data-mm-id=”_4vtdt0h6a”>Caught in the firestorm of a controversy not of her own doing, Imane Khelif said "the best response" to all of the scrutiny over her eligibility in the Paris Olympics women's boxing tournament was to win a gold medal.Khelif got that final say on Friday.In what arguably was her best performance at the Paris Games, the Algerian boxer defeated China's Yang Liu 5-0 to capture the gold medal in the women's welterweight division at Roland Garros.As she awaited the judges' final decision, the 25-year-old Khelif stood with her right hand raised expecting victory. After being officially anointed the champion, she hugged everyone in her corner and then took a celebratory lap outside the ring on the shoulders of her coach while carrying the Al…
data-mm-id=”_rpkmg28r7″>It looks like the Miami Dolphins will be without quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for at least a few weeks. Tagovailoa suffered a concussion in the third quarter of the Dolphins 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills Thursday night. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel discussed the team's quarterback future during his Friday press conference. Backup quarterback Skylar Thompson replaced Tagovailoa Thursday night and McDaniel said he expects Thompson to be the next man up, but that Miami will bring in another option.RELATED: NFL's average player is this old, stands this tall and weighs this much"We will bring in someone, we’re just evaluating the pros and cons for the different situations,” McDaniel said.#Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel says the team is moving fo…
data-mm-id=”_4b507hxa0″>The Los Angeles Rams will face the Arizona Cardinals in week 2 of the NFL season at State Farm Stadium on Sunday.WATCH: Rams vs Cardinals Live | Stream free on FuboThe Rams lost in heartbreaking fashion in overtime to the Lions on Sunday Night Football in their season opener. To make matters worse, they will be without Puka Nacua for at least the next four weeks after he left the game with a knee injury. Copper Kupp had a fantastic first game of the season with 14 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown.The Cardinals almost took down the Bills in Week 1 but came up just short, falling 34-28. Marvin Harrison Jr. had a quiet debut, so look for a bounce-back game from the rookie wide receiver. If last week was any indication of how the rest of the season will go, Ari…
Man Utd boss Ten Hag confirms Garnacho has ‘apologised’; praises ‘fantastic’ Sancho after CL success
Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag claims Alejandro Garnacho has apologised for liking social media posts criticising his recent handling of the player.
The Argentina winger, who was dragged off at half-time during last weekend’s disappointing 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, liked two messages on X, formerly Twitter, which were negative about .
He quickly unliked both posts and has since apologised, leaving no issues around his involvement for in this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Championship outfit Coventry City at Wembley.
He apologised
Asked whether it suggested the group was not together, Ten Hag replied: “I wouldn’t point to that.
“Alejandro is a young player, has to learn a lot. He apologised for it and after that we move on.”…
Failure to qualify for Europe this season has added a lot of pressure on Newcastle United when it comes to potential exits this summer, in two ways.
First, they are a club that needs as much revenue as possible to continue the growth to satisfy the ambition of their Saudi Arabian-backed ownership.
Secondly, they need to satisfy the ambitions of some of their better players, with the futures of midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, who has a £100m release clause in his contract, and striker Alexander Isak under increasing scrutiny.
But there is no need to sell. Eddie Howe will want to keep both, and others, if Newcastle are to progress this season. So, here are five players he should build around. Oh and here are the
Alexander Isak
Isak is the fi…
Former Chelsea defender William Gallas thinks Jose Mourinho should fill the void left by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp by joining a Premier League club.
Klopp is leaving the Reds at the end of the season, meaning one of the biggest names and characters in football will be departing Our League.
Mourinho is a similarly colossal character in the game and is currently out of work after losing his job at AS Roma earlier this season.
He has been linked with a few jobs in England in recent months, including , Liverpool and West Ham.
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A move to Anfield never felt realistic but was something we dreamed would happen and the Reds have reportedly settled on appointing Feyenoord s Arne Slot as Klopp s replacement.
It would ha…
Manchester City are interested in signing RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo and are hoping one of his close friends will convince him to move to the Etihad, according to reports.
Joint with Paris Saint-Germain, is Olmo s most frequent opponent in the Champions League, facing the Premier League club four times.
Four appearances do not tell the whole story as the Spaniard has missed another four matches against the Citizens through injury.
He impressed as Dinamo Zagreb were brushed aside in the 2019/20 group stage and picked up an assist in the 6-3 defeat for Leipzig two years later.
City and Leipzig met in last season s last 16 and the German side were battered 8-1 on aggregate, with Olmo playing 18 minutes across both legs.
The 26-year-old is a hi…
Manchester City star Kyle Walker has hailed Chelsea captain Reece James as the best right-back in the world.
missed the majority of his first season as Blues skipper through a hamstring issue and his career in general has been ravaged by injuries.
But having broken into the Chelsea first team in September 2019, James has established himself as one of the best around in his position.
He s just got everything
The 24-year-old was omitted from Gareth Southgate s 33-man provisional England squad for this summer s Euros, which came as a surprise to some, and Walker reckons the Cobham academy graduate has got everything .
Asked to name the best right-back in the world, he said on the You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker podcast: Reece James. He’s just got eve…
Vincent Kompany wants Arsenal duo Oleksandr Zinchenko and Albert Sambi Lokonga as his first two signings as Bayern Munich boss, according to reports.
In one of the surprise appointments of the year, Kompany whose Burnley side were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season was appointed Bayern Munich manager earlier this week, .
Speaking after being announced as the new boss of the Bavarian giants, Kompany said: I m eternally motivated, I wake up from the morning to the evening motivated with the intention to make everyone around me better.
I m not defined by the successful years in my life, it s the moments I had tough times.
I don t want to be successful on my own I want to bring as many people with me, that s in my nature.
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According to reports, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS considered five or six managers to replace Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.
Ten Hag s future was in doubt throughout the 2023/24 campaign as endured a torrid season as they finished eighth in the Premier League.
Their season ended on a high as helped his side beat arch-rivals Manchester City 2-1 at Wembley in the FA Cup final.
This win was not expected to be enough to save Ten Hag as
However, with injuries deemed a crucial factor in Man Utd s disappointing season and, more importantly, Sir Jim Ratcliffe unable to identify a ready-made replacement, the Premier League giants have opted to stick with Ten Hag and the Dutchman is now expected to sign a new contract.
After this news emerg…