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Charles Oliveira will get a knockout win over Islam Makhachev in a potential rematch. That’s according to Oliveira’s manager and head coach Diego Lima who believes that’s the only fight that makes sense given his pupil’s recent TKO victory over Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 — along with his other wins over the lightweight top […]

Arsenal want Kai Havertz more for his ability to link up with the midfield rather than just scoring goals upfront. That’s according to former Arsenal player and Invincible Jeremie Aliadiere. The Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for the disgruntled Chelsea forward and are looking to seal a deal for £60 million. That […]

Kell Brook gave his prediction for the upcoming Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford fight. Spence will put his WBC, WBA, and IBF titles on the line against the WBO welterweight champion Crawford in a highly-anticipated title unification clash that takes place on July 29th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner of the contest will […]

Marvin Vettori released his first statement following his defeat to Jared Cannonier. Vettori suffered a comprehensive unanimous decision defeat to Cannonier in their UFC Vegas 75 middleweight headliner this past weekend. A bloodied and battered Vettori showed remarkable heart (as well as a chin) to last the distance as he absorbed a record 241 significant […]

Carlos Alcaraz reflected on his recent defeat to Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz faced Djokovic for just the second time earlier this month in their French Open semifinal clash. The match looked set to be a classic as it was tied 1-1 after two sets. However, the Spaniard suffered cramp and saw his movement get hampered resulting […]

The UFC 293 pay-per-view event is starting to take shape. The numbered event takes place Sept. 10 in Sydney, Australia, and is expected to be headlined by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. His opponent will be determined at UFC 290 next month as former champion Robert Whittaker takes on Dricus Du Plessis with the winner […]

Carlos Alcaraz could return to World No. 1 in the ATP rankings very soon. The World No. 1 ranking has been embroiled in a game of hot potato this year so far. Alcaraz started the year at the summit after becoming the youngest No. 1 in tennis history last year. However, he would be usurped […]

News broke out of nowhere late Monday night that Arsenal were reported to be working on a £30 million deal for Ajax defender Jurrien Timber. As per The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Ajax want a figure closer to a fee of £50 million. However, there is optimism from the Gunners and manager Mikel Arteta that a […]

Andre Ward is down to see Tyson Fury face both Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou. The WBC heavyweight champion is among the major names Ngannou would like to face in a boxing match prior to making his promotional debut for PFL next year. Meanwhile, Fury has also been challenged to a fight inside the Octagon […]

Daniel Cormier believes Henry Cejudo should forget about fighting Alexander Volkanovski. Cejudo made his return to action for the first time in three years when he suffered a split decision defeat to Aljamain Sterling in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 288 last month. It was a competitive and extremely close contest, but in the […]

Arman Tsarukyan wants Michael Chandler next and as far as he’s concerned, the latter has no fight coming up. Tsarukyan made it two wins in a row and seven wins in his last eight overall following a third-round TKO victory over Joaquim Silva at UFC Vegas 75 this past weekend. Having previously been in lightweight […]

Carlos Alcaraz believes only one player has a real shot at defeating Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon — and it isn’t himself. Djokovic goes into Wimbledon next month not only as a record 23-time Grand Slam winner following his win at the French Open earlier this month, but a pretty strong betting favorite as well. A […]

Khamzat Chimaev is hungry to compete again. The UFC welterweight and middleweight hasn’t been in action since September last year when he made quick work of Kevin Holland in their short-notice catchweight fight. It’s all the more frustrating given that he initially made his name in the sport by remaining extremely active. However, as things […]

Former World No. 7 Mardy Fish had the pleasure — or misfortune — of playing both Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer at their best. Fish played against Federer a total of nine times, winning just once at the 2008 Indian Wells Masters, while he was winless against Djokovic in seven attempts. With that experience, the […]

It’s 2023 and we could have a Wimbledon where Andy Murray is seeded again. Just a week after winning his first grass title since 2016 at the Surbiton Challenger, Murray won his second grass title Sunday at the Nottingham Challenger, or the Rothesay Nottingham Open as it is widely known as. The Briton defeated France’s […]

Nick Kyrgios believes only one player can stop Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon. Djokovic is the defending champion at Wimbledon, having notably defeated Kyrgios in four sets in the final last year. With wins at the Australian Open and the recently-concluded French Open this year, the Serbian superstar now holds a record 23 Grand Slam titles […]

Manny Pacquiao gave his prediction for Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford. Spence and Crawford will collide in a highly-anticipated welterweight unification bout that has been many years in the making on July 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner of the fight will not only crown a unified and undisputed 147-pound champion, but also […]

Roger Federer has high hopes for Andy Murray at Wimbledon. Murray, the current World No. 44, is enjoying a hot streak of late as he has won his last nine matches, having recently emerged victorious at the Surbiton Challenger last week — his first grass title since 2016. He also has a chance to win […]

Tyson Fury revealed what the hardest fight of his professional boxing career was. Fury is the current WBC heavyweight champion and holds a number of big wins over the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Derek Chisora (x3), Deontay Wilder (x2) and Dillian Whyte to name a few. Most would assume his toughest fight would have been […]

Former World No. 21 John Lloyd praised Novak Djokovic for being honest on breaking the Grand Slam record compared to Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Djokovic recently broke the record for most Grand Slam titles won with 23 following his win in the recently-concluded French Open earlier this month. Afterwards, he spoke of how important […]

Arsenal shocked the football world when it was revealed they were interested in signing Chelsea forward Kai Havertz. The interest seems to be genuine as it was reported there were positive talks with the player with only the fee being the major stumbling block. Chelsea want a figure of around £70-75 million while the Gunners […]

Julian Nagelsmann will not be the new PSG manager. Nagelsmann was seen as the long-term replacement for the recently-sacked Christophe Galtier with direct talks taking place between the two parties earlier this week. However, as per ESPN, talks have now broken down between the Ligue 1 champions and the former Bayern Munich manager as it […]

If the Oklahoma City Thunder really plan on competing next season, they have a piece in Europe who could help them do just that. Shooting guard Vasilije Micic scored 29 points — notably going 7-for-12 from beyond the arc — as he led Anadolu Efes to the Turkish League title today following an 83-74 win […]

Arsene Wenger revealed how he would strengthen Manchester City in the summer. City are coming off their best-ever season after their 1-0 win over Inter Milan not only earned them a first-ever Champions League crown, but also cemented a treble-winning season following their wins in the Premier League and FA Cup. The question now is, […]

Dana White offered a grim update on the status of the Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington fight. Following Edwards’ title defense against Kamaru Usman in March, White declared that Covington would be next in line to get a shot at the welterweight scrap. The idea was to have it headline the UFC’s return to London […]

Arsenal target Declan Rice has added a new twist to his transfer saga while giving West Ham fans renewed hope. The West Ham midfielder is widely expected to leave the club this summer with Arsenal being the major favorites to land his signature. However, in a video reportedly taken Saturday, Rice was seen telling a […]

Beneil Dariush is down, but not out. Dariush suffered a disappointing first-round TKO defeat to Charles Oliveira in their pivotal lightweight co-main event at UFC 289 this past weekend. Despite Dariush entering the contest as a slight betting favorite, he was ultimately rocked bad by Oliveira with the Brazilian proceeding to finish him on the […]

After the French Open, no player can say they’ve won more Grand Slam titles than Novak Djokovic. Djokovic won his third title at Roland Garros as well as his record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam event following a straight-forward three-set win over Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday. It moved him above Rafael Nadal (22) and […]

Is Novak Djokovic the GOAT of tennis? That’s the question that’s being asked more and more after this weekend. Djokovic won the French Open after a comfortable 7-6 (7-1), 6-3, 7-5 win over Casper Ruud on Sunday. It was his third title in Paris, but more than anything, it was his 23rd Grand Slam win. […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic revealed what he told Jamal Murray at the start of the season. Murray made his long-awaited comeback from a torn ACL this season after injuring it during a regular season game against the Golden State Warriors in April 2021. That setback took two years off Murray’s career. However, fast forward […]

UFC 289 takes place Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and features a women’s bantamweight title headliner between current 135-pound champion Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana. The co-main event is arguably the most-anticipated fight of the night as former champion Charles Oliveira collides with Beneil Dariush. Elsewhere, featherweight veteran Dan Ige takes on the […]

Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal ended up being face-to-face in a parking lot in Miami on Wednesday. The interaction — posted by the Betr social media account — occurred outside the “Betr warehouse” with both men surrounded by their personal crew and cameramen. It starts off with Paul telling the camera that “apparently Masvidal showed […]

There is one decisive factor that could help Carlos Alcaraz defeat Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz and Djokovic have set up a highly-anticipated French Open semifinal clash which takes place Friday in what many are viewing to essentially be the final. It will also be just their second-ever meeting and for former World No. 1 Mats Wilander, […]

Teddy Atlas would like to train one fighter in particular should he return to coaching. The 66-year-old is primarily a boxing commentator and analyst today while he also has his own YouTube channel. However, he was also a coach back in the day and trained a number of world champions including Michael Moorer, Timothy Bradley […]

There’s no official confirmation as of yet, but the expectation is that UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic later this year. Here are all the details we know so far as well as the general timeline of events. When Jones returned to the Octagon for the first time […]

Beneil Dariush is even more confident he becomes lightweight champion after having watched UFC 284. Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title for the first time after a razor-thin unanimous decision win over featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in March. However, it was a lot closer than many expected with many in the combat sports world feeling […]

This Saturday night sees a mega clash in the super lightweight division as WBO champion Josh Taylor defends his belt against former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden in New York. Taylor is coming off a controversial split decision win over Jack Catterall last year in a fight that many felt the […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya feels he is a level above Michael Jordan as far as being petty is concerned. Adesanya became a two-time 185-pound champion following his emphatic second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 back in April. It was notably his first win over the Brazilian in four attempts across two […]

Jon Jones fighting Tyson Fury in the Octagon is a circus — but it’s a circus former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would gladly watch. Talk of Fury fighting Jones in MMA has intensified, especially after UFC president Dana White himself stated he would be open to promoting it. While it seems extremely unlikely, it […]