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Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola is cursing his bad luck after defender Owen Bevan joined a growing injury list.Bevan hurt his thigh in the opening stages of the 1-1 friendly draw with Wrexham in Santa Barbara.Iraola said it was too soon to know whether it is the same injury that wrecked the Wales Under-21 international's planned loan move to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian last season.But the Cherries boss expects Bevan to be out "for some weeks".It means he joins Tyler Adams, Enes Unal and David Brooks on the sidelines in missing the start of the Premier League season.Adams had surgery on...

Iraola's Bournemouth injury frustration

Barcelona are reportedly hopeful of landing their top transfer target in the coming week, while Ansu Fati is in a last-chance saloon situation at the La Liga outfit. Despite being one of the biggest clubs in the world, Barcelona‘s finances are very precarious. High wages, not being able to register players, and huge debts make life at the Catalan side a rather tumultuous one.

Barcelona president to ‘try’ and pip Arsenal to £48m colossus as former wonderkid faces last chance saloon

It’s time for the third edition of Dispatches from Bat Country this month, and boy, do we have some juicy names for you this week. Unfortunately, in the realm of Bat Country, juicy tends to be a synonym for ridiculous, so join me as we apply our clown makeup and take a journey through the bizarre.

Dispatches from Bat Country: July 2024 - Edition 3, The Three Batketeers

We’ve seen only a few snippets of the work that’s been going on at the training ground so far, but the one thing that was immediately apparent was Enzo Maresca’s very much hands-on style. The new head coach is out there actively participating in drills — not all, but some — showing and not just telling what he wants his new charges to do.

Levi Colwill, Christopher Nkunku appreciate Enzo Maresca’s hands-on style

LeBron James is a special kind of talent. Whenever he decides to retire, there’s no doubt he’ll be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, leaving his imprint on the game. With his skill set, it’s tough for opponents to match up with him one-on-one, but that hasn’t stopped many of his rivals throughout his career from reverting to bothersome tactics. The King attracts pests and on the court that’s brought a ton of beef.

Everybody has beef with LeBron

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Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Nickisha Pryce sets a world-leading time of 48.57 seconds in her first professional 400m race at the Diamond League meet in London, breaking the meet record and moving up to the 7th spot on the all-time world list. Pryce's winning time: 48.57 seconds. New meet record set by Pryce: 48.57...

Nickisha Pryce makes history with world-leading 400m win in London

You don’t normally associate football with the Olympics – but some of the all-time greats of the sport have won a gold medal at the games. Men’s football has been an Olympic sport since 1900 and women’s football was finally included in 1996, meaning a wide range of stars have participated at the tournament.

11 legendary footballers who won Olympic Gold: Messi, Neymar, Eto’o…

Luke Humphries added the World Matchplay title to his World Championship crown with a thrilling 18-15 defeat of Michael van Gerwen. The 29-year-old Englishman stayed composed to see off a fightback from his Dutch rival at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Humphries sealed victory by hitting double 20 twice in a...

Humphries beats Van Gerwen to win Matchplay title

It feels like we’ve been here before. Multiple injuries to centre backs, damage to the spine of our team and uncertainty ahead of the new season. The last time this happened was during our playoff run two seasons ago. We still managed to pull enough results together with a makeshift back two, but came unstuck against a strong Luton side who took full advantage of our deficiencies.

Assessing the state of Sunderland’s backline as pre-season continues!

Last week, the Argentinian National Team beat Colombia in the Copa America Final, completing a sweep of three major tournaments in a row - two Copas and a World Cup in between. It is a feat that makes them among the greatest international squads to have ever played the game.

On Racism and Regrettable Statements

After we heard from CEO Darren Eales a few days ago and new sporting director Paul Mitchell on Thursday, it was Eddie Howe’s turn to speak ahead of Saturday’s return trip to Tyneside from the Adidas headquarters in Germany. And Howe made clear he wants to stay in...

Eddie Howe staying at Newcastle, but...

It was inevitable, but on this day back in 2016, the news was made official that Sam Allardyce was to leave Sunderland and become the manager of the England national team. It was only the previous October when Allardyce returned to Sunderland - where he had a brief stay during his playing career and was a part of the coaching setup under Peter Reid in the 90’s - after taking over from Dick Advocaat.

On This Day (22nd July 2016): Big Sam to England is made official!

NBA offseason movement has ground to a halt, the Paris Olympics are about to kick off, and every team just got a first look at its rookies in Las Vegas Summer League. It feels like there will be a second wave of deals coming soon before training camps officially open around the league, but for now the league’s wheeling and dealing season is on pause.

NBA’s 10 best free agents still unsigned on the open market

Philadelphia, PA

In the first half of the 2023 NFL season, it looked for all the world that the Philadelphia Eagles were headed back to another deep playoff run, and perhaps another Super Bowl. The sting of losing Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs in an agonizingly close fashion (38-35, with the winning field goal coming with eight seconds left in the game) was supposed to push this impressively talented team over the top.

5 things the Eagles need to do to unleash Jalen Hurts again

Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson is set to miss the start of the 2024-25 Premier League season with a back injury, according to Chris Waugh of The Athletic. Wilson’s injury could also have an impact on Newcastle’s transfer plans, as the Magpies were thinking about adding a new forward... but only if they could complete the sale of Callum. With his fitness questionable and this injury in place, it’s going to be hard to sell him for any sizable amount of money, let alone the fact that he’s entering the final season under contract giving even more leverage to the potential suitors to offer even less money.

Callum Wilson set to miss start of season with back injury

Silverwood returns to English cricket, joining Tom Moody's staff at Oval Invincibles in the Hundred after resigning from his role with Sri Lanka. Silverwood left his job as England's head coach following a 4-0 defeat in Australia in early 2022. He then took a two-year contract with Sri Lanka, which...

Chris Silverwood Joins Oval Invincibles Backroom Staff in The Hundred

Santa Barbara, CA

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Following back-to-back promotions, global darlings Wrexham continues their preseason ahead of the start of League One with the first of two games in California.

Where to watch Wrexham vs. Bournemouth live stream, TV channel, start time for preseason friendly

I read that the club were promoted three times in a row to get to the 2nd tier of Spanish football - are they punching their weight or was this a redemption story?. This is very much a club punching above their weight - they achieve attendance of less than 5,000 for most home games and play in a small stadium.

Fan Focus: The Spanish Segunda Show lifts the lid on Sunderland’s next opponent CD Eldense!

Sunderland AFC and Hummel have absolutely nailed it and for the first time in a long time, it appears that we have a fan base united in approval for something our club has done. The way they’ve listened to the fans deserves credit and bodes well for the future, not...

What do we think of Sunderland’s new Hummel away shirt?

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Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland 2-1 Eldense - Hemir wonderstrike secures victory in Spain

Made a couple of decent saves after the break and his handling was solid throughout but didn’t look particularly comfortable with the ball to feet. Was...

Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland 2-1 Eldense - Hemir wonderstrike secures victory in Spain

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