Charlie Edwards: ‘The past could have broken me, but it’s the thing that made me’ | Boxing News

Charlie Edwards is on the comeback trail, and he hopes he is finally on a path that will lead him back to world title glory. On an emotional night in 2018, Edwards won the WBC flyweight title, a world championship victory that he dedicated to his gravely-ill mother. But he struggled in subsequent years. Julio…

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Aryna Sabalenka: My heart is broken after death of former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov in Miami | Tennis News

Aryna Sabalenka says her “heart is broken” following the death of her former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov. Former ice hockey player Koltsov, who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, died in Miami aged 42 on Monday in what police described as an “apparent suicide”. Sabalenka, who is scheduled to participate in this week’s Miami…

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Chris Billam-Smith retains world title in desperate battle with Mateusz Masternak by broken rib-stoppage | Boxing News

Chris Billam-Smith retained the WBO cruiserweight world championship after a perilously close battle with Mateusz Masternak. Billam-Smith engaged his Polish challenger with furious intent from the opening bell at the Bournemouth International Centre on Sunday. But Masternak roared back into the fight himself, hurting the champion and clocking up rounds. Please use Chrome browser for…

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NBA: Kelly Oubre Jr. has broken rib after being struck by vehicle that fled scene

Philadelphia 76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. plays during an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) PHILADELPHIA — 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. broke a rib when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene Saturday night in Philadelphia’s Center City, authorities said. The 27-year-old Oubre was taken to…

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Cricket World Cup: England call up Brydon Carse after Reece Topley ruled out with broken finger | Cricket News

England have been granted permission to call up Brydon Carse as a replacement for the injured Reece Topley at the Cricket World Cup. Topley’s long-running injury curse struck again during Saturday’s record defeat at the hands of South Africa in Mumbai, with the in-form left-arm seamer fracturing the index finger of his bowling hand attempting…

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US Women’s Open: Irish amateur Aine Donegan joins second at Pebble Beach after replacing broken driver

Aine Donegan posted a first-round 69 despite being forced to use a replacement driver Irish amateur Aine Donegan finished just a shot behind the joint leaders despite having to play with a replacement driver at the opening round of the US Women’s Open. Donegan, playing in her first tournament on the LPGA Tour, arrived at…

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