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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez suffers shock defeat to Dmitry Bivol in WBA light-heavyweight title fight

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez suffered just the second defeat of his professional boxing career as he was stunned by Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas. Bivol was the reigning WBA light-heavyweight champion coming into the bout, but Mexican superstar Alvarez — who stepped up in weight to take on the Russian — was still expected to come away with the belt. Ad/> However Alvarez — rated as male boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter — had no answer to his skilful opponent, who ended up ahead on the scorecards of all three judges by the same score of 115-113.

Bivol stuns 'Canelo' Alvarez to retain WBA light heavyweight title

Unbeaten Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light-heavyweight world title with a unanimous points decision over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Saturday, handing the Mexican superstar just the second defeat of his career.

Ange Postecoglou savours ‘outstanding’ rebuild as Celtic stand on verge of title

Ange Postecoglou hailed his Celtic players’ “extraordinary effort” in brushing off a slow start to the season to move to the cusp of league glory.

Tunisia’s Jabeur hungry for more after historic Madrid title

MADRID: Ons Jabeur says she is hungry for more success after she claimed the biggest title of her career, becoming the first Arab or African player to win a WTA 1000 title thanks to a 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 victory over American Jessica Pegula on Saturday in Madrid. The Tunisian trailblazer picked up her second WTA trophy and is set to return to her career-high ranking of number seven in the world on Monday. Jabeur, who is the first Arab player — man or woman — to crack the top 10, owns a tour-leading 12 victories on clay so far this season and picked up a 20th win overall in 2022.

Conceding title race after Spurs draw would be ‘really insane’ – Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists it would be “insane” to give up hope in the title race.

How Ange Postecoglou exorcised his demons and overcame self doubts to lead Celtic to brink of title success

What Ange Postecoglou exudes above all is a sense of utter conviction in his approach to football management.

Bivol stuns Canelo to retain WBA title in Vegas

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez suffered a shock defeat to Dmitry Bivol in their light heavyweight title clash in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Liverpool’s title hopes fade after Spurs stalemate

LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool cannot give up hope in the Premier League title race after a 1-1 draw against Tottenham despite admitting he cannot see Manchester City slipping up. Klopp’s side edged ahead of City on goal difference after dropping points at Anfield for the first time since February. But the English champions can now afford to draw one of their remaining four games and still retain their title.

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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez suffers shock defeat to Dmitry Bivol in WBA light-heavyweight title fight

Bivol stuns 'Canelo' Alvarez to retain WBA light heavyweight title

Ange Postecoglou savours ‘outstanding’ rebuild as Celtic stand on verge of title

Tunisia’s Jabeur hungry for more after historic Madrid title

Conceding title race after Spurs draw would be ‘really insane’ – Jurgen Klopp

How Ange Postecoglou exorcised his demons and overcame self doubts to lead Celtic to brink of title success

Bivol stuns Canelo to retain WBA title in Vegas

Liverpool’s title hopes fade after Spurs stalemate