TENNIS
Chan sisters advance
Taiwanese sisters Latisha Chan and Chan Hao-ching on Monday beat Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the US and Ellen Perez of Australia 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 to advance to the women’s doubles quarter-finals at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France. They are to face the winners of last night’s match of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Chinese partner Wang Xinyu against Angelina Gabueva of Russia and Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, which was to begin after press time. Taiwanese Wu Fang-hsien and Australian partner Olivia Tjandramulia advanced last night, beating France’s Severine Deppner and Sarah Iliev 2-6, 7-5, 10-6. On Monday, Hsieh crashed out of the women’s singles round of 32, losing 7-6 (7/2), 1-6, 6-1 to New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe.
MOUNTAINEERING
Nepalese sets record again
Veteran guide Kami Rita Sherpa yesterday scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time, beating his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides compete with each other for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. Kami Rita Sherpa, considered one of the greatest mountain guides, reached the 8,849m summit at 9:20am yesterday, expedition organizer Seven Summits Treks said. His latest climb came a day after fellow guide Pasang Dawa Sherpa matched his record of 27 trips to the summit. The race for the title began with Pasang Dawa Sherpa climbing the peak for the 26th time on May 14, equaling Kami Rita Sherpa’s previous record. Kami Rita Sherpa went on to the peak three days later for the 27th time.
BASEBALL
Announcer fired over slur
Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was let go by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the network said on Monday. Kuiper was suspended by the network following the incident during a pregame segment on May 5. Kuiper seemingly mispronounced the word “negro,” making it sound instead like a slur. A person familiar with the investigation said “the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review.” Kuiper said in a statement on Monday night that he mispronounced the word “negro” out of his excitement talking about his visit to the museum. “It was a terrible, but honest mispronunciation, and I take full responsibility,” he said.
SOCCER
Thai FA bans players
The Football Association of Thailand (Thai FA) yesterday banned two players, two officials and a coach over brawls that marred the men’s final at the Southeast Asian Games. Thai FA announced a one-year ban from the national team for a goalkeeping coach and two team officials. “The fact-finding team agreed unanimously that as adults, the goalkeeping coach and team officials should be mature enough to control the situation and set a good example for the players, who are aged under 22,” it said in a statement. “They should not lead or take part in the incident.” Goalkeeper Soponwit Rakyart — who was red-carded after he ran half the length of the pitch to deliver a diving punch — and substitute Teerapak Pruengna were banned from the national team for six months.
Bologna on Thursday advanced past Empoli to reach their first Coppa Italia final in more than half a century. Thijs Dallinga’s 87th-minute header earned Bologna a 2-1 win and his side advanced 5-1 on aggregate. Giovanni Fabbian opened the scoring for Bologna with a header seven minutes in. Then Viktor Kovalenko equalized for Empoli in the 30th minute by turning in a rebound to finish off a counterattack. Bologna won the first leg 3-0. In the May 14 final in Rome, Bologna are to face AC Milan, who eliminated city rivals Inter 4-1 on aggregate following a 3-0 win on Wednesday. Bologna last reached the
If the Wild finally break through and win their first playoff series in a decade, Minnesota’s top line likely will be the reason. They were all over the Golden Knights through the first two games of their NHL Western Conference quarter-finals series, which was 1-1 going back to Minnesota for Game 3 today. The Wild tied the series with a 5-2 win on Tuesday. Matt Boldy had three goals and an assist in the first two games, while Kirill Kaprizov produced two goals and three assists. Joel Eriksson Ek, who centers the line, has yet to get on the scoresheet. “I think the biggest
From a commemorative jersey to a stadium in his name, Argentine soccer organizers are planning a slew of tributes to their late “Captain” Pope Francis, eulogized as the ultimate team player. Tributes to the Argentine pontiff, a lifelong lover of the game, who died on Monday at the age of 88, have been peppered with soccer metaphors in his homeland. “Francisco. What a player,” the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) said, describing the first pope from Latin America and the southern hemisphere as a generational talent who “never hogged the ball” and who showed the world “the importance of having an Argentine captain,
Noelvi Marte on Sunday had seven RBIs and hit his first career grand slam with a drive off infielder Jorge Mateo, while Austin Wynn had a career-high six RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds scored their most runs in 26 years in a 24-2 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. Marte finished with five hits, including his eighth-inning homer off Mateo. Wynn hit a three-run homer in the ninth off catcher Gary Sanchez. Cincinnati scored its most runs since a 24-12 win against the Colorado Rockies on May 19, 1999, and finished with 25 hits. Baltimore allowed its most runs since a 30-3 loss to
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