Sport in brief: November 17, 2024
England and Scotland set to battle at Twickenham today for Calcutta Cup
BOXING: Britain’s Chris Billam-Smith lost his WBO cruiserweight title by a unanimous points decision to WBA champion Gilberto Ramirez in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
Mexican Ramirez has lost just once, to Dmitry Bivol, in 48 career bouts. On the undercard Californian Arnold Barboza maintained his 31-fight unbeaten record with a comfortable points victory over Jose Ramirez in a non-title welterweight fight.
MEN’S FOOTBALL: Cuba are 2-1 down when they face St Kitts and Nevis for the second leg of their Concacaf Gold Cup qualifier in Santiago de Cuba on Monday evening.
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