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Hall of fame include mohamed ali, i think barry. george foreman. frazier. just pinching yourself moments. it was back in the mid—1990s that jane took on the british boxing world for the right to fight in the professional ranks. in the world champion, i want to fight in countries, they play the national anthem behind me for my country, which is funny because they don't even let me box here. it's got to change. in 1998, it did, following a tribunal where women were labelled too unstable to box. the british boxing board of control were to grant jane a professional licence. i've been fighting fo...

After a year away from the sport rafael nadal is once again drawing large crowds, even for practice. the spaniard was virtually swamped courtside after holding an open training session at the brisbane international, following his successful comeback in the opening round. he returned after 12 months out, with a win over dominic thiem on tuesday, and was preparing for his second round match against fellow wildcard jason kubler on thursday. a pioneer of boxing, former world champion jane couch is going to take her place alongside some of the greatest fighters in history. the fleetwood assassin is...

The case that we thought was really sexist, really against women. the boxing board just didn't want women's boxing, but when you look where it is now, i knew i was right all them years ago cos i was boxing on all the big shows in america. your old pal ricky hatton�*s also been inducted into the hall of fame, isn't he, and he's going with you on that flight to new york. what's that going to be like? i think when we get there, we'll have a few drinks, me and ricky, yeah. make the north—west proud. he's like myself, just down to earth, you know. comes from a council estate like i come from a ...

Hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre. here's is what we've got coming up: bullseye! luke humphries wins the darts world title after seeing off 16—year—old sensation luke littler in the final. girona keep pace with real madrid at the top of la liga after a dramatic late win against atletico. and trailblazing boxer jane couch prepares to become the first british woman inducted into the international hall of fame. hello. welcome to the program. now, we begin at alexandra palace in london where it has been a tournament to remember at the world darts champions...

Hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm paul scott at the bbc sports centre. here's what's coming up. bullseye — luke humphries wins the darts world title after seeing off 16—year—old sensation luke littler in the final. girona keep pace with real madrid at the top of la liga after a dramatic late win against atletico. and trailblazing boxer jane couch prepares to become the first british woman inducted into the international hall of fame. hello, welcome to the program. we begin at alexandra palace in london, where it's been a tournament to remember