Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for the El Clasico against Barcelona next month because of a hamstring injury. The France captain was replaced after 81 minutes of the 1-1 La Liga draw with Real Betis on Friday. Real said Mbappe had been “diagnosed with an injury to the semitendinosus muscle in his…
Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will make his comeback against Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on 25 July. Source link
Newcastle did not necessarily look like a team who were going to get pulled into a scrap on Saturday. A group who previously appeared drained of confidence did not go under after conceding a ninth-minute goal against Arsenal. In fact, Emirates Stadium grew more and more nervy as the game went on. Arsenal manager Mikel…
At the finish line, Sawe held up sponsors Adidas’ latest ‘supershoe’ with his time written along the side, acknowledging the technology which had assisted him. The Adidas Adios Pro 3 shoes, available to purchase for an eye-watering £450, weigh just 97g – 30% lighter than the previous model. The company claims they deliver an 11%…
Vokes started his professional career with Bournemouth but joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2008. He scored eight goals across all competitions in his debut campaign at Molineux as Wolves gained promotion to the Premier League. The forward went on to have loan spells with Leeds United, Bristol City, Sheffield United, Norwich City, Burnley and Brighton &…
Britain’s WBC light-welterweight champion Dalton Smith has been ruled out of his fight with Alberto Puello through injury. Smith was scheduled to make his first title defence against the former two-time world champion in his hometown of Sheffield on 6 June. However, the unbeaten 29-year-old, who beat Subriel Matias to become world champion in January,…
Elena Rybakina said she did not trust the electronic line-calling system at the Madrid Open following a disputed decision in her three-set win against Zheng Qinwen on Sunday. The Kazakh remonstrated with the umpire after Zheng was awarded an ace for a serve when the Chinese player was 30-0 up and 4-3 down in the…
The Open Championship’s final round may be brought forward in an “attempt to avoid a clash” with the World Cup final this summer. Golf’s oldest major, which is being played at Royal Birkdale in Southport, finishes on Sunday, 19 July, the same day as football’s showpiece takes place in the United States. The World Cup…
Chief executive Mark Darbon says the R&A are having “ongoing dialogue” with Muirfield with a view to returning the Open Championship to the Gullane course. Darbon also says there are “challenges” with bringing the event back to Turnberry. Royal Lytham & St Annes will host the Open in 2028, with this year’s 154th tournament taking…
Last year, Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis placed the club into a blind trust in case they qualified for the Champions League. That could have presented a conflict with his other club, Olympiakos. With Forest in the semi-finals of the Europa League, once again they have a chance of being in the Champions League. And…