7 h. ago Derek Chisora names three heavyweight targets for 50th fight

Derek Chisora will reach an impressive landmark of 50 pro fights when he takes to the ring in December - and he has named three fighters he wants as a dance partner in Manchester

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10 h. ago Derek Chisora called out by heavyweight rival who beat Deontay Wilder for landmark fight

Derek Chisora is set for his 50th professional fight before the end of 2025 - and with an opponent yet to be confirmed, a rival has thrown their hat into the ring

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32 h. ago Deontay Wilder reveals when he will next fight with ‘contract signed already’

Deontay Wilder is coming off the worst run of his career, but is still hoping for one final shot at heavyweight glory in 2026

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55 h. ago Frank Warren shuts down Moses Itauma vs Derek Chisora rumours: ‘No chance’

Moses Itauma and Derek Chisora are both due to fight in December, but Frank Warren insists they will not face each other

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60 h. ago Man who blew £1.5m gambling on football sues Betfair in landmark fight for cash back

Lee Gibson, 47, of Leeds, went on to sue Betfair, alleging that it should have known he was a ‘problem gambler’

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3 d. ago Deontay Wilder’s manager insists American still wants ‘enormous’ Anthony Joshua fight

Wilder was first offered the chance to face Anthony Joshua in 2019 – fast forward six years, and the ‘Bronze Bomber’ is keen to finally make the fight

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6 d. ago Japan poised to get first female PM after Sanae Takaichi wins ruling party leadership

Margaret Thatcher admirer beat her more moderate rival to become leader of Liberal Democratic partyJapan is poised to get its first female prime minister after Sanae Takaichi was elected as leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP) – a victory that should lead to her being installed as the country’s new leader in the middle of the month.Takaichi, a rightwing politician who has voiced admiration for Margaret Thatcher in her quest to build a “strong and prosperous” Japan on the international stage, beat her moderate rival, Shinjiro Koizumi, in a runoff election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Saturday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Vaccine breakthrough for virus that killed seven elephant calves at Chester Zoo

The results of a vaccine trail have been hailed as a ‘landmark’ moment in the fight against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus.

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8 d. ago Olympic champion runner Semenya ends landmark legal fight against sex eligibility rules

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending her seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field

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9 d. ago Virgin Media and O2 warning as it sets unwelcome change for customers

Some O2 mobile customers are facing higher costs from today, but this rival £15 SIM deal will help shoppers beat it

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1 week ago Moses Itauma’s next fight date announced as young Brit shares Derek Chisora card

Both men are set to return to the ring on 13 December at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena

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1 week ago Frank Warren reveals fight plans for Moses Itauma and Derek Chisora

Both men are set to return to the ring opn December 13 at the Manchester Co-op Arena - with opponents yet to be announced

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2 w. ago Derek Chisora announces date and location for 50th and final fight

‘Opponent will be announced soon – I had one, but the big boss took him,’ said the British heavyweight, 41

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2 w. ago Oleksandr Usyk offers Jake Paul fight with 'if you’ve got the balls' warning

Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has called out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul with 'if you’ve got the balls' warning after the 'Problem Child' announced his five-year plan

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2 w. ago Heavyweight contender ‘ready for everybody’ as he calls out Joshua and Itauma after comeback win

At 46, Luis Ortiz’s chances of another world title fight are fading fast. Victorious upon his return to the ring after 20 months away, the Cuban has called out some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division - including Brits Anthony Joshua and Moses Itauma

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2 w. ago The vanished streets and clubs of Manchester's 'Soho' torn down for the Arndale Centre

Home to 'beat clubs' and unlicensed coffee houses, the area was said to rival Hamburg as the 'fun city of Europe'

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3 w. ago Corrie's Jack P Shepherd admits to exact moment he knew he lost NTA gong to Steve McFadden

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has revealed exactly when he realised he wasn't going to beat EastEnders rival Steve McFadden to the NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance

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3 w. ago Novo’s Wegovy pill close to matching injectable version in weight

Danish drugmaker is racing to beat arch-rival Eli Lilly to market

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3 w. ago Frank Warren delivers Derek Chisora update as heavyweight veteran eyes 50th fight

Derek Chisora has been absent from the ring since his victory over Otto Wallin, waiting on a world title shot that might not arrive in time for his 50th fight, according to promoter Frank Warren

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4 w. ago The Guardian view on Bolsonaro’s coup conviction: a landmark for Brazilian democracy – but this fight isn’t over | Editorial

Though the far-right former president has been held accountable for overseeing the plot, supporters at home and abroad still rally to his causeA populist president refused to accept his defeat at the ballot box, insisting that the election had been stolen. A far-right mob stormed the country’s institutions in his support. Yet democracy prevailed. And then, on Thursday, Brazil’s supreme court sentenced the former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for leading a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2022 elections and “annihilate” democracy through a coup. The sprawling plot was both modern and crudely old school – extending from an online disinformation campaign to undermine faith in the voting system, to aborted plans to assassinate the newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, and the supreme court justice investigating Bolsonaro. It culminated in the riots in Brasília in January 2023.Four of the five judges on the panel found Bolsonaro guilty...

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