DANIEL DUBOIS has put away his sparring suitcase now he feels ready to ransack the heavyweight division. Dynamite, 22, earned his stripes doing practice rounds with Tyson Fury in Bolton in 2017 and headed to Russia last year to work with the feared Alexander Povetkin. The sessions clearly paid off as the Londoner landed the British title in July with […]

Ever experience a $14 million swing over the course of a few innings? Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has. The Houston mattress mogul spread multi-million dollar betting tickets on the hometown Astros to win the World Series to act as a hedge for a store-wide refund of up to $3,000 he offered to his customers if the Astros won the title. […]

ENGLAND are all set to face South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final. The match is a repeat of the 2007 showpiece, where the Springboks came out on top in Paris after an epic 15-6 tussle. All eyes are on the XV's from both sides – but as ever the whistler in the middle could play an important part […]

TOWERING over his fellow under-11 Wales team mates and looking sheepishly at the camera is nine-year-old Billy Vunipola – the future star of England rugby. Fast forward 15 years and Vunipola, who won his 50th England cap against New Zealand, is one game away from leading Eddie Jones' side to World Cup glory. Billy, 26, who starred in England's sensational […]

TO be Lewis Hamilton for a day. The F1 ace has amassed a £230m fortune that allows him to indulge in the best boys' toys around. And boy does the racing legend know how to spend it – splashing his cash on the best cars, and a yacht that could earn him the title of ultimate celebrity petrol head. The newly-turned eco-warrior […]

ENGLAND'S World Cup heroes will pay more than £200,000 between them to take up their full allocation for tickets for Saturday's dream final. The players have been given a free pair of tickets and can buy eight more, but World Rugby have slapped an £800 price tag on them. That means Owen Farrell and Co are likely to have splashed […]

DUBLIN (REUTERS) – Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was convicted on Friday (Nov 1) of assault for punching a man who refused a shot of whiskey from him in a Dublin pub in April and was fined €1,000 (S$1,500). The 31-year-old twice Ultimate Fighting Championship title-holder, offered a guilty plea and apologised to his victim in Dublin’s District […]

TOKYO (AFP) – The Rugby World Cup final between England and South Africa is likely to be come down to a shoot-out between the kickers’ “golden boots” rather than “brilliant tries”, Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick predicted on Friday (Nov 1). South Africa have reached the final via an astute kicking game from the hand, a strong defence and a […]

HOUSTON (REUTERS) – Howie Kendrick hit an opposite-field, two-run home run in the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals completed an upset of the Houston Astros, claiming the decisive Game 7 with a 6-2 victory on Wednesday (Oct 30) to secure the franchise’s first championship. It’s the city of Washington’s second World Series title, after the Senators won it all […]

TOKYO (AFP) – A nightclub has filed a criminal complaint against Uruguay rugby players after they allegedly caused thousands of dollars damage on a night out during the World Cup, its lawyer said Thursday Oct 31. The nightclub in the western Japanese city of Kumamoto claims Uruguay players broke DJ equipment and a laptop in the early hours of Oct […]