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Blackcaps beat Poms by 8 New Zealand secure rare away Test series win against England BIRMINGHAM, England, June 13, (AP): England endured its first Test series defeat at home since 2014 after Four divers earn meekly surrendering to New Zealand in less than an hour of play on the ‘Olympic berths’ fourth day of the second Test at Edg- baston on Sunday. , June 13, The result was almost a certainty (AP): Krysta Palmer earned a when the teams arrived at the ground second spot on the U.S. Olym- after the home side’s collapse pic diving team, finishing first a day earlier all but assured the touring in women’s 3-meter spring- side of a decisive victory. And it did board. not take long to confirm the result. Palmer and partner Alison Gibson earlier made the team in women’s 3-meter synchro. Hailey Hernandez took the second spot in the 3-meter in- Resuming on 122-9, England lost its dividual competition. Bran- final to the very first ball of the don Loschiavo won the men’s morning when Olly Stone poked Trent 10-meter with 1,421 points. Boult timidly to wicketkeeper Tom Jordan Windle finished second Blundell. at 1,401.40 to earn a spot in To- That left a paltry target of 38 to take kyo. the two-match series 1-0 and the Black Caps became the first away side since Tom Latham, captaining what was Sri Lanka seven years ago to win in a weakened side in the absence of top- England with an eight-wicket victory. ranked batsman Kane Williamson, Stuart Broad and Stone took a wicket levelled the scores by nudging Mark apiece as Devon Conway nicked behind Wood for four and won it with a steer and Will Young dragged down his own to the third-man boundary. He finished New Zealand players celebrate with the winners trophy after their win in the second cricket Test match between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston stumps, but there was little more than 23 , with not facing in Birmingham, England, on June 13. (AP) ironic cheering from the stands. a ball at the non-striker’s end. Rosenqvist hospitalized after crash Busch gets 99th career Ericsson scores 1st IndyCar win DETROIT, June 13, (AP): Chip Ga- nassi tells anyone who will listen that “I like winners” whenever one of his Aussie swimmer McKeown ‘breaks’ NASCAR Xfinity victory drivers takes the checkered flag. So when Marcus Ericsson was hired, he worried the team owner would see his 100-meter backstroke world record Nemechek wins truck race 2nd race in row long losing streak and question the ADELAIDE, Australia, June 13, (AP): pick. Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the Ericsson fixed that problem by scor- death of her father 10 months ago FORT WORTH, Texas, ing his first IndyCar victory in the ac- inspired her to break the 100-meter tion-packed opener of the doublehead- backstroke world record on Sunday at June 13, (AP): Kyle Busch Al-Shaheen wins silver at er at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. the Australian Olympic trials. stayed in front through two The Swede became the seventh The 19-year-old McKeown had late restarts at Texas with driver to win through seven IndyCar a time of 57.45 seconds at the South World Pool Championship races this season, and he’s the fourth Australian Aquatic Centre to improve pushes from series points first-time winner this year. It was the on the previous mark of 57.57 set by leader Austin Cindric, the KUWAIT CITY, June 13, Al-Mulla also conveyed con- first victory for the former Formula American in 2019. last going into a green- (KUNA): Kuwait’s Deputy Direc- gratulations of Minister of Infor- One driver since a GP2 race at Nurbur- McKeown’s father Sholto died last white overtime finish, to get tor General of the Public Authority mation and Minister of State for gring in 2013. August from brain cancer. of Sports, Dr. Saqr Al-Mulla, con- Youth Affairs Abdurrahman Al- “With COVID and the passing of his 99th career NASCAR gratulated Omar Al-Shaheen on Mutairi to Al-Shaheen. CAR RACING my dad in August last year, it has been Xfinity victory. winning silver medal at the World On his part, Al-Shaheen said a huge, huge build-up to these trials,” she said. Pool Championship, recently held that he tried to snatch the title from It was Busch’s 10th Xfinity win in London. “Chip always says he likes winners Kaylee McKeown, (right), reacts “And I have turned it into a bit of at Texas, where he led six times for In a press release upon Al-Sha- the seeded one player, the Austrian and I came here, haven’t won a race with Minna Atherton after setting a a hunger and motivation behind me. I 94 of the 171 laps and won for the heen’s arrival to Kuwait, Al-Mulla Albin Ouschan, who won 13-9. in eight years, I think when he realized new World Record in the Women’s use it every day that I wake up. I know hailed Kuwait’s players, pointing Al-Shaheen voiced his happi- that, he was like, ‘Oh, you haven’t won 100m Backstroke Final at the Aus- it’s a privilege to be on this earth and second time in two starts this year tralian Swimming Trials for Tokyo - he also won the inaugural race on out that this medal reflects the ness on securing the silver medal in that long? We need to change that,’” walk and talk. So to get up and do that nonetheless, as he is the first Arab Olympic and Paralympic Games tonight is not really for me but my the road course in Austin, Texas. country’s ability to compete in Ericsson said. “I think he’s pretty hap- qualification, at the SA Aquatic various sports, regionally and in- player to do so in a World Cham- family.” He led the final 32 laps, including py that I won this race. He wants driv- and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, on ternationally. pionship. ers that can win.” June 13. (AP) McKeown last month set a then- the four extra because of the 10th It was the first victory for Chip Ga- Commonwealth and Australian record and final caution. nassi Racing’s No. 8 car since 1994 of 57.63. Just before Sunday’s final, Busch already had twice as many as Turn 4, though he quickly regained when won at To- her coach Chris Mooney signaled the Mark Martin’s 49 career victories that control of the No. 19 Toyota without ronto. The seven different winners world record was a target. are the second-most in series history. hitting anything. through seven races ties an IndyCar re- Busch had said in the past he would re- Busch took the inside line for the fi- cord set in 1958 and matched in 2000 SWIMMING tire from the series after 100 wins, but nal two restarts, taking off both times. and 2017. indicated afterward that Joe Gibbs has Myatt Snider crashed on the back- Hours after Ericsson celebrated his already committed him to races into stretch with 10 laps to go in regulation win by climbing into the James Scott “He did say something to me be- next season. when he was hit behind by Josh Berry, Memorial Fountain and straddling fore I got in for warm-up, it was like who earlier made contact that knocked a lion that was spitting water, the G ‘you know buddy, I believe in you’,” CAR RACING playoff contender Jeb Burton out of anassi organization completed a Satur- she said. “I knew and he knew at that the race. day sweep at Belle Isle. time, that it was go time. He knew On Lap 163 of the scheduled 167, and Renger van something special was about to hap- The win was the 300th overall for Harrison Burton crashed hard after der Zande teamed to win for the first pen. I may not have known it but I was Joe Gibbs Racing in Cup and Xfinity getting loose in the compound traction overall IMSA victory for a Ganassi just trying to keep the nerves down as with Toyota. on the track. Burton won at Texas last car since 2015. Ganassi moved down a much as I could.” Justin Allgaier finished second and October. class in sports cars in 2016 and won its McKeown’s record sets up a highly led 23 laps, never able to regain the Jeb Burton was done after crash- final race in 2019. The team sat out the anticipated showdown with Ameri- lead despite being side-by-side with ing hard into the inside wall on the 2020 IMSA season. can star Smith at next month’s Tokyo Busch on three restarts in the closing 60th lap. He slid out of control af- “Pretty big day, I’d say,” said Ga- Marcus Ericsson, of , cel- Olympics. stretch. Cindric was third, followed by ter slight contact from behind from nassi. ebrates winning the first race of the Daniel Hemric, Brandon Jones, A.J. Berry, who was heard on the radio Ericsson benefitted from the second IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto mid Detroit day. Some drivers wore Allmendinger and Noah Gragson, who taking responsibility and telling racing doubleheader on Belle Isle red-flag stoppage of the race, this one in Detroit, on June 12. (AP) cooling vests or other new technology last October was passed on the final Kyle Busch celebrates after winning his crew to apologize. Burton’s re- with six laps remaining. to help with the heat on the bumpy, turn to miss out on a victory at Texas. a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race sponse was that he didn’t care and An earlier accident sent Felix race-high 37 of the 70 laps until the rough 2.35-mile, 14-turn circuit con- After a restart with 29 laps left, fol- at in Fort would see him after the race. final red flag, and he immediately Worth, Texas, on June 12. (AP) Rosenqvist to a hospital for evaluation sidered one of the most physical in lowing a questionable caution involv- Meanwhile, and caused a 78-minute stoppage to re- screamed over his radio for Team Pen- IndyCar. ing Jones, Busch was on the inside of by time they got back to the line be- won his second consecutive NASCAR pair the tire barrier and concrete wall ske to bring him water and a fan. IndyCar initially stopped the Penske Allgaier, who then had Cindric behind fore Busch finally cleared and stayed truck race, leading the final 22 laps and damaged when what appeared to be a Although IndyCar had mandated the crewmember from going to Power’s him. Busch and Allgaier were side- in front the rest of the race. finishing more than 3.3 seconds ahead stuck throttle sent Rosenqvist smash- use of an aerodynamic device designed car, but the series eventually relented by-side and appeared to bump on the The yellow flag came out when of reigning Cup champion Chase El- ing into the wall. to circulate air in the cockpit, the driv- and the drivers received aid during the backstretch, with Allgaier on the inside Jones got loose and started to spin in liott on a steamy in Texas. had control and led a ers were overheated on a hot and hu- nine-minute stoppage.