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After defeating Yorkshire’s Bruce Woodcock in November 1950, Gardner was crowned British heavyweight champion, a title he held for two years, and later added the European title.In 1952, Gardner lost his belt in a rematch with Welshman Williams and shortly afterwards he retired from the sport at the age of 25.A year later, Gardner made a triumphant return to the sport with five consecutive victories and beat Williams in their third and final battle in 1955 to set up a shot at regaining the British heavyweight crown.Unfortunately, Gardner suffered a knee injury in training, meaning the fight with Don Cockell…

Rashee Rice will miss the first six games of the season due to a suspension. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) (Kevin Sabitus via Getty Images)The NFL is suspending Kansas City Chiefs WR Rashee Rice six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy stemming from his involvement in a 2024 car crash, NFL Network reported on Wednesday. Rice will miss the first six games of the 2025 regular season. Here’s a look at the Chiefs’ schedule for that stretch:AdvertisementWeek 1: vs. Chargers (in Brazil)Week 2: vs. EaglesWeek 3: @ GiantsWeek 4: vs. RavensWeek 5: @ JaguarsWeek 6: vs. Lions[Join or…

Teams looking to bolster their wide receiving corps before Week 1 can consider adding Kendrick Bourne. According to multiple reports, the Patriots will release Bourne. Bourne reportedly requested the move. Bourne caught 28 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown in 12 games for the Patriots last year. He was sidelined by injury for much of this summer. The Patriots kept eight receivers on their initial 53-man roster and there were questions about whether Bourne would make the cut due to his absence from the field. He made it, but it was a brief stay and the veteran wideout will…

Newcastle United’s long wait for domestic silverware finally ended last season when they lifted the Carabao Cup – and the club marked the historic moment with a one-of-a-kind exhibition that captured the spirit of their journey to glory.’The Road to Wembley’, hosted at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in collaboration with VERSUS, offered supporters an immersive, documentary-style retelling of the Magpies’ cup success. The exhibition featured more than 100 photographs by club photographers Serena Taylor, Harriet Massey and Michelle Mercer, each capturing intimate moments from the campaign. Visitors also experienced cinematic displays, installations from fan group Wor Flags, and…

NEW YORK — Ryan Helsley is having one heck of a time adjusting to his new role in the big city.And he’s hearing it from New York fans, too.Acquired by the Mets in a late July trade to give them a lights-out tandem at the back of the bullpen, Helsley endured his latest meltdown when he coughed up a two-run lead in the eighth inning against rival Philadelphia.The struggling reliever issued a one-out walk to Nick Castellanos and then served up a two-run homer to former St. Louis teammate Harrison Bader that tied the score at 5. After a walk…

Emma Raducanu cruised through to the third round of the US Open with a thumping 6-2 6-1 win over Janice Tjen on Wednesday.The 2021 champion needed only 62 minutes on court for her opening win over Ena Shibahara, and she was in a rush once more on Louis Armstrong Stadium, her straight-sets victory this time two minutes quicker at precisely an hour. Raducanu broke immediately to build a 3-0 lead in the opening set, albeit she had to save three break points from her Indonesian opponent in the third game. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player…

Mike ClayAug 27, 2025, 10:52 AM ETCloseMike Clay is a senior writer for fantasy football and the NFL at ESPN. Mike is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. His projections power the ESPN Fantasy Football game, and he also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.This column was originally published in 2023, and has been updated for the 2025 season.I get it — you’re busy. Work, family, chores, scrolling Instagram, you name it. These important obligations (listed in no particular order of priority) soak up a ton of our day and that leaves little…

There’s no more polarizing player in the NFL draft every year than the memetic “looks good in shorts” quarterbacks. You know the ones I’m talking about. They’re 6-foot-5, 230 pounds with laser arms and statistical profiles that would get you benched in a Mike Leach offense (RIP).I’ll get out ahead of things and let you know that quarterback will be Penn State’s Drew Allar next spring. He’s been whispered about in scouting circles ever since Week 1 of his freshman year when he subbed in for a banged-up Sean Clifford coming out of halftime against Purdue and made this throw…

Brett OkamotoAug 27, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

The marquee NWSL match of the season so far was supposed to be full of fireworks. The Kansas City Current were hosting the Orlando Pride on 16 August, last year’s champions and Shield winners visiting this year’s best team by a distance. The presence of two of the league’s best strikers, Orlando’s Barbra Banda and Kansas City’s Temwa Chawinga, created the expectation of goals. And it would have a rare national TV audience, with kickoff set for 3pm local time on CBS.It turned into one of the most controversial moments in recent NWSL history. Due to extreme heat in Kansas…