“One hundred per cent, at the time I thought this man Tyson is a mad man and I will never fight him now” Lennox Lewis This Wednesday marks two decades since Tyson’s rematch with fellow American Holyfield – which became known as ‘Bite Fight’ after he sunk his teeth into his opponent in a world heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas.Lennox Lewis, then 31 and fresh from defeating Oliver McCall for the WBC heavyweight title, watched on and feared his chances of facing the controversial former champion were all chewed up after Tyson bit off part of Holyfield’s right ear and then had a go at his other one.“One hundred per cent, at the time I thought this man Tyson is a mad man and I will never fight him now,” Lewis told the Daily Star Sunday.Tyson was disqualified in the third round and banned for 18 months in one of boxing’s most notorious … [Read more...]

GETTY Lewis Hamilton roared to a dramatic pole position ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas “I am absolutely ecstatic. So happy. And it has pumped me up for the race” Lewis Hamilton And that makes the triple champion, 32, hot favourite to win around the only circuit on the current calendar where he has not been triumphant.It was Hammy’s 66th pole placing, moving one clear of Ayrton Senna into second place on F1’s pole table and just two behind Michael Schumacher’s all-time record.And it was one of his finest. He was adrift of Flying Finn Bottas until the dying seconds when he accelerated around the treacherous and tricky street circuit with wall-skimming daring and grabbed pole against all the odds by a stunning half-a-second.He could not hide … [Read more...]

GETTY Sir Alex Ferguson finds time for the Manchester United fans “Fergie gave the fans loads of time – he seemed to be with them for the best part of two hours” That’s hardly surprising, considering that Fergie is the most successful manager in United’s colourful, exciting history.But the bond is still as strong as ever, even though United are now on to their third successor to Ferguson since he retired four years ago. He was, of course, followed by David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and now current Old Trafford chief Jose Mourinho.So some United fans couldn’t believe their luck as they found themselves in the same hotel as the master manager for the Europa League Final against Ajax in Stockholm.And Fergie, 75, didn’t disappoint them, … [Read more...]

GETTY Tottenham star Kyle Walker and ex-Juventus ace Dani Alves are Manchester City targets The City boss is chasing right-sided defender Kyle Walker from Tottenham and two left-backs – Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand and Monaco’s Benjamin Mendy – as he looks to bolster his defence.His final target is free transfer Dani Alves, 34, his former Barcelona right-back from Juventus.Guardiola is becoming impatient for Tottenham and England right-back Walker, 27, to arrive.The deal is close but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is holding out for £50m and City thought they could sign him for £40m.A compromise at £45m could be agreed this week, as Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has told Levy that Walker can go.Pochettino now regards Kieran Trippier, 26, as his first-choice right-back and Spurs have already lined up Ricardo Pereira, … [Read more...]

John McEnroe fears Novak Djokovic’s burgeoning spirituality could be draining the Serb of his “killer instinct”. The American, who wrestled with his own volatile personality for much of his career, says of the one-time shirt-ripping beast of the Tour: “From an emotional standpoint he perhaps felt he wanted to bring in somebody who wants to give people a lot of hugs. That does not necessarily translate to having that killer instinct. It does not automatically lose it, but you don’t want to get into a situation where it is all peace and love and then have to go out and try to stomp on somebody’s head in competition.” That is a not-so-oblique reference to the influence of Djokovic’s spiritual adviser, Pepe Imaz, the former Spanish fringe player he brought on board last year. Imaz has worked with him since 2013 and sits quietly in his box, a beatific figure of calm looking down on the drama of his friend’s increasingly erratic … [Read more...]

LOVE Island fans caught Jessica Shears resting her hand on Mike Thalassitis’ leg this evening before pulling it away when the cameras turned to them. This came after The Sun Online revealed that the pair had had sex just hours after leaving the villa together behind a devastated Dom’s back. Jessica and Mike were about to appear on spin-off shoe Aftersun when fans noticed the “sleight of hand”. Host Caroline Flack was telling viewers to watch the show as they chatted to dumped Islanders Jess and Mike. The pair were sitting next to each other on the sofa as they grinned, with her hand resting on his leg. Ex On The Beach star Zahida Allen was one of the first to notice it. She tweeted: “Please tell me someone else saw Jess move her hand FAST of Mikes leg on the adverts just now lol! #LoveIsland.” Furious Dom Lever storms out of the Love Island villa after finding out … [Read more...]

JESSICA Shears was left distraught after watching Love Island flame Dom Lever find out she slept with Mike Thalassitis hours after she left the villa. The beauty insisted she didn’t have sex with the hunk, despite sources telling The Sun Online the pair enjoyed a steamy tryst after the show. Jess broke down watching tonight’s episode in the Love Island Aftersun studio. She weeped: “It’s making me so angry. I can’t even tell him (Dom) because I’m stuck…” Mike was equally as adamant, claiming he went straight to sleep when the pair returned to the holding villa after their elimination. He told Caroline Flack: “I was knackered it was mentally draining I fell straight to sleep.” Fans alleged Jess told Mike she wanted to “f**k” when they were evicted from the villa just days ago, however, Aftersun cleared up the speculation by replaying the clip, which revealed she said: “Let’s get f***ing” … [Read more...]

HUDDERSFIELD will smash their transfer record this week by paying £11million for striker Steve Mounie from French side Montpellier. The Terriers have sorted out terms with the Benin star to see off Fulham’s interest and he will complete the deal within 48 hours. Mounie will end up earning about £50,000 a week if the Yorkshire side stay in the top flight. Keep up to date with all the latest news, gossip, rumours and done deals in SunSport’s live transfer blog The move comes after Belgian forward Laurent Depoitre joined Huddersfield from Porto for a fee of about £4m last Friday. Terriers are closing in on a permanent deal for midfield loanee Aaron Mooy, who is  on duty with Australia. Man United 'offer deal' to Radja Nainggolan after tracking Roma midfielder last season Juventus star Alex Sandro agrees personal terms with … [Read more...]

BINKY Felstead’s year started with a bang when she announced she was pregnant. The reality star gave birth to a healthy baby girl and has now revealed the much anticipated name – here is what else we know about her… Binky’s news was announced at the beginning of the year and shown on series 13 of Made in Chelsea. It was revealed that her co-star and on/off boyfriend Josh ‘JP’ Patterson is the father of her child. She gave birth to a baby girl on June 12, 2017 – with JP revealing the news on Instagram. He shared an image of their newborn daughter’s tiny hand and simply captioned it: ‘I’M A DADDY’. The couple announced they have named their daughter India Elizabeth Felstead-Patterson Rumours had been circulating for some time that Inida was at the top of their list. Shortly after the announcement Binky was spotted in Eastbourne with her mum and baby India for the first time.   One of the … [Read more...]

SUMMER has gone AWOL with Britain facing a week of rain and plunging temperatures. The next seven days are set to be a wash out as cooler air from Iceland brings blustery winds. Last week saw highs of 34.5C in the south but the same areas will struggle to get over 20C this week, with even colder temperatures in the north. All regions face rain with the north and Scotland in particular set for a soaking. The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “Summer has gone AWOL. Around 50 members of far-right Scottish Defence League outnumbered by cops and anti-fascist group at Edinburgh march Ten arrested at Stone Roses concert at Hampden Park in Glasgow Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson is caught in vicious brawl with a man at Royal … [Read more...]

PRINCE Charles’ former school has urged 3,000 ex-pupils to report any abuse they suffered there. Principal Lisa Kerr said Gordonstoun had to “learn the lessons of the past” and called on victims to come forward, according to the Times. It comes after the junior school near Lossiemouth in Moray faced allegations two years ago. Ms Kerr said: “If you had a bad experience please come forward. “If things happened which were criminal please report them.” Charles has described his time at the school as like “Colditz in kilts”. Prince Philip and Prince Andrew were also pupils. Ms Kerr said: “We have been incredibly proactive in contacting our alumni and saying ‘If you had a bad experience please come forward’,” she said. “If things happened which were criminal please report them to the police, and Police Scotland have been very … [Read more...]

ROME Italy's center-right parties performed strongly in mayoral elections on Sunday, according to exit polls, in results likely to put pressure on the center-left government ahead of national elections due in less than a year.In the most closely watched contest, the northern port city of Genoa - a traditional left-wing stronghold - seemed set to pass to the center-right for the first time in more than 50 years.The candidate backed by the anti-immigrant Northern League and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party will get between 52 percent and 56 percent of the vote, compared with 44-48 percent for the candidate backed by the ruling Democratic Party. Around 4.3 million people were eligible to vote in municipalities still up for grabs because no candidate won more than 50 percent in the June 11 first-round election. The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, which is Italy's most popular party nationwide according to some … [Read more...]

MARNIE Simpson ditched the bra for her appearance at the promo of new MTV dating show Single AF. The Geordie Show star, 25, is starring in the show along with X Factor star Casey Johnson, Courtney Act, Jedward, Teen Mom’s Farrah Abraham, and YouTube star Elliot Crawford. Marnie wore a skintight grey jumpsuit with boots as she attended the photocall in London. She completed her look with a black bomber jacket, baseball cap and silver choker. This comes as The Sun Online revealed that Marnie was getting close to former Union J star Casey Johnson after meeting him on the show. Casey, 22, appeared on The X Factor in 2014 as part of eight-piece boyband Stereo Kicks, had a short-lived stint in Union J, and was recently dumped by girlfriend of two years Betsy-Blue English. But things are looking up for the reality star now, as he’s set his sights on Geordie Shore’s Marnie. Speaking exclusively to the Sun Online, he said: “I fancy Marnie! She’s … [Read more...]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police have been stretched by attacks in London and Manchester The public sector pay cap should be scrapped in recognition of the work of the emergency services following recent disasters, says Tim Farron.The outgoing Lib Dem leader said firefighters, police and medical staff "deserve so much better". The pay cap, which has been in place since 2012, limits pay rises for public sector workers to 1% a year until 2020. Ministers have said that wage restraint in the public sector helps protect jobs and repairs the public finances. Grenfell Tower: Praise for 'heroic' firefighters UK terror attacks: Home secretary says police stretched Heroic public sector staff deserve more pay - Hunt But Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said earlier this month he had "a great deal of sympathy" … [Read more...]

Protesters confronted police on Sunday over the treatment of Edir Frederico Da Costa, the 25-year-old black man who died six days after being arrested by officers who, according to the police watchdog, used force and CS spray against him. The demonstrators faced riot police at Stratford bus station in east London before moving on to the nearby Forest Gate police station. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Da Costo, also known as Edson. Some of the protesters carried Black Lives Matter posters and others with homemade placards which read “Justice for Edson + How Many More???”. The crowd chanted “justice for Edson” as they marched, while a woman with a loudhailer led them in a chant of “we want justice” as they confronted officers in Stratford. The demonstration was supported by the UK’s Black Lives Matter movement, though Da Costa’s family told the Guardian on Saturday … [Read more...]

SEVEN people have been hospitalised after taking a drug thought to be a super-strength form of MDMA. Four men became seriously ill on Saturday evening after taking the substance known as ‘pink champagne’ or ‘magic’ – before two other men and a woman were hospitalised earlier today. Two of the men who fell ill on Saturday have since been released – while the other two remain in intensive care. Meanwhile, the woman and one of the men hospitalised today are in a critical condition, with the other man’s condition described as ‘serious’. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs and remains in custody for questioning. The drug is believed to come in crystal form, but police say locals told them this is the first time they have seen or heard of it. Princess Di's ex-lover James Hewitt pictured back on his feet again for first … [Read more...]

LEWIS HAMILTON labelled Sebastian Vettel a “disgrace” after the Ferrari driver deliberately rammed into the British ace in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton was left fuming after his world title rival drove his car into him while the race was behind a safety car. Vettel was angry after he had originally gone into the back of Hamilton’s car while the British ace was backing up the field ahead of the restart. Keep up to date with ALL the latest F1 news, gossip and rumours The German drove alongside Hamilton raging and shouting at him – before then turning his car straight into the British star’s. Hamilton said: “I control the pace, all the other restarts I slowed down at the same spot. “He lost concentration and hit me, that wasn’t for me the issue. “Driving alongside and deliberately driving into some is a disgrace.” Fortunately no damage was done, and the race was temporarily stopped while race officials cleared the Baku … [Read more...]

DUBAI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced support on Sunday for Qatar in its confrontation with Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying a "siege of Qatar is unacceptable", the state news agency IRNA reported.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of support for Islamist militants, an allegation Qatar denies. They have since issued 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television, curbing relations with Iran, shutting a Turkish base and paying reparations."Tehran stands with the Qatari nation and government... We believe that if there is a conflict between regional countries, pressure, threats or sanctions are not the right way to resolve differences," IRNA quoted Rouhani as telling Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in a telephone call. "The siege of Qatar is unacceptable to us... The airspace, land and sea of our country will … [Read more...]

After the pin up pacemen showcased his arrival on the big stage against his South African homeland on Friday he told how he and his brothers Sam and Ben all have sights set on starring together at the highest level for their adopted country.Curran's looks were masked by unbridled joy after he grabbed the first of three wickets with only his second ball and went on a high flying run to celebrate. Now he hopes his brothers will follow in his footsteps."To get a wicket second ball I just went off on one.  It was a very special day for me," he said."I play all three formats for Surrey and this is just a start for me. Hopefully I can now make it into the Test team."There is no guarantee that he will get the chance to stake that claim in tomorrow's winner takes all decider in Cardiff, but he vowed to try to do even better if he gets the nod.Whatever happens though the quest to make England's Test team a Curran family affair is now on."I am still only 22, and hopefully this is the start … [Read more...]

In fact, he claims the Hoops are not more than halfway there because the four crowns they won when Rangers were in the lower divisions don’t count!“As far as Rangers are concerned, Celtic haven’t got six in a row, they’ve got two,” said King.“And they’ll never get to 10. They won’t even get close.”The Gers chairman had a pop last week when he said Celts should have capitalised more on the Light Blues’ absence from the top flight.Now he’s questioning their trophy haul as he awaits Rangers’ return to the European stage on Thursday when they host Luxembourg’s Progres Niederkorn. King said: “I was asked  if I thought Celtic could get 10 in a row. My response is that Celtic have got two in a row.“Celtic have six league titles but the concept of nine-in-a-row is a competition between Rangers and Celtic.“The fact that Rangers were removed from that league for four years suspended the … [Read more...]