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Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and CM Punk will be in the same building at the same time on WWE Smackdown tonight.However, Reigns made his return to television on the March 10 episode of Raw, costing Punk a victory in the steel cage match with Rollins and then turning his attention to the former who was being consoled by his ‘Wiseman’ Paul Heyman in the ring.After Reigns’ appearance on Smackdown this week was announced by Heyman, Punk took to social media to say he would be stopping by and Rollins then added his name to the guest list during his segment…

A new England era starts tonight as Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions meet Albania at Wembley in their first 2026 World Cup qualifier.Tuchel, who won the Champions League with Chelsea, is viewed as the elite-level coach required to get England over the final hurdle after a series of near-misses under Gareth Southgate, including back-to-back European Championship final defeats.But while the 51-year-old arrives with new ideas, fresh energy and a different character to his predecessor, he must still overcome the same three major selection issues.Left-back has been a consistent problem area for England, with Southgate relying – unwisely, as it turned out…

Michael O’Neill’s side return to action at Windsor Park on Friday evening in confident mood having successfully secured promotion to League B of the Nations League back in November despite squandering a two-goal advantage in their final match out in Luxembourg.They ended up finishing two points ahead of Bulgaria, who now face a nervy two-legged play-off tie against the Republic of Ireland.Northern Ireland are now four matches unbeaten since their narrow loss in Plovdiv last summer, though have no competitive football at all to come in the first half of 2025 with no involvement in those Nations League play-offs and…

Tuchel has already raised a few eyebrows with his first squad selection, as experienced midfielder Jordan Henderson comes back into the fold along with Marcus Rashford, who has endured a season of struggle. New arrivals come in the form of young Arsenal left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly and Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final hero Dan Burn, who has earned a first call-up at the age of 32.England fans will be hoping for an impressive first look at Tuchel’s vision, which at club level has garnered three league titles and a Champions League trophy, among other honours, but makes its bow on the international…

Lee Carsley had been in temporary charge of England since Southgate ended his eight-year reign at the helm following an agonising defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin last summer, leading them to promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League before returning to his role as Under-21s manager.Now Tuchel has his sights firmly fixed on achieving World Cup glory in North America next summer, setting out on that road this evening with their first qualifier against Albania in a Group K that also includes Latvia – who visit Wembley on Monday night- as well…

“Just being at a club like Bayern Munich has helped push me on even more, confidence-wise and responsibility-wise,” he explained. “Sometimes when you’re playing in these types of teams where you’re getting loads of chances, when you‘re expected to score 30, 40 a season, that’s an expectation I like to have. It almost puts more pressure on myself to perform. Source link

Ahead of his opening game in charge against Albania at Wembley on Friday, new England head coach Thomas Tuchel faced questions from the media for the second time this week in another briefing full of colour and intrigue.After criticising the performances of Gareth Southgate’s England side at last summer’s European Championship – too much “fear”, not enough “excitement”, Tuchel said – the German spoke in detail about the kind of team he wants to build for the 2026 World Cup, which he had been mandated to win in 16 month’s time.Here are four takeaways from Tuchel’s briefings on Thursday…AFP via…

Jade Cargill makes her long-awaited return to the ring on WWE Smackdown this Friday.After laying out Naomi once again, Cargill had a sit-down interview on Smackdown last week. But she was interrupted by Liv Morgan and ultimately ended up challenging one half of the Women’s tag team champions to a match.In addition to Cargill’s return to the ring, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and CM Punk will be in the same building at the same time.Jade Cargill made her shocking return at WWE Elimination ChamberWWE via Getty ImagesHowever, Reigns made his return to television on the March 10 episode of Raw,…

British athletes Molly Caudery and Jeremiah Azu are also gold medal prospects for the event which will be held in Chinese city Nanjing this weekend. Olympic champions Armand Duplantis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Yaroslava Mahuchikh are also set to be in China for the event, which can be watched by British audiences. Here is what you need to know. Jakob Ingebrigtsen has never won the men’s 1,500m world indoor titleGetty ImagesWhen are the World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025?The championships are being held over three days, from Friday to Sunday, March 21 to 23. World Athletics has organised a tight programme of…

The match is being presented by Liverpool’s official training partner AXA, with all funds raised going to support the vital work of the LFC Foundation.Meanwhile the Blues will be raising funds for Chelsea Foundation and in particular, the Chelsea Players’ Trust which supports the welfare of those who made the club what it is today.It’s a fixture that marks the 20th anniversary of an intense rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea. Back in the 2004/05 season, the two teams met five times across all competitions, including the Champions League semi-final and the League Cup final.The Reds claimed victory in the former…