Ryan Garcia will take on Mario Barrios this evening, as the divisive American aims to capture his compatriot’s world title – potentially setting up a huge fight with a certain British star.

Garcia, who previously held interim gold at lightweight, will bid to become a fully-fledged world champion when he boxes Barrios, who puts his WBC welterweight belt on the line in Las Vegas.

Thus far, Garcia’s world-title aspirations have been hindered by his inconsistency in the ring and personal issues outside of it. In his most-recent bout, the 27-year-old was dropped and outpointed by Rolly Romero, marking the second loss of “King Ryan”’s career, while a failed drug test cost him a 2024 win over Devin Haney.

But Barrios, 30, is lacking momentum as well. The southpaw champion has not won since May 2024, having drawn both of his subsequent bouts. Barrios could not convincingly see off Abel Ramos in November 2024, and last summer’s clash with a 46-year-old, ring-rusty Manny Pacquiao ended as a draw, too.

If Garcia (24-2, 20 knockouts) can dethrone his fellow American (29-2-2, 18 KOs) this evening, he will not only realise his world-title dream at last, but the young star may also find himself paired with Conor Benn next. Here’s all you need to know.

When is the fight?

Garcia vs Barrios will take place on Saturday 21 February at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card is due to begin at 1am GMT on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday), with main-event ring walks expected at around 5am GMT on Sunday (9pm PT / 11pm CT on Saturday / 12am ET on Sunday).

How can I watch it?

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Odds

7/4 – Barrios

4/9 – Garcia

16/1 – draw

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Fight card in full

Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion

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Mario Barrios (C) vs Ryan Garcia (WBC welterweight title)

Richardson Hitchins (C) vs Oscar Duarte (IBF super-lightweight title)

Gary Antuanne Russell (C) vs Andy Hiraoka (WBA super-lightweight title)

Frank Martin vs Nahir Albright (super-lightweight)

Bektemir Melikuziev vs Sena Agbeko (super-middleweight)

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Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh as they sit seventh at the halfway point.

Pilot Brad Hall had showcased why the British team are medal contenders in Cortina with a brilliant first run of 54.39 seconds, which left them in third place.

But they dropped off the pace in the second, clocking 55.04secs – the 12th-quickest time in heat two – to lose four places in the standings before Sunday’s medal-deciding heats.

The three German teams remain the ones to beat and they occupy the top three spots with Johannes Lochner, who won two-man gold earlier this week, leading the charge with an overall time of 1:48:61.

There was a long delay to competition at the Cortina sliding track after Austria suffered a crash during heat two, with one of the athletes treated for a lengthy period on the ice before being stretchered off.

Action resumed after about a 20-minute delay but, with the track now slower because of the rising temperature, the British team were unable to find the speed of their first run and currently sit on 1:49:43.

More to follow.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Italian freeskiers Simone Deromedis and Federico Tomasoni won gold and silver for the Winter Olympic hosts after dominating the men’s skicross final held under snowy conditions on Saturday.

Deromedis, the 2023 world champion, took an early lead and stayed well in front of his other three racers over the banks, rollers and jumps of the course in Livigno. These were the 25-year-old’s second Games.

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Tomasoni made it an Italian one-two by stretching to the finish line to beat out Switzerland’s Alex Fiva in a photo finish.

The 40-year-old Fiva added the bronze medal to his silver from Beijing 2022.

Satoshi Furuno of Japan missed the podium finishing fourth.

Defending gold medalist Ryan Regez was eliminated in the semifinals after he was yellow carded for impeding another skier.

On Friday, Daniela Maier of Germany won gold in women’s skicross ahead of Swiss freeskier Fanny Smith.

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Man Utd U18s are flying this season and exciting youngster JJ Gabriel has been prolific in front of goal.

Manchester United youngster JJ Gabriel continued his hot streak by scoring an excellent goal for the Under-18s against Wolves on Saturday. Gabriel opened the scoring in the 24th minute from an improbable angle in the box, hitting the underside of the bar with a powerful strike.

“That’s absolutely incredible, what a finish, Gabriel laces it from the underside of the bar from the narrowest of angles,” said Liam Bradford on commentary duty for MUTV. “He just puts his boot right through it and surprises everybody,” added former United defender Arthur Albiston.

Gabriel scored his 15th goal of the season when he opened the scoring against Wolves. The youngster also struck the bar at the end of the first half, coming inches away from a brace.

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Noah Ajayi extended the U18s’ advantage shortly after Gabriel’s goal, calmly finding the bottom right corner after being played through into the box by a well-weighted pass from Jayirah Shah.

Gabriel and Ajayi were also on the scoresheet as the U18s beat Oxford 4-1 in the FA Youth Cup fourth round on Wednesday night. Darren Fletcher hopes his side can extend United’s rich history in the competition, but the U18 boss’ focus this weekend is on the league campaign.

Michael Carrick made the 300-mile round trip to Oxford to watch that Youth Cup clash, and the interim head coach was spotted, alongside his assistant Steve Holland, watching the U18s against Wolves.

Carrick has been a visible presence at academy games since his appointment last month. Ruben Amorim once strolled over to watch some of an U21 match but never properly attended a fixture.

Gabriel has trained with the first-team on several occasions, despite only turning 15 in October. The talented teenager has been tipped for a bright future and has been in prolific form for the U18s this season.

“Yeah, it was good. I enjoyed it,” Carrick told MUTV about his trip to Oxford. “We went down, there was a number of the staff that went down and yeah it was always something we were trying to do and as much as we can, we’ll do that in between our fixtures.

“In the Youth Cup, I’ve got great memories personally of the Youth Cup when I was younger. [It is] such an important competition and so for us to go and watch, it’s good to get our eyes on some of the younger players and how they’re doing.

“For them to feel that connection. I was really pleased with Colin [Little] and Fletch [Darren Fletcher] and the boys and I thought they played really well in tough conditions, actually. So to get a good result and move on was a good night.”

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The No. 17 St. John’s vs. Creighton basketball game is set to be played on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s will be looking to continue its Big East dominance as it welcomes the Bluejays to Madison Square Garden.

The Red Storm are on a 12-game winning streak, which they will hope to extend, while Creighton tries to avoid losing its second straight game. Below are some details ahead of the important matchup between St. John’s and Creighton.

How to watch St. John’s vs. Creighton

When is the game?

Tipoff for the game is at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.

Where to watch the game

The St. John’s vs. Creighton basketball game will air live on FOX. There are also multiple streaming options to catch the game live. It can be livestreamed on FOXSports.com, the FOX Sports App, and FOX One.

What is at stake in the St. John’s vs. Creighton game?

Saturday will mark the second time St. John’s and Creighton are facing off this season. Their last meeting on Jan. 10 ended up in a victory for the Red Storm with a 90-73 scoreline.

While St. John’s is on a 12-game win streak, averaging 81.4 in its last 10 games, Creighton is 4-6 in its last 10 games. The Bluejays have conceded an average of 82.0 points over the last 10 games.

St. John’s will have at least one important absence, as Ian Jackson is set to miss the game after picking up an ankle injury. The sophomore guard sprained his ankle during St. John’s win over Marquette on Wednesday, as he attempted a rebound late in the first half.

Jackson left the game before returning to play about three more minutes in the first half and 11 minutes in the second half. He sat out the final five minutes of the game, however. Rick Pitino didn’t give a timetable for Jackson’s return and said he could be out for multiple games.

“His trajectory is going the right way as a basketball player, learning to do the right things,” Pitino said. “He’s improving the other areas that he was basically missing, so we’re going to miss that because he has improved.”

It’s not yet clear who will replace Jackson in the Red Storm’s lineup, although sophomore guard Joson Sanon is a top option.