THE proposed date for the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois rematch has been revealed.

Dubois, 27, stunned AJ at Wembley last month.

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His monster right hand emphatically downed the Watford man in the fifth round.

And that ensured he kept hold of his IBF world title and wrecked Joshua’s dream of a spring blockbuster showdown with Tyson Fury.

But AJ looks set to get a shot at revenge with a repeat of the all-British dust-up next year.

And Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh told fans to mark their calendars because there is a provisional date in the diary for the rematch.

He revealed at the controversial Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol fight night that the plan is for Joshua vs Dubois 2 to take place on February 22, 2025.

The date is only tentatively pencilled in at this stage.

The other thing yet to be decided is the location.

Wembley hosted the initial bout but many expect the second version to be held in the Saudi desert.

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Four of AJ’s 32 fights have been in Saudi Arabia – including his rematches with Andy Ruiz Jr and Oleksandr Usyk.

Dubois, meanwhile, beat both Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

When previously discussing the Joshua vs Dubois rematch, AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn said: “I think it would be part of Riyadh Season in Riyadh. Riyadh Season runs from October to end of February, early March.

“So anything within that period takes place in Riyadh. So yeah, it would be part of Riyadh Season if it were to happen.”

There was a suggestion that the rematch could be pushed back after the IBF ordered a fight between Agit Kabayel and Martin Bakole to decide who will become the heavyweight challenger to Dubois.

The fighters were told this week to make their availability known in the coming days, and there is even a chance the bout could take place before the end of the year.

However, it seems the IBF could sanction the AJ-Dubois rematch before ordering Dubois to face his mandatory challenger.

Dynamite Dan, meanwhile, will be keeping a close eye on the Usyk vs Fury rematch in December – knowing he could battle to be undisputed heavyweight champ next year.

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Formula 3 has confirmed that DAMS will join the grid in place of Jenzer for the next three-year cycle.

The move sees the French outfit expand its operation beyond only a single series focus for the first time since ex-Formula 1 driver Charles Pic bought the team in 2022, when it ceased operating in Formula E to leave Formula 2 as its only project.

DAMS was last present at the third tier of motorsport in 2017 when it withdrew from the GP3 series.

Founded by Jean-Paul Driot and Rene Arnoux in 1989, DAMS has largely operated in single-seater championships and been a mainstay of F2 since its previous guise as GP2 began in 2005, winning the 2019 teams championship with Sergio Sette Camara and Nicholas Latifi.

Since its formation out of the ashes of the GBDA team in which Driot and Arnoux also had an interest, it has earned drivers’ titles in Formula 3000 and GP2 with Erik Comas, Olivier Panis, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Romain Grosjean, Davide Valsecchi and Jolyon Palmer.

It also enjoyed success in the Formula Renault 3.5 championship, and A1 Grand Prix.

Pic bought out Olivier and Gregory Driot, who had assumed control of the team following their father’s death in 2019.

He said: “We’re thrilled to have been selected to enter a Formula 3 team from next season for the next three years.

DAMS previously competed in GP3

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“This is a logical step for us as we’re already competing in F2, and this latest endeavour means we can develop younger drivers from our F3 programme into our F2 team, using systems we have put in place to support and train drivers on the technical side.

“The main objective of this first campaign is to develop a competitive car, like we’ve done in F2 this year.

“Starting the championship with the arrival of a brand-new car is great timing, as we can reuse our methods that we’ve developed over the years.

“We’ve put together a very experienced technical team with proven engineers alongside good mechanics, so I’m confident we can deliver strong performances in Formula 3 over the coming seasons and be a contender at the front of the field.”

All of the other nine existing teams will remain on the grid for the coming cycle.
Championship CEO Bruno Michel added: “For the next three-year cycle, we have retained nine of our current teams.

“Their level of professionalism and expertise guarantee the best preparation for the young drivers who aspire to progress to the highest levels of motorsport.

“To complete the grid, we welcome DAMS to the list of selected teams. We know them very well from the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Their pedigree and level of performance make them the perfect addition to the F3 field.

“Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Andreas Jenzer and everyone at Jenzer Motorsport for their commitment to Formula 3 since the beginning of the category.

Jenzer bows out after a long stint in the GP3/F3 championship, having won its first race in 2010

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“They have left their mark in the championship, and I completely respect their decision to focus now on new challenges.”

Jenzer won the very first round of the GP3 championship with Pal Varhaug in 2010, when it finished third in the teams’ standings.

That result was matched in 2017, but results were harder to come by following the merger with European Formula 3 to form the current FIA F3 championship in 2019.

Taylor Barnard became the Swiss squad’s final F3 race winner in the Spa feature contest in 2023.

Novak Djokovic missed the opportunity to claim the 100th title of his stellar career as Jannik Sinner won a high-quality Shanghai Masters final.

World number one Sinner continued his dominant form this season with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 victory over the 37-year-old Serb.

Djokovic was aiming to become only the third man – after Jimmy Connors (109) and the watching Roger Federer (103) – to chalk up a ton of titles.

The carrot of the century had been providing extra motivation for Djokovic in Shanghai.

So too was the opportunity to show the younger generation that he still has the quality and durability to beat them to the biggest prizes.

However, a couple of lapses from the 24-time Grand Slam champion at key moments proved costly in Sunday’s final and allowed Sinner to edge the most critical points.

The 23-year-old Italian, who continues to have a doping case lingering in the background despite being initially cleared of wrongdoing, played impeccably to pick up his seventh title of a remarkable year.

Sinner, whose successes have included the Australian Open and US Open, has won 65 of his 71 matches in 2024.

Despite the defeat, Djokovic has plenty of positives to take from a tournament where he produced some of his best tennis of the year.

Losing to Sinner for the third consecutive time, though, is a telling statistic as the veteran aims to keep pushing the next generation led by Sinner and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.

“It’s tough to tell you the secret [to beating Djokovic] because he doesn’t have any weaknesses,” Sinner said.

“You have to use the small amount of chances he gives you. He is a legend of our sport and is very tough to play against.”

The 2024 Bathurst 1000 was somewhat of a slow burner with the pole-sitting Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro of reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood leading for the duration. 

It had appeared that the 1000 km distance was set to run under green flags for the duration until Matt Payne lost control of his Grove Racing Ford Mustang at The Cutting, resulting in the sole safety car intervention and a 27-lap sprint to the flag. 

This put the Triple Eight Camaro of Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup on the tail of the leaders, with the two lead cars quickly gapping the field. 

With neither Kostecki nor Feeney putting a wheel wrong, it was the Erebus car that took the flag by 1.3496s.

“I can’t believe it, this guy here [Hazelwood] did a stellar job all weekend,” said Kostecki after giving Erebus its second 1000 win – the other triumph coming in 2017 with David Reynolds and Luke Youlden.

“We had a really good car for the middle stint but as soon as the clouds came over we lost a little speed. They were 32 shootout laps [at the end].

The race gets under way at Bathurst

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“You can bring your pace back a little bit and lose it a little bit.”

It was a deserving result for Kostecki, who stood aside for the opening two rounds of the championship and for Hazelwood, who stepped into the #1 Camaro at the Bathurst 500 and at Albert Park, and whose previous best result in a Supercars race was third place.

“Unbelievable, I think I am hallucinating. I am lost for words!” said an emotional Hazelwood.

“’Bush’ [Kostecki] is an absolute legend. It has been a tough year but when you win Bathurst, it makes up for everything. No better bloke to do it with, he is a wizard around the Mountain.”

Most of the race was an arm wrestle between Chevrolet’s two dominant squads, Erebus and T8. Kostecki, who started from pole position for the second year in a row, controlled the opening 28-lap stint, when he stretched away from Triple Eight’s Broc Feeney, then the third, when Feeney’s co-driver Jamie Whincup was in the blue Camaro for two consecutive 28-lap stints.

At one stage the two teams occupied the first five positions, with Jack Le Broc and Jayden Ojeda running fourth in the second Erebus Camaro, and then Craig Lowndes. The veteran drove careful first and third stints in Triple Eight’s wildcard entry, which started from grid 18, before handing over to co-driver Cooper Murray – who was later penalised for a breach of the safety car procedure.

When Le Brocq lost time in the final pitstop, dropping him from the top five, the race was down to Kostecki, Feeney and Brown, leading a pack of Ford Mustangs – Tickford’s Cameron Waters and James Moffat, Chaz Mostert and Lee Holdsworth (Walkinshaw Andretti United), and Richie Stanaway and Dale Wood (Grove Racing).

The Payne/Tander car was the only retirement of the 2024 Bathurst 1000

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When the final dash came, Brown’s speed was just not there. He and co-driver Pye were in the hunt for the podium but not much more, eventually finishing 13.6404s behind the winner.

Fourth came the best of the Fords. Waters mounted a strong recovery from his and Moffat’s problems, to hold off Mostert and 2023 winner Stanaway – who still does not have a confirmed seat for 2025.

The lack of Safety Cars for more than 125 laps meant that any small errors were severely punished. Waters hung onto the leaders until a trip up an escape road, losing eight positions before he recovered. Garth Tander did a similar thing in one of Payne’s Ford, dropping him five places.

Dick Johnson Racing’s Anton De Pasquale looked like a contender to lead the Ford challenge until he dropped around 30 seconds with a troublesome brake change during a pitstop.

Andre Heimgartner, whose Brad Jones Racing crew managed to get only 20 litres into the Chevrolet at the first fuel stop, 100 short of what was intended. The car looked to have top-six speed but with no mid-race yellow flag periods, was doomed to finish back in 16th place.

As a result of his third place Brown, who brought an 189-point lead to Mount Panorama, now leads by 204 points, with 2538 to the 2334 for Feeney, who moves to second. Mostert is third on 2313 from Waters (2074), James Golding (1718) and Payne (1659).

The next round of the Supercars Championship will be on the Gold Coast on 25-27 October for two 250km races around the tight streets of Surfers Paradise.

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SPAIN and France players confronted fans after a shocking racist incident marred a charity football match.

YouTubers, streamers and influencers were in action last night for the fifth edition of the much-loved El Partidazo game.

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Teams of famous Spanish and French faces went head-to-head at Atletico Madrid‘s Metropolitano Stadium last night, with the hosts winning 2-0.

However, racist abuse from a supporter has overshadowed the contest.

A fan is alleged to have made a monkey gesture towards professional gamer Brawks.

The Frenchman reacted furiously and jumped over the advertising board to confront the man.

Brawks picked him out in the crowd as the rest of his team-mates joined in to help security find him.

Influencer and rapper SDM had to be held back after trying to jump into the stands.

Meanwhile, Spanish YouTuber Koko DC is seen shouting at the supporters and demanding they stop with the vile abuse.

He later broke down in tears and was consoled by his fellow players and the referee.

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France stars then decided to walk off the pitch, waiting by the dugout as the racist was escorted out the ground.

The referee, with the help of team captains Amine and DjMaRiiO, grabbed the stadium microphone and warned fans that any more racism would lead to the match being abandoned.

His speech was applauded and the action continued after a 17-minute delay.

On the shocking incident, Brawks said: “A Spaniard gave me the finger, I gave him a heart back. He then made a monkey gesture.

“I got angry, I asked him to make the monkey gesture again.

“He sat down, he acted like he had done nothing but he knew very well what he had done. His friends tried to cover for him.

“I love sport and the values ​​it promotes – racism has no place in sport or in everyday life.

“A lot of players on the team really wanted to stop the match. I’m not going to lie, I was very disgusted, I had tears in my eyes. We saw Koko who was very sad, who couldn’t hold back his tears.”

Amine said: “As content creators, we are not saying we are going to play high-level football, we are here to produce things, set an example.

“What happened outside of sport tonight is unacceptable, we will always be here to fight that.

“I thank some Spanish players who were exemplary and came to me and said ‘we’re stopping the match with you’.”

The game was watched by 950,000 people online and half the 70,000-seater stadium was full.