Anthony Joshua believes he was hit harder by Wladimir Klitschko than by Andy Ruiz, despite going on to lose his heavyweight titles against the Mexican.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury is at his lightest since he beat Wladimir Klitschko for his heavyweight clash with Sweden's Otto Wallin on Saturday night.

Fury came in at 254.4lbs for his fight against Wallin in Las Vegas, the lightest he has been since he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, where he weight 247 pounds.

Wladimir Klitschko (pictured) has teased the world of boxing with talk he could make a sensational return to the ring in a bid to become the oldest heavyweight champion ever.

The British heavyweight, who had been dethroned by the Mexican-American in June, received a telephone call from the 43-year-old Ukrainian during his preparations for the highly-anticipated rematch.

Dillian Whyte has lifted the lid on what it was like inside Wladimir Klitschko's sparring sessions with Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. 

JEFF POWELL: Still the arguments rumble on. Who was the Fighter of the Decade just gone? Time to settle it before the first January of the New 20s is out.

Fury has insisted he is the real kingpin of the heavyweight division and taunted Joshua for having his 'leftovers' after being forced to vacate his world titles amid mental health problems back in 2016.

Klitschko used to regularly invite young heavyweights to his intense training camps in Austria. Wilder attended and Whyte described when the Ukrainian 'knocked Wilder out cold.'

Some fans were expecting the Watford-born fighter to say Andy Ruiz Jr was the hardest puncher he'd faced after the Mexican's shock victory over Joshua in 2019.

JORDAN SEWARD: There were plenty of ifs and buts before, but by the end of his fight with Klitschko, it was resounding and unanimous: In Anthony Joshua, we were looking at a bona fide superstar.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday.

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The difference between the £340m Mike Ashley wants for Newcastle and the £300m on offer is what is holding this deal up. Why, given the estimated assets of the buyer?

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Until Newcaslte become a threat to some large vested interests is the best estimate. Then, watch attitudes change. The same happened to City.

MARTIN SAMUEL - COMMENT: Amid a global pandemic, PFA chief Gordon Taylor is responsible for professional footballers becoming the easiest target.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Premier League players are fit, young men, quite probably coronavirus will be mild for them. And yet, there is always one.

Team England take on World XI for Soccer Aid tonight in the eighth edition of the tournament. Follow for live coverage of Soccer Aid 2019 including latest score and updates at Stamford Bridge.

World XI have won the biggest charity match in the world on penalties after Joe Wicks, Mark Wright and Lee Mack all missed from 12 yards in a competitive contest at Stamford Bridge.

From Christian Coleman winning 100m gold to Dina Asher-Smith picking up Great Britain's first-ever medal in a women's sprint event, each individual achievement has been undermined in Qatar.

A blue plaque has been unveiled on a handsome house in Chelsea in honour of its former resident, Jamaican musician Bob Marley.

The Olympic sprint champion, 33, main, has said he would consider taking up the sport. In February he tied the quickest ever NFL 40-yard dash running in 4.22 seconds, inset.

Lisa Nandy and Piers Morgan engaged in an explosive row over transgender rights today as the Labour leadership hopeful was accused of failing to give 'straight answers'.

The pop icon, 38, took to Instagram to share a screenshot of a timer that recorded her run as taking 5.97 seconds, a full four seconds faster than Usain Bolt's 9.58 second record.

The 38-year-old star took to Instagram to share a video posing in yellow outfits along with a caption with her clarifying she was joking when she claimed to demolish men's track record.

Holly Young, 25, made headlines in 2017 with her romance with the legendary sprinter - before revealing last year she had found a new beau in a secret Manchester United player.

Keita has been out of action since May 1 after he suffered an adductor injury in the Champions League semi-final first leg defeat to Barcelona at the Nou Camp but appears to be on the road to recovery.

Mohamed Salah has been stepping up his preparations for this summer's African Cup of Nations after cutting short his summer break to link up with the Egyptian national team.

Players refused to train on the eve of the game and are demanding to be paid their allowances for the tournament, along with match fees still owed to them from a competition last month.

Nigeria needed a late goal from substitute Odion Ighalo to claim a 1-0 win over a brave Burundi side playing their first-ever match at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.

Clarence Seedorf insists his Cameroon side are fully focused as they prepare to begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title.

Goals either side of half-time saw Tunisia and Angola share the points in their first game of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations at the Suez Army Stadium on Monday night.

Mali took the cliche of a 'like for like' substitution to a whole new level on Monday night after two Adama Traore's found the net after one replaced the other from the bench.

DR Congo face likely elimination after the result. But multiple players on the losing side made sure they will not be going home empty-handed after grabbing a post-game selfie with Salah.

Youcef Belaili fired Algeria into the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with the only goal of a bad-tempered 1-0 victory over Senegal in Cairo in the Group C clash.

Ahmed Elmohamady and Mohamed Salah fired Egypt into the last-16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a goal each in a 2-0 win against DR Congo in Cairo on Wednesday.

En-Nesyri scored after 23 minutes as Herve Renard's side made it successive 1-0 victories in Group D, following their success against Namibia in the opening match.

Adam Ounas and Islam Slimani inspired Algeria to a comfortable 3-0 win over Tanzania as they completed a 100 per cent Group C record in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Mbark Boussoufa struck as Morocco clinched top spot in Group D at the African Cup of Nations with a late 1-0 win over South Africa to leave their opponents sweating on progress.

Morocco captain Medhi Benatia made a generous gesture by personally paying for a village to watch the Atlas Lions' African Cup of Nations game against South Africa. 

Cameroon have finished second in Group F of the Africa Cup of Nations after being held to a goalless draw by Benin, who secured their passage to knockout phase for the first time.

Riyad Mahrez scored a wonderful goal as Algeria underlined their status as one of the favourites for the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 win over Guinea which booked their place in the quarter-finals.

Yannick Bolasie missed from the spot as Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar beat DR Congo in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals.

Ferjani Sassi struck the winning spot-kick as Tunisia beat Ghana 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out to secure their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Ramy Bensebaini was involved in a bizarre altercation with Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha during Algeria's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victory over Ivory Coast on Thursday.

The sporting action starts to hot up over the weekend, with plenty on offer for armchair fans should the weather take an unexpected turn for the worse.

The game had looked to be heading to extra time as the two teams battled for the right to play Senegal in Friday's showpiece, but Man City midfielder Mahrez won it for Algeria late on.

A bizarre own goal in extra time sent Senegal through to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win against Tunisia. Senegal will face Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Friday evening.

Pep Guardiola has agreed with Jurgen Klopp that the amount of games players have to play is ludicrous. Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez won the African Cup of Nations with Algeria on Friday.

Aston Villa have taken their summer spending spree up to £99.25m with the signing of Trezeguet from Kasimpasa. The 24-year-old has joined for £8.75m.

The Dutch legend has been confirmed as the club's new head of La Masia academy after he was sacked as Cameroon assistant manager after a poor AFCON campaign.