Were back on the boxing beat this weekend, doing our best not to skip ahead to whats waiting just around the corner.And its a struggle for good reason.Its not often that a doubleheader of delicious domestic duels land on the boxing calendar, with Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani and Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez vs. David Benavidez arriving like two London buses at the beginning of May.That being said theres still enough to whet the appetite as we wave goodbye to April, including the return of a heavyweight made infamous for literally failing to keep his wig on.So, lets dig a little deeper into what this weekend has to offer in the world of boxing.1. Miller looks to capitalize on viral toupee mishapIt wouldnt be far-fetched to suggest that two of the biggest reasons a casual boxing fan may have heard Jarrell Big Baby Millers name are for reasons outside of his boxing performances.Just when the Brooklyn fighter looked like he may have moved on from the criticism for failing at least four major drugs tests, his toupee decided to fly off of his head in his most recent heavyweight duel in which he beat Kingsley Ibeh over 10 rounds via split decision in February leading to the 37-year-old becoming a viral sensation.Yep, that guy.Ishika Samant via Getty ImagesNow my mother, my mailman and even my dentist who am I kidding, Im British! knows the name Jarrell Miller, and the 300-pound-plus heavyweight is looking to cash in on this notoriety, fast.Matchroom and DAZN are willing to oblige, giving Miller an unexpected headlining slot inside the Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, this Saturday night, challenging unbeaten Cuban southpaw Lenier Pero in a show aptly named Hair Raiser. Noticeably missing a hyphen, but let's not get into semantics.A convincing win over Pero would go a long way to convincing those in attendance that Miller is more than a novelty act in boxing. And who knows Anthony Joshua is looking for a comeback opponent in July, and with Miller back working with Matchroom, the chapter that began in 2019 could very well circle back around in 2026.2. Bank is on the super middleweight marchIs Jacob Bank one of the best-kept secrets in boxing? Its hard to tell.The 25-year-old Danish super middleweight has strung together an unbeaten record of 18-0 (10 KOs) since turning pro in 2020 and is slowly chalking up recognized names on his ledger.His past two wins have come over Tyron Zeuge and William Scull, both via stoppage and both in front of good crowds in his native Kolding, Denmark, where hes been based throughout the entirety of his career to date.Were back in Kolding this Saturday night as Bank takes on Namibias Paulinus Ndjolonimu a fight many are regarding as his last before moving up to challenge for world honors.Hamzah Sheeraz is the name the Dane is gunning for.They took my title opportunity away when the WBO chose him to fight [Alem] Begic, who was ranked below me, Bank explained to the media during fight week."So, if Sheeraz is a real man, we'll make that fight happen in the fall. Whether it's in Denmark, England or Saudi Arabia doesn't matter to me I'll win in all three countries."3. Subkhankulov and Usmonov meet in lightweight title eliminatorSomebodys 0 has to go in Russia on Friday night, as unbeaten lightweight contenders Artur Subkhankulov and Bakhodur Usmonov square off in an IBF world title eliminator.The winner of this fight set for Ufa, Russia will jump up the queue at 135 pounds, with IBF king Raymond Muratalla waiting to make the first defense of the crown he won outright against Andy Cruz back in January.Subkhankulov and Usmonov have amassed 23 wins between them since turning pro in 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are both on the verge of breaking into the wider public consciousness in a weight class that is brimming with lucrative matchups.Southpaw Subkhankulov has fought solely in his home nation of Russia, and now brings the 28-year-old Usmonov to the famous intimate Wrestling Palace, which holds close to 3,500 spectators.4. Skyes the limit at super bantamweightIts main event time Down Under for Skye Nicolson, as the fledgling super bantamweight headlines a card for the first time in her career against Mariah Turner next Wednesday.Nicolson made the decision to drop down to the 122-pound division after losing her WBC featherweight title to Tiara Brown last March, but is convinced shes on the right path to becoming a two-weight world champion in fresh waters.Skye Nicolson is back next Wednesday.Alex Livesey via Getty ImagesThe 30-year-old southpaw is on a three-fight win streak, two coming via stoppages, and now has the chance to retain the interim WBC super bantamweight title against her compatriot, Turner.Turner arrives in Melbourne after winning all five of her fights in 2025 and is determined not to play the opponent in a card centered around the homecoming of Nicolson.A win for Nicolson will put her in line to face the undisputed queen of the division, Ellie Scotney.5. The fallout from cancelled Paris showBoxer fails drugs test so what?Its an all too familiar tale in this sport, and Lawrence Okolie is the latest to fall foul of a doping test in the run-up to his heavyweight fight against Tony Yoka.Well, how about the dozens of fighters who were scheduled to fight on Saturday nights card in Paris, whove already funded their training camps and are now out of pocket and, essentially, out of work?Yoka has expressed his anger in the cancellation of this fight, insisting that Queensberry throw him into a fight on the Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois undercard, but its not all about the Frenchman."Before anyone starts imagining the worst, following my bicep injury last year, I sustained an elbow injury on the same arm during this camp," Okolie said in a statement posted on social media."I had a treatment on it and now we are here. I truly hope sense prevails.As the saying goes: You are innocent until proven guilty. But in boxing its usually better to cite: There is no smoke without fire.

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England batter Jacob Bethell had previously not appeared for RCB in this year's IPL [Reuters]Indian Premier League, BengaluruGujarat Titans 205-3 (20 overs): Sudharsan 100 (58), Gill 32 (24)Royal Challengers Bengaluru 206-5 (18.5 overs): Kohli 81 (44), Padikkal 55 (27)Royal Challengers won by five wicketsScorecard. TableJacob Bethell made his first appearance in this season's Indian Premier League but it was team-mate Virat Kohli who starred for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets to go second in the table. England's Bethell was brought in as a forced change, after an injury to compatriot Phil Salt, and introduced as an impact substitute as RCB looked to chase down Gujarat's205-3 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The 22-year-old, whose participation in the IPL was defended by Kevin Pietersen amid criticism from Sir Alastair Cook over a lack of playing time, opened the batting alongside Kohli and struck three boundaries before falling to Mohammed Siraj for 14 from 10 balls.Kohli himself was dropped by Washington Sundar on zero and made Gujarat pay with a superb 81 to ensure Sai Sudharsan's century was in vain. With support from Devdutt Padikkal, who hit 55 from 27 balls, Kohli kept the home side firmly in the chase.When Kohli finally fell to Jason Holder, they needed just 52 runs from 38 balls and Krunal Pandya's 12-ball 23 took them home with seven balls to spare. Earlier, Sudharsan had scored a sublime 100 from 58 balls as he became the fastest player to reach 2,000 runs in the IPL - doing so in just 47 matches.Shubman Gill provided support as they reached 128 without loss in the 13th over before the Gujarat captain was dismissed by Suyash Sharma for 32 from 24 balls. But Gujarat's inability to accelerate in the second half of their innings proved costly again, leaving them seventh in the table with three wins from seven matches.Meanwhile, RCB are second with a fifth win from seven games and sit one point behind leaders Punjab Kings, who have a game in hand.IPL 2026 points table and top run-scorers & wicket-takersIPL 2026 schedule - fixtures and resultsHow the IPL is reshaping India's talent mapNotifications, social media and more with BBC Sport

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There is always baseball happening almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don't worry, we're here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Yankees sweep spiraling Red Sox It just hasnt been the Red Sox season so far. Boston has been outscored by 22 runs to this point, which, uncharitably, is the kind of thing you could link back to the one-two punch of trading slugging third baseman and DH Rafael Devers away after signing free agent Alex Bregman to a deal with an opt-out, and then, predictably, losing Bregman the next offseason, too. Thats a whole lot of offense to replace, and the Sox were relying on Caleb Durbin and Willson Contreras both acquired this offseason along with the influx of promising young players to manage it. Contreras has been great, but Durbins OPS+ is 26 not a typo! while returning young players like designated hitter Roman Anthony, right fielder Ceddanne Rafaela and second baseman Marcelo Mayer have been fairly mediocre; combined with terrible starts from left fielder Jarren Duran (.197/.265/.303) and shortstop Trevor Story (.186/.220/.294), well, its not hard to see where that -22 run differential came from. Bostons pitching did the job on Thursday against the Yankees, in an attempt to not be swept by their greatest rivals. Payton Tolle, making his 2026 debut after being called up to start, threw six innings where he allowed just one run and struck out the first five Yankees that he faced. The 23-year-old Tolle would end up with 11 strikeouts for the night while allowing just four baserunners, one of those on a solo homer. And while catcher Carlos Narvaez broke the tie and gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead with a dinger of his own the Yankees were able to feast once Tolle was out of the game. Reliever Danny Coloumbe came in for Tolle to start the seventh, and proceeded to give up three singles in a row, sandwiched between two outs: one to center fielder Trent Grisham, then to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and finally to shortstop Jose Caballero. The Yankees used Cody Bellinger as a pinch-hitter to get the platoon advantage with the bases loaded and two down, and Bellinger did what he was meant to do in that situation. Right fielder Aaron Judge would follow with the fifth paper cut err, single of the seventh, and the Yankees took a 4-2 lead. One they would not relinquish, thanks to the efforts of New Yorks own young stud on the mound, Cam Schittler. The right-hander went eight innings striking out five against a walk and four hits, while allowing just a pair of runs. David Bednar came in for a save in the ninth, and threw a clean 1-2-3 inning against Bostons two, three and four hitters ballgame, Yankees. New York swept Boston here in their first meeting of the season, and the gap between the two feels massive right now. The Red Sox have managed to fall seven games behind the Yankees in the standings with a week of April still on the schedule. New Yorks run differential is 59 runs better, through all of 25 games. Boston isnt doomed yet its too early for that sort of thing, and even in their current state the Sox are just four back of the last wild card spot but all those names from the intro to this section? They are going to have to start hitting, soon, or this hole is going to keep getting deeper. Things only went up from here Just a leadoff home run, right? Not a great way to start a game, but these things happen. Dont worry, heres some context to make it all feel a little worse. 1.) JR Ritchie, the Braves starting pitcher, was making his MLB debut. 2.) The home run came on the very first pitch that Ritchie threw in the majors. And finally, 3.) his parents were in attendance, and the camera cut from them in the stands directly to the home run. Welcome to the majors, kid. James Wood recommends that you dont throw a fastball down the pipe to a guy who can hit a ball nearly 400 feet. Which is most hitters in the bigs, by the way. Theres a happy ending to this sad tale, however. Ritchie gave up another solo dinger later on, but beyond that, he went seven frames with just five hits allowed, a pair of walks, just the two runs and struck out seven Nationals. Thats one hell of a debut, even if it started so inauspiciously. Atlantas hitters did their thing in the seventh, Ritchies final inning, which helped him pick up the W. Catcher Drake Baldwin scored on a wild pitch out of the hand of Gus Varland, then second baseman Ozzie Albies who went 3-for-4 on the day with four RBIs and two runs singled in two of those runs to make it 5-2. Center fielder Michael Harris II would add another run to make it 6-2, but Ritchie didnt need anymore assistance than that initial wild pitch in the end. The Braves have now won 12 of 15 and, at 18-8, have the best record in MLB, as well as the best run differential (+62). The 2026 season feels a whole lot different than 2025 did at this point, thats for sure, and Atlanta hadnt even hit the worst stretches of their season yet in late-April. deGrom whiffs 10 You might need to sit down before hearing this, but, Jacob deGrom? Hes good at baseball. Through five starts, he now has a 2.13 ERA and has struck out 35 batters in 25.1 innings, with the last 10 of those punch outs all coming on Thursday against the Pirates. deGrom lasted for 5.2 innings, allowing five hits, a walk and one run, in what ended up being a 6-1 victory for both the right-hander and Texas. deGrom has been incredible with Texas the only issue was that he wasnt on the mound at first, as he managed just nine starts across those first two seasons. All told with the Rangers since 2023, though, deGrom has started 44 games and totaled 239 innings, producing a 2.79 ERA with 279 strikeouts against 49 walks. Did you know hes the all-time leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio? Hes at 5.36 for his career, and hes only gotten better in this respect as he ages: deGroms K/BB with Texas is 5.69. As for Thursday, he had some assistance outside of his 10 strikeouts. Check out this play from third baseman Josh Jung. Sure, thats after deGrom exited in favor of reliever Gavin Collyer, but those were his baserunners waiting to come around to score, too. deGrom also got plenty of run support, with center fielder Evan Carter hitting an inside-the-park home run to put the Rangers up 2-0 in the third and then shortstop Corey Seager hit a three-run shot to give deGrom and the Rangers more cushion than they would end up needing. A big W for the Rangers there, as the AL West is very much anybodys game both now and, presumably, deep into the season given that the favorites have all started so slowly. And even Texas, in first, is just 13-12 as they head into a weekend series against the Athletics, who are tied with the Rangers atop the division. More games like this one from deGrom will certainly help matters. Padres rally in the ninth for W It was looking like the Rockies were going to take the series against the Padres, a bit of revenge after being swept by them in a four-game set less than two weeks ago. Left fielder Mickey Moniak started off the scoring for Colorado early, hitting a solo homer, his seventh dinger of the season, in the first inning. He would then bash a second one in the sixth to put the Rockies up 7-4 in the sixth. Right fielder Troy Johnson would add another run on a single to right, scoring second baseman Tyler Freeman, an inning later. The Padres were down four, but cut into that a little in the eighth inning against reliever Juan Mejia when leadoff hitter and left fielder Ramon Laureano hit a ground ball single to score catcher Freddy Fermin. San Diego still had work to do, however, but that was what the ninth inning was for. Victor Vodnik, who relieved Mejia at the end of the eighth, came back out for the ninth. Center fielder Jackson Merrill would start things off with a walk, then third baseman Manny Machado singled. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts would follow with a single of his own to make it 8-6 with two on and still no outs. DH Miguel Andujar added yet another single 8-7 Rockies and things only escalated from there. Gavin Sheets came in as a pinch-hitter for first baseman Ty France the left-handed Sheets issignificantly better against right-handed pitchers than lefties and went boom on the first pitch of the at-bat, a cutter in name only in the middle of the zone. The Padres would make three outs in a row after this shot, but they were also up 10-8 at this point thanks to a five-run rally. That was more than enough for closer Mason Miller, who hasnt given up a run since early August of 2025: after facing the minimum in the ninth, Miller has now tied Cla Merediths franchise record with 33.2 scoreless innings. With the Dodgers shutting out the Giants, 3-0 eight shutout innings from Tyler Glasnow got that job done this was a huge comeback for San Diego, which remains tied atop the NL West with Los Angeles (as well as now six games up on San Francisco). Its too early to celebrate anything about the standings at the top, of course, but every day the Padres keep pace with the Dodgers or anywhere near the back-to-back champions is better than the alternative for them. Metsdontblow it again Hey, the Metstried to blow it. The 12-game losing streak might be over, but that doesnt mean all of New Yorks problems have vanished. This was evident on Thursday against the Twins, but there were some bright points to pick out, too. Such as when the Mets responded to a first-inning run by the Twins with a three-run homer from right fielder Brett Baty in the bottom of the frame. The Mets would push their lead to 7-2 by the fourth inning, when left fielder Carson Benge hit a solo shot off of starter Joe Ryan, who would somehow stay on the mound for another inning after this. The Twins would work their way back into things in short order, though. First, third baseman Tristan Gray homered to cut the lead to four in the sixth, and then in the eighth, it felt like New York was about to start a new losing streak. Catcher Ryan Jeffers, facing Huascar Brazoban with Craig Kimbrels bequeathed runners on base, hit a grand slam on a sinker down the middle to tie the game up. That sinker didnt sink so much as gradually and calmly come right into contact with Jeffers bat; there was only one possible result on a pitch like that one. This was not the end for the Mets, though, even if it felt like, on a night when the bats actually did wake up, that the pitching would give the game away, instead. And thats because the Mets, once again, responded immediately: third baseman Bo Bichette hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the eighth, putting New York up 10-7. While closer Devin Williams once again made things wildly uncomfortable to watch three hits and a run in just 0.2 innings this time he at least got the outs he needed to, and the Mets won. It wasnt pretty, no, but New York ended up stopping their 12-game losing streak and winning a series, too: thanks to this, they swapped places in the NL East basement with the Phillies, who are nearing their own double-digit losing streak after nearly coming from behind against the Cubs only to lose in the end, anyway. Tigers walk off the Brewers The Brewers made it a game again, scoring three in the seventh inning against the defending AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal to chase him and go up 4-3. But the Tigers chipped away, scoring one in the eight to tie things back up, and then first baseman Spencer Torkelson delivered his one and only hit of the game at the perfect time: in the bottom of the ninth. Well, not perfect for Milwaukee. But Detroit should be pretty pleased about it, at least.

Michael Dunlop secured a dominant win in Friday evening's red-flagged Open A Invitation race at the Cookstown 100 road races.The 37-year-old Ballymoney rider had built up an advantage of 9.4 seconds over runner-up Michael Sweeney when the race was halted on lap seven of nine and a result later declared.Riding his MD Racing BMW Superstock machine, Dunlop recorded a best lap speed of 91.322mph, marginally outside the lap record of 91.773 for the 2.1-mile Orritor circuit which he set last year.Manx rider Marcus Simpson was fourth, with Ballymoney's Darryl Tweed fifth and Paul Jordan from Magherafelt sixth.Dunlop was a late entry for the Cookstown Irish national meeting as he continues his preparations for the forthcoming North West 200 and Isle of Man TT international events, having taken part in the official test sessions at Oulton Park in Cheshire earlier this week.As well as competing in the Open and feature races, the 33-time TT winner is campaigning a Honda in the Moto3 class for the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing outfit run by former racer John Burrows.Earlier on Friday, Dunlop led the qualifying times for the Open class, ahead of Jordan and Sweeney.Jordan was fastest in Supersport qualifying on his Jackson Racing V2 Ducati as he made his first appearance at the county Tyrone circuit in four years.Tweed, Sweeney, Simpson and Keyes were next on the practice leaderboard.Dunlop was quickest of the Moto3s, almost three seconds faster than second-placed Dan Sayle, with Sweeney topping the Supertwins timesheets.Fifteen races are scheduled for Saturday, including a second Open A race, the feature race, a Supersport outing, the Supertwins event and a Moto3 class.'Last minute decision' to race at CookstownDunlop was a double winner at the Cookstown 100 12 months ago, winning the Supersport and feature races."It was a bit of a late, last minute thing," Dunlop told BBC Sport NI of his decision to compete this year."We are so busy and we weren't going to come as the 600 [Supersport bike] is stripped to bits to get ready for the North West 200 as it is just around the corner."I brought my Superstock. I like it and I like riding Cookstown. It has always been nice to ride around here and it is a good thing to get out and get a bit of racing done. The weather is lovely and that is half the battle."The biggest thing with the Stocker is that we haven't had much time on it so it gives it a chance to get an outing."Dunlop is enjoying a rare outing on a Moto3 bike."We had sort of done a gentleman's agreement, me and John Burrows, about riding his Moto3 months ago and I said if I was able to come, I would come and then I forgot clean about it."So, he called me again on Thursday and I was like 'aw, I forgot all about all about that!".Dunlop added that a degree of caution had to be exercised with his two biggest events of the season just around the corner."At the end of the day, it is about staying out of trouble a little bit with the NW 200 just around the corner and the TT just around the corner from that as well so we are at a stage that you have to just watch yourself."Jordan was pleased to be competing at the meeting for the first time since 2022."I've had a really good pre-season building up to it and I feel like I've stepped it up again from what we did last year, and we had a good year last year, so hopefully the momentum stays with me and we keep moving forward," he said.

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