Warren hits out at boxing board

Frank Warren has written to boxing bosses to hunt clarity over threats to take away his managers licence.

The British Boxing Board of Control last week claimed any licence holder fascinated with the forthcoming fight between Dereck Chisora and David Haye will be stripped in their membership.

But Warren, who's Chisoras manager, has challenged the boards stance.

Neither boxer holds a British licence, with Chisora suspended in February after the duo brawled in Munich.

Warrens letter to the BBBofC

“Under rule 4.12 of your individual Rules and Regulations, as a licence holder i will participate (a) in or be at a promotion that's licensed by the BBBofC; or (b) in or at a Promotion organised by a Federation, Commission, Association or Controlling Authority affiliated to, or recognised by the BBBofC. The Federation Luxembourgoise De Boxe is a Federation affiliated to and recognised by the Board. Both are affiliated to the EBU (European Boxing Union). As that Federation is sanctioning the Haye v Chisora fight, my participation is just not a breach of your rules.”

Chisora has appealed against the verdict, while Haye hasn't ever renewed his licence after announcing his retirement from the hoop in October 2011, following his defeat by Wladimir Klitschko.

However, Warren insists there's nothing illegal about Chisoras fight with Haye at Londons Upton Park on Bastille Day being licensed by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation instead of the BBBofC.

His letter to BBBofC general secretary Robert Smith defends the validity of the fight and asks for written assurances that his licence isn't removed.

Warren insists that no BBBofC rules might be broken as the Luxembourg Boxing Federation is an affiliated member of the eu Boxing Union and recognised by its British counterparts.

He argues that the BBBofC has previously licensed fights in Dubai, Egypt and Portugal, so there's a precedent for an additional boxing board licensing a fight in England.

He gives several the explanation why the fight won't bring the game into disrepute, including the Luxembourg Boxing Federation meeting all medical and safety requirements.

Warrens letter also notes that the BBBofC has no problem with the WBA licensing Floyd Mayweather to fight again despite his conviction for domestic violence.

Greater than 20,000 tickets were sold for the Chisora-Haye fight within two days of occurring sale.

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Main Sequence claims Derby trial

Main Sequence moved into the Epsom Derby picture after beating favourite Shantaram to win the Lingfield Trial.

It was a fourth win in a row for the David Lanigan-trained three-year-old (3-1), ridden by Ted Durcan.

Shantaram (5-4) looked in good form when he came through at the inside but Main Sequence quickened up nicely.

Although Shantaram tried to chase him down, Main Sequence won by three-quarters of a length with Cavaleiro a way back in third.

Lanigan, a former assistant to Sir Henry Cecil, said afterwards: "Well take a seat with the horses owners the Niarchos family and racing manager Alan Cooper and spot how he comes out of it.

"There's a question mark on his breeding whether he's going to stay the Derby trip, but Ted said he galloped out to the road and when the opposite horse came to him he was somewhat idle.

"The plan was if he won today and we were impressed we'd try this [visit Epsom].

"Ive been very, very lucky, the Niarchos family have supported me from day one and Im very grateful for that."

Durcan has no fears about his mount getting a mile and a half and added: "He was really switched-off and settled. He found loads and may stay a mile and a half. Hes a beautiful horse and is hopefully at the way up. Theres no reason to think he wont stay."

Main Sequence is now around a 20-1 chance for the Classic on 2 June. The betting is headed by the Aidan OBrien-trained Camelot who won last weekends 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket.

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Harlequins 25-23 Northampton

Harlequins booked a spot of their first Premiership final with a narrow win over Northampton in a good play-off semi-final on the Stoop.

Ryan Lamb kicked Saints to a slender half-time lead with four penalties in answer to Nick Evanss three.

The sport remained deadlocked as both fly-halves exchanged three-pointers.

Lee Dicksons try gave Saints an eight-point lead with 10 minutes to move but Joe Marlers try to five more points from Evanss boot sealed the win.

With Chris Ashton a late Saints withdrawal on account of a back injury, Vasily Artemyev was called onto the Saints right wing.

The match pitted brothers Karl and Lee Dickson against one another inside the number nine shirts and it was sibling bristling that resulted in the primary score.

When Lee Dickson prevented his older brother from taking a fast penalty Evans took good thing about the ten metres that were added to fit a second-minute penalty.

Either side looked to provide the ball width early on nonetheless it was a collapsed driving maul from a Saints line-out that gave the visitors their opening as Lamb converted his first penalty from 40 metres.

Evans scuffed a routine shot at goal and the touch judges needed to reconsider Lambs effort from his own half, having initially ruled it out, when the ball drooped over the crossbar.

The scores were levelled again at 6-6 on 18 minutes by Evans and, with Saints line-out providing a fantastic platform, Quins were guilty of collapsing a second maul moments later before Lamb again punished them from the tee.

Northamptons number 10 missed a 48-metre effort and after Maurie Faasavalu put the hosts at the front foot Saints lost number eight Roger Wilson to the sin bin just after the half hour under sustained pressure.

Evans made it 9-9 with the resulting penalty but if Ollie Kohn dawdled at a ruck, Lee Dickson made sure his fly-half had another penalty attempt which sailed throughout the uprights.

Despite being down a person Northampton spread the ball - engineering a promising Paul Diggin break on the death of the primary half.

Two minutes after the break Jordan Turner-Hall thought he had scored from a short five-metre throw in after Ben Foden beat his England full-back rival Mike Brown to a kick to the corner.

But referee Andrew Small called the play back for the reintroduction of the suspended Wilson.

Quins had started the half with a renewed vigour and quick tempo and were rewarded when Evans pulled the scores back even eight minutes into the half.

Saints, shorn of 4 in their regular forwards, were treading water within the scrum and finally crumbled on 50 minutes.

Lamb brought the score to fifteen-15, moments after being at fault seeing his side going behind, when Quins impeded their opposition on the restart.

Paul Doran-Jones replaced Brian Mujati on 55 minutes to take a look at and provides Saints a platform at scrumtime but no sooner did the change happen that Saints were shoved back five metres.

Lamb made it 18-15 after his interception took Saints into Quins 22 but Evans missed the danger to provide his side parity at the hour.

Saints made him pay on 66 minutes when skipper Dickson ended a unprecedented foray into Quins half by crashing over after fine offloading from the East Midlanders.

Lamb missed the extras but Evans took his chance to make it a five-point game at 23-18.

With five minutes to move Quins went for broke with a driving maul and Marler grounded the ball under a sea of bodies and Evans stepped as much as give the hosts a famous victory.

LINE-UPS

Harlequins: Brown; Williams, Lowe, Turner-Hall, S Smith; Evans, Dickson; Marler, Gray, Johnston, Kohn, Robson; Faasavalu, Robshaw (capt), Easter.

Replacements: Buchanan, Lambert, Collier, Vallejos, Guest, Bolt, Clegg, Hopper.

Northampton: Foden; Artemyev, Pisi, Downey, Diggin; Lamb, Dickson (capt); Tonaguiha, Long, Mujati; Sorensen, Day; Craig, Dowson, Wilson.

Replacements: McMillan, Waller, Doran-Jones, Nutley, Harrison, Roberts, Myler, May.

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Cambodian-American Photographer Chronicles Displaced

What's it want to be stuck between worlds - to feel like you're neither something nor another?  That is the situation Pete Pin finds himself in.  Pin is a Cambodian-American photographer based in Big apple. He's currently engaged on a protracted term project to chronicle the lives of Cambodians in America.  He calls the project Displaced, and says it's an exploration of psychological disconnection and the legacy of the Khmer Rouge. Brian Calvert has more from the Bronx, Manhattan.

Pete Pin, 30, is on a quest. The photographer is are seeking for his heritage amid the Cambodian enclaves of America. Along the best way, he's documenting dislocation.

Today, he has come to a Cambodian temple, within the Bronx neighborhood of latest York City.

"This temple is the middle of the Cambodian community, and it is very, very small as you will see that," Pin notes.  "There's just one monk here.  And it's carved out of the distance here on this neighborhood where it's this backyard here, and right outside is someone else's backyard.  There is a very amazing sense of community inside the Bronx, but you notice it in people's homes, and also you see it isolated in certain areas."

Isolation is a recurring theme in Pin's photographs - from California, where he grew up, to Philadelphia, Manhattan and other corners of America.  Another theme is disconnection:

"What's style of beautiful about photography is that these items are only there, you recognize, they're always there… however the photos are a manifestation of my very own generational, cultural and historical displacement," Pin explains.

Only a couple of hundred Cambodian families live within the Bronx. This temple is a prime center of worship for them.  It's the Cambodian New Year, and these boys are learning to put in writing in Khmer, the language in their motherland.

These are the moments Pin seeks to capture, as he puts together a growing exhibition for Cambodians in America, for those back home, and for non-Cambodians who won't understand the difficulties Cambodian refugees have had inside the US.

But Pin, whose parents survived the Khmer Rouge, also shoots to locate part of himself.

"The name of the project is Displaced, and what that truly means is that there is without a doubt this physical displacement in relation to what it means to be a refugee," Pin adds.  "i will not say myself that i am physically displaced, because i am not. I'm American, this is often my home. But i'm culturally displaced. I exist during this vacuum of identity, where i do not know what it means to be either fully American or Cambodian. And also to that, there's this legacy that I actually have in my heart and on my shoulders that was given to me at birth resulting from what my parents lived through. And i'm trying for many of my adult life to actually understand what that implies.

Today what that suggests is a brief language lesson of his own, once the camera is put away.

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MK Dons 0-2 Huddersfield

Huddersfield took a giant step towards the League One play-off final with a deserved semi-final first leg victory at MK Dons.

Jordan Rhodes struck midway during the first half, guiding his header beyond Dons keeper David Martin.

Dean Lewington missed a very good chance to level from four yards out before Lee Novak squandered a chance to double the Terriers lead.

But Jack Hunts well-taken finish gave the away side a two-goal cushion.

The play-offs had been unkind to either side in past campaigns - MK have didn't transcend the semi-finals in three attempts, while the Terriers have fallen short on the post-season stage within the last two campaigns.

DID YOU UNDERSTAND?

Jordan Rhodes went into the sport against MK Dons and not using a goal in his previous five appearances. His last goal completed a hat-trick in a three-1 win at Leyton Orient on 3 April.

Only 1 point separated the clubs in the course of the regular season - Huddersfield popping out on top - but Rhodes showed why he had netted greater than double the choice of goals than the Dons highest scorer Dean Bowditch.

Rhodess header from Calum Woodss cross, shortly after substitute Kallum Higginbotham have to have beat Martin, was guided perfectly into the far corner and took his tally to 39 for the season.

MK must have been level immediately after the break when Shaun Williamss free-kick fell to the feet of Lewington, but his point-blank strike cannoned off keeper Ian Bennett.

The 40-year-old custodian once more defied his years, pulling off a double save from Bowditch and Daniel Powell.

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The house sides profligacy almost cost them dear when Rhodess flick-on released Lee Novak, but he dragged wide when hitting the objective gave the look of an easy task.

Eventually MK, who were wanting ideas all afternoon, were made to pay and it was courtesy of a moment of the best quality.

a handy guide a rough interchange between Hunt and Higginbotham down the appropriate-hand side saw the previous charge into the realm and he dispatched a shot that incorrect-footed Martin on its way into the web.

There has been still time for Bennett to drag off a pointy save from a Jabo Ibehre header deep into injury time.

But Huddersfield, organised superbly by the determined Damien Johnson in midfield, rode out the ultimate 10 minutes with little concern and may head back to West Yorkshire as clear favourites to progress to Wembley.

VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

MK Dons manager Karl Robinson:

"It was an exceedingly weird game. i believed there has been nothing in in any respect.

"It was a stalemate with effort and keenness. They didnt have a raffle and next thing Rhodes pops up with a goal.

"And the second one half was probably more in our favour. Its a sucker punch but theres a ways to head."

Huddersfield manager Simon Grayson:

"Were obviously delighted weve won the sport, but more importantly with the extent of performance weve installed.

"We worked extremely hard during the last 10 days or so on our game plan and each individual stuck to it.

"We were solid and broke quickly they usually did what we asked them to do, and thats great as a manager."

Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (5)

Milton Keynes Dons

• 01 Martin
• 03 Lewington
• 05 MacKenzie
• 12 Chicksen Booked
• 07 Gleeson
• 08 Potter
• 11 Smith (O'Shea - 60' )
• 13 Williams
• 17 Powell
• 09 Bowditch
• 10 MacDonald (Ibehre - 76' )

Substitutes

• 16 McLoughlin
• 04 Doumbe
• 15 Flanagan
• 23 O'Shea
• 19 Ibehre

Huddersfield Town

• 13 Bennett
• 02 Woods (T Clarke - 51' )
• 05 P Clarke Booked
• 15 Morrison
• 32 Hunt
• 11 Ward
• 14 Johnson
• 16 Arfield (Higginbotham - 27' )
• 18 Miller Booked
• 17 Rhodes (Lee - 84' )
• 21 Novak

Substitutes

• 01 Smithies
• 12 T Clarke
• 22 Robinson
• 19 Lee
• 27 Higginbotham

Ref: Deadman

Att: 11,893

Match Stats

Possession

60 40

Shots

8 7

On track

4 4

Corners

12 1

Fouls

7 9

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90:00 +7:24 Full time

Full Time The overall whistle goes and the sport is over.

90:00 +6:23

Jabo Ibehre takes a shot. Save by Ian Bennett.

90:00 +3:12

Jabo Ibehre challenges Peter Clarke unfairly and offers away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ian Bennett.

89:44

Kallum Higginbotham takes the direct free kick.

89:44 Booking

Booking Adam Chicksen shown a yellow card.

89:29

Adam Chicksen challenges Damien Johnson unfairly and offers away a free kick.

88:43

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alan Lee by Dean Lewington. Daniel Ward takes the direct free kick.

85:29

Foul by James O'Shea on Tommy Miller, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Lee Novak.

83:35 Substitution

Substitution Alan Lee joins the action as an alternative, replacing Jordan Rhodes.

79:44

The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by David Martin.

79:18

Corner from left by-line taken by James O'Shea.

78:49

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by James O'Shea from the left by-line, Sean Morrison makes a clearance.

76:14

Corner taken left-footed by Shaun Williams, Lee Novak makes a clearance.

75:18

Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Dean Bowditch.

75:18 Substitution

Substitution Jabo Ibehre comes on instead of Charlie MacDonald.

72:16

Assist by Kallum Higginbotham.

72:16 Goal scored

Goal - Jack Hunt - MK Dons 0 - 2 Huddersfld Jack Hunt finds the back of the internet with a goal from the sting of the penalty box to the base right corner of the goal. Milton Keynes Dons 0-2 Huddersfield.

69:11

Shaun Williams restarts play with the free kick.

69:11 Booking

Booking Tommy Miller is given a yellow card.

68:51

Free kick awarded for a bad by Tommy Miller on Daniel Powell.

65:42

Effort from the sting of the penalty area by Lee Novak goes wide of the left-hand post.

65:10

Corner taken short by Dean Bowditch.

64:37

Corner taken by Dean Bowditch from the left by-line, Ian Bennett makes a save.

63:58

Peter Clarke handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Shaun Williams takes the direct free kick.

62:00

The referee blows for offside. David Martin restarts play with the free kick.

61:09

James O'Shea produces a right-footed shot from long distance which matches wide right of the goal.

59:41 Substitution

Substitution James O'Shea joins the action as an alternative, replacing Alan Smith.

57:26

Effort from the brink of the world by Dean Bowditch goes wide of the left-hand post.

55:25

Unfair challenge on Jordan Rhodes by Shaun Williams leads to a free kick. Kallum Higginbotham restarts play with the free kick.

53:33

Free kick awarded for a bad by Damien Johnson on Dean Bowditch. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Stephen Gleeson from left channel, Tom Clarke manages to make a clearance.

52:53

Corner taken right-footed by Dean Bowditch from the left by-line, save by Ian Bennett.

51:10

Inswinging corner taken by Shaun Williams from the proper by-line, clearance by Sean Morrison.

50:07

Corner from the correct by-line taken by Shaun Williams, clearance by Sean Morrison.

50:07 Substitution

Substitution Tom Clarke is prompted as a replacement for Calum Woods.

45:35

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Chicksen by Kallum Higginbotham. Centre by Shaun Williams, Shot from 6 yards from Dean Lewington. Ian Bennett makes a save.

45:01

The second one half begins.

45:00 +2:11 Half time

Half Time The ref blows to signal half-time.

45:00 +1:23

Kallum Higginbotham gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Chicksen. Adam Chicksen restarts play with the free kick.

45:00 +0:08

The referee blows for offside against Alan Smith. Ian Bennett restarts play with the free kick.

41:19

Dean Lewington fouled by Jordan Rhodes, the ref awards a free kick. David Martin takes the direct free kick.

40:05

Foul by Darren Potter on Daniel Ward, free kick awarded. Jack Hunt takes the direct free kick.

38:57

Dean Bowditch produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the perfect of the goal.

37:54

Charlie MacDonald takes a shot. Blocked by Calum Woods. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Dean Bowditch, clearance by Peter Clarke. Corner from the proper by-line taken by Shaun Williams, clearance by Sean Morrison.

37:25

Foul by Sean Morrison on Dean Bowditch, free kick awarded. Stephen Gleeson takes the free kick.

34:18

Tommy Miller has an effort at goal from just outside the box which matches wide of the left-hand post.

31:52

Assist by Lee Novak.

31:52 Goal scored

Goal - Jordan Rhodes - MK Dons 0 - 1 Huddersfld Jordan Rhodes finds the online with a headed goal from contained in the box. Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Huddersfield.

31:37

Kallum Higginbotham takes a shot. Save by David Martin.

26:33 Substitution

Substitution Kallum Higginbotham on for Scott Arfield.

24:08

Dean Bowditch crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Ian Bennett.

24:08 Booking

Booking Peter Clarke goes into the referee's book.

23:46

Peter Clarke gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan Smith.

19:54

Daniel Ward takes a shot from 18 yards. Save made by David Martin.

19:31

Effort from 35 yards by Shaun Williams. Save made by Ian Bennett.

18:03

Damien Johnson concedes a free kick for a nasty on Daniel Powell. Darren Potter takes the free kick.

15:54

Jordan Rhodes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Shaun Williams. Free kick taken by David Martin.

13:25

Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Daniel Ward from the proper by-line, Alan Smith makes a clearance.

12:24

Handball by Daniel Powell. Direct free kick taken by Ian Bennett.

11:26

Calum Woods has an effort at goal from long range that misses to the fitting of the goal.

7:44

Darren Potter gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Damien Johnson. Free kick taken by Jack Hunt.

6:59

Alan Smith produces a right-footed shot from the sting of the box and misses to the left of the goal.

2:55

The ball is distributed over by Jack Hunt, save made by David Martin.

0:18

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Dean Bowditch.

0:00

The ref blows the whistle to start out the match.

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Black Caviar claims 21st victory

Australian sprinter Black Caviar stretched her record unbeaten run to 21 by winning the gang One Goodwood at Morphettville, Adelaide.

It was the five-year-olds final race before flying to England for Junes Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Jockey Luke Nolen, who eased the mare to victory by greater than a length, said: "We were never out of second gear."

Earlier within the week, trainer Peter Moody rejected claims that Black Caviar needed to prove herself at Royal Ascot.

When it was suggested to him that his mare had not beaten any major international horses in Australia, Moody replied: "You've got never seen anything like this horse before.

Did ?

The global sprint challenge is a ten-race series in six countries. Three races manifest in England - Junes Kings Stand Stakes and Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Darley July Cup at Newmarket

"It might be an absolute tragedy if she went there [to Ascot] and got beaten by your B-grade sprinters for half the prize money and [travelling] three-quarters of how world wide."

Moody also warned that he does not run Black Caviar if she was not 100% fit following her flight to England.

"If I take her each of the excess of there and she or he shouldn't be right I wont run her for the sake of running," he said.

Black Caviar was installed as favourite by bookmakers for the race, prior to local sprinters Bated Breath and Hoof It.

The mare may also run at Newmarket on Bastille Day within the July Cup, another leg of the worldwide Sprint Challenge.

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Ferdinand fitness doubt for Euros

Sir Alex Ferguson is unsure whether Rio Ferdinand can deal with playing in all of Englands matches at Euro 2012.

The Manchester United boss fears the 33-year-olds long-standing back problem would go away him unable to handle the harsh match schedule.

Rio Ferdinand Factfile

• 1997: Makes his England debut against Cameroon eight days after turning 19
• 2002: Joins Manchester United in £30m deal, breaking the British transfer record for a second time
• 2008: Captains United to Champions League final victory over Chelsea
• 2011: Wins his fifth Premier League title with United

England could play six matches in 21 days in the event that they were to arrive the ultimate in Poland and Ukraine this summer.

Ferguson told MUTV: "You play something like a game every four days. Rio Ferdinand couldnt try this."

New England boss Roy Hodgson is decided to call his squad on Wednesday.

He has yet to talk with Ferdinand and deposed skipper John Terry about their willingness to play alongside one another.

Fabio Capello took a chance on Ledley Kings fitness by taking him to the area Cup in 2010, just for the move to backfire when the defenders knee problems flared up again.

Ferdinands stamina this season

• Nov: Plays three full games in eight days - Swansea, Benfica, Newcastle
• Dec: Appears in three games in eight days - Aston Villa (subbed on 64 mins), FC Basle, Wolves
• April: Plays three full games in eight days - QPR, Wigan, Aston Villa

Ferdinands back problem has caused calf, knee and hamstring injuries up to now, with the veteran making 37 appearances for United this season.

Ferguson has already written to the Football Association to give an explanation for why only Ryan Giggs is offered for nice Britains football squad at this summers London Olympics.

Jonny Evans requires an ankle operation and Chris Smalling might need groin surgery , while the club insist that any players involved with Euro 2012 shouldn't be considered for the Olympics.

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