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Tyson Fury has been told he can make his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk “simple” by gunning for a knockout. Fury lost for the first time as a professional when he was outpointed by Usyk in May as the Ukrainian was crowned the undisputed heavyweight world champion. The rivals will meet again in December – this time for just three of the four belts – as Fury attempts to exact his revenge. And former middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders believes a change in tactics can reap rewards. “The first five rounds was like a sparring session for him,” he told…

Pregnant Para-archer Jodie Grinham and Nathan Macqueen clinched gold for Great Britain by beating Iran 155-151 in the mixed team compound final. It is a second medal in Paris for Grinham, who is seven months pregnant, after she beat team-mate Phoebe Paterson Pine to win women’s individual compound bronze on Saturday. The GB pair led by one point (39-38) after the first end but the scores were level at 77-77 at the halfway point. A couple of 8s from Iran’s Hadi Nori helped give GB a two-point lead (115-113) going into the final end and they responded in style with…

Victor Osimhen given a hero’s welcome in Turkey by Galatasaray fans as he is set to sign for the club. Also read: Osimhen set to join Galatasaray from Napoli after Chelsea, Al Ahli fiasco

Jannik Sinner defeated American Tommy Paul 7-6, 7-6, 6-1 to seal his a place in the US Open men’s singles quarter-finals in the early hours of today. The Italian world No.1 will face Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev for a place in the semi-finals. Also in the men’s singles, 10th seed Alex de Minaur swept past Jordan Thompson 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in an all-Australian showdown to set up a quarter-final against Briton Jack Draper. Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek was in ruthless mood, overpowering Russian 16th seed Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 6-1 to set up a quarter-final clash with sixth…

Frazer Clarke’s rematch with Fabio Wardley has been confirmed on the undercard for Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia on October 12. The British heavyweights will renew their rivalry on the same bill as Beterbiev’s light-heavyweight world title fight against Bivol, with Chris Eubank Jnr and Ben Whittaker also returning to action in Riyadh. Clarke had earlier told Sky Sports that he intended to deliver a knockout in the second fight after the duo had battled to a thrilling draw at The O2 in March. He said: “I’m going in there to do one thing and that’s to…

Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegui, who competed in the Paris 2024 Olympics in August, has suffered burns to over 75% of her body after allegedly being doused with petrol by her boyfriend, local media reported on Monday. Cheptegui is in a critical condition in hospital in Eldoret, Kenya after the attack on Sunday afternoon, both Kenyan and Ugandan newspapers said. Trans Nzoia county police commander Jeremiah Ole Kosiom told The Star newspaper that Cheptegui’s Kenyan boyfriend, named as Daniel Ndiema Marangach, was also burnt in the attack, described as a domestic dispute. The 33-year-old Cheptegui, who finished 44th in Paris, has…

Team Nigeria pair Isau Ogunkunle and Kayode Alabi have qualified for the men’s table tennis Class 4 and 6 single events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Ogunkunle defeated third seed Abdullah Ozturk of Turkey on Monday to qualify for the quarter-finals, while Alabi overcame Bobi Simion of Croatia. Despite losing the first game 6-11, Ogunkunle staged a remarkable comeback to win the next three games 11-6, 11-7, and 12-10. Alabi, who had earlier struggled in the mixed and doubles events, found his form with a 3-1 victory over world No.3 (16-18, 11-7, 5-11, 9-11). Ogunkunle will play France’s Maxime…

The Falconets of Nigeria began their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over South Korea in the early hours of Monday in Colombia. Flourish Sabastine scored the only goal in Bogota to earn the Nigerian ladies all the three points in the tight contest. There were few opportunities in the game between two strong sides, but the Falconets had more chances, especially in a more open second half at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo. Mary Lucky Mkpa led the line well for Nigeria and should have scored from two golden opportunities. The Asians, who also lost…

Victor Osimhen is close to completing a loan move to Galatasaray, reports in Italy have claimed. The Super Eagles striker had been left in limbo after he and Napoli failed to finalise a switch to either Chelsea or Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli on Friday night, the deadline day for transfers in most European countries. However, the Turkish window is still open until Monday night, and Osimhen is about to make a switch to the biggest club in the country. According to Italian and European transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio, who reports for Sky Italy, Galatasaray have reached an agreement with…

Mariam Bolaji of Nigeria has made history at the Paris 2024 Paralympics by winning the bronze medal in women’s badminton. Bolaji beat Kozyna Oksana of Ukraine 21-9, 21-9 in the bronze medal match today to become the first Nigerian and African athlete to win an Olympic or Paralympic medal in badminton. The historic achievement thrilled the Badminton Federation of Nigeria and the President Francis Orbih issued a statement praising the collective efforts of Bolaji, her coaches, corporate partners, the federation as well as the continental body and the sports ministry. “Though the journey to this point was a very rough…