GOLF
Pampling wins Shriners title
Rod Pampling on Sunday won for the first time in 10 years on the PGA Tour when he closed with a six-under 65 for a two-shot victory in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Pampling holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole that clinched victory. The 47-year-old Australian last won on the PGA Tour at Bay Hill in 2006. Brooks Koepka closed with a 67 to finish second. Lucas Glover was tied for the lead with two holes to play until a bogey from the bunker on the 17th and a closing bogey for a 69. Taiwan’s Pan Cheng-tsung finished tied for 57th.
CRICKET
Sri Lanka add 127 at lunch
Zimbabwe legspinner Graeme Cremer dismissed centurion Dhananjaya de Silva, but Sri Lanka still made swift progress with the bat on the second morning of the second Test at Harare Sports Club yesterday. Cremer had De Silva caught and bowled for 127 and also trapped Dilruwan Perera LBW for 34, but Sri Lanka still added 124 runs in the morning session to go to lunch on 414-7. The tourists resumed on 290-5, and De Silva saw a return catch put down by fast bowler Carl Mumba after he had added just 13 runs to his overnight score of 100. After Cremer had finally dismissed the centurion, Perera enjoyed some fortune when wicketkeeper Peter Moor dropped a regulation catch off the bowling of Chris Mpofu. All-rounder Asela Gunaratne proved the bedrock for Sri Lanka’s progress, moving from 13 at the start of the day to 64 not out at lunch.
SOCCER
Albion end Leicester streak
Leicester City’s proud unbeaten home streak was ended after 13 months as Matt Phillips earned West Bromwich Albion an unlikely win at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. The champions succumbed in the 72nd minute when Phillips latched on to a careless, under-hit back pass from Danny Drinkwater to outpace Wes Morgan and dink the ball expertly over Ron-Robert Zieler for his first Baggies goal.
SOCCER
Cavani leads PSG to 4-0 win
Striker Edinson Cavani on Sunday sustained an injury moments after he scored Paris Saint-Germain’s second goal with a brilliant instinctive lob in a 4-0 win against Stade Rennais. The win moved PSG three points behind leaders OGC Nice, who earlier lost 1-0 at Stade Malherbe Caen for their first Ligue 1 defeat of the season. AS Saint-Etienne paid the price for having forward Oussama Tannane sent off in the first half, drawing 0-0 against Metz. Tannane was ejected in the 36th after picking up two yellow cards in the space of a minute.
SOCCER
Leipzig win 10th straight
RB Leipzig’s fairytale start to the season continued on Sunday as the side moved level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga. A fully merited 3-1 home win over visiting FSV Mainz 05 extended Leipzig’s record unbeaten start for a side playing its first-ever season in the Bundesliga to 10 games. The win puts pressure on Bayern, who drew 1-1 with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday and is top only by virtue of goal difference. Alessandro Schoepf scored two and gave away a penalty as steadily improving Schalke 04 claimed their third league win, beating Werder Bremen 3-1.
US track and field athletes have about four dozen pieces to choose from when assembling their uniforms at the Olympics. The one grabbing the most attention is a high-cut leotard that barely covers the bikini line and has triggered debate between those who think it is sexist and others who say they do not need the Internet to make sure they have good uniforms. Among those critical or laughing at the uniforms included Paralympian Femita Ayanbeku, sprinter Britton Wilson and even athletes from other countries such as Britain’s Abigail Irozuru, who wrote on social media: “Was ANY female athlete consulted in
Forget Real Madrid, Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain, the world’s best soccer team — statistically speaking — might be a little-known outfit from the closed central Asian nation of Turkmenistan. Founded last year, Arkadag, named in honor of former Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, have been unstoppable, notching up 36 consecutive domestic victories in a run still ongoing. The side have not lost a single competitive match and swept to a league and cup double in their inaugural season — success unthinkable almost anywhere else. However, in Turkmenistan, it could hardly have gone any other way. The energy-rich country is one of the most closed
Four-time NBA all-star DeMarcus Cousins arrived in Taiwan with his family early yesterday to finish his renewed contract with the Taiwan Beer Leopards in the T1 League. Cousins initially played a four-game contract with the Leopards in January. On March 18, the Taoyuan-based team announced that Cousins had renewed his contract. “Hi what’s up Leopard fans, I’m back. I’m excited to be back and can’t wait to join the team,” Cousins said in a video posted on the Leopard’s Facebook page. “Most of all, can’t wait to see you guys, the fans, next weekend. So make sure you come out and support the Beer
Former US Masters champion Zach Johnson was left embarrassed after a foul-mouthed response to ironic cheers from spectators after a triple bogey at Augusta National on Friday. Johnson, the 2007 Masters winner, missed the cut after his three-over-par round of 75 left him on seven-over 151 for 36 holes, his six on the par-three 12th playing a big role in his downfall. Television footage showed Johnson reacting to sarcastic cheers and applause when he tapped in for the triple bogey by yelling: “Oh fuck off.” Such a response would be considered bad form in any golf tournament, but is particularly out of keeping