According to journalist Dean Jones, Arsenal are totally convinced about signing Brentford striker Ivan Toney and Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Pedro Neto this summer. The London heavyweights have been in brilliant form in the Premier League in 2024. Arsenal recently notched up their fifth successive win and they are currently 2 points behind Liverpool for the top spot. There could be another big spending spree at the end of the campaign and speaking to Givemesport, Jones said that Mikel Arteta’s team are ‘totally convinced’ about pursuing Toney and Neto in the summer. He said: “Both of them have been on the radar…
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Merab Dvalishvili will face the winner of next month’s bantamweight title tilt between reigning champion ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley and No. 6 ranked contender Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. ‘The Machine’ earned his 10th straight victory at UFC 298 on Saturday night, scoring a decisive unanimous decision victory over former two-division champion Henry Cejudo. Following the evening’s festivities, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that Dvalishvili will be next in line for a shot at the 135-pound crown. “He looked good tonight, man,” White said at the post-fight press event. “He did what he had (to do). In my opinion, you can’t take three…
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A woman who alleges Wallabies star Kurtley Beale sexually assaulted her in a bathroom stall at a Bondi bar has been accused in court by his lawyers of lying in her evidence.Mr Beale, 35, is facing a jury trial at Sydney’s Downing Centre Court after pleading not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching.Police allege Mr Beale groped a woman’s bottom at the Beach Road bar in Bondi on December 17, 2022, before forcing her into oral sex in a stall in the men’s bathroom. The 28-year-old was grilled under cross examination by Mr Beale’s…
Fazal, at the time, became the first Indian in 16 years to make his debut in his thirties. He is also the only Indian to have scored fifty or more in his only ODI appearance. Overall, he became the third player to have this distinction, after Australia’s Ashley Woodcock and England’s Kim Barnett. England’s Ben Foakes and South Africa’s Zubayr Hamza also scored half-centuries in their only ODI appearances, but they are active players and can still add more caps in the format.
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Here’s our Bundesliga Team of the Week for Matchday 22. Kevin Stöger.Photo: Jeollo/VfB-exklusiv.de/CC-by-SA 3.0 Goalkeeper: Fabian Bredlow, Stuttgart Centre-back: Keven Schlotterbeck, Bochum Centre-back: Sepp van den Berg, Mainz Centre-back: Waldemar Anton, Stuttgart Wing-back: Jeremie Frimpong, Leverkusen Central midfielder: Nadiem Amiri, Mainz Central midfielder: Kevin Stöger, Bochum Wing-back: Anthony Caci, Mainz Attacking midfielder: Xavi Simons, RB Leipzig Striker: Omar Marmoush, Frankfurt Striker: Amine Adli, LeverkusenRelated storiesLetsch cites Masovic and Riemann as critical factors in win over BayernTuchel effectively concedes title race and comments on Kimmich incident
The first-ever meeting between Thomas Frank and Jurgen Klopp was a rather unorthodox one.Then again, that’s been the story of the Dane’s managerial career. He was not a professional footballer, barely even an amateur one, spending time as a teacher before making headway in youth coaching.Having worked his way into Denmark’s youth setup and becoming head coach of their Under-17 side, Frank was invited to Borussia Dortmund when Klopp was manager at Signal-Iduna Park. Alongside other coaches from the Danish FA, Frank spent a few days in Germany learning from the then-BVB boss.”He [Klopp] was a little bit late, but…
Manchester United are targeting a move for Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise this summer but face competition from Chelsea, according to Fabrizio Romano. Olise has established himself as a key player for the Eagles and his performances have attracted the attention of top clubs here in the Premier League. Romano says Manchester United scouts have been keeping a close eye on the Frenchman and have already ‘approved the player’ so the Red Devils are expected to show a keen interest in signing Olise in the summer. However, United face stiff competition as the Italian journalist says Chelsea remain keen on…
It’s been two years since we last saw Nate Diaz grace the UFC octagon, and it now seems like the legend is eager to return to action. Things haven’t been very eventful for Diaz after he decided to fight out his UFC contract and make his rounds as an MMA free agent. Sure, he had a money fight with Jake Paul back in 2023 but lost via unanimous decision in what many considered a lackluster fight. According to Diaz, offers for similar money fights have come his way, but nothing has caught his eye. Most recently, Diaz took to Instagram…
While conference realignment strips the Big 12 of its two biggest brands for the 2024 college football season, it also brings the second wave of four newcomers to the mix. Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State join the league, broadening its horizons as nearly a coast-to-coast conference. While each of those programs is in a different place competitively, at least one figures to contend for league supremacy right out of the gate.The Big 12’s top tier has an opportunity to send at least one, if not multiple squads to the expanded College Football Playoff on an annual basis. TCU qualified for the…