Eddie Hearn, the promoter of World heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has said that a deal for his client to fight WBC champion, Tyson Fury in an undisputed world heavyweight title bout this year is all but done.

Hearn explained that Joshua and Fury would face each other in two fights, with the first expected to be in the Middle East in 2021, and he hoped to bring the rematch back to the United Kingdom.

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Joshua defeated Bulgarian boxer, Kubrat Pulev last December to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA titles, while Fury currently holds the WBC belt.

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Liverpool failed to win for the third consecutive Premier League game as Danny Ings’s second-minute goal earned Southampton a 1-0 win at St. Mary’s last night.

The English champions remain top of the table on goal difference over Manchester United, but have now played a game more than the Red Devils.

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Southampton are only four points off the top as they moved up to sixth in a tightly bunched division with just seven points separating Liverpool from West Ham in 10th.

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Stephen Curry scored a career-high 62 points as his Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trailblazers 137-122.

The 32-year-old is the second oldest player to score over 60 points in a game – Kobe Bryant is the oldest at 37.

Curry’s previous best performance was 54 points against the New York Knicks in February 2013.

Elsewhere, LeBron James scored 22 points as theLos Angeles Lakersclaimed a late 108-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

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The Los Angeles Clippersended the Phoenix Suns’ four-match winning streak with a 112-107 win, while Jayson Tatum secured a 122-120 victory for theBoston Celtics over the Detroit Pistons with fewer than three seconds to go.

TheChicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-108 to claim their third win in four games.

There were also victories for the Washington Wizards and theUtah Jazz.

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Atletico Madrid will end 2020 top of La Liga after beating Getafe at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Luis Suarez headed a first-half winner to hand Atletico manager Diego Simeone victory in his 500th game in charge of the club.

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Atletico are three points clear, with a game in hand, over rivals and defending champions Real Madrid.

STILL ON FOOTBALL – Newcastle United held Liverpool to a goalless Premier League draw at Saint James’ Park to ease the pressure on manager Steve Bruce.

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President of the Nigeria Football Federation – NFF, Amaju Pinnick, says the Nigerian Professional Football League Television is expected to make at least 18 billion naira annually.

In a media chat, the NFF boss said his administration is working on growing the league to make it an integral part of the Nigerian economy. According to him, thousands of fans in the United Kingdom have subscribed to watch the league on their electronic gadgets, and urged Nigerians to support the local league.

STILL IN SPORTS – Becky Hammon became the first woman to lead an NBA team after the San Antonio Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Popovich put assistant coach Hammon in charge after he was removed in the second quarter of the Spurs’ 121-107 defeat by the Lakers in Texas. LeBron James led the Lakers with 26 points on his 36th birthday.

Former WNBA star Hammon, who was the first woman to join an NBA coaching staff, said she did not know she would take charge if Popovich were to be sent off until he pointed at her in confidence.

Popovich was thrown out by official Tony Brown after shouting and entering the court when he felt a foul was incorrectly not called. James scored double figures for a 1,000th consecutive game, extending his own NBA record.

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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says the 2020 National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Edo State has been postponed to 2021.

At a briefing in Abuja, the PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the postponement was to allow proper measures to be put in place.

Mustapha said with more than 12,000 participants expected at the event, there was the need for the adjustment.

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IN  FORMULA ONE – World champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus.

His team, Mercedes, said the Briton returned a positive result at a subsequent test and again at a retest.

Mercedes say a replacement will be named in due course.

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Nigeria’s D’Tigers concluded their first FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers as they maintained their unbeaten run with another emphatic 91-68 points win against Mali in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday.

The Malians won the first quarter 16-13 but D’Tigers fought back in the second quarter winning 26-15 to head into half-time with a slim eight-point lead (39-31).

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Mike Brown led team also won the third and fourth quarter (22-20, 30-17) no thanks to some sloppy play leading to series of turnovers which the Malians paid for dearly.

Captain, Ike Diogu led from the front as he powered the team with 14 points, five rebounds to emerge the team’s top performer.

The Afrobasket is billed to be held in Kigali, Rwanda from August 24 to September 5, 2021.

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Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru is set to leave Ligue 1 outfit Monaco in January with Turkish and German clubs interested in his signing him on loan.

The 23-year-old has struggled for regular playing time Niko Kovač this season.

Onyekuru has made just four league appearances for the club and has failed the matchday squad for the last two games.

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According to AOIFootball.com, clubs in Turkey and German are interested in his services.

Onyekuru spent the second half of the last season on loan at Turkish club Galatasaray.

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