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Praised as one of the most intelligent fighters, Shakur Stevenson is fast-becoming a candidate for the position as pound-for-pound number one. Although, when it came to naming his top five fighters of all time, one of the best minds in boxing omitted Muhammad Ali from his list. Stevenson became the third-youngest four-division world champion when he dominated Teofimo Lopez at the beginning of the year to get his hands on the WBO super-lightweight world title, rising up the pound-for-pound ratings as a result. However, despite his skills, Stevenson seems to have a different outlook on boxing, going against the grain…
IND vs SL XI Live Score: Catch the live scores, updates and highlights from the Tour match between India and Sri Lanka Cricket XI starting at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, on Friday. Updated : Aug 07, 2026 12:07 IST India will play a 2-match Test series in Sri Lanka starting August 15. | Photo Credit: RITURAJ KONWAR India will play a 2-match Test series in Sri Lanka starting August 15. | Photo Credit: RITURAJ KONWAR elcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 1 of the Tour match between India and Sri Lanka Cricket XI at the Nondescripts Cricket…
London previously hosted the World Championship in 2017, while Birmingham will host the European Championships this August.Great Run Company CEO Paul Foster hailed London as “the world’s number one sporting city” while UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner emphasised the importance of the event in the UK’s “Olympic legacy”.Buckner said: “Bidding to hold the World Athletics Championships in the London Stadium, the showpiece of London 2012, was always at the centre of the UK’s Olympic legacy plans.”We are very grateful to the government, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Mayor of London, and UK sport for their fantastic support…
Ben Whiteman issues a message to Preston and speaks on making the decision to join fellow Championship outfit Wrexham. The 30 year old signs on a three year deal with an option for a further year, for an undisclosed fee, although reports say £3million was agreed. It’s a transfer that got plenty of talk over the last week, and in his interview, made clear he and Wrexham matched in showing ambition and wanting to get into the Premier League. Ben said in his first interview: “It’s an amazing feeling. I think it’s it’s obviously been sort of well publicised now…
This time, Braxton was even more dominant. Braxton, 29, gave away considerable height and reach to the 28-year-old Saad Muhammad, but the physical disadvantages meant little once the action began. The 5-foot-5 titleholder worked his way inside behind his jab, forcing the taller challenger onto his back foot. Saad Muhammad had replaced longtime trainer Sam Solomon with Steve Traitz following the first loss, but the change did little to alter the outcome. Braxton bloodied Saad Muhammad’s nose in the second round and dropped him in the third. There would be none of the remarkable recoveries that had defined Saad Muhammad’s…
Stewart missed a hefty chunk of the 2025-26 season because of a hamstring injury but was still productive when available, managing nine goals and two assists in his 27 league appearances.He also scored two goals in Southampton’s run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, including the opener in their quarter-final victory over Arsenal.Stewart had stints with Ardeer Thistle and Kilwinning Rangers as a youngster before joining Albion Rovers in 2016.The Irvine-born player then played for St Mirren, Alloa Athletic and Ross County – where he won the 2018-19 Scottish Championship and Scottish Challenge Cup – before joining Sunderland in…
DUBLIN, Ireland – Aaron McKenna will get the opportunity to cement himself as a professional world champion this Saturday at Dublin’s 3Arena.The 27-year-old Irishman will face Etinosa Oliha for the vacant IBF middleweight title in what would cap a journey to the top that has taken over two decades. It all started in the amateurs with McKenna winning eight Irish national titles, a European schoolboy championships gold medal and losing just nine times out of a reported 161 fights. One of those bouts came against now three-division champion and pound-for-pound star Devin Haney back when McKenna was just 11 years old.“That…
“The stress fracture, which has sidelined me for over a year, as well as my injury record, naturally made me think of my future both as a cricketer and away from the game, and subsequently, I decided now was the right time to pursue my next challenge.”Turner made his debut for Hampshire in 2021, claiming former England captain Alastair Cook as his first wicket in a One-Day Cup match.In total, Turner played 51 matches for Hampshire across all formats, taking 97 wickets. During the T20 Blast in 2023 he claimed 21 wickets at an average of 11.76 and an economy…
Six years is a long time in football, with Arsenal demonstrating just how quickly things can change in your favour during such a period of time. 2020 saw the Gunners struggling for form in the Premier League after Mikel Arteta’s appointment, which saw many iconic memes emerge from numerous fan accounts. Many supporters were calling for the Spaniard to be sacked, but sticking with him proved to be the right decision – as he finally ended the club’s 22-year wait for a league title last time around. He’s undoubtedly exceeded all expectations at the Emirates, but he now has exciting…
The Scottish FA has scrapped its independent panel that reviewed major refereeing decisions in the Premiership.Since 2024, the voluntary three-man key match incidents (KMI) panel, which included former players and a club representative, had given verdicts on a weekly basis in a bid to provide transparency.In February last year, Dundee United withdrew their representation, citing concerns over the panel’s “purpose, effectiveness and impact on Scottish football”. It is believed other clubs also opted to withdraw this season.Separate to the KMI panel, SFA head of refereeing Willie Collum provides monthly video explanations of key decisions and whether they were correct or…