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  Tyson fights to draw with Jones Jr. in exhibition

  While there were no ringside judges to score the eight-round contest between two of boxing's all-time greats, both over 50, and no official winner, the World Boxing Council formed a set of judges that remotely scored the bout. "I'm used to doing it for three minutes," 54-year-old Tyson said of the shorter rounds. Tyson, 15 years removed from his ignominious defeat to Irishman Kevin McBride in the last professional fight of his career, came out firing and was in control of the bout the entire w

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  The Independent

  Mike Tyson to fight a Great White shark

  Mike Tyson is set to fight a Great White shark. Genuinely.The extraordinary match-up pits ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ against one of the most ferocious predators from the ocean.

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  Road warriors? Vegas hopes for boost as Cup Final goes to DC

  At home, the Vegas Golden Knights have a fortress to protect, a Knight to vanquish opponents and Michael Buffer to introduce the combatants. The Golden Knights are looking for a little road cookin' as the Stanley Cup Final against the Capitals goes to Washington for Games 3 on Saturday night with the series tied at one game apiece. "I think it's going to be good we get on the road," forward Jonathan Marchessault said.

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  Vegas Golden Knights upped the ante with their pregame ceremony for the Stanley Cup Final — featuring swordsmen, pyrotechnics, and the legendary announcer Michael Buffer

  The Vegas Golden Knights are tied 1-1 in the Stanley Cup Final against the Washington Capitals. Hosting their first Stanley Cup Final games, the Golden Knights pulled out all of the stops for their pregame introductions. Ahead of their home games, the Golden Knights' opening-ceremony productions have featured pyrotechnics, sword fighting, and the legendary announcer Michael Buffer.

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  Jürgen Klopp shows signs of strain at prospect of extreme late swing

  As the final minutes ticked away in the glare of Stamford Bridge, Jürgen Klopp appeared to be stuck in a pose of oddly touching distraction, wrenching his neck around, arms outstretched, watching his team batter fruitlessly at a well-drilled, tactically on-point Chelsea defence. At the end Klopp wandered on to the pitch and performed a slightly angsty zigzagging walk before finally getting hold of Jordan Henderson and marching off the pitch in a furiously animated one-way conversation that carr

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  Motor racing - Hamilton all for more razzmatazz in Formula One

  Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton would like to see Formula One throw more American showmanship into the mix after the sport's new owners jazzed up Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix presentations. The extended pre-race show saw drivers stepping out one by one through a tunnel while boxing announcer Michael Buffer presented them to the crowd with plenty of fanfare. Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders performed in front of the grandstand, Hollywood actors appeared on the starting grid and Jamaica's Olympic sp

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  The Telegraph

  America dreaming of a home-grown F1 champion to make US Grand Prix a national institution

  America dreaming of a home-grown F1 champion to make US Grand Prix a national institution

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  Usain Bolt to put Hamilton under starter's orders

  Usain Bolt, the "world's fastest man", will be putting Formula One title favourite Lewis Hamilton under starter's orders for what could be a decisive U.S. Grand Prix this weekend. The eight-times Olympic gold-medallist sprinter, who retired after the world championships in London last August, has been enlisted to send the field off for the pre-race formation lap at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Mercedes driver Hamilton, who can clinch his fourth title on Sunday if he finishes f

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  Motor racing-Usain Bolt to put Hamilton under starter's orders

  LONDON, Oct (Shenzhen: 000069.SZ - news) 17 (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, the "world's fastest man", will be putting Formula One title favourite Lewis Hamilton under starter's orders for what could be a decisive U.S. Grand Prix this weekend. The eight-times Olympic gold-medallist sprinter, who retired after the world championships in London last August, has been enlisted to send the field off for the pre-race formation lap at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Mercedes (Xetra: 710000 -

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  The voice of boxing to call out F1 title rivals

  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's American bosses have hired boxing announcer Michael Buffer to bring some big fight buzz to the title tussle between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at this month's U.S. Grand Prix. "Now is my time to introduce the world's finest racing drivers," Buffer, 72, said in a Formula One statement on Saturday. "They are the stars of the show and I want to introduce them with the energy and adrenaline they deserve before they fire up their engines an

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