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Boxing pros including Canelo, Jake Paul react to Mayweather-Paul exhibition
Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul are done with their exhibition bout, and there was no winner, as nobody scored a knockout and there were, as advertised, no judges scoring the fight that didn’t count on anyone’s record and wasn’t sanctioned. For some reason people are continuing to treat it as if the “fight” were truly…
Indian players not allowed to meet each other for three
India spinner Axar Patel has revealed that the team will serve a three-day hard quarantine before it is allowed to train at the Aegeas Bowl here ahead of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand. The final begins on June 18 and India have limited time to prepare having arrived here on Wednesday. On…
We remain convinced that ECB is institutionally racist, have not
LONDON: Former English umpire John Holder has hit out at England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the latter’s statement that he and his colleague Ismail Dawood have withdrawn their claim of institutional racism. Holder accused the ECB of being “disingenuous” and “misleading” following their racial discrimination claim. The duo had announced their intention to…
Deontay Wilder will be eviscerated by Tyson Fury
By Sean Jones: Paulie Malignaggi feels that Deontay Wilder has almost no chance of beating Tyson Fury next month in their trilogy match on July 24th outside of a lucky punch. Former two-division world champion Malignaggi thinks it’s a crazy idea for Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) to be taking this fight, given what happened to…
Sanath Jayasuriya to coach Melbourne club in his return from
Sri Lankan great Sanath Jayasuriya is set to make his cricketing comeback after serving a two-year ICC ban with a coaching stint at Melbourne club Mulgrave. Jayasuriya was banned in February 2019 for breaching the ICC anti-corruption code.As per a ‘Herald Sun’ report, former Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan convinced 51-year-old Jayasuriya to take up…
Pujara is ‘up and running’ as Indians allowed individual physical
SOUTHAMPTON: Indian cricketers trained in a staggered manner on the third day of their quarantine here after being allowed to run in the gymnasium and the main playing field at different time slots. Senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara uploaded a video of his running on his Instagram stories, indicating that the England and Wales Cricket Board…
Boxing Rankings (June 7, 2021): Badou Jack holds at 175,
Rankings go up on Mondays at 10 am ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Welterweight: (10) Jose Pedraza vs Julian Rodriguez, June 12 Junior Lightweight: (6) Shakur Stevenson vs Jeremiah Nakathila, June 12 Upcoming Fights: (9) Michael Hunter vs Mike Wilson, June 19 … (1) Tyson Fury vs (3) Deontay Wilder, July 24 … (2)…
Swiatek Rolls Into Roland Garros Quarterfinals
Iga Swiatek conquers Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-4 to reach 2nd consecutive French Open quarters Like her incredible run to the title last fall in Paris, Iga Swiatek had not dropped a set thru three rounds. The twenty-year-old reigning French Open champion has achieved a career-high ranking of #9 and is brimming with confidence having recently won…
Pakistan name Moin Khan’s son Azam in T20 squad for
Pakistan on Thursday named uncapped Azam Khan, son of former captain Moin Khan, in the T20 squad for the tours of England and West Indies. The selectors also recalled Imad Wasim for the three T20 matches in England and five in the West Indies besides Haris Sohail for the three ODIs in England. Pace bowlers…
Ban period over, waiting to hear from BCCI: Ankeet Chavan
MUMBAI: Mumbai cricketer Ankeet Chavan, who, along with his then Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila was banned for life by the Board in 2013 for his alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, has claimed that BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has reduced his life ban to seven years, which means he’s eligible to…