Top contenders Joyce and Parker go the traditional route and fight for the right to challenge the very best, writes Matt Christie FOR many reasons, Saturday night’s heavyweight contest between Putney’s Joe Joyce and Morecambe’s favourite New Zealander, Joseph Parker, is one to savour. Primarily because it stands for the very essence of sporting competition. … Read more
Applegate Valley winery is 1 of 5 vineyards nominated in Wine Enthusiast magazine’s annual competition; Southern Oregon is nominated for Wine Region of the Year Garrett Long, director of agriculture at Troon Vineyard, talks about the use of clay to protect white grapes growing at the Applgate Valley vineyard. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] Troon … Read more
Spain will play their final home game of the Nations League group stages this weekend, as they square off against Switzerland. The travelling side will be looking for vital points to stay off the bottom spot in the standings, while the Spanish will be looking to remain top of the standings before their fixture against … Read more
The manner in which Joe Joyce took apart Joseph Parker in Manchester tonight will terrify most of the heavyweight division, writes Elliot Worsell PERHAPS the scariest thing about fighting Joe Joyce is that at some point in the fight his opponent experiences what, in normal circumstances, would be considered their best round only to then … Read more
All sports are unpredictable, to a certain extent, but I feel like Major League Baseball is toward the apex when it comes to unpredictability. As such, when we post predictions before the season starts, I’m bound to miss several. Sometimes I’ll miss in horrific fashion. I’m here today with my annual accountability column. I was … Read more
Mali and Zambia clash for the second time in four days on Monday, as the two African nations look to build momentum ahead of the upcoming fixtures in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification in March. But, which team will go into those fixtures with victory in this friendly on Monday? International Friendly Preview Zambia … Read more
Seemingly on the cards for December 3 in Cardiff, the mooted heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still sounds too good to be true 1 It’s long overdue The only thing worse than it happening a few years too late would be for it to never happen at all. But mess it up … Read more
Tyson Fury has declared he will not be fighting Anthony Joshua because “no contract has been signed” after his self-imposed 5pm deadline on Monday. Joshua said on Sunday he will sign the contract to fight Fury after the WBC champion issued an ultimatum if they are to put together their all-British heavyweight battle this year. … Read more
Portugal will host Spain at the Estadio Municipal de Braga on Tuesday at 19:45 GMT for matchday 6 of the Nations League campaign. With a solitary point separating the two sides at the top of Group B, both Spain and Portugal will be looking for the three points they need to take charge of the … Read more
Maxi Hughes defeats Kid Galahad in a forgettable contest while Terri Harper impresses against Hannah Rankin, writes Andy Whittle from ringside LIKE the majority of the initially noisy but increasingly quiet spectators at the Nottingham Arena, I hoped that the lightweight 12-rounder between Rossington’s Maxi Hughes and Sheffield’s Kid Galahad might at some point catch … Read more
