Gabriel Jesus scored 95 goals in 236 appearances at City, winning four titles, three EFL Cups and an FA Cup Gabriel Jesus was brought to Arsenal to get them back into the Champions League after a six-year absence – and early signs suggest he is relishing the chance to be first choice rather than second […]
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Ranked 1-10: The “Most Hated” and “Most Loved” Boxers on the Internet
New research somehow reveals the Internet’s most “loved” and “hated” boxers, writes Elliot Worsell ORDINARILY you would receive an email titled “Jake Paul is ranked as the most hated boxer on the Internet” and treat it with the disdain it deserves, ignoring if not deleting it altogether. You would do so for two reasons: one, […]
Barcelona 0 – 0 R Vallecano
Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona debut ended in a disappointing 0-0 home draw with Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou in their first LaLiga game of the season on Saturday. It was a frustrating night for Barca whose fans showed up at an almost sold-out stadium to see their new team headlined by Poland striker Lewandowski, the twice […]
The Hundred: Dawid Malan hits 98 as Trent Rockets chase record total against Manchester Originals
Dawid Malan struck a magnificent 98 from 44 balls as Trent Rockets completed the highest run-chase of the men’s Hundred to thrash Manchester Originals. Phil Salt starred with an unbeaten 70 for the Originals as they posted 189-3, the second-highest total scored in the competition. But Malan, with support from Alex Hales and Tom Kohler-Cadmore, […]
Inspired by her Lioness sister, Natasha Jonas aims to hand Patricia Berghult her first loss
Inspired by the success of her sister, Nikita Parris, and the Lionesses, Natasha Jonas sets her sights on a massive fight in Liverpool on September 3 LIVERPOOL’S Natasha Jonas has spent much of the summer multi-tasking, a skill, as a parent, she has presumably by now almost mastered. In recent weeks she has found herself […]
Salford 33 – 16 Huddersfield
Ken Sio, Joe Burgess, Kallum Watkins, Ryan Brierley and Tim Lafai help Salford stay just a point behind sixth-placed Leeds as the regular Super League season reaches the final stretch; they travel to Catalans Dragons next Saturday in another huge clash Last Updated: 13/08/22 4:34pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player […]
Your greatest all-time Premier League team revealed
The Premier League is 30 this year. That means three decades of the competition being graced by iconic players and outright legends. We asked you to select your all-time Premier League XI – and boy did you respond! We had more than 225,000 submissions, in which players past and current featured in all manner of […]
Chris Eubank Jnr says he will be “finished” in boxing should Conor Benn defeat him
With his sights set on winning a world middleweight title, Chris Eubank Jnr says his career is over if he can’t get past Conor Benn on October 8, writes Declan Taylor CHRIS EUBANK JR has vowed to retire from boxing if he loses his transgenerational clash with Conor Benn – and says he is ready […]
Filip Hrgovic: Croatian heavyweight keen to showcase his world title credentials on Joshua-Usyk undercard | Boxing News
Filip Hrgovic says his heavyweight rivals are swerving him and he is awaiting an opportunity to showcase his world title credentials against some of the biggest names in the division. The Croatian returns to the ring for the first time since December 2021 on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday […]
AZ Alkmaar 7-0 Dundee Utd (agg 7-1): Visitors suffer equal worst Euro loss by Scottish side
Dundee United slumped to the joint heaviest European defeat by a Scottish side as AZ Alkmaar marched into the Europa Conference League play-offs. It equals 7-0 losses by Hibernian against Malmo in 2013 and Celtic to Barcelona three years later. Leading 1-0 from the first leg, United conceded five in 23 first-half minutes. Vangelis Pavlidis […]
Bunce Diary: The End of the Games
Kerry Davis lost a fight she should have won and was walking through the netball crowds with Delicious Orie. It was day seven of the boxing and Orie had not yet fought; Davis had lost her second fight and was out of the middleweight division. “I have beaten her before,” she said. “It’s not nice […]
Warrington 32 – 18 Toulouse
Connor Wrench scored two tries for Warrington as victory lifted them six points above bottom-club Toulouse. Last Updated: 11/08/22 11:58pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the Betfred Super League match between Warrington Wolves and Toulouse Olympique. Highlights of the Betfred Super League match between Warrington Wolves and Toulouse […]
European Aquatics Championships: Great Britain win relay silver on opening night
Great Britain won silver on the opening night of the European Aquatics Championships in Rome. Britain’s women came second in the 4x200m freestyle final, which was won by the Netherlands with Hungary third. GB had a slender lead going into the final leg but Marrit Steenbergen edged out Freya Anderson, who helped the team win […]
The Man Who Made Madison Square Garden Relevant Again
Meet Bobby Goodman who, in his seven decades in boxing, ran with Marcel Cerdan, made friends with Joe Louis, worked alongside Muhammad Ali and became a Hall of Famer BOBBY GOODMAN, 82, is now retired from boxing, but when he sits in his home in Mays Landing, New Jersey, there are more than enough memories […]
Juddmonte International: Baaeed to face up to seven rivals at York as he pleases William Haggas with preparation | Racing News
Baaeed will face a maximum of seven rivals when he puts his unbeaten record on the line in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday. The son of Sea The Stars – who famously won this Group One contest in 2009 – has been the dominant force over a mile for the past two seasons, […]
Eve Muirhead retires from curling as Olympic, European and world mixed doubles champion
Muirhead won gold for Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead has retired from the sport, calling it “the hardest decision of my life”. The 32-year-old, who is also European and world mixed doubles champion, announced her decision on Twitter, saying she was “looking forward to exploring more opportunities”. […]
Why Joyce-Parker could represent an important turning point
As well as it being a decent heavyweight fight, the September 24 match between Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker could be a positive sign of things to come, writes Matt Christie THERE is plenty that we, as boxing fans, should be grateful for regarding last week’s announcement that heavyweights Joseph Parker and Joe Joyce – […]
Serena Williams beaten in Toronto in her first defeat since announcing her imminent retirement from tennis | Tennis News
Serena Williams admitted to being “terrible at goodbyes” as the American legend said “goodbye Toronto” after suffering her first defeat since announcing her imminent retirement from tennis. The 6-2 6-4 second-round loss to Belinda Bencic at the National Bank Open came just a day after the 23-time Grand-Slam champion revealed in a Vogue article she […]
Football’s psychology evolution is gathering pace despite ‘culture of conservatism’
Davide Ancelotti cut his playing career short to focus on coaching “In the future, every player will have their own psychologist.” Davide Ancelotti’s words are delivered with care, in trademark family fashion. They hint at a personal journey that began with his father almost 20 years ago, when Carlo Ancelotti’s AC Milan were pioneering the […]
The World Boxing Association and the lengths to which people go to secure a ranking
Potential showdown between WBA and ABC over bribery for ratings, writes Kurt Emhoff THE month of July saw the WBA facing claims on two fronts of taking bribes from promoters in exchange for rating their fighters. First, in an amended complaint of a lawsuit filed by heavyweight Manual Charr against promoter Don King, Charr’s […]
The Hundred: Will Smeed hits first century in competition as Birmingham Phoenix beat Southern Brave | Cricket News
Will Smeed (101 not out) made history in The Hundred and Henry Brooks took five wickets as Birmingham Phoenix thrashed defending champions Southern Brave; watch Oval Invincibles vs Northern Superchargers live on Sky from 2.30pm on Thursday, coverage of the women’s Hundred starts at 6pm Last Updated: 10/08/22 9:35pm Please use Chrome browser for a […]
Callum Wilson and Michail Antonio say taking the knee has ‘lost its impact’
Callum Wilson (pictured) and Michail Antonio discuss taking the knee in The Footballer’s Football Podcast Listen to the latest episode of The Footballer’s Football Podcast on BBC Sounds. West Ham’s Michail Antonio and Newcastle’s Callum Wilson have backed the decision to stop taking the knee before every Premier League match. Premier League captains decided to […]
Tyson Fury vs Dereck Chisora III sounds more like a threat than a fight
Whether it’s genuine or a private joke, Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora are teasing the possibility of the most pointless trilogy of all time, writes Elliot Worsell THE last time Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora met in a boxing ring the year was 2014 and the night was long. Too long. It was a night […]
Benjamin Mendy: Manchester City defender pleads not guilty to eighth count of rape ahead of trial | Football News
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has pleaded not guilty to an eighth count of rape ahead of his trial. The footballer appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday for his trial. He has already denied seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault. He pleaded not guilty to […]
Para-cyclist Fin Graham targets Road World Championships success
Graham was the youngest member of the GB cycling team at the Tokyo Paralympics Double Paralympic silver medallist Fin Graham hopes his happy memories of Canada can yield success at this week’s Para-cycling Road World Championships. The 22-year-old won two golds when the Quebec city of Baie-Comeau hosted a World Cup series in 2020. And […]
Eubank Jnr vs Benn: Anatomy of a nostalgic superfight
With news that Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn will reignite their fathers’ rivalry on October 8, BN editor Matt Christie takes a closer look at what’s in store PUT the two surnames together, in any order, and you are immediately transported back to a golden era that was defined by two rivals exchanging some […]
Cameron Smith coy on LIV Golf reports: ‘You’ll hear news from me, not Cameron Percy’ | Golf News
It is reported that the world No 2 and Open champion has agreed to a deal in excess of $100m to sign with the LIV Golf Series; “If there’s something I need to say regarding the PGA Tour or LIV, it will come from Cameron Smith and not Cameron Percy,” Smith said Last Updated: 09/08/22 […]
Canadian Open: Britain’s Emma Raducanu beaten in first round by Camila Giorgi
Emma Raducanu failed to win a single point in her first-set tie-break against Camila Giorgi Emma Raducanu’s US Open title defence preparations suffered another blow as she was beaten by Camila Giorgi in the National Bank Open first round. The British number one, who is 10th in the world rankings, lost 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 to […]
The Beltline: Benn and Eubank Jnr return to the shadows for bragging rights, comfort and cash
Both a huge fight and a curious one, Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn will meet on October 8 at London’s O2 Arena, writes Elliot Worsell BEFORE being exposed to the harsh reality of life, the only version of it we know and view as ours is one presented to us by our parents. It […]
Timo Werner: RB Leipzig re-sign striker from Chelsea on four-year deal | Transfer Centre News
RB Leipzig have re-signed striker Timo Werner from Chelsea for £25.3m (€30m) plus bonuses on a four-year deal. The 26-year-old returns to the Bundesliga side having left two years ago to join Chelsea after the Blues activated his £45m release clause. But the German has been unable to replicate the goalscoring form at Stamford Bridge, […]