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Deontay Wilder said his costume was a tribute to Black History MonthDeontay Wilder has blamed his elaborate ring-walk costume for his WBC heavyweight title defeat by Tyson Fury.The American, 34, said his costume was too heavy and as a result he "didn't have the legs" for the fight.Britain's Fury, 31, produced a dominant display to win the title in Las Vegas on Saturday when Wilder's corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.Wilder also told US media he will exercise his rematch clause for a third fight against Fury."Fury didn't hurt me at all, but the simple fact is…

Sadio Mane scored the winner with less than 10 minutes of normal time remainingLiverpool survived a rare night of struggle in this stellar season to overcome West Ham United and close to within four wins of the Premier League title as keeper Lukasz Fabianski suffered an Anfield nightmare.Victory means Liverpool equal the English top-flight record of 18 successive wins, set by Manchester City from August to December 2017, with Jurgen Klopp's side last dropping points in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in October.The Hammers - whose fans staged protests against the club's owners throughout - threatened to inflict Liverpool's…

Mako Vunipola started England's victory over Scotland in round twoEngland are set to still be without prop Mako Vunipola for their next Six Nations match against Wales on 7 March but back Anthony Watson could return.Vunipola missed Sunday's win over Ireland after travelling to Tonga for family reasons and is unlikely to be back for the Wales tie at Twickenham.Watson, who plays wing or full-back, has not appeared in the championship so far because of a calf injury."Mako probably won't be back for Wales," said head coach Eddie Jones."Anthony's got to do a running session and if he gets through…

Media playback is not supported on this device Thousands of people attended the "Celebration of Life" memorial in Los AngelesVanessa Bryant has given a moving tribute to her late husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna at a memorial service in Los Angeles.Former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Bryant, 41, and Gianna, 13, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash last month.Thousands of fans, celebrities and basketball stars attended Monday's ceremony at the Staples Center."Kobe was the MVP of girl dads," said Vanessa."He was the most amazing husband - Kobe loved me more than I could ever…

Patrick Reed is often booed and jeered by fans, partly down to winding them up, like at the Ryder Cup in 2016Playing fast and loose with the rules of golf leaves a stain. It calls character into question and no-one should be more aware of that than Patrick Reed.The talk in the wake of his win in Mexico was less about his brilliant play and more to do with the ongoing reaction to his rules infraction in the Bahamas late last year.Indeed, the build-up to last week's World Golf Championships event was dominated by the rumblings Reed started when he…

The most Premier League goals since Aubameyang's debut in the competition - Aubameyang (49), Mohamed Salah (49)Mikel Arteta's encouraging rebuilding job at Arsenal continued with a thrilling victory over a resolute Everton, a result that could have a big say in the race for European football next season.The Spaniard had Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang largely to thank for the outcome after the striker scored twice, including the winner - taking his personal goals tally to 19 for the season and an impressive 60 in 95 games for the Gunners.The see-saw game could not have got off to a worse start for Arteta's…

Media playback is not supported on this device Six Nations: England beat Ireland at Twickenham to keep title hopes aliveSix Nations: England v IrelandEngland: (17) 24Tries: Ford, Daly, Cowan-Dickie Pens: Farrell Cons: Farrell 3Ireland: (0) 12Tries: Henshaw, Porter Cons: Cooney England ended Ireland's Grand Slam hopes in brutal fashion as they rediscovered some of their World Cup form to reignite their own hopes of landing the Six Nations title.First-half tries from George Ford and Elliot Daly after Irish defensive errors plus two conversions and a penalty from Owen Farrell gave England a commanding 17-0 lead.Ireland struck back with a try…

Leigh Griffiths scores Celtic third goal - his fifth in eight gamesCeltic recovered from losing an early Kilmarnock goal to win handsomely and march 12 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.With Rangers drawing at St Johnstone, Neil Lennon's men took advantage as they bid to win a ninth title in a row.Eamonn Brophy's penalty had initially rocked Celtic but Kristoffer Ajer and Odsonne Edouard had the hosts ahead.Leigh Griffiths added a third shortly after Kilmarnock were reduced to 10 men following Alan Power's second yellow.The champions have now won 15 of their last 16 home games, with…

Fernandes scored his first goal for United from the penalty spotBruno Fernandes' first Manchester United goal set his new club on their way to a comfortable home win against relegation-threatened Watford and into fifth in the Premier League.Fernandes, a £47m January signing from Sporting Lisbon, converted a 42nd-minute penalty after he had been taken out by Watford keeper Ben Foster.The goal ended a 236-minute wait for a United home goal in the Premier League after they had failed to score against Burnley and Wolves.Anthony Martial scored an excellent second on Sunday after Watford's Troy Deeney had a goal ruled out…

Diogo Jota has scored 10 goals in his past 12 appearances in all competitions - he has only scored in four of those games, netting more than once on each occasionDiogo Jota made it five goals in two games as Wolves reignited their chase for a Champions League spot with victory against basement side Norwich.The Portuguese forward was at his lethal best in recording a hat-trick in the 4-0 Europa League victory over Espanyol on Thursday and he took just 19 minutes to add to his tally for the season.Initially it seemed Matt Doherty's assist would be ruled out for…