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Tuesday 17 July 2018

Joshua to fight

Povetkin in London

in September

In this file photo dated Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, World
Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua walks in front of his own
picture after a media conference in London.
Associated Press Vijay Singh poses with the championship trophy after making a birdie putt during the second
playoff on the 18th hole to win the Constellation Senior Players Championship golf tournament at
LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Ill., Sunday, July 15, 2018. Associated Press
WBO and IBF heavyweight titles against Alexander
Povetkin of Russia in London on Sept. 22. Singh tops Maggert in playoff
Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn on Monday confirmed
Povetkin is the mandatory challenger to the WBA title. at Senior Players Championship
the fight, which will take place at Wembley Stadium.

The 28-year-old Joshua has been in training while ne-
gotiations with WBC champion Deontay Wilder stalled, By ANDREW SELIGMAN Bart Bryant for the lead. five birdies Sunday and
but could yet face the American in April 2019. AP Sports Writer Singh was one shot back, made some neat par saves
Joshua said in a statement: "Povetkin is a serious chal- HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — but a crowd at the top of to get into the playoff.
lenge that I will prepare meticulously for. He has se- Vijay Singh hit a perfect ap- the leaderboard thinned His tee shot on 17 landed
rious pedigree and only a fool would underestimate proach to set up the win- out, turning it into a two- near the trees to the right
what he brings to the table." ning playoff birdie. His cel- man race. of the fairway, and his ap-
Povetkin, 38, beat David Price on the undercard of ebration as the ball rolled "I wasn't really watching proach on 18 wound up in
Joshua's victory over Joseph Parker in March, having into the cup was nowhere the scoreboard or Vijay," a bunker. But Singh blast-
previously fought for the titles Joshua now holds in a near as spectacular. Maggert said. "Like I said, I ed to within a few feet to
2013 defeat to Wladimir Klitschko.q Singh closed the door on thought I needed to shoot match Maggert's par and
Jeff Maggert on the sec- 5-, 6-, 7-under today to re- send a senior major to a
ond playoff hole to win the ally kind of ice it. So I was playoff for the first time
Serena Williams at Constellation Senior Play- really focused in on making since the 2015 Regions Tra-
seven or eight birdies to-
dition.
ers Championship on Sun-
No. 28 in WTA rankings, day, giving an understated day. ... You know, I thought Singh played sporadically
fist pump as his birdie putt some other scores would on the over-50 tour during
climbs 153 spots dropped from about 2 feet. come into play there to- his first few years of eligibil-
It was the first major title on ward the end, but the last ity but is playing more often
the PGA Tour Champions two or three groups looked against men his age these
LONDON (AP) — Serena for the 55-year-old Fijian, a like they were struggling, days.
Williams climbed 153 past winner of the Masters other than me and Vijay." "To win the first major on
spots in the WTA rankings and two PGA Champion- Singh and Maggert posted this tour, I'm really excited
after her runner-up finish ships. identical scores through about that," Singh said.
at Wimbledon, putting "It's a little different," Singh the first 15 holes. But Mag- "Winning my first tourna-
her back in the top 30. said. "It's a senior major, gert bogeyed 16, and then ment at the beginning of
Williams is ranked 28th in you know, so it's — any missed chances to win in the year was big, and now
the list published Mon- Novak Djokovic of Serbia, time you win a tournament regulation and on the first I've won this one, so I look
day. At Wimbledon, the left, meets Kevin Anderson no matter what it is, you playoff hole. forward to winning a lot
former No. 1 was play- of South Africa at the net feel accomplishment, and His 15-footer on the 72nd more now. I always say, the
ing only her fourth tour- after defeating him in the that's what I feel. I feel like hole rolled wide, forcing first one, you get the first
nament after returning men's singles final match I played well, and it's a win. the playoff, and a down- one out of the way, you
from childbirth, but still at the Wimbledon Tennis A win is a win." hill 12-footer on the same can win a lot more after
reached the final before Championships in London, Singh (67) and Maggert green went just past the that."
Sunday July 15, 2018.
losing to Angelique Ker- (68) finished at 20-under edge. McCarron was trying to join
ber of Germany. Kerber the first time after his run 268 at Exmoor Country "We played toe-to-toe all Arnold Palmer and Bern-
climbed six spots to No. 4, to the Wimbledon final Club. Brandt Jobe (66) was day," Maggert said. "He hit hard Langer as the only
with Simona Halep hold- put him in fifth place, two strokes behind, while a nice shot on 18, and I had back-to-back winners of
ing onto the top ranking while champion Novak Jerry Kelly (64) and defend- a chance to make a few this major. He came back
despite going out in the Djokovic jumped 11 spots ing champion Scott Mc- putts throughout the day, from a six-shot deficit to win
third round at the All Eng- to No. 10. Rafael Nadal, Carron (71) finished at 17 but they just didn't go in." at Caves Valley near Balti-
land Club. who lost to Djokovic in the under. Singh made just one bogey more last year and got off
Kevin Anderson climbed semifinals, remains No. Maggert began the day this week, and that came to a good start on
into the men's top 5 for 1.q
tied with McCarron and in the third round. He had Sunday.q