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Shakur revisited the dispute this week, which involved the sanctioning fees the WBC wanted for his fight against Teofimo after he chose to freeze his title, leaving the contenders waiting while he fought outside of the weight class. “I want to say [the WBC wanted] triple of what I had to pay for my fight with Zepeda,” said Shakur to Andre Ward on YouTube. “For the Teo fight, they tried to triple it. Basically, they kept sending emails back and forth to my team.” Interestingly, Stevenson says he was already expecting to lose the belt and never seriously considered paying…

Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1, HeadingleyBangladesh 77-8 (20 overs): Molineux 2-14, Perry 2-14, Garth 2-18Australia 78-1 (9.3 overs): Voll 45* (32)Australia won by nine wickets Scorecard; TablesAustralia and India continued their dominance at the Women’s T20 World Cup as they thrashed Bangladesh and the Netherlands respectively. Australia, who hammered 2024 runners-up South Africa in their opening match, overpowered Bangladesh with bat and ball at Headingley, racing to their target of 78 with 10.3 overs to spare.Fast bowler Kim Garth set the early tone, removing both openers as Bangladesh slumped to 27-5.They barely recovered from that, eventually limping to 77-8…

Daniel Kretinsky is set to become West Ham’s biggest shareholder after agreeing a deal to buy an additional stake in the club from the Gold family, but the Hammers are still expected to cash in on a number of key players this summer. Kretinsky takes over amid West Ham chaos Kretinsky is set to increase his share to 43 per cent, exceeding the current 38.8 per cent owned by David Sullivan, who resigned as joint chairman after being informed that historic allegations of misconduct were about to be published. Kretinsky and Vanessa Gold, who inherited her father David Gold’s interest…

Anthony Yarde has compared the power of David Benavidez and Artur Beterbiev, who stopped the Brit in rounds seven and eight of their respective contests. It was back in January 2023 when Yarde felt the full force of Beterbiev’s attacks, giving a spirited effort before ultimately losing his second world title challenge. Following an eighth-round knockdown, the Ilford man was compassionately pulled out by his corner, with Beterbiev ultimately retaining his WBC, IBF and WBO titles. Yarde then secured another light-heavyweight world title shot last November, this time facing WBC champion Benavidez in a largely one-sided affair. Again, Yarde gave…

India came out largely unscathed from the cauldron that the Ekana Cricket Stadium was on Wednesday to beat Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.As afternoon temperatures soared into the high 30s, players baked in the largely airless arena. With just 13,300 fans turning up at the 50,000-seater, there was also a severe lack of energy.But India, guided by splendid centuries from captain Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, mastered the elements, racking up a mammoth 402 after being asked to bat first. Afghanistan, in reply, was restricted to 232 for nine, with…

Uncapped Connacht trio Billy Bohan, Sam Illo and Sean Jansen have been named in Ireland’s squad for next month’s Nations Championship fixtures, but injured fly-half Jack Crowley has been ruled out. Crowley, who re-established himself as head coach Andy Farrell’s first-choice out-half during the Six Nations, has not been included after Munster boss Clayton McMillan revealed he had been diagnosed with a blood vessel issue. The 26-year-old’s absence means Sam Prendergast, Harry Byrne and Ciaran Frawley will compete for the starting fly-half spot. Leinster props Andrew Porter, Jack Boyle and Paddy McCarthy are ruled out, while there is no place…

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signings of left-back Andy Robertson and centre-back Marco Senesi, both as free agents from Liverpool and Bournemouth, respectively. They’ve also reportedly agreed a deal to sign centre-back Jean Paul van Hecke from Brighton, and according to multiple sources, they’ve made contact with Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali, who is interested in moving to North London. Club-to-club talks are, however, yet to take place on that front. When, or indeed if, those talks begin, Spurs won’t find it easy to land the Italy international. He is contracted to Newcaslte for three more years. The Magpies would prefer…

“For me, he looked good. I don’t think it was close like a few people have been saying to me. I don’t find it was close. He definitely won clearly by a few rounds, but he was definitely getting hit,” Cordina said to the InsideRingShow when discussing Mason’s win over Noakes. Cordina made it clear that he does not see himself as a comparable opponent to Noakes. “No disrespect to Sam Noakes, I’m not Sam Noakes,” Cordina said. “I’m a lot faster than Sam Noakes. I’m a lot smarter than Sam Noakes. I’m not just going to plug forward and…

British number five Arthur Fery produced a superb display to beat Adrian Mannarino and keep home hopes alive in the HSBC Championships at Queen’s. The world number 140 reached his first ATP Tour quarter-final with a 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 victory over the veteran Frenchman. The 23-year-old wildcard needed treatment for a nosebleed at the start of the second set but kept his focus to wrap up victory on Andy Murray Arena. Fery, who was ranked 461 when he upset 20th seed Alexei Popyrin on the opening day of last year’s Wimbledon, was the last Briton left in singles after…

Netherlands and Sweden meet in Group F at NRG Stadium in Houston on June 20, with both sides level on one point after their opening fixtures. Netherlands drew 2-2 with Japan while Sweden announced themselves with a 5-1 demolition of Tunisia, leaving the Swedes top of the group on goal difference heading into this pivotal second matchday clash. Netherlands enter as favorites at -139 with BetOnline, a reflection of their stronger squad depth and an unbeaten UEFA qualifying campaign that produced 27 goals across eight matches. Sweden’s opening-day result complicates the picture, though: Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak gave the…