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Israel supporters will be in attendance when their side face the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League next month but no away fans will be facilitated.Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, both games between the sides in Group B3 will be played at neutral venues, with Israel the designated home team at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen in Hungary on 27 September, where a “small allocation” of their supporters will be permitted to attend.The reverse fixture will be played in Serbia and the Football Association of Ireland [FAI] has confirmed that game on October 4 will be…
The WBC cruiserweight title picture took another major turn Tuesday with David Benavidez reportedly being lined up to face interim WBC titleholder Michal Cieslak in November or December. Boxing journalist Abraham Gonzalez reported the developing matchup hours after Zuffa Boxing announced WBC champion Noel Mikaelian will defend his title against Ring Magazine champion Jai Opetaia on September 12 in the co-main event of Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The timing of those developments is difficult to dismiss. Earlier this year, the WBC ordered Mikaelian to fight Benavidez after approving the former light heavyweight champion’s…
The Hundred men’s competition, Headingley Sunrisers Leeds 241-2 (100 balls): Rickelton 94* (42), Marsh 76 (37), Brook 55 (18)London Spirit 204-6 (100 balls): Willey 83* (46); Topley 2-30Sunrisers Leeds won by 37 runsScorecard. TableHarry Brook shone with a sensational 15-ball fifty as Sunrisers Leeds posted the highest total in Hundred history in their 37-run win against London Spirit.Having put in to bat at Headingley, opener Ryan Rickelton also struck 94 not out off 42 balls in Sunrisers’ astonishing 241-2. Such was the entertainment provided by Brook and the power shown by Rickelton, Mitchell Marsh’s brutal 76 off 37 at the…
There is a thin line between aggression and recklessness in T20 cricket. iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans paid the price for falling into the second category as Dindigul Dragons duly punished the reigning champion in the Tamil Nadu Premier League Season 10 opener on Tuesday.Dragons displayed no signs of starting trouble at the NPR College Ground here, bundling out Tamizhans for 107 before chasing down the target with seven wickets and nine deliveries left.After B. Indrajith invited the opposition to bat, each of the top-four Tiruppur willow-wielders — Amith Sathvik, Tushar Raheja, captain R. Sai Kishore and Pradosh Ranjan Paul — were…
Turkish club Trabzonspor say they have begun negotiations to sign Mohamed Salah. The 34-year-old Egypt forward left Liverpool at the end of last season and is in talks with the club to join as a free agent.In a statement, Trabzonspor said Salah will arrive in Istanbul on Wednesday.”The player is planned to reach Trabzon in the evening of the same day,” it said.”The time and other details regarding the welcome program in Trabzon will be shared with the public through our club’s official communication channels during the day.”Salah joined Liverpool from Roma in June 2017 and won numerous honours with…
Alvaro Arbeloa believes new Fulham signing Gonzalo Garcia is “one of the best strikers in the world” and is delighted to see him join the club. Garcia has signed a five-year deal with the Cottagers, with the club holding an option for a further 12 months, after completing a £34m (€39.7m) move from Real Madrid. The 22-year-old played under Arbeloa last season after the Spaniard replaced Xabi Alonso at the helm for Los Blancos. Garcia scored eight goals and provided three assists across all competitions in 2025-26, though he could not help Madrid win any silverware. He did, however, enjoy a…
This time, though, Draper made it on to court, appearing initially nervous – but without the compression sleeve that supported him through recent appearances. He was smiling by the third game, when he read a tricky Atmane serve well and pulled off an unlikely winner to delight the crowd and level the score to deuce.Having failed to break Atmane as the Frenchman won the first set 6-3, Draper began to show glimpses of the glittering 2025 form which earned his number four ranking last June.In the second set, the Montreal crowd whooped as Draper executed a powerful cross-court forehand on…
Middleweight boxer Nathan Heaney says he will retire from the sport following his rematch with Gerome Warburton in Birmingham next month.Heaney will take on Warburton, who upset the odds to beat him on points in Manchester in March, on the undercard of the headline bout between featherweights Liam Davies and Nathaniel Collins at Birmingham’s BP Pulse Live venue.The 37-year-old, who has won 19 of his 22 bouts, said that giving up the sport he aspired to compete in since he was a child will be a wrench and outlined his hopes to remain in the sport in some capacity.”It was…
The PIL had been the third tier of NIFL since 2016 and is now set to be replaced by the Conference League, which will be run by NAFL.As a result, NIFL will only control the top two leagues of Northern Irish football and has now expanded the Championship from 12 to 16 teams.The top four teams from last season’s PIL – Moyola Park, Strabane Athletic, Rathfriland and Newry City – were promoted to the Championship.But the 10 teams who finished between fifth and bottom of last year’s PIL- Dollingstown, Ballymacash Rangers, Portstewart, Oxford Sunnyside, Dergview, Ballyclare Comrades, Knockbreda, Coagh United,…
David Ornstein is reporting that Chelsea are close to a deal to sign Pep Chavarria from Rayo Vallecano after protracted talks. 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. Chelsea’s attempts to sign Pep Chavarria from Rayo Vallecano have been dragging on for more than a month now. It all looked at first like an easy deal to do – Chavarria is a 28 year old playing for Rayo Vallecano, not a superstar at a mega-club.…