All news on the topic: World champions

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Hamilton expects "movement" as he makes prediction for second half of F1 season
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has made a prediction for the remainder of the Formula 1 campaign, with the season now pausing briefly for a summer break
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Teen Colombia star scores stunner against Germany days after training collapse
Two-time world champions Germany were shocked by Colombia as Linda Caicedo opened the scoring and Manuela Vanega supplied the game-winner in injury time
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Anthony Joshua's coach told him to fly him home during Oleksandr Usyk fight camp
Multiple-time world champion as a trainer Robert Garcia was unimpressed with Joshua's work ahead of their sole fight together last summer in Saudi Arabia
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Strictly's Shirley Ballas' powerful message to trolls after social media abuse
Wallasey-born Shirley Ballas is no stranger to mental health struggles, but she has coping mechanisms in place - including her mother, who she is glued at the hip to
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Conor McGregor throws UFC return into doubt with "f*** Chandler" message
UFC legend McGregor is due back in the octagon this December against former Bellator champion Michael Chandler, but the bout has yet to be confirmed - and could now be off
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Conor McGregor sends instant message to Justin Gaethje after Dustin Poirier KO
There has always been a brewing feud between McGregor and Gaethje, with the Irishman almost fighting his rival in 2019 before injury scuppered plans
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Lewis Hamilton blown away by rival Max Verstappen's act in Belgian GP qualifying
Hamilton will start ahead of Verstappen on the Belgian Grand Prix grid, but only because a penalty dropped the Red Bull racer from pole position to sixth in the order
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Amir Khan and wife Faryal 'separated and living apart' after sexting confession
Former World Champion boxer Amir Khan is reportedly living separately from his wife of almost ten years, Faryal Makhdoom, after the pair split
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Amir Khan 'separates from model wife Faryal Makhdoom' after 10 years together
Olympic medalist and former world champion Khan is said to be co-parenting with Makhdoom after a text affair with another Instagram influencer
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Australia muzzle Bazball's bark to remind England of world champion status
Having secured the Ashes thanks to the Manchester rain, Australia have taken charge of the Fifth Test at the Oval, and after finally winning the toss, captain Pat Cummins made the most of it - and England's urgency
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Anthony Joshua's damning response when offered Francis Ngannou fight
Two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua was considered as a potential fight for Ngannou's boxing crossover, but had no interest in such a contest
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Conor McGregor 'gutted' after legendary Irish singer Sinead O'Connor dies age 56
The chart-topping musician sang McGregor to the cage for his first ever world title fight in 2015, and the UFC legend was always complimentary of her talents
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Jake Paul believes his boxing career is 'one of the greatest sporting stories'
The YouTube star turned to boxing in 2018 amid a string of controversies, and has never looked back since turning professional two years later
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Nate Diaz gives surprising answer when asked about his toughest UFC fight
UFC legend Nate Diaz has had some iconic battles in the octagon down the years, but shocked podcast host Bradley Martyn with his answer as to which one was the toughest
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Naoya Inoue KOs Stephen Fulton to become four-weight world champion
American Fulton made the trip to Tokyo to face off with the hard-hitting home fighter and despite a size advantage couldn't deal with the Japanese power
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Tyson Fury makes honest but obvious admission about Francis Ngannou fight
World heavyweight champion Fury has opted to face his UFC counterpart in Saudi Arabia instead of pursuing a top contender, and his reasoning makes complete sense
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Hamilton and Russell detail F1 cost cap concerns after Red Bull punishment
Red Bull were docked 10 per cent of their wind tunnel testing time for this year as punishment for their cost cap breach from the 2021 season, but have dominated the 2023 championship regardless
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Gerrard and Henderson's enormous Al-Ettifaq salaries to be funded by new program
Saudi Pro League club is not among the quartet that was recently taken over by the Public Investment Fund but financial packages look set to be provided by the snappily-named Player Acquisition Center of Excellence
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Israel Adesanya admits he "lost his s***" during face-off with UFC rival
Middleweight world champion Adesanya was left enraged during a face-off with his rival Dricus Du Plessis on International Fight Week, hurling crass words at his rival
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Oleksandr Usyk signs deal with professional football club after friendly debut
The unified world heavyweight champion could swap his boxing gloves for football boots and play as a professional for Ukrainian side FC Polissya Zhytomyr
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Phil Neville slammed for 'lacking honesty' by former England women's star
The former Chelsea goalkeeper featured just once under former England manager Phil Neville during the 2018 SheBelieves Cup
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Andrew Tate invites Jake Paul for sparring session while under house arrest
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul was on a livestream with Tate last night when the pair discussed doing a sparring session from the controversial influencer's Romanian home
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Conor McGregor sparks concern as UFC star races from pub after aunt's funeral
Former two-weight UFC world champion McGregor was spotted leaving The Saddle Club in Birkenhead, before sharing an outlandish voice note to Twitter
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Conor McGregor picks fight with Michael Chandler's team after KO win on TUF
The UFC legend finally picked up a victory after eight weeks of action on The Ultimate Fighter, and allowed the emotions to overcome him in an heated scene
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Francis Ngannou believes $8million final UFC contract offer was "trick"
Ngannou was reportedly offered a record-breaking purse to sign back with the UFC at the end of his contract, but he claims that all was not what it seemed