Judd Trump: 2011 champion cruises into UK quarter-finals with 6-0 win over Jamie Jones
Trump has won three titles this season and also won 22 matches in a row Judd Trump says he will have to improve significantly to stand any chance of winning his second UK Championship. The 2011 UK champion thrashed Jamie Jones 6-0 to secure a quarter-final place in York. Breaks of 100, 59, 51 and […]
Katie Taylor defeats Chantelle Cameron to become two-weight undisputed champion in Dublin
Katie Taylor edged Chantelle Cameron via majority decision in their light-welterweight title fight at Dublin’s 3Arena on Saturday. Ireland’s Taylor avenged the only defeat of her career in an extraordinary fight to become a two-weight undisputed champion. Taylor almost hit the deck in the final seconds, but stayed on her feet in a crucial moment […]
Fabio Wardley: British heavyweight champion inspired by Ipswich success
Fabio Wardley has won 16 of his 17 pro fights by knockout or stoppage Winning a world title, with his beloved Ipswich Town in the Premier League at the same time – that’s the dream for British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley. He improved his unbeaten record to 17-0 by stopping David Adeleye in the main […]
Phil Taylor: 16-time world champion to retire at the end of 2024
Phil Taylor is a 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, winner of a record 16 World Championships, will retire from competitive darts next year. Taylor, 63, stepped away from the sport after reaching the World Championship final in 2018 but returned in 2022. Considered the greatest darts player of all time, he has spent the past […]
Elaine Thompson-Herah: Five-time Olympic champion appoints Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s coach
Elaine Thompson-Herah (left) will aim to win third successive Olympic golds over 100m and 200m in Paris Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will train under the same coach as Jamaica team-mate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as she prepares to defend her sprint titles at Paris 2024. The 31-year-old, winner of 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold at Tokyo […]
Kal Yafai: Former WBA super-flyweight world champion retires
Kal Yafai beat Luis Concepcion to claim the vacant WBA super-flyweight title in 2016 Former WBA super-flyweight champion Kal Yafai has retired after losing against Jonathan Rodriguez. Rodriguez put Yafai on the canvas twice before the referee stopped the contest in round one at YouTube Theater, Inglewood in California on Saturday. Briton Yafai, 34, was […]
Champion of Champions: Mark Allen beats John Higgins to set up Judd Trump final
Allen reached his first final of the 2023-24 season Mark Allen reached the Champion of Champions final with a 6-2 win over John Higgins. The world number four will face Judd Trump in Sunday’s final. Allen took control with the scores at 2-2 when several snookers left Higgins struggling in the fifth frame, before a […]
Champion of Champions: Judd Trump beats Barry Hawkins 6-3 to reach final
Judd Trump is into his third successive – and fifth overall – Champion of Champions final Judd Trump held off a Barry Hawkins fightback to secure his place in the final of the Champion of Champions tournament. The world number two won 6-3 to reach a fifth final of an impressive season, in which he […]
Champion of Champions: Judd Trump overcomes Shaun Murphy to reach semi-finals
Trump was the world champion in 2019 Judd Trump produced a battling performance to beat Shaun Murphy 6-4 in their group decider and reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions. Murphy knocked in breaks of 107 and 67 on the way to going 3-1 up before Trump levelled with the help of an 84. […]
Elaine Thompson-Herah: Five-time Olympic champion splits with coach
Elaine Thompson-Herah will aim to win third successive Olympic golds over 100m and 200m in Paris Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with her coach eight months before she will attempt to defend her sprint titles at Paris 2024. According to her management team, the 31-year-old parted with Shanikie Osbourne because of the “extremely […]