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Wales boss Robert Page wants clarity over severity of Neco Williams injury
Wales boss Robert Page wants clarity over severity of Neco Williams injury
Wales boss Robert Page wants clarity from Nottingham Forest over Neco Williams’ injury ahead of next month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers. Full-back Williams was ruled out for the rest of the Premier League season after breaking his jaw against Brighton on April 26. But Forest have not put a time frame on the 22-year-old’s recovery and Page wants to know the extent of the injury before naming his squad on Tuesday for games against Armenia and Turkey. “I think there’s conversations to be had with ourselves and the club, both medical teams,” Page told BBC Wales. “The squad is going to be announced next week. “We will have conversations in the meantime and see where we are at with that before we make that decision.” Page was critical of Forest in March when Williams’ team-mate Brennan Johnson withdrew from the squad to take on Croatia and Latvia, suggesting the striker had not been given enough help to be fit for international duty. As reported by the PA news agency in March, Bournemouth forward David Brooks will be part of the summer camp after returning to action following cancer treatment. Brooks made his first start since September 2021 against Manchester United on Saturday after four substitute appearances for the Cherries this season. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma in October 2021 and announced he was cancer free in May 2022. “I am pleased for him because he’s had a long journey,” said Page. “I got a bit excited in March. I tried to get him on camp then because you want your best players around you. He definitely falls into that category. “We knew we had to manage it. You don’t go through what he’s gone through and not have little setbacks. “Bournemouth have been incredible with the way they have handled it and got him back up to speed. It’s great that we have got him available.” Wales made a positive start to Euro 2024 qualifying with four points from two games, drawing away to World Cup semi-finalists Croatia before beating Latvia at home. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Football rumours: Manchester United ‘launching £55million swoop’ for Mason Mount On this day in 2013: Dylan Hartley sent off for dissent in Premiership final Real Madrid show support for Vinicius Junior ahead of win over Rayo Vallecano
2023-05-25 14:46
Immaculate Grid baseball: Answers, connections for Grid 91 (July 3)
Immaculate Grid baseball: Answers, connections for Grid 91 (July 3)
Here are hints and answers on the 91st Immaculate Grid baseball game for July 3rd, 2023, including the Cardinals, Reds, Orioles, and more.Well, folks, I have a confession to make. Immaculate Grid has made me realize that, as a self-proclaimed sports fan, I am completely embarrassed of my sports ...
2023-07-03 20:53
'Dr Pimple Popper' Season 9: Where is Marcell Dareus now? Ex-NFL DT assists children at football camps after tackling forehead lipoma
'Dr Pimple Popper' Season 9: Where is Marcell Dareus now? Ex-NFL DT assists children at football camps after tackling forehead lipoma
The NFL player is presently unassigned as his contract option was declined by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2020
2023-08-03 10:55
Max Verstappen qualifies on pole for the Qatar Grand Prix. He can win the title in Saturday's sprint
Max Verstappen qualifies on pole for the Qatar Grand Prix. He can win the title in Saturday's sprint
Max Verstappen has qualified on pole for the Qatar Grand Prix, a day before he can secure his third consecutive Formula One title in the sprint race
2023-10-07 02:58
Man Utd agree personal terms with Rasmus Hojlund - talks continue with Atalanta
Man Utd agree personal terms with Rasmus Hojlund - talks continue with Atalanta
Manchester United have agreed personal terms in principle with Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund, but are trying to agree a fee with Atalanta - who value the player at €70m at present.
2023-07-19 01:56
Ganassi vs. McLaren headlines Indianapolis 500 title fight, some 300,000 fans expected
Ganassi vs. McLaren headlines Indianapolis 500 title fight, some 300,000 fans expected
The Indianapolis 500 on Sunday has shaped up to be a showdown between Chip Ganassi Racing and Arrow McLaren Racing
2023-05-27 04:17
Ump show: Phillies, Diamondbacks are in for rough night thanks to umpire disaster
Ump show: Phillies, Diamondbacks are in for rough night thanks to umpire disaster
Game 3 of the NLCS could get ugly depending on the officiating crew's decisions. Apologies in advance to Phillies and Diamondbacks fans.
2023-10-20 05:58
Skip Bayless, Cowboys fans are in full-blown panic mode vs. Cardinals
Skip Bayless, Cowboys fans are in full-blown panic mode vs. Cardinals
Skip Bayless is in his bag once again, as he is totally dumping on his beloved Dallas Cowboys having a miserable time vs. the winless Arizona Cardinals.
2023-09-25 07:20
Harry Kane: ‘Ronaldo and Messi got better after 30 – my career is only at half-time’
Harry Kane: ‘Ronaldo and Messi got better after 30 – my career is only at half-time’
Harry Kane doesn’t drink. He enjoyed Bayern Munich’s annual trip to Oktoberfest in full lederhosen and ate a giant pretzel, but his jug of beer was barely touched. At the hotel where he lives, meals are carefully planned by his chef: breakfast is an omelette or yoghurt and granola; lunch and dinner consists of salad and vegetables topped off by a rotating carousel of white fish, chicken or beef. Sometimes he has salmon as a treat. He lives away from his wife and children, in a country where he does not speak the language after only a handful of lessons, in a city he cannot enjoy without being mobbed. His family will move over but for now it is a solitary, unremitting existence: eat, sleep, play, recover, repeat. It is not quite the life of a monk, but when children dream of becoming England captain, they probably don’t dream of this. This, though, is sometimes the life of an elite footballer. He has climbed to the top of the game; he loves it here and he wants to stay. Kane is the sort of person who has it all mapped out, from his ambition to play in the NFL to his retirement in Surrey, where he is building a new family home. So when he says his career is only at half-time, aged 30, you know it is not just bluster but part of a considered masterplan. “The perception in sport is you hit 30 and people start to think that’s the end,” he says. “But the way I’m looking at it is that I almost have the second half of my career [to come]. I’ve had nine or 10 years at the highest level and I’m hoping for another eight or nine years at the highest level again.” His best years, Kane says, might still be ahead of him. “There is definitely room for improvement. When you look at a lot of the top-level players – Ronaldo, Messi, Lewandowski, Ibrahimovic – they have almost got better as they hit 30. In a lot of sports that happens. Everything is maybe settled in your personal life, you are comfortable with your body, you are comfortable mentally and that just allows you to focus on football.” Kane is sitting in a colourful side room at St George’s Park, where he is on England duty ahead of Friday’s friendly with Australia and a Euros qualifier against Italy next week. England teammates have been asking about life at Bayern, where Kane has made a fast start: nine goals and four assists in nine games. The manager Thomas Tuchel has come under scrutiny after one or two disjointed performances, with Bayern third in the table – Tottenham, ironically, are top of the Premier League. But Kane has impressed in these early weeks. “There’s a lot of other stuff that goes into a transfer – the personal stuff, trying to find houses, living in hotels, not having my family with me,” he says. “It’s all stuff I’m not used to. So to be able to have started the way I have, I’m really proud. I could have scored a few more goals, I’ve had quite a few chances. But if you’d have told me before the transfer this is what I’d be on, the amount of goals and assists and wins, I’d have taken that.” Football in Germany is well suited to longevity, with a winter break each season and one less cup competition to contend with than English football. Many players consider retirement from international duty to prolong their club careers, but in that sense it is almost the opposite with Kane. His workload has lightened, and he has no intention of ever turning down his country. “I will probably keep [playing for England] until I’m not picked anymore, and then accept that and take it on the chin,” he says. Might he lead England into a home Euros in 2028? “Who knows? Hopefully, I’m aiming to still be around by then. I feel as good as I’ve ever felt before and I’d like to think my career will go to my late thirties, at least.” Kane is a friend and admirer of Tom Brady, the oldest player to win the NFL’s MVP award, aged 40. As a teenager struggling on loan at Leicester City, Kane sat alone in a rented flat wondering how he was ever going to make it at Spurs when he couldn’t even get a game in the Championship. There he came across a documentary about Brady on YouTube, charting the quarterback’s rise from obscurity, and he felt inspired to chase his own dream. A decade on, Kane is back where it all started, spending plenty of time alone again, albeit in slightly smarter accommodation. It is a symptom of his determination to stay at the top of the game and to prove he belongs at one of the biggest clubs in the world. And perhaps what captures Kane’s unique mindset, what marks him out as one of England’s greatest ever footballers, is that he is never finished. “I definitely think there are levels [to reach],” he says. “Being at Bayern Munich now, I can keep pushing myself to see how good I can get.” To Kane, the second half has only just begun. Read More On this day in 2019: England lose long unbeaten qualifying record in Prague Harry Kane dreaming of leading England to Euro 2028 glory on home soil I am a Tottenham fan – Harry Kane wants Spurs to win Premier League Football rumours: Wayne Rooney in the running for Birmingham job ‘Role model’ David Beckham reached out after Hampden Park hounding, says Maguire Maguire reveals Beckham reached out during difficult England moment
2023-10-11 16:29
Kylian Mbappe ‘very happy’ at PSG and says he will see out contract next season
Kylian Mbappe ‘very happy’ at PSG and says he will see out contract next season
Kylian Mbappe says he is “very happy” at Paris St Germain and plans to remain with the club until his contract expires at the end of next season. The 24-year-old has suddenly become one of the hottest properties on the summer transfer market after it emerged on Monday that he had presented PSG with a formal letter stating he would not activate an extension to his deal. That means he would be out of contract and able to depart for nothing in 12 months’ time, leaving the French club looking to either negotiate a new contract or accept the highest offer possible this summer. Real Madrid, who were desperate to sign the player last year and who have recently lost Karim Benzema to Saudi club Al Ittihad, are sure to be interested again, but Mbappe took to Twitter on Tuesday to describe reports he wants to join the Spanish side this summer as “lies”. And he added: “I have already said that I will continue next season at PSG, where I am very happy.” The former Monaco forward extended his PSG deal just over a year ago to end Real’s pursuit at that point, but a statement from his management to the AFP news agency on Tuesday says the club were informed on July 15 last year that the player would not activate an option to extend the deal to 2025. “Kylian Mbappe and his entourage confirm that this matter has not been discussed since over the course of the year, except a fortnight ago to announce the sending of the letter,” the statement read. “No potential contract extension has been mentioned.” The statement said Mbappe and his management “regret that the letter was circulated in the media and that these exchanges were made public with the sole aim of damaging their image and the discussions with the club”. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live
2023-06-13 22:25
Blind spot: Amari Cooper fantasy football owners in shambles thanks to worst call of season
Blind spot: Amari Cooper fantasy football owners in shambles thanks to worst call of season
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper was called out of bounds on what would have been an obvious touchdown
2023-09-25 02:55
Zay Flowers catches and runs for TDs, Ravens force 4 turnovers in 20-10 win over Chargers
Zay Flowers catches and runs for TDs, Ravens force 4 turnovers in 20-10 win over Chargers
Rookie Zay Flowers had a touchdown catch and ran for a game-sealing score late in the fourth quarter, Baltimore’s defense forced four turnovers, and the AFC-best Ravens beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-10
2023-11-27 13:17