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Morning. A very quick Sunday round-up for you, starting with England’s 2-0 win over Panama last night. Bukayo Saka started, Declan Rice did not, nor did he feature at all – which is sensible, at the very least. It was not a particularly compelling game, Saka did provide an assist for Jude Bellingham to open the scoring, before he was replaced by Noni Madueke. Eberechi Eze came on for Bellingham not long afterwards, and England now face DR Congo on Wednesday. The other game in that group saw Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 to finish second. Colombia drew 0-0 with Portugal,…
Whittaker (12-0-1, 9 KOs) scored his fourth consecutive knockout after stopping ‘Popeye’ Rivera in two rounds during his United States debut Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. At the post-fight press conference, Hearn said the plan is no longer simply building Whittaker’s experience. “We have to start positioning now for a world title,” Hearn said. “We need a big domestic name or a fight that’s going to get him mandatory, a final eliminator.” Hearn also made it clear that Matchroom has no intention of rushing Whittaker into fights with the division’s biggest names. “You can’t go from Rivera to…
Belgium’s Zizou Bergs claimed his first ATP Tour title, coming from a set down to beat French sixth seed Ugo Humbert in the Eastbourne Open final.Rain had halted Saturday’s action after just three games, meaning the pair had to resume on Sunday, and it was world number 48 Bergs who came through 3-6 6-1 6-4 in tricky, blustery conditions The two players will also meet again on Tuesday in the first round of Wimbledon.Humbert, ranked 30 in the world and who was chasing his eighth Tour title, had looked the more solid early on, easily wrapping up the first set.But…
Tottenham are preparing for another major push in their pursuit of Sandro Tonali as Roberto De Zerbi continues reshaping his midfield ahead of his first full Premier League season in charge. Spurs have made the Italy international one of their leading transfer priorities during the summer window. Tottenham’s interest in Tonali has been widely reported for several weeks, with discussions also taking place with the midfielder’s representatives as the club explores the conditions of a potential deal. You scored out of 20 ↩ Play again Those talks are understood to have been positive, although the biggest obstacle remains Newcastle’s determination…
Ben Dinnery casts his eye over the group stages at the 2026 World Cup and how Final One Standing players have been impacted, with some big teams stepping up while others have yet to inspire confidence. The expanded 2026 World Cup has delivered exactly what the masses wanted: new nations embracing football’s biggest stage and a group phase filled with competitive, entertaining matches, with one-sided scorelines the exception rather than the rule. Tactically, the tournament has been just as compelling. Traditional wingers have returned to prominence, teams have had more success playing incisive passes through central areas, and the low…
“I think ability is one thing, you’ve still got to prove it against the right opposition and you know, when you look at guys like [Terence] Crawford, who I think is a generational great fighter, he struggled to get the big names throughout his career, really ‘til he got to kind of [Errol] Spence and Canelo [Alvarez] and we have to make sure… At 147 he [Ennis] fought the number one in the division, [Eimantas] Stanionis, not really a marquee name but a very good fighter, stopped him, unified the division, steps up to 154, he gets Xander in a…
When Marsch kept Leeds in the Premier League on the final day of the 2022-23 season, he could hardly have envisaged he would be sacked a few months later. But that is what happened after a run of seven games without a win, with Marsch later describing the decision as “foolish”.It was a significant setback for the 52-year-old, who had long held an ambition to coach at the highest level. But another chance came in 2024, with the USA job.The chance to manage his home country would have been a dream come true but, despite believing the job was his,…
Lionel Scaloni said Lionel Messi continues to surprise him after the Argentina captain made more World Cup history against Jordan. Argentina rounded off their perfect Group J campaign with a 3-1 victory over Jordan at Dallas Stadium, with Messi coming off the bench and making an impact. Giovani Lo Celso’s 19th-minute free-kick and a Lautaro Martinez penalty had put Argentina two goals in front at the break, but Jordan responded brilliantly in the second half. Just as Messi was preparing to be introduced into the action, Mousa Al Tamari tucked Ehsan Haddad’s teasing cross past Emiliano Martinez to halve the deficit. But after winning…
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At the time of Clarke’s appointment in May 2019, Scotland were looking for someone who could do one principal thing – get the country back to a major men’s tournament for the first time since 1998. That has been achieved, multiple times. So the remit for his successor will be to build on that success in qualifying for three finals by reaching the knockout phase.Clearly that is easier said than done. Clarke has done a magnificent job in galvanising the squad and the country, developing a much-lauded club-like spirit, which has certainly played a role in qualification success. That is…