DUSTIN POIRIER will challenge Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title in December. The match-up, which will headline UFC 269 on December 11, has been in the works for the last two months. Fan favourite Poirier revealed the deal was done early on Monday morning, tweeting: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." And multiple sources have confirmed to SunSport The Diamond's clash with […]

TOM DALEY has opened up on his struggle to come out – and the teary reaction of his grandad that left him 'hurt'. The Team GB Olympic hero, 27, burst onto the scene at Beijing 2008 with his stock rising even higher after grabbing bronze at London 2012. Writing in his new book Coming up for Air: What I Learned […]

SCOTTISH flyweight Casey O'Neil warned the division she's 'here to stay' following her stunning victory over Antonina Shevchenko. The 23-year-old locked horns with the elder Shevchenko sister early on Sunday morning in the UFC Vegas 38 prelims. King Casey lost the first round but rallied in the second to secure a sensational TKO stoppage, which came courtesy of a series […]

WWE legend The Undertaker has recounted the excruciating time Rey Mysterio broke his nose and caused him to reset it during their fight. The two superstars faced each other in four singles matches on WWE television, with the Deadman's horror injury occurring midway through their last bout on an episode of SmackDown in 2010. Taker – real name Mark Calaway […]

ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO wants to make a managerial move to Britain — and has put Celtic and other clubs on alert. The ex-Chelsea and AC Milan striker is keen to work in the UK again after quitting as Ukraine boss after a Euro 2020 quarter final defeat to England. Shevchenko, 45, is free to move and feelers have already gone out […]

ARSENAL laboured to a disappointing 0-0 draw at Brighton as the Gunners looked a shadow of the team that thrashed Tottenham last week. Takehiro Tomiyasu was dreadful at right-back as Bukayo Saka looked the most dangerous of a fairly blunt Arsenal attacking quartet. Brighton were by far the better side in the first-half with Arsenal having sloppy Seagulls finishing and […]

MIKE TYSON has questioned Deontay Wilder's motivations for fighting Tyson Fury a third time. The Bronze Bomber will bid to rip the WBC heavyweight title from the Wythenshawe warrior's clutches next Sunday morning in Las Vegas. Wilder, 35, was battered from pillar to post in his rematch with Fury last February, a result that has Tyson wondering why the American […]

SKY SPORTS were forced to apologise for a loss of commentary as confused viewers watched Brighton vs Arsenal in silence. The TV broadcaster lost the sound of their pundits early in the first-half of Saturday's Premier League clash. Both teams were playing in heavy wind and rain at the Amex Stadium. And confused viewers were left watching the action in […]

BRITISH MMA star Kane Mousah suffered a horrific cut to his left eyebrow in his clash with Davy Gallon last night. The Danger locked horns with the Frenchman on the prelim portion of Bellator 267 at London's SSE Wembley Arena. And he was on the receiving end of a nasty elbow in the first round that split his head wide […]

OLYMPIC CHAMPION Tom Daley was left 'terrified' and feared for his life during a secret Covid battle. The Team GB diver – who won synchro 10m platform gold with Matty Lee at the Tokyo Olympics – spent ten hours hospital in January after contracting the virus. Comparing the symptoms to being 'run over by a steamroller', Daley was so worried he […]