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• SPORTS BRIEFS

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  BOXING

  Colon in hospital after fight

  Boxer Prichard Colon on Sunday was fighting for his life after sustaining an illegal blow to the head during a bout in a Washington suburb, the fight’s promoter said. The super welterweight from Puerto Rico was injured during his 10-round fight with Terrel Williams in Fairfax, Virginia, on Saturday, promoter Lou DiBella said in a statement. Colon, 23, showed symptoms of head trauma in his dressing room following his bout and was rushed to a hospital, where he underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, DiBella said. Colon remained in critical condition on Sunday, DiBella added.

  BASKETBALL

  Odom improving: reports

  Lamar Odom, the two-time NBA champion and reality TV star left fighting for his life after a brothel binge, continues to improve in a Las Vegas hospital, US media reported on Sunday. The 35-year-old remained in the intensive care unit at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center with serious medical concerns. However, E! News, without citing its source, reported on its Web site that Odom had shown he could swallow — a sign of neurological function — and had been helped out of bed and into a chair for the first time since he was admitted on Tuesday last week. Odom regained consciousness on Friday and offered his first words since he was found unconscious at the Love Ranch brothel outside Las Vegas on Tuesday. Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said officers who responded to an emergency call were told Odom had used cocaine and sexual performance enhancer supplements in a multiday stay at the brothel.

  CRICKET

  Samuels reported again

  West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been reported for bowling with a suspect action for a third time in his career, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday. The part-time spinner was cited after the first Test against Sri Lanka, which the home side won by an innings and six runs in Galle on Saturday. Samuels, 34, will need to undergo testing within 14 days and would be permitted to continue bowling until the results come out, the ICC said. Samuels has already served a near-four year ban from bowling from 2008 over concerns with his action, but was allowed to resume in 2011 after remedial work. He was reported again following a Test in India in 2013 and subsequently banned from bowling his quicker deliveries, but has been allowed to continue with his standard off-break.

  RUGBY LEAGUE

  Wests Tigers fire Lodge

  Australian National Rugby League strugglers Wests Tigers yesterday fired forward Matthew Lodge after he was arrested in New York for allegedly assaulting a man and stalking two women. The 20-year-old is accused of following the two women home to an apartment block on Friday last week and telling them: “This is the night that you die,” the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Wests Tigers immediately terminated his contract, with chief executive Justin Pascoe saying the Sydney-based club would not tolerate such behavior. It is alleged that Lodge followed the women into an apartment after they were let into the building by a male resident, the Herald said. He is then accused of assaulting the man and damaging the apartment, and faces charges including criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, assault and menacing. The incident comes just months after Lodge was granted bail on domestic violence allegations in Australia.
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