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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel drives during the tests on Wednesday. — AFP
Formula One faces testing times over coronavirus
MONTMELO, Spain — Formula One teams were trying to focus on the second session of winter testing in Barcelona on Wednesday while casting worrying glances towards the spread of coronavirus with the message: "We are concerned, but there's no need to panic".As veteran driver Robert Kubica steered his Alfa Romeo to the day's best time at Montmelo, talk in the paddock was of growing fears over the spread of the virus which has killed over 2,700 people and infected more than 80,000 in 34 countries.The F1 world championship, which gets under way in Melbourne on March 15, had already lost the Chinese Grand Prix from its schedule.Ferrari, whose headquarters are at Maranello in northern Italy, one of the areas affected by the COVID-19, insisted that the team was taking all...
February 27, 2020

Formula One faces testing times over coronavirus

Australia's chef de mission Ian Chesterman said the ultimate decision would be made by the International Olympic Committee on Tokyo Olympics. — AFP
Australia team to 'wait and see' on Olympics as virus fears rise
SYDNEY — Athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will have to "wait and see" whether the Games go ahead as concerns soar about the coronavirus, the head of Australia's team said Thursday.Despite reassurances from Tokyo organizers that all plans were on track, chef de mission Ian Chesterman said the ultimate decision would be made by the International Olympic Committee."It's a huge operation, the Olympic Games, so nobody wants to cancel the Games, that's for sure," Chesterman said in Sydney, after announcing members of Australia's sailing team, which plans to head to Tokyo in late May.Although the Olympics are scheduled to open on July 24 and the Paralympics on August 25, many teams are planning to arrive earlier as part of their final...
February 27, 2020

Australia team to 'wait and see' on Olympics as virus fears rise

 Badminton's German Open will not go ahead next week and the Polish Open has been postponed, officials said as two more Olympic qualifying events fell victim to the coronavirus.
Olympic badminton qualifiers in Germany, Poland hit by virus
KUALA LUMPUR — Badminton's German Open will not go ahead next week and the Polish Open has been postponed, officials said as two more Olympic qualifying events fell victim to the coronavirus.It hasn't yet been decided whether the German Open, originally scheduled for March 3-8, will be postponed or canceled entirely, the Badminton World Federation said late Wednesday.New dates are being sought for the Polish Open, which was meant to take place on March 26-29, but it will not now fall in the qualifying period for the Tokyo Olympics.Both events were in the same month as the All England Open, one of the biggest events in the badminton calendar, although that tournament is currently still set to go ahead."The BWF is continuing to monitor all official updates on COVID-19 with no...
February 27, 2020

Olympic badminton qualifiers in Germany, Poland hit by virus

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, center, squeezes between Cleveland Cavaliers' Ante Zizic, left and Matthew Dellavedova in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday in Cleveland.
Cavaliers sink 76ers as Embiid hurts shoulder
LOS ANGELES — The Cleveland Cavaliers posted their fourth win in five games with a 108-94 victory on Wednesday over the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost all-star Joel Embiid to an injury.Collin Sexton scored 28 points, Larry Nance collected 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, and Tristan Thompson had 14 in the win.Embiid suffered a left shoulder sprain after colliding with Cleveland centre Ante Zizic with 49 seconds left in the opening quarter.Still smarting from the collision, the seven-foot Embiid grimaced as he missed both free throw attempts. He did not stick around and went straight to the locker room.Embiid briefly returned to the bench in the second quarter before being taken out of the game for good at halftime. He is expected to be examined by team doctors on Thursday to...
February 27, 2020

Cavaliers sink 76ers as Embiid hurts shoulder

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith shake hands while displaying the 10-year NFL collective bargaining agreement reached in 2011. — AFP
NFL players will vote on 10-year deal with longer season
NEW YORK — NFL players will vote on a new 10-year contract with owners that could produce a 17-game season for each club and expanded playoffs as quickly as this year.The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) announced early Wednesday that its board of player representatives had voted to send the proposed collective bargaining agreement approved by NFL team owners last week to a full membership vote.An NFL Network report said the vote among player representatives to submit the proposal for a full vote was 17-14 in favor with one abstention.The move followed four hours of talks between NFL team owners and NFLPA executive committee members and representatives at Indianapolis.Nearly 2,000 players in the union will vote on the plan with only a majority needed to approve the move.Exactly when the...
February 27, 2020

NFL players will vote on 10-year deal with longer season

India earned a nail-biting four-run win over New Zealand as they reached the women's Twenty20 World Cup semifinals Thursday.
India pip New Zealand to reach T20 semis as Australia edge closer
MELBOURNE — Teenage prodigy Shafali Verma helped India earn a nail-biting win over New Zealand Thursday and reach the women's Twenty20 World Cup semifinals, as defending champions Australia inched closer to joining them.New Zealand won the toss at Melbourne's Junction Oval and opted to bowl, restricting India to 133 for eight after 16-year-old Verma gave them a strong start with three sixes and four fours in a quickfire 46.But they failed with the bat, narrowly missing their target despite a swashbuckling late charge by Amelia Kerr, leaving them on 129 for six."It's a great feeling when your team performs day in day out," said skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, after India become the first team into the last four."But we still made the same mistakes after a good first...
February 27, 2020

India pip New Zealand to reach T20 semis as Australia edge closer

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a third ATP Mexico Open title with an impressive display of serving and shotmaking to beat Serbian youngster Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday. — AFP
Nadal cruises into quarter-finals at Acapulco tennis
LOS ANGELES — World No. 2 Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a third ATP Mexico Open title with an impressive display of serving and shotmaking to beat Serbian youngster Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday.The Spaniard hit 20 winners as he kept his hopes alive of regaining the top ranking with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over the 20-year-old Kecmanovic to reach the quarterfinals at the Acapulco hardcourt tournament."He's a very dangerous player. Young, with a lot of power. I'm very pleased with the victory," Nadal said."I played a very good first set and that's important for me. That gives me confidence."Next up for Nadal is Kwon Soon-woo, who reached his fourth quarterfinal of the month with a 7-6 (7/2), 6-0 upset against eighth-seeded Dusan Lajovic.South Korea's...
February 27, 2020

Nadal cruises into quarter-finals at Acapulco tennis

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic eased  into the Dubai quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-1 demolition of Philipp Kohlschreiber in only 61 minutes on Wednesday.
Djokovic, Tsitsipas power into Dubai quarterfinals
DUBAI — Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas powered into the Dubai Championships quarterfinals with runaway victories on Wednesday.World No. 1 Djokovic eased to his 15th straight win of the season with a 6-3, 6-1 demolition of Philipp Kohlschreiber in only 61 minutes.Greek star Tsitsipas, who won the Marseille title last weekend, dispatched Alexander Bublik 7-6 (7/1), 6-4.Djokovic, aiming for a fifth Dubai title, reached the last eight with his 12th win over the 36-year-old Kohlschreiber in 14 meetings."I was very sharp from the beginning, mentally," the Serbian said. "It took me a first few games to get used to the tricky conditions."It was pretty windy on the court, changing directions all the time. It was not really easy to get the rhythm."You have to take...
February 26, 2020

Djokovic, Tsitsipas power into Dubai quarterfinals

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis (left) and Avishka Fernando put on 239 runs against the West Indies at the Sooriyawewa Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota. — AFP
Fernando, Mendis tons help Sri Lanka clinch ODI series with Windies rout
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis hit centuries as Sri Lank thrashed the West Indies by 161 runs in the second one-day international to clinch the series on Wednesday.Fernando, who blasted 127, and Mendis, who made 119, put on 239 runs in Sri Lanka's highest third-wicket stand as the hosts amassed 345 for eight after being put into bat in Hambantota.Wrist spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan took three wickets each as Sri Lanka bowled out the visitors for 184 in 39.1 overs and take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after edging the first game by one wicket.But it was Fernando and Mendis who made Sri Lanka bounce back from nine for two to record their highest ODI total against the West Indies. The island nation also recorded their...
February 26, 2020

Fernando, Mendis tons help Sri Lanka clinch ODI series with Windies rout

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen won the fourth stage of the UAE Tour on Wednesday in Dubai in a sprint.
Groenewegen takes UAE Tour fourth stage in sprint
PARIS — Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen won the fourth stage of the UAE Tour on Wednesday in Dubai in a sprint.Briton Adam Yates finished in the pack with the same time and retained the leader's jersey.The flat 173km stage round Dubai City ended in a mass sprint."This one is really nice, all the sprinters are here," Groenewegen said.Coming out of the last corner Groenewegen followed Sam Bennett, who attacked from a long way out.The Dutchman then followed the wheel of Fernando Gaviria of UAE and before surging pastThe Colombian fought back but Groenewegen was already sitting up as he crossed the line followed by Gaviria and Bora's German Pascal Ackermann."The team did a very good job in the last 3km," said Groenewegen."They did a really strong lead-out to bring...
February 26, 2020

Groenewegen takes UAE Tour fourth stage in sprint

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