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Tyler Denny has come a long way from fighting at the Walsall Town Hall to Wembley Stadium in front of 96,000 boxing fans. The 33-year-old was still working full-time as a plumber for Dudley Council until three years ago and will now be joining Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois on the biggest stage on Saturday night, taking on the undefeated knockout king Hamzah Sheeraz in the night’s chief support. Securing a life-changing payday and a place on one of the biggest cards of the year is no fluke or handout – the middleweight has enjoyed a sublime rise up the…

Erik ten Hag signing Antony has been accused of bringing ‘nothing’ to Manchester United by a former Premier League owner. Antony became one of the most expensive signings in Premier League history when he completed an £82m move to Old Trafford from Ajax in 2022. The Brazilian winger scored 24 goals and made 22 assists in 82 appearances for Ajax and played under Ten Hag before the manager left to join United. Given his impact for Ajax – where he also scored seven goals in 11 Champions League games – Antony was expected to flourish at Manchester United but that…

England’s newest star Angel Gomes endured a night to forget as he became the first player to be sent off in this season’s Champions League. Gomes was shown two yellow cards within the space of just 19 minutes in the first-half of Lille’s 2-0 loss to Sporting Lisbon. The midfielder, who impressed in his first two England games during the international break, received his first booking in the 21st minute for a push on Francisco Trincao. Long time Arsenal target Viktor Gyokeres opened the scoring in the 38th minute, but just moments after the restart Gomes was shown his second yellow…

Alan Shearer has urged Tottenham to keep faith with Ange Postecoglou in the wake of their disappointing derby day defeat to Arsenal on Sunday. Despite facing an injury-hit Gunners, Tottenham slumped to a 1-0 defeat at home against Mikel Arteta’s side, their third successive home defeat against their north London rivals. It continues what has been a stuttering start to the Premier League season for Spurs who have won just one of their first four games and sit 13th in the table. Postecoglou cut a defiant figure after the match, insisting he will bring silverware to the club this season,…

Jesse Lingard says he didn’t know the rules in his new home of South Korea, after a police investigation into him riding an e-scooter without a license. Lingard posted a video on social of himself riding an electric scooter, which has since been deleted. Earlier this year it was ruled that riding an e-scooter without a license would bring about a fine of 100,000 won (£56.85) and riding without a helmet would be a fine of 20,000 won (£11.47). The Korea Times report that a preliminary probe was launched by Seoul police after the clip was posted. The England international…

Italy’s Prime Minster has led tributes to Salvatore Schillaci after the ‘football icon’ and World Cup hero died at the age of 59. Ex-Italy striker Schillaci, better known as ‘Toto’, was the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup and also took home the Golden Ball award for the best player in the tournament. The former Messina, Juventus and Inter Milan star only earned 16 caps for Italy but gained hero status for his role at Italia 90. Schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said: ‘A football icon leaves us, a man who…

Delays and cancellations at Heathrow and Gatwick airports | UK News Here are the departing flights listed as delayed and cancelled on the airport departure board. Delayed American Airlines AA731 at 9.15am to Charlotte American Airlines AA729 at 9.35am to Philadelphia Virgin Atlantic VS302 at 10.30am to Delhi British Airways BA938 at 11.10am to Dusseldorf British Airways BA1412 at 11.35 to Belfast United Airlines UA017 at 12 pm to New York City American Airlines AA733 at 12.15pm to Charlotte British Airways BA193 at 1.05pm to Dallas Fort Worth British Airways BA197 at 2.50pm to Houston British Airways BA566 at 3pm…

Man finds billboard at Charing Cross 40 years after he developed it | UK News The billboard has sat at Charing Cross tube station for 40 years A man has been left shocked because a billboard poster he designed 40 years ago is still up and completely intact. Mick Sands, 65, used to work as an advertising copywriter and had an account to promote hayfever spray which led to billboards put up across the country. One of those billboards still stands remarkably intact all these years later at Charing Cross tube station. The billboard shows a garden gnome using a…

The bravery of crossbow killing victim Hannah Hunt was revealed as suspect Kyle Clifford appeared in court, Metro reports.

Kyle Clifford, 26, has been charged with the murders of Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, and their two daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28.

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