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WBO heavyweight champion targets big paydays against Hrgovic, Kabayel and Itauma after second round win Thirty minutes after Daniel Dubois had dismantled Fabio Wardley in less than two rounds on Saturday night, his promoter Frank Warren shook his head in slight awe as he described the intensity before the annihilation: “I went in the dressing room beforehand like I normally do and I couldn’t have…

French Open finalist wins 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 for her first title Kartal will become new British No 1 after record run Sonay Kartal missed out on winning the biggest title of her career as her brilliant run at the Wuhan Open ended in a final defeat by Maja Chwalinska. Kartal has enjoyed her best tournament only a fortnight after returning from six months out with a back injury, but her efforts appeared…

Officer fell from rafters during pregame display Man treated on field before being taken to hospital An Air Force officer has died after he fell from the rafters of the Alamodome before the University of Texas at San Antonio’s home game against Navy on Saturday. The officer, who has not been named, was taking part in an event to celebrate UTSA’s Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night. He fell …

There is a reason why Aston Villa were so desperate to hijack Johan Manzambi’s proposed summer move from Freiburg to Newcastle. The tall, quick, tricky, clever and perfectly balanced 21-year-old Switzerland attacking midfielder looked worth every penny of the record £50m plus fee Villa ended up paying and he duly delighted in showing Tynesiders what they missed. For Newcastle and their disconsola…

There have been few winners in Manchester City’s guilty verdict, except highly paid lawyers and the inflatable fruit industry. The fans have suffered, being forced to question everything they have been told, while being labelled “cheats”, but they were able to forget the cacophony of noise around the club as Enzo Maresca became the first Premier League manager to win his first seven games. Ipswic…

Lamine Yamal opens scoring in ninth straight win Luis Díaz hat-trick helps Bayern thump RB Leipzig 6-1 Barcelona ’s La Liga juggernaut rolled into Seville on Saturday and left with the scoreboard smoking, as the leaders beat Real Betis 5-2 to make it ⁠nine wins from nine, ⁠stretching their blistering league ​goal tally to 39. Lamine Yamal lit the fuse with a dazzling opener before Rodri, Gabriel …

Two goals each from a rampant Lauren James and battling Ellie Carpenter helped Chelsea cruise past Tottenham and keep the pressure on Manchester City at the top of the Women’s Super League table. It was a thrilling show and a statement from the home team, a game laden with stunning goals after a frustrating first half that allowed Tottenham more of the ball than Chelsea would have been happy with…

NFL updates from the 2.30pm BST kick-off at Wembley Week six: Seahawks 14-17 Broncos | Email Graham Then later on at midday CST/1pm EST/6pm GMT there is a seven-game slate to get stuck into with some real prove-it potential across the board with regard to playoff ambitions. A very tough set of matches to predict outcomes from … (3-2) Chicago Bears v Atlanta Falcons (2-3) (4-1) Baltimore Ravens v …

⚽ Updates from the 2pm BST kick-off at Elland Road ⚽ The Joy of Six: Leeds v Manchester United matches ⚽ Scores | Tables | Read Football Daily | Mail Michael Leeds 3-4-2-1: Trafford; Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin. Subs: Zetterer, Longstaff, Wilson, Aaronson, Nmecha, Bijol, Bahoya, Bard, Gruev. Manchester United 4-2-3-1: Lammens; Yoro…

The former Republic of Ireland international on growing up in a community still reeling from the Troubles and the controversy that scarred his career “The perception of me is that, basically, I am a madman,” James McClean says calmly. “I’m outspoken. I’m a loudmouth. I’m very opinionated and I hate all things British. That’s from people who don’t know me. The reality is quite the opposite. I’m pr…

Silver Ferns win 56-50 to open Constellation Cup series Grace Nweke 40 from 41 against world No 1 Diamonds New Zealand signalled their intent to set a new netball world order after stunning the Diamonds to kick off the Constellation Cup. The Commonwealth Games gold medallists picked up in Auckland where they left off in Glasgow with a 56-50 series-opening win at Spark Arena on Sunday. Experienced…

Updates as the Proteas host Australia at St George’s Park Play start time in Gqeberha is 10am local/7pm AEDT/9am BST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email So, mature-age debutant Ackerman will be into the action immediately, opening the batting this morning. Steve Smith is playing after some concern following his head knock in Durban. South Africa Aiden Markram Marques Ackerman David Bedingham…

Youngsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIs The kids have permission for the 20-over show. Thomas Rew, 18, could become the third-youngest man to play for England. Eddie Jack, 21, has played seven T20s, but the eighth could be for his country. Both will tour Australia next month as part of the squad for the shortest form, but they have not made the cut for the…

Bath had their moments in a 32-14 defeat, but Montpellier deployed old-fashioned grit and guile to play them off their own park Nobody really knows what to make of the orgy of tries that is English rugby these days. The dazzling hands, the scarcely believable comebacks, the, er, bewildered defences. Evidence of a new dimension of attacking rugby, uncontainable and breathless? Or not to be trusted…

It will be a tense time for club’s president despite the Champions League game at Anfield offering a symbol of how far they have come The first time Fernando Roig watched Villarreal play as their president, he sat in the stand at a tiny whitewashed ground that had concrete fever and was half empty. It was a Sunday night in the second division, they lost 3-0 to Badajoz, and he didn’t enjoy it much…