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Boxing: Former world champion Bernard Hopkins’ long and illustrious career ended in a brutal defeat when the 51-year-old light heavyweight was knocked out of the ring in the eighth round of his final fight in Los Angeles on Saturday. A month short of his 52nd birthday, Hopkins lost by technical knockout to fellow American Joe Smith Jr (picture) at the iconic Forum when he failed to return to the ring within 20 seconds of being punched through the ropes. Hopkins had not fought since a crushing loss to Russian Sergey Kovalev two years ago and his first ever defeat inside the distance looked increasingly likely as the bout progressed against a man ranked second by the World Boxing Council.

Swimming: Michael Phelps received the BBC Sports Personality lifetime achievement award last night after capping his career with five Olympic golds in Rio. The American took his record Olympic haul to 23 golds and 28 medals in all, claiming individual 200 metres butterfly and medley titles and three relay triumphs. He stands 10 medals clear of the next most successful Olympian, gymnast Larisa Latynina who won 18 medals for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1964.

Snooker: Marco Fu came from 4-1 down against John Higgins to level the Scottish Open final at 4-4 at the end of the first session before completing a remarkable 9-4 win after reeling off five consecutive frame wins last night. Higgins had made a scintillating start and created a small piece of snooker history as he became the first player to open a ranking event final with three consecutive centuries. However, Fu recovered to win eight successive frames and secure the £70,000 top prize and the new Stephen Hendry Trophy.

Cricket: India opener Lokesh Rahul fell agonisingly short of his maiden test double century as he helped his team to 391 for four in a robust reply to England’s first innings total of 477 in the fifth and final test in Chennai yesterday. The elegant right-hander made 199 before throwing his wicket away and squatting at the crease, head-in-hands, after the anti-climactic end to a stellar 311-ball knock. India, who have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series, finished day three at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, on course for a first-innings lead.

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