The Indians had to win this match – and their captain had given them a chance with a brilliant innings – but the defeat against South Africa earlier in the tournament has come back to haunt them.That was always going to be a virtual quarterfinal. So the…
Gabriel Bortoleto – 6/10A tidy race to lead Audi home and finish just outside the points.Nico Hulkenberg – 5.5/10Solid enough but finishing behind Bortoleto takes the shine off it. He gained places from his lowly starting position, however.Pierre Gasly – 5/10Slipped down the order so a disappointing Sunday for Alpine who just looked short on pace.Ollie Bearman – 4.5/10A clean but anonymous afternoon for Bearman. Haas didn’t have much to fight with.Franco Colapinto – 4.5/10Not spectacular but a steady finish for Colapinto, who kept his Alpine out of trouble.Esteban Ocon – 4/10Finished behind team-mate Ollie Bearman again, which made for…