Author: Tristan Wells

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…

Chelsea also gave a debut to Dario Essugo who impressed despite his limited game time.Depending on results, a win for Enzo Maresca’s side could secure qualification to the round of 16, but Flamengo, who are managed by ex-Chelsea left back Filipe Luis will no doubt provide a stern test as they have kept seven clean sheets in their last eight games.Date, kick-off time and venueFlamengo vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 7pm BST kick-off today, Friday 20, June, 2025.The match will take place at Lincoln Financial Field.Where to watch Flamengo vs ChelseaTV channel: In the UK, the game will not…

The traditional curtain-raiser will see the 1888 Cup on the line for only the second time, with the Lions having won it four years ago by beating Japan at Murrayfield ahead of the trip to South Africa in a game that saw captain Alun Wyn Jones suffer a dislocated shoulder that ruled him out for the summer.After a training camp in Portugal, the Lions will be keen to warm up for their tour Down Under with a statement victory over tough opponents, with their first game in Australia coming up against the Western Force of Super Rugby in Perth next…

Chelsea are in talks with all of Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro and Mohammed Kudus, which would see Madueke move down the pecking order, having also made contact over Malick Fofana and Hugo Ekitike. Liverpool have finally welcomed Florian Wirtz for his medical as they look to close an agreement for Milos Kerkez and now plot a move for Marc Guehi. Manchester United are still pushing to land Bryan Mbeumo, but the Brentford star could now favour a move to Tottenham, and also have interest in Ekitike, as well as Victor Osimhen. Source link

When England were winning, McCullum and Stokes’s relentless positivity and “be where your feet are” mantra came across as wise. But when they were losing, it came across as weird. And for many, just plain annoying. The result is that entering this summer both McCullum, inset below, and Stokes have spoken about the need for a greater “humility” within the England team. On the one hand, it is a sensible move. On the other hand, it is noteworthy that in an age where fans often crave more personality from its stars, England fans got more — and some decided they…

The British no1 battled from a set down to beat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) to set up a last-eight clash against the American.Draper has struggled with illness during his preparations for Wimbledon, which he will enter as Britain’s best hope, but is enjoying his best season on tour after winning an ATP 1000 title at Indian Wells in March.Nakashima has not had as fruitful a year as his opponent, but got the better of fellow Briton Dan Evans to set up this afternoon’s clash.These two have played each other twice before, claiming one victory apiece. Draper won most…

The star-studded touring side are historically unbeaten in seven meetings with the Pumas, winning six times and drawing once, and they will look to preserve that record in Dublin this evening before heading Down Under.In a further boost to the Lions, Argentina are not on a good run. They come into the meeting, their first competitive match since November, on a run of just one win in their last four, shipping bruising defeats to South Africa, France, and Ireland along the way.Nine England stars have made the starting XV for Andy Farrell’s Lions, with Maro Itoje donning the captain’s armband.…

England and India being their five-test series today, with Headingley hosting the first with the newly-named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy up for grabs.Cice-captain Ollie Pope has kept his place, meaning rising star Jacob Bethell must wait for his chance.There are two changes to the team that beat Zimbabwe by an innings in three days at Trent Bridge, the experienced Chris Woakes returning in place of the injured Gus Atkinson to lead the attack and Brydon Carse winning his first home cap at Sam Cook’s expense.India vice-captain Rishabh Pant said it felt “so good” to know India would not be facing the new-ball…