ALPINE SKIING
Vonn out of hospital
US skiing sensation Lindsey Vonn is recovering at her home after being released from a Colorado hospital on Wednesday, her spokesman Lewis Kay said. The four-time overall World Cup champion was discharged two days after being treated for “severe instestinal pain.” Kay said Vonn underwent a number of tests while in hospital and was feeling well enough to go home. “Lindsey is feeling much better today and has been released from the hospital,” said Kay, a vice president of entertainment with PR agency PMK-BNC. “She is resting comfortably at home. Doctors are still working to determine what specifically was the cause of her illness, but thankfully she has responded well to their treatment.” Kay did not go into details about what type of treatment she received or the reason for the hospitalization.
BASKETBALL
Bogut to nurse ankle
Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut is to rehabilitate his surgically repaired left ankle in the Los Angeles area during part of the team’s upcoming road trip. The team said on Wednesday that Bogut would be under the supervision of Richard Ferkel, the doctor who performed the surgery on the 2.13m Australian on April 27. The Warriors begin a three-game road trip at Minnesota today. The team had said last week that Bogut would be out for seven to 10 days. Instead, Bogut, who sat out his third straight game on Wednesday night against Atlanta, is to be out even longer. The 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick fractured his ankle on Jan. 25 while playing with Milwaukee and missed the rest of the season after being traded to Golden State.
CRICKET
No pressure, Warner says
Australian opener David Warner yesterday denied he was feeling the pressure after a lean run and said it was only a matter of time before he hits his explosive best again. The left-hander, whose stunning 180 against India this year prompted comparisons with batting great Adam Gilchrist, has struggled since then and failed again in the first Test against South Africa. However, the 26-year-old said he was not concerned, despite watching fellow opener Ed Cowan, captain Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey all help themselves to big scores in Brisbane, while he was out for four. “I don’t think so at all,” Warner said when asked if he felt under pressure heading into the second Test in Adelaide next week. “As long as we are winning games and we are on the way to becoming No. 1 ... that’s all that counts. I’m feeling good, I’m nice and refreshed. I’m ready to go again.”
SOCCER
Sex couple lose appeal
Italy’s highest court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a couple who said they should not have been convicted of obscene acts in public because they had sex outside while the rest of their town was inside watching a soccer match. The couple, then a 60-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, were caught having sex outside in southern Italy in 2006 while the national soccer team was playing in the World Cup quarter-finals in Germany. Their defense at a previous trial was that they had timed their tryst under the stars so they would not offend anyone, because everyone else would be watching the game on TV. They were convicted and brought their case to Rome’s Court of Cassation, the highest appeals court, where they lost again. For the record, Italy played Ukraine that night and won 3-0, going on to win the tournament in the final against France.
MARRED FINAL: As most of Senegalese players walked off the pitch after a controversial decision, some supporters threw objects and attempted to get onto the pitch Senegal on Sunday won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as Pape Gueye’s extra-time winner sunk hosts Morocco 1-0 after a chaotic final that saw the eventual champions storm off the pitch late in the game. Brahim Diaz could have won the trophy for Morocco with a controversial spot-kick in the 24th minute of added time at the end of normal time as ugly scenes broke out in the stands. However, Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy easily saved the weak attempted “Panenka” chip by the Real Madrid winger, who was clearly distracted by the long delay that followed the penalty award.
The Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 36 points from Tyrese Maxey and a triple-double from Joel Embiid, on Thursday beat the Houston Rockets 128-122 in an NBA overtime thriller. Cameroonian big man Embiid scored 32 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and handed out 10 assists, posting the ninth triple-double of his career to help the Sixers end the Rockets’ three-game winning streak. Rockets star Kevin Durant scored 36 points and Amen Thompson added 17, but Thompson was scoreless in the fourth quarter. Even so, the Rockets led by nine midway through the final frame, Maxey tying it at 115-115 with 40.1 seconds left. Durant missed a
Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah on Saturday secured his sixth Dakar Rally car title in Saudi Arabia with Luciano Benavides scraping home by two seconds to claim the motorbike title. “We’ve worked very hard since last year. I might not be showing much emotion yet, but it’s there, deep down. We are so happy to win,” al-Attiyah said at the finish. Al-Attiyah, at the wheel of a Dacia, only had to avoid a final day slip-up to top the podium after bringing his career tally of stage wins to 50 on Friday. The 55-year-old, who took clay pigeon shooting bronze at the
Tobias Harris on Monday scored 25 points as the Detroit Pistons held off the Boston Celtics to score a 104-103 victory in their top-of-the-table Eastern Conference showdown. Harris was one of four Detroit players to finish in double figures, with Jalen Duren adding 18 points and point guard Cade Cunningham scoring 16 points with 14 assists. The win sees Detroit extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference to 31-10, 5.5 games ahead of second-placed Boston, who fell to 26-16 with the defeat. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics scoring with 32 points and almost snatched victory in the
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