Amir Khan will fight the undefeated American Danny Garcia on 14 July for the WBC world light-welterweight title.

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Boxing: Amir Khan announces fight with Danny Garcia

Amir Khan is set to fight WBC light-welterweight champion Danny Garcia on July 14.

Khan’s rematch has been cancelled after Peterson’s failed drug test

Boxing: Khan camp label Peterson a 'disgrace' after fans lose out

Richard Schaefer, Amir Khan's promoter, branded Lamont Peterson "a disgrace" yesterday for failing a drugs test and not disclosing the fact, thereby costing Khan's fans hundreds of pounds in wasted airfares and hotel rooms following the cancellation of their world-title fight, scheduled for Las Vegas on 19 May.

Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson (left) in London yesterday

Boxing: Amir Khan rematch with Lamont Peterson in doubt

Amir Khan's rematch with Lamont Peterson is in doubt after the American tested positive for a banned substance.

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Keri-Anne Payne becomes first British athlete to qualify for 2012 Olympic Games

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Blackwater accused of fraud by employees

A current worker and a former employee of the security contractor previously known as Blackwater have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company, the second such suit filed against the firm.

Government rules out lower drink-drive limit

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The City Diary: Forging ahead, slowly, at FundSmith

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South Africa duo not guilty over positive drug test

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MPs support zero drink-drive limit

The legal drink-drive limit should be lowered to an "effectively zero" level but such a reduction is "too great a step at this stage", a report by MPs said today.

Mephedrone ban blamed for rise in cocaine deaths

Banning the "dance drug" mephedrone may have cost lives rather than saving them – by driving users back to cocaine, an expert said yesterday.

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