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Great Britains Nicola Adams eased past old foe Cancan Ren in Rio on Thursday and now stands one win away from becoming the first British boxer in 92 years to retain an Olympic title.The 33-year-old from Leeds shrugged off a sluggish first round to turn on the style and earn a unanimous decision win over the Chinese fighter, whom she had beaten to win her historic gold medal at London 2012.Adams will now face Sarah Ouhramoune in the flyweight final on Saturday, after the French veteran saw off Colombias Victoria Valencia by split decision.She will start as the huge favourite to clinch the first back-to-back boxing golds since Harry Mallin in 1924, having easily beaten the French fighter in their last two meetings in Turkey in April and Murcia, Spain, last year.Adams had not especially impressed in her opening contest against Ukraines Tetyana Kob earlier this week and also struggled to find her range in the first against her sharper opponent.But it was a different story in the remaining three rounds of the contest as Adams jolted Ren with a succession of rights to draw level at halfway, and built on her momentum to ultimately emerge as a clear winner.Adams said: I took my time to get into it, I wanted to feel her out a bit and not be rushed. Shes a quick counter puncher but I took my chances.My form is good. Ive got the European and world titles and I want that Olympic title again too -- all in the same year.Adams performance certainly seemed to win over the predominantly Brazilian crowd, who chanted her name throughout the contest and cheered her on her way out of the ring.I guess they liked my style, added Adams. I come into the ring smiling and happy and perhaps thats all they want to see -- someone enjoying being in Rio and enjoying their boxing.Adams will certainly not be complacent against Ouhramoune, who won bronze at this years World Championships in Astana and also earned a silver in Ningbo in 2008.But the 34-year-old will face a huge challenge to trouble Adams, whom she admits she looks up to as a pioneer of the sport.Ouhramoune said: Boxing Nicola will be a pure joy for me because Ive been following her career and she is a great champion.I think Nicola has a very nice style, her own style, and you can see that boxing is in her blood. Ive been following her for many, many years and she is an idol for me.Fake Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Black . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Blue Tint/Grey Three-High Resolution Red . 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Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea.SALT LAKE CITY -- Finding a way to impact games has never been a question for Jimmy Butler. Still, he is unlocking a whole new level with his skills this season.Guarding Butler is quickly becoming a defensive nightmare for a host of NBA teams. The sixth-year guard is averaging 28.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.4 steals over the past five games and has Chicago (7-4) climbing the Eastern Conference ladder. The Bulls are riding a three-game winning streak heading into a Thursday night game against the Utah Jazz.Butler is a major driving force behind the surge. His fingerprints can be found everywhere on both ends of the court as he has taken visible ownership of the team early in the season.Its going to have to be me to lead the charge when it comes to coming out with the right energy -- making sure were doing everything were supposed to do at both ends, Butler said Tuesday before the Bulls 113-88 win over the Trail Blazers in Portland.Chicago needs Butlers efforts, as point guard Rajon Rondo is recovering from a sprained ankle. Rondo did not play against the Blazers and did not practice Wednesday. His status remains day-to-day heading into Salt Lake City.Jerian Grant has fared well so far in relief of Rondo, scoring a season-high 18 points and recording a career-high five steals against Portland. On defense, he limited high-scoring Blazers guard Damian Lillard to just 19 points on 7-of-22 shooting.Utah (7-5) is still dealing with injuries to a couple of starters, forcing thee Jazz to dig deep into their bench early in the season.ddddddddddddDerrick Favors is not expected to play against Chicago after playing only 22 minutes in the Jazzs 102-96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. Favors did not play in the fourth quarter after experiencing soreness in his left knee. He missed the season opener and played under a minutes restriction for several games while dealing with problems in the same knee.George Hill and Rodney Hood also did not play against the Grizzlies. Hill remains day-to-day as he continues to recover from a sprained right thumb. Hood is expected to return to action after missing a game because of an undisclosed illness.One thing that keeping the Jazz going even while they battle the injury bug is solid defense. Utah is holding opponents to 93.8 points per game while allowing teams to shoot just 43.9 percent from the field. The Jazz are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest and blocking 5.3 shots per game.Anybody that sets foot on that court can guard, Utah coach Quin Snyder said. If thats our focus, things may not be as pretty as we want offensively, but thats at least something we can pretty much make a constant and (we can) have stability by defending.Utah and Chicago split the season series a year ago. The Jazz beat the Bulls 105-96 in overtime in Salt Lake City on Feb. 1 behind 27 points from Gordon Hayward. ' ' '