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Tyson Fury calls Oleksandr Usyk’s win against him a “Christmas gift”, saying the judges incorrectly awarded several rounds against him.

Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost his PDC World Championship first-round match to Madars Razma. The Dutchman became the first player to seal a perfect leg in the tournament since Michael Smith did so on the way to beating Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final. Kist, the 2012 BDO world champion at Lakeside, collects £60,000 for the feat, …

Grand Slam quarter-finalist Menzies was crestfallen after suffering a surprise defeat to veteran Gates. The 54-year-old never looked back after hitting a 138 checkout in the opening leg against the Scot, who made the last four of the WDF World Championship in 2022. While Gates wiggled his hips after nailing doubles, and was backed by chants of ‘USA, USA’, his …

A Nigerian man, Quadri Yakubu said that he has never b£aten his wife in and will teach his daughter not to marry a wife beater.     He stated this on Tuesday while reacting to the angry reactions following comments made by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.      The Emir said he always tells his daughters …

A Nigerian man, Christian Onumajuru, has advised people to walk away from abusive relationships and marriages.     He gave the advice in a Facebook post on Friday, November 29, when he mourned a 25-year-old Nigerian woman, Jessica Olua, who was allegedly beaten to d3ath allegedly by her husband.      He also admonished people including parents who encouraged victims …

England: Tom Halliwell (capt), 2 Rob Hawkins, 3 Nathan Collins, 4 Josh Butler, 5 Rob Hawkins Interchange: Jack Brown, Mason Billington, Sebastien Bechara. Unused player: Joe Coyd Tries: Butler 2, Bechara, Hawkins 2. Goals: Collins 4. France: Gilles Clausells (capt), Florian Guttadoro, Jeremy Bourson, Damien Dore, Leo Hivernat. Interchange: Julian Pennella, Jonathan Hivernat, Nicolas Clausells. Unused player: Lionel Alazard. Tries: …

Britain’s Gordon Reid was beaten in three sets by Tokito Oda in the Wheelchair Masters singles final. Reid, who was competing in his third final and first since 2017, lost 2-6 6-0 6-2 to the Japanese world number one in the Dutch city of Arnhem. It came a day after the British number two also missed out on retaining his …

British number one Katie Boulter was comfortably beaten in straight sets by Russian top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open. Boulter, seeded second, was bidding to a win a third WTA title of the season but was never in the contest, losing 6-1 6-2 to the world number 14 in one hour 11 minutes. Shnaider …

Two women, Koketso Lekgoathi and Fezeka Ndlovu, have been m8rdered by their boyfriends in South Africa.     22-year-old Koketso’s lif3less body was found in Diepkloof Zone 4, Johannesburg.      It is alleged that she was assaulted, strangled, and beaten to d@ath by her boyfriend.      The boyfriend who reported to police that she had d!ed of poisoning, …

Katie Boulter is out of the Wuhan Open after a straight-set defeat by Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko. The British number one was beaten 6-2 7-5 in the first round by the world number 96. Boulter fell 3-0 down in a topsy-turvy first set that produced six breaks of serve, including five in a row, with Tsurenko taking it in 43 …