■ 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.
US national team star Folarin Balogun was among the scorers as AS Monaco on Friday won 3-1 at Paris Saint-Germain, dealing a blow to the side from the French capital before they face Chelsea in a crunch UEFA Champions League round-of-16 tie. Maghnes Akliouche gave Monaco a first-half lead at the Parc des Princes, and Aleksandr Golovin doubled their advantage early in the second half of the French Ligue 1 clash. Bradley Barcola pulled one back for the reigning European champions, but Balogun struck shortly after with a fifth goal in his last five games as Monaco claimed a precious
Teenage star Lamine Yamal’s superbly-taken goal on Saturday earned Barcelona a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao in Spanish La Liga. The champions restored their four-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid, who had on Friday temporarily closed the gap by beating Celta Vigo. Atletico Madrid tightened their grip on third with an entertaining 3-2 win over Real Sociedad. Yamal, 18, curled into the top corner after 68 minutes to split the sides at Athletic’s San Mames stadium. “We’re already seeing what Lamine can do — he puts it right in the top corner, and there’s nothing the keeper can do,” Barca
Liverpool on Tuesday suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers as Andre’s stoppage-time strike sealed a dramatic victory for the English Premier League’s bottom club. Arne Slot’s side fell behind to Rodrigo Gomes’ strike in the closing stages at Molineux. Mohamed Salah hauled Liverpool level with his first goal in 11 top-flight games dating back to November last year. However, Andre’s first goal for Wolves inflicted the latest humbling loss in a chastening season for Liverpool. It was the first time the Premier League’s bottom club had beaten the reigning champions since Crystal Palace defeated Chelsea in 2017. Liverpool
Taiwan yesterday defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ farm team 5-1 in their final warm-up game ahead of their World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C opener. Taiwan’s bullpen used an unconventional rotation, with a different pitcher throwing each inning for the first seven innings. Together, they combined for eight strikeouts while allowing only four hits. The lone run surrendered came in the bottom of the eighth inning after a pitcher from Japan’s independent league took the mound. The pitching strategy was designed to preserve the arms of the Taiwanese ahead of their game against Australia at the Tokyo Dome tomorrow morning. Taiwanese-American Stuart Fairchild
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