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February 17, 2019

Tanak triumphs in Sweden

TORSBY, Sweden — Estonia's Ott Tanak took the lead in the world rally championship for the first time in his career with victory in the Rally of Sweden Sunday.The Toyota driver went into the closing stage with a near one minute cushion after Friday's overnight leader Teemu Suninen crashed out after hitting a snow bank.He avoided any similar misfortune on roads covered by snow and ice to take the win ...

February 17, 2019

Gayle to retire from ODIs after World Cup

ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda — Veteran West Indies batsman Chris Gayle will retire from One-Day International cricket after this year's World Cup in England and Wales, Windies Cricket announced Sunday.The big-hitting 39-year-old opener, who has scored 9,727 runs in 284 ODIs, is set to play his first international since last July against England Wednesday.Gayle needs 677 more runs to surpass the great Brian Lara as the West Indies' all-time ...

February 17, 2019

Monfils beats Wawrinka to win Rotterdam Open

ROTTERDAM — Gael Monfils defeated good friend Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 Sunday to win his eighth career title at the Rotterdam Open. Monfils, the runner-up three years ago, held off Wawrinka's second-set surge to ease through the decider.Wawrinka, the 2015 champion in the Dutch port city who is continuing an 18-month comeback from double knee surgery, was playing in his first final since Roland Garros in June 2017.It was the ...

February 17, 2019

Opelka outguns Isner again

NEW YORK — Canadian qualifier Brayden Schnur punched his ticket to the ATP New York Open final by outlasting US journeyman Sam Querrey 7-6 (9/7), 4-6, 6-3 Saturday.Schnur, a 23-year-old from Montreal ranked 154th in the world, defeated 10-time ATP title-winner Querrey in one hour and 54 minutes in the semi-finals.He will try to complete a fairy-tale championship run Sunday against American Reilly Opelka, who outgunned top seed John Isner ...

February 17, 2019

AC Milan stays on course

ROME — Krzysztof Piatek hit a wonder goal and grabbed a second as AC Milan came back to defeat Atalanta 3-1 Saturday and stay on course for the Champions League.Piatek took his season’s Serie A total to 17, just two behind Cristiano Ronaldo.The Polish star now has scored six times in four starts for Milan since moving from Genoa in the January transfer window to replace Gonzalo Higuain.After Remo Freuler ...

February 17, 2019

Girona stuns Real as Ramos sent off

MADRID — Real Madrid’s resurgent La Liga run skidded to a halt as it fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at home by struggling Girona Sunday in which captain Sergio Ramos was sent off in added time, leaving it nine points adrift of leader Barcelona.Real looked on course for a sixth consecutive league win when Casemiro leapt highest to meet a Toni Kroos cross and head it in front midway ...

February 17, 2019

Chelsea faces crunch United clash in FA Cup

LONDON — Maurizio Sarri will be fighting to save his job when crisis club Chelsea faces Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round Monday.Sarri is in danger of being sacked after a dismal first season at Stamford Bridge and crashing out of the FA Cup would push the Italian closer to the axe.Chelsea suffered its heaviest defeat for 28 years when it was thrashed 6-0 at Manchester City last ...

February 17, 2019

Korda keeps it in the family

ADELAIDE — Nelly Korda added to an amazing family tradition of winning top titles Down Under by claiming the LPGA Australian Open by two shots in Adelaide and celebrating with a scissors kick Sunday.The world No. 16 American has been the form player of recent months, and has now scored two wins and two other top three finishes in her last five events.In carding a 17-under-par 271, holding off South ...

February 17, 2019

Thomas leads by one shot

PACIFIC PALISADES — Justin Thomas eagled the first hole and took the sole lead early in the third round at the Genesis Open in Los Angeles Saturday as Tiger Woods made a charge at a tournament he has never won.American Thomas was one stroke ahead of Australian Adam Scott after two holes when play was suspended in fading light at the rain-hit tournament at Riviera, where a seven-hour delay on ...

February 17, 2019

Flatta recovers at Aster Sanad

RIYADH — Abdullah Flatta, the renowned Saudi basketball player, who plays for Al-Nasr sports club, made a full recovery at Aster Sanad after suffering serious fractures in the jaw during a game. The zygomatic bone in his face had a severe fracture and required a critical maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Basha from Aster Sanad Hospital conducted the surgery and the operation was very successful.Dr. Mohammed Salman Basha is a Specialist Maxillofacial ...

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