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Just over a decade ago, things were so heated between Bob Arum’s established Top Rank promotion and Al Haymon’s new, well-funded Premier Boxing Champions, Arum sued over alleged monopolistic practices, wanting to find out “where the bodies are buried.” The tension was even fiercer between Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya and Haymon, after the powerful manager took all of his best fighters from Golden Boy to launch the new company. How ironic, then, that on the same week a new bitter divide between new powers – the Nick Khan and Dana White-run Zuffa Boxing, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom…
England’s reaction was an explosion of celebration and sheer relief, a largely dreadful performance transformed into dramatic victory by their magnificent captain.The celebration was for that place in the last 16.The relief will have been Tuchel’s, who would surely have been unable to survive such embarrassment had England lost, irrespective of his contract extension.Relief, too, for the Football Association, who placed such faith in the German and handed him the sole mission of winning this World Cup.And it was all down to Kane.Kane attracts superlatives and respect like a magnet. Every bit of it deserved – as proved by the…
£80m plus would once be enough to land a Ballon d’Or-winning Cristiano Ronaldo, or a peak Gareth Bale – now it’s the fee needed to sign reported Manchester United target, Mateus Fernandes. Of course, inflation is the key word there, yet even so, the manner in which the market has been distorted of late truly is remarkable, with United perhaps wise not to have got involved in a bidding war for the Portuguese youngster. Instead, Fernandes is set to join Roberto De Zerbi’s new-look Tottenham Hotspur side, the fifth arrival already in north London following last season’s relegation scare. Back…
Another day, another stunning Wimbledon outfit for Naomi Osaka.After the four-time Grand Slam champion arrived for her opening match at the All England Club in an elegant, full-length kimono – entirely white to adhere to the tournament’s strict dress code – Osaka chose to “mix it up a little bit”.Returning to action on Wednesday, the 28-year-old combined a white jacket with floral pattern with a long train that trailed behind her, attached to her waist by an obi – a large, decorative belt traditionally worn with a kimono.Osaka stopped spectators and photographers in their tracks on her walk from the…
Manuel Neuer has bowed back out of international football in the wake of Germany’s humiliating World Cup exit. Germany were dumped out by Paraguay on penalties after a 1-1 draw in their round-of-32 clash. Neuer made a big save in the shoot-out, only for Jonathan Tah’s miss to pave the way for Paraguay to win it. It marked the first time Germany have ever lost a penalty shoot-out in the World Cup. Julian Nagelsmann called 40-year-old Neuer out of international retirement to feature at the World Cup, but the Bayern Munich stalwart has now retired once again. Neuer posted on…
“To be honest, Zuffa gave me an offer I couldn’t refuse. A lot of zeros,” Hitchins said. “They see my career the way I see it for myself.” Hitchins explained that one of his biggest frustrations during his time with previous promoters at Matchroom was never being allowed to establish himself in his home market despite being one of New York’s top fighters. “Being in a meeting with Dana White and Nick Khan, I was vocal and transparent about how I never really got promoted the way I wanted to get promoted,” Hitchins said. “You see a lot of fighters…
Jordan Pickford: A nightmare start for the England goalkeeper, beaten at his near post by Brian Cipenga’s shot for the opening goal of the match as the Three Lions went behind. 5Djed Spence: Caught in an awkward position for DR Congo’s opener. He missed the header when tracking a runner into the box and then had too much ground to cover to stop the shot. Recovered as the game went on but a tough day. 5Ezri Konsa: Part of a back four that has not looked convincing throughout this tournament, with questions about the amount of space that has been…
Oscar De La Hoya has revealed exactly what he made of Jaron Ennis‘ performance against Xander Zayas on Saturday. Ennis was successful in his quest to become a two-division world champion as he earned a seventh round stoppage win over Zayas at the Barclays Center in New York. With the WBA and WBO super-welterweight titles now in his possession, it appears that ‘Boots’ will either look to go in search of the other belts at 154lbs, or turn his attention to a long-awaited showdown with fellow unbeaten star Vergil Ortiz. Ortiz is promoted by De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions,…
As Cann mentioned, the pundits in the BBC TV studio were split on whether a spot-kick should have been awarded with former England striker Wayne Rooney not convinced Kane was fouled.”I’m all for the forwards, but I think Harry Kane trips himself a bit and jumps into the goalkeeper a little bit,” he said.”I think it looks like he has dived into him, so it probably isn’t a penalty.”However, the ex-Manchester United man was in the minority.”If it’s on my water bottle, I am working out where Kane’s next penalty is going to be,” former England keeper Joe Hart told…
“Yes, this is what I want. Maybe in three, four months we can fight the title defense. We will see who. Definitely. After that we show. For me, the belt, this is a legacy, and I’m very thankful for this. But I like the sport competition,” said Kabayel to Queensberry. The 33-year-old made it clear that winning the title has not changed his mindset. Instead of talking about protecting the championship, Kabayel said he welcomes the challenge of being the man every heavyweight now wants to beat. “Right now, I can fight everyone. Everyone will be hunting me. This is…