Conor Benn overpowers Chris Eubank Jr to seal dominant rematch victory

Conor Benn, who has been through notoriety, shame and a chastening defeat, finally gained a large measure of sweet relief when he totally outclassed and beat up his diminished old rival Chris Eubank Jr over 12 one-sided rounds on Saturday night. Benn came close to sealing the knockout he craved in the last minute of the fight when he twice dropped Eubank Jr heavily.A shuddering combination from Benn had an initially delayed reaction but the right hand that smashed into the side of Eubank Jr’s head finally sent him toppling to the canvas. He rose to his feet but was soon down again as Benn threw punch after punch at his wilting and shrunken frame. Eubank Jr staggered to his feet just before the referee completed his count

Texas trooper sent home after confronting South Carolina player during game

A Texas trooper who confronted South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor after the player’s touchdown on Saturday was sent home from the game, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety.Harbor scored on an 80-yard reception in the second quarter and entered the tunnel after the score, appearing to walk off a leg injury. As he and three of his teammates, including running back Oscar Adaway III, were walking back to the field, the trooper walked in between Harbor and Adaway and bumped into them.The trooper pointed at Harbor and Adaway, appearing to admonish them. Harbor was quickly pushed away by a teammate as they continued make their way towards the field

Ireland v Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happened

That’s all from me and us for today. Thanks for your company.Mack Hansen has unsurprisingly won Man Of The Match“Feels unbelievable, any chance to place in front of this crowd is great. It’s the pleasure of playing in this team [to score a hat trick], all I had to do was pick the ball up and run over the line after a load of work from the boys. I wasn’t born here, but this feels like home to me and I love playing or this team

ATP Finals tennis: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner reach final – as it happened

Right, that’s it from me. But Daniel will be back tomorrow for the final, and you know you want to join him. Thanks for your company as always. Bye!So this will be sixth final between Alcaraz and Sinner this year, and the 16th meeting in total. Every time they’ve both competed at a tournament in 2025, one of them has finished with the title, including at all four slams

Borthwick hails ‘outstanding leader’ Ford after England topple All Blacks

Steve Borthwick has paid tribute to the perseverance and character of George Ford after England’s impressive 33-18 victory over the All Blacks. Twelve months ago, Ford narrowly failed to clinch a home victory in this same fixture, but he was a pivotal figure on Saturday as his side gained their revenge with a first win over New Zealand in south-west London since 2012.“George is a brilliant player, an outstanding leader and an even better person,” the head coach said after the fly-half contributed 13 points to seal his team’s 10th successive Test win this year. “I know you like to talk about 12 months ago and the ball hitting a post. But when he pulls on the England shirt he is just such a consistent performer

Jarrod Evans’ last-gasp penalty rescues Wales from loss to Japan

A Wales men’s crowd came away with the pride of a win at home for the first time in more than two years as the hosts beat Japan, but the overriding feeling was of relief. The Welsh performance was miles off of what is expected on these shores. Sloppy attack, squandered opportunities and a 20-minute red card for Josh Adams almost handed the win to Eddie Jones’ team but that won’t be remembered in years to come, what will be is Jarrod Evans’ name.It was his last-play-of-the-game penalty that won the game for Wales, the first in Steve Tandy’s reign as head coach. The roar that followed has to be up there with one of the loudest this stadium has heard