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THE William Hill Premiership kicks off in Scotland this coming weekend and William Hill News take a look at Aberdeen’s clash with Hearts of Midlothian in this preview ahead of Saturday’s contest. As always, the Glasgow ‘Old Firm’ of Celtic and Rangers lead the way in attracting betting interest. But don’t forget Hearts went so close to clinching the title last season for the first time beyond 1959/60. Here, Tony Incenzo takes a look at Saturday’s fixture and assesses who will come out on top as Aberdeen welcome Hearts to Pittodrie Stadium on the opening weekend of the William Hill…
Terence Crawford was involved in the biggest fight of 2025. Now retired, he’ll be watching from ringside when 2026’s standout bout takes place. Crawford got the better of Canelo Alvarez in a legendary win last September, jumping up two weight divisions for the opportunity to dethrone the super-middleweight poster boy and capture the undisputed 168lb title. That triumph saw ‘Bud’ receive recognition not only for the 2025 Fight of the Year by both the BWAA and The Ring Magazine, but also as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in modern boxing history. Off the back of that iconic victory, Crawford…
England defender John Stones has joined Italian champions Inter Milan on a free transfer and signed a two-year contract.The 32-year-old left Manchester City when his deal expired at the end of June after 10 successful years at the Premier League club. Stones said he had “lived all my dreams out” after helping City win six Premier League titles, the Champions League, two FA Cups, five League Cups, three Community Shields, the Club World Cup and the Uefa Super Cup. Since he became a free agent, the centre-back has attracted interest from clubs across Europe, including Chelsea and Juventus.Inter Milan were…
Julian “The Hawk” Jackson solidified his standing as one of boxing’s most feared punchers on July 30, 1988, when he stopped former IBF champion Buster Drayton in the third round to retain his WBA junior middleweight title. The scheduled 12-round championship bout lasted just 2:57 of the third. Jackson, 27, weighed 153 pounds, matching Drayton on the scales. Tony Perez served as referee. Jackson entered the night determined to prove his title victory over In Chul Baek eight months earlier was no fluke. Drayton provided a stern first test. The Philadelphia veteran had built a reputation as one of the…
Gaps began to appear between English wheels as the noise in the crowd grew louder. Vernon and Tanfield were part of the Team GB quartet beaten by Australia in the Paris Olympics final. Spare a thought for Charlton watching on, helpless.”It was more nerve-wracking than being in it,” he said.”It was tight at times but I had faith they were going to pull away at the end and they did.”In the end, England won by 1.131 seconds. Their time of three minutes 47.092 seconds was a new Commonwealth Games record and the Australians had been dethroned. As ever in track…
THE William Hill Premiership gets underway this weekend and we’ve previewed Sunday’s contest between Hibernian and Motherwell. As always, the Glasgow ‘Old Firm’ of Celtic and Rangers lead the way in attracting betting interest. But don’t forget Hearts went so close to clinching the title last season for the first time beyond 1959/60. Tony Incenzo previews Hibernian v Motherwell ahead of this weekend’s clash, with a considered score prediction to assist football betting. Hibernian v Motherwell Easter Road Stadium Kick-off: 4.30pm Hibernian preview Final position last season: 5th Certainly overshadowed by capital city rivals Hearts throughout the past 12 months.…
(ProBoxTV) Three-time ProBoxTV alumnae Francisco Daniel Veron of Argentina will face undefeated Cuban Yoenli Hernandez in the 10-round middleweight co-main event of the Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez “Put up or Shut up” PBC Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, August 22, live on DAZN and Prime Video (8 pm ET/5 pm PT) from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Veron-Hernandez fight is one of three announced for the event’s undercard. In addition, The Dominican Republic’s Victor Santillan, 16-2 (7 KOs), defends his Interim WBA junior-featherweight title for the first time against No. 4-ranked challenger Antonio Russell, 21-1 (13 KOs), and WBA…
The Hundred men’s competition, Utilita BowlSouthern Brave 128-8 (100 balls): Stoinis 34 (26); Rehan 3-25Birmingham Phoenix 116-9 (100 balls): Smeed 35 (28); Wood 3-24Southern Brave won by 12 runsScorecard. TableWickets from three consecutive deliveries helped Southern Brave close out a first win of the season in The Hundred, beating Birmingham Phoenix by 12 runs at the Utilita Bowl.With Phoenix needing 14 to win, Luke Wood had Ben Dwarshuis and Scott Currie caught off the first two balls of the final set.Saqib Mahmood was then run out by Adil Rashid’s direct hit and Brave conceded just one single off the next…
The 2026/27 season about to begin, and with that in mind, we look to FourFourTwo who predicts the Championship table. We turn our attention to the second tier division, and as always, it causes plenty of reaction and debates on social media with many checking out the bookies odds. You can order your copy of the FourFourTwo magazine, including the much loved season preview magazine by clicking HERE. Have a look at who they thought would finish from 24th to 1st below, some will surprise, others not so… 24) LINCOLN The FourFourTwo magazine have predicted Lincoln City to finish in 24th…
England’s netballers reached the Commonwealth Games semi-finals after producing a pulsating comeback to beat South Africa 58-54.With both sides tied on six points but the Roses ahead of the Proteas on goal average in pool A’s second spot going into the game, England had to avoid defeat to progress.Elmere van der Berg was in fine form early on to fire South Africa into a six-goal lead at the end of the first quarter with 16 of her nation’s 17 goals, leaving England facing an uphill task.But some excellent and aggressive defensive work by second-quarter substitute Halimat Adio helped England spring…