I Wood take Josh fight if venue and price right
LEIGH WOOD is still willing to fight fallen champ Josh Warrington – but on his own terms.
A summer unification clash has been lined up at either the City Ground or Elland Road and Nottingham-based Wood wants home advantage and a bigger share of the purse.
He said: “As long as he’s putting bums on seats the fight is still there because it would draw a massive crowd. I want that City Ground fight. We’ll have to negotiate the split now because his value has dropped and I’d definitely want the bigger share.”
SNOOKER: Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed Stephen Hendry forced him to become the best.
The world No.1 is bidding to become the first player to win 40 ranking titles at the English Open this week. And O’Sullivan said: “Stephen Hendry was my greatest teacher when I was growing up. I studied him. He forced me to become a better player.”
ATHLETICS: Megan Keith won silver at the European cross-country championships in Turin to claim team gold for GB&NI with fellow Scot Eloise Walker 11th and her Edinburgh AC clubmate Alice Goodall 13th on her international debut.
SWIMMING: Katie Shanahan won the 100m individual medley at the Scottish short course championships in Edinburgh in 59.86 secs – the first Scottish woman to go under one minute.
BASKETBALL: Caledonia Gladiators produced a stunning fourth-quarter rally to stun Newcastle Eagles 81-77 in the BBL.
ICE HOCKEY: Fife Flyers and Dundee Stars crashed to Elite League defeats last night. Fife were dumped 5-1 at home by Sheffield Steelers and Dundee lost 4-3 at Belfast Giants.