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Kal Sajad
BBC Sport journalist in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is built on noise.
The beeps and bells of the slot machines echo down the Strip – a blur of glittering lights, and performers who never break character.
A seismic fight week here usually feels the same – spotlight, swagger, and showmanship.
But Terence Crawford doesn’t play to the crowd.
At the Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night, the American attempts something historic against Mexico’s Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez – becoming the first male fighter to be undisputed champion in three weight divisions.
Alvarez has been among the sport’s biggest draws for over a decade, a four-weight champion who sells out arenas. Crawford – with 41 fights, 41 wins and 31 knockouts – is the unbeaten purist.
Yet his demeanour and words show why he is an outlier in a sport that thrives on theatre.
“I never set my sights out to be the face of boxing. It was never my goal,” the 37-year-old says.
Crawford spoke to BBC Sport during a media event at the bustling Fontainebleau hotel.
In the same building, rapping chart-topper Pitbull headlines his residency, belting out “Don’t Stop the Party”.
Crawford, though, looks almost offended when asked how he would celebrate if he wins. “I don’t like to party,” he says.
Away from the cameras he is loose and cheerful, but once the red light blinks, the mood changes. His voice flattens, his words become stripped back. Some might read it as coldness, but it is anything but nerves.
When BBC Sport begins a question, “If you win on Saturday you’ll make history…” Crawford interrupts firmly: “When I win on Saturday, I’ll make history.”
The certainty makes it clear – nothing outside the ring matters.
What information do we collect from this quiz?
A super-fight built on business
The city has a tangible buzz, a real big-fight weak feel. But this is not a fight born out of fan demand.
Crawford began at lightweight; Alvarez has climbed as high as light-heavyweight. On paper, it didn’t make sense.
Barely a year ago, Alvarez laughed off the idea of facing Crawford, saying he was too small, too risky and there was nothing to gain.
So what changed? The real driver is money, and the power brokers behind it.
This event marks the first marquee collaboration between Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh and UFC chief Dana White’s boxing venture.
Alalshikh wanted Alvarez and Crawford to face each other, and – as he does – he got what he wanted. The cheque-book did the convincing.
Alvarez will earn a reported purse of $150m (£111m). It’s the Hollywood treatment he’s come to expect, as he shows off his wealth at every turn – from his absurdly expensive watch collection to his fleet of luxury cars.
Crawford, long frustrated by smaller purses, will take home at least $10m (£7.4m), with the total pot expected to top $200m. Reported purses are often inflated, but give a taste of the fortunes involved.
Although Alvarez-Crawford has not been years in the making, special moments are built on special fighters.
Will defeat call time on Canelo’s career?
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Logical fights have been parked, however.
Alvarez, 35, has sidestepped the all-Mexican contest with David Benavidez, a fight fans were clamouring for. Crawford has put on hold a natural meeting with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
Yet for all the contrivance, this match-up comes draped in the language of legacy.
Undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo is fighting to protect a CV built on wins over Miguel Cotto, Gennady Golovkin, and Sergey Kovalev.
But Alvarez’s recent struggles – a loss to Dmitry Bivol and a less-than-convincing win over William Scull – have stirred doubts.
The Guadalajara fighter says he is not bothered about the naysayers.
A defeat by the smaller man, though, could shift how his career is remembered. It could even hasten the end.
What’s at stake for ‘untouchable’ Crawford?
Most fighters and pundits believe Crawford is so good he can bypass the conventional wisdom that weight divisions exist for a reason.
“It’s a fantastic fight but I just can’t see Canelo beating him,” Briton Amir Khan – the only fighter to face both – told BBC Sport.
“Crawford is untouchable and I see him winning by skill, movement and holding his weight well.”
A win would have Crawford rubbing elbows with heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk atop the pound-for-pound list.
He’d also emulate his close friend Claressa Shields, and become only the second boxer to become undisputed in three weight divisions in the four-belt era.
With Netflix broadcasting the bout globally, a win could make Crawford the face of boxing, even if he remains indifferent to the idea, with his focus on other matters.
“It’s going to put me in the top class where we’re talking about the greatest fighters of all time,” he says.
Still, Crawford is 37 – the older man in this equation. If he loses, the reasoning will be ‘he dared to be great and size matters’.
But this is not a risk-free proposition – the aura of invincibility which comes with an unbeaten record will fade.
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Kal Sajad
BBC Sport journalist in Las Vegas
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez v Terence Crawford
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Date: Saturday, 13 September
Las Vegas is built on noise.
The beeps and bells of the slot machines echo down the Strip – a blur of glittering lights, and performers who never break character.
A seismic fight week here usually feels the same – spotlight, swagger, and showmanship.
But Terence Crawford doesn’t play to the crowd.
At the Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night, the American attempts something historic against Mexico’s Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez – becoming the first male fighter to be undisputed champion in three weight divisions.
Alvarez has been among the sport’s biggest draws for over a decade, a four-weight champion who sells out arenas. Crawford – with 41 fights, 41 wins and 31 knockouts – is the unbeaten purist.
Yet his demeanour and words show why he is an outlier in a sport that thrives on theatre.
“I never set my sights out to be the face of boxing. It was never my goal,” the 37-year-old says.
Crawford spoke to BBC Sport during a media event at the bustling Fontainebleau hotel.
In the same building, rapping chart-topper Pitbull headlines his residency, belting out “Don’t Stop the Party”.
Crawford, though, looks almost offended when asked how he would celebrate if he wins. “I don’t like to party,” he says.
Away from the cameras he is loose and cheerful, but once the red light blinks, the mood changes. His voice flattens, his words become stripped back. Some might read it as coldness, but it is anything but nerves.
When BBC Sport begins a question, “If you win on Saturday you’ll make history…” Crawford interrupts firmly: “When I win on Saturday, I’ll make history.”
The certainty makes it clear – nothing outside the ring matters.
What information do we collect from this quiz?
A super-fight built on business
The city has a tangible buzz, a real big-fight weak feel. But this is not a fight born out of fan demand.
Crawford began at lightweight; Alvarez has climbed as high as light-heavyweight. On paper, it didn’t make sense.
Barely a year ago, Alvarez laughed off the idea of facing Crawford, saying he was too small, too risky and there was nothing to gain.
So what changed? The real driver is money, and the power brokers behind it.
This event marks the first marquee collaboration between Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh and UFC chief Dana White’s boxing venture.
Alalshikh wanted Alvarez and Crawford to face each other, and – as he does – he got what he wanted. The cheque-book did the convincing.
Alvarez will earn a reported purse of $150m (£111m). It’s the Hollywood treatment he’s come to expect, as he shows off his wealth at every turn – from his absurdly expensive watch collection to his fleet of luxury cars.
Crawford, long frustrated by smaller purses, will take home at least $10m (£7.4m), with the total pot expected to top $200m. Reported purses are often inflated, but give a taste of the fortunes involved.
Although Alvarez-Crawford has not been years in the making, special moments are built on special fighters.
Will defeat call time on Canelo’s career?
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Logical fights have been parked, however.
Alvarez, 35, has sidestepped the all-Mexican contest with David Benavidez, a fight fans were clamouring for. Crawford has put on hold a natural meeting with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
Yet for all the contrivance, this match-up comes draped in the language of legacy.
Undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo is fighting to protect a CV built on wins over Miguel Cotto, Gennady Golovkin, and Sergey Kovalev.
But Alvarez’s recent struggles – a loss to Dmitry Bivol and a less-than-convincing win over William Scull – have stirred doubts.
The Guadalajara fighter says he is not bothered about the naysayers.
A defeat by the smaller man, though, could shift how his career is remembered. It could even hasten the end.
What’s at stake for ‘untouchable’ Crawford?
Most fighters and pundits believe Crawford is so good he can bypass the conventional wisdom that weight divisions exist for a reason.
“It’s a fantastic fight but I just can’t see Canelo beating him,” Briton Amir Khan – the only fighter to face both – told BBC Sport.
“Crawford is untouchable and I see him winning by skill, movement and holding his weight well.”
A win would have Crawford rubbing elbows with heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk atop the pound-for-pound list.
He’d also emulate his close friend Claressa Shields, and become only the second boxer to become undisputed in three weight divisions in the four-belt era.
With Netflix broadcasting the bout globally, a win could make Crawford the face of boxing, even if he remains indifferent to the idea, with his focus on other matters.
“It’s going to put me in the top class where we’re talking about the greatest fighters of all time,” he says.
Still, Crawford is 37 – the older man in this equation. If he loses, the reasoning will be ‘he dared to be great and size matters’.
But this is not a risk-free proposition – the aura of invincibility which comes with an unbeaten record will fade.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup in order to cling onto power following his loss in the country’s 2022 elections.
On Thursday, the populist ex-leader was found guilty by four out of five judges examining the case at Brazil’s Supreme Court, on all five counts he faced, making him the first Brazilian leader ever to be found guilty of an attempt to overturn an election. On house arrest in the lead-up to the verdict, he has now been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison.
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Bolsonaro, 70, has always denied the charges against him, but experts say a successful appeal is unlikely.
The landmark trial has set Latin America’s biggest economy on edge, with Bolsonaro’s tens of thousands of supporters denouncing the prosecution as a “witch-hunt” and calling for his release. Others, meanwhile, have rallied in support of the prosecution and have demanded Bolsonaro’s formal arrest.
Washington, DC, too, has kept a close eye on the trial, with President Donald Trump, a close ally of Bolsonaro, making it plain that he is deeply opposed to the prosecution. He cited his displeasure when announcing 50 percent trade tariffs for Brazil in July.
On Thursday, following the verdict, Trump told CNN that he had followed the trial and reiterated his support for Bolsonaro, whom he called “a good man”.
Earlier this week, the White House hinted it could use its “economic and military might” if Bolsonaro was handed a guilty verdict.
Here’s what we know about the verdict and what it could mean for United States-Brazil relations:
Opponents of former President Jair Bolsonaro celebrate at a bar after the Supreme Court sentenced him to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup to remain in office, despite his 2022 electoral defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, September 11, 2025 [Luis Nova/AP]
What was the verdict and sentence?
Bolsonaro was tried on the following charges:
Attempting a coup to remain in power
Involvement in an armed criminal organisation
Attempting to violently abort Brazil’s democratic rule of law
Committing violent acts against state institutions
Damaging protected public property when his supporters charged into government buildings in protest on January 8, 2023.
He has now been found guilty of all five counts and sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.
Four out of the five Supreme Court justices who heard the case supported a guilty verdict. The fifth had argued that the Supreme Court did not have jurisdiction to hear this case.
Hearings began on September 9 and concluded on Thursday this week when two final judges voted to convict Bolsonaro. A sentence was passed afterwards.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who led the case, sided with prosecutors’ arguments that Bolsonaro had planned to assassinate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and De Moraes himself, in an operation codenamed Operation Green and Yellow Dagger.
Investigators presented evidence that Bolsonaro had gathered cabinet and military officials to discuss an emergency decree that would have suspended the October 2022 election results and prompted an investigation of unproven electoral fraud claims, ultimately allowing Bolsonaro to stay in power after he had already lost to leftist leader Da Silva.
De Moraes found that those efforts constituted a coup and cast doubt on the country’s electoral system. He also found Bolsonaro had encouraged the violent protests that broke out on January 8, 2023.
Bolsonaro denied all the charges. The embattled politician, who has been under house arrest at his home in the capital, Brasilia, since August, was not in court during the trial.
Seven of Bolsonaro’s allies were also convicted on related charges of a coup attempt. Their sentences have not been announced, but the judges are expected to convene on Friday to clarify that, according to the local news site, UOL.
Is the verdict likely to be challenged?
Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Celso Vilardi, said the defence team would try to lodge appeals of both the conviction and sentence before all the Supreme Court’s 11 justices.
The court’s press office, responding to reporters, confirmed that according to the court’s jurisprudence, the full court can accept an appeal if there are at least two dissenting votes in a ruling, according to reporting by The Associated Press news agency.
However, only one of the five judges, Justice Luiz Fux, disagreed with prosecutors in the trial and called for Bolsonaro’s acquittal. It is not known if the court will accept an appeal yet.
Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman, reporting from the capital, Brasilia, on Thursday, said Bolsonaro’s supporters in Congress could also move to have the former president pardoned.
“(They) are already submitting an amnesty law, hopefully to get Bolsonaro off the hook so he won’t have to go to prison at all. Maybe house arrest, maybe no jail time at all. That’s still happening as I speak; it hasn’t (been concluded) yet,” she said.
What happens next, and when could Bolsonaro go to prison?
The court panel now has up to 60 days to formally publish its ruling. After that, Bolsonaro’s lawyers have five days to file motions for clarification, which is a request for clearer language or better explanations of the ruling. That could provide some stalling time for the defence team.
However, once there is a firm sentence, Bolsonaro can go to prison. As ex-president, he will likely be granted special incarceration status and could be detained at the Federal Police’s main building in Brasilia, rather than in a regular prison, according to reporting by AP.
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro cry during a vigil in his support near his home, where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, September 11, 2025 [Eraldo Peres/AP]
How have people in Brazil reacted?
Reactions in Brazil were mixed after the final verdict was reached late in the day on Thursday.
Opponents of the ex-leader and supporters of the ruling Workers Party celebrated across the country. Meanwhile, hundreds of Bolsonaro’s supporters gathered in a vigil near the site of his house arrest to pray for him.
There were earlier fears of violent protests after Bolsonaro’s supporters had rallied in large numbers across the country throughout the week to support the ex-leader. Thousands in support of the trial also held counterprotests.
How has Trump responded?
Trump and Bolsonaro are close allies, and the US president has long expressed his displeasure with the Brazilian government over the trial. He referred to the trial when announcing 50 percent trade tariffs for Brazil.
In July, he also posted on social media that Bolsonaro was “not guilty of anything, except having fought for THE PEOPLE” and told prosecutors to “LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!”
He praised Bolsonaro as a “strong leader” who “truly loved his country”.
President Lula fired back, saying “the defence of democracy in Brazil is a matter for Brazilians. We are a sovereign nation. We won’t accept interference or instruction from anyone. We have solid and independent institutions. No one is above the law. Especially those who attack freedom and the rule of law.”
Trump has also compared Bolsonaro’s prosecution to the legal cases he has faced between his own presidencies, including a prosecution for his alleged role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 US elections and inciting the riots and invasion of the US Capitol in DC on January 6, 2021 by his supporters.
Following the verdict against Bolsonaro on Thursday, Trump told reporters: “It’s very surprising that that could happen… I can only say this, I knew him as president of Brazil, and he was a good man.”
Could the US take any action?
On Tuesday this week, White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt hinted that the US could react economically or even militarily if there was a guilty verdict.
Speaking at an event on Wednesday, Lula again responded. “We are a sovereign country and masters of our own nose. Brazil owes nothing to anyone when it comes to competence, resilience, and capacity,” he said.
In July, the US announced a 50 percent trading tariff for Brazil – even though it has a trading surplus with the Latin American country – citing the charges against Bolsonaro as politically motivated.
The high tariffs were “due in part to Brazil’s insidious attacks on Free Elections, and the fundamental Free Speech Rights of Americans”, Trump had said.
The US State Department also sanctioned Justice de Moraes, who led the Supreme Court panel for Bolsonaro’s trial, in July.
It accused De Moraes of suppressing freedom of expression and politicising prosecutions, including that of Bolsonaro. The judge, alongside his “allies” in the court, is now barred from obtaining a US visa. Any US property De Moraes might own will also be confiscated.
Some experts believe higher tariffs or sanctions, perhaps on government officials, could follow Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict.
What does this mean for Brazil-US relations generally?
Bolsonaro’s trial has soured relations between the leaders of the two countries.
Some Brazilian officials, including Lula, have denounced the US’s interference in the Bolsonaro case, and say the former leader should be tried for attempting to turn the US against his own country.
Lula, meanwhile, initially called for talks between the two nations. However, following the July tariff escalation by the US, the Brazilian president told reporters that there was “no point” in attempting to reason with Trump. The levies, Lula said, were imposed without conversation and done in an “authoritarian” manner.
On August 11, Brazil filed a request for dispute mediation to the World Trade Organization, complaining about the high tariffs. Brazil is also considering taking the Trump administration to a US court.
Separately, Lula has criticised US naval forces’ deployment in the Caribbean since August.
The US says its military forces are in the region to counter drug trafficking. However, the deployment comes as US threats against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whom US President Donald Trump’s administration has accused of being closely linked with drug trafficking groups, have ramped up. Some see the military buildup as a pretext to attack Venezuela.
Manchester United’s Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana has completed a season-long loan move to Turkish side Trabzonspor.
Onana’s future at Old Trafford was in doubt after United signed Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens for 21 million euros (£18.2 million) plus add-ons.
The 29-year-old Onana joined United from Inter Milan in 2023 for an initial 51 million euros plus a potential four million euros in add-ons and ended his first season with an FA Cup winner’s medal.
But Onana’s increasingly erratic performances and clashes with manager Ruben Amorim last season left his position in doubt.
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A hamstring injury prevented Onana from being involved with the team during pre-season, and he made a mistake in his first game of the campaign in United’s humiliating League Cup exit at Grimsby.
The arrival of Lammens was the final straw.
“Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has joined Trabzonspor on loan for the duration of the 2025/26 season, subject to international clearance and registration,” United confirmed in a statement.
“The move has been completed ahead of the Turkish transfer window closing on Friday. We would like to wish Andre good luck,” the club statement added.
United return to action after the international break with an away trip to rivals Manchester City on Sunday.
The Apprentice star Thomas Skinner was suited and booted for a new Strictly Come Dancing promotional video, days after he stormed out of a roundtable interview to promote the show
Thomas Skinner has brushed his antics at the Strictly Come Dancing interviews under the rug as he filmed a video for the BBC show.
In the clip, The Apprentice star held up an ‘8’ scorecard while dressed in his casual clothes and covers the camera before it transitions to him dancing around in a glittering purple suit.
The 34-year-old controversial signing wore a blue silk shirt under the purple three-piece suit and danced around as the Strictly theme song played out. In the shared post between Thomas and Strictly, the caption read: “Did someone say eight days until #Strictly? BOSH!”
He wrote in the comment section: “Absolutely LOVING being part of strictly had so much fun so far and everyone is absolutely amazing!! Now let’s start dancing!! Bosh.”
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He brushed his antics under the rug for the new promo video(Image: @bbcstrictly/Instagram)
It comes after he stormed out of Strictly’s roundtable interviews(Image: @bbcstrictly/Instagram)
Fans rushed to share their excitement over the new series, with one posting: “You look great and you’re already my favourite!” and another added: “So looking forward to watching you dance, good luck and enjoy!”
“Yes Tom! Not got into this before but I will watch it to support my mate. This is going to be a right giggle. Go smash it Thomas,” another fan commented.
It comes after he stormed out of Strictly’s roundtable interviews. The Apprentice star was being interviewed alongside the rest of the 2025 line-up by journalists at BBC’s Elstree Studios on Tuesday afternoon when he suddenly stormed out.
The contestant grabbed a reporter’s phone after being asked a question as they asked him to stop. He had arrived at the table of journalists with fellow contestant Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
While a female journalist had asked Skinner what had motivated him to sign up for Strictly, it felt the reality TV star realising that he was being recorded on a phone during the press event. “What’s that?” Skinner demanded, before picking up the woman’s phone and taking it from the table.
Tom recently responded to what happened in an Instagram post. He claimed: “To set the record straight of the back of yesterday. During one of the interviews, a journalist placed their phone on the table to record the conversation.
“I happened to catch a glimpse of the screen and saw numerous messages – not about Strictly but about a personal story from my past. I’ve been through some difficult times in my life, which I have worked hard to move on from. In that moment, seeing it there caught me off guard. I felt it was best to step away and gather myself.”
He continued: “This had nothing to do with Strictly or the interviews themselves. I’m sorry I picked up someone else’s phone and I don’t even know if the journalist realised their messages were visible, and I don’t want to suggest any bad intentions on their part.
“What I do want to say is how excited I am to be part of Strictly this year. I’m so grateful for all the love, kindness and support I’ve been shown so far. It means the world to me, and I can’t wait to give it my all on that dancefloor. Bosh.”
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Netflix’s new romcom features various former child stars
Netflix’s latest romcom, The Wrong Paris, boasts a cast of former child stars that may not be instantly recognisable to fans.
The lead actress, Miranda Cosgrove, is best known for her role in Nickelodeon’s iCarly. However, some viewers might not remember Madison Pettis’ career-defining part in a popular 2000s comedy.
In The Wrong Paris, Pettis portrays Lexi Miller, a single lady who signs up for a dating show with the aim of winning over bachelor Trey (played by Pierson Fodé).
She shares the screen with Cosgrove, who plays the main character Dawn, another young woman who joins the dating show but with a different agenda.
Madison Pettis plays dating show contestant Lexi (Image: Netflix)
When Dawn gets accepted into her dream art school in Paris, France, she realises she can’t afford the flight to Europe or sustain herself once she lands, reports the Mirror US.
So, the crafty artist applies for The Honey Pot, a dating series she believes is filmed in the city of love.
However, she soon finds out that The Bachelor-style show is actually set in Paris, Texas, which throws a spanner in her plans.
She looks worlds away from her role in 2007’s The Game Plan (Image: Getty Images )
If Pettis seems familiar, you might recognise her from the 2007 comedy The Game Plan.
The film tells the story of an NFL player who finds out he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Pettis starred alongside Hollywood heavyweight Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who played the self-absorbed football star.
She starred opposite The Rock (Image: Netflix )
After this role, Pettis also appeared with Will Smith in the 2008 thriller Seven Pounds.
The child star has also appeared in films such as the religious drama Do You Believe?, Netflix’s He’s All That, and the 2023 Spring Break drama, Deltopia.
Her first film role in two years is The Wrong Paris.
Its synopsis reads: “A young woman (Miranda Cosgrove) joins a dating show thinking it’s in Paris, France, but it’s actually in Paris, Texas. She plots a way to get eliminated until her unexpected feelings for the bachelor (Pierson Fodé) complicate her plans.”
Other big names in the romcom include Emmy-nominated actress Yvonne Orji; Reign alum Torrance Coombs; Reginald the Vampire actor Christin Park; Madeleine Arthur from To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before; and Emilija Baranac, best known for The CW’s Riverdale.
