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The official weigh-in took place at Depo Tri Vokzala, where WBA heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev (33-2, 26 KOs) weighed 104.205kg (229.7 pounds) ahead of his title defence against Germany’s Peter Kadiru (23-1, 13 KOs), who came in at 116.7kg (257.3 pounds). Kadiru will enter the ring with a weight advantage of almost 12.5kg (27.6 pounds) after replacing Tony Yoka, who withdrew from the bout with a back injury. Gassiev and Kadiru then went face-to-face for the final time before the main event. Gassiev is making the first defence of the WBA heavyweight title he won by stopping Kubrat Pulev in…
Sections of the Rangers support have long called on the club to recruit the Premiership’s best talent, and the club appear to be acting on that this summer.Both Shankland and Devlin were among Hearts’ standout players as they came within minutes of a historic Scottish top-flight triumph.The Ibrox club have signed both without needing to pay a transfer fee and have also plucked manager McInnes from Tynecastle.”Cammy is obviously a player I know, and I am well aware of what he will offer to Rangers,” the new Ibrox boss said.”His levels of consistency for me were superb, and he is…
Vinai Venkatesham sends a letter to Tottenham fans who attended every Premier League game for the 2025/26 season. An embarrassing campaign for Spurs, finished 17th in the table for the second consecutive time, only two points above the relegation zone, suffered early cup exits (Third Round in the FA Cup and Fourth Round in the EFL Cup), though got to the round of 16 in the Champions League. But they will also miss out on Europe for the 2026/27 season. They also saw Daniel Levy depart on the 4th of September, replaced by Peter Charrington (Non-Executive). They also went through…
Perennial heavyweight fringe contender Otto Wallin will take on Ukraine’s Vladyslav Sirenko on July 26 over 10 rounds as part of Zuffa Boxing 09 which is headlined by Edgar Berlanga and Richardson Hitchins in separate bouts.From Sweden and 35 years old, Wallin has lost to Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora but does hold a 2023 victory over current WBA heavyweight beltholder, Murat Gassiev. His record reads 28-3 (16 KOs).Sirenko, 31, isn’t nearly as experienced at the highest level. He last fought in July last year, losing a 10-round unanimous decision to Solomon Dacres on the Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois…
NBA star Victor Wembanyama has signed a long-term deal with the San Antonio Spurs.The 7ft 4in France centre’s deal, according to ESPN,, external is for five years and worth $252m (£188m), which is the NBA’s maximum for a rookie scale player extension.The 22-year-old reportedly has an option in the fifth season and could have opted for clauses to make the deal worth more but did not do so to give the Spurs more financial flexibility.”Spurs family, I’m here to stay. Whatever it takes,” Wembanyama wrote on social media prior to the deal being announced.The two-time All-Star, who was the first…
Morning all. A quick Saturday round-up for you, and there’s only one place to start and that’s the world’s hottest striker, Mikel Merino, doing it again for Spain last night. Just as he did against Portugal earlier in the week, he came off the bench to save us all from injury time in a game that wasn’t particularly enthralling. Spain went ahead in the first half through Fabian Ruiz, but a really nice header from Charlie Kettle drew Belgium level before the break. It was a pretty one -ided game though, Spain dominated possession and had more chances, but nothing…
TOSSBangladesh has won the toss and has opted to bowl first.Playing XIsBangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan(w), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanvir IslamZimbabwe: Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Innocent Kaia, Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza(c), Wessly Madhevere, Clive Madande(w), Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Ernest Masuku, Tanaka ChivangaZimbabwe will look to complete a clean sweep when it hosts Bangladesh in the third ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.SQUADSBangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan(w), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Mosaddek Hossain, Rishad Hossain,…
Noskova has long been seen as a future star who could challenge for Grand Slam titles, having become the youngest player inside the top 100 in 2022.It has taken the 21-year-old a little time to find consistency at the Slams, but this fortnight she has shown she has a game which relies on pure power.When you stand next to Linda, she is actually taller than you would expect from seeing her on television, as she stands at 5ft 10in.She has a massive serve and a really heavy ball, which comes from the natural power through her long levers.She can also…
“I am very motivated to fight in Hermosillo, my hometown for the last 15 years,” Berchelt told The Ring. “I want to show all my fans that there is more ‘Alacran’ Berchelt for many years.” Berchelt (42-3, 37 KOs) enjoyed one of the sport’s strongest runs at 130 pounds after stopping Francisco “Bandido” Vargas in the 11th round to capture the WBC title in January 2017. He followed that victory with six successful title defenses, defeating former champion Takashi Miura and stopping Vargas in their rematch, Miguel Roman, and Jason Sosa during his reign. His momentum came to a halt…
Alongside the development of artificial pitches, Grottland cited a “revolution” in the period 2010-2020, “where Norwegian football, the top clubs, the federations and the districts started to invest heavily in player development”.After failing to qualify for Euro 2012, the Norwegian Football Federation established Landslagsskolen, known as the NTS, in 2013.Of the 15 players who played in Norway’s 2-1 victory over Brazil, 14 had represented the national team at youth level and 11 of those were part of the NTS pathway from under-15 or under-16s.Grottland clarified the NTS was not an academy nor a centralised school, such as the famed Clairefontaine…