Brian Magee to face Mads Larsen in European title bout

Brian Magee to face Mads Larsen in European title bout

Brian Magee to face Mads Larsen in European title bout Magee is a previous IBO and British super-middleweight champion Brian Magee has landed a lucrative European super-middleweight title bout against Dane Mads Larsen in Aarhus on 30 January. Belfast...

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Adamu beats Carl Dilks to win Commonwealth title

Adamu beats Carl Dilks to win Commonwealth title

Adamu beats Carl Dilks to win Commonwealth title Dilks suffered the second defeat of his professional career Ghana's Charles Adamu earned a split decision victory over Liverpool's Carl Dilks to win the vacant Commonwealth super-middleweight title...

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Smith ready for Dodson challenge

Smith ready for Dodson challenge

British super-middleweight champion Paul Smith believes fellow Liverpool fighter Tony Dodson is an ideal opponent for his first title defence. Smith, 27, will face former British champion Dodson, 29, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on 12 March. "You'll see the best of me with...

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Kelly Pavlik stops Miguel Espino to retain titles

Kelly Pavlik stops Miguel Espino to retain titles

Kelly Pavlik stops Miguel Espino to retain titles Pavlik was returning to the ring after 10 month absence American Kelly Pavlik retained his WBC and WBO middleweight titles with a fifth-round stoppage of compatriot Miguel Espino in Ohio on Saturday. Pavlik,...

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Tiger Woods named Athlete of the Decade

Tiger Woods named Athlete of the Decade

Tiger Woods named Athlete of the Decade Accenture ended its sponsorship of Woods on Monday Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by US sports...

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Sergio Garcia worried about persistent hand injury

Sergio Garcia worried about persistent hand injury

Sergio Garcia worried about persistent hand injury Garcia hopes to be fully fit to compete in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Sergio Garcia will seek a specialist's advice after revealing he is still troubled by the hand injury that has kept...

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Scots golfer Matthew lands honour

Scots golfer Matthew lands honour

Scots golfer Matthew lands honour Scots golfer Catriona Matthew described being appointed MBE in the New Year Honours List as "the icing on the cake"...

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Tennis equipment guide

Tennis equipment guide

Tennis has always been something of a fashion show. It began in the 1930s when Frenchman Rene Lacoste promoted his own brand of sports shirts by sporting the Lacoste crocodile logo on court. Now, tennis fashion is a multi-million pound industry. But specialist equipment does...

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Find your nearest tennis court

Find your nearest tennis court

he LTA's website is a great starting place to find out where you can play tennis but there are several other options. Do you want to follow the likes of Williams (left) and Federer? Find your nearest court You can search easily for your nearest tennis club...

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Stakhovsky Ousts Fourth Seed Youzhny; Troicki Into Second Round

Stakhovsky Ousts Fourth Seed Youzhny; Troicki Into Second Round

  lifetime in Doha Monday. Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky avenged his 2009 Kremlin Cup defeat to World No. 19 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia on Monday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open with a 7-6(11), 6-2 win in one hour and 45 minutes.  Youzhny had beaten Stakhovsky...

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Justine Henin registers comeback win in Brisbane

Justine Henin registers comeback win in Brisbane

Justine Henin registers comeback win in Brisbane Henin celebrates victory on her return to professional tennis Belgium's Justine Henin made a winning return to professional tennis with victory over Russia's Nadia Petrova in the Brisbane International...

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Andy Murray and Laura Robson win opening Hopman Cup tie

Andy Murray and Laura Robson win opening Hopman Cup tie

Andy Murray and Laura Robson win opening Hopman Cup tie Robson and Murray paired up for the first time to come through the mixed doubles Britain completed a 2-1 victory against Kazakhstan in the Hopman Cup after a gruelling triumph in...

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Manny Pacquiao issues Floyd Mayweather Jr with lawsuit

Manny Pacquiao issues Floyd Mayweather Jr with lawsuit

Manny Pacquiao issues Floyd Mayweather Jr with lawsuit Mayweather Jr and Pacquaio would have earned millions from the fight Manny Pacquiao has launched legal proceedings against Floyd Mayweather for accusing him of taking performance-enhancing...

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British boxing set fair for 2010

British boxing set fair for 2010

While 2009 will largely be remembered in British boxing circles as the year Joe Calzaghe hung them up and Ricky Hatton was smashed to smithereens by Manny Pacquiao, it was also a year of rebirth for the sport in this country. Calzaghe's retirement in February left Carl Froch as Britain's...

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Holyfield v Botha fight in Uganda is delayed

Holyfield v Botha fight in Uganda is delayed

Holyfield v Botha fight in Uganda is delayed Holyfield continues to defy those who feel he should have retired long ago Evander Holyfield's fight against Francois Botha for the World Boxing Federation heavyweight title has been postponed until...

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Beaumont aiming for tour success

Beaumont aiming for tour success

Beaumont has played for the England Academy prior to her call up to the full squad It has come sooner than she expected but new England wicketkeeper Tamsin Beaumont is determined to make the most of her call-up to the national side. With regular keeper Sarah Taylor taking...

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Claire Taylor delighted by 'special' MBE honour

Claire Taylor delighted by 'special' MBE honour

Claire Taylor delighted by 'special' MBE honour Taylor was Player of the Tournament in the World Cup and World Twenty20 England batter Claire Taylor described her MBE as a "bit special" after being named in the New Year Honours List. "Getting...

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South Africa seamers make England fight in Cape Town Africa

South Africa seamers make England fight in Cape Town Africa

England's batsmen played some poor shots but fought back to finish day two of the third Test in Cape Town on 241-7 in reply to South Africa's 291. Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen made just two runs between them as England slumped to 73-4 on a good wicket. Alastair Cook (65),...

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Australia bowlers hit late to stem Pakistan run flow

Australia bowlers hit late to stem Pakistan run flow

Peter Siddle (left) saw Imran Farhat dropped off his own bowling Australia's bowlers salvaged some pride with seven late wickets on day two but Pakistan still looked strong in the second Test with a lead of 204 runs. Resuming on 14-0, Pakistan openers Imran...

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Jonathan Agnew column

Jonathan Agnew column

Eleven wickets fell on a dramatic second day that felt right for batting. Clear blue skies and warm sunshine counted for nothing as, Jacques Kallis apart, none of the batsmen can claim to have been undone by difficult deliveries. Bell fell two runs short of what...

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Sir Alex Ferguson upset by 'shocking' performance

Sir Alex Ferguson upset by 'shocking' performance

Sir Alex Ferguson upset by 'shocking' performance Rooney and Berbatov trudge off after Man Utd's shock defeat by Leeds Manager Sir Alex Ferguson did not hold back in criticising his players as Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup by...

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Tiger Woods profile

Tiger Woods profile

Tiger Woods profile Tiger Woods is one of the world's best-known sportsmen Tiger Woods is arguably the best-known sportsman of his generation and is on his way to becoming the most successful golfer of all time. The 33-year-old American...

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Captain Colin Montgomerie backs Europe to win Ryder Cup

Captain Colin Montgomerie backs Europe to win Ryder Cup

Captain Colin Montgomerie backs Europe to win Ryder Cup Woods and Montgomerie have enjoyed a 12-year Ryder Cup rivalry Colin Montgomerie believes Europe will regain the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor this year regardless of whether Tiger Woods plays...

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