‘Joshua lacks confidence for big fights, December clash with Fury uncertain’
Anthony Joshua (right) regained some respect with victory over Jermaine Franklin… on April 1.
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Tigers' Javier Baez pulled from game after gaffe on bases
TORONTO — Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez was removed from Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays after appearing to lose track of outs and running into a double play.
IBA blasts breakaway world body as ‘orchestrated coup’
LONDON: A group including the US and Britain announced a new world boxing federation on Thursday in a breakaway aimed at securing the troubled sport’s Olympic future.
Europa League round-up: Juventus and Feyenoord earn slender first-leg leads as Bayer Leverkusen rescue draw
Feyenoord will take an advantage to the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Roma after securing a narrow 1-0 win against Jose Mourinho’s side at De Kuip. Mats Wieferr grabbed the only goal of the game on 53 minutes. The newly capped Netherlands international met a Oussama Idrissi centre on the volley from the edge of the area to give Arne Slot’s side the lead.
IBA blasts breakaway world body as 'orchestrated coup'
LONDON : A group including the United States and Britain announced a new world boxing federation on Thursday in a breakaway aimed at securing the troubled sport's Olympic future.
Leverkusen draw with visitors Union 1-1 thanks to late Wirtz goal
LEVERKUSEN, Germany : Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz hit an 82nd-minute equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw against visitors Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium in their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday.
New organisation World Boxing hopes to save sport’s Olympic status
Founding members of new organisation World Boxing have insisted it is time for change and pledged to do everything they can to keep the sport part of the Olympic Games.
Wieffer atones for error with Feyenoord winner
(Corrects to say Lorenzo Pellegrini missed penalty for Roma in paragraph four)