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Deontay Wilder’s trainer claims the boxer broke his hand during the trilogy bout with Fury

Deontay Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott has claimed he broke his hand during his enthralling trilogy bout with Tyson Fury. Wilder, 35, floored Fury, 33, twice in the fourth round in Las Vegas having been brought down himself in the third, before the Briton finally won the fight in the 11th round. In a hotel room interview with ESNews following the fight, Scott…

Controversial transgender weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard is named sportswoman of the year

Controversial transgender weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard has been named sportswoman of the year by the University of Otago in New Zealand. She was awarded this title by the university based in Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand at the Blues awards on Tuesday. She is the first transgender winner of the award in its 113 year history celebrating sporting…

Investigators fear 11 boxing matches were fixed by officials at the 2016 Olympic Games including GB fighter Joe Joyce’s defeat in his gold medal fight

Investigators fear eleven boxing matches at the Rio Olympic Games were fixed by officials, including Great Britain boxer ,Joe Joyce’s controversial defeat against France’s Tony Yoka in a gold medal fight. An inquiry by sport’s top investigator, Professor Richard McLaren, has found evidence of widespread corruption and manipulation in Olympic boxing that stretched back to…

Gary Neville says Man.United won’t win the Premier League despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s return

Manchester United legend, Gary Neville has claimed that the club won’t win the Premier League despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s return. According to the former defender, United have plenty of individual quality but there is an unclear style of play and little to no cohesion that is required to win the Premier League. ‘I said it even when they…

CAF reduces Enyimba Captain Austin Oladapo’s doping ban from 1 year to six months

African Football’s ruling body, Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reduced the twelve months ban on Enyimba midfielder and captain Austin Oladapo. Oladapo was initially banned for one year by CAF for testing positive to prednisolone in a test conducted in May. The initial ban meant he would stay away from all football related activities…

Cristiano Ronaldo scammed £250k by travel agent after trusting her with credit card pin

A travel agent has been accused of cheating Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo out of nearly £250,000. The 53-year-old, named in Portugal as Maria Silva, also scammed the football star’s super-agent Jorge Mendes out of more than £14,000 and former Man Utd winger Nani out of more than £1,500. Her wrongdoing culminated in her getting…

Chiellini slams Cristiano Ronaldo as he claims Paulo Dybala was forced to ‘reduce his goals’ to accommodate him at the club

Juventus captain, Giorgio Chiellini has aimed a dig at Cristiano Ronaldo by claiming the team revolved around him at the club and that his presence forced Paulo Dybala  to ‘lower his goals’ to accommodate him. The Portuguese superstar left Juventus for Manchester this summer after three years in Italy, rejoining United in an emotional deadline-day transfer. Ronaldo marked his Old…

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