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England manager Thomas Tuchel has defended his full-back selection policy after confirming Reece James will miss Saturday’s World Cup match against Panama.As revealed by BBC Sport this week, James was assessed by England medics following Tuesday’s goalless draw against Ghana after complaining of a hamstring issue.Tuchel has since confirmed that the Chelsea right-back has not travelled to New Jersey from their Kansas City base for their final Group L game against Panama on Saturday (22:00 BST). But he insists James has a chance of playing in England’s possible last-32 match next week.However, BBC Sport understands that James is a significant…

There might well be a few Tottenham Hotspur managers of years gone by looking on a little envious of the financial backing that Roberto De Zerbi is set to receive this summer, with the Lilywhites going all out to fashion a star-studded side under the Italian. Where was this kind of investment two years ago, for instance, with Ange Postecoglou’s second summer at the helm, following a creditable fifth-place finish, seeing the north London side primarily invest in youth rather than ready-made additions, with current club-record signing Dominic Solanke perhaps the only exception. The likes of Archie Gray and Lucas…

Travelers Championship second round-16 S Scheffler (US); -14 V Hovland (Nor); -12 E Cole (US), A Bhatia (US); -10 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), B Griffin (US), B Cauley (US)Selected others: -9 J Rose (Eng), T Fleetwood (Eng); -8 R MacIntyre (Sco), W Clark (US); -7 A Rai (Eng), S Lowry (Ire)Full leaderboardScottie Scheffler fired a 10-under-par 60 to hold the lead after the second round of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship.The world number one made 11 birdies and a lone bogey on Friday to move to 16 under at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.That put him two shots clear of…

Soon after the announcement, Verhoeven posted a message on social media aimed directly at his former opponent. “The last dance. REMATCH TIME. Let’s make this the biggest crossover fight of this era.” The pair met in May at the “Glory in Giza” event in Egypt in what was billed as one of the biggest crossover fights in combat sports history. Usyk retained his WBC heavyweight title by stopping the GLORY heavyweight champion in the eleventh round, although the contest proved far more competitive than many expected. Verhoeven was ahead 96-94 on one scorecard, with the other two judges having it…

Leeds Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur speaking to BBC Radio Leeds:”We pushed, right from the start of the week, about being brave – for the MND round, for Rob (Burrow) and his family. And I thought we were extremely brave tonight.”We talked about being brave in the collision, and I thought we dominated that area. They came after us hard early and got stuck into us. We withstood it and pushed through the other side, so I was really happy with that part of our game.”We have probably done a couple of dumb things here and there, but it makes…

It has finally been confirmed just whether or not Gervonta Davis remains WBA lightweight champion. ‘Tank’ has endured a turbulent 12 months, with inactivity and issues outside of the ring leading to many questions over his status as WBA lightweight champion. Despite it being widely believed that Davis had already been stripped of the gold, it has been recently reported that ‘Tank’ was in talks for a WBA title clash with Floyd Schofield, potentially paving the way for him to retain his belt if he was to go ahead with the contest. Those hopes looked to soon end after it…

Chelsea close in on Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix, Newcastle United add Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha to their shortlist, while three Premier League clubs are chasing Uruguay left-back Maxi Araujo.Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix, 26, is expected to complete a move to Chelsea for about 55m euros (£47.4m) after playing for France at the World Cup. (L’Equipe – in French)Newcastle United have added Borussia Dortmund’s Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, 25, to their shortlist for this summer. (Mail), externalArsenal have had a £55m offer for Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 28, rejected by Newcastle. (ESPN), externalTottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi wants…

Maxence Lacroix is a target who ticks a lot of boxes for Chelsea, and we are pretty confident we’ll see a deal. 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. Reports from top sources like Fabrizio Romano came out last night adding weight to the Chelsea connections to Maxence Lacroix. Today our writer Simon Phillips has added his own details to the deal in a piece on his Substack. Lacroix was a Tuchel target in 2021…

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match between Sri Lanka and Scotland at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground on June 26.TOSSSri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first.PLAYING XIsSri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu, Imesha Dulani, Hasini Perera, Hansima Karunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kaveesha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Sugandika Dasanayaka, Nimasha Meepage, Mithali Ayodhya.Scotland: Darcey Carter, Katherine Fraser, Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce, Ailsa Lister, Priyanaz Chatterji, Pippa Sproul, Megan McColl, Rachel Slater, Kirstie Gordon, Gabriella Fontenla.LIVE STREAMING INFOThe Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match between Sri Lanka and Scotland will be telecast on the…

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman admitted he initially thought Oleksandr Usyk’s announcement that he was vacating the heavyweight title was an AI-generated video after discovering the news on social media instead of hearing it directly from the champion. Click Here To Watch Ennis vs. Zayas LIVE! Usyk announced Friday that he was relinquishing the WBC heavyweight championship, bringing an end to his reign with the organization. The news appeared to catch Sulaiman completely by surprise, with the WBC president revealing he first learned of the decision through a video posted online. “What a disappointment is for me to learn from a…