Over his two spells in charge this season, 74-year-old O’Neill has averaged more Premiership points per game than any of his peers. He has been more successful than Celtic could have hoped for when they brought him out of retirement after Brendan Rodgers’ acrimonious departure, and again following Wilfried Nancy’s ill-fated eight-game spell. There is…
Fabio Wardley was elevated to WBO heavyweight world champion following his win over Joseph Parker. This weekend, he makes his first defence against Daniel Dubois. Parker was stopped in the eleventh round by Wardley after a highly-entertaining heavyweight contest that saw the Brit pick up the interim belt. When Oleksandr Usyk opted to vacate the…
Questions remain over whether the Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather exhibition will indeed still go ahead. It was announced late last year that Tyson and Mayweather were set to take part in an exhibition contest in early 2026, bringing together two of boxing’s biggest names together. Since that initial announcement, a lot of twists and…
Barring cuts, injuries or losses in ‘warm-up’ fights, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will finally face off later this year. The fight was announced last month as ‘signed and sealed,’ with ‘AJ’ first fighting in July against little-known Kristian Prenga and Fury considering an interim bout of his own. Despite those obstacles, it appears that…
Naoya Inoue’s win over Junto Nakatani has seen him recognised as boxing’s pound-for-pound number one by the masses. However, veteran promoter Bob Arum believes that the Japanese sensation would be better served by changing his future fight plans. Ahead of a historic showdown with Nakatani, Inoue revealed that he would be remaining at super-bantamweight for…
David Benavidez’s triumph over Gilberto Ramirez has made him one of the pound-for-pound stars of the sport and a major threat to any fighter between light-heavyweight and heavyweight. Before he defeated ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for the unified cruiserweight titles on Saturday, Benavidez stated clearly that he would be returning to light-heavyweight soon after, where he has…
Framber Valdez was having a rough night, but the Detroit Tigers pitcher insists he didn’t take his frustrations out on Boston Red Sox batter Trevor Story. Valdez had given up 10 runs, including back-to-back solo home runs in the previous two at bats, when Story took the plate in the top of the fourth inning…
The headline fight and full card have now been confirmed for iVB’s ambitious San Francisco boxing event this summer, where organisers hope to break the world record for the largest crowd ever assembled for a fight. It was announced earlier this year that Ed Pereira was set to stage an event at San Francisco’s Civic…
But if Fuchs is considering his next managerial move, he is certainly playing his cards close to his chest. In fact, he says work has already begun on preparations to improve upon County’s position of 20th, after a season mostly spent in and around the relegation zone. “That’s the goal, right? We’ve definitely got to…
Football Australia has urged the Victorian government to reverse a ban on World Cup matches being shown on big screens at Melbourne’s Federation Square. Australia supporters have gathered there to watch tournament matches since 2006. However, the Melbourne Arts Precinct, which manages the venue, said behaviour in previous years had been “unacceptable and damaging”. Video…