CYCLING
Chia crashes into wife
Luis Carlos Chia’s joy at winning the third stage of the Vuelta a Colombia on Sunday quickly turned to anguish when the Colombian cyclist lost control at the finish line and crashed into his photographer wife. Yellow jersey holder Chia won the stage in rainy conditions and held his arms out wide, thumping his chest in celebration after crossing the finish line before trying to grab his handlebars and swerve away from a group of photographers. By then it was too late to brake and he collided with his wife, Claudia Roncancio, who was knocked to the road and lay motionless. El Tiempo later reported that Roncancio needed four stitches and was kept under observation at a local hospital.
SOCCER
Fans make Nazi salutes
England soccer fans were arrested for making Nazi salutes in Munich, Germany, ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Nations League tie away to Germany, media reports said. On the eve of the game, two England fans were reportedly arrested in the city center for giving the Nazi salute, which is banned in Germany. Munich’s fire service was called out to a hotel after an England fan lit a flare out of a window. Police were twice called to a disturbance at one of the city’s beer cellars, where a group of about 300 England fans were disturbing the peace.
TENNIS
Zverev has surgery
Alexander Zverev has had surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle following his painful exit from the French Open semi-finals. The German world No. 3 turned his ankle while trailing eventual champion Rafael Nadal in the last four in Paris last week, screaming in pain before retiring from the match. The 25-year-old did not say when he would return, but he looks certain to miss Wimbledon, which begins on June 27. “We all have our own journey in life. This is part of mine,” Zverev wrote on Instagram on Tuesday alongside a picture of him giving a thumbs-up from a hospital bed.
CRICKET
Australia rout Sri Lanka
Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch smashed half-centuries in an impressive 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Colombo on Tuesday. The visitors eased to 134-0 in 14 overs, chasing just 129 for victory, after a penetrative Josh Hazlewood spell restricted the hosts to 128 all out in 19.3 overs. “The wicket was a little bit slow, but I guess you can use that to your advantage,” Hazlewood said. “I’ve been working hard on my T20 cricket — playing a lot, feeling confident — and we saw that tonight.”
SOCCER
Australia coach seeks more
Australia coach Graham Arnold told his team they must improve to beat Peru and make it to a fifth straight FIFA World Cup after Ajdin Hrustic fired a late winner in a 2-1 playoff victory over United Arab Emirates in Doha. Hrustic’s deflected volley in the 84th minute decided the Asian playoff on Tuesday in the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, which is to host seven games of the World Cup finals in November. Australia are to take on Peru in the same stadium in a do-or-die clash on Monday next week in their quest to qualify for the finals. “We need to improve more. I expect another big improvement after this game,” Arnold said.
Former world No. 2 Paula Badosa has withdrawn from this week’s Wuhan Open, organizers said on Tuesday, amid a racism row over an online photograph. Tournament organizers said the Spaniard had pulled out of the WTA 1000 tournament, citing a gastrointestinal illness, hours before her first-round match against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. News outlets including Britain’s the Telegraph earlier reported that Badosa had posted a photo on Instagram in which she appeared to imitate a Chinese face by placing chopsticks on the corners of her eyes. The photo was taken last week in a restaurant in Beijing, where she reached the semi-finals of the
PREDICTION: Last week, when Yu’s father made a wrong turn to the former champions’ parking lot, he said that his son could park there after this year With back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole, Kevin Yu fulfilled his driving range-owning dad’s prediction that he would win the Sanderson Farms Championship and become Taiwan’s third golfer to claim a US PGA Tour title. The Taoyuan-born 26-year-old, who represented Taiwan in the Olympic golf at Paris, saw off Californian Beau Hossler in a playoff at the Country Club of Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday. Having drained a 15-foot putt to claw his way into the playoff, Yu rolled in from five feet on the first extra hole, ensuring he joined Chen Tze-chung (LA Open in 1987) and Pan Cheng-tsung (RBC
LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history on Sunday after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles. While LeBron James impressed with 19 points in just 16 minutes and 20 seconds on court before sitting out the second half, Bronny found the going harder with zero points in just over 13 minutes on court. The younger James attempted just one
Italian defender Marco Curto has been banned for 10 matches for racially abusing South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan while playing for Como 1907 against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a pre-season friendly in July. Curto, who is on loan from Como to Serie B club Cesena, would serve half of the punishment immediately with the other half suspended for two years. “The player Marco Curto was found responsible for discriminatory behavior and sanctioned with a 10-match suspension,” a FIFA spokesperson said. “The player is ordered to render community services and undergo training and education with an organization approved by FIFA.” Wolves said the club would
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