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Daily Mail
25 minutes ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Guinness receipt reveals the remarkable prices golf fans are paying for booze at The Open
Those looking for a cheap summer tipple would do well to avoid Royal Portrush. That is because they are reportedly serving one of the most expensive pints in Northern Ireland at The Open, with a Guinness setting back punters even more than at Belfast International Airport. With a prize pot of $17m (£12.7m), the winner receiving $3.1m (£2.3m) and even the 70th place finisher earning $38,900 (£29,000), top golf stars may be able to splash out for a round or two. But fans already paying up to £130 for entry will be forced to part with another hefty chunk of their cash if they want a drink. A round of four pints of Guinness will set back fans a hefty £31, working out at a grand total of £7.75 a drink. And it is the same price for a pint of cider or Singha beer, which is up 25p from last year's championship. A pint is around £3 more than what fans paid at the Masters in Augusta in April. Golf fans were shocked at the bargain prices in Georgia where the cost of five beers was $30 (£22.93), which comes in at £4.59 per beer. But the cost at Portrush is comparable to other British venues. Wembley will charge boxing fans £7.85 for a pint when they descend on the stadium for the Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois bout, albeit its London location means punters will be more used to the high costs. Meanwhile, at Ascot beer drinkers were forced to cough up almost £8 for a pint. A pint of Peroni or Guinness set thirsty fans back £7.80, while Grolsch was on sale for a comparatively cut-priced £7. While at Wimbledon, spectators had to part with £7.50 for a mere 300ml bottle of Stella Artois, the same price at last year, with the non-alcoholic version priced lower at £6.90. However, pints of Stella cost £8.85 for the 2025 tournament, marking another increase having been £7.55 in 2023 and £8.50 last year.
The Sun
2 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Who is Daniel Dubois' trainer and corner team?
DANIEL DUBOIS takes on Oleksandr Usyk in a HUGE rematch at Wembley Stadium this weekend! Dubois and Usyk will meet on July 19 - Usyk won the first clash between the pair in controversial fashion, after a body shot from Dubois was deemed a low-blow. Debates around whether or not the shot was legal have continued to rage on, and have been a talking point going into this clash. Two years on - and with three incredible wins under his belt - Dynamite now gets another shot at Usyk. Dubois has transformed into a different fighter since that bout in Poland, with stunning wins against Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua. SunSport can reveal who is in Daniel Dubois' corner for the clash. 2 Who is Daniel Dubois' trainer? Daniel Dubois has been trained once again by Don Charles. He missed the previous clash between Dubois and Anthony Joshua, having become ill just days before the fight. Charles is a London-based boxing trainer, who has trained other names, such as Derek Chisora. The trainer got his break in boxing with Chisora, meeting him in a petrol station before agreeing to train him. Charles has been credited with transforming the career of Dubois - leading him to those sensational KO wins against Miller, Hrgovic and Joshua. His assistant coach is Kieran Farrell, a former pro that won 14 of 15 fights at lightweight. He was forced to retire in 2013 after suffering brain damage after a fight with Anthony Crolla. Dubois' larger than life father, Dave, could also be in his corner - or at the very least will be close by at ringside. Dave, a former Camden Market street trader, made a fortune selling posters in the 1990s. He played a pivotal role in the win over Miller after being seen speaking to Dubois late on in the fight. His cutman has not yet been revealed. When is Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2 and how can I watch it? Usyk vs Dubois 2 takes place on Saturday, July 19. Coverage starts at 5.30pm BST. The main event is expected to take place at approximately 9.45pm BST. The fight will be broadcast on DAZN PPV and will cost £24.99. The event can be watched on DAZN TV or live streamed via the website/app. Alternatively, SunSport will live blog action from every fight.
The National
4 hours ago
- Sport
- The National
Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois poised for rematch with 'destruction and chaos' on menu
The heavyweight boxing scene springs back into life on Saturday when Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois clash to become undisputed heavyweight champion at Wembley Stadium. WBA, WBO and WBC champion Usyk, 38, is returning to the ring for the first time since December when he beat British fighter Tyson Fury for a second time in Riyadh. The Ukrainian cemented his status as the greatest heavyweight of this generation when he inflicted another defeat on Fury when all three judges at the Kingdom Arena scored the fight 116-112. That victory extended former undisputed world cruiserweight champion Usyk's unbeaten record to 23 fights (14KOs), with his heavyweight scalps also including two comprehensive wins over Anthony Joshua and a more controversial one against Dubois. The latter victory in 2023 remains a bone of contention for London-born Dubois, who floored Usyk in the fifth round only for the referee to call a low blow. The reigning champion was then given an extended period to recover, much to the frustration of Dubois' team at ringside, and would go on to drop his increasingly exhausted opponent in the eighth and ninth rounds before the fight was stopped. The call was still being debated when the pair met for a press conference in April, ahead of the summer rematch. Usyk arrived with several photographs of the controversial punch, which appeared to show it landing below the belt line, even asking his opponent to sign the images. 'It's disappointing me that you would stoop as low as bringing one of those photographs,' Dubois' coach Don Charles said. 'You should be given an Oscar for that performance. You conned the referee. You conned us. You conned the boxing world.' A smiling Usyk, replied: 'You should teach your fighter to punch clean.' Promoter Frank Warren, who represents Dubois, has said Usyk would find the Briton a very different prospect to the one he beat in their first encounter in Poland. 'Last time they fought Daniel the boy. This time they're fighting Daniel the man, and that's the difference and he'll find that out on Saturday,' Warren said. 'He [Usyk] is the best heavyweight of his generation, but everybody's the best until they get beaten and I think it's his time now.' 'I'm a different fighter now," agreed Dubois in an interview with The Guardian this week. "There have been real improvements. I'm doing things I've always done but I'm doing them better. Maybe I just want it more now." Dubois has not fought since destroying former two-time world champion Joshua over five brutal rounds last September, in Riyadh Season's London debut. In front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Dubois secured the biggest win of his career as he dropped Joshua multiple times on the way to retaining his IBF belt. Dubois, whose other defeat came against Joe Joyce, another Briton, in 2020, is confident that he is ready to make history by becoming the first man to beat Usyk and gain revenge for their previous bout. 'I have resurrected myself, resurrected my career and now we're on a roll,' Dubois, aiming to become Britain's first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999, told the BBC. 'Unstoppable, I feel like I can't be beat right now. I'm in the prime of my life and I'm going to go through whatever I have to do, 'I've got to beat him this time and I am going to win. I am going to cause chaos, knockout, by any means possible. I am ready. Man, I'm ready 100 per cent. 'As soon as the bell rings my whole approach is to seek and destroy, bring chaos, get the victory and seize the moment.' Former champion Fury, meanwhile, said earlier this month that he was ready to come out of retirement after calling time on his career following the latest Usyk loss. The 36-year-old, whose last three fights have been in Saudi Arabia, was asked who his preferred comeback bout would be against. 'Who would I rather fight, right now? Usyk. Because I want my revenge in England,' he said. 'I don't believe I've got a fair shout the last two times. That's all I want. I want a fair shout, and I don't believe I've got a fair shout the last two times. 'That's the one I want, but if I don't get that then it'd be [Anthony] Joshua, the biggest British fight that will ever happen.' Saudi Arabian boxing chief Turki Alalshikh also claimed that Fury had promised a return to action in 2026, albeit taking place in the kingdom once again. On Wednesday, his promoter, Warren, said that Fury will not be fighting in 2025 but reiterated that revenge against Usyk was priority No 1. 'I spoke to him [Fury] over the weekend about boxing. He won't fight this year,' Warren told the 5 Live Boxing podcast. 'He's got this Netflix second series coming but he's in the gym. He's in it for his well-being, physically and mentally. It keeps him in a good place.'
Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Daniel Dubois has transformed into Superman ahead of Oleksandr Usyk rematch at Wembley, writes JEFF POWELL
Daniel Dubois has never been so hard-wired and vociferous at a public work out as he was in the trailer clip of a prelude to Saturday nights sold out Wembley battle with Olkeksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. The Clarke Kent of Dynamite Daniel's younger years has transitioned into Superman. He nigh on flew into the temporary ring in the packed Boxpark fun and booze hub on Wembley Way. He bounced about the canvas like that cat on a hot tin roof and had the crowd a-jumping to his yells of confidence that he will end Usyk's unbeaten reign as the heavyweight of the century. The Ukrainian ring master was buzzing too but used the burst of exercise to re-rehearse in shadow boxing the upward punching he used to great effect in defeating the three British giants; Anthony Joshua twice, Tyson Fury twice and Dubois in their first fight. For Usyk that was enough said. Maybe take it a tad easier on the energy Daniel. There are still two days, a media conference and the weigh in to go before the biggest night of his life.
Telegraph
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois 2: What time is the fight, how to watch and undercard details
It is 14 months since Oleksandr Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight world champion since Lennox Lewis, and he can repeat the feat with victory over Briton Daniel Dubois at Wembley on Saturday. Usyk claimed all four major titles with a win over Tyson Fury by unanimous decision, before Dubois won the IBF interim title with a stoppage against Filip Hrgovic last June. This was upgraded to full status after Usyk relinquished the title to focus on other fights before Dubois retained the belt with an explosive fifth-round knockout against Anthony Joshua in September. Now Usyk and Dubois meet for the second time, with controversy from their first bout in 2023 still lingering. Dubois believed he knocked down the Ukrainian legally, but his punch was deemed a low blow before Usyk went on to secure a ninth-round stoppage. Here is all you need to know about the big fight. When is Usyk v Dubois 2? This Saturday, July 19. The ringwalks are expected to begin at 9.45pm UK time, with the first fight of the undercard starting at 5.40pm. These times are always approximate, though. Where is Usyk v Dubois 2? At Wembley Stadium, and the 90,000-capacity venue has an 11pm curfew so unlike other big boxing events it should finish promptly. The national football stadium has hosted some memorable fights including Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko and Carl Froch v George Groves. Where to watch Usyk v Dubois 2 in the UK This article contains affiliate links from our advertisers. This means that Telegraph Media Group will earn a commission if you click a link, buy a product, or subscribe to a service. DAZN have exclusive rights to live coverage in the UK, and you can watch the whole card for the price of £24.99. Watching the fight in the United States will cost you $59.99, with an equivalent price of $19.99 in the rest of the world. You can watch the fight on the DAZN app, available on smart TVs, phones, tablets, streaming devices, games consoles and web browsers. Click here to purchase the fight individually or as part of an annual DAZN package. Is Usyk vs Dubois 2 on the radio? Yes, there is live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds from 8pm. Darren Fletcher presents from ringside, with commentary led by Ronald McIntosh, alongside Steve Bunce and the former WBC Super-Middleweight champion Richie Woodhall. Adam Catterall, our very own Gareth A Davies, Spencer Oliver, Dave Allen, and John Rawling will be covering the fight on Talksport. Watch the Usyk v Dubois promo video What is the Fury v Usyk 2 undercard? Lawrence Okolie vs. Kevin Lerena (For Okolie's WBC silver heavyweight title) Daniel Lapin vs. Lewis Edmondson (For Lapin's IBF Intercontinental and WBA Continental light heavyweight titles) Vladyslav Sirenko vs. Solomon Dacres (Heavyweight) Aadam Hamed vs. Ezequiel Gregores (Super lightweight) Lasha Guruli vs. James Francis (Super lightweight) What are Usyk and Dubois' career records? Usyk v Dubois Nationality: Ukrainian v British Age: 38 v 27 Height: 6ft 3in v 6ft 5in Reach: 78in v 78in Total fights: 23 v 24 Record: 23-0 v 22-2 KOs: 14 v 21 What are the odds? Usyk to win: 3/10 Dubois to win: 13/5 Draw: 16/1 Betting on the fight? Take a look at these best boxing betting sites for free bets to use on tonight's card What people are saying about the fight? Speaking to Carl Frampton, now working as a DAZN reporter, Usyk said: 'Daniel is a great fighter and has had a very good run since we first fought. 'He is a better fighter since we fought. He is more of a man, more of a boxer. He deserve this shot. 'But he has a little bit of an [mental] issue. He is maybe a little bit afraid. I am too, but my afraid is different to his afraid. 'Wembley will be a show, the people will be supporting Daniel, but in the ring this is my work, I don't hear that. I just work and win.' Dubois told DAZN: 'I feel like I was robbed out of a victory in the first fight [due to the low blow call]. I think there could be a weakness in him with the body shot. 'I just have to throw the kitchen sink at him this time. I now get a chance to rectify that result, to prove myself. That's what I intend to do. 'I know myself better now. I'm trusting myself better now as a fighter. I have grown up now, I am a better fighter now since the last fight. I've gone from a boy to a man. 'So, I can't wait to get in there now and do the business. 'Wembley is where I did it last time [against Joshua] and I want to do the same again in front of the UK fans.'
