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LOS ANGELES – Luka Plantic’s trainer, Joel Diaz, believes there is only one way his man walks away with the WBC interim super-middleweight title this Saturday.The Croatian faces Lester Martinez at Los Angeles’ Galen Center, with the fight airing live on the ProBox TV YouTube channel. Guatemala’s Martinez is the star of the show, fighting on the weekend of his country’s national holiday. The contest is set up as an opportunity for Martinez to shine in front of his countrymen, while Plantic enters as the challenger looking to spoil the occasion.Diaz knows his fighter cannot afford to leave the outcome…
Morning. A quick Saturday round-up for you today. There’s really not a lot going on. From Brazil there’s a report which says Gabriel Martinelli has fully agreed his deal with Al Hilal, and now it’s about the two clubs finalising the deal. I guess it says something about the whole thing that a significant part of the reporting is that they tell us Vinicius Junior will be the only Brazilian player in world football to earn more than him once he signs. Is that a badge of honour, or a sign of the times? There’s also a story saying Gabriel…
On nine out of the 10 days it took the field in Sri Lanka during the two-match Test series, India played with tenacity fitting a side wanting to make amends. On the tenth day, it threw it all away.With his unbeaten 133, which lasted 433 minutes, Sonal Dinusha stalled India’s hunt for the final four wickets on the last day of the series. The small window to pounce on a 2-0 series sweep was hence closed on India. It did everything it could and nothing it wanted to.The cost of this final day’s disintegration was the fourth place in the…
One game doesn’t make a season. But it can reinforce concerns that were already there – and Ben Dinnery covers the early stages of the 2026/27 Premier League season for Final One Standing players. The most interesting results from Round One weren’t necessarily the biggest surprises. In several cases, they reflected trends hidden beneath last season’s results: teams outperforming their underlying numbers, tactical weaknesses that remain unresolved, and clubs whose summer recruitment may not have addressed their biggest problems. At the other end of the spectrum, there were signs that some of the strongest performers from 2025/26 may have become…
Oliver Glasner, once of Crystal Palace, believes Liam Delap will “reignite” his career at Nottingham Forest, having joined the club from Chelsea in a deal which could reach £50m. Forest have needed attacking additions for some time, and Glasner’s first steps in the dugout have confirmed that there is work to be done before focus can be pinned on fighting for a place back into Europe. Delap might have flattered to deceive at Chelsea, but he is a powerful and mobile striker, someone who has proven before in the Premier League their potential to score goals by the dozen. But…
Britain could have a new heavyweight world champion on Saturday when Moses Itauma faces Croatian Filip Hrgovic at London’s O2 Arena for the vacant IBF title.The 21-year-old Briton has won all 14 of his professional fights, 12 by stoppage, and has established himself as one of the division’s most exciting young prospects.A victory would make the Chatham fighter the youngest heavyweight world champion since Mike Tyson in 1986.But Hrgovic is a major step up. The experienced 34-year-old – a 2016 Olympic bronze medallist – has a record of 20 wins and one defeat, with 15 victories inside the distance.You can…
Liverpool’s pursuit of Bradley Barcola has been years in the making, but the real challenge begins once the French winger finally arrives at Anfield. After months of negotiations and years of scouting, the Premier League champions appear close to completing a deal worth more than £100 million for the Paris Saint-Germain forward. It is a move that reflects Liverpool’s long-term approach to recruitment, but one that also carries considerable pressure. A Target Years in the Making Liverpool’s interest in Barcola did not emerge overnight. The club first took serious notice of the winger during a friendly against Lyon in December…
TWO games have been played in our EFL League One so now is a good opportunity to review those likely clubs battling for promotion to the Championship. Just one team protect a 100% winning start thereby adding fuel to League One odds. Conversely, one side has yet to pick up a point. Here is my considered analysis of the leading contenders to assist your football betting… Leicester City Promotion odds: 8/11 Points tally after two games: 1 Current placing: 18th A disappointing opening for the double relegated Foxes under Russell Martin who was named first team manager on 15th June.…
“I still feel the same way I was when I was 15. I want to get my money, and I want to get out. People don’t know how tiring it can be to work out all day, every day, and get punched in the face for a living,” Anderson said to Nothing Fancy. “Yes, it’s a comeback. I’m planning on fighting again, and yes, it’s for the money, just like everybody else. Ain’t nobody doing this for free.” The difficulty is that Anderson already cashed in the commercial value Top Rank spent nearly five years creating. He had been matched…
Benn has not stopped an opponent since his second-round win over Chris van Heerden in April 2022. His five subsequent fights have covered 56 rounds, producing four decision wins and one decision loss. He dropped Chris Eubank Jr twice in the final round of their rematch, showing that he can hurt an opponent, but the fight still reached the scorecards. That record supports Malignaggi’s boxing argument without proving anything about the testing case. Benn carries enough power to get an opponent’s attention, but Malignaggi does not consider it heavy enough to compensate for the difference in skill or prevent Garcia…