Jai Opetaia returns to action on Saturday, aiming to make the third defense of his IBF World Cruiserweight title against Huseyin Cinkara. Fighting in Broadbeach, Australia, Opetaia will put his 28-0 unbeaten record on the line against the German.
With exactly two months to go to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, only slightly more than half of the 1.5 million tickets for the games have been sold.
Eileen Gu returned to the mountain where she closed out her winning stay at the Beijing Olympics to capture the first Snow League title for freeskiing Saturday.
Japan's Mone Chiba is the surprise leader in the women's short program at the figure skating Grand Prix Final after several favorites stumbled on Friday.
Officials from a dozen U.S. cities visited Lausanne, Switzerland, to show that they want to host more world championships and top events in Olympic sports.
Isaac Cruz (28-3-1, 18 KOs) and Lamont Roach (25-1-2, 10 KOs) will soon face each other in a 12-round super lightweight bout. Their clash headlines a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX.
IBF Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia is set to defend his title against mandatory challenger Huseyin Cinkara on Saturday, as look at how the fight could play out. The fight is Opetaia’s third title defense of 2025, having secured wins over David Nyika and Claudio Squeo, respectively.
Jai Opetaia (28-0, 22 KOs) will soon defend his IBF cruiserweight world title against Hüseyin Cinkara (23-0, 19 KOs). Their bout headlines a Tasman Fighters card at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Australia.
Unless things take a drastic turn for the better, this experience could embolden the league to eschew Olympic participation for the foreseeable future.
On Saturday, January 31, 2026, Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson will headline “The Ring 6” fight card in New York City. The venue and undercard are still to be announced.
In the cruiserweight division, Jai Opetaia stands as one of its most explosive and uniquely gifted forces. On Saturday, he meets Huseyin Cinkara, a heavy-handed, undefeated fringe contender looking to shock the world.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics will feature NHL players for the first time since the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, and that is creating a lot of excitement for the tournament.
WBO and IBF middleweight world champion Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0, 12 KOs) has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. The unified titlist was scheduled to face Erislandy Lara (31-3-3, 19 KOs) on a Dec.
A veteran-heavy USA Basketball squad took home a gold medal last summer in Paris. But their two biggest stars won't be returning. Who could replace them?
WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza (28-0, 24 KOs) once again delivered a dominant performance, earning an 11th-round TKO victory over Arnold Khegai (23-3-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in Mexico.
Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas will kick off 2026 with a historic home soil event. The 23-year-old WBO junior middleweight world champion will face WBA champion Abass Baraou in a title unification fight on Saturday, January 31, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The International Olympic Committee and Saudi Arabia have canceled a 12-year deal for the kingdom to host the Olympic Esports Games, the IOC announced Thursday.
Lawson, who has been at the helm of the Duke women’s basketball program for the past five seasons, has always demanded hard work, accountability and togetherness from her players.
Duke head coach Kara Lawson was named to lead the U.S. women's basketball team on Monday. A gold medalist as a player in 2008 and an assistant coach on the championship team in 2024, Lawson will look to complete the Olympic trifecta at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
For Gabriela Fundora, dominance is becoming routine. The 23-year-old Ring and undisputed flyweight champion retained her crown in emphatic fashion Saturday night.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) laid to rest any remaining confusion over the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes Friday, announcing that individual athletes would be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics in Italy, though once again not under the banners of their home countries.