■ SOCCER
Fan shot and killed
A fan of Argentina's Velez Sarsfield was shot and killed as he traveled to Saturday's game against crosstown rival San Lorenzo, setting off riots that led to the match's postponement. Emanuel Alvarez, 21, was shot as he took a bus with other Velez supporters to San Lorenzo's stadium in southern Buenos Aires to attend the match, Velez club president Alvaro Balestrini told local media. The shot apparently came from a car that intercepted the bus. Police are still investigating the incident. As news of the shooting spread, Velez supporters in the stadium reacted violently and tried to break through the retaining barriers and enter the field. Police sought to prevent them and the referee suspended the match.
■ GOLF
McDowell wins after playoff
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell won the Ballantine's Championship on the third play-off hole after a gripping duel with Jeev Milkha Singh of India yesterday. McDowell ripped his approach to within 2 feet for birdie three as Singh fluffed a 4-foot putt to end a day of high drama on the South Korean island of Jeju. The overnight co-leaders had fought to a stalemate over 72 holes and Singh conjured a miraculous escape from 15 feet after bunkering on the second return to the play-off hole, the par-four 18th. At the third attempt, both players produced precision iron shots but Singh could not put his birdie putt away, leaving McDowell to hole out for his first European Tour win since 2004.
■ CRICKET
Trescothick pulls out of tour
Marcus Trescothick has had a recurrence of the stress-related illness that has put his England career on hold, withdrawing at the last minute from a preseason tour to Dubai with his county club. Trescothick pulled out of Somerset's tour on Friday after checking in his luggage for the flight to Abu Dhabi. It was to be the England opener's first overseas trip since flying home early from the Ashes tour in Australia in 2006. Somerset bowler Andy Caddick said the team supported Trescothick. "It is just a little glitch that he is having to come to terms with, and he has made the right decision,'' Caddick said after training in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. ``There is no point in him being out here if he is feeling uncomfortable."
■ RUGBY UNION
Sharks remain unbeaten
The Sharks kept their unbeaten Super 14 record on Saturday with a 16-8 win over the Lions in a match spoiled by a heavy downpour at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Both teams showing a willingness to run with the ball, but struggled after the rain started midway through the first half. The Sharks jumped out to a 16-3 lead at half-time, which proved sufficient as the Lions couldn't create many scoring opportunities in the wet conditions until replacement lock forward Franco van der Merwe scored a try with only a minute left. The win lifted the Sharks to 21 points in second place behind Canterbury Crusaders of New Zealand. The Sharks' only try came from a sweeping counterattack. Lions flyhalf Jaco van Schalkwyk kicked away the ball on attack, and Francois Steyn hit back down the left. A run linked him with four other Sharks players, and flanker Keegan Daniel was brought down just short of the line. B.J. Botha dived over from the ensuing ruck, and scrumhalf Rory Kockott converted. Kockott kicked three penalties while Van Schalkwyk had one.
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