At times the Gypsy King gave Wilder a boxing lesson and fully expected to become a world champion again, three years after defeating Wladimir Klitschko. However, Rochin staggeringly gave the fight to the American 115-111 with British judge Phil Edwards calling it a draw robbing Fury of one the greatest ever boxing comebacks. Fury blasted: “This man should be banned […]

Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes confronted an official Sunday after a loss to the Miami Dolphins. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes appeared to confront an unidentified official after Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins. Hughes was seen on video yelling at an official in the tunnel of Hard Rock Stadium and accused the official […]

The Gypsy King collapsed to the ground and looked down and out after taking a brutal blow in the final round. Epitomising his remarkable comeback from depression, drugs and alcohol abuse, Fury somehow got back to his feet after seeing the American celebrate in the corner of his eye. Even Wilder himself was so confident it was enough to win […]

Maradona, 58, was walking through a crowd of reporters when he swung his arm before being escorted through by security personnel. The Argentina legend was in a foul mood after Dorados threw away a first-leg advantage in the Ascenso MX play-off final – even though the manager was sent to the stands. Dramatic as ever, Maradona appeared to threaten to […]

Cian O’Neill has named his Kildare football squad ahead of 2019, with Daniel Flynn and Niall Kelly the standout absentees. However, it is believed that Kelly could return in the coming months when he has completed his travels. Flynn’s absence comes as a major blow to the Lilywhites, who are looking to build on what was a positive 2018 campaign. […]

The Seattle Mariners, who are completely gutting their major-league team, have agreed on a trade that will send All-Star shortstop Jean Segura to the Philadelphia Phillies for shortstop prospect J.P. Crawford in a multi-player package, according to a high-ranking official directly involved in the talks. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because not all of the players […]

Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes saved some of his fight for after the game. After a testy game that included a series of controversial calls, video showed Hughes getting into a confrontation with a referee in the tunnel following the game. Hughes appeared to say that the ref called him a “b**ch.” The Athletic reporter Matthew Fairburn reported on […]

British road race champion and cycling commentator Paul Sherwen has died at the age of 62. Sherwen was the national circuit race champion in 1986 and road race champion the following year, results that came towards the end of a career in which he also competed in seven editions of the Tour de France between 1978 and 1985. Paul Sherwen, […]

Here's how the NFL playoff picture looks after Week 13's Sunday afternoon games. NFC 1. Los Angeles Rams (11-1): NFC West champions. The first team in 2018 to officially clinch a playoff berth, the Rams wrapped up a second consecutive division crown after pulling away from the Lions. Next week's opponent, Chicago, is the only one left on the schedule […]

One thing is certain: The Heisman Trophy winner will be playing in the Orange Bowl. Whether that's Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa or his Oklahoma counterpart, Kyler Murray, remains to be decided. It's one of several intriguing backstories for this national semifinal, which pits the top-ranked and unbeaten Crimson Tide against an Oklahoma team that leaped into the four-team field after […]