Fury to defend world heavyweight title against Chisora
Tyson Fury will defend his world heavyweight title against Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on December 3.
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Antonio Conte: Tottenham boss laughs off title contenders tag after limp Manchester United defeat
Antonio Conte laughed off the idea Tottenham are title contenders after the 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on Wednesday, admitting that his side struggle in “high level” games. Spurs arrived at Old Trafford on the back of their best start to a Premier League season and could have closed the gap at the top to one point with victory, but they put in a listless display as their hosts dominated. Ad Goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes fired United to a hugely impressive win, with the margin of victory only kept respectable by the heroics of Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal.
Mark Allen beats Andy Lee in late-night finish to keep Northern Ireland title defence hopes alive
Mark Allen kept his hopes of defending the Northern Ireland Open title alive, but only just as he fell over the line in beating Andy Lee 4-3. Allen arrived in the last 32 as arguably the form player following impressive wins over Chang Bingyu and Chen Zifan, but he was way below that level against Lee.
T20 World Cup: Middle order holds key to depleted India's title aspirations
India, who won the first edition of the tournament in 2007, lost fast bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to a back injury and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to a knee problem in the lead-up to the event. Bumrah's absence will not only rob India of his new ball skills but Rohit Sharma's team will also miss his pinpoint yorkers and variations in the death overs. Jadeja required surgery on the injured knee and his accurate bowling in the middle overs, hard-hitting batting lower down the order and electric fielding will leave a gaping hole in the side.
T20 World Cup: Middle order sorted, Pakistan eye second World Cup title
Sorting out a misfiring middle order was top of skipper Babar Azam's to-do list heading into a tri-series in New Zealand as the burden of scoring runs had fallen on him and vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan. Babar can now breathe a bit easier after Mohammad Nawaz, Haider Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed came good in New Zealand, where they beat the hosts in Friday's final.
Cricket-Middle order holds key to depleted India's title aspirations
(Reuters) - Hampered by injuries to key players, India will need their batters to find an extra gear in Australia to compensate for their bowling limitations if they are to lift the T20 World Cup trophy for a second time.
Cricket-Middle order sorted, Pakistan eye second T20 World Cup title
(Reuters) - For a side used to tumultuous build-ups Pakistan look unusually settled ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia, where they launch their bid for a second title with a Super 12 showdown against arch-rivals India on Sunday.
With sights set on World Cup title, Canadian women's soccer team will learn groupings in weekend draw
The Canadian women's soccer team conquered the Olympics last summer in Tokyo, reaching the medal podium for a third consecutive time. Now it has its sights set on winning on the sport's biggest stage for the first time in its history.