Irish fans dazzled by showcase of skills in huge points win
Scorecards read 110-90, 110-90 and 98-91 in her favour
Katie Taylor signed off her storied career in style by outclassing Flora Pili on points as an 80,000 crowd at Croke Park celebrated her fairytale farewell.
With the gaze of Ireland upon her, the country’s great became a three-time undisputed world champion by overwhelming the previously unbeaten Frenchwoman 100-90, 100-90, 98-91 on the scorecards.
Continue reading...Champions Inter and Roma pull off stunning comebacks
Schalke 0-0 Bayern Munich; Hoffenheim 2-3 Dortmund
Lautaro Martínez scored in the 91st minute as Inter rallied from two goals down to secure a stunning 3-2 home victory over Napoli, continuing their 100% start to their Serie A title defence.
Napoli looked to be on course for victory when Matteo Politano and Rasmus Højlund put them 2-0 up after 53 minutes, but Martínez’s first goal halved the deficit and Marcus Thuram equalised eight minutes from the end. Both sides had excellent chances to win it after that but it was Inter who took theirs when the Argentinian stabbed home the ball at the back post from a corner.
Continue reading...Mas retains red jersey; stage 15 to be shortened
Tadej Pogacar to miss rest of season after surgery
Germany’s Marco Brenner fought off the Bahrain Victorious rider Santiago Buitrago to claim victory in stage 14 of the Vuelta a España – a first Grand Tour stage win both for the rider and his Tudor team. However, organisers later announced that 40C-plus temperatures on Sunday had caused them to shorten Sunday’s 189.7km stage from Palma del Río to Córdoba to a 110.2km stage.
In a climactic duel, Brenner tailed Buitrago into the last 500m and timed his kick superbly, gritting his teeth as he sped ahead during the ascent to Sierra de La Pandera, finishing one second ahead of the Colombian.
Continue reading...Japanese player wears Iverson’s signature cornrows
Outfit also has newspaper clippings about Osaka
Naomi Osaka channeled former NBA star Allen Iverson before her US Open first-round victory over Anastasia Zakharova on Monday.
Osaka made her usual fashionable entrance for her tournament opener, which she won in straight sets. The two-time US Open champion emerged on to the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing a long, white skirt and a gray, hooded robe featuring newspaper clippings about her.
Continue reading...Australian tested positive at event in June
Kyrgios and Tsitsipas have clashed in the past
Stefanos Tsitsipas says he is not surprised that Nick Kyrgios was suspended from tennis for taking cocaine.
“Pretty much expected, to be honest,” Tsitsipas said. “I am surprised it came so late, though.”
Continue reading...Cameron beats Mayer by unanimous decision
Briton adds WBC and WBA belts to WBO title
Dubois retains lightweight crowns in co-main
Chantelle Cameron unified the world super-welterweight titles with a battling points win over veteran Mikaela Mayer at the Pulse Live Arena in Birmingham.
The 35-year-old shrugged off a bloody left eye from an accidental head clash to earn clear 97-93 (twice) and 96-94 verdicts on the three judges’ cards.
Continue reading...Golf giant ends partnership with YouTube group
Retailers have pulled Good Good products from shelves
Garrett Clark says controversial skit was in ‘poor taste’
Callaway has ended its relationship with Good Good Golf amid mounting fallout from an advert that many believe made light of violence against women.
The golf equipment manufacturer announced the decision on Thursday, cutting ties with one of the world’s most popular YouTube sports channels effective immediately. Callaway also said it would donate $1m to organizations working to prevent violence against women and support survivors of domestic violence.
Continue reading...Atlético’s Alvarez booed by own fans in home draw
Salah scores first goals in Trabzonspor victory
Ferran Torres came off the bench to score a late double on his debut as Paris Saint-Germain rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 with hosts Rennes in their Ligue 1 season opener on Sunday. Sebastian Szymanski and Esteban Lepaul gave the home side a 2-0 lead at half-time but PSG piled on the pressure in the second period and were rewarded with a point.
Rennes led inside nine minutes as Szymanski’s shot went in off the post to provide the perfect start to the season for the hosts. Désiré Doué thought he had levelled for PSG, but his effort was ruled out for offside, and the home side made it 2-0 seven minutes before the break. Przemyslaw Frankowski found space on the right wing and his low cross into the box was turned into the net by Lepaul.
Continue reading...Seven-time major champion beaten 6-2, 6-2
Williams, 46, loses 11th match of the season
Tsitsipas advances as Dimitrov squanders lead
Colombian Emilia Arango handed Venus Williams a 14th straight loss dating to July of last year, defeating the fading seven-time grand slam champion who is currently ranked 615th in 66 minutes by 6-2, 6-2 at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.
The 46-year-old Williams was given a wild card entry at an event where she reached a semi-final a dozen years ago. She has played and lost 11 times this season while competing on organizer free entries.
Continue reading...Reijnen chase is sign Reds manager will stay as Moyes admits being despondent over a poor end to season
Continue reading...LIV chief’s rallying email to staff did not refer to 2027
Without alternative funding future is bleak for rebel tour
Several of golf’s leading names are facing career limbo at the end of 2026 amid expectation Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will withdraw backing for the LIV Tour.
While the likelihood is Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will be afforded a pathway back to the PGA Tour, the future for others who made lucrative switches to LIV is far more uncertain.
Continue reading...Tiger Woods arrested after Florida rollover crash
Golfer charged with DUI after Jupiter Island incident
Woods to be held eight hours under Florida DUI law
Trump laments arrest of ‘close friend’ in remarks
Tiger Woods was released on bail on Friday, hours after the golf star’s Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to officials.
Martin County sheriff John Budensiek said Woods was driving a Land Rover that overturned after attempting to overtake a truck on a narrow two-lane road shortly before 2pm near Woods’s residence on Jupiter Island. The vehicle clipped a trailer, veered off and came to rest on its driver’s side after sliding along the roadway.
Continue reading...‘It was all about making sure we fired the first shot’
Gregor Townsend hails ‘brilliant day for our supporters’
Kyle Steyn said the key to his side’s stunning 50-40 Six Nations victory over France on Saturday was striking first. The 32-year-old was named man of the match after he and his fellow wing Darcy Graham scored two tries each in a match they actually led 47-14 at one point.
That would have been a record Scottish victory over France but instead Steyn and his teammates had to settle for a highest ever score after outscoring France by seven tries to six.
Continue reading...Unbeaten rivals collide at Tokyo Dome on 2 May
Inoue defends undisputed super-bantamweight crown
Nakatani says he must be ‘at my best’ to win
Japan’s Naoya Inoue said Friday that he will need to be at his destructive best when he faces unbeaten countryman Junto Nakatani in their highly anticipated showdown at Tokyo Dome in May.
The two fighters met in Tokyo to formally confirm their 2 May clash, with Inoue set to defend his undisputed super bantamweight world championship against Nakatani, who is moving up in weight in pursuit of a fourth divisional title.
Continue reading...British No 1 being aided by Mark Petchey at Indian Wells
‘I am definitely going to tap into a few people’
Emma Raducanu says she is determined to wrest back control of her “natural” tennis style, with the British No 1 eager not to be bound by the diktats of a single coach.
“I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit,” Raducanu told BBC Sport. “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit. I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.
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