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The IBF now has Artur Subkhankulov at No. 2 and Cruz directly behind him at No. 3, with the No. 1 spot vacant. Raymond Muratalla remains the IBF lightweight champion but has discussed moving to light welterweight. If Muratalla gives up the belt and the IBF eventually orders Cruz against Subkhankulov for the vacant title, that would look like an excellent opportunity for the Cuban. Cruz has already beaten Subkhankulov once. They met in the amateurs in May 2019, with Cruz winning a three-round split decision. The professional version of the matchup may suit Cruz even better. At 5-foot-9, Cruz…
Steve Hermon, BBC Radio WMHead coach: James MorrisonLast season: 21stKey ins: Barney Stewart (Falkirk), Jimmy-Jay Morgan (Chelsea, loan), Conor Townsend (Ipswich), Matt Ingram (Oxford United), Felix Horn Myhre (SK Brann), Rabby Nzingoula (Strasbourg)Key outs: Jed Wallace (Bristol City), Karlan Grant (Charlton), Josh Maja (Le Havre), Daryl Dike (Orlando City), Josh Griffiths (Stoke).Expectations? A massive improvement on last season, hopefully. The club inexplicably flirted with relegation to League One, but James Morrison rescued them with a 10-game unbeaten run. He now has the job permanently and, with two extra play-off spots on offer, that should always be the aim for a…
Tanzid Hasan became the first Bangladeshi to score a Test century in Australia as the visitor dominated to reach 351-6 at stumps on the second day of the first Test in Darwin on Friday.Inspired by a superb 101 by opener Tanzid and an entertaining 84 from captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh leads the host by 153 runs with four wickets in hand.Mehidy Hasan Miraz was not out on 32 at the close after being dropped by Cameron Green off the last ball of the day, with Hasan Mahmud alongside him on 13 after a gritty 40-run partnership.“They batted really well…
Happy Friday everyone. Later on, Mikel Arteta will meet the press ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield encounter against Man City. He referred to the game as ‘a final’ after our 1-1 draw with Como on Wednesday, so we know how seriously he’s going to take it, and it’ll be interesting to see what kind of team he’s going to put out. We might get some updates on the readiness of certain players, even if I think it’s too early for some – like Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka. Let’s see what the boss says. Via Sami Mokbel for the BBC,…
An all-Midlands clash kicks off the 2026/27 League One season, so William Hill have previewed the intriguing encounter at Meadow Lane. Leicester City hog the League One odds spotlight as former Premier League winners but they are now facing action in the third tier. Even so, plenty of other teams fancy their chances of gaining promotion up to the Championship. Here is my analysis of the matchup in Nottingham, featuring my considered score prediction to assist your football betting. Notts County v Leicester City Kick-off: 12.30pm Meadow Lane Notts County preview Final position 2025/26: 5th in League Two An appetising…
To strip away all personal bias and put an end to the endless arguments, a comprehensive feature-length documentary has arrived that introduces Rummy’s Cross-Era Index—a rigid, objective mathematical tracking system that evaluated exactly 379 boxers across 13 distinct eras from January 1, 1890 to December 31, 2019. Rather than relying on hypothetical time-machine matchups or modern sports science, the index isolates boxing history era-by-era. By tracking a fighter’s contemporary peer perception tally (Era Points %) against a cushioned square-root curve (Era Peak Multiplier), the system sifts through hundreds of historical resumes to isolate raw dominance and crown a definitive King…
For large spells of Mackenzie Dern’s see-saw UFC career, she lacked a key characteristic that defines many champions.After making her debut in the promotion in 2018, the American-Brazilian had a magnificent start where she won six of her first seven fights to get to the cusp of a title shot.Dern was tipped to be the strawweight division’s next big star, following in the footsteps of greats such as Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili, but four defeats in her next six fights saw her crowning moment put on ice.Looking back, the 33-year-old puts her defeats down to a lack…
Leeds have not spent a club record fee on a new goalkeeper just to stand still. James Trafford’s arrival from Man City was a statement after Daniel Farke guided the Whites to a 14th place finish last season. Harry Wilson has added Premier League craft, while Tarik Muharemovic has brought youth and promise to the heart of the defence. Yet, Leeds still look one experienced centre back short. Pascal Struijk’s move to Brighton removed a senior star who had been at Elland Road since 2018. Muharemovic may become an important player, but he is only 23 and has never played…
Jessica Bang, a promising Australian golfer, has died at the age of 18 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Bang, who won her first professional event in just her fifth start earlier this year, was preparing for a tournament in Thailand on 1 August when she collapsed.She was rushed to a hospital in Bangkok and had emergency brain surgery. After being in intensive care for nearly two weeks, she died on Thursday. The WPGA Tour of Australasia said Bang, who turned professional at the end of 2025, was an “outstanding young talent”. “The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the WPGA…
Rangers boss Derek McInnes admitted his team’s aggregate defeat to Poland’s Jagiellonia Bialystok proved they were not ready to compete in the Europa League proper. If Rangers are to have any European football to look forward to beyond the end of August, they must beat Czech side Jablonec in the Conference League play-offs after dropping out of UEFA’s second-tier competition. Having lost the first leg of their third-round qualifying tie 2-1 on the road last week, Rangers could only manage a 1-1 draw at Ibrox Stadium on Thursday, going out 3-2 on aggregate. Lawrence Shankland’s first-half penalty – his first goal…