Author: Tristan Wells
Interim head coach Lee Carsley takes charge of the senior side for the penultimate time, just a month after the Three Lions were beaten at Wembley by the same opponents.That shock result leaves England needing to beat Greece to stand any realistic chance of finishing top of League B Group 2 ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Ireland.Top spot will earn automatic promotion league to League A, while second place will earn a promotion play-off spot. A draw tonight will be enough to confirm a top-two finish.Carsley has this week had his hands full juggling several withdrawals from his squad, which…
Nigeria need just a point against Benin to secure qualification for the 2025 African Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles won the reverse fixture 3-0, with 2024 African Player of Year favourite Ademola Lookman scoring a brace, and current holder of the award, Victor Osimhen, netting the other, and will be heavy favourites to win again here. Benin’s task is made even tougher by the game being played in Abidjan, Ivory Coast due to a lack of a suitable stadium in the country. However, they did win their last “home” game with Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier in…
The eyes of the world will undoubtedly be on the events inside the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday when the former two-time heavyweight champion of the world laces up a pair of gloves once more.Paul is 31 years younger than Tyson, who has not boxed any meaningful rounds in an age.It has been almost twenty years since ‘Iron Mike’ retired from the sport after quitting on his stool against Irish heavyweight Kevin McBride in 2005. He has since suffered a medical scare on a flight between Miami and Los Angeles, which eventually caused the initial July date of…
Jon Jones returns from injury to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic inside New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. Aspinall now awaits the winner but Jones has previously hinted this may be his last MMA fight following an inactive few years.The 37-year-old beat Ciryl Gane back in March 2023 and had not fought for three years prior to that. Former heavyweight champion Miocic, meanwhile, is making his first appearance inside the octagon since March 2021 when his second reign was ended by Francis Ngannou.Here’s everything you need to know.UFC 309 takes place on Saturday 16 November 2024.The event…
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The 34-year-old will put his WBO cruiserweight title on the line on Saturday night, a belt he has held since a memorable night in front of his home fans in Bournemouth when he beat Lawrence Okolie on points in May 2023.Billam-Smith has since defended his strap by beating Mateusz Masternak and then proving too good for British rival Richard Riakporhe at Selhurst Park earlier this year, avenging the sole defeat of his professional career and setting the stage for his biggest night to date. David Haye in 2008 was the last British fighter to unify at cruiserweight.Ramirez is WBA champion…
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The pair will fight over eight two-minute rounds in what has been sanctioned as a professional bout, though they will be wearing slightly heavier 14-ounce gloves.It is the first time Tyson has fought as a professional in 19 years, since he retired on his stool against Kevin McBride in 2005, and it remains to be seen how much the 58-year-old still has to offer.Paul, meanwhile, has repeatedly insisted he is capable of becoming a world champion, even if much of his career so far has been spent fighting names from outside of the sport.What is Jake Paul’s boxing record?While Mike…
Though the sport’s purists will no doubt be keen to suggest this is not a real fight, the 58-year-old’s record (50-6, 44KOs) does indeed go back on the line on Friday 15 November at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.‘Iron Mike’ is scheduled to meet the crossover YouTube star in eight two-minute rounds, which could end earlier in the event of a stoppage.Still, the 31-year age gap between the fighters is clearly difficult to ignore. As is the fact Tyson has not boxed professionally in close to two decades.Mike Tyson’s last opponent was Irish heavyweight Kevin McBride in 2005ReutersWhen did…
‘The Problem Child’ returns to the ring for the first time since beating Mike Perry back in May, while former world heavyweight champion Tyson laces up his gloves for the first time since an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr in 2020.They had been due to square off in July but the fight was rescheduled after Tyson suffered a health scare in May while on a flight between Los Angeles and Miami.It has been almost twenty years since Tyson (50-6, 44KOs) fought in a professional capacity, the night he retired after losing to Kevin McBride in 2005.Mike Tyson and Jake…
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