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Fury signs on to fight Wilder a third time

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World heavyweigh­t champion Tyson Fury signed a contract to fight Deontay Wilder for the third time, the British boxer’s American promoter said.

Top Rank said on its official Twitter page that the fight will take place in Las Vegas on July 24, with a video showing Fury signing the contract.

Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round in Las Vegas in February last year to take the WBC belt from the American. Their first fight, in December 2018, ended in a draw.

A U.S. arbitrator ruled that Fury was contractua­lly bound to fulfil a third fight with Deontay Wilder, and that it had to take place by Sept. 15.

Fury had planned to fight Anthony Joshua, the WBA, WBO and IBF titleholde­r, in Saudi Arabia on Aug. 14 for the undisputed heavyweigh­t championsh­ip but that had to be scrapped.

First LPGA win for Shu

Wei-Ling Shu eagled the par-5 15th hole, creating a four-shot swing that gave her a two-shot lead, and won the LPGA Tour’s Pure Silk Championsh­ip in Williamsbu­rg, Va., for her first career victory.

Shu closed with a 3-under 68 to finish at 13-under 271, two shots clear of playing partner Moriya Jutanugarn.

Jutanugarn had a 70. Jessica Korda was third at 10 under after a 70.

Shu’s eagle, aided by a fortuitous bounce that left her with a very makeable putt, came as Jutanugarn, who started the hole with a two-shot lead, drove into a bunker, needed two shots to get out, hit her approach to the edge of the green and three-putted for a double bogey.

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