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SATURDAY 5 JUNE 2021 ChelseaChe coach Tuchel gets 2-year extension I cannot imagine a better occasion for a contract renewal. I aam grateful for the experience and very happy to stay part of thet Chelsea family. There is far more to come and we are llooking forward to our next steps with ambition and much aanticipation.

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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES: Faroe Islands 0-1 Iceland, Italy 4-0 Czech Republic, Slovenia 6-0 Gibraltar, Spain 0-0 Portugal Spain, Portugal Sanchez happy with win play out entertaining over ‘defensive’ India draw in Madrid REUTERS – MADRID AFC – DOHA following Rahul Bheke’s dismissal in the 18th minute. Spain and Portugal played out an Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez was I’m happy that we got the victory “We were convincing today entertaining 0-0 draw yesterday as satisfied with his side’s narrow 1-0 tonight because the three points and the match was good tacti- both sides prepared for this month’s win against India in Group E of the cally,” said Venkatesh. European Championship. Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World were important for us to remain “Despite losing the match, the In the first international game with Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup on top of the group and qualify to players performed well. fans in attendance in Spain since the China 2023 on Thursday. the AFC Asian Cup. We could have “We took (Sunil) Chhetri out at onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Abdelaziz Hatim scored the only scored more goals but we faced a the start of the second half 15,000 in attendance thought they had goal on the night as Qatar moved because we want to keep him Coach seen Spain fall behind when Jose to 19 points from seven matches strong defensive side. It was a fresh for the upcoming matches. Felix Fonte’s looping header beat Unai while India remained on three difficult match for us as India have It was purely a tactical decision.” Sanchez Simon after 23 minutes, however, his points, having played six games. good players who fought very “We should build on the good celebrates looping header was ruled out for a foul with Almoez Second-placed Oman are on 12 hard: Felix Sanchez performance today against Qatar on Pau Torres. points, with two matches in hand, in order to have better results Ali and A nervy Simon then saw a and Qatar will seal top spot in Group against Bangladesh and Afghan- Bassam Al clearance charged down by Cristiano E if they avoid defeat when the two istan. We must improve upfront Rawi after Ronaldo. But the ball ricocheted sides meet on Monday. they made a big effort in the match. in order to win those two the match. straight back to the Athletic Bilbao “I’m happy that we got the We created many scoring chances matches. PIC: HUSSAIN stopper. After struggling early on, the victory tonight because the three but were not lucky as the India “Our team is improving SAYED hosts were much better after the points were important for us to goalkeeper (Gurpreet Singh Sandhu) from one match to another and restart, with Alvaro Morata and Pablo remain on top of the group and made several saves.. we have a group of players Sarabia both missing chances. qualify to the AFC Asian Cup,” said “The most important thing for who can have a good future Portugal were indebted to keeper Sanchez. us was to win and get the three with the national team.” Rui Patricio, who denied Ferran Torres “We could have scored more points before our important match India play Bangladesh on from close range with two minutes goals but we faced a strong against Oman which will determine Monday with victory remaining, before Morata hit the bar defensive side. It was a difficult the group winners.” imperative if they are to in stoppage time as Luis Enrique’s side match for us as India have good India assistant coach Shan- book a place in the third pushed for a late winner to no avail. players who fought very hard.” mugam Venkatesh praised the round of the Asian Quali- Spain face Lithuania in their final “Despite playing with 10 men, fighting performance of his players fiers for the AFC Asian Cup warm-up fixture on Tuesday before our opponents were organised and despite being reduced to 10 men China 2023. the Euros kick off next Friday. Serena Medvedev eases past Opelka to reach fourth round REUTERS – powers Opelka started strongly RESULTS and took a 3-1 lead in the MEN'S SINGLES: THIRD ROUND Clay was no longer an opening set but Medvedev , Japan, def. , Switzerland, 7-5, 0-0, ret. past object of hate for Russian then broke the 2.11 metre , Argentina, def. (27), Italy, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. as he tall American’s booming (6), Germany, def. Laslo Djere, Serbia, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2. stormed into the fourth serve twice in a row as his Collins Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, def. (15), Norway, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-6 (6), 0-6, 7-5. round of the French Open opponent committed an Daniil Medvedev (2), Russia, def. (32), United States, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. REUTERS – PARIS with a commanding 6-4, array of unforced errors on Pablo Carreno Busta (12), Spain, def. , United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. 6-2, 6-4 win against the Suzanne Lenglen court. powered towering American Reilly The Russian continued Cristian Garin (22), Chile, def. , United States, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. confidently into the fourth Opelka. his dominance in the second WOMEN'S SINGLES: THIRD ROUND round of the French Open with The rangy 25-year-old set as Opelka, who made 36 (21), Kazakhstan, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-1, 6-4. a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of fellow has reached two Grand unforced errors in total, (31), Russia, def. (3), Belarus, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0. American on Slam finals on hardcourts failed to rein in his mistakes Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Friday as the draw opened up but has never hidden his and got broken twice more. (15), Belarus, def. (23), United States, 6-2, 6-2. enticingly. dislike for red dirt, having Medvedev sealed the Serena Williams (7), United States, def. Danielle Collins, United States, 6-4, 6-4. The 39-year-old seventh never won a match at the match with an early break Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. , Russia, 6-3, 6-2. seed produced a calm and claycourt in in the third set and will next Marketa Vondrousova (20), Czech Republic, def. , Slovenia, 6-3, 6-3. composed display against a four previous appearances meet 22nd seed Cristian , Spain, def. , Romania, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. dangerous opponent and is before this year. Garin. now the highest-ranked player But Medvedev has left in the bottom half. looked in his comfort zone Williams, seeking a record- at this year’s tournament in Zverev picks up momentum to advance equalling 24th Grand Slam Paris and hit 28 winners REUETRS – PARIS when he fought back from two sets down to singles title, but first since 2017, and committed just 16 beat fellow German Oscar Otte, Zverev is will play Kazakhstan’s 21st seed unforced errors against World number six Alexander Zverev’s French clicking into gear and Djere only threatened Russia’s Daniil Elena Rybakina for a place in Opelka to stay on course to Open campaign gained momentum as the briefly in the second set. Medvedev in the quarter-finals. clinch the world number German dispatched Serbia’s Laslo Djere 6-2, Zverev won the first four games en route action during A hard-hitting contest fea- one ranking. 7-5, 6-2 to reach the fourth round yesterday. to bagging the opening set without much his third round tured 40 winners and the The second-ranked Zverev, who won the title in bother under the roof of court Philippe match against opening games included a Russian could topple Novak Madrid and lost to in the quarter- Chatrier. Djere, however, broke to love early Reilly Opelka of barrage from both players with Djokovic from the top of the finals in Rome in the lead-up to Roland Garros, to open a 3-0 lead in the second set as Zverev the US yesterday. Collins clearly deciding her best standings if he reaches the had too much for his 55th-ranked opponent hit a string of unforced errors. He regained policy was to fight fire with fire final in Paris and the as he set up a clash with Japan’s Kei Nishikori. his composure to save a set point and break on Court Philippe Chatrier. Serbian does not. He has never been further than the back for 5-4. He stole his opponent’s serve Collins saved three break “Clay in Roland Garros quarter-finals here but his part of the draw again to move 6-5 up and close the set on points at 1-1 from 0-40 but feels great this year,” he seems clear until the last four, where he could serve. The German took command of the third found herself in trouble again told reporters. “Especially face fifth seed . set with a break in the first game and never at 3-3 and this time Williams Wilson balls." After a rough start in the tournament, looked back. angled away a volley after being dragged in by a dropshot. Again Collins showed guts Serena Williams of the US in action against Danielle to save a set point at 3-5 and Rose Collins yesterday. Sizikova released after French Williams then wobbled serving at 5-4 with consecutive double faults before recovering to seal Open match-fixing allegations the opener with an ace. When Williams broke at the REUTERS – PARIS . The Romanians won the start of the second set it looked match before being knocked out in the third as though she might race away Russian player Yana Sizikova has been round. Belot explained that it was alleged with the contest but 50th- released from police custody a day after that Sizikova and her doubles partner lost ranked Collins found another being arrested at the French Open over a service game on purpose, with the Russian gear to reel off four games in a match-fixing allegations related to last year’s serving double faults. row as the errors began tournament, her lawyer said yesterday. He added that Sizikova had contacted creeping into the Williams’s “She has been released, her custody has tennis authorities last year and that she pro- game. been lifted,” Frederic Belot told Reuters. vided them with a explanation, which he Trailing 1-4 Williams Earlier he said that Sizikova had been says “satisfied” them. responded by raising the “taken into custody on the evening of “It is therefore serenely and in the best decibel level, scolding herself Thursday 3 June 2021 after a match in the possible state of mind that Yana Sizikova even after winning points, and women’s doubles tournament.” Last Sep- went to Paris a week ago to play in the 2021 suddenly she began firing on tember, French prosecutors opened an French Open women’s doubles tournament,” all cylinders again. investigation into fraud in an organised said Belot. The 27-year-old Collins group” and “active and passive corruption” “She and her father were extremely began to look ragged and over alleged match fixing in a women’s shocked when she was arrested.” Shamil dropped serve to love at 4-4 doubles match at the 2020 French Open. Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis before Williams claimed The investigation related to a match Federation, told the RIA news agency that victory to reach the last 16 in between Romanian pair Andreea Mitu and he had been informed of Sizikova’s Paris for the 13th time. Patricia Mari and Sizikova and American detention. SATURDAY 5 JUNE 2021 SPORT 15

FINA Bureau Member and the President of the Qatar Swimming Association, Khalil Al Jaber during the meeting.

Husain Al Musallam (left), Vice-President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and the candidate for the presidency of FINA, with officials during an Executive Committee meeting held at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha yesterday to discus the final preparations ahead of the FINA General Congress 2021, which will be hosted by Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) today. As many as 189 delegates from 119 national federations will visit Doha to attend the Congress while another 202 delegates representing 102 Federations will attend the event via a live stream.

Asian and African Swimming Federations sign sponsorship deal with Korea's SK Inc Husain Al Musallam, Vice-President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and the candidate for the presidency of FINA; Sam Ramsamy, Second Vice-President; Taha Suleiman Al Kishry, Secretary- General of the Asian Swimming Federation, with a representative of Korea's SK Inc. during a sponsorship signing ceremony held on the sidelines of the preparatory meetings yesterday before the convening of today's FINA General Assembly in Doha. Stage set for QREC-sponsored Qatar Prix Du Jockey Club at Chantilly THE PENINSULA – CHANTILLY This has been done with some success, communes (Chantilly, Lamorlaye, Gou- are all trained. The former carries the as Shamardal (2005), Lope de Vega vieux, Coye-La-Forêt and Avilly-Saint- colours of US owner Peter Brant, whose Tomorrow, the 181st edition of the Qatar (2010) and Brametot(2017), have all The top European three-year-olds Léonard), and one split over 1,900 Sottsasswon in 2019 (and who went on Prix du Jockey-Club will hold sway at completed the “Poule d’Essai-Jockey will battle it out over 2,100 metres hectares! to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Tri- Chantilly racecourse in . Club” double. This includes 140 kms of natural omphe the following season), while the The top European three-year-olds This year, the Emirates Poule d’Essai and, with purse of €1.5m on offer, in sand tracks and 120 hectares of grass other two aforementioned colts are rep- will battle it out over 2,100 metres and, des Poulains winner, the Irish-trained the second most valuable French flat tracks, which enables aspiring cham- resentatives of H H the Aga Khan, whose with purse of €1.5m on offer, it’s the St Mark’s Basilica, will be seeking to do race as the 181st edition of the Qatar pions to undergo the best preparation. colours have triumphed on seven second most valuable French flat race the double by adding the Qatar Prix du Prix du Jockey-Club gets set to hold It is at Chantilly, and in neighbouring occasions. (behind the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Jockey-Club to his CV. communes, that Pascal Bary (whose Stephanie Nigge has also chosen Triomphe). sway at Chantilly racecourse. Baby Rider bids to give the handler his Deauville as her training base, having What is at stake? Quite simply it will Can Britain retain the title? seventh Jockey-Club win), Pia and set up shop there in 2020. She has crown the best colt of his generation, Last year heralded the triumph of Joakim Brandt (Policy of Truth), Freddy achieved the tour de force of being and ensure that the winner is a much the British colt Mishriff, who was ridden world’s most famous owner-breeders Head (Adhamo), Nicolas Caullery (Fort doubly represented, given this time sought after commodity at stud, and set by the Basque jockey Ioritz Mendizabal. (Enable was owned by him), who passed Payne) and FabriceVermeulen (Pretty span, and both her representatives are up the winner for the big autumnal He also enabled the British trainer John away earlier this year. Tiger), all hold court. sons of Le Havre (the winner of the Prix clashes – of which the Qatar Prix de Gosden to savour his first Qatar Prix du Megallan boasts a second place in du Jockey-Club in 2009): Milleboscand l’Arc de Triomphe is the focal point. Jockey-Club win. the Dante Stakes, a traditional Epsom 2 runners from Calas (South-East of Normandy Bridge. The handler has a huge reputation Derby prep (a counterpart of the Prix France) The 2,100 metres trip: a in Britain and is based at Newmarket du Jockey-Club) whereas Derab, the However, other French regions are A runner from particular French trait (the British version of Chantilly). John younger brother of the great Enable, has also out in force. The “South-East” Mont-de-Marsan (South-West) Unlike the Epsom Derby, which will Gosden is renowned for having trained, only raced three times to date, which region, and for this read the training Lastly, Philippe Sogorb will rep- be run the day before over 2,400 amongst others, the mare Enable: the includes a recent win at Newmarket: a centre of Calas-Cabriès (situated some resent the South-West, as he trains from metres, the distance of the Qatar Prix winner of the 2017 and 2018 editions of race of comparatively modest level. 30 kms from Marseille), will be repre- his base at Mont-de-Marsan in the du Jockey-Club is 2,100 metres. The dis- the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and A second British trainer also seeks sented by the Frédéric Rossi duo Seal- Landes region. A former jockey who tance was reduced from 2,400 to 2,100 who also second in the 2019 renewal. his place in the sun. He is Roger Varian, iwayand Smile Makers. Frédéric Rossi turned trainer in 2011, he will saddle metres in 2005. Despite the fact that travel plans and is represented by El Drama, who is also has a second stable (a satellite yard) the statuesque Ninth Titan, who races The aim was twofold: to distinguish have been complicated by the Covid coming off a listed win at Chester. He at Chantilly, which is designed to limit in the prestigious colours of the it from the other European Derbies, and virus (accompanying stable staff have will be partnered by French jockey the travel factor (and therefore fatigue) Niarchos Family, who were victorious to facilitate a smoother transition to undergo quarantine on arrival in MickaëlBarzalona, who hails from of their horses which frequently race in in 2002 (Sulamani) and 1998 (Dream process from the 1,600 metres distance France), the British have again turned Corsica. the Parisian region. Well). of the Emirates Poule d’Essai (run in up for this edition of the Qatar Prix du Given the value and prestige of the mid-May) to the 2,400 metres of the Jockey-Club, as three cross channel The French regions are out in force 5 runners from Deauville (Normandy Qatar Prix du Jockey Club and the high Grand Prix de Paris (traditionally run raiders, two of them trained by John 5 runners from Chantilly region) class of the runners, expectations are on July 14), in addition to adapting to Gosden, have made the trip. Inciden- In France, the biggest concentration Jean-Claude Rouget also has two high in antici- the demand of breeders who are looking tally, the latter now trains in partnership of English thoroughbreds is to be found yards: his more long-standing base is pation to see for sires who have shown a certain with his son Thady. at the Chantilly training centre (Oise), to be found at Pau, whereas the other who will be at speed in their races. They are Megallan, who carries the and four of the field are able to capi- more recent addition is to be found at the top of the The profile of horses lining up in the US colours of Anthony Oppenheimer talise on this exceptional training Deauville. In fact, the famous seaside 3-year-old gen- Qatar Prix du Jockey-Club has thereby (who won the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Tri- environment, which extends resort on the Normandy coast is eration been broadened in scope, as many omphe in 2015 with Golden Horn), and over several where his three runners, Cheshire tomorrow. milers (1,600 metres specialists) have Derab, who represents the estate of the Academy, Saiydabadand attempted the step up to 2,100 metres. late Prince Khalid Abdullah, one of the Makaloun,

Tuchel gets 2-year extension Messi scores but Argentina held AP – LONDON January on an 18-month contract to replace by Chile in Qatar 2022 qualifier the fired Frank Lampard. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was given The 47-year-old Tuchel, fired in December a two-year contract extension Friday after by Paris Saint-Germain, led Chelsea to a 1-0 REUTERS – SANTIAGO DEL a Messi free kick round the A statue leadingleading ththee cclublub ttoo ththee ChChampionsampions LeagueLeague victoryvict over Manchester City last Saturday in ESTERO, ARGENTINA post. of Diego title.title. the Champions League final. Messi also saw a free Armando TheThe GeGerman’srman’s “I cannot imagine a better occasion for a Lionel Messi scored a first- kick come off the woodwork Maradona dealdeal will keekeepp contractcon renewal,” Tuchel said. “I am grateful half penalty for hosts in the second half. The is unveiled him in chargecharge ooff for the experience and very happy to stay part Argentina before Chile’s match in Santiago del Estero outside the thethe PremierPremier of thet Chelsea family. There is far more to Alexis Sanchez equalised as was Argentina’s first com- stadium League club comecom and we are looking forward to our next their World Cup qualifier petitive outing since before throughthrough June stepsstep with ambition and much anticipation.” ended 1-1 on Thursday. November and both sides the match 2024, after Chelsea had already secured a spot in next Messi converted from looked rusty. Argentina between beingbeing hired season’sseas Champions League by finishing fourth the spot midway through the pushed forward as the game Argentina in late inin ttheh Premier League. The west London club first half after Guillermo went on but Chile’s rear- and Chile. alsoalso reached the final of the FA Cup, losing to Maripan brought down guard was solid, even LeicesterLeic 1-0. Lautaro Martinez in the box. without their talismanic Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said Chile striker Sanchez lev- holding midfielder Arturo TuchelTuc “slotted in seamlessly” upon his arrival elled in the 37th minute, fin- Vidal, who missed out after atat SStamford Bridge. ishing off a cut back from contracting COVID-19. “Returning us to the top four in the Premier Gary Medel. Messi almost snatched LeagueLea was crucial,” Granovskaia said, “and Chile keeper Claudio all three points in the last wew could not be happier with our success in Bravo made a world class five minutes but his shots thet Champions League which crowned a save to keep the scores level could not find a way past remarkable season at Chelsea.” just before halftime, tipping Bravo. Sport SATURDAY 5 JUNE 2021 14 Pakistan recall Naseem, Day three of Lord’s Test washed out Abbas for Windies Tests REUTERS – LONDON Play on day three of the first Test match REUTERS – LAHORE subject to the 35-year-old clearing a between England and New Zealand at Lord’s fitness test, chief selector Mohammad was abandoned due to rain yesterday without Umpires Pakistan recalled teenaged fast bowler Wasim said in a statement. a ball being bowled. inspecting the Naseem Shah and seamer Mohammad Pakistan also announced their England finished day two on 111-2 and pitch before Abbas yesterday for the team’s limited overs squads who will play trail New Zealand by 267 runs in the first play was two-Test series in the West Indies in three one-dayers and an equal number innings after the visitors posted a total of 378 abandoned due August, also picking spinner Yasir Shah of Twenty20 matches in England next on the back of debutant Devon Conway’s to bad weather. who has yet to recover fully from a month before heading to the West double ton. Rory Burns (59) and skipper Joe knee injury. Both the fast bowlers were Indies. Uncapped Sindh batsman Azam Root (42) were at the crease at stumps on day dropped after the team’s 2-0 drubbing Khan is the new face in their 20-overs two after the home side lost Dom Sibley and in New Zealand this year and missed squad. Babar Azam’s men will play five Zak Crawley. Play will resume at 11am local the subsequent home series against Twenty20 Internationals in West Indies time on Saturday, with at least 98 overs to be South Africa and the Zimbabwe tour. before the Test matches at the Sabina bowled on each of the next two days as they Leg-spinner Shah’s selection was Park in Jamaica. look to make up for lost time. Perez leads Red Bull one-two Singapore GP to be cancelled again

in Azerbaijan GP practice REUTERS – SINGAPORE

REUTERS – BAKU the pace as the once-dom- Leclerc was second fastest in The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled for inant team struggled again. first practice and fourth in the the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was His Finnish team-mate afternoon with Ferrari looking well-placed sources told Reuters yesterday. fastest in Azerbaijan Grand Valtteri Bottas, the winner last the team most likely to be The BBC and Sky television had earlier reported the Oct. 1-3 Prix practice yesterday with time Azerbaijan hosted a race challenging Red Bull for pole night race at the Marina Bay circuit was off due to immigration Formula One championship- in 2019, was 16th and more position today. restrictions but a Formula One spokesman had no official leading team mate Max than two seconds slower than The “dirty” track proved comment. Verstappen close behind, Perez. He had been 10th in the slippery for drivers, who also "We continue to work with all promoters during this fluid time while Mercedes failed to make first practice. had to contend with breezy and have plenty of options to adapt if needed," he said. even the top 10. Verstappen had been conditions, as the sport There was no immediate comment from the Singapore race The Mexican lapped the fastest in the first session with returned to Baku without organisers. Singapore would follow Canada off the calendar and Baku street circuit with a best a time of 1:43.184. spectators due to the is unlikely to be the last to fall victim of the pandemic with Japan, time of one minute 42.115 The 23-year-old Dutch COVID-19 pandemic. Brazil, Mexico and Australia all looking uncertain from the original seconds, 0.101 quicker than driver is four points clear of The weekend has list of 23 rounds. Verstappen, and looked com- Hamilton, seizing the lead by been dominated by a Australia has already been rescheduled to November but travel fortably ahead. winning in Monaco last month row over “bendy” rear to the country is heavily restricted. Mercedes’ seven times while Hamilton finished wings, with the governing Turkey, which had been due to replace Canada but was then world champion Lewis Ham- seventh. FIA keeping a close eye on also scrapped, would be a possible stand-in with talk also of China ilton, Verstappen’s closest Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was the situation before intro- making a return and a second potential race in the United States. Red Bull’s Sergio rival after five races, was 11th third in both sessions. ducing new tests at the fol- Austin, Texas, is due to host the US Grand Prix in late October Perez in action during and more than a second off His team-mate Charles lowing French Grand Prix. but could step up with a double-header although there has also practice. been speculation that Indianapolis is under consideration.

Megha Ganne plays a shot during the first round of Olympic the US Women’s Open golf Suns eliminate champions Lakers tournament on Thursday. champ McNeal 113-100, advance to 2nd round banned for five years AP – LOS ANGELES REUTERS – LONDON Devin Booker scored 22 of his 47 points in a phenomenal first American Olympic 100 metres quarter, and the Phoenix Suns hurdles champion Brianna won their first playoff series McNeal has been banned for since 2010, eliminating the five years for an anti-doping defending NBA champion Los rule violation (ADRV), the Amateur Angeles Lakers with a 113-100 Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) victory in Game 6 on Thursday said yesterday, with her night. participation in the Tokyo Ganne shares Jae Crowder scored 18 Games in doubt until her points for the second-seeded appeal is heard. lead at US Suns, who won three consec- McNeal, who had been utive games to send LeBron charged and provisionally sus- Women’s James to a first-round series loss pended for “tampering within for the first time in his 18-year the results management Open NBA career. process” in January, was sanc- Phoenix will meet Denver tioned by a Disciplinary Tri- REUTERS – SAN FRANCISCO in the second round. Game 1 is bunal as it was her second vio- on Monday in Phoenix. Los Angeles Lakers lation of World Athletics’ anti- High school student Megha Chris Paul had eight points guard Dennis doping rules. Ganne showed remarkable and 12 assists for the Suns, who Schroder and The ban is effective from composure in compiling a four- jumped to a huge early Phoenix Suns forward Aug. 15, 2020. The AIU said under-par 67 at the US advantage in the opening Jae Crowder battle McNeal has appealed against Women's Open on Thursday to minutes of Game 6 while for the ball. the decision to the Court of sit tied for the lead after the first Anthony Davis struggled and Arbitration for Sport (CAS). round of the major. eventually left due to his groin The AIU added that CAS The 17-year-old amateur, injury. NUGGETS 126, TRAIL BLAZERS 115 take on Phoenix, which eliminated the had granted McNeal “provi- who mixed six birdies with a Although the Suns lost much of their Nikola Jokic had 36 points and Denver Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6, 113-100. sional relief and temporarily pair of bogeys behind some early 29-point lead, they patiently held off eliminated Portland in six games to reach Game 1 in the series is on Monday in stayed” the tribunal’s decision outstanding putting, is making the Lakers and James, who had 29 points, the Western Conference semi-finals for the Phoenix. so she can compete until the her second appearance at the nine rebounds and seven assists. third straight season. Damian Lillard finished with 28 points end of the U.S. Olympic trials tournament and said she felt Dennis Schröder scored 20 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 26 points, and 13 assists for the sixth-seeded Blazers. on June 27. more at ease this time around. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 19 for the including 22 in the opening quarter, for They led by 14 points in the third quarter "I think the first time is Lakers. the third-seeded Nuggets. Denver will but couldn’t stave off elimination. nerve-racking for anybody -- meeting your idols and being India’s on the stage for the first time," said Ganne, who is co-leader Tokyo-bound with England's Mel Reid. Staal’s OT winner gets Hurricanes "But the second time wrestler fails around, even the practice dope test rounds, I wasn't as nervous. I back into series against Lightning felt like I could come here and just play my game instead of REUTERS – NEW DELHI soaking that all in. So I got that AGENCIES – FLORIDA Pesce’s second goal of the posts- out of the way the first time eason came 5:15 into the second India’s Olympic-bound free- around. Jordan Staal tipped in a shot for the period. It marked just the second time style wrestler Sumit Malik has "Definitely a little bit easier winning goal on a power play 5:57 into in nine postseason games this year that been provisionally suspended this time." overtime as the visiting Carolina the Hurricanes scored the first goal. after failing a dope test in Her first impression of The Hurricanes finally broke through That provided the first lead of the Bulgaria, a senior Indian Olympic Club's sprawling Lake against the Tampa Bay Lightning, series for the Hurricanes. Point federation official told Reuters Course, with its narrow winning 3-2 in Game 3 on Thursday answered for the Lightning just 77 yesterday. fairways, ankle-high rough and night. seconds after Carolina’s second goal. Commonwealth Games postage-stamp sized greens, With Nikita Kucherov in the Killorn tied the score on a goal with gold medallist Malik secured rattled her. "It was kind of ter- penalty box for a holding penalty, the 3:42 to play in the second period. He his Olympic place in the 125kg rifying to see it for the first time, Hurricanes were able to keep the puck was assisted by Kucherov and Point. category by reaching the final but I got some rounds in and in the Tampa zone and convert against Those goals made the Lightning of the qualifier in Sofia last gained a little bit of confi- Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. 2-for-2 on power plays at the time. month. “Sumit has tested pos- dence," she said. Sebastian Aho notched the primary Hurricanes' Jordan Staal passes the puck. Tampa Bay held a 10-9 edge in itive for a banned substance "I didn't panic when I got assist on the winning goal. shots through the opening period and has been provisionally into the rough a couple of times Carolina goalie Petr Mrazek made 35 Killorn scored power-play goals later in Thursday after finishing Game 2 on the suspended by the UWW out there because there are saves. Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots for the the second period to even the game. short end of a 32-15 count on shots. Neither (United World Wrestling),” definitely holes I wasn't Lightning. The Hurricanes gave Mrazek his first team scored in the third period, though the Wrestling Federation of India keeping in the fairway, and it's Brett Pesce and Aho scored in a stretch action of this postseason because Alex Lightning had a large majority of the scoring (WFI) Assistant Secretary easy to panic out there, and I of less than 2 1/2 minutes in the second Nedeljkovic had been used in the team’s chances. Overtime was nothing new to the Vinod Tomar told Reuters. didn't do that," added Ganne, period for the Hurricanes. Aho also assisted first eight playoff games. Earlier in the day, Hurricanes, who played four consecutive Eight Indian wrestlers, who plans to attend Stanford on the first goal. Nedeljkovic was named a finalist for the overtime games to conclude the first-round including four women, had University. Tampa Bay’s Brayden Point and Alex Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie. series with the Nashville Predators. booked their places in Tokyo.