Author: Tristan Wells

The focus of the rugby world may be elsewhere, but an England XV take on their France counterparts in an uncapped contest at Allianz Stadium Twickenham this afternoon.Missing 13 players called up for the British and Irish Lions, Saturday’s fixture is a great chance for a number of hopefuls to stake their claim for a regular berth under Steve Borthwick ahead of a two-Test summer tour to Argentina next month that is followed by a one-off clash against the USA in Washington.It is England’s first outing since the end of an eventful Six Nations in March, when they ended up…

The British no1 battled to a 6-4 5-7 6-4 victory over American Brandon Nakashima on Friday to reach the last four of the competition for the first time, and ensure he will be the fourth seed at Wimbledon.Draper is now two wins away from becoming only the second home men’s singles winner in the Open era – after the man in whose honour the court is named: Andy Murray.But more importantly, Draper has moved above Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz in the world rankings to a career-high of four.Czech world no30 Lehecka ended Jacob Fearnley’s promising debut run on his…

England Under-21s tonight face a daunting task to keep the defence of their European Championship crown alive against Spain.It was the Spaniards who the Young Lions beat in Georgia two years ago to win the competition for the first time since 1984, and the two teams tonight face off in the 2025 quarter-finals.La Rojita will look to avenge that loss as England seek to keep their title defence alive by bouncing bounce back from Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Germany.Spain are considered the favourite to triumph this evening in Slovakia, but England U21s head coach Lee Carsley says his team are…

Steve Borthwick will run the rule over a number of young hopefuls and fringe players this afternoon as his side gear up for a two-Test tour of Argentina next month, which is followed by a one-off meeting against the United States.There are plenty of opportunities across the board for players this summer with England missing 13 regulars who have been called up for the British and Irish Lions trip to Australia, led by captain Maro Itoje.Immanuel Feyi-Waboso returns from a shoulder injury on the wing for Borthwick’s team, who are led by experienced duo Jamie George and George Ford in…

A 1-1 draw with Monterrey has somewhat taken the wind out of Inter’s sails, but are tonight in Seattle to take on the Japanese giants.Cristian Chivu was rescued by star striker Lautaro Martinez in his first game and the new head coach knows another slip-up tonight could see the Italians sent packing early, with a daunting clash with River Plate to come.Urawa Reds went down 3-1 to River Plate in their opening game, and will be fearing a repeat tonight.Inter could hand a full debut for young star Francesco Pio Esposito, who is with the senior squad after an impressive…

The out-of-position Colwill, erratic Malo Gusto and sluggish Reece James — in midfield on this occasion — all endured days to forget, with Gusto outjumped in the air in the lead-up to the opening goal from Bruno Henrique. Three minutes later, it was 2-1 when Danilo found the net. Jackson came on, promptly went off for his stupid tackle, and Chelsea’s day became even harder. Source link

Another victory tonight at Lincoln Financial Field could secure the Blues’ spot in the knockout stage, should results go there way. But Flamengo, who are managed by ex-Chelsea left-back Filipe Luis will provide a stern test. A fearsome defensive record boasts seven clean sheets in their last eight games, while former playerJorginho, who made 213 appearances for Chelsea, is expected to start. Source link

This will be a far more difficult test, with Boca impressing in their opening match against Benfica.The South American side went two goals up in that fixture but had to settle for a point, in a typically feisty encounter in which they finished with only nine players on the pitch.With a match against Auckland to come, Boca will know any sort of positive victory here against Bayern would leave them firmly on course for a place in the last-16.Bayern, meanwhile, will want to make it two wins from two and give Kompany the chance to potentially rest players when they…

250,000 spectators are expected to flock into the grandstands across the five days in Berkshire.Three top-level Group One races all took place on the opening day, setting the tone for quite the event, which has been labelled in the build-up by jockey William Buick as “the biggest five days in our sport”.It is believed that a total of £10million will be handed out in prize money across the festival’s 35 races, of which eight will be Group One-ranked.Here, Standard Sport gives you all the details ahead of the event.The Royal meetingREUTERSWhen is Royal Ascot 2025? The Royal Ascot races started…

He had an instant impact, too, assisting Chelsea’s second of the afternoon. He is in line to make his full debut tonight, and could do so alongside the former Strasbourg pairing of Mamadou Sarr and Andrey Santos.A win would all but see them through to the knockout stages of the competition.Brazilian side Flamengo took all three points from their opening tie against ES Tunis, winning 2-0 after goals from Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Luiz Araujo.They won the 1981 Intercontinental Cup, a now-defunct cousin of the Club World Cup, beating Liverpool 3-0 in the final, which was held in Tokyo. They…