
Warrington, who was defending his IBF featherweight title and started as a 7/4 underdog in the bookmakers' odds - despite going unbeaten in 27 outings - emerged victorious. ET. "I have been preparing for Carl at his prime and that excites me to graft my backside off". There's plenty of action on the undercard too, so stick with me and I'll keep you updated, including with round by round updates from Warrrington-Frampton.
The undefeated Warrington (27-0) will put his title on the line against Frampton (26-1) in Manchester, with the victor expected to land some lucrative unification bouts in 2019 in prime destinations like NY and Las Vegas. "I've been involved in boxing 40 years but that for me is the best title fight I've seen in a British ring", Warren said. I intend to prove it. "If it takes 12 hard, gruelling rounds, I'm prepared for that, but also I think that his style plays into my hands and I have ...

Ravi Shastri said, "People can question as far as we are concerned he is absolute gentleman". Follow Australia's new home of cricket on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and catch all the highlights, features and interviews on the 7Sport app .

Two defeats in three games for City, who lost at Chelsea a fortnight ago, have given Juergen Klopp's Liverpool the upper hand in the title race and turned the January 3 clash between the sides at the Etihad into a real showdown. Roy Hodgson's Palace had picked up just one point from their last six away games and had not won at City since 1990. Eden Hazard struck the crossbar in the first half and team-mate Marcus Alonso hit the post late on as Chelsea lost at home to Leicester for ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -Bruising halfback Derrick Henry had his second straight big game with a career-high 33 carries for 170 yards rushing and two touchdowns. After running the Jacksonville Jaguars into the ground in Week 14, the Titans followed that effort up by blanking the New York Giants and moving to 8-6 on the season.

Al Ain reached the final after the United Arab Emirates club proved to be the surprise of the short tournament. But Real did not wait long to make Berg pay, as Karim Benzema teed up Modric, who took a touch before curling a fine left-footed strike into the bottom corner.

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It's a good decision to stay in charge of the game, and second half we could do that again. In eight of the last nine campaigns the team top at Christmas have won the league - except Liverpool in 2013 - but Van Dijk remained calm ahead of a mammoth clash with title rivals Manchester City on January 3.

Irving added that he needed to be more patient with younger players as a team leader. Baynes, 32, is averaging 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in just under 15 minutes per game for Boston. We're trying to be a unit. And we're going to do that". "Everybody's got nicks and bruises, but if they're not feeling really, really good, then we'll hold them out".

City fell four points behind leader Liverpool with one round to go before the midway stage of the campaign. City did have a chance within the opening two minutes as Fabian Delph extended Palace's stand-in goalkeeper Vicente Guaita with a fierce drive.

After it was all over, he was asked about some day suiting up in Madison Square Garden and did his best to avoid saying anything that could have gotten him in trouble. Matt Mooney was the second leading scorer with 14, and Kyler Edwards chipped in with 10 points on the bench. Meanwhile, No. 12 Texas Tech ranked first in average points allowed (51.2).

Patience is all it takes. You have so many quality players that I want to get the best out of. The Champions League victor had an unhappy stint in charge of Cardiff City , but Solskjaer has established a promising reputation during his time at Norwegian club Molde.
Solskjaer's first game in charge following the sacking of Jose Mourinho coincidentally comes at Cardiff City, the Welsh club where the Norwegian managed, albeit shortly and unsuccessfully. "He's influenced me with everything, to be fair", United's interim boss said. As much as you don't like your manager you've still got your own personal pride and you're playing for the football club.

Higuain thrived under Sarri during their time together at Napoli , scoring 36 goals in the 2015/16 Serie A season. Likewise, Morata is keen on a return to Italy, where spent two successful seasons on loan with Juventus . Milan appear unlikely to take up that option however as they are under scrutiny from Financial Fair Play which could lead to Higuain's loan being cut short.

Players will have standard U.S. work visas allowing players and their families to travel and return to Cuba if they choose. Republican Sen. Jeff Flake described the announcement as a 'home run, ' and stressed that through this mechanism the island's baseball players will not have to take risks to play in his country.

Houston had the league's best record last season and pushed the Golden State Warriors all the way, losing in seven games to the eventual National Basketball Association champions in the Western Conference Finals. He got the Rockets rolling by going 3-of-3 from three-point range in the first quarter. Since Sunday's 40-point eruption in a win over LeBron and the Los Angeles Lakers , John Wall has gone a cold 11-of-30 from the field and turned the ball over 10 times.

A Victor Oladipo turnover was one missed opportunity, and gave the Raptors two Kawhi Leonard free throws to make it a 3-point lead, and then, well, this happened with one second remaining. In 2013 during the peak of the Pacers and Heat rivalry, IN lost a close game IN Miami after leading by 15 points midway through the third quarter as the Heat went on a 10-0 run late.

The trade will open up room under the luxury-tax threshold for the Dodgers. Bailey - owed $23 million in 2019 and counting $17.5 million toward the luxury tax, which uses the average annual value on contracts - waived his 10-and-5 rights to join the Dodgers and is expected to be released, according to reports.

During most of this time, the Cleveland Browns-the team that drafted Gordon-stuck by him after his breakout out rookie season in 2012. The New England Patriots issued a statement on Thursday in support of wide receiver Josh Gordon , who announced he's stepping away from football to focus on his mental health just minutes before the NFL Network reported that he's facing another indefinite suspension .

Raman as the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket team", the BCCI stated in a media statement that was neither attributed to the CoA nor to an office-bearer. WV Raman will take over the command from Ramesh Powar , who guided the team to play well at the recently-concluded T20I World Cup at Guyana. Meanwhile, BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry too had questioned the process being followed as it had Rai's approval and not Edulji's.

Police say Nicholson and 24-year-old Sydney Maggiore were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated to a physical assault of two victims, one man and one woman. According to ESPN's John Keim , the video emerged while the Redskins were at practice where Gruden said they were planning to speak with Nicholson before making a decision.

Victory for the Klopp's side would see them open up a four-point margin on City, before they return to action against Crystal Palace on Saturday. "It's always good if you have competition in one position because that means you have to perform to stay in the team", said Wijnaldum, ahead of the Friday evening trip to Wolves.

The meeting lasted around four hours. He's a 23-year-old third baseman who hit 26 home runs last year and doesn't become a UFA until 2024 . "I learned a lot about the organization". Our Phillies insider Jim Salisbury wrote more about the Phillies' specific plan for the day of wooing earlier . But neither addition removed the Phillies from the Machado or Harper sweepstakes.

His hometown of Kristiansund made their pride very obvious when they erected an enormous sign overlooking the town in honour of Solskjaer. "The fact that he is not playing makes him anxious, but what I say to him is that he must keep working hard on a daily basis, he should be patient because the club is going through a delicate moment", Silva told The Telegraph.

New Zealand's early dominance was built on a mammoth 578 in the first innings, featuring an unbeaten 264 from Tom Latham. The Lankans were reduced to 13/3 in the second essay before a marathon partnership between Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis .

That's something I have learned over the last nine months. "Everyone makes mistakes; it's about the way you respond to it that's really important". If things go well, what's that going to look like. But I've had a close group of people around me to help me know that it's OK. "It was just about accepting it and knowing that I'd made a mistake and accepting it and moving on from it", Smith told the media.

Solskjaer has returned to the club where he was revered as a goalscorer promising to put a smile back on people's faces after a miserable start to the season under Mourinho. In 1996 France played the Czech Republic in Manchester as part of the European Championships and Zidane caught Fergie's eye running the show as part of a talented French midfield that would go on to win the World Cup in 1998.

He struck an unbeaten 146 off 144 balls in the second ODI and followed that up with 108 off 131 to take his total to 297 runs. Of course, we've dominated the proceeding today, bowling out Australia quickly as they reached 326. "We are all very passionate about playing Test cricket for Australia ". Usman Khawaja and Tim Paine then steered Australia to safety with a vital 72-run stand before their bowlers ran through India .

Kasperi Kapanen scored for the Maple Leafs (21-10-1), who have lost three of their past four games. The Maple Leafs hit the crossbar or post three times in the first and Vasilevskiy made a left pad save on Tavares' in-close backhand late in the period.

However, the big man wants to remain focused on helping out his team this season. The Celtics obviously do not want to deal Tatum, who they took with the No. "From what I'm being told, he is expected to officially ask out of New Orleans come this summer". The Pelicans have a leg up on the competition, however, as they can offer a five-year, $239-million super-max extension to the near 7-footer in July.