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Anthony Joshua stands over Wladimir Klitschko after putting him on the canvas in the 11th round of their bout at Wembley Stadium. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

After Flooring Klitschko, Anthony Joshua Now Has the World at His Feet

by Sean Ingle | May 4, 2017 | Sports

London – One image above all lingers in the memory from Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. It is of the 27-year-old from Watford glowering at his crumpled opponent in a pose strikingly...

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Marco Silva came in for criticism when he took over as the manager of Hull City but he has given the club a chance of escaping relegation. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

British Managers Are Overrated By English Clubs – And the Stats Back It Up

by Sean Ingle | Apr 6, 2017 | Sports

“What does he know about the Premier League?” Two decades on from Arsène Wenger’s arrival from Japan it remains a sneer posed as a question whenever an unknown overseas manager comes to England. Paul Merson and Phil Thompson’s visceral reaction to Marco Silva becoming...

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Randolph Turpin buckles under a blow from Sugar Ray Robinson during their world middleweight title fight in New York. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Gennady Golovkin Revives Memories of Great Randolph Turpin

by Sean Ingle | Sep 15, 2016 | Sports

Even during Kell Brook’s desperate final stand against Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night, when it was clear his reddened body was spent and staggering backwards, he was able to perform one last trick. For despite struggling to paw or claw meekly at his opponent, he...