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Jones became the youngest British boxer to fight at the Olympics in 1976 when he competed in Montreal at 17 years old and four months.He says Eccles’ mentality helped her to negotiate her challenges, not least the latest “nasty” knee injury and subsequent surgery.”We weren’t sure whether she was going to box again, but Rosie is the type of person who will never lay down to anything that gets in her way,” he said.”Nothing is too much, no run is too long and no mountain is too steep.”She knows how to push through and has come away with gold in…
Terence Crawford believes the conversation surrounding Jaron “Boots” Ennis resembles the buildup he saw before facing Errol Spence Jr., with media coverage creating expectations that eventually become difficult for a fighter to manage. The retired four-division world champion said Ennis has become the latest fighter to receive overwhelming acclaim from followers, something Crawford believes can alter how a boxer views his own standing relative to his opposition. He insisted he wants Ennis to succeed but feels the spotlight has changed the tone surrounding the unified junior middleweight champion. “I want to see him win. I want to see him go…
Team Wales captain Olivia Breen earned the first Welsh medal of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in athletics with a silver in the T38 100m final with a season’s best of 12.86 seconds.Breen, the defending champion, was beaten by England’s Sophie Hahn to the gold.Breen, who turned 30 on the eve of the final, edged England’s Maddie Down in a photo-finish.It is the fourth Commonwealth medal of her career. Wales have now won seven Games medals in Glasgow, with two silvers and five bronze.Breen says the medal means more after battling concussions and injuries this year.”I’m really happy with the performance…
Tottenham Hotspur have not been swashbuckling just yet under Roberto De Zerbi but it surely will not be too much longer before we see Spurs really hit their groove. After all, this has been one of the most exciting summers in the club’s history. From the threat of relegation, they have secured their Premier League status and gone on to break their transfer record twice. Still, despite Mateus Fernandes’ screamer on debut against MK Dons last week, the youth academy has been one of the biggest talking points across their opening two pre-season fixtures. The effervescent Luca Williams-Barnett is shining…
Errol Spence Jr suffered the second loss of his career when he was beaten by Tim Tszyu on Saturday, with that defeat causing him to retire from the sport. Now, two-division world champion Tim Bradley has offered his thoughts on the American’s performance. Spence lost for the first time when he came up short against Terence Crawford when bidding for the undisputed welterweight world title in 2023, then a three-year stretch of inactivity left fans questioning whether the Texas-based operator would ever fight again. Yet, on Saturday night, the former unified WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight world champion made his…
Ramsay-Peaty is the greatest breaststroker of all time, having gone eight years unbeaten in the 100m and holding the world record in that event and the 50m.He was the defending Commonwealth champion in the 50m and decided to continue in the sport because it was added to the 2028 Olympic schedule.On Saturday he suggested the shorter distance would provide his best chance of a medal in Los Angeles, given his age.”I thought I could have done better there,” Ramsay-Peaty said after finishing in 26.94 seconds – 0.44secs behind Williamson.”It is quite disappointing in terms of the time, and, as we…
Smriti Mandhana, vice captain of the Indian women’s cricket team and one of the most prolific openers in the international game, is also a quirky bowler when allowed to be. Her uniquely raw action and penchant to snap up ‘lucky’ wickets were used to good effect by India head coach Amol Muzumdar during a bid to turn his team to a pack of allrounders.Now, the southpaw’s talents and ‘mean’ right-arm seam bowling have piqued the interest of her franchise in The Hundred, Manchester Super Giants.Unreal plot 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩 😂You’re not ready for Backyard Cricket x MSG. Stay Tuned ⏳ pic.twitter.com/cLhclNCd2U— Manchester…
Bafode Diakite is determined “to give everything” to prove himself to Bournemouth boss Marco Rose and in the Premier League. Diakite joined the Cherries last summer from Lille for a reported £34m (€40m) but failed to make the desired impact under Andoni Iraola. The 25-year-old made 18 appearances in the Premier League last season, though just three of those came after the turn of the year. Diakite played just 15 league minutes in 2026 as Iraola came to prefer the centre-back partnership of James Hill and Marcos Senesi. However, Iraola has since replaced Arne Slot at Liverpool, and Senesi has…
Before an estimated 60,000 spectators at Boyle’s Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey, Benny Leonard survived one of the closest calls of his championship reign against southpaw Lew Tendler in a memorable 12-round battle on July 27, 1922. The outdoor arena, built for the previous year’s Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier heavyweight spectacle, drew a massive audience as promoter Tex Rickard matched the dominant titleholder against the division’s most dangerous challenger. Under New Jersey’s no decision law, Tendler needed a knockout to leave with the belt. If the fight lasted the scheduled distance, Leonard would remain champion regardless of…
The Hundred men’s competition, Utilita BowlSouthern Brave 129-9 (100 balls): Smith 49 (26); Boult 2-15MI London 130-7 (100 balls): Jacks 54 (41); Stoinis 3-17MI London won by three wicketsScorecard. TableWill Jacks hit his first half-century of this year’s edition of The Hundred to help MI London claim a nerve-shredding last-ball win over Southern Brave.Jacks hit three fours and two sixes in his 41-ball knock of 54 to provide the backbone of MI’s chase of 130 on a tricky pitch in Southampton.At 93-3 and with England all-rounder Jacks in good touch, MI had looked on course for a comfortable win only…