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Joshua’s comeback against Prenga was one of the bravest performances of his career but it also highlighted familiar vulnerabilities. Dropped twice by a heavyweight competing at world level for the first time, he somehow recovered to produce a dramatic stoppage victory.It also came under extraordinary circumstances.Joshua was fighting for the first time since surviving the car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of his close friends Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele. The emotional burden was obvious afterwards as he struggled to speak during his post-fight interview.His recent results and performances do raise eyebrows. Since the end of 2023,…
Langton’s scans showed swelling and bruising, results which meant he was allowed to leave hospital on Saturday night.”A little bit sore and a little bit stiff but that is to be expected,” he said of his condition.”I can’t really complain too much.”Before his fall, Langton was attempting to move into a handstand position on the high bar but lost his grip and fell head first on to the mat. There was a lengthy delay to the competition before Langton was taken away on a trolley and then a stretcher.”Once I went up and both hands have left the bar that…
Scott Lindsey gives his first interview on becoming York City’s new head coach, following the controversial sacking of Stuart Maynard. Three months after winning the National League, Maynard parts company, and now the club have to quickly adjust, adapt, prepare for the life in League Two with a new man in the dugout. The Minstermen start their season in 7 days with the Carabao Cup Preliminary Round stage, playing host to Lindsey’s former club Crawley Town. York City Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Lindsey as the club’s new Head Coach. Lindsey joins the Minstermen ahead…
The former champion says he hurt his hand in the second round and believes it cost him a stoppage at Zuffa Boxing 09. Richardson Hitchins says a hand injury suffered in the second round prevented him from finishing Ricardo Salas after taking control of their welterweight bout at Zuffa Boxing 09. Hitchins still cruised to a unanimous decision before calling for fights with Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia. “I hurt my hand in the second round. I wanted to get him out of there, but after that I couldn’t let my hands go the way I wanted. I…
Lando Norris is at the peak of his powers after his win at the Hungarian Grand Prix demonstrated the world champion has a stronger psychological approach to driving, according to the McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella.Norris took his team’s first win of the season on Sunday with a commanding drive at the Hungaroring after Mercedes dominance for much of the campaign. The Briton has always maintained his team would come back into contention and duly did so, beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli into third.McLaren brought more upgrades to Hungary, which…
York City have appointed former Crawley Town boss Scott Lindsey as their new head coach, one day after sacking title-winning manager Stuart Maynard.Maynard led the Minstermen to promotion as National League champions last season but was relieved of his duties on Sunday because of what the board called a “difference in direction and vision for the football club”.Lindsey took Crawley up to League One in his first spell in charge in 2024 but his second spell was brought to an end in March after a 10-game winless run in League Two left them one point above the relegation zone.His first…
Morning, welcome to a brand new week. The team headed to Girona yesterday for a warm weather training camp ahead of the friendly there on Saturday evening. There’s a picture gallery on the official website which shows some familiar faces, but quite a lot of young ones involved to make up the numbers with so many senior players still away after the World Cup. There’s work to do on the pitch, and off it, as we look to build the squad ahead of the new campaign, which is a little over three weeks away. The weekend stories about Vinicius Junior…
Anthony Joshua overcame adversity to secure a second-round win upon his comeback on Saturday night, and fellow British former heavyweight world champion Frank Bruno has offered his thoughts on Joshua’s performance. Entering the bout as a huge favourite against the lesser-known Kristian Prenga, ‘AJ’ was expected to dispatch of the Albanian early – and that he did, but the official result of a second-round stoppage triumph failed to reflect the nature of the contest. Joshua was dramatically knocked down on two occasions in the opening round in Jeddah, with the 36-year-old’s punch resistance, of lack of, seemingly evident from the…
Wakefield Trinity have confirmed hooker Tyson Smoothy will join new NRL side Perth Bears at the end of the season after being released from his contract on compassionate grounds.The 27-year-old Australian joined Trin on a three-year deal for this campaign but head coach Daryl Powell said earlier this month that he would be leaving at the end of 2026.Smoothy has scored four tries in 21 appearances in all competitions to help Wakefield to second in Super League.”Tyson has made a fantastic contribution to the squad this season and while we would love to keep him, we are conscious of family…
West Bromwich Albion continued their impressive pre-season with a 4-1 win over Shrewsbury on Saturday, with two goals from new signing Jimmy Jay Morgan. The Baggies bolstered their squad with the addition of the former Chelsea attacking midfielder, and he has racked up three goals and two assists in pre-season so far. James Morrison will be hoping that the former Southampton youngster, who left St. Mary’s to join Chelsea, will be the attacking spark that they lacked last term, when they only scored 48 goals in 46 Championship games. Continuing on the Southampton link, West Brom are still looking for…