Author: Karanja Jackson

Joshua weighed heavier than his challenger Usyk ahead of their heavyweight clash on Saturday Joshua tipped the scales at 240lbs in his bid to keep his WBO, IBF and WBO titles Mandatory challenger Usyk has reached a career-high of 221.25lbs for the bout Anthony Joshua weighed in 19lbs heavier than Oleksandr Usyk ahead of the heavyweight duo’s title bout. Joshua weighed in at 240lbs for the defence of his WBO, IBF and WBO straps, the same weight he carried for his fight against Kubrat Pulev in December. Usyk, the former undisputed world cruiserweight champion, weighed in at a career high…

Max Verstappen will start the Russian Grand Prix from the back of the grid The Red Bull star has been punished for taking a fourth engine to his car The Dutchman, 23, entered the weekend with a three-place penalty Max Verstappen will start the Russian Grand Prix from the back of the grid for taking fourth engine this season. The Dutch driver will be thrown to the back of the grid for Sunday’s race after taking on his fourth engine – one more than is permitted for the season. Verstappen, who was already due to serve a three-place grid drop…

Chelsea welcome Manchester City to Stamford Bridge in early league showdown Blues Manager Thomas Tuchel and City’s Pep Guardiola meet for the ninth time on Saturday Tuchel has won the last three clashes against the Spaniard and will be looking to add another win Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in an early kickoff clash on Saturday. Thomas Tuchel goes into the game buoyed by his side’s impressive start to the league campaign, recording impressive victories including a 3-0 demolition over Tottenham last Sunday. Pep Guardiola has had a mixed start campaign with his side recording a 0-0 stalemate…

Valtteri Bottas comes top in first practice at the Russian Grand Prix on Friday. Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two in the first practice ahead of the race in Sochi this weekend. He was 0.211 seconds ahead of Hamilton, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third just 0.016secs behind his title rival, who the Dutchman leads by five points. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who starts at the back of the grid after a penalty for using too many engines, was fourth. Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly completed the top six. The chequered flag is fluttering ?…

Joshua is confident of getting a win over Usyk when they clash on Saturday AJ will be defending his world titles against the Ukrainian at the Tottenham Stadium Anthony Joshua is confident of registering a win over Oleksandr Usyk when the two clash on Saturday. Joshua, who has been warned he is in for the ‘toughest night of his career,’ will put his WBA, WBO and IBF world straps on the line when he takes on the undefeated Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Joshua said: “I’m not an easy fight for anyone,…

Ruthless Chelsea put Tottenham to the sword with three goals in the second half Thiago Silva, a deflected shot by Ngolo Kante and superb finish by Antonio Rudiger sealed the points for Chelsea Chelsea thrash hapless Tottenham 3-0 at Tottenham Stadium. The Blues put in a solid second half performance to thrash Tottenham 3-0 in a one-sided London derby on Sunday. The sides struggled to get the better of each other in the first half with each coming close to open the scoring but not finding the net. Thomas Tuchel made a tactical change at the break bringing on Ngolo…