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Aston Villa forward Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has shown the perils of playing football in your back garden by accidentally smashing his own window. The 21-year-old Villa player was recording himself doing keepy-uppies and kicking the ball against his house when he…

MOSCOW, April 10. /TASS/. Russian athletes have missed up to 250 international tournaments due to the ongoing global spread of the novel coronavirus, which also forced to cancel or postpone over 1,000 sports tournaments in the country, Russian Sports Minister…

Mike Tyson’s former trainer has made the bombshell accusation that the heavyweight boxing legend got the infamous tribal tattoo on his face to avoid fighting late in his career. Tyson, 53, is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights in…

Former Ultimate Fighting Champion Rose Namajunas withdrew from the now-cancelled UFC 249 event after two of her family members died due to illnesses related to coronavirus. UFC president Dana White confirmed that pressure from broadcaster’s ESPN and owner’s Disney resulted in…

Andy Murray will swap a tennis racket for a games controller when he takes part in a virtual Madrid Open later this month. The Scot and Lucas Pouille were announced as the first two ATP players in the draw on…

Friday’s round-up of positive sports news stories during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  The UFC has seen sense: overnight, it was finally – FINALLY – announced that UFC 249 was cancelled after ESPN and parent company Disney stepped in to halt…

Five-time world champion Raymond Van Barneveld recovered from 6-3 down to beat Phil Taylor in a charity darts match played from their living rooms. It was billed as the biggest clash in stay-at-home darts history with Van Barneveld winning 7-6…

Mayweather has been out of action since beating Conor McGregor in August 2017, but the commercially astute pay-per-view star has signed up to a curious new series with Pulse Evolution, the production company behind a giant hologram recreation of late…

After news broke of UFC 249’s postponement. Khabib’s Russian manager Rizvan Magomedov hit out at those critics with a sarcastic post on his Instagram story, asking fans, “Where do you need to fly now? “When you find a flight, don’t…

UFC 249 has been cancelled after broadcaster’s ESPN and owner’s Disney intervened to overrule president Dana White’s defiant stand, calling off the event due to be staged next weekend due to the coronavirus outbreak. White had unveiled plans to stage…