Author: Tristan Wells

England kick off their quest for glory on Saturday when they take on France in Bern on Saturday. The Lionesses have had a disrupted build-up, which began with Earps announcing her shock retirement from international football just five weeks ago. Days later, midfielder Fran Kirby, who like Earps played every game at Euro 2022, followed suit, then Millie Bright, who captained England at the 2023 World Cup, pulled out with fatigue. Source link

A total of 45 players are at risk of missing the Club World Cup semi-finals, including seven from Chelsea, six from Bayern Munich, and six from Borussia Dortmund Players receive a one-game ban after picking up two bookings.Moises Caicedo and Jobe Bellingham have already fallen victim to the rule, earning suspensions for their respective quarter-final matches after collecting two bookings in earlier rounds.FIFA wipe the slate clean after the quarter-finals. So, a player effectively has to avoid two yellow cards in his first five appearances to avoid a ban.A red card at any stage of the Club World Cup will…

Now Raducanu faces a significant challenge in Sabalenka, the reigning world No1 and three-time Grand Slam winner who is the top women’s seed at Wimbledon this summer.The two-time semi-finalist has also yet to drop a set en route to round three at the All England Club, defeating Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine 6-1 7-5 before beating Marie Bouzkova 7-6 6-4.Sabalenka remarkably stands as the only top-five women’s seed left in the singles competition at Wimbledon, with Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng all falling early on a week of huge shocks in west London.She will likely have to…

The game finally finished four hours and 38 minutes after kick off.With two wins sandwiching a defeat in the group stages, Chelsea have performed well in spells but are yet to set this year’s tournament alight.Palmeiras, another Brazilian side, are unbeaten in this year’s tournament, winning once and drawing twice in the group stages and defeating rivals Botafogo 1-0 in the round of 16 in extra-time courtesy of a Paulinho goal.Date, kick-off time and venuePalmeiras vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 2am BST kick-off on Saturday, July 5, 2025.The match will take place at the Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Where…

It means there will no reunion of the Serie A giants with former manager Simone Inzaghi, who left the Italian club last month by mutual consent and promptly took the helm at Al-Hilal. His Saudia Arabia-based group boast several players who once plied their trade in Europe’s top leagues including Yassine Bounou, Joao Cancelo, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.Inzaghi has gotten off to a bright start in his new role, drawing with Real Madrid in the opening match of the group stage and remaining unbeaten to date, including this week’s triumph over City – who, despite a relatively…

Chelsea, the last remaining Premier League team in the competition, booked their place in the last-eight by beating Benfica at the round of 16 stage.A game that was delayed by one-hour and 53-minute due to lightning in the North Carolina region, finally finished four hours and 38 minutes after kick off with the Blues running away with the result in extra-time.Meanwhile, Palmeiras – one of two Brazilian teams still standing – also needed extra-time in the first knockout fixture as they edged out rivals Botafogo by a goal-to-nil.Both teams have been hit by suspensions going into the game as Palmeiras…

Catterall is seeking a swift return to winning ways after being edged out by Arnold Barboza Jr in a gutting split-decision loss back in February which wrecked his world title hopes for the time being.It was American Barboza Jr who ended up claiming the interim WBO title in a final eliminator at 140 pounds, earning a shot at full champion Teofimo Lopez, losing on points in New York in May.Catterall vowed to respond quickly but there was plenty of surprise when he moved up to take a fight against Eubank, the nephew of Chris Eubank Sr and cousin of Chris…

Opportunity knocks for so many players in this weakened and experimental young England squad, with several hopefuls getting their initial chances in an eventful 26-24 loss to a France XV in a non-cap international held at Allianz Stadium Twickenham last month.Borthwick’s side will face a stiff challenge against Argentina, who upset the mighty Lions 28-24 in their historic 1888 Cup fixture in Dublin in June.Felipe Contepomi’s team are currently ranked one place above England at No5 in the world and beat all of South Africa, New Zealand, France and Australia in 2024 as they continue to go from strength to…

Andy Farrell’s side contest the third of four scheduled matches against Super Rugby Pacific opposition as they prepare for a three-Test series against the Wallabies that begins in Brisbane on July 19, with the ACT Brumbies to come in Canberra next.However, it’s not all been smooth sailing and there remains plenty to work on ahead of those all-important Tests, for which Australia have their only warm-up fixture against Fiji in Newcastle on Sunday.Waratahs vs British and Irish Lions date, kick-off time and venueThe British and Irish Lions battle the New South Wales Waratahs on Saturday July 5, 2025, with kick-off…

Along with hooker Jamie George, and with regular skipper Maro Itoje currently on tour with the British and Irish Lions in Australia, the experienced Sale fly-half will once again co-captain Steve Borthwick’s side in the first of two meetings with the Pumas to be held at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata on Saturday night.But now Ford – who made his debut in 2014 – will bring up his century of appearances, becoming just the eighth men’s player to do so for England, joining a list led by the recently retired Ben Youngs that also includes Dan Cole, Jason…