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Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt would ideally like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days.His second-placed side won at Birmingham Phoenix on Saturday afternoon and defeated Southern Brave in Cardiff on Monday evening, before losing to Manchester Super Giants on Wednesday afternoon.”It’s been a little bit hectic the last few days,” Salt told BBC Sport.”Birmingham, back to Cardiff, up here. It’s a lot to be honest with you in five days and managing bodies through.”From a player’s point of view I’d like this competition to be probably a week longer.”The Hundred…

Days after clinching the WBC lightweight title, William Zepeda touched down at Mexico City International Airport to a hero’s welcome as fans lined up to greet the new beltholder.Zepeda, 34-1 (27 KOs), outpointed Lamont Roach Jnr in Las Vegas on Saturday in a largely dominant display to win by scores of 118-110 and two of 117-111 after 12 rounds of their battle for the vacant title. It was the 30-year-old’s first action since being on the wrong end of similar tallies against Shakur Stevenson 13 months ago.“The thing with Shakur was a test I couldn’t pass at the time,” Zepeda…

Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after he received the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa’s Africa office in Rabat following mounting criticism of his aborted attempt to sell off commercial and event operations to private investors.European football’s governing body Uefa said at the weekend that it has lost confidence in Infantino, calling the Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal a “shabby, back room, opaque deal”.Much criticism has come from within Fifa, including secretary general Mattias Grofstrom, who was at Wednesday’s meeting. In an internal memo sent to…

Crystal Palace are making a move for Axel Disasi, who could join on a loan with an option to buy according to French media. 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. Earlier today we were writing about Chelsea’s situation defensively. With Maxence Lacroix now signed, there are ten central defenders on the books. The Blues need to get moving, and the good news is that things could move pretty fast now. With five of them…

Real Madrid reach £120m agreement for Yan Diomande, Liverpool explore move for Ibrahim Mbaye and Aston Villa reach agreement to sign Matteo Ruggeri.Real Madrid have reached an agreement worth up to 140m euros (£120m) with RB Leipzig for the signing of 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande following lengthy negotiations. (Athletic – subscription required), externalLiverpool are exploring a move for 18-year-old Paris St-Germain and Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye. (Times – subscription required), externalAston Villa have reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid for Italian left-back Matteo Ruggeri, 24. (Marca – in Spanish), externalLiverpool have been linked with a potential move for…

The 2025/26 National League Cup group stage draw and Premier League 2 sides have been revealed, amid backlash from fans on social media. The competition between 16 National League clubs and 16 Premier League 2 U21 teams, returns for a third season, despite ongoing issues including low attendance, boycotts, and controversy. Several clubs are again opting out, with statements confirming their decisions as the new season’s fixtures are released. More on that further in the article… Line-up locked in for 2026/27 🔒 Who wins the National League Cup this season? — Enterprise National League (@NL_Enterprise) August 5, 2026 The following…

Shakur Stevenson ignited another wave of reaction across boxing Tuesday after announcing he has given up on ever fighting Devin Haney, telling fans the “door is closed” following months of public back-and-forth. The four-division world champion delivered the message in a lengthy social media post, insisting he would no longer respond to Team Haney. “I’m too real for fake shit. I allowed these same dudes who played bitch games wit me years ago to amp me up and get me hyped for a fight that’s not even gone happen. This my last time letting these dudes clout chase my name…

Demi Vollering won stage five of the Tour de France Femmes following a sprint victory over yellow jersey holder Marlen Reusser.FDJ United-Suez rider Vollering came across the line just ahead of Movistar’s Reusser, after the pair overcame an initial launch to the line by Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma of Canyon-Sram.The three riders fought out the latter stages of a demanding 140km race from Macon to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, close to Lyon, in which they pulled away from rivals with about 10km to go on the category two Mont Brouilly climb, which included a 14% gradient in places.Switzerland’s Reusser retains the overall leader’s yellow…

Morning all. In the summer of the incremental update, we got a reasonably big increment yesterday from David Ornstein with regards Bruno Guimaraes. 🚨 Arsenal nearing total agreement with Newcastle United to sign Bruno Guimaraes. Desire among all parties to bring situation to close + deal now on course for completion; 28yo awaiting #NUFC permission to undergo medical & seal #AFC switch 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.socialwww.nytimes.com/athletic/743… — David Ornstein (@david-ornstein.bsky.social) 2026-08-04T15:07:03.114Z That’s been followed by further reporting about how the deal is almost done, and the BBC say, “The Gunners are now making preparations for the Brazil midfielder’s medical this week.” He’s…

Terence Crawford retired as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters at the end of last year, and now, ‘Bud’ has named the three men whom he believe will lead the next generation of boxing and take over the sport. Crawford hung up the gloves with an unbeaten 42-fight record, having proven himself to many to be the best fighter on the planet by claiming the undisputed title in three separate weight divisions – being the only post-war boxer to achieve that feat. As a result, Crawford is now being hailed as one of the best fighters of all time, with…