Sport shorts: boxer Patrick Day dies from brain injury and Mesut Ozil is staying at Arsenal until at least 2021

Ten things from the world of sport on Thursday 17 October

American boxer Patrick Day has died at the age of 27
American boxer Patrick Day has died at the age of 27
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1. Boxer Day dead at 27

American boxer Patrick Day has died from a brain injury suffered during Saturday’s super welterweight bout against Charles Conwell in Chicago.

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