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Report: Braves’ Profar facing 162-game suspension for second PED violation
The Atlanta Braves‘ designated hitter is reportedly facing a 162-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the second time in the last year, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday.
Profar, 33, would be the sixth player to receive a 162-game ban for PED use since Major League Baseball increased the penalty to a full season in 2014 for two-time offenders.
The one-time all-star was previously suspended for 80 games last season after testing positive for human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that can encourage testosterone production.
John Sadler anticipates that Befuddle’s past experience on the Flemington straight will serve her well in the coming race.
On Saturday, the filly enters the HKJC World Pool Trophy (1100m), representing her second start over 11 months.
Sadler revealed the Hanseatic filly underperformed in the spring, but expressed satisfaction with her fourth placing at Caulfield Heath on February 9 for her return.
“For a horse that had been off the scene for a long time, she ran very well at Caulfield Heath,” Sadler said.
“She got very tired late, but they did run along, and she led them up and there were some quick horses in that race.
“We got her to the trial stage in the spring, but she just didn’t come up, so I tipped her out.
“There were no lameness issues or anything like that, she just didn’t look right.
“I’m happy with how she’s going but I still think she might be one race away, however I’m expecting her to run really well.”
The straight at Flemington is familiar territory for Befuddle, having raced there before on two occasions.
Her first go saw her finish sixth in the Talindert Stakes (1100m) to Tentyris, followed three starts later by third in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m), before her recent reappearance.
“Before we figured out to let her stride, she was held up in the Talindert behind Tentyris where she over-raced shockingly,” Sadler said.
“Her run was actually a hell of a lot better than what it looks on paper.
“She came out a start later and led all-the-way at Moonee Valley and then went to Caulfield and ran second in The Showdown.
“I’ve always had a better opinion of her than what the market suggests and I hope I turn out to be right.”
At Flemington this Saturday, The Troubleshooter, Befuddle’s younger half-brother by I Am Immortal, will debut in the Listed TAB We’re On (1000m).
Sadler called the two-year-old a sharp prospect with solid grounding.
“He’s ready to run well, but it will depend on the others and how he handles the straight at his first start,” Sadler said.
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London emerges as favourite to host ‘Finalissima’ involving Lionel Messi as Qatar concerns grow
European and South American football authorities are set to convene for a final meeting before a Thursday deadline to determine the fate and location of this month’s “Finalissima” between Spain and Argentina, with London emerging as the leading candidate amidst significant doubts over the original Doha venue.
The highly anticipated clash, pitting European champions Spain against Copa America holders Argentina, who have Lionel Messi in their ranks, was initially slated for 27 March at Lusail Stadium in Doha.
However, Qatar’s ability to host has become increasingly unlikely following the Qatar Football Association’s indefinite suspension of football tournaments, a decision made in the wake of US and Israeli attacks on Iran and subsequent retaliatory missile strikes on the Arabian Peninsula.
The Spanish FA (RFEF) has been actively seeking a swift resolution, emphasising the critical importance of the March international break for World Cup preparations ahead of the June-July tournament in North America.
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente underscored this urgency, telling Spanish Public Radio (RNE) on Monday: “I know that negotiations are underway. The first thing, as a society, is to stop the conflict, but once you are immersed in it and you don’t know how long it will last, the solution would be, as long as you can’t play there, to find another venue as soon as possible.”
London has quickly risen as the most probable alternative should Doha be definitively ruled out.
While Wembley Stadium, which hosted the previous edition in 2022 when Argentina defeated Italy, is unavailable due to an England v Uruguay fixture on the same date, the English capital boasts several other stadiums capable of staging such a high-profile match, sources confirmed.
Despite a strong desire to face Argentina and its star players like Lionel Messi, sources close to the Spanish camp indicated that their primary concern is not to squander this final international window before the World Cup.
Consequently, Spain has reportedly begun contemplating alternative opponents should the “Finalissima” arrangements fall through.
Any alteration to the fixture would necessitate complex agreements between the RFEF, European governing body UEFA, South American confederation CONMEBOL, global body FIFA, and the Argentine FA (AFA), especially given Spain’s existing fixture against Egypt three days later.
Other potential venues were also explored and dismissed: Madrid was proposed by the RFEF but rejected by the AFA, who preferred a neutral ground.
Morocco’s offer to host was declined by the RFEF amid underlying tensions concerning the joint 2030 World Cup bid with Spain and Portugal.
Miami was also considered, partly due to Messi’s presence at Inter Miami, but the Hard Rock Stadium is already booked for the Miami Open tennis tournament.
Neither the RFEF, AFA, nor UEFA immediately responded to requests for comment.
A spokesperson for CONMEBOL confirmed that multiple meetings had occurred recently but refrained from confirming Thursday’s deadline or London as the preferred venue.
Another notable name may be on the move with the start of NFL free agency on the horizon. The Minnesota Vikings are open to trading former Pro Bowl pass rusher Jonathan Greenard, according to ESPN.
While they’d reportedly like to keep him, the Vikings’ salary cap issues have forced them to consider trading Greenard, who has two years remaining on a four-year, $76 million deal that he signed in March of 2024. The Vikings, who are currently more than $45 million over the cap, are reportedly planning to release running back Aaron Jones and defensive tackle Javon Hargrave in order to get some necessary cap space.
A former member of the Houston Texans, Greenard was named to his first Pro Bowl during his first year in Minnesota after recording 12 sacks. He had just three sacks last year, however, while being sidelined for five games after sustaining a shoulder injury that ultimately required surgery.
Here are some possible landing spots for Greenard, who could provide a quick fix for a team that is in need of an upgraded pass rush.
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore immediately came to mind given its immense need to acquire a proven pass rusher. The Ravens also have salary cap space to accommodate Greenard’s contract and could potentially package a trade with one of their young pass rushers. One potential trade piece here could be Mike Green, a 2025 second-round pick who had just 3.5 sacks as a rookie.
Making this scenario make more sense is where both Baltimore and Greenard are entering the 2026 season. The Ravens are eager to take the next step while maximizing Lamar Jackson‘s and Derrick Henry’s remaining prime seasons. Greenard, a seven-year veteran who has never been beyond the divisional round of the playoffs, would undoubtedly prefer to play somewhere that has legitimate Super Bowl aspirations.
San Francisco 49ers
No team was worse last year in terms of getting to the opposing quarterback. The 49ers recorded just 20 sacks last season, six fewer than the next-worse team (the New York Jets). Despite that, the 49ers still managed to get to the divisional round of the playoffs.
A lot of the 49ers’ inability to generate pass rush last year was the byproduct of Nick Bosa missing most of the year after he tore his ACL. But even with Bosa slated to make a full recovery, it would still make sense for the 49ers to have some reinforcements at pass rusher behind Bosa and 2025 first-round pick Mykel Williams, who also saw his 2025 season shortened due to injury.
Los Angeles Chargers
While they were one of the league’s better pass-rushing units in 2025, the Chargers may lose former Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack, fellow outside linebacker Odafe Oweh and starting defensive hand Da’Shawn Hand in free agency. In Greenard, the Chargers would be getting a positional replacement for Hand who can replicate the production that Mack had in terms of getting to the quarterback.
Cincinnati Bengals
While they seldom make splashy trades, it would make sense for the Bengals to do this for multiple reasons. Cincinnati, despite having some of the league’s highest-paid skill players, has loads of salary cap space that it should use to improve a defense that has held the team back the last few seasons.
Making this make more sense for the Bengals is the fact that Trey Hendrickson — their best pass rusher since 2021 — is slated to enter free agency. The Bengals are also slated to lose their other starting defensive end, Joseph Ossai, when free agency begins next week.
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo finished in the bottom half of the NFL in sack last year. Simply put, that is unacceptable for a team that has the aspirations that the Bills have. Rest assured that fixing that issue is among general manager Brandon Beane’s top offseason priorities.
Like some of the other possible landing spots, the Bills are hoping that 2026 is the year that they finally reach the Super Bowl. Money is the main roadblock here, as the Bills are currently still over the NFL’s allotted salary cap for the 2026 season.
Welcome to our weekly PGA Tour gambling-tips column, featuring picks from GOLF.com’s expert prognosticator, Brady Kannon. A seasoned golf bettor and commentator, Kannon is a host and regular guest on SportsGrid, a syndicated audio network devoted to sports and sports betting, and is a golf betting analyst for CBS Sportsline. You can follow Brady on Twitter at @LasVegasGolfer, and you can read his picks below for the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, which gets underway Thursday in Orlando, Fla.
As the PGA Tour shifts from west to east and the season’s first major championship nears ever closer, a heavy dose of big-boy events is currently dominating the Tour calendar. The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill will mark the third Signature Event in four weeks — and next week is another with the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Like Riviera two weeks ago, the API is another 72-player field that features a 36-hole cut. The top 50 players and ties will make it to the weekend, along with anyone sitting within 10 shots of the lead.
Bay Hill Club & Lodge was originally designed by Dick Wilson and Joe Lee but later became Arnold Palmer’s baby and like Arnie liked to do, he tweaked the golf course many times over. What we have now feels like the masterpiece: a par 72 course that stretches to nearly 7,500 yards and features relatively narrow fairways and large, firm, and fast Bermudagrass greens. This will mark the third straight season that the tournament has been classified as Signature status on Tour. It is very much a Florida-style track with 84 sand bunkers, palm trees, thick, penal rough. It’s susceptible to extreme winds, and nine of the 18 holes feature water hazards that are very much in play.
Certainly much of the agronomy is different at Bay Hill than at Riviera but what remains the same is both are stern tests of golf that will require a player do just about everything very well. Both accuracy and distance are needed off the tee. Ball striking is crucial, and even though the greens are large, hitting them in regulation is difficult. The rough is especially thick. Scrambling around the greens is paramount – and then putting on these fast and firm surfaces is a real challenge.
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There isn’t necessarily one or two areas of emphasis that lead to success on this golf course but more so, every club in the bag needs to be firing at a high level. One particular stat that is worth noting is Hole Proximity from 200+ yards, as Bay Hill, when including the par 3 holes, has more approach shots of this length than any other regular Tour stop golf course. So add long-iron play to your long list of necessities this week.
Course form has proven to be a strong indicator here at Bay Hill and so has Open Championship or links golf success. The forecast is calling for winds in the 10-15 MPH range with chances of thunderstorms looming in the afternoons. For correlated courses this week, I used TPC Scottsdale – Scottie Scheffler being a recent example of a player that has won twice at both venues. I also used TPC Craig Ranch, another venue that is home to a Scheffler victory. Finally, from a links perspective, I used the Renaissance Club where they play the Genesis Scottish Open, Royal Portrush (yet another place Scheffler has won), and Royal St. George’s, home to the 2021 Open Championship.
Tommy Fleetwood (20-1)
The last time we landed on the Englishman, he cashed an outright win for us at the Tour Championship last August. He’s played twice so far on Tour this season, finishing fourth at Pebble Beach and seventh two weeks ago at the Genesis Invitational. He’s twice been 10th here at Bay Hill and once finished third. Fleetwood finished runner-up at Royal Portrush in 2019 and has finished fourth and sixth at the Scottish Open. Over the last 24 rounds, he ranks third in this field for Scrambling and 13th in Hole Proximity from 200+ yards.
Matt Fitzpatrick (25-1)
Another Englishman that has been playing wonderful golf this season, Fitzpatrick finished top 10 earlier this year in Phoenix at TPC Scottsdale and ranks fourth on Tour for Strokes Gained: Approach. Over the last 24 rounds, he is fourth in this field for Hole Proximity from 200+ yards. He’s finished ninth, 14th, and 22nd here at Bay Hill, 20th and fourth at Royal Portrush, and fourth and sixth at the Scottish Open.
Hideki Matsuyama (37-1)
The last time we were on Matsuyama he lost in a playoff in Phoenix to Chris Gotterup. That was his second runner-up finish in Phoenix, a place he’s also won twice. He’s been as high as sixth here at Bay Hill and third at TPC Craig Ranch. Matsuyama ranks second in this field for Hole Proximity from 200 yards or more and is No. 1 on Tour in Scrambling. His kryptonite this season has been off the tee. If he can find more fairways this week, he will be tough to beat. Despite losing strokes off the tee to begin this season, Matsuyama has finished 13-11-2-8-28 in five starts. I have to hope that a week off between starts helped him work things out with the driver. I do believe that when Matsuyama has his A-game, he is one of the few players in the world who can beat Scheffler and McIlroy.
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Robert MacIntyre (58-1)
Like Matsuyama, the Scotsman really just has one soft spot this season and that is with his approach play. Everything else has been solid and the short game has been magnificent. MacIntyre finished fourth in Hawaii to begin the year and was 20th two weeks ago at Riviera. He finished 11th here at Arnie’s place last season and two starts prior to that, took sixth in Phoenix. His links prowess is some of the best in the game, finishing sixth at Royal Portrush in 2019 and seventh last summer. He was eighth at Royal St. George’s in 2021 and went from runner-up to outright winner at the Scottish Open in 2023 and 2024.
Nicolai Hojgaard (60-1)
Hojgaard was red-hot last week at the Cognizant Classic over the weekend. After making the cut on the number, he shot 66-65, the lowest weekend total in the field, to finish sixth. A few weeks before that, he was third at TPC Scottsdale. He was 14th at The Open Championship at Royal Portrush last July and has finished fourth and sixth at the Scottish Open. Over the last 24 rounds, Hojgaard ranks 15th in this field for SG: Approach, sixth for Driving Distance, and is 19th for Hole Proximity from 200+ yards. He is 10th on Tour for SG: Off the Tee and is 44th in Scrambling.
Even though the women’s world championship is just around the corner, two-time defending champ Team Rachel Homan will be sitting at home, watching on the television like everyone else.
In order to reach the women’s world championship in Canada, you need to win the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, something Homan’s team didn’t compete in this season.
However, according to Homan’s longtime teammate Emma Miskew, who has won five Scotties championships, it’s not because the team didn’t want to be there.
Miskew and teammates Homan, Tracy Fleury and Sarah Wilkes are coming off an Olympic bronze-medal win just over a week ago at Milano Cortina 2026.
But, now, their season as a team is over.
To wear the maple leaf at the Olympic Games, you have to win the trials, which Homan easily did. With the win, however, came a decision made by Curling Canada in the summer of 2025 that was relayed to all the teams competing at those trials.
Curling Canada “strongly recommended” the winner shouldn’t compete in the Scotties because of its proximity to the Olympics.
“Our viewpoint was based on focusing performance on the Olympics, and with the four-player teams’ departure scheduled for a couple days after the conclusion of the Scotties, it was determined that it would not be in the best interest of the women’s trials winners to compete in the Scotties, and go through the pressure and rigours of potentially 10 days of competition, and then turn around and fly to Europe and compete in an even more pressure-packed event less than two weeks later,” a Curling Canada spokesperson told Sportsnet.
“The teams and entire high-performance program understand that rest and preparation for the Olympics is paramount over competing in the Nationals.”
The Scotties took place from Jan. 23 to Feb. 1, while the women’s discipline at the Olympic event began on Feb. 12.
Miskew understands that logic.
“(Playing in the Scotties) probably wouldn’t be ideal prep heading into an Olympics,” she said.
But there are also larger issues, Miskew said.
“I think our biggest issue with it is that for the last 16 years now, so, multiple (quadrennials), the men can do both and the women cannot,” she said. “It’s always this scheduling-conflict reason, but no one has ever made any effort to change the schedule so that it doesn’t only affect the women.”
Not only did Miskew and her rink lose out on defending their Scotties championship for the third year in a row, but they also lost out on up to $100,000 of prize money.
“One of the biggest things about it too is the prize purse at the Scotties and the Brier is substantial, and we aren’t given the opportunity to play for any of that purse, nor do you get any compensation for winning the trials,” Miskew said on the podcast. “So, yeah, we were just a little disappointed that it’s continuing to be an issue where there’s an inequality between the men and the women.”
Asked by Sportsnet if Team Homan will receive compensation for winning trials and not getting to compete in the Scotties, a Curling Canada spokesperson replied, “They had access to financial incentives and support through the Canadian Olympic Committee, based on Olympic qualification and performance.”
Miskew said that when word was starting to spread that they chose not to go to the Scotties, Curling Canada didn’t tell people why.
“No one piped up from Curling Canada and said, ‘Actually, we said they couldn’t go.’ So, it made it look (bad), and, especially too, because the Scotties were in Mississauga (and) we’ve repped Ontario for years,” Miskew said. “We had a lot of people that bought tickets and stuff expecting us to be there.”
The spokesperson for Curling Canada said, “We did (put out a comment). Our response was distributed to media outlets that were asking this question in December.” In a story published on Dec. 2, The Canadian Press cited a statement provided by Curling Canada that said Team Homan would “not return to defend” its title, but more specifics were not given.
Curling Canada’s ticket announcement said, “With Team Rachel Homan’s victory at the Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials … her trip to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy means she will not play as Team Canada at the 2026 Scotties.” No further reason was cited.
Would Team Homan have played if the schedule had been changed?
“It’s hard to know because we knew we weren’t given the option. Maybe we would have not played like the (Players’ Championship) and then done the Scotties,” Miskew said. “We don’t fully know what we would have decided to do, but we weren’t given a choice. Or, if it was like a week earlier, probably would have been a great opportunity to get some games.”
Miskew pointed to the fact Brad Jacobs (who won the Olympic gold medal) was allowed to play in the Brier that started just six days after his gold-medal match.
“Jacobs is (playing in the Brier). They’re probably tired, but (Curling Canada) doesn’t care because they’ve already played the Olympics, got the result, and now they can go and play free, for a good sum of money,” Miskew told John Cullen on the Broom Brothers podcast.
“Realistically, (Jacobs) is going to make the playoffs, which comes with at least 30 or 40 grand or whatever it is. I mean, it’s not even all about the money. It’s kind of the principle, too.”
Dates for the Scotties during the next Olympic year are already set and, if nothing changes, the same problem would happen. The Scotties are scheduled for Jan. 18-27, 2030, while the first day of the Olympics is Feb. 1, 2030.
So, will Curling Canada look into changing the schedule?
“Curling Canada will be discussing the schedule with the Athlete Council to get more feedback before we finalize any plans for the 2030 quadrennial. Changing dates would create some issues with other events such as the Grand Slam of Curling, the Rock League, and our Member Associations and their playdown systems but we will look at all avenues before making any final decisions for the next quadrennial,” the spokesperson said, adding shifting dates would create “many domino effects for other curling stakeholders.”
A spokesperson for The Curling Group, which owns the Rock League and Grand Slam of Curling, said it hasn’t nailed down dates beyond the 2027-28 season for Rock League or GSOC events.
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Olympians cannot help but marvel at one another.
“Self Magazine” asked numerous Olympic and Paralympic athletes who their “Olympic crush” is, and several stars were not afraid to give their answers.
Gold medal figure skater Alysa Liu named a summer Olympian.
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Gold medal winner Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn during the Olympic Figure Skating Exhibition Gala at the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 21, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Tim Clayton/Getty Images)
“I think my Olympic crush is probably Suni Lee. She’s so pretty and very stylized. You know what I’m saying? I like that, yeah,” Liu said of the two-time gold medalist.
Another figure skater, Amber Glenn, also went with a gymnast.
“I have many Olympic crushes. Laurie Hernandez,” Glenn said. “I love that she’s openly queer and that she is completely herself, a little bit of a nerd, just like me.”
Hernandez was part of the 2016 team in Rio that won gold. She earned silver on the balance beam.
Laurie Hernandez at the 2016 Rio Olympics. (Reuters)
Speed skater Brittany Bowe was asked the same question, but it wasn’t that difficult for her — she is engaged to women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight.
“There’s no thinking outside the box on that one,” she joked.
The two became engaged the day before Knight’s team won gold over Canada. Knight shared the moment on social media, captioning a video of the two athletes in matching Team USA gear, “Olympics brought us together. This one made us forever.”
Kendall Coyne, left, and Hilary Knight celebrate after the victory ceremony for women’s ice hockey at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 19, 2026. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)
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Where has this Wolves resurgence come from?
Wolves are doomed for relegation, sitting 14 points adrift from safety with 10 games to go. But if we’re being honest, they haven’t looked like a team destined for the drop as of late.
Molineux has witnessed two of the biggest upsets of the season over the past two weeks, with Rob Edwards’ men first holding leaders Arsenal to a 2-2 draw before stunning high-flying Aston Villa with a comfortable 2-0 win!
Both results could well prove pivotal to both sides in achieving their respective ambitions – whether that be title or Champions League-based – and with Liverpool also in the hunt for top five, can Wolves hurt another of the division’s top teams?
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:45
James Milner: Jurgen Klopp told me to have a break when I retire – but then I’m running marathons
Here’s our interview with legendary former Liverpool midfielder James Milner, who broke the record for most Premier League appearances last weekend…
Walking into Brighton’s Elite Football Performance Centre, I was swiftly approached by a member of the club’s communications team. “Have you got the frames?” he asked this bemused writer, who only had his phone, laptop and notepad with him. It turns out he was after a different Will; not from The Independent, but from Guinness World Records. We were both here for James Milner.
For Milner, his record-breaking 654th Premier League appearance was just another game. “Massive victory on the road, delighted for the boys and travelling fans, thanks for the support,” read his very ordinary Instagram post, with the comments limited, after Brighton’s hard-fought win at Brentford. No self-congratulations, no fuss. It was very run-of-the-Milner.
The 40-year-old had his priorities straight. “I’ve always just tried to get on with my job and keep my head down really,” Milner said, ironically surrounded by journalists – and the aforementioned GWR dignitary, adorned in the trademark blue blazer and tie – who had all congregated on the south coast to discuss his remarkable milestone. “I know obviously there’s been a lot of talk around this sort of thing, but for me, I just want to do my job and [was] especially pleased to get the win, that was so important for us at the weekend. So to contribute to that, that’s always number one.”
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:30
Arne Slot admits he gets no ‘joy’ from Premier League set-piece dominance
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has expressed a distinct lack of enjoyment for the current style of football prevalent in the Premier League, though he concedes it represents “the new reality” of the game.
“First of all you have to accept it. I think it is mainly here in the Premier League; if I watch other leagues I don’t think there is so much emphasis on set-pieces,” he stated, drawing a stark contrast with the Eredivisie, where he observes goals disallowed and fouls on goalkeepers called more frequently.
“Here you can almost hit a goalkeeper in his face the referee will say just go on. Do I like it? My football heart doesn’t like it. Now most of the games I see in the Premier League are not, for me, a joy to watch.
“But it is always interesting because it is so competitive and that’s what makes this league great because there is so much competitiveness – everyone can win against everyone.”
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:15
The first time was so nice…
It’s not often that two teams play each other in an identical fixture twice in the space of three days.
But that’s the scenario that Wolves and Liverpool find themselves in, playing tonight in the Premier League before squaring up in the FA Cup on Friday.
One less team to study match footage of, I guess.
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:10
Predicted line-ups
Wolves XI: Sa; Mosquera, S Bueno, T Gomes; Tchatchoua, A Gomes, J Gomes, H Bueno; Arokodare, Mane; Armstrong.
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike.
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:08
Liverpool team news
Florian Wirtz remains unavailable for Liverpool after suffering a back injury in the warm-up ahead of their match at Nottingham Forest.
Jeremie Frimpong, meanwhile, made his comeback from a hamstring problem against West Ham, easing pressure on Liverpool’s problem position of right-back.
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:06
Wolves team news
Wolves will likely bring in Angel Gomes to join his namesake Joao Gomes in a double pivot after Andre sustained an injury last time out.
Teenage starlet Mateus Mane, who is rumoured to have admirers at Anfield, is near-certain to start.
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:04
When is Wolves vs Liverpool?
Wolves’ meeting with Liverpool kicks off at 8:15pm GMT on Tuesday 3 March at Molineux.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the game on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm GMT. Subscribers can also stream the match on discovery+.
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:02
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Despite being 14 points off safety, Wolves have not looked like a side doomed for relegation of late, with Rob Edwards’ side boasting results against teams in the top four in their last two home outings. They notched a late draw against leaders Arsenal two weeks ago before dispatching high-flying Aston Villa in a Midlands derby on Friday night.
Liverpool will be seeing a lot of Wolverhampton this week, with tonight’s clash coming just three days before they return to the Black Country to face this opposition in the FA Cup fifth round.
Will Castle3 March 2026 17:00
Terence Crawford retired off the back of a victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Coach Brian McIntyre was instrumental in the gameplan to make that happen.
‘Bud’ Crawford moved up two divisions from his previous outing to challenge for Canelo’s undisputed super-middleweight world title, fighting his way to a unanimous decision victory to become champion in a fifth weight class.
The 38-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska announced his retirement not long after, calling time on an undefeated campaign that was helmed by trainer ‘BoMac’ from start to finish after they had worked together in the amateur ranks.
With Canelo set to return in September in pursuit of more world titles, BoMac believes he has the man to stop that happening: Lester Martinez.
Speaking to Pro Box TV, the acclaimed trainer talked up his charge’s chances, and said Crawford had to raise his game when sparring Martinez prior to the Alvarez fight.
“People are starting to talk about Lester Martinez. It’s great, man. He fits right in there. I personally feel he could beat Canelo. You know we got the blueprint, right?
“He damn sure [helped Crawford]. It was great work. That is where you saw Bud’s greatness come in, by switching up his styles, what he to do to get the work in with Lester. Lester, one of his weaknesses [could] sometimes play against him, but [he] got past that and to push Terence to a level where he needed to go and to get out there and do what he wanted to do in the [Canelo] fight. It was phenomenal.”
Martinez fought Christian Mbilli for the WBC interim title on the undercard of Canelo–Crawford, with the bout ending in a split draw. Mbilli, after retaining the interim belt, has now been upgraded to full champion in the wake of Crawford’s retirement.
A rematch was ordered in the wake of the fight and may still take place, with Mbilli currently weighing up his options for his first defence, another of which being Canelo himself.
Guatemala’s Martinez has time on his side at 30 years old and just 20 fights into his campaign, and many feel a world title is within his reach, particularly with the brain of BoMac in the corner. Should the opportunity to face the Mexican icon present itself, the coach believes he can solve that puzzle once more. First up is Immanuwel Aleem on March 21, again for the interim WBC strap.
Galatasaray have dismissed reports claiming that Victor Osimhen and some of his teammates are owed unpaid salaries.
In recent days, several Turkish media outlets reported that the Nigeria striker had not been paid for two or three months. The rumours gained more attention after Osimhen did not celebrate some of his recent goals.
One moment that raised questions was his calm reaction after scoring against Juventus in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage. Some fans suggested his muted celebration was linked to the alleged salary issues.
Osimhen later explained that he chose not to celebrate out of respect for Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti, his former coach at Napoli. However, the speculation continued despite his clarification.
Galatasaray president Dursun Özbek has now responded firmly to the claims. The 76-year-old businessman insisted that the club has paid all players in full and on time.
He said reports of unpaid wages were false and disrespectful to the professionalism of the players. According to him, Galatasaray have not defaulted on any salary payments and do not owe any player outstanding wages. He added that bonuses and incentives are also paid as agreed.
While the debate continues off the pitch, Galatasaray are enjoying an impressive season.
Under coach Okan Buruk, they currently lead the Turkish Süper Lig by four points ahead of rivals Fenerbahçe. In Europe, they have reached the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 12 years, where they will face Liverpool.
Domestically, they are also preparing for a Turkish Cup fixture against Alanyaspor.
Osimhen has played a major role in the club’s success this season. The Super Eagles forward has scored seven goals in the Champions League and 10 in the league.
However, he is expected to miss the cup game against Alanyaspor as the club manages his fitness ahead of the important league derby against Beşiktaş this weekend.
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