SPORTS Tuesday, January 30, 2018 21 24 Hours of Daytona Khan to fight Lo Alonso ‘a little Greco bit scared’

Amir Khan (file pic) Fernando Alonso (file pic) London Khan has won 31 and lost ritain’s Amir Khan will four of his 35 professional fight Canadian Phil lo bouts, while Lo Greco, 33, has BGreco at the Liverpool Echo 28 wins and three defeats from Arena on 21 April in his first 31 fights. bout for almost two years. “Being my first fight in the London Alonso, 36, said: “You commitments with McLaren. the race and take it seriously Khan, 31, was beaten UK, I’m excited about the wo-time Formula 1 world arrive at the first corner and Alonso said it was “60:40” but always after McLaren.” by Saul Alvarez in a WBC crowd,” said Lo Greco. champion Fernando you’re at 300-310km/h, then whether he did Le Mans this He added that his Daytona middleweight title bout in May “I can’t wait to feel that AlonsoT says he was “a little you hit the brakes and there year, adding: “I don’t have experience had made him 2016, his most recent fight. energy. As much as UK fans bit scared” when he suffered are no brakes. Luckily you any deadline. I would like to “more prepared” for Le Mans. “He will be coming with love their fighters, they love two brake failures at close to have a short cut.” do it but the decision is not “I experienced things that everything to win this fight great fights and I promise just 200mph on his debut at the He said his first taste of only on my side. So let’s see were new to me,” Alonso and I’m not going to give him that. This night will go down Daytona 24 Hours. endurance racing was a “great what happens. said. “Next time I jump in a an inch,” said former light- as one of the best fights ever The Spaniard’s race was experience”. “F1 is my first and only prototype car, closed cockpit, welterweight world champion in the UK. hit by multiple problems Alonso is tipped to compete priority. If I do some extra I know the traffic situations, Khan. “I’ve got a full training camp and he finished 38th with in the classic Le Mans 24 races they will be always night driving, safety car. That “He’s an aggressive fighter this time around - there will be co-drivers Lando Norris and Hours race with Toyota this second priority, even Le was one of the goals for this who is always looking to come no room for error. Amir Khan Phil Hanson. year in addition to his F1 Mans. You have to respect event.” (BBC) forward.” will be knocked out.” (BBC) Jason Day clinches Farmers Open in playoff San Diego, California ustralian Jason Day won for the first time in 20 months when he beat Alex Noren in a Aplayoff at the Farmers Insurance Open yesterday. Day sealed victory with a birdie at the sixth extra hole after Swede Noren found a water hazard with his second shot at the par-five 18th at Torrey Pines. It was the 11th PGA Tour triumph for Day, who had not won since the 2016 Players Championship when he was ranked number one in the world. Day and Noren could not be separated in five extra holes on Sunday before the playoff was suspended due to darkness. It lasted just one more hole on the resumption on Monday morning after Noren narrowly failed to clear the pond guarding the green with his second shot. The Swede was seeking his maiden PGA Tour victory. He has won nine times on the European Tour. (Eurosport) Jason Day (file pic)