THE HOT CORNER

PRO BOXING: Australian George 1

Kambosos made the weight on his second attempt Saturday for his world lightweight unification title fight against American Devin Haney. Kambosos missed the 135-pound limit initially, weighing 135.36 pounds. He had two hours to return to the scales to ensure today’s fight before an expected crowd of 50,000 in Melbourne could go ahead. He returned 70 minutes later and weighed 134.36 pounds.

PRO CYCLING: Former Giro

2 d’Italia champion Tom Dumoulin announced he will retire at the end of the season, saying the sacrifices no longer bring the results he wants. The 31-year-old former time-trial world champion has been through a disappointing year and abandoned his most recent race, the Giro.

PRO SOCCER: France and Real

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Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer, his lawyer said Saturday. The Versailles court gave Benzema a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of $80,000 in last year’s trial, convicting him of involvement in an attempt to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena in 2015.

PRO HOCKEY: Boston Bruins

4 defenseman Charlie McAvoy had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to miss the start of the regular season. The Bruins said Friday that McAvoy had a “stabilization procedure” and is expected to need six months to recover.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Carlie

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Scupin had three hits, and Arizona defeated fellow Pac-12 member Oregon State 3-1 in a WCWS elimination game Friday night . ... UCLA’s Megan Faraimo pitched a complete game and hit a solo homer, helping the fifth-seeded Bruins beat No. 9 Northwestern 6-1 in another elimination game.