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Foreman had destroyed Joe Frazier in two rounds to become heavyweight champion and stopped José Roman in the first round of his initial defense. His record had reached 39-0 with 36 knockouts, making Norton approximately a 3-1 underdog. Ali, working at ringside, gave the challenger a better chance than most. Having survived 24 rounds against him, Ali questioned the assumption that Foreman would simply run through a fighter who had caused him so much difficulty. Trouble Before the Bell The fight nearly encountered problems before either heavyweight reached the ring. Foreman’s camp wanted an American referee, while Venezuelan officials favored…

Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma’s ripe form with the ball continued as she took three wickets for Sunrisers Leeds in the latest round of fixtures of the Hundred on Sunday.Deepti’s figures of 3/13 from her 20 balls propelled her side to a six-wicket win over Welsh Fire at Headingley and close in on the top four in the standings with just three matchdays to go before the Eliminator.Leeds is currently fifth in the table with 16 points, level with Manchester Super Giants who is fourth owing to a superior net run rate.The two sides will face off against each other in…

Manchester United are working on a deal to sign Leicester teenager Louis Page.The 18-year-old midfielder, who was named EFL Apprentice of the Year last season, is viewed as one of the most exciting talents outside the top flight.An England Under-20 international, Page has already made 21 senior appearances for the Foxes – including five starts last season as they were relegated from the Championship – and his most recent coming in the Carabao Cup win over Northampton on Saturday.Talks over an agreement are understood to be ongoing. Arsenal and Aston Villa have shown a big interest too in Page, who…

It’s been a summer full of surprises at Liverpool. The Reds snuck Victor Munoz through the door under Newcastle United’s nose and have since surprised everyone by agreeing a deal to sign Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo on loan – ending their centre-back crisis. Now, they’ve turned their focus towards AS Monaco’s Lamine Camara to solve their midfield problem. The Senegal international is on the radar of three other Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, and that should come as little shock at this stage of the window. Liverpool’s potential midfield options 26/27 Position Role / key strengths Florian Wirtz AM/CM Creative…

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-08-08, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Mateusz Gamrot vs Quillan Salkilld as soon as we watch the full fight (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026). Salkilld vs Gamrot is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 8th, at the Meta Apex in Las vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Vegas 120 (also known as UFC Fight Night 284). Watch the video and rate this fight!…

Judd Trump could lose his world number one ranking before the end of the month after suffering a shock defeat by Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham in the first round of the China Open on Sunday.Saengkham, ranked 45th in the world, claimed a 6-3 victory to set up a second-round meeting with either Ronnie O’Sullivan or Jackson Page.Trump fought back from two frames down to level, before his opponent won three frames in a row to take control of the best-of-11 contest.A match-high break of 120 put Saengkham 5-2 up, before the Thai won the final frame 78-0.Trump, who won the China…

Federico Valverde acknowledges Jose Mourinho can be a tough mentor at times, but Real Madrid’s new captain believes that coaching style will help the team improve. Valverde has been handed the armband on a permanent basis ahead of the 2026-27 season following Dani Carvajal’s departure, having previously served as vice-captain. The Uruguay international played 86 minutes as Los Blancos beat Ferencvaros 2-1 in their latest pre-season friendly on Saturday, with youngsters Mario Rivas and Carlos Espi scoring. Bernardo Silva made his Madrid debut as a substitute, with Vinicius Junior and Trent Alexander-Arnold also appearing off the bench, while Endrick, Eduardo…

Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington was ejected from her side’s WNBA defeat by Indiana Fever for committing a hard foul on Sophie Cunningham, and subsequently posted “white privilege” on social media.Carrington caught Cunningham across the left side of the head with her arm as the Indiana Fever guard attempted a right-handed layup late in the opening quarter in Chicago.Cunningham hit the ground hard but immediately got up to confront Carrington before team-mates separated them.The foul was upgraded to a flagrant two foul after review and Carrington was automatically ejected from the match after scoring eight points in four minutes from…

There was no close scoring to sort through afterward. Thorslund used pressure and relentless punching to keep Johnson from settling into a rhythm or finding sustained offense. Johnson had become undisputed during Thorslund’s absence from the division, collecting the championships that became available after the Danish fighter gave up her WBC and WBO titles in June 2025 following her pregnancy announcement. Saturday finally put them in the ring together. Thorslund dictated where the fight was contested and consistently outworked her opponent. Johnson couldn’t make the former champion pay for coming forward, spending too much of the night reacting rather than…

Aaron McKenna produced a composed and dominant performance against previously unbeaten Etinosa Oliha to claim the IBF world middleweight title in his first professional fight on Irish soil at Dublin’s 3Arena.The Monaghan fighter extended his perfect professional record to 21-0 after controlling much of the 12-round contest to claim a unanimous decision victory at Zuffa Boxing 10.McKenna earned scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112 on the judges’ scorecards to hand the now 22-1 Italian his first professional defeat.Afterwards, McKenna reflected on fulfilling a childhood ambition after nine years as a professional without fighting in Ireland.”A new world champion. I said…