will defend his ibf world featherweight title on saturday in leeds against french challenger sofiane ta kouchtit's neither the opponent or the venue he'd targetted. he was hoping for a unification clash under the bright lights of vegas or new york. our reporter tanya arnold went with him. a16—year—old lad, if i did not get into boxing i was going tojoin the army or look at getting into the royal marines, so the boxing take off and the rest is history. but maybe we will see will tap after i retire. josh mornington is a regular visitor to barix around yorkshire, talking to soldiers and especially supporting a boxing choice. 0n talking to soldiers and especially supporting a boxing choice. on this occasion he got a bit more of a hands—on experience. occasion he got a bit more of a hands—on experiencelj occasion he got a bit more of a hands-on experience. i tell you what, nobody would be cutting up in one of those, where they? this upcoming fight not be the one he dreamt of, but he is motivated by wanting to stay champion and the opportunities it affords on. wanting to stay champion and the opport

the 28—year—old put in a dominant display against sofiane ta koucht, stopping him in the second rounde'll now aim for a unification fight in 2020. and he's ready for it, isn't he? to euro 2020 qualifying next, and the republic of ireland kept up their unbeaten record as they brew 0—0 with georgia. wales play croatia later today and they‘ re hoping that aaron ramsey will be fit enough to play some part in cardiff. thejuventus midfielder missed thursday's1—1 draw in slovakia. wales have played croatia four times and lost every time. whenever we've played we've always lost by one goal, so it's always been quite a tight game. we obviously know what a great team they are, they had a great world cup and they've shown year after year how great they are. but we know it's going to be very tough, but i think being at home gives us a little bit more of an advantage and we know the welsh crowd is going to be behind us, like always, cheering us on, being the 12th man, and yeah, we've got to beat them at some point, so why not sunday? manchester city moved top of the fa women's super league with a