British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of one of his world titles less than two weeks after winning it.
Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko on points on   November 28, taking the Ukrainian's WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts.
The Briton was then obliged to fight the IBF's mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov, but Fury instead chose to face Klitschko in a rematch.
"It's true he's been stripped of his IBF belt," the BBC quoted IBF championships chairman Lindsey Tucker as saying. 
 Cricket Kiwis' pace quartet 
New Zealand are eyeing a four-pronged pace attack for the first Test against Sri Lanka with batsman Mitchell Santner assuming the spinning duties.
 The opening clash of the two-Test series at Dunedin's University Oval starts today, and skipper Brendon McCullum said the pitch looked like it would have pace and seam movement early on.
 McCullum said Otago left-armer Neil Wagner was bowling the best he had seen him recently, and would carry a workhorse role if picked.
 Golf Lee takes charge  
WA's Min Woo Lee has upstaged a strong field through the opening two rounds of the Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship to lead by four shots at the halfway mark of the San Diego tournament.
Lee carded 68 and 67 to be nine under par.
Mt Lawley's Hira Naveed (two under) is tied for fourth at the girls' event.
Lee and Naveed will earn a start in their respective Australian Opens next year if they win.
 Hockey Australia top group  
Australia's women have topped their group at the World League finals despite losing 1-0 to Great Britain.
The Hockeyroos were unable to respond to a first-half goal from Helen Richardson on Tuesday in the Argentinian city of Rosario, but after China beat Argentina 3-1 in the final match of pool B, Australia stayed at the summit of the group.
 All eight teams in the tournament qualify for the quarterfinals which begin on Saturday with the pool seedings determining the match-ups.
 Rugby union Pocock's peers salute  
Wallabies and Brumbies back-rower David Pocock has crowned a brilliant 2015 season by being awarded the Rugby Union Players' Association Medal for Excellence, Australia's highest player-voted individual honour.
 Pocock won the same award in 2010 while he was with the Western Force.
"It's always an honour to be recognised by your peers," he said.