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As Troy Williamson awaited his rematch with Callum Simpson, he saw big chances come and go.He kept training. There was talk of a bout with the superb Cuban Osleys Iglesias. Then there were indications that Williamson might appear on the Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov bill in London.The first fight, a 10th-round stoppage win over Simpson, took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, on December 20, and neither fighter has boxed since.That is where they will box on Saturday“[I’ve] not stopped training. I don’t stop training, to be fair,” said the 34-year-old from Darlington.“I’m in great shape physically and mentally and…
UK Sport will no longer channel investment in skiing and snowboarding through the sports’ UK governing body, GB Snowsport.It will instead find a new way to deliver £12.5m of funding to athletes and coaches before the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.The news comes six months after Team GB enjoyed their most successful Winter Olympics at Milan-Cortina.They won five medals, including an unprecedented three golds, one of which was in the snowboard cross mixed team event – a first ever gold medal on snow.UK Sport has written to all snowsport athletes who receive funding to make them aware of the decision,…
Turning their attention back to Europa Conference League qualifying duties on Thursday evening, Motherwell will travel to Helsinki when they meet HJk for their first-leg battle. With Europe’s elite domestic leagues set to officially make their respective returns over the past fortnight, there are plenty of attractive betting promotions available. Verdict: Both teams to score – No Best Odds: 11/10 Bookmaker: BetUS HJK Starting with the hosts, getting their Europa Conference League qualifying charge underway last month with a dominant display as they stormed their way to an empathic 8-0 aggregate victory against Northern Ireland outfit Coleraine, HJK couldn’t have dreamed…
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai says he has “cleared” the situation with team-mates Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas after a video emerged last week showing the trio seemingly arguing over the captain’s armband.The incident came after the 1-0 pre-season win against Wrexham at Yankee Stadium in New York.Following the full-time whistle Jones, Szoboszlai and later Tsimikas argued with each other as the team walked across the pitch to applaud supporters.During the match Szoboszlai gave the captain’s armband to Tsimikas rather than Jones when he was subbed off, and during the argument the Greece left-back was filmed throwing it to the floor.In…
Football and tournament poker reward the same instincts: reading an opponent, holding your nerve when the money is big, and knowing when to commit. Plenty of professionals have carried those instincts into live poker after the final whistle. These five have the recorded results to prove it. Teddy Sheringham The Manchester United and England forward moved to the felt as soon as he retired in 2008, and he is still the flagship British poker name. Sheringham has over $325,000 in recorded live winnings, including $66,738 for 14th in the 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event. His biggest cash, $118,346, came for…
Ryan Garcia believes Keyshawn Davis may have talked himself into a fight with Devin Haney before realizing the assignment was bigger than expected. The former lightweight champion questioned Davis’ decision to walk away from an ordered WBO welterweight title fight despite a career-high payday waiting for him. Garcia said championship opportunities require fighters to accept difficult fights before the biggest paydays arrive. In his view, Keyshawn passed on the kind of victory that transforms a career. “I was disappointed in that. I mean, I think that it’s a clear chance to have one of those wins that set you up…
Sacha Lewis, sister of England international Rico, has signed her first professional contract with Women’s Super League side Manchester City. The 18-year-old defender follows in the footsteps of her older brother, who also graduated from City’s academy, and became a key figure in the men’s team under former manager Pep Guardiola. She joined City at under-14 level and progressed through the ranks, becoming a part of their matchday squads twice last season as the club won their first WSL title in a decade.The England Under-19 international was also named in the squad that faced Chelsea in the Women’s League Cup…
Chelsea are on the verge of sending a goalkeeper out on loan to their sister club Strasbourg for the season. 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 summer has really got into gear in the last few weeks, with a lot of players coming in. Departures are now a priority, and one of them sounds close too. It’s been clear since January that Fillip Jorgensen was going to leave the club in search of…
Devin Haney looked set to take on Keyshawn Davis in a first defence of his WBO welterweight title, but in a drastic turn of events the fight has collapsed. Now, Haney has ruled out another potential opponent. Haney became a three-division world champion when he outpointed Brian Norman Jr to capture the 147lb crown back in November, but whilst the Californian is yet to fight since, he was recently ordered to defend the belt against mandatory challenger, Keyshawn Davis. A few days ago, after the end of the 30-day negotiation period, the rights to that bout were won by Top…
Toone and team-mate Maya le Tissier were speaking at United’s pre-WSL season media day on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after Skinner’s sudden departure.They revealed Skinner had spoken to the players in the changing room on Monday morning and said his goodbyes before the news was announced.”There have obviously been a lot of challenges but a lot of nice moments as well,” said United captain Le Tissier.”It was sad, but we move on now. He brought me to the club as a kid, and gave me the captaincy – two of the greatest honours of my life. I have a…