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Bloodied Catterall outpoints Eubank after head clash

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A bloodied Jack Catterall outpointed Harlem Eubank by technical decision in an all-British welterweight bout that ended prematurely because of a clash of heads at Manchester’s AO Arena.

Catterall, 31, delivered a typically cautious performance, controlling the bout with a safety-first approach, but neither fighter was willing to take major risks.

The fighters clashed heads during a tangle in the sixth round. Both sustained cuts, but Catterall’s – above the right eye – was visibly worse.

All three judges awarded the fight to Catterall, with scores of 69-65, 69-66, and 69-66.

“The fight was going how I expected it to go. I was breaking him down,” said the Chorley boxer. “It’s not the way I wanted to win. “

Fighting at welterweight for the first time, Catterall expressed relief at returning to winning ways after a loss to Arnold Barboza Jr. in April – a defeat that cost him a shot at the light-welterweight world title.

Mind games & disappointing early ending

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The mind games began before the opening bell, when Catterall sent Conor Benn – who defeated Harlem’s cousin, Chris Eubank Jr, in their April grudge match – to inspect Eubank’s hand-wrapping.

“Didn’t want to miss this,” Benn quipped during the awkward encounter, before returning to Catterall’s dressing room to report, “[Eubank’s] head has gone”, as the pair embraced.

Inside the ring, Eubank smiled nervously through a tentative opening as Catterall, as expected, edged the early rounds with his superior skill and ring IQ, though without fully imposing himself.

Eubank, who has gained through his appearances on free-to-air television, began to land single shots, but it was clear he was second best against the more accomplished fighter.

With career wins over Josh Taylor, Jorge Linares, and Regis Prograis, Catterall’s class was clear.

But the pair tumbled to the canvas in the third, and again in a messy sixth. Then came the accidental clash, followed by Eubank striking the back of Catterall’s head.

The home favourite returned to his corner to have the blood wiped away – an action not allowed mid-round.

Perhaps wisely given the severity of the cut, referee Williams then halted the bout at one second into the seventh, prompting boos from a 5,000 strong crowd.

Cordina’s winning comeback as Atang & Brown shine

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Former super-featherweight champion Joe Cordina returned from a 14-month lay-off with a hard-fought points win over Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz to claim the vacant WBO global lightweight title.

The 33-year-old Welshman, who lost his IBF title to Anthony Cacace in May 2024, had to dig deep against the quick-handed and spirited 24-year-old Mexican.

Despite some ring rust, Cordina’s experience and boxing craft saw him through to a unanimous decision, with scorecards of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92.

Cordina had been set to face Shakur Stevenson for the WBC title last October before the American withdrew through injury.

Back on track, Cordina said he was now hoping to fight again as soon as possible.

Earlier, Australian former WBC featherweight world champion Skye Nicolson, 29, stopped Carla Camila Campos Gonzales in the second round of their super-bantamweight bout.

Manchester cruiserweight Pat Brown extended his perfect professional record with a dominant first-round stoppage of Lewis Oakford.

Just two weeks after securing his second win, the 25-year-old made it three from three in emphatic fashion, landing a series of spiteful, unanswered punches that forced the referee to step in.

Heavyweight debutant Leo Atang was equally explosive, securing a first-round stoppage of journeyman Milen Paunov.

The 18-year-old from York – standing 6ft 6in tall – dropped Paunov, 41, with a punishing body shot before finishing the bout with a clinical flurry.

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West Ham reject £50m Kudus bid from Tottenham

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West Ham have rejected a £50m offer from Tottenham for Mohammed Kudus.

The Ghana international is open to a move away from the London Stadium and is prioritising a switch to a Champions League side.

Spurs fit that bill after qualifying for the competition by winning the Europa League.

Talks are ongoing, with West Ham open to letting the 24-year-old attacking player leave.

Kudus, who joined West Ham in a £38m deal from Ajax in 2023, has an £85m release clause but Tottenham are looking to secure a deal under that figure.

At least six top clubs have enquired about Kudus in recent weeks, according to well-placed sources.

Chelsea are among the clubs with an interest in Kudus.

West Ham may look to sell one of their top stars this summer with a view to reinvesting the recouped money into the squad ahead of manager Graham Potter’s first full season in charge.

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Mbappe nets in thrilling Real Madrid win against Dortmund at Club World Cup

Kylian Mbappe’s spectacular bicycle kick was among three goals in the second-half stoppage time, as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a Club World Cup quarterfinal match.

The drama was not restricted to the late goals, with Real keeper Thibaut Courtois using his fingertips to palm away the potential levelling goal from the game’s final play.

Gonzalo Garcia and Fran García scored in the first 20 minutes as Madrid built a 2-0 lead.

Dortmund’s Maximilian Beier scored three minutes into stoppage time, and Mbappe, who entered in the 67th, restored a two-goal lead with his bicycle kick one minute later.

Serhou Guirassy converted a penalty kick in the eighth minute of added time after he was fouled by Dean Huijsen, who received a red card and will miss the semifinals.

Courtois used all of the lengthy arm on his 200cm (6ft 7in) frame to tip away Marcel Sabitzer’s shot just before the final whistle.

Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois saves a shot from Borussia Dortmund’s Marcel Sabitzer [Vincent Carchietta/Reuters]

Madrid advanced to a semifinal match against Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, a day after Chelsea meets Brazilian club Fluminense.

On a sunny afternoon, in 30 degrees Celsius (86 F) at the 3pm kickoff, Gonzalo Garcia scored in the 10th minute and Fran Garcia in the 20th.

Garcia, a 21-year-old who made only five Spanish league appearances in the past two seasons, was given the start by new Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso over Mbappe, who is still regaining fitness after acute gastroenteritis.

Garcia has four goals, tying Benfica’s Angel Di María and Al Hilal’s Marcos Leonardo for the tournament lead.

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Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Garcia scores their first goal past Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel [Hannah McKay/Reuters]

Mbappe came on for Jude Bellingham, who missed a chance to play against his brother, Jobe, who was suspended for yellow-card accumulation.

Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0 in the 2024 Champions League final and overcame a two-goal halftime deficit in a 5-2 victory in this season’s league phase. Los Blancos were eliminated by Arsenal in this year’s Champions League quarterfinals.

Madrid has won five consecutive games against Dortmund and is unbeaten in seven since a 2014 Champions League quarterfinal defeat.

American midfielder Gio Reyna did not get off the bench and finished the tournament with one 13-minute appearance for Dortmund in five matches.

This game drew 76,611 fans to MetLife Stadium, the site of next year’s World Cup final. Seats looked filled, except for a completely empty suite level on one side.

Chebet & Kipyegon break world records in Eugene

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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet broke world records in spectacular style at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon.

Kipyegon stormed to victory the women’s 1500m with a time of three minutes 48. 68 seconds – breaking her own world record by 0. 36 seconds.

The achievement comes just over a week after the three-time Olympic 1500m champion, 31, failed in her bid to become the first woman in history to run a sub-four-minute mile.

Her compatriot Chebet set a new women’s 5,000m record with a time of 13:58. 06, shaving more than two seconds off the previous record set by Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay in Eugene two years ago.

Chebet, 25, now holds both world records and Olympic titles in the 5,000m and 10,000m.

“When I was coming here to Eugene, I was coming to prepare to run a world record,” she said. “I’m so happy. “

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Matt Hudson-Smith was the highlight on a mixed evening for British athletes, posting a season’s best 44. 10 to win the men’s 400m ahead of American duo Christopher Bailey and Jacory Patterson.

British record holder Zharnel Hughes also ran a season’s best of 9. 91 to finish second in the men’s 100m, behind Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson of Jamaica, who posted a time of 9. 85.

Jemma Reekie equalled her season’s best of 1:58. 66 to finish seventh in the women’s 800m. Paris gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson, whose return from a hamstring injury was delayed by a setback in April, did not compete.

Ethiopa’s Tsige Duguma, silver medallist behind Hodgkinson in Paris, won in a time of 1:57. 10.

Dina Asher-Smith finished seventh in the women’s 100m, with American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden surging to victory in 10. 75 and ahead of Olympic champion Julien Alfred.

Jake Wightman finished eighth and Neil Gourley 12th in the Bowerman Mile. The race was won in stunning fashion by Dutchman Niels Laros, who reeled in American Yared Nuguse in the final 10 metres and pipped him on the line by 0. 01 seconds.

Elsewhere, Sweden’s world record holder Armand Duplantis comfortably won the men’s pole vault with a height of 6. 00m.

Two-time Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone equalled a season’s best 49. 43 to hold off fellow Americans Aaliyah Butler and Isabella Whittaker.

The Diamond League will move to Monaco next before the series visits the UK for a sold-out London Athletics Meet on 19 July.

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Sienna Miller embodies old school chic as she shares three-word verdict on Oasis gig

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British-American actress Sienna Miller, who attended both Cardiff gigs, shared her verdict on the Oasis reunion tour

Sienna Miller looked effortlessly cool as she attended night two of the Oasis reunion concert at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Like many tens of thousands of people, Sienna was quick to nab tickets to the tour after Liam and Noel Gallagher shocked fans with a reunion announcement in August last year.

The band finally returned to the stage on Friday night for their first performance together in 16 years. Sienna, who attended both nights of the Cardiff concerts, said it was the “greatest show I’ve ever seen” as she shared her thoughts on the emotional night, which had Liam and Noel performing all their biggest hits.

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Sienna Miller embodies old school chic as she shares three-word verdict on Oasis gig

When asked by The Mirror what she thought of the concert, she joked: “It was alright,” before revealing she was there for both Cardiff gigs. “It’s the greatest show I’ve ever seen. The love and the nostalgia and the joy, it’s like saving the world.”

The Extrapolations actress, 43, rocked a patterned black-and-white long-sleeved short for the biblical event and accessorised with thin-framed sunglasses. She made her look chic by tousling her blonde locks.

She joined Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, who was also at both events, for the concert. Other big names at the gig included makeup mogul Charlotte Tilbury, Noel Gallagher’s girlfriend Sally Mash and more.

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Last year, Sienna opened up about ageism as she admitted she initially had reservations about dating a younger man.

She shared that it didn’t take long for her to become smitten with Oli Green after they met at a Halloween bash.

In an interview, Sienna revealed that she wasn’t planning on taking things “seriously,” but unexpectedly found herself falling in love.

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Initially, Sienna was conflicted about the age difference, stating that it just sort of happened. She elaborated: “I wasn’t like, ‘I’m gonna get a younger boyfriend.’ It was more, ‘F—! Why are you young? That’s so annoying.'”.Looking back, however, Sienna believes everything worked out for the best. In a chat with Harper’s Bazaar, she praised Oli for his maturity, describing him as “very wise and well-adjusted.”She attributed his mature outlook to generational differences, noting that Oli belongs to a “generation of men respect women.”She continued: “It’s interesting, being older now, and having been raised in that moment, learning from people who are younger about how clear they are in their boundaries, having that self-assuredness and self-advocacy, having ‘no’ in the repertoire in a way that we just weren’t encouraged to have.”

Meanwhile, Oasis is next returning to the stage for five dates in Manchester, starting from July 11, before heading to London for another five dates.

They will also be heading to Dublin, Toronto, Chicago, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and will performing a few more London dates in September.

In October and November, Oasis will also be in South Korea, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.

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Man Utd make Calvert-Lewin move – Sunday’s gossip

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Manchester United make a move for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Juventus could offer Douglas Luiz in a swap deal for Jadon Sancho and also want Yves Bissouma, and Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish could each leave for just £40m

Manchester United are making a move to sign English striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 28, who is a free agent after leaving Everton at the end of his contract this week. (Sun)

Juventus are stepping up efforts to sign England winger Jadon Sancho, 25, from Manchester United and could offer a swap with Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, moving in the other direction. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

Juventus are also interested in signing 28-year-old Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma from Tottenham Hotspur this summer. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – Italian)

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 27, and his fellow Englishman, 29-year-old Manchester City attacker Jack Grealish could be allowed to leave for £40m each this summer. (Manchester Evening News)

Barcelona, though, are set to hold talks with Manchester United in the coming days over a deal to sign Rashford on loan with an option to buy. (Footmercato – in French)

Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique says he has “no doubt” France winger Bradley Barcola will be staying at the club, despite Bayern Munich showing interest in the 22-year-old. (Goal)

Al-Nassr have held initial talks with Real Madrid forward Rodrygo, 24, who has been a target for several Premier League clubs. (Sacha Tavolieri – in French)

Former Italy striker Mario Balotelli, 34, is attracting interest from Major League Soccer and Liga MX following his departure from Genoa. (Talksport)

Chelsea have told Manchester United they will have to pay £35m if they want to sign France forward Christopher Nkunku, 27. (Mirror)

South Korea forward Son Heung-min, 32, is set to turn down a move to Los Angeles FC despite being open to a move away from Tottenham this summer. (Sun)

Sunderland are in advanced talks with Club Brugge over a deal for 20-year-old winger Chemsdine Talbi, who was born in Belgium but has chosen to represent Morocco. (Sky Sports)

Burnley and Leeds are interested in United States and Norwich forward Josh Sargent, 25, while an offer from German club Wolfsburg was below his £16m valuation. (Pink Un)

Brazilian club Flamengo have made a £5m approach for West Brom and Republic of Ireland winger Mikey Johnston, 26. (Express and Star)

Sporting’s Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 27, has rejected interest from Saudi Arabia as he holds out for a move to Arsenal. (Record – in Portuguese)

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