■ ICE HOCKEY
Roenick plans to retire
Jeremy Roenick, who was just five goals shy of reaching 500 for his career, told the US media on Wednesday that he plans to retire. The nine-time All-Star center amassed 495 goals, 675 assists and 1,413 penalty minutes during his 18 years in the National Hockey League. Roenick, who was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks eighth overall in 1988 and helped lead them to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1992, also played with the Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings. Roenick saw his numbers steadily decline in each of the last five seasons, culminating this past season when he registered just 11 goals and 17 assists in 70 games.
■ ATHLETICS
Irungu wins Peachtree Road
Martin Irungu of Kenya won the Peachtree Road Race leading from start to finish in his first time running the 10km course on Wednesday. Wude Ayalew of Ethiopia was the women's winner in a field featuring 55,000 runners, America's largest 10km event. Irungu covered the course in 28 minutes, 1 second, winning in a final sprint. US 10km champion Abdi Abdiraham was second in 28:12. Nicholas Kamakya of Kenya was third in 28:20. "I'm really happy to do this, to win in my first time," Irungu said. Abdiraham added: "He ran a great race; he's a tough guy." Ayalew won in 31:44. She was followed by Alice Timbilili of Kenya in 31:48 and Katie Mcgregor of the US in 32:41.
■ SOCCER
Sheringham v son
Former England striker Teddy Sheringham moved to League Championship side Colchester on Wednesday, and hopes to play against his son next season. The 41-year-old Sheringham signed a one-year deal after being released by Premier League club West Ham. His 19-year-old son, Charlie, plays for Crystal Palace, which faces Colchester on Nov. 24. "It would be nice and hopefully it will happen," Sheringham said. "We'd probably be at different ends of the pitch because Charlie is a striker as well but you do find yourself up against different people at different times of a game. But it would have to be some coincidence for him to get in the team and for me to be playing."
■ CRICKET
Billionaire invests in cricket
Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has given West Indies cricket US$100 million over three years in what he described on Wednesday as a bid to bring the game into the 21st century. Stanford told a news conference that most of the funding would go towards grassroots development to prepare for the second Stanford 20/20 tournament early next year after the launch of his Caribbean regional tournament last year. Cuba will join the Jan. 25 to Feb. 24 tournament along with Turks and Caicos. The 21 teams will compete for a top prize of US$1 million with the losing finalists getting US$500,000.
■ RUGBY UNION
Edinburgh, SRU in dispute
Edinburgh have withdrawn 12 players from Scotland's World Cup training squad until a dispute with the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) over appearance fees is resolved. Leading players such as Chris Paterson, Mike Blair, Allister Hogg and Scott Murray have spent the week training with their club instead of with Frank Hadden's national squad, following a dispute over the distribution of Magners League and European Cup appearance fees. A crisis meeting was held on Wednesday in an effort to resolve the situation but no agreement was reached.
Barcelona’s Ferran Torres scored twice on Sunday to help secure a late 4-2 comeback win at Atletico Madrid in a pulsating La Liga clash that took the Catalan side back to the top of the table. Barca have 60 points and a game in hand after last week’s postponement of their home game with CA Osasuna. They are level on points with Real Madrid, who won 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday. “I am happy and proud of this team,” Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick told a news conference. “They never give up... It’s a great three points and we are happy to
Paolo Banchero on Sunday scored 24 points as the Orlando Magic overturned a 13-point deficit to end the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 16-game unbeaten streak with a gutsy 108-103 road victory. Cleveland, the runaway Eastern Conference leaders, had looked poised to extend their franchise-record winning run after surging clear of Orlando early in the third quarter, but after a season where they have staged hefty winning comebacks of their own, the tables turned on Cleveland in the face of a furious burst of Orlando scoring. The Magic outscored Cleveland 35-23 in the third quarter, with Franz Wagner leading the charge with nine points and
‘AWFUL PERFORMANCE’: Golden State were always chasing the game after failing to threaten from long range, making just eight of 33 three-point attempts Aaron Gordon on Monday scored 38 points as the Denver Nuggets shrugged off the absence of Nikola Jokic to halt the Golden State Warriors’ seven-game winning streak with a 114-105 victory over their Western Conference rivals. A dazzling display from Gordon inspired what was ultimately a comfortable win for Denver, who were missing regular starters Jokic and Jamal Murray from their lineup. The absentees were barely felt by Denver, who startled the Warriors early at San Francisco’s Chase Center and led for most of the game. The Warriors threatened to stage a late rally after slashing the Nuggets’ fourth-quarter lead from 15 points
Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday held their nerve to beat Liverpool 4-1 on penalties and reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after their tie finished one-apiece on aggregate, while Bayern Munich saw off Bayer 04 Leverkusen to complete a 5-0 win over both legs. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha fired Barcelona into the next round as the Catalans bested SL Benfica 3-1, and Inter booked a last-eight meeting with Bayern by seeing off Feyenoord 2-1. At Anfield, Ousmane Dembele netted the only goal of the night as PSG bounced back from Liverpool’s late winner last week to force the tie to extra-time and penalties. Maligned
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