GOLF
Hur maintains lead
Hur Mi-jung shot a two-under 70 in windy conditions on Friday to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the Indy Women in Tech Championship. Hur had six birdies, along with two bogeys and a double bogey, to get to 11-under at Brickyard Crossing in Indiana after also leading on the first day. Sakura Yokomine of Japan was second, following an opening 65 with a 70. Taiwan’s Chien Pei-yun shot a second-round 71 to go with 69 in the first round to move up to a share of 15th, while Hsu Wei-ling missed the cut after a 72.
MOTORSPORT
Correa to have surgery
Formula Two driver Juan Manuel Correa is to undergo over 10 hours of surgery on his right leg today to avoid amputation, four weeks after being injured in a crash that killed French racer Anthoine Hubert. The Ecuadorean-American, who was taken out of a medically induced coma last week, was now “fully conscious,” a statement issued by his family said, with his lungs having recovered enough for doctors to attempt the surgery. Doctors had given Correa the option of a “reconstructive amputation” of his right foot, the statement added, but the 20-year-old had decided to proceed with the surgery instead. “Sunday’s [today’s] surgery will be crucial in determining Juan Manuel’s future,” the statement said. “During surgery, they [doctors] will save what can be saved and remove what needs to be removed in order to rebuild his right lower leg to the best possible condition.”
MOTORSPORT
McLaren to switch engines
The McLaren Formula One team is to go back to using Mercedes engines from the 2021 season, the BBC reported on Friday. McLaren, who have used Renault engines since last year, have clinched a deal with Mercedes until at least the end of 2024, resurrecting a partnership that ran from 2005 to 2014. McLaren then used Honda engines for three years before switching to Renault and will see out the final year of its contract with the French company in 2020, the report said. McLaren’s decision rested on two key factors: The Mercedes engine has been stronger than Renault’s since turbo-hybrid engines were introduced in 2014 and a customer supply with the German company is cheaper, the BBC reported. The Russian Grand Prix is today.
FOOTBALL
Hurt players reassure fans
Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox, both stretchered off the field during their NFL clash on Thursday, on Friday said they were doing well. Both sustained serious injuries in Philadelphia’s 34-27 victory. Williams was struck in the head by Eagles linebacker Derek Barnett on the Packers’ first offensive play of the game after catching a short pass. After being taken off he was evaluated for head and neck injuries and did not return. “Appreciate it everyone for checking on me,” Williams posted on Instagram. “I’m Gucci. only thing hurting right now is my pride for not being able to finish the game with my team. It’s all gonna be good...LONG SZN.” Eagles safety Andrew Sendejo accidentally struck Maddox in a head-on collision late in the fourth quarter. While Maddox had movement in all his extremities, he was taken to a hospital for evaluation as a precaution. The Eagles tweeted that Maddox had been diagnosed with a concussion and a neck injury. He is set to undergo further medical tests. “Everything is going well,” Maddox tweeted. “Appreciate the prayers and get well wishes. God is good.”
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
MLB on Friday announced a formal investigation into the scandal swirling around Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter amid charges that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar was the victim of “massive theft.” The Dodgers on Wednesday fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter and close friend, after Ohtani’s representatives alleged that the Japanese two-way star had been the victim of theft, which was reported to involve millions of dollars and link Mizuhara to a suspected illegal bookmaker in California. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara from the news media,” MLB