Author: Tristan Wells

He faces five charges of rape against two women and a charge of sexual assault involving a third alleged victim. Thomas Partey, 32, is a Ghanian professional footballer who made a name for himself in both the Premier League and Spain’s La Liga. He also represents Ghana’s national team, winning Ghana Player of the year in 2018 and 2019. Partey also starred in Amazon’s docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club during the 2021-2022 season. What team did he play for? Partey rose through the ranks of a local Ghanaian football club, Odometah, before signing with Atlético Madrid…

There is only so long, however, that wishes can be granted. Norrie, a semi-finalist in 2022, is once again the last British man remaining in the singles draw and the spotlight cannot be avoided much longer. Nor, in all likelihood, the grandeur of Wimbledon’s most hallowed ground, with a fourth-round clash to come against Joao Fonseca or Nicolas Jarry and beyond that, a potential quarter-final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz. Source link

Sonay Kartal is making a name for herself at Wimbledon. The British No3 has already gone further than she has ever gone at a Grand Slam before, reaching the fourth round. And next she faces an opponent ranked only one place higher than her next up — so a place in the quarter-finals is absolutely on the cards.Who has Kartal beaten at Wimbledon this year?The 23-year-old is into the fourth round for the very first time, following three impressive victories in the Championships’ first week.In the first round, she knocked out the 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko in stunning fashion, defying…

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…