Author: Ross Mulcahy
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World Cup 2022: All-female on-field referee team to take charge at men’s tournament for first time
An all-female on-field refereeing team will take charge of a men’s World Cup game for the first time.
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County Championship 2023: Champions Surrey to start next season at Lancashire
County champions Surrey will start the 2023 season with a repeat of last season’s final game, a trip to Emirates Old Trafford to face Lancashire.
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Pakistan v England: Abdullah Shafique on opening, Jurgen Klopp and playing the guitar
“I like the coach, Jurgen Klopp.” Discussing football isn’t the usual place to start a conversation with a Pakistan opening batter, but to know a little bit about Abdullah Shafique is to understand his attraction to Klopp’s Liverpool. “It is his mentality about coaching and his attitude towards the game,” Shafique tells BBC Sport. Only…
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Manny Pacquiao: Referee Carlos Padilla says he influenced title fight
The World Boxing Council is looking into claims by former referee Carlos Padilla that he influenced the outcome of an early Manny Pacquiao title fight. Padilla, now 88, said he prolonged a count to help fellow Filipino Pacquiao beat Nedal Hussein and defend his WBC International super-bantamweight title in Manila in 2000. He also said…
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Bellator MMA: Peter Queally and Ciaran Clarke added to Dublin card on 25 February
Irishman Peter Queally will fight American Bryce Logan at the 3Arena in Dublin on 25 February. The lightweight, from Dungarvan, aims to get back on track on home soil after two successive defeats to Patricky Freire and Benson Henderson. Opponent Logan has lost his last three fights in a row and is also hungry to…
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Fernando Verdasco accepts two month ban for failing to renew ADHD medication
Former world number seven Fernando Verdasco has accepted a two month ban from the International Tennis Integrity Agency for breaching anti-doping rules. The Spaniard, 39, tested positive for methylphenidate at an ATP Challenger event in February. The world number 125 had forgotten to renew his Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for the medication, which is used…
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World Cup 2022: Wales exit Qatar – what next for Rob Page’s squad?
As Wales players and staff shared a moment with their fans after Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat by England had sealed their group-stage exit from the World Cup, there was a sense of an ending more profound than the usual closure that comes with the conclusion of a team’s tournament. This was, after all, Wales’ first World…
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World Cup 2022: England face Senegal in last 16 – what you need to know
England booked a meeting with African champions Senegal in the last 16 of the World Cup with Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Wales. Here is what you need to know about their opponents – and what route Gareth Southgate’s side could potentially need to navigate to lift the World Cup for the first time since 1966.…
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Nate Diaz: Jake Paul calls out MMA fighter after he is removed from UFC rankings
Nate Diaz has been removed from the UFC rankings after finishing his contract with the MMA promotion company. The American, 37, submitted fellow veteran Tony Ferguson in his final UFC fight in September. Diaz said he planned to be a free agent after that win and suggested a bout with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Paul called…
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Tyson Fury hopes to fight Oleksandr Usyk next year
Negotiations between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk over an undisputed heavyweight fight are “getting there”. Fury, 34, defends his WBC title against fellow Briton Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. But Fury’s team are working behind the scenes to reach a deal with WBA, WBO and IBF champion Usyk. Fury’s co-promoter…