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Saturday Sunday Premier League 3pm Clockwatch Saturday’s pair of top-flight 3pm kick-offs are the focus of Barry Glendenning ’s blog. Bournemouth lost their opener after conceding two late goals at Manchester City, and Marco Rose’s side meet an Everton side seeking to start a league season with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2020. Elsewhere, Coventry host Hull in a meeting of promoted teams who began their seasons in contrasting fashions – and we’ll have live updates from the Championship, Bundesliga and beyond.
South Africa seek to level the Greatest Rivalry series in Cape Town, where the All Blacks have played their hosts 11 times since 1928, winning seven. The scrum was a potent penalty-earning weapon for the Boks last Saturday at Ellis Park until the 56th minute, when the All Blacks forced a defensive scrum penalty in front of their posts. New Zealand quickly turned a three-point lead into 10 and went on to win 33-16 in a thrilling upset. But the main theme of this week’s buildup has been about a backlash from South Africa, who haven’t lost two home Tests in a row at home since August 2015. Daniel Gallan helms the blog as the two giants of the game collide in the second of this four-part Test series.
Scott Murray provides the overview on the pick of Saturday’s Premier League matches. Spurs were bludgeoned 3-0 by Brentford last weekend, a torrid start to the season for Roberto De Zerbi’s new-look side. Matthias Jaissle’s team were only denied by a 99th-minute penalty equaliser against Liverpool, and both teams enjoyed morale-boosting Carabao Cup wins in midweek. Paul MacInnes and Jonathan Liew report from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The IBF belt relinquished by Oleksandr Usyk will be on the line in London and the 21-year-old Moses Itauma (14-0, 12 KOs) could become the second-youngest heavyweight champion of all time. Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic (20-1, 15 KOs) will be the toughest challenge of Itauma’s fledgling career. There is plenty of expectation surrounding the British prospect, with Prince Naseem Hamed claiming Itauma is a “million times better” than Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury and could become the best of all time. Bryan Armen Graham hosts the big fight blog and Donald McRae reports from the O2 Arena.
Emillia Hawkins clocks on bright and early to preview Sunday’s action with breaking news and much more as we settle down for another engaging set of Premier League fixtures, with four games on offer. Email [email protected] with your notions and queries.
Tanya Aldred has all the best of day four’s county action, barring rain delays as the blazing heat of summer gives way to more clement weather, and an uneven forecast for Sunday.
If there’s day-four play in the second Test, Tom Davies and James Wallace will be on hand with over-by-over coverage of the action from Lord’s.
Chelsea take on a Brighton side buzzing from their opening 4-0 battering of Aston Villa, while Xabi Alonso launched his reign with a 3-2 win over west London rivals Fulham. Leeds and Brentford also began their seasons with victories – so at least one perfect record has to go at Elland Road. Elsewhere, Sunderland host Fulham with both teams yet to get a point on the board. John Brewin is your go-to guide.
Follow events in New York live with our rolling blog as the final grand slam of the season gets underway. Carlos Alcaraz will open his title defence against Roman Safiullin in his first singles match since April. The current world No 3 returned to play with Serena Williams in the mixed doubles tournament and looked rusty. He may have to be sharper against Safiullin, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon. Tumaini Carayol reports from Flushing Meadows.
Ipswich gave Gary O’Neil the perfect start by beating Sunderland and they travel to Old Trafford in confident mood. Given Michael Carrick’s United were given a bloody nose by Championship play-off winners Hull in their opener, facing another confident promoted club comes with added pressure. Tim de Lisle helms the blog, with Jamie Jackson and Will Unwin reporting from pitchside.
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