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Lewis Hamilton targets a record-equaling seventh world title. — AFP
Formula One unrest, uncertainty as Hamilton eyes Schumacher record
LONDON — An air of unrest and uncertainty hangs over Formula One as the global motor racing bandwagon flies to Melbourne for the start of the 71st championship season at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.Lewis Hamilton's bid to equal Michael Schumacher's tally of a record seven drivers' titles, and to overhaul his total of 91 race wins, will surely be the greatest focus of on-track attention as his younger rivals rise to challenge his supremacy.Against a backdrop of climate crisis demonstrations and coronavirus fears, not to mention an angry anti-Ferrari schism in the pit-lane, it is hardly likely to be a peaceful season.Hamilton is in the final year of his current Mercedes contract amid persistent rumors of a possible future move to Ferrari while the sport itself is...
March 09, 2020

Formula One unrest, uncertainty as Hamilton eyes Schumacher record

Spain's Jorge Campillo beat David Drysdale in a closely-fought play-off on Sunday to win the Qatar Masters and secure a second European Tour title. — AFP
Qatar Masters win 'something to be proud of' says Campillo
DOHA — Spain's Jorge Campillo beat David Drysdale in a closely-fought play-off on Sunday to win the Qatar Masters and secure a second European Tour title.Scotsman Drysdale has now contested 498 European Tour events without a win and has finished as runner up on four occasions.Campillo had a two shot lead ahead of the final two holes, but hit a double bogey on the 17th meaning the victor was decided by extra holes for the second time in as many weeks."I'm just so proud right now of the way I played in the play-off," Campillo said."I hardly missed a shot and I was able to make some putts."I hit some good shots coming in in the middle of the round but you have to be patient, you have to try hard. I knew I was going to make some putts. It was a tough win but...
March 09, 2020

Qatar Masters win 'something to be proud of' says Campillo

Sun Yang and his coach Denis Cotterell (right) after the controversial Chinese swimmer won 1,500 m freestyle gold at the London Olympics in 2012. — AFP
Banned swimmer Sun's Australian coach cuts ties: Report
SYDNEY — Disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang's veteran coach Denis Cotterell has severed all ties with the three-time Olympic champion after his eight-year drug ban, Australian media reported.Australian Cotterell, regarded as one of the world's top coaches, had worked with the freestyle specialist since the 2008 Beijing Olympics and long maintained Sun was clean.But after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) banned Sun last month for refusing to give a doping sample in September 2018, Cotterell said he was now "retired"."I have terminated my contract with (the) Chinese Swimming Association," he told the Sydney Daily Telegraph on Sunday.Sun insists he is innocent and is to appeal, with his lawyer reasserting his defense that doping officials who came to his...
March 09, 2020

Banned swimmer Sun's Australian coach cuts ties: Report

Britain's Tyrrell Hatton, in only his second tournament since right wrist surgery, held off Australian Marc Leishman to win his first US PGA Tour title Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Hatton holds off Leishman to win at brutal Bay Hill
MIAMI — Britain's Tyrrell Hatton, in only his second tournament since right wrist surgery, held off Australian Marc Leishman to win his first US PGA Tour title Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.The 28-year-old Englishman made a double bogey at 11 but closed with seven tension-packed pars to finish a two-over 74 final round and complete 72 holes at brutal and windy Bay Hill on four-under 284 to edge the Aussie by a stroke."To hold on and win here, such an iconic venue, I'm just over the moon," Hatton said.While world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and other contenders faded on the famed Orlando layout, Hatton rose to the challenge of last-pair playing partner Leishman to collect the victory in his 60th US PGA start.Hatton has also taken four European Tour victories, the most...
March 09, 2020

Hatton holds off Leishman to win at brutal Bay Hill

Raul Ruidiaz scored from a penalty kick in the 79th minute to lift the defending MLS champion Seattle Sounders to a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday.
Defending champs Sounders draw with Columbus
LOS ANGELES — Raul Ruidiaz scored from a penalty kick in the 79th minute to lift the defending MLS champion Seattle Sounders to a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday.Ruidiaz's late goal came on a second-chance kick after Crew goalkeeper made a diving save, but came off his line too early. After a review, Ruidiaz was awarded another shot and he made no mistake putting the ball just inside the left post.The stage was set for the penalty kick when Crews' Harrison Afful touched the ball with his hand inside the 18-yard box.Gyasi Zardes scored for Columbus and goalkeeper Eloy Room made three saves. Stefan Frei stopped two shots for Seattle.Columbus was coming off a 1-0 win over New York City FC in their season opener.Elsewhere, rookie Ifunanyachi Achara enjoyed a memorable MLS...
March 09, 2020

Defending champs Sounders draw with Columbus

Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic, shown here guarding a Lakers' player in a January NBA game, says opposing teams are taking liberties with him and the referees
Doncic says shots to the face should lead to fouls
LOS ANGELES — Dallas Mavericks leading scorer Luka Doncic, who has been the target of some over-the-top physical defense from opposing teams this season, says NBA officials are not calling the fouls.Several times this season Slovenia's Doncic has been left bloodied from stray limbs to the head and Sunday's 112-109 loss to Indiana was another example."They hit me in the face, and that should be a foul," the 21-year-old Doncic said after the loss to the Pacers. "They should look at it. I think the rule is when you get hit in the face, they've got to look if it's flagrant or no, right?"Like I said, I was hit in the face three times."Doncic's comments echo those of Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, who spoke out about the physical abuse earlier this...
March 09, 2020

Doncic says shots to the face should lead to fouls

Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James celebrate his basket and Los Angeles Clippers foul during a 112-103 Lakers win at Staples Center. — AFP
James and Davis combine for 58 as Lakers defeat Clippers
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 58 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the first time this season with a 112-104 NBA victory on Sunday.James scored 28 points and dished out nine assists while Davis finished with a team-high 30 points in the showdown between the two best teams in the NBA's Western Conference."These are two teams gearing up for the playoffs," said James. "It was hard fought."But unlike Friday's Laker win over Milwaukee, the dynamic duo got some offensive help from another starter. Avery Bradley tallied 24 points, delivering on six of 12 three-point attempts as the Lakers avenged consecutive losses to the Clippers on Christmas Day and the season opener in October.Paul George scored a...
March 09, 2020

James and Davis combine for 58 as Lakers defeat Clippers

Courtmaster Jeffrey Brooker cleans the center court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday in Indian Wells, California. The BNP Paribas Open was canceled by the Riverside County Public Health Department, as county officials declared a public health emergency when a case of coronavirus (COVID-19) was confirmed in the area. — AFP
Indian Wells tennis becomes first big US sports casualty of virus
LOS ANGELES — The ATP and WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, has been canceled over fears surrounding the new coronavirus outbreak, making it the first major sports event in the US to be scrubbed due to health concerns.The tournament, one of the biggest outside the four tennis Grand Slams, was cancelled just days before it was due to begin.Officials said in a news release on Sunday that they opted to cancel because California health officials had declared a public health emergency for the Coachella Valley — in the desert east of Los Angeles — after a confirmed case of COVID-19."We are very disappointed that the tournament will not take place, but the health and safety of the local community, fans, players, volunteers, sponsors, employees, vendors, and everyone...
March 09, 2020

Indian Wells tennis becomes first big US sports casualty of virus

Pedro celebrates after scoring Chelsea's second goal against Everton. — AFP
Chelsea crush Everton to cement top four place
LONDON — Chelsea powered to their biggest Premier League win of the season and cemented their place in the top four as Mason Mount and Pedro inspired a 4-0 demolition of Everton on Sunday.Frank Lampard's side won for just the second time in seven league games thanks to goals from Mount, Pedro, Willian and Olivier Giroud in a masterful display at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea, in fourth place, are now five points clear of fifth-placed Wolves and with nine matches to play they are in pole position to qualify for the Champions League.It was an vibrant end to a much-needed week of good news for Lampard, whose side knocked out Liverpool out in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday.Rocked by a Champions League last 16 hammering by Bayern Munich and a series of spluttering domestic results, Chelsea...
March 08, 2020

Chelsea crush Everton to cement top four place

Tamim named as new Bangladesh cricket one-day captain
DHAKA — Bangladesh on Sunday named opening batsman Tamim Iqbal as captain of the national one-day side, replacing pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza.Mashrafe stepped down as ODI captain this week after the third and final game of a three-match series against Zimbabwe. He had led the side for more than five years."The board has unanimously selected Tamim Iqbal as our new ODI captain," Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan announced at a press conference after a meeting of the governing body's board of directors."We thought of appointing a captain for a short duration and then giving the job to someone else next year. But we finally decided against a short-term appointment. We hope Tamim would serve for a long term," he added.Tamim earlier led Bangladesh in...
March 08, 2020

Tamim named as new Bangladesh cricket one-day captain

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