■ Triathlon
Ospaly wins Madrid event
Filip Ospaly won the Madrid World Cup Triathlon on Sunday after overtaking Javier Gomez Noya of Spain at the end of the 10km run to win by an overall five seconds. The Czech covered the 1,500m swim, 40km cycle and run in 1 hour, 55 minutes, 46 seconds. Ivan Rana of Spain was third, 21 seconds behind Ospaly. Australia's Peter Robertson, who was world champion in 2001, 2003 and 2005, fell behind early and finished 17th. Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal won the women's triathlon in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 33 seconds, ahead of Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand.
■ Athletics
Kenyans win marathon
Reuben Chepkwek and Jacquiline Chebor made it a Kenyan double in the Sao Paulo marathon on Sunday. Chepkwek took the men's race in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 5 seconds, beating Michael Tluway Mislay of Tanzania by 22 seconds in the streets of South America's biggest city. Luis Paulo da Silva Antunes of Brazil was third in 2:17:15. It was the sixth win by Kenyan men, matching Brazil's number of victories in the race's 13-year history. In the women's race, Chebor clocked 2:40:17 to beat Marizete Moreira Santos of Brazil by 37 seconds. "She maintained a better rhythm and opened up a good advantage," Santos said.
■ Boxing
Tyson warms to Bollywood
Mike Tyson wants to take on something new — acting in India's Bollywood movies. Tyson said the energy on the sets of a promotional video he recently shot for a new Indian movie has got him thinking about attempting more Bollywood work, a newspaper reported yesterday. The American boxer said in the Times of India interview that Firoz Nadiadwala, producer of Fool n Final — for which Tyson shot the video — had approached him with another film script. "Firoz has discussed a movie with me," the paper quoted him as saying. "We seriously intend to work toward it," Tyson was quoted as saying, without disclosing any details.
■ Cricket
Ashraful made skipper
Batsman Mohammad Ashraful is the new Bangladesh cricket captain, replacing Habibal Bashar who stood down as one-day skipper last month. Ashraful will lead both the test and limited-overs sides until the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in September, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Sunday. His first task will be leading the team on the Sri Lanka tour later this month. Bashar stepped down as one-day captain following the recent home series defeat to India, but had initially wanted to stay on to lead the test side. During his three-year stint, he captained Bangladesh to 29 one-day victories in 69 matches, and one win in 18 Tests.
■ Baseball
Piniella suspended
Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella was suspended indefinitely and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball (MLB) on Sunday for his latest dirt-kicking tirade against an umpire. Piniella was ejected in the eighth inning of Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. After Angel Pagan was thrown out trying to steal third, Piniella stormed out of the dugout and kicked dirt as he argued and tossed his cap, leading to his ejection by third-base umpire Mark Wegner. MLB also said that Piniella made contact with Wegner during the outburst. Piniella will begin serving his suspension on Sunday.
agencies
College basketballer Kaitlyn Chen has become the first female player of Taiwanese descent to be drafted by a WNBA team, after the Golden State Valkyries selected her in the third and final round of the league’s draft on Monday. Chen, a point guard who played her first three seasons in college for Princeton University, transferred to the University of Connecticut (UConn) for her final season, which culminated in a national championship earlier this month. While at Princeton, Chen was named the Ivy League tournament’s most outstanding player three times from 2022 to last year. Prior to the draft, ESPN described Chen as
College basketballer Kaitlyn Chen (陳凱玲) has become the first player of Taiwanese descent to be drafted by a WNBA team, after being selected by the Golden State Valkyries in the third and final round of the league's draft yesterday. Chen, a point guard who played her first three seasons in college for Princeton University, transferred to the University of Connecticut (UConn) for her final season, which culminated in a national championship on April 6. While at Princeton, Chen was named the Ivy League tournament's most outstanding player three times from 2022 to last year. Prior to the draft, ESPN described Chen as a
Japan yesterday secured a second consecutive Billie Jean King Cup finals appearance with a 2-1 win over 2023 champions Canada, thanks to Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama’s 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 win over Kayla Cross and Rebecca Marino in the qualifying doubles decider. Shibahara and Aoyama powered through the opening set 6-3, breaking twice for a quick 3-0 lead. Cross and Marino hit back in the second, edging it 7-5 to level the match, before the Japanese pair regained control in the third. Canada’s 18-year-old Victoria Mboko edged Shibahara 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-5 in a marathon opening clash. Mboko fired eight aces to
DAY OF BLOWOUTS: Elsewhere, the Lakers clinched the third seed in the Western Conference with a 140-109 pounding of the under-strength Houston Rockets The Denver Nuggets on Friday improved their playoff position, with a triple double from Nikola Jokic helping them to a 117-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Serbian put up 26 points, 13 assists and 16 rebounds. The triple-double performance, his 34th this season, ensured that he will finish the regular season as just the third NBA player to average a triple double across an entire season. The win meant the Nuggets improved to 49-32 on the season and gave them a real chance of grabbing fourth place and home-court advantage in the playoffs. Aaron Gordon top scored with 33 points for Denver,
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