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Japan's professional baseball season, originally set to open on March 20, will be postponed for the first time since the 2011 earthquake due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus, the league's boss said Monday.
Japan baseball season delayed over coronavirus
TOKYO — Japan's professional baseball season, originally set to open on March 20, will be postponed for the first time since the 2011 earthquake due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus, the league's boss said Monday."We have decided to postpone the opening," Atsushi Saito, the commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball, told reporters. "We aim to open it during April."It was one of the latest big sporting events in Japan to be hit by the coronavirus, less than five months before the Tokyo Olympics.Baseball is the nation's most popular sport, drawing tens of thousands of fans for each game. The league's 12 teams annually play 143 games before finals.It is the first time the baseball league's regular season has been postponed since...
March 09, 2020

Japan baseball season delayed over coronavirus

Bruno Fernandes has lifted Manchester United since his arrival at Old Trafford. — AFP
Are Man United finally on their way back to the top?
LONDON — Manchester United have had a rocky ride under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but there are signs that they could finally be turning the corner after completing a memorable league double over Manchester City.The Norwegian appeared to be bringing the good times back to Old Trafford when he took over from Jose Mourinho last season but their stunning run of results proved a false dawn.This season has also been a difficult one for United, who are a scarcely credible 37 points behind their historical rivals Liverpool in the Premier League.There have been high points, including an opening-day thumping of Chelsea and a 2-1 away win at the Etihad but some desperate lows, with defeats against West Ham, Bournemouth and Watford.But there are genuine signs of recovery under Solskjaer, with United now...
March 09, 2020

Are Man United finally on their way back to the top?

Rennes shook off their painful midweek French Cup semifinal exit to thrash Montpellier 5-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday and maintain their one-point lead over Lille in the race for France's third and final Champions League spot.
Lille keep pressure on Rennes in Champions League race
PARIS — Rennes shook off their painful midweek French Cup semifinal exit to thrash Montpellier 5-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday and maintain their one-point lead over Lille in the race for France's third and final Champions League spot.Last season's Ligue 1 runners-up Lille kept the pressure on with a 1-0 win over Lyon.Rennes left-back Faitout Maouassa struck the opener inside 10 minutes at Roazhon Park and Adrien Hunou doubled the lead for Rennes, whose French Cup title defense was ended Thursday by a 2-1 loss to Saint-Etienne.Flavien Tait added a third for Rennes on 68 minutes before Romain Del Castillo converted a penalty. Hunou grabbed his second of the match from the spot late on to complete the rout.Lille edged out in-form Lyon thanks to a first-half goal from Loic Remy.The former...
March 09, 2020

Lille keep pressure on Rennes in Champions League race

Real Madrid's response to winning the Clasico was another surprise defeat on Sunday as they lost 2-1 away at Real Betis to hand the initiative straight back to Barcelona.
Madrid's 'worst game of season' in Betis defeat, lets Barca back in
MADRID — Real Madrid's response to winning the Clasico was another surprise defeat on Sunday as they lost 2-1 away at Real Betis to hand the initiative straight back to Barcelona.Betis were deserving victors of a thrilling contest at the Benito Villamarin where two galling Madrid errors cost them their place at the top of La Liga, with Barca now two points clear.A heavy touch from Sergio Ramos led to Sidnei's stunning opener for Betis and then Karim Benzema, who equalized with a penalty on the stroke of half-time, was at fault for their 82nd-minute winner.Benzema's misplaced pass in midfield allowed Cristian Tello to go clear and he held his nerve to give Betis their first victory in eight games that adds yet another twist to this season's back-and-forth title...
March 09, 2020

Madrid's 'worst game of season' in Betis defeat, lets Barca back in

Aaron Ramsey starred as Juventus beat title rivals Inter Milan 2-0 on Sunday to reclaim top spot in Serie A in a game played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. - AFP
Juventus beat Inter to go top after coronavirus chaos
MILAN — Aaron Ramsey starred as Juventus beat title rivals Inter Milan 2-0 on Sunday to reclaim top spot in Serie A in a game played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak.Earlier in the day, Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora called for the league season to be put on hold.His statement caused chaos at the early game between SPAL and Parma, with confused players sent back to the dressing rooms from the tunnel before eventually taking to the field 75 minutes after the scheduled kick-off.Juventus' game against Inter in Turin did go ahead, although in an empty Allianz Stadium, with the defending champions taking a one-point lead over Lazio at the top of the table.Juve coach Maurizio Sarri told Sky Sport Italia that he "doesn't know what is the right thing...
March 09, 2020

Juventus beat Inter to go top after coronavirus chaos

Julie Ertz of the United States battles Patricia Guijarro and Irene Paredes of Spain for the ball in the American's 1-0 victory in the SheBelieves Cup women's friendly football tournament. — AFP
Ertz goal lifts US women to 1-0 win over Spain
NEW YORK — Julie Ertz headed in a last-gasp goal in the 87th minute Sunday to lift the World Cup champion United States to a 1-0 victory over feisty Spain in the SheBelieves women's friendly football tournament.The United States, who ousted Spain in the round of 16 on the way to the World Cup title last year, had to battle to break through against a technically sound Spanish side that controlled possession for much of the first half.Spanish goalkeeper Sandra Panos delivered a strong performance, pushing a shot from US star Megan Rapinoe over the crossbar in the 32nd and diving to save a long-range blast from Samantha Mewis in the 60th.Just when it looked as if the Americans might be held without a goal, a set-piece gave them an opportunity.Christen Press's free kick from the left...
March 09, 2020

Ertz goal lifts US women to 1-0 win over Spain

Maximilian Schachmann led home Dylan Teuns, Tiesj Benoot and Julian Alaphilippe at the end of a damp opening stage of Paris-Nice. — AFP
Schachmann grabs his chance in rainy Paris-Nice opener
PLAISIR, France — Maximilian Schachmann won the opening stage in the Paris-Nice on Sunday, taking a frantic four-man sprint at the end of a dank day's racing through northern France.Schachmann, a German who rides for Bora, edged two Belgians Dylan Teuns and Tiesj Benoot. Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe was three seconds back in fourth at the finish of a 154-kilometer loop that began and ended in Plaisir on the outskirts of Paris.Schachmann collected a 10-second bonus for victory and the overall lead.The opening day of the race, which went ahead while competitions in Italy were canceled, was marked by preventive measures related to the coronavirus, including limiting contact with the riders for the public and the media."I planned to go to Italy but France has turned out pretty...
March 09, 2020

Schachmann grabs his chance in rainy Paris-Nice opener

Australia captain Tim Paine (right) shakes hands with India's Virat Kohli at the end of the Test in Melbourne in December. — AFP
Australia's cricketers stick with handshakes despite virus threat
MELBOURNE — Australia's cricketers will continue to shake hands, coach Justin Langer said Monday, despite England enforcing a strict fist-bump only policy to prevent spread of the coronavirus.COVID-19 has claimed the lives of three Australians, with the global outbreak forcing a host of sporting fixtures around the world to be cancelled or played behind closed doors.Australia's three-game one-day series against New Zealand begins Friday and Langer said there were no plans to change how the team interacts in the dressing room or on the field."No, we'll keep shaking hands... there's plenty of hand sanitizer in the Australian kits," he told cricket.com.au Monday following the team's 3-0 series loss in South Africa."I'm sure we'll just keep shaking...
March 09, 2020

Australia's cricketers stick with handshakes despite virus threat

India reached the final for the first time at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. — AFP
Indian women cricketers hailed for T20 campaign
NEW DELHI — India has rallied behind its women's cricket team, hailing their efforts in the T20 World Cup despite a crushing loss to Australia in the final.Harmanpreet Kaur's side lost to the defending champions by 85 runs in front of more than 86,000 fans — a record attendance for women's cricket — at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.Despite the defeat it was a successful World Cup for the team, who reached the final for the first time and whose star batter, 16-year-old Shafali Verma, moved to the top of the world rankings during the tournament.Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly praised the women for making the final, a month after the men's under-19s were runners-up in the 50-over World Cup."Well done the Women's team @bcci @JayShah .. Two back to...
March 09, 2020

Indian women cricketers hailed for T20 campaign

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to win the inaugural Lyon WTA event on Sunday.
Kenin ends losing streak to win in Lyon
LYON — Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to win the inaugural Lyon WTA event on Sunday.American Kenin, the tournament top seed, took one hour and 49 minutes to beat her 136th-ranked German opponent. The victory will lift Kenin to fourth in the women's rankings on Monday.It was the 21-year-old's second tournament victory of the year and the fifth of her career. Kenin had not won a tour match since her victory in Melbourne, losing in the first round in Dubai and Doha.In Lyon four of her five matches went to three sets. She saved a match point against Jaqueline Cristian in the second round and in her semi-final against the Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck on Saturday every set went to a tiebreak.On Sunday, Kenin made 42 unforced errors against...
March 09, 2020

Kenin ends losing streak to win in Lyon

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