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Former England cricketer Michael Atherton has urged England to "keep the pressure on Australia" during their upcoming white-ball series, warning that the hosts could "implode" before the 2027 Ashes. Australia are struggling after losing 2-1 to South Africa, with batting concerns and selection questions. David Warner has also criticised their poor performances, while key pacers will miss the England series.

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Stripped of his WBO world title and numbed by violent deaths of friends in Battersea, the middleweight is determined to press on in pursuit of fights and titles“I’ve been very reluctant to tell my story,” Denzel Bentley says as he sits upstairs at his gym in Essex and opens up about his testing life in and out of the ring. Before he addresses the latest maddening round of boxing politics, Bentley reveals how he has dealt with genuine catastrophe and trauma. This buried pain places boxing’s shenanigans into sobering perspective because so many of his friends have been murdered on the street.Bentley has just been stripped of his WBO world middleweight title because the sanctioning body refused permission for him to defend his belt against Shane Mosley Jr this Saturday night at London’s Copper Box Arena. The body rejected his appeal last Friday that he was entitled to face the world-ranked Mosley Jr rather than his mandatory challenger in a first title defence. Continue reading...

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Álvarez captures Mbilli’s 168lb title in RiyadhMexican star fights for first time since Crawford lossHere come the fighters. First it’s Mbilli, entering first despite his status as the champion, wearing a black tee and red trunks. And now after an extended video introduction it’s time for Canelo. It’s a muted, pyrotechnic-free ringwalk by his theatrical standards as he enters surrounded by his team and the recording artist Tito Double P.Anthem time at Kingdom Arena. First the national anthem of Saudi Arabia, in honor of our hosts. Then La Marseillaise, for Mbilli. Then Himno Nacional Mexicano, for Canelo. The fighters should be making their entrances any moment now. Continue reading...

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Mexican star wins unanimous decision over MbilliÁlvarez, 36, regains WBC title after Crawford defeatRead Bryan Armen Graham’s round-by-round reportMexico’s Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez reclaimed the WBC super-middleweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over the previously unbeaten Christian Mbilli in Riyadh on Saturday night.The fight went ahead at Kingdom Arena despite a week of heightened security concerns in the Saudi capital, where the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted missiles and drones launched by Iran-aligned Houthi forces. Several events in the kingdom were cancelled or postponed, including the Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition. Continue reading...

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