Why Anthony Joshua’s defeat leaves Tyson Fury fight out of reach again September 22, 2024 Saturday was supposed to be the night when Anthony Joshua joined the likes of Muhammad Ali and Lennox Lewis as three-time world heavyweight champions, the culmination of a career rebuild following back-to-back defeats by Oleksandr Usyk and proof that there was life in the London 2012 hero yet. Daniel Dubois didn’t just deviate from the [...]
McLaren boss Stella: Mission is for Norris championship win September 22, 2024 McLaren F1’s team principal Andrea Stella has insisted Lando Norris can still win the Drivers’ Championship after the Brit dominated in Singapore. The 24-year-old beat title rival Max Verstappen by 21 seconds in the city-state to close the gap in the standings to 52 points with a possible 180 remaining across the final six races [...]
Formula 1 Driver Standings in full as Norris cuts gap with Singapore win September 22, 2024 Lando Norris picked up his third win of the Formula 1 season as the Brit stormed to victory over Max Verstappen in Singapore. The victory in the final F1 race before a three-week break cut Verstappen’s lead at the top of the Driver Standings, too. With the McLaren driver winning the night race he has [...]
Daniel Dubois sets sights on Oleksandr Usyk after destroying Anthony Joshua September 22, 2024 Daniel Dubois is targeting a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk after defending his IBF world heavyweight title with a devastating five-round win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday night at Wembley. On a card where Joshua was expected to join an elite club of three-time world champions in front of a British record 96,000 crowd it was [...]
Fifa Intercontinental Cup: What is it and is it just the Club World Cup? September 21, 2024 When Fifa announced the expansion of the Club World Cup and its move from mid-season to the end of spring football fans thought they’d be done with a random week in December seeing them compete half-way around the world. But it appears as if a competition with a similar format to the old Club World [...]
Four courageous Londoners take on a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title attempt for the Longest Marathon Playing Pickleball (doubles) in the City of London next week September 20, 2024 | City Talk An intense 30-hour game, spanning over two days, this GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title promises more than just a display of exceptional sportsmanship. A fast-growing paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis, pickleball is known for being easy to learn, making it accessible to people of all ages and skill levels, while [...]
New era, new challenges as Women’s Super League goes it alone September 20, 2024 Norbiton might seem an unlikely place for a revolution but nothing less than a new era in the history of the Women’s Super League (WSL) is in the offing at Kingsmeadow today. The season opener between champions Chelsea and Aston Villa will be the first fixture to take place since the WSL flew the Football [...]
Laver Cup: What is it, who is playing and is it on TV? September 20, 2024 The four tennis Grand Slams might be done and dusted and eyes may be looking to the ATP Finals in Turin, but this weekend Europe takes on the world in the Laver Cup. It will see two teams – Team Europe and Team World – go head-to-head with each member of the winning team taking [...]
Bath to win Premiership rugby title, Falcons to finish bottom September 20, 2024 It feels as though Northampton Saints only just lifted the Premiership trophy but we’ve already reached the eve of this year’s campaign. We’ve got a new coach in Leicester Tigers boss Michael Cheika, who I worked with at Stade Francais, and renewed ambitions. And we’ve also got the chance of seeing a sixth different winner [...]
Ryder Cup flavour as DeChambeau and Rahm clash in Chicago September 19, 2024 It’s the LIV Golf League Team Championship this weekend in Texas, where old adversaries Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will captain the top two sides in the hunt for £10m. The Ryder Cup may be 12 months away and the Solheim Cup now disappearing in the rear-view mirror but there is another transatlantic team golf [...]