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Llorente delivered the sucker-punch after Adrian's dreadful error. — AFP
'We play to win': Simeone defends Atletico style after shocking Liverpool
LIVERPOOL — Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone defended his side's approach after dumping Liverpool out of the Champions League with a 3-2 victory after extra time at Anfield to progress to the quarterfinals, winning 4-2 on aggregate.The holders looked to have ended Atletico's dogged resistance when Roberto Firmino put them ahead in the last-16 tie after Georginio Wijnaldum's first-half header forced the second leg into an extra 30 minutes.However, Liverpool were made to rue a host of missed chances to kill the tie off in 90 minutes as Llorente twice curled home from outside the box before Alvaro Morata twisted the knife by breaking away to score in added time of extra time.Defeat ends Jurgen Klopp's proud record of never losing a two-legged European tie as Liverpool...
March 12, 2020

'We play to win': Simeone defends Atletico style after shocking Liverpool

US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro, seen in this file photo, issued an apology for the
US Soccer boss apologizes after Coca-Cola rips 'offensive' claims
LOS ANGELES — Coca-Cola slammed US Soccer after the federation claimed in court documents that playing for the men's national team carries more responsibility and requires a higher level of skill than that demanded of women players.US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro issued an apology for the "offense and pain caused" by the court document language hours after being ripped by a major sponsor.The federation made the gender claims in papers filed this week in the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Women's National Team against the federation in March of 2019."We are extremely disappointed with the unacceptable and offensive comments made by US Soccer," the Coca-Cola Company said in a statement on Wednesday."We have asked to meet with them...
March 12, 2020

US Soccer boss apologizes after Coca-Cola rips 'offensive' claims

View of Real Madrid's logo after the club was placed in quarantine over the coronavirus. — AFP
Real Madrid in quarantine as La Liga suspends fixtures
MADRID — Real Madrid went into quarantine on Thursday as La Liga announced Spain's top two divisions will be suspended for at least two weeks over the coronavirus.La Liga authorities made the decision after Real Madrid confirmed its senior football team is in quarantine after one of the club's basketball players tested positive for the virus.Real Madrid's football and basketball players share facilities at Ciudad Real Madrid, the club's training ground in Valdebebas.A club statement read: "A player from our basketball first team has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus."Since then, the recommendation has been made to quarantine both the basketball first team and the football first team, given that the two squads share facilities in Ciudad Real...
March 12, 2020

Real Madrid in quarantine as La Liga suspends fixtures

NCAA officials closed the US national college basketball tournament to paying fans on Wednesday in an unprecedented move due to the coronavirus outbreak.
'March Sadness': NCAA basketball event closed to public
WASHINGTON — NCAA officials closed the US national college basketball tournament to paying fans on Wednesday in an unprecedented move due to the coronavirus outbreak.National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) president Mark Emmert said the move, made after consultations with public health officials, would allow only relatives and essential personnel at games."I have made the decision to conduct our upcoming championship events, including the Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, with only essential staff and limited family attendance," Emmert said."While I understand how disappointing this is for all fans of our sports, my decision is based on the current understanding of how COVID-19 is progressing in the United States."This decision is in...
March 12, 2020

'March Sadness': NCAA basketball event closed to public

Vince Carter, 43, is not sure if he has played his final NBA game, but if it is so then the former Toronto Raptor says he is at peace with it. — AFP
Carter reflects on NBA suspension and potential final game
LOS ANGELES — Atlanta Hawks forward Vince Carter may have already played his final NBA game thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, the eight-time all-star said Wednesday.The league has decided to suspend the season after a player tested positive for the illness and anxiety that the virus could spread unchecked among fans at sporting events.Carter has already announced that he would retire after this season.His five-point performance against the New York Knicks on Wednesday will be his last appearance if NBA games do not resume before April's scheduled playoffs.The league suspension is for the foreseeable future but Carter already sounded like someone who was checking out after a career that spanned 24 seasons."It's a weird way to say I'm calling it a career. It really...
March 12, 2020

Carter reflects on NBA suspension and potential final game

Torchbearer Anna Korakaki from Greece receives the Olympic at ancient Olympia. — Courtesy photo
Flame for 2020 Tokyo Olympics lit in Greece amid virus lockdown
OLYMPIA, Greece — The Olympic flame for the 2020 Tokyo Games was lit in ancient Olympia on Thursday amid an unprecedented health lockdown as Greece registered its first death from coronavirus.With spectators banned, an actress dressed as an ancient Greek high priestess lit the flame using the rays of the sun reflected off a concave mirror, launching a week-long torch relay in Greece before the flame is handed to Tokyo organizers on March 19."Today marks the beginning of the journey of the Olympic flame to Japan," said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach."When the flame returns to Tokyo after 56 years, hope will light the way across the entire country," he said.Japan last hosted the summer Olympics — also in Tokyo — in 1964.Now it seeks to...
March 12, 2020

Flame for 2020 Tokyo Olympics lit in Greece amid virus lockdown

File photo shows action during a Boston Celtics-Utah Jazz game. The NBA suspended the season Wednesday after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the new coronavirus, prompting a game to be abandoned just before tip-off. - Courtesy photo
NBA suspends season after Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus
LOS ANGELES — The NBA suspended the season Wednesday after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the new coronavirus, prompting a game to be abandoned just before tip-off.The test result was reported as Utah's game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was about to begin. The game was abruptly postponed and the players were effectively quarantined in the locker room area.The league said the affected player, believed to be French defensive standout Rudy Gobert, was not at the arena and was being treated by health officials in Oklahoma City."The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight's schedule of games until further notice," the league said. "The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus...
March 12, 2020

NBA suspends season after Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus

World champion Lewis Hamilton said he was concerned about the potential spread of coronavirus at the Australian Grand Prix. — AFP
'Cash is king' — Hamilton slams plans to hold Australian F1 despite virus
MELBOURNE — World champion Lewis Hamilton Thursday said he was "very surprised" that the Australian Grand Prix was going ahead during a coronavirus pandemic, as more Formula One staff were isolated and teams limited contact with fans.The season-opening race in Melbourne is set to proceed as planned this weekend despite mounting fears about the spread of the disease."I am really very, very surprised that we're here. I don't think it's great that we have races but it really is shocking that we're all sitting in this room," Hamilton said at an official pre-race press conference packed with media."It seems that the rest of the world is already reacting a little bit late, but you have seen this morning with (President Donald) Trump shutting down the...
March 12, 2020

'Cash is king' — Hamilton slams plans to hold Australian F1 despite virus

The Indian Premier League could be played behind closed doors because of the new coronavirus, an official told AFP on Thursday, as calls grew to cancel or delay the world's richest tournament. — Courtesy photo
Cricket's IPL could go 'TV-only' over virus: Official
MUMBAI — The Indian Premier League could be played behind closed doors because of the new coronavirus, an official told AFP on Thursday, as calls grew to cancel or delay the world's richest tournament.Cricket leaders will meet on Saturday to decide whether the Twenty20 tournament featuring top international players will start as scheduled on March 29.The stakes are huge. The 60-game league is said to generate more than $11 billion a year to the Indian economy and Chinese mobile-maker Vivo paid $330 million to be the top sponsor for 2018-2022."We are keen to start the IPL on time even if it means without crowds," a senior BCCI official told AFP on condition of anonymity."It could be TV-only as it is a medical emergency and we can do nothing about that."The Board of...
March 12, 2020

Cricket's IPL could go 'TV-only' over virus: Official

Three-time high-jump world champion Mariya Lasitskene at the World Athletics Championships in September. World Athletics is to decide Thursday whether to start the procedure of reinstating the new-look Russian athletics federation, as well as initiating the process to allow Russian athletes who test clean to compete under a neutral banner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. — AFP
World Athletics to rule on Russia ahead of Olympics
MONACO — World Athletics is to decide Thursday whether to start the procedure of reinstating the new-look Russian athletics federation, as well as initiating the process to allow Russian athletes who test clean to compete under a neutral banner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Russia has been suspended by World Athletics (then known as the IAAF) since 2015 over repeated doping scandals — a ban upheld 12 times — and has been fighting for readmission.The last report by World Athletics' Task Force, in November, led to its decision-making Council suspending the process of reinstating RUSAF over charges against its officials that they obstructed an anti-doping investigation.The Council also put a freeze on the system of allowing Russian athletes to compete as "Authorised Neutral...
March 12, 2020

World Athletics to rule on Russia ahead of Olympics

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