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Conor McGregor hails 'special' Tyson Fury after win over Deontay Wilder

The highly-anticipated rematch between the pair of boxers saw Tyson Fury claim the WBC heavyweight title from the Bronze Bomber with a knockout win in Las Vegas on February 22.




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Dillian Whyte should be given WBC heavyweight title if Tyson Fury has lied: Eddie Hearn

Eddie Hearn has called for Dillian Whyte to be promoted to WBC heavyweight champion should Tyson Fury be suspended. Fury faces yet another investigation from UKAD.




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Tyson Fury's career on the ropes once more as a potential eight-year ban hangs over him

DANIEL MATTHEWS: For a time, the life of Tyson Fury centred around a bore and a boar. In 2015, the 6ft 9in giant travelled to Dusseldorf to challenge Wladimir Klitschko for the unified heavyweight titles.




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Dillian Whyte hits out at Deontay Wilder's 'ridiculous' decision to fight Tyson Fury again

Wilder and Fury are set to meet for a third time at some point this year after the Gypsy King produced a stunning performance in Las Vegas to take the American's WBC crown.




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Dillian Whyte calls out UFC stars Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou as he calls for crossover bouts

Before turning to boxing, Dillian Whyte had a 20-1 kickboxing record and won his only MMA match inside 12 seconds. He is now interested in getting inside the UFC ring with one of its top heavyweights.




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Willian, Vertonghen and Co can 'walk away' mid-season when deals expire, says leading sports lawyer

While FIFA has drawn up plans to extend existing deals and push back the transfer window, De Marco insists players like Olivier Giroud, Willian and Jan Vertonghen would, legally, be free to depart.




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Dillian Whyte challenges Tyson Fury to fight him if Deontay Wilder pulls out of Trilogy bout

Whyte, who is guaranteed a shot at the winner of Fury-Wilder 3 by February 2021 at the latest as the WBC mandatory challenger, believes he should be stepping into the ring with Fury sooner.




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Eddie Hearn confirms Dillian Whyte will take on Alexander Povetkin behind closed doors

Dillian Whyte - who is mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury's WBC belt - had been scheduled to fight Alexander Povetkin on May 2, but the Coronavirus crisis put paid to the Manchester event.




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Donald Trump tells Colorado rally that Bernie Sanders likely to be Democratic presidential nominee

Mr Trump mocked all of the Democratic candidates in a speech in which he also laid into the 2020 Academy Awards at the Broadmoor World Arena, which has a capacity of more than 8,000.




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Take a peek at 'best known millionaire socialist' Bernie Sanders' three homes

Despite being a self-described socialist, Bernie Sanders has a property portfolio that is worth nearly $2m - far more than the working people he champions could ever afford.




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Pete Buttigieg campaign charges there were 'material irregularities' in Nevada caucus counts

Pete Buttigieg´s campaign is raising questions about the results of Nevada´s caucuses and asking the state Democratic Party to address more than 200 reports of problems allocating votes Saturday.




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Marianne Williamson endorses Bernie Sanders as the Democratic presidential candidate

The former presidential candidate announced her support at Sander's, left, rally on Sunday. 'It's time for us to take a stand with Bernie. It's our turn now', Williamson, right, told the crowds.




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Donald Trump DENIES Russia is interfering to back him and attacks his intelligence community AGAIN

President Donald Trump said he doesn't wan't Russia or any country to interfere to help his campaign, as he accused Rep. Adam Schiff of leaking about a classified security briefing.




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Worried Democratic officials mulling ways to stop Bernie Sanders including upending party convention

Bernie Sanders argues that if no one reaches the delegate threshold needed to earn the Democratic nomination, then it should automatically go to the candidate who receives the most delegates.




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'You cannot win 'em all': Bernie Sanders shrugs off Joe Biden's South Carolina win at Virginia rally

Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledged 'you cannot win 'em all' as he congratulated former Vice President Joe Biden on his South Carolina victory Saturday.




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Marianne Williamson describes Joe Biden's campaign comeback as the result of a 'coup'

Texan author Marianne Williamson, who ended her campaign for president earlier this year, blasted pundits who claimed Joe Biden's campaign was a 'resurrection'.




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Joe Biden WINS Virginia with Bernie Sanders safely taking Vermont 

Biden staged a dramatic comeback on Super Tuesday winning Virginia then eight more states. Sanders took California but Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren both look doomed.




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Mike Bloomberg quits 2020 Presidential race after Super Tuesday

Billionaire Bloomberg had just 44 delegates after blowing through as much as $1 billion - while Warren even came third in her own state. Now Biden and Sanders both want a head-to-head race




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Michigan becomes next all-out presidential battleground between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden holds a 13-point lead over Bernie in new Reuters / Ipsos national poll, as the two candidates take their presidential nomination fight to two key midwest battlegrounds.




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At least 10,000 Bernie Sanders supporters pack Grant Park to hear Democratic socialist

Thousands of the senator's supporters brought placards and light-blue signs that read 'Bernie' as the candidate spoke for about an hour in Chicago's Grant Park on Saturday.




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Joe Biden crushes Bernie Sanders with crucial victory in Michigan

Joe Biden celebrated his crushing victory over Bernie Sanders in Michigan - and in Mississippi, Missouri and Idaho too - by thanking him for running and hinting it was time for him to quit.




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Democrats Presidential Primaries: Joe Biden takes huge lead

Joe Biden is likely to take Florida in their primary elections next week as polls released Thursday show him in a massive lead against rival Bernie Sanders.




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Bernie Sanders snaps when reporter asks if he'll continue 2020 presidential run

Bernie Sanders got salty with a reporter on Capitol Hill Wednesday when asked about the future of his 2020 presidential campaign.




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Tulsi Gabbard quits her long-show Democratic presidential bid and endorses Joe Biden

Tulsi Gabbard announced Thursday that she was suspending her presidential campaign and would support Joe Biden - leaving just Biden and Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic race.




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Senator calls for rethink to avoid postponing November presidential election due to coronavirus

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut wants to expanded absentee balloting and a rethink of how Americans vote in November to avoid delaying the contest due to coronavirus concerns.




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Late Night With Seth Meyers to return with an interview with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

He last appeared in a full in-studio episode of his late night chat show over two weeks ago, but he 'went back to work (ish)' this week for new editions from home as the pandemic rages on.




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How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went from scrubbing scrubbing toilets to leading 'The Squad'

New biography AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Lynda Lopez, gives an inside look of AOC's rise to Congress, out June 2.




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Emily Ratajkowski is 'devastated and disheartened' that Bernie Sanders officially dropped out

Emily Ratajkowski is very upset that Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he was dropping out of the race for the White House.




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Cardi B is furious young voters did not show up to support Bernie Sanders in his presidential bid

The Grammy-winning artist, 27, took to Instagram Live and chastised her fans who didn't show up at the polls to support the Democratic senator from Vermont.




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Unofficial White House gift shop is selling $100 coronavirus commemorative COINS

Collectors can look back on this stain on human history by becoming the proud owners of a limited first edition coin from The White House Gift Shop.




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Love Island's Siannise Fudge grinds on boyfriend Luke T as they indulge in some dirty dancing

Love Island's Siannise Fudge grinds on boyfriend Luke T as they indulged in some dirty dancing at a Nelly concert at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on Thursday.




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Pure, not prissy: Indian at its best

This is modern Indian cooking at its best, pure but never prissy, with the most eloquent understanding of spice




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Jude Bellingham to choose between Manchester United, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich

Jude Bellingham reportedly has the choice of four of Europe's biggest clubs this summer after they all agreed to meet Birmingham City's £30 million valuation for the 16-year-old wonderkid.




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Millions of Australians to lose their jobs due coronavirus crisis

Australian casual workers are receiving less shifts and even having their jobs terminated thanks to the slump in business brought on by COVID-19.




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Bellingham 'has turned down Bayern Munich and ONLY wants to join Borussia Dortmund'

Bellingham broke through to the first-team of the Championship side this season and has plenty of suitors in the Premier League and beyond, from the likes of Manchester United to Bayern Munich.




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Manchester United 'have offered Jude Bellingham LOWER weekly wages than Borussia Dortmund'

Birmingham's teenage sensation has attracted interest from United and Borussia Dortmund and already has offers on the table from both clubs.




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Birmingham captain Harlee Dean takes 50% pay cut to help ease financial strain on club

Blues asked their top earners to consider the move for a period of four months - with the outstanding money to be paid back at a later date - to help ease the financial strain caused by Covid-19.




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Danielle Lloyd wears a face mask and plastic gloves to shop for essentials amid Covid-19 lockdown

The model, 36, took a break from being a teacher to pick up sanitary towels, a can of red bull and multiple bars of Cadbury's chocolate, on Monday.




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Social media giants are urged to deal with 5G conspiracy theorists

Mobile companies described the fears 5G caused coronavirus as 'baseless', with the government describing them as harmful to public health.




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Survivor's no-holds-barred coronavirus diary tells how he pulled through

Panayiotis Elia, 66, didn't show typical Covid-19 symptoms. However, his condition rapidly worsened and, within ten days, he was in a critical condition at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.




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Giant supernova discovered by scientists is TWICE as bright as any previously found

Dying stars are discovered every night but most are in vast galaxies while this one appeared to stand alone, according to a team from the University of Birmingham.




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Australia's tourism minister issues warning international travel unlikely to resume

Holidaymakers should avoid booking any international travel during the coronavirus crisis, warned Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham.




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Woman lunges at staff and customers before being shoved to floor in brawl over social distancing

Dramatic video captured the violence erupting inside the store in the Lozells area of Birmingham after the woman allegedly mistook one customer for a staff member.




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One of Britain's first social workers to die of coronavirus is named

Muhammad Islam, who worked with young people leaving care at Birmingham Children's Trust and was described as a 'well-respected' and 'highly valued' individual, died on Thursday.




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Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal reveals his brother's body was kept in an industrial fridge

The family were unable to bury Umar Afzal, 71, a former interpreter for the Home Office, for nine days due to the coronavirus outbreak. Birmingham mosques turned their car parks into morgues.




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The giant Nightingale hospital that hasn't treated ONE patient

The temporary hospital, which was built in eight days and opened on April 10. But West Midlands mayor Andy Street admitted it has 'not needed to be used'.




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Paramedic, 22, returns to frontlines after recovering from coronavirus which left her with pneumonia

Lucy Fitton, 22, from Birmingham, said she is 'lucky to be alive' after contracting Covid-19 and then pneumonia, which left her bed-bound.




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Australians WILL get a bit of winter sun: Domestic travel should be up and running by July

Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham is hopeful restrictions on interstate travel will be eased by July, with destinations like Thredbo and the Gold Coast to be opened up.




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At least 30 civilians are killed after US-backed drone strike against ISIS targets farmers

Forty others were injured in the Wednesday night air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, with U.S. air support, in the Nangarhar province.




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CIA reveals its secret photos of operatives in Afghanistan just days after 9/11

The #15Days project on the CIA's Twitter account looks at how a team named JAWBREAKER were the first on the ground in Afghanistan in days following 9/11.