Frank Warren, who promotes Fury, told the BBC he had not spoken to the boxer prior to his retirement announcement.

Premier League champions City had won just one of 13 matches in all competitions before their 2-0 victory at Leicester on 29 December.

Lategan, who also won the 3 January prologue, extended his lead over home hope Yazeed al-Rajhi to 5min 41sec in the general classification.

Nortje, 31, has not played in a 50-over match since September 2023 when he suffered a stress fracture.