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Shun Murakami of Japan competes during a Tokyo 2020 Olympics surfing test event at at Tsurigasaki-kaigan beach, also known as Shidashita beach inIchinomiya Town, Chiba prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, in this photo taken by Kyodo. — Reuters
Mixed weather and waves at Tokyo 2020 surfing test event
SHIDASHITA BEACH, Japan — Surfing's unpredictability is part of its charm and Tokyo 2020 organizers got a taste this week of what might face them next year when the sport makes its Olympics debut.Heavy fog and small waves on Thursday meant the start of the four-day surfing test event at Shidashita Beach, some 60 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, was delayed for an hour.Organizers also had to contend with the more unexpected challenge of a sea turtle laying her eggs overnight, just 10 meters from the judges' viewing area.Once the fog had lifted and the first heats began, there were periods of heavy rain mixed with bright sunshine, a further indicator of the unpredictable conditions surfers are used to but present a challenge to one of the Olympics' newest sports."We depend...
July 18, 2019

Mixed weather and waves at Tokyo 2020 surfing test event

Japan's swimmers have promised to lift their game at next week's world championships to lift the spirits of ailing team mate Rikako Ikee in her battle with leukemia.
Japan look to give ailing Ikee a lift at world swim
GWANGJU, South Korea —Japan's swimmers have promised to lift their game at next week's world championships to lift the spirits of ailing team mate Rikako Ikee in her battle with leukemia.The 19-year-old poster girl for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was diagnosed with the illness earlier this year and is continuing treatment back in Tokyo.Asian champion Yui Ohashi, one of Japan's biggest medal hopes in South Korea after taking silver in the 200 meters individual medley two years ago, insisted Thursday that Ikee was on the mind of all the swimmers."It's a huge blow that Rikako can't be here to fight with us but she's battling hard too," Ohashi told AFP. "Hopefully she can see us giving it everything to produce the kind of results that will give her courage...
July 18, 2019

Japan look to give ailing Ikee a lift at world swim

This file photo taken on July 29, 2017 shows US Katie Ledecky competing in the women's 800m freestyle final during the swimming competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. — AFP
US swim stars aim to lay down marker for Tokyo 2020 at worlds
LOS ANGELES — Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky will spearhead a powerful US assault when the swimming world championships begin Sunday, with the Americans looking to make a big statement before next year's Tokyo Olympics.The event in Gwangju is the biggest meeting on the 2019 calendar, but for team USA it represents a stepping stone on the road to Tokyo — and one they expect to negotiate in characteristically confident fashion."While we understand that the worlds is an important competition, the most important competition for us is the Olympic Games," said national team managing director Lindsay Mintenko.There have been no cut-throat trials to produce the US squad, which was selected based on performances in the 2018 national championships and 2018 Pan Pacific...
July 18, 2019

US swim stars aim to lay down marker for Tokyo 2020 at worlds

Japan's largest travel agency JTB, which has chartered the 1,011-cabin Sun Princess for the Olympic period, complete with everything from jacuzzis to a theater. — AFP
Facing Olympic hotel shortage, Tokyo looks offshore
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Tokyo is facing a shortage of accommodation when Olympic fans pour into the Japanese capital for next year's Games so officials are looking offshore — to moored cruise ships operating as floating hotels.Despite a construction boom, Tokyo could be short as many as 14,000 rooms given an expected surge of Olympics-related tourism, according to researchers.Local officials think one solution could be to put people up in giant ships temporarily docked off Tokyo and nearby Yokohama during the Games.Among those on board with the idea is Japan's largest travel agency JTB, which has chartered the 1,011-cabin Sun Princess for the Olympic period, complete with everything from jacuzzis to a theater.The agency is offering packages that combine rooms with Olympic event...
July 18, 2019

Facing Olympic hotel shortage, Tokyo looks offshore

Kenyan marathoner Salome Jerono Biwott has been banned for eight years after being found guilty of committing a second doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday.
Kenyan marathoner Biwott banned for eight years — AIU
NAIROBI — Kenyan marathoner Salome Jerono Biwott has been banned for eight years after being found guilty of committing a second doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday in another blow to Kenya's sporting reputation.Biwott, 36, tested positive for the banned substance Norandrosterone in April during the Sao Paulo International Marathon. She had previously served a two-year period of ineligibility in 2012 following another failed test.The AIU, an independent body that handles anti-doping and integrity issues on behalf of world's athletics ruling body, the IAAF, said in a statement on Thursday that Biwott had failed to respond to the charge against her by their deadline.The AIU said she would be banned for eight years from June 5 and her results would...
July 18, 2019

Kenyan marathoner Biwott banned for eight years — AIU

Chris Paul was traded to the Thunder, and he'll reportedly stay on through training camp and beyond. — AFP
Thunder set to keep Paul for now
NEW YORK — The Thunder's discussions to trade newly acquired Chris Paul have stalled, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday, increasing the odds that the point guard begins the season in Oklahoma City.The Thunder have been working with Paul's agent on a suitable trade since acquiring him from the Houston Rockets last week in a deal for Russell Westbrook and two first-round picks, but Wojnarowski reports nothing is materializing.The report adds that Oklahoma City believes trade talks could improve after Dec. 15 — when players signed this offseason can be included in deals — or after the 2019-20 season. The Miami Heat have been widely reported as a potential suitor for Paul, but the sides have been unable to agree on compensation.The Miami Herald reports the Heat are...
July 18, 2019

Thunder set to keep Paul for now

Algeria's coach Djamel Belmadi (L) and Algeria's midfielder Adlene Guedioura give a press conference at the International Cairo Stadium on Thursday, on the eve of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) final football match between Senegal and Algeria. — AFP
Cup of Nations final coaches both locals for first time since 1998
CAIRO — The Africa Cup of Nations final between Algeria and Senegal in Cairo Friday will pit local coaches against each other in a title decider for the first time in 21 years.Algerian Djamel Belmadi and Senegalese Aliou Cisse are both former national team midfielders whose playing careers included spells with English clubs. Belmadi was loaned to Manchester City from Marseille in 2003 and later had two seasons with Southampton.While Cisse spent most of his career at French clubs, he also lined up for Birmingham City and Portsmouth. Cisse is particularly desperate to win in Cairo as his missed shootout penalty in the 2002 final against Cameroon condemned Senegal to defeat in their only previous final appearance.The last final featuring two African coaches was in 1998 when Egypt, coached...
July 18, 2019

Cup of Nations final coaches both locals for first time since 1998

Riyad Mahrez, left, and Sadio Mane will renew their Premier League rivalry for a second time in Egypt, with Africa Cup of Nations immortality awaiting the victor of Friday's final between Algeria and Senegal. — Reuters
Mahrez and Mane duel in rematch for Africa Cup of Nations glory
CAIRO — Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane will renew their Premier League rivalry for a second time in Egypt, with Africa Cup of Nations immortality awaiting the victor of Friday's final between Algeria and Senegal.Algerian star Mahrez was part of the Manchester City team that edged out Mane's Liverpool for the English title last season, grabbing a pivotal goal on the final day of the campaign.Liverpool standout Mane, however, is attempting to fulfill his "wildest dream" as one of just a handful of Africans to win both the UEFA Champions League and Cup of Nations.For the marquee name in a Senegalese side ranked top of the continent, and a surprising 46 places above Algeria, the ride to the final for Mane and the Teranga Lions has encountered its share of road bumps.Two missed...
July 18, 2019

Mahrez and Mane duel in rematch for Africa Cup of Nations glory

Forward Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal (C) shoots and scores the winning goal against Bayern Munich during their International Champions Cup football match at the Dignity Health Stadium in Carson, California on Wednesday. — AFP
Nketiah gives youthful Arsenal friendly win over Bayern
LOS ANGELES — Young striker Edward Nketiah scored the winner just two minutes from time as a youthful Arsenal side beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in California on Wednesday.The Gunners finished off a rapid passing sequence in the 88th minute that culminated with teenager Tyreece John-Jules slipping the ball to the 20-year-old Nketiah who scored via his knee.Arsenal won their second straight game on their US tour, but the Bundesliga champions gave them a stiffer test than the Major Soccer League's Colorado Rapids who they routed 3-0 on Monday.The fifth-placed finishers in the English Premier League last year opened the scoring courtesy of a 49th minute own goal in a front of a crowd of 26,700 in Carson.Louis Poznanski failed to deal with a ball on the far side of the...
July 18, 2019

Nketiah gives youthful Arsenal friendly win over Bayern

Chris Paddack No. 59 of the San Diego Padres throws a pitch during the game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on Wednesday in Miami, Florida. — AFP
Padres' Paddack shuts down Marlins
NEW YORK — Padres rookie right-hander Chris Paddack had a no-hitter through seven innings before giving up a home run in San Diego's 3-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Starlin Castro homered to lead off the eighth for Miami's first hit.Paddack (6-4) allowed the one hit over 7 2/3 innings. He issued one walk and had eight strikeouts while throwing 94 pitches in his 16th major league start. San Diego closer Kirby Yates allowed an unearned run in the ninth but still recorded his 31st save.The Padres scored all of their runs with two outs in the fourth inning. Manuel Margot started the rally with a two-out double to right, and he scored on Greg Garcia's single. Austin Hedges followed with a two-run homer.Dodgers 7, Phillies 2David Freese and Justin Turner homered...
July 18, 2019

Padres' Paddack shuts down Marlins

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