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As they bickered at a tense news conference, heavyweight Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva said Frazer Clarke is “fighting for his career.”
On Saturday, they will battle it out for the vacant British heavyweight title at Derby’s Vaillant Arena, which will be broadcast live on BBC Two starting at 2:00 GMT.
The fight had been scheduled for October 25 but TKV suffered a rib injury, so it was postponed.
The delay gave TKV the ability to “buy more time,” Clarke, 34, claimed.
“I feel like I’m fighting, if anything, to advance my career. There will be significant fights following this one,” Clarke retorted.
When the two men met for the British title in March of 2024, “Big Fraze” and current WBO champion Fabio Wardley squared off against each other in the first round of their follow-up rematch, which Clarke only lost to in 11 professional fights.
A victory over Wardley on Saturday, according to Clarke, could give them a chance to fight in a trilogy.
“Oh my god, I’d take that opportunity with both hands,” Clarke said.
Four security guards were involved in an intense staredown that ended the conference in Derby.
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Never refer to me as a ‘wannabe gangster’
Although TV and Clarke previously had verbal altercations on social media, they both appeared to have moved on and discussed the “responsibility” of bringing boxing to free-to-air television. However, the withdrawal of TKV rekindled previous tensions.
In response to a contentious media interview earlier this week, TKV claimed that “he has a persona – he’s a good guy in front of the cameras, but he makes cheeky comments behind the scenes.”
TKV’s alleged retribution for being a “thug” angered him particularly.
Never again do you refer to me as a thug in your life. Never refer to him as a liar.
“I’m a professional boxer, a family man, and a Uni graduate.”
Don’t try to act like it then, Clarke, a resident of Burton-upon-Trent, said. Why can’t I joke about my father, “Are you my dad?”?
Don’t let anyone label you a thug, Londoner TVK retorted, “Any young children from inner cities, don’t let anyone call you a thug.”
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The fight is the first instance of a new partnership between Boxxer and BBC Sport, which will be broadcast live on BBC Two and iPlayer.
French international champion and former world champion atomweight Fabiana Bytyqi from the Czech Republic will be Francesca Hennessy’s main opponent.
Hennessy, who has won all six of her professional fights and is renowned for her showmanship and dancing during ring walks, declared that she would “shine under the lights.”
In 20 years, BBC Linear will be broadcasting a boxing match on the card.
Hennessy could surpass Gabriela Fundora’s record, which was broken by 22-year-old Mexican Gabriela Fundora, according to promoter Ben Shalom.
How to access Frazer v. Clarke on BBC
On BBC iPlayer, you can watch until 18:00 before switching to BBC Two at 20:00.
The Clarke and TKV ringwalks are scheduled for 2:00 PM.
Rick Edwards will serve as the commentary panel’s presenter, Ronald McIntosh will serve as the lead commentator, and former world champion George Groves, a boxing legend, and unified super-bantamweight champion Ellie Scotney.
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Kal Sajad
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As they bickered at a tense news conference, heavyweight Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva said Frazer Clarke is “fighting for his career.”
On Saturday, they will battle it out for the vacant British heavyweight title at Derby’s Vaillant Arena, which will be broadcast live on BBC Two starting at 2:00 GMT.
The fight had been scheduled for October 25 but TKV suffered a rib injury, so it was postponed.
The delay gave TKV the ability to “buy more time,” Clarke, 34, claimed.
“I feel like I’m fighting, if anything, to advance my career. There will be significant fights following this one,” Clarke retorted.
When the two men met for the British title in March of 2024, “Big Fraze” and current WBO champion Fabio Wardley squared off against each other in the first round of their follow-up rematch, which Clarke only lost to in 11 professional fights.
A victory over Wardley on Saturday, according to Clarke, could give them a chance to fight in a trilogy.
“Oh my god, I’d take that opportunity with both hands,” Clarke said.
Four security guards were involved in an intense staredown that ended the conference in Derby.
What data are gathered from this quiz?
Never refer to me as a ‘wannabe gangster’
Although TV and Clarke previously had verbal altercations on social media, they both appeared to have moved on and discussed the “responsibility” of bringing boxing to free-to-air television. However, the withdrawal of TKV rekindled previous tensions.
In response to a contentious media interview earlier this week, TKV claimed that “he has a persona – he’s a good guy in front of the cameras, but he makes cheeky comments behind the scenes.”
TKV’s alleged retribution for being a “thug” angered him particularly.
Never again do you refer to me as a thug in your life. Never refer to him as a liar.
“I’m a professional boxer, a family man, and a Uni graduate.”
Don’t try to act like it then, Clarke, a resident of Burton-upon-Trent, said. Why can’t I joke about my father, “Are you my dad?”?
Don’t let anyone label you a thug, Londoner TVK retorted, “Any young children from inner cities, don’t let anyone call you a thug.”
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Hennessey welcomes pressure and calls it “Billion Dollar Baby.”
Boxxer
The fight is the first instance of a new partnership between Boxxer and BBC Sport, which will be broadcast live on BBC Two and iPlayer.
French international champion and former world champion atomweight Fabiana Bytyqi from the Czech Republic will be Francesca Hennessy’s main opponent.
Hennessy, who has won all six of her professional fights and is renowned for her showmanship and dancing during ring walks, declared that she would “shine under the lights.”
In 20 years, BBC Linear will be broadcasting a boxing match on the card.
Hennessy could surpass Gabriela Fundora’s record, which was broken by 22-year-old Mexican Gabriela Fundora, according to promoter Ben Shalom.
How to access Frazer v. Clarke on BBC
On BBC iPlayer, you can watch until 18:00 before switching to BBC Two at 20:00.
The Clarke and TKV ringwalks are scheduled for 2:00 PM.
Rick Edwards will serve as the commentary panel’s presenter, Ronald McIntosh will serve as the lead commentator, and former world champion George Groves, a boxing legend, and unified super-bantamweight champion Ellie Scotney.
As the relationship between the two countries continues to be strained, US President Donald Trump has announced he will prevent South Africa from attending the G20 summit in the coming year.
19 of the Group of 20 countries, plus the European Union, and the current African Union, make up the group. The group’s members meet throughout the year, but a country that holds its presidency also holds an annual summit.
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Trump made the decision to abstain from the G20 summit that was being held last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has charged that the nation is staging a “white genocide” against white farmers and communities.
The US will host the G20 summit in 2015 as the group’s next leader.
Trump claimed in a post earlier this month that it was “total disgrace” that South Africa’s hosting of this year’s summit, the first to be held in an African country, was “total disgrace.”
Trump reiterates a claim that South Africa has condemned and for which there is no proof, saying that “Afrikaners are being killed and slaughtered, and their land and farms are being illegally confiscated.”
As long as these human rights abuses continue, no US government official will be present. The 2026 G20 in Miami, Florida is a “dream come true” event I’m hosting. he continued.
Trump made the announcement on Wednesday that South Africa would not be invited to the upcoming G20 summit in another Truth Social post.
Trump’s statement: What and why?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ended the two-day summit last weekend without passing the gift, as customary, to the next nation taking the presidency.
In his closing remarks on Sunday, Ramaphosa said, “This summit officially closes this summit and moves on to the next president of the G20, which is the United States, where we will see each other again next year.”
He claimed Ramaphosa refused to hand the gift to the person despite Trump’s claim that he had sent one from the US embassy in South Africa at the last minute.
Trump also made repeated claims on Wednesday that the US did not travel to the summit because, in his view, the government of South Africa had refused to “acknowledge or address the horrific Human Rights abuses endured by Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers.”
They are killing white people and randomly allowing them to rob their farms, to put it more bluntly. Worse of all, he claimed, the New York Times and Fake News Media, which are about to go out of business, won’t say anything about this genocide.
South Africa “refused to hand off the G20 Presidency to a Senior Representative from our US Embassy, who was present at the G20 Closing Ceremony.” Therefore, in my opinion, South Africa will not be invited to the 2026 G20, which will take place in Miami, Florida, the following year.
“We will stop all payments and subsidies to them immediately because South Africa has shown the world that it is not a country that deserves membership anywhere.” I appreciate you paying attention to this issue. the president enlarging.
After China, the US is South Africa’s second-largest single-country trading partner. According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, in total goods and services trade between the two nations reached $ 26.2% in 2024.
What has South Africa done to make a decision?
Trump’s choice was described as “regrettable” in a statement released by Ramaphosa’s office on Thursday.
“South Africa belongs to the G20 in its own right and name. All other G20 members are at their own risk.
South Africa is a sovereign, democratic, and constitutionally democratic nation that does not object to insults from other nations for its contribution to global platforms. South Africa will never disparage another nation or its standing within the global community.
President Trump continues to use punitive measures against South Africa based on false information and distortions about our country, regretting the statement’s conclusion.
World leaders gather for the “family photo” at the G20 Summit on November 22, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa [Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters]
The G20 is what?
Following the Asian financial crisis of 1997, the group was established by 19 nations and the EU as a forum to discuss global economic issues.
Its other members include the African Union, which formally merged with Argentina at the 2023 summit in India, Brazil, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkiye, and the United Kingdom, as well as the African Union, which formally incorporated as a 21st member.
There are also frequently invited guests from other nations, with 42 of them this year. Karol Nawrocki, president of Poland, claimed Trump had already invited him to the meeting in September.
No member state has ever been denied access to the summit up until now.
However, former US President Joe Biden claimed that Russia should be expelled from the G20 because of its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but that claim was never fulfilled.
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, was escorted to an event instead, prompting Sergey Lavrov, his foreign minister, to show up. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has an arrest warrant for the war in Ukraine.
Maxim Oreshkin, the deputy head of the presidential administration, was present at this year’s meeting in Johannesburg.  ,
Following its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, Russia was expelled from the Group of Seven (G7), before becoming known as the G8.
Trump may impose a G20 member’s ban on the annual summit.
Officially speaking, not. There is no formal mechanism for a G20 member state to unilaterally outlaw another because it is a group of informal states and bodies.
Trump may still grant South African representatives US visas, which would entail a ban on them from the nation and, consequently, the summit.
Why does Trump assert that there is a “white genocide” in South Africa?
Trump has frequently made allegations that there are white farmers in South Africa who are being killed in what he refers to as “genocide” since taking office in January.
Trump has continued to defend his claims despite being refuted by both South African officials and Afrikaner organizations.
Since the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994, unfounded rumors of a rumored “white genocide” have been spreading among minority, white communities. They have been popular in far-right circles in the US for ten years and have attracted the vocal backing of Elon Musk, a Trump ally and tech billionaire from South Africa.
Trump bases his assertions on the passage of a new law in South Africa that addresses land ownership disparities. More than 30 years after the end of apartheid, the white minority in the country still owns a third of the land, but South Africa claims the new law doesn’t discriminate against white landowners.
Experts believe that the Trump administration’s decision to cut foreign aid to South Africa in February could pose a serious threat to the country’s HIV response.
In response to the nation’s Expropriation Act, which allows for the seized and redistributed of land, he also signed the Executive Order “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa.”
Trump blasted the alleged government actions that “promoted disproportionate violence against racial dissentioning landowners” and “equal opportunity in employment, education, and business” in the order.
In addition, Trump made an offer to resettle Afrikaners in the US, and in May, 59 white South Africans emigrated as part of a refugee program.
The ICJ’s decision to prosecute South Africa for its genocide of Gaza was also condemned in the order.
Ramaphosa disputed claims of a “white genocide” and said South Africa typically has high rates of violent crime, which affects all ethnic groups during a , heated exchange with Trump at the White House in May.
Lando Norris claims he is “relaxed” ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, which could be his first race as world champion.
By 24 points, Max Verstappen leads teammate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen at Red Bull.
If the Briton can surpass both of his rivals over the course of the weekend in Doha, he will win.
When I’m 24 points ahead, Norris said, “I feel just as relaxed as I did when I was 35 points behind the lead.” That is my current strength.
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Norris remarked, “My current state feels the same as it did before Mexico when I wasn’t in charge.” When Max still had a good time in the car, Austin still felt better, but Max still won the race.
“I really don’t feel any different in the car now that I’m leading.”
Since Zandvoort, which ended in August, Piastri has not won a race. Verstappen has won four and Norris has won two since then.
After it was determined that the skid blocks on their cars had worn too much, both McLaren drivers were hit by being exempt from the Las Vegas Grand Prix last weekend.
Without that, Norris would have been entering Qatar with a 30-point lead over Piastri, but the 26-year-old said it was not difficult to get over the disappointment of losing second place in Vegas.
He said, “Of course, it hurts.” Every weekend, everyone puts a lot of effort into it, including myself. All of that work just seemed to vanish very quickly.
“But we all share the same sentiment,” he continued. What we had as a result leaves everyone in McLaren, including the mechanics, the engineers, and myself. And we’re all disappointed.
“But actually, I just had a few days off and came to this weekend and found it quite simple.” Yes, I’m disappointed, of course. But otherwise, I was fine.
The team, according to Norris, will make an effort to treat this race the same way everyone else does.
He said, “We treat it very normally.” Because we’ve been doing a good job and I’m very pleased with the work we’ve all been doing, there’s no need to try to treat it any differently.
Still a possibility for Piastri
Images courtesy of Getty
Piastri acknowledged that he would require fortune in order for the gap to close.
He continued, “There is still a chance,” and it has already been played out that way a few times. Therefore, I am aware that it is possible.
It’s obvious that it’s a little bit of an outside shot, but I’m also aware of that. I can’t just rely on that, even if my final two weekends are perfect. I am aware of the fact that I need other things to happen.
“So, I’m just going to try to have the best weekends possible, which I try to do every weekend, and see what happens to everyone else, essentially.
Piastri said he was confident he would be strong in Qatar despite having struggled for pace in a number of recent races.
He responded, “Confident, I would say.” I’ve done well at it in the past, and it’s a circuit I’ve enjoyed.
Even though the race was what it was and there were some mistakes, Vegas was still looking reasonable from a pace standpoint when I had clean air to use my pace when I just qualified for the end of Q3.
“I believe we’ve already seen a lot of improvements in those kinds of low-grip conditions,” he said, “but obviously this circuit is much different, much higher speed, very grippy Tarmac, pretty consistent, maybe some wind around, but at least we’ve found a lot of improvement.” So, yes, we’re optimistic that things will turn out well.
At least 65 people have died in the deadliest and most devastation fire in the Chinese territory’s history, which is now being put out by firefighters in Hong Kong for a second day.
Officials reported on Thursday that fires were raging in the Tai Po neighborhood and that four buildings in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex had been extinguished.
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However, rescuers are still frantically trying to rescue those who are feared trapped on the complex’s upper floors, where at least 279 people are missing.
Lawrence Lee, a resident, claimed to still not hear from his wife, who he believes is cooped up in their apartment.
“I told her to leave when the fire started,” she said on the phone. But once she left, the hallway and stairs were strewn with smoke and were dark, leaving her with the choice to return to the apartment,” he said.
The Hong Kong Fire Services Department estimates that there are 65 victims of the disaster, including one firefighter. The Hospital Authority claims that more than 70 people have been injured, many of whom have been burned and inhaled by smoke.
People in mainland China have been watching aghast as the tragedy unfolds, according to Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu, who is a reporter from Beijing.
“I believe that many Chinese people have deep compassion and empathy for the affected.” According to Yu, hundreds of millions of them reside in dense urban areas, in high-rise structures like those that caught fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district.
Construction managers are being detained on suspicion of manslaughter.
On Wednesday, the fire started on bamboo scaffolding and construction netting and spread quickly to seven other buildings in the complex.
Authorities believed that some of the materials used to create the high-rise buildings’ exteriors did not meet fire resistance standards, which caused the fire to spread surprisingly quickly.
Additionally, according to police, they discovered styrofoam, which is extremely flammable, on the windows in one unaffected tower near the elevator lobby.
On suspicion of manslaughter, three construction workers who were in charge of the site’s maintenance have been detained. According to senior superintendent of police Eileen Chung, the men, who were company directors and an engineering consultant, were suspected of being “grossly negligent.”
Hong Kong’s CEO, John Lee, announced plans to phase out bamboo scaffolding in response to concerns about construction safety and said all housing estates that are undergoing significant improvements would be inspected right away.
The disaster, according to Alex Webb, a fire safety engineer at CSIRO Infrastructure Technologies in Australia, is “quite shocking” because building spacing is typically required to prevent fires from spreading from one building to another. According to Webb, “they don’t typically spread beyond the building of origin.”
Review fire safety with caution.
According to analysts, the government’s building and fire safety regulators could experience public outcry.
According to Chau Sze Kit, the chairman of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union, “I think we need to seriously review fire safety and site safety management across the entire industry, including government oversight.”
Nearly 2, 000 apartments are housed in the housing complex, which includes many older people who may have had trouble evacuating quickly.
The anticorruption agency of Hong Kong said it would look into any potential corruption related to the 1980s renovation project that it had been carrying out.
Lee claimed that to assist residents, the government would establish a $300 million (US $ 38.6 million) fund.
Numerous Chinese businesses and organizations have pledged millions in cash to the fire victims, including Xiaomi, Xpeng, and Geely as well as the Jack Ma Foundation, an organization that supports Chinese charities.
[Handout/Hong Kong Information Services Department via Reuters] Hong Kong leader John Lee visits injured in the fire at Prince of Wales Hospital.
Despite struggling Liverpool’s humiliating 4-1 defeat against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday, Arne Slot insisted he was confident he would not face the sack.
Slots’ side lost ninth of their previous 12 games, putting the Dutchman under growing pressure.
In a Champions League defeat that sparked outrage as angry fans heckled Slot and his players at the end, Liverpool’s numerous flaws were brutally exposed by PSV.
A shocking verdict on Liverpool’s astonishing fall from grace this season was delivered by the unusual sight of empty red seats all around Anfield before full-time.
Liverpool have lost three straight games, conceding ten goals, after being defeated by Nottingham Forest at Anfield last weekend.
Since 1953-54, they have had their worst run, and Slot faces difficult choices regarding how to turn things around.
Steven Gerrard, the former captain of Liverpool, put pressure on Slot by rendering a gloomy verdict regarding their situation.
With each defeat, Gerrard said to TNT Sport, “it gets closer to becoming a crisis.”
At this football team, there are no justifications for a performance like that. The team is struggling a lot, you can’t deny that.
They are “on a terrible run,” they claim, and they are incredibly confident. This situation will continue unless the manager finds solutions and stability for his team. ”
However, Slot insists that despite facing Liverpool’s second-highest European defeat, Fenway Sports Group, a US company, still has faith in him.
I feel secure and alright. He claimed that the highest power has supported him.
It would be nice to turn things around and win, of course, but questions are frequently asked if you are not doing well.
I like my current position. Although this is not my first difficult situation, it was about time we turned things around.
I’m not concerned, she said. My focus is on other things besides my own position, that is what I mean by. I must do better, and I’m making an effort to do that every day. ”
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Ivan Perisic (L), a Croatian forward, scores the opening goal for PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England, on November 26, 2025 during the UEFA Champions League league match between Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
Ivan Perisic’s early penalty gave Liverpool a lead, but Dominik Szoboszlai’s equalizer failed to turn them around.
The woeful Premier League champions were just as humiliated by their latest humiliation thanks to goals from Guus Til and Couhaib Driouech, who both scored twice.
After claiming the title last season with a summer spending spree, the Reds, who have lost six of their last seven Premier League games, were expected to dominate on all fronts this term.
However, Liverpool travel to West Ham on Sunday, where they are currently in 12th place in the Premier League, their first position since more than a decade.
After falling back to their second defeat in five games, Liverpool can’t be certain of making it to the Champions League last 16. With their title hopes in jeopardy, they can’t be certain of making it to the last 16.
In the Champions League’s opening match of the season, they lost for the first time in five years.
The top eight teams automatically advance to the last 16 of the league, which is currently in 13th place.
Slot called on the coaches and players to take responsibility for the astonishing collapse and tried to keep a group together.
I believe the team is always at play, and I believe we can all do better. People you are referring to, but that includes myself, too,” he said.
I don’t believe this is the time to emphasize individual errors. ”
However, Curtis Jones’ blunt assessment of their unanticipated struggles was much harsher.
I lack the solutions, I suppose. I don’t, in all sincerity. Simply put, it’s unacceptable. Jones told RTE, “I’m past being angry inside.”
We will work hard to get this team back where it is needed, and we will explain to everyone what this club is all about and why it is currently considered the world’s best team. ”
