FROM ESTADIO NUEVO MIRADOR – England continued their rejuvenated start to 2024 with a consistent and cohesive press that demolished their Italian opponents 5-1.As the sun set in Algeciras, England’s warm weather training camp came to a close. Acting as preparation for the upcoming Euro 2025 qualifiers, a refreshed England kickstarted 2024 in the best way possible and strode to two comfortable wins, setting them in perfect stead for the challenge that lies ahead of them. In their 7-2 victory over Austria on Friday, England conceded twice, both from set pieces, but in a turn of fortune, the Lionesses netted…
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Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly plotting a surprise summer swoop for Eintracht Frankfurt star Omar Marmoush, as per the German outlet Sport Bild. Having sold Harry Kane to Bayern Munich last summer, the Lilywhites haven’t signed a new striker to replace the Englishman yet. Ange Postecoglou has decided to continue with Richarlison in the centre-forward position and the Brazilian has done extremely well so far this term. However, despite Richarlison’s recent impressive performances, the North London club seemingly want to sign a new striker to reinforce their attacking department. Ivan Toney and Santiago Giménez have been suggested as serious targets for…
UFC 300 almost had a much different main event. Ahead of the historic card on April 13, UFC officials were scrambling to find the biggest possible fight to headline the card and Israel Adesanya says he got the call for a showdown against reigning middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis. The long rumored fight was plotted as the main event for UFC 300 but Adesanya claims that du Plessis and his team ultimately declined. “There’s some things that were meant to happen,” Adesanya said on Theo Von’s podcast. “They summoned me, I’m sure this is out there now … but they…
LAS VEGAS — Pittsburg (Calif.) high school four-star safety Jadyn Hudson is the No. 20 player at his position in the class of 2025. The industry-generated composite rankings list him as the No. 96 overall talent this cycle and No. 8 safety overall. The 6-2, 175-pounder remains uncommitted, as he inches closer to a final decision.Hudson recently made his way to Las Vegas for Nike’s “The Next Ones” event, a collection of 34 of the top high school football prospects across the country. The gathering of the class of 2025 talent was about having fun, getting to know each other…
“We knew Shai was going to be really, really good, but he’s special,” George said after he had 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in a Jan. 16 home win over the Thunder. “And so I guess in a way, Oklahoma won that trade with picks and a future MVP.” Gilgeous-Alexander had arrived among the NBA’s elite. The Thunder seemed to be on the path to perennial title contention. The question about Oklahoma City entering this season: How soon? Gilgeous-Alexander, 25, is the oldest starter on an Oklahoma City squad that comes out of the All-Star break…
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 27, 2024, 12:37 PM ETINDIANAPOLIS — The Atlanta Falcons are ready to win in 2024, according to new coach Raheem Morris — provided the team makes the correct moves in the next few weeks, specifically at quarterback.”Go out there and find out who’s going to be the trigger man for us and put ourselves in a position to win,” Morris said Tuesday at the NFL combine. “And I’m not afraid to say that we have the ability, and we are capable to go out there and win next year if we do some of the…
The Gloucester No 8 has been overlooked by Borthwick for England selectionMercer had been expected to return to England duty after his Gloucester move By Alex Bywater Published: 07:00 EST, 27 February 2024 | Updated: 11:10 EST, 27 February 2024 Zach Mercer – ignored by England head coach Steve Borthwick so far this season – is set to continue his international exile this summer after agreeing to play for the Barbarians in June.No 8 Mercer returned to the Gallagher Premiership for the start of the 2023/24 campaign, signing for Gloucester after an impressive stint in French rugby with Montpellier.It had been…
Yorkshire have issued a public apology to Wayne Morton, their long-standing physiotherapist, as part of an out-of-court settlement after he was one of 14 people sacked in December 2021 at the height of the club’s racism crisis.Morton, 62, was dismissed from his role as head of sports science and medicine by the club’s former chair, Lord Kamlesh Patel, after putting his name to a joint letter criticising Yorkshire’s handling of Azeem Rafiq’s revelations about club culture, and accusing Rafiq of being on “a one-man mission to bring down the club”.The case of Morton’s company, Pavilion Physiotherapy Clinic Limited, was settled…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff For the second time this season, Marvin Mehlem has suffered a fibula fracture. SV Darmstadt have announced that Marvin Mehlem has suffered another injury setback. The 26-year-old sustained a broken fibula in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen and will undergo surgery this week. It’s the second time this season that Mehlem has broken his fibula, and he had only just battled his way back from a spell on the sidelines. ”We fully sympathize with Marvin because we know how sad he is that he won’t be able to help the team in the upcoming games,” said Darmstadt…
None of Sam Corne, George Elokobi or even the fan dressed as Harry Potter had enough magic to take sixth-tier Maidstone United into the FA Cup quarter-finals.Ellis Simms ended the fairytale run with a hat-trick in a 5-0 mauling to book Coventry City’s place in the last eight. The Stones may be rolling no more but there is still plenty of intrigue and interest left as the world’s oldest football competition ticks towards the conclusion of another season.Here’s everything you need to know about the process that will reveal the quarter-final fixtures which Maidstone missed out on.David Seaman will be…