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Teofimo Lopez’s manager Keith Connolly has teased a major announcement for his fighter.Lopez has not fought since losing his WBO 140lbs title in a unanimous decision loss to Shakur Stevenson in January. Since then Lopez has announced a move up to welterweight and been in discussions with various promoters about his future. The former lightweight and junior welterweight titleholder had been promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank. There has been no news of late over where Lopez may end up, with it being reported Lopez was in talks with Zuffa Boxing – where several of Connolly’s fighters have recently inked…
A cynic would say this is an opportunity to cash in on a captive audience rolling into town after seeing the Fenway love-in. And yes, there’s an undoubted benefit to the footfall and the beer sales which flow with it.But, just like at the Red Sox, this felt like a unique experience. Another baseball match, but a wholly different snapshot of a once-in-a-lifetime trip – filled with football, friends, foot-long hot dogs and dodgy first-base runs.This was a night at the ball park to be cherished in years to come.So much effort had gone into ramping up the experience.We had…
“We’ve been through an awful lot tonight,” screamed the stadium announcer during a weather delay lasting more than two hours in the match between France and Iraq.It was a challenging night for players, coaches – and all 68,344 fans inside Philadelphia Stadium.A game that started at 17:00 local time finally ended at 20:47 because of safety concerns amid adverse weather conditions.Storm clouds were already building when Canadian referee Drew Fischer blew for half-time at 17:49 with France leading 1-0.Then came the heavy rain and a threat of thunderstorms in the area.When it was finally deemed safe enough to resume, it…
Fans react with Oxford United ‘interested’ in odds-on bookies favourite Aaron Ramsey to replace Matt Bloomfield. Things moving quick behind the scenes it seems, the 35-year-old ‘impressing the club’s higher-ups in an earlier meeting’, according to Oxford Mail’s Malachi Obrey. After Bloomfield was sacked, bookies installed Dave Challinor as the favourite, before he dropped down the list and Karl Robinson soon made his way to the top. Now it’s Aaron Ramsey, priced at 1/2, with the bookies BetVictor currently having him at 4/6, and has already been interviewed. Karl Robinson is at 7/4, Alan Sheehan at 8/1, Craig Short and…
If confirmed, the move would mark one of the biggest changes of Davis’ professional career. Tank has worked with a familiar group of trainers throughout much of his rise to stardom, becoming one of boxing’s biggest attractions and a multi-division world champion. Benavidez Sr. is best known for training his sons, former two-division world champion Jose Benavidez Jr. and current cruiserweight champion David Benavidez. The reported partnership comes as Davis looks to rebound from a lengthy period of inactivity. Tank has not fought since his controversial 12-round draw against Lamont Roach, a result that generated widespread debate among fans and…
Records have been falling from day one for the game’s most feared forwards.Messi now leading the all-time World Cup list has taken a lot of the headlines, and rightly so.But he isn’t the only one who has been setting records this tournament.Mbappe now tops France’s goalscoring charts, Haaland is Norway’s leading World Cup scorer – after just two games – while Kane has equalled Gary Lineker’s World Cup record for England.And all of them will have their sights set on France’s Just Fontaine’s 1958 record of 13 goals scored in one tournament. Only three players – Fontaine, Gerd Muller for…
Gervonta Davis’ future remains one of the biggest talking points in boxing. The Baltimore star has not fought since his controversial draw with Lamont Roach Jr, a result many observers felt should have gone against him after Roach was denied a knockdown ruling. Since then, a combination of legal troubles and uncertainty surrounding his comeback plans has left fans guessing over what comes next. More recently, however, there have been signs that ‘Tank’ Davis is edging closer to a return. The WBA has ordered him to defend his lightweight world title against mandatory challenger Floyd Schofield, with the Schofield camp…
Glasgow 2026 is still well over a month away but swimmer Archie Goodburn has goosebumps already. Partly because his battle against terminal brain cancer has taken a positive turn and partly because he can already visualise walking into the Commonwealth pool to a wall of noise not just to represent his country but to deliver what would be an extraordinary medal in the 50m breaststroke.”It would be the proudest moment of my entire life,” said the 24-year-old of a possible place on the podium.”I’d be in absolute bits and I’d have a lot of people to thank. I’m actually tearing…
Awe don’t run from it niggas said I was scared 😂 — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 22, 2026 The post came only hours after Haney disclosed that Davis’ team had reached out about a possible fight. Earlier in the day, Haney revealed that Tank Davis’ team had made contact about a potential fight. Haney wrote on social media that Tank had “grown some balls” and suggested the long-discussed matchup could finally happen. That development could leave Shakur in a difficult position if Haney chooses to pursue the bigger payday against Gervonta. Many fans interpreted Stevenson’s post as an attempt to…
England head coach Thomas Tuchel has admitted he is not a fan of the controversial hydration breaks being used at the World Cup.Tuchel, 52, was speaking before England’s second Group L game against Ghana in Boston on Wednesday (21:00 BST), where rain and cool temperatures are forecast.England’s fans started the now customary jeering of the breaks when play was stopped in the first half of their opening game against Croatia in Dallas, despite the match being played under a roof in an air-conditioned arena.The breaks will continue to be used in Boston irrespective of the weather, but Tuchel expressed his…