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Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton points at the name of late Formula One legend Niki Lauda on his helmet after winning the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco on Sunday. — AFP
Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix in the spirit of Lauda
MONACO — Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday, nursing his car's worn tires to the finish in a nail-biting victory worthy of the team's late great Niki Lauda.Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was runner-up, ending Mercedes's run of five successive one-two finishes, with Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas third.Max Verstappen crossed the finish line second for Red Bull but dropped to fourth due to a five-second penalty imposed for an earlier unsafe release and collision with Bottas in the pitlane."That was definitely the hardest race I've had but nonetheless I really was fighting with the spirit of Niki," said Hamilton, who dived into the track-side swimming pool after the podium formalities."I know he will be looking down and...
May 26, 2019

Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix in the spirit of Lauda

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates winning his first round match against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego at Roland Garros, Paris, on Sunday. — Reuters
'I missed it so much': Federer ends four-year Paris absence with victory
PARIS — Roger Federer marked his return to Roland Garros after a four-year absence with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win over Italy's Lorenzo Sonego on Sunday and said he had "missed playing in Paris so much".Federer, the 2009 champion in Paris, will face German lucky loser Oscar Otte for a place in the third round.The 20-time major winner hadn't played the tournament since 2015 when he reached the quarter-finals.However, on Sunday, it was as if the 37-year-old had never been away as he swept to victory in one hour 41 minutes on a rebuilt and packed Court Philippe Chatrier.It was his 60th successive first round win at a Grand Slam."I missed it so much so thanks for the welcome," said Federer."I felt great playing on this court. It looks great and attractive, so...
May 26, 2019

'I missed it so much': Federer ends four-year Paris absence with victory

Russia's Anastasia Potapova returns the ball to Germany's Angelique Kerber during their women's singles first round match on day 1 of the Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Sunday. — AFP
Teenager Potapova 'speechless' after stunning 'idol' Kerber
PARIS — Russian teenager Anastasia Potapova said she was left "speechless" after knocking out her "idol" Angelique Kerber in the first round of the French Open on Sunday.The 18-year-old made short work of the fifth seed and reigning Wimbledon champion, who was bidding to complete a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros, winning 6-4, 6-2.Playing in the main draw of the tournament for the first time in her young career, Potapova claimed her first-ever victory over a top-10 player to set up a second-round tie against either fellow teenager Marketa Vondrousova or China's Wang Yafan."I was just speechless," she said. "I didn't know what to say and what to do, but, yes, I was so happy at that moment, and I'm still so happy."I live for this win,...
May 26, 2019

Teenager Potapova 'speechless' after stunning 'idol' Kerber

General view of a tribute to Niki Lauda before the race in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on Sunday. — Reuters
Mercedes to keep permanent red star for Lauda
MONACO — Mercedes will keep a red star on their Formula One cars as a permanent remembrance of triple world champion Niki Lauda, the team's non-executive chairman who died last Monday.A red three-pointed star on the engine cover is one of several on-car tributes to the Austrian at Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, with the 'halo' head protection device painted red as a reference to Lauda's familiar red cap."Niki we miss you," is written on top of the halo, while the nose of the car bears Lauda's signature.The Austrian, who was 70, wore a red cap to cover the burns sustained in a fiery 1976 crash at the Nuerburgring, which almost cost him his life.The then-Ferrari driver, a two-times Monaco Grand Prix winner, returned within weeks and battled James Hunt for the...
May 26, 2019

Mercedes to keep permanent red star for Lauda

Germany's Angelique Kerber in action during her first round match against Russia's Anastasia Potapova at Roland Garros, Paris, on Sunday. — Reuters
No surprise as Kerber shown the exit in first round
PARIS — Angelique Kerber's campaign to complete a career slam was cut short in the French Open first round on Sunday, but that came as no surprise considering the former world number one was playing on her least favorite surface.Add in a niggling ankle injury to her poor record on clay, there was little chance that the fifth-seeded German would win a tournament where she has never gone past the quarterfinals in 11 previous appearances.She entered only two claycourt tournaments – in Stuttgart and Madrid – before arriving in Paris, winning only one match at each. An ankle injury meant the German aborted her Madrid Open challenge without hitting a ball in her second-round match."The year has been with up-and-downs and right now I lost here the first round, so what should I...
May 26, 2019

No surprise as Kerber shown the exit in first round

China's Shi Yuqi hits a return against Japan's Kento Momota during their men's singles final match at the 2019 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Nanning in China's southern Guangxi region on Sunday. — AFP
Momota stunned as China win Sudirman Cup with Japan whitewash
NANNING, China — Shi Yuqi stunned world champion Kento Momota as hosts China whitewashed Japan for an 11th Sudirman Cup title on Sunday.Japan have never won the badminton world mixed-team championship and their search goes on after they were well beaten 3-0 in the Chinese city of Nanning.China's dominant victory over the top seeds is an ominous indication of the depth they possess in their ranks with next summer's Tokyo Olympics on the horizon.China, the long-time pre-eminent power in the sport, reclaim the trophy that they lost to South Korea two years ago.Roared on by a 4,600-strong crowd, Shi in the men's singles and Chen Yufei in the women's both impressively recovered from going a game behind.China went 1-0 up through their men's doubles and then took a 2-0 lead...
May 26, 2019

Momota stunned as China win Sudirman Cup with Japan whitewash

Virat Kohli's consistency, attacking style and supreme fitness levels make him the standout player in this edition of the 50-over World Cup in this file photo. — AFP
India run-machine Kohli eyes World Cup glory as captain
NEW DELHI — Virat Kohli's reputation as one of cricket's great entertainers is well-established, but the India star will not be completely satisfied until he leaves an indelible mark by winning the World Cup as captain.Kohli has been instrumental in building on Indian cricket's rich legacy after taking over the captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni.After helping India reclaim the number-one Test ranking, the 30-year-old led his team to a first-ever Test series triumph in Australia in January.But it is the possibility of winning the World Cup as skipper that most inspires the flamboyant batsman, who has amassed 10,843 runs in 227 one-day international matches, including 41 centuries and 49 fifties.Kohli still fondly remembers being part of the 2011 World Cup-winning team under...
May 26, 2019

India run-machine Kohli eyes World Cup glory as captain

Australia's Steve Smith celebrates his century in the World Cup warm-up match against England in Southampton, on Saturday. — Reuters
Australia's Smith blocks out jeers and warns of more runs to come
LONDON — Chants of "cheat" accompanied Steve Smith as he came out to bat against England on Saturday but the Australia batsman was unfazed by the hostile reception and says he is focused firmly on maintaining his form ahead of the Cricket World Cup.Smith, who was stripped of the captaincy and served a 12-month ban for ball-tampering, scored a century in Australia's 12-run win over England in a warm-up game in Southampton, continuing his run of good form since returning to the side.The 29-year-old scored 89 not out and 91 not out against New Zealand in warm-up games in Brisbane earlier this month before scoring 116 from 102 balls on Saturday.Prior to his ban for his role in a ball-tampering scandal during a test series against South Africa, Smith had scored 383 runs in 15...
May 26, 2019

Australia's Smith blocks out jeers and warns of more runs to come

India's Virat Kohli looks on during the warm-up match against New Zealand at the Kia Oval, London, on Saturday. — Reuters
Kohli sees positives in lower order despite New Zealand drubbing
LONDON — India skipper Virat Kohli preferred to highlight the positives from their six-wicket defeat to New Zealand in a Cricket World Cup warm-up on Saturday and was particularly pleased with the performance of the lower order.Twice champions India slumped to 39-4 in the 11th over before all-rounders Hardik Pandya (30) and Ravindra Jadeja (54) offered some resistance.All out for 179 in the 40th over, India were then unable to contain New Zealand's batsmen and a 114-run stand from skipper Kane Williamson (67) and Ross Taylor (71) helped them to victory with nearly 13 overs to spare."The one thing we spoke about in a tournament like the World Cup is, you could easily have your top order out for not too many, so the lower order has to look forward to that and I think Hardik batted...
May 26, 2019

Kohli sees positives in lower order despite New Zealand drubbing

Sri Lanka will look up to Lasith Malinga to provide the cutting edge to its bowling attack. — Courtesy photo
Old warhorse Malinga keeps Sri Lanka dreaming
COLOMBO —Lasith Malinga will be one of the World Cup's oldest players but the Sri Lanka paceman shows no signs of slowing down as he bids to prove his critics wrong.Malinga was stripped of the Sri Lanka one-day international captaincy in April after losing all eight matches in a troubled reign that lasted just four months.Sri Lanka's selectors, led by former fast bowler Ashantha de Mel, said Malinga was unable to unite the team, while he was also accused of falling out with other senior players.That hammer blow reportedly prompted Malinga to consider retirement, but he opted to stay on after being named in the World Cup squad.The 35-year-old recently reminded the world of his enduring qualities when he claimed 16 wickets for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.He...
May 26, 2019

Old warhorse Malinga keeps Sri Lanka dreaming

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