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Chisora targets ‘difficult’ win over Usyk in bid to set up bout with ‘friend’ Joshua

Derek Chisora has stated he will have to pull off one of the biggest victories of his career versus Oleksandr Usyk if he is set up a world title shot against his friend Anthony Joshua. Chisora (32-9, 23 KOs), 36, rates former undisputed world cruiserweight champion Usyk, (17-0, 13 KOs), 33, who he faces in…

NBA eyes pre-Christmas start, 72-game regular season

The NBA is pursuing a pre-Christmas Day start and a reduced regular-season calendar for the 2020-2021 campaign, abandoning plans to delay the opening with hopes of incorporating fans back into arenas, sources told ESPN. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA is proposing several variations to next season that include a 72-game regular season, a play-in…

Bale gets first Spurs start in Europa League victory

Jose Mourinho's side took control early on as a Lucas Moura strike was followed by an Andres Andrade own goal, with substitute Son Heung-min adding a third goal late on. Spurs' starting line-up featured two eye-catching names, with recent signings Carlos Vinicius and Gareth Bale involved. But, while the first 10 minutes saw Bale evidencing his threat from a…

Lomachenko recovering from shoulder surgery

Recently dethroned lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko underwent right shoulder surgery on Monday, according to his manager, Egis Klimas. Lomachenko previously had surgery on his right shoulder in May 2018. Klimas said this surgery was the result of both a preexisting ailment and an injury Lomachenko suffered during the second round of his decision loss to…

Pacers hire Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as new coach

After parting ways with Nate McMillan following a first-round sweep in the playoffs, the Indiana Pacers found their next head coach in Toronto Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren. The team made the hire official Tuesday afternoon, but the details of the deal are unknown. Bjorkgren has been an assistant with the Raptors since 2018 after Nick Nurse became the coach in Toronto.…

Andy Murray withdraws from Cologne event with pelvic problem

The British former world number one first became aware of the issue at last month's US Open. A scan conducted after his return to the UK revealed tendonitis of the psoas: the muscle which joins the lower back to the top of the leg. Murray stated in a social media post that he decided to…