Daily Sports News, November, 24th.
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- England in New Zealand: BJ Watling hits 205 as tourists face battle to save Test;
- Virat Kohli: India captain equals Ricky Ponting century record;
- Race to Dubai: Jon Rahm favourite to win title as Rory McIlroy goes low;
- Deontay Wilder knocks out Luis Ortiz to defend WBC world title in Las Vegas;
- Davis Cup: Great Britain miss out on final after losing decisive doubles to Spain;
England in New Zealand: BJ Watling hits 205 as tourists face battle to save Test
England face a tough battle to save the first Test against New Zealand after BJ Watling scored a superb double century on day four in Mount Maunganui.
Watling made 205 and Mitchell Santner hit 126 for his maiden Test century in a stand of 261 for the seventh wicket.
New Zealand declared just after tea on 615-9 - their highest score against England in Tests - leading by 262.
England were 55-3 at the close and will have to bat an entire day with just seven wickets in hand to force a draw.
Santner took all three wickets for just six runs, removing England openers Dom Sibley and Rory Burns before dismissing nightwatchman Jack Leach with the last ball of the day.
Replays suggested Leach had not nicked the ball to short leg, but he and Joe Denly had opted against a review, summing up a chastening day for the tourists.
Virat Kohli: India captain equals Ricky Ponting century record
Virat Kohli equalled Ricky Ponting's record of 41 international centuries as captain to put India on the brink of an innings victory against Bangladesh.
The tourists finished the second day of the second Test in Kolkata trailing by 89 runs with four wickets of their second innings remaining.
Kohli put India in control with 136 before declaring on 347-9.
Ishant Sharma then claimed 4-39 to reduce Bangladesh to 152-6 in the first day-night Test to be held in India.
The hosts, who lead the two-match series 1-0, look set to seal back-to-back wins with two days to spare.
Race to Dubai: Jon Rahm favourite to win title as Rory McIlroy goes low
Spain's Jon Rahm strengthened his chances of winning the European Tour's Race to Dubai by shooting a six-under 66 to share the third-round lead at the season-ending Tour Championship.
Rahm will take the title if he wins on Sunday and money-list leader Bernd Wiesberger does not come second.
Austrian Wiesberger is struggling on two under overall, 13 behind Rahm.
England's Tommy Fleetwood, who would also win the Race to Dubai if he won the tournament, is four adrift of Rahm.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, who cannot win the Race to Dubai, moved to within two shots of Rahm and Frenchman Mike Lorenzo-Vera, who is aiming to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the Tour Championship.
The tournament offers a world-record $3m (£2.3m) cheque for the winner at Jumeirah Golf Estates' Earth course.
Deontay Wilder knocks out Luis Ortiz to defend WBC world title in Las Vegas
Deontay Wilder defended his WBC world heavyweight title for the 10th time with a stunning knockout after being out-boxed by Luis Ortiz for six rounds.
The American looked set to see his world-title reign end just short of five years as Ruiz picked him apart for half of their Las Vegas rematch.
But in the seventh round, Wilder's devastating right hand left Ortiz stunned and beaten on the canvas.
"I found my measurement, seen the shot and took it," said Wilder, 34.
"We have Tyson Fury the rematch next. It's set to be done in February so we will see how that goes and then after that I am looking for a unification bout.
"The heavyweight division is too small to have so many belts lingering around, there should be one champion and I think I am the perfect man for that job."
Davis Cup: Great Britain miss out on final after losing decisive doubles to Spain
Great Britain missed out on a place in the Davis Cup final after Spain's Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez edged out Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski in a heartbreaking doubles defeat.
The British pair lost 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-8) in the deciding rubber.
The teams had been level at 1-1 after the singles, when Nadal beat Dan Evans, and Kyle Edmund won against Lopez.
The Spanish pair then sparked joyous scenes in Madrid by setting up a final against Canada on Sunday.
"It was a very special moment for us, a very unique opportunity," said the 38-year-old Lopez, who was close to tears at the end. "We have a great opportunity to win this tournament here at home."