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The England squad has been confirmed, with interim manager Lee Carsley calling up Chelsea winger Noni Madueke for the first time after he shone with a hat-trick against Wolves at the weekend.Madueke looks an exciting talent who could have a big future with England, as he’s still only 22 and improving all the time after a bit of a slow start to life at Stamford Bridge.Other Chelsea stars such as Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill are in there as well, alongside the usual big names like Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Phil Foden and John Stones.Meanwhile, Harry Maguire is…
Ireland co-captain Sam Monaghan is ruled out of the upcoming Test against Australia in September and October’s WXV1 campaign.
World number one Jannik Sinner opens play on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Alex Michelsen of the US.Italy’s Sinner is aiming for a second Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open, but had a turbulent build-up to the tournament after it was revealed he tested positive for a banned substance in March.Sinner is followed by women’s top seed Iga Swiatek, who will be the overwhelming favourite against Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara.Two-time US Open winner Naomi Osaka of Japan kicks off the evening session against Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova.Carlos Alcaraz then rounds things off against the Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschlup.Elsewhere,…
ON August 3, 2024, Callum Simpson fulfilled a promise he made last year to his manager, Kevin Maree. The vow came when Maree Boxing’s Mark Heffron lost his British super-middleweight title to Jack Cullen at the Manchester Arena. Cullen ended the champion’s 14-month stint with a textbook left hook in round three. Maree had been “chuffed to bits” when Heffron beat Lennox Clarke to win the Lonsdale belt but had to wait two years to see another one of his fighters win the famous old title. “When he [Heffron] lost, that night Callum said to me, ‘Don’t worry boss, I…
The 43rd Curtis Cup gets under way at Sunningdale Golf Club this week, with the opening ceremony taking place on August 29 ahead of the three days of competitive action from Friday to Sunday. The format of the matches sees eight female amateurs from Great Britain & Ireland taking on their counterparts from the USA. Each of the first two competition days features three foursomes and three four-ball matches. On Sunday, eight singles matches are contested. One full point is awarded for each victory, while a half-point is earned for matches that are tied after 18 holes. The USA needs…
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will be ready for training camp on Oct. 1 as he recovers from a knee injury. The last time Leonard was spotted on the court was in July at Team USA’s camp in Las Vegas before he was replaced on the roster by Boston Celtics guard Derrick White. “I speak to him all the time,” Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. “He’ll be ready for [Clippers] training camp. He’s feeling good and I know he’ll be ready for training camp.” Leonard, 33, dealt with knee inflammation throughout the end of…
It’s no secret that former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier always keeps a watchful eye on the best wrestlers coming up in the United States. As a two-time Olympian and current coach of a high-school wrestling team, Cormier stays close to the sport he grew up loving before becoming a fighter, but it turns out he actually interacted with a future American gold medalist several years ago and didn’t even know it. Primarily training out of the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Cormier crosses paths with a lot of fighters, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners, and wrestlers who also work out…
Rylee Erisman Sprinting Through Junior Pan Pacs Toward Senior Level This year, the United States assembled its fastest-ever collection of female 100 freestylers on the way to an American record and silver medal in the 400 freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics. At the U.S. Olympic Trials, a time of 53.86 was insufficient for a spot on that relay, with a sixth-place tie between Erika Connolly and Catie DeLoof setting up a swim-off from which Connolly would emerge with the last spot on the team bound for Paris. During that massive selection meet held in front of a world-record capacity crowd at…
Niamh Fisher-Black will swap SD Worx-Protime for Lidl-Trek from 2025 onwards, looking to explore her GC potential with the American squad.The 24-year-old New Zealander is the fourth big signing announced for Lidl-Trek’s women’s team this transfer window on a contract until 2027 after Anna Henderson, Emma Norsgaard and Riejanne Markus. Fisher-Black raced for SD Worx-Protime, women’s cycling’s top-ranked team, from 2021-2024 after turning pro in 2020, however, she’s made the jump to Lidl-Trek, inspired by the team’s racing style and hopeful of reaching her potential as a GC rider.“Lidl-Trek have long been an attractive team to me, I admire their aggressive…
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