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Edwards, a former UFC champion himself, lost his title to Muhammad last July but the UFC wanted to keep the Birmingham fighter on the London card. The 33-year-old is expected to be granted a chance to reclaim his title if he wins his next few fight. American Muhammad upset the odds to beat Edwards in Manchester and defends for the …

FIA statues dictate members of the world motorsport council “may attend any meeting” and “have the right to vote”. Reid and Richards both refused to comment when approached by BBC Sport. An FIA spokesperson said: “As is routine in all organisations, including the BBC, the FIA implements procedures including non-disclosure agreements to ensure confidential relationships between all parties, to safeguard …

“The Galatasaray and Fenerbahce derby is the biggest sport event in Turkey,” says Burak Abatay from BBC Turkish. “Life stops on derby evenings – even the terrible Istanbul traffic is relieved. It is very big tension. The match [last night] was played in this tension. “There has been a great chaos in Turkish football for a long time. The main …

Palmer started the season in red-hot form for the Blues, scoring 14 goals and creating six assists across his first 21 Premier League appearances. However, he has zero goal involvements since. Many Chelsea supporters, as well as Fantasy Football fans, had pencilled in Chelsea’s home match against a Southampton side who sit bottom of the league and have the worst …

Jonathan Sutherland presents extended highlights of Celtic v Aberdeen.

Defending champion Judd Trump has suffered a surprise loss in the last 32 at the World Open, losing 5-2 to Joe O’Connor in Yushan, China. World number one Trump, 35, swept past China’s Long Zehuang 5-1 on Monday but could not replicate that form against fellow Englishman O’Connor. O’Connor, 29, recorded five half-centuries and hit 113 to complete his victory. …

It is almost exactly three years since Ferguson resigned from his last managerial position with League 1 Alloa Athletic. He had been in charge for nine months and left the club eighth in the third-tier table. Prior to that he had spells in the fourth tier with Clyde and Kelty Hearts. Since then, Ferguson said he had been enjoying the …

One source with knowledge of the inner workings of Leeds explained the issue the club had on their last three-year stay in the Premier League was that then-owner Andrea Radrizzani just didn’t have the funds to kick on. Radrizzani’s shares were bought by the 49ers Enterprises when they took over Leeds in the summer of 2023, The investment arm of …

The Monday Night Club’s Mark Chapman, Rory Smith, Paul Robinson and Chris Sutton discuss forward Mohamed Salah’s contract situation at Liverpool.

The Calcutta Cup – a fixture Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has lit up in recent years – was seen as a perfect opportunity for the two-time Lion to restate his credentials as the starting fly-half. Russell, especially in the opening half, looked back to his old self as he helped pick apart England’s defence with his wide passing game. However, …