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England have a golden opportunity for victory in the first Test against New Zealand despite a chaotic collapse of four wickets for one run in 11 balls on the second day at Lord’s.After 16 wickets fell on day one, another 17 came on Friday on a devilishly difficult surface for batting – an alarming amount of uneven bounce has been added to the sideways movement.At the end of it all, New Zealand are 36-3 in pursuit of a victory target of 254. Captain Tom Latham was out to the third ball of the chase and, crucially, Kane Williamson was palpably…
(Brad Holloway/Matchroom Boxing) DUBLIN, Ireland – Katie Taylor was emotional ahead of her final professional contest that will take place at the iconic Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. Taylor, a two weight undisputed champion, has transcended the women’s game since her professional debut in 2016. There were barely women’s fights on televised cards in Britain and Ireland before Taylor came along and brought a spotlight onto the sport that has allowed women’s boxing to grow. Her career has taken her around the world fighting in Wembley Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and now she will compete in her 27th and final…
McNulty takes over a Stockport side who missed out on promotion from League One in May’s play-off final at Wembley, when they were well beaten by near neighbours Bolton.Prior to his exit, Challinor had been the fifth longest-serving manager in the English Football League (EFL) and won two promotions with Stockport, lifting them from the National League to the third tier.In the past two seasons, however, they have finished third in League One and missed out on promotion via the play-offs.Meanwhile, Dale narrowly missed out on automatic promotion from the National League in an thrilling battle with York City, culminating…
Burnley defender Maxime Esteve is a target for Chelsea this summer according to reports from CaughtOffside today. 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. Central defenders are a big topic in the Premier League this summer. Chelsea and Liverpool are both searching for new starting options, while Tottenham are potentially looking for two of them. We know that Chelsea want to target young players, and they’ve also changed tack to target players with Premier League…
Young French rider Celia Gery surged to victory on stage seven of the women’s Giro d’Italia.Lucinda Brand led round the final corner but 20-year-old Gery came off her wheel and outsprinted the Dutch rider to claim her first stage win in the Giro.The two were part of a six-rider breakway that managed to hold off the peloton, which finished eight seconds back.”It was a bit strange to be there but I was, so I just kept a cool head and went for it,” said Gery.Italy’s Chantal Pegolo was third on the 159km stage from Sorbolo Mezzani to Salice Terme, while…
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Day 2 of the first Test between England and New Zealand, being held at Lord’s in London.DAY 1 REPORTOllie Robinson marked his first Test for more than two years with four wickets, including three in a sensational opening over, as New Zealand suffered a stunning collapse to 29 for six on the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday.England had been dismissed for just 140 itself after losing the toss.READ FULL REPORTPLAYING XINew Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle…
Katie Taylor said fulfilling a long-held dream of fighting at Croke Park will be the “perfect way” to end her decorated career after it was confirmed she will face Flora Pili at the Dublin venue on 5 September.Taylor, 39, will bid to become a three-time undisputed champion against unbeaten French fighter Pili.It will be the first boxing event at the 82,300-capacity Gaelic Games venue since Muhammad Ali’s victory over Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in 1972.Taylor will defend her WBO, WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine light-welterweight titles and attempt to add the vacant WBC belt against mandatory challenger Pili, who boasts a…
Thomas Frank speaks out on his exit from Spurs and managerial future after being linked with jobs in the Premier League. Frank has said he won’t be returning to management this summer, but will return eventually. This rules him out of jobs currently available, such as Crystal Palace and Fulham according to Sky Sports. In the lengthy statement he spoke on Tottenham giving him the chance to step back and reflect his journey so far, while also thanking those who messaged him since he was sacked. Breaking: Thomas Frank confirms he will not be returning to management this summer and…
After spending five years as Mikel Arteta’s assistant at Arsenal, Carlos Cuesta is now in his first managerial role at Parma and is the youngest head coach in Europe’s top five leagues.At 30, he has already coached youth sides at Atletico Madrid and Juventus and this season steered Parma to a 13th-placed finish in Serie A after taking the reins last summer.After retiring from a playing career at 18, Cuesta began a sports science degree but always knew he wanted to coach.”You need to increase the probabilities and that comes from doing the things that you think will help you,”…
Zuffa Boxing launches UK debut as WBC No.1 contender tests the former champion on Sky Sports and live on Paramount+. “I’m coming home,” Billam-Smith said. “Zuffa Boxing is all about proper fights under the lights and that’s exactly what Rozicki brings.” Rozicki arrives in Bournemouth with 20 knockouts in 21 victories and the highest ranking of his career. The Canadian has spent years pushing toward a world title opportunity and now faces a former champion fighting in front of his hometown crowd. “You can’t have a bad night against him because of the power he carries,” Billam-Smith said via Sky…