Former world cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith will headline Zuffa Boxing’s first show in the UK. ‘The Gentleman’ will face Canadian Ryan Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on 6 June. This will be Billam-Smith’s first bout in more than a year since he beat American Brandon Glanton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 35-year-old…
Gaelic Warrior raced clear to claim the Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday. With Paul Townend on board, the 5-6 favourite powered home ahead of stablemates Fact To File (13-8) and Grangeclare West (28-1). All three are trained by Willie Mullins. It was eight-year-old Gaelic Warrior who got the better of his rival this time after…
Paris St‑Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi has been ruled out for the “next few weeks” after suffering an injury during their dramatic win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Hakimi played the full 90 minutes and provided an assist for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the reigning champions posted a 5-4 win against the Bundesliga side in…
Since joining in 2017, Salah has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, FA Cup and two EFL Cups, as well as the Community Shield, in an iconic career. Only Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285) have scored more goals for Liverpool and the way he…
Bath could give 18-year-old prospect Isaac Mears his first-team debut in Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final away to Bordeaux-Begles after a sudden spate of injuries hit their scrum-half stocks. First-choice nine Ben Spencer was initially named in Bath’s side to face Harlequins on 18 April, but withdrew before kick-off with a shoulder complaint. Despite Johann van…
Britain’s Jack Draper will miss the rest of the clay court season – including next month’s French Open – because of an ongoing knee injury. The 24-year-old hopes to return for June’s grass court season but by then will almost certainly have fallen outside the world’s top 100. Draper retired from his one and only…
Cantwell won an Irish women’s record 86 caps during an illustrious international career that yielded a Grand Slam success in 2013. Now, in her role as head of women’s strategy in the IRFU, she believes it is key that the team strive to be “financially independent and not rely on the men’s game”. “One of…
Meanwhile, in the men’s tournament, world number one Sinner is through to the Madrid semi-finals for the first time. The Italian beat 19-year-old home favourite Rafael Jodar 6-2 7-6 (7-0) in just shy of two hours. He is bidding for his fifth ATP Masters 1000 title in a row, having won in Paris late last…
Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney will step down from his role at the end of the year to retire after 14 years in the role. Gidney, who joined the Red Rose in November 2012 with the club having recently lost its Test match status, has been in charge during a period which saw a £75m…
At 70, former miner-turned-goalkeeper Angel Mateos Gonzalez is proving age is just a number. When he pulls on the gloves for CD Colunga against visitors Praviano in the fifth tier of Spanish football on Sunday, he will reportedly become the oldest player to appear in an official match in Spain. Colunga said it has named…