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Cameron Burgess: Swansea City fear serious injury for centre-back

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Summer signing Stephen Welsh, who was on the bench against the Blues, could replace Burgess at Stoke.

Matos also has the option of switching Filip Lissah to centre-back.

The 21-year-old made his first competitive start for Swansea against Birmingham at right-back before making way for Josh Key in the second half.

“Welshy is more than ready to come in [and] we can still play Lissah [at centre-back], so there are plenty of options,” Matos said.

Swansea were in the market for another centre-back even before Burgess’ injury.

Matos acknowledged that should Burgess’ problem prove to be serious, the Swans may have to adjust their transfer plans.

“From when that is confirmed, of course we need to reassess the situation and think what we can do in the market,” he added.

“Let’s see. The market’s open. Everything can happen. We never know. We are ready to receive the players that will help us to be a better team.”

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Raiders’ Kirk Cousins, Maxx Crosby held out of practice following fight

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Raiders players Maxx Crosby and Kirk Cousins shake hands after stretching during an OTA offseason workout at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center.

Maxx Crosby and Kirk Cousins got into a fight on Friday and were held out of Saturday’s practice. Ethan Miller / Getty Images

HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins and edge Maxx Crosby were held out of practice Saturday for disciplinary reasons, head coach Klint Kubiak said.

The two got in an altercation during Friday’s practice, which involved Cousins confronting Crosby for physical play. Kubiak said such actions violated team rules and deserved punishment.

“We have very clear expectations on how we want to practice and how we want to go about our business, and we violated that yesterday, so (we) held those guys out,” Kubiak said. “That’s all I’m gonna say about it.”

Kubiak said that they addressed the team over the incident and are now “moving on.” Cousins and Crosby will practice during the Raiders’ next session on Monday, Kubiak said.

With Cousins out, No. 1 overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza took first-team reps as a Raider for the first time. Mendoza had a slow start Saturday but bounced back, throwing multiple touchdowns in red zone and goal line team periods.

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West Ham reach agreement in principle to sign Manor Solomon from Tottenham

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Manor Solomon in pre-season action for Tottenham, wearing the club's white home shirt.

Solomon has only appeared six times for Spurs, despite joining in 2023. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

West Ham United have reached an agreement in principle to sign winger Manor Solomon from Tottenham Hotspur.

The Athletic reported that talks between the clubs were on hold for financial reasons, with West Ham not willing to agree to the bonuses Spurs were asking for if West Ham were to achieve promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

However, the two teams have now reached an agreement in principle on a deal for the Israel international that includes a £5million transfer fee plus £2m in potential add-ons. The deal would also include a 10 per cent sell-on clause.

Solomon, 27, has featured prominently in pre-season for Tottenham this summer but has only played six competitive games for the club since joining in 2023 as a free agent, with his most recent appearance coming as a substitute against Liverpool in September of that year. He suffered a meniscus injury in his right knee shortly after, ruling him out of the rest of the campaign.

The following season, Solomon enjoyed a successful loan spell at Leeds United, helping the side achieve promotion to the Premier League as Championship winners, scoring 10 goals in the second tier.

In 2025-26, Crystal Palace held talks over signing Solomon before he joined Spanish side Villarreal on loan. He was recalled in January and subsequently loaned out to Fiorentina in Italy, where he scored twice in 19 appearances.

Solomon’s proposed move would be the second deal between the two clubs this summer after midfielder Mateus Fernandes left West Ham for Spurs in a deal worth £85m.

He is set to be the second new arrival of the summer at the London Stadium following the signing of former Brighton & Hove Albion defender Joel Veltman as a free agent. Winger Keiber Lamadrid also had his loan spell converted into a permanent move.

West Ham played their first competitive game of the season on Saturday, defeating Portsmouth 3-1 in the first round of the Carabao Cup. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team get their Championship season underway with a visit to fellow relegated side Burnley on August 16.

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The Hundred 2026 results: Trent Rockets into knockout stages with win against MI London

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The Hundred men’s competition, The Oval

MI London 147-7 (100 balls): S Curran 72 (46); Gregory 2-32

Trent Rockets 148-4 (90 balls): Santner 52* (23); Gleeson 2-27

Trent Rockets won by six wickets

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Trent Rockets booked their place in the knockout stages of the men’s Hundred with a six-wicket victory against MI London at The Oval.

Rockets’ sixth win in seven matches guarantees them a top-three finish as they moved to 24 points at the top – eight more than the trio of Sunrisers Leeds, Welsh Fire and MI London.

Rockets made a shaky start chasing 148 as Finn Allen fell to Tom Curran before Aneurin Donald and Sam Billings also departed, leaving them 46-3 after 30 balls.

Ben Duckett made 27 from 26 balls before he was dismissed by Richard Gleeson halfway through the innings, but Tim David and Mitchell Santner took full advantage of dropped catches – by Sam Curran and Sherfane Rutherford respectively – to steer their side to a sixth consecutive win.

David finished unbeaten on 32, while New Zealand white-ball captain Santner raced to his maiden Hundred half-century from 21 deliveries and struck the winning runs with 10 balls to spare – sealing Rockets’ first victory at the Oval in the competition.

Earlier, after being sent out to bat first, MI London made a rapid start, with the in-form Will Jacks, who had three fifties in four matches, looking in ominous touch again – but two brilliant pieces of fielding halted their early momentum.

First, David produced a superb catch running backwards to remove James Vince, before Duckett’s pinpoint direct hit while on the floor ran out Nicholas Pooran two balls later to leave the home side reeling at 35-2.

Jacks and captain Sam Curran then undertook a rebuilding job before the opener departed for 39, courtesy of a stunning reflex return catch by leg-spinner Calvin Harrison.

Wickets continued to fall at regular intervals for the hosts, but Sam Curran brought up a 30-ball half-century – finishing with 72 off 46 balls including four fours and five sixes.

He was dismissed on the final ball of the innings as MI London posted 147-7.

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