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Anthony Joshua knows Oleksandr Usyk “is a real threat for him”, says the Ukrainian’s co-promoter Alexander Krassyuk.

Sergio Aguero is a doubt for Manchester City’s Premier League clash against Liverpool on November 8 due to a thigh injury.

For the younger Nicklas Bendtner, whose hedonistic lifestyle involved going out, drinking and gambling, “from six o’clock in the evening until four in the morning” as many as five times per week, a 50-day lockdown in Copenhagen would have felt like punishment.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has denied media reports that claimed he quit the France national team over comments made by the country’s President Emmanuel Macron which were perceived to be against Islam.

Sky F1’s Jenson Button believes Lewis Hamilton would relish greater competition in the future, as his former team-mate bids to build on an “exceptional” total of 92 race wins.

Oleksandr Usyk is a “genius” but his toughness when trading punches with a larger opponent remains a question mark, insists promoter Eddie Hearn.

Derek Chisora must have realised that fate was against him when, hours out from his most disastrous fight, he almost drowned the last-minute replacement for his trainer who was stuck in another country.

The newly resurfaced and dramatic Portimao race track, along with a little rain, served up a remarkable first few laps as the drivers struggled to find grip and confidence.

Uncapped Wasps flanker Jack Willis has earned a call-up to Eddie Jones’ England Six Nations and autumn squad, but there is no place for Exeter’s Simmonds brothers.

Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury in his left knee during Cleveland Browns’ 37-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.