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BEST SPORTING MOMENTS OF 2023: Marketa Vondrousova wowed Wimbledon with her victory despite being unseeded, while there was European joy at the Solheim and Ryder Cups

Wilder had agreed a deal with Anthony Joshua to fight twice next year but lost to Parker in Saudi Arabia to all but end those hopes

Deontay Wilder took on fellow former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker knowing a fight against Anthony Joshua was in the offing

"one of the fiercest debates to be had in any pub, club or drinking den from the Abel Heywood to the Zombie Shack is whether the 51-year-old has now usurped Sir Alex Ferguson."

Manchester City face Brazilian side Fluminense in the Club World Cup Final on Friday night, with homegrown star Phil Foden insisting victory and another first for Pep Guardiola's men can push them towards even more glory

Driver Jesse Owen, Callum Griffiths and Morgan Smith were left fatally injured following a crash between the Audi they were travelling in and a bus in South Wales

Joshua was the only fighter on the Day of Reckoning card not to work out in front of the media, instead welcoming young fighters to train instead

Wilder suffered back-to-back defeats by Fury as he lost his status as world champion - and he revealed he considered calling it quits

Wilder already has eight children - five girls and three boys - but admits he would have 50 if he could find willing partners

Gerwyn Price breezed into the third round of the PDC World Championship on Monday night, but admitted after that he was considering withdrawing from darts' showpiece event

"You want fans in the stadium, you want fans paying affordable prices. It is important our stadiums are full of people that love our sport, not people that can afford to get to an Olympics"

Rebecca McGowan, the 23-year-old from Dumbarton, has enjoyed a stellar 2023, winning silver medals at both the World Championships and the Grand Prix Final, the latter in Manchester earlier this month

Former Marine Jon White is refusing to let his experience in Afghanistan where a Taliban bomb made him a triple-amputee get in the way of becoming an Olympic champion

Ngannou and Paul are both signed up to MMA promotion PFL and the Cameroonian was quick to praise the YouTuber for his performance

Former former Formula One world champion has signed up to drive a Porsche 963 in the top hypercar class at next year's World Endurance Championship

"I’ve been honoured in a number of ways but you think about the ones you don’t get. I’ve not been shortlisted so I’m adding it to the list of things I’d like to do"

Jake Paul is set to take on Andre August in his ninth professional fight on Friday, but the internet sensation has made some surprising comments about his next bout

Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the Scottish Open hours before he was due to face teenager Liam Graham in the first round and the 19-year-old has hit out at the snooker legend

Roy Jones Jr remains active having fought ex-UFC champion Anthony Pettis this year, and could now take on reality star Tommy Fury

Declan Brooks toured around the USA in 2017 as a two-wheeled trickster with the world's most famous circus company before returning to competitive action and winning freestyle bronze at Tokyo 2020

Lionel Messi and Argentina's first title defence will be the Copa America this summer and Roberto Carlos has refused to rule out Brazil despite instability

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola sparked fury a few years ago when he suggested Spurs were a side that solely belonged to England captain Harry Kane

Khan was offered the deal by Mario Kindelan who beat the Brit in their 2004 Olympic final in Athens - with the Cuban needing the money to build his mum a house

Lionel Messi recently admitted that the MLS is a 'minor league' during a recent interview in Argentina where the World Cup winner was asked about his status for the competition in 2026

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Tony Bellew lead a very different life before his boxing career saw him gain celebrity status – as he dabbled in a life of crime