Unforgiving Hungaroring can tame Verstappen but challengers need near flawless weekend
If Max Verstappen's victory train is to come off the rails anywhere, there is every chance it will be in Hungary on Sunday.
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Arsenal have ensured they will remain Man City's biggest Premier League challengers
New signings are all well and good but sometimes keeping what you already have is far more important. That's where Manchester City and Arsenal have differed this summer.
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois: Heavyweight champion to defend titles against British challenger
Oleksandr Usyk will defend his world heavyweight titles against Briton Daniel Dubois on Saturday, 26 August, live on TNT Sports. Dubois, 25, became the mandatory challenger to Usyk back in June 2022, beating American Trevor Bryan by knockout to win the WBA 'regular' heavyweight title. Ad It will be Usyk's (20-0-0) first title defence since he beat Anthony Joshua to retain the WBA «super», IBF, WBO and Ring magazine belts back in Saudi Arabia last year.
Gillingham boss ready for a tougher League 2 with Stockport, Salford, Mansfield, Bradford, MK Dons and Wrexham among the challengers to Neil Harris’ team
Gillingham are back training, the fixtures are out and boss Neil Harris is preparing for a much tougher season in League 2 this time around.
Fery navigates elite opposition for first Challenger win
Arthur Fery successfully navigated a rain delay and elite opposition to kickstart his LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham campaign with victory on Tuesday. Wimbledon's Fery, who is supported by the LTA's NCAA Support Programme, was at one set all against former world No.21 Steve Johnson when play was halted in Nottingham on Monday due to rain, with action resuming with the Brit 1-2 down on serve in the decider. Ad The 20-year-old was in phenomenal form once play resumed, dropping just one game to beat his more experienced opponent 4-6 6-3 6-3 and book a second round date against fifth seed Dominik Koepfer.
Chelsea must ‘build step by step’ to get back among challengers, says Sterling
Raheem Sterling casts his mind back to the start of his Manchester City career to reflect on a turbulent debut season at Chelsea.
Watch: Chris Gayle Gives A 'Munna Bhai' Twist To Royal Challengers Bangalore's IPL 2023 Exit
After Royal Challengers Bangalore's exit from IPL 2023, former player of the franchise Chris Gayle shared a reel on social media. In the clip, Gayle could be seen mourning about Virat Kohli and Co. failing to enter the playoffs with the Bollywood song 'Apun Jaise Tapori' from the movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS' running in background. Notably, Gayle played 142 IPL matches scoring 4965 at an average close to 40 and a strike rate of almost 150. He continues to hold the record for scoring the highest runs (175 not out) in a single inning of IPL. He played for RCB from 2011 to 2017.
Virat Kohli in best T20 form of career despite IPL exit with Royal Challengers Bangalore
A second successive century from Virat Kohli was not enough to prevent Royal Challengers Bangalore from crashing out of this year's Indian Premier League.