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With full focus firmly on Europe, Ange Postecoglou named a weakened XI against Unai Emery’s side and second-half goals from Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara boosted Villa’s Champions League hopes.Here are three Spurs talking points from the game…Sarr is the latest concern for BilbaoWith Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall all ruled out of Bilbao through injury, Pape Matar Sarr appears the likeliest pick to deputise in an advanced midfield role against United.So Postecoglou’s decision to withdraw the Senegalese for Yves Bissouma in the 51st minute here was no great surprise, with Sarr seemingly being saved for a prominent…

Chelsea Women will look to add a sixth Women’s FA Cup title to their trophy cabinet on Sunday as they meet Manchester United at Wembley Stadium.Head coach Sonia Bompastor has enjoyed a stellar debut season since replacing Emma Hayes last summer, going unbeaten en route to claiming the Women’s Super League title and pipping Manchester City to the League Cup at Pride Park in March.The only blight on their campaign is a humiliating Champions League semi-final defeat to Barcelona, which they lost 8-2 over the two legs.United are the reigning FA Cup champions after beating Tottenham 4-0 to claim the…

The Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri hosts the latest edition of the Backlash event and marks the fourth WWE Premium Live Event (PLE) to be streamed on Netflix after the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania.Debuting in 1999 as a concept based around the backlash from WrestleMania. However, the theme was dropped after the 2009 event with its revival in 2016 taking place much later in the year.Although the post-WrestleMania theme returned in 2021 and has remained in place ever since.This year’s event will be headlined by John Cena defending the Undisputed WWE championship against his long-time rival Randy…

Anthony Cacace and Leigh Wood go toe-to-toe in what is set to be a thrilling all-British showdown in Nottingham this weekend.The pair both return to the ring for the first time since they earned wins over Josh Warrington, as they attempt to regain the momentum they had when last stepping between the ropes.Northern Irishman Cacace retained his IBO super-featherweight belt when beating Warrington on points in September, but vacated that world title as he opted to pursue the biggest fights possible instead of fulfilling his mandatory obligations.That win was the 36-year-old’s second major statement of 2024, having upset the odds…

The British and Irish Lions squad for their forthcoming 10-match tour to Australia will finally be confirmed this week.The Lions head Down Under this summer for the first time since 2013 for three July Tests against Joe Schmidt’s resurgent Wallabies, taking place in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.They also play tour matches against Super Rugby sides Western Force, Queensland Reds, New South Wales Waratahs and ACT Brumbies, as well as meeting an Invitational Australia and New Zealand XV and a First Nations & Pasifika XV.Before they head off to Australia, the Lions also go to Dublin on June 20 for a…

The formidable undisputed super-bantamweight champion is back in the fight capital of the world in Las Vegas for the first time in four years after eight consecutive bouts in his native Japan.Undefeated Inoue – AKA ‘The Monster’ – was the unified bantamweight titlist on his last visit to the USA in 2021, knocking out Michael Dasmarinas early having also stopped Australia’s Jason Moloney in Vegas eight months earlier.Now he returns as a four-weight world champion, two-time undisputed king and modern pound-for-pound great who has held all the belts in the 122-pound division since December 2023.Knockout specialist Inoue has continued to…

Williams, 50, will become the oldest ever participant in a World Championship final.He beat Judd Trump 17-14 in the semi-final to confirm his progression, rallying back after falling to a 7-3 deficit in the early stages.He had previously downed John Higgins by a narrow 13-12 scoreline in the quarter-finals.Williams said he was pleasantly surprised to have reached the final: “I’m never normally nervous at any stage, but I was in that break. I can’t believe I’m in another final – I don’t know how I’m doing to be honest.”It was an emotional win for Williams, who had been on poor…

Defeat for Arsenal at home to Crystal Palace will have confirmed Liverpool as champions of England for a 20th time in their history, and for a second time in five seasons.Mikel Arteta has previously insisted that he would never give up on winning the title as long as it’s mathematically possible, but even his tone has changed with the Gunners dropping too many points in recent weeks.That result means it is just a matter of time before the celebrations can begin on Merseyside as it will take an unlikely set of results to stop Slot from guiding Liverpool to the…

Tottenham slumped to an 18th league defeat of the season, going down 2-1 at home to Nottingham Forest.Early goals by Elliot Anderson and Chris Wood boosted Forest’s Champions League hopes, although there were reasons for encouragement for Spurs, who dominated at 2-0 down and struck late through Richarlison.Here are three Spurs talking points from the game…European progress is Tottenham’s clear priority But this was another frustrating occasion for the club in the Premier League.For the second weekend running, Postecoglou’s side started the game in an embarrassingly lax fashion, trailing after five minutes to Anderson’s fierce strike.There was an element of…

Meanwhile, Bron Breakker’s Intercontinental championship reign is in serious jeopardy as he faces Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor and Penta in a fatal four-way. Chaos has ensued around the Women’s tag team title match as Lyra Valkyria must find a replacement partner – after Bayley was taken out backstage on Saturday – to go against the champions, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. Source link