Author: Tristan Wells

The Lionesses’ European Championships title defence continues this evening when they face Sweden in the quarter-finals at the Stadion Letzigrund. Sarina Wiegman’s side return to Zurich after their 6-1 thrashing of Wales in St Gallen in the final Group D game. England finished second in their group behind France, who defeated the holders 2-1 in their opening match. Now, they face a side in red-hot form, after Peter Gerhardsson’s team won all three of their group games. The Scandinavians beat Denmark 1-0 first, before decimating Poland and Germany 3-0 and 4-1 respectively. Wiegman spoke after the Wales win about how…

Arsenal are really looking to stamp their authority on this summer’s transfer window as Mikel Arteta prepares for another Premier League title challenge. The Gunners could be set to land three of their top targets by the end of this week, with Viktor Gyokeres, their No1 priority, nearing a move to north London. Talks with Sporting seemed to have hit a snag over “financial discrepancies”, but now, those fears seem to have been allayed, and the deal could go through by the end of this week. Elsewhere, Noni Madueke’s £52million from Chelsea is almost a formality, while Cristhian Mosquera has…

The Open is back on our screens for another year as the golf calendar reaches its pinnacle. The final major tournament of the season is upon us, with the sport’s top players converging on Northern Ireland to battle it out for golf’s oldest prize. The coveted Claret Jug is up for grabs at Royal Portrush, with play teeing off this morning and running through Sunday, July 20.Masters champion Rory McIlroy was narrowly edged out by Chris Gotterup at the Scottish Open last week, and the Northern Irishman is searching for a second Open title on home soil this time around.…

Manny Pacquiao makes his return to the boxing ring on Saturday night as he takes on WBC world champion Mario Barrios.It is four years since Pacquiao’s last professional bout, a points defeat to Yordenis Ugas, but at the age of 46 he is now once again lacing up his gloves and stepping between the ropes.The legendary fighter has won 12 world titles across eight weight divisions in a remarkable career. However, it is now almost exactly six years to the day since his last professional win, when he became a four-time welterweight champion after beating Keith Thurman.Pacquiao now looks to…

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois both look set for a potential career-best payday in their blockbuster heavyweight title rematch this weekend.Over 90,000 boxing fans are expected at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night to witness the crowning of another undisputed king of the sport’s most high-profile division.Now Usyk hopes to claim back that lost IBF gold, reunite it with his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBO and The Ring titles and make history as a three-time undisputed champion back in London, looking to move to 24-0 and further cement his legacy as one of the greatest fighters of not just this, but…

But the Usyk-Dubois rematch is far from the only intriguing fight on Saturday night’s high-profile Wembley bill, where chief support comes from Lawrence Okolie.‘The Sauce’ fights for only the second time up at heavyweight, having claimed the WBC Silver title on his debut in the division with an emphatic first-round stoppage of Hussein Muhamed at Wembley Arena in December, before then pulling out of an April 5 bout with London rival Richard Riakporhe due to injury.2016 Olympian Okolie previously reigned as the WBO cruiserweight champion and a had a brief spell as WBC bridgerweight champion after an even more comprehensive…

Manchester United’s preparations for the new season have them facing a familiar foe in their opening pre-season game. Ruben Amorim’s side take on Premier League new boys Leeds, who lifted the Championship title under Daniel Farke last term. There is plenty for the Portuguese head coach to fix at Old Trafford after United stuttered to a 15th-placed finish in the top flight. Leeds, however, are looking to build momentum ahead of a survival mission. The Whites stayed up three years on the spin on their return to the promised land back in 2020, but they finally went down in 2023.…

Brentford have announced the arrival of two minority shareholders, with one of them a major Hollywood name. Film director Sir Matthew Vaughn and philanthropist Gary Lubner have purchased stakes in the Bees. Matthew Benham, the club confirm, remains the majority shareholder. The footballing authorities – chief executive Jon Varney, director of football Phil Giles, and chairman Cliff Crown – will all remain in their current roles. In a statement on the club’s website, Brentford said that the investment “reinforces Brentford’s ambitions for continued growth on and off the pitch. Equity and financing from the new shareholders will not only enable…

A relatively strong team should be on show against the Royals, as Frank gets a proper opening look at his squad a month out from their first game of the new Premier League season.Former crisis club Reading, meanwhile, are entering into a new era of their own after a takeover by former Wycombe owner Rob Couhig was completed in May and finally saw Dai Yongge’s reign come to an end.Noel Hunt’s side – who narrowly missed out on the League One play-offs on the final day last term despite their off-field struggles – kicked off their pre-season preparations with a…

Norway take on Italy in the first quarter-final of Euro 2025 at the Stade de Geneve in Lancy. The Norwegians, managed by England’s Gemma Grainger, sailed through Group A as winners with a 100 per cent record. They defeated hosts Switzerland 2-1 in their opening match, before beating Scandinavian rivals Finland by the same score. They then eked out a 4-3 win over Iceland to take nine points from nine.Norway boast plenty of recognisable names from the Women’s Super League, including Chelsea’s Guro Reiten, Manchester United’s Elisabeth Terland, and Arsenal’s Frida Maanum. As for the Italians, they came through Group…