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Piotr Zielinski has urged Inter to improve their level in the Champions League after their domestic double in 2025-26. In Cristian Chivu’s first season in charge, he led the club to titles in both Serie A – finishing 11 points clear of Napoli – and the Coppa Italia, beating Lazio 2-0 in the final. However, they faltered in the Champions League as they were shocked by Bodo/Glimt in the knockout-round play-offs. Inter had won their first four matches in the league phase without conceding but ended a run of three straight losses to beat Borussia Dortmund in their final game…
Charles, recognized as the world’s top-ranked heavyweight, weighed 182 pounds, while Walcott came in at 194 pounds. A crowd of 28,272 generated a gate of approximately $245,000 for the first world heavyweight title fight ever staged at Forbes Field. Individual purses were never publicly disclosed, which was common for championship bouts of the era. Buck McTiernan served as referee, with Red Robinson and Charley Daggert working as judges. The opening rounds were cautious, with both men relying on timing, movement and counterpunching. As the fight settled into a rhythm, Walcott began taking control with his left hook. He repeatedly found…
Some NFL players have started a social media campaign to support a call by their players union for more permanent grass fields following the World Cup.Seven NFL stadiums in the US had grass fields installed for the duration of the tournament to meet the demands of organisers Fifa.They are set to revert to artificial turf after the World Cup, despite 92% of NFL players preferring natural grass,, external according to the NFL Players Association (NFLPA).Data shows, external that “artificial turf is significantly harder on the body than grass”.Fifteen of the NFL’s 30 regular stadiums use grass, with the other half…
Instead of the fresh start Jermall Charlo was sorely in need of, his past has again slammed the brakes on that effort.Australia’s No Limit Boxing confirmed to BoxingScene Friday that the unbeaten former two-division champion has been denied a travel visa by the Australian government, and he will not meet Koen Mazoudier, as scheduled next weekend in Sydney.Former three-belt welterweight champion Errol Spence Jnr headlines the Premier Boxing Champions card on Prime Video and DAZN against former 154lbs champion Tim Tszyu of Australia.Houston’s Charlo, 34-0 (23 KOs), hasn’t fought since defeating Thomas LaManna by sixth-round TKO in May 2025. The…
Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was born in Bridgetown on 28 July 1936, but was only five when his merchant seaman father was killed in World War Two, leaving his mother Thelma to raise half-a-dozen children. Young Garry was born with an extra finger on each hand, which were removed during childhood.Having excelled at several sports as a schoolboy, he was recruited to local club cricket in his early teens and made his first-class debut at the age of 16 against the Indian tourists at his home town’s Kensington Oval – the ground whose pavilion would one day bear his name.Sobers…
The final ODI against England at Lord’s on Sunday won’t be Rohit Sharma’s last match for India, contrary to speculations, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia told PTI in an exclusive interaction.Speculations were rife that the 39-year-old former India skipper had been told by the selectors that they want to look beyond him and would like to give Yashasvi Jaiswal a long rope.However, Saikia cleared the air that Indian cricket’s much loved ‘Hitman’ isn’t going anywhere.“There are lot of speculations going on in media about Rohit Sharma’s future. I want to firmly assert that there has been no such discussion that Rohit…
“Then I knew I just had to try and take advantage of the par fives. It’s getting so fast, the fairways are running so fast that it doesn’t matter what club you’re hitting – any bunkers are in play.”I probably hit more drivers than I thought I was going to, but you have to pick the shot. It’s got to be high, low, left to right, right to left – it doesn’t matter.”You’ve just got to pick the right shot to land it softer. It was free-running golf.”MacIntyre had to wait until the 14th hole for his first birdie of…
Oxford United boss Aaron Ramsey gives update on the squad, the transfer embargo and the sad news regarding Frankie Kent. It’s been a rather eventful three weeks for the new U’s head coach, and while he’s expressed delight in what he’s seen so fans in his players, there has been some not so welcome news. Preparations for the 2026/27 season haven’t gone as they’d hoped, player departures, the club being placed under a temporary transfer embargo, meaning they’re unable to buy bring in any new players this summer, and have now seen their latest addition to the squad, Frankie Kent,…
Devin Haney answered Shakur Stevenson’s latest weight taunts on Friday by posting a video of himself stepping onto a scale at home, showing a reading of roughly 156 pounds while insisting he has no trouble making the agreed 144-pound catchweight. The exchange is the latest chapter in the back-and-forth between the two rivals as negotiations continue for a potential showdown. To all the weight police 🖕🏽.. I live a clean lifestyle & have the best nutritionist James Lockwood in the game! Never missed weight I’m a true professional pic.twitter.com/7MAAAf99ja — Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) July 18, 2026 Shakur had joked earlier…
United States President Donald Trump has joined criticism of England’s tactics in their World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina, by questioning Harry Kane’s second-half “defensive” role.Manager Thomas Tuchel’s second-half substitutions have been criticised by pundits and supporters following the 2-1 defeat, as Argentina scored two late goals to set up Sunday’s final against Spain (20:00 BST).BBC Sport reported on Thursday how a number of key players had been left disappointed at how England were instructed to finish the game having taken the lead through Anthony Gordon.Tuchel reverted to a back five and made a number of defensive-minded substitutions in the…