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Just as Lee trained and sometimes sparred heavyweight king Klitschko, Donovan spent his first camp in the company of Fury, learning the tricks of the trade inside and outside of the ropes which have prepared him for his big night on Saturday. In boxing, as in life, there are ups …

IBF welterweight world title: Lewis Crocker v Paddy Donovan Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Date: Saturday, 13 September Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live and Sports Extra 2, with live text commentary on BBC Sport website and app Lewis Crocker says he “wasn’t good enough” in his first fight against …

Craig left his job as a teacher to turn professional and entered the UFC in 2016 after winning the first eight fights of his career. After one win and two defeats he was still unsure about his place in the sport, but this all changed after submitting Russian Magomed Ankalaev …

Britain’s Fabio Wardley says he is committed to “big fights only” as he and Joseph Parker speak before their heavyweight fight on 25 October at London’s O2 Arena, with the winner expected to be Oleksandr Usyk’s next opponent. READ MORE: Whole division waiting on Usyk – Parker BBC News

The Welsh club game is also facing a major overhaul with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) in a consultation period for controversial plans that threaten to cut the number of professional men’s teams from the current four of Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets to two. The Welsh Rugby Players Association …

A lot has changed in Qatar in just 24 hours. Israel brought its war with Hamas to the streets of Doha and people can’t quite believe it. The sound of explosions on Tuesday afternoon in a residential neighbourhood has shattered the sense of peace and security that defines life here. …

The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has announced it will cut 9,000 jobs weeks after warning that profits will fall as more “knock-off” weight-loss drugs emerge. The redundancies make up 11% of the Danish company’s workforce and mark the first major step by new chief executive Mike Doustdar …

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford have got a lot to lose for different reasons. For both men, to lose this fight is not a good look and it’s not going to be good for their legacies. Do I think their legacies and what they’ve done prior to this should …

Frmer two-weight world champion Andre Ward discusses how important winning Saturday’s fight in Las Vegas is for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Terence Crawford. BBC News

Matt PengellyBBC News, Cornwall Cornish Seal Sanctuary Smores the grey seal pup is recovering well after being rescued Wildlife experts in Cornwall say they are preparing for a busy season of seal pup strandings this year. The Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek received its first abandoned grey seal pup of …

Cape Verde led five-time continental champions Cameroon by one point in Group D before their meeting, and the Blue Sharks extended their advantage after pulling off a stunning upset. Livramento scored the only goal in the 54th minute when he muscled Carlos Baleba off the ball in his own half, …

The resurfacing of an affectionate greeting to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, alleged to have come from Lord Mandelson, raises huge questions. It couldn’t have come at a worse moment – days before Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK, in which Mandelson, the UK’s ambassador to Washington, will play a significant …

Mairead SmythBBC News, Liverpool Town Hall and Jonny HumphriesBBC News, Liverpool PA Media The Southport Inquiry has been hearing from the families of survivors A gravely injured girl was stabbed six times as she shielded her little sister from the Southport attacker, a public inquiry heard. Both sisters survived but …

Crawford and Alvarez have two of the best records in boxing. Crawford, 37, is a two-weight undisputed champion and is unbeaten in 41 professional fights. He has held world titles in four weight classes from lightweight to light-middleweight and was undisputed at light-middlweight and welterweight. The Nebraska native has 31 …

Norway’s Labour party under Jonas Gahr Støre has won a second term in general elections, ahead of a populist right-wing party that doubled its vote. In a country used to minority governments, Labour has a chance of forming a narrow two-seat majority in the 169-seat Storting, if it secures the …

For the fans that packed into Windsor Park, it was not just the sight of Frampton to get excited about as that night also saw the return of Tyson Fury in the second fight of his comeback. The 10 rounds against the overmatched Francesco Pianeta were entirely forgettable, but the …

Some MPs have piled pressure on the government to change tack on its proscription of Palestine Action after another weekend of mass arrests. There were 890 arrests at a demonstration in London on Saturday against the ban on the group, which was proscribed under anti-terrorism legislation by the UK government …

Northern Ireland were without Dan Ballard, Pierce Charles and Brodie Spencer in addition to further squad players for the pair of qualifiers that also saw them beat Luxembourg 3-1. As what is an already inexperienced squad were forced to play without key individuals, O’Neill likened his selections to “asking boys …

OpenAI is on a mission to show Hollywood that generative artificial intelligence can deliver results and is throwing its weight behind an animated feature film it hopes will stand toe-to-toe with much costlier productions, according to the Wall Street Journal. The film, called “Critterz,” is expected to hit theaters worldwide …

New sport aged 35. World title within eight fights. The first UFC fighter to win a boxing world title. Headline at Goodison Park. For Molly ‘Meatball’ McCann, all the above is on her hit list. On Saturday she steps into the boxing ring for the first time as a professional, …