Author: Tristan Wells

The traditional curtain-raiser is taking place in Dublin and 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…

It’s not all been plain sailing for Lee Carsley’s defending champions in Slovakia so far this summer, with a routine opening 3-1 victory over Czechia followed by a frustrating stalemate against Slovenia on Sunday.Germany, meanwhile, have already qualified for the quarter-finals after successive big wins and will be confirmed as Group B table-toppers if they avoid defeat at Stadion pod Zoborom in Nitra this evening.England will book their place in the last eight by avoiding defeat, while a win will take them through as group winners.The Young Lions would also go through if they lost, provided Slovenia do not beat…

Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Aït-Nouri are also in contention after joining City from AC Milan and Wolves respectively.Pep Guardiola’s squad is missing injured midfielder Mateo Kovacic, while Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and James McAtee were not named in the travelling party for the Club World Cup, the latter captaining England’s Under-21s at the European Championship in Slovakia.As for Wydad AC, they are the most decorated club in Moroccan football history, with 22 league titles to their name.How to watch Man City vs Wydad ACTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on 5 (formerly known as Channel…

The dust has only just settled on the previous Premier League season as clubs are turn their attention to the new campaign.Particularly, the release of the fixture schedule for 2025-26.Liverpool are the team to beat after they ended Manchester City’s four-year dominance to be crowned champions of England for a record-equalling 20th time. Arsenal finished as runners-up once again, whilst Chelsea and Newcastle completed the top five, sealing Champions League qualification in the process.While the Club World Cup is on hand for a football fix this summer, the new club season is already on the horizon.When are the Premier League…

The arrival of Venkatesham – also courted by Newcastle – was seen as a coup for Tottenham after he previously spent 14 years in a variety of roles at north London rivals Arsenal, including four as CEO, plus working with the British Olympic Association (BOA), on the board and executive committee of the European Club Association (ECA) and also at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics as well as the 2017 World Athletics Championships. Source link

Levy has come in for increasing criticism from frustrated Spurs fans amid protests against both him and the ownership this season, though the top-flight’s longest-serving chairman – having first taken up the role in 2001 – is now hoping to take the club to Premier League and Champions League success in future after a pivotal hurdle was finally cleared in Bilbao. Source link

The former long-serving Nerazzurri defender has returned to the San Siro as the replacement for Simone Inzaghi, who left his post just days after the 5-0 Champions League final thrashing by Paris Saint-Germain in Munich last month in order to become the new manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, who are also at this tournament.Chivu had built up extensive coaching experience with Inter at youth level before a short-lived spell in charge at Serie A rivals Parma, with the ex-Romania international hired to return in the top job only last week after a failed pursuit of Cesc Fabregas at Como…

The renowned quadrennial touring team made up of the best players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland head Down Under this month for a packed nine-match schedule that includes three Tests with Joe Schmidt’s improving Wallabies in addition to six warm-up games against Super Rugby and invitational opposition.That is after Andy Farrell’s star-studded side – led by England captain Maro Itoje – have competed for the 1888 Cup in a farewell fixture against Argentina in Dublin on Friday night (June 20).Here is all you need to know about how and where to watch every Lions game live this summer as…

The renowned quadrennial touring team made up of the best players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland head Down Under this month for a packed nine-match schedule that includes three Tests with Joe Schmidt’s improving Wallabies in addition to six warm-up games against Super Rugby and invitational opposition.That is after Andy Farrell’s star-studded side – led by England captain Maro Itoje – have competed for the 1888 Cup in a farewell fixture against Argentina in Dublin on Friday night (June 20).Here is all you need to know about how and where to watch every Lions game live this summer as…

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 take 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…