Report: Tottenham Hotspur still pushing to sign Premier League forwardSavinho to Tottenham latest as Enzo Maresca confirms Man City illness updateTottenhams pursuit of Savinho has moved back into focus after Manchester City head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed the winger missed training through illness, with Spurs still working on a deal for one of their leading attacking targets. According to Standard, the Brazil international remains firmly on Tottenhams radar as they try to sharpen Roberto De Zerbis frontline before the window closes on September 1.Maresca addressed Savinhos absence before the Community Shield meeting with Arsenal and said, Yesterday he was not part of the session, before adding, He was a bit ill. The City boss then made clear a final call was still to come, saying, Well see today, the session is in the afternoon, well see how it is and well decide.Tottenham transfer plans around SavinhoThose comments arrive at a time when Tottenham are understood to be advancing their thinking around a possible move. Savinho has been described as a priority option for much of the summer, and the wider context makes the situation especially notable. The 22-year-old is reported to want more regular first-team football after starting only seven Premier League matches last season and scoring once.There has also been fresh reporting that Savinho has reiterated his wish to leave the Etihad and join Spurs. Any deal would still be expensive, with City said to want around 65 million for a player they signed from Troyes for 30m in 2024. That valuation is significant, though Tottenham have already shown major ambition in this market.Photo IMAGOSpurs squad build under Roberto De ZerbiSo far, Tottenhams spending has centred more heavily on midfield and defence. Around 229m has gone on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke, while Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka have also arrived as free agents. The next phase of the squad build looks increasingly likely to focus on the attack.Cody Gakpo and Folarin Balogun continue to be linked, but Savinho brings a profile that feels particularly attractive, direct running, one-against-one quality and room for further growth. For a club trying to add greater unpredictability in the final third, that matters.Manchester City stance and wider market movementCity, meanwhile, are reshaping under Maresca. Sales have already included James Trafford, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake, while 116m has been committed to Elliot Anderson alongside moves for Geronimo Rulli, Pierce Charles, Mathys Detourbet and Jeremy Monga. Against that backdrop, Savinhos future remains one to watch closely.Elsewhere, City are also facing a deadline in their efforts to sign Enzo Fernandez, with Chelsea holding out for 120m, while Barcelona are expected to return for Rodri. It all adds to a hectic backdrop, though from a Tottenham perspective the key point is straightforward, Savinho remains a live possibility.Our ViewFrom a Tottenham supporters perspective, this is exactly the sort of update that keeps the belief alive. The illness news on its own does not change much, but the bigger picture certainly does. If Savinho really wants the move and Spurs have been working on it for much of the summer, then there is every reason to think this one has substance.What makes it exciting is the fit. Tottenham need more spark in the forward line, more pace, more ability to beat a defender and create something from very little. Savinho looks like that kind of player. Under Roberto De Zerbi, you can imagine him receiving wide, driving inside and causing chaos. That sort of profile could elevate the whole attack.The fee would be huge at around 65 million, and supporters will naturally wonder if that money could be spread across multiple positions. Even so, top-level attackers cost top-level money. Spurs have already invested heavily elsewhere, so it would make sense if the final major push of the window was for a difference-maker up front.There is also encouragement in the fact Tottenham are being linked with multiple attacking names. That suggests the club know exactly where the squad still needs help. If Savinho is the preferred option, then this feels like a deal worth pushing hard for. For Spurs fans, the hope is simple, turn the interest into action and give De Zerbi the kind of wide threat who can transform games.

As is now tradition, The Hundred reaches its conclusion just as the new football season starts and exhausted parents try to tough out the end of the summer holidays.For cricket fans, journalists and pundits, this is also peak time for the eternal debate that rumbles on about the future of The Hundred, its relevancies, and its success.The key difference this season was that it was the first since the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) sold stakes of all eight teams to various private owners, which generated a staggering 975m.But in a summer of soaring temperatures, The Hundred's crowds have stagnated.The ECB confirmed on Friday that ticket sales had dropped just over 5% from last year, down to 550,000 from 580,000.It also said it had predicted the inconsistency because of the scale of change, and that the two most successful years in terms of sales (2023 and 2025) coincided with an Ashes series and an India men's tour.Despite the overall drop, the demographics remained on par with last year in terms of the tournament's target family audience, with 22% of tickets sold to juniors, 40% to families and 28% to female attendees.The messaging has remained understandably positive and confident about the product despite this dip in crowds.However, with this year the sixth edition, The Hundred is no longer the shiny new toy, even despite the new names, new kits and new owners.With fewer people in the stands, are we in another transitional period for one of British sport's most divisive tournaments?The Hundred 2026 tables, top run-scorers & wicket-takersAll you need to know about the 2026 Hundred finalsSlow start, steady finishAfter five years of building new franchises, Northern Superchargers became Sunrisers Leeds, while the most dominant men's side switched from Oval Invincibles to MI London, and Manchester Originals became the Super Giants.Welsh Fire, Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit and Trent Rockets kept their names and their kits pretty similar, while Southern Brave traded their green and black for navy and red.Overall in terms of attendances this year, it was a slow start before a gradual recovery.And the varying level of change at each team was reflected in the numbers at the eight different venues.Numbers at Headingley and Old Trafford - where the teams have been completely rebranded - have dropped, while Southampton's Utilita Bowl - home of Southern Brave - bounced back from a slow start.Brave's first men's game drew a crowd of 8,452 compared to 12,549 for the equivalent fixture in 2025, although the caveat for this year's match could be that it was on the last day of the school term.Cardiff's Sophia Gardens, the smallest of the host grounds, enjoyed record crowds for both its men's and women's Fire teams, drawing 11,796 fans for their fixture against MI London.Timings play their part when looking at individual games, too - for example, Cardiff had two midweek 11:30 BST starts for their women's team, while their record crowd came on a Saturday night.The two London teams were predictably at the top of the table, including the derby fixture between Spirit and MI London drawing a crowd of 27,721 - a record for any group stage match in the tournament's history.But without a London team in either the men's or women's Eliminator, The Oval was not close to selling out on Friday, with 10,271 in for the women's and 20,124 for the men's.Tournament director Vikram Banerjee told BBC Sport he thinks 2026 has produced a "better edition" than last year and "one of the best" in The Hundred's history."The quality now is second only to the IPL, by a clear distance in both the men's and women's games," said Banerjee."Our broadcast numbers are looking good, our online audiences are generating great numbers, and we're growing. We're doing great stuff, so I think it has been our best year."Banerjee added the crowd figures are just "one measure" and instead pointed to building "fandom" and "engagement" numbers, where the tournament was the most viewed season across The Hundred's own social media channels.'Always going to be a reset' The sales of the teams has also meant the new owners have become responsible for their own marketing and ticket prices and sales, when previously everything was run centrally by the ECB.Ticket prices have risen at some grounds, including highs of 55 for some adult tickets at The Oval, which covered both the women's and men's games that day.But prices were much lower elsewhere, between 20 and 30 for advance tickets at most grounds, while the ECB still set the 5 price for junior tickets everywhere.The ECB's chief executive Richard Gould suggested the new ownership would eventually improve fans' allegiances to the teams despite the overhaul, but accepted that attendances need to improve."It'll take time because there are new brands, but there's a lot more attachment that fans can now have with the teams because they're owned by the clubs and the investors, rather than all being owned centrally by the ECB," Gould told BBC Sport."We would like to see even more people coming to the grounds as attendances were more or less flat. It was a slower start and then built towards the end."The weather's been perfect, but the economy's not that great."When you look at the changes we've seen in terms of branding and team names, there was always going to be a bit of a reset moment. But I've got absolute confidence that we're in a really strong position."Only wins can stop England's curfew hokey-cokeyHenriques chasing 'cricket nirvana' with PortugalWhat are the rules on overseas players in The Hundred?Get cricket news sent straight to your phone

The Rochester Red Wings rallied late for a 5-2 victory over the Charlotte Knights on Friday night at ESL Ballpark, scoring twice in the seventh inning to take the lead and adding two insurance runs in the eighth.Rochester struck first when Seaver King led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to left field, his eighth homer of the season. Charlotte answered in the third on an RBI single by Mario Camilletti, then moved ahead 2-1 in the fifth when Andy Weber connected for a solo homer.The Red Wings broke through in the seventh. Trey Lipscomb and Sam Petersen delivered singles. Liover Peguero, making his Rochester debut, then lined a two-out single to center for his first hit as a Red Wing, driving in both runners and giving Rochester a 3-2 lead.Rochester added breathing room in the eighth after Phillip Glasser was hit by a pitch and Yohandy Morales doubled. Trey Lipscomb followed with a two-run double to left field, scoring both runners and extending the advantage to 5-2.Lipscomb paced the Red Wings offense by going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. King finished 2-for-4 with a homer, while Peguero drove in two runs and Petersen added a hit and scored a run. Rochester collected eight hits in the win.On the mound, Chandler Champlain allowed two runs on five hits over six innings, striking out five. Cole Henry earned the win with 1 scoreless innings and five strikeouts. Andry Lara recorded the final two outs of the eighth, and Gus Varland struck out three in a scoreless ninth for his second save. Rochester pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts.Information gathered from milb.com.This story was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.Learn more.This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Red Wings' newest roster addition comes through to spark late rally

Ahead of his return to the BKFC ring, Darren Till was involved in a street altercation outside of a pub in his hometown of Liverpool, England. Till is hoping to continue his good start to life with the BKFC, following his debut knockout win over Bellator and BAMMA veteran Aaron Chalmers. A step up in competition is an understatement for the Scouser, whose second fight with his new promotion sees him compete against a several-time UFC title challenger and Olympic silver medalist Yoel Romero.The fight is one of the sports most anticipated matchups, but Darren Till, eager to return to action, has been making headlines outside the ring. Till was involved in an incident that circulated online earlier this week. The 33-year-old can be seen aggressively confronting the towering 6-foot-5 Lee Browne outside o the Blarney Stone Irish Pub on Renshaw Street in Liverpool. The situation quickly became heated, with Till sizing up Browne while screaming, Whos a sh*thouse? Im right here now, and youre saying nothing, likely referring back to their online feud in the weeks prior. Browne had spent weeks trash-talking the former UFC fighter, calling The Gorilla a coward and accusing him of ducking a fight between the two.Not willing to settle their grudge with words, Darren Till hit Lee Browne with a barrage of punches, sending him crashing to the floor before a crowd of onlookers. Watch the altercation below!Darren Till gets in street fight with bare knuckle fighter in UK and KOs him in front of bar pic.twitter.com/oq1KWU1dUw MMA UNCENSORED (@MMAUNCENSORED1) August 13, 2026Darren Till has a history of street brawls, most notably one that almost cost him his life. Before his dedication to the fight game, Till narrowly evaded death in 2012 when he was involved in a horrific nightclub disagreement that resulted in him being stabbed twice.The blade allegedly missed the main artery in his back by millimeters, which was the difference between him escaping the altercation with his life and not.

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The UCLA Bruins brought in Bob Chesney to elevate the football program to a point where the team is competing at the highest level. A great way to move towards that is to become the best team in the city that youre in.UCLA football certainly hasnt been better than USC since the turn of the century, and its been even worse for the Bruins since the turn of the century. USC will be good again this year but Lincoln Riley has been even better off of the field, landing several top-of-the-line recruiting classes.So when might Chesney and the Bruins be able to compete consistently against USC? Maybe pretty soon. Trojans Wire writer Matt Zemek voiced his belief that things can change quickly in the world of college football.When UCLA kicked USC up and down the field in 2023, we all saw why that happened. D'Anton Lynn's UCLA defense swarmed USC's tissue-soft offensive line and blew up the Trojans' backfield again and again. UCLA was the far more physical team that day. The Bruins were physical with USC last season and were therefore able to push the Trojans even though they had far less talent, Zemek said. UCLA under Bob Chesney should be able to play with the physicality needed to beat USC. Given that Chesney has recruited well and shows promise as someone who can develop his players, that's all UCLA really needs to match and then exceed USC. It all goes back to Chesney being half as good for UCLA as Curt Cignetti has been for Indiana. If Chesney is even remotely close to the Cignetti standard, UCLA will run LA barring a Lincoln Riley renaissance in which his offenses start putting up 55 points a game the way he did at Oklahoma.Cignetti may be the best coach in the sport but Chesney even earning comparisons to the reigning national champion head coach is a good sign in Westwood.This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: Will USC-UCLA showdown be a close contest in 2026?