Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker: UK fight time, undercard and how to watch on TV
Dubois and Parker collide this weekend (Picture: Richard Pelham/Getty Images) Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker collide for the IBF heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia this weekend on a huge card headlined by the undisputed light-heavyweight rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Seven fights made up a stacked night of boxing in Riyadh with Dubois making the second defence of his world title after dismantling Anthony Joshua last September. Parker is looking to become a two-time heavyweight champion having gone on his own wonderful winning run with big wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang hauling him back into the world title picture. Beterbiev meanwhile enters as undisputed champion at…
Ademola Lookman blasts ‘deeply disrespectful’ Atalanta manager after penalty miss
Ademola Lookman was criticised by his own manager after Atalanta’s Champions League exit (AFP via Getty) Ademola Lookman has called Gian Piero Gasperini ‘deeply disrespectful’ after the Atalanta head coach branded the forward ‘one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen’ following the club’s Champions League exit. Atalanta needed to overturn a 2-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League play-off on Tuesday night but ended up losing 3-1 at home to the Belgian side. Lookman pulled a goal back for Atalanta early in the second half but then missed from the penalty spot as his effort was saved by Simon Mignolet. Speaking after…
Liverpool legend sends stark Mohamed Salah warning to Premier League leaders
Mohamed Salah’s future remains up in the air (Picture: Getty Images) Robbie Fowler has warned Liverpool that it will be a sad day if Mohamed Salah leaves at the end of the season and they will be a poorer team for it. The 32-year-old is having yet another brilliant season for the Reds, with 28 goals to his name in all competitions and leading the Premier League goal-scoring charts. The Egyptian has taken his tally to 239 Liverpool goals in 385 games and shows little sign of slowing down, despite turning 33 in June. However, there is the very real prospect that he will leave the club on a free…
Daniel Dubois can knockout Joseph Parker to retain IBF heavyweight title and light up a huge night of rumbles in Riyadh
IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois can stop Joseph Parker in a compelling fight at the Kingdom Arena (Picture: Getty Images) Daniel Dubois can set up a world heavyweight unification showdown with Oleksandr Usyk by defeating Joseph Parker in Riyadh on Saturday and it may only be the third or fourth best fight of an electrifying evening. There are six blockbuster battles on the outstanding card and genuine cases can be made for all 12 boxers having their arms raised in triumph such are the high standards that will be on show with the combatants suffering just a handful of defeats between them. All the box-office affairs would be worthy headline…
Arsenal eyeing transfer move for £66m Bundesliga striker
Hugo Ekitike is attracting strong interest from Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham (Picture: Getty) Arsenal are keeping close tabs on Hugo Ekitike and could test Eintracht Frankfurt’s resolve with a bid to sign the striker in the summer transfer window. Ekitike’s goalscoring exploits as a youngster with Reims convinced Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain to part with €35million (£29m) for the forward’s services in 2023. But Ekitike struggled to make a significant impact in the first half of last season under Luis Enrique and the attacker joined Eintracht Frankfurt – initially on loan – with a view to boosting his first-team minutes. A return of four goals in 14 league…
Raphael Varane admits ‘surprise’ at Marcus Rashford decision before Manchester United exit
Marcus Rashford joined Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season (Getty) Raphael Varane admits he was surprised by Marcus Rashford’s decision to leave Manchester United and join Aston Villa in the January transfer window. Rashford had attracted interest from several clubs last month including AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona but ended up joining Villa on loan for the remainder of the season. Varane, who ended his playing career in September, spent three seasons alongside Rashford at United and feels the 27-year-old has made a ‘positive’ step by leaving United. However, the World Cup-winning defender says he expected Rashford to move to a team outside of the…
Premier League rivals have already tried to sign Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri
Ethan Nwaneri has starred for Arsenal in recent weeks (Picture: Getty Images) Ethan Nwaneri is quickly becoming a hero to Arsenal fans, but it could all have been very different as Manchester City tried to sign him in 2023. The 17-year-old has been thoroughly impressive this season as he has been given more regular opportunities to shine during Arsenal’s injury struggles. The versatile forward has made 15 Premier League appearances this season, four of which have come in the starting XI, and scored three goals. He also netted three times in the Gunners’ Carabao Cup campaign and has scored his first Champions League goal as he becomes a fixture in…
Louis Saha names the Manchester United star Ruben Amorim should re-sign
Ruben Amorim is in the midst of a mounting injury crisis (Credits: Alamy Live News.) Louis Saha has urged Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim to consider signing Paul Pogba. The Red Devils are in the midst of a mounting injury crisis that forced their beleagured manager to load his substitutes’ bench with untested teenagers against Tottenham on Sunday. Amad Diallo was, perhaps, the most high-profile absentee against Spurs after he sustained an ankle injury in training that will keep him sidelined for the rest of the season. The Ivory Coast interatnational was joined on the treatment table by Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer, while Leny Yoro and Christian…
World title fight called off with boxer hospitalised after wild poisoning accusations
Schofield was set to fight Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title (Picture: Getty/KidAustin) Floyd Schofield’s father has shared footage of his son in hospital after he was pulled from his fight just days from the opening bell on Saturday night following claims his son was ‘poisoned’. Schofield, 22, was scheduled to fight American sensation Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title on the stacked card in Saudi Arabia this weekend. It was one of seven fights scheduled for the blockbuster event in Riyadh, headlined by the undisputed light-heavyweight rematch between Artur Beberbiev and Dmitry Bivol and the heavyweight showdown between Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker. It emerged overnight however…
Lamine Yamal picks out his dream summer signing for Barcelona
Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal has huge admiration for Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala (Picture: Getty) Lamine Yamal has named Bayern Munich forward Jamal Musiala as his dream signing for Barcelona in the summer transfer window. The 17-year-old Barcelona winger has enjoyed an extraordinary level of success since making his debut for the Catalan giants in August 2023, aged just 15. In that time, Yamal has established himself as a key player for both club and country, playing an instrumental role last season as Barca finished runners-up in La Liga before inspiring Spain to Euro 2024 glory. The teenage sensation has picked up where he left off this term, racking up five…
