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Like Jannik Sinner in the men’s draw, Sabalenka was the favourite to win a maiden French Open title this year.With four-time winner Iga Swiatek and reigning champion Coco Gauff knocked out relatively early, Sabalenka had her best chance to win a first Grand Slam away from the hard courts of New York and Melbourne.But Sabalenka – like Sinner in his second-round defeat by Juan Manuel Cerundolo -surrendered a huge lead in yet another massive upset at this year’s Roland Garros.While Sinner struggled with cramping and dizziness in sweltering heat, Sabalenka only had herself to blame as she failed to adapt…
Roberto Duran believes there is one victory that stands out even higher than his triumph over Sugar Ray Leonard. The Panamanian had a career to be proud of, earning world honours in four divisions, whilst also being the second ever boxer to compete across five separate decades. During the 1980s, Duran was part of an iconic group along with Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler, who were collectively known as ‘The Four Kings’, with the legendary quartet all competing in epic battles against one another. Leonard had the best success against the others, having been the only man to defeat the…
Captain Ben Stokes has warned that players could abandon international cricket if England take a hardline stance on the Indian Premier League.Fast bowler Jofra Archer is missing the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s following his IPL stint and may not be ready to play in the second.”In an ideal situation it would be unbelievably great to have everyone who you want available at every single opportunity. That is not the way of cricket at the moment,” said Stokes.”There is a situation where it could get messy and players like Jofra might not play for England again if you…
The WBO champion quickly welcomed a fight with Davis after the challenger moved to the top of the rankings Devin Haney wasted little time reacting after Keyshawn Davis was elevated to the No. 1 spot in the WBO welterweight rankings. The champion publicly welcomed the matchup, posting a brief message on social media shortly after the updated rankings were released. Let’s do it KEYSHAWN.. https://t.co/plq9hqQpBP — Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) June 3, 2026 It is absolute theater, and looking at it as anything else is buying into the promotional machinery. The second those WBO rankings dropped with Keyshawn sitting at the…
Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is poised to make his England debut in the forthcoming World Cup warm-up games in the United States.Scott, Rio Ngumoha, Josh King, Jason Steele and Ethan Nwaneri have travelled as supplementary members of the England squad for their preparation camp in Florida.This comes as they await the arrivals of Arsenal quartet Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson following their involvement in European finals.Henderson is due to arrive in the next 24 hours, with the remaining four expected to report for duty over the weekend.It is understood that…
When Weljon Mindoro was a three-year-old and led to a river in his native Philippines for a bath with other kids, it wasn’t long before some rough-housing started among the boys.Next thing Weljon knew, he was throwing hands.This innate rush to fight would strike again as a nine-year-old when Mindoro watched his older brother fare poorly in an amateur fight, boasting, “I should be the one fighting.”Seconds after achieving victory, someone delivered young Weljon 50 pesos and he was hooked.The boy is grown now, a full-fledged middleweight carrying a 16-0-1 (16 KOs) record to his Friday night ProBoxTV co-main event…
Despite the inclusion of uncapped teenagers Braiden Graham and Ceadach O’Neill making headlines, O’Neill added that he is “not putting any expectation” on either player. Graham has been included after scoring 22 goals in 31 appearances for Everton’s under-21 side, while O’Neill impressed in Arsenal’s academy. However, neither have made a senior appearance at their clubs despite featuring on the bench. “We’re not putting any expectation on these lads that are here,” O’Neill continued. “They’ve been in our underage system. They’re still yet to play first team football with their respective clubs, but they’re obviously both at big clubs.”The next…
An update emerges in Blackburn’s search for a new manager it would seem with an ‘offer’ made, as per reports on the 3rd of June 2026. On the 12th of May, it was confirmed that Michael O’Neill would not be extending his stay at Blackburn, beyond the 2025/26 season, having been in interim charge. In his 15 games in charge of Rovers, he won 5, drew 5 and lost 5, and finished 20th with 52 points from 46 games played, 5 points above the drop zone. And since then, Blackburn have been on the search for his replacement, here’s what…
In Paris, Chwalinska has played with infectious freedom and joyful creativity, beating two seeded players and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen along the way.She kept her composure well against Kalinskaya, first having to reset after letting a 5-1 lead slip in the opener, before reeling off five straight points from 3-2 down in the resulting tie-break to take the lead.She then held her nerve in the second, recovering from being broken as she tried to serve out victory before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya’s serve.”I was definitely nervous. I am stressed, of course, but I try to focus on…
The enthusiasm wasn’t shared by everyone on the panel. “I think this is a lot of talk for a fight that probably doesn’t happen. At least not next,” Coppinger said at Ring Magazine. “I don’t love this fight. You saw Oshaki standing toe-to-toe with Shakur. He’s a lot smaller than Shakur. Don’t forget about the weight Shakur fought at.” Coppinger argued that Foster should pursue other options and suggested Emanuel Navarrete as a more suitable opponent. Lopez largely agreed. When asked whether Foster’s style could create problems for Stevenson, Lopez dismissed the idea. “Honestly, from what I noticed from the…