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Controversial UFC champion declares: ‘Take the belt, it’s not for me’ independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/…

Controversial UFC champion declares: ‘Take the belt, it’s not for me’

Oliveira will defend the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ strap against Diego Lopes in December, after his controversial title win in March

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Anthony Joshua must avoid this exact Fabio Wardley mistake to topple Tyson Fury | @alex_pattle independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #WardleyDubois2

Anthony Joshua must avoid this exact Fabio Wardley mistake to topple Tyson Fury

Comment: Wardley made the same mistake against Daniel Dubois that Joshua did in 2024, with Ben Davison in the losing man’s corner each time. And the error was spotted by Andy Lee, one of Fury’s...

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Why Fabio Wardley’s ultimate risk was misunderstood in heavyweight arms race | @bigdaddybunce independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #DuboisWardley2

Why Fabio Wardley’s ultimate risk was misunderstood in heavyweight arms race

Comment: Five months after a brutal fight in which Wardley almost stopped Dubois but was finished late on, the rematch brought one-way traffic against the Ipswich boxer

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Five things we learned from the opening round of the Champions Cup as English sides struggle independent.co.uk/sport/rugb…

Five things we learned from the opening round of the Champions Cup

Only one of the eight Prem entrants was successful on the first weekend of the competition

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Serbian tennis player banned for 24 years for match-fixing independent.co.uk/sport/tenn…

Serbian tennis player banned for 24 years for match-fixing

Stefan Milicevic is banned from being involved in tennis until 2050 after fixing matches and recruiting fellow players into ‘a corrupt network’

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Kalyn Ponga scores Rugby League World Cup wonder try despite shorts coming down to reveal pink underpants independent.co.uk/sport/rugb…

Kalyn Ponga scores wonder try despite shorts coming down to reveal pink underpants

Australian-born Ponga scored a sensational try for New Zealand against the country of his birth, despite his underpants being on show, but the Kangaroos ultimately won a thriller 24-22 to kickstart a...

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Exclusive interview: Audrey Werro on becoming the queen of 800m running and her rivalry with Keely Hodgkinson independent.co.uk/sport/gene…

Audrey Werro on becoming queen of 800m running and rivalry with Keely Hodgkinson

22-year-old Audrey Werro is the third-fastest woman in the history of 800m running and closing in rapidly on the controversial world record. She spoke to Flo Clifford about her breakout season,...

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Very enjoyable evening in with Shakhtar fans at Stamford Bridge last night. £43 a ticket. Real Madrid among the opposition to come. Why wouldn’t you? Piece on their long-trodden road to west London and a very visceral Ukrainian matchday experience. independent.co.uk/sport/foot…

Here’s why a night with Shakhtar fans in London was the ultimate feel-good experience

After Russia’s invasion of the Donbas in 2014, Shakhtar Donetsk have not played at their stadium for 12 years. This season, they will play their Champions League home games in west London. Kieran...

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“I hope people see a different side to me." Exclusive interview with Christian Horner on his two topsy-turvy decades in Formula 1, family time away from the racetrack, the support from 'phenomenal' wife Geri, Ferrari comments and what's next... independent.co.uk/f1/christi…

Christian Horner on F1 absence: ‘This is why people will see a different side to me’

Exclusive: After a tumultuous conclusion to his time at Red Bull, Horner is enjoying life in the slow lane. But he’s not done yet. Kieran Jackson speaks to Horner about 20 years in the F1 paddock,...

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Wrestler fired after single appearance due to ‘insensitive’ Riyadh attack comments independent.co.uk/sport/gene…

Wrestler fired after single appearance due to ‘insensitive’ Riyadh attack comments

Max Caster referenced the fatal attacks during his TNA debut, which proved his first and last appearance with the company

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F1 announces return to Africa with ‘landmark’ 10-year Rwanda contract independent.co.uk/f1/f1-rwan…

F1 announces return to Africa with ‘landmark’ 10-year Rwanda contract

Formula 1 will return to the African continent for the first time since 1993 after an unprecedented deal was confirmed

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Britain’s Matt Richardson sent home from World Championships over misconduct allegations independent.co.uk/sport/cycl…

Britain’s Richardson sent home from World Championships over misconduct allegations

Richardson has been put under investigation by British Cycling, the national governing body

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British star set for tough Dmitry Bivol title fight on Fury vs Joshua weekend independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #BivolSmith

British star set for tough Dmitry Bivol title fight on Fury vs Joshua weekend

Bivol defends the IBF, WBA and WBO light-heavyweight titles against Liverpool’s Callum Smith

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Released UFC star feels ‘free of shackles’ after switch to boxing independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/…

Released UFC star feels ‘free of shackles’ after switch to boxing

Page put together a solid UFC run but did not score any trademark KOs, and now he is set to box with Misfits

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How a karaoke bar in Brighton brought Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury together independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #FuryJoshua

How a karaoke bar in Brighton brought Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury together

Joshua and Fury will finally square off in December, in the most-anticipated British fight of all time

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Saudi chief gives major Canelo fight update after Riyadh airport attacks independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #CaneloMbilli

Saudi chief gives major Canelo fight update after Riyadh airport attacks

Canelo is due to fight Christian Mbilli on 31 October, in the Saudi city where multiple people have been killed and hundreds have been injured over the last week

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Don’t let Hearn vs White distract you – Frank Warren is a true heavyweight promoter @bigdaddybunce | #DuboisWardley2 independent.co.uk/sport/boxi…

Don’t let Hearn vs White distract you – Frank Warren is a true heavyweight promoter

Comment: Warren is about to promote his third world heavyweight title fight this year, with Fury vs Joshua also looming – a bout that has worsened the war between Hearn and White

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Anatomy of a scandal: The full story of sandpapergate and how Australia got caught independent.co.uk/sport/cric…

Anatomy of a scandal: The story of sandpapergate and how Australia got caught

Australia arrived in South Africa amid simmering hostility and left in disgrace, writes Lawrence Ostlere. But, as they prepare to return to Cape Town eight years on, there remain uncomfortable...

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Anatomy of a scandal: The story of sandpapergate and how Australia got caught independent.co.uk/sport/cric…

Anatomy of a scandal: The story of sandpapergate and how Australia got caught

Australia arrived in South Africa amid simmering hostility and left in disgrace, writes Lawrence Ostlere. But, as they prepare to return to Cape Town eight years on, there remain uncomfortable...

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The eerie Mercedes deja vu in Malaysia – and what it means for Russell’s F1 title dream ✍️ @kieranrjackson independent.co.uk/f1/george-…

The eerie Mercedes deja vu in Malaysia – and what it means for Russell’s title dream

A mechanical failure for a Mercedes driver competing for the world championship in Sepang? We’ve been here before

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