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Britain's Thomas Daley competes in the men's 10m platform diving final during the 2019 World Championships at the Nambu International Aquatics Center in Gwangju, on Saturday. — AFP
Daley vows to hit back after losing world diving crown
GWANGJU, South Korea — A defiant Tom Daley promised on Saturday to come back stronger after he flopped in the world championships, losing out to China's peerless divers in the 10-meter platform final.The British diving star – and defending world champion – came a distant seventh behind Yang Jian and Yang Hao, who bagged gold and silver respectively to cap a majestic performance from China's divers in Gwangju."That's sport for you isn't it," he told AFP."It's not the way I wanted to end the world champs but on a positive I came here to qualify two Olympic spots and I managed that," added the 25-year-old."It just puts a fire ..... basically, to get back to training and doing what you need to do to be the best that you can be."Daley, who...
July 20, 2019

Daley vows to hit back after losing world diving crown

Wolverhampton Wanderers' goalkeeper Rui Patricio saves the ball to win the match against Manchester City during the 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy football tournament at the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, on Saturday. — AFP
Wolves beat City on penalties to win Asia Trophy
SHANGHAI — Goalkeeper Rui Patricio was the hero for Wolves, saving three spot-kicks after their Asia Trophy final against Manchester City went to penalties on Saturday in Shanghai.Wolves won the exhibition tournament 3-2 on penalties after the game against the Premier League champions ended 0-0 after 90 minutes.It was a story of missed penalties for Pep Guardiola's City.Raheem Sterling missed a first-half penalty for City, who dominated at a full Hongkou Stadium but were blunt in attack without Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.Pre-season games are notoriously poor barometers for the season to come, especially when played in stifling heat like in Shanghai.But both sides fielded close to their full-strength sides and Guardiola and counterpart Nuno Espirito Santo will be glad to escape...
July 20, 2019

Wolves beat City on penalties to win Asia Trophy

James Anderson is recovering well from a calf muscle tear and could be fit for the one-off Test match against Ireland starting on Wednesday. — Reuters
England's Anderson hopes to face Ireland in Ashes warm-up
NEW YORK — England paceman James Anderson is recovering well from a calf muscle tear and could be fit for the one-off Test match against Ireland starting on Wednesday, failing which the 36-year-old will target next month's Ashes series against Australia.England's leading wicket-taker was named in their squad for the four-day contest at Lord's – their first against Ireland – despite picking up the injury in a County Championship match earlier this month."We meet on Monday and at the moment I feel good," Anderson, who has 575 wickets from 148 tests, told the BBC."I will keep bowling and we will monitor it. If it comes to Wednesday and I'm fit to play then great, but if not I will work towards being fit for the Ashes."The first Ashes Test begins at...
July 20, 2019

England's Anderson hopes to face Ireland in Ashes warm-up

Bangladesh cricketer Soumya Sarkar (C) arrives with teammates in Colombo, on Saturday. — AFP
Bangladesh cricketers arrive in Sri Lanka under high security
COLOMBO — The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka amid tight security on Saturday, the first foreign sporting side to visit the island since the deadly Easter attacks earlier this year.More than 250 people were killed in the April 21 bombings targeting hotels and churches that were claimed by Islamist militants, and Sri Lanka has been under a state of emergency since.The Bangladesh team was provided with a level of security usually reserved for visiting state dignitaries, with additional deployments at their hotel and armed guards for their motorcade."We have special security arrangements at match venues too," a police official told AFP.Bangladesh will play three one-day internationals on July 26, 28 and 31 at the Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo.Sri Lanka...
July 20, 2019

Bangladesh cricketers arrive in Sri Lanka under high security

Harden plans to work on adapting to the retooled Houston Rockets this summer, not Team USA. — Courtesy photo
Harden withdraws from FIBA World Cup
NEW YORK — Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has withdrawn from playing for USA Basketball in the FIBA World Cup in China, according to the Houston Chronicle.Harden has informed coach Gregg Popovich that he won't be participating, according to the report. The event runs Aug. 31-Sept. 15.Harden is electing to focus on the Rockets and plans to use the time to adapt to playing with new backcourt mate Russell Westbrook.Harden is the second NBA star to pull out in recent days. Los Angeles Lakers power forward Anthony Davis reportedly withdrew last week.The Indiana Pacers added more guard help in the wake of Darren Collison's recent retirement, signing a one-year, $4.8 million deal with free-agent guard Justin Holiday.The move unites Holiday with brother Aaron, who figures to see...
July 20, 2019

Harden withdraws from FIBA World Cup

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Thomas Delaney (L) goes for a header against Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain during the second half of the international friendly match at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday. — AFP
Dortmund sinks Liverpool in US tour opener
CHICAGO — Danish internationals Thomas Delaney and Jacob Bruun Larsen scored second half goals as Borussia Dortmund handed Liverpool a 3-2 defeat in the opening game of the Premier League giants pre-season US tour on Friday.In sweltering heat at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, Bundesliga side Dortmund punished a rusty defensive display from the European champions, who were missing several star players.Brazilian internationals Roberto Firmino and Alisson were both absent for the Reds following their Copa America campaign along with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, both missing due to the African Cup of Nations.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp opted for a youthful starting line-up against his former club before making 10 changes in the second half."It was a very difficult game...
July 20, 2019

Dortmund sinks Liverpool in US tour opener

New Zealand Māori's Pari Pari Parkinson runs into traffic during the second test against Fiji in Rotorua, on Saturday. — Courtesy photo
Maori All Blacks revenge loss to Fiji
WELLINGTON — Fiji's World Cup preparations suffered a setback Saturday when they were beaten 26-17 by a re-energized Maori All Blacks side in Rotorua.At half-time, it was 7-7 but the low score was no reflection of the frantic pace of the game with daring off-loads and bone-crunching tackles in which the Maori outscored Fiji four tries to two.The Maori, more at home in temperatures nearly 20 degrees Celsius cooler than last week in Suva, kept faith in the 23 who were demolished 27-10 in Fiji's first win over the Maori in 62 years.Fiji coach John McKee, using the match as a trial as he fine-tunes his squad ahead of the World Cup, made 10 changes and the result was a pack that struggled at lineout and scrum time.But captain Dominiko Waqaniburotu believed that despite the scoreline,...
July 20, 2019

Maori All Blacks revenge loss to Fiji

Australia's Paige Hadley, Liz Watson and team mates celebrate winning their Netball World Cup semifinal match against South Africa at M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, Britain, Saturday. — Reuters
Australia pips South Africa to reach netball World Cup final
NEW YORK — Holders Australia edged out South Africa 55-53 in a thrilling netball World Cup semifinal on Saturday to remain on course for a 12th crown from 15 editions of the tournament since 1963.The Diamonds, winners of the previous three World Cups, next meet hosts England or New Zealand who will contest the second semi-final later on Saturday at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena.Victory did not come easily for top-ranked Australia who surged to an eight-goal lead at halftime but had to stave off a determined comeback by the Proteas in the last two quarters."It's amazing. It wasn't pretty but a win is a win. We go again and we're so excited," Australia's Liz Watson, who was named player of the match, said."I think it came down to heart and passion. We kept...
July 20, 2019

Australia pips South Africa to reach netball World Cup final

In this file photo taken on April 5, 2018, Canada's Penny Oleksiak swims out after the swimming women’s 200m freestyle qualifications during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Optus Aquatic Center in the Gold Coast. Oleksiak. — AFP
Penny drops for Canada's teen swim queen Oleksiak
GWANGJU, South Korea – Canada's Penny Oleksiak insists she has finally left the "weirdness" of capturing Olympic swimming gold at the tender age of 16 after finally recovering from a lengthy Rio hangover.Oleksiak, who is preparing for the world championships which begin in South Korea this weekend, stunned the sport when she dead-heated American Simone Manuel in the women's 100 meters freestyle final as a gangly schoolgirl.The Canadian also came away from Rio with a silver medal in the 100m butterfly and two relay bronzes but has struggled to replicate that form since."It was definitely a massive learning experience," Oleksiak told AFP after training in Gwangju."It was just so different to what most 16-year-olds would have to deal with," she added,...
July 20, 2019

Penny drops for Canada's teen swim queen Oleksiak

Sun Yang of China competes during 2018 Asian Games men's 400m freestyle final at GBK Aquatics Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, in this Aug. 21, 2018 file photo. — Reuters
Sun asks CAS for public hearing over doping case
GWANGJU, South Korea — Triple Olympic champion Sun Yang has asked sport's highest tribunal to hold a public hearing of his doping case in order to give him the chance to clear his name, lawyers for the Chinese swimmer have said.Sun, currently in South Korea to compete at the world championships, was cleared by a FINA doping panel of breaching the governing body's rules earlier this year.However, the World Anti-Doping Agency is seeking to overturn the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which will hear the case in September.Australia's Daily Telegraph last Sunday posted a 59-page report by the FINA panel following a hearing at which Sun admitted to refusing to comply with an out-of-competition test because of his doubts over testers' accreditation.In a...
July 20, 2019

Sun asks CAS for public hearing over doping case

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