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THERE is never a bad time to talk about world flyweight title fights and champions. Sunny Edwards defends his title on Saturday at the traditional home of world flyweight champions, Wembley. There is something strangely old-fashioned about…

FRENCH OPEN DIARY: Jamie Murray's tournament ends with an unfortunate bout of food poisonings Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova reaches her eighth Grand Slam quarter-final and Novak Djokovic will be tested by chess enthusiast Karen…

FRENCH OPEN DIARY: Novak Djokovic reveals the secret device which makes him feel like Iron Man... and Iga Swiatek celebrates 22nd birthday and second-round win with shout-out to Taylor SwiftNovak Djokovic was seen with a…

IT WAS a story of chickens and faith in Portland when Roy Jones Jnr delivered his six belts to the table and Clinton Woods arrived with a sponsor temporarily tattooed on his back. Jones talked lyrically about his love and admiration for…

ALL that Bradley Rone wanted was the 800 bucks. That is all and he needed it for a special reason. Rone had been banned from boxing in Las Vegas, his home. Marc Ratner put the ban in place to try and protect Rone from his bravery and his…

“MY MUMMY is a champion,” the little girl told her class at school. That will do nicely and the smile on Tysie Gallagher’s face screams pride. Last month, Gallagher beat Lisa Whiteside to win the Commonwealth super-bantamweight title. It…

Secret to mind-blowing sex? Pencil romps in your diary and discuss any turn-ons with your partner ahead of time (that is, according to an expert who thinks spontaneity is overrated)For the best sex, people over 40 should…

IT WILL be a trip down a previously travelled road when I take my ringside seat on Saturday under the stars on yet another grand Mexican night at the fights. There were 132,247 paid fanatics in 1993 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City for…

This is one in an occasional series of dispatches about life amid the war in Ukraine.OLEKSANDRO-SHULTYNE, Ukraine — The bombardment began at night. Rockets rained down. On one street, every house blew up, scattering bricks and debris.At…

THIS is a story of death and Donald Trump, of fear and loathing and of the failure so often in the boxing game to make fights happen. It is the story of fights that came close to being made, fights that were mentioned, fights that were…