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Kei Nishikori will miss Japan's tie against Ecuador. — AFP
Davis Cup finals spots at stake despite virus pressure
PARIS — Twelve countries will this weekend eye the finals of the Davis Cup, the venerable 120-year-old team competition suddenly confronted with the global spread of a very modern deadly virus.Defending champions Spain, 2019 runners-up Canada, semifinalists Great Britain and Russia, as well as wild cards France and Serbia, are already assured of their spots in the Madrid finals in November.However, the anticipation over the 12 qualifying ties on Friday and Saturday has been replaced by deepening concern over the coronavirus which has killed over 3,000 people in more than 60 countries.As a result, the tie between Japan and Ecuador in Miki will be played behind closed doors. Italy's clash at home to South Korea in Cagliari will also be off-limits to spectators.One tie has already...
March 05, 2020

Davis Cup finals spots at stake despite virus pressure

Janneman Malan hit a match-winning century as the Proteas clinched their One-Day International series against Australia with a six-wicket victory in the second match at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday.
Snubbed Malan clinches South Africa series win over Australia
B:OEMFONTEIN, South Africa — Janneman Malan, snubbed for South Africa's upcoming tour of India, hit a match-winning century as the Proteas clinched their One-Day International series against Australia with a six-wicket victory in the second match at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday.Malan made 129 not out to enable South Africa to chase down a target of 272 and seal the series with a game to spare -- their first win in five series in all formats in home internationals this season.Malan, 23, was out for a first-ball duck on his ODI debut in the first match in Paarl on Saturday and was not selected in a 15-man squad which will depart on Sunday for a three-game tour of India.The younger brother of Test batsman Pieter Malan gave credit to Jon-Jon Smuts (41), Heinrich Klaasen (51) and David...
March 04, 2020

Snubbed Malan clinches South Africa series win over Australia

Oshane Thomas took five wickets for 28 runs with his rapacious fast bowling as West Indies inflicted Sri Lanka's sixth straight defeat in Twenty20 internationals on Wednesday.
Five-wicket Thomas stars as Windies defeat Sri Lanka in first T20
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka — Oshane Thomas took five wickets for 28 runs with his rapacious fast bowling as West Indies inflicted Sri Lanka's sixth straight defeat in Twenty20 internationals on Wednesday.Lendl Simmons hit an unbeaten 67 as West Indies, who chose to bat, made 196-4 to set up the 25-run win in the opening match of the two-game series.Still hurting after losing the one-day series 3-0, West Indies smashed nine sixes in their innings as they dominated the Sri Lankan bowlers.Simmons and Brandon King, who hit 33, put on 74 for the first wicket to lay the foundation for the challenging totalAndre Russell then made 35 off 14 balls and captain Keiron Pollard, in his 500th T20 match, hit 34 off 15 to give a spectacular finish to the innings.Thomas's bouncer-laden fast bowling...
March 04, 2020

Five-wicket Thomas stars as Windies defeat Sri Lanka in first T20

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. — AFP
Cancelation or postponement of Olympics over virus 'not mentioned' at IOC meet — Bach
LAUSANNE — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach insisted that the nightmare scenario of either cancelling or postponing the Tokyo Olympics was not discussed at a key meeting on Wednesday despite the global spread of the deadly coronavirus."Neither the word cancelation nor postponement was mentioned today during the Executive Board meeting," Bach told reporters."I will not add fuel to the flames of speculation. Our statement from yesterday is very clear — we are fully committed to the success of the Tokyo Games."The Olympics take place from July 24-Aug. 9.However, many sporting events around the world have either been cancelled or postponed in the wake of the spread of the COVID-19 virus.Around 3,200 people have died and over 90,000 have been...
March 04, 2020

Cancelation or postponement of Olympics over virus 'not mentioned' at IOC meet — Bach

Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods, a 15-time major winner, is among 10 people named as finalists to be considered for 2021 enshrinement into the World Golf Hall of Fame. — AFP
Tiger Woods among 10 finalists for World Golf Hall of Fame
MIAMI — Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods, a 15-time major winner, is among 10 people named as finalists to be considered for 2021 enshrinement into the World Golf Hall of Fame.Woods, a 44-year-old American whose 82 career US PGA Tour titles matched the all-time record set by Sam Snead, is joined by fellow US players Johnny Farrell and Tom Weiskopf and Ireland's Padraig Harrington as candidates for next year's induction class.US women's stars Dottie Pepper, Sandra Palmer, Beverly Hanson and Susie Maxwell Berning, former PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and the late Marion Hollins, among the first women golf course designers, were also named as finalists by a 26-person Hall of Fame nominating committee.Harrington, 48, won the 2007 and 2008 British Opens and 2008 PGA...
March 04, 2020

Tiger Woods among 10 finalists for World Golf Hall of Fame

British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua. — AFP
Hearn 'ready to conclude' deal for Joshua v Fury fight
LONDOn — Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed he is "ready to conclude a deal" for an all-British showdown between his fighter and Tyson Fury in December to determine the undisputed world heavyweight champion.Fury beat American Deontay Wilder last month to win the WBC title, meaning he and Joshua, the WBA, IBF and WBO champion, hold all four of the major belts in boxing's heavyweight division.Clamour for a bout between the pair has been building but Joshua will first take on IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria on June 20 while Fury is likely to settle a contractual obligation to face Wilder again the following month.However, Hearn has divulged that talks with Fury's handlers are progressing smoothly for a blockbuster fight later this...
March 04, 2020

Hearn 'ready to conclude' deal for Joshua v Fury fight

Returning four-time major winner Kim Clijsters lost in the first round of the WTA tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, just her second match of an ambitious comeback after her 2012 retirement.
Clijsters loses in Mexico in latest comeback
MONTERREY, Mexico — Returning four-time major winner Kim Clijsters lost in the first round of the WTA tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, just her second match of an ambitious comeback after her 2012 retirement.The 36-year-old Belgian mother of three played her first match in over seven years in Dubai last month where she was defeated by Garbine Muguruza.In the first round in Mexico, a still unranked Clijsters was drawn to face second seed Johanna Konta, the British No. 1, and went down 6-3, 7-5."I felt some things were better," Clijsters said in comments carried by wtatennis.com."Some things still need a lot of improvement. That's why it's good to play matches. In Dubai, I didn't start well because I was overwhelmed, but today I started and served much better...
March 04, 2020

Clijsters loses in Mexico in latest comeback

England captain Harry Kane is confident he will be fit for Euro 2020 and has targeted a Tottenham return early next month. - AFP
England captain Harry Kane vows: 'I'll be at Euros'
LONDON — England captain Harry Kane is confident he will be fit for Euro 2020 and has targeted a Tottenham return early next month.The striker has been sidelined since New Year's Day with a torn hamstring tendon, which required surgery.But Kane is ahead of schedule in his recovery and Spurs manager Jose Mourinho has said he could be fit for the final "three, four or five" matches of the season.In an interview with the Evening Standard Magazine, Kane said: "In my head, I am definitely at the Euros."Unless something pretty drastic happens between now and then, I'll be there. I'm still not back training with the first team but I'm working hard in the gym, I'm getting stronger all the time."We're talking a few more weeks, and I'll be...
March 04, 2020

England captain Harry Kane vows: 'I'll be at Euros'

Joshua Kimmich edged Bayern Munich into the German Cup semifinals with the only goal in a 1-0 win at Schalke 04 on Tuesday. - AFP
Kimmich fires Bayern into cup semis, Saarbrucken stun Fortuna
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Joshua Kimmich edged Bayern Munich into the German Cup semifinals with the only goal in a 1-0 win at Schalke 04 on Tuesday.Bayern sit top of the Bundesliga and are also set for a place in the Champions League quarters having beaten Chelsea 3-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie.There was also a major upset as fourth-tier Saarbrucken performed a giant killing act on top-flight Fortuna Duesseldorf by winning a thrilling penalty shoot-out 7-6 following a 1-1 draw.Saarbrucken's hero was their goalkeeper Daniel Batz, who saved a penalty in regular time and then stopped two more in the shootout.The minnows took the lead in the 31st minute but were pushed into the shoot-out after Fortuna equalized in the 90th minute through Mathias Jorgensen.Defending Cup winners...
March 04, 2020

Kimmich fires Bayern into cup semis, Saarbrucken stun Fortuna

Action during Juventus, AC Milan match in Serie A. The Italian Cup semifinal clash between Juventus and AC Milan has been postponed as fears mount over the coronavirus epidemic in northern Italy, local authorities in Turin announced on Tuesday.
Juve, AC Milan cup semi postponed amid coronavirus chaos
ROME — The Italian Cup semifinal clash between Juventus and AC Milan has been postponed as fears mount over the coronavirus epidemic in northern Italy, local authorities in Turin announced on Tuesday.The match was due to take place on Wednesday night at Juve's Allianz Stadium with fans from most of Italy able to attend but Claudio Palomba, the prefect of the Turin province, said that the government's restrictions on who could attend sporting events weren't enough to guarantee safety.The decision, said Palomba, was made on the basis of "assessments made by the Piedmont region's crisis unit" and regional health councilor Luigi Icardi, who insisted on "avoiding large public gatherings".No new date has yet been fixed for the second leg of the last four...
March 04, 2020

Juve, AC Milan cup semi postponed amid coronavirus chaos

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