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Jack Dempsey’s rise to the heavyweight championship did not begin when he defeated Jess Willard for the title. It began one year earlier on July 27, 1918, when he demolished Fred Fulton in one of the quickest and most influential knockouts in heavyweight history. There was barely enough time for either man to establish himself before the fight was over. Fulton entered the bout as one of boxing’s most respected heavyweights and the betting favorite despite giving away speed to the younger Dempsey. Weighing about 208 pounds to Dempsey’s 188, the towering “Rochester Plasterer” had built a reputation as one…
Infantino also addressed criticism surrounding the standard of officiating at the tournament, in particular concerns about political interference after USA forward Folarin Balogun was made available for their last-16 tie when his one-match ban was suspended by Fifa – following the intervention of US President Donald Trump.Of the 191 other red cards shown at a men’s World Cup, only one other player has escaped a suspension.Uefa said the decision had “crossed a red line”, labelling it “unprecedented, incomprehensible, and unjustifiable”, while the Norwegian Football Federation is considering filing a formal complaint to Fifa’s ethics committee.Infantino, however, argued that such decisions…
In what appeared to be a one-sided final, Spain beat defending champions Argentina to win the FIFA World Cup after a wait of 16 years. They were in possession of the ball far more than the Argentinians, who seemed a little listless. They also had more shots at goal than the champions. But for the classy defending of the Argentinian goalie, the scoreline would have been far more than the 1-0 that the game ended with.The final whistle also saw some unsavoury scenes, with a fight breaking out between some Spanish reserve players and the Argentinian players. The Argentinians had…
Former France international Emmanuel Petit believes Harry Kane’s chances of winning the Ballon d’Or are over after the England captain “disappeared” at the World Cup. England finished third at this summer’s tournament – after being beaten in the semi-final by Argentina, they then earned a thrilling 6-4 victory over France to take the bronze medal. Kane scored six goals at the tournament, with his final goal serving as the winner in the round of 16 against Mexico. The 32-year-old had a stellar season for Bayern Munich heading into the tournament, netting 61 goals from 44.4 expected goals (xG) in all competitions (excluding…
(Ed Mulholland) Super middleweight Edgar Berlanga returned to the win column in style, stopping Steven Butler in the seventh-round of an electrifying firefight. Fighting in the Zuffa Boxing 09 main event at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, and live on Paramount+, Brooklyn’s Berlanga, 24-2 (19 KOs), got up off the canvas from a partially blocked right hand from the powerful Butler, 38-6-1 (32 KOs), in the final seconds of round two to take over and wobble Montreal, Canada’s Butler repeatedly before the exciting finish. Berlanga, who was 1-2 in his last three fights coming…
Three of Rangers’ seven summer signings – and none of their 11 departures – are central midfielders.Yet they already had six on their books – nine if you include three who were out on loan.Considering they are attacking midfielders, you can discount Thelo Aasgaard, who has just been to the World Cup with Norway, and Nedim Bajrami, who has failed to become a regular starter in his two years at Ibrox, as competition for the more defensively minded Devlin.Likewise, Jose Cifuentes, Lyall Cameron and 20-year-old Paul Nsio, considering they have returned from Toronto, Aberdeen and Raith Rovers, respectively, without having…
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says he has a “plan” to play club record £117m signing Morgan Rogers alongside Cole Palmer – and believes the England international will make an “instant impact”.The midfielder became the most expensive British player of all-time when he moved from Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge last week.The 24-year-old is on holiday after playing for England at the World Cup, while Chelsea have begun their pre-season tour in Sydney.”In that position we needed an important player and I’m sure there were not many better options than Morgan Rogers,” Alonso said.”You need players who can have that almost…
Chelsea winger Pedro Neto has been linked with a surprise move to Saudi by an Italian transfer journalist this morning. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Italian transfer journalist Gianluigo Longari has today fired up a brand new Chelsea rumour. He says that winger Pedro Neto has been offered to Saudi team Al Hilal by his agent Jorge Mendes. The news has yet to be confirmed by any of the really big, Chelsea-focused accounts,…
The September 12 Las Vegas card delivered a strong opening at the box office as Zuffa Boxing builds momentum ahead of fight night. Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn’s September 12 showdown generated more than $6.3 million in ticket sales during its first day on the market, according to Turki Alalshikh. The early demand gives Zuffa Boxing another commercial boost ahead of its latest Las Vegas event. Sharing the update on X, Turki highlighted the fast start for the event. “After being on sale for only one day, @kingryan and @conorbennofficial on September 12th at @tmobilearena with @zuffaboxing and @danawhite on…
It was Anthony Hughes MBE, the driving force behind so many of Wales’ most successful Para-athletes as performance director at Disability Sport Wales, who first spotted her potentialHe introduced Bowen to wheelchair racing, in which she immediately won medals, before she found a passion for throwing. “I had just started shot put, discus and javelin when Covid happened. I went back after and was thrown into a competition and I won best performer,” she said.”So I was like, ‘oh, I’m okay at it’ and then I just kept going and fell in love with it.”It is hard to imagine there…