Neither Tyson Fury nor Oleksandr Usyk wanted to be drawn on their next move in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s world championship fight. Usyk defended his unified WBO, WBA and WBC heavyweight titles when he handed Fury a unanimous points defeat, to repeat the victory he’d secured earlier this year in May. It was a

England’s John Parry fired a superb final-round 64 to win the Mauritius Open and clinch his first DP World Tour title in 14 years. Having started his last round five shots back, Parry hit seven birdies and an eagle to finish on 14 under – two strokes clear of South African duo Dylan Naidoo and

Fleetwood Town have sacked manager Charlie Adam after just under a year in the job following a run of one win in their past 11 league games. The Cod Army lost 2-0 at Barrow on Saturday, their fifth defeat in a run which also includes five draws. In addition, they were knocked out of the

Rickey Henderson, Major League Baseball’s record holder for stolen bases and runs, has died at the age of 65. Nicknamed ‘The Man of Steal’, Henderson achieved 1,406 stolen bases and 2,295 runs in an illustrious career which included World Series wins with Oakland Athletics in 1989 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. A 10-time

Tiger Woods and his 15-year-old son Charlie were tied for the lead at the end of the first day of the PNC Championship in Orlando. The pair carded a 59 in the opening round and are on 13 under along with Bernhard Langer and his son Jason Langer as well as Vijay Singh and his

Intriguing to read through these BBC Sport comments, following on from Newcastle United’s hammering of Ipswich Town. The comments from neutrals especially telling… A lot of it different to what Newcastle United fans had come to expect from the BBC Sport ‘neutrals’. The BBC Sport comments from neutrals in the past had been overwhelmingly a

Luke Littler has experienced almost everything there is in darts over the past year – both on and off the stage – although his quest for a maiden World Championship crown began with new emotional challenges at the Alexandra Palace. The teenage sensation was the headline name in Saturday evening’s line-up, 12 months on from

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… THE SUN Arsenal and Manchester City are set to battle Bayern Munich to sign Barcelona star Dani Olmo in January, according to reports. Chelsea want to land midfield ace Dario Essugo on the cheap. The Sporting Lisbon prospect, 19, is starring for LaLiga side Las Palmas

A tearful Luke Littler hit a tournament record 140.91 set average as he started his bid for the PDC World Championship title with a dramatic 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle. The 17-year-old made headlines around the world when he reached the tournament final in January, where he lost to Luke Humphries. Starting this campaign on

Four River Plate women’s players were arrested by Sao Paulo police and accused of making a racial slur, Sao Paulo’s public security secretariat told The Associated Press on Saturday. On Friday, a Brazil Ladies Cup semifinal between Argentina’s River Plate and Brazilian team Grêmio was stopped in the first half after River Plate’s Candela Díaz

In a rematch billed as Usyk v Fury ‘reignited’, the sport’s two most technically gifted heavyweights served up another classic and showcased elite level boxing. The Gypsy King was in playful mood with an unorthodox ring entrance to Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. Dressed as Father Christmas, Fury was still sporting

Fury weighed in at a career-high 20st 1lb as he looked to avenge the only defeat on his sparkling professional record and proceeded to dominate the opening exchanges of the fight. As the rounds wore on, the boxing genius of Usyk started to get to grips with Fury as he landed blows of his own

Tyson Fury refused to accept he lost his rematch against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and claimed the judges gave him a “Christmas gift”. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in Usyk’s favour, handing the Ukrainian a second successive win over the Fury. Fury and his promoter Frank Warren were both adamant that the