Tim Adams, Kitty Empire, John Naughton, Tim Lewis, Alice Fisher, Shaoni Bhattacharya, Eva Wiseman    With the London scheme poised to go national, Observer writers make their cases for a few of the many overlooked, snubbed or merely forgotten figures who richly deserve recognitionThe London blue plaques scheme, which commemorates the places where notable people lived or worked, is the oldest of...

PA Media    Brian McIntyre charged with possession of a firearmThe year old due to appear in court next monthThe trainer of Chris Eubank Jr has been charged with possession of a firearm as he prepared to board a flight at Manchester airport.Brian McIntyre appeared on Monday at Stockport magistrates court...

Donald McRae    Eubank avenges humiliating loss in Manchester in JanuarySmith knocked down twice before referee calls end to fightChris Eubank Jr overwhelmed Liam Smith, knocking down his bitter rival twice before the fight was waved over mercifully in the tenth round in Manchester on Saturday night, as he avenged...

Donald McRae    Eubank Jr pledges exquisite’ performance on Saturday amid dubious recollection of how January’s bruising bout unfoldedThe controversial and largely unfulfilled career of Chris Eubank Jr could come to a shuddering halt on Saturday night if he suffers another bad defeat to Liam Smith in their...

Guardian sport and agencies    Fighter’s team pressing for no contest to be declared I should be a world champion right now,’ says DuboisDaniel Dubois and his camp are pressing for a no contest to be declared after a controversial low blow call in the British fighter’s defeat by Oleksandr Usyk in Wroclaw.A ninth round knockout...

Donald McRae    Champion wins despite being felled by low blow in round fiveUsyk down in distress for prolonged period before rallyingOleksandr Usyk retained his IBF, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles when he stopped Daniel Dubois in the ninth round of an increasingly dramatic fight which changed course after...

Barney Ronay    The watchable London fighter has little more than a puncher’s chance on Saturday but at least this contest feels authenticFor all the many gifts of Daniel Dubois, a world heavyweight contender this weekend, and a hugely likable pure sporting talent, it is hard not to find yourself circling back to...

Donald McRae    The British challenger has the physical advantage but that is unlikely to count against triple world heavyweight championDaniel Dubois has had fights as a professional heavyweight while Oleksandr Usyk has had only four bouts in the same division. Usyk is much the smaller man, usually weighing ...

Jack Seale    This sluggish celebrity family show is like Keeping Up With the Kardashians but set in Morecambe. You can’t blame Tyson for wanting to get back in the ringHe has never lost a professional bout; he dragged himself out of a deep mental and physical health crisis to defy his detractors and become...

Donald McRae at the O2 Arena    Former heavyweight champion lands powerful straight rightLate substitute survives pedestrian first six roundsAnthony Joshua knocked out Robert Helenius with a brutal right cross in the seventh round of their heavyweight fight late on Saturday night. The end was as swift and conclusive as the...

Donald McRae    Former world heavyweight champion knows he cannot fail against the Finn as he tries to rebuild his boxing career I can’t fail, Anthony Joshua says quietly when asked if he feels under intense pressure to perform with explosive force against Robert Helenius on Saturday night in London. The former...

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Donald McRae    The Nordic Nightmare is determined to make the most of his late opportunity just seven days after his last contest I had just finished my fight last Saturday night and my manager came and said I have something to ask you, says Robert Helenius as he details the strange twist that led to him...

Donald McRae    Joshua wants radical change to help tackle doping crisis Why am I under pressure but to of boxers aren’t ’Anthony Joshua has expressed his frustration with boxing’s inability to tackle its doping crisis and called for radical change so that the leading fighters in the world are subject to...

PA Media    Finnish boxer steps in as late replacement on Saturday I plan to make the most of it,’ says year old heavyweightAnthony Joshua will fight Robert Helenius at London’s O Arena on Saturday night after the Finnish boxer was confirmed as Dillian Whyte’s replacement.Joshua was scheduled to face...

Andy Martin and agencies    Whyte returned adverse analytical findings’ in anti doping testBoxer insists he is completely innocent’ as rematch cancelledDillian Whyte has vowed to prove his innocence after returning adverse analytical findings in a doping test that led to the cancellation of his bout against Anthony...

Tim Jonze    The heavyweight champion talks marriage, mental health and why he’s invited the cameras in to make a fly on the wall showParis Fury is sitting on a stool in her kitchen, hair in curlers, conducting the orchestra of kids around her. Prince, her eldest son, has failed to buy jeans for the photoshoot...

Hosted by Savannah Ayoade-Greaves, written by John Crace, Michelle Brasier and Tim Jonze, narrated by Dan Starkey, Sarah Aubrey and Jason Done, produced by Rachel Porter, the executive producer is Ellie Bury .    Tyson Fury weighs in on marriage, mental health and life as a multimillionaire in Morecambe m s ; John Crace looks on as the PM gaslights the UK with his North Sea plan while the world burns m s ; and Michelle Brasier explains why she befriended her scammer m s Continue reading...

Bryan Armen Graham in Las Vegas    More than photographers from over countries around the world entered the World Sports Photography awards which is the only global competition for sport photography, with golfing in the clouds capturing the judges eye to be named the overall competition winner Continue reading...

   Crawford beats down Spence to unify welterweight titlesOmaha southpaw declares pound for pound supremacyTerence Crawford declared himself the No pound for pound boxer in the world after Saturday night’s destruction of Errol Spence to unify all four welterweight titles and become the division’s...