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Wladimir Klitschko posts video of dramatic moment firefighters rescued his family from yacht

Wladimir Klitschko and his family were caught up in a terrifying early-morning sea drama after their luxury yacht caught fire off the coast of Mallorca.




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Deontay Wilder accuses Tyson Fury of using his mental health issues to build US profile

Fury returned to boxing in June 2018 as a mental health advocate after a two-and-a-half year hiatus and has spoken openly about his experience and a desire to help people in similar positions.




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Boxing news: Anthony Joshua reveals Wladimir Klitschko hit him harder than Andy Ruiz

Anthony Joshua believes he was hit harder by Wladimir Klitschko than by Andy Ruiz, despite going on to lose his heavyweight titles against the Mexican.




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Boxing news: Tyson Fury weighs in wearing lucha-libre mask ahead of clash with Otto Wallin

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury is at his lightest since he beat Wladimir Klitschko for his heavyweight clash with Sweden's Otto Wallin on Saturday night.




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Tyson Fury is at his leanest since defeating Wladimir Klitschko due to incredible transformation 

Fury came in at 254.4lbs for his fight against Wallin in Las Vegas, the lightest he has been since he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, where he weight 247 pounds.




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Hayden Panettiere 'frequently travels' to the Ukraine to visit her four-year-old daughter Kaya

The 30-year-old Nashville actress also relies on technology to stay in contact with Kaya while the two are a part.




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Wladimir Klitschko wants to become OLDEST EVER heavyweight champion

Wladimir Klitschko (pictured) has teased the world of boxing with talk he could make a sensational return to the ring in a bid to become the oldest heavyweight champion ever.




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Billy Joe Saunders talked Tyson Fury out of a suicide attempt when he was suffering from depression 

Fury shocked the world after he out-pointed Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg in 2015, but the super stardom took its toll on the fighter, leading to weight gain, depression and drug use.




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Tyson Fury opens up on 'bout of psychosis' he battled: 'I believed I was being tortured by demons'

In a new autobiography titled Behind The Mask, the 31-year-old unbeaten boxer has described the extent of the problems he faced, as a psychiatrist diagnosed him with possible psychosis.




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Frank Warren says Anthony Joshua will 'always have a dodgy chin' and backs Andy Ruiz to win rematch

EXCLUSIVE BY JORDAN SEWARD: Frank Warren believes Joshua will always be vulnerable regardless of whether or not he avenges the sole blemish on his record against Ruiz on Saturday.




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Anthony Joshua reveals Wladimir Klitschko called him up to give advice ahead of Andy Ruiz rematch

The British heavyweight, who had been dethroned by the Mexican-American in June, received a telephone call from the 43-year-old Ukrainian during his preparations for the highly-anticipated rematch.




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'Biggest hypocrites in boxing:' Jarrell Miller hits out at Anthony Joshua for criticising Tyson Fury

In 2017, AJ said Fury, 'boxed 12 rounds and ran... I don't respect that,' yet himself used similar tactics in beating Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Now, Miller has had his say.




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Dillian Whyte recalls watching Deontay Wilder get knocked out by Wladimir Klitschko in training

Dillian Whyte has lifted the lid on what it was like inside Wladimir Klitschko's sparring sessions with Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. 




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Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao were the best fighters of the last decade.. but how do you split them?

JEFF POWELL: Still the arguments rumble on. Who was the Fighter of the Decade just gone? Time to settle it before the first January of the New 20s is out.




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Tyson Fury hits out at rival Anthony Joshua for the way he defeated Andy Ruiz Jr

Fury was criticised by Joshua when the Gypsy King put in a similar performance against Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 which has led to the undefeated fighter calling out his rival.




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Tyson Fury's father admits he's had same mental health problems as son

John Fury, 54, of Leiston appeared on This Morning today where he admitted he fears his boxer son Tyson, 31, could start 'doing stupid stuff again' when his boxing career comes to an end.




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JOE CALZAGHE: Tyson Fury won't go for the knockout... I fancy him to beat Deontay Wilder on points

JOE CALZAGHE: This is one of those fights where you can be winning for 11½ rounds and then the other guy lands one shot. That's what makes Saturday night's fight really exciting.




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Jeff Powell ranks his top five performances by British fighters abroad

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: In his seventh round stoppage of reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury delivered arguably the greatest overseas display.




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Anthony Joshua promises to beat Kubrat Pulev in 11th round as he eyes future fight with Tyson Fury 

The British champion will take on the Bulgarian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before a potential future date with Tyson Fury.




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Tyson Fury taunts Anthony Joshua as he claims he's 'only got my leftover belts'

Fury has insisted he is the real kingpin of the heavyweight division and taunted Joshua for having his 'leftovers' after being forced to vacate his world titles amid mental health problems back in 2016.




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Tyson Fury's trainer Sugarhill Steward is priming heavyweight prospect Apti Davtaev for world title

Tyson Fury's trainer Javan 'Sugarhill' Steward has returned to his Kronk gym in Detroit to aid the development of Russian heavyweight prospect Apti Davtaev.  




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Dillian Whyte reveals Wladimir Klitschko KNOCKED OUT Deontay Wilder

Klitschko used to regularly invite young heavyweights to his intense training camps in Austria. Wilder attended and Whyte described when the Ukrainian 'knocked Wilder out cold.'




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Anthony Joshua reveals 'beast' Vladimir Klitschko is hardest puncher he's faced in the boxing ring

Some fans were expecting the Watford-born fighter to say Andy Ruiz Jr was the hardest puncher he'd faced after the Mexican's shock victory over Joshua in 2019.




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A look back to Anthony Joshua's stunning victory over Wladimir Klitshcko three years on

JORDAN SEWARD: There were plenty of ifs and buts before, but by the end of his fight with Klitschko, it was resounding and unanimous: In Anthony Joshua, we were looking at a bona fide superstar.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: It's time for players to wake up...football is an empty shop with big bills to pay

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Protect the clubs, without them the beautiful game is dead

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It is the clubs that make the game; they bring the people together and give that confluence meaning. The only enduring unit in team sport is a club.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Liverpool made the wrong call - they were allied with football at its most selfish

Something had to give. Even the venture capitalists who run Liverpool could not project their club as mattering more, then end up on the same side as Mike Ashley and Daniel Levy.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Even in this time of crisis, agents remain shameless

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It's a crowded field but perhaps the most risible intervention in the stand-off between clubs and players this week came from Dr Erkut Sogut.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: Clubs at all levels deserve fairness... or at least the pursuit of it 

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: At some stage this week, the National League will make a decision on their competitions above tier seven of the pyramid system.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Spending £200m on Harry Kane feels wrong in the current climate

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Gary Neville is right. Clubs who have deferred or cut salaries should not be able to enter the transfer market until that money is repaid.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Toon takeover is ringing the loudest of alarm bells as Newcastle United sale looms

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The difference between the £340m Mike Ashley wants for Newcastle and the £300m on offer is what is holding this deal up. Why, given the estimated assets of the buyer?




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Proper leaders wouldn't allow these wage disputes to fester 

MARTIN SAMUEL: It is a familiar trope that there are not many great captains in football these days. Never will that be more keenly felt than at the top of the Premier League on Friday. 




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Pretty uneasy meeting when new ECB chairman Ian Watmore sits down with Sky Sports

MARTIN SAMUEL- CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: For we now know Watmore spent the final months of his tenure at the Football League attempting to replace broadcasters Sky Sports behind their backs.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: Why there are still a million problems with football's return 

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Here is the problem with football's return. To make golf work, the PGA Tour are hopeful of securing a million tests for Covid-19.




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Mesut Ozil's refusal to take a Arsenal pay cut will NEVER be forgotten

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Failure to deliver is why Arsenal are so worried about their financial future. And why they hoped Ozil could get by on just £306,250 per week.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Newcastle's honeymoon will last until the elite feel threatened

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Until Newcaslte become a threat to some large vested interests is the best estimate. Then, watch attitudes change. The same happened to City.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: World Rugby election presents chance to stop shameless plundering of the Pacific

COMMENT BY MARTIN SAMUEL: It's known as the Brawn Drain. The depressingly predictable exit of the best rugby talent from the Pacific Islands to the biggest, richest nations.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Tahnoon Nimer is taking Charlton the same way as Bury... EFL must change rules

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There is a very straightforward way to prove you have the funds for any transaction. Pay up. Write the cheque, hand over the cash.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Sneering Gordon Taylor has played his hand so poorly… it's time to go

MARTIN SAMUEL - COMMENT: Amid a global pandemic, PFA chief Gordon Taylor is responsible for professional footballers becoming the easiest target.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: The battle lines have been drawn between the Premier League's top and bottom teams

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: At Friday's Premier League meeting the differences were made very clear. Top clubs want resumption based on contractual needs.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Players could end up being washed away by Premier League greed

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Premier League players are fit, young men, quite probably coronavirus will be mild for them. And yet, there is always one.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Rick Parry is the cause of - and solution to - all life's problems!

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Owners have been immersed for too long in the fight to reach the Premier League. They've lived in a world of extreme, desperate expenditure.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Football does not need to be lectured on coronavirus by you, constable Roberts

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Playing the only grown-up in the village is fashionable right now. As is demanding consideration of the bigger picture, as if we are all oblivious to this crisis.




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'I dodged the bullets faster than Usain Bolt': One of the heroes of Normandy recounts his story 

Trevor Stacey, 98, reminisced with his Royal Marine counterparts yesterday and discussed losing friends 75 years ago amid the chaos of the Normandy landings.




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Usain Bolt called Raheem Sterling to thank him for stopping Liverpool winning Premier League

Legendary sprinter and massive Manchester United fan Usain Bolt called up Raheem Sterling to thank him for stopping Liverpool from winning the Premier League. 




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Soccer Aid 2019 Guide: Kick-off time tonight, TV channel, teams and more

Soccer Aid 2019 kicks-off tonight in what will be the seventh edition of the tournament raising money for Unicef. Find out date, time and location plus channel, ticket availability and the teams.




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Soccer Aid 2019 - Team England vs World XI: Live score and updates from Stamford Bridge 

Team England take on World XI for Soccer Aid tonight in the eighth edition of the tournament. Follow for live coverage of Soccer Aid 2019 including latest score and updates at Stamford Bridge.




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Gary Neville ends Twitter break to mock Jamie Carragher after Soccer Aid mistake

With England leading 2-0, Liverpool legend Carragher allowed the ball to bounce over his head, with former Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt taking full advantage and firing past David Seaman.




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England XI 2-2 World XI (World XI win 3-1 on penalties): World XI triumph in the celebrity shoot-out

World XI have won the biggest charity match in the world on penalties after Joe Wicks, Mark Wright and Lee Mack all missed from 12 yards in a competitive contest at Stamford Bridge.




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attention seeker Nelly Yoa bizarrely rocks up to court in a Rolls Royce

Nelly Yoa pleaded guilty to making a series of false claims to Victoria Police in February stating he attacked with a knife and threatened by a woman in his own home.