CYCLING
Haig wins, Sagan loses lead
Australia’s Jack Haig on Thursday sprinted to victory on the sixth stage of the Tour de Pologne while Peter Sagan lost the overall lead. Haig finished the 189km run from Wieliczka to Zakopane ahead of Dutch rider Wout Poels and Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels, while Belgium’s Dylan Teuns took the yellow jersey from Sagan.
CYCLING
Landa extends lead with win
Team Sky’s Mikel Landa on Thursday extended his Vuelta a Burgos overall lead with his second win in three stages of the race in northern Spain. After a head-to-head battle with Spanish compatriot David de la Cruz in the final kilometers, Landa, who missed out on the podium at the Tour de France by a single second last month, took the 173km stage from Oja Guarena to Picon Blanco in 4 hours, 36 minutes, 40 seconds. De la Cruz finished nine seconds back to fall 27 seconds behind Landa overall, with third place enough to move Lluis Mas up to third in the general classification.
FOOTBALL
Cowboys defeat Cardinals
Sam Irwin-Hill on Thursday kicked a 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Arizona Cardinals 20-18 in the Hall of Fame Game. The Cowboys fell behind 15-0 in the first quarter before rallying in a pre-season exhibition contest at Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Neither team played their stars or many starters, instead giving playing time to backups and individuals trying to earn a spot on the 53-man regular-season rosters. Arizona quarterback Blaine Gabbert had a strong game, completing 11 of 14 passes for 185 yards. Cowboys backup quarterback Kellen Moore got the ball in the right spots, completing 12 of 17 passes for 182 yards with one touchdown and an interception. Irwin-Hill kicked two field goals and Cooper Rush also tossed a touchdown to Uzoma Nwachukwu for the Cowboys.
GOLF
Pieters leads at Bridgestone
Thomas Pieters rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt on his final hole for a five-under 65 that gave him a one-shot lead at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Russell Knox had a 66 with a bogey on his final hole. Rory McIlroy got by just fine with his best friend as his caddie, opening with a 67, his lowest opening round in the US since February last year. Also at 67 was Jordan Spieth, feeling so confident about his game that on one shot he asked his caddie how he should escape trouble from the trees. Before Michael Greller could answer, Spieth told him to stand aside and watch. He hit through a tiny gap onto the green.
GOLF
Huh ekes out Barracuda lead
Former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year John Huh got off to a roaring start and emerged with a slim lead after Thursday’s opening round of the PGA Barracuda Championship. The 27-year-old American rolled in four birdies on his first five holes and finished one point ahead of the rest of the field at the Montreux Gold and Country Club course in Reno, Nevada. Australia’s Stuart Appleby and Argentina’s Miguel Angel Carballo shared second on 14. A half-dozen Americans — Brandon Hagy, Ben Martin, Ryan Palmer, Dicky Pride, Patton Kizzire and Rick Lamb — shared fourth place on 13.
A seven-year-old horse had to be euthanized on Friday after breaking its back on the final fence of a Grand National steeplechase race that it won despite sustaining the serious injury. It follows the death of four horses at the Cheltenham Festival last month — including one after the prestigious Gold Cup. Gold Dancer was competing in the Mildmay Novices’ Chase during Ladies Day at Aintree’s Grand National Festival. The horse managed to cross the finish line approximately four lengths ahead of runner-up Regent’s Stroll. “The winner of our second race of the day, Gold Dancer, was pulled up after
Hans Niemann declares he would become a “stone cold killer” in a Netflix documentary released on Tuesday about his feud with five-time classical world champion Magnus Carlsen, a pledge that injects new edge into the lingering fallout from the cheating scandal that shook elite chess. “I’m gonna be a stone cold killer the rest of my life,” the US’ Niemann says in the film. “I’m going to become the best player in the world, and no one is going to believe that now, but this clip will play over and over again in 10 years — just wait.” “I just
OBJECTIVE REACHED: ’Now for us, it’s about getting healthy, making sure everybody is ready to go, and we can ramp up,’ the Atlanta Hawks’ C.J. McCollum said after the game The Atlanta Hawks on Friday secured an NBA playoff berth with a 124-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers as the Boston Celtics locked up the Eastern Conference second seed with a lopsided win of their own. C.J. McCollum scored a game-high 29 points for the Hawks, who came into the contest at sixth in the East and still in danger of falling into the play-in tournament that would see the seventh-through 10th-placed teams battle for the last two playoff berths in each conference. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jalen Johnson scored 18 points apiece, and Dyson Daniels added a triple-double of 13
The Daredevils yesterday took eight catches in the final as they eked out a victory in the Taiwan Cricket Triangular Tournament against PCCT at Yingfeng Cricket Ground in Taipei’s Songshan District. PCCT’s batting lineup collapsed after they asked the Daredevils to bowl in the T20 decider of the weekend tournament that also involved the Formosa Cricket Club. PCCT were bundled out for 76 in 16.2 overs against a disciplined Daredevils attack. Shahzad Khan was the top scorer in the innings with 21, but he was among those who offered chances to the fielders. Shane Ferreira and Jason Cameron took three wickets each, with
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