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Sammy Contreras Jnr may just be 22, but he’s well plugged into the institutional knowledge of the venue known as the “War Grounds,” where he will fight Saturday night.The son of a boxing manager who advised women’s champion Marlen Esparza among others, lightweight Contreras, 7-0 (3 KOs), meets Jorge Ayala Lopez on the undercard of the DAZN-streamed show headlined by ranked super-middleweight Diego Pacheco’s bout versus Immanuwel Aleem at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.The outdoor venue has hosted four fights of the year, including Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez III, Timothy Bradley Jnr-Ruslan Provodnikov, Lucas Matthysse-John Molina and Francisco Vargas-Orlando…
The format? 12 golfers. 18 holes. Lowest score wins the 156th and final spot in The Open.The reason? Organisers the R&A say this event, alongside Tuesday’s Heroes Classic, will “elevate the experience of those attending”. Bringing more people, and their wallets, through the gates, and staying for longer, is very much an intended consequence.The dozen selected to play all just missed making it via conventional methods and included the highest ranked players who hadn’t already qualified, the runner-up in The Amateur Championship and those who came close in final qualifying.A 7:30am start on the Monday of Open week is normally…
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In terms of crowds, England women have enjoyed a record-breaking summer with attendance records throughout the T20 World Cup and during the Lord’s Test, but both have been fighting against the football World Cup, men’s Tests and Wimbledon in the wider sporting world. They were even competing directly against the men’s cricket side on Saturday, who played a T20 against India at 14:30 BST. BBC Sport understands this was a broadcast request. Then, on day three of the Test, mere hours after former captain Heather Knight’s retirement had made the headlines, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that…
France boss Didier Deschamps is predicting a “spectacular” semi-final when his exciting side take on Spain in a heavyweight World Cup showdown in Dallas on Tuesday.Spain beat France in the semi-finals of Euro 2024 on their way to being crowned European champions before defeating Les Bleus in a nine-goal last-four thriller in the Nations League last year.”The past is in the past,” said Deschamps, who is stepping down at the end of the tournament after 14 years in charge.”They [Spain] did win in the past but I am looking forward to tomorrow. “We are now at another level. We want…
Jules Kounde believes France “can’t spend 90 minutes chasing the ball” if they are to beat Spain in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday. This will be just the second ever World Cup meeting between France and Spain, following their last 16 meeting back in 2006, with Les Bleus progressing having come from behind to win 3-1. France booked their spot in the last four with a 2-0 victory over Morocco; having won all six of their World Cup matches in 2026, France are looking to become just the second European side to win seven in a row at the…
“Yeah, of course. Of course,” he replied. Tszyu believes the psychological battle could begin as soon as the opening bell. Earlier in the interview, he said he wants Spence questioning himself after feeling the power and pace of a natural junior middleweight. “I want to make him think, you know what, this isn’t a small Danny Garcia that I’m fighting against. This is the pure 154-pounder that can hit, that can put on a pace, and I want him to feel that,” said Tszyu. The former WBO junior middleweight champion also suggested Spence may be underestimating him heading into the…
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Tim Bradley has considered the “freaky strength” of Rolando Romero, believing it could play a factor in his welterweight showdown with Teofimo Lopez. The pair will collide at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, on August 22, with Romero making a first defence of his WBA world title. He became the sanctioning body’s regular champion by defeating Ryan Garcia, who he floored in round two before winning their contest by unanimous decision in May 2025. Since then, the American has been elevated to full WBA champion, only to remain out of the ring after attempting to secure fights with the likes…
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina.But there remains optimism the Arsenal midfielder can shake off the effects of an illness to play on Wednesday.Rice, who suffered with a sickness bug in the lead-up to Saturday’s quarter-final victory over Norway in Miami, was substituted at half-time.Head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted afterwards that Rice had spent three days in bed before the match, which England won 2-1 after extra time.It is understood Rice still has not recovered fully from the illness – picked up in Mexico, where England…