MONDAY-APRIL 12, 2021 Sport 05 A little dance, some music ... Afghan MacNeil a Honda Sport Award cricketer Mohammad Shahzad Finalist for Second Consecutive Year Brings smiles back in Khost ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For MacNeil continued to win tro- Swimmer of the Year and earned the second consecutive year, jun- phies, earn honors and shatter Big Ten Swimmer of the Champi- ior Maggie MacNeil of the Uni- records as a junior this past sea- onships after winning three indi- versity of Michigan women's son. At the NCAA Champion- vidual events and swimming a leg swimming and diving team has ships in March, MacNeil won on the winning 400-yard freestyle been named one of the four final- two individual titles (100-yard relay. She received All-Big Ten ists for the Honda Sport Award butterfly, 100-yard freestyle), fin- (first team) and Academic All-Big for Swimming and Diving, per an ished as a runner-up in a third Ten honors. announcement from the Collegiate event (50-yard freestyle), and MacNeil, who represents Women Sports Awards (CWSA) swam on two All-America relay Canada on the international stage, on Friday (April 9). teams, a performance that en- has already provisionally quali- MacNeil is one of four final- trenched her as the 2020-21 CS- fied for this summer's Olympics A video of Afghanistan inter- corted out by the match official. tiate a peace treaty between Tali- are plying their trade in many T20 ists who were selected by a panel CAA Women's Swimmer of the in Tokyo. She is the reigning national cricketer Mohammad But Mohammadi doesn’t care, as ban and Afghan government, leagues across the world includ- of coaches and experts from the Year. She set an NCAA record in world champion in the 100-meter Shahzad Mohammadi dancing to he asks the musicians to sit near Khost, for a day, could forget it ing Indian Premier League. Rash- Collegiate Swimming and Diving the 100-yard butterfly (48.89), butterfly, winning gold at the 2019 entertain the crowd during an on- the boundary and keep playing. troubles and immerse itself in id Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Coaches Association of America became the second woman in his- FINA World Championships in going match at the Khost cricket Cricket has been a lifeline for cricket. Mujeeb Ur Rahman are the few (CSCAA). The Honda Sport tory to break 49 seconds in both South Korea. ground has gone viral. Moham- Afghanistan ever since they made Around 50,000 fans came the well-known names in the IPL. award winner for swimming and the 100-yard butterfly and 100- The other Honda Sport madi, famous for his helicopter international debut in 2009. In a day this stadium, built with Ger- As for Mohammadi, 34, de- diving will be announced next yard backstroke (49.76), and be- Award finalists are Sarah Bacon shot, is a colourful character and decade, the team showed enough many’s help, was inaugurated in spite a stocky built and a bulging week after voting by administra- came the third-fastest performer (Minnesota), Sophie Hansson is known for his love for food and progression to bag the coveted 2016. It’s the fourth largest stadi- waistline, he is no mug with the tors from more than 1,000 NCAA in history in the 100-yard free- (North Carolina State) and Paige cricket. Mohammadi has a huge Test status playing their first um in the country after Kandahar bat. Among all the records to his member schools. Each NCAA style (46.02). Madden (Virginia). fan following in Afghanistan and match against India in Bengaluru International Cricket Stadium, name, the one that stands out is member institution has a vote. She was Big Ten Conference mgoblue as he dances and rolls on the in 2018. For Khost region, which Ghazi Amanullah International where he scored two T20 interna- ground, fans can heard cheering has been particularly affected by Cricket Stadium in Jalalabad, and tional half-centuries in a day in him on during a cricket match the violence with 20 civilians killed Alokozay Kabul International 2017. One came against Oman in hosted at the war-ravaged Khost as recently as March this year, Cricket Ground in Kabul. a semi-final played in morning and Real Madrid for the double?! region. cricket is a way to escape the dai- The country has it’s own T20 the second was against Ireland in The two musicians happy to ly reality. league - Afghanistan Premier the evening final in the Desert T20 have found a fan stray inside the As violence threatens to spill League - which serves a breeding Challenge in Dubai. Benzema & Kroos deal bitter blow boundary, and are promptly es- over even as the US tries to nego- ground for many cricketers who The Kabul Times to Barcelona's Liga title hopes Vitality Netball Rachael Blackmore Real Madrid had to grit their tant Clasico in years, with both it all over again, and it was the in- teeth and cross their fingers, but teams in form and fighting for the form Toni Kroos who converted makes Grand National they’re used to that by now. They chance to usurp Atletico, who the second with a deflected free Superleague: Sirens, did it throughout last season’s run- place Betis on Sunday, at the sum- kick from the edge of the box. in to become unlikely Liga cham- mit of the standings. It was Madrid’s first goal from history on Minella Times pions. On Saturday night, in tor- It lived up to the hype, too, a free kick in a Clasico since Rob- Bath and Lightning rential rain at the Alfredo Di Ste- with apocalyptic conditions, and erto Carlos in 2000, although the fano Stadium, Zinedine Zidane’s the flaws of both sides, resulting German’s effort was well below side once again dug deep, this time in a thrilling and chaotic encoun- the legendary Brazilian’s stan- take Round 10 spoils holding off bitter rivals Barcelona ter. dard. The trio of teams all used fast helped them to create a three-goal in the Clasico to earn a 2-1 win There was nothing flawed, Sergino Dest turned his back starts in order to lay platforms lead at quarter time. that puts them top of the table. though, about Real Madrid’s on Kroos’s effort and the ball for their victories, and all are now After the first pause, they It may only be thanks to their opener. It came from a brilliant slapped off him, with the Ameri- able sit back and watch the rest of maintained their slick route to goal. head-to-head record with Atleti- break, with Fede Valverde leading can proving more of an open gate the weekend's action. Gia Abernethy continued to lead co Madrid, with both teams on the charge, before Lucas Vazquez than a solid wall. Jordi Alba got On Sunday afternoon, Round their charge from mid-court, and 66 points, but this was a huge win crossed for Karim Benzema. his head to the ball on the line, but 11 commences with Surrey Storm Emma Barrie's accuracy ensured for Los Blancos. The French striker had one could not head the deflected strike meeting the in-form Manchester that they pressed 19-11 ahead. Shorn of key centre-backs option only: to go with a back- away to safety. Thunder, Celtic Dragons taking on At that point, Storm, who had Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane, heel at Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s Barcelona wanted a penalty Wasps and Severn Stars facing made eight unforced errors in the there was a lot of pressure on a near post. And he pulled it off with when Ferland Mendy clashed with Saracens Mavericks. first quarter, introduced 16-year- makeshift defence, but they stood the confidence of a player who Ousmane Dembele in the area, and The Irish rider, 31, was top he really was, his jumping was A bumper few days of netball old Sophie Kelly at GA and in- firm despite the dismissal of bat- has scored nine goals in his last while it fell into the 'seen them jockey at the Cheltenham Festi- second to none. will then conclude on Monday creased their intensity in defence. tle-axe Casemiro late on. seven league games. given' category, the fact is Madrid val - where she won the Champi- "I'm so lucky to be riding these night, when Wasps duel with The changes at both ends al- Teenage Barcelona substitute He has been Madrid’s key were good value for their 2-0 lead. on Hurdle - and crowned a fabu- horses for Henry de Bromhead. Mavericks and Rhinos clash with lowed Storm to finish the half Ilaix Moriba came within millime- man since Cristiano Ronaldo left The Catalans improved short- lous season with an historic tri- He trained a one-two there which Thunder. strongly, however, Sirens re- tres of levelling in the last minute and if they win the title again, he ly before the break, with Lionel umph in the world's greatest stee- is incredible. That can't be forgot- Strathclyde Sirens put their mained in the driving seat as the of stoppage time, but his strike will deserve a huge portion of the Messi striking the post directly plechase. ten in the whole scheme of things. loss to Loughborough Lightning half-time buzzer sounded. crashed back off Thibaut Cour- credit for shouldering the load in from a corner and then forcing a The writing was on the wall "It's great to win it in these behind them and secured their While Sirens remained un- tois’s crossbar, leaving the visi- attack.