India’s Tejaswin Shankar started his decathlon season on a winning note at the David Noble Relays 2026 athletics meet in Texas, USA, emerging victorious in the event with a new wind-assisted personal best of 7947 points.

Competing for the first time in decathlon this season, Shankar scored 7947 points on Friday, falling 53 points short of 8000m mark in a wind-aided competition.

Shankar’s effort in Texas was better than the standing national record of 7826 points, which he himself set in Poland last year, but it was not ratified as a new record as per the World Athletics Rules because of excessive tailwinds.

According to World Athletics rules, decathlon records require the average wind assistance across the 100m, long jump, and 110m hurdles to not exceed +2.0 m/s.

In the Texas meet, the 100m (+4.7 m/s) and Long Jump (+4.5 m/s) readings significantly exceeded the legal limits..

In Shankar’s case, the tailwind during the 100m event was +4.7m/s, the long jump event was +4.5m/s and the 110m hurdles event was +2.5m/s, taking the average to +3.9m/s, making the performance ineligible to be considered as a record.

Shankar’s victory follows a successful indoor season where he recently won heptathlon gold at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in February..

During the Texas meet, Shankar, who also holds the Indian high jump national record, also logged personal best marks in 100m (10.59s), long jump (7.66m), shot put (13.98m) and pole vault (4.35m).

Emil Uhlin came second with 7773 points and Dorian Charles ended third with 7720 points.

This was Shankar’s first decathlon outing of the 2026 athletics season.

Moses Itauma headlines at Manchester’s Co-op Live tonight against Jermaine Franklin Jr, looking to become the first man to stop the durable heavyweight from Michigan and continue his rise through the division.

Itauma has 11 knockouts in 13 wins, most recently blasting out Dillian Whyte inside two minutes. The question going into his 14th fight is whether Franklin can take him rounds. If he does, it may offer a glimpse of other dimensions to the young Brit’s game. If not, and it ends inside the distance, Itauma will have done what Anthony Joshua and Whyte could not when they faced Franklin, further enhancing his reputation as a future dominant force.

Six more fights round out the ‘Magnificent 7’ bill in Manchester, streaming live on DAZN worldwide. Fan favourite Nathan Heaney clashes with with Gerome Warburton for the vacant WBA Middleweight Continental title. At light-heavyweight, Ezra Taylor faces Willy Hutchinson for the WBA Continental and vacant WBO Global belts in what could be fight of the night.

Shakiel Thompson meets Brad Pauls for the vacant IBF Middleweight International title, while at featherweight Liam Davies takes on Francesco Grandelli for the vacant EBU European and WBO Inter-Continental belts.

Further down the card, Alex Murphy and Josh Holmes contest the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title, with Michael Gomez Jr facing Jordan Flynn in another 135lb bout to open the main card.

Stay with Boxing News for live results and updates as the action unfolds.

Undercard results

Michael Gomez Jr vs Jordan Flynn – lightweight
Result: Gomez Jr TKO 3. Michael Gomez Jr stops Jordan Flynn – who was cut early and drawn into a back and forth battle from the off – inside three rounds. Relentless from 31-year-old winner, who said pre-fight that he would retire if he lost. Great action to open the card.

Alex Murphy vs Josh Holmes – lightweight
Result: Holmes TKO 1. One of the most thrilling rounds you’ll see this year. Holmes looked hurt after a big right hand from Murphy, but fought fire with fire rather than holding on. He put Murphy down twice, hard, with referee Howard Foster waving it off after a count on the bell. Holmes moves to 18-0 with an army of new fans behind him.

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄! JOSH HOLMES STOPS ALEX MURPHY IN 1! 😱#ItaumaFranklin | Live NOW on DAZN ▪️ pic.twitter.com/Me7pW9XmNU

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) March 28, 2026

Liam Davies vs Francesco Grandelli – featherweight
Result: Davies RTD 6. An impressive performance from Davies. He took control from the very first bell and Grandelli struggled to cope with the pressure he was constantly put under. A big left hook in round four sent Grandelli to the canvas, and while the Italian showed a lot of heart and pride to get through the next couple of rounds, he was pulled out by his corner after round six as Davies becomes the new European featherweight champion.

Shakiel Thompson vs Brad Pauls – middleweight
Result: Pauls TKO 9. Quite sensational from underdog Brad Pauls, who was being outpointed throughout the fight before changing everything with a right hand in the ninth round. Thompson made the first count but had no legs beneath him and Pauls went about business methodically, scoring another knockdown to lead referee Howard Foster to call a halt to proceedings. Fantastic comeback win.

Ezra Taylor vs Willy Hutchinson – light-heavyweight
Result: –

Nathan Heaney vs Gerome Warburton – middleweight
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Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin live scorecard and result

This is a Boxing News live scorecard and not the official score from the judges.

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Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have pencilled down Chelsea youngster Josh Acheampong as a potential summer signing, as per reports. The England youth international has impressed since breaking into the senior team at Stamford Bridge, leading to interest from around Europe.

A report from BILD (via Tribal Football) has revealed that Bayern Munich are eyeing up a move for the versatile 19-year-old. The reigning Bundesliga champions were keen on him in the winter of this year, but did not make a move, preferring to wait until summer.

Josh Acheampong enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in the 2024-25 season, featuring prominently for his boyhood club as they won the UEFA Conference League. The teenager was wanted by several clubs in England and Europe, including Real Madrid, as his contract situation dragged on at Stamford Bridge. He signed a long-term deal with the club until 2029 during the season.

Acheampong has seen his game time increase this season, appearing 24 times across all competitions for the Blues and scoring twice. The England U-21 international has found regular minutes hard to come by, with Chelsea having five other centre-backs in their senior squad.

Bayern Munich view Acheampong as a right-back, and intend to sign him to play in the position. They have their sights also on Feyenoord youngster Givairo Read, but are prepared to swoop for Acheampong as an alternative target.

The teenager may be interested in a move to Bayern Munich, where young players have thrived in recent seasons. The opportunity to play regularly at right-back, which is where he earned his first-team debut at Chelsea, may also tempt him to make the move.

Chelsea boss wanted by Crystal Palace in case of axe: Reports

Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior is a target for Crystal Palace in case the Blues decide to part ways with him, as per reports. The 41-year-old took over as head coach at Stamford Bridge in January, replacing Enzo Maresca after a stint abroad with Strasbourg.

Football Insider reports that Palace, who are in the market for a new coach after Oliver Glasner’s summer exit was confirmed, have their eyes on Rosenior. They have watched the Englishman for a while and are impressed with his work so far as a coach, and are willing to bet on him.

Liam Rosenior enjoyed a fine start to life at Stamford Bridge before a run of four successive losses saw his side dumped out of the UEFA Champions League. He could face the sack in the coming weeks if results do not improve, but he will likely make a quick return if this happens.