Daniil Medvedev insists he is ready to play at Wimbledon if the All England Club reverses its ban on Russian players. Photo: Wimbledon.com
Latest sports news headlines, results and fixtures: Saturday 11 July
The latest sports news from around the world.
Daniil Medvedev insists he is ready to play at Wimbledon if the All England Club reverses its ban on Russian players. Photo: Wimbledon.com
We wrap the latest sports news from around the world and here in South Africa and look ahead to tonight’s action.
Latest sports news headlines
Football
Six players from Red Star Belgrade have tested positive for the coronavirus, the reigning Serbian champions announced on Saturday, as the country suffers an upsurge in the pandemic.
Serie A club Parma announced on Saturday that a member of its staff had tested positive for coronavirus and been placed in isolation.
Jack Charlton, a member of the England 1966 World Cup-winning side who went on to become a cult hero as Republic of Ireland boss, has died aged 85, his family announced on Saturday.
Safa and the PSL are expected to reveal Monday when the Absa Premiership — the richest league in Africa — will restart after being halted in March by the coronavirus pandemic.
A gay player in the Premier League has revealed the “absolute nightmare” of keeping his sexuality secret from his manager and team-mates.
A player with Sporting Kansas City at Major League Soccer’s restart tournament in Florida has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been placed in isolation, the club confirmed Friday.
Real Madrid could win La Liga on Monday after a routine 2-0 win over Alaves on Friday put them within touching distance of the title.
Chelsea teenager Billy Gilmour could be sidelined for up to four months after undergoing knee surgery, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard said on Friday.
Fulham clinched a fourth successive win as a 2-0 victory over Cardiff ensured at least a Championship play-off place for the Londoners on Friday.
South American qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, has been pushed back a month and will start in October, world football governing body FIFA said on Friday.
Cricket
Roston Chase succeeded where West Indies’ fast bowlers had failed by removing England opener Rory Burns on the fourth day of the first Test at Southampton on Saturday. At lunch, England were 79-1 in their second innings, still 35 runs adrift of West Indies’ first innings 318.
Kolkata’s legendary Eden Gardens cricket stadium is to be used as a quarantine centre for Indian police who have the coronavirus, officials said Saturday.
Motorsport
Formula One is relieved to be back in action, whatever the weather, the sport’s technical boss Ross Brawn said Saturday as teeming rain cancelled all action at the Styrian Grand Prix. As heavy rainstorms washed out third and final practice in the morning and threatened the running of qualifying, in the afternoon, Brawn said he was looking forward to a bright and dry race day on Sunday.
Rugby
Western Force were handed a rude awakening to the top-flight Saturday with NSW Waratahs scoring 23 unanswered points to overwhelm them in their first game of Super Rugby in nearly three years.
The Canterbury Crusaders, stung by what they felt was a dubious refereeing decision, stormed back to beat the Auckland Blues 26-15 and maintain a phenomenal home record in Christchurch on Saturday.
Gridiron
Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill was in hospital Friday for further tests after contracting the coronavirus, the NFL club announced.
Golf
Collin Morikawa shot a 66 to grab a three-stroke clubhouse lead Friday at the PGA’s Workday Charity Open where they were playing catchup all day after being hit by rain storms.
Ice Hockey
The National Hockey League’s board of governors and the players’ union signed off on a deal Friday that paves the way for the season to resume on 1 August.
Speed skating
World champion short track speed skater Lara van Ruijven died on Friday after a short illness at the age of 27, the International Skating Union (ISU) reported on its website.Van Ruijven had been in a hospital in Perpignan, France, for two weeks after falling ill during a training camp. She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, placed in a coma and underwent surgery.
Athletics
Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has hinted he could be tempted out of retirement if former coach Glen Mills asked him.
Tennis
Wimbledon was hailed as “a class act” on Friday after the tournament agreed to award £10 million in prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in the tournament had it not been cancelled.
Latest sports results
English Premier League results on Saturday:
Norwich 0 West Ham 4 (Antonio 11, 45+1, 54, 74)
Watford 2 (Deeney 52-pen, 82-pen) Newcastle 1 (Gayle 23)
Spanish La Liga results on Friday:
Real Sociedad 2 (Merino 47, Oyarzabal 83) Granada 3 (Puertas 21, Soldado 43, Duarte 88)
Real Madrid 2 (Benzema 11-pen, Marco Asensio 50) Alaves 0
Played Thursday
Eibar 0 Leganes 0
Mallorca 2 (Hernandez 40, Kubo 84) Levante 0
Athletic Bilbao 1 (Capa 29) Sevilla 2 (Banega 69, Munir 74)
Played Wednesday
Getafe 1 (Duro Perales 80) Villarreal 3 (Cazorla 66-pen, 86-pen, Pena 90+3)
Real Betis 3 (Rodriguez 4, Pedraza 25, Alena 90+7) Osasuna 0
Barcelona 1 (Suarez 56) Espanyol 0
Played Tuesday
Celta Vigo 1 (Beltran 49) Atletico Madrid 1 (Morata 1)
Valencia 2 (Gomez 30, Kang-In Lee 88) Real Valladolid 1 (Garcia 47)
Super Rugby Aotearoa
Crusaders 26-15 Blues
Super Rugby AU
Waratahs 23-14 Force
Leading second-round scores on Friday in the US PGA Tour Workday Charity Open in Dublin, Ohio (Play suspended because of darkness with 33 players still on the course, USA unless noted, par-72):
131 – Collin Morikawa 65-66
134 – Kevin Streelman 70-64, Justin Thomas 68-66
135 – Sam Burns 69-66, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 67-68,
136 – Viktor Hovland (NOR) 69-67
137 – Chase Seiffert 68-69, Ian Poulter (ENG) 68-69
138 – Patrick Reed 68-70, Richy Werenski 71-67, Matt Kuchar 69-69, Nick Taylor (CAN) 67-71
Leading second round scores in the European Tour’s Austrian Open at the Diamond CC, Vienna on Friday (GBR/IRL unless stated, par 72):
133 – Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 68 65
135 – Nicolai Von Dellingshausen (GER) 68 67, Craig Howie 66 69, Marc Warren 66 69, Joost Luiten (NED) 65 70, Renato Paratore (ITA) 68 67
136 – Darius Van Driel (NED) 71 65
137 – Joel Stalter (FRA) 68 69, Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez (ESP) 70 67, Connor Syme 67 70, Oscar Lengden (SWE) 69 68, Scott Vincent (ZIM) 71 66
138 – Wil Besseling (NED) 68 70, Christopher Mivis (BEL) 68 70, Jonathan Thomson 68 70, Felix Mory (FRA) 70 68, Marcel Schneider (GER) 69 69
Leading second round scores in the European Tour’s Austrian Open at the Diamond CC, Vienna on Friday (GBR/IRL unless stated, par 72):
133 – Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 68 65
135 – Nicolai Von Dellingshausen (GER) 68 67, Craig Howie 66 69, Marc Warren 66 69, Joost Luiten (NED) 65 70, Renato Paratore (ITA) 68 67
136 – Darius Van Driel (NED) 71 65
137 – Joel Stalter (FRA) 68 69, Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez (ESP) 70 67, Connor Syme 67 70, Oscar Lengden (SWE) 69 68, Scott Vincent (ZIM) 71 66
138 – Wil Besseling (NED) 68 70, Christopher Mivis (BEL) 68 70, Jonathan Thomson 68 70, Felix Mory (FRA) 70 68, Marcel Schneider (GER) 69 69
Latest sports fixtures
English Premier League
Brighton vs Manchester City (21:00), Liverpool vs Burnley (16:00), Sheffield United vs Chelsea (18:30).
Playing Sunday
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace (15:00), Bournemouth vs Leicester (20:00), Tottenham vs Arsenal (17:30), Wolves vs Everton (13:00)
Playing Monday
Manchester United vs Southampton (21:00)
Cricket
England vs West Indies first Test at the Rose Bowl, Southampton
Golf
USPGA Tour, Workday Charity Open, Dublin (Ohio), European Tour, Austrian Open, Vienna.
Additional reporting from AFP.
