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James Maddison has labelled Yves Bissouma a “ridiculous player” at times following Tottenham’s win against Everton.Spurs bounced back from a disappointing draw against Leicester on Monday night to record a comfortable 4-0 win with Son Heung-min scoring a brace, whilst Bissouma and Cristian Romero also found the back of the net.It’s a big season for Ange Postecoglou’s side as they look to qualify for the Champions League and try and end the club’s trophy drought.Maddison praises BissoumaAfter missing the opening game of the season against Leicester for disciplinary issues Bissouma was restored to the starting line-up and needed to put…
England defence coach Felix Jones has become the latest key figure to quit Steve Borthwick’s set-up.It comes after strength and conditioning guru Aled Walters left to join Ireland.It is understood Jones has a 12-month notice period in his Rugby Football Union contract.But it is believed he has handed in his resignation after just seven months in the role.The 37-year-old joined England’s coaching set-up after last autumn’s World Cup, having helped South Africa become back-to-back world champions.The Rugby Football Union is not commenting on Jones’ situation, but his decision will come as a major setback, especially in the wake of Walters’…
Another edition of the yearly “KO to Drugs” card orchestrated by the WBA in Argentina’s Casino Buenos Aires yielded a few minor upsets and some highlight-reel-worthy stoppages by the favs du jour. In the main event, Giovanni Scuderi improved to 11-0 (5 knockouts) with a last-round destruction of local credit Jairo Suarez (now 7-3, 2 KO) in a heavyweight clash. In a scheduled ten-rounder that was preceded by quite a bit of pre-fight bluster and trash-talk, Italy’s Scuderi appeared too cautious for most of the first half of the fight but managed to dominate the action using his height and…
Nelly Korda fired a second consecutive 68 to take a three-shot lead at the half-way stage of the AIG Women’s Open in St Andrews. The world No.1 went bogey-free on day two at the Old Course with back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 before making two more on the fifth and ninth holes to sit at the top of the leaderboard on eight-under-par. Defending champion Lilia Vu and Charley Hull sit in a share of second place on five-under-par after 36 holes. Vu only dropped one shot on day two rolling in three birdies for a round of 70, while…
UConn and the Big 12 were reportedly in talks early Friday morning about the Huskies potentially joining the conference in all sports, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. UConn athletic director David Benedict, board chair Daniel Toscano met with Big 12 athletic directors in person in Dallas No vote has occurred for a potential Huskies membership, nor is one close to happening. There has been pushback among several members that will complicate the process. However, the talks have advanced to the point where UConn athletic director David Benedict and board chair Daniel Toscano met with Big 12 athletic directors in person…
Sean O’Malley thinks Khabib Nurmagomedov’s presence could give his potential clash with Umar Nurmagomedov that big-fight feel. The latter of the Dagestani MMA dynasty earned a big win inside the Octagon earlier this month, scoring a decisive decision victory over Cory Sandhagen. The victory pushed Umar Nurmagomedov into the No. 2 spot in the bantamweight rankings, setting him up to challenge the winner of next month’s title tilt between reigning 135-pound king Sean O’Malley and top-ranked contender Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley is not the kind of fighter to count his chickens before they hatch, but he can’t help but think about…
Bruno Fratus has turned his career toward coaching. The Brazilian Olympian has taken over as head coach of Coral Springs Swim Club, the same club that he trained with in Florida while training to make the Olympic team and will coach alongside his wife, Michelle Lenhardt, who is the national team coach at the club. Fratus, who won the bronze medal in the 50 freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics, made the announcement on Instagram. “I’m proud to announce that, starting in August 2024, I will be serving as the Head Coach of @coralspringsswimming —the very club that…
Defending Vuelta a España champion Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) fought hard to stay in contention on the fraught finale of stage 8 of this year’s race, but the American star finally lost more than a minute to stage winner Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).The US rider has now dropped to 6:22 down on overall leader Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), and trails Roglič by 2:32.In a statement on his team’s website, Kuss described what happened when he and other riders were caught behind a crash sparked on a sharp right-hand corner onto the final climb at Sierra de Cazorla.Kuss…
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Ollie Watkins has claimed that Thiago Silva is the toughest opponent he has ever faced while also stating that he has gotten the better of Virgil van Dijk on multiple occasions.The Aston Villa striker will be licking his lips at the prospect of welcoming Arsenal to Villa Park this weekend with Unai Emery’s side beating them home and away last season.Coming off the back of an incredible season, Watkins will be eager to open his goal-scoring account after failing to make an impact in his side’s opening game against West Ham.Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the Arsenal clash, the…