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Anthony Joshua net worth after spending £25m on huge property following Franklin win
Anthony Joshua is set to invest £25 million of his vast wealth on a house which is located on one of the most exclusive streets in London.
Evan Jones is hoping to emulate his teammate's success
Stirling swimming star Evan Jones is playing a careful game of copycat as he embarks on his senior international career. The 18-year-old moved to the University of Stirling from swimming haven Millfield School back in September, joining Steve Tigg's famed training group. Ad It's a group that includes Britain's most successful Olympian at a single Games, Duncan Scott.
Mildred hopes to emulate housemate Dean in Paris
Ed Mildred will be sharing a flat with Olympic champion Tom Dean next year and hopes to emulate his training partner's meteoric rise at Paris 2024. The Northampton star dipped his toe in senior swimming last year, graduating from the junior circuit with three Commonwealth and two European medals. Ad Dean hadn't won a global medal of any description before gold on Olympic debut in Tokyo, a steep trajectory to the top that Mildred is hoping to emulate.
Abbie Wood is diving into new friendships in the pool this season
Abbie Wood has spent almost her entire swimming career as part of a terrific trio so this season has been all about making new friends. The 24-year-old Wood spent more than a decade training day in, day out with fellow Olympians Molly Renshaw and Sarah Vasey. Ad So when the duo both called times on their careers at the end of 2022, Wood suddenly found herself out of her comfort zone.
Amir Khan banned for two years from all sport after testing positive for prohibited substance
Amir Khan has been banned for two years from all sport after being found guilty of having ostarine in his system on the night he lost to Kell Brook last year. Ostarine is a banned performance-enhancing drug and Khan, who retired from boxing in May 2022, received a positive test for the drug following a urine sample. Ad After the positive result, Khan's case was referred to an independent tribunal, which ruled out “deliberate or reckless conduct”.
James Guy replicating buzz of Olympic gold by selling houses
Selling £15 million properties is the closest James Guy has got to recreating the buzz of winning Olympic gold. One of Britain's most successful swimmers of all time, the 27-year-old expects to hang up his goggles in the next couple of years. Ad Guy is planning for a future on dry land as a real estate wheeler dealer, undergoing work experience with a leading firm near his base at the British Swimming Performance Centre in Bath and in London.
Chelsea show Man City the tough compromises they will have to make
Manchester City fans can watch with their feet up as Premier League rivals scramble to find new managers.