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Vijender Singh to face Ghana's Eliasu Sulley in Raipur today

The first professional boxing match in Raipur is going to be held at Balbir Singh Juneja Stadium, said a government official. On June 8 this year, Singh had met Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and requested him to organize a professional boxing match in the state, he said.

Ian Evatt pinpoints quality Liverpool's Conor Bradley has impressing him most in Bolton Wanderers loan

Ian Evatt joked to any onlookers from Liverpool that Conor Bradley is doing 'okay' in his loan spell at Bolton Wanderers but pinpointed the youngster's character and attitude as among his most impressive qualities.

Manchester United have been shown how to approach Liverpool FC fixture

Two games into the Premier League season, no wins. Liverpool and Manchester United are both yet to register three points as they prepare to lock horns at Old Trafford next week. It emphasises just how early on in the new campaign we are that if United were to record a shock win on Monday night, they would leapfrog Liverpool in the table, prompting a million tweets asking which club is really the one in crisis.

Nick Kyrgios overcomes tricky Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Cincinnati opener

The Australian marched through with 29 winners - including 10 aces - and three breaks of the Spaniard's serve to reach the second round. The 28th-ranked Kyrgios has won all 11 of his first-round matches this season and won his 22nd match since returning to the ATP in June after skipping the clay season. He now faces good friend Taylor Fritz after the American crushed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-1. "Physically, I didn't feel the best, but you have to keep pushing, keep trying," Kyrgios said. "Alejandro's a hell of a player, he's got a lot of shots at his disposal. I had to serve well and dictate," the Montreal quarter-finalist aded. "It was tricky conditions out there, the courts are a lot more lively than Montreal, it was harder to control the ball."