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Oleksandr Usyk is the new heavyweight world champion after securing victory over Anthony Joshua in London. Having conquered the cruiserweight division, the undefeated Ukrainian has now taken Joshua’s IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles after a sublime points victory at the Tottenham

A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended on Sunday after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Officials with Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa walked on to the pitch at the

“Most of the people in the world don’t believe that Kenyans can sprint, but we are changing that slowly,” said Omanyala, who holds the national record with 10.01s and qualified at the Kenyan Olympic trials last month.

Over the past couple of years, Irish trainer Henry de Bromhead has proven that he can compete with jump racing’s top trainers, like Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott and Nicky Henderson. His ever-growing partnership with Rachael Blackmore is a breath of fresh air

It’s been something of a transitional period for Ireland under head coach Andy Farrell. After taking the reins from Joe Schmidt ahead of last year’s’ Six Nations, Farrell has been searching for consistency, but there have been some tentative signs that he

The countdown to the Cheltenham Festival is on, and there is now less than two months to go until the prestigious Prestbury Park meeting. This year’s Festival is going to have a very different feel about it, as any hope there once

There were scenes of jubilation in Rome when it was confirmed that Lazio had qualified from the group stage and earned their place in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since 2000. For a club of such history and

LOS ANGELES – Mike Tyson’s return to boxing at age 54 ended in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. on Sunday morning in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions. Fifteen years after retiring with a 2005 loss to journeyman

Underachiever. That seems to be the label bestowed to American golfer Dustin Johnson, and no matter how much he wins, he can’t seem to shake it off. A recent victory in the FedEx Cup at East Lake, Atlanta was enough to send