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Willie Limond: Former British champion dies aged 45
Former British and Commonwealth super-lightweight champion Willie Limond has died at the age of 45.
The Scotsman had been in hospital after having a suspected seizure while driving.
The Glaswegian won 42 of his 48 professional fights from 1999 to 2023 – including 13 by knockout – although only three bouts took place after 2016.
Limond was originally a footballer, playing five times for Albion Rovers in the late 1990s.
He held the British super-featherweight, super-lightweight and lightweight titles as well as the Commonwealth light-welterweight, WBU lightweight and IBO Inter-Continental lightweight titles during his boxing career.
In a post on social media, his son Jake said his “dad passed away in the early hours of the morning”.
“He fought on for near enough 10 days. Warrior,” he added on Instagram.
Four of Limond’s six defeats were against fighters who won world titles – Amir Khan, Anthony Crolla, Erik Morales and Ricky Burns.
Limond fought against countryman Ricky Burns in September, with the referee stopping the fight at the end of the eighth round because of excessive blood from his nose.
Limond announced his retirement from the sport afterwards but was set to face Joe Laws in Glasgow on 3 May.
More to follow.
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Nelly Korda: World number one wins Americas Open for sixth win in seven tournaments
Nelly Korda secured her sixth victory in seven tournaments by winning the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday.
The 25-year-old’s level-par 71 saw her win on 14 under, one shot clear of Australian Hannah Green at the Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City.
Korda started the final day with a two-shot lead but had three bogeys and one birdie on the front nine to be level with Green at the halfway point.
After matching each other down the stretch it was the Australian who blinked first, missing a par putt on the 18th that would have forced a play-off.
The victory means American Korda bounced back at the first opportunity after her winning streak of five came to an end at last week’s Cognizant Founders Cup.
The world number one’s run had included last month’s Chevron Championship, the first major of the season.
It was Korda’s 14th LPGA Tour victory as she became the first American to win six or more times in a season since Beth Daniel won seven times in 1990. American legend Mickey Wright holds the record with 13 victories in 1963.
Korda will next turn her attention to the US Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club, which begins on 30 May.
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Watch Match of the Day’s tribute to Ian Wright as the Arsenal legend steps down as a pundit, 27 years after his first studio appearance on the show.
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Bethany Shriever: British Olympic BMX champion fractures collarbone
Great Britain’s Olympic BMX champion Bethany Shriever has fractured her collarbone two months before defending her title at the Paris 2024 Games.
The 25-year-old sustained the injury at the BMX Racing World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
She crashed out on the final straight in her semi-final on Saturday.
“Not how I wanted my World Champs to end, but it’s BMX,” Shriever posted on Instagram on Sunday.
“Leaving this four-week trip with a fractured collarbone, time to get our heads down and get to work. Grateful for the team behind me.”
Shriever claimed Britain’s first BMX Olympic medal with gold at Tokyo 2020.
This summer’s Olympics begin on Friday, 26 July.
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