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‘Pride and dread churn through me’: what it’s like to take sides at the sharp end of boxing

In an extract from his new book, our correspondent relives in vivid detail being inside Isaac Chamberlain’s camp for a European title fight

Donald McRae has met hundreds of fighters over 50 years watching and writing about boxing. Sometimes interviews have turned into friendships. In his new book McRae relives his time inside the camp of one of his favourite boxers, Isaac Chamberlain, as Chamberlain fought Chris Billam-Smith for European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles.

Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, Saturday 30 July 2022

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Stretched to the limit: why hamstring fails are curse of the Premier League

Academics and medics are working to understand why hamstring injuries are keeping players sidelined for longer

The sight of a player pulling up with a hamstring injury has become all too familiar in the Premier League. Weary muscles are being stretched to the limit by an expanding calendar, but dealing with more games is not the only challenge for medical departments.

It is not that there has been a sudden explosion. It can simply seem that way when high-profile players such as the Arsenal forwards Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz are long-term absentees. Using figures up to and including game week 26, that ended last Sunday, the Premier Injuries website says 100 of the 418 injuries this season related to hamstrings (24%), compared with 120 from 457 (26%) at the same stage last year.

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Gregg scores 23, Gonzaga beats San Francisco 95-75, clinched No. 2 seed in WCC tourney

Ben Gregg scored 23 points on Saturday night to help Gonzaga beat San Francisco 95-75 in the regular season finale for both teams and clinch a berth into the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament. The Bulldogs will be the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, which begins March 6 in Paradise, Nevada. San Francisco falls to the third seed and earns a berth into the quarterfinals.

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Brennan’s 18 lead Grand Canyon over Seattle U 63-60

Duke Brennan's 18 points helped Grand Canyon defeat Seattle U 63-60 on Saturday night. Brennan added 12 rebounds for the Antelopes (22-6, 12-2 Western Athletic Conference). JaKobe Coles added 13 points while going 5 of 8 and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line while he also had 12 rebounds.

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UC Irvine wins 70-60 over Long Beach State

Myles Che's 19 points helped UC Irvine defeat Long Beach State 70-60 on Saturday night. Che shot 5 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Anteaters (25-5, 15-3 Big West Conference). Justin Hohn scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

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Augustas Marciolionis scores 25 points, leading No. 23 Saint Mary’s past Oregon State 74-64

Augustas Marciolionis scored 25 points and No. 23 Saint Mary’s won its seventh straight, 74-64 over Oregon State on Saturday night. Marciolionis, the son of Hall of Famer Sarunas Marciolionis, made four 3-pointers and shot 7 of 12 overall to lead the regular-season champion Gaels (27-4, 17-1 West Coast Conference) in their final tune-up before the conference tournament this week. Luke Barrett had 13 points and nine rebounds for Saint Mary’s. Mitchell Saxen, who recently became the Gaels’ career leader for games, had 12 points and 11 rebounds in his final home game.

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West Virginia’s offense slows as they can’t answer BYU in the second half

It was a familiar feeling for West Virginia on Saturday against BYU. Last Saturday, the Mountaineers battled early and led in the first half on the road against a ranked opponent in Texas Tech, before they pulled away towards the end of the first half, handing the Mountaineers a loss. This Saturday, the Mountaineers once again battled early against the No. 25 ranked Cougars, leading during the first half.