Parker retained his WBO title in Manchester last night with a majority decision win over Hughie Fury, a decision that infuriated the British fighter’s camp. However, the New Zealander is unlikely to see the result overturned and is now looking to book another big fight in Britain after winning on […]
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Parker retained his WBO heavyweight world title and extended his unbeaten run to 24 fights after taking a majority decision at the Manchester Arena. Fury was condemned to his first defeat as a professional by two scorecards that read 118-110 in Parker’s favour with the third calling the bout a […]
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Parker won a majority decision with one judge scoring the fight a draw and the two others awarding him an eight-round victory. But the decision shocked the Fury camp, particularly Tyson, who jumped over the ropes to celebrate the final bell expecting the decision to go his cousin’s way. “He’s […]
Casey brilliantly grabbed a sixth hole eagle and five birdies in a third round 65 and take a two-shot lead at 12-under in the final round on the East Lake course in Atlanta. The Americans Kevin Kisner (64) and Xander Schauffele (65) share second place on 10-under par while Justin […]
President Donald Trump elicited a backlash from some of professional sports’ biggest names on Saturday after he attacked football players who refuse to stand during the National Anthem in protest, and after the president rescinded a White House invitation to Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry. The NBA champions Warriors team […]
It comes after Kim Jong-un made a rare personal announcement that President Donald Trump will “pay dearly” for his threats and that North Korea was considering the “strongest possible response” – later revealed as hydrogen bomb detonation in the Pacific. The Pentagon said it was a display of force designed […]