Author: Tristan Wells

One of boxing’s premier talents provides the third defence of his WBC lightweight championship in a bout that is expected to serve as the chief support act for the WBC super-middleweight title eliminator between Edgar Berlanga and Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz on The Ring III card at Louis Armstrong Stadium.It is Stevenson’s second outing of 2025, following on from his stoppage win over brave but vastly overmatched late replacement opponent – and part-time electrician from Yorkshire – Josh Padley on the undercard of the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in Riyadh in February.He had originally been due to face…

It will be the first time that boxing has ever taken place at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the 14,000-capacity venue at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows that usually forms part of the host venues for the US Open, with The Ring continuing to break new ground after May’s event in Times Square featuring Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez.Ilford’s Sheeraz, the former European, Commonwealth and WBC Silver middleweight champion, is moving up to the 168-pound division ruled by Canelo Alvarez for the first time after seeing his run of 21 consecutive victories…

The eyes of the tennis world and beyond turn to Wimbledon over the next fortnight as the world’s best battle it out on the grass.Carlos Alcaraz is favourite to win a third consecutive title at SW19 but will face competition from the likes of Jannik Sinner, and Novak Djokovic, while world number Aryna Sabalenka goes in search of her first Wimbledon success.It is a tournament steeped in tradition, with players having to wear all-white clothing and it remains the only Grand Slam with a night-time curfew.However, there is one major change this year that fans will notice, with no line…

Argentina host England again in the second and final Test match in San Juan tonight.Steve Borthwick’s side defied the absence of 13 key players on British and Irish Lions duty in Australia for what was a hugely impressive 35-12 First Test victory over the Pumas in La Plata last weekend.Despite Alex Coles and Seb Atkinson both receiving yellow cards, a largely inexperienced England team featuring three debutants in the squad in Atkinson, Will Muir and Guy Pepper produced a superb defensive display to lead 3-0 at the interval thanks to a drop goal from man-of-the-match and co-captain George Ford, who…

The American 13th seed held her nerve in a feisty third-set decider on Centre Court, eventually prevailing 6-4 4-6 6-4 in one of the finest wins of her career to date having already beaten all of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Linda Noskova, Dalma Galfi, Renata Zarazua and Yulia Putintseva.Now she faces another significant challenge against Swiatek, the world No4 and ‘Queen of Clay’ who already has four French Open titles and one US Open championship to her name, but is playing in her first-ever Wimbledon final on Saturday.Swiatek has struggled on grass in the past but shown huge improvement at SW19 in…

The worst Steve Borthwick’s heavily weakened side can do now is draw the brief two-match series after recording a mightily impressive 35-12 opening victory in La Plata last weekend.Despite losing 13 key players to the British and Irish Lions this summer and being without a handful more due to injury, England looked excellent at the Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, leading 3-0 at the break thanks to a trademark drop goal from man of the match George Ford – earning his 100th cap- despite briefly going down to 13 men as a result of two yellow cards.They then upped the ante…

“How is that fair?” she asked, bemused by the decision. Opposite her, though, Green broke down as her right hand was held aloft, securing a title two years in the making. “20 years later, we unified. I am overwhelmed. These guys pushed me to my limit this camp. I got beat up every day in sparring and I know it was worth it because Savannah Marshall… is f****** phenomenal.” Source link

It is a final chance for Andy Farrell’s players to state their case for selection against the Wallabies, who await in Brisbane next weekend for the first of three headline summer matches.Owen Farrell is poised to make his first appearance of the tour off the bench at the Adelaide Oval, with Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne handed the captaincy for the second time.The Lions are likely to face another difficult test against a strong AUNZ Invitational squad picked by Les Kiss that features no fewer than 17 internationals, co-captained by David Havili and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, and featuring a formidable back-row trio of…

Taylor is looking to make it a hat-trick of wins over her arch-rival, who has revenge firmly on the mind once more. Friday night’s stacked all-female undercard promoted by Jake Paul’s MVP features a number of other title fights involving the likes of Alycia Baumgardner, Savannah Marshall, Ellie Scotney and Chantelle Cameron. Follow Taylor vs Serrano 3 live below! Source link

One of boxing’s premier talents provides the third defence of his WBC lightweight championship in a bout that is expected to serve as the chief support act for the WBC super-middleweight title eliminator between Edgar Berlanga and Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz on The Ring III card at Louis Armstrong Stadium.It is Stevenson’s second outing of 2025, following on from his stoppage win over brave but vastly overmatched late replacement opponent – and part-time electrician from Yorkshire – Josh Padley on the undercard of the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in Riyadh in February.He had originally been due to face…