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Daniel Dubois’ trainer, Don Charles, has dismissed claims that a gathering at the boxer’s home before his world heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley on Saturday affected his performance. Dubois was stopped in the fifth round by Usyk, and Charles acknowledged that the fighter arrived at the

Carlsen Defends Chessable Masters Title Amid Esports World Cup Buzz In February, Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen secured another victory in the online chess world by defeating longtime rival Hikaru Nakamura in consecutive matches to retain his Chessable Masters title. The event marked the start of this year’s Champions

Arsenal have finalized an agreement with Sporting for the signing of Viktor Gyökeres in a deal that could reach €73.5m (£63.7m), resolving the previous disagreements over the structure of €10m in performance-related payments. The lengthy negotiations have concluded Mikel Arteta’s pursuit of a new striker. The breakthrough

Venus Williams had a message to convey—to herself and to others—about returning to tennis after a long absence, about competing at age 45, and about perseverance. There was undeniable significance in simply stepping back onto the court Tuesday night. Yet there was also this: She was determined to

Andy Farrell has urged his British & Irish Lions squad to prepare for what he described as "the most important game of our lives" in Saturday’s second Test, following a narrow victory over the First Nations & Pasifika XV by his reserve side. The Lions can secure

Emma Raducanu opened her preparations for the upcoming US Open with a convincing straight-sets victory over seventh seed Marta Kostyuk at the DC Open in Washington. Returning to singles action for the first time since pushing world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka hard in the third round of Wimbledon, Raducanu edged