■ 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.
SSC Napoli’s Italian Serie A title hopes suffered a late setback on Sunday when they were held to a 2-2 draw at home against Genoa, setting up a thrilling season finale with closest rivals Inter just one point behind. The hosts remain top with 78 points, holding a slim lead over Inter, who won 2-0 at Torino earlier on Sunday, with two rounds remaining. To make matters worse for Napoli, midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, struggling with an ankle injury, was forced off just minutes after the match began. Scott McTominay delivered a perfect pass into the box where Romelu Lukaku got
Harry Kane opened the scoring ahead of lifting his first career silverware as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0, with veteran Thomas Mueller playing his last home game for the club. Bayern officially won the title on May 4 when defending champions Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Freiburg, but were presented with the Bundesliga shield in front of their home fans at full-time. Dripping wet after being showered with beer by teammates, Kane said the title win was “an incredible feeling,” and hoped it would be “the first of many.” “It’s been lot of hard work, a lot of
INTER AWAIT: Superb saves by PSG ’keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma inspired the victory, as Arsenal were punished for misses, including one by Bukayo Saka Arsenal on Wednesday fell short on the big stage again as their painful UEFA Champions League semi-final exit against Paris Saint-Germain left Mikel Arteta to rue his club’s failure to provide him with enough attacking options. Arteta’s side were unable to reach the Champions League final for the first time in 19 years as PSG clinched a tense 2-1 win at Parc des Princes. Trailing 1-0 from last week’s first leg in London, the Gunners made a blistering start to the second leg, but could not convert their chances as Gianluigi Donnarumma’s superb saves inspired PSG’s 3-1 aggregate victory. Arsenal were punished for
Taiwanese e-sports veteran Lin “ET” Chia-hung yesterday successfully defended his King of Fighters XV title at this year’s Evolution Championship Series: Japan (EVO Japan), securing his second consecutive championship. Lin claimed victory with a 3-1 win over Japanese pro gamer “mok” in the grand final, repeating his earlier 3-1 win against the same opponent in the winners’ final. The 40-year-old earned a ￥1 million (US$6,897) cash prize at the two-day tournament, which drew 294 competitors. Mok, Lin’s toughest rival in the bracket, took home ￥400,000 as runner-up. Lin remains undefeated in match sets against mok in King of Fighters XV, holding a 10-0 record,
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