Jack Cullen admitted he was "absolutely buzzing" after producing the performance of his bare-knuckle career to claim a world title in Manchester on Saturday night.

Matthias Jaissle’s playing career was cut short by a knee injury when he was on the brink of a first senior call-up by Germany. Yet that is not the biggest adversity he has had to overcome.

The Matchroom promoter said his boxer lost sums worth eight figures to keep the all-British fight on these shores.

The New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres powered into the second round of the Major League Baseball playoffs on Wednesday as the Philadelphia Phillies produced a late home-run bombardment to stay alive against the Atlanta Braves.In the late game on Thursday, San Diego advanced to a best-of-five series against the top-ranked Milwaukee Brewers with a clinical defeat of the Chicago Cubs.

“My mum was only 5ft 1in, but she had a rugby player’s attitude. Trust me she was tough, real tough,” says Shaun Edwards.

Regis Le Bris is looking forward to welcoming Habib Diarra back into the first-team fold at Sunderland

The latest Newcastle United academy notebook bringing you the latest from Little Benton

Liverpool remains linked with a potential future move for Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, but the Cherries have provided a damning update on the 23-year-old's situation

Kim Helberg remains reluctant to pin Max Arfsten down to a single position, instead preferring to use the American’s positional versatility as a major asset