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Boxing

n Australia’s Tim Tszyu has beaten American Tony Harrison via a technical knockout to claim the interim WBO super welterweight belt and emulate his father Kostya in becoming a world boxing champion. Tszyu dropped Harrison in the ninth round with a series of savage blows to the head and body in front of a boisterous crowd at the Sydney SuperDome in Homebush. Seemingly just ahead on points, Tszyu exploded to life to pummel Harrison and leave the referee with no alternative but to stop the fight. The hometown favourite’s victory came 28 years after his father knocked out Jake Rodriguez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas - when Tim was barely two months old - to capture his maiden world title, the IBF super-lightweight strap. The Tszyus join an elite group of just six father-son boxing world champions, including Julio Cesar Chavez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and Leon and Corey Spinks. In preserving his undefeated record (22-00, 16KO) Tszyu also secured a unified mega-fight later this year - likely in July in Las Vegas - against undisputed divisional king Jermell Charlo.

League

Liverpool rewrite chronicles by taming Man Utd 7-0

n Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah each netted a brace as Liverpool emphatically banished the disappointment of a trying campaign, ruthlessly thrashing Manchester United 70 at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men set a new record margin of victory in the clash between English football’s two most successful clubs. “It was one of the best performances for a long, long time. Everybody saw what the boys could be,” said Klopp. “The second half couldn’t start better. From that moment on, we were flying, and it was tough to play against us.” Just a second defeat in 23 games in all competitions realistically ends United’s hopes of a first league title in a decade as they remain 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal in third. But there could be even more lasting damage from a recordequaling defeat for the club in a competitive game and the heaviest since 1931.