■ Skiing
Opening races canceled
The opening races of the World Cup ski season were canceled on Tuesday because of high rainfall and warm weather predictions in Austria. The International Ski Federation (FIS) said on Tuesday that this weekend's giant slaloms in Soelden will not be rescheduled. "They did a great job of preparing the course and everything looked great yesterday, but with all that heavy rain last night, it's not possible," FIS official Sonja Reichen said. The women's giant slalom had been scheduled for Saturday, followed by a men's giant slalom on Sunday. "Both races were canceled and will not be rescheduled," FIS communications director Christian Knauth said. The next races will take place Nov. 11-12 in Levi, Finland.
■ Athletics
Robert Cheruiyot `OK'
Robert Cheruiyot wore a wide grin and made one thing clear on Tuesday as he finally celebrated his victory at the Chicago Marathon. "I'm OK," he said. Cheruiyot left a Chicago hospital after spending two nights there with a mild concussion he sustained on Sunday when he slipped crossing the finish line. On Tuesday afternoon, he was presented with a trophy and a temporary medal with the event's logo. Soon, he'll receive a sterling silver medal. Doctors recommended that Cheruiyot not run for one to three months, but he could resume a full training and racing schedule after that.
■ Soccer
Wise to manage Leeds
Fallen English soccer giants Leeds United on Tuesday confirmed former England midfielder Dennis Wise as their new manager. Leeds, who until two years ago were in the Premiership and 2001 Champions League semi-finalists, are currently second from bottom in the Championship. Wise and assistant Gus Poyet, who had been at League Two (third division) highflyers Swindon, were given permission to talk to Leeds on Monday were due to start work at the Yorkshire club yesterday. The pair were players at Chelsea when Leeds chairman Ken Bates was running the London club in the 1990s -- Bates is also godfather to Wise's son. Wise replaces Kevin Blackwell, who was sacked last month after speaking publicly about the club's finances. In a statement, Leeds said: "The board of Leeds United would like to confirm the appointments of manager Dennis Wise, assistant manager Gus Poyet and goalkeeping coach Andrew Beasley at Elland Road."
■ Soccer
Toure commits to Gunners
Arsenal defender Kolo Toure signed a new contract on Tuesday which could keep him at the north London club for the remainder of his playing days. The 25-year-old Ivory Coast international, who joined the Premiership giants in February 2002, told the Gunners' official Web site: "I can see myself staying here for the rest of my career. Why would I want to leave?"
■ Soccer
FIFA suspends Kenya
FIFA on Tuesday handed Kenya an indefinite ban from all international competitions, Independent Kenya Television Network said. It is the second ban in two years for the east African nation. FIFA's top disciplinery panel are reported to have suspended the country for failing to respect agreements to resolve recurrent problems in their football association, in particular relating to the integrity of national competitions.
A sumo star was born in Japan on Sunday when 24-year-old Takerufuji became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a top-division tournament on his debut, triumphing at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka despite injuring his ankle on the penultimate day. Takerufuji, whose injury had left him in a wheelchair outside the ring, shoved out the higher-ranked Gonoyama at the Edion Arena Osaka to the delight of the crowd, giving him an unassailable record of 13 wins and two losses to claim the Emperor’s Cup. “I did it just through willpower. I didn’t really know what was going
The US’ Ilia Malinin on Saturday produced six scintillating quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in the men’s free skate to capture his first figure skating world title. The 19-year-old nicknamed the “Quad god,” who is the only skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, dazzled with an array of breathtakingly executed jumps starting with his quad Axel and including a quadruple Lutz in combination with a triple flip and a quadruple toe loop in combination with a triple toe. He added an unexpected triple-triple combination at the end to earn a world-record 227.79 in the free program for a championship
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well
HSIEH MAKES QUARTERS: Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens of Belgium won in the women’s doubles and face Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin of the US Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and US Open champion Coco Gauff were knocked out of the women’s singles at the Miami Open on Monday, while Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei advanced in the women’s doubles. Swiatek lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 6-2, hours after third seed Gauff fell in three sets to No. 23 Caroline Garcia 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. Alexandrova beat a top-ranked player for the first time and advanced to face Jessica Pegula, a 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 winner over Emma Navarro, in the quarter-finals. Alexandrova recorded her second win over Swiatek, following a 2021 victory in Melbourne. Swiatek had won their three matches since. “We played quite