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Sport in brief: January 24, 2025
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MEN’S FOOTBALL: Highland League leaders Brora Rangers take a one-point advantage into Saturday’s fixture with a Fraserburgh team that are unbeaten in their last seven matches, while Brechin City, one point behind with a game in hand, travel to bottom club Strathspey.
Third-placed Banks O’ Dee are at Deveronvale and defending champions Buckie Thistle, who currently languish 16 points off the top in mid-table, take on Clachnacuddin.
BOXING: Sheffield’s Dalton Smith puts his unbeaten record on the line when he fights Walid Ouizza for the European light-welterweight title in Nottingham on Saturday evening.
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