Following his thrilling points victory Eubank Jr was admitted to hospital, which is standard procedure for boxers after a gruelling bout. The fight was set at the middleweight limit of 11st 6lb (160lbs) and Eubank Jr endured a difficult weight cut to the agreed limit but was still fined £375,000 for missing his target by...
Promoters Frank Warren and Alex Krassyuk sat on the top table for around half an hour, patiently waiting for the fighters. An energetic Dubois – wearing an understated tracksuit – eventually jogged on to the stage and saluted Warren. Showman Usyk high-fived his team, bowed to around 50 or so members of the media and...
Darbon also reaffirmed the R&A’s desire to take the Open outside of the United Kingdom for the first time, to Portmarnock in Dublin. “We’re really excited about the investigative work we’re doing at Portmarnock and pleased with the support we’re receiving from local authorities and the government,” he said. “We have a lot of work...
Shane Lowry has confirmed newly crowned Masters champion Rory McIlroy will return to defend the pair’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans title in Louisiana next week. McIlroy has returned home to Northern Ireland after skipping this week’s RBC Heritage event on the PGA Tour following his career Grand Slam-clinching success at Augusta National. But Lowry...
World record holder Ruth Chepngetich has pulled out of the London Marathon along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir. Kenya’s Chepngetich, 30, became the first woman to clock a sub-two hour 10 minute time at the 2024 Chicago marathon, but said she was not ready for next weekend’s race. Chepngetich said she was “very sad to...
Rory McIlroy has arrived back in Northern Ireland after his recent Masters title win at Augusta. A private jet touched down at George Best Belfast City Airport on Friday, as reported by Belfast Telegraph. McIlroy, completed the Grand Slam in golf on Sunday, winning the Masters in dramatic fashion in a play-off at Augusta. His...
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim wants Rory McIlroy to bring a winning feeling to Old Trafford following his Masters golf triumph. United supporter McIlroy said after he won a career grand slam at Augusta National that he would take his Green Jacket to the stadium “if it can inspire some better play”. The Red Devils...
Getty Images Dott won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court for the first time over alleged child sex offences. The 47-year-old Scot, who won the world championship in 2006, is accused of two historical charges relating to two children both aged about 10 at the...
Graeme McDowell says “it could be incredible what Rory McIlroy will achieve in the sport” following his dramatic career Grand Slam-clinching Masters triumph. McDowell, the 2010 US Open champion, said he was among the millions of TV viewers who “lived every shot with him” during Sunday’s rollercoaster of a final round at Augusta as he...
Rory McIlroy calls winning his first Masters title and completing the career Grand Slam “a dream come true”. And after waiting so long to complete that Grand Slam, he began his media conference with a question of his own. READ MORE: McIlroy beats Rose in Masters play-off to seal career Grand Slam Read full article...
A motorcycle speedway world champion who was involved in a serious crash in Poland last month has said he is “on the mend”. Tai Woffinden, from Scunthorpe, had been racing for his club Rzeszow on 30 March when he was involved in a collision with a team-mate. Woffinden suffered multiple fractures and an injury to...
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been charged with child sex offences. The 47-year-old Scot, who won the world title in 2006, faces historical charges relating to two children who were understood to be around 10 years old at the time. Prosecutors claim the first attack happened in the Glasgow area between 1993 and...
Peter McEvoy, the first British amateur golfer to make the cut at the Masters, has died aged 72. Born in London, McEvoy was brought up near Turnberry on the Ayrshire coast. Despite a gentle Scottish burr, he represented England in a decorated career among the unpaid ranks. “We have lost one of amateur golf’s most...
Close friendships were formed as Ward-Hibbert travelled the world playing tennis, and in 2012 he reached the pinnacle as he teamed up with Liam Broady to win the Australian Open junior doubles title. Ward-Hibbert turned professional and won one singles title and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Futures circuit, including five with Broady and...
Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan: WBO welterweight champion on Sandy Ryan paint attack before first fight
The incident took me by surprise but I was in fight mode and it didn’t happen to me, so I wasn’t flustered. If someone had thrown paint on me I would have slapped paint on the ass of my fight shorts and got on with it. I was concerned that she was going to pull...