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Spain’s Ilia Topuria poses with his belts after winning his lightweight title match against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 on June 29, 2025. — X@ufc LAS VEGAS: Spain’s Ilia Topuria scored a stunning first-round knockout victory over Charles Oliveira to claim the UFC lightweight title at UFC 317. Former featherweight champ Topuria announced in February that he was going to step up …

Aldrich Potgieter will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Rocket Classic with major champions Collin Morikawa and Matthew Fitzpatrick among the chasing pack Potgieter – eyeing a first PGA Tour title after losing to Brian Campbell in a play-off at the Mexico Open in February – carded a seven-under 65 in his third round at Detroit …

Lee Carsley says his next challenge is to win the U21 Euros again with England in 2027, after his Young Lions retained their title with a gripping 3-2 win over Germany. Just 10 days after Carsley’s side had lost 2-1 in the same fixture during the tournament’s group stages, a 92nd-minute winner from Jonathan Rowe secured a dramatic extra-time victory …

Liam Farrell’s late try snatched Wigan a thrilling 26-20 Betfred Super League win after they were given an almighty scare by Castleford Tigers at the Mend-a-Hose Jungle. The Warriors bounced back from last week’s upset at Wakefield to reignite their League Leaders’ Shield challenge – they trail table toppers Hull KR by four points – but left it late after …

Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo before the match against Al Khaleej at Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 21, 2025. — Reuters The Portuguese football superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, has said that he turned down offers to play in the Club World Cup so he could take a proper rest and prepare for a long and demanding season.  The Portuguese star …

England retained their U21 European Championship title after holding on to beat Germany 3-2 after extra-time in a gripping final in Bratislava. The Young Lions won the tournament in 2023 with a 1-0 win over Spain in Georgia and followed it up in Bratislava, just shy of two years later, repeating the feat the nation achieved in 1982 and 1984. …

Former England and Northamptonshire batter Wayne Larkins has died at the age of 71 after a short illness. Larkins, popularly known as Ned, represented England in 13 Tests and 25 one-day internationals between 1979 and 1991, scoring 1,084 runs in total. The right-hander’s best international innings was the 124 he struck in an ODI against Australia in Hyderabad in 1989, …

George Williams says he will “100 per cent” complete the season with Warrington Wolves – but is unsure if he will still be at the club in 2026 amid interest from the NRL. Warrington and England skipper Williams previously played in the Australian system with Canberra Raiders across 2020 and 2021 and has been linked with a return. The ex-Wigan …

Warrington Wolves kept their flagging play-off hopes alive as two tries in three minutes early in the second half helped them beat Hull FC 24-10. Defeat would have left Wolves, who had lost four of their last five matches, including a shock defeat to struggling Huddersfield Giants last time out, seven points adrift of sixth spot and in danger of …

Chelsea moved into the Club World Cup quarter-finals with a remarkable extra-time win over Benfica which featured a two-hour weather delay at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. With Enzo Maresca’s side leading 1-0 thanks to Reece James’ clever free-kick, play was suspended in the 86th minute due to lightning in the vicinity of the sparsely-attended stadium. When play …