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Porto, meanwhile had their own goalkeeper to thank in their meeting with Palmeiras. Claudio Ramos – deputising for Diogo Costa – made a series of fine saves to frustrate the Brazilian side and ensure the Portuguese outfit earned a valuable point, though a much improved performance from an attacking perspective is expected tonight. Follow all the action LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog! Source link

Royal Ascot is upon us again as one of the signature events on the horse racing calendar takes centre stage this week.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…

Delap was in the running for that prize and has also been nominated by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) following a season in which he scored 12 Premier League goals for relegated Ipswich, earning a £30million transfer to Chelsea, for whom he registered an assist off the bench on his debut in the Club World Cup win over Los Angeles FC on Monday. Source link

His fortunes could soon change under Gattuso, though. The Italian, an accomplished player and former manager of AC Milan, Napoli, and Marseille, was announced as Luciano Spalletti’s replacement this week and will be tasked with qualifying for the 2026 World Cup after failing to reach the last two editions of the tournament, a goal he described as ‘fundamental’. Source link

PSG are set to continue their Club World Cup group stage campaign as they meet Botafogo in a matchday two clash which will kick off in the small hours of Friday morning for European viewers.It was a statement opening to a tournament in which they are widely considered to be the favourites, having won a first Champions League title in club history last month.Botafogo also got off to a winning start, downing the Seattle Sounders 2-1 in their own backyard, the Lumen Field. Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus were the scorers, playing in what could be their final matches for…

The summer transfer window is back open for business as the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all scramble to get more major signings over the line. Arsenal are now said to have struck a deal with Benjamin Sesko, while they could move for Morgan Rogers with Viktor Gyokeres reportedly willing to go on strike to force his own move, however they are likely to miss out on Rodrygo and Nico Williams. Source link

Diego Simeone’s side were roundly beaten in their opening tie, falling 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain under the beating California sun as Clement Lenglet was sent off late in the second half.It was a dismal outing for the Rojiblancos, who mustered just one shot on target in the tie and now face a race against time to reverse their fortunes and progress to the tournament’s knockout stages.Seattle, too, were slow off the mark, though, beaten out by Botafogo in their own backyard. They fell 2-1 on the day, Cristian Roldan scoring their late consolation.The first MLS side to have reached the…

Lionel Messi’s side were held to a goalless draw by Al Ahly in the tournament’s curtain-raiser as both goalkeepers starred, pulling off some remarkable saves to preserve the deadlock.Porto had a similarly dull opener as neither they nor Palmeiras managed to find the back of the net in their opener at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, though Chelsea wonderkid Willian Estevao was among the most threatening players on the pitch. Porto goalkeeper Claudio Ramos made a remarkable double save in the first half to preserve the clean sheet, and could again play a starring role tonight.Surprisingly, it is just a…

Hilal, boasting some familiar faces like former Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo and ex-Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, had much the better of the early exchanges, as Simone Inzaghi’s side gunned for the 15-time Champions League winners, particularly looking to penetrate the wide areas with Alexander-Arnold looking to invert at every opportunity. Source link

Now, the FA have brought a charge against the 24-year-old, with an FA spokesperson saying: “We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with Anti-Doping Rule Violations alleging the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance, in terms of Regulations 3 and 4 of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations. As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time.” Source link