Author: Tristan Wells

Sarina Wiegman’s side come into the match on strong recent form after putting seven past Jamaica in their last pre-tournament friendly, though previous results, where England have just one win in three, leave cause for concern. In a boost to England, though, Lauren James may well return to the starting lineup having recovered from a hamstring issue. She made a half-hour cameo in the Jamaica win. Source link

Day seven is almost upon us at Wimbledon, with plenty of mouth-watering encounters on offer as the fourth round gets underway. British women’s No3, and tournament surprise package Sonay Kartal is in action, where she will play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first match on Centre Court.By reaching round four, this is already Kartal’s best ever performance at a Grand Slam after knocking out Jelena Ostapenko, Viktoriya Tomova and Diane Parry en route to a showdown with Pavlyuchenkova.Top seed Aryna Sabalenka will also be in action on centre as her search for a maiden grass-court title continues against Belgium’s Elise Mertens.…

For the second game in succession, the Lions were forced to rejig their starting lineup ahead of kick-off in Sydney, budding England star Henry Pollock withdrawn as a precaution with a tight calf as captain Tadhg Beirne moved to blindside flanker and Scott Cummings came in at lock, with Duhan van der Merwe handed a replacement’s role as they reverted to a 5-3 bench split. Source link

As many as four players have already been ruled out of the Club World Cup semi-finals because of suspension, with plenty more at risk.At the Club World Cup, players receive a one-game ban after picking up two bookings.Looking ahead to the first semi-final between Fluminense and Chelsea, and Juan Freytas, Matheus Martinelli, Liam Delap and Levi Colwill will all have to watch from the sidelines after being booked in their respective quarter-final ties.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…

Sarina Wiegman’s side warmed up for their tournament opener by thumping Jamaica 7-0 in an international friendly last week, with Ella Toone netting a brace at the King Power Stadium.Though they can expect a much sterner test against a France side aiming to improve on their 2022 showing when they were beaten by Germany in the semi-final.It’s just over a year since the two teams last met as they traded 2-1 victories in the space of four days in qualification for this tournament which is being held in Switzerland.Both nations are among the favourites to lift the trophy at the…

Several current Liverpool stars touched down in Jota’s hometown on Friday to pay respects. Players including Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Andy Robertson, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, Federico Chiesa, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and manager Arne Slot were applauded by local mourners as they walked through the streets to visit the Chapel of the Resurrection, where the bodies of Jota and his brother lay at rest overnight. Source link

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…

England face Argentina as they play their opening summer Test in La Plata tonight.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,…

Jack Catterall aims to reignite his world title ambitions this Saturday as he squares off against Harlem Eubank at the AO Arena in Manchester. Catterall is looking to rebound from a surprise split-decision loss to Arnold Barboza Jr in February, only the second defeat of his career.Undefeated American Arnold Barboza narrowly claimed victory in a closely-contested bout to capture the WBO interim title, with several rounds proving tough to judge.Two judges scored the bout 115-113 to Barboza, while the third had the same outcome for the home favourite, Catterall, in Manchester.The setback temporarily derailed his pursuit of a world title,…

Some major moves are in the works as the second summer transfer window continues to heat up. Noni Madueke looks to be willing to swap Chelsea for Arsenal, who have also been boosted in their pursuit of Rodrygo at Real Madrid. Mikel Arteta also appears to have set a final deadline over Viktor Gyokeres, with the Gunners also looking at Benjamin Sesko and Ollie Watkins, plus the likes of Eberechi Eze and Anthony Gordon. Source link