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An official ball is seen on the court on the eve of the start of the French Open tournament at Roland Garros, Paris on Saturday. — Reuters
Refurbished Roland Garros ready for players and fans
PARIS — There are still a few workers on site, but the new Roland Garros will be ready to host fans and players when the main tournament opens on Sunday in a classy environment featuring an 80% rebuilt Philippe Chatrier and a brand new semi-sunken court.Named after France's second-most decorated female player, the brand new 5,000 seat Court Simonne Mathieu nestles amongst the area's graceful 19-century greenhouses.The Roland Garros redevelopment involved expanding the venue into the picturesque Serres d'Auteuil, the famed botanical garden that is home to 6,000 square meters of greenhouses built in 1898 and which contains works by the sculptor Auguste Rodin.Court Simonne Mathieu is therefore surrounded by four greenhouses showcasing rare plants with the expansion adding more...
May 25, 2019

Refurbished Roland Garros ready for players and fans

Pending free agent Erik Karlsson doesn't appear to be returning to the San Jose Sharks. — AP/FIle photo
Sharks' Karlsson thanks fans in apparent farewell
NEW YORK — Erik Karlsson doesn't make it sound as if he'll be returning to San Jose next fall.The Sharks' defenseman tweeted his thanks to the team and Northern Californians on Friday but made no mention of a return. He will become a free agent when the Stanley Cup Final is over."Thank you to the entire @SanJoseSharks organization, fans, and especially teammates. It was a great run that ended too early. But lots of great memories created. The entire Bay Area has been nothing but classy and respectful to me and my family. Thank you.San Jose traded two draft picks and four players – forwards Chris Tierney and Rudolfs Balcers, defenseman Dylan DeMelo and prospect Josh Norris – to the Ottawa Senators last September in exchange for Karlsson and AHL forward Francis Perron....
May 25, 2019

Sharks' Karlsson thanks fans in apparent farewell

Starting pitcher Jeff Hoffman of the Colorado Rockies throws in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Coors Field on Friday in Denver, Colorado. — AFP
Story walk-off leads Rockies past Orioles
NEW YORK — Trevor Story hit two home runs, including a two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 on Friday night in Denver.Nolan Arenado also homered twice for the Rockies, and Scott Oberg (2-0) pitched the ninth to get the win.Keon Broxton, Dwight Smith Jr. and Renato Nunez went deep for the Orioles, who have lost seven straight. John Means scattered seven hits over his five innings for Baltimore, giving up three runs.Ryan McMahon started the rally in the ninth with a single off Mychal Givens (0-3). One out later, Story homered to right to win it. It was the second walk-off homer of his career.Astros 4, Red Sox 3Wade Miley worked six strong innings, Jake Marisnick clubbed a home run, and Houston capitalized on spotty...
May 25, 2019

Story walk-off leads Rockies past Orioles

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks confirms, on Saturday, they had signed 19-year-old American pitcher Carter Stewart. — Reuters
Japan's Hawks confirm ground-breaking Stewart signing
TOKYO — Nippon Professional Baseball side Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks confirmed on Saturday they had signed 19-year-old American pitcher Carter Stewart in a move that could potentially impact Major League Baseball in the United States.The Hawks announced the signing in a statement on Saturday, although the teenager's decision to move to Japan had been revealed earlier in the week.Stewart was selected eighth overall in the 2018 draft by the Atlanta Braves but decided not to sign when the Braves reduced their signing offer to around $2 million because of concerns over a wrist injury to the right hander.He enrolled in college and was expected to be picked high in next month's MLB draft but has instead became the first amateur American to sign with a Japanese team.Details of the contract...
May 25, 2019

Japan's Hawks confirm ground-breaking Stewart signing

Flyhalf Richie Mo'unga helps Canterbury Crusaders' to beat the Auckland Blues 19-11 in Christchurch, on Saturday. — Reuters
Mo'unga guides Crusaders to tight win against Blues
WELLINGTON — Flyhalf Richie Mo'unga had a hand in all of the Canterbury Crusaders' points as they put a controversial week off the field behind them to beat the Auckland Blues 19-11 in Christchurch and extend their lead at the top of the New Zealand conference.Mo'unga slotted four penalties and provided a deft chip kick over the defensive line that led to Bryn Hall's first half try in a stop-start match that never really got any flow.Blues flyhalf Harry Plummer kicked two penalties for the visitors, who struggled in the set piece and did not threaten the Crusaders' line until Rieko Ioane crossed in the 71st minute.The Crusaders moved to 53 points with the victory, 13 ahead of the second-placed Wellington Hurricanes, who have a bye this week.The Christchurch-based side...
May 25, 2019

Mo'unga guides Crusaders to tight win against Blues

Afghanistan's Hashmatullah Shahidi celebrates victory against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match at the  County Ground, Bristol, Britain, on Friday. — Reuters
Plucky Afghanistan stun Pakistan in World Cup warm-up
BRISTOL, England, — Afghanistan's Hashmatullah Shahidi hit an unbeaten 74 as the World Cup underdogs stunned former champions Pakistan to win by three wickets with two balls to spare in a thrilling warm-up match in Bristol on Friday.Chasing a modest 263 for victory, Afghanistan's opening batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai got them off to a blistering start before Shahidi took charge to help them cross the finish line in the final over."It's a great victory for the people of Afghanistan," skipper Gulbadin Naib said. "If you look at Pakistan, it's one of the best sides. You can't take anyone easily. At the World Cup anything can happen, so we will do our best."Pakistan batsman Babar Azam, who shone in their 4-0 series defeat by England...
May 24, 2019

Plucky Afghanistan stun Pakistan in World Cup warm-up

Tribute to the late F1 legend Niki Lauda is seen on the car of Mercedes AMG's Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas during an autograph session at the Monaco street circuit on friday in Monaco, ahead of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. — AFP
Lauda's red cap and klaxons to be used in pre-race tribute
MONACO — Formula One has confirmed that a minute's silence featuring his red cap will be held ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix in tribute to Niki Lauda who died earlier this week.In an announcement confirmed on its official website the organization said the pre-race arrangements in memory of the three-time world champion and non-executive vice chairman of the all-conquering Mercedes team."Niki Lauda's trademark red cap was famous in the paddock, so it's fitting that the garment will play a key part as the entire F1 community celebrates the legendary Austrian champion's life ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix," it said.During the silence on the grid, all 20 drivers "along with dignitaries and a number of Lauda's contemporaries and peers will...
May 24, 2019

Lauda's red cap and klaxons to be used in pre-race tribute

Team Katusha rider Russia's Ilnur Zakarin climb during the stage thirteen of the 102nd Giro d'Italia - Tour of Italy - cycle race, 196kms from Pinerolo to Ceresole Reale (Lago Serru) on Friday. — AFP
Zakarin wins Giro's first summit finish, bad day for Yates, Lopez
PINEROLO, Italy — Ilnur Zakarin of Katusha soloed to a snow-capped summit finish victory on a chaotic 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday that shook up the overall picture.The Russian thereby climbs to third in the overall standings, which is where the now 29-year-old finished on the 2017 Giro."I came to the Giro d'Italia to make the top five and I hope it's still possible," Zakarin said on the podium.Slovenia's Jan Polanc of Team UAE kept hold of the overall lead as favorites another Slovene Primoz Roglic and Italian Vincenzo Nibali crossed the line together 2min 57sec adrift, with Briton Simon Yates and Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez another two minutes back."It was a very hard stage, I tried to pace myself on the climb and I'm happy to have...
May 24, 2019

Zakarin wins Giro's first summit finish, bad day for Yates, Lopez

This file photo shows China's head coach Marcello Lippi attending a training session in Chongqing, southwest China, ahead of their international friendly football match against Colombia.  Lippi was back as coach of China on Friday, four months after the World Cup winner quit and following a failed stint by fellow Italian Fabio Cannavaro. — AFP
Returning Lippi knows scale of China challenge
HONG KONG — Slumped in his pitch-side seat at Abu Dhabi's Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium, Marcello Lippi carried the air of a man defeated long before the final whistle blew on China's challenge for January's Asian Cup.A second defensive collapse in quick succession meant Lippi's team trailed by two goals inside the opening 31 minutes of their quarterfinal meeting with Iran and, as China eventually limped out on the end of a 3-0 loss, the veteran Italian was crestfallen.A truncated press conference — at which he refused to take questions — was followed by a swift exit as China's Lippi era ended in despondency.And yet, four months after that abject defeat, the former Italy coach has been lured back to the dugout for another attempt at securing an elusive World Cup berth...
May 24, 2019

Returning Lippi knows scale of China challenge

Barcelona's Lionel Messi during training   for the Copa del Rey Final at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Barcelona, Spain, on Friday. — Reuters
Liverpool defeat has ruined Barca's season, says Messi
BARCELONA — Lionel Messi has said Barcelona's shock 4-0 defeat by Liverpool which sent them crashing out of the Champions League has ruined their season as they look to complete a domestic double when they face Valencia in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday.In his first news conference in over four years and his first media appearance since this month's 4-3 semi-final aggregate reverse, the usually tight-lipped Messi did not hold back in his criticism of Barca's display at Anfield."The first half wasn't all that bad but in the second we didn't even compete, there was only one team on the pitch and that was the biggest mistake we could have made," Messi said."The worst thing we could do, and what we cannot forgive ourselves for, is the fact that we did...
May 24, 2019

Liverpool defeat has ruined Barca's season, says Messi

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