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November 2024	Gary Lineker Gary Lineker was announced as a manager for one of the 12 teams in the upcoming Baller League, a six-a-side football league.
November 11 2024	Gary Lineker Announced he would be stepping down from presenting Match of the Day after the 2024–25 Premier League season, with plans to leave the BBC after covering the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
2023	Clare Balding Balding became BBC's lead presenter for Wimbledon.
March 2023	Gary Lineker Required to step back from presenting on the BBC for three days due to controversy over his criticism of the British government's immigration policy on Twitter.
March 28 2023	Gary Lineker Lineker won an appeal against HM Revenue and Customs over a £4.9 million tax bill, with a judge ruling he was a freelancer, not an employee.
March 10 2023	Gary Lineker Lineker was suspended by the BBC from Match of the Day for social media comments about the UK government's asylum policy, leading to widespread solidarity from BBC sports presenters.
2022	Clare Balding Presented at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
2022	Clare Balding Clare Balding was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sport and charity.
2022	Clare Balding Balding was selected to be the BBC's lead presenter for Wimbledon, succeeding Sue Barker who retired the previous year.
December 2022	Clare Balding Clare Balding completed her two-year term as President of the Rugby Football League.
2021	Gary Lineker Started hosting the ITV game show Sitting on a Fortune.
July 2021	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Fury tests positive for COVID-19, causing postponement of the scheduled fight with Wilder.
2020	Gary Lineker Gary Lineker was appointed as a Visiting Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford.
July 2020	Clare Balding Clare Balding was appointed as the 30th President of the Rugby Football League, succeeding former footballer Tony Adams.
April 2020	Gary Lineker During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lineker donated £140,000 to the British Red Cross for virus research.
March 2020	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Weeks after the second fight, Wilder initiates a contractual rematch clause, with the bout initially scheduled for July 18.
November 23 2019	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II Deontay Wilder defeated Luis Ortiz with a seventh-round knockout in their rematch.
May 18 2019	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II Deontay Wilder defeated Dominic Breazeale with a first-round knockout.
October 3 2018	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Final press conference for the fight held at Star Plaza in Los Angeles, California, completing the three-city promotional tour.
October 2 2018	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Second press conference for the fight held at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex in New York City.
October 1 2018	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury First press conference for the fight held at BT Sport Headquarters in London as part of a three-city promotional tour.
September 15 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Álvarez and Golovkin's rematch took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
September 3 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II The vacant Ring magazine middleweight title was confirmed to be contested in the Álvarez-Golovkin rematch.
July 3 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II A split-screen press conference is held for the Álvarez-Golovkin rematch.
June 14 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Álvarez began training for the upcoming fight with Golovkin.
June 13 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Álvarez and Golovkin finalized a deal to hold their rematch on September 15, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena.
June 6 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Golovkin was stripped of his IBF world title for not adhering to IBF rules.
April 27 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Golovkin stated the rematch with Álvarez was still a priority, despite low chances of happening.
April 3 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Álvarez officially withdraws from the scheduled fight with Gennady Golovkin, with his team hoping to reschedule for August or September.
March 2018	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Wilder secures a career-best win by knocking out unbeaten top contender Luis Ortiz in the tenth round.
March 23 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Álvarez is temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) pending a hearing on April 10, with the possibility of a suspension of up to one year.
March 5 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Canelo Álvarez fails two random urine tests for clenbuterol, collected on February 17 and 20, which puts the rematch with Gennady Golovkin in jeopardy.
February 17 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Canelo Álvarez's first failed drug test was collected, which would lead to a six-month suspension.
January 29 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II HBO announces the rematch will take place on May 5 during the Cinco de Mayo weekend, with both fighters promising to knock out their opponent.
2017	Clare Balding Balding was involved in a copy-control controversy regarding an interview she gave to Saga magazine, which led to the journalist Ginny Dougary removing her byline from the piece.
December 20 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Eric Gomez announces negotiations are close to finalization after Álvarez gives Golden Boy permission to draft contracts.
November 7 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Eric Gomez indicates negotiations are progressing well and Álvarez will make a decision about the rematch in the coming weeks.
October 2 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II At the 55th annual WBC convention in Baku, Azerbaijan, the WBC officially orders a rematch between Álvarez and Golovkin.
September 24 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Eric Gomez suggests the rematch could take place in the first week of May 2018, or potentially as early as March.
September 22 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Negotiations for the Álvarez-Golovkin rematch are reported to begin.
September 19 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez tells ESPN they are interested in a rematch between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin and will discuss details with Tom Loeffler in the coming days.
July 2017	Clare Balding Clare Balding's episode of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' was first broadcast, revealing her family's historical connections and her great-grandfather's hidden sexuality.
2016	Clare Balding The Clare Balding Show, her sports chat show that aired on BT Sport and BBC Two, last aired.
August 13 2016	Gary Lineker Presented Match of the Day in boxer shorts, fulfilling a tweet promise made in December 2015 if Leicester City won the Premier League.
January 2016	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury During Wilder's title defense against Artur Szpilka, Fury confronts Wilder in the ring after the knockout, leading to a heated verbal exchange and public challenge.
January 13 2016	Gary Lineker Lineker and Danielle Bux announced their divorce after six years of marriage.
2015	Clare Balding In 2015, she received the First Women Awards Lifetime Achievement.
2015	Clare Balding Clare Balding became an ambassador for Southampton FC's official charity, the Saints Foundation.
2015	Clare Balding She began presenting Today at Wimbledon for the BBC.
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