France 2-1 Belgium – Fast Match Report
France booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over Belgium
Forest have already brought 14 players to the City Ground this summer
Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have both given their take on a fiery London derby that saw both men sent off in a 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham. The first flare-up came after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s shot from long range put Spurs level early in the second half, which earned both coaches and a couple of assistants yellow cards. At full time, following Tottenham’s second equaliser via Harry Kane, Tuchel and Conte were again sent off after the Chelsea boss took exception to the manner of his counterpart’s handshake.
According to reports, Nice have made a bid to sign Blackburn forward Brereton Diaz and are keen on loaning Arsenal's Pepe.
Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool's injury issues have changed the situation, and doubled down on his plans for a new midfielder.
Here's how a statue of the legendary Jimi Hendrix will mark the Tour of Britain on the Isle of Wight.
A goal-free afternoon in the burning sun, then. Such paucity of riches wasn’t, though, for the want of trying.
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood is confident that his team can recover from a difficult first day against South Africa and fight back to set up an exciting Test match on a spicy Lord’s pitch. Just 32 overs were possible before the rain arrived in London and England, having been asked to bowl first by South Africa, managed just 116 for six, with Ollie Pope the bright note on 61 not out. While England played with attacking intent and still scored at 3.6 an over, only Alex Lees could truly be accused of giving his wicket away, with South Africa’s classy pace attack causing trouble.
England were brutally brought back down to earth at Lord's as South Africa dished out a crushing defeat in the first Test.
SAINTS Women completed their pre-season schedule with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Super League outfit Leicester City.
West Ham first-team coach Billy McKinlay is desperate for the squad to pick up their first win of the season ahead of the match against Albion.
Thomas Tuchel hopes referee Anthony Taylor doesn’t referee Chelsea matches in future and was furious after a feeling refereeing decisions cost his side a win at home to Tottenham. Harry Kane’s late equaliser consigned the Blues to a 2-2 draw but Tuchel didn’t believe either that or Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s early goal should have stood due to fouls before they were given. Immediately after the match, Tuchel was sent off after his spat with Spurs manager Antonio Conte but seemed more angry at the referee than his counterpart when he met the media.
Norrie beat Dane Holger Rune in three sets at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Joshua looks to become a three-time world heavyweight champion this weekend as he faces Usyk in their eagerly anticipated rematch. The Ukraine fighter dominated last time around, winning on points via unanimous decision to become a two-weight world champion. Wilder's comments have come about the same week in which he announced his return to boxing. 'The Bronze Bomber' has not fought since he was beaten for a second time by Tyson Fury last October.
"It is a red card. Wrong reaction in the situation. Andersen wanted that, he got it but he (Nunez) made a mistake.”
Diaz may never score the volume of goals of teammates Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez but he can still add potency to his creative spark
Villarreal are clearly ecstatic with their coup after confirming the arrival of Lo Celso who could be the first of four looming Spurs exits.
Josh McDaniels was taken aback by the atmosphere inside Allegiant Stadium, saying it trumps any preseason game from his 22 years in the NFL.
Murray acknowledged the physicality of the match in his on-court interview. Other winners in Cincinnati on the day included Denis Shapalov, who defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (4) 6-3, and Frances Tiafoe, who battled past Matteo Barrettini 6-7 (3) 6-4 7-6 (5) in a contest that lasted just under three hours.
Matt Taylor has stepped down from his position as defence coach for the Wallabies after taking up the role in Dave Rennie's staff in 2020.
Kylian Mbappe cut a frustrated figure in the first half of PSG's 5-2 win over Montpellier on Saturday.