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      Joe Joyce vs Carlos Takam FREE: UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard, ring walks for heavyweight fight

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      JOE JOYCE is back in action this weekend taking on Carlos Takam, a boxer very familiar on these shores.It was Cameroon-born Frenchman Takam, 40 who took Anthony Joshua 10 rounds in Cardiff in 2017, and who was defeated by Derek Chisora in eight a year later.
      Joe Joyce has his sights set on heavyweight title glory
      While unbeaten Joyce, 35, has not fought since his stunning stoppage of Daniel Dubois last December.
      When is Joe Joyce vs Carlos Takam?

      Joe Joyce vs Carlos Takam takes place on Saturday, July 24.
      The iconic Wembley Arena plays host to the heavyweight contest.
      Expect the main event of Joyce vs Takam at around 10pm BST.

      What TV channel and live stream is Joe Joyce vs Carlos Takam on?

      Joyce vs Takam will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1.
      BT’s coverage starts at 7.15pm.

      How can I watch Joyce vs Takam for FREE?

      EE customers can get BT Sport INCLUDED to their plan at no extra cost if they are on a plan with Smart Benefits – simply log in to EE and choose BT Sport app.
      And then get it on the big screen by texting SPORT to 150 to get a FREE three-month trial of large screen so you can cast all the action on your TV.
      At the end of the three months you will automatically roll onto the £15 per month subscription unless cancelled.

      Carlos Takam stands in Joe Joyce’s way on Saturday night
      What is Joyce vs Takam undercard?

      Joe Joyce v Carlos Takam – for WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles
      Chris Jenkins v Ekow Essuman – Commonwealth and BBBofC British welterweight title
      Hamzah Sheeraz v Ezequiel Gurria – WBO European super-welterweight title
      Chris Bourke v James Beech Jr – WBC international super-bantamweight title
      David Adeleye v Mladen Manev
      Micky Burke v Paul Cummings
      Michal Soczynski v Matt Sen
      Sam Noakes v Michael Isaac Carrero
      Charles Frankham v Dean Jones
      George Fox v Reece Barlow

      What have they said?
      Joe Joyce: “I’ve got a big test in Takam so I won’t look too far ahead because this is a tough fight.
      “I need to beat Takam up to make a statement so I can go on to win a world title.
      “Takam gives it his all and he’s a hard fight. It might take a few rounds, it might take all the rounds, but I will get the job done then cruise on to a world title.” More

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      Brazil vs Germany FREE: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for Olympic Football clash

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      REIGNING Olympic champions Brazil face Germany as both nations begin their challenge for the gold medal in Tokyo.There’s no Neymar this time around for Brazil, but they still have a wealth of talent in their squad.
      Barcelona legend Dani Alves is heading to TokyoCredit: AFP or licensors
      Germany’s young side will be out to cause in a shock in the group opener and are amongst the favourites for a medal.
      When is Brazil vs Germany?

      This Olympic group game is set for Thursday, July 22.
      Kick-off is at 12.30pm BST.
      You can follow all the action right here on SunSport with our live blog.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can catch all of the action live on the BBC Red Button.
      Head to BBC ONE and hit the red button on your remote, selecting this match from the Sport section.
      If you want to stream, the BBC iPlayer will allow you to watch the game from the beginning or live.
      You can also use Discovery+, Eurosport 1 or the Eurosport Player.

      What is the team news?
      Despite there being no Neymar for Brazil, they still have a host of familiar faces.
      Dani Alves is one of three over-23 players included in the squad, along with Arsenal’s centre-back Gabriel.
      Germany’s side is led by England’s 1996 nemesis Stefan Kuntz and features a host of up-and-coming stars.
      Max Arnold, Nadium Amiri and striker Max Kruse are the three players aged over 23. More

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      Argentina vs Australia FREE: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for Olympic Football group stage game

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      FRESH from Copa America success, Argentina head to Tokyo looking for Olympic gold.It’s over to the younger generation now, with just three players over the age of 23 allowed in each squad.
      Thiago Almada will look to impress with Argentina’s big guns on the beachCredit: AFP
      And Argentina will be keen to get off to a winning start in their group as they take on Australia.
      When is Argentina vs Australia?

      The first group game for both sides, this match is set for Thursday, July 22.
      Kick-off is at 11.30am BST.
      Follow all the action right here with our live blog from Toyko.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can catch this game live on Eurosport Player and Discovery+.
      To grab a FREE 7-day trial to Discovery+ and watch the match, head to their official website.

      What is the team news?
      After their Copa America heroics, the vast majority of Argentina’s big stars are not heading to the Olympics.
      That includes Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Sergio Aguero who are all resting up following the win over Brazil.
      As such, goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma is the only player over the age of 23 in a youthful squad.
      Australia are competing in their first Olympic football since 2008 and twelve of their selected players currently ply their trade in the A-League.
      Look out for 22-year-old Daniel Arzani, with the Man City hoping to impress after four loans moves since 2018. More

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      Mexico vs France FREE: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for Olympic Football group game

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      MEXICO and France begin their quest for gold at the Olympics with a clash in Toyko. The majority of each squad has to be under 23, with the French youngsters one of the favourites to win the gold medal.
      Camavinga will be given the chance to shine at this summer’s GamesCredit: AFP
      But they will want to get themselves off to a good start against a strong Mexican side, with their group also featuring hosts Japan and South Africa.
      When is Mexico vs France?

      This Olympic Football group game will be held on Thursday, July 22.
      Kick-off is at 9am BST.
      Follow all the action from this clash with our live blog right here from 7.30am.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can watch all of the action live on the BBC Red Button and on Eurosport.
      Head to BBC ONE and hit the red button on your remote, selecting this match from the drop down menu.
      If you want to stream, both the BBC iPlayer, Eurosport Player and Discovery+ have you covered.

      What is the team news?
      There’s no Kylian Mbappe in the French side, despite the PSG striker being eligible.
      Andre-Pierre Gignac, Florian Thauvin and Eduardo Camavinga will all be on show however in what is a very strong, talented squad.
      Arsenal fans will also be keen to see how William Saliba gets on, with the 20-year-old also on the plane.
      Nations can select three players over the age of 23 for the tournament and the Mexicans included superb veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa amongst their ranks.
      Hopes are high in Mexico for their young side, with Diego Lainez taking the captain’s armband. More

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      Egypt vs Spain: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for Olympic Football clash

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      SPAIN begin their Olympic challenge with a clash against Egpyt in Sapporo.With a host of youthful talent, the Spanish are one of the favourites to take the gold medal this summer.
      Pedri is in the Olympic squad with Spain favourites to win goldCredit: AFP
      When is Egypt vs Spain?

      The first group stage match for each of these nations will be held on Thursday, July 22.
      Kick-off is at 8.30am BST.
      Stick with us here on SunSport where we will be running a live blog for this game from 7am.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can catch this game live on the Eurosport Player or Discovery+.
      Both are subscription streaming only services, with apps available on the Play Store or App Store.

      What is the team news?
      Mo Salah is not in the Egyptian squad after Liverpool were reluctant to release their star man ahead of their pre-season schedule.
      The three over-23 names in the Egpyt squad are Mohamed El-Shennawy, former West Brom defender Ahmed Hegazy and Mahmoud Hamdy.
      Spain’s star-studded squad includes Pedri, who lit up Euro 2020 with his playmaking talent.
      Wolves’ Rafa Mir is also on the plane, along with former Arsenal loanee Dani Ceballos. More

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      Colchester vs Tottenham: Live stream FREE, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for pre-season friendly TONIGHT

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      TOTTENHAM face League Two side Colchester tonight as they continue their pre-season campaign.New Spurs Nuno Santo has most of his squad still unavailable after the Euros and will likely use this clash to evaluate his fringe options.
      Nuno’s side drew 1-1 with Leyton Orient in their first pre-season friendlyCredit: PA
      When is Colchester vs Tottenham?

      This friendly clash will be held TONIGHT, Wednesday, July 21.
      Kick-off is at 7.45pm BST.
      The sides last met in an EFL Cup tie back in 2019, when Colchester stunned Spurs to win a penalty shootout.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can catch all of the action live on Spurs TV.
      Sign up and watch for FREE, which will also allow you to stream the upcoming friendly against MK Dons.

      What is the team news?
      Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Harry Winks are all set to be involved as they look to force their way into the first-XI picture.
      Ryan Sessegnon could also feature, while Harry Kane remains on holiday after his Euro efforts.
      Colchester newboys Freddie Sears and Cole Skuse are both set to feature as the League Two side continue their prep for the new season. More

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      Why is there no Team GB men’s football team but there is a women’s team at Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

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      THE TOKYO OLYMPICS will see Great Britain field a women’s football team this summer, but there will be NO men’s side.Hege Riise, the Team GB head coach, named an 18-person squad for the games set to be held in Japan between July 23 and August 8.
      Team GB will field a women’s side at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Team GB will take on Japan, Canada and Chile in the group stage.
      But for the second Olympic Games running, there be NO men’s team playing for GB.
      Why is there no Great Britain men’s football team at the Olympics?
      When London won the rights to hold the Olympics in 2012, Great Britain immediately began plans to enter a men’s team for the games.
      The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FA, however, expressed doubts over taking part over fears they would lose their Home Nations status which had been established by Fifa.

      Fifa president at the time Sepp Blatter assured all four nations that their individuality would not be lost, despite combining to create Team GB for the Olympics.
      A compromise was reached and only English and Welsh players took part for Team GB in London.
      Plans were put forward for a team to be created for the Rio Olympics in 2016, but they were once again rejected by the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish associations.
      And subsequently, no efforts were made for a men’s team to enter the Tokyo games.

      Ryan Giggs captained the men’s Team GB side at the 2012 OlympicsCredit: PA:Press Association
      But Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England says that potential success from the women’s team may spark up a revival for the men’s side.
      He said: “I would absolutely love to take a men’s football team to the Olympic Games.
      “I think the experiences that the women have had through the home country FAs hopefully will be that positive step and impetus for an open dialogue on men’s teams in the future.
      “Obviously the strength now that we can see in women’s football (means) we’d be very disappointed if, in France in Paris in 2024 and on to Los Angeles in 2028, we weren’t fielding competitive teams across all sports but in particular competitive teams in football as well.”
      However, even if the four football associations had agreed to a Team GB men’s side, they would not have qualified for the Olympics this year.
      The women qualified for the Olympic Games by virtue of England’s run to the semi-final of the 2019 Women’s World Cup.
      However, qualification for the men’s tournament was decided by performance in the 2019 Under-21 European Championship.
      And in that tournament, England failed to get out of the group stage after being beaten by France and Romania.
      As a result of their runs to the semi-finals of that competition, France, Romania, Germany and Spain are Uefa’s representatives at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. More

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      Football fixtures at Tokyo Olympics: Who will Team GB women play and when do the men’s fixtures take place?

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      IF Euro 2020 wasn’t exciting enough, there is plenty more football to come at the Tokyo Olympics.And Team GB have their women’s side BACK at the Games, where they are looking to go for the gold they missed out on at London 2012.
      Brazil took gold last time out at Rio 2016, after beating Germany in a penalty shoot-out in the finalCredit: Splash News
      Team GB’s women starred at the London 2012 Games but were knocked out in the semi finalsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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      The likes of France, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Brazil and Germany will be competing in Japan as football makes it’s long awaited return to the Olympics.
      The Team GB women’s football team will be right in the mix as well.
      The tournament itself will start on Wednesday, July 22 – two days before the opening ceremony – until Saturday, August 8.
      Hege Riise’s women’s side are due to play Chile in the first match of the tournament in Group E, on July 21 before also playing Canada and Chile in their other initial group games, which will all be played at the Sapporo Stadium. 
      Team GB women’s Group E fixtures:

      Wednesday, July 21 – Great Britain vs Chile – 8.30am UK (4.30pm Japan)
      Saturday, July 24 – Japan vs Great Britain – 11am UK approx (7pm Japan)
      Tuesday, July 27 – Canada vs Great Britain – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)

      *Kick off times marked approximate are because games are clustered into sets of two, the Olympic organisers only give kick-off times for the early matches.
      What are the Olympic football groups?
      The men’s competition will consist of sixteen teams split up four by four per group and the women’s competition will consist of 12 teams split up in three groups.
      Men’s groups

      Group A: Japan, South Africa, Mexico, France
      Group B: New Zealand, South Korea, Honduras, Romania
      Group C: Egypt, Spain, Argentina, Australia
      Group D: Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia

      Women’s groups

      Group E: Japan, Great Britain, Chile, Canada
      Group F: Brazil, Netherlands, China, Zambia
      Group G: USA, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand

      The GB Women’s team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of England’s performance at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, when they finished fourth in France.
      Defending champions Germany will not field a women’s side at the Olympics after they lost their World Cup quarter-final to Sweden.
      And unlike the men’s event – which is an under-23 tournament – the Olympics is one of women’s football’s biggest events, with no age restrictions.
      Olympic football fixtures in full
      Games in the same group are being played two at a time in various stadia, so second kick-off times are approximate.
      Wednesday July 21 – Women

      E: Great Britain vs Chile – 8.30am UK (4.30pm Japan)
      E: Japan vs Canada – 11am UK approx (7pm Japan)
      F: China vs Brazil – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      F: Zambia vs Netherlands – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      G: Sweden vs USA – 9.30am UK (5.30pm Japan)
      G: Australia vs New Zealand – 12 Noon UK approx (8pm Japan)

      Thursday July 22 – Men

      C: Egypt vs Spain – 8.30am UK (4.30pm Japan)
      C: Argentina vs Australia – 11am UK approx (7pm Japan)
      A: Mexico vs France – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      A: Japan vs South Africa – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      B: New Zealand vs South Korea – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      B: Honduras vs Romania – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      D: Ivory Coast vs Saudi Arabia – 9.30am UK (5.30am Japan)
      D: Brazil vs Germany – 12 Noon UK approx (8pm Japan)

      Saturday July 24 – Women

      E: Chile vs Canada – 8.30am UK (4.30pm Japan)
      E: Japan vs Great Britain – 11am UK approx (7pm Japan)
      F: China vs Zambia – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      F: Netherlands vs Brazil – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      G: Sweden vs Australia – 9.30am UK (5.30am Japan)
      G: New Zealand vs USA – 12 Noon UK approx (8pm Japan)

      Sunday July 25 – Men

      C: Egypt vs Argentina – 8.30am UK (4.30pm Japan)
      C: Australia vs Spain – 11am UK approx (7pm Japan)
      B: New Zealand vs Honduras – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      B: Romania vs South Korea- 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      A: France vs South Africa – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      A: Japan vs Mexico – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      D: Brazil vs Ivory Coast – 9.30am UK (5.30am Japan)
      D: Saudi Arabia vs Germany – 12 Noon UK approx (8pm Japan)

      Tuesday July 27 – Women

      G: New Zealand vs Sweden – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      E: Chile vs Japan – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      G: USA vs Australia – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      E: Canada vs Great Britain – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      F: Brazil vs Zambia – 12.30pm UK (8.30pm Japan)
      F: Netherlands vs China – 12.30pm UK (8.30pm Japan)

      Wednesday July 28 – Men

      D: Germany vs Ivory Coast – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      C: Australia vs Egypt – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      D: Saudi Arabia vs Brazil – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      C: Australia vs Egypt – 11.30am UK approx (7.30pm Japan)
      B: Romania vs New Zealand – 9.30am UK (5.30am Japan)
      A: South Africa vs Mexico – 12 Noon UK approx (8pm Japan)
      B: South Korea vs Honduras – 9.30am UK (5.30am Japan)
      A: France vs Japan – 12 Noon UK approx (8pm Japan)

      Friday July 30 – Women

      Women’s quarter final 1 – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      Women’s quarter final 2 – 10am UK (6pm Japan)
      Women’s quarter final 3 – 11am UK (7pm Japan)
      Women’s quarter final 4 – 12 noon UK (8pm Japan)

      Saturday July 31 – Men

      Men’s quarter final 1 – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      Men’s quarter final 2 – 10am UK (6pm Japan)
      Men’s quarter final 3 – 11am UK (7pm Japan)
      Men’s quarter final 4 – 12 noon UK (8pm Japan)

      Monday August 2 – Women

      Women’s semi final 1 – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      Women’s semi final 2 – 12 noon UK (8pm Japan)

      Tuesday August 3 – Men

      Men’s semi final 1 – 9am UK (5pm Japan)
      Men’s semi final 2 – 12 noon UK (8pm Japan)

      Thursday August 5 – Women

      Women’s bronze medal match – 9am UK (5pm Japan)

      Friday August 6 – Women and Men

      Women’s gold medal final – 3am UK (11am Japan)
      Men’s bronze medal match – 12 Noon UK (8pm Japan)

      Saturday August 7 – Men

      Men’s gold medal final – 12.30pm UK (8.30pm Japan) More