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Canelo Alvarez beats William Scull to set up Terence Crawford super-fight
Alvarez sets up a showdown with ex-welterweight champ Terence Crawford after beating Scull by unanimous decision.
MP calls for trials of lifting drinking ban in English football stands
Labour’s Luke Charters says allowing alcohol in the top five tiers of the men’s game would be the ‘modern approach’
A Labour MP has called for trials to assess the impact of lifting a decades-long ban on drinking alcohol in football stands.
York Outer MP Luke Charters said football needs to take a “modern approach” to the issue in a debate on the football governance bill earlier this week.
Continue reading...Garcia beaten by Romero in return from doping ban
Ryan Garcia returns from a doping suspension to beat Rolly Romero with a unanimous points decision in New York.
US sprinter Fred Kerley arrested for allegedly punching former girlfriend
- Olympic medallist not running at Grand Slam Track
- The 29-year-old charged with ‘battery-touch or strike’
Fred Kerley, twice an Olympic 100m medallist, has been arrested for allegedly punching the hurdler and his former girlfriend Alaysha Johnson in the face, and the American sprinter will not compete in the Grand Slam Track event in Miami this weekend.
The alleged incident occurred on Thursday at a hotel where Johnson, who is listed as a competitor in the Miami event, had an appointment with her conditioning coach when she told police she ran into Kerley.
Continue reading...Rockets, VanVleet beat Warriors in Game 6, force playoff decider
Fred VanVleet scored 29 points as the Houston Rockets produce stunning 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Knicks’ Brunson helps seal series against Pistons, Clippers sink Nuggets
New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson hits late trey to seal series against Detriot Pistons; LA Clippers beat Denver Nuggets.
Manchester United, Fernandes beat Athletic Club in Europa League semifinal
Bruno Fernandes scores twice as Man Utd seal game in first half in Bilbao, where Athletic Club were reduced to 10 men.
Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull: Fight start time, undercard, stream, purse
Al Jazeera's lowdown on the boxers, the fight night and the belts on the line in the title-unifying bout in Riyadh.
Fan falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game
A baseball fan at the Pirates-Cubs game fell over the outfield wall and landed on the playing field.
Barcelona, Inter Milan, Yamal deliver 3-3 Champions League semi thriller
Lamine Yamal scores once and hits the bar twice while helping Barcelona recover from two down in first leg in Spain.
Outrage in Brazil over reports of new red national football jersey
CBF reportedly considering red jersey ahead of World Cup but rightwingers consider the colour anti-patriotic
“Our flag will never be red!” rightwing Brazilians took to chanting during the heyday of the left-bashing former president Jair Bolsonaro.
But their football shirts soon might be, amid incendiary reports that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is considering introducing a crimson jersey for the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Continue reading...Barcelona vs Inter – UEFA Champions League: Start time, team news, lineups
Barcelona hosts Italian giants Inter Milan in the opening leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal.
Murray, Nuggets defeat Clippers in Game 5; take 3-2 playoff lead
Jamal Murray's breakout match against LA Clippers puts Denver Nuggets within a game of the second round of NBA playoffs.
The Smashing Machine: Dwayne Johnson fights for an Oscar in first trailer
Actor makes dramatic bid for awards glory as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in biopic also starring his Jungle Cruise co-star Emily Blunt
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt aim for awards glory in the first trailer for fact-based sports drama The Smashing Machine.
The wrestler-turned-actor plays the MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the film inspired by the 2002 documentary with the same name. Kerr won multiple awards and medals in his career and also struggled with substance abuse.
Continue reading...Butler, Warriors beat Rockets in Game 4; take 3-1 playoff lead
Jimmy Butler III fought through injury to lead the Golden State Warriors to a crucial Game 4 win over Houston Rockets.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, hits second-fastest IPL century, breaks T20 record
Indian schoolboy Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest T20 centurion after scoring a stunning 35-ball 100 in the IPL.
Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’
Revealed: Sources say bosses at R&A, which organises the annual golf tournament, were quizzed about 2028 event
Senior Whitehall officials have asked golf bosses whether they can host the 2028 Open championship at Donald Trump’s Turnberry course after repeated requests from the US president, sources have said.
Officials had asked senior people at the R&A, which organises the world’s oldest major golf championship, what the hurdles would be to hosting the 2028 Open at Turnberry.
Continue reading...Arsenal vs PSG – UEFA Champions League: Start time, team news, lineups
Arsenal hosts French powerhouse PSG in the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal in London.
Liverpool ‘truly deserve’ to be Premier League champions, van Dijk says
Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield to claim the Premier League title with four games to spare.