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Kento Momota of Japan in action during his men's singles match against Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia at the HSBC Badminton World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China. - EPA

SHANGHAI: World champion Kento Momota revved into the last four of badminton’s US$1.5 million World Tour Finals with a third comprehensive victory on Friday.

The all-action Japanese star powered past Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto 21-14, 21-8 in just 36 minutes in the Chinese city of Guangzhou.

Britain's Nicola Adams won Olympic boxing gold in 2012 and 2016

Olympic chiefs have begun an investigation into the "governance, ethics and financial management" of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned AIBA could lose its status as amateur boxing's governing body.

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Floyd Mayweather have both defeated Conor McGregor

Boxer Floyd Mayweather has told UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov to "come into my world" and make a bout happen that he believes will earn him more than his fight with Conor McGregor.

The American, 41, beat McGregor in August 2017 in a fight that generated more than £450m and earned him £210m.

'Let's go, Floyd' - Nurmagomedov calls out Mayweather

UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to succeed where rival Conor McGregor failed, calling out boxer Floyd Mayweather by saying: "In the jungle there is only one king."

Russian Nurmagomedov, 30, beat McGregor on 6 October to extend his unbeaten mixed martial arts record to 27-0.