Sid Lowe, Spain writerDec 21, 2024, 05:00 AM ET “Well,” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said, “he’s got b—s.” It was September. Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa had recently turned 18, not long after leaving home and crossing the Atlantic to a new world. He had only been on the pitch 11 minutes on this, … Read more
In May, Oleksandr Usyk completed his mission, defeating Tyson Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the modern four-belt era. On Saturday in Saudi Arabia, Usyk will look for a repeat performance when he rematches Fury, this time with three world titles on the line. Usyk was stripped of the … Read more
Boxing is big money, and over the years, there have been some massive fights that have attracted millions of pay-per-view subscribers. The biggest names always get the most, with any fight involving Floyd Mayweather proving to be very popular. 6 Mayweather’s clash with Manny Pacquiao was a blockbuster eventCredit: AFP But Mike Tyson, Canelo Alvarez, … Read more
Andy Reid is a football genius in almost every sense of the word. The Kansas City Chiefs head coach has the fourth-most career wins in NFL history (297 and counting), and is the only head coach in NFL history who has won 100 games with two franchises (Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles). 3 Reid is the … Read more
Daniel Dubois has called out the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury live on talkSPORT. Usyk and Fury are set to square off on Saturday night for the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles in a rematch of their barnburner in May. 2 Dubois put out a public challenge on talkSPORT The Ukrainian handed … Read more
Deciding the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time is not an easy task, but we at talkSPORT.com have decided to give it a go anyway. To make it more manageable, we have stuck to the last 50 years to come up with a top 20 list of the best heavyweights of the modern era. 12 … Read more
India’s premier off-spinner R Ashwin on Wednesday stunned the cricketing world by bidding adieu to his international career in the middle of the ongoing Test series against Australia here despite having a “bit of punch left” in him. The 38-year-old retires from the game as the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests with 537 scalps … Read more
Tyson Fury endured one the most torrid rounds of his career when Oleksandr Usyk rocked him in their first world heavyweight title fight. In that ninth round the referee deemed Fury had only been held up by the ropes and handed him a count. But rather than seeing that moment of severe jeopardy as a … Read more
Tottenham welcome Manchester United later this week in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, and it’s live on talkSPORT. Spurs are desperate for silverware, having not won a trophy since their success in this competition in 2008. 5 Man United’s start to life under Ruben Amorim has been mixed Ange Postecoglou promised Tottenham fans that … Read more
Spencer Oliver is best known nowadays for his role as an expert boxing pundit, but was once a fast-rising fighter whose career came crashing down in a single tragic night. The former European super-bantamweight champion often appears across talkSPORT weighing in on the sport’s current affairs and will be part of our broadcast team for … Read more