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Oleksandr Usyk isn’t ruling out ending his career by competing for Zuffa Boxing’s championship. The three-time undisputed champion said he would welcome the opportunity if the new promotion makes him an offer, adding that his team has already been in contact with Dana White as he weighs the final fights of his career. “Maybe it’s good opportunity for me if Dana, who boss Zuffa to work about this organization. Why not? Why not? It’s new belt, new opportunity. It’s good,” said Usyk to Fighthype about him fighting for Zuffa for their belt. “I think I know my team speaks with…

Tammy Beaumont starred as The Blaze produced a dominant display to claim their first Women’s T20 Blast title, thrashing Durham by 10 wickets at The Oval.The 35-year-old who retired from international cricket with England earlier this summer, made 54 as she shared an unbroken opening partnership of 118 with Sarah Bryce who scored her first half-century of the tournament, finishing unbeaten on 53.Having disposed of Surrey in the day’s opening semi-final, Kirstie Gordon’s side were always in control against a Durham team who had scored a surprise victory over Hampshire Hawks in the last four.After being put in to bat,…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has returned to LaLiga to join newly promoted Deportivo La Coruna on a two-year deal. Aubameyang is said to have been frozen out of Marseille’s plans going forward and, as such, has joined RC Deportivo for a reported €1.5m. RC Deportivo finished second in LaLiga 2 in 2025-26 and are set to compete in LaLiga for the first time since 2017-18, having dropped as low as the third division in their absence. Aubameyang, who spent just four months at Barcelona in 2022, winning the LaLiga title, is playing for his fifth club in six years, having left Marseille…

(ProBoxTV) SAN BERNARDINO, California – Bryan Flores and Jonathan Navarro made weight Friday for their contracted 142lbs super-lightweight bout topping Saturday night’s ProBoxTV card at National Orange Show. Ranked No. 13 by the WBC, Mexico’s Flores, 28-1-1 (16 KOs), weighed the division’s true limit at 140lbs while Southern California’s Navarro, 18-2 (9 KOs), came in at 141.4lbs. The planned 14-fight card shrunk to 12 bouts, with one of the eliminated being the Anthony Cuba-Misael Cabrera Urias super-lightweight fight because Cuba was overweight and Urias declined to accept a financial settlement. Otherwise, the card’s top bouts are on, including WBO junior-lightweight…

De La Fuente, who said teenage winger Lamine Yamal is fit after sitting out training, preferred to talk up Sunday’s final instead of focus on Argentina’s tactics.”On Sunday we will watch a great show, two great national teams, very similar in some aspects in terms of attitudes and talent,” he added.”I think it is going to be an amazing final, each team will try and take the game to their own side. “I believe both Spain and Argentina will have a gameplan where talent and good football will rule over everything else.”The referee will be there to support us and…

England’s Tommy Fleetwood says the support provided by a home Birkdale crowd has “100%” helped push him into Open contention – but he is not the only British player on the leaderboard ready to strike.Fleetwood, who grew up just up the road in Southport, shot a three-under 67 on Friday to move to joint eighth on four under. Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre is alongside Fleetwood in a stellar pack which also includes English pair Matt Wallace and Alex Fitzpatrick, as well as Spanish superstar Jon Rahm and defending champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler.The group is four shots behind Australian…

Chelsea have a battle on their hands to see who can become Joao Pedro’s backup as main Blues striker. 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. Chelsea are in preseason training under their new manager Xabi Alonso, and there are some big decisions to make in the next few weeks. Half of the first team squad is present, the other half will be drip fed back in week by week as they return from post-World…

Tributes have poured in from across the world after the death of Sir Garfield “Garry” Sobers, with players, administrators, teams and boards describing his passing as an “irreplaceable loss” and celebrating him as one of the sport’s greatest icons.Cricket West Indies led the tributes, posting: “A great innings has come to an end. In our hearts, now and forever, Sir Garfield Sobers.”Statement by the President of Cricket West Indies on the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers.🖤🏏 pic.twitter.com/QrtPLJ0tvc— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 17, 2026CWI president Kishore Shallow expanded on that sentiment, calling Sobers “the greatest cricketer the world has ever seen”…

Serrano can add another milestone to her career when she enters the ring on August 21. The seven-division champion will attempt to break the all-time women’s knockout record while competing in the first unified women’s world championship contested over 12 two-minute rounds. Most Valuable Promotions said the partnership is designed to bring championship boxing to TikTok’s global audience while expanding the sport’s reach among younger viewers. The event will stream live worldwide through TikTok LIVE rather than a traditional television or subscription platform. “I’ve dedicated my career to creating opportunities for women’s boxing and bringing our sport to the biggest…

Scotland flanker Hamish Watson has signed for Castres after leaving Edinburgh.The French Top 14 club moved to recruit the 34-year-old after Dalton Papali’i was ruled out long-term after undergoing surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon.Watson, who ended last season on loan to Leicester Tigers, revealed he had to make his mind up quickly after being contacted by Castres.”The opportunity to perform in French rugby is a fantastic opportunity for me,” he told the club website after agreeing a one-year contract. “Given Dalton Papali’i’s injury, Castres Olympique contacted me in recent days and I had to make a very quick decision.…