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Roy Jones Jr has offered a new viewpoint on a potential Jaron Ennis vs. Vergil Ortiz fight after ‘Boots’ defeated Xander Zayas last weekend. Ennis became WBA and WBO super-welterweight champion on Saturday with a seventh round stoppage win over Zayas at the Barclays Center in New York. It is the second division that ‘Boots’ has been able to unify after his previous success at 147lbs, whilst he was also successful in extending his unbeaten record to 36-0 with 32 knockouts. Despite the win, Ennis had to come through some sticky moments in the clash against Zayas, particularly in round…
There is, of course, more to England’s improvement than a coach dressing like an ABBA tribute act.Fitness and fielding were two of coach Charlotte Edwards’ priorities when she took over after the Ashes defeat. She has calmly quietened talk of the issue.In one of her previous roles at Southern Vipers, Edwards used an electric scooter to follow and observe her players during their fitness sessions and one of her first moves after becoming England coach was introducing minimum fitness standards.The new standards include a two-kilometre time trial, 30m two-way sprints (effectively shuttle runs), a test to assess explosiveness through a…
Former Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has told his old club to go all our and sign whoever Xabi Alonso wants. 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. Transfer chatter about Granit Xhaka joining Chelsea has fans confused. Some fans new manager Xabi Alonso backed in every way possible. Others think it’s mad to overpay for a 34 year old. One person has come down firmly on the former side of the argument – ex-Chelsea defender…
“I feel like it was definitely a much-needed experience,” Mason said. “That’s not the type of fight you have all the time in your career. It was something I felt like I had to do that night. Every fight is different, and it definitely gave me some insight into how I’ll approach the rest of my career. So, it was a much-needed experience and a great fight.” Those comments stand out because the Noakes fight was unlike anything Mason had experienced as a professional. After blasting through much of his opposition with his power, he found himself in a grueling…
For much of an international career that began a decade ago at the age of 19, Oyarzabal has not enjoyed much of the limelight.He missed out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee.But four years later – and before a World Cup debut – he was in the form of his life with 12 goals in 12 international appearances.The double against Austria extended that run to 17 in his last 16 starts, with four goals at this tournament.”His last two seasons, since he recovered, are the best of his…
CRICKETTG20: Diamonds outbat Risers in 58-run thrashingFor Karimnagar Diamonds, the formula has been simple: bat first, post a 200-plus score powered by a century partnership, and victory follows. It worked for the third straight match as Diamonds cruised to a 58-run win over Ranga Reddy Risers in a TG20 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.Tanmay Agarwal and Aryan Cariappa gave Diamonds a flying start, adding 42 runs in four overs before Tanay Jaddu dismissed the former. Tanay Thyagarajann then removed Satwik in the following over to briefly swing the momentum towards Risers.Rahul Radesh and Hrishikesh Simha steadied…
Dave Allen has spoken out after certain fans labelled him a “con man” following his three-round loss to Filip Hrgovic in May.The defeat, which came seven months after being outpointed by Arslanbek Makhmudov, came suddenly when Allen’s coach Jamie Moore threw in the towel at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England.At the time of the surrender, which was accepted by the referee, Allen was under increasing pressure but still appeared to have his wits about him. He has since accepted that Moore, one of Britain’s finest trainers, acted compassionately.Allen, 26-9-2 (20 KOs), took the defeat with good grace on the…
England’s match against Mexico is one of four World Cup last-16 games that will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with all eight matches being covered across BBC Sport.The Three Lions set up the meeting with the tournament co-hosts by edging past DR Congo 2-1 in the last 32.They will meet at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City (Monday, 6 July, 01:00 BST).The BBC will also show France v Paraguay on Saturday (22:00), with La Albirroja eliminating Germany on penalties in the previous round and going in search of another scalp against the 2022 World Cup winners.European…
Continuing to write about Arsenal while the World Cup is reaching its knockout stages feels a bit like watching Sky Sports News (for those unfamiliar, Sky do not have the rights to any international tournaments in the UK) while there is a big game on terrestrial TV. But if you are here, it is because Arsenal is still circling around your frontal lobe. Here are three thoughts that are preoccupying me ahead of next season. How do Arsenal score more goals? Arsenal scored 71 goals last season, six fewer than second placed Manchester City. That is the lowest for a…
T20 World Cup, The OvalEngland 169-5 (20 overs): Sciver-Brunt 75 (47), Knight 58 (47)South Africa 129-8 (20 overs): Brits 51 (45); Bell 2-28England won by 40 runs ScorecardEngland roared into Sunday’s T20 World Cup final against Australia with a superb 40-run victory against South Africa at The Oval.On a brilliant night under the lights in front of a jubilant and expectant crowd, England overcame their recent struggles in pressure matches in the biggest sign of improvement under coach Charlotte Edwards to date.They wobbled early on, faltering at 23-3 in the fourth over, but captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hit an immaculate 75…