42 h. ago Yamamoto shines as LA Dodgers oust Reds to book NLDS date with Phillies

Yamamoto fans nine as LA oust CincinnatiBetts ties club record with three doublesDodgers advance to face Phillies in NLDSYoshinobu Yamamoto struck out a postseason-high nine while pitching into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke it open with a four-run sixth to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday night and advance to the National League Division Series.The defending World Series champion Dodgers advanced to their 20th NLDS appearance – 13th in a row – in franchise history and will face the Phillies starting Saturday in Philadelphia. The teams last met in the postseason in 2009, when the Phillies beat the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series for the second straight year. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Olympic gender row champion Imane Khelif makes emphatic statement after being banned from boxing

The Algerian athlete rose to global prominence as she won gold at the Paris 2024 - but her inclusion sparked controversy amid claims that she had allegedly failed a gender eligibility test in 2023.

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8 d. ago Aston Villa v Bologna, Rangers v Genk, and more: Europa League – live

⚽ Europa League updates, from the 8pm BST kick-offs⚽ Live scores | Read Football Daily | And email DanielBologna have a player called Heggem, more than enough excuse to remember this forgotten banger, scored for Liverpool by his namesake on Boxing Day 1998.Back to our teams, Emery leaves out Martinez, Mings, Digne and Watkins; in come Bizot, Pau Torres, Maatsen and Malen. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chris Eubank Jr’s promoter calls for controversial rehydration clause to be ‘banned from boxing’

Chris Eubank Jr’s promoter does not want a rehydration clause in place for his rematch with Conor Benn

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2 w. ago Ricky Hatton was singing at Oasis' Dublin gig just weeks before tragic death

Boxing champion Ricky Hatton had a night out watching his favourite band, Oasis, just weeks before his death aged 46 as Liam Gallagher pays an emotional tribute

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2 w. ago Boxer who quit against gender row rival Imane Khelif speaks out on horrific abuse that's 'destroyed my career'

Carini tearfully quit her opening bout with Khelif of Algeria at the Paris Olympics after just 46 seconds because of the pain from her opponent's opening punches.

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4 w. ago France’s female boxers are banned from world championships due to genetic sex test delay

French federation calls exclusion ‘a profound injustice’World Boxing insists it warned all competitors of policyFrench female boxers have been barred from competing at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French boxing federation (FFBoxe) said was incompatible with French law.World Boxing, which issued a list of competitors for Thursday’s opening rounds with no French entrants included, said it would not comment on individual cases but added it had warned all federations of the policy. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago World Boxing accused of gender test ‘betrayal’ by French federation

France’s women were excluded from the World Championships in Liverpool after eligibility testing could not be performed under national law.

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4 w. ago French female boxers barred from World Championships over sex testing issue

The genetic sex test imposed by World Boxing is incompatible with French law, says the French Boxing Federation

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last month Imane Khelif will not compete at World Boxing Championships with appeal still yet to be heard

World Boxing introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions but Khelif has appealed the ruling

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last month Imane Khelif ‘has right to appeal’ over gender tests but will miss world championships

Olympic boxing body stands firm over new testing rules Gold medalist has appealed to Cas over eligibility barImane Khelif has the right to appeal against World Boxing’s decision barring her from events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing but the Algerian has not entered the world championships in Liverpool, World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst has said.World Boxing, which will oversee boxing in the 2028 Olympics, introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions in May, less than a year after Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won gold in Paris amid a gender-eligibility row. Continue reading...

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