Andy Murray crashes out of US Open but Jack Draper records stunning win and joins Katie Boulter in third round


Andy Murray was unable to join Jack Draper in the US Open third round (Picture: Reuters) Andy Murray has crashed out of the US Open after losing to 19th-seed Grigor Dimitrov in the second round on Thursday. The British tennis legend was handed a tough draw after narrowly missing out on a seeding as former […]

Chris Eubank Jr bans his new trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre from bringing a towel ringside for Liam Smith rematch


Smith and Eubank Jr collide in their rematch in Manchester on Saturday (Picture: Getty) Chris Eubank Jr insists there will be no towel in his corner when he takes on Liam Smith in their rematch with new trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre in agreement he will ‘go out on his shield’. Smith secured a knockout victory […]

Tyson Fury mocks Oleksandr Usyk over Daniel Dubois low blow controversy


Fury aimed a cheeky dig at his rival (Picture: Getty/@tysonfury) Tyson Fury has mocked his rival Oleksandr Usyk following the Ukrainian’s controversial world title victory over Daniel Dubois. Uysk successfully defended his IBF, WBO and WBA belts against the Londoner in Poland last Saturday, stopping his opponent in the ninth round. While Usyk largely dominated […]

British US Open challenge can continue into the third round at Flushing Meadows


Andy Murray can beat Grigor Dimitrov to reach the third round (Picture: Getty Images) So this year’s US Open has become the second ‘grass’ court grand slam of the year after Maria Sakkari complained she could smell a waft of marijuana as she suffered a shock exit from the tournament. The Class B drug is […]

Anthony Joshua gives his reaction to Robert Helenius’ failed drug test


Joshua knocked out Helenius out in the seventh round (Picture: Getty) Anthony Joshua paid tribute to Matchroom’s drug testing protocols following Robert Helenius’s positive drug test. The two-time heavyweight champion was scheduled to fight Dillian Whyte on 12 August only for the Brixton heavyweight to returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a random anti-doping test, resulting […]

Venus Williams reacts to her worst-ever US Open defeat while Carlos Alcaraz joins Novak Djokovic in second round


Venus Williams, 43, was handed a wildcard to compete at Flushing Meadows (Picture: AFP) Venus Williams paid tribute to Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen after the American suffered her heaviest-ever defeat at the US Open on Wednesday. The 43-year-old tennis legend was handed a wildcard to compete at Flushing Meadows and was originally due to face […]

Manny Pacquiao plans to fight at Paris 2024 as boxing legend targets Olympic gold medal at age 45


Pacquiao wants to add an Olympic medal to his collection (Picture: Getty) Manny Pacquiao is planning to compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris as he aims to end his extraordinary boxing career with a gold medal. The 44-year-old hung up his gloves in September 2021 after 72 professional fights, having won world titles across […]

Here’s how you can watch the US Open in the UK


The US Open is now underway in New York (Picture: Corey Sipkin/AFP) With the excitement of Wimbledon a distant memory, tennis fans are gearing up for the US Open, which is now officially underway in Flushing Meadows, New York. World number one Carlos Alcaraz is the favourite to take the title alongside Novak Djokovic – […]

Chris Eubank Jr reveals his father used to beat him ‘with a belt, with a cane’ but insists punishments were ‘life lessons, not abuse’


Eubank Jr says he was a ‘wild man’ and a ‘tearaway’ as a youngster (Picture: Overlap/Getty) Chris Eubank Jr has revealed his father Chris Eubank Snr used to physically beat him as a child but insists the frequent punishments he suffered were not ‘abuse’. Ahead of his rematch against Liam Smith on Saturday, Eubank Jr, […]