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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

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against South Africa at the Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff, Britain, on Friday. — Reuters
Sangakkara laments Sri Lanka's 'chaotic' build-up to World Cup
LONDON — Kumar Sangakkara hopes Sri Lanka can somehow overcome their "chaotic" build-up to the World Cup thanks to new captain Dimuth Karunaratne's "lack of baggage".The 1996 champions head into this year's edition in England, which starts next week, having lost eight of their last nine one-day internationals — with the lone win in that run Tuesday's rain-affected victory over Scotland, a non-Test nation who have not qualified for the World Cup."It's been quite chaotic, both in terms of continuity in selection and giving players a very good, consistent run in the team, which is essential for confidence," former Sri Lanka captain Sangakkara said at Lord's on Thursday."If it's a constant change and churn, where you're always...
May 24, 2019

Sangakkara laments Sri Lanka's 'chaotic' build-up to World Cup

Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Pakistan at the County Ground, Bristol, Britain, on Friday. — Reuters
Afghanistan target transition from underdogs to contenders
LONDON —Afghanistan's cricketers have long been heralded as a beacon of hope for a nation torn apart by conflict but they have earned the right to be taken more seriously than a mere human interest story at their second World Cup.Having won last year's World Cup Qualifier tournament by beating West Indies in the final, the Afghans will arrive in England looking to make the transition from plucky underdogs to knockout round contenders.It will be a tough task, not least because they have very little experience of the conditions in the host nation, but there is no doubt there is plenty of talent in their squad.Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi are a spin-bowling unit the equal of any in the world and the latter is a genuine all-rounder with the second most runs for an...
May 24, 2019

Afghanistan target transition from underdogs to contenders

Afghanistan's Rashid Khan celebrates with Najibullah Zadran after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match at the County Ground, Bristol, Britain, on Friday. — Reuters
Participation not enough for Afghanistan poster boy Rashid
LONDN — Leg spinner Rashid Khan is already on his way to becoming Afghanistan's first sporting superstar and the 20-year-old is determined his first World Cup will be remembered for his country achieving something rather than just taking part.The world's best Twenty20 bowler, Rashid was just 18 when he exploded onto the world stage with the fourth best haul in one-day international history, taking seven for 18 to help Afghanistan beat West Indies in St Lucia.Rashid was already an ODI veteran by then, having made his debut soon after his 17th birthday, and has since taken his career figures to 125 wickets at an average of 15.33 in 59 matches — good enough for third spot in the ICC rankings.His batting is good enough — 798 runs at an average of 22.80 — that he is number two...
May 24, 2019

Participation not enough for Afghanistan poster boy Rashid

Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against South Africa at the Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff, Britain, on Friday.  — Reuters
Struggling Sri Lanka head to World Cup with point to prove
LONDON — The last four years have not been kind to Sri Lankan cricket and the island's once-powerful side arrive at the World Cup struggling for form under a newly appointed captain who has played a single one-day international since 2015.Sri Lanka have won 24 of 86 ODIs since stalwarts Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara retired after the 2015 World Cup, with the captaincy changing hands six times since.The island nation, who were world champions in 1996 and reached consecutive finals in 2007 and 2011, are ranked ninth among the 10 teams at this year's tournament and have not won a bilateral series against a top-10 nation since 2015.The side's form in 2019 has been dire, losing eight games in series whitewashes by New Zealand and South Africa, against a backdrop of...
May 24, 2019

Struggling Sri Lanka head to World Cup with point to prove

World Cup the perfect stage for Bangladesh talisman Shakib
MUMBAI — Any lesser mortal in Bangladesh might have been censured for being absent for the team's World Cup photo shoot but such is the stature Shakib Al Hasan enjoys that the board merely regretted his no-show and moved on.The 32-year-old was also given permission to miss the preparatory camp for the World Cup to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Nazmul Hassan dismissed as merely "disappointing" his departure from the ground before his teammates gathered for the official picture and there was no punishment for the cricketer.Shakib has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the media, who have criticized him for a lack of control over his temper and accused him of letting his achievements go to his head.He was banned in 2014 for...
May 24, 2019

World Cup the perfect stage for Bangladesh talisman Shakib

Pakistan's Babar Azam in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Afghanistan at the County Ground, Bristol, Britain, on Friday. — Reuters
Pakistan's Azam primed to thrive under World Cup spotlight
LONDON — Comparisons with Virat Kohli have been a stumbling block for many batsmen in world cricket but Pakistan's Babar Azam has embraced the challenge wholeheartedly and will carry his country's hopes at the World Cup.Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur first mentioned Azam, the world's top-ranked Twenty20 international batsman, in the same breathe as Indian skipper Kohli early last year, based on the 24-year-old's potential across formats.Azam's international career is just over 100 matches old, but his prowess with the bat has already broken several records. He is the fastest batsman to reach 1,000 T20I runs, taking 26 innings to get there and dethroning Kohli in the process.He also reached 1,000 ODI runs in 21 innings, a record he shared with an elite group of...
May 24, 2019

Pakistan's Azam primed to thrive under World Cup spotlight

South Africa's skipper Faf du Plessis directs play during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka at the Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff, Britain, on Friday. — Reuters
South Africa's World Cup woes no worry for Du Plessis
LONDON — South Africa captain Faf du Plessis says the team's record of repeated World Cup heartbreak will have no bearing on a largely youthful squad at the 2019 tournament.Since making their World Cup debut in 1992 after decades of apartheid-enforced isolation, South Africa have won just one of seven knockout matches — a quarterfinal against Sri Lanka in Sydney four years ago.They have reached the semifinals four times but have yet to make a final, with a match-winning innings from South Africa-born all-rounder Grant Elliott seeing them beaten by New Zealand in 2015.And when the World Cup was last staged in England 20 years ago, a dramatic semifinal tie with Australia saw South Africa bow out on net run-rate.But Du Plessis said that even though he and fellow senior players such as...
May 24, 2019

South Africa's World Cup woes no worry for Du Plessis

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