Khabib Nurmagomedov does not want UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad to fight. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev is trained by Nurmagomedov and has made it clear that he is eager to move up to welterweight to become a two-division champion. 5 Makhachev and Nurmagomedov are two of the greatest UFC lightweights everCredit: AFP 5 … Read more
The PDC’s dancers are helping make the World Darts Championship a spectacle that might even change Raymond van Barneveld’s thinking. The five-time champion was among the 48,000 signatures that supported a petition opposing the removal of walk-on girls in 2018. 11 Van Barneveld is back at Ally Pally after his defeat to Luke Littler last … Read more
Jake Paul has no interest in taking on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr for a WBA belt. The major boxing organisation’s president, Gilberto Mendoza, floated around the idea of sanctioning a fight between Paul and the former WBC middleweight champion for one of the WBA’s many trinkets earlier this year. 2 Paul is on the lookout … Read more
Michael Smith wants no distractions on his return to Alexandra Palace – after one fan’s costume became the funniest thing he’s ever seen. The former world champion has left no stone unturned in his bid to replicate his 2023 win that made Toni Kroos one of his supporters. 6 Smith is on the hunt to … Read more
Tyson Fury has been sharpening his tools with several nimble southpaws ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The Mancunian fell to the first defeat of his professional career against Usyk in May but will get the opportunity to exact his revenge on December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 4 Fury is sparring undefeated prospects … Read more
The Chicago Sky’s attempt at winning back-to-back WNBA titles ended in 2022 and they have been unstable ever since. Three head coaches have come and gone since then, including former head coach Teresa Weatherspoon, who was dismissed last season after just one year in the hot-seat. 5 The Sky have a new head coach in … Read more
It’s not often you’ll find a Real Madrid fan who hates Cristiano Ronaldo. But this seems to be the case for UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. 4 Topuria is the UFC featherweight championCredit: Getty Topuria has previously admitted his allegiance to Spanish giants Madrid, especially in the lead up to his last bout at UFC … Read more
Britain’s Abbi Pulling is officially the 2024 F1 Academy champion – mere days after she was stripped of the title. And her Abu Dhabi crowning will be all the sweeter to Lewis Hamilton, who was infamously ‘robbed’ of a title after racing on Yas Island. 6 Hamilton is a big advocate of the Wolff (left) … Read more
Liam Paro labelled rival Richardson Hitchins a ‘typical yappy c***’ as the war of words exploded ahead of their world title clash. Paro defends his IBF super-lightweight title for the first time and aims to maintain his perfect record against Hitchins on Saturday in Puerto Rico. 3 Hitchins has had plenty to say to Paro … Read more