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Mohamed Salah faces race to be fit to make FA Cup tie against Manchester City
Mohamed Salah is facing a race to be fit for Liverpool’s FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester City after a muscle injury ruled him out until after the international break.
In a second blow for head coach Arne Slot the Press Association understands goalkeeper Alisson Becker did not travel with the squad to Brighton.
The Brazil Football Confederation announced on Friday afternoon injury had forced his withdrawal from their squad for friendlies against France and Croatia in the United States.
Alisson missed last week’s Champions League first leg against Galatasaray after an injury scare but played against Tottenham last weekend and in Wednesday’s second-leg victory.
Salah’s absence is a setback as the Egypt international, who scored in three of his last four starts, had put in one of his best performances of the season in midweek.
However, when the 33-year-old gestured to the bench to be taken off after scoring the omens were not good.
“Indeed, unusual and as a result of that you can expect the outcome: he’s not available for tomorrow,” said Slot ahead of the trip to Brighton.
“The good thing for Liverpool is we go to an international break, and the bad thing for Egypt is that he can’t go there.
“We’re hoping with what Mo has shown in the past that he can recover faster than other players in similar situation because he takes such good care of his body.
“History has shown he can be back earlier than some others, but it’s only two weeks until we go again, so let’s hope in that period of time he can be back.”
Salah has proved to be incredibly resilient during his Liverpool career, missing just 10 Premier League matches through injury since joining in 2017, and this is his first since a hamstring problem in January 2024.
It is another hurdle for Slot to overcome as it places additional pressure on the right side of his team.
Jeremie Frimpong played at full-back in midweek and could be the stand-in for Salah further forward but that would then mean Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s best player this season, would again have to drop into defence despite a starring midfield role against Galatasaray, as Joe Gomez is not fit to cover.
It has happened so regularly that Slot is tired of talking about it.
“I don’t know how many times I have to say this: Dominik is a midfielder. Should I say this five or six times?” he said.
“So the moment I play him in a different position doesn’t mean I am trying to be a tactical genius, it means I don’t have options.
“So if I have a full-back on the bench, ask yourself if he is fit to play? Every time I make a line-up, there must be a reason why he is playing right full-back because Dominik is a very good midfielder for us.
“If everybody is available the team is stronger when he is playing in midfield, but if we miss five, six, seven players then maybe we disagree the team is strongest playing him at full-back.”
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Costello Van Steenis beats Fabian Edwards to defend PFL middleweight title – highlights
Fabian Edwards’ wait for a world title goes on after he loses against Costello van Steenis, who successfully defends his PFL middleweight title with a third-round knockout in Madrid.
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Conlan vs Walsh: Michael Conlan retires from boxing following defeat
It was a return to Belfast for the first time since his defeat by Jordan Gill in December 2023 which left him with much to ponder in terms of his career.
After a 16-month hiatus, Conlan returned in March 2025 under new coach Grant Smith, producing a points win over Asad Asif Khan in Brighton before stopping Jack Bateson in Dublin six months later.
However, the SSE Arena once again proved to be the scene of one final night of disappointment that has resulted in his decision to retire.
It wasn’t a case of him being completely dominated this time, but there was self-awareness that his performance was not up to a level where he could threaten a standing champion.
Walsh will instead seek his own opportunity and called out WBC featherweight champion Bruce Carrington afterwards.
“It was definitely a close fight,” he told DAZN afterwards.
“Shout out to Mick Conlan – I’ve always been a fan of his but he couldn’t figure me out. He’s been a helluva fighter, but his time’s up.”
Those words rang true with Conlan confirming this is indeed time up.
“Boxing has given me an unbelievable life,” he reflected.
“I can never be bitter with the situation because it gives you so much and takes so much. I’ve always said you can never love the sport as it will never love you back.
“I want to walk away with my health intact and my family good. I’ve done really well in boxing, have reached some serious heights and fought in some serious arenas around the world, done things many fighters don’t get to do.”
He continued: “I’ve achieved an awful lot but have I reached my goal of becoming a world champion? No, and that’s the hardest part of all.
“I’m a stubborn person and would want to keep going, but I’ve missed a lot of my family’s lives. I’ve two kids, my daughter is 11 next week and my son is seven. I’ve missed maybe 65 or 70% of their lives through boxing and training camps, so it’s time to go home.”
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Trump signs executive order to protect the Army-Navy game broadcast
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American Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti praised President Donald Trump after Trump signed an executive order to protect the exclusive broadcasting window for the annual Army-Navy football game.
Pernetti expressed the conference’s “deep gratitude” for the order.
“The American Conference is deeply grateful to President Trump for his strong leadership in issuing the historic executive order to preserve America’s Game,” Pernetti said in a statement.
“This is a meaningful step that protects a cherished national tradition and reinforces what makes the Army-Navy Game so special to our country.
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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order during the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy presentation with the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
“The Army-Navy Game represents far more than football. It honors our service academies, highlights the character and commitment of our future leaders and brings Americans together around values that matter deeply, including service and sacrifice.
“This executive order is a positive step for the sport, for our service academies and for the enduring legacy of America’s Game. We are proud to be a part of the team working to protect it.”
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President Donald Trump is escorted onto the field to take part in the ceremonial coin toss before the start of a game between Army and Navy at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore Dec. 13, 2025. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo)
Trump signed the order Friday as he presented the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the Navy football team in the East Room of the White House. The order directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Commerce to coordinate with relevant parties, including the NCAA, the College Football Playoff (CFP) and broadcast partners, to secure an exclusive broadcast window for the standalone game.
The executive order came amid growing concerns that an expanding College Football Playoff calendar could encroach on the game’s traditional date, which since 2009 has been played exclusively on the second Saturday in December.
The classic rivalry, first played in 1890, has been played annually since 1930 and typically draws 7 million to 8 million viewers, making it one of the highest-rated regular-season games in college football. The current television agreement with CBS Sports runs through 2038.
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President Donald Trump tosses a coin before a game between the Army and Navy in Baltimore Dec. 13, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump, who has attended multiple Army-Navy games as president, framed the move in January as an act of patriotism, writing on social media, “Under my Administration, the second Saturday in December belongs to Army-Navy, and ONLY Army-Navy!”
As the postseason structure of college football continues to evolve, this executive order signals a significant commitment by the administration to maintain the standalone grandeur of a matchup defined by the phrase “sing second.”
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Jordan Spieth frustrated by ‘random’ mental miscues
Mar 20, 2026; Palm Harbor, Florida, USA; Jordan Spieth during the second round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images Jordan Spieth walked off the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook on Friday just five shots off the morning lead at the Valspar Championship, but still very disappointed in his 1-over-par round of 70.
That’s because Spieth had a potentially far better round unfold over his final few holes for the second consecutive day in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Spieth was at 5 under for the tournament before he bogeyed his final two holes. That included leaving his third shot in a green-side bunker on the ninth — his final hole of the day — and Spieth had to hit a 9-foot putt to avoid a closing double. That followed an opening round in which Spieth was 5 under before suffering a double-bogey and bogey over his final three holes.
The result is that after 36 holes, Spieth feels like he is playing well but now also has significant work cut out for him in order to be in contention come Sunday.
“I’m extremely frustrated when I don’t get the most out of my round because I’m playing better than I’m scoring on a week like this week,” he said. “That’s the frustrating part. But I would much rather be on that side of it than anywhere else.”
Spieth has now made six of seven cuts so far in 2026. However, he has yet to post a top-10 finish, with his best result a T11 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. While he feels his game is in excellent shape all around, Spieth acknowledges that claiming his first PGA Tour victory in four years will require eliminating the untimely miscues that regularly pop up in his rounds.
“I think I’m driving it in the top 20, I think I’m striking it in the top 20, I think my short game’s in the top 20, I think my putting’s in the top 20,” he said. “I’ve made some bad decisions or hit some wrong tee shots at the wrong time or missed contact that have cost me from having a chance to win three or four times and finishing where I finish.
“So it’s a good place to be. Those are normally easier things to solve, they’re just more reps and I’m in a confident place.” Spieth likely has at most six competitive rounds remaining before the Masters next month. He will skip the Texas Children’s Houston Open before likely playing in the Valero Texas Open the first weekend in April.
He was asked if most of the mistakes are mental miscues.
“Yeah, or just a contact mishap, which is an execution error, but it’s like random. Like if I toed one on this hole I would be fine, but I toed it on the wrong hole or I necked it on the wrong hole. Just like random little stuff. I had three plugged lies in bunkers today off pretty good iron shots that if I was playing a different wind — just random stuff.
“Then I made a couple really bad decisions which probably cost me three two or three shots. That’s unacceptable. I’ll fix that this weekend. That’s not hard to fix.” –Field Level Media
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Price cautious on Reserve Bank’s 2026 return to The Galaxy
In a training career spanning more than 30 years, Mick Price has come across only one similar instance to the problem that kept Reserve Bank out of action for almost a year.
The winner of The Goodwood prepares for a return via the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday, arriving back at the stable for spring targets when handlers flagged odd behaviour.
“I walked in at four o’clock one morning and the girls said, ‘come and have a look at this’,” Price said.
“He was absolutely shaking life a leaf on the spot, which was really unusual.
“We couldn’t work it out initially. We thought it might have been a vertebrae problem, but it turned out to be Ross River virus based on his blood picture.”
This mosquito-spread virus, often seen in humans, also hits equines, manifesting as fever, swollen joints and sluggishness.
Having trained just one other horse with it, Price recalls that one failing to thrive post-issue, contrasting sharply with Reserve Bank’s positive rehabilitation signs.
“It was a horse called Blazing Harry. He came back and he did not race well, and he didn’t look to bloom,” Price said.
“I don’t have much experience or knowledge with it. I don’t know what to expect. But Blazing Harry, he didn’t have a lot of life looking at him, and this horse looks beautiful.
“I think he just needs racing.”
Last autumn the four-year-old secured three stakes wins in a row, highlighted by his Goodwood conquest.
He holds a fine fresh record yet Price views the Saturday assignment as preparatory and is sceptical about gate two’s prospects.
“The horse is going super, but I can’t picture how he wins a The Galaxy from that inside gate, first-up after a long time,” he said.
“He’s a four-year-old bull. I’m just looking for him to run well and please, and then I’ll work out a program.”
“He just needs to go to the races to bring him on.”
Damian Lane takes the mount on Reserve Bank, quoted at $8.50 in a wide-open betting contest.
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Keyshawn Davis delivers surprising Devin Haney vs Rolly Romero verdict
Devin Haney and Rolando Romero are expected to collide in a welterweight title unification this May, and potential 147lb rival Keyshawn Davis has offered his prediction for the contest.
Haney dethroned Brian Norman Jr to become the WBO welterweight champion in November, whereas Romero won the vacant WBA Regular title with a win against Ryan Garcia last May, before later being upgraded to full champion.
Meanwhile, Keyshawn Davis was stripped of his WBO lightweight crown when he missed weight ahead of a planned first defence versus Edwin De Los Santos. He moved up to super-lightweight as a result, knocking out Jamaine Ortiz back in January to rediscover some momentum.
However, during his post-fight interview, Davis revealed plans to move up to welterweight and take on Haney, despite just one fight above the lightweight limit since 2021.
It appears as though Haney has instead opted for this title unification opportunity against Romero, but ‘The Businessman’ is sure to pursue a clash with the victor, claiming to have already agreed to a ‘championship contest’ in the welterweight division.
Speaking to FightHype, Davis looked ahead to the bout, which he labelled as a ’50/50 fight’ after sharing a phone call with Romero.
“Haney-Romero? I got it 50/50. Definitely a 50/50 fight. I have been talking to Rolly on the phone, I know how serious he is. Everybody know Devin for his last fight. So, I got it being a 50/50 fight.”
Haney-Romero is anticipated to take place on Saturday, May 30, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, pending official announcement.
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Bruno Fernandes fumes over controversial penalty decisions as Manchester United draw at Bournemouth
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes voiced his frustration at perceived inconsistencies in refereeing decisions as his side were not awarded a penalty in their 2-2 draw at Bournemouth.
Referee Stuart Atwell looked at an incident in the second half when Amad Diallo went down under contact by Adrien Truffert in the box, but determined it was not worthy of a penalty.
VAR agreed with the on-field decision but Atwell later gave Bournemouth a penalty for a similar-looking challenge, with Harry Maguire seeing a straight red for pushing Evanilson in the penalty area with the latter through on goal, and conceding a spot-kick, which Eli Junior Kroupi duly converted.
Fernandes said afterwards: “I think we could have gone 2-0 up, and then we ended up conceding a goal, not getting a penalty and then we get a penalty against, where more or less it’s the same situation as Amad.
“One is rewarded as a penalty, the other one not. I know it’s difficult for the referee to give two penalties to the same team in one game but I don’t understand why VAR doesn’t get involved in that situation or with Harry [Maguire] because either one is a penalty and so is the other or none of them are.
“Amad is getting to a point where he’s going to shoot and he gets pushed – you can see that something puts him completely out of balance.
“It’s frustrating for the small players because they always say the small players are soft and when it’s the bigger players they end up giving the fouls. I think the other situation is a penalty, but I also think the one on Amad is a penalty and that could’ve changed the game.”
Fernandes had earlier opened the scoring for United from the spot after Michael Carrick’s side were awarded a penalty for a foul on Matheus Cunha by Alejandro Jimenez.
The Premier League Match Centre explained the decision not to award United another penalty on X, writing: “The referee’s call of no penalty for a challenge by Truffert was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed the contact was not sufficient for a foul.”


Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick agreed with his captain, saying: “We should have had another penalty. Obviously, if you get one, you must get the other.
“It’s pretty much identical for me, two-hand grab. Either way, he’s got one wrong, but to give one and not give the other, I can’t get my head around it, I think it’s crazy. It’s a bit baffling, really.”
Carrick said the decision not to award the Amad penalty was pivotal to the outcome of the game. He added: “Because of that, they score and then it’s chaos after that, really.
“We should have had another penalty and the game would have been totally different.
“That’s what VAR was for: clean it up and consistency. Surely whatever they think, if one’s been given there’s enough people to decide that it’s the same as the first. It’s two different decisions, so a bit baffling really.”
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