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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 15 JUNE 2016 23 THE Welshman (17-0-KO7) pro- duced a stunning performance last time out in April; clamber- ing up from a first-round knock- down to stop Luke Keeler in the second. Now stepping up to challenge Eubank Jr (22-1-KO17) for the British middleweight title on the undercard of Anthony Joshua v Dominic Breazeale, Doran be- lieves he has more than enough power to trouble the champion. He said: "I don't think that Eu- bank Jr's punch resistance has been tested yet. I know that I have the power to hurt him in the fight and I'm going to lay it all on the line. Fighting for the British title is what I dreamed of doing when I turned pro and I intend to take it with both hands. "It's a huge chance for me and I can't wait, to be on the same show as the biggest draw in Brit- ish boxing right now in Anthony Joshua is just phenomenal, and I can't thank Eddie Hearn and Dave Coldwell enough for mak- ing it happen. "Eubank Jr is a great fighter, you can't take that away from him, but I'll be working to a game plan and I am confident I can rip the title from him. He's number three in the world, that speaks for itself, but taking that scalp and getting into the world rankings myself is just another incentive in this fight, it's a great springboard "He's got chinks in his armour and I plan to make the most of them. I'm not going to broadcast them, but he's a man with two hands like me and I intend to show the best of me. I'm fighting unbeaten fighters all the time and beating them and there's not many people at middleweight that are doing that." Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Fine VISIBILITY: Good WIND: South Southeast force 4 locally force 5 becoming force 5 to 6 overnight SEA: Slight becoming moderate to rough SWELL: Low Northwest becoming South Sea Temp.: 21°C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 30 º C / 20 º C UV INDEX: 11 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Limited (10) 6. Wanders away (6) 7. Command to stop a horse (4) 10. Dexterity (5) 11. Worn to protect the clothing (5) 12. Climbing vine (3) 13. Palm tree fruit (5) 14. Dog (5) 16. Old (4) 18. Movement (6) 19. Increase in speed (10) Down 1. Ascends (5) 2. Table napkin (9) 3. Supporter of a monarch (8) 4. Haul (3) 5. Shower (4) 8. Mouth organ (9) 9. Public telephone (3-5) 13. June 6, 1944 (1-3) 15. Pivot (5) 17. Doctor (3) Rb4 e2 (Nd7) Rb7# (Na6#) ... Nd7 Qxd7# TENNIS BOXING Sharapova appeals against two-year doping ban FIVETIMES grand slam cham- pion Maria Sharapova is seek- ing to have her two-year doping ban wiped out or reduced as she lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Russian was banned by the International Ten- nis Federation (ITF) earlier this month following a positive test for the banned drug meldonium dur- ing January's Australian Open. "In her appeal to the CAS, Ms Sharapova seeks the annulment of the Tribunal's decision to sanction her with a two-year period of inel- igibility further to an anti-doping rule violation," sport's highest tri- bunal said in a statement. "Ms Sharapova submits that the period of ineligibility should be eliminated, or in the alternative, reduced." The statement added that her case had been expedited and a ruling would be made by July 18 at the latest, which means Shara- pova still harbours hopes of com- peting at the Rio Olympics in Au- gust provided her ban is reduced to time already served. The former world number one was named in Russia's official en- try list for the Olympics tennis tournament. Sharapova had called the ITF's ruling "unfairly harsh" as an inde- pendent tribunal had found that she had not intentionally violated anti-doping rules. Meldonium was added to WA- DA's list of banned substances at the start of the year after mount- ing evidence that it boosted blood flow and enhanced athletic per- formance. About 180 athletes have tested positive for the drug, manufac- tured in Latvia and common throughout eastern Europe, since January. Sharapova stunned the sport- ing world in March when she an- nounced that she had tested posi- tive for meldonium, a component of a product named Mildronate which she has taken since 2006 for health issues. Maria Sharapova Doran: I'll expose Eubank Jr Tom Doran is confident of exposing Chris Eubank Jr when the pair meet at The O2 on June 25 Chris Eubank Jr and Tom Doran

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