Sports Newspapers: 5 things you need to know this Friday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Sports Newspapers:

1. Leeds United will play Southampton or West Bromwich Albion in the Championship play-off final after a thumping 4-0 win over an outclassed Norwich on Thursday night. The first leg of the tie had ended goalless at Carrow Road.
2. Andy Murray was beaten 6-4 6-2 as he was knocked out of a clay-court ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux by Gregoire Barrere. Murray went 5-0 down in the first set and, despite recovering to 5-4, Frenchman Barrere then held his serve to take the opener.
3. Michael Smith was victorious on Night 16 in Sheffield after a 6-3 win against Luke Humphries, sealing his play-off spot at London’s O2 in style. The nightly win wrapped up a big night for Smith after his straight shoot-out against Aspinall in the quarter-finals, which he won 6-3, for the final spot in the play-offs.
4. Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets and Burkina Faso battled to a 0-0 draw in their Group B fixture at the University Stadium, Accra, on Thursday in the ongoing WAFU Cup. The Golden Eaglets dominated the game but were let down by their poor decisions in the final third.
5. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will trade words at a press conference in Riyadh today (Friday), two days before their undisputed heavyweight title fight. On Saturday, WBC champion Fury and unified title holder Usyk will clash to crown the division’s first undisputed king in 24 years.