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Fury out to drop Bomber again COUNTY CRICKET FUNDED EARLY
TYSON FURY vowed to batter Deontay Wilder again and claims he will never get bored of beating him up.
Their trilogy fight in Las Vegas is set to be pushed back from July 18 to October 3 because of the coronavirus crisis.
‘The Gypsy King’ destroyed the previously unbeaten Wilder in seven rounds in February to become the WBC world heavyweight champion.
And Fury says he will hand him another pasting when they clash again.
“I’ll be obliged to give him a bit more,” said the undefeated British fighter.
“You never get bored
THE ECB will drop a share of £40m into county cricket bank accounts today to help them keep their heads above water.
It is money the counties were due to receive over the next three months, but with no cricket being played before the end of May at the earliest, they are getting it now.
It is all part of a wider £61m package that includes interest-free loans for recreational clubs.
ECB chief executive Tom Harrison (inset) made the of beating Deontay Wilder up. It’s one of those things you take great pride out of doing.
“I really did what I said I was going to do.
“Not many people, in boxing especially, say something and then do exactly what they said they were going to do.
“I was proud of that performance.
“I’m looking forward to getting this coronavirus out of the way, getting the world back on track and getting back to announcement yesterday when he also confirmed he would be taking a pay cut from his £720,000 annual salary, but that centrally contracted England players would not
– for the moment.
“This is the biggest challenge the ECB has faced in its history,” said Harrison.
“We are trying to take some short-term steps to help counties and my job.” Fury lockdown at Morecambe.
And he has been performing a live session every morning on Instagram for his fans.
Fury knows all about mental health issues after fighting his own inner demons and wants to help people cope with being isolated at home.
“It’s quite difficult because obviously I’m not allowed to go to gyms and train,” he said.
“However, I have been doing, every morning at 9am, a workis his training home recreational clubs get through the impact. “This is why we have announced this emergency funding package. The aim is to give certainty in these extremely difficult times and keep the lights on. “This is just the start of addressing this massive challenge. “We have to work together. Every area of the game will be impacted in the event most or all of the cricket season is lost.” in in out video live with the world on Instagram.
“We do a 50-minute workout. It helps me stay in shape and it helps many, many people joining in from around the world.
“I’m very grateful I can help people with their fitness and their mental health troubles in these lockdown times.”
The 31-year-old is enjoying spending time with wife Paris and their five children after being away from home for two months at the start of the year preparing for his second fight
In addition to Harrison, the rest of the executive team are also understood to be taking pay cuts.
Meanwhile, the ECB are exploring governmentsupported furloughing options for non-playing staff.
The hope is still strong that some cricket will be played this summer, with international cricket followed by the T20 Blast perhaps best positioned to fulfil most requirements, especially for broadcasters.
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■ with the ‘Bronze Bomber,’ 34. While he is disappointed his career is on hold, he claims that is the big positive from the current situation.
He said: “There are positives to take out of every negative.
“And the positive for me is that I get to spend a lot of time with my family and kids, doing family activities that I’d usually be too busy to do.
“In a few months, when this is all over and done, we’ll look back at this and think, ‘You know what, that was a good time we got to spend at home with our families.’
“So you can take a positive from every negative and I’m just trying to take a positive.”
PHIL TAYLOR and Raymond van Barneveld are coming out of retirement to bust sport’s great blackout from their living rooms, after agreeing to renew their rivalry in the Nexus International Challenge next week.
The pair (left) will be throwing arrows at electronic boards 350 miles apart in a beat-the-virus challenge match. The showdown will be streamed on Facebook and for every 180 maximum they shoot in the best-of-13 legs showdown, a title sponsor – to be revealed in the next 48 hours – will donate £1,000 to the NHS Heroes charity. The Power, 59, who is self-isolating, will be playing in his front room in Stoke, while Barney will be in Holland.