From Carl Froch’s controversial victory over George Groves to Matt Hughes’s implausible recovery against Frank Trigg in Dana White’s favourite ever UFC fightBoxing is a phenomenally complex to-do. Both proactive and reactive, it demands the minute, synchronised adjustment of torso and limbs, in states of excitement and exhaustion, on pane of death and embarrassment. Related: Cracks in Gennady Golovkin’s armour give hope to Álvarez and Saunders | Kevin Mitchell Related: The Joy of Six: Valentine's Day sporting massacres | Barry Glendenning Continue reading...
The Golden State Warriors superstar guard’s ability to annoy basketball fans has given him the most undesirable of auras: that of a Duke playerBasketball fans were first introduced to Steph Curry 20 years ago the same way we learned of Riley Curry two years ago: he was the cute child a famous NBA father occasionally brought to work. A decade later we saw him again, knocking down jumpers for tiny Davidson College in the NCAA tournament and delivering hopelessly dorky rap verses about the campus dining hall. College Curry was the same kid we met in the 90s when Dell Curry was still in the league, just taller and with more range. But today that kid has turned into, well,...
The Sweet 16 is set after four frenetic days. Which of the teams left standing has the best chance of cutting down the next in Phoenix?Fifty-two of the 68 schools that entered the NCAA tournament have been sent home. Here’s a look at who’s left – and who’s got the best chance of cutting down the nets in Phoenix.The 65 @GamecockMBB pts in the 2nd half are the MOST ever allowed in a half by a Coach K Duke team (2,538 halves). @SECNetwork Related: Duke crash out while Michigan's charmed run continues into Sweet 16 Related: Why March Madness is bad for college basketball Related: Protestors fly Confederate flag next to NCAA arena in South Carolina Related: Tom Crean rebuilt...
The world middleweight champion was taken the distance for the first time since 2008 by Daniel Jacobs and his lack of composure gives future challengers hopeIn most sports that matter – cricket, rugby, tennis, golf, football, tiddlywinks – fans get what they want. In boxing, such moments are rare enough to stand alongside listed buildings as crumbling treasures. Well, fans finally got what they wanted at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Related: Gennady Golovkin's knockout streak ended in narrow win over Daniel Jacobs Continue reading...
This was supposed to be a season of maturity for Major League Soccer, but as Portland’s 4-2 win over Houston showed, it still has some growing up to doInternational breaks in the Major League Soccer season, like the over-emphasized punctuation marks in a Victor Borge stand-up routine, are interruptions that take on a comedic effect. One could lament the nascent season’s loss of important players so that Canada can play a friendly against Scotland, or so the US can continue muddling through World Cup qualification. Laughing, however, is more enjoyable. One might as well embrace the opportunity afforded by the strip-mining of rosters for international matches to ruminate on the state of the league. The three-week marker in a 34-week...