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Anthony Cacace: ‘I’m in that league’ – Belfast fighter eyes Vasiliy Lomachenko bout

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September 22, 2024

Anthony Cacace: 'I'm in that league' - Belfast fighter eyes Vasiliy Lomachenko bout

Cacace and Warrington’s fight was one of the undercard contests for Saturday night’s main event which saw Daniel Dubois knock out fellow Briton Anthony Joshua to retain the IBF heavyweight title.

Cacace’s win came with Wembley still some way short of the 96,000-strong crowd that watched Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s three-song set and a scintillating headline fight.

But it is still the grandest stage Cacace has graced and he said it was “amazing” to deliver another big win for the Irish boxing community.

“I’m a proud Andersonstown man and I’m very proud of my estate and the people around it, but not only that – the whole of Belfast; north, south, east, west and the whole of Ireland.

“I’m just super proud to be Irish and to be doing them all proud.”

Cacace, who paid tribute to the support of his team and family after another big win, added that he is living a dream having come from relative obscurity to the heights of a Wembley win in the space of 18 months.

“If you were to ask me this a year-and-a-half-ago, I’d have dismissed it as silly talk.

“Now it’s real talk and we’re all in the big time and we want to continue marching forward.”

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Villa had to 'play with their heart' to overcome Wolves – Emery

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September 22, 2024

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Villa had to 'play with their heart' to overcome Wolves - Emery

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side “had to play with their heart ” to come from behind and beat Wolves 3-1 at Villa Park in the Premier League.

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Super League: Hull FC 4-24 Catalans Dragons – French side finish season in seventh spot

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September 22, 2024

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Super League: Hull FC 4-24 Catalans Dragons - French side finish season in seventh spot

Hull FC: Moy, Barron, Tuimavave, Westerman, Martin, Smith, Kemp, Gardiner, Houghton, Ese’ese, Lane, Cartwright, Aydin.

Interchanges: Ashworth, Balmforth, Jebson, Laidlaw.

Catalans: Tomkins, Davies, Smith, Laguerre, Yaha, Mourgue, Fages, Navarette, Da Costa, Bousquet, Sims, Sironen, Garcia.

Interchanges: Satae, Rouge, Dezaria, Wallace.

Referee: Tom Grant

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Dragons 23-21 Ospreys: Hosts stun rivals with URC derby win

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September 22, 2024

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Dragons 23-21 Ospreys: Hosts stun rivals with URC derby win

Dragons: Angus O’Brien; Rio Dyer, Joe Westwood, Aneurin Owen, Jared Rosser; Lloyd Evans, Dane Blacker; Rodrigo Martinez, Brodie Coghlan, Leon Brown, Ben Carter (capt), Matthew Screech, Ryan Woodman, Harri Keddie, Shane Lewis-Hughes.

Replacements: James Benjamin, Rhodri Jones, Luke Yendle, George Nott, Dan Lydiate, Rhodri Williams, Harry Wilson, Ewan Rosser.

Sin-bin: Benjamin 69

Ospreys: Jack Walsh; Luke Morgan, Owen Watkin, Keiran Williams, Ryan Conbeer; Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, James Ratti, Adam Beard, Jac Morgan (capt), Justin Tipuric, Morgan Morris.

Replacements: Lewis Lloyd, Steffan Thomas, Math Iowerth-Scott, Huw Sutton, Harri Deaves, Luke Davies, Phil Cokanasiga, Max Nagy.

Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU)

Assistant referees: Mike English (WRU), Ben Connor (WRU)

TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)

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Catalans Dragons cruise to 24-4 win over Hull to end Super League season in seventh spot

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September 22, 2024

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Catalans Dragons cruise to 24-4 win over Hull to end Super League season in seventh spot

Watch highlights as Catalans Dragons beat Hull FC 24-4 in their final game of the Super League season to finish in seventh spot.

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MATCH REPORT: Hull FC lose to Catalans in Houghton’s last game

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Saints didn't 'stick to principles' – Martin

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September 22, 2024

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Saints didn't 'stick to principles' - Martin

Southampton manager Russell Martin was left “angry and disappointed” after Ipswich Town scored a late equaliser to devastate the home side.

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Max Verstappen says swearing punishment ‘ridiculous’ after Singapore Grand Prix news conference protest

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September 22, 2024

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Max Verstappen says swearing punishment 'ridiculous' after Singapore Grand Prix news conference protest

His words are a reference to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who triggered the controversy with an interview in which he said he wanted drivers not to swear in their cars.

The remarks, to Autosport magazine, related to the use of team radio in television and radio broadcasts. Transmissions are vetted and broadcast on delay and swear words are bleeped out.

Ben Sulayem’s comments annoyed the drivers, and it seems that Verstappen’s animated behaviour in Thursday’s official news conference was at least partly influenced by them.

He said he had support from his fellow drivers.

“Of course some speak out more than others,” Verstappen said, “but in general it is quite clear what everyone thinks.”

Ben Sulayem’s comments also seem to mark a retreat from a pledge he made early last year, when he said he would be taking a step back from direct involvement in F1.

In the interview, Ben Sulayem said that F1 had to “differentiate between our sport – motorsport – and rap music”, adding: “We’re not rappers, you know. They say the f-word how many times per minute? We are not on that. That’s them and we are [us].”

Hamilton accused Ben Sulayem of using “stereotypical” language with a “racial element”, saying: “If you think about it, most rappers are black.

“So when it says: ‘We are not like them’, those are the wrong choice of words.”

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