3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (852+ words) A middle-aged man in army trousers leans his head on one hand, as if relaxing. With the other, he holds off a 140kg opponent 14 years his junior. The arena erupts as Devon Larratt, the 50-year-old Canadian star of arm-wrestling, pins Vitaly…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (433+ words) If your job was BBC boxing expert, if you'd heard concerns from athletes including the Team GB double gold-medal boxer Nicola Adams, if you knew your sport was potentially lethal and that men punch 2. 6 times harder than women, surely you'd…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (375+ words) In our sports-writing world, what they had was pure gold dust. Mc Ilvanney and Jones asked: "How was it inside the ropes with Foreman coming for you?" Ali warmed to his subject. Does his two grand tours trump the others…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (526+ words) Fran Jones, the British No3, achieved the best win of her career by beating Emma Navarro, the world No15, in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland. Jones, ranked No72 in the world, was facing a player in the top 20 for…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (486+ words) The Trump family have deepened their business connections with Conor Mc Gregor with the promise of a $23 million investment in one of the former MMA fighter's business ventures. The investment will increase the Trumps' involvement in MMA Inc, an American-listed…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (747+ words) It's a really welcoming community. People make friends here for life." Ffion Davies has her forearm wrapped around my neck from behind, pinning me to her chest, so she is talking directly into my ear. It's not the sort of…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (264+ words) Sky Sports has committed to returning to boxing in the new year with a potential new broadcast deal involving Dana White and Jake Paul's promotional companies. The broadcaster has been the leading force in British boxing since the turn of…...