Author: Tristan Wells

A goalless draw was the result the last time these teams met, but there will be no such result today as extra time and penalties will follow should they be tied after 90 minutes.Palmeiras are tipped as slight favourites coming in, but have not managed to beat Botafogo since November 2023, going winless in five meetings since.The Verdão narrowly lead the all-time head-to-head, though, winning 23 of 52 matches against Botafogo.The tie will be mandatory viewing for Chelsea fans. Should the Blues beat Benfica in their round of 16 tie, they will meet the winner of Palmeiras vs Botafogo in…

Despite beating the former heavyweight champion, the age difference between the pair meant the win did preciously little for Paul’s reputation.To triumph over Chavez Jr, though, could do plenty for Paul’s boxing credibility. The former WBC middleweight champion, now 39, has a career record of 54-1-6, and has fought across a range of weight classes.Paul is unsurprisingly confident ahead of the fight, telling DAZN that he expected to “embarrass” Chavez Jr, son of legendary former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.Paul said: “Knockout early rounds, it’s easy. I, Jake Joseph Paul, will knock out Julio Cesar Chavez, Saturday June 28.…

Lee Carsley’s men are the defending champions, having lifted the title in Georgia back in 2023. Now, they are back in the showpiece finale, taking on a familiar foe. Antonio Di Salvo’s side are the only team to have beaten England this tournament, defeating them 2-1 in Group B thanks to Angsar Knauff and Nelson Weiper’s strikes. Alex Scott netted what would prove to be a mere consolation. Since then, however, England have come into their own, beating pre-tournament favourites Spain 3-1, and sneaking past the Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-finals. Germany, meanwhile, haven’t let up either, outscoring Italy in…

England are one game away from defending their European Under-21 Championships title, and they face Germany in Bratislava this evening.Lee Carsley’s Young Lions have seen off Spain and the Netherlands en route to the final at the Stadion Tehelne Pole, where they take on the only side that have beaten them at this tournament. Germany, led by Antonio Di Salvo, beat England 2-1 in the group stage, with that victory decisive when it came to who topped Group B. Carsley’s team had already stuttered in their second game, drawing 0-0 with Slovenia, and, despite falling to Ansgar Knauff and Nelson…

‘The Problem Child’ is back in the ring for the first time since his eight-round decision victory over heavyweight legend Mike Tyson on Netflix in November, a damp squib of a contest that never came close to meeting its significant hype as former YouTube star Paul won at a canter against an opponent more than 30 years his senior.The much-hyped and delayed stadium spectacle received plenty of criticism in its aftermath, though was watched by around 60 million households worldwide and reportedly netted Paul a cool $40m.His choice of opponents has once again been in the spotlight since, with arch-rival…

John Cena will continue his farewell retirement tour with his final Night of Champions appearance this evening.After dethroning Cody Rhodes to become a record-breaking 17-time WWE Champion at WrestleMania 41, Cena puts the Undisputed WWE championship on the line against long-time rival CM Punk.There’s an argument to be made that Punk, to date, poses the biggest threat to Cena’s title reign given the history between the two but this is his first WWE singles championship match in over 12 years.Meanwhile Solo Sikoa looks to claim championship gold for the first time on the main roster as he challenges Jacob Fatu…

The eagerly-anticipated clash will see a new UFC men’s lightweight champion crowned after Islam Makhachev announced his decision to vacate the title last month in order to jump up to welterweight for an intended shot at new champion Jack Della Maddalena.Topuria knows all about relinquishing belts to move up a division in search of a second, having let go of the featherweight gold earlier this year in order to move to 155 pounds and attempt to become just the 10th person in UFC history to win world titles in two different weight classes.The formidable ‘El Matador’ remains undefeated in his…

The vacant UFC men’s lightweight title is on the line in Saturday night’s enormous main event in Las Vegas, which hosts one of the biggest bouts of the year.Topuria, third on the pound-for-pound list and unbeaten at 16-0, including eight successive wins in the UFC, is hoping to become only the promotion’s 10th-ever fighter to win titles in two different weight classes after making the surprise decision to vacate his 145-pound featherweight crown earlier this year.He previously stunned and knocked out the great Alexander Volkanovski – who took back the belt after beating Diego Lopes at UFC 314 – before…

Western Force were thrashed by the Lions in the opening game of the memorable 2013 tour, but should prove no pushovers this morning. The squad is littered with stars hoping to earn a spot in the Wallabies team come July, including the likes of Ben Donaldson, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Dylan Pietsch and Tom Robertson, though Kurtley Beale is injured and Joe Schmidt has kept hold of the likes of Jeremy Williams, Carlo Tizzano and Harry Potter. Follow Western Force vs the Lions live below! Source link

The Blues have somewhat struggled in the tournament so far, edging past LAFC before losing comprehensively to Flamengo and then brushing ES Tunis ahead with a much-changed line-up.This last-16 clash will present a significant step up in class with Benfica beating Bayern Munich to set up this clash in North Carolina having earlier put six goals past tournament whipping boys Auckland City.It is the first meeting between these two teams since the 2013 Europa League final, which Chelsea won.Date, kick-off time and venueBenfica vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 9pm BST kick-off tonight, Saturday, June 28, 2025.The match will take…