Muhammad Ali's grandson is taking on boxing's most powerful new empire
As TKO and Dana White push to reshape boxing and tear apart the Ali Act, Nico Ali Walsh believes the sport is inching toward the very future his grandfather fought to prevent.
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Dembele confident he will be fit for PSG’s Champions League final
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele has promised to be fit for the Champions League final with Arsenal. Ballon d’Or winner Dembele was substituted after 27 minutes of Sunday’s 2-1 loss at Paris FC to cast doubt about his involvement in the showpiece in Budapest on May 30.
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Afghan women's refugee team returning to international cricket after Taliban exclusion
Afghanistan’s displaced female cricketers will tour England next month, a landmark moment on a five-year journey to rebuild their careers and remain part of the game following their exclusion from sports after the Taliban’s return to power. The Afghanistan Refugee team will contain players who had been contracted to the Afghanistan Cricket Board and left the country after being “systematically excluded from sport and public life” by the Taliban, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Thursday in announcing the tour. The ECB said the tour “carries significant cultural and sporting importance.”
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