Author: WTX Sports Team

The Sports Team is responsible for delivering your Sports Brief. Weekly roundup to cover all things Football, Cricket, Tennis Formula 1, Boxing and Olympics and more.

New Zealand beat England by one run in second Test In one of the most memorable finishes to a Test match in Wellington, England suffered a heartbreaking defeat to New Zealand by a single run. On the final day at the Basin Reserve, England’s last man, James Anderson, was caught off Neil Wagner when they needed two runs to win. Anderson had come to the crease with seven runs still required, joining Jack Leach who had added 36 runs with Ben Foakes for the ninth wicket. Foakes departed for 35, caught at fine leg, leaving England with an uphill task.…

Read More

Mirror Sport – ‘The first dance’ The Mirror says Erik ten Hag ‘wants more reasons to boogie’ after sealing the Carabao Cup on Sunday. Top of the page focuses on Chelsea boss Graham Potter, who concedes he can’t rely on the support of the Chelsea board forever after the Blues suffered another defeat, this time to London rivals Tottenham, in the Premier League.

Read More

The Guardian – ‘Quick silver’ Full picture splash for Casemiro on The Guardian as ‘Newcastle agony goes on.” The paper highlights Man United’s 2-0 win over Newcastle to win the cup – the first silverware for the club since 2017. Casemiro’s importance in Man United’s comeback is highlighted in several papers/ Graham Potter’s pain is highlighted once again after that 2-0 defeat at Spurs.

Read More

Express Sport – ‘Lord of the dance’ Move over Michael Flatley, Erik ten Hag is the new ‘Lord of the Dance’ according to the Daily Express. The papers lead story on the back page is on Manchester United’s cup win at Wembley – the first silverware since 2017. Man U beat Newcastle 2-0. Is Graham Potter on borrowed time? The paper also reports on Chelsea’s latest loss – and asks if the boss could soon be out of a job following a poor run.

Read More

Tommy Fury wins grudge match by split decision in highly anticipated match In what was one of the most highly anticipated fights in boxing history between two novice fighters, Tommy Fury emerged victorious over Jake Paul by split decision. Fury, who is 23 years old and the brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, proved to be the busier fighter, landing more precise punches and showcasing his boxing fundamentals throughout the fight. Although Paul managed to knock down Fury in the eighth round, the judges ultimately scored the bout 75-74 in favour of Paul on one card and 76-73 in…

Read More

Manchester United win Carabao Cup, first silverware since 2017 Under the management of Erik ten Hag, Manchester United secured their first trophy since 2017 by defeating Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Unfortunately for Newcastle, their long wait for a title, which dates back to 1969, continued as Manchester United’s two goals within the first half of the game established their dominance and paved the way for a well-deserved victory. Casemiro opened the scoring in the 33rd minute by heading in Luke Shaw’s free-kick, while Sven Botman deflected Marcus Rashford’s shot beyond the reach of Newcastle’s debutant…

Read More

‘This fight was for you,’ the victor told his loved ones (Picture: Instagram/Twitter/BT Sport)

Tommy Fury is on cloud nine after defying many people’s expectations to defeat Jake Paul in the latter’s first ever professional loss in the boxing ring.

Celebrating his win, he was in floods of tears as he dedicated his victory to his girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague and their newborn daughter Bambi, describing his partner as his ‘Mrs’.

Having scored his victory in a split decision after the heated clash in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, the 23-year-old said: ‘For the past two and a half years, this is all that’s consumed my life. Broke rib, denied access, and everybody thought I was running scared.

‘Tonight, I made my own legacy. I am Tommy Fury.’

He continued: ‘I want to dedicate this fight to my new baby girl Bambi at home and my Mrs, I love you. I can’t wait to see you.

‘This fight was for you. It’s for you Bambi, I love you.’

RAW EMOTION 🥲Tommy Fury delivered a powerful post-fight speech and agrees to a rematch with Jake Paul 🥊#PaulFury pic.twitter.com/xviteOiEL2— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@BTSportBoxing) February 26, 2023

Tommy went on to explain how over the past two and a half years, he had a ‘dream’ and a ‘vision’ that he would win the fight, but ‘no one believed me’.

‘Now I can stand up and everybody can take note. In my first main event, 23 years old, I had the world on me, I had pressure on my shoulders and I came through,’ he stated.

The fighter explained that he viewed his clash with Jake as a ‘world title’ bout, before addressing his opponent’s ‘rematch clause’ and potential desire to face him again in the ring.

Tommy promised that he would ‘100%’ be up for a rematch, promising that he’s ‘only going to go stronger’, ‘bigger’ and ‘better’, adding: ‘If he wants a rematch, bring it on.’

Both Jake and Tommy are up for a rematch (Picture: Francois Nel/Getty Images)

Tommy fought hard for his victory (Picture: Reuters/Ahmed Yosri)

While Jake expressed his ‘respect’ for Tommy in his own post-match interview, he added that he wasn’t sure that he agreed with the final decision, while being booed by the crowd.

Tommy’s daughter Bambi was born just weeks ago, almost four years after he and Molly-Mae first met and got together on Love Island, finishing as the runners-up.

When the athlete first entered the arena, he paid tribute to his daughter by wearing a robe with her name embossed on the front in sparkly gold lettering.

Ahead of the fight, Molly-Mae revealed that she video called Tommy with their baby to wish him a final good luck.

Molly-Mae was there for Tommy from overseas (Picture: Instagram)

‘Calls with dadda. Tonight is YOUR night. Get the job done and get home my boy,’ she wrote in the caption.

‘We are so beyond proud of you. Your team forever. Let’s go!’

Tommy’s half-brother, boxing legend Tyson Fury, celebrated his sibling’s win on Instagram by sharing artwork of the winner on his Story, having been with him in Saudi Arabia to support him on his journey.

Got a story?

If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

MORE : Molly-Mae Hague looking after baby Bambi ‘mostly by herself’ reveals Tommy Fury as he prepares for Jake Paul fight

MORE : Drake places jaw-dropping bet on Jake Paul and Tommy Fury fight – and could be in for an astonishing payout

Read More