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Chelsea face a short trip to Craven Cottage on Thursday night when they play west London rivals Fulham in the Premier League. A dire run of form has seen Chelsea win just three of their last 12 games in all competitions, with just one of those coming in the Premier League. The Blues' last outing was a 4-0 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup,…

The eyes of the darting world will descend on the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes and the Wunderland in Kalkar as a record-breaking number of players from across the globe bid to win PDC Tour Cards for 2023/24. Qualifying School will again feature concurrent events being staged in the UK and Germany, and is split into First Stage and Final Stage. A…

England opened up Group B play with a bang, trouncing Iran 6-2 earlier this week. Now, they face a United States squad that kicked things off with a disappointing draw vs. Wales. Will England fully assert their dominance over the group on Friday? The winner of Group B could be decided when England faces the United States on Friday in 2022 World…

Wales are up against it if they are to get even close to qualifying from Group E but three points in Russia on Sunday will do their cause no harm and that is what Rob Page's side should come away with. Wales have clocked up a serious amount of air miles this summer having twice travelled to Azerbaijan during Euro 2020 and they are on their travels…

Wales take on Azerbaijan in the penultimate fixture of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign this weekend. Here's everything you need to know about the game in Baku. What time is kick-off? The match at the Bakcell Arena gets underway at 5pm on Saturday, November 16. Is it on TV? Yes, the match will be shown live on S4C and Sky Sports. Coverage on S4C…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup commenced last month, on the 20th of November, as every top league was suspended. Check the Cadiz vs Manchester United Prediction below. However, the UEFA women's champions league odds are still available. Every football fan worldwide is still enjoying the tournament, and we are still looking forward to seeing the national…

What are we supposed to do this summer? I've had a bit of an existential crisis this week as the end of the season approaches in Europe's club leagues. The COVID pandemic disrupted the 2019-20 season, and one of the ripple effects was non-stop soccer for nearly the next two years. When leagues finally finished, there was hardly any time to pass…

Following a 1-2 Premier League victory over Airbus UK, Haverfordwest County will be looking for more of the same following their previous performance. Haverfordwest County's ability to hold out for a full 90 minutes has become increasingly unusual in recent years. The truth is that Haverfordwest County's defence has been breached in 5 of their last…

England (1 win, 0 losses, 1 draw) battles Wales at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Tuesday with kickoff for the Group B group match set for 2 p.m. ET (FS1) Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Wales vs. England odds, and make our best World Cup bets, picks and predictions. England isn't quite through to the next round, but they basically…

Monday's match between the United States and Wales may not be a must-win for either side, but it is fair to suggest it is a must-not-lose given the way that Group B sets up. England is the massive favorite to top the group, while oddsmakers are having a tough time separating the USMNT and Wales. Iran has the longest odds to advance. The stats also…

After the four-year wait, the new edition arrives at a new time of year (the end of fall) and in a new host country (Qatar) and, unlike four years ago, the United States men's national team will be part of the show. As the clock ticks down toward Sunday's soccer kickoff, the Times-Union takes an A to Z look at the 2022 World Cup, plus some of the…

Having been present at every edition of the tournament since 1990, the United States failed to qualify for World Cup 2018. It was a huge disappointment, but on the basis of their campaign, the USA did not deserve much more than a fifth-place finish in the final stage of the CONCACAF qualification process. Led by Gregg Berhalter, they did not make…

Another fantastic card should bring Bellator 288 to the top of your watch list for Friday night. A light heavyweight title fight between Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson headlines the Bellator 288 main card, while Patricky Pitbull and Usman Nurmagomedov battle for the lightweight strap in the co-main event. This card is sure to produce plenty of…

While it's not been given the "Group of Death" moniker that one group has in every major soccer tournament, one could argue that Group B is the toughest of all eight groups in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The average FIFA world ranking for the four participants is the highest of any group, with all four teams ranked inside the Top 20 in the most…

Could Group B be the real Group of Death in the 2022 World Cup with England, the United States, Wales, and Iran duking it out? England are the favorites to win this group, but they struggled in the Nations League. Can Harry Kane & Co. rebound? While it's not been given the "Group of Death" moniker that one group has in every major soccer…

With each team in the top 20 of the FIFA World Rankings, Group B at the 2022 FIFA World Cup is without a doubt the strongest group on paper. With four teams that could easily advance to the knockout stage, those matches will surely be met with excitement. However, this also has an added element of suspense for fans of the United States Men's…

CRISTIANO RONALDO has given a BOMBSHELL exclusive interview to Piers Morgan. Ronaldo, 37, says he feels betrayed and has been made the black sheep, in an exclusive interview with The Sun columnist Piers Morgan. Appearing in a sit down chat on Talk TV's Piers Morgan Uncensored, the Portuguese superstar makes several explosive claims as his career at…

The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official. From surprise call-ups to the agony of injury, there has been so much news swirling around which 26 players from each country will be named in their national team squad for the World Cup in Qatar. National team managers have some huge…

Wales has appeared in only one World Cup, in 1958, when they drew all three of their group-stage games before sneaking into the knockouts with a playoff victory over Hungary. They were knocked out in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 defeat by eventual champions Brazil, with Pele scoring the winner. FIFA Ranking: 19 Odds: 100-1 How they…

For the second time this season, Chelsea and Liverpool will go head-to-head in a domestic cup final - and believe it could be a tight encounter. These two teams could not be separated after two hours of football in the League Cup final. A 0-0 draw was not representative of how the match played out: there were several disallowed goals and both teams…

Ahead of the World Cup kicking off in less than three months, England and Wales have two more fixtures to show the opposition what they are made of. We preview the key action from the Home Nation's next round of Nations League fixtures below. Only just missing out on a trip to Qatar this winter, Scotland and Ukraine will take positives knowing they…

The Premier League goes on hold for the entire tournament, the first to take place during a European season. Championship games resume on the weekend of December 10/11, when the quarter-finals take place. Those divisions lower in the pyramid will play through the competition. For some, the confidence boost of playing in the world's biggest football…

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This is the preview for Group B's Wales. World Cup appearances: Second Best finish: Quarterfinals (1958) How they got here: In a difficult UEFA qualifying group with world power Belgium and a Czech Republic side that reached the…

Belgium are set to play Wales at the King Baudouin Stadium on Thursday in the UEFA Nations League. Belgium come into this game on the back of a 1-0 win over Czeslaw Michniewicz's Poland in their most recent game. A first-half goal from Fenerbahce striker Michy Batshuayi secured the win for Roberto Martinez's Belgium. Wales, on the other hand, lost…

Czech Republic will come up against Wales at Sinobo Stadium for a World Cup 2022 qualifying match on Friday. The two nations are neighbors in the standings of group E, occupying 2nd and 3rd positions, both on seven points and seperated only by goal difference. Last game between the teams: 30.03.2021 World Cup Qualification: Wales - Czech Republic…