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Contains some strong language.Available for over a yearAde Oladipo, Emily Eubank, and Liam Gough are back to put the boxing world to rights in another hard-hitting episode of The Punch Perfect Podcast on BBC Sounds! After a brief warning to expect a few passionate slip-ups of explicit language, the team dives straight into ‘The Clinch’ to confront one of the most critical safety debates in the sport today. Guided by producer Jay’s envelope, the hosts start a strict three-minute timer to dissect the statement: “Trainers need to throw in the towel more often.” Do corner teams protect their fighters enough,…
Chelsea are closing in on an agreement with Rayo Vallecano for defender Pep Chavarria.The Blues, who have already agreed personal terms with the 28-year-old, are finalising a move worth about £16.3m plus further add-ons, with all parties increasingly confident about striking a deal.Left-back Chavarria is a key target for new manager Xabi Alonso having faced him while he was in charge of Real Madrid last season. It has been almost a month since Chelsea had an initial £15m bid rejected by the La Liga club when talks began at the end of June.Negotiations became protracted amid a belief at Chelsea…
“I’m pleased to confirm my provisional suspension is lifted and I’ll be back in the ring soon,” Parker said to The Post. “I’ve been advised to say no more for now while details are finalized. Thank you to all my supporters.” The suspension stemmed from a VADA test taken on the day of Parker’s October 25, 2025, bout with Fabio Wardley at London’s O2 Arena. The sample contained benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine. Under anti-doping rules, cocaine is classified as a recreational substance rather than a performance-enhancing drug. Parker consistently denied knowingly taking cocaine or any banned substance. He maintained…
Brown, 30, is one of the marquee players for Ultimate Sevens, a new short-form sevens start-up circuit launching in September.It will consist of four events, staged in Madrid, Cardiff, Biarritz and London, featuring 10-minute knockout matches, with optional timeouts rather than the usual half-time break, contested by six newly minted teams.Tom Mitchell, who captained Great Britain Sevens at two Olympics, is the event’s sport and innovations director.While R360, a breakaway 15s event, floundered in the face of opposition from existing unions and a lack of World Rugby ratification, Mitchell aims to complement the existing calendar, rather than disrupt it.”Underneath it…
If David Benavidez decides to stick around in the cruiserweight ranks, there is a bitter rivalry brewing. Benavidez moved up to cruiserweight in May, stopping Gilberto Ramirez in six rounds to claim the WBA and WBO world titles. Although many expected Benavidez to return to light-heavyweight in pursuit of Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, his team instead petitioned the WBC to install him as mandatory challenger to cruiserweight champion Noel Mikalian. The fight was ordered, but Mikalien has instead booked a fight with former IBF champion and new Zuffa Boxing champion Jai Opetaia, and is expected to be stripped of…
That reality has created a new one.Rashford is contracted to Manchester United until 2028. His salary of £325,000 a week makes him the club’s top earner at a time when minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is trying to stay on top of wage costs, which is, by some distance, the club’s highest expenditure.United’s transfer activity has slowed since Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans joined them for £35m on 14 July.While uncertainty over Rashford’s future is not the entire reason for this, it is a basic truth that Manchester United’s search for a left-sided attacking player, or another striker, will be impacted…
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has revealed that his team will not play any practice match before its high-profile Border-Gavaskar Trophy away Test series against India next year as a short preparatory camp in conditions similar to the sub-continent would be more useful.The much-anticipated five-Test series is scheduled to start on January 21 in Nagpur.“We feel as though we’ve got enough time to immerse ourselves in those conditions. We won’t be taking on a practice game. It’ll just be more around the location,” McDonald told cricket.com.au.“We’ve got a couple of options there. We have gone to the UAE previously and…
Fullmer weighed 160 pounds, while Fernandez came in at 157 for the scheduled 15-round contest. Using his relentless pressure, Fullmer established control through the opening rounds. He bullied Fernandez around the ring, dug heavy punches into the body, and repeatedly forced the challenger to clinch to slow the pace. By the middle rounds, the champion appeared comfortably in front on the scorecards. The fight swung dramatically in the 14th round. Throwing a looping right hand, Fullmer fractured a bone in his right elbow. The injury immediately left his arm numb, although he initially believed he had merely struck his funny…
The planned launch of a bespoke European NBA league has the potential to take basketball in the United Kingdom to the “next level”, says the New York Knicks’ OG Anunoby.With the working title of NBA Europe, it is planned for launch in October 2027 and will consist of between 12 and 16 European teams – with London and Manchester expected to be included.The deadline for final bids to own franchises was in June and it is hoped the identities of teams that will feature will begin to be announced this year, with the NBA receiving bids between $500m (£372m) and…
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has insisted “it’s not my job to say who we sign or if we have to sign someone” in this transfer window. The Reds endured a disappointing campaign in 2025-26, finishing fifth in their Premier League title defence while failing to win any silverware. Liverpool’s 60 points last season are the lowest by a side to finish fifth or higher in the Premier League since Tottenham in 2006-07 (also fifth with 60 points). Indeed, it is the joint-lowest ever by a side to qualify for the Champions League via their league position in the competition, alongside…