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Floyd Mayweather dominated the sport for a number of years, named as the BWAA’s Fighter of the Decade for the 2010’s and breaking a number of pay-per-view records. Now, ‘The Best Ever’ has named the active fighter who should be receiving more pound-for-pound recognition. Following Oleksandr Usyk’s decision to vacate his three heavyweight world titles, after a below par showing against Rico Verhoeven, the Ukrainian has dropped down many fight fans’ pound-for-pound rankings. Instead, Japanese phenomenon Naoya Inoue now seems to be the standout candidate as pound-for-pound king, with a trifecta of American stars; Shakur Stevenson, David Benavidez and Jesse…
Since England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time in the 1966 final, 454 players have made their England debut.The first was John Hollins, who became England’s 847th men’s international in a 2-0 friendly win over Spain at Wembley in May 1967. The most recent is Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha, the 1,300th player to represent England, making his debut in June’s 1-0 friendly victory over New Zealand in Tampa.At World Cups, 161 different players have represented England since 1970, from members of Alf Ramsey’s victorious squad to the latest generation to fall agonisingly short.No fewer than 15 permanent England managers…
Aston Villa have loaned defender Andres Garcia to Getafe for the 2026-27 season. The 23-year-old full-back joined Villa from Levante in January 2025, but has made just 18 appearances for Unai Emery’s side so far. Garcia’s only start last term came on the final day of the season against Manchester City, though he was replaced at half-time during their win at the Etihad Stadium. He made just one substitute appearance during Villa’s successful Europa League campaign, though could play a bigger role for Getafe, who have qualified for the Conference League. Aston Villa can confirm that Andrés García has joined Getafe…
Jeff Fenech has watched Tim Tszyu grow up since infancy, and the Australian boxing legend says he has long believed the former world champion has the potential to eclipse both him and his Hall of Fame father, Kostya Tszyu. Working alongside Tszyu for the past eight weeks has only strengthened that belief ahead of his July 26 showdown against former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. “I’ve spoken to Tim all his life, since he’s a baby,” Fenech said on FOX Footy and 2 More. “I’ll just give you a little story. When he was three months old, he had…
Lando Norris will have to take a 10-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. McLaren announced on Thursday that the car of the reigning world champion will be fitted with a fourth power electronics unit of the season, one more than allowed under Formula One regulations.Norris’s first two units suffered “terminal” issues in China in March, where he did not start the race, then in free practice in Monaco last month.McLaren said: “While the power electronics unit we installed in Japan, and have used in every session since Miami, has worked reliably, Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains has since…
A peak audience of 24 million people tuned in to watch England’s defeat by Argentina in the World Cup semi-final, making it the most watched live television event in the past five years.The BBC One and iPlayer audience was the biggest for a broadcaster since the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy, which was held in 2021.England’s 2-1 loss in Atlanta averaged 22.1m viewers on BBC One and iPlayer.There were an additional 12.6m streams on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.Anthony Gordon opened the scoring for England early in the second half before Enzo Fernadez equalised…
McLaren have fallen to the back of the top four teams in recent races as rivals have introduced upgrades, but the hope is that the aerodynamic package to be brought in across the Hungarian and Dutch Grands Prix on either side of Formula 1’s summer break will return them to competitiveness.They decided that it was better to take the grid penalty in Belgium, where they expect to be no more competitive than at the last race in Britain but where passing is relatively straightforward, than compromise Hungary, where the car should perform better and overtaking is notoriously difficult.Norris’ grid penalty…
Chelsea have so far not been able to sell or buy a centre back, even though that’s a major priority this summer. 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. Going into this summer, there were two pieces of received wisdom about Chelsea’s central defender situation. Firstly: the Blues need to sell several of their current options. Secondly: the Blues need to buy at least one elite option. Well, a couple of months into the summer,…
India bowler Gurnoor Brar was on Thursday handed a warning for breaching level one of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against England in Birmingham. Brar was found to have breached Article 2.9 on Tuesday, which relates to “throwing a ball at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an international match”. In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Brar’s disciplinary record, for whom it was a first offence in a 24-month period. READ: ENG vs IND, 2nd ODI: India looks to build on positives, seal seriesThe incident occurred in the eighth over of England’s innings, when Brar picked up the ball while fielding and threw it towards the batter. Brar admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Richie Richardson. The need for a formal hearing didn’t arise. On-field…
José Mourinho is back at Real Madrid with a calmer public tone, but the football will still need bite – and William Hill News look at what to expect from The Special One as he returns to the Santiago Bernabeu. He has already said he wants to help Kylian Mbappé become even better, and he has stressed that he does not want to be more important than his players. That sounds like a coach trying to build control first and the drama second, which is exactly the kind of reset Real Madrid can use after a demanding campaign. Jose Mourinho…