Taylor beats Serrano again in thrilling trilogy fight

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Ireland’s Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano for the third time in their epic trilogy, winning their bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden on a majority decision after a chess match of a fight.

Two of the cards read 97-93 in favour of undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor, with Mark Lyson’s card unable to split them at 95-95.

The fight played out in front of a sold-out arena for the latest instalment of women’s boxing’s great rivalry and, though not quite the all-out war of their previous meetings, it remained just as gripping.

“We have made history three times,” said Taylor, on a night when the iconic MSG hosted an all-female card for the first time.

‘I have huge respect for Amanda’ – Taylor

Unlike the scoring debate from their second fight in November, this one seemed much more clear-cut.

It was difficult to disagree with this verdict as Taylor was much more economical on the night.

Puerto Rico’s Serrano enjoyed some success in rounds six and eight, but the challenger was unable to sustain the pressure with some vintage moments from 39-year-old Taylor helping her turn the tide and produce a strong finish to put a seal on victory.

“I want to thank Amanda Serrano, what an amazing fighter,” said the victorious champion.

“I thought I did enough [to win]. I boxed smart and well, she wasn’t catching much tonight but it is always a close contest.

“I have a huge amount of respect for Amanda. What a warrior.”

Serrano, 36, acknowledged that her change of approach this time may not have paid off as there was no immediate protest at the outcome.

“I tried something different, it was all about working smarter not harder,” she said.

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It was back to the scene of their initial meeting back in 2022 when Taylor grabbed their first of her wins. The second in November 2024 was a little more contentious, but again a fight-of-the-year contender.

The Irish fans again arrived in their thousands to roar on their national treasure, but were outnumbered by Puerto Ricans who were creating a huge din on any occasion they got a glimpse of Serrano from her dressing room. It was another sign the cards were stacked against Taylor who would need something big to complete the clean sweep.

It was a cagey opening round with both flicking out jabs which were falling short as perhaps they did not want to be the first to overly commit.

Such an approach was not likely to last too long as they got closer in the second with Serrano throwing the left hook for the first time.

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It was already at a stage where Serrano needed to get something going of her own but Taylor was again the better of the pair in the fourth, shooting fast flurries as the Puerto Rican was either unwilling or unable to fully commit with the rounds ticking by.

The output did increase in the fifth and Serrano began to gain more success, but Taylor had plenty of her own moments and seemed in a good place going into the second half.

Perhaps Serrano’s plan was to up the tempo in that second half and she appeared to get through with power shots, yet it was a head clash which would just stun Taylor momentarily, while a shot right on the bell again gave the Irishwoman something to think about.

The seventh was another round in which Serrano sought to get impose herself further but Taylor replied with a flurry,

It was not as explosive as their previous contests but was still extremely competitive with Serrano landing a left to see her take the eighth round.

It seemed all to play for heading into the final four minutes.

Serrano was the aggressor in the ninth but was falling short with much of her work and Taylor would punish with crisp counters and seemed to have the upper hand in the final round as she was finding the mark.

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Home and Away star tragically died at 45 after devastating work struggle

Dieter Brummer, who played Shane Parrish in Home and Away, was a huge soap icon when he became famous in the 1990s – but struggled with fame and met a tragic end

Australian heartthrob Dieter Brummer was best known for his role as Shane in Home and Away. With his blonde hair, perfect tan, adorable dimples and pearly white teeth, he won over millions of viewers, including up to eight million in the UK for each episode of the soap.

He starred alongside Melissa George, who played Angel, and together they became one of the most beloved couples on the soap. Their characters’ storyline included a school-age proposal, much to the shock and surprise of Summer Bay’s older residents.

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Dieter Brummer was best known for his role as Shane in Home and Away alongside Melissa George (Angel)(Image: Getty Images)

However, their on-screen romance was marred by tragedy, with Angel being temporarily paralysed after being hit by Alf (Ray Meagher), and Shane being knocked off his motorbike. Despite initially recovering, Shane tragically died of septicaemia, leaving Angel to be taken under the wing of Pippa (Vanessa Downing).

Melissa George, who played Angel, welcomed her third child in March last year, at the age of 47. Meanwhile, Tristan Bancks, whok played his on-screen friend Tug, now writes award-winning children’s books.

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He also starred alongside Tristan Bancks, who played Tug(Image: Twitter/@tristanbancks)

In the 1990s, Dieter graced the covers of numerous teen magazines and won two Australian TV Logie awards for his performances. After leaving Summer Bay in 1996 following 557 episodes, he appeared in the hospital drama Medivac and later returned to soaps in the short-lived 2001 Sky TV soap Crash Palace, as well as Home and Away rival Neighbours, playing Troy Miller from 2011 to 2012, reports OK!.

However, life wasn’t always smooth sailing for Dieter, who later admitted to having a strained relationship with co-star Melissa off-screen.

In 2019, he spilled to Woman’s Day that the romance with his co-star on Home and Away wasn’t what it seemed: “We may have been love interests on the show but the chemistry was far from real. Mel was incredibly ambitious right from the outset. I don’t think she had much time for the cast of Home and Away.”

Dieter Brummer, Melissa George, Home and Away
Despite initially recovering from a motorbike accident, Shane tragically died of septicaemia(Image: Seven)

He then made it clear: “We had to look like the perfect darling couple in public. It wasn’t like anything off screen. It was all on screen.”

Opening up about his battles with fame, reminiscent of Neighbours’ icon Paul Keane who portrayed Des, he laid bare his feelings, saying: “It can be very fickle. You’re hot one moment and then you’re not the next. You’d have to just deal with it in any way you can.”

Going further, he shared: “I think I’d experienced so much fame during those years on Home and Away that I did just want to take a break from it and literally try and experience a life as Joe Bloggs and live like normal people do.”

Turning away from acting, Dieter trained as a skyscraper window cleaner and reveled in the anonymity that came with his new trade.

Dieter Brummer
Turning away from acting, Dieter trained as a skyscraper window cleaner(Image: Getty Images)

Yet, despite finding joy outside of the limelight, his happiness took an abrupt hit. Just as he was prepping for a fresh window cleaning gig, Australia’s New South Wales government clamped down on Covid, stopped construction dead, plunging him into gloom and joblessness.

Then, four years ago on 24 July 2021, admirers were left heartbroken by the news that the former pin-up had tragically taken his own life at his parents’ house in Sydney, aged just 45.

Following the harrowing news, his family issued a poignant statement: “We lost our handsome, talented, funny, complicated and beloved Dieter on Saturday morning.

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The former pin-up tragically took his own life when Coronavirus hit(Image: Seven)

“He has left a massive hole in our lives and our world will never be the same.”

Despite a multitude of fans grieving his loss, a mere 10 individuals were present at his funeral, a consequence of strict lockdown measures.

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Pep Guardiola’s daughter shares wholesome moment with dad at Oasis Heaton Park gig

The Manchester City boss was in the crowd at Heaton Park on Friday night as Oasis played their first homecoming gig in the city since 2005 and his daughter captured a very special moment on video

Pep and Maria Guardiola were seen enjoying the gig together

Pep Guardiola enjoyed a special father-daughter moment with Maria at Oasis’ first homecoming gig in Heaton Park.

Oasis kicked off the first of their Heaton Park comeback shows last night. The five nights are the Gallagher brothers first time playing in their hometown since 2009. The band wowed fans with a nostalgic setlist of their greatest hits, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display that lit up the night sky.

Among the crowd was Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and his daughter who shared a video on Instagram showing the pair singing along to ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ together. The Manchester City manager received several shoutouts during the night, including one from Liam Gallagher, who said: “I’d like to dedicate this to the greatest f***** manager of all time”.

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Pep and Maria Guardiola were seen enjoying the gig together
Pep and Maria Guardiola were seen enjoying the gig together(Image: Instagram/Maria Guardiola)

Pep also took a photo with Noel’s and Liam’s children, shared on Gene’s Instagram page. Wearing a retro Manchester City kit and casual denim shorts, Pep looked like a typical concert-going dad as he raised his drink for the photo, reports the Manchester Evening News.

Before the show, a message on the huge screens read: ‘This is not a drill’, followed by a montage of Oasis reunion rumours, newspaper headlines, and finally, the confirmation from last August. As the crowd erupted into cheers, a voice announced: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over.”

The adoring crowd let out a deafening roar as Manchester’s favourite sons took the stage, arms raised and hands clasped together. “Manchester this is it, Manchester in the area,” Liam Gallagher roared as he and his brother Noel led a triumphant Oasis reunion gig.

Before their electrifying comeback at Cardiff earlier in July 2025, the last time Oasis had performed together was back at V Festival in August 2009, ending on a high note with ‘I Am The Walrus’.

Formed in the heart of Manchester in 1991, Oasis quickly became synonymous with the Britpop movement, achieving global fame and influencing countless artists with their seven chart-topping albums over two decades.

The Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, have always been at the centre of the band’s success and controversies, known for their captivating performances and songwriting prowess, as well as their notorious sibling rivalry that has provided endless headlines.

Following Oasis’s split in 2009, the Gallaghers went their separate ways, fronting their own bands, Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, respectively.

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Untouchable Scotney shines, but Marshall suffers defeat

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Ellie Scotney shined for the British contingent at Madison Square Garden, but there was defeat for Savannah Marshall in New York.

Four Britons were making their promotional debuts for Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions on the undercard of Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano 3.

There were point wins for Scotney, Ramla Ali and Chantelle Cameron as Scotney became the WBO, IBF and WBC super-bantamweight world champion in just her eleventh professional fight.

England’s Scotney, 27, fought like a champion with a point to prove as she added the WBC belt to her growing collection by beating Yamileth Mercado on points.

On a night when there were 17 world titles across five fights, Catford’s Scotney went home with three of them and is now just one belt away from becoming undisputed.

“I have had a real test in the past few months as everyone knows. I lost my dear friend Georgia, so tonight was for her,” Scotney said.

“She was 25 years old, she was a fighter and she lost her battle to cancer. Tonight, I made sure her name is remembered in Madison Square Garden.”

Mercado was outclassed over 10 rounds by the speed and movement of Scotney, spending most of the fight chasing the Englishwoman’s shadow.

Such was her dominance, Scotney’s hands slowly dropped further and further through the rounds as she began to toy with the Mexican, who had to battle a bad cut from round four.

Marshall suffers narrow defeat to Green

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Marshall had not fought in a boxing ring for two years, but still had hold of one of her world titles, the IBF, when she passed through the ropes.

The English fighter is a former undisputed champion at super-middleweight but, in her absence, Green had risen to world champion status with the WBO belt.

Hartlepool’s Marshall started well showing little ring rust, even smiling as she quickly seized control, walking down Green, who was deducted a point for holding.

The 34-year-old clipped Green on several occasions but the fight turned in round five when the American landed a big left hand.

Marshall endured two draining rounds and was hurt several times under pressure from Green.

Despite having the momentum, Green’s variety let her down and Marshall was able to weather the storm and clear her head.

The fight was finely balanced in the final four minutes, a testament to both fighters relying almost exclusively on winding up their big punches.

Marshall and Green were exhausted when the final bell sounded and both women cut nervous figures in the centre of the ring as the scorecards were read out.

One judge saw it 96-93 for Marshall, while the other scorecards read 95-94 and 96-93 for Green.

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Ali scraps by Furtado in controversial win

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Light-welterweight Cameron and super-bantamweight Ali also collected wins on the undercard.

Cameron, 34, put herself in contention to fight the winner of Taylor v Serrano with a wide points win over Jessica Camara.

The Northampton fighter retained her position as the number one contender to the WBC light-welterweight world title with her 21st career victory.

But Ali, 35, was involved in a contentious decision win over Brazil’s Lila Furtado.

The Briton had been out of the ring for 13 months and a game Furtado appeared to be cruising to a win.

But Furtado left the ring in disgust when Ali got a clean sweep on the scorecards.

“I thought I won,” Ali said afterwards.

“I thought the drop in the second round should have been scored as a knockdown. I knew from then, yeah it got really messy, but I knew I was edging it because of the knockdown.

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Today’s horoscope for July 12 as Cancer avoids an unreliable friend

Today’s horoscope for Saturday, July 12 will see Leo explore more fulfilling career options, while Pisces could be lucky in love

Find out what’s written in the stars with our astrologer Russell Grant(Image: Daily Record/GettyImages)

It’s Saturday, and one star sign should avoid taking on new responsibilities, while another will reconnect with old friends.

There are 12 zodiac signs – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces – and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more.

These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years. From Aries through to Pisces, here’s what today could bring for your horoscope – and what you can do to be prepared.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)

Do your best to keep things harmonious and light. Avoid taking on new responsibilities and making promises you may not be able to keep. If someone tries to pull you into their problems, stand your ground and prioritise your own commitments.

Taurus (Apr 21 – May 21)

Social events will give you a chance to reconnect with old friends while also making new ones. There’s a lot of excitement in the air. You are looking to improve yourself in some way so think about taking up a new form of exercise. Channel your energy in positive ways.

Gemini (May 22 – June 21)

Being open and agreeable to compromise will earn you more support than stubbornly insisting on getting your own way. You have a clever way of putting your ideas across and there are many people you could outsmart but this is not always the wisest choice.

Cancer (June 22 – July 23)

Noticing those unexpected moments of fun and laughter within a busy schedule will lift your spirits. Recently it has been wise to avoid an unreliable friend or colleague. Continue to exercise caution when it comes to who you place your trust in.

Leo (July 24 – Aug 23)

Is your job stifling your creativity? You could be missing out on using your talents to their fullest due to you having to make work responsibilities a priority. If you are feeling bored, stuck or uninspired, it might be time to explore more fulfilling career options.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sept 23)

For today only, there will be personal reasons why you won’t want to join in with social plans. You will prefer to be alone. An older relative will understand why you feel the way you do. You can talk about home plans in a positive and pleasing way.

Libra (Sept 24 – Oct 23)

Taking your time will lead to better results than hurrying and making mistakes. In a test or interview situation, try not to let anxiety take control. Appearing confident can greatly increase your chances of success.

Scorpio (Oct 24 – Nov 22)

Whether planned or not you might enjoy a short road trip today. Just get in the car and start driving. Accept a friend’s suggestion of trying out a new restaurant. You will be pleasantly surprised by the quality of food and it could become your new favourite place to eat.

Sagittarius (Nov 23 – Dec 21)

When meeting someone new, take this chance to chat and learn as much as possible about them. You might share a number of interests. If a relative starts questioning you about your finances, you don’t have to discuss your private business with them.

Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 20)

You’re taking on a lot right now. If you’re struggling with your job it might be time to push for greater fairness in working relationships. You’re open to exploring new ideas. A friend or colleague might be interested in trying a small experiment and this could have unexpectedly positive results.

Aquarius (Jan 21 – Feb 19)

All you want to do now is keep to yourself and enjoy some me-time. Since you’re taking a break, focus on your personal interests. Take this opportunity to pick up those books you have been eager to read or watch a favourite movie.

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Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20)

Today is ideal for romance and having some fun. You will be eager to spread your wings and explore the world around you. Are you single? Accept invitations that come your way to travel and you might just meet someone special. A wish is about to come true.

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Worker dies following immigration raids on California cannabis farms

A farmworker has died from injuries he sustained in immigration raids on two California cannabis farms, as United States authorities confirmed they arrested 200 workers after a tense standoff with protesters.

The United Farm Workers advocacy group confirmed the death of Jaime Alanis, who was injured after a 30-foot (nine-metre) fall during one of the raids, in a post on X on Friday.

“We tragically can confirm that a farm worker has died of injuries they sustained as a result of yesterday’s immigration enforcement action,” it said.

Federal immigration authorities confirmed on Friday that they had arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the US illegally in raids on Thursday at two cannabis farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo, Southern California.

The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that they also found at least 10 immigrant children during the raids who were rescued from “potential exploitation, forced labour, and human trafficking”.

The statement said four US citizens had been arrested for their role in violent confrontations between agents and protesters. Authorities are also offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of another person suspected of firing a gun at the federal agents.

“During the operation, more than 500 rioters attempted to disrupt operations. Four US citizens are being criminally processed for assaulting or resisting officers. The rioters damaged vehicles, and one violent agitator fired a gun at law enforcement officers,” the statement said.

One of the raids saw immigration agents clad in military-style helmets and uniforms storm Glass House Farms – a licensed cannabis grower which also grows tomatoes and cucumbers – in Camarillo on Thursday.

Agents faced off with the demonstrators outside the farm, as crowds of people gathered to seek information about their relatives and to oppose the raids.

Andrew Dowd, a spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department, said at least 12 people were injured as a result of the raid and protest.

Jaime Alanis inside Ventura County Medical Center after he was injured during an immigration raid on July 10, 2025, in Camarillo, California [AP Photo]

During the raid, Alanis, who had reportedly worked at Glass House Farms picking tomatoes for 10 years, called his family in Mexico to say he was hiding from authorities.

“The next thing we heard was that he was in the hospital with broken hands, ribs and a broken neck,” said Juan Duran, Alanis’s brother-in-law, according to The Associated Press news agency.

In a statement, Glass House said immigration agents held valid warrants, and it is helping provide detained workers with legal representation.

“Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices and does not and has never employed minors,” the statement said.

United Farm Workers said in a statement that some US citizens who worked at the firm are not yet accounted for.

The raid is the latest to take place as part of the Trump administration’s controversial all-out campaign cracking down on immigration in the US.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has unleashed groups of immigration agents to round up undocumented migrants and sent accused gang members to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador without due process.

But in the wake of Thursday’s raids, Federal Judge Maame E Frimpong ordered a temporary halt to the Trump administration’s indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles.

The Friday ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy groups in the US District Court last week, accusing the Trump administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people during immigration raids in Southern California.

The filing asked the judge to block the administration from using what they called unconstitutional tactics.

In her ruling, which remains in place for 10 days, Judge Frimpong agreed that “roving patrols” of immigration agents without reasonable suspicion violated the Fourth Amendment, protecting individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures, and the Fifth Amendment, ensuring due process of law.

Frimpong directed agents to stop racially profiling people and ordered the federal government to ensure detainees have access to legal counsel.

Al Jazeera correspondent in Washington, DC, Shihab Rattansi, said the case gets to the “heart of whether we can have these marauding sort of gangs of ICE agents without any identification” sweeping people up.