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Marius Lindvik from Norway celebrates after winning the Four-Hills Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee), in Innsbruck, Austria, on Saturday. — AFP
Ski-jump sensation Lindvik nails iconic Innsbruck Four Hills win
INNSBRUCK, Austria — Norwegian outsider Marius Lindvik produced another mega-leap at the spectacular downtown Innsbruck ski-jump packed with holiday weekend crowds on Saturday three days after bursting onto the Four Hills map with a win at Garmisch.Poland's Dawid Kubacki ran Lindvik a close second and took the overall Four Hills lead after this third of four legs with Monday's deciding leg scheduled for Bischofshofen, also in Austria.Japan's defending champion Ryoyu Kobayashi, who took a clean sweep last year, won the opening leg at Oberstdorf in Germany and is still in with a chance of the title.On a grey day at the stadium on the Bergisel hill designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid and which overlooks the Tyrolian city, Lindvik gave the 26,000 crowd something to...
January 04, 2020

Ski-jump sensation Lindvik nails iconic Innsbruck Four Hills win

Rochdale's English striker Aaron Wilbraham (L) vies with Newcastle United's English midfielder Isaac Hayden during the English FA Cup third round football match at the Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale, north west England on Saturday. — AFP
Newcastle held by minnows Rochdale as old stager Wilbraham lights up FA Cup
LONDON — Newcastle's wretched record in the FA Cup continued as 40-year-old Aaron Wilbraham gave minnows Rochdale a 1-1 draw in Saturday's third round clash.Magpies boss Steve Bruce had declared his determination not to lose to "bloody Rochdale" as he eyed a sustained Cup run for a club that hasn't won the competition since 1955 and last reached the final in 1999.But Newcastle's FA Cup form is so bad that they have not gone beyond the fourth round for 13 years.A succession of Newcastle managers have refused to take the competition seriously, sending out weak teams as they prioritized Premier League survival.And once again they endured embarrassment as Rochdale, who took Tottenham to a fifth round replay in 2018, recovered from Miguel Almiron's opener to earn...
January 04, 2020

Newcastle held by minnows Rochdale as old stager Wilbraham lights up FA Cup

Xander Schauffele went atop the leaderboard at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii with a flawless display on Friday.
Schauffele takes one-shot lead in Hawaii
HAWAII — Xander Schauffele was in paradise as his name went atop the leaderboard at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.Schauffele managed to go bogey-free for a second straight day with a 5-under 68 on Friday to hold a one-shot lead over Patrick Reed and Joaquin Niemann.The American is trying to become the first repeat champion of the winners-only event in 10 years. On this day, he was trying to keep it together.Schauffele finished with a birdie, a two-putt par from just under 100 feet and a 7-foot birdie on the final hole. That gave him the lead at 9-under 137, the highest 36-hole score to lead at Kapalua since 2008.Reed made three straight birdies around the turn, lost two good scoring chances late, made up for that with a 30-foot birdie on the 17th and wound up with a 66 for the...
January 04, 2020

Schauffele takes one-shot lead in Hawaii

India all-rounder Irfan Pathan Saturday retired from international cricket more than seven years after playing his last match for the national cricket team.
India's World T20 hero Irfan Pathan retires
NEW DELHI — India all-rounder Irfan Pathan Saturday retired from international cricket more than seven years after playing his last match for the national cricket team.The 35-year-old Pathan, who played a key role in India's inaugural Twenty20 World Cup triumph in 2007, played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20 matches."I am announcing retirement from all forms of cricket. I have been fortunate to share the dressing room with greats of the game like (Sourav) Ganguly, (Rahul) Dravid, and (VVS) Laxman. I am calling time on my career," said Pathan."I would like to thank my family for providing much-needed support. I would like to thank my fans. They have always hoped for my comeback. Their support has kept me going."Pathan, a left-arm quick, claimed 301 international...
January 04, 2020

India's World T20 hero Irfan Pathan retires

Marnus Labuschagne's double century lifts Australia to a massive 454 first innings total in the third Test against New Zealand on Saturday. — AFP
New Zealand on the chase after Labuschagne's double ton in Sydney
SYDNEY — New Zealand made a secure start after a Marnus Labuschagne double century lifted Australia to a massive 454 first innings total in the third Test on Saturday.The rock-solid No. 3 reached his highest Test score of 215 in Sydney with the Australians dismissed just before tea on the second day.In reply, the Blackcaps grittily batted through the final session without losing a wicket, leaving skipper Tom Latham on 26 and Melbourne Test centurion Tom Blundell at 34 in their team's total of 63.There were a couple of close calls — notably a leg before wicket appeal off Nathan Lyon and a possible edge off Pat Cummins — but the Kiwis showed plenty of fight after enduring five tough sessions in the field in sapping heat.The day belonged to Labuschagne, who sweated on 199 for 20...
January 04, 2020

New Zealand on the chase after Labuschagne's double ton in Sydney

Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) speaks with Kevin Anderson of South Africa after winning their men's singles match on day two of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Brisbane on Saturday. — AFP
Nadal and Djokovic off to winning starts at ATP Cup
SYDNEY — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic kickstarted their build-up to the Australian Open with straight sets wins at the ATP Cup Saturday, but world No. 4 Dominic Thiem slumped to defeat.Top-ranked Nadal had little trouble with Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili, racing to a 6-3, 7-5 victory, while long-time rival Djokovic was given more of a test by South Africa's Kevin Anderson before overcoming him 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6).Their wins ensured Spain and Serbia clinched their ties at the inaugural 24-nation team event, where the countries are split into six groups across Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.The top eight from the round robin go onto the knockout phase in Sydney before one is eventually crowned the winner.France, Argentina, Croatia and Japan also began their tournament in style,...
January 04, 2020

Nadal and Djokovic off to winning starts at ATP Cup

Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return against Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia during their men's singles match on day two of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Perth on Saturday. — AFP
'Not easy' — Nadal gets 2020 season under way with a win
PERTH, Australia — World No. 1 Rafael Nadal overcame sluggish serving to start his season with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili on the second day of the inaugural ATP Cup on Saturday.The 19-time Grand Slam winner clinched the tie for Group B favorite Spain against Georgia after world No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut downed unheralded Aleksandre Metreveli 6-0, 6-0 in 71 minutes.Nadal was made to work in the contest lasting one hour and 49 minutes, his first of the season as he eyes equaling Roger Federer's record Grand Slam tally — of 20 titles — at the Australian Open late this month."It was a tough first match-up of the season. It was not an easy start," Nadal said. "I had some mistakes but was able to close it out."It was his first match since he...
January 04, 2020

'Not easy' — Nadal gets 2020 season under way with a win

India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday hit out at proposals to cut Test matches from five days for four as the world body battles with the crowded cricket calendar.
India captain Kohli opposes four-day Tests
GUWAHATI, India — India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday hit out at proposals to cut Test matches from five days for four as the world body battles with the crowded cricket calendar.Reports that the International Cricket Council could decide to cut the length of Test matches from 2023 have divided players and nations.Kohli, who leads the world Test batting rankings as well as being captain of the No. 1 Test side, said the format should not be altered."Day-Night Tests is the most that should be changed about Test cricket, according to me," Kohli said in Guwahati, ahead of India's T20 game on Sunday against Sri Lanka.With four-day Tests "you are purely only talking about getting numbers in and entertainment, and I think the intent will not be right," said...
January 04, 2020

India captain Kohli opposes four-day Tests

Ollie Pope gave England's traveling fans something to cheer about late on an otherwise disappointing first day of the second Test for England against South Africa at Newlands on Friday. — AFP
Pope gives sputtering England a late lift
CAPE TOWN — Ollie Pope gave England's traveling fans something to cheer about late on an otherwise disappointing first day of the second Test for England against South Africa at Newlands on Friday."I've never had that many people chant my name like that," said Pope.Pope made 56 not out in an England total of 262 for nine on a day when the tourists, 1-0 down in the four-match series, failed to take advantage of what looked like a good batting pitch. He gave the total some respectability — and earned the cheers of English supporters, who probably made up half of a capacity crowd.But South African seam bowler Dwaine Pretorius said he felt England were around 70 runs short of a par total.Before Pope prospered in a unbeaten last wicket stand of 28 with James Anderson, six...
January 03, 2020

Pope gives sputtering England a late lift

Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba gives a press conference after a gala football match between All Star France and Guinea at the Vallee du Cher Stadium in Tours, central France, on Dec. 29, 2019, as part of the
Man Utd in full support of Pogba operation, says Solskjaer
LONDON — Manchester United were in full support of the decision that led to Paul Pogba undergoing ankle surgery, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Friday.The Norwegian boss appeared to suggest after the New Year's Day defeat to Arsenal that Pogba's "people" had recommended the surgery, raising questions over how much input the club had in the decision.The French World Cup winner made his comeback after nearly three months out with an ankle injury in a 2-0 defeat at Watford on Dec. 22 and also made an appearance off the bench in a 4-1 thrashing of Newcastle four days later but has since been sidelined again.Speculation continues to surround the 26-year-old, who has been regularly linked with a move away from Old Trafford and whose agent, Mino Raiola, has been scathing...
January 03, 2020

Man Utd in full support of Pogba operation, says Solskjaer

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