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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 13 JUNE 2018 21 SPORTS FOOTBALL TENNIS American Wilder agrees to fight Joshua in Britain ENGLAND will adopt an ag- gressive approach to their World Cup fixtures and tackle the tournament "head on" as Gareth Southgate's youthful squad hopes to make its mark in Russia, captain Harry Kane has said. The 24-year-old Tottenham striker hopes that an inexperi- enced squad will be motivated by the biggest stage, on which the national team has repeat- edly disappointed since lifting the trophy in 1966. "The aim is to be aggressive and brave in possession," Kane told British media. "We want to take this tournament head on. "There will be tough mo- ments, and ups and downs. Sometimes going into a big tournament is about not los- ing and being passive but, for us, it's about playing attacking football. "We are aiming to win the first game, then to target the second, and take that attitude to the World Cup." Kane, who scored 41 goals for Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions last season, will also be hoping to find the net for the first time at a major tournament. He struggled for form during England's dismal Euro 2016 campaign when they were knocked out by Iceland in the Round of 16. "Personally, that (scoring) record is something I want to change, and hopefully will this summer," Kane added. England face Tunisia in their opening Group G fixture on Monday, before taking on Pan- ama and Belgium. England will adopt an aggressive approach - Harry Kane AMERICAN Deontay Wilder has agreed terms to fight An- thony Joshua in Britain later this year in a bout that would crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000, ESPN reported on Monday. Briton Joshua (21-0) is the holder of the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles while Wilder (40-0) is the WBC world cham- pion. Wilder's co-manager Shelly Finkel told ESPN they had agreed to the latest terms offered by Joshua's promoter Ed- die Hearn. "We have agreed to the terms that Eddie has put out to us for a fight in the UK. Deontay has accepted his terms to fight in the UK," Finkel said. Wilder, in a message posted on his Twitter account, con- firmed he had agreed to fight in Britain but said an offer to Joshua of $50 million to fight in the United States was still on the table. "The $50M offer for him to fight me next in the US is still available," Wilder said on Monday "Today I even agreed to their offer to fight Joshua next in the UK. If he prefers the fight in the UK, the ball is in their court." The WBC title is the only one remaining on Joshua's radar after he added the WBO championship to his collection by defeating New Zealand's previously unbeaten Joseph Parker in March by unanimous decision.