Joshua plays down hype ahead of heavyweight title fight (The Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua has the Olympic gold medal, the enviable physique, a growing aura and the perfect professional record. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News
Ed Woodward hails Leicester’s title challenge and hints at changes for Man United academy
MANCHESTER UNITED’S executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has hailed Leicester’s title challenge with a relatively bargain basement squad as “a fantastic reference point” for the traditional top clubs in the Premier League. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Stephen Thompson stakes claim to UFC welterweight title shot with dominating win (Yahoo Sports)
‘Wonderboy’ picked former champ Johny Hendricks apart Saturday, but did he earn himself a shot at Robbie Lawler? Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News
Stephen Thompson stakes claim to UFC welterweight title shot with dominating win (Yahoo Sports)
‘Wonderboy’ picked former champ Johny Hendricks apart Saturday, but did he earn himself a shot at Robbie Lawler? Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News
Andy Murray outclassed by Novak Djokovic as Serbian eases to Australian Open title
ANDY MURRAY’S wait for a third grand slam title continues as the Scot was thwarted again by Novak Djokovic to lose his fifth Australian Open final. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Ryan Bader on cusp of title shot … maybe (Yahoo Sports)
Bader is one of the longest tenured fighters in UFC to have never fought for a title. Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News
Garcia outpoints Guerrero to win welterweight title (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Danny Garcia overcame a sluggish start to win a unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday and claim the WBC welterweight title vacated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. With Mayweather, who retired in September, sitting ringside, Garcia (32-0) took control from the middle rounds and was awarded […]
Danny Garcia outpoints Guerrero, wins WBC welterweight title (The Associated Press)
Danny Garcia needed several rounds to figure out how to handle Robert Guerrero. Garcia won the vacant WBC 147-pound belt Saturday night with a resourceful performance in a unanimous-decision victory over Guerrero. Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) recovered from a slow start and largely controlled the later rounds to win a world title in just his […]
Virus costs Schwartzel South African Open title tilt (Reuters)
A wretched Christmas for South African golfer Charl Schwartzel has been compounded by having to withdraw from next week’s South African Open when the European PGA Tour resumes after the holiday break. While Schwartzel is on the mend, he has been forced to pull out of one of the few domestic titles he has yet […]
Conor McGregor’s shadow looms over Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone’s title bout (Yahoo Sports)
The stakes are as high as ever if Cerrone can defeat Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title. Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News