Sports News Roundup: Chinese women golfers quit Taiwan event, 2022 FIFA World Cup, NBA

Chinese players on the elite U.S. professional women's golf tour have pulled out of this week's tournament in Taiwan at the 11th hour, after being told by someone "high up" in China to skip the event, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 24-10-2018 05:57 IST | Created: 24-10-2018 05:23 IST
Sports News Roundup: Chinese women golfers quit Taiwan event, 2022 FIFA World Cup, NBA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino hailed Qatar's progress on infrastructure ahead of its 2022 World Cup and said the tournament is poised to be the best one yet during a visit to the next host nation on Tuesday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

FIFA head says Qatar World Cup to be best yet

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hailed Qatar's progress on infrastructure ahead of its 2022 World Cup and said the tournament is poised to be the best one yet during a visit to the next host nation on Tuesday. Qatar's tiny size, high temperatures and lack of ready stadium infrastructure have prompted some to question FIFA's decision to make it host, but the desert state has since launched huge construction projects and promised to complete seven new stadiums by 2020.

Sport funding model 'broken', say Australian Olympic champions

Swimmer Ian Thorpe headlined a who's who of Australian Olympic champions calling for more government spending on the elite sport on Wednesday, writing in an open letter that the current funding model was "broken". Thorpe, Australia's most successful Olympian with five gold medals, was joined by 42 other Olympic champions and former representatives of the country on the international stage in speaking out about "the great uncertainty" surrounding sport.

QB Carr fires back: 'I'm a Raider, I love it'

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is fighting back against the assertion that he cried on the field after taking a hit during the team's Week 6 game against the Seattle Seahawks in London. A report from The Athletic on Monday detailed what's been termed a "fractured relationship" between Carr and his teammates and made reference to the game film that appears to show Carr crying after being sacked and injuring his arm during the contest against the Seahawks.

What a difference a year makes for high-flying Svitolina

Elina Svitolina cut a disconsolate figure a year ago as her WTA Finals debut petered out with a group stage exit after some poor performances in the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Fast forward 12 months and the Ukrainian sits on the brink of a semi-final berth following two big wins despite arriving in Southeast Asia lacking self-belief after struggling in the second half of a season that had started so well.

Father knows best for Wozniacki as dad calls the shots

Caroline Wozniacki's father Piotr has been her primary coach since she was 14 years old and the Dane believes their enduring relationship has enabled her to blossom as a player, despite admitting it was something she would not wish to do herself. The 28-year-old former world number one made her Grand Slam breakthrough at the Australian Open in January and after getting her WTA Finals title defence back on track with a win over Petra Kvitova on Tuesday, Wozniacki praised her father's influence.

Red Sox add LHP Pomeranz for World Series

The Boston Red Sox added left-hander Drew Pomeranz to their roster for the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pomeranz, excluded from the roster for the American League Championship Series and AL Division Series, replaces right-hander Brandon Workman, who was with the team for each of the previous series.

NBA roundup: Spurs' OT victory keeps Lakers winless

Patty Mills drilled a jumper with seven seconds remaining in overtime to cap a 7-0 run in the final 55 seconds and lift the San Antonio Spurs to a wild 143-142 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. The result kept LeBron James winless over his first three games with his new team, even though he produced 32 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds.

Federer survives scare to beat Krajinovic in Basel opener

Top seed Roger Federer showed signs of ring rust in his first match at the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday but still had enough in the tank to push past unseeded Serbian Filip Krajinovic 6-2 4-6 6-4 and reach the last-16 in Basel. Playing in front of his home fans Federer struggled to find his usual precision, racking up 38 unforced errors, but still managed some produced his usual array of dazzling winners in a contest which stretched just past the two-hour mark.

Exclusive: Chinese women golfers told to pull out of Taiwan event - sources

Chinese players on the elite U.S. professional women's golf tour have pulled out of this week's tournament in Taiwan at the 11th hour, after being told by someone "high up" in China to skip the event, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. They said world number nine Shanshan Feng and rookie Yu Liu were told during last weekend's event in Shanghai that they should not play in the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship, which starts in Taipei on Thursday.

NHL roundup: Rantanen, Avs topple Flyers

Mikko Rantanen scored two goals, and Matt Nieto and Gabriel Landeskog each scored once to lift the visiting Colorado Avalanche past the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Monday night. Rantanen has at least one point in all nine of Colorado's games this season. Nathan MacKinnon, who earned an assist on Rantanen's goal, also owns at least one point in all nine games.

(With inputs from Reuters)

(With inputs from agencies.)

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