Deontay Wilder appears to be in talks for his next outing, which could involve negotiations with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn.

The former WBC heavyweight champion comes off a split decision victory over Derek Chisora in April, when he scored two knockdowns in a largely scrappy 12-round affair.

Prior to that, Wilder had claimed a seventh-round finish over Tyrrell Herndon after suffering back-to-back defeats against Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker.

His Chisora triumph therefore came at a critical moment, yet many remain convinced that the 40-year-old should be putting his retirement plan into motion.

An imminent exit from the sport seems increasingly less likely, though, as ‘The Bronze Bomber’ has now entertained a possible rematch with fellow veteran Chisora.

Unlike Wilder, Chisora had promised their first encounter would be his final fight, believing his 50th professional contest would be an appropriate event from which to sail into retirement.

The way their showdown ended, however, has inspired the 42-year-old to demand an immediate rematch, hoping for a more favourable rub of the green next time around.

Speaking with Daily Mail Boxing, Chisora managed to get a response from Wilder via FaceTime, with the American expressing his interest in running it back.

“Hell yeah. We’re gonna make it happen.”

Chisora added that he intends to speak with Hearn, suggesting he is a promotional free agent and is keen to strike a deal with the Matchroom boss.

But while having verbally agreed to their rematch, there is no guarantee, of course, that Wilder will ultimately put pen to paper.

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Key information:

• Latest score:To be updated

• Venue: New Chandigarh, Mullanpur

• Captains: Shubman Gill (India), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)

• Live Telecast: Star Sports (India), Ariana Television Network(Afghanistan), Fox Cricket (Australia), CricLife, StarzPlay (UAE)

• Umpires & Match officials: Richard Illingworth and Sharfuddoula (on-field umpires), Chris Gaffaney (TV Umpire), Jayaraman Madanagopal (Fourth Umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (Match referee).

• Session timings for Mullanpur Test (local IST): 9:30 a.m. start, Session 1 – 9:30-11:30 a.m., Lunch break – 11:30-12:10 p.m., Session 2 – 12:10-2:10 p.m., Tea break – 2:10-2:30 p.m., Session 3 – 2:30-4:30 p.m.

• Player of the Match: TBD

• Player of the Series: TBD

India vs Afghanistan Only Test 2026 at Mullanpur: Playing XI

India XI for Mullanpur Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

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Afghanistan XI for Mullanpur Test: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Mohammad Saleem, Ziaur Rahman

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With a year to go until the World Cup starts in Brazil, this was a concerning scoreline that gives Wiegman plenty to ponder.

Facing world champions Spain away is arguably the toughest test in football, but to lose so comfortably was not an easy watch.

Former England midfielder Fran Kirby said Wiegman’s players looked “deflated” at full-time and she “hurt just watching it”.

“They will learn from it, and they have to rise up to put in a good performance against Ukraine,” Kirby told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Just the top team from their group automatically qualifies for the World Cup and even if England beat Ukraine on Tuesday they will likely miss out, with this defeat by Spain the only blotch on their otherwise solid campaign.

So what damage did the 4-0 defeat have on England?

“Of course, it’s not a great scoreline. It’s hard, it’s disappointing, and I think there was a difference – a big difference – between ourselves and Spain,” added Wiegman.

“We review this, recover, stick together, play a good game and then move forward.

“We know if we qualify [automatically] that there’s a different preparation than if we don’t qualify. Let’s first see what happens on Tuesday.”

England midfielder Keira Walsh, who captained the side in the absence of injured centre-back Leah Williamson, conceded they “just weren’t good enough”.

“Spain played incredibly well but I think there are a lot of things we could have done better. It felt like they had bodies everywhere,” said Walsh.

“It was very difficult to get out of our own box. I don’t have solutions right now. Obviously we’ll look back but right now the emotions are very high.

“It was a disappointing game. We’ve still got a small chance to qualify automatically. It’s out of our hands. We can hope Iceland do us a favour.”

Ruben Amorim was sacked after just 14 months as Man United manager but key figures at Old Trafford insist it wasn’t a total disaster.

Omar Berrada was possibly the loudest voice in the room when it came to Manchester United’s decision to appoint Ruben Amorim in November 2024, so it should probably come as no surprise that the chief executive is unwilling to write it off as a wasted 14 months.

That was the length of Amorim’s tenure at Old Trafford, and there was little evidence on the pitch that he would ever get things right before he was dismissed at the start of January, signing his own P45 after a bust-up with director of football Jason Wilcox.

Amorim’s tenure was put in context by the results delivered by predecessor Michael Carrick, who restored Kobbie Mainoo to the team, played Bruno Fernandes as an attacking midfielder and returned the side to a more natural back four.

But Berrada has insisted that Amorim’s time wasn’t a write-off, and even though he has skin in the game, he isn’t a lone voice at Old Trafford pointing out that the Portuguese head coach left Carrick with something of a legacy.

Asked if the appointment was a mistake, Berrada said: “I don’t see it as black or white in the sense that, yes, because it didn’t work out in the end the way we expected it to do, then you know you can look at it in hindsight and say it wasn’t the right appointment, but I actually think that Ruben deserves a lot of credit for many things.

“He went through a very difficult season last year. He was put under difficult circumstances, but he did help raise the standards in the dressing room. So, I think he deserves a lot of credit for that.

“I do think that he’s going to be a successful coach, and I wish him all the best. But, we did feel that we needed to make a change, and in the end, it’s worked out with Michael.”

Amorim is yet to return to the dugout following his departure from United, and he has kept his counsel since leaving the club, which is a shame given how open and volatile he could be in his media dealings while he was in the job.

Berrada refers to “difficult circumstances” that Amorim was put under, which might well relate to being appointed in the middle of the season, leaving Sporting for United after Erik ten Hag was sacked. Amorim wanted to move at the end of the season and, in hindsight, that would have been the right call.

He will have something to prove when he does return to work. His strict adherence to a 3-2-4-1 system didn’t work and a lack of flexibility didn’t enhance his own coaching credentials.

But Berrada is right to talk about Amorim raising standards in the dressing room. That is a view shared by those even closer to the dressing room than the chief executive.

Amorim was responsible for cutting adrift the likes of Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho, laying down the law to the squad through his non-negotiable attitude towards both when they didn’t conform to the standards he expected.

There is no doubt that United’s dressing room culture is better now than it was when Amorim arrived, and he has to take plenty of credit for that. Carrick is the man benefiting from a squad now pulling in the same direction, and one that is far easier to manage.

Berrada might understandably be keen to point out Amorim’s strengths, having pushed so hard for his appointment as his first major decision at Old Trafford, but it is a fair case to make.

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Emanuel Steward always backed one man to win a fantasy showdown between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, which is still fiercely debated within boxing circles.

Many consider Ali to be the greatest heavyweight of all time, while few would back against a prime ‘Iron Mike’ with any real certainty.

The Brooklyn knockout artist seemed an unstoppable force in his early 20s, claiming his first world title with a blistering second-round finish over Trevor Berbick in 1986.

Even as the reigning WBC champion, Tyson’s air of invincibility showed no signs of faltering until he suddenly lost to James ‘Buster’ Douglas in 1990.

The stunning 10th-round stoppage is still considered one of the greatest sporting upsets, yet Tyson eventually rebuilt his career and returned to the highest level.

Like Tyson, Ali possessed razor-sharp footwork and reflexes, especially for a heavyweight, but, unlike Tyson, was a far more active operator in the later rounds.

This extraordinary gas tank contributed to iconic victories over the likes of Joe Frazier and George Foreman, enhancing his legacy as quite possibly ‘The Greatest’.

For this reason, and while also considering Tyson’s disadvantages from a physical and mental perspective, legendary coach Steward could never look beyond an Ali victory.

In a resurfaced clip, the all-time great trainer analysed the nuances of a prime-for-prime battle between the pair.

“Mike is one of the most amazing men, and I have so much respect for [him]. The fact he accomplished what he did, it’s amazing.

“Sometimes he lost when he fought big guys, who were talented guys who weren’t intimidated by him. He was really nothing much more than a cruiserweight fighting these super-heavyweights.

“I think Ali would’ve won the fight, because I thought he had too much boxing skills and physical size, and just all-round generalship.

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“As he tired physically and mentally, [Tyson] had problems in the later rounds. Ali actually fought better in the later rounds.”

Many would agree that Ali had the intelligence and durability to defeat a prime Tyson who, as Steward suggested, would not have had much success in the game of mental warfare.

Powershift won a race at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby day. But it was a maiden race and not the one that his connections hoped he would win — the Derby. But now, this talented but lightly raced Todd Pletcher trainee will get his shot at Triple Crown glory when he leaves the starting gate in the 2026 Belmont Stakes. Bet Powershift and the entire Belmont Stakes at TwinSpires with promo code CBSSPORTS. You’ll get a special $400 signup bonus, double the regular offer:

2 Powershift (12-1)

• Trainer: Todd Pletcher
• Jockey: Luis Saez
• Last race: First in a maiden special race by 2¾ lengths
• Career record: 3 starts: 1 win, 1 second
• Career earnings: $81,896
• Best career Beyer Speed Figure: 96 (maiden special weight)
• Sire: Constitution

Below, we’ll dig further into Powershift as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 158th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6. We’ll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.

1 Vitruvian Man | 2 Powershift | 3 Chief Wallabee | 4 Renegade | 5 Ottinho | 6 Growth Equity | 7 Commandment | 8 Emerging Market | 9 Golden Tempo

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What to know about Powershift

After the pace collapse in the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes is shaping up to be a crawl.

Of the 41 races run by the nine Belmont Stakes horses in their careers, only one race featured one of these horses on the lead (Ocelli in a maiden race on Dec. 31). None of these horses do their best running on the lead.

The biggest beneficiary of the dearth of speed is Powershift. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Powershift has raced just three times. In his debut, he was outdueled by Emerging Market at Tampa Bay Downs in a race that almost broke the track record. After coming back on short rest in his second start (a sixth in the Tampa Bay Derby), Powershift broke his maiden on the Kentucky Derby undercard in which he stalked soft fractions.

The TimeformUS early pace figures say that Powershift has the best early foot in the race and should be the one setting the pace early. Though he has never been on the lead in his life, that could be an advantageous spot in a race without any other pace. In addition, the dirt track at Saratoga has been friendly to speed horses on the rail this week, which is exactly what Powershift should be on Saturday. 

He’s 12-1 on the morning line at DK Horse and 1/ST BET, but he’s a lightly raced horse who’s fast, improving and holds a tactical edge on the rest of the Belmont field, which makes him a live longshot on Saturday.

Post draw analysis

With his early foot and no other speed in the race, Powershift should be the early pacesetter when the horses cross the start/finish line for the first time, especially from this No. 2 post. Jockey Luis Saez is dangerous on horses with speed, and if the others allow Powershift a loose lead under moderate fractions, he could take this field a long way.

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa made history on Friday as he became the first Indian to win the Norway Chess title. The 20-year-old chess star defeated Germany’s Vincent Keymer to conclude his campaign on a memorable note. Praggnanandhaa, who started the day in third place with 15 points, stepped up at the right moment and won his classical game, earning three crucial points. This took his total to 18 points and helped him win one of the most prestigious titles in elite chess. With this victory, the Chennai-born star achieved something that even Indian legend Viswanathan Anand and current world champion D Gukesh had not managed since the tournament began in 2013.

Competing in Norway Chess for only the second time, Praggnanandhaa endured a slow start in the elite six-player field before gathering momentum in the second half of the event.

His campaign was highlighted by a remarkable achievement — defeating seven-time Norway Chess champion and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen twice in classical chess — a rare accomplishment that underlined his determination to bounce back from the disappointment of an underwhelming Candidates Tournament in Paphos earlier this year.

As reigning world champion Gukesh fell out of contention in the closing stages, Praggnanandhaa ensured that India’s challenge remained alive, ultimately carrying it all the way to the title.

The result was made possible after American Grandmaster Wesley So, who led the standings with 15.5 points heading into the final round, was held to a draw in his classical game against Alireza Firouzja, sending their contest into an Armageddon tie-break.

That outcome opened the door for Praggnanandhaa, who knew that a classical victory over Keymer would propel him to the top of the standings and secure a landmark title.

Although Wesley So went on to win the Armageddon tie-break, the victory was worth only 1.5 points, taking his tally to 17 points — one short of Praggnanandhaa’s winning total of 18.

Alireza, who had also entered the final round with title hopes, finished third with 15.5 points.

Meanwhile, Gukesh’s disappointing campaign continued as his third appearance in the tournament ended without the breakthrough he had hoped for in a year when he is set to defend his world title against challenger Javokhir Sindarov.

In the final round, Carlsen, playing with the white pieces, defeated the 20-year-old Indian in a classical game to collect three full points. However, the victory was not enough to propel the Norwegian great into title contention, as he finished fifth in the standings with 13 points.

(With PTI Inputs)

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