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When pound-for-pound greats in boxing are discussed, WBO and Ring super lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson is a regular topic of conversation. He has dazzled some and frustrated others on his path to becoming a four-weight world champion. Stevenson recently signed for Zuffa Boxing, but after plenty of rumours regarding his first opponent for them, Shakur […]

Asian Para Games 2026: India will look to build on an impressive opening day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games 2026 after winning 11 medals, including four gold medals. The Indian contingent will be back in action on Tuesday, with several leading para athletes competing across archery, athletics, badminton, shooting, swimming, table tennis and other disciplines. Bhavina Patel, Harvinder Singh, Nishad Kumar, Sheetal Devi, Payal Nag, Dilip Gavit, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Suhas Yathiraj and Nitesh Kumar are among the prominent Indians scheduled to compete. Here is the complete schedule of Indian athletes in action on Tuesday (Oct 20), with all timings in Indian Standard Time (IST).

Filipino boxers Miel Fajardo and Zyvyr Medecilo prepare to challenge Japanese champions for the IBF flyweight and WBA minimumweight world titles in Tokyo on November 26.

Shakur Stevenson breaks up with Zuffa Boxing, never having fought under the banner.

David Benavidez targets a game-changing 3-fight roadmap featuring Jai Opetaia, Artur Beterbiev, and Oleksandr Usyk following his matchup with Michal Cieslak.

Darren Till may get an opportunity to avenge his submission loss to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 36. That’s because Brunson, 42, recently signed a multi-fight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) and will make his in-ring debut at the upcoming BKFC “Fight Night” event on Fri., Nov. 20, 2026 inside Myrtle Beach Sports […]

Aside from Doris and Conan, there are only the players who have started a game at no8 for Ireland since the 2021 Six Nations - writes One F in Foley

The 19-year-old scored a cracker in Seville, days after his ‘almost rabona’ at Galatasaray, as La Liga leaders beat Real Betis When at last it was time for Lamine Yamal to leave, the 19-year-old’s number going up before the 90th minute for only the second time since the opening day, Real Betis fans whistled him all the way to the touchline where Barcelona’s coach was waiting. His work here done, Hansi Flick invited him to take the weight off his feet and his shoulders, not that he wanted to. First, though, he took Lamine Yamal’s head in his hands and, leaning in away from the amateur lip readers, tried to make himself heard over the noise. “I told him I was proud of him because he played a fantastic game,” he said. At least he could think of something. When Lamine Yamal had opened the scoring just nine minutes into the match that was supposed to find out how good Barcelona really were, it hadn’t been easy. Nothing erudite, anyway. On the morning that Barcelona went to Betis – first versus third, a proper opponent at last – Jorge Valdano had lamented that sometimes he doesn’t have the words, and he always has the words. Valdano had just watched Lamine do that, whatever that was, in Istanbul – an “almost rabona,” the kid called it – and now he had a problem. “If he keeps doing strange things, we’re not going to be able to explain it,” he wrote. Continue reading...

Adrian Yanez has apparently withdrawn from a scheduled bantamweight matchup with Juan Diaz just a few weeks out from UFC 334.

Wales boast a world-class scrum-half in Tomos Williams but Steve Tandy might have to assess his back-up before the 2027 World Cup.

Charles Davalan Charles Davalan, aka Chuck D, has been struggling at the plate in the Arizona Fall League. The 2025 draftee was one of the Midwest League’s top bats in his full-season debut, making his .167/.333/.300 slash line with Glendale a bit of a surprise. He’s also relearning second base defensively, which could be impacting …

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