Arsenal were forced into kicking off their match against Cologne in their Europa League opener a whole hour later after the German fans arrived in their droves at the Emirates. It was estimated that up to 20,000 Cologne fans arrived in north London despite their only being a 2,900 ticket […]
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The IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight champion takes on the Mexican at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez has a rematch clause in the contract so if he loses the fight then he could trigger an immediate return. But should Canelo want to take a break if the bout […]
The city of Montpelier, Vermont has said “Merci” to the French city of Montpellier after its mayor and professional football team announced plans to send some misprinted football jerseys its way. Bill Fraser, the city manager in Montpelier, Vermont, said the French football team Montpellier HSC had ordered jerseys that […]
Golovkin, 37 fights unbeaten with 33 knockouts, has never even been knocked down in his professional career and will defend his WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight titles on Saturday night. Alvarez is a former world champion in his own right, having previously held belts at middleweight and light-middleweight, and his […]
Police with dogs were deployed inside the stadium after scuffled broke out between away fans and stewards as authorities struggled to deal with up to 20,000 German fans arriving for a game where Cologne had an official allocation of just 3,000. Problems started when non-ticketed supporters blocked access for those […]
The Manchester United striker has told fans to expect “great things” when he returns from the cruciate ligament injury that brought a premature end to his debut season at Old Trafford. Ibrahimovic, who signed a new one-year deal last month, was United’s top scorer with 28 goals but insists there […]
The highly-anticipated clash is generating huge interest in Sin City. All the talk is about who will win and how they will do it rather than how much they will earn. That is in stark contrast to the Floyd Mayweather against Conor McGregor clash last month. But there is still […]
The match was delayed by an hour after 20,000 Cologne fans arrived at the Emirates and attempted to get into the ground. When the game finally started, Arsenal bossed possession of the ball and were loudly jeered and whistled by the large Cologne support. But that turned to rapturous cheers […]