RIYADH (Reuters) – British heavyweight Tyson Fury said the judges made a mistake in awarding a unanimous decision win to Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine in their clash for the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC titles at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night, claiming he should have won. Fury fell to the second defeat of his …
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RIYADH (Reuters) -Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles by unanimous decision against Britain’s Tyson Fury to remain undefeated after an enthralling clash in an electric atmosphere at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday. Giving up advantages in height, weight and reach to his much bigger opponent, Usyk fought superbly …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Manchester City have been on some extraordinary runs during their last four seasons of Premier League domination but the one that continued with a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday has been scarcely believable. Pep Guardiola’s free-falling side have looked invincible at times in recent years, but slipped to …
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BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Aston Villa inflicted more misery on shell-shocked Manchester City on Saturday, defeating them 2-1 in the Premier League with goals from Colombian forward Jhon Duran and former City forward Morgan Rogers. Villa rose above City into fifth place in the Premier League table, and the title holders dropped provisionally to sixth with …
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(Reuters) – Former England captain and World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has been appointed board chair of the Rugby Football Union on an interim basis after Tom Ilube announced he was stepping down from the position. Ilube stepped down on Friday down after it emerged that huge bonuses were paid to CEO Bill Sweeney and …
(Reuters) – George Eastham, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at 88, his former club Stoke City said on Friday. Son of England international George Senior, midfielder and inside forward Eastham played for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City in the English top-flight league in a professional career spanning two decades, …
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By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician Prospero in William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and said she was glad she had taken on the role. The 75-year-old actor, known for films including the “Alien” series and “Avatar” franchise, admitted that she had experienced …
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By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain named Labour Party grandee Peter Mandelson as its ambassador to the United States on Friday, seeking to woo Donald Trump’s administration, avoid a trade war and ensure the countries remain aligned over Ukraine. A former European commissioner for trade and a key figure in Labour’s success under former leaders …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Two men have been charged with offences over a high-profile violent incident at Manchester Airport in July that initially led to accusations of police brutality and then fuelled claims Britain had a two-tier justice system. The two men were arrested in chaotic scenes at the airport in northern England, caught …
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By Michael Holden and Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles’ cancer treatment is progressing well and will continue into next year, a Buckingham Palace source said, as the British royals prepare for their annual Christmas get-together after a “brutal” year for the family. In February, the palace revealed the 76-year-old, who became king in 2022, …
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