alex gulrajani has the story. the lights, the glamour, the hype. stardust. from empty casinos and tv studios, to a back garden in essex. that is where you will find heavyweight contender dillian whyte this weekend, who faces former world champion alexander povetkin. he's only come up short twice in 42 fights. he's still got punch power, he's still got good timing and he has the ability to come back. what makes him dangerous is he will look at me thinking, this guy is an inexperienced guy. i can beat this guy — that's what makes him really dangerous. he believes that he can beat me. well, victory for either man will guarantee them a shot at the world title. something that dillian whyte has been waiting for since 2017 when he became the wbc‘s number one contender. a fight though against the then champion deontay wilder never materialised. wilder fought different opponents, including tyson fury who he lost to in february of this year. whyte though remained active throughout, waited for his chance until an issue with uk anti—doping meant he was charged

alex gulrajani, bbc news.n katie taylor extended her unbeaten run with victory over belgian delfine persoon. the pair met last year in new york in a tight affair, and it was another close bout with taylor taking a unanimous points decision. next to athletics — it's been a good day for britain at the diamond league meeting in stockholm. laura muir who broke the british 1,000 metres record at the last meet in monaco was in great form earlier in the 1,500. clocking the world leading time this year of three minutes 57.87 seconds. fellow britons laura weightman and melissa courtney—brya nt were second and third. 0spreys drew 20—20 with dragons in a thrilling game in the pro 1a. both sides scored a try each before george north was sent off for this dangerous tackle on ashton hewitt. however, 0spreys still led with 1a men until the 80th minute when it was hewitt who scored this try to level the game up. sam davies had the chance to win it with the conversion but his effort went wide. connacht fought off a spirited co

alex gulrajani watched the action. it's a familiar scene in scottish football.ophy hasn't left celtic park. an unprecedented tenth in a i’ow park. an unprecedented tenth in a row the target. the's top scorer last season, odsonne edouard, was back at it again early on. no stopping celtic it seemed. same build—up, this time another player with a final touch. hamilton's season may with a final touch. hamilton's season may be fought at the other end of the table. they kept in touch with celtic with a little bit of fortune. chris martin's shot taking a couple of deflections en route to the back of the net, but this wasn't the back of the net, but this wasn't the start of a comeback. far from it. odsonne edouard doubling his tally before completing a hat—trick in the space of four seconds half minutes. the victory completed late on. celtic start with eight left off, scoring goals and winning goals. harrogate town have been promoted to the football league for the first time in their history, beating notts county 3—1 in the national league promotion final at wembley. ha

alex gulrajani has the story. the lights, the glamour, the hype.tardust. from empty casinos and tv studios, to a back garden in essex. that is where you will find heavyweight contender dillian whyte this weekend, who faces former world champion alexander povetkin. he's only come up short twice in 42 fights. he's still got punch power, he's still got good timing and he has the ability to come back. what makes him dangerous is he will look at me thinking, this guy is an inexperienced guy. my experience, my championship level compared to this guy, i can beat this guy, that's what makes him really dangerous. he believes that he can beat me. well, victory for either man will guarantee them a shot at the world title. something that dillian whyte has been waiting for since 2017 when he became the wbc‘s number one contender. a fight against the then champion deontay wilder never materialised. wilder fought different opponents, including tyson fury who he lost to in february of this year. whyte though remained active throughout, waited for his chance until

alex gulrajani reports.ur best. pakistan certainly did, the tourists at home on the old trafford wicket, and finding the boundary with relative ease. half centuries from babar amir and mohammad hafeez had them marching ahead to set england a target of 196. a big chase needed a quick start, and england got it. pakistan introduced shadab khan, and he introduced wickets. bairstow out, and with the next ball, banton followed suit. pakistani celebrations were halted by eoin morgan. the england captain keeping them in the game with his own half—century. there was a brief wobble as three wickets fell, but england were guided home in the final over by dawid malan. all the drama you need for your sunday afternoon. celtic are up to third in the scottish premiership, after beating bottom side motherwell to move six points behind leaders rangers with two games in hand. in the day's other match, aberdeen beat second—placed hibernian. lyon's domination of women's european football continued with a fifth successive champio

alex gulrajani, bbc news.n an independent inquiry upheld allegations agains her of bullying, racist comments and the circulation of offensive material. more on that story on the bbc sport website. lewis hamilton says he understands the frustration of fans watching him win practically every race — but he claims it‘s different when you‘re in the driver‘s seat. victory in the belgian grand prix was his fifth in seven races this season, and he‘s just two wins shy of michael schumacher‘s record of 91. but he admits he got pretty bored with watching schumacher‘s dominance in the early 2000s. hamilton is also set to equal the german‘s seven world titles. he dedicated his win to the actor chadwick boseman, who died on friday. there was also a tribute to the black panther star at celtic park, where christopherjulien scored the last of celtic‘s goals in a 3—0 win over bottom side motherwell. that takes them up to third in the table, six points behind leaders rangers, but they have two games in hand. lyon‘s dominance in

alex gulrajani was watching. new season, it's a message.d states temporarily stopped, those in england continue to show their solidarity. liverpool look to start the new season with a flourish. the goalkeeper prevented —— van dijk prevented to do so by the office side flag. with aubameyang's future in the balance, current reminder to his current employers. liverpool had a feeler season, they couldn't combine to level the match before the break and after it, coming up short. jurgen klopp calls for the reinforcements and takumi minamino delivered what was required to force penalties. he came onjust in time to ta ke penalties. he came onjust in time to take one, he didn't make it count so to take one, he didn't make it count so it felt to equity to seal victory and a second arsenal win at wembley ina and a second arsenal win at wembley in a matter of weeks. —— it fell to aubameyang. well, it was a double header at wembley. in the early kick off, chelsea made a statement in the first women's community shield. the wsl champions beat manchester c

alex gulrajani was watching. new season, same message.eminder to his current employers and potential suitors to his abilities. arsenal's very own superhero. liverpool have had a few of those last season, van dijk but they couldn't level before the match and after it. again coming up short was up juergen klopp and after it. again coming up short was upjuergen klopp called the reinforcements and takumi minamino delivered what was required to force penalties. rhian brewster came on just in time to take one. he didn't make it count. it fell to aubameyang to seal victory and a second arsenal win at wembley in a matter of weeks. well, it was a double header at wembley. in the early kick off, chelsea made a statement in the first women's community shield. the wsl champions beat manchester city 2—0. after missing a host of chances in the first half, chelsea finally got themselves in front midway through the second, and from an unlikely source — england defender millie bright scoring in spectacular fashion. the victory was sealed right at the end

alex gulrajani was watching. the perfect drama for your sunday afternoon.and of cricket from the off. the boundaries flowed with relative ease. , jetta 50 up. it has gone hi! a__ ease. , jetta 50 up. it has gone hi! a —— england's target looked daunting. opening pairjonny ba i rstow daunting. opening pairjonny bairstow made inroads to give their opponents some headaches. pakistan showed up and turned england in a spin. jonny bairstow first to go and his partner not too far behind. eoin morgan picks up the button and got them back on track. david malan chipped into. was time for a brief england wobble, of course, as three wickets fell in quick succession but england had done enough. milan guided them home to victory. awesome. when you are betting on the top three, you don't get many opportunities to be there at the end was a great feeling. it was a great feeling. tomorrow these two sides will meet again as england's albeit different summer of cricket continues. staying with strong performances. lewis hamilton says he understands the frustration of fans watch