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Former unified light heavyweight champion Andre Ward believes Canelo Alvarez is avoiding a fight with David Benavidez. Benavidez most recently defeated Caleb Plant last month to successfully defend his WBC interim super middleweight title. After the victory, he demanded a fight with Alvarez. However, Alvarez will be defending his super middleweight titles against WBO mandatory […]

Andrey Rublev believes real tennis is played on the clay surface. The 25-year-old recently won his first-ever Masters 1000 title at the recently-concluded Monte Carlo Masters. He will now look to win another at the Madrid Open as he takes on three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka in the round of 64 on Friday. That […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is praying he gets to fight Dricus Du Plessis next. Du Plessis — a white South African — has been in the headlines ever since he seemingly took a shot at Adesanya among others by stating that he would become the first real African champion in the UFC since he […]

The Miami Heat dumped the Milwaukee Bucks out of the NBA Playoffs and while it’s a team game, one could argue Jimmy Butler single-handedly willed his team to the second round. With the Bucks leading 118-116 with 2.1 seconds left in Game 5 on Wednesday, it appeared as if Giannis Antetokounmpo and company would prolong […]

Nate Diaz has turned himself into the police. The former UFC star’s representative Zach Rosenfield made the announcement in a statement to the media Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued for Diaz for his actions in a brawl that took place on Bourbon Street in New Orleans over the weekend. Diaz was seen on […]

Mavs owner Mark Cuban loved how Giannis Antetokounmpo responded to a reporter following Game 5. The Bucks were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs in five games after an overtime loss to the Miami Heat in a result not many expected at all prior to the series. Antetokounmpo notably didn’t have his best performance and when […]

Daniel Cormier believes Sergei Pavlovich should be the backup fighter for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. Jones is expected to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Miocic later this year with a possibility being November in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Pavlovich, meanwhile, is coming off a first-round TKO win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC […]

Death, taxes and Floyd Mayweather taking part in exhibition boxing matches. The former five-weight boxing champion will return for another exhibition fight when he takes on MMA fighter and pro boxer John Gotti III on June 11 at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida. The news was announced in a press release by Mayweather’s […]

Dwyane Wade is arguably the greatest Miami Heat player of all time. But at the same time, he cannot live in Florida. Wade is a Heat icon and helped the franchise win three NBA titles while he also holds numerous records such as being the all-time leading scorer, assist maker and steal maker. Additionally, his […]

Not much has changed about Carlos Alcaraz’s game — but there are two key factors that have helped him get better results and become a better player in 2023. Alcaraz recently defended the Barcelona Open following a 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas this past weekend. He faces Emil Ruusuvuori in the Madrid Open round […]

The super fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia this past weekend in Las Vegas was a massive pay-per-view success. Davis came out on top against Garcia with a seventh-round TKO courtesy of a brutal body shot that earned him the win and preserved his undefeated record. Result aside, it was a massive occasion that […]

Wednesday night was a special one for many reasons for Manchester City star forward Erling Haaland. Haaland scored the last goal in the 90th minute to earn his team a massive 4-1 win over fellow title rivals Arsenal in their mega title clash at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. As a result, Pep Guardiola’s men […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta hit out at critics of Ime Udoka getting a second chance. Udoka was recently unveiled as the new Rockets head coach in what is his first coaching gig since his scandal with the Boston Celtics that saw him get indefinitely suspended before no longer being employed. As a reminder, the […]

Boston Celtics vice president of public relations Heather Walker passed away Wednesday following a battle with brain cancer. She was 52 years of age. The announcement was made by the Move 4 Heather Facebook page — a fundraising campaign launched by Walker after she was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma in July 2021. The campaign […]

Max Holloway is more than down to run things back with Conor McGregor. The pair first fought each other back in 2013 in a three-round featherweight contest that McGregor ended up winning via unanimous decision. Both fighters have grown exponentially since, not only becoming UFC champions but household names in the sport of mixed martial […]

Rafael Nadal will still be a favorite at the French Open according to his uncle Toni — but on one condition. Nadal is dealing with ongoing injury issues that saw him most recently withdraw from the Madrid Open. There is hope that he can still compete at the Italian Open leading up to Roland Garros […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray revealed the reason why he decided to bump a referee. Following the Hawks’ Game 4 defeat against the Boston Celtics on Sunday, Murray was seen bumping Gediminas Petraitis as he was exiting the game. Unsurprisingly, the former San Antonio Spurs player was given a one-game suspension and will now miss […]

Gervonta Davis and Floyd Mayweather may have parted ways promotionally, but they still remain close. As Davis was making his rise up the ranks, he was promoted by Mayweather Promotions and built up as the next Mayweather himself. However, the pair parted ways when Davis’ contract expired last year with “Tank” going on to form […]

Despite a loss to Dmitry Bivol last year, Canelo Alvarez still feels he’s the pound-for-pound best boxer on the planet. Alvarez suffered his first defeat since losing to Floyd Mayweather back in 2013 when he was comprehensively outboxed by Bivol in their light heavyweight title fight last year. The Mexican superstar has since bounced back […]

The Premier League title could be one step away from being decided on Wednesday as current league leaders Arsenal travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. A first Premier League title since 2004 is still in Arsenal’s hands only slightly, but their task has been made much tougher after three successive draws against Liverpool, […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently suggested the possibility of not only fighting Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in his home state of New York, but also potentially retiring from mixed martial arts with a win. How cool would it be to spend my retirement fight dominating the greatest heavyweight of all time, in […]

Rafael Nadal will drop outside the top 100 of the ATP rankings should he not compete at the French Open next month. The Spaniard is dealing with ongoing injury problems that have seen him withdraw from a number of tournaments, most recently, the upcoming Madrid Open. That’s despite the fact that he was initially expected […]

Tottenham Hotspur have sacked interim head coach Cristian Stellini. The move came Monday morning following the club’s embarrassing 6-1 defeat to Newcastle United over the weekend that sees them sit in fifth, six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United who have two games in hand over them. Additionally, Spurs now have a goal difference of just […]

Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks agree on very few things — but they do have one thing in common. The beef between Green and Brooks went into overdrive during the regular season whenever the Golden State Warriors played the Memphis Grizzlies. It resulted in podcast bashing and post-game digs, and if there turns out to […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping still has nothing nice to say about Vitor Belfort. The pair fought 10 years ago on January 2013 in a contest that saw Belfort come out on top following a head kick knockout. That head kick would change Bisping’s life forever as it resulted in a detached retina and […]

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was not impressed with how Ryan Garcia went out against Gervonta Davis. Garcia lost his 136-pound catchweight super fight with Davis this past weekend after succumbing to a brutal body shot in the seventh round. The 24-year-old looked to get back to his feet while in pain, but his body didn’t […]

Sergei Pavlovich is gunning for the UFC heavyweight title next. The Russian slugger earned arguably the biggest win of his career following a first-round TKO victory over Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Vegas 71 headliner last night. It made it six first-round wins in a row for Pavlovich, who many observers believe is now not […]

Jalen Brunson had a very unique celebration during the Knicks’ win over the Cavaliers. The Knicks lead their first-round series 3-1 after a 102-93 home win over the Cavs on Sunday. Brunson, in particular, went off with 29 points to add to his six rebounds and six assists. The former Mavs star also notably went […]

Gervonta Davis made headlines after he came out on top in his 136-pound catchweight super fight against Ryan Garcia Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. A brutal body shot in the seventh round downed Garcia who was unable to get back to his feet during the referee’s 10-count. For casuals and new fans, it may […]

Novak Djokovic hopes to be at 100 percent when the French Open commences. Djokovic recently suffered a shock 6-4, 7-6 defeat to Dusan Lajovic in the Banja Luka Challenger quarterfinals earlier this week. Leading up to the event, the 22-time Grand Slam winner spoke of a niggling elbow problem that may have contributed to his […]

Gervonta Davis enjoyed a seventh-round TKO win over Ryan Garcia after a body shot downed the latter who couldn’t make the referee’s subsequent 10-count. It was massive and rare super fight between two fighters in their primes that drew the attention of the mainstream media and casual fans worldwide. Having said that, there may have […]

Ryan Garcia may have suffered his first professional defeat in boxing, but his stock certainly didn’t drop one bit. Garcia lost his 136-pound catchweight super fight with Gervonta Davis after absorbing a brutal body shot in the seventh round and being unable to make the 10-count Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Garcia was also […]

Gervonta Davis was playing with his food against Ryan Garcia. “Tank” remained undefeated after landing a brutal body shot in the seventh round that dropped Garcia to one knee after a delayed reaction. As the ten-count started, Garcia looked like he would be able to return to his feet and resume the fight. However, the […]

If the fight is as good as their face offs, Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia promises to be a blockbuster event. After having a heated face off last month that lasted three minutes, the pair came face-to-face again during a Thursday pre-fight press conference to promote their 136-pound catchweight mega fight taking place Saturday night […]

The bad news continues for Rafael Nadal. Nadal last competed at the Australian Open in January where a hip injury contributed to his early exit. He was initially only expected to be out for eight weeks at the most. It is now week fourteen with no indication of when the Spaniard can return fully healthy. […]

Jake Paul finally got his wish. He will be fighting Nate Diaz in a 185-pound boxing match set to take place August 5 in Dallas, Texas. In Diaz, Paul has arguably the biggest opponent he’s faced yet in terms of drawing and star power. However, the YouTuber-turned-boxer made a big mistake in choosing to fight […]

Boxing legend and promoter Floyd Mayweather is willing to work with Francis Ngannou. Ngannou vacated his heavyweight title and departed the UFC earlier this year after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the Las Vegas-based promotion. He has long signaled his desire to compete in boxing and was even in talks […]

Tom Brady teased the prospect of a second unretirement and potentially playing for the Miami Dolphins. While speaking in Miami at the eMerge Americas tech event on Thursday, the seven-time Super Bowl winner was asked if there were any chances of him potentially coming out of retirement once again — this time to play for […]

Chelsea are taking steps into hiring a new full-time manager. Former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann appeared all but likely to be the next boss given the timing of his surprising sacking coinciding with Graham Potter’s dismissal. However, Blues chairman Todd Boehly decided to bring in former manager Frank Lampard earlier this month as interim […]