All news on the topic: World champions

Ronnie O'Sullivan remains on course for a record-breaking eighth World Championship after swatting aside Hossein Vafaei in double quick time following a tumultuous build-up

Adrian Lewis, a two-time champion of the world, has confirmed he will be taking a break from professional darts in a short statement to his supporters on social media

German magazine Die Aktuelle produced fake quotes from seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher - who is recovering from a brain injury - earlier this month

Brazilian social media superstar Whindersson heads to the UK for his first of three fights in the Kingpyn Boxing 'High Stakes' tournament at the OVO Arena Wembley

Robbie O'Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei had exchanged words in the build up to their World Championship showdown at the Crucible and the 'Prince of Persia's' premeditated break in the second frame saw their match off to an explosive start

Mercedes ace Russell is regarded as one of the hottest talents in Formula 1 who has the ability to become world champion – and Red Bull rival Verstappen believes the hype

Fury has taken to social media to share a message for fans that he will be announcing his return to the ring imminently, declaring that the WBC champion is back

Garcia and Davis agreed to a 'winner take all' bet on their purses for this weekend's pay-per-view headliner, but McGregor is unimpressed with the tired concept

Wilder is currently in talks for a bout with Anthony Joshua, which could land on the same card as Tyson Fury's undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia this December

Former eight-weight world champion Pacquiao has been eyeing up a return to the ring against controversial Brit Benn this summer in Abu Dhabi, much to the chagrin of many in the sport

British featherweight prospect Allen could earn himself a shot at the 145lb title with a win over the legendary former undisputed champion Holloway in Kansas City

Paul has recently started dating Dutch speed-skater Jutta Leerdam, with the pair spending time together in Puerto Rico after his loss to Fury back in February

With a UFC featherweight title shot likely on the line for the Brit, he has one last hurdle to climb against legendary former featherweight champion Holloway this weekend

Former super-middleweight champion Froch has an awkward rivalry with Paul which stemmed from a fight call-out, and he has again mocked the YouTube star

Former world champion boxer Hatton returned to the ring for an exhibition last year, but an injury to his hand has cost him a regular spot on the exhibition circuit

Legendary pound-for-pound great Jones picked up the world heavyweight title when he defeated Gane last month in Las Vegas after a three-year absence, but hasn't been heard from since

Fury handed Paul his first taste of defeat in the ring in February, and joked in a recent YouTube video that he has packed on three stone since the fight

The sole stumbling block in the way of McGregor making a full comeback to the UFC octagon after two years of absence appears to be his issue with the US Anti-Doping Agency

Both men have been unified champions at super-lightweight and lightweight respectively, but Taylor has only managed to hold on to one belt during his year-and-a-half off

Former cruiserweight world champion Bellew found himself in an altercation at ringside while commentating on Joshua's recent comeback fight with Jermaine Franklin

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton sits 31 points behind Max Verstappen in the drivers' championship after three races with his Mercedes looking helpless against Red Bull

Former world champion Haye believes that the best next step for Joshua would be a rematch with old rival Dillian Whyte, not the highly-anticipated Fury fight

After over a year since the pair met in the AO Arena Manchester, Brook learned through the media today that Khan had been slapped with a two-year ban following a failed drugs test

Adesanya had never lost at middleweight before his November meeting with old rival Pereira, but is now just one fight away from dropping out of world title contention

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul is currently looking for his next move after losing his first professional boxing match to Tommy Fury back in February, and he has signed with PFL MMA