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• Muhammad Ali’s phantom punch has us scratching our heads 50 years on

  22-05-2015 23:00
  
  Few people, even those at ringside, saw the fighter’s legendary punch that knocked out Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, but it changed boxing history in what was a momentous year of horrors mingled with wondersIf you happened to be a young person in 1965 it was hard to know where to look next as the frivolity of sport and song jostled with events profound enough to reshape the world. The year had barely begun when Malcolm X was assassinated while preparing to address a meeting in New York. The Be
  
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• Revealed: 'Three strict measures' Jose Mourinho has imposed at Real Madrid to lay down his authority - after legendary boss was hired to improve discipline at the Bernabeu

  08-08-2026 09:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Tasked with managing the personalities of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, Jose Mourinho has focused on three key areas to improve standards at Real Madrid.
  
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• Matheus Nunes opens up on Pep Guardiola's emotional Man City exit, adapting to his new role as a right back - and 'p***ing off' John Stones!

  08-08-2026 08:01 via dailymail.com
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Eighteen hours after a needlessly dramatic last-minute win over Leeds last November, Stones ambled out at City's training complex with Matheus Nunes firmly in his sights.
  
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• ANOTHER ex-NBA player says he is now a woman as he declares for the WNBA Draft and promises to give rivals 'nightmares'... following in the footsteps of former Knicks star

  08-08-2026 07:56 via dailymail.com
  
  White, who is a candidate for the Republican Senate nomination in Minnesota, said he is now transgender and wants to join the likes of Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham on the court next season.
  
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• ANOTHER ex-NBA player says he is now a woman as he declares for the WNBA Draft and promises to give rivals 'nightmares'... following in the footsteps of six-foot-ten former star

  08-08-2026 05:16 via dailymail.com
  
  White, who is a candidate for the Republican Senate nomination in Minnesota, said he is now transgender and wants to join the likes of Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham on the court next season.
  
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• Another ex-NBA player - and Republican Senate hopeful - declares for WNBA Draft... as he vows to wear a wig and give women 'nightmares'

  08-08-2026 04:24 via dailymail.com
  
  White, who is a candidate for the Republican Senate nomination in Minnesota, said he is now transgender and wants to join the likes of Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham on the court next season.
  
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• College basketball legend who played in iconic championship-winning team dies aged 64

  08-08-2026 03:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Standing at 6-foot-11, McQueen showed his class by defending against Hakeem Olajuwon in the Wolfpack's 54-52 win over the Houston Cougars in Albuquerque in the 1983 title game.
  
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• Cautious Chiefs issue major update on Patrick Mahomes' rehab as new NFL season draws near

  08-08-2026 03:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Mahomes has been ahead of schedule in his rehab work ever since the injury, though, participating in the entire offseason program before reporting to training camp on time.
  
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• 'There's been some left-field selections, but this one's deserved': How Dan Lawrence earned his England recall, the technical shift that transformed his game and why Surrey insiders insist his Bazball identity crisis won't be repeated

  08-08-2026 03:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The recall of Dan Lawrence for the first two Tests against Pakistan is a sign not just of changing times, but of a changed player.
  
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• Inside Chelsea's summer clear-out: The price tags slapped on Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson and Liam Delap, latest on Pedro Neto, why Blues aren't panicking about 46-man squad and the two stars set to sign new deals

  08-08-2026 03:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Chelsea's website has 46 player profiles listed for their senior squad and soon there should be another addition. That is Pep Chavarria, a 28-year-old Spaniard whom you may not be familiar with.
  
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• Cowboys star Dak Prescott publicly addresses shock split from fiancee Sarah Jane Ramos for the first time... and slams 'a lot of false narratives'

  08-08-2026 01:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Ramos, the mother of Prescott's two children, abruptly called off their lavish Lake Como wedding in March, five weeks before the April date, due to alleged cheating by the NFL star.
  
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• Tate McRae and Olympics hockey star Jack Hughes SPLIT after he saw 'red flags' in singer

  08-08-2026 01:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Hughes, who won hockey gold at this year's Olympics in Italy, allegedly pulled the plug because he saw 'red flags'. However, sources close to McRae, 23, insist she was the one to end things.
  
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• Rodri tells Real Madrid he wishes to join Barcelona while Aston Villa strike agreement with Atletico Madrid star in move that could help push Cristian Romero closer to Spain move: WINDOW WATCH

  08-08-2026 00:53 via dailymail.com
  
  The transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. Here are today's latest developments.
  
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• Tony Romo is DONE with his CBS career, network insider claims... amid fears his drunk driving arrest will create 'uncontrollable' issue

  08-08-2026 00:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, who is paid $18m-a-year by CBS, has been placed on leave 'until further notice'. NFL legend JJ Watt will call games alongside Jim Nantz instead.
  
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• Liverpool agree surprise loan move for Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo as Andoni Iraola looks to bolster injury-hit defence

  08-08-2026 00:43 via dailymail.com
  
  SIMON JONES: Primarily a central defender, Araujo would also also provide cover at right back for Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, whose knee injury is set to continue sidelining him.
  
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• NFL's nice guy explodes at teammate as practice at Tom Brady's Las Vegas Raiders descends into chaos

  08-08-2026 00:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Chaos broke out at Las Vegas Raiders practice on Friday when NFL nice guy Kirk Cousins exploded at the team's star player, Maxx Crosby.
  
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• Inside Sir Ben Ainslie's mission to finally end Britain's wait for America's Cup glory: How history - and a secret weapon - are inspiring Olympic legend's team in Naples

  08-08-2026 00:15 via dailymail.com
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY IN COWES: Ainslie's is trying to win, now as team boss rather than helmsman, the technology-led, F1-on-water America's Cup, the oldest international sports competition in the world.
  
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• British tennis bans transgender women from ALL competitive female matches - including internal club competitions - after World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka backed sport's new mandatory sex testing

  07-08-2026 23:49 via dailymail.com
  
  It comes after the Women's Tennis Association introduced new transgender eligibility rules, backed by world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, which implemented genetic testing.
  
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• Gianni Infantino's 'alleged mistress received six-figure pay-off from UEFA following affair while he was in senior position' - as FIFA president faces mounting calls to quit

  07-08-2026 23:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The pressure on Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president has grown after it emerged UEFA paid off his alleged mistress during his time with the European governing body.
  
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• Tragic NBA star's cause of death revealed after he was found with 'gas station heroin' weeks before passing at 29

  07-08-2026 23:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office has finally revealed a cause of death months after the 29-year-old's lifeless body was found in San Fernando Valley.
  
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• Celtic's forgotten man Jota back in training after injury hell... as assistant boss Shaun Maloney outlines plan for winger's return to first-team fold

  07-08-2026 23:31 via dailymail.com
  
  While Martin O'Neill's absence from Celtic training yesterday was entirely expected, the presence of a familiar face on the Lennoxtown grass was not.
  
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• Named: The seven Premier League youngsters who have shone in pre-season and could stake a claim to feature in the first-team

  07-08-2026 23:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Daily Mail Sport runs the rule over the youngsters who have staked the greatest claim to earn Premier League minutes and who they would have to leapfrog to claim these opportunities.
  
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• SFA call for summit with all 42 Scottish clubs to discuss worrying lack of home-based players in matchday squads

  07-08-2026 22:49 via dailymail.com
  
  All 42 SPFL clubs have been summoned to attend a crisis meeting by the SFA around the future of Scottish football.
  
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• Trans athlete who dominated women's cycling turns to golf... and immediately beats biological females to win title

  07-08-2026 22:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Veronica Ivy, who is a biological male, became the first ever trans woman to win a world track cycling world championship after winning two masters titles under the name Rachael McKinnon.
  
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• Former Tottenham star Andros Townsend joins 17th club of his career - after his bizarre diet made him a viral sensation during the World Cup

  07-08-2026 21:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Townsend, 34, has previously played for Spurs, Newcastle, Palace and Everton, and moved to Thailand after a short spell with Turkish side Antalyaspor.
  
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• Drew Brees reveals how to be a top QB into your 40s... and why MVP Matthew Stafford, 38, might not have even reached his peak yet

  07-08-2026 21:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Brees, himself MVP in Super Bowl XLIV, played through multiple eras of football that saw the league go from an out-of-touch rest and recovery process to a more mindful, player-first approach.
  
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• Newcastle identify former Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as the man to replace Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali

  07-08-2026 21:08 via dailymail.com
  
  SIMON JONES AND CRAIG HOPE: The experienced Danish international has been identified as someone who could help smooth the transition from losing Guimaraes and Tonali.
  
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• Six-foot-10 former Knicks and Celtics star officially declares for WNBA Draft as league's trans debate explodes

  07-08-2026 20:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Kanter, who played in the NBA for 11 seasons, shared the announcement on social media on Friday afternoon amid the ongoing debate around transgender inclusion in sports.
  
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• The Preview: Premiership new boys St Johnstone can be this year's great entertainers under Simo Valakari

  07-08-2026 20:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Ahead of St Johnstone's opening-day meeting with Kilmarnock last weekend, manager Simo Valakari warned of his side's need to be 'solid' and 'streetwise' to have a chance of staying up.
  
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• NBA great James Harden learns his fate in court after being arrested in the middle of the night on gun charge

  07-08-2026 20:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Back in June, Harden was arrested in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle after police found a handgun in plain view that was not in a holster.
  
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