Biopic charting Naseem Hamed’s rise has reopened old wounds but is also a reminder of what was and what might have beenThe first time I watched Prince Naseem Hamed train, my jaw couldn’t have dropped any faster if he had hit me...
Read MoreShe ignited a culture war with a jeans advert. Now she has delivered a knockout performance as boxer Christy Martin. Sweeney talks about taking punches in the ring – and in the mediaThere was much blood and sweat – but few tears...
Read MoreThe ‘Hitman’ was extraordinary in his fleeting prime with his career bringing adoration and the demons of fameRicky Hatton used to look like a ghost-faced urchin as he slipped into an old hat factory on the edge of Stockport. It...
Read MoreToronto film festival: The rising star makes for a convincing boxer inside the ring in David Michôd’s by-the-numbers drama but flounders when outsideEven before Sydney Sweeney became better known for being in the centre of an...
Read MoreKhelif due to face Hungary’s Hamori in quarter-finalLin Yu-ting, also at centre of controversy, wins first boutThe Hungarian Boxing Association has protested to the International Olympic Committee over its decision to allow the...
Read MoreCulture secretary Nandy discusses Khelif controversyAlgerian boxer failed a a gender eligibility test in 2023Lisa Nandy, the UK culture secretary, has described the Olympic boxing bout between Imane Khelif of Algeria and the...
Read MoreLive updates from the final day before closing ceremonyGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageGet in touch! Email Jonathan, tweet or comment below 3.51am BST Women’s sprint – Bronze for 34-year-old Wai...
Read MoreSebastian Eubank, also a boxer, found dead days before his 30th birthdayFormer middleweight champion Chris Eubank has led tributes to his son Sebastian Eubank, who has been found dead in Dubai days before his 30th birthday.In a...
Read MoreLive updates from the ceremony from 8pm GMTLewis Hamilton favourite as BBC aims to hit right noteSend your thoughts to Luke on email or Twitter 9.01pm GMTLewis Hamilton is up next. The Formula One world champion for a seventh...
Read MoreExclusive: Fawaz, who was trafficked to the UK from Nigeria as a child, won his Home Office appeal last weekThe former England boxer Kelvin Bilal Fawaz has won his 16-year legal battle to live and work in the UK after the Home...
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