UEFA President Ceferin Urges SL Owners to Reverse Decision
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ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 16 Leeds United’s Diego Llorente (second right), scores his side’s opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Leeds United and Liverpool at the Elland Road Stadium in Leeds, England. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Jazz split series with Lakers Suns edge Bucks after foul in final second of OT LOS ANGELES, April 20, (AP): Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points, Joe Ingles added 21 with five 3-point- ers and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-97 Monday night, splitting their series with the defending NBA cha- mps. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points as NBA-leading Utah avenged the Lakers’ 127-115 over- time victory on Saturday night. The Jazz rested Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley Jr. and Derrick Favors in the first game on the second night of a back-to-back set, but all three returned for the rematch at Staples Center. Leading scorer Donovan Mitchell is still out for Utah, while LeBron James and Anthony Davis are still out for Los Angeles. Talen Horton-Tucker scored a career-high 24 points for the Lakers, who dropped to 7-9 without both of their superstars and 14-16 since Davis went down on Valentine’s Day. Kyle Kuzma scored all of his 17 points in the first three quarters for Los Angeles, and Dennis Schröder had 15 points and six assists. The Lakers have alternated wins and losses for 12 con- secutive games since March 28. BASKETBALL Clarkson hit nine of his 14 shots and Ingles went 8 for 11 against the NBA’s top defensive team for Utah, which never trailed in its fifth victory in seven games. The Jazz doubled their halftime lead to 20 points in the third quarter with 13 from Ingles, who hit three 3-pointers in that stretch. Suns 128, Bucks 127 OT Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder, (right), dives for the ball next to Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. (AP) In Milwaukee, Devin Booker made a free throw with 0.3 seconds left after getting fouled on a jump shot to give the Phoenix Suns a 128-127 overtime NBA Results/Standings ‘We cannot lose this match’ Leeds United ‘deny’ victory over the Milwaukee Bucks . After Khris Middleton had tied the Liverpool top 4 spot game on a 3-pointer with 22.1 seconds left, Jae Crowder inbounded a pass to WASHINGTON, April 20, (AP): NBA LEEDS, England, April 20, (AP): results and standings on Monday. UEFA president Ceferin urges Liverpool conceded an 87th-minute Booker, who attempted to get free for Detroit 109 Cleveland 105 a shot while getting hounded by Jrue Chicago 102 Boston 96 equalizer to draw at Leeds 1-1 on Holiday. Golden State 107 Philadelphia 96 Monday, denying Jurgen Klopp’s Miami 113 Houston 91 team a spot in the top four of the As Booker finally put up a shot Washington 119 Oklahoma City 107 from in front of Phoenix’s bench just San Antonio 109 Indiana 94 English Premier League. SL owners to reverse decision Which position Liverpool finish before the buzzer, P.J. Tucker also Phoenix 128 Milwaukee OT 127 approached him. Tucker was called for Denver 139 Memphis 2OT 137 MONTREUX, Switzerland, April 20, (AP): In a direct be one of the 15 founding Super League members. Bayern might not matter anymore, given the Utah 111 LA Lakers 97 team are one of the 12 clubs behind the foul. Eastern Conference appeal to the owners of the English clubs in the Super Minich and Borussia Dortmund have also stayed out. League project, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin urged “Nasser, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You the creation of a controversial Super Warriors 107, 76ers 96 Atlantic Division W L Pct GB them Tuesday to change their minds out of respect for soc- showed that you are a great man,” Ceferin told the Qatari League that is threatening to split the In Philadelphia, Stephen Curry hit Philadelphia 39 18 .684 - cer fans. official before also citing Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz historic structure of European soc- Brooklyn 38 19 .667 1 10 3-pointers and scored 49 points to Boston 31 27 .534 8-1/2 Ceferin both cajoled and criticized the six-club English Rummenigge. cer. extend his sizzling stretch, leading the New York 31 27 .534 8-1/2 group - made up of American billion- The UEFA president also spoke about an email he The breakaway league could poten- Golden State Warriors to a 107-96 vic- Toronto 24 34 .414 15-1/2 aires, Middle East royalty and a Russian received from a fan of Tottenham, one of the six rebel clubs tially launch as early as next season, tory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Southeast Division rendering meaningless the race for W L Pct GB oligarch - less than 48 hours after the from the Premier League. Curry’s 3 that tied the game at 86-all Atlanta 31 26 .544 - Super League was launched in alliance “If you read the email you would be close to crying,” Champions League qualification that gave him 11 straight games with 30 or Miami 30 28 .517 1-1/2 with three clubs from each of Italy and Ceferin said of the fan he identified only as Trevor, whom currently involves Liverpool, Chelsea more points, topping Kobe Bryant for Charlotte 28 28 .500 2-1/2 Spain. he had given two tickets to the 2019 Champions League and Tottenham – three of the six rebel Washington 24 33 .421 7 the most by any player 33 or older. Orlando 18 39 .316 13 “Gentlemen, you made a huge mis- English clubs. Curry, who turned 33 last month, also Central Division take,” Ceferin said in a speech to Liverpool stayed in sixth place, out- has the longest 30-point game streak W L Pct GB European soccer leaders at the UEFA SOCCER side the Champions League places, by a Warriors player since Wilt Milwaukee 35 22 .614 - Indiana 26 31 .456 9 annual meeting. “Some will say it is after Spain defender Diego Llorente Chamberlain in 1964. Chicago 24 33 .421 11 greed, others (will say) disdain arro- final, when Tottenham lost to Liverpool. scored with a header from an inswing- Curry had his fifth 40-point game in Cleveland 20 37 .351 15 gance, flippancy or complete ignorance Ceferin said fans and governments have supported UEFA ing corner to earn Leeds a point that April and topped Bryant and Michael Detroit 18 40 .310 17-1/2 of England’s football culture. It does Ceferin in resisting the proposed 20-team Super League, which the team’s second-half fightback Jordan for most 40-point games in a Western Conference Southwest Division not matter. threatens to directly challenge the Champions League and might have deserved. month by a player 33 or older. W L Pct GB “What does matter is that there is still time to change your damage the historic pyramid structure of European soccer. Sadio Mane stroked the ball into an Nuggets 139, Grizzlies 137 2 OTs Dallas 30 26 .536 - mind. Everyone makes mistakes.” Ceferin urged them to “We cannot lose this match,” said Ceferin, a Slovenian empty net in the 31st minute from a Memphis 29 27 .518 1 squared pass from Trent Alexander- In Denver, Nikola Jokic scored 47 San Antonio 28 28 .500 2 turn back out of respect for fans in England, aiming another lawyer. points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer New Orleans 25 32 .439 5-1/2 barb at what he earlier called “a few selfish people.” “Come The clubs have not said when their planned breakaway Arnold to give Liverpool the lead and late in the second overtime, and the Houston 15 43 .259 16 to your senses,” he said. “Not out of love for football league, underwritten by American bank JP Morgan Chase, put the deposed champion on course Northwest Division because I imagine some of you don’t have much of that.” would kick off. for a fourth straight victory. Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the W L Pct GB Memphis Grizzlies 139-137. Utah 43 15 .741 - Ceferin also lavished praise on UEFA executive committee Earlier Tuesday in a speech that seemed to blame the club A win would have lifted Liverpool Jokic added 15 rebounds and eight Denver 37 20 .649 5-1/2 colleague Nasser al-Khelaifi, the president of French cham- owners and absolve players, FIFA president Gianni Infantino above West Ham and into fourth Portland 32 24 .571 10 pion Paris Saint-Germain. PSG has so far resisted offers to said he can only “strongly disapprove” of the Super League. place. assists, Will Barton scored 28 and Oklahoma City 20 38 .345 23 Michael Porter Jr. 21 for the short- Minnesota 15 43 .259 28 handed Nuggets. Denver played with- Pacific Division matching a season high, and seven of each scored 18 to lead the Pacers, who W L Pct GB out its top two point guards -- Jamal Phoenix 41 16 .719 - eight to claw back into playoff conten- have lost three in a row. This time, the Murray, who has a torn ACL in his left LA Clippers 40 19 .678 2 tion in the Eastern Conference. Pacers played without two-time All-Star knee and Monte Morris. LA Lakers 35 23 .603 6-1/2 Russell Westbrook had 13 points, Domantas Sabonis (sore lower back) and Golden State 29 29 .500 12-1/2 Morris recently missed 11 games Sacramento 23 34 .404 18 17 assists and 11 rebounds for defensive player of the year candidate with a left quad injury but returned Washington.