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Chelsea's Conor Gallagher during training for the Europa League Final at the Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday. — Reuters
Sarri declares love for his Chelsea players before Europa League final
BAKU — Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri declared his "love" for his players, and for English football, before possibly his last match in charge of the Blues in Wednesday's Europa League final against London rivals Arsenal.Sarri, who has been booed on some occasions by fans unhappy with his style of play, declined to comment on speculation that he was about to return to a coaching job in his native Italy after just one year at Chelsea."For me at the beginning of the season it was really very difficult to understand my players, to understand the mentality. But after a very difficult month in January, in February they started to change, I think, or probably I changed, I don’t know," he told reporters on Tuesday."In this moment, I love them because I have 20, 22...
May 28, 2019

Sarri declares love for his Chelsea players before Europa League final

Andre Russell lived up to his big-hitting reputation with a breezy 25-ball 54 against New Zealand during the ICC World Cup Cricket warm-up match in Bristol on Tuesday. — AFP
Windies fire World Cup warning with dominant win over New Zealand
BRISTOL — West Indies posted an incredible total of 421 as their batsmen put on a superb display of power-hitting in a 91-run victory over New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up game on Tuesday.Shai Hope continued his fine run of form as he finished with an 86-ball 101 with nine fours and four sixes, while Andre Russell lived up to his big-hitting reputation with a breezy 25-ball 54 as they sent a warning to Pakistan ahead of their World Cup opener on May 31."We're building towards something special in the World Cup so to get this momentum going into the first game against Pakistan is key," Windies captain Jason Holder said. "It's really good to see the batsmen make full use of the surface."After New Zealand put West Indies into bat at Bristol, Chris Gayle began...
May 28, 2019

Windies fire World Cup warning with dominant win over New Zealand

India's KL Rahul in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Bangladesh at the Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff, Britain, on Tuesday. —  Reuters
Dhoni, Rahul hit tons as India beat Bangladesh in World Cup warm-up
CARDIFF — India eased to a 95-run victory over Bangladesh in their final World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday after centuries from Lokesh Rahul and Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped them post a mammoth total of 359.Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field first but, despite removing openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma cheaply, they failed to take advantage of bowler-friendly conditions in the morning session in Cardiff.Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 47 off 46 balls with five boundaries before Rahul and Dhoni added 164 runs in a fifth-wicket stand.The partnership came to an end with the dismissal of Rahul, who finished with 108 off 99 balls with 12 fours and four sixes.Rahul made the squad as a back-up opener but he is also competing for the No. 4 spot alongside all-rounder Vijay Shankar...
May 28, 2019

Dhoni, Rahul hit tons as India beat Bangladesh in World Cup warm-up

AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso seen in this file photo prior to the Serie A match against Parma. — Reuters
AC Milan coach Gattuso leaves after missing out on Champions League
MILAN — AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso parted company with the club on Tuesday, two days after his team narrowly missed out on qualifying for next season's Champions League to extend their absence from the competition to six seasons.Milan confirmed in a statement that the 41-year-old, a combative former midfielder who spent 13 seasons of his playing career at the club, had left with two years to run on his contract."AC Milan announces Gennaro Gattuso will leave his role as the club's first team manager by mutual agreement with immediate effect," said the statement."A true Rossoneri (red and black) legend, Gennaro stepped into the role during what was a difficult period for the club and has performed admirably, securing the club's highest league points total...
May 28, 2019

AC Milan coach Gattuso leaves after missing out on Champions League

Belarus' Victoria Azarenka reacts as she plays against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women's singles first round match on day three of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Tuesday. — AFP
Azarenka hands former French Open champion Ostapenko another first-round exit
PARIS —Jelena Ostapenko suffered her second successive first-round loss at the French Open since winning the 2017 title as she was beaten by former world number one Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday.Considering the calibre of her opponent, a 6-4 7-6(4) loss was not as demoralising as last year's defeat by Ukraine's Kateryna Kozlova.But it continued a steep decline for the 21-year-old who also fell in round one at the Australian Open and has managed back-to-back wins just once in 2019.The match statistics made grim reading for Ostapenko with 60 unforced errors to Azarenka's 19.Two years after she held the world's media captive after a stunning final victory over Simona Halep, the world number 39 was asked just one English question following her defeat."I think I didn't...
May 28, 2019

Azarenka hands former French Open champion Ostapenko another first-round exit

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic reacts during his men's singles first round match against Spain's Feliciano Lopez on day three of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Tuesday. — AFP
Karlovic becomes oldest man to win match at Roland Garros for 46 years
PARIS — Croatia's Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to win a match at the French Open for 46 years on Tuesday as he beat Spain's fellow veteran Feliciano Lopez in a first-round duel.Karlovic, who turned 40 in February, won 7-6(7-4), 7-5, 6-7(7-9), 7-5 in a match featuring players with a combined age of 77 — the oldest in a Grand Slam in the professional era.He became the oldest male player to win a Grand Slam match since Ken Rosewall, aged 44, did so at the 1978 Australian Open.The last player to contest a Grand Slam singles match having turned 40 was American Jimmy Connors at the US Open in 1992.Croatian giant Karlovic fired down 35 aces on his way to a second-round clash against Australian youngster Jordan Thompson.He was the first man in his 40s to compete in a Grand Slam...
May 28, 2019

Karlovic becomes oldest man to win match at Roland Garros for 46 years

South Africa's Dale Steyn (L) bowls next to umpire Rod Tucker during the Second Test Match against Sri Lanka at Colombo, Sri Lanka, in this file phboto. — Reuters
Steyn ruled out of South Africa World Cup opener
LONDON — Dale Steyn has been ruled out of South Africa's World Cup opener against England on Thursday, with Proteas head coach Ottis Gibson confirming the paceman has failed to shrug off a shoulder injury.The 35-year-old suffered the injury during the Indian Premier League and will not be risked at the Oval but South Africa hope to have him back in time to face Bangladesh in their second match on Sunday.Steyn's fellow fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was declared fit after a back injury, leaving Gibson with just one seamer spot to fill alongside the 24-year-old and Lungi Ngidi."Dale is not quite ready yet," said Gibson on Tuesday. "He is not far away but he is not ready yet. We think with a six-week tournament there is no real need to force the issue so he won't be...
May 28, 2019

Steyn ruled out of South Africa World Cup opener

England's Jofra Archer celebrates taking the wicket of Afghanistan's Hashmatullah Shahidi during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Afghanistan at the Kia Oval, London, Britain, on Monday. — Reuters
Gibson glad to see Archer get his England chance
LONDON — South Africa coach Ottis Gibson wants England fast bowler Jofra Archer to have a good World Cup — but only after the Proteas have played the hosts in Thursday's tournament opener at the Oval.Former West Indies fast bowler Gibson, like Archer, was born in Barbados.Gibson had a chance to observe the then teenage Archer's progress when he returned to the Caribbean as coach of the West Indies in 2010.Archer, whose father is English, was included in the host country's World Cup squad on the back of just three One-Day International appearances after completing a three-year qualification period in March."He's fresh and he's obviously talented and he's got a lot of pace and he's from Barbados, so I'm glad that they picked him," Gibson, also a...
May 28, 2019

Gibson glad to see Archer get his England chance

Team Jumbo rider Slovenia's Primoz Roglic climbs during the stage sixteen of the 102nd Giro d'Italia - Tour of Italy - cycle race, 226kms from Lovere to Ponte Di Legno on Tuesday. — AFP
Roglic loses ground as Carapaz extends overall Giro lead
PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy — Italy's Giulio Ciccone won the rain-lashed 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday as race favourite Primoz Roglic lost 1min 20sec to his main rivals in pink jersey-wearer Richard Carapaz and two-time winner Vincenzo Nibali.The veteran Italian Nibali sparked a highly aggressive day of racing when attacking from distance and while he was unable to drop Ecuador's Carapaz, Roglic, isolated from his teammates, was no match for the attack.The 2013 and 2016 Giro winner launched his assault on the day's final challenging climb, some 8km from the summit, which he crossed around 90sec ahead of the Slovenian flailing former ski-jumper Roglic.Overall leader Carapaz, aided by his powerful Movistar team captain Mikel Landa, caught Nibali before the summit...
May 28, 2019

Roglic loses ground as Carapaz extends overall Giro lead

Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick was one of the five top football bosses ordered to face trial for corruption.
Nigeria football chiefs ordered to face corruption trial
ABUJA — Nigeria's High Court on Tuesday ordered five top football bosses to face trial for corruption, as they are accused of stealing millions of dollars intended to develop the game in the country.Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick, and four fellow co-accused face 17 charges for financial crimes at a trial in the capital city of Abuja.His co-accused are NFF vice presidents Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko, as well as general secretary Mohammed Sanusi and executive committee member Ahmed Yusuf.Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu ordered the four men appear for trial on July 1.The case examines a raft of charges, from failure to declare their assets, to the alleged theft of $8.4 million (7.5 million euros), paid by world governing body FIFA to Nigeria for participation in...
May 28, 2019

Nigeria football chiefs ordered to face corruption trial

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