■ AUTO RACING
Kahne incident investigated
Police are investigating an incident that took place at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on Friday involving NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne and an unidentified security guard. A spokesman for Kahne said he was rushing to his motorhome in a secure lot at the track following Friday's final practice when he was stopped by the guard, who refused to let Kahne through the entrance without a credential. Kahne, still in his driving uniform, attempted to walk around the guard and, according to the spokesman, the two bumped and, when Kahne turned around, the guard was on the ground. Police were called and Kahne spent several minutes in handcuffs before being released. The security guard was checked and released at the infield medical center.
■ GOLF
Poulter shoots one under
England's Ian Poulter shot a 1-under-par 69 yesterday to win the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament by three strokes. Poulter claimed the US$364,250 winner's purse after holding on at the Phoenix Country Club to beat out Spain's Gonzalo Fdez Castano, who shot a 68 in the final round. Defending champion and overnight co-leader Padraig Harrington of Ireland finished six strokes off the pace after a final round 69. Harrington beat Tiger Woods with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff last year.
■ GOLF
Armour leads at Del Monte
Tommy Armour III shot a 7-under 65 at Del Monte Golf Course at Pebble Beach, California, to take a two-stroke lead over Nick Watney after the third round of the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational on Saturday. The 48-year-old Armour, a two-time PGA Tour winner who finished 110th on the money list this season, has a 14-under 202 total. "I had a good overall round," said Armour, who began the day three strokes behind 36-hole leader Ronnie Black. "Actually, I've played well all three days, so I'm really looking forward to the final round at Pebble Beach."
■ EQUESTRIAN EVENTS
Woman dies after horse fall
An US-based British woman died after her horse stumbled during a cross country jumping event and crushed her on Saturday. Eleanor Brennan, 21, was competing in the 2007 Horse Trials, an international horse event, at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, Florida, a statement from the Marion County Sheriff's Office said. Brennan was riding an 11-year-old male named Mister Barnabus. The horse struck a gate during the event, tumbled onto his neck and landed on Brennan, the statement said. The horse died instantly, and Brennan died a short time later at a hospital. Marion County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Heather Danenhower said Brennan had head and chest injuries.
■ SPEEDSKATING
Kramer beats world record
Dutch speedskater Sven Kramer shattered the world record in the 5,000m, knocking more than 4 seconds off the mark in a World Cup on Saturday. Kramer finished in 6 minutes, 3.32 seconds at the Olympic Oval to erase the previous record of 6:07.40 set by Italy's Enrico Fabris on Nov. 10 in the season-opening World Cup in Salt Lake City. Fabris was second on Saturday in 6:06.42, and Dutchman Carl Verheijen was third in 6:11.15. Kramer was so exhausted after crossing the finish line that he collapsed into the safety barriers around the Oval.
Ademola Lookman on Thursday scored on his Atletico Madrid debut in a 5-0 rout of Real Betis Balompie that sent Diego Simeone’s team to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. David Hancko, Giuliano Simeone, Antoine Griezmann and Thiago Almada also scored for Atletico as they advanced to the last four for the third straight season. Atletico are trying to reach their first Copa final since winning the competition in 2012-2013. Hancko opened the scoring for the visitors in the 12th minute and Giuliano Simeone added to the lead in the 30th, before Lookman got his first goal for Atletico on a fast
France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday lauded his team’s attacking performance after their dazzling 36-14 victory over Ireland in their Six Nations opener. A brace of tries from Louis Bielley-Biarrey and one from mercurial flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert helped France storm into a 29-0 lead before taking their foot off the gas and allowing Ireland back into the match, before winger Theo Attissogbe put some gloss on the victory late on. “In an attacking sense, with the ball, the team played with great accuracy,” Galthie said. “It was one of the most accurate attacking performances in a long time, despite the weather
SUPERSTAR DELIVERS: Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to propel the Spurs to a 135-123 victory over the Dallas Mavericks The Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday shook off the early exit of injured star Luka Doncic, rallying without him in the second half for a 119-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Austin Reaves, again coming off the bench in his second game back from a 19-game injury absence, scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, drilling a pair of back-to-back three-pointers to give the Lakers their first lead of the game early in the final frame. “Losing Luka, you know nothing’s going to be easy after that because he does so much for us, but we bonded together,” said
Italy are finally heading to the World Cup — just not in the sport most people might expect. Amid dark times for the country’s storied, but ailing soccer team, some salvation comes in the form of the Azzurri’s unheralded cricketers after their first-ever qualification for a global tournament. Add Italy to cricketing superpowers like India, Australia, England and South Africa competing at the T20 World Cup starting tomorrow. “Just to be there and playing is the end of 45 years of hard work,” Italian Cricket Federation CEO Luca Bruno Malaspina said. That is a reference to the formation of the sport’s national federation in
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