■BOXING
Gatti widow gets C$100,000
The widow of Arturo Gatti has been awarded C$100,000 (US$99,000) from his estate by a Quebec Superior Court judge, nine months after his death. Amanda Rodrigues received the money as financial compensation for the legal fees she was forced to pay following the former champion’s death. In the court judgment on Thursday, she also received C$2,000 a month for the couple’s 18-month-old son. In November, a Quebec judge awarded Rodrigues C$40,000 to cover legal fees and child care costs. Rodrigues’ claim to her husband’s estate was being contested by the former fighter’s mother and brother. Gatti was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a Brazilian seaside resort in July.
■BOXING
Hearns holds auction
Thomas “Hitman” Hearns says an auction to help him pay off a US$448,000 tax debt went well. The 51-year-old Hearns said he didn’t yet know how much Saturday’s auction raised. He said it “went well” and people were “very kind” to come out for the event billed as the “Battle of His Life.” The event at the Auction Block featured a 1957 Chevy, three boats, a three-wheeled motorcycle and boxing memorabilia. Obie Moore, owner of the Auction Block, said the IRS was on hand and will get the money. Hearns held WBA, WBC, WBU and IBO titles ranging between 1980 and 1999. His three-round loss to Marvin Hagler for the middleweight title in 1985 is generally considered one of the best bouts in boxing history.
■BOXING
Ikeke retains title
Nigeria’s Kingsley Ikeke successfully defended his North American Boxing Association super middleweight title in Tacoma, Washington, on Saturday, overcoming a sluggish start to outpoint Zane Marks in a split decision. Two judges scored the fight 97-93 for Ikeke, while the other had it a 95-95 draw. Ikeke, who lives in Los Angeles, won his fourth straight fight to improve to 27-3-0. Marks (17-5) came out the aggressor, immediately getting Ikeke onto the ropes and commanding the first round. Marks maintained his edge in the second before Ikeke seemed to find a groove and take the lead in attacking through the fourth, fifth and sixth. Ikeke regained the edge in the final two rounds.
■POWERBOAT RACING
Racers die at Aussie event
US racer David Bryant has been identified by Australian police as one of two competitors killed at a weekend event on the Manning River in northern New South Wales state. Bryant, 44, is listed in his biography as having competed in powerboat racing for 15 years. He won the US Super Stock Racing Association Series championship in 2002, 2006 and 2007 and won titles in various flatbottom championships. He was the 2007 American Boat Racing Association unlimited hydroplane rookie of the year. A statement from New South Wales police yesterday said the American was ejected from his craft as it traveled at a speed of about 220kph. Police said emergency services attended to Bryant at the scene and he was taken to a hospital, where he died. On Saturday, a 61-year-old Australian was racing around a circuit on the same river when his boat flipped. Police identified him as Brian McCosker. A number of divers on the course went to McCosker’s aid but he was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Glenn Banks, president of the Australian Power Boat Association, told the Seven television network that he had never heard of a double tragedy in the 60-year history of the event.
Freddie Freeman homered and drove in four runs, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and Roki Sasaki earned his first major league win as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Saturday night for their seventh straight victory. The Dodgers have won the first two games of the series to improve to 5-0 against Atlanta this year. Los Angeles’ three-game sweep at home early in the season left the Braves 0-7. Sasaki allowed three runs and six hits over five innings. The 23-year-old right-hander gave up a home run to Ozzie Albies, but received plenty of offensive support in his
Bayern Munich on Sunday were crowned German champions for the 34th time, giving striker Harry Kane his first major trophy, after second-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen drew 2-2 at SC Freiburg. Bayern’s 3-3 draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday, when the Bavarians came from two goals down to take the lead before conceding a stoppage-time equalizer, meant defending Bundesliga champions Leverkusen needed to win at Freiburg to delay the title party. Leverkusen were two goals down before scoring twice in the final 10 minutes, but Xabi Alonso’s side could not find a third, as Bayern reclaimed the title at the first attempt after
Shuttler Lin Chun-yi yesterday kept Taiwan on the board as they faced their first major challenge of the group stage after marching into the last eight at the Sudirman Cup Finals in Xiamen, China. Taiwan were losing 3-1 to South Korea as of press time last night, with only the men’s doubles match remaining. Taiwan and four-time champions South Korea have already progressed to the quarter-finals, after Taiwan on Monday blanked the Czech Republic 5-0 without giving up a single game. Before last night’s tie, Taiwan were undefeated in Group B, with a 9-1 match record, ahead of South Korea, who, although also
A man fell from the 6.4m-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh during Wednesday night’s game between the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put the Pirates ahead 4-3, players began waving frantically for medical personnel and pointing to the man, who had fallen onto the warning track. The fan was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs training staffs as well as PNC personnel before being removed from the field on a cart. The team issued a statement shortly
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