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“Great win against Zurdo. Something I didn’t see coming,” said Billam-Smith to Ring Magazine. “I did think Zurdo would beat him. I thought he had more size, right timing. I thought the smaller gloves would help him more than it would help Benavidez, but Benavidez carried obviously more power up and kept the speed. So, good performance.” Benavidez’s victory over Ramirez has fueled discussion about what could come next for the unified cruiserweight champion, including whether he could eventually move up again. When asked if Benavidez could fight at heavyweight, Billam-Smith said he believes the Mexican star could have success…

In first practice, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso rescued what could have been a high-speed crash at the harbour front chicane.The rear flicked sideways as he went over the crest at the start of the braking point, and as he corrected, the car fishtailed, sending the front towards the barriers.Although the incident broke the car’s front-wing endplate, Alonso kept it largely under control and out of the barriers as it slid wildly up the kerb on the outside of the circuit.Aston Martin had a difficult time in the second session, Alonso ending up 20th fastest and team-mate Lance Stroll slowest of…

Thomas Tuchel claimed he has not decided his starting 11 for England’s World Cup opener against Croatia. The Three Lions get their campaign underway in North America on June 17, before facing Ghana on June 23 and Panama on June 27. Prior to the tournament, England face New Zealand and Costa Rica in warm-up games, with the first coming on Saturday against the All Whites. This will be England’s first game played in America since a pair of friendlies against Ecuador and Honduras in June 2014 in the lead-up to the World Cup in Brazil. The Three Lions drew both…

TOSSIndia won the toss and opted to bat first.India vs Afghanistan Playing XIs:India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaAfghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik , Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman, Mohammad SaleemMATCH PREVIEWA one-off Test against Afghanistan, beginning at the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh on Saturday, will be an ideal reconvening point for India before it squabbles up for a late charge at the World Test Championship…

MORENO VALLEY, California – Jose Ramirez knows how it looks. A former champion coming off two losses with nearly 200 rounds of professional mileage on his body can lead to ominous conclusions.He’s done. Playing out the string. Ready to yield to the next generation.Not yet, Ramirez said Thursday while emerging from a workout at the loaded Robert Garcia Boxing Academy.Leaning on credibility that includes being a U.S. Olympian and former unified 140lbs champion whose lone losses are to undisputed champions Josh Taylor and Devin Haney along with then-unbeaten Arnold Barboza Jnr, Ramirez, 29-3 (18 KOs), reminded, “I’m only 33.”The Central…

The two players appeared together at a news conference within minutes of Arnaldi’s withdrawal being announced.In order to avoid Cobolli getting ill, the pair cautiously sat at opposite ends of the interview table.Arnaldi described how he became ill on Thursday night, waking up with stomach ache at about 1am.He said he began vomiting and was unable to sleep before calling a doctor to his room in the morning.”It’s difficult to be here – this is not want I wanted to do,” Arnaldi said.”I hoped it was something from dinner but throughout the day I couldn’t eat or drink and kept…

This is not the first time in recent years that a Lord’s pitch has been questioned.Questions were also raised during the 2025 World Test Championship final after 14 wickets fell on each of the first two days.By contrast, just a month later England and India played out a thrilling Test that went five days, but this year’s pitch could lead to the match finishing inside three days.The batters’ struggles were exemplified by a delivery from New Zealand seamer Matt Henry that barely bounced above ankle height and cannoned into the stumps, giving England’s Jacob Bethell’s no chance.”This is a really…

The 2025-26 Premier League season will be remembered as one of the most tightly contested title races in recent memory — and it came down, ultimately, to a single midweek night in May. Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Burnley, combined with Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth the same evening, ended a 22-year wait for the Gunners and brought the curtain down on a campaign that kept supporters on edge for the better part of ten months. Looking back at how the title was decided, the moments that proved genuinely pivotal were not always the ones that attracted the most attention…

The fight would give Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KOs) another opportunity to capture a world title after spending the last several years facing many of the division’s top names. Cruz hasn’t fought since his draw with Lamont Roach, but the Mexican pressure fighter could be headed straight back into the spotlight if a deal with Russell is finalized. Russell enters the proposed matchup after making the first defense of his WBA crown against Andy Hiraoka in February. The unbeaten champion was tested throughout the contest before earning a unanimous decision over the hard-hitting Japanese challenger. A matchup between Russell and Cruz…

One player who settled his future before travelling across the Atlantic is Anthony Gordon, completing a move to Barcelona from Newcastle United last month.But whether he will be joined in Catalonia by England team-mate Marcus Rashford is yet to be decided. Barca have a deadline of 15 June – two days before England’s World Cup opener against Croatia – to activate a clause that will make the 28-year-old’s loan move from Manchester United permanent for £26m, but the Spanish club have been trying to renegotiate the terms. There remains a possibility the deadline passes without agreement, leaving Rashford’s future unresolved…