“It feels like such a sweet week and of course I’m very happy and proud,” Boris van der Vorst says as, in his role as the president and one of the founders of World Boxing, he takes a rare break to reflect on a mighty achievement. Just over two years ago, boxing had been struck … Read more
When a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic gold in 1968, he had little awareness of the political minefield beneath his size 15 feet. The moment, captured by television cameras for an audience of millions during one of the most volatile periods in … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Lap 7/56: Only Lance Stroll, Ollie Bearman, Liam Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto – the latter who’s just had a spin-out and is dead last – are using the harder tyres, so could be going for a one-stop policy. The rest are … Read more
Tereza Vanišová scored three goals in a 10-minute span of the second and third quarters, leading the Ottawa Charge to a 5-2 victory over the New York Sirens on Saturday. Vanišová’s hat trick overshadowed a historic goal by New York’s Abby Roque, who scored the first Michigan in PWHL history. Roque had control of the … Read more
Had things turned out differently, Lee Carsley could quite easily be taking charge of the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League playoff against Bulgaria in Dublin on Sunday night. At the end of 2023 the former Derby and Everton midfielder was approached by the country he represented 40 times to see if he would be interested … Read more
John Calipari is heading to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time, and this one could be the sweetest of all. Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks beat longtime nemesis Rick Pitino and No 2 seed St John’s 75-66 on Saturday, sending their itinerant coach to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with his fourth school. Billy … Read more
England Women are facing another impasse with the Football Association over bonuses, with the squad yet to agree to the terms they have been offered for their European Championship defence this summer. A dispute over bonuses interrupted the Lionesses’ preparations for the World Cup two years ago, with the FA initially refusing to offer performance-related … Read more
Jordan Henderson wanted to be part of it. He felt he deserved to be part of it. And so, despite the obstacles, he put in the hard yards to make it happen. It has been a theme of the Ajax midfielder’s career and it resonates once again with him back in the England squad, winning … Read more
It was not pitch perfect but Wales made a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, the substitute Rabbi Matondo capping victory in stoppage time after Ben Davies and Daniel James scored either side of a Kazakhstan penalty. The hush of trepidation that filled the Cardiff air approaching the final whistle served to confirm … Read more
Goalkeeper: Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) Perhaps the most difficult decision in the XI. David Raya has been excellent at Arsenal and Mark Flekken quietly impressive behind a loose Brentford defence. But that Sels has been the third-busiest keeper in the league (89 saves) behind Flekken and Southampton’s Aaron Ramsdale, yet has conceded the fourth-fewest goals … Read more