BOXING
Andrade stops Quigley
Demetrius Andrade on Friday night stopped Jason Quigley of Ireland in the second round to retain his World Boxing Organization middleweight title at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena. The 33-year-old Andrade, from Providence, Rhode Island, improved to 31-0 with his 15th knockout, dropping Quigley (19-2, 14 knockouts) three times. In the second round, Andrade sent Quigley to the canvas with a left to the temple. After Quigley got up Andrade swarmed over him and dropped him in a corner with a right hand to the top of the head. Referee Arthur Mercante Jr stepped in and stopped the fight 2 minutes, 24 seconds into the round. The co-main event between World Boxing Council flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez of Mexico and McWilliams Arroyo was a no-decision after two rounds due to a cut along Arroyo’s left eye that he sustained due to an accidental head butt. Martinez (16-1, 1 no contest 14 knockouts) retained his title.
BASEBALL
Guardians sign falls
An opening day for the newly named Cleveland Guardians on Friday began with a bang, but not the one they had hoped for. As fans were buying the first available Guardians merchandise as the MLB team officially transitioned from being the Indians after 106 years, a sign installed outside the team store at Progressive Field broke free from its mount and crashed to the sidewalk. “Well, that’s an ominous sign,” one onlooker yelled. A worker was on a ladder checking bolts when the sign snapped a small section of the ballpark’s stone exterior, fell about 3m and smashed into pieces. No one was injured.
SOCCER
Augsburg down Bayern
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Friday crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat against Augsburg without Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, who is back in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Goals by Mads Pedersen and Andre Hahn put Augsburg 2-0 up, and although Robert Lewandowski claimed his 14th goal in 12 league games, it was not enough to rescue Bayern. “We deserve to fall behind in the first half,” Thomas Mueller told DAZN after his 600th appearance for Bayern ended in disappointment. “We gave away possession, dealt with crosses badly. This is a bitter setback for us and our confidence.”
MOTORCYCLING
Marquez to get eye tests
Spanish motorcycling ace Marc Marquez is to undergo eye tests next month, after which his Honda team are to make a decision over his participation next season. Six-time world champion Marquez missed the final MotoGP of the season in Valencia, Spain, last weekend. He is also sitting out testing under way at Jerez. Honda director Alberto Puig said Marquez’s health must come first after the 28-year-old began to experience double vision. “How he feels is the most important thing,” Puig said. “He’s about the same as when he was diagnosed and he needs time and rest. Round Christmas time we’ll see what condition he’s in and make a decision then.”
FRUSTRATION: Alcaraz made several unforced errors over four sets against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, who had never made it past the third round in a major competition Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the French Open after laboring past Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the Friday night session. The second-seeded Spaniard had never before played Dzumhur, a 33-year-old Bosnian who had never been past the third round at any major tournament. “I suffered quite a lot today,” Alcaraz said. “The first two sets was under control, then he started to play more deeply and more aggressively. It was really difficult for me.” Dzumhur hurt his left knee in a fall in the second round, and had treatment on Friday on his right leg during the
‘DREAM’: The 5-0 victory was PSG’s first Champions League title, and the biggest final win by any team in the 70-year history of the top-flight European competition Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time as Luis Enrique’s brilliant young side outclassed Inter on Saturday in the most one-sided final ever with teenager Desire Doue scoring twice in an astonishing 5-0 victory. Doue supplied the pass for Achraf Hakimi to give PSG an early lead and the 19-year-old went from provider to finisher as his deflected shot doubled the advantage in the 20th minute. Doue scored again just after the hour mark, ending any doubt about the outcome before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ran away to get the fourth and substitute Senny Mayulu, another teenager, made it five. Inter were
The Greek basketball league finals between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos were suspended by the government on Monday following on-court scuffles involving rival security teams. The best-of-five series is at 1-1. The third game, scheduled for today, has been postponed. The owners of both clubs were summoned to meet with the country’s sports minister. They “will be asked to provide explicit guarantees that this situation will be brought to an end. If not, this year’s championship will be definitively canceled,” government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said. “There can be no tolerance for such pathological phenomena of violence and delinquency.” In online posts, the owners of Panathinaikos and
Defender Steph Catley says her UEFA Women’s Champions League title win with Arsenal last week will act as motivation to secure continental glory with Australia when the country hosts the Women’s Asian Cup next year. Catley and compatriots Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross were part of the Arsenal squad that defeated Barcelona in Lisbon on Sunday last week, before flying to Melbourne to feature in the Matildas’ 2-0 win over Argentina on Friday. The game was the first in a two-match series against the South Americans as the Australians continue preparations for the continental championship in March next year, when they would
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