SO IT won’t be Tyson Fury, Otto Wallin or Demsey McKean. The next man to face Anthony Joshua will be Jermaine Franklin, the 21-1 (14) American who was unknown in the UK until he gave Dillian Whyte a tough comeback fight in November. It was confirmed on Monday that the 29-year-old will tackle Joshua in … Read more
The 39-year-old has won 10 of his 13 league games in charge of the Baggies since agreeing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club in October 2022; he had been among the candidates to replace Jesse Marsch at Leeds after the American’s sacking on Monday 22:42, UK, Tuesday 07 February 2023 Carlos Corberan has signed a … Read more
A huge Premier League six-pointer will take place at St Mary’s on Saturday afternoon, as two of the sides most at risk of being relegated this term clash on the South Coast. Nathan Jones faces a potentially win-at-all-costs game, as his position at the Saints has come under increasing pressure over the past week. … Read more
Marcus Morrison (Middleweight contender) It doesn’t interest me in the slightest and I wouldn’t be fussed if I missed it. I completely understand that he’s coming off back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, but Joshua’s a former unified world champion who has consistently fought at world level, and the Franklin fight just isn’t good enough for … Read more
Olympic champion Monica Puig can “sympathise” with Emma Raducanu’s recent struggles with the 20-year-old having dropped down to world No 77 having shocked the tennis world by winning the US Open as a qualifier in 2021, but believes she can win more Grand Slams in the future By Raz Mirza, Interviews, Comment & Analysis @RazMirza … Read more
The pressure remains on Sevilla at this stage of the season, as they are just two points clear of the drop zone. They will be looking to get back to winning ways on Saturday when they come up against a Mallorca side that has won three of their previous five. La Liga Preview It … Read more
ANNOUNCED yesterday, having been rumoured for a while, the April 1 heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin is neither an April Fool’s joke of a fight nor, on the flipside, one of any great relevance or meaning in global terms. It is instead a fight that falls somewhere in the middle; a whatever … Read more
Manchester City’s period of unprecedented domestic success now faces the very realistic possibility of being tarnished forever after the club was charged with over 100 breaches of financial rules across an eight-year stretch. The Premier League heavyweights responded with a short but strongly-worded statement, claiming they were “surprised” at the findings and welcomed the investigation … Read more
The Stade Vélodrome will play host to Le Classique on Wednesday when Marseille welcome their rivals PSG for a round-of-16 tie at 20:10 GMT, with each side looking to progress in the cup. Christophe Galtier’s men are at the top of the Ligue 1 table and will be looking to keep their hopes for … Read more
ONE OF the finest fighters never to have won a British title is, unquestionably, Birmingham’s Owen Moran. At the time that Moran was active, between 1900 and 1916, the British title really came into its own as a prestigious title in this country. By 1909, when the Lonsdale Belt was established, all eight weight categories … Read more
