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Retired Brazilian football star Ronaldinho, center, has been charged in Paraguay with using a public document with false content. — AFP
Ex-Brazil football star Ronaldinho, brother arrested in Paraguay
ASUNCION — Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested Friday in Asuncion, Paraguay's public ministry said, after entering the country on fake passports."The Attorney General's office issued a warrant for their arrest, charged the player Ronaldinho with using a public document with false content and requested preventative detention," the ministry tweeted.The two men will be held overnight at a police station.Sources from the public prosecutor's office said that the brothers will be summoned for a hearing on Sunday to impose measures.Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira had finished a court appearance and left the Palace of Justice Friday night at 8:15 p.m. (2315 GMT). Ronaldinho declined to comment to reporters as they left...
March 07, 2020

Ex-Brazil football star Ronaldinho, brother arrested in Paraguay

LeBron James, center, says he won't play if there are no fans as the NBA mulls closed door games due to the coronavirus outbreak. — AFP
James says won't play in empty arenas as NBA mulls virus strategy
LOS ANGELES — Basketball superstar LeBron James said on Friday he won't play if his Los Angeles Lakers have to hold games behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak.The NBA has reportedly told teams to look into strategies on how to play without fans in the arena amid concerns over the spreading virus."Nah. It's impossible," James said after the Lakers' 113-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks."If I show up to the arena and there ain't no fans in the crowd, then I ain't playing."The league sent a memo to each team on Friday asking them to develop contingency plans to combat the spread of the virus. One of the alternatives is playing games behind closed doors."I ain't never played the game without no fans," James said. "Ever...
March 07, 2020

James says won't play in empty arenas as NBA mulls virus strategy

The Ecuador pair clinched a thrilling first set, taking advantage of a crucial double fault by Uchiyama in a tie breaker. — Courtesy photo
Ecuador upset Japan to advance to Davis Cup finals
TOKYO — Underdogs Ecuador swept their Davis Cup qualifier against Japan Saturday in a match played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak, while elsewhere Australia beat Brazil and Kazakhstan eliminated the Dutch.The hosts took to the court in Japan's western Miki city without two star players — injury-hit Kei Nishikori and world No. 48 Yoshihito Nishioka, who decided not to join his team to avoid a possible virus quarantine on his return to the United States.Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo outplayed home duo Ben McLachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the decider to give 27th-ranked Ecuador a 3-0 victory.Uchiyama said it was hard to concentrate while playing in a nearly empty arena, "but I don't want to use it as an excuse."A limited number...
March 07, 2020

Ecuador upset Japan to advance to Davis Cup finals

Australia's John Millman celebrates his win qualifying the country for the Davis Cup finals. — AFP
Millman the hero as Australia fight off Brazil
ADELAIDE, Australia — John Millman lifted Australia to a gritty 3-1 victory over Brazil with a tenacious win over Thiago Monteiro on Saturday to qualify his country for the Davis Cup finals later this year.Millman proved to be his team's hero with a second fighting win in the singles wearing down Monteiro 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7-3) in three hours five minutes at Adelaide's Memorial Drive.The victory followed up his other come-from-behind win over Thiago Seyboth Wild in three sets in Friday's singles.Lleyton Hewitt's Australians will now join 11 other qualifiers and the 2019 semi-finalists — Canada, Britain, Russia and Spain — along with wildcards France and Serbia for the Davis Cup finals in Spain in November."Thiago was serving amazing, he wasn't giving...
March 07, 2020

Millman the hero as Australia fight off Brazil

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, left, guards reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks during the third quarter at Staples Center in Los Angeles. — AFP
James, Davis dominate as Lakers end playoff drought
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored all but one of Los Angeles' points in the final quarter as the Lakers rallied to beat the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks 113-102 and clinch a playoff spot on Friday.The dynamic duo combined for 67 points as James scored 11 of his team-high 37 points in the final quarter and Davis scored 14 of his 30 in the fourth in the clash between the teams with the league's best records.The two stars played keep away from their teammates and would have shut out the rest of their bench had guard Alex Caruso not made a free throw with 14 seconds left on the clock and the game out of reach for Milwaukee."I am extremely tired," said James, who also had eight rebounds and eight assists in 37 minutes of playing time.The Lakers clinched a...
March 07, 2020

James, Davis dominate as Lakers end playoff drought

It ended the Blues run of 25 straight losses in away games in New Zealand, with their last derby away win also against the Hurricanes in 2013. — Courtesy photo
Canes ill-discipline sees Blues snap losing streak
WELLINGTON — The Auckland Blues snapped a woeful losing record when they beat a 12-man Wellington Hurricanes 24-15 in a Super Rugby clash in Wellington on Saturday.It ended the Blues run of 25 straight losses in away games in New Zealand, with their last derby away win also against the Hurricanes in 2013.The Blues, for so-long the under-achievers of New Zealand rugby, had their cause helped by the Hurricanes ill-discipline which saw prop Tyrel Lomax red-carded early in the second half for a shoulder to the head of Blues fullback Stephen Perofeta.With 13 minutes to go Vaea Fifita received a yellow card and Jordie Barrett was sin-binned soon after as the 'Canes record slipped to three wins from five games while the Blues now have four from six.The Auckland side has unearthed a...
March 07, 2020

Canes ill-discipline sees Blues snap losing streak

Andre Russell in action on Friday when he hit six sixes. — AFP
Russell's six sixes in 14 balls leads Windies to series win over Sri Lanka
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka — Andre Russell hit six sixes in a blistering 14-ball innings as West Indies smashed their way to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and seal the two-match Twenty20 series on Friday.West Indies' bowlers limited Sri Lanka to 155 for six and then Brandon King struck 43 off 21 balls and Russell made 40 off just 14 balls as West Indies raced to 158 for three in 17 overs.The tourists also easily won the first game by 25 runs this week.Though West Indies are reigning World T20 champions it was their first series win in the format in more than a year."We are peaking at the right time, but we still have some areas to work on," said Russell whose appearances have been limited by a series of injuries in recent months.The 31-year-old frequently rubbed his...
March 06, 2020

Russell's six sixes in 14 balls leads Windies to series win over Sri Lanka

Liton struck eight sixes in his 176 against Zimbabwe. — AFP
Bangladesh thrash Zimbabwe in fitting farewell to Mashrafe
SYLHET, Bangladesh — Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi opening pair to score a hundred each as Bangladesh crushed Zimbabwe by 123 runs in the rain-hit third One-Day International to complete a clean sweep in the three-match series in Sylhet on Friday.Liton hit 176 off 143 balls, the highest ever individual ODI score for Bangladesh, while Tamim stayed unbeaten on 128 off 109 balls as the duo put on 292 runs in Bangladesh's highest partnership for any wicket.Tamim had scored Bangladesh's previous highest score in the second ODI just three days ago.Liton and Tamim guided Bangladesh to 322-3 in 43 overs before 4-41 from Mohammad Saifuddin ensured victory and gave captain Mashrafe Mortaza a fitting farewell.It was Mashrafe's last game as Bangladesh's ODI...
March 06, 2020

Bangladesh thrash Zimbabwe in fitting farewell to Mashrafe

Afghanistan won by 11 runs under the Duckworth–Lewis method. — AFP
Afghanistan beat Ireland in first T20
GREATER NOIDA, India — Afghanistan beat Ireland in their first of three Twenty20s on Friday as Najibullah Zadran smashed an unbeaten 42 in a rain-affected fixture in India.Ireland, in their 1,000th "capped" match since 1855, made 172 for six as Paul Stirling smashed a quick-fire 60 and fellow opener Kevin O'Brien 35.Indian Premier League spin star Rashid Khan took three wickets as he restricted the Irish after Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Shapoor Zadran leaked runs.Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz got Afghanistan off to a solid start before offspinner Simi Singh had both leg before for 23 and 28 respectively.Karim Janat and Asghar Afghan were run out cheaply but Samiullah Shinwari and Shapoor Zadran steadied the ship before rain halted play at 133 for 5 off 15 overs.This...
March 06, 2020

Afghanistan beat Ireland in first T20

France's Julian Alaphilippe won the 2019 Milan San Remo last March. — AFP
Milan-San Remo cycling race postponed because of coronavirus
ROME — The Milan-San Remo cycling race has become the latest sporting event in Italy to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the organizers announced on Friday.The race's start town Milan is in Lombardy, a COVID-19 hot-spot, and so far 148 people have died from the outbreak in Italy.The event was first staged in 1907 and has been cancelled three times previously, in 1916, 1945 and 1946.The one-day event, scheduled to take place on March 21, was shelved alongside next week's Tirreno-Adriatico, a week-long stage race.No alternative dates for either races have yet been given.The Strade Bianchi, the first big race of the Italian cycling season set to for Saturday, was also canceled Thursday.The eagerly awaited Milan-San Remo covers an epic 291km and due to its great length...
March 06, 2020

Milan-San Remo cycling race postponed because of coronavirus

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