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The Irish Sun
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- The Irish Sun
What Irish TV channel is Chelsea vs Crystal Palace on? Kick-off time, live stream, team news and odds for Premier League
It is one of three games on TV today LONDON CALLING What Irish TV channel is Chelsea vs Crystal Palace on? Kick-off time, live stream, team news and odds for Premier League THE opening weekend of the Premier League continues when Chelsea face Crystal Palace this afternoon. The all-London clash is one of three matches on TV, with the others being Nottingham Forest vs Brentford, and Manchester United vs Arsenal. Here is everything you need to know about the match When is it on and what time is kick-off? Chelsea vs Crystal Palace takes place at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, August 17. Advertisement Kick-off on the King's Road is at 2pm. Where can I watch it? The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 1pm. Those seeking to stream the game can do so with a subscription to NowTV. What is the latest team news? Chelsea will be without a number of players for Sunday's game, while also dealing with a number of doubts. Advertisement Wesley Fofana and Omari Kellyman are doubtful, while Nicolas Jackson will miss the game through suspension. Meanwhile, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, and Romeo Lavia are all out with injuries, with Colwill set to miss the majority of the season. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are dealing with a host of injuries themselves. Oliver Glasner's side, who won the Community Shield, will be without Daichi Kamada who was forced off during the win in Wembley. Advertisement He is joined on the sidelines by Eddie Nketiah, Matheus Franca, Caleb Kporha, Cheick Doucoure, and Chadi Riad for Sunday's game. What are the odds? The Club World Cup champions are 8/11 favourites to pick up the opening day three points, while the FA Cup holders are out to 4/1. The draw is at 10/3, What has been said in the build-up? Enzo Maresca has hinted at an internal Chelsea transfer row after Levi Colwill's ACL blow. The centre-back is set to miss almost the entire season after picking up the injury in the first training session of pre-season. Advertisement Maresca wants to look to the transfer market to replace him, but that is not a view shared by the Chelsea hierarchy. And it appears that has led to a disagreement, with Maresca hinting at a row in his Crystal Palace pre-match press conference. He said: "It's a big loss for us. We are trying to find solutions internally. "The club know what I think, I think we need a central defender, but we are looking internally for a defender." 1 Chelsea face Crystal Palace today Credit: Getty
Irish Times
3 hours ago
- Irish Times
Seven years after her big breakthrough, Béibhinn Parsons feels like Rugby World Cup is just the start
It is mid-afternoon in the High Performance Centre (HPC) and the Ireland players are trying on their World Cup uniforms. Bundles of bags are laid out in a line along one touchline of the synthetic indoor pitch. It is Thursday, the day before the Irish women's squad leaves for England ahead of their first World Cup Pool C match against Japan in Northampton next weekend. In another corner, they watch a promotional video and in the middle of the pitch a giant Irish shirt lies flat on the ground having travelled the country. It's a giddy snapshot of a group of players ringing with hope and energising the vast empty space of the building. Béibhinn Parsons is in the mood. It is the second year in a row she has experienced the uniform ritual. Last year, the Olympic Games ; this year, the Rugby World Cup. The image is of the wonderous life of an elite athlete. READ MORE It has been far from that for Parsons. Seven years have passed since the phenom was drafted into the Irish sevens squad at 16 and then played in a Test match against the USA to make history as Ireland's youngest senior international player. Now, she feels like she is at the beginning again. 'I honestly feel like I'm only getting started now. It really does feel like the Scotland game felt like a first cap,' she says. 'It felt like the start of my career even though I have been here a while. I just want a good clean run. I feel like I just want to tear into 15s and see how far I can go.' Béibhinn Parsons has overcome serious injuries and is raring to go ahead of Ireland's World Cup opener in Northampton. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho Eight months ago, Parsons faced a second lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking her leg during a sevens tournament in Cape Town. It was horrible misfortune, especially as it came so soon after suffering a broken fibula during Ireland's quarter-final defeat to Australia at the Olympic Games in Paris. Ireland's World Cup: limping to the start line or a golden opportunity? Listen | 28:38 Two leg breaks in one year. She missed this season's Six Nations but returned in July. There were some nerves. 'I think anyone that has suffered a big injury or a recurring injury . . . there is nobody who steps out onto the field – man or woman – in perfect shape,' she says. 'You are always carrying a bit of something. It's having the mental strength to be able to deal with that and silence any of those thoughts. 'There is also a piece surrounding trusting your gut as well. If people are telling you that you are fine and you don't feel fine and vice versa, you have to be able to distinguish what's real and what's not. That's a skill in itself. 'I was nervous but what overruled that was all the excitement and the buzz around and the will to want to play. Any nerves I had I used as energy and right now I feel good.' There are several players in the World Cup squad who also played in the Olympic Games. Staged in the Stade de France, the Paris event shattered rugby attendance records with 66,000 for the women's tournament. Stacey Flood, Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe and Eve Higgins were with Parsons at the Olympics and have combined to complete a potentially glorious 14 months of rugby. Ireland's Béibhinn Parsons in action with Isabella Nasser of Australia in the quarter-final of the rugby sevens at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho 'In my head there is a comparison,' says Parsons. 'It's a mega sporting event with a lot of eyes and a lot of pressure and you need to invite that pressure in and see it as a privilege and be able to take that on your shoulders, or you can shy away from it. 'Going to the Olympics I realised there is only one option. If you want to perform you have to take it all in, good or bad. That's what I did. I really loved the crowd, loved the energy, loved the people who were watching and I'm going to face this World Cup in the same way.' The difference is that the World Cup is a slow burner over an initial three weeks and then a knockout phase. The sevens tournament was played at high octane for three days, starting on a Sunday in July and ending the following Tuesday. 'In some ways it's a sprint whereas this World Cup will be a marathon and we know we'll have good weeks and bad weeks,' adds Parsons. 'It's about how resilient you can be and I think the hardest working and most resilient team will come out on top.' [ From medical theatre to the rugby arena, Linda Djougang's focus is on successful outcomes Opens in new window ] It is no fun watching your team progress from the physiotherapist's table, watching as players try and fill your boots. But there have been positives along the seven-year journey. Even the double leg break, the forced removal and being out of the bubble from the competitive action comes with a sense of renewal and urgency to push on. No looking back. 'I think you come back with that freshness and you can look at the game from a bird's eye view when you are out and then come back and see. 'You are removed. You have that calmness. You can see where you came from and what goals you have going forward. It's a nice moment for reflection. 'But I don't ever want to be in that position again. You can learn a lot and you come back with an edge because you know how hard you have worked and that doesn't count for nothing in life.' The Irish winger wanders back towards the bundles. At 23-years-old, a first World Cup shirt is waiting.
Irish Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Watch: David Clifford adds another wonder score to his long list
David Clifford was at it again this weekend, but in the colours of his Fossa club. Fresh from his second All-Ireland title with Kerry, Clifford was firing two pointers for fun in the 4-16 to 0-18 Kerry Intermediate Championship victory over Firies. One of those was an outrageous effort against the breeze under serious pressure, which helped Fossa, playing on their own patch, to qualify for the quarter-finals. Clifford knew he had a free shot at the time as Fossa were on an advantage, and he sent it high over a block as it soared over the bar. The double Footballer of the Year, who looks poised to win the most prestigious individual award in the game for a third time, finished with 0-9 in a 10 point win. Paudie Clifford, who starred in the All-Ireland sat the game out. The older Clifford brother carryied an injury into the latter stages of the race for Sam Maguire, but was fit enough to start from half time onwards in the All-Ireland quarter-final win over Armagh. His return led to a surge in Kerry's form as they ran out impressive winners over Armagh, Tyrone and Donegal to land the All-Ireland.
