Unbeaten Wilder, Fury might clash on Nov. 17

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 knockouts) said he will challenge Tyson Fury to a fight if Fury (26-0, 19 KOS) beats Francesco Pianeta (35-4-1, 21 KOS) on Saturday in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Fury is the lineal champion, a title given to the fighter who beats the last fighter to hold all the boxing belts in a weight class. Fury beat Vladimir Klitschko in 2015 to gain the moniker.

Wilder said the fight likely will be in Las Vegas, with Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza saying New York City also is a possibility, perhaps on Nov. 17.

Tennis: The Davis Cup will be decided with a season-ending 18-team tournament beginning next year, replacing the format in which the event is played over four weekends throughout the year, in changes approved in a vote at the International Tennis Federation conference in Orlando, Florida.

Men’s gymnastics: At Boston, four-time champion Sam Mikulak, 25, overcame miscues on the high bar and pommel horse to post an all-around score of 85.150, more than one point clear of the field, in the opening round of the United States championships.

Women’s gymnastics:

Elena Shushunova, a Soviet who won the all-around gold, silver on the balance beam and bronze on the uneven bars at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. She was 49.

Hockey: Right wing Ondrej Kase, 22, who had 20 goals, 18 assists and a plus-18 rating last season, re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks to a three-year, $7.8 million deal.