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In cricket’s deep memory, some players seem eternal and always relevant. The late Sir Donald Bradman was one, and Sir Garfield Sobers (89), who passed away in Barbados on Friday, was another. If batting’s aura always vested with Bradman, Sobers held sway as the supreme all-rounder.Having last played for the West Indies in 1974, Sobers remained linked to cricket, an umbilical cord he retained with fervour. Touring squads in the Caribbean would often find Sobers walking in, curious to meet fresh talent, unaware of the awe he naturally generated, and eager to learn about how a sport he splendidly adorned,…
Devin Haney is yet to step into the ring this year but is looking to prove that he is one of boxing’s pound-for-pound stars with a fight date looming, and now he has revealed the four men whom he believes warrant a place on boxing’s ‘Mount Rushmore’. Haney dominated Brian Norman Jr to capture the WBO welterweight title back in November, but ‘The Dream’ is still waiting to defend the belt, despite links to a rematch with Ryan Garcia and bouts against both Conor Benn and Shakur Stevenson. Despite those rumours, Haney could instead take on WBO mandatory challenger Keyshawn…
Will the 2026 World Cup end with glory for Spain or Argentina?We also have the game no-one wanted to be part of, the bronze final, where France and England will compete for third place on the podium.”I’ve seen Argentina numerous times at this tournament and, compared to their teams of the past, this is not an outstanding Argentina side,” said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton.”Still, you have to admire their fight and their aggression. They fight like no other team to stay in games and win any way they can.”They will throw everything they can at Spain – and…
Jarrod Bowen speaks for the first time on committing his immediate future to West Ham by signing a revised contract. Huge news in the Hammers’ hopes of winning promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt as the 29 year old confirms he’s staying. This comes after talks with the club’s director and major shareholder Daniel Kretínsky while out in Prague. His contract is to still run until 2030. As per @JacobsBen, @RoshaneSport and @talkSPORT, Bowen used his summer break to consider his future, prioritising talks with West Ham to understand their vision. Bowen said in a video…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Sunday’s 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina. After 37 days of non‑stop football, this is the one. The 2026 World Cup final takes place on Sunday at the New York New Jersey Stadium, where Spain face reigning champions Argentina The European champions take on the world champions on Sunday, but much of the pre‑match conversation has centred around two players at completely different stages of their careers. Nineteen‑year‑old Lamine Yamal and thirty‑nine‑year‑old Lionel Messi will share the pitch for the first time and in a World Cup final — a storyline almost too…
Zuffa Boxing 09: Berlanga v. ButlerSun • Jul 26, 2026 • 5:00 PMInfosys Theater at Madison Square Garden,New York, NYSince July 6thPrimary Tickets : 2462 (📉251)Primary Value : $354,951 (📉$30,997) pic.twitter.com/hjnHoCtQoE — BoxingTickets (@BoxingTixs) July 16, 2026 The figures point to Zuffa’s matchmaking as the bigger issue rather than the popularity of Berlanga and Hitchins. Berlanga (23-2, 18 KOs) is returning for the first time since his fifth-round knockout loss to Hamzah Sheeraz last year in July 2025. Instead of matching the Brooklyn native against another top super middleweight such as Jaime Munguia or Osleys Iglesias, Zuffa paired him with…
Squaring off at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Formula One’s leading title protagonists Kimi Antonelli and George Russell are embroiled in an increasingly tense head to head.The teenage Antonelli appeared to have an iron grip on the lead having secured five straight victories, the last at Monaco after which he enjoyed a 68-point lead over Russell. Over the last three rounds however, with Antonelli enduring some bad luck and Russell taking a strong win in Austria, that gap has reduced to 25 points. A seemingly insurmountable chasm has suddenly become all too bridgeable and with it the title race is…
Legendary former West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died aged 89.Sobers played 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, scored 8,032 runs and took 235 wickets.An entertaining left-handed batter, Sobers scored 365 not out against Pakistan in 1958 – an effort which stood as the record Test score for 36 years.He was also a brilliantly versatile bowler, who bowled spin and seam.Sobers, who also played county cricket for Nottinghamshire, was knighted for his services to cricket in 1975. He was also named one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the 20th…
James Nixon | 1:37pm BST 17 July 2026 The saying “A leopard can’t change its spots” is ringing in my ears. Brendon McCullum (BMC) signalled his willingness to adapt and evolve his methods to improve England’s Test performance in the wake of the last Ashes series Down Under. Yet all he specifically promised the ECB chiefs was to make some “tweaks” to England’s approach to playing matches, with the batting in high pressure situations foremost in mind. However, to me at least, these “tweaks” have barely been discernible in the subsequent three match series against New Zealand. By the time…
(Chris Dean/Boxxer) Troy Williamson has turned the course of his career around with big 2025 wins over Mark Dickinson and Callum Simpson. The 34-year-old from Darlington faces Simpson on August 8 back at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, where he won their first bout back in December, stopping the previously undefeated Simpson in 10 rounds. Williamson is 22-4-1 (16 KOs) and has boxed the likes of Jahi Tucker, Ishmael Davis, Caoimhin Agyarko, Ted Cheeseman and Harry Scarff. Now at super-middleweight, he has talked about his struggle with the scales and has found his best form since moving up. But…