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Boro’s Kim Hellberg speaks on Spygate, Southampton, looking ahead to pre-season and the 2026/27 fixtures released earlier this week. In May, Southampton beat Middlesbrough to book a place in the Championship playoff final, only to be thrown out of the playoffs to spying on Boro, Oxford and Ipswich. Middlesbrough then had to prepare for the playoff final, only to then lose that to Hull. Now Boro prepare for life in the Championship, and will come up against Southampton again next season. When asked about processing emotions after Spygate and defeat in the playoffs, he told Sky Sports News, as per…

A new era in the heavyweight division has begun after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his WBC, WBA and IBF world titles. Usyk became the dominant force in boxing’s premier weight class with double wins over Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian became undisputed via the Fury rivalry, but vacated his WBO belt last year. Fabio Wardley was quickly elevated to full champion, though he has since lost the belt to Dubois. Most recently, Usyk retained his three remaining belts with a win over former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven. He was then ordered to defend his WBC against interim…

Malachy O’Rourke opted for a tactical switch at the start of the second half and handed Niall Devlin the responsibility of tailing David Clifford. The All-Ireland champions outscored Tyrone 0-5 to 0-2 across the opening 10 minutes of the half, Dylan Geaney and David Clifford (free) firing over from two-point range to extend their lead to five. Darren McCurry was sprung from the bench in response, and immediately got into the action by nailing a difficult two-point free. The Ulster side had a chance to level from the next attack, Donnelly feeding McElholm through, but his angle was quickly narrowed…

South Africa and Canada meet in the World Cup 2026 Round of 32 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on June 28, with kickoff set for 12:00 PM local time. Canada enter as clear favorites at -139 best price, while South Africa, fresh from beating South Korea in the group stage, are priced as heavy underdogs at +465. The World Cup 2026 knockout stage begins in earnest here, with both sides making only their second or third appearance in the tournament’s knockout rounds. Canada’s Jonathan David leads all scorers in this fixture with three goals at this World Cup, and Cyle…

Agit Kabayel is officially the new WBC heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title, ending the unbeaten German’s lengthy wait to become a full world champion. Click Here To Watch Ennis vs. Zayas LIVE! Ring Magazine confirmed Saturday that Kabayel has been elevated from WBC interim champion to full titleholder following Usyk’s decision to relinquish his WBC championship rather than proceed with a mandatory title defense. Kabayel had held the WBC interim belt since February 2025, when he stopped Zhilei Zhang with a punishing body attack to earn mandatory challenger status. He remained patient while waiting for his opportunity,…

Another uncapped wing, Kelsie Webster, along with second-half replacements Stella Orrin, Lucy Isaac and Lily Hawkins, all made their first appearances for Wales.Bryonie King hugely impressed at number eight in a player of the match performance. In a display reminiscent of Sioned Harries in her heyday, King went close to scoring, had another effort ruled out for a double movement and galloped half the length of the field in another barnstorming break. Wales and Lynn finally appear to have options in positions before facing some of the world’s best later this year.Barbarians: Cramet; Tui, Pena, Tessier, Lund; McGovern, Mattinson; Delgado…

Newcastle United have rebuffed a second bid from Tottenham Hotspur for Sandro Tonali this week, but the midfielder has already agreed to a huge new salary in North London. The Magpies want £100m for the Italian, but Spurs’ second bid reached just £75m and was rejected instantly. Tottenham’s leadership have vowed to win back support from fans by backing manager Roberto De Zerbi this summer, even pausing their search for a new sporting director to focus on signings. “The club has confidence in our people, but if we find someone who can complement our existing team and make it better,…

(Matchroom Boxing) NEW YORK – Both insistent, confident, and predicting Saturday night will be their breakout performance, Xander Zayas and Jaron “Boots” Ennis head to their Saturday showdown seeking to fulfill sky-high expectations. “What you’re about to see… this is the moment. The moment he’s dreamed of his whole life,” Ennis promoter Eddie Hearn said at the final news conference for the DAZN pay-per-view bout at Barclays Center. “This guy [Ennis] has lived in the gym his whole life. This is just the beginning. No disrespect to Xander… this is going to be one of the most clinical, brutal displays…

“Over the three games you’re definitely looking at below-par performances,” said Willie Miller, who played at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups for Scotland.”I keep looking back on the Denmark game [November’s 4-2 win to seal qualification] with those outstanding goals, but they didn’t get anywhere near those levels.”The former defender described the lack of a top-class striker as “a major issue” and said he was “uncertain about the logic of a few selections”.However, he did back Clarke by adding: “He got us there and that’s what the Scotland manager’s job is.”He has introduced a real togetherness in the squad…

Franck Kessie believes he “would be a great signing” for any team this summer, after also admitting he saw rumours linking him to Juventus. The 29-year-old will be a free agent this summer as his contract with Al-Ahli expires at the end of this month, three seasons after joining the Saudi Pro League side. Kessie is heavily linked with a move to Juve, and the midfielder already has plenty of experience in Serie A. After an impressive campaign with Atalanta in 2016-17, Kessie spent the following five seasons with AC Milan, helping the Rossoneri win the Scudetto in 2021-22. Overall,…