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Filmmaker Justine Triet becomes the third female director ever to win the prestigious prize.

Leigh Wood and Chris Billam-Smith enjoyed successful evenings against familiar foes on Saturday, winning world titles in their respective fights. Wood avenged a knockout loss to Mauricio Lara by outpointing the Mexican in Manchester, regaining the WBA featherweight title that he lost in the pair’s first clash. Meanwhile, Billam-Smith was a decision victor over former sparring partner Lawrence Okolie, winning the WBO cruiserweight title at the stadium that is home to his beloved AFC Bournemouth. Wood, 34, was fighting in his hometown of Nottingham when he lost the WBA featherweight belt to Lara in February, as the Mexican won with a controversial TKO in Round 7. However, Lara was stripped of the title on Friday (26 May) after failing to make weight for his rematch with Wood, who was the only fighter eligible to win the gold in Saturday’s main event. And Wood, who was leading his first fight with Lara at the time of the stoppage, got out ahead of the 25-year-old again in Manchester. This time, though, the Briton was able to stay composed throughout, earning a unanimous-decision win (118-109, 118-109, 116-111). Meanwhile, at Vitality Stadium – home to Premier League club Bournemouth – Billam-Smith won a scrappy majority decision against Okolie to claim his first world title. Billam-Smith, in front of a raucous home crowd, knocked down his ex-sparring partner three times, while Okolie also had two points docked for excessive holding. It all led to scorecards of 112-112, 116-107, 115-108 in favour of Billam-Smith. “The Gentleman” then dedicated the win to his mother, who is suffering from breast cancer, and his son, who turned one year old on Friday. Elsewhere, Michael Conlan did not have such a happy homecoming. The Northern Irishman, fighting in his hometown of Belfast, was stopped by Luis Alberto Lopez in the fifth round. Mexican Lopez dropped Conlan with a vicious uppercut, and the towel came in as Conlan struggled to find his bearings. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Mauricio Lara stripped of title before Leigh Wood rematch amid weigh-in drama Wood vs Lara LIVE: Latest boxing fight updates and results What time does Wood vs Lara start in UK and US this weekend?

The Marlins and Angels continue a weekend series out west after Miami scored a 6-2 win to start the three game set on Friday.However, Miami will face a stiff test on Saturday night with Shohei Ohtani working double duty as a dangerous hitter and Cy Young caliber pitcher. The Marlins will counter...

Manchester City's Erling Haaland is set to surpass Thierry Henry's 20-year Premier League record of all-time goal involvements in one season.

Player ratings from Real Madrid's 2-1 win at Sevilla in La Liga.

Match report and player ratings from the Championship play-off final between Coventry City and Luton Town

Andrei Kelin tells Laura Kuenssberg Russia has "enormous resources" but UK and US weapons are to blame.

It sounded questionable, but the league has opened an official investigation.

The first Grand Slam of the summer gets underway this weekend!The WTA descends on Roland-Garros for the 2023 French Open. The clay court tournament is set to be dominated by odds on favorite Iga Swiatek, who won this event in 2020 and 2022, two of her three Grand Slam titles. However, Swiatek ha...

The No. 2 seed Celtics draw closer to history as Boston heads back to Miami for Game 6 now down 3-2 to the No. 8 seed Heat.After winning two straight games while facing elimination, the Celtics look to force a decisive Game 7 on Monday night with a win on the road against Jimmy Butler and Miami....

Erling Haaland set a record with his Premier League Young Player of the Season victory.

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