GOLF
Taiwanese crash out
Japan’s Yuri Yoshida on Thursday moved into a share of the lead at the midpoint of the Lotte Championship at Ewa Beach in Hawaii, while three of the four Taiwanese at the tournament missed the cut. Taiwan’s Chien Pei-yun had been in a five-player group in second after a five-under-par 67 in the first round at the Hoakalei Country Club on Wednesday, but imploded on Thursday, shooting an eight-over-par 80, including a triple-bogey on the seventh hole, ending her tournament. Hou Yu-sang was in a share of 55th after a 74 put her on 144 overall, nine shots behind Yoshida. Min Lee’s second-round 76 and Cheng Ssu-chia’s 75 meant they also missed the cut. Yoshida carded a five-under-par 67, putting her at nine-under 135 alongside Kim A-lim of South Korea, Russia’s Nataliya Guseva and China’s Liu Ruixin. “Today I feel like ... the wind [changed] every time, every single hole, so some holes I made a mistake and some holes I think it’s great,” Kim said. “So that’s golf.”
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TABLE TENNIS
Cheng I-ching beaten
Taiwan’s Cheng I-ching on Thursday exited in the round-of-16 in the women’s singles at the WTT Champions Frankfurt. Cheng lost 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 12-10) against He Zhuojia of China. They had met twice previously, with one win apiece. In the men’s singles, Lin Yun-ju was to play Hugo Calderanol of Brazil in the quarter-finals after press time last night.
MOTORSPORTS
Ty Majeski fined
NASCAR Truck Series championship contender Ty Majeski this week was fined US$12,500 by the stock car series after missing media obligations to vote in his home state of Wisconsin on Tuesday. Majeski is one of four drivers who can win the truck title at Phoenix Raceway, with the race scheduled for this morning Taiwan time. Majeski spoke with Thorsport Racing owners and they agreed he would cast his ballot in person on Tuesday. Majeski called the penalty “unprecedented” and said he would appeal the decision. “I felt like I needed to do my duty as a US citizen to vote. My team owners and I, we all made the decision to exercise that right,” he said. A NASCAR spokesman said the team never disclosed that Majeski was not available because he was voting. “This has never happened before,” Majeski said. “Election day, everyone knew it was election day for a long time. It’s unfortunate circumstances for everybody.” Majeski said he has always voted on election day and has never filled out an absentee ballot. “I wanted to make sure my vote was counted,” he said.
CRICKET
Alzarri Joseph suspended
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