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Earlier on the night, Joseph Hicks (7-0, 5 KOs) picked up the WBA Americas Silver middleweight title with a unanimous eight-round decision over Antonio Todd – and he also thanked Shields for the opportunty. "It was a surreal moment for me - I've never fought in front of a crowd like this,"...

Cornejo tired in the final rounds, but was able to fend the champion off to make it to the final bell. Shields didn't rule out returning to MMA. She had two fights in 2021, winning one and losing the other. "I have some decisions to make going forward," Shields said. "I tend to focus on...

"You've created a movement in women's boxing, and you really are the GWOAT [greatest woman of all time]," she said. "After fighting you, I'm ready to go back to 154 pounds or even 147." Cornejo gave Shields some trouble in the early rounds with a solid jab and movement away from Shields' right...

Claressa Shields successfully defended her undisputed middleweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo on Saturday night in Detroit. Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) won with a score of 100-89 on one card and 100-90 on the other two. "You saw the best of me tonight," she said...

Buchanan fought his most famous fights at Madison Square Garden. WBO champion Taylor will honour the Scottish great in this title defence. He said: "My fight shorts will replicate how he wore his in Madison Square Garden. He wore the Buchanan tartan, his family tartan. I'm going to wear my...

"I wouldn't say the love for the game was lost," he continued. "I just felt like there was just something always missing, that one link missing that I was looking for that I wasn't able to get out. The full potential out of myself. "There's none of that now. I feel like I'm unlocking my full...

Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid 14 years after joining from Ligue 1 club Lyon; Frenchman departs the Bernabeu as club's second highest all-time goalscorer; the 35-year-old won LaLiga four times and the Champions League five times Carlo Ancelotti said he was surprised after Karim Benzema...

DAILY MIRROR Manchester United are closing in on deals for Napoli centre-back Min-Jae Kim and Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa, casting further doubt on the future of David De Gea. Erik Ten Hag's side will need to pay £43m to land Danish international Rasmus Hojlund this summer. The Atlanata...

Plus: Thierry Henry could join PSG as club's new assistant manager to Julian Nagelsmann; David Raya lined up as Hugo Lloris replacement at Tottenham; Man Utd closing in on Kim Min-Jae and Diogo Costa deals Everton are lining up a transfer bid for Wout Weghorst, who joined Manchester United on...

A man arrested for wearing a shirt, which appeared to refer in offensive terms to those who died in the Hillsborough tragedy, at the FA Cup final has been charged with "displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress" the Met Police have said A man has...

Sue Redfern became the first on-field female umpire in the Vitality Blast as Gloucestershire beat Middlesex in Bristol on Sunday. The 45-year-old joined the Professional Umpires Team, the ECB's group of elite officials, in 2022 and is eligible to stand in men's and women's professional matches...

"It probably won't sink in until tomorrow but to have my dad here - he comes most weeks - is pretty special. To win in front of him is amazing." Asked about his second shot to the 18th, McKibbin added: "It's probably one of the best shots I've hit. "It was sort of tricky and it wasn't. I was...

A record-breaking showing from Tommy Makinson helped St Helens ease their way to a dominant 48-6 victory over Huddersfield Giants in the second game of Day 2 of the Betfred Super League's Magic Weekend. The Giants had taken the lead in Newcastle through Kevin Naiqama's converted try against his...

Second row Josh Griffin crossed for three tries in the second half as Hull FC ended the weekend at St James' Park with a vital win; the result moves the Black and Whites to within four points of the Betfred Super League play-off places and denied Warrington Wolves returning top Josh Griffin was...

Rory McIlroy started the final round at the Memorial Tournament tied for the lead, but a poor final round sees him finish tied seventh behind winner Viktor Hovland; the Norwegian takes home the victory after beating Denny McCarthy in a sudden death play-off Rory McIlroy came up short in the...

Lewis Hamilton is very happy with his second place on the team radio "Mega job guys, mega job. Thank you so much to everyone at the factory, continuing to push This is a real showing for all your hard work so thank you. Let's keep pushing. Mega job to George as well."

Max Verstappen on his win at the Spanish GP "It's a big pleasure to drive with a car like this. I think it showed again today. "We had quite a lot of different strategies out there. For most of the race we were on the right one but a win here, it's incredible. "I had the harder compound so I...

Lewis Hamilton speaking after finishing second in Spain... "What a result for our team. We definitely didn't expect to have the result we had today, so I just really want to take my hat off to my team and say a big, big thank you to everyone back at the factory for continuing to push and bring...

George Russell speaking after finishing third in Spain "A little bit surprised for sure. Kudos to the team for giving me a great car today. "That was a fun race for us - starting from P12 and coming to P3. Hopefully a sign of things to come for us and the team." "It definitely feels better...

Fernando Alonso speaking to Sky Sports F1 after finishing in seventh "We didn't have the pace. We were not fast enough with the soft or hard. I don't think it was a thing with the strategy or anything, just a lack of pace today. Let's see why and try to get better for Canada." On his close...