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After outclassing Arslanbek Makhmudov, Fury had only one thing on his mind – his long-awaited clash with his fellow British heavyweight Just before midnight on Saturday, an hour after the first victory of his latest comeback , Tyson Fury paused in the midst of a familiar monologue about a predictable subject. He had just outclassed Arslanbek Makhmudov, the tough but limited Russian heavyweight, o…

⚽️ Premier League updates from 4.30pm BST ⚽️ Jonathan Wilson on Chelsea | Follow us on Bluesky Enzo Fernández and Rodri would quite like to move to Madrid; many people would. They both said as much in the international break, those special parts of the season when players join up with their national teams and give interviews while apparently unaware that media are global these days: a whisper on …

Wrexham missed the chance to move within a point of the Sky Bet Championship playoff places after they suffered a 2-0 defeat by Birmingham at St Andrew’s. The Red Dragons’ dream of an unprecedented fourth straight promotion was dealt a massive blow after they were beaten for a second straight match which leaves them four points behind sixth-placed Hull with four games to play. Continue reading...

President has long been a fan of mixed martial arts Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr also at event Donald Trump and US secretary of state Marco Rubio attended a UFC event in Miami night on Saturday night as peace talks with Iran failed on the other side of the world. Trump entered the Kaseya Center shortly after 9pm alongside several members of his family and UFC chief Dana White, who has been a suppor…

Football updates from Sunday’s top-flight fixtures Email Daniel | Premier League table | Football Daily Generally speaking, I quite enjoy having ADHD, which I appreciate is a peculiar place to begin a Clockwatch. But one time I absolutely hate it is when I’m watching a Roberto De Zerbi team, knocking the ball about at the back backwards, forwards and side to side until the opposition lose the wil…

Updates from 11am BST start across the grounds Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya or comment BTL Mike Bennett is still our honorary Hove correspondent : “Hello once again from the very sunny but slightly breezy County Ground down here. It feels like today is going to be the best batting conditions of the match - the ball was still carrying appreciatively during the closing hour last night and Rob …

The sprint sensation was pushed to new heights in the 200m final by an unlikely opponent at the Australian Athletics Championships It didn’t look good for Gout Gout. He had started the 200m final at the Australian Athletics Championships relatively well, and was positioned just off the lead at the start of the straight. But, there – who was that? The man wearing all black, two lanes on the inside…

With the season reaching its climax and weather improving, it’s ideal for attracting fans, but the fixture list is blank Momentum can be extremely powerful. Just ask Wrexham, anyone involved in English women’s football in the aftermath of Euro 2022 or the scientists calculating Artemis II’s route for Nasa. The climax to the domestic women’s football season in England, and around Europe, has lost …

Australia shut out in 24-0 defeat to world No 2 in Sacramento Lightning delays start of Pacific Four rugby clash by more than an hour The Wallaroos have fallen short in their quest for a breakthrough victory over Canada, but can take heart from a 24-0 defeat in their opening match of the Pacific Four rugby series. After conceding more than 40 points in their past two meetings against the world No…

The American shoots sublime 65 in a show of strength to give himself a chance of a third title at Augusta On Friday evening Scottie Scheffler was in the new player facility going back and forth over his putting game. Despite himself, he got sucked into watching what Rory McIlroy was doing on the big TVs the club have up in the training room. “It was pretty special stuff,” Scheffler admitted. And …

Outstanding trainer of his generation makes history with fourth victory in Aintree spectacular via I Am Maximus Remember what Gary Lineker said about football being a simple game – you play for 120 minutes and the Germans win on penalties? The Grand National now has its equivalent. Tipping the winner of the most fiendish handicap in racing really is a simple game. Forget spending weeks assessing …

Manchester City can brush off Rodri’s comments but Chelsea’s existential angst helps explain suspension of midfielder Enzo Fernández and Rodri would quite like to move to Madrid; many people would. They both said as much in the international break, those special parts of the season when players join up with their national teams and give interviews while apparently unaware that media are global th…

Leinster 43-13 Sale Leinster host Toulon at Aviva Stadium on 2/3 May Semi-final number 17 beckons for Leinster. The one-time serial champions of this competition will take another, against Toulon, back at the Aviva in a couple of weeks’ time. Sounds epic. Probably will be. But Leinster are still not quite convincing. This was a Sale team missing a host of their best players. No one gave them a ch…

At the end of a stormy week for Arne Slot there was respite in the form of a morale-boosting display from Rio Ngumoha. Liverpool’s 17-year-old winger marked his second start in the Premier League with a goal and a key part in the second for Mohamed Salah as the faltering champions recorded a first league win since February. Liverpool appeared vulnerable after painful cup quarter-final defeats at …

Scott Parker has spent much of the season bemoaning the “fine margins” of the Premier League and after witnessing Burnley lose to Brighton and having two of their own disallowed for paper-thin offsides, he might be looking forward to the prospect of the Championship. The assistants called the offsides after Jaidon Anthony and Bashir Humphreys netted but lengthy video assistant referee delays offe…