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Terence Crawford produced a performance to remember when he defeated Canelo Alvarez, but one former world champion believes he’d have been able to go one better and stop the Mexican superstar. Crawford and Canelo collided in a mega-fight back in September 2025, with ‘Bud’ moving up two weight divisions from 154lbs to 168lbs for the showdown. Due to that fact, many fans believed the jump in weight would be too much for Crawford, but he proved the doubters wrong as he claimed the unanimous decision win over Canelo to become undisputed super-middleweight champion. Despite that success, another fighter that once…
Ben Stokes said retiring from international cricket is the “best thing” for him after he revealed England’s final Test against New Zealand will be his last.The 35-year-old, one of the greatest cricketers to ever play for England, made the stunning announcement on the fourth day of the deciding Test at Trent Bridge.It means his international career will end on Monday after 15 years, 122 Tests, 114 one-day internationals and 43 T20s.”It might sound quite selfish but this decision is genuinely the best thing for me right now,” Stokes told Sky Sports.”I hope it’s the best thing for the team going…
Carnera entered the rematch determined to erase the memory of his unanimous decision loss to Sharkey two years earlier. The challenger was already one of the sport’s most recognizable figures because of his extraordinary size, weighing more than 260 pounds at a time when most heavyweights barely topped 200. His immense popularity among Italian immigrants contrasted with widespread skepticism from critics who questioned both his boxing ability and the powerful interests guiding his career. Sharkey, known as “The Boston Gob,” was regarded as the superior technician. He had captured the heavyweight championship in 1932 with a disputed split decision over…
Morgan missed eight Tests after suffering the shoulder injury at Principality Stadium in Steve Tandy’s first game in charge.The Gloucester-bound flanker returned to play in the 33-31 victory against Barbarians at the Allianz Stadium at Twickenham.It was an uncapped warm-up game for the Nations Championship tournament which starts with the opening game against Fiji at the Cardiff City Stadium next Saturday before away trips against Argentina and South Africa.Morgan took over the captaincy at half-time when Lake was taken off.”I love being back,” said Morgan. “It’s always an honour to be able to put the jersey on and I was…
Ben Stokes’ hopes of a winning send-off in his final international appearance were hanging by a thread in the third Test with New Zealand on the brink of a series victory over England at the close on the fourth day at Trent Bridge on Sunday.The hosts ended on 103-4, still needing 270 runs to secure a 2-1 victory in the series after New Zealand declared its second innings on 288-9.On the ground where Bazball was born four years ago with England chasing down 299 to beat New Zealand in 50 overs, the curtain will come down on the Stokes captaincy…
(Joshua Hedges (UFC Enterprise)) Bantamweight Andres “Loquillo” Teran scored a surprise sixth-round TKO over Floyd “Cashflow” Diaz to headline the five-fight preliminary portion of tonight’s Zuffa Boxing 8 event, live on Paramount+ from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Diaz, 14-1 (3 KOs), used his superior boxing skills to counter effectively and fend off the aggressive approach of Teran, 19-2 (14 KOs), for most of the first five rounds, but got caught by a hard right-hand in the sixth that took his legs away instantly. Another big right hand that staggered Diaz again a minute later provoked referee Thomas Taylor to…
Ben Stokes has always been his own man. He’s been rebellious in the past. He’s never been conventional. So his departure has not been conventional either. Everyone assumed he would lead England to the Ashes next year and that he would want to be an Ashes-winning captain.I wonder whether if he’s watching it on TV next summer, his mind might just drift to what might have been.I don’t know whether he might regret this decision to retire from international cricket during the third Test against New Zealand one day.We really don’t know what’s gone on over the last few days,…
Newport County search for what will be their fourth boss in two years as Christian Fuchs leaves after 7 months in charge. On the eve of pre-season preparations getting underway, the Exiles find themselves without a manager for the third successive summer, having seen the likes of Graham Coughlan, Nelson Jardim and David Hughes depart before Fuchs. Of the 31 games Fuchs managed, he won 9, drew 5 and lost 17, Newport finishing the 2025/26 season in 20th place with 43 points from 46 games played, 4 points above the drop zone. Newport County can confirm that Christian Fuchs has…
Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell stormed to her second Diamond League win of the year with a season’s best time in the women’s 1500m in Paris.The Olympic bronze medallist clocked three minutes 55.63 seconds to fight off a strong challenge from Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu (3:55.92), while France’s Agathe Guillemot (3:56.24) took third place. Hunter Bell, who claimed her first world title in Torun in March, also won the Rome leg of the Diamond League in 3:58.63 last month. The 32-year-old won the world 800m silver ahead of Keely Hodgkinson in Tokyo last year, but has since returned to the longer…
“Ennis, what a great fight. You are a machine,” De La Hoya said on social media last night. “Let’s make the biggest fight in boxing today. Vergil Ortiz, Boots. Let’s go.” Later, speaking with reporters, De La Hoya made it clear he believes Ortiz should hold the stronger position in any negotiations. “Virgil Ortiz is the man,” De La Hoya said. “Having this fight in Las Vegas can be huge, but Virgil Ortiz has to be the favorite here when it comes to negotiations. As long as they’re favorable, we’ll make the fight happen. There’s no problems. I think everybody…