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maltatoday WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH 2018 Sport 23 BOXING FOOTBALL Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Mainly cloudy with some isolated showers late afternoon becoming fine overnight VISIBILITY: Good except in showers WIND: Southwest force 3 becoming South Southwest force 4 to 5 and veering Northwest force 6 overnight SEA: Slight to moderate becoming rough SWELL Low Northwest becoming Southwest 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 19 º C /10 º C UV INDEX: 2 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Concerned with electricity (10) 8. Enthusiastic (5) 9. Approaching death (5) 10. Abominable snowman (4) 12. Compartment for safekeeping (6) 14. Lincolnshire town (6) 17. Make beer or ale (4) 21. Cured pig meat (5) 22. Excursions (5) 23. Area of South London (10) Down 2. Illumination (5) 3. Remedy (4) 4. Cowboy display (5) 5. Young bird (5) 6. Pilsner (5) 7. Extremely (4) 11. Annoy (3) 13. Young bear (3) 14. Meat and vegetables on a skewer (5) 15. One who races (5) 16. Musical instrument (5) 18. Awake (5) 19. Learned (4) 20. Collar fastener (4) Bxc4+ Ke7 Nf5# Injured Saunders postpones WBO title defence BRITAIN'S WBO middle- weight champion Billy Joe Saunders has postponed his title defence against Martin Murray next month after suf- fering a hand injury in train- ing. The fight with compatriot Murray was scheduled for London's O2 Arena on April 14 but will now take place on June 23. Saunders has defended his title three times, most recent- ly against David Lemieux in Canada in December. "I felt my hand go during a session this week and sought medical advice immediately," he said. "Unfortunately, I've been told that I can't punch anything for four weeks so we've been left with no choice but to with- draw from the date. My trainer Dominic Ingle will make sure I'm fit and prepared to put on another show on June 23rd." Billy Joe Saunders DEFENDER Giorgio Chiellini has withdrawn from Italy's training sessions ahead of this month's international friendlies because of a thigh strain, his club Juventus said on Monday. The Azzurri play Argentina in Manchester on March 23 and England at Wembley four days later under the leadership of interim coach Luigi Di Bia- gio, who replaced Gian Piero Ventura in November after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. The 33-year-old Chiel- lini, capped 96 times by Italy, picked up the injury in Juve's 0-0 draw at Spal on Saturday. The Turin club said the injury would be evaluated over the next two days. Juve's next match is against AC Milan on March 31, fol- lowed by the first leg of their Champions League quarter- final against Real Madrid on April 3. Chiellini out of Italy friendlies with thigh injury