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Unbeaten Ernesto “Tito” Mercado has signed a promotional deal with Southern California-based DMG Promotions, a move the 24-year-old 140lbs fighter believes will keep him busy and position him for a title run.Mercado 18-0 (17 KOs), of Pomona, California, is scheduled to return June 19 at his hometown Fox Theater.Ranked No. 5 by the WBO and No. 8 by the IBF, Mercado last fought on DAZN for prior promoter Matchroom in December, knocking out veteran Mexican opponent Antonio Moran in the sixth round.His next opponent has yet to be announced, but Mercado has remained training and fit and predicted he will…
The National League outright title winner, promotion, top seven odds have been revealed for the 2026/27 season. Preparations for the division’s 24 teams are underway, pre-season friendlies begin next month, new shirts being revealed and fresh signings being brought in. Barrow and Harrogate Town drop into non league having been relegated from League Two, while they will also face National League North champions ACF Fylde, playoff finals Kidderminster Harriers as well as National League South champions Worthing and playoff winners Hornchurch. The 2026/27 National League season, known as the Enterprise National League for sponsorship reasons, will be the second season…
Berrettini’s only previous retirement from a Grand Slam match was at the 2023 US Open.He also made an early exit from the 2021 ATP Tour Finals because of an abdominal injury, while last season he had to pull out midway through matches in Madrid and Rome in the run-up to the French Open.But the former world number six, who had missed the previous four French Opens because of injury problems, is determined to take the positives from reaching a seventh Grand Slam quarter-final in his first outing at Roland Garros since 2021.Now ranked 105th, he added: “I have to take…
Morning. A very quick one today from Budapest, from where I’m heading back to Dublin and straight into the Betty Ford Clinic for a few weeks. It’s been a time and a half, let me tell you. I have to look at it all properly still, but I thought the scenes from the parade were incredible. The day after a painful loss in a final, and the streets of North London were filled with Arsenal fans who were there to celebrate a team that won the Premier League. Amazing stuff. Anyone being snide or condescending because of the result against…
Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson have emerged as leading contenders to take over India’s T20I captaincy, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) likely to move on from incumbent skipper Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the upcoming tours of Ireland and England.With the selection committee and team management understood to be on the same page regarding Suryakumar’s removal from the leadership role, and potentially from the squad as well owing to an extended slump in form, the senior BCCI officials are expected to discuss the team’s future direction at a meeting on Thursday.Suryakumar’s struggles with the bat have…
AC Milan rival Premier League sides for West Ham’s Crysencio Summerville, Real Madrid to sign Inter’s Denzel Dumfries and Newcastle target Nigerian teenager Zadok Yohanna.AC Milan have emerged as serious contenders to sign Crysencio Summerville, 24, from West Ham, with the Dutch winger also attracting interest from Tottenham and Aston Villa. (Teamtalk), externalReal Madrid are expected to trigger the £17.3m release clause to sign Inter Milan and Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 30. (Sky Sports), externalNewcastle have submitted a 24m euros (£20.7m) bid to sign AIK Stockholm’s 18-year-old Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna. (Expressen – in Swedish), externalAtletico Madrid are keen on…
Fury returned to the ring in April and outpointed Arslanbek Makhmudov in his first victory since 2023. A fight with Joshua remains the target, provided Joshua defeats Kristian Prenga on July 25, but Warren says Fury wants to stay active rather than wait several more months. “He wants to fight, he wants a fight before the ‘AJ’ fight, providing ‘AJ’ comes through, which he should do, so he wants a fight before that, or he’ll have been out for another seven months,” said Warren to Playbook “The intentions are he will have another fight, and I’m hoping we’ll be in…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock in recent months you will know that Manchester United desperately need to sign a crop of new midfielders. The departure of Casemiro and the impending exit of Manuel Ugarte dictates that in Michael Carrick’s first transfer window as United boss, he needs to rebuild the midfield. The foundations are already there. In Kobbie Mainoo they have one of England’s best young players and in Bruno Fernandes they have the best player in the Premier League. Ederson looks set to join in the coming weeks and he will offer plenty from the base, protecting…
Ollie Pope struck his first half-century of this year’s T20 Blast as Surrey coasted past Middlesex in a one-sided South Group derby at The Oval.Pope, who finished unbeaten on 51 from 33 balls, shared a second-wicket stand of 74 from 44 with Jason Roy (46) as they made short work of their chase to get Surrey’s T20 campaign back on track following successive defeats.Earlier, Surrey’s seamers always looked on top and restricted their city rivals to a modest 130-7, with Reece Topley (1-21) and Sean Abbott (2-16) the pick of the bunch.Middlesex all-rounder Luke Hollman, with an unbeaten 31 from…
Terence Crawford walked away from the sport after a career-defining victory over Canelo Alvarez, leaving some observers believing that Alvarez is now past his best. Now, ‘Bud’ has revealed why he believes the Mexican superstar opted not to hang up the gloves at the same time as him. Whilst only 35-years-old, Alvarez’s 68 career fights make him a veteran, with both scars of battle and wear and tear becoming evident in recent performances, after a career that spanned over two decades; having debuted at the age of 15. Upon returning to the 168lb division, following an unsuccessful bid for Dmitry…