72 m. ago Chris Eubank Jr reacts to huge fine for missing weight as Conor Benn vows to 'take his head clean off'

Eubank Jr hits out at Benn, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom after being hit with £375,000 penalty for fractionally missing middleweight limit

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72 m. ago NFL Draft star Derrick Harmon's mum dies after being told son was picked in first round

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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83 m. ago Celtic winning triggers horrible Rangers summers for man who wants stars to sing blues before takeover

The Celts’ champagne are set to pop for a 13th season out of the past 14

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91 m. ago First Europe, then the world: Twickenham awaits in year of twin peaks for England

Grand slam clash is vital stepping stone in Red Roses’ quest to reclaim the World Cup crown they last held in 2014There are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.The Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, has been around long enough to know the smart thing to do is separate the two. “We’ve got to be careful focusing on the World Cup final because we’ve got to earn the right to contest it,” Mitchell said this week. “It’s good to have the chance to be back at our home stadium, but it’s an isolated situation, that’s the wa...

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91 m. ago Emery engineering has Rashford and Aston Villa on the rise for FA Cup

Manager’s changeable lineups have pushed striker to usurp Ollie Watkins and likely lead the attack at WembleyUnai Emery keeps his Aston Villa players on their toes. Sometimes he tells his squad the lineup the day before a game, on other occasions half an hour before they depart the team hotel for the stadium on a match day. Training tends to offer some clues but of late there have been surprises. Emery, a hugely emotional character, has been known to make impulsive, snap calls. Morgan Rogers, a rare mainstay and one of Villa’s trio of undroppables, recently described how his manager’s decision‑making can feel like flip‑of-the-coin stuff.When the teamsheets are released an hour before kick-off at Wembley on Saturday, the eyeballs will jump towards the most intriguing selection dilemma: will Emery favour Marcus Rashford or Ollie Watkins? Continue reading...

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92 m. ago Inside Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn rivalry before showdown steeped in controversy

Big fight preview: We take a look into the Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn story as the Brighton boxer prepares to feel like the hero for the first time in his career

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1 hour ago Josh Tongue takes five wickets as Nottinghamshire dominate Sussex

The hosts are five runs behind with seven first-innings wickets left.

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1 hour ago Barcelona XI vs Real Madrid: Ter Stegen injury latest, confirmed team news, predicted lineup for Copa del Rey final

Barcelona have received some mixed news on the injury front ahead of the big game

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1 hour ago Chris Eubank Jr blames Conor Benn after £375,000 fine for missing weight

Chris Eubank Jr will be forced to pay £375,000 to Conor Benn after he missed weight by 0.05lb ahead of their showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night

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1 hour ago 'Unacceptable': Real Madrid issue statement over referee controversy amid talk of Copa del Rey final boycott

Real Madrid are due to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday night but controversy has ensued

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2 h. ago 'My only hope was to yell for help' says teacher brutally attacked with wrench by school headmaster

'I cannot go to watch football with my son or sit in a cafe unless I have my back to the wall... I feel as if I have lost so much of myself'

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2 h. ago Stable lad kept waiting over a year for £275,000 winning bet has sum settled by bookie

Dylan Phelan placed an each way double on two horses, at odds of 80-1 and 125-1, which both won in April last year, but Ladbrokes refused to pay out while an investigation was ongoing

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2 h. ago Celtic age of trophy domination earns a nickname fit for a t

Dermot Desmond moved to bring him back two years ago and Brendan Rodgers has gone about repaying that faith in silverware

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2 h. ago Cardiff issue statement on departing players and explain situation amid strife

The region was temporarily placed into administration and taken over by the WRU earlier this month

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2 h. ago Stable lad to land his monster Ladbrokes payout as life changing horse racing bet to be honoured after crunch talks

The leading bookmaker will settle all outstanding bets on Declan Queally-trained pair Diamond Nora and Rocky's Diamond

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2 h. ago Hard sell of Eubank Jr v Benn fails to disguise ugly fight loaded with danger and spite

Age, weight and whispers have raised doubts over who might triumph on Saturday but once the sound and fury fade we will be left with nothing to show for itBen Shalom and Eddie Hearn usually do not like each other but on Thursday evening, at the final press conference for the troubling bout between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, the promoters were almost breathless in their audacity and unity as they hailed a gift from the boxing heavens.Shalom, Eubank Jr’s promoter, lauded “the biggest British boxing story ever”, “a monumental event” and “an unbelievable show” which has been “35 years in the making” as he suggested that Saturday night’s showdown completes the trilogy between two families – after the fighters’ fathers, Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn, shared a couple of seismic bouts in the early 1990s. Hearn, who promotes Benn, spoke of “a fight for the generations an iconic main event an incredible time for boxing” and urged us to “remember this night this is what it’s all about.” ...

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2 h. ago Barry Ferguson wants Rangers players to feel pain as he prepares to 'bang heads' with new arrival

Interim head coach addresses arrival of new sporting director

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2 h. ago Gus Atkinson ignites Surrey’s stuttering season with hostile spell against Somerset

Somerset (283ao) against Surrey: Atkinson capped a fine week with an impressive spell as the hosts edged the opening day at The Oval

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2 h. ago Patrice Evra calls out Luis Suarez for a CAGE FIGHT, 13 years on from infamous racism row

Evra, 43, hung up his boots in July 2019, having made 734 senior football appearances, winning 20 trophies in 21 years. Meanwhile, Suarez is still at it in the MLS, playing for Inter Miami.

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2 h. ago Freddie Owsley explains move to England as he aims to leave Watsonians on a high

Former athlete sets out ambitions to return to top-level rugby and his Edinburgh and Glasgow goals

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