LAS VEGAS -- In what may go down as the biggest heavyweight fight of the past 20 years, Tyson Fury thoroughly dominated Deontay Wilder for seven rounds Saturday night and earned a TKO victory once Wilder's corner threw in the towel.

Wilder, who suffered the first defeat of his career, has the right to call for a third fight against Fury, but the world appears to be clamoring for a heavyweight unification bout between Fury and Anthony Joshua.

What's next for each fighter and the heavyweight division as a whole remains to be seen, but there's a lot to unpack after Saturday's historic bout. ESPN's resident boxing experts Dan Rafael and Steve Kim are here to break it all down.

What was the difference in the rematch?

Rafael: Fury fought entirely differently than he did the first time, just as he said he would. He used his boxing skills and hand speed in the first fight to outbox Wilder for much of the fight, but when he got only a draw out of it, he said he needed to change things up. He did just that. He and his new trainer, SugarHill Steward, decided to go right after Wilder. Bully the bully, if you will. So instead of relying on his skills, Fury attacked Wilder from the outset and never stopped firing shots and moving forward. It worked, because he hurt Wilder several times, dropped him twice and ultimately won by technical knockout.

Kim: Fury understood that by being more aggressive -- stepping to Wilder and backing him up -- that he took the play away from Wilder. Then, as he started to beat Wilder to the punch, the fight became incredibly easy for him. Not only was Fury the superior boxer, but on this particular evening, he was the more potent puncher. Tonight his offensive attack had a real purpose to it.

There was a variety of right hands (both of the straight and the overhand variety), and in this fight, as he got close, he mixed in some body shots -- one of which sent Wilder down to the canvas. Ahead of this fight, Fury insisted that the version of him that Wilder fought in 2018 was still suffering from some ring rust and therefore wasn't nearly as confident as he needed to be in terms of being assertive and taking advantage of offensive opportunities. This time around, he was the bully, as he didn't just box Wilder -- he backed him up and then hurt him on multiple occasions. From the time Wilder hit the canvas in the third, you got the sense that it was Fury's night.

In their first encounter, Fury made Wilder miss but didn't make him pay enough. In the rematch, he stepped to Wilder and dominated from both a technical and physical perspective.

How did the trainer change impact Fury?

Rafael: It obviously helped a lot, because he won. Had Fury lost, everyone would say it was a terrible move. SugarHill is a more offensive-minded trainer than Ben Davison, whom Fury parted ways with heading into this fight, and he had Fury fight a far more offense-oriented bout. As it turned out, Fury's decision to make the change worked out very well.

Kim: There is that old axiom that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Well, in this case, it was improved, as Fury put forth a career-best outing. SugarHill certainly has to be given credit for the role he played in preparing Fury for this rematch. This was an effort that the late, great trainer Emanuel Steward would be proud of, because not only did Fury win, he won with a certain mentality, by stepping right into the eye of the storm and shooting a hard 1-2 down the middle to back up Wilder.

After the fight, Andy Lee, who was a Kronk protege and assisted Hill throughout this camp, said that they absolutely worked on being the aggressive fighter for this bout. If Fury sensed a right hand from Wilder, he was instructed to just step out of range. But for the most part, he was supposed to make sure he was pushing back Wilder. If you go back and look at Wilder's highlights, they are exclusively of him stepping forward, creating momentum for his preferred weapon.

Sometimes the best defense is a really good offense. Fury fought like a classic Kronk boxer. He was bold, brave and technically sound. The only thing missing were the gold trunks.

What happened to Wilder?

And then there is this: He lost to the better man on the night. It happens.

Kim: Very simply, Fury happened to him. Sometimes the guy across from you is simply superior. It's crystal clear that Fury is just the better all-around prizefighter. From the third round on, after Wilder hit the canvas twice, you got the sense that on this particular evening, there wasn't going to be the proverbial grand slam from Wilder that would bail him out.

In the past, when Wilder got hurt, he found ways to recover relatively quickly and found a way to win the fight. In this rematch, he was put down and then simply pushed around the ring, even manhandled at times. Without his legs underneath him, there was simply no way Wilder could muster up the type of right hands that are his trademark.

Also, while much was made of Fury coming in significantly heavier for the rematch (from 256.6 pounds to 273), perhaps not enough attention was paid to how Wilder came in nearly 19 pounds bigger (212.5 to 231) than their initial matchup. Wilder is a fast, twitchy, sinewy athlete. Perhaps that extra bulk just weighed him down.

Whom do you want to see Fury and Wilder fight next?

Rafael: I, like probably every boxing fan, want to see Fury fight Anthony Joshua next for the undisputed heavyweight title. That is the most obvious big fight, but in boxing, we rarely get exactly what we want. Wilder and Fury are bound to a third fight unless Wilder decides to pass on the option for an immediate rematch. But even if Wilder does pass, a fight with Joshua next is unlikely because Joshua has two mandatory defenses on deck -- one in June against Kubrat Pulev and then one later in the year against former undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Kim: While there might yet be a trilogy between Fury and Wilder, the heavyweight clash I'd like to see moving forward is an all-British battle between Fury (who is now the WBC titlist, along with being the linear champion) facing the man who has the WBA, IBF and WBO belts around his waist, Anthony Joshua.

It's time to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion.

Say what you want about Joshua. But for whatever flaws he might have, he is still the only current heavyweight to have gone out there and unified titles. That has to be given respect. And outside of one bad (OK, disastrous) night last year at Madison Square Garden against Andy Ruiz Jr., Joshua has as solid an overall resume as anyone in the division.

A Fury-Joshua fight would be the biggest fight -- literally and financially -- in British boxing history, and probably its most important one ever. There has never been an instance of two heavyweights from the United Kingdom vying for all the marbles in boxing's glamour division.

There isn't a stadium big enough to keep up with the demand from boxing-crazed fans in England.

Can Fury beat Anthony Joshua?

Kim: Yes. Regardless of what took place Saturday night, Joshua has shown himself to be vulnerable and has already suffered a stoppage loss at the hands of Ruiz. Styles make fights. Fury's foot speed and mobility would pose a lot of problems for any big heavyweight, including Joshua. When he is focused fully on the sport, there is no other heavyweight on the planet who possesses the boxing IQ that he has. "The Gypsy King" is the rare blend of size, mobility and ring smarts. If Joshua is insistent on becoming a much more safety-first boxer (as he was this past December in his rematch against Ruiz in Saudi Arabia), chances are that he will never be able to outbox the purest boxer in the division.

Fury also has the best radar in the division. Not only does he see punches coming well, Fury has an innate anticipation of what is coming his way, and he can evade punches in a manner that is rare for modern-day heavyweights.

The other pressing issue is confidence. Even though he gained revenge on Ruiz, you still wonder if he is psychologically scarred from that knockout loss at Madison Square Garden. If there's one thing that Fury doesn't lack, it's confidence, and you wonder if Joshua's handlers really want to deal with everything that will be brought to the table before, during and after the fight.

The version of Fury that we saw on Saturday night is bar none the best big man on the planet.

Rafael: He absolutely can. The Fury who just demolished Wilder can beat any heavyweight in the world, and he would give problems to most heavyweights in boxing's storied history. Fury-Joshua is a gargantuan fight, especially in the United Kingdom, where they are both from. It would not surprise me if Fury was favored to beat Joshua if the fight happens in the near future because he looked so good against Wilder. And although Joshua regained his belts in December in a rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr., he seemed a bit gun-shy in the fight after having been knocked out in their first fight. If Joshua was gun shy against Ruiz, imagine what he might be like against the much bigger Fury, who is light-years better than Ruiz.

Rank your top four heavyweights at this moment

Kim and Rafael agree on their top four fighters in the heavyweight division. The following are Kim's thoughts on each of them.

1. Fury: This isn't even a question at the moment. He didn't just defeat Wilder, but he even beat him at his own game. He is an incredible blend of boxing skills, bravado and size. Just how many fighters at 6-foot-9, 273 pounds have the body control and dexterity that he routinely displays? He has shown that he can outbox opponents, and now we know he can punch them out if he so chooses.

2. Anthony Joshua: Some might disagree with this, but he is still the only current heavyweight who has participated in unification bouts involving multiple world titles, and he still has three of the four major belts and a solid resume. Sure, he had that one terrible night versus Ruiz, but to his credit, he did even up the score in the rematch.

3. Wilder: Some might still have him second, but the nature of his defeat on Saturday has you wondering if this will have any long-term effects. He didn't just lose -- he got assaulted, and for much of the night he looked to be on unsteady legs. His flaws were always evident, but he was able to mask them with his devastating right hand. Saturday night felt like more than just a loss, but something that could permanently alter a fighter. Whatever mystique or cloak of invincibility he had coming into Feb. 22 is now gone.

4. Dillian Whyte: This is a tough one, because there are a few guys who can make a claim for this spot. But Whyte has just one loss on his record (to Joshua), and while he's not great at any one particular aspect, he's a good, solid all-around fighter. He has been in some exciting bouts and has a solid set of victories to his credit. I know some will stump for Ruiz, but you wonder if he just caught lightning in a bottle last year. Throughout his career, Whyte has simply been the more reliable guy. That has to count for something.

Shaun Edwards spent 12 years as Wales' defence coach, so it is understandable that he almost walked into the home dressing room at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.

He stopped himself just in time, and just as well - because he is now in charge of France's defence, and his influence is clear just a couple of months into the job.

Les Bleus have won all three of their Six Nations fixtures under new head coach Fabien Galthie, with Edwards' defensive imprint all over their most recent triumph in Wales.

Saturday's victory was France's first in Cardiff since 2010 and kept alive their hopes of winning a first Grand Slam since that same year.

Where previous French sides have imploded against Wales, pressing the self-destruct button on several occasions, this vintage showed great resilience to hold on for a thrilling, narrow win.

"All the credit goes to the players because they dug really deep and they had to," said Edwards.

"They're playing the champions. You've got to remember this team we played, they've only lost two games in two years [in the Six Nations].

"We're playing a high-quality opponent on their own ground so we had to do something special.

"The attitude has been first class. They're really buying into how I want them to defend.

"And it's not just that - it's the style of play as well. French teams in the past maybe overplayed in their own half. It's mixing that French flair with some structured rugby."

It was strange hearing Edwards use words such as "them" and "their" in relation to Wales, given how synonymous the former Great Britain rugby league international had become with recent Welsh success.

And it seems the new arrangement is taking some getting used to for the man himself.

"Everyone was telling me: 'Remember to go in the right dressing room' and, honestly, I took one step towards the Welsh one and then I remembered and returned," Edwards said with a grin.

France had to withstand long periods of Welsh pressure in Cardiff, notably at the end of the first half when they successfully repelled wave after wave of attacks from the hosts.

There were also moments in the second half when France protected their try line with the kind of structure and bloody-minded determination which was a hallmark for Wales' defence under Edwards.

"A lot of improvement was done in the World Cup," Edwards said.

"Fabien [Galthie] openly admitted he did a similar style to what Wales were doing at the time, our style of defence, because he was the defence coach.

"They made great strides there and I'd like to think I've just added a bit more detail in certain situations, like the breakdown."

France made a total of 177 tackles against Wales with a success rate of 87%.

The way they resisted Wales' fightback was in stark contrast to their two most recent encounters. France threw away a 16-0 half-time lead to lose in the Six Nations last year and then squandered a 19-10 advantage in their World Cup quarter-final last October.

Edwards was asked whether he had told his new charges what other countries thought of them - that they were talented but a soft touch, prone to beating themselves.

"No. What I did do was show them the defence from the World Cup they were doing," he said.

"They were incorporating Wales-style defence under Fabien and I showed them and said: 'This is how good you can be,' instead of telling them how bad they can be.

"I showed them some really positive things and thankfully they've continued in that vein."

With two matches left - Scotland and Ireland - France now have a Grand Slam in their sights.

Edwards knows there is still a lot of work to do, and he believes Scotland were Wales' "toughest" opponents when they won the Grand Slam last year.

If they can safely navigate that test, Edwards hope this could be a French side to rekindle bygone glories.

"The impression I've had is the French public - and I think actually the whole rugby public - are crying out for a good French team," he said.

"Definitely the French people want a team to be proud of and hopefully over the next couple of years maybe we can provide that."

CHICAGO — Before getting too far into 2020, let’s take a look at Chicagoland auto racing, 10 and 25 years ago – the years were 2010 and 1995.

2010 – Pretty much the dominant driver every Friday night, Brett Sontag scored another late model stock car track championship at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill., giving Sontag a total of five late model crowns at the third of a mile paved fairgrounds speedway.

Sontag won nine feature wins during the year on his way to his third-straight track championship. Among Sontag’s victories were the 94-lap Frank Welch Memorial event and a season finale 40-lapper during the Steve Thinnes/United Midget Auto Racing Ass’n-hosted event. Robbie Pyle won the 61-lap Lee Schuler Memorial race.

NASCAR late model stock car action at the Rockford Speedway saw Tim Sargent post his first career track championship, winning five feature races on his way to winning the title at the high-banked, quarter-mile, paved oval. Grundy champion Brett Sontag captured Rockford’s National Short Track Championships 200.

Being the first driver in track history to win two division championships in a single season, Jeff Cannon added his name into the Illiana Motor Speedway record books a couple of more times during the season. Cannon captured his third super late model title at the Schererville, Ind., half-mile, paved oval, winning four feature races during the campaign.  He also was the track’s limited late model division champ, scoring an impressive 10 feature wins. Boris Jurkovic won Illiana’s traditional Tony Bettenhausen 100 late model special.

Ted Loomis was the late model champion at the Kankakee County Speedway, which was part of DIRTcar UMP late model competition. Loomis posted two feature wins during the season at the third of a mile dirt oval, winning his third driving crown at the fairgrounds track, previously winning in 2004 and ’05.

John Provenzano took home UMP late model track championship honors at the LaSalle Speedway. Provenzano won his third LaSalle title, having previously won in 1993 and again in 2002 at the quarter-mile dirt track.

Sycamore Speedway saw Charlie Olson win his first super late model championship at the dirt speedway, which features quarter-mile and third-mile ovals.

Nick Allen was again the UMP modified division champion at the Shadyhill Speedway in Medaryville, Ind. – his fourth modified crown at the quarter-mile dirt oval. Allen won eight feature races at Shadyhill, giving him a total of 14 in Midwest action with Allen finishing third in UMP national modified point standings.

Indiana’s Mario Marietta was crowned the midget driving champion of both the United Midget Auto Racing Ass’n and the United States Speed Ass’n with both groups co-sanctioning a number of events. Marietta scored six victories with Don Kenyon’s USSA open-wheel group.

For the second consecutive year, Allen Gillis was the midget driving champion for the Illini Racing Series. Gillis won six features on his way to the title.

Illinois’ Jason Cox was both the champion and rookie of the year for the Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series. His Dad, Tim was the series champion in 2009 and 2005. Young Cox turned in a victory at Illiana in August. For the third straight year, Alaska native Billy Balog was the champion of the Interstate Racing Association Bumper to Bumper Outlaw Sprint Series.

For the second time in his career, Eddie Hoffman was the champion of the Late Model Northern Series, formerly known as the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division. Also the series champion in 2008, Hoffman scored two victories on his way to the title.

1995 – Tony Izzo Jr. enjoyed a dream come true type of season as the 25-year-old, second-generation racer picked up 31 feature race victories in late model dirt track action and garnered the UMP King of Dirt National driving title.

Izzo, the son of longtime Chicagoland dirt track ace, Tony Izzo, and in his sixth full season of late model competition, nailed down three season track championships, winning titles at Kankakee, LaSalle and at Michigan’s Hartford Speedway. At one point during the year, Izzo scored 15 consecutive feature wins in as many starts and ended up with a 46% winning average (31 wins in 68 starts).

Santa Fe Speedway in Willow Springs host its final racing program in 1995. The dirt track facility would see Frank Reaber win his fourth career late model title. Reaber finished ahead of John Provenzano and Bill Knippenberg in the final points. Provenzano won the final National Clay Track Championship – a 100 lapper. Perhaps the most popular and well known short track in the Chicago area, Santa Fe had been hosting racing action since 1953.

Bobby Wilberg was the NASCAR late model track champion at the Rockford Speedway – his first of six straight to come. Wisconsin’s Steve Carlson won the ARTGO Challenge Series-sanctioned National Short Track Championships 300 lapper for the third time.

Among 11 different feature winners during the season, Mike White took home late model title honors at Grundy County Speedway and finished ahead of Dave Finney and Brian Clubb in the points. Capturing 10 feature wins, Frank Gawlinski won his eighth late model crown at Illiana Motor Speedway, besting White and John Nutley in the standings. Dave Weltmeyer was the winner of the annual Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 100 lapper.

Racing up his first title, Kevin Reidy was the late model champion at Raceway Park near Blue Island, Ill. Reidy posted 14 feature wins and finished ahead of John Brolick and Gary Raven in the points.

On the dirt, Pete Hatch was the super late model division titlist at Sycamore Speedway.   Bill Nannenga grabbed late model honors at Crown Point, Indiana’s Southlake Speedway, the former Broadway Speedway. Second generation driver Eddie Hoffman was the champion of the Mid American Stock Car Series.  In open wheel action, John Warren claimed his third UMARA midget title with Sue Spencer being named UMARA’s sportsman midget champion for the second straight year.

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Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has slammed football's governing body's inaction over his claim that he was racially abused by Tottenham Hotspur fans earlier this season, and said that "racism has won."

Rudiger, 26, reported the alleged abuse in Chelsea's 2-0 win at Spurs in December, but the investigation has now closed after the north London club found no evidence of racial abuse toward the defender.

Speaking to Sky in Germany after his side's 2-1 home victory over Spurs in the return Premier League fixture on Saturday, Rudiger said that he feels "alone" in his fight to end racism in football.

"Racism has won! It shows that these people have won, because they are able to keep coming back to the stadium," Rudiger said.

"They won't be punished, and at the end of the day I'm the bogeyman. It's not that I'm giving up or not speaking up. I will always speak up on this, but I'm alone in that regard.

"It's a catastrophe. I had a kid on Thursday. As long as society remains as it is today, my child is ultimately very likely to suffer in the same way.

"Support is there, but words and actions are two different things. At the end of the day, anyone can say 'I'm sorry!' But only those who share the same fate as me can understand it."

He added: "The mentality is all wrong, and mine too. At the end of the day, you're alone.

"If it's not dealt with, if little kids are not educated properly and aren't taught well at home, then we have lost. We have to be honest.

"Everybody should be looking within their own house, because when I was racially abused in Italy, I kept hearing 'that's normal in Italy.' Everyone has to start with themselves, and then they can talk about others. No country has a handle on it."

Rudiger started in Saturday's match against Spurs, scoring an own goal in the final stages of the game, but earlier strikes from Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso secured victory for Chelsea.

There won't be any overseas players in the 2019-20 Dhaka Premier League, the league chairman Kazi Inam Ahmed said on Sunday. This is the first time in 46 years that the most lucrative competition in Bangladesh's domestic scene will not include any overseas cricketers.

Inam said this decision was taken to give more places to the local players, keeping in mind that the Bangladesh Premier League already allows foreign players to be part of the tournament.

"The main discussion was that the other countries don't have international players in their domestic competition," Inam said. "It was originally done so that our players can rub shoulders with the one international player. They are getting that in the BPL so to give the best opportunity to the local players, we are doing it for this year. Of course we can follow different option in the following year."

Since the 1980s and 1990s, some of the biggest names in world cricket have played in the Dhaka Premier League, including Wasim Akram, Sanath Jayasuriya, Arjuna Ranatunga and Neil Fairbrother. Cricketers like the late Raman Lamba, Ashok Malhotra, Arun Lal and Athula Samarasekara have also been regulars in the league. Off-late, a lot of cricketers from England, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe have played in the competition, and very recently a lot of Indian cricketers like Wasim Jaffer, Aakash Chopra, Unmukht Chand and Jalal Saxena have been regular visitors too.

This year's league is scheduled to begin on March 15, with the open market players transfer to be held from March 3 to 5.

Islamabad United won the toss and chose to bowl v Lahore Qalandars

All but one of the games this season so far have been won by the chasing side, so it was little surprise to see Islamabad United put Lahore Qalandars in. Qalandars, who are the only side yet to win a game this season, made two changes to the side that succumbed to a meek defeat against Multan Sultans.

Samit Patel, who was left out in the first game, comes into the team to replace Ben Dunk. Dilbar Hussain also makes way, with Faizan Khan replacing him. There's one change for Islamabad United, with young Ahmed Safi Abdullah in place of Akif Javed.

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi (wk), Colin Ingram, Dawid Malan, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (capt), Ammad Butt, Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Musa Khan

Lahore Qalandars: Lahore Qalandars: Chris Lynn, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Dane Vilas (wk), Sohail Akhtar (capt), David Weise, Samit Patel, Faizan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usman Shinwari