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Leeds v Everton: Premier League updates – live
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

Calvert-Lewin misses out; Grealish on benchGet in touch with Will to share your thoughts“Greetings from California,” says Mary Waltz. “This Everton fan is so hyped about the new stadium. stadiums don’t put goals in the net. But it will give them the economic heft to keep talent and attract talent as well. Watching Richarlison score on that amazing bicycle kick was so bittersweet because he used to be ours, not Spurs. COYB.”“Evening, Will,” writes Ian Copestake. “Glad to see Leeds investing in physical players.rather than AI-generated ones.” Continue reading...

Keely Hodgkinson’s spectacular return proves she is Britain’s greatest sporting talent
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

If we were in the 70s or 80s, BBC and ITV would be fighting to show her races but athletics is often hidden between OlympicsThree months ago Keely Hodgkinson went to Windsor Castle to collect her MBE from Prince William and, unwittingly, nearly derailed her season. The trip from Manchester made her back stiff. Soon afterwards, she tore her right hamstring.“It was four hours in a car one way and four hours back,” says Trevor Painter, one of her coaches. “If she does things like that, it does mess her back up a little bit. And unfortunately it was a couple of sessions after that when the problem occurred.” Continue reading...

World’s best ready to sprinkle stardust on US Open mixed doubles | Tumaini Carayol
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

A revamped competition with the top singles players and held the week before the main tournament has caught attention at Flushing MeadowsA few hours after Taylor Fritz’s third-round match at the Cincinnati Open, the theme of his post-match press conference shifted from his tough victory against Lorenzo Sonego to the looming US Open mixed doubles tournament. The first question posed to him on this subject was carefully prefaced with the acknowledgment that mixed doubles was probably not his priority in the middle of one of the biggest tournaments in the world. As a grin spread across his face, Fritz quickly interjected: “It is a priority,” he said.Fritz had been asked whether he had any sympathy for the frustrated doubles specialists who had been brushed aside to make room for the transformation of this event. From his perspective, the right players were in the draw: “I’ve seen a lot of people calling it like an exhibition, or it doesn’t count. I personally think this is the strongest mixed doubles field you’re going to see at a grand slam, in my opinion. If the mixed doubles teams that are in come in and win the event, then I’ll eat my words and say I’m wrong, but I personally think the level is going to be really high,” he said. Continue reading...

Tottenham close in on signing Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

Palace want replacement lined up before saleSpurs extend contract of captain Cristiano RomeroTottenham have stepped up their pursuit of Eberechi Eze by holding further talks regarding signing the England forward, but Crystal Palace want to line up a replacement before sanctioning his sale.Spurs, who confirmed contract extensions for their new captain, Cristian Romero, on Monday, are longstanding admirers of Eze, having made a move for him last summer. They are even keener to get him now that James Maddison is out with an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Dejan Kulusevski, another of the club’s key attacking midfielders, is out with a knee problem. Continue reading...

Man arrested over alleged racist abuse of Antoine Semenyo released on bail
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

Ghana forward reported abuse during game at AnfieldMan, 47, banned from going to matches as bail conditionA 47-year-old man from Liverpool who was arrested on suspicion of racially abusing the Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo has been conditionally bailed and banned from attending matches, Merseyside police said on Monday.The Premier League game between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday was halted during the first half after Semenyo told the referee he was targeted by a man in the crowd. The Ghana forward scored twice in the second half, but Liverpool won the match 4-2. Continue reading...

Racing strike leads to battle lines being drawn in dispute over tax reforms | Greg Wood
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

Cancelling meetings in September to highlight concerns over government plans on duty sparks backlash from betting industry bodyTwo days on from the out-of-the-blue announcement that British racing will strike on 10 September, the widespread media exposure the move has received may already be worth significantly more than the loss to sport from cancelling low-key meetings at Kempton, Lingfield, Carlisle and Uttoxeter. It will be an afternoon when most punters are looking 24 hours ahead to the St Leger meeting at Doncaster.As a result, there is a raised awareness of the deep concerns about government plans to harmonise the duty rates for online betting and casino-style gaming products, which could, according to modelling commissioned by the British Horseracing Authority, cost the sport between £66m and £160m in annual income. Continue reading...

Zoe Aldcroft: ‘This World Cup has the potential to change women’s rugby for ever’
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

Red Roses captain on the chance to grow the sport in England this summer, how she benefits from impostor syndrome and playing youth rugby against boys“I was playing for Scarborough against Whitby,” says Zoe Aldcroft as the England women’s rugby captain pauses before the start of the World Cup this week and describes one of her formative experiences in the game. “I must have been 12 at the time as I was the only girl playing rugby and we were up at Whitby. It was the coldest day ever and the wind was whipping. There was such a steep slope at Whitby Rugby Club and they had this massive guy playing for them. Whenever he broke the line they always used to shout ‘Cannonball.’”Aldcroft, the inspirational 28-year-old leader and lock forward, lets slip a gap-toothed grin as she remembers the scene. “He’d broken the line and, as the full-back, I was the last one between him and the try line. I knew I had to stop him so I dropped my shoulder and just nailed him. I think it stunned a lot of people.” Continue reading...

County cricket: One-Day Cup shows its worth with entertaining tussles
Posted on Monday August 18, 2025

The 50-over cup has produced a few crackers, with Sussex v Lancashire and Somerset v Warwickshire highlightsBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogThis article is from The 99.94 Cricket Blog Continue reading...