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Promoter Ben Shalom is hopeful Liam Smith's rematch with Chris Eubank Jr will take place in late August or early September amid an ongoing "frustrating" delay to the bout. The British duo had been scheduled to face off on July 1 for a second bout at the AO Arena in Manchester, following Smith's...

The chances of rapprochement between the IOC and the IBA appear non-existent after the IOC reacted angrily to comments made by IBA president Umar Kremlev during the American Boxing Confederation Continental Forum in Brasilia. Kremlev said one of his predecessors, the former IOC member CK Wu...

Chelli had been set to challenge for the Commonwealth super-middleweight title, but champion Heffron had to pull out with injury, and Jeffers has stepped in as a replacement, while light-heavyweight Whittaker faces Vladimir Belujsky. Jeffers, who is undefeated in 15 fights, should provide...

Caroline Dubois: "I'm thinking: 'OK, I'm getting in there with Mikaela Mayer, I'm still an amateur, 19 years old'. I got out of the ring thinking: 'Wow, that was nothing. I could have been sparring anyone'. I was not impressed or surprised. There was nothing there that stood out to me" Caroline...

"At the end of the day, Viddal, who is he outside of boxing? He's not really anybody. He's got no global pulling power. He can't do any pay-per-views." Riley, who is also unbeaten in nine fights, most recently having defeated Anees Taj last Friday by TKO in London, fired back, also to Sky...

Tommy Fury has claimed Viddal Riley is "not a big enough draw" in order to arrange a bout, while Riley has fired back, saying: "I have more pull than him." Fury, younger brother of Tyson, is unbeaten in nine fights, most recently having beaten American social media personality turned pro boxer...

Jarrell Miller is set to be offered as a replacement opponent for Anthony Joshua after talks for a Dillian Whyte rematch broke down. The American heavyweight tested positive for banned substances in 2019, which ended plans for a New York fight, but Miller's promoter Dmitriy Salita has confirmed...

Defending champion Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from the cinch Championships at Queen's Club due to an abdominal injury. The 27-year-old Italian missed the clay-court season due to a stomach muscle tear and lost 6-1 6-2 to Lorenzo Sonego last week on his return to action in Stuttgart...

Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Halle Open on Monday in his latest setback as he tries to recover from a long-running knee injury. “I tried everything here in Halle the last couple of days, but then I had to make the decision to pull out”, Kyrgios said in a...

"I think I'm a tricky player on the grass, being a leftie and my backhand staying very low, and I'm really competing hard and making a lot of returns and using my leftie serve as much as I can. "On the grass, it's just how much you're really embracing it and how much you're really putting...

Northern Ireland's hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 suffered a severe blow as Kazakhstan snatched a late 1-0 victory at a stunned Windsor Park. Michael O'Neill's side were in desperate need of a victory to kick-start their campaign after successive defeats but succumbed to substitute Abat...

Republic of Ireland belatedly worked their way to a 3-0 win over Gibraltar thanks to an improved second-half performance that helps to relieve the pressure on manager Stephen Kenny. But Gibraltar were the perfect opponents for Kenny’s side having lost all of their previous qualifiers since...

Wales' Euro 2024 hopes took another major hit as Turkey ran out 2-0 winners in a European qualifier that saw a red card, a missed penalty and two more goals ruled out by VAR. A bonkers game in Samsun saw Turkey get two goals chalked off by VAR while Danny Ward saved from Hakan Calhanoglu's...

Hat-trick hero Bukayo Saka helped England sign off the season in style with a 7-0 thrashing of North Macedonia, which maintains their 100 per cent record and top spot in Euro 2024 qualifying Group C. The Arsenal star scored two stunners, blasting in from a tight angle for his first before...

Charles Leclerc speaking to Sky Sports F1 after finishing fourth "Considering where we started from it was the best we could have done today. We did a good job. "The good feeling I had on Friday in the race simulations was confirmed today. The compounds we used, we were quite competitive with...

Carlos Sainz speaking to Sky Sports F1 after finishing fifth "It's a pity about qualy yesterday because I think we could have been in the mix with Aston Martin. We will try and be better next time but at least today the feeling with the car today was good. "We nailed the strategy today. We are...

Sky Sports F1's Jenson Button on George Russell's crash "Most corners around the world you would be fine as you can run wide. But you have the walls up against the kerb here. It's tricky. "It's unusual for George to make a mistake like that. It will hit home. He won't sleep well tonight and...

Sky Sports F1's Jenson Button on Sergio Perez finishing sixth "His team-mate won the race and led every lap. I expected more. The first lap was fun. Checo is really good at fighting through the field, he's one of the best at that, but we didn't get that today. "He was on a different tyre...

Adrian Newey speaking to Sky Sports F1 after Red Bull's 100th win "It's really special. It's been an amazing journey. My dream was to be an engineer in motor racing. When I got my first job and salary, that was the big moment, everything else has been a bonus." On how long he could go on for...

Max Verstappen led his 200th consecutive lap in the middle of the Canadian GP on his way to a 41st victory in F1, to match Ayrton Senna. It was also Red Bull's 100th win, 14 years on from their maiden victory at the 2009 Chinese GP. Here's Jonny Green's report on a race of Red Bull milestones: