Wilder ‘the greatest’

American heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder has surprisingly been anointed as ‘‘the greatest of all time’’ by Muhammad Ali’s ex-wife Khalilah. Khalilah was ringside as American Wilder knocked out Cuba’s Luis Ortiz in Las Vegas on Sunday to extend his record to 42-0-1. Ali is widely acknowledged as ‘‘the greatest’’ but Khalilah, who was married to Ali between 1967 and 1977 and had four of his children, seemed happy to pass on that mantle to Wilder who holds the WBC belt and is determined to unify the heated division. Khalilah, 69, embraced Wilder after the clash and said in moment captured by a FightHype video: ‘‘You are definitely the King of the Ring, you don’t have to prove anything, just do your thing.’’

Manchester United conceded a 90th-minute equaliser after rallying from a two-goal deficit to draw 3-3 with Sheffield United in a wild Premier League match yesterday. Oli McBurnie’s goal required a review by VAR for a possible handball but it was awarded – to loud roars by the home fans at Bramall Lane – to stop Manchester United climbing to fifth place in the standings. Having fallen 2-0 down after 52 minutes, Manchester United scored three goals in a seven-minute spell from the 72nd to go ahead in dramatic fashion. All of those goals were scored by academy graduates, with 19-year-old Brandon Williams and 18-year-old Mason Greenwood netting for the first time in the league before Marcus Rashford completed the remarkable comeback.