[ad_1] This move for Bamba underlines a marked shift in transfer strategy for Newcastle.It is certainly hard to imagine the club spending £55m on a 29-year-old again like they did when they signed forward Yoane Wissa from Brentford last summer.Instead, Newcastle have targeted players aged 20 and under on the continent this time around.Bamba, like Steur, Ewen Jaouen and Bazoumana Toure, will need time to adapt to the physicality and intensity of the Premier League.It is worth stressing Bamba has made only 12 competitive starts in all competitions for Monaco.But Newcastle have to take calculated risks this summer before such…
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[ad_1] Leeds are in talks to sign Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford.The England international could leave the Etihad this summer just a year after returning.Newcastle and Aston Villa both held an interest in him this summer, although Villa now expect Emi Martinez to stay at the club. Leeds are looking for a new goalkeeper after Karl Darlow and Illan Meslier left Elland Road this summer. Goalkeepers Lucas Perri and Alex Cairns remain on the books but Perri lost his place to Darlow in the second half of last season and did not play in the Premier League after a 4-3…
[ad_1] Tyson Fury was lighter than his opponent at the weigh-in for the first time in 15 years as he prepares to fight Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday.The Briton tipped the scales at 18st 13lb (120kg) – 26lb less than veteran Wach’s 20st 11lb (132kg) – before the heavyweight bout.Fury, 37, will fight the 46-year-old in Pattaya in front of about 1,500 fans and without a television broadcaster.”I’m Mr Slim now. I’m delighted to be here and there are fans here from all over the world,” Fury said.It is only the fourth time in Fury’s professional career he has…
[ad_1] England’s Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson had already skipped the event to prioritise the European Championships, which begin in Birmingham on 10 August, leading many to question the event’s significance in the sporting calendar. The squad for the European Championships is expected to be announced next week.St Lucia’s 100m Olympic champion Julien Alfred has also pulled out of the Glasgow Games, while Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh, one of the sport’s biggest stars, is favouring the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.With the likes of the United States, China and major European nations not part of the Commonwealths, some athletes favour other,…
[ad_1] A fight between England Under-16 players at a camp in Turkey was caused by an “internal matter” which was “quickly resolved”, says the FA.An online clip from the camp in late-2025 shows two players fighting in a hotel room, while several others film and encourage them.The FA said the issue has been settled and no further action will be taken.An FA spokesperson said: “We were made aware of an internal matter during an Under-16s camp in October 2025. This was quickly resolved at the time.”The clip, which is about a minute long, shows a boy wearing official England kit…
[ad_1] One of Wales’ first medal chances in the pool could fall to Ela Letton-Jones, who will compete in the S13 100m freestyle on Friday. The 19-year-old, from Y Felinheli in Gwynedd, won silver at the World Para-Swimming Championships in Singapore last year. “The fact I performed well last year gives me confidence, hopefully I can perform better even better in Glasgow,” said Jones.”I like that I can push myself and I know that I can always perform better.”The goal is to win more medals and hopefully make Wales proud.”A name you will likely hear a lot of if you’re…
[ad_1] The Norwegian Football Federation is considering filing a formal complaint to Fifa’s ethics committee about the decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban during the World Cup.United States forward Balogun was expected to miss his side’s last-16 tie against Belgium after being shown a straight red card during their 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.But, after an intervention from US President Donald Trump, the one-match ban was suspended for 12 months. No reason was given, beyond citing a rule that allows punishments to be suspended.Balogun started the match, which Belgium won 4-1.In a statement provided to the BBC, NFF president…
[ad_1] When you include Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery and Xabi Alonso, four of the coaches of the teams that finished in the top 10 of the Premier League last season all hail from the Basque region.”They ask me a lot why a lot of Basque managers especially have arrived to this level and why a lot of Spanish teams are winning a lot of things,” Iraola said.”I always say that a sense of collectiveness is very important. Spain has never had the best athletes. If you analyse, in swimming, track and field, they don’t normally win medals.”But in collective sports…
[ad_1] Google announced on Wednesday a new migration experience built directly into Android 17 that should ease the switch from iPhone to Android. The feature lets users wirelessly transfer more data types from an iPhone without needing to download a separate app, Google says. By simplifying the onboarding process and supporting more data types, the tech giant is looking to lower the barriers to switching smartphone ecosystems as it aims to attract more iPhone users. With this new method, users can transfer photos, videos, contacts, messages, calendars, and newly supported data types, including their Google Account, passwords, Wi-Fi credentials, and…
[ad_1] Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com is laying off hundreds of employees as part of a restructuring plan to refocus its investments around AI projects. The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to “support a leaner, more focused operating model” as it concentrates on its AI Work Platform. Monday.com earlier this year pivoted hard toward making its AI platform a core offering, redesigning its entire product around the belief that its enterprise customers increasingly want AI agents to work together with their employees. The AI Work Platform currently comprises a no-code app builder,…