UFC 295: Tom Aspinall knocks out Sergei Pavlovich to win the UFC interim heavyweight title
Aspinall becomes just the third Briton to win a UFC title Tom Aspinall superbly stopped Sergei Pavlovich in the first round to win the interim heavyweight title at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Briton, 30, landed two quick left-right combinations to finish the Russian inside 70 seconds. Aspinall took the […]
UFC: Predictions for Tom Aspinall’s heavyweight interim title fight against Sergei Pavlovich
Expect fireworks against Pavlovich – Aspinall Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York Date: Saturday, 11 November Coverage: Follow text commentary on BBC Sport website & app from 05:00 GMT on Sunday, 12 November Tom Aspinall aims to become just the third Briton to win a UFC title when he fights Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 […]
UFC 295: Tom Aspinall cheered by fans before Sergei Pavlovich interim heavyweight title bout
Expect fireworks against Pavlovich – Aspinall Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York Date: Saturday, 11 November Coverage: Follow text commentary on BBC Sport website & app from 05:00 GMT on Sunday, 12 November Tom Aspinall was cheered by fans as he weighed in for his interim heavyweight title fight against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 […]
WXV1: England 33-12 New Zealand – Red Roses avenge World Cup final loss to clinch inaugural title
Wins over Australia, Canada and New Zealand confirmed England as the first winners of WXV1 England: (19) 33 Tries: Matthews, Atkin-Davies, Bern, Talling, Aldcroft; Cons: Aitchison 4 New Zealand: (7) 12 Tries: Simon, Vahaakolo; Con: Holmes England became the inaugural WXV1 champions with a 33-12 win over world champions New Zealand in Auckland. The Red […]
European Championship: Peter Wright beats James Wade to win second European title in Dortmund
Wright hit four 180s in the final Peter Wright beat James Wade 11-6 in Dortmund to land the European Championship title for a second time. The Scot, 53, averaged 97.39 and hit four 180s on his way to his first ranking title win of the year. After Wade levelled the match at 1-1 with a […]
WTA Elite Trophy: Beatriz Haddad Maia beats Zheng Qinwen for biggest title of career
The final lasted two hours and 51 minutes, making it the longest tour-level straight-sets match of the season Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia held off Zheng Qinwen to win the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China on Sunday. The world number 19 took two hours and 51 minutes to beat China’s Zheng 7-6 (13-11) 7-6 (7-4) […]
New Zealand 11-12 South Africa: Springboks clinch record fourth title
New Zealand:(6) 11 Tries: B Barrett Pens: Mo’unga 2 South Africa:(12) 12 Pens: Pollard 4 South Africa clinched a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in a helter-skelter final in Paris. The Springboks seemed to have control when, with Handre Pollard’s dead-eyed […]
Japan Open: Ben Shelton claims maiden ATP Tour title with victory in Japan
Ben Shelton got to the semi-finals of the US Open before losing to Novak Djokovic American Ben Shelton won his first ATP Tour title by defeating Aslan Karatsev in the Japan Open final. Shelton struck 18 winners on the way to beating the Russian 7-5 6-1 in 84 minutes in Tokyo. The 21-year-old’s victory will […]
Korea Open: Jessica Pegula claims second title of year in Seoul
Pegula’s win over the world number 128 was her 53rd WTA Tour win of the season – tied with world number one Aryna Sabalenka and only behind Iga Swiatek World number four Jessica Pegula claimed her second title of the season with victory over China’s Yue Yuan in the Korea Open final in Seoul. The […]
Tim Tszyu beats Brian Mendoza to retain WBO super welterweight title
Tim Tszyu (right) is the son of former light-welterweight world champion Kostya Tszyu Australian Tim Tszyu extended his unbeaten record to 24 bouts with a unanimous points decision over American Brian Mendoza to defend his WBO super welterweight title. All three judges scored the bout in Tszyu’s favour, 116-111, 116-112 and 117-111, after a bruising […]