Anthony Crolla's second defence of his WBA lightweight title ended in a unanimous decision defeat as he was convincingly outboxed by classy Venezuelan Jorge Linares in Manchester last night.

THE two finals at Curraheen Park on Saturday were upstaged by the performance of Graysland Tiger in the A2 fifth race.

UNDERCOVER police monitored the star-studded Ocean’s Twelve production in Sicily, after suspected mobsters were noticed hanging around the set.

Graham Taylor is confident Ulises De La Cruz will complete his move to Aston Villa over the weekend.