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Etinosa Oliha believes Aaron McKenna will not present anything he has not already seen as the Italian contender prepares to challenge the Irish favorite for the vacant IBF middleweight title on August 8 at Dublin’s 3Arena. McKenna will have a partisan crowd behind him as he attempts to become Ireland’s newest world champion. Oliha dismissed the idea that the setting or his opponent will change the result. “I don’t think he can match that work rate, but like I said, I’m an all rounder boxer, so anything he brings is not going to be anything new to me,” Oliha told…

Fifa’s chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says scrapping the plan to have private investment in Fifa competitions was “absolutely necessary and beyond question”.Fifa president Gianni Infantino planned to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, with external investors able to buy stakes.Infantino had offered Fifa’s 211 member associations $40m (£30m) each if they backed the proposal.But after days of controversy – including Uefa’s 55 nations threatening to boycott all Fifa tournaments – Infantino was forced to withdraw the plan.There was further criticism from Prince Ali of Jordan, who accused Fifa of creating…

Fans on social media have took to slam ‘scandalous’ ticket prices which have been revealed ahead of the 2026/27 season. Prices for the League One fixture between Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford, as well as the matchday prices at National League North side Morecambe have become a trending topic on Twitter. Bradford fans are being charged £34, plus £1.50 booking fee per ticket, for their trip to Hillsborough. The game has already been moved to a Thursday for Sky Sports coverage, initially frustrating fans. There is also similar anger with Morecambe charging £24. Fans have also taken issued with the ticket…

Keyshawn Davis pulled out of an in-demand showdown with WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney last week, and now Haney’s most fierce rival and fellow welterweight ruler Ryan Garcia has offered his thoughts on that decision to withdraw from the bout. Davis was vocal about his ambition to face Haney when named as the Californian’s mandatory challenger and it seemed as though the fight was all but confirmed when the bout went to purse bids, as Top Rank won the rights to promote the event. However, it was then revealed that Davis, who was set to earn around $2 million for…

Manchester United are set to name former Hearts boss Eva Olid as their women’s manager. BBC Sport understands the Spaniard, 40, will meet the United squad on Wednesday as the club finalise her appointment after Marc Skinner left the role by mutual consent on Monday – a month before the start of the Women’s Super League (WSL) season. Olid left Hearts this summer, having guided the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) club to their first league title last campaign.She joined Hearts in 2021 and signed an extension until the summer of 2026 with the option of a further year, but…

George Foreman proved he belonged among boxing’s rising elite on August 4, 1970, battering George Chuvalo into a third-round stoppage before 12,526 fans at Madison Square Garden in New York. Referee Arthur Mercante halted the bout at 1:41 of the third round, giving the 21-year-old Olympic gold medalist the biggest victory of his young professional career. The matchup paired one of boxing’s most feared young heavyweights with one of the division’s toughest veterans. Chuvalo had shared the ring with Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Jerry Quarry, Floyd Patterson and many other top figures without ever suffering a knockdown. Foreman, meanwhile, carried…

Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser took the first yellow jersey of her career by winning a 21km time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon in the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes.The time trial world champion, 34, completed the course in 27 minutes and 30 seconds, ending the day with a 14-second lead over Demi Vollering after the Dutchwoman was third in the trial.Reusser beat Netherlands rider Lieke Nooijen’s formidable target by four seconds, while 21-year-old Briton Zoe Backstedt, a junior world champion in this discipline, was 20 seconds behind the leader and finished fourth in the only time trial of…

Arsenal are prepared to make one of the biggest financial statements in Premier League history as they continue to work on a move for Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior. The Brazil international has been heavily linked with a sensational move to the Emirates Stadium this summer. Despite Real Madrid’s determination to keep one of their biggest stars, Arsenal and Mikel Arteta seemingly view Vinicius Jr as the type of world-class attacker capable of taking the Gunners to another level. Arsenal’s most expensive signings of all time Player Fee (add ons included) Signed From Year Declan Rice £105m West Ham 2023…

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the opening game of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2026 season between Tiruppur Tamizhans and Dindigul Dragons at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul!Follow Sportstar for extensive coverage of the tenth edition of the TNPL, from live scores and match reports to exclusive analysis and features.𝐓𝐍𝐏𝐋 𝐱 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 🤝What started as Tamil Nadu’s franchise T20 competition has grown into a launchpad for some of India’s brightest cricketing talent.As the landmark 🔟th edition begins tonight, @siddanthnairr revisits the league’s remarkable journey. 🔗 Follow… pic.twitter.com/QxF3NAJY5j— Sportstar (@sportstarweb) August 4, 2026TOSS UPDATEDindigul Dragons won the toss and…

As Troy Williamson awaited his rematch with Callum Simpson, he saw big chances come and go.He kept training. There was talk of a bout with the superb Cuban Osleys Iglesias. Then there were indications that Williamson might appear on the Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov bill in London.The first fight, a 10th-round stoppage win over Simpson, took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, on December 20, and neither fighter has boxed since.That is where they will box on Saturday“[I’ve] not stopped training. I don’t stop training, to be fair,” said the 34-year-old from Darlington.“I’m in great shape physically and mentally and…