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Thailand's undefeated Chayaphon Moonsri will fight outside his homeland for the first time next month, defending his World Boxing Council minimumweight world title at Indio, California, promoters said Thursday.
Unbeaten Thai champ Chayaphon to defend crown in USA in April
LOS ANGELES — Thailand's undefeated Chayaphon Moonsri will fight outside his homeland for the first time next month, defending his World Boxing Council minimumweight world title at Indio, California, promoters said Thursday.Chayaphon, 54-0 with 18 knockouts, will face 20-year-old Filipino southpaw Marco Rementizo, 12-3 with nine knockouts, in a 12-round mini-flyweight (105 pounds) matchup on April 25 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.Chayaphon, also known as Wanheng Menayothin, is the longest-reigning active world champion, having taken his crown from Mexico's Oswaldo Novoa with a ninth-round stoppage in November 2014.Since then, the 34-year-old Thai fighter has won 18 consecutive bouts, defending the crown in 12 of them. His most recent triumph was a 12-round unanimous decision...
March 06, 2020

Unbeaten Thai champ Chayaphon to defend crown in USA in April

Sam Kerr led Australia to an emphatic Olympic qualifier win over Vietnam. — AFP
Chelsea's Kerr puts Australia on verge of Tokyo Olympics
NEWCASTLE, Australia —Chelsea striker Sam Kerr scored twice as Australia moved within a game of booking their ticket to the Tokyo Olympics after thrashing Vietnam 5-0 in the first leg of their playoff on Friday.The home captain got the ball rolling with a driving header on 10 minutes after a pinpoint cross from Ellie Carpenter, and then converted a penalty in the second half.History was always on the Matildas' side, with Australia winning all seven previous matches against the Vietnamese, scoring 37 goals and conceding none.And with Europe-based stars Kerr, Caitlin Foord, Emily Gielnik and Chloe Logarzo all making the trip back to play, Vietnam faced an ominous task."I thought we controlled the game, we were not as sharp as we would have liked to be at some points, but 5-0 and a...
March 06, 2020

Chelsea's Kerr puts Australia on verge of Tokyo Olympics

Actress Satomi Ishihara receives the Olympic torch during a rehearsal as part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay. — Courtesy photo
Japan bars children from Olympic torch ceremonies over virus
TOKYO — Japan has been forced to scrap plans to involve children in the Olympic torch handover and arrival ceremonies because of fears over the new coronavirus, Tokyo 2020's chief organizer said on Friday.Organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori called it a "heartbreaking decision" to cancel a performance of 140 children at the handover ceremony in Athens.The announcement comes after organizers said they may have to scale back the torch relay and limit spectators because of concerns over spreading the deadly COVID-19."A performance by 140 children was scheduled at the handover ceremony in Athens on the 19th (of March), but we'll put utmost priority on the safety of children and cancel their trip," Mori told reporters.The Olympic flame is set to arrive in Japan...
March 06, 2020

Japan bars children from Olympic torch ceremonies over virus

South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on a street in Seoul. — AFP
'Near-isolation' — coronavirus throws S. Korea Olympic plans into chaos
SEOUL — Travel restrictions around the world on arrivals from virus-hit South Korea are plunging its Olympic preparations into turmoil, with some athletes considering self-imposed exile and some at risk of missing the Games altogether.South Korea is a country that takes the Olympics seriously, coming eighth in the medal table at Rio 2016 with nine golds, and fifth at London 2012 with 13.But it also has the largest number of reported novel coronavirus cases in the world outside China, with the national total passing 6,000 on Thursday, less than five months before the Tokyo Olympics.Scores of countries and regions have imposed travel restrictions and more than 20 — including Olympic host Japan — have ordered two weeks' quarantine on arrivals from South Korea. Around 40 others have...
March 06, 2020

'Near-isolation' — coronavirus throws S. Korea Olympic plans into chaos

USA midfielder Julie Ertz blocks a pass during her team's 2-0 defeat of England in the SheBelieves Cup friendly tournament. — AFP
Press, Lloyd on target as USA sink England in SheBelieves Cup
ORLANDO — Superbly taken second-half strikes from Christen Press and Carli Lloyd fired the United States to a 2-0 win over England as the reigning world champions began the SheBelieves Cup in style on Thursday.Press and Lloyd struck within three minutes of each other just after half-time to complete a routine win over England, winners of the four-nation round-robin tournament last year.The USA's victory was all the more impressive for the fact that coach Vlatko Andonovski could afford to leave star forward Megan Rapinoe on the bench until she was introduced on 62 minutes.England enjoyed some encouraging moments yet defended very poorly and failed to display the kind of killer touch their visitors produced to leave manager Phil Neville with much to ponder ahead of Sunday's game...
March 06, 2020

Press, Lloyd on target as USA sink England in SheBelieves Cup

The Paris Marathon, scheduled for April 5 with 60,000 registered runners, has been postponed until Oct. 18 due to the coronavirus outbreak, race organizers told.
Paris Marathon postponed until Oct, 18 due to coronavirus
PARIS — The Paris Marathon, scheduled for April 5 with 60,000 registered runners, has been postponed until Oct. 18 due to the coronavirus outbreak, race organizers told AFP in a statement Thursday.Last weekend's half-marathon in the French capital was also cancelled over fears of the deadly virus that has killed over 3,300 people worldwide. That race has been rearranged for Sept. 6."Immediately after the cancellation of the Paris half-marathon less than 24 hours before the start, the teams from the Paris city council and Amaury Sport Organisation came together to find a new date for the event. We are pleased to announce that the half-marathon will take place on Sunday 6th September," ASO said in a statement.""Regarding the marathon, we have reached an agreement...
March 06, 2020

Paris Marathon postponed until Oct, 18 due to coronavirus

Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals are moving a scheduled home game in September to allow for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs possibly hosting an NFL season-opener. — AFP
Royals shift schedule for possible Chiefs NFL opener
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals are moving a scheduled home game in September to allow for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs possibly hosting an NFL season-opener.The Royals announced they will move the scheduled Sept. 10 early afternoon game against the Oakland A's to the afternoon of Sept. 8 ahead of a scheduled night game on the same date.The move was made to allow for the possibility the Chiefs would serve as hosts for the NFL 2020 season opener on the Thursday evening at Arrowhead Stadium, adjacent to the Royals' home ballpark, Kauffman Stadium.The venues share parking and entry areas and having both events so close together could have produced a logistical nightmare for each.It's a contrast to 2013, when the Baltimore Orioles hosted an...
March 06, 2020

Royals shift schedule for possible Chiefs NFL opener

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith could be signing a new collective bargaining agreement if players approve a new league-proposed deal in voting set to conclude next Thursday. — AFP
NFL players begins voting on league's new 10-year offer
WASHINGTON — NFL players have started voting on the league's new 10-year contract offer, a deal that includes expanded playoffs and likely another regular-season game, the NFL Players Association said Thursday.Voting will remain open until just before midnight next Thursday, giving the union time to approve the plan before the NFL launches its 2020 campaign with the start of free agency on March 18.NFL team owners approved the new CBA offer last month, a deal that if approved would start some changes in time for the 2020 campaign, the last year under the current agreement, while others would begin in 2021, when the extension would begin, and run through the 2030 season.After a meeting last week to teak parts of the deal, the NFLPA board of representatives voted to send the 456-page...
March 06, 2020

NFL players begins voting on league's new 10-year offer

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry, returning to the NBA after four months with a broken left hand, said Thursday he still wants to play at the Tokyo Olympics.
Curry still plans on playing for USA in Tokyo Olympics
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry, returning to the NBA after four months with a broken left hand, said Thursday he still wants to play at the Tokyo Olympics.Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Curry, cleared to play Wednesday by doctors, has missed 58 games since falling on his hand and breaking it on Oct. 30 against Phoenix.Curry, who helped the US squad to unbeaten world championship runs in 2010 and 2014, was among 44 finalists for the United States Olympic squad announced last month by USA Basketball.Three-time NBA champion Curry, who withdrew his name from 2016 Rio Olympic consideration due to lingering ankle and knee injuries, would be done in mid-April for the NBA-worst Warriors, giving him ample time before the US squad gathers after the NBA Finals in...
March 06, 2020

Curry still plans on playing for USA in Tokyo Olympics

Golden State's Stephen Curry shakes hands with Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors after the Raptors held on to beat the Warriors in San Francisco. — AFP
Curry returns as Raptors beat Warriors, Clippers topple Rockets
LOS ANGELES — Norm Powell scored a career-high 37 points as the reigning NBA champion Toronto Raptors spoiled the return of Stephen Curry with a 121-113 win over Golden State on Thursday that clinched them a playoff spot for the seventh straight season.After missing four months with a broken hand, Curry was back in the Warriors' lineup as they faced Toronto for the first time since the NBA finals."We knew Steph would be back so it would be a great night and a great atmosphere," said Raptors star Kyle Lowry. "He is one of the best players in the league so we had to be a little more focused and concentrate on him."After a slow start, Curry finished with 23 points for the injury-hit Warriors, who have won just 14 games this season and have the worst record in the...
March 06, 2020

Curry returns as Raptors beat Warriors, Clippers topple Rockets

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