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Albert Baldeo | 12:54am BST 18 July 2026 Some cricketers become legends within cricket. Sir Garfield Sobers became the measure of cricketing greatness itself, not simply the greatest all-rounder. Sobers was not merely one of the greats; he occupied a class entirely his own. Yet numbers and accolades alone cannot explain his lasting hold on the imagination. Viewed in a deeper psychological and historical context, his artistry and flamboyance reflected the post-colonial era-a spirit of celebration and liberation from oppression. His triumphs lifted marginalized people beyond their daily burdens, carrying them into moments of pride, achievement and joy inspired by…
Following in the footsteps of mentor Terence Crawford, Shakur Stevenson has established himself as one of boxing’s most accomplished champions, winning world titles in four divisions and cementing his place among the sport’s elite. The unbeaten American most recently stepped up to super-lightweight, defeating Teofimo Lopez to claim the WBO title and continue his rise through the weight classes. Since then, attention has quickly turned to who could be next, with a number of high-profile names linked to the Newark southpaw. Earlier this month, Stevenson signed with Zuffa Boxing, a move widely expected to increase his chances of landing the…
Asked about how he viewed the last 35 minutes of the game having had time to reflect, Tuchel said he felt “the same way – that we were too passive”.”If you’re asking if I regret my decision, if this is the question, then I don’t regret my decisions,” he added.”I felt that the momentum switches in the match. And I tried to help my team…”I took several decisions, trusting my instinct, my intuition, my experience, trusting my competitiveness, and I took the decision in order to help the team and get the result. We didn’t get the result.”So I take,…
Oleksandr Usyk isn’t ruling out ending his career by competing for Zuffa Boxing’s championship. The three-time undisputed champion said he would welcome the opportunity if the new promotion makes him an offer, adding that his team has already been in contact with Dana White as he weighs the final fights of his career. “Maybe it’s good opportunity for me if Dana, who boss Zuffa to work about this organization. Why not? Why not? It’s new belt, new opportunity. It’s good,” said Usyk to Fighthype about him fighting for Zuffa for their belt. “I think I know my team speaks with…
Tammy Beaumont starred as The Blaze produced a dominant display to claim their first Women’s T20 Blast title, thrashing Durham by 10 wickets at The Oval.The 35-year-old who retired from international cricket with England earlier this summer, made 54 as she shared an unbroken opening partnership of 118 with Sarah Bryce who scored her first half-century of the tournament, finishing unbeaten on 53.Having disposed of Surrey in the day’s opening semi-final, Kirstie Gordon’s side were always in control against a Durham team who had scored a surprise victory over Hampshire Hawks in the last four.After being put in to bat,…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has returned to LaLiga to join newly promoted Deportivo La Coruna on a two-year deal. Aubameyang is said to have been frozen out of Marseille’s plans going forward and, as such, has joined RC Deportivo for a reported €1.5m. RC Deportivo finished second in LaLiga 2 in 2025-26 and are set to compete in LaLiga for the first time since 2017-18, having dropped as low as the third division in their absence. Aubameyang, who spent just four months at Barcelona in 2022, winning the LaLiga title, is playing for his fifth club in six years, having left Marseille…
(ProBoxTV) SAN BERNARDINO, California – Bryan Flores and Jonathan Navarro made weight Friday for their contracted 142lbs super-lightweight bout topping Saturday night’s ProBoxTV card at National Orange Show. Ranked No. 13 by the WBC, Mexico’s Flores, 28-1-1 (16 KOs), weighed the division’s true limit at 140lbs while Southern California’s Navarro, 18-2 (9 KOs), came in at 141.4lbs. The planned 14-fight card shrunk to 12 bouts, with one of the eliminated being the Anthony Cuba-Misael Cabrera Urias super-lightweight fight because Cuba was overweight and Urias declined to accept a financial settlement. Otherwise, the card’s top bouts are on, including WBO junior-lightweight…
De La Fuente, who said teenage winger Lamine Yamal is fit after sitting out training, preferred to talk up Sunday’s final instead of focus on Argentina’s tactics.”On Sunday we will watch a great show, two great national teams, very similar in some aspects in terms of attitudes and talent,” he added.”I think it is going to be an amazing final, each team will try and take the game to their own side. “I believe both Spain and Argentina will have a gameplan where talent and good football will rule over everything else.”The referee will be there to support us and…
England’s Tommy Fleetwood says the support provided by a home Birkdale crowd has “100%” helped push him into Open contention – but he is not the only British player on the leaderboard ready to strike.Fleetwood, who grew up just up the road in Southport, shot a three-under 67 on Friday to move to joint eighth on four under. Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre is alongside Fleetwood in a stellar pack which also includes English pair Matt Wallace and Alex Fitzpatrick, as well as Spanish superstar Jon Rahm and defending champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler.The group is four shots behind Australian…
Chelsea have a battle on their hands to see who can become Joao Pedro’s backup as main Blues striker. 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 are in preseason training under their new manager Xabi Alonso, and there are some big decisions to make in the next few weeks. Half of the first team squad is present, the other half will be drip fed back in week by week as they return from post-World…