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Marseille's French goalkeeper Yohann Pele stops a penalty kick during the penalty shout out during the French cup football match between Trelissac and Marseille on Sunday at the Beaublanc stadium in Limoges, central France. — AFP
Marseille rescued from Cup embarrassment after penalty shoot-out
LIMOGES, France — Andre Villas-Boas' Marseille needed penalties to win away to fourth-tier Trelissac in the last 64 of the French Cup on Sunday.Lassana Diakhaby and Ange Gnaleko missed the crucial spot kicks for the minnows as the 10-time former winners avoided a second straight cup exit to a side from National 2.Abdoulaye Diaby scored for the hosts after 20 seconds following a goalkeeping howler by Yohann Pele and France midfielder Dimitri Payet equalized after 20 minutes for the visitors who had Japan right-back sent off in the closing stages of normal time.Pele made up for his early mistake by saving Diakhaby and Gnaleko's efforts before Lucas Perrin slotted the winning penalty.Marseille were knocked out of the competition by Anrezieux at the same stage last season. — AFP
January 05, 2020

Marseille rescued from Cup embarrassment after penalty shoot-out

Indian and Sri Lanka captains Virat Kohli, left, and Lasith Malinga at the toss of the first Twenty20 international in Guwahati on Sunday. The match was abandoned due yo wet patches on pitch following a downpour.
Hair dryer, steam iron fail to save rain-hit India-Sri Lanka T20 clash
GUWAHATI, India — Damp patches on the pitch due to rain forced the abandonment of the first Twenty20 international between India and Sri Lanka without a ball being bowled in Guwahati on Sunday despite groundsmen even turning to a hair dryer and steam iron in a desperate attempt to save the game.The pitch and the square at the start of the three-match series were covered after rain started falling just after the toss won by India skipper Virat Kohli who elected to bowl first.But once the rain stopped, wet patches on the pitch were discovered as umpires and players, including Kohli, appeared unhappy with the playing conditions.Even a hair drier and a steam iron were used to try and dry the dampness on the 22-yard strip but commentators criticized the ground staff for letting water seep...
January 05, 2020

Hair dryer, steam iron fail to save rain-hit India-Sri Lanka T20 clash

A gritty 85 not out from opener Dom Sibley ground down South Africa's bowlers as England took control on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands.
Defiant Sibley puts England in control at Newlands
CAPE TOWN — A gritty 85 not out from opener Dom Sibley ground down South Africa's bowlers as England took control on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands.Sibley, playing in only his fourth Test, came in during the morning session after James Anderson had picked up the last two South African wickets to finish with 5-40 and give England a first innings lead of 46.By the close, Sibley was still there and England had reached 218 for four, stretching their overall lead to 264.Sibley's 85, his first Test half-century, came off a painstaking 222 balls in just under six hours and included 13 boundaries.It was slow going but it consolidated England's advantage after Anderson and Ben Stokes combined to secure an important first innings lead.Anderson...
January 05, 2020

Defiant Sibley puts England in control at Newlands

Liverpool's English midfielder Curtis Jones (L) celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English FA Cup third round football match against Everton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on Sunday. — AFP
Liverpool kids sink Everton, Lucas rescues Spurs
LONDON — Liverpool inflicted fresh misery on Merseyside rivals Everton as a superb strike from teenager Curtis Jones sealed a 1-0 win in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.Jones' second half curler sent Anfield in ecstasy as the club's youth academy graduates handed Everton an embarrassing derby defeat.The 18-year-old Liverpool-born midfielder was making only his fifth appearance and his memorable match winner was his first senior goal.Jones is the youngest goalscorer for Liverpool in a Merseyside derby since Robbie Fowler.Without a win over their rivals in any competition since 2010 and thrashed 5-2 at Anfield in the Premier League earlier this season, Everton will feel the pain from this defeat against their under-strength neighbors for some while.Hit by injuries that left him...
January 05, 2020

Liverpool kids sink Everton, Lucas rescues Spurs

Lazio's Italian forward Ciro Immobile celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Brescia and Lazio on Sunday at the Mario-Rigamonti stadium in Brescia. —  AFP
Immobile strikes for Lazio after insulted Balotelli scores for Brescia
MILAN — Mario Balotelli warded off the insults from traveling Lazio fans to strike the first goal of the decade in Italy but the title-chasers hit back with a Ciro Immobile double to snatch a late win at ten-man Brescia on Sunday.Simone Inzaghi's side stretched their winning streak to nine consecutive league games and with a game in hand are three points behind leaders Inter Milan and Juventus who play on Monday.Immobile struck the winner after 91 minutes having also converted from the penalty spot before the break.Felipe Caicedo had the ball in the back of the net early for Lazio off an Immobile cross but it was ruled offside.But Italian international Balotelli picked up where he left off before the winter break opening the scoring after 18 minutes for the promoted side.The...
January 05, 2020

Immobile strikes for Lazio after insulted Balotelli scores for Brescia

Karolina Pliskova is hoping Andy Murray's former coach can help her take the next step up as she targets a Grand Slam breakthrough and reclaiming the top ranking.
Pliskova looks to former Murray coach for Slam breakthrough
BRISBANE, Australia — World No. 2 Karolina Pliskova is hoping Andy Murray's former coach can help her take the next step up as she targets a Grand Slam breakthrough and reclaiming the top ranking.The tall Czech ditched Spaniard Conchita Martinez in November despite winning a single-season career-high four titles in 2019.She has since hired Venezuelan coach Daniel Vallverdu with former Ukraine Fed Cup player Olga Savchuk — a long-time friend — also joining her team."I didn't want to stay where I was," she said at the Brisbane International on Sunday ahead of opening the new season with the defense of her title."Of course, the year was great. I played some good tournaments, so many good matches, and I finished actually like so close to the top."But I felt...
January 05, 2020

Pliskova looks to former Murray coach for Slam breakthrough

Tennis player Naomi Osaka of Japan tries a lamington cake after taking a sightseeing ride in a helicopter at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane on Jan. 2, 2020, ahead of the Brisbane International tennis tournament starting on Monday. — AFP
Near-death experience gives Naomi Osaka perspective
BRISBANE, Australia — A "near-death" experience off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands has given reigning Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka a new perspective heading into the 2020 season.An upbeat Osaka told reporters ahead of the season-opening Brisbane International that she had tried to have a bit of fun and experience new things during the off-season, which meant her "first vacation ever"."It was really fun — my sister was there. She made me paddleboard, and then the current took us and I almost died," a smiling Osaka said.Osaka said she and her sister had been in shallow waters but she noticed a current had taken them away from the shore."I'm like, how far out are you trying to take us, because it's black, like, the water is...
January 05, 2020

Near-death experience gives Naomi Osaka perspective

Australia's Ashleigh Barty attends a training session in Brisbane on Jan. 2, 2020, ahead of the Brisbane International tennis tournament.  — AFP
Barty to give Brisbane winnings to Australia bushfire victims
BRISBANE, Australia — World number one Ash Barty will donate all her winnings from this week's Brisbane International to the Red Cross to help the victims of Australia's bushfire crisis.Barty revealed on Sunday that she had already donated A$30,000 to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) to help with injured wildlife, after seeing the effects of the fires back in November.But she has now decided to do more and will give her Brisbane winnings — potentially $250,000 — to the Red Cross."I think for me this started two or three months ago. We have to remember, this has been going on for a long time across our whole country," Barty said."And the first I saw of it was actually flying home from the Fed Cup final from Perth back to the...
January 05, 2020

Barty to give Brisbane winnings to Australia bushfire victims

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his victory against Kevin Anderson of South Africa during their men's singles match on day two of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Brisbane on Saturday. — AFP
Australian Open delay valid if smoke haze worsens: Djokovic
BRISBANE, Australia — Novak Djokovic said Australian Open organizers should consider delaying the first Grand Slam of the year if haze from bushfires raging around the country threatens players' health.The opening major of 2020 is due to start at Melbourne Park on January 20 and the city was blanketed by smoke from blazes burning to the east on Saturday, compromising air quality.Djokovic, president of the ATP players council, said in the early hours of Sunday that any delay would be a last resort, but it needed to be discussed."I mean, it's fair from you to say that (ask the question)," he said when pressed on the matter in Brisbane, where he is playing for Serbia in the inaugural ATP Cup team event."Obviously, you have to always... because of some extreme weather...
January 05, 2020

Australian Open delay valid if smoke haze worsens: Djokovic

Elina Svitolina believes the progress she made in 2019 will help her achieve her ultimate goal of becoming the first Ukranian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Svitolina says she's on the right path for Slam glory
BRISBANE, Australia — Elina Svitolina believes the progress she made in 2019 will help her achieve her ultimate goal of becoming the first Ukranian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.Speaking ahead of the season-opening Brisbane International, the 25-year-old insisted she was ready to take the next step after promising so much over the past five years.Svitolina has long been touted as a future major champion, but despite reaching a career-high world ranking of three and winning 13 titles on the WTA tour, until 2019 she had never reached the semifinal stage at a Grand Slam.However, last year she made the semifinals at both Wimbledon and the US Open and she said this showed she was on the right path."Making semifinals definitely brought me the belief that I could take one step...
January 05, 2020

Svitolina says she's on the right path for Slam glory

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