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Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin snapped a three-match losing streak by easing past Russian Vitalia Diatchenko in straight sets at the WTA event in Lyon on Wednesday.
Kenin gets back to winning ways in Lyon
LYON — Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin snapped a three-match losing streak by easing past Russian Vitalia Diatchenko in straight sets at the WTA event in Lyon on Wednesday.The American top seed, who had lost her opening matches in both Dubai and Doha in recent weeks, beat her 107th-ranked opponent 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round.Kenin will next face Romanian qualifier Jaqueline Adina Cristian.World number five Kenin took the opening set off Diatchenko on her third set point, before battling through a topsy-turvy second which featured six breaks of serve."I didn't have the best two weeks," Kenin told wtatour.com.Her maiden Slam triumph had been followed by a win over Anastasija Sevastova in the Fed Cup before losses to Latvia's former Roland Garros champion...
March 05, 2020

Kenin gets back to winning ways in Lyon

England pace bowler Jofra Archer has signed a two-year contract extension with Sussex, the club announced on Thursday.
England paceman Archer extends contract with Sussex
LONDON — England pace bowler Jofra Archer has signed a two-year contract extension with Sussex, the club announced on Thursday.The 24-year-old rarely gets to play for his county due to his England commitments after making an instant impact in being their leading wicket-taker in the triumphant World Cup campaign.The Barbados-born star also held his nerve to bowl the decisive Super Over that saw England edge New Zealand in the final last year.The deal will keeps him at Sussex — who are presently in the second tier of the county championship — till at least the end of the 2022 season."Sussex gave me my opportunity right at the beginning of my career, so I am very happy to commit long term to the club," Archer told the Sussex Cricket website."I really do enjoy playing with...
March 05, 2020

England paceman Archer extends contract with Sussex

INEOS announced on Wednesday they will take a three-week break from racing after the death of sports director Nicolas Portal and in light of concerns over coronavirus. — AFP
INEOS take break from cycling after death of Portal, virus fears
LONDON — Cycling giants INEOS announced on Wednesday they will take a three-week break from racing after the death of sports director Nicolas Portal and in light of concerns over coronavirus.Portal died at the age of 40 in his home in Andorra on Tuesday.INEOS, who count four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, 2018 champion Geraint Thomas as well as 2019 winner Egan Bernal among their riders, will not field teams in prestigious races such as Paris-Nice and Milan-San Remo."Team INEOS have today taken the decision to withdraw temporarily from all racing until the Volta a Catalunya on March 23," the team said in a statement."We have taken this decision given the unique set of circumstances we are facing following yesterday's tragic news about Nico Portal."And...
March 05, 2020

INEOS take break from cycling after death of Portal, virus fears

Former Olympic swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar has dedicated her life to gender equality while fighting sexual abuse in sport. — AFP
US Olympic swim champion, a rape survivor, fights abuse in sport
NEW YORK — Three years after the trauma of being raped by a stranger while jogging outside a university campus, American swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar lit up the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles by winning three gold medals and a silver.Today, the 57-year-old lawyer, mother and activist devotes her life towards the fight for gender equality and the battle against sexual abuse in sport.In an interview with AFP ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, Hogshead-Makar says she remains "unrealistically optimistic" about her work and life in general."I guess you have to be in order to try to win in the Olympics and try to address sexual abuse in sports," Hogshead-Makar said. "They're pretty audacious goals."The day before the interview,...
March 05, 2020

US Olympic swim champion, a rape survivor, fights abuse in sport

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky reacts after winning the Women's 1,500m freestyle at the Pro Swim Series at Des Moines, Iowa. — AFP
Ledecky produces fifth-fastest 1,500m free ever
LOS ANGELES — US freestyle great Katie Ledecky, looking forward to the Olympic debut of the women's 1,500m free in Tokyo, clocked the fifth-fastest time ever in the event with a 15min 29.51sec at the Pro-Swim Series meeting in Des Moines, Iowa.Ledecky, who set the world record of 15:20.48 on May 16, 2018, owns the top 10 times in the event and is the heavy favorite to take the first Olympic gold awarded at the distance for women."I'm really excited about it coming to the Olympics," Ledecky said. "Obviously I want to do really well in that event this year, so at the moment I'm really trying to set myself up well for it."A stomach ailment forced Ledecky out of the 1,500m free at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, where she had been slated to go for a...
March 05, 2020

Ledecky produces fifth-fastest 1,500m free ever

Manipuri women gear up to play
Indian women take reins in birthplace of modern polo
IMPHAL, India — Laishram Thadoi's face is a picture of concentration as she adjusts her helmet and prepares to play in Manipur, the remote Indian state regarded as the birthplace of modern polo.The 35-year-old, who is soon wielding her mallet and riding a pony at a full gallop, is among a group of women players challenging the rural region's all-male traditions in the sport."If men can play polo why can't we do it too?" Thadoi, a member of the Linthoingambi Kangjei Lup Polo Club, told AFP."We want female junior players to think like this... We tell them 'Don't be scared, you will also play like us'."Manipur, in the foothills of the Himalayas, has produced some of India's top athletes including champion boxer Mary Kom.Even so, polo — which...
March 05, 2020

Indian women take reins in birthplace of modern polo

NHL officials have banned overseas business travel due to the global coronavirus outbreak and are making contingency plans as the Stanley Cup playoffs approach, commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday.
Coronavirus hits NHL overseas travel, Europe scouting
MIAMI — NHL officials have banned overseas business travel due to the global coronavirus outbreak and are making contingency plans as the Stanley Cup playoffs approach, commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday.As a league general managers meeting concluded in Florida, Bettman said the league is in touch with medical experts and other sports leagues in trying to determine plans to cope with the growing health concern."What we can do is take it a day at a time and see what the experts in the field are telling us," Bettman said.Bettman says employees who make personal trips to countries impacted by the virus must be quarantined out of the office for two weeks upon their return as a precaution to see if symptoms arise.With one month remaining in the NHL regular season, the league...
March 05, 2020

Coronavirus hits NHL overseas travel, Europe scouting

Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson are two of the hottest properties in the NBA. — AFP
Doncic sets Mavs' triple double record, red-hot Bucks roll over Pacers
LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic had a record-setting 30-point triple double as the Dallas Mavericks held off Zion Williamson's New Orleans Pelicans 127-123 in overtime on Wednesday.The score was tied three times in the extra session before Doncic drained a clutch three pointer with 70 seconds left to make it 121-118 in a thrilling matchup that featured two of the league's brightest young stars in Doncic and Zion Williamson.Doncic finished with 34 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, while Pelicans rising star Williamson scored 21 points in 35 minutes of playing time in the first back-to-back games of his NBA career.But Williamson couldn't match the heroics of the 21-year-old Doncic, who broke the Mavs' career triple double record with his 22nd overall. The Slovenian did it in...
March 05, 2020

Doncic sets Mavs' triple double record, red-hot Bucks roll over Pacers

 Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza, one of the country's biggest sports stars, stepped down Thursday as captain of the national one-day side, possibly ending his international career. — AFP
Mashrafe steps down as Bangladesh one-day captain
SYLHET, Bangladesh — Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza, one of the country's biggest sports stars, stepped down Thursday as captain of the national one-day side, possibly ending his international career.Friday's 50-over game against Zimbabwe in Sylhet will be his last as captain, said the 36-year-old, who already has a new career as a member of parliament.Mashrafe said he would remain available for selection as a player, but selectors are under pressure to bring in fresh blood ahead of the 2023 World Cup in India."I would like to thank Bangladesh Cricket Board for keeping confidence in me for such a long period," said Mashrafe."I will try to give my best as a player if I get the opportunity."Mashrafe had not played any one-day internationals since last...
March 05, 2020

Mashrafe steps down as Bangladesh one-day captain

A jubilant Australia team stormed into their sixth women's Twenty20 World Cup final with a five-run win over South Africa in a tense battle that saw the last overs played in drizzle.
Defending champions Australia to face India in women's T20 World Cup final
SYDNEY — Four-time champions Australia will meet India in the women's Twenty20 World Cup final after rain-marred semifinals Thursday sparked calls for reserve days to be included in future events.The title holders stormed into their sixth final with a five-run win over South Africa in a tense battle that saw the last overs played in drizzle.Unbeaten India were due to face 2009 champions England at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the first semifinal, but heavy showers began early in the day and barely let up.A minimum of 10 overs per side were needed for a result and the umpires called it off without a ball being bowled.With no reserve day, the highest-ranked teams from the two groups moved into the final if play was not possible, putting India through to their first-ever...
March 05, 2020

Defending champions Australia to face India in women's T20 World Cup final

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