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We were outplayed, says Sri Lanka captain England win 2nd Test to complete series sweep GALLE, Sri Lanka, Jan 25, (AP): of character of the players,” England Sri Lanka then produced some bouncy surfaces, but they failed to singles. It was England’s sixth win in a England completed a 2-0 series vic- captain Joe Root said. “A number of sloppy batting with some turn and handle the pressure. Sri Lanka had a slight chance row in Sri Lanka. The tourists won tory over Sri Lanka on Monday by guys showed lot of maturity, calm- bounce for the spin bowlers. The Tail-ender Lasith Embuldeniya, when Root was dismissed while all three tests during their last tour winning the second test by six wick- ness and poise and nice way to finish hosts lost six wickets quickly in the who finished with 10 wickets, came trying to play his favorite sweep in 2018. Prior to that, they won the ets with a day to spare. the series with a win.” morning session. to Sri Lanka’s rescue with the bat by shot with still 80 runs required for second test in 2012 in another two- Set a target of 164, the English “We tried to create some chaos posting a career-best 40 off only 42 the victory. However, the spinners match series. lost four wickets for 89 runs but an and build some pressure,” Root said. deliveries. weren’t able to defend 164. Root was the captain in five of unbroken 75-run stand for the fifth CRICKET “There were opportunities and we With things drifting away slightly “We were outplayed by England,” those wins, matching Virat Kohli’s wicket by Jos Buttler (46) and Dom grabbed them. All credit to our spin- as Embuldeniya was involved in a stand-in Sri Lanka captain Dinesh record for an overseas captain in Sri Sibley (56) finished it off. England were still batting in their ners.” 48-run stand with Suranga Lakmal, Chandimal said. “We had done lot of Lanka. Sibley only managed six runs in first innings when the fourth day England’s spinners had gone Root brought himself on. The York- hard work but as a batting unit we Root finished the series with 426 three innings but he returned to form began. The tourists managed to add wicketless in the first innings but shireman polished off the tail by did the same mistakes that we did in runs in four innings. He was named with a much needed half-century in only five more runs to their over- they came through in the second claiming two wickets in two balls. the first test. We have to learn a lot man of the match and player of the the final innings. night total as they were bowled out with Somerset duo Sibley and Jack England were positive in the run from Joe Root. He was outstanding. series. “To come on top having lost the for 344 to concede a first innings Leach taking four wickets apiece. Sri chase, cashing in when boundaries Patience is the key when it comes to England will now head to Madras toss was a great effort. It was a test lead of 37 runs. Lankans are used to playing on slow were on offer and picking up the batting. We did not apply ourselves.” for a four test series against India. Salah double in vain Kriechmayr edges Odermatt United compound Reds woes with win in FA Cup MANCHESTER, England, Jan 25, to win super-G in Kitzbühel (AP): A scream from Andy Robert- son was a forlorn attempt to distract Mason Greenwood beginning Man- chester United’s comeback. The de- Austrian goes top of standings fender won’t be the only one shriek- ing at Liverpool after going out of the FA Cup. KITZBÜHEL, Austria, Not that everything went wrong Jan 25, (AP): Austrian for Liverpool, with Mohamed skier Vincent Kriechmayr Salah scoring twice. The Liver- bounced back from two pool striker’s opener was can- celed out by Greenwood and he disappointing results in leveled after Marcus Rashford put downhill over the weekend United in front. But Bruno Fer- to win a men’s World Cup nandes bent in a free kick in the super-G on Monday. 78th minute to send United into the fifth round with a 3-2 victory Kriechmayr didn’t have a clean on Sunday. run but he charged all the way Losing compounded a miser- down the Streifalm course to edge able 70 hours that also saw Liver- Marco Odermatt of Switzerland by pool beaten at home by Burnley on 0.12 seconds. Thursday in a further blow to its Kriechmayr posted the fastest time title defense. It was a 0-0 draw with in the final downhill training on Thurs- day but failed to replicate the same United a week ago that helped Ole speed in the races. He finished ninth Gunnar Solskjaer’s side stay top of on Friday and 17th on Sunday in the the standings in the pursuit of the two downhills, which were both won team’s first Premier League title by Beat Feuz of Switzerland. since 2013. SKIING SOCCER

“I’m really proud about my race to- “We have to sort it together and day and about my skiing,” Kriechmayr Manchester United’s Paul Pogba that’s what we will do,” Liverpool takes the ball forward during the said. “After the downhill races, this is manager Jürgen Klopp said. pretty cool.” English FA Cup 4th round soccer The excitement lacking in the match between Manchester United Feuz was more than 2.3 seconds off Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr (center), winner of an alpine ski, men’s World Cup Super-G, celebrates on the po- the lead in Monday’s race when he Anfield league encounter was on and Liverpool at Old Trafford in dium with second-placed Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt (left), and third-placed Austria’s Matthias Mayer, in Kitz- show a week later at a freezing and Manchester, England on Jan 24. missed a gate and didn’t finish. buehel, Austria, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP) (AP) With the race rescheduled from fan-free Old Trafford with the high- est scoring match between these Sunday, temperatures were significant- Greenwood played in Rashford ly lower than in previous days, mak- fiercest of English rivals since 2010. ing for an icier surface full of bumps. Russia won’t appeal Olympic team restrictions United was joined by Chelsea, through the center and and the strik- Kriechmayr mastered the difficult con- Everton, Leicester and Burnley on er placed the ball in bottom corner ditions for his seventh career victory, MOSCOW, Jan 25, (AP): The Rus- ration of the sanctions from four WADA. Sunday in advancing to the round for his 15th goal in all competitions but first of the season. sian anti-doping agency confi rmed years to two, removed vetting re- “RUSADA considers that this of 16 where it will play West Ham this season. “It was a good run. It wasn’t without Monday that it will not fi le an ap- quirements for Russian athletes and chapter has now been closed and is next month. But United was made to pay for mistakes but I was pretty much on the peal to further loosen restrictions on allowed them to keep wearing na- looking forward and committed to “We gradually layer by layer are its slackness. limit,” the Austrian said. “I wanted to its teams at the Olympics and other tional colors. working with WADA with a view getting better and better and win- A sideways pass from Edinson come down without compromises. I’d major sporting events. The Russian agency, known as to fully restoring RUSADA’s mem- ning tight games,” Solskjaer said. Cavani was too casual and was in- rather go out than finish one or two The Court of Arbitration for RUSADA, had the option to fi le bership status,” the Russian agency tercepted by James Milner. After seconds behind again.” Sport last month ruled that Russia’s an appeal with the Swiss supreme said in a statement. “So the morale and the confidence of course is very good.” passing to Firmino on the left of the The result sent him to the top of the name, fl ag and anthem would be court on procedural grounds. It said RUSADA added that it “remains penalty area, Milner was inside the discipline standings, overtaking Alek- barred from the next two Olympics Monday that it still regards the rul- fully committed to the fi ght against Liverpool has gone 483 minutes sander Aamodt Kilde and Mauro Ca- after backing the World Anti-Dop- ing that doping data in Moscow was doping but will continue to defend without a league goal but remem- box as the return pass came across. viezel, who are both out with injuries. ing Agency’s fi nding that doping modifi ed as “fl awed and one-sided” the rights of clean Russian athletes bered where the net is in the cup. But Milner’s stepover let the ball Ryan Cochran-Siegle, another data was manipulated. but was satisfi ed that CAS rejected and to oppose any form of discrimi- Roberto Firmino thread a pass to roll through to Salah who squeezed super-G winner this season, was also However, CAS halved the du- tougher sanctions proposed by nation against Russian sport.” Salah who lifted a shot over Dean a shot through Henderson’s legs. missing. The American sustained a mi- Henderson from close range in the The introduction of Fernandes nor neck fracture in a downhill crash 18th minute. was transformative – as so often on Friday. placed third on Monday, 0.55 off the by failing to finish his run. The Nor- seconds off the lead. But the lead lasted only six min- since he arrived a year ago. Pre- Kriechmayr trailed Caviezel by lead, for his third podium in four days. wegian misjudged a jump and lacked Nils Allègre had an awkward crash sented with a chance to grab a Christof Innerhofer trailed Mayer by direction to make a gate shortly after- that sent him through two rows of safe- utes. Paul Pogba’s tackle gained three points in the standings last year possession, Donny van de Beek winner from a free kick, the Por- when the season was canceled amid four-hundredths of a second as the ward. Over the weekend, he placed ty nets, but the Frenchman got up and Italian finished fourth, just behind the 18th and 26th in the downhills. seemed unhurt. The race was interrupted released Rashford on the left flank tugal midfielder seized it, bending the coronavirus pandemic. The Austri- the ball around the wall into the an didn’t read too much in getting the Austrian for a second straight day. Dominik Paris lost hope of another again when Italian skier Davide Cazza- by the halfway line and a diagonal red bib as the discipline leader. Alexis Pinturault, who sat out the strong result a few seconds into his niga had to be taken off the hill by heli- pass landed perfectly at the feet of net. “Last year, it was my goal, but I missed two downhills this weekend, skied into run. The Italian, who has won four rac- copter with an apparent right knee injury. Greenwood, who withstood the “Yesterday, he was told that he the globe (by) three points,” Kriechmayr 12th position to strengthen his lead in es in Kitzbühel in the past, slid away The men’s World Cup continues with yelling of Robertson to maintain his wasn’t playing so he stayed out said. “Now I just want to ski my way, to the overall standings. in a sharp right turn. He avoided fall- three slaloms: a night race in Schladming, composure to score. practicing for half an hour to 45 be as fast as possible. That’s it.” Kjetil Jansud, who won the race ing with his hand in the snow but was Austria, on Tuesday and two events in The favor was returned three minutes,” Solskjaer said. “But it Austrian teammate Matthias Mayer last year, continued his rough season slowed and finished more than two Chamonix, France, this weekend. minutes into the second half. worked and it paid off.”