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Australia's Usman Khawaja in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against  Sri Lanka at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain, on Monday. — Reuters
Khawaja guides Australia to comfortable win over Sri Lanka
SOUTHAMPTON — Opener Usman Khawaja shrugged off injury concerns to guide Australia to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their final World Cup warm-up match on Monday.Australia's disciplined bowling performance restricted Sri Lanka to 239-8, but they looked to have suffered a blow when Khawaja limped off after being hit on the knee while fielding.He later emerged to open the batting alongside captain Aaron Finch and continued his push for a spot in the Australian top order with a 105-ball 89.Shaun Marsh (34), Glenn Maxwell (36) and Marcus Stoinis (32)failed to build on solid starts but wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey and Pat Cummins ensured Australia chased down the total with 31 balls to spare.Finch, who deployed eight bowlers on a chilly day in Southampton, was pleased with...
May 27, 2019

Khawaja guides Australia to comfortable win over Sri Lanka

Aston Villa's Mile Jedinak and assistant manager John Terry celebrate with the trophy after winning the playoffs against Derby County at the Wembley Stadium, London, Britain, on Monday. — Reuters
Villa win 'richest game' in football to seal Premier League return
LONDON — An Aston Villa side managed by one lifelong fan in Dean Smith and captained by another in Jack Grealish ended their three-year exile from the Premier League on Monday with a 2-1 win over Derby County in the Championship playoff final at Wembley.A year after losing to Fulham in the same fixture, Villa were celebrating a return to English football's lucrative top-flight that will be worth at least £170 million ($216 million) and as much as £200 million ($253 million) to the Birmingham club.Anwar El Ghazi put Villa ahead with a header on the stroke of half-time before John McGinn capitalized on a goalkeeping error to score Villa's second just shy of the hour mark.Derby substitute Jack Marriott ensured a nervous finish for Villa with a goal nine minutes from time but it...
May 27, 2019

Villa win 'richest game' in football to seal Premier League return

England's Jason Roy in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Afghanistan at the Kia Oval, London, Britain, on Monday. — Reuters
Roy completes England warm-up rout of Afghanistan
LONDON — Jason Roy sealed an England thrashing of Afghanistan as the tournament hosts cruised to victory in their final match before the World Cup.Roy made 89 not out on his Surrey home ground on Monday as England hammered outsiders Afghanistan by nine wickets with nearly 200 balls to spare.England, two days after losing their previous practice match to world champions Australia, returned to winning ways in convincing fashion ahead of their tournament opener against South Africa at the Oval on Thursday.A target of 161 was never likely to test England, with Roy proving as much in a 46-ball innings that included 11 fours and four sixes.Before play started, England were boosted by the news that fast bowler Mark Wood had been passed fit to face South Africa after a foot injury and that...
May 27, 2019

Roy completes England warm-up rout of Afghanistan

Somerset won their first major trophy in 14 years as they beat Hampshire by six wickets in the final of English county cricket's One-Day Cup at Lord's on Saturday.
Somerset end trophy drought with One-Day Cup final win
LONDON — Somerset won their first major trophy in 14 years as they beat Hampshire by six wickets in the final of English county cricket's One-Day Cup at Lord's on Saturday.Fast bowler Jamie Overton took three for 48 as holders Hampshire were restricted to a below par 244 for eight in their 50 overs.That never looked like being enough to deny Somerset for whom rising star Tom Banton made 69 before James Hildreth, a stalwart batsman for the southwest side, finished the job with 69 not out.Saturday's success could be the first leg of a possible domestic treble for Somerset and captain Tom Abell said: "It's a vitally important win for us and now we want to go on and create a new legacy."At the start of the season we set out to win every competition. This is the...
May 27, 2019

Somerset end trophy drought with One-Day Cup final win

Simon Pagenaud of France, driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Chevrolet leads the field away at the start of the 103rd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana.  — AFP
Pagenaud holds off Rossi to win Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud steered clear of trouble on the track and in the pits, then out-dueled Alexander Rossi in a final lap shootout to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and give team owner Roger Penske a second consecutive victory in the "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing".The win might have saved the charismatic Frenchman's job with rumors circulating up and down pit lane that Pagenaud's seat with powerhouse Team Penske was in jeopardy.It would be hard, however, to find any fault in Pagenaud's performance in the month of May as the 35-year-old son of a grocery shop owner from Montmorillon recorded the Brickyard double following his victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix two weeks earlier."What do you think? Absolutely," said Penske, when asked if...
May 27, 2019

Pagenaud holds off Rossi to win Indianapolis 500

Horses race at the Santa Anita Racetrack as controversy continues over the high number of horse deaths at the track in Arcadia, California on Sunday. Santa Anita Park averaged more than 55 horse deaths per year from 2008-18, according to data from the California Horse Racing Board, a total of 553 deaths in all, but this year's major rise in deaths is under investigation. — AFP
Horse death toll rises at Santa Anita
LOS ANGELES — A third horse has died in nine days at Santa Anita Park, bringing the equine death toll at the Southern California track to 26 since Dec. 26.Track officials confirmed that 9-year-old gelding Kochees was euthanized on Sunday, a day after suffering a leg injury in a $10,000 claiming race.Mike Willman, Santa Anita's director of publicity, confirmed that surgeons determined the animal couldn't be saved because of loss of blood flow to the injured limb.The three deaths in nine days follow nearly six weeks without a fatality at the scenic race track northeast of Los Angeles.But 26 horses have died in either racing or training since the current race meeting opened on Dec. 26.The fatalities sparked protests from animal rights activists and resulted in extensive tests of the...
May 27, 2019

Horse death toll rises at Santa Anita

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri gestures during the Europa League semifinal first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany, in this file photo. — Reuters
Sarri on shaky ground as Chelsea challenge Arsenal for European glory
BAKU — When Chelsea meet Arsenal in the Europa League final on the shores of the Caspian Sea on Wednesday, it might be coach Maurizio Sarri's last match in charge despite what appears as a solid first year at Stamford Bridge.Under the Italian, Chelsea have qualified for the Champions League next season and reached the final of the domestic League Cup before losing in a penalty shootout against Manchester City.By contrast Arsenal, under Unai Emery in his first season in London, missed out on the four Champions League spots on offer in the Premier League after a late slump in form.The Gunners must now beat their city rivals in the Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to squeeze into Europe's premier competition.Yet it is Sarri who seems to be on the shakier ground, not...
May 27, 2019

Sarri on shaky ground as Chelsea challenge Arsenal for European glory

Footage of Maurice Paarhuis accidentally scoring for Hoek against Harkemase Boys in a Dutch amateur football game.
Dutch referee hopes bizarre goal is his last
AMSTERDAM — Some football teams gripe about playing against 12 men when a referee's decisions go against them but few have more cause for complaint that Dutch side Harkemase Boys, who were left fuming when a whistler scored against them on Saturday.Footage of Maurice Paarhuis accidentally scoring for Hoek against Harkemase Boys has attracted almost five million views on Twitter (@HarkemaseBoys).The referee told Dutch newspapers on Monday he had no option but to award the goal in the lower-league game."The ball hit my foot. I tried to get my leg out of the way but I couldn’t do it on time," said Paarhuis, who had a tough time explaining why the goal should stand to the home side."The players of Harkemase Boys were asking: ‘What’s happening here?’ But in these...
May 27, 2019

Dutch referee hopes bizarre goal is his last

Kevin Na of the United States poses for a photo with his wife, Jullianne Na, and daughter, Sophie Na, after winning the 2019 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas. — AFP
Na claims third US PGA Tour title at Colonial
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Na fired a final-round 66 at Colonial Country Club on Sunday to win the US PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge by four strokes over fellow American Tony Finau.Na continued his mastery of the classic course in Fort Worth, Texas, starting the day with a two-shot advantage that was never really challenged.Na's six birdies included a 33-footer at the fourth and a 20-footer at the eighth.He rolled in a 12-footer at the 72nd hole to cap his four-under par round with a birdie for a 13-under total of 267."It feels great," said Na, who celebrated with his toddler daughter, Sophia, in his arms.Na, 35, boasts an impressive record at Colonial, where he thrust himself into contention with a second-round 62. That was his third score of 62 or better on the course,...
May 27, 2019

Na claims third US PGA Tour title at Colonial

Bronte Law of England hits her third shot on the 10th hole during the final round of the Pure Silk Championship presented by Visit Williamsburg on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort on Sunday in Williamsburg, Virginia. — AFP
Law goes crackers for first LPGA win
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia —On course for her maiden LPGA Tour victory on Sunday, Bronte Law's final round at the Pure Silk Championship started to go pear-shaped at the turn as searing heat sapped her strength and her swing started to fail her.Thankfully, crackers saved the day. "I honestly don't think that I ate enough on the front nine," said Law after sealing a two-stroke win in Williamsburg, Virginia."I would've kicked myself had that been the issue, but I could feel myself getting a little tired. When I get tired I swing a little under the plane and start losing those shots out right."The 24-year-old had picked up four shots in her first eight holes on Sunday to grab the outright lead but the first signs of trouble came at the ninth where she pushed her...
May 27, 2019

Law goes crackers for first LPGA win

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