When is Anthony Joshua v Jermaine Franklin? Fight date, start time and TV channel
Anthony Joshua returns to the ring next month, with the former two-time heavyweight champion of the world taking on Jermaine Franklin at London's O2 Arena.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe passionate for Nice to reach the top – Aaron Ramsey
Aaron Ramsey has described prospective Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe as “very passionate” in his desire to take his Nice team “all the way to the top”.
Alice Dearing backed for Paris Olympics push
Alice Dearing has been told her turbulent Tokyo experience will harden her for the heat of Paris Olympic battle. The Birmingham marathon swimming star, 25, became the first black female swimmer to represent Britain at an Olympic Games last year where she finished a disappointing 19th-place in the 10km event. Ad But Keri-anne Payne, a Beijing 2008 marathon swimming silver medallist, believes that crucial first Olympic experience combined with three years more training will mean Dearing can challenge for a medal in Paris.
Tennis star Selvaraasan ready to push on in promising career
Manchester ace Aran Selvaraasan is ready to knuckle down and kick on in his promising tennis career. After first being introduced to the sport by his dad at the age of three, Selvaraasan, 12, has emerged as one of the most talented junior players across the UK. Ad And after recent successes at home and abroad, he is now preparing for the next significant steps in his career.
Vincent Kompany has brutal reminder for Man City over Champions League plan
Vincent Kompany warned that there may be more nasty surprises waiting for Manchester City in the Champions League.
Matty Lee urged to embrace 'golden boy' mantle
Matty Lee has been told to inherit Tom Daley's mantle as the golden boy of British diving with exactly 500 days to go until the Paris Olympic Games. Leeds star Lee, 25, catapulted himself into the spotlight by winning Olympic gold in Tokyo alongside Daley — but is also a European champion and went on to win gold and bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last summer.
Portimao Moto2 test: Skinner’s rookie run ‘intense but pretty cool’
Rory Skinner is set and raring to go for his full-time Moto2 debut after three days and 119 laps of Portimao with American Racing.
US drones, Inflation bites, Macron's pension reform, 2024 Paris Olympics
Elsewhere, it's been a brutal week for banks. Credit Suisse shares fell sharply again on Friday despite a respite when Switzerland's central bank stepped in on Thursday. Flashbacks to the 2008 financial crisis started last week when two midsized US banks failed. Silicon Valley Bank's tech startup investors got a bailout so they could pay their staff on time.