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File photo shows, Milan-Cortina 2026 Bid Chief Giovanni Malago (left) watches IOC Evaluation Commission Chief Octavian Morariu and IOC Executive Director Christophe Dubi during a press conference at Palazzo Marino in Milan. — Courtesy photo
IOC praises 2026 candidates, highlights higher support for Milan bid
BERLIN — The International Olympic Committee on Friday heaped praise on two remaining candidate cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Italy's Milan/Cortina bid recording stronger local support than Sweden's Stockholm/Are proposal.The IOC Evaluation Commission issued its report following inspection visits to both bidders earlier this year."Both projects prioritize legacy and sustainability by capitalizing on winter sports tradition and experience, with first-rate, established World Cup venues, knowledgeable and passionate fans, volunteers and event organizers," said evaluation commission chief Octavian Morariu.The two bids are the last remaining after Swiss city Sion, Japan's Sapporo, Austria's Graz and 1988 hosts Calgary in Canada all withdrew last year,...
May 24, 2019

IOC praises 2026 candidates, highlights higher support for Milan bid

Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed and India's Virat Kohli during the ICC Cricket World Cup Captains Press Conference at The Film Shed, London, Britain, on Thursday. – Reuters
Sports and politics to mix again in Indo-Pak match-up
NEW DELHI — The old adage that sports and politics do not mix will ring hollow again when former champions India and Pakistan clash in a geopolitically charged World Cup match months after being on the verge of war.Tensions run high in any sporting contest featuring the nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought two of their three wars since independence over Kashmir, which both claim in full but rule in part.Bilateral cricketing ties between them have remained suspended since 2008 and relations further soured in February this year after a suicide car bombing that killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police in Indian-controlled Kashmir.Indian warplanes carried out air strikes inside Pakistan, which retaliated with its own aerial mission before a full-blown conflict was averted.Several...
May 24, 2019

Sports and politics to mix again in Indo-Pak match-up

West Indies' Chris Gayle against England during the third One Day International at the Brightside Ground, Bristol, Britain, in this 2017 file photo. — Reuters
Windies bank on Gayle storm to blow away rivals
LONDON — Chris Gayle's recent form promises batting fireworks from the swashbuckling opener in his fifth and final World Cup and offers plenty of hope to a West Indies team finally showing signs of a resurgence.Gayle will turn 40 in September but remains a dangerous batsman capable of single-handedly destroying any bowling attack with his trademark power-hitting which makes him one of the sought-after players in Twenty20 leagues across the cricketing world.Though not exactly lightning-quick between the wickets, or in the field, Gayle's eye appears as sharp as ever, judging by the way he bludgeoned England's bowlers in the drawn ODI series earlier this year.He smashed two magnificent centuries in four innings against England, scoring 424 runs at an average of 106 to walk away...
May 24, 2019

Windies bank on Gayle storm to blow away rivals

New Zealand's Kane Williamson (L) is applauded by teammate Ross Taylor as he celebrates reaching his century during the third day of the second cricket Test match against Australia at the WACA ground in Perth, Western Australia, on Nov. 15, 2015. — Reuters
Red-hot Taylor could outshine Williamson at World Cup
WELLINGTON —New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor enters his fourth, and almost certainly last, World Cup in the form of his life, raising the prospect he might even outshine Kane Williamson in England and Wales.The good news for New Zealand fans is that the former captain and his most recent successor in the role will be playing on the same team. They will be expected to provide a formidable three-four combination in the batting lineup.Both have been in superb form since the Black Caps reached the final of last World Cup but Taylor has overshadowed his 28-year-old skipper and risen to the top three in the International Cricket Council rankings.The 35-year-old has scored 2,892 ODI runs over those four years, placing him sixth in the list of most prolific batsmen headed by India captain Virat...
May 24, 2019

Red-hot Taylor could outshine Williamson at World Cup

West Indies Andre Russell celebrates after winning their semifinal match against India in the World Twenty20 cricket tournament at Mumbai, India. — Reuters
Dynamic West Indies a dangerous World Cup wildcard
LONDON — The once mighty West Indies struggled to qualify for the Cricket World Cup last year but their fortunes are on the upswing and they will arrive in England a dangerous and unpredictable outfit that nobody will be keen to play.The winners of the first two World Cups back in the 1970s, West Indies have not made the final since 1983 as the well-documented decline in Caribbean cricketing fortunes played out.Throughout their struggles at test level in recent decades, however, they have remained a dynamic 20-over outfit, winning the 2012 and 2016 World Twenty20 tournaments.The recent return of some of their best players following the resolution of a long-running pay dispute with West Indies board has provided a big boost and they certainly do not lack batting firepower.Chris Gayle and...
May 24, 2019

Dynamic West Indies a dangerous World Cup wildcard

Jonathan Schoop No. 16 of the Minnesota Twins hits a three run home run in the second inning of the game off of starting pitcher Matt Harvey No. 33 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Thursday in Anaheim, California. — AFP
Twins hammer eight HRs in rout
NEW YORK — The Minnesota Twins slammed eight home runs, including two each by Miguel Sano and Jonathan Schoop, on their way to a 16-7 rout over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., completing a three-game sweep.The game was originally scheduled to be played Wednesday, but a rainstorm made the field conditions unplayable. The wait was worth it for the Twins, whose eight home runs tied a single-game club record. It also tied an Angels record for most home runs allowed in a game.The Twins have scored a major league-high 289 runs this season, and they battered Angels pitching Thursday for 17 hits and six walks. Former Angel C.J. Cron had five hits, including a home run and two doubles.Besides Sano, Schoop and Cron, Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Eddie Rosario also...
May 24, 2019

Twins hammer eight HRs in rout

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, seen in this file photo, wants to return to football soon but says he is at a crossroads and is not sure if he should take up another role as manager.
Wenger says his football future may not be in management
LONDON — Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants to return to football soon but says he is at a crossroads and is not sure if he should take up another role as manager.Wenger left Arsenal at the end of the 2017-18 season after 22 years in charge of the London club where he won three Premier League titles and a record seven FA Cups.The 69-year-old has kept himself busy as a television pundit and conference speaker since leaving the Gunners and said in October that he had received offers to return to football from all over the world."You will see me again in football. As a manager... I don't know," Wenger told reporters on Thursday. "I thought I would come back into management very quickly but I enjoyed taking a little distance. Now I'm at a crossroads."Football...
May 24, 2019

Wenger says his football future may not be in management

Teenage sensation Takefusa Kubo won his first senior Japan call-up Friday when he was named in coach Hajime Moriyasu's squad for next month's Copa America in Brazil.
'Japanese Messi' Kubo named in Copa America squad
TOKYO — Teenage sensation Takefusa Kubo won his first senior Japan call-up Friday when he was named in coach Hajime Moriyasu's squad for next month's Copa America in Brazil.The FC Tokyo midfielder, who was invited to Barcelona's youth academy as a pint-sized nine-year-old where he earned the nickname the "Japanese Messi", is one of no fewer than 17 uncapped players as Japan look to build for next year's Tokyo Olympics.Kubo, 17, will also be available for Japan's home warm-up games against Trinidad and Tobago on June 5 and El Salvador on June 9, Japanese officials said."Teams like the hosts Brazil will definitely be serious about winning," Kubo told local media."But even though we are playing as guests we will have to match the desire of our...
May 24, 2019

'Japanese Messi' Kubo named in Copa America squad

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) passes the ball as Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) defends during the fourth quarter in game five of the Eastern conference finals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Fiserv Forum. — Reuters
Leonard, Raptors rally, move within one win of Finals
MILWAUKEE — The visiting Toronto Raptors withstood the early surge by the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, shook it off, and then went on to grind out a 105-99 victory to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.The Bucks led by as many as 14 points in the first quarter."We wanted to come in and get the win, and we weathered the storm early," said Kawhi Leonard, who scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter. Leonard added seven rebounds, nine assists and two steals."The game (Leonard) played tonight," guard Kyle Lowry said. "It was pretty good. Big stage. On the road. Superstar. Superstar."The Raptors can advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history by winning Game 6 in Toronto on Saturday. Game 7, if necessary, would be...
May 24, 2019

Leonard, Raptors rally, move within one win of Finals

India's Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli (L-R) celebrate with their trophy after India won their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on April 2, 2011. — Reuters
India deserves co-favorite billing at World Cup, says Harbhajan
LONDON — Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh insists his country deserve to be ranked alongside hosts England as joint favorites to win the World Cup.England are currently the world's top-ranked one-day international side and are rated as the bookmakers' favorites to lift the trophy.Chasing their first World Cup crown, England have emerged as a formidable force, while defending champions Australia are also highly regarded after winning four of the last five editions.But India, second in the ICC one-day rankings, are the only team to have broken Australia's dominance over the last 20 years when Harbhajan and company took the silverware on home soil in 2011.Harbhajan, who last played for India in 2016, has featured in three 50-over World Cups and two finals.And the...
May 24, 2019

India deserves co-favorite billing at World Cup, says Harbhajan

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