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Watch highlights as Oleksandr Usyk beats Rico Verhoeven to retain his world heavyweight titles in Egypt following a controversial 11th-round stoppage.
Swiss police are investigating an alleged robbery with reports that the four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion. The Swiss tabloid Blick reported late on Friday that the 71-year-old Frenchman sustained a head injury from intruders who forced his son to open a safe during the incident on Tuesday morning.“The perpetrators entered the residence while the occupants were present, threatened them, and forced one family member to open a safe before fleeing with the stolen goods,” the public prosecutor’s office said. “Despite the extensive search operation launched, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended.”The…
There were signs it was going to be little more than target practice in the opening round. Sheeraz, boxing for the first time since blasting out Edgar Berlanga last year, dominated behind his jab, which he doubled up. He worked the German’s body and it was hard to see what Begic had done to merit his lofty standing, how he had found himself on this stage in Egypt, and how he had built a record of 29-0-1 (23 KOs). It’s hard to think of a title challenger who, at 39, had looked any less qualified.
The president of the Iranian FA says Fifa has approved the country’s World Cup training base being switched from the United States to Mexico.Mehdi Taj said Iran will now be based in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, although the change has yet to be confirmed by Fifa.Iran were given Tucson, Arizona as their World Cup base but the ongoing war in the Middle East and related security concerns has led to uncertainty around their participation.The tournament is being co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, with Iran scheduled to play New Zealand on 15 June and Belgium on 21…
Emma Raducanu is hopeful her health problems are behind her as she prepares for her opening match at the French Open on Sunday. The British No 1 takes on Argentina’s Solana Sierra in the first round for her second match since March after two-and-a-half months out with a post-viral illness.She lost a close contest with Diane Parry in her opening match in Strasbourg this week, but being healthy again is the most important thing for the 23-year-old. “I feel a lot better,” she said.“I thought I’d completely flipped it. There’s just been a little bit of a lingering cough. But…
In a statement, O’Donovan Rossa GAC, Ardboe paid tribute to “The King” who is regarded as “one of the greatest footballers ever to wear the colours of club and county and a true legend of Ardboe and Tyrone football”.”Frank played a central role in the famous Ardboe teams which secured three consecutive Tyrone Senior Championships between 1971 and 1973 and famously returned from the USA to help the Rossas capture another Championship title in 1984,” they said.”That same year, he produced one of the greatest individual performances ever witnessed in Ulster football, scoring eleven points from play for Tyrone in…
George Russell won the sprint race at the Canadian Grand Prix but only after his championship battle with Kimi Antonelli reached an angry flashpoint. The Mercedes pair clashed for the lead on track and the teenage Italian was left demanding the British driver should be penalised.Such was the febrile atmosphere that their team principal Toto Wolff intervened, telling Antonelli to “stop the radio moaning”.The incident cost Mercedes a likely one-two, given the pair had been comfortably leading, with Antonelli finishing third behind the McLaren of Lando Norris. Russell has closed the gap to his championship-leading teammate to 18 points.Russell and…
Savio Vega joins the AAA on FOX broadcast team. The start of the May 23rd episode of Lucha Libre AAA on FOX was the announcement of the new General Manager of the brand. AAA and WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio is usually on commentary with Corey Graves and J.B.L. (John Bradshaw Layfield), but he was not present on the headset for this show. It was soon revealed that Mysterio is the new General Manager of AAA, and he came out to speak about his new role and address the audience. Joining Graves and JBL on commentary in place of…
(Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) With just one second remaining in the 11th round, Oleksandr Usyk prevented going down in history on the wrong end of one of sport’s all-time great upsets. Astonishingly, in front of the Pyramids of Giza, he had quite possibly fallen catastrophically behind on the cards against Dutch kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven, outmuscled, outworked and often outpunched before he uncorked a right uppercut that changed the trajectory of the fight. What followed was controversial. Verhoeven lost his mouthpiece and was given time for it to be replaced. When Usyk steamed in to finish the job, and as he…
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has promised to make concrete proposals about increased prize money, player welfare and representation within the next month in talks with leading agents at the French Open.The discussions took place on Friday, the same day many players, including the world No 1s, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, collectively decided to limit their pre-tournament media briefings to 15 minutes in protest at what they regard as insufficient prize money paid by the four grand slams.The players chose to conduct only their mandatory duties, a press conference and an interview with the host broadcaster, rather than the…