Kapur finishes 8th, Rashid 10th as Jazz wins title

Jakarta

Kapur finishes 8th, Rashid 10th as Jazz wins title

India’s Shiv Kapur shot a solid 3-under 69 in the final round to finish a creditable eighth, while young Rashid Khan secured a tied-10th finish at the Indonesian Masters golf tournament here today. Kapur totalled a 13-under 275 and ended 10 shots behind winner Jazz Janewattananond, who was on fire with a 65 following his third-round 62. Janewattananond was 23-under and the win took him to top-50 in the world, which secured him a start at next year’s Masters in April. It was his third win of 2019. He had already sealed the 2019 Asian Tour Order of Merit crown last week.

Johannesburg

May ask de Villiers to come out of retirement: Boucher

Newly-appointed head coach Mark Boucher has said he may try to persuade a few recent retirees, including AB de Villiers, to return to the South Africa squad ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup. Boucher was on Saturday named the head coach of the South African team until 2023 and one of his biggest assignments will be the T20 World Cup in Australia, which is 10 months away. “When you go to a World Cup, you want your best players playing for you. If I feel he (de Villiers) is one of your best players, why wouldn’t I want to have a conversation with him? I’ve only just got into the job, I might have conversations with quite a few players and see where they are,” Boucher was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. “You want your best players playing in the World Cup and if there’s a couple of issues you need to iron out, with media, with teammates, and if it’s for the good of South Africa, why not, let’s do it,” he said.

Surabaya (Indonesia)

Tasnim clinches gold, silver for Tara at Asia Jr C’ships

Indian shuttler Tasnim Mir clinched her maiden U-15 women’s singles title at the U-17 & U-15 Asia Junior Championships after beating Tara Shah in the finals here today. In an all-Indian clash, the top-seeded Tasnim claimed a 17-21 21-11 21-19 win. Agencies

London

Babe Ruth’s bat sells for more than $1 million

Babe Ruth may have died more than 70 years ago, but the baseball slugger is still turning out big numbers. The bat he used to hit his 500th home run in 1929 has sold for $1,000,800, officials for SCP Auctions announced on Sunday. The bat, a gift from Ruth to a friend in the 1940s, was bought at auction in California by an unidentified buyer, SCP Auctions said.

STOCKHOLM

Arsenal stay top of WSL as City thrash Brighton

Arsenal go into the winter break three points clear at the top of the FA Women’s Super League after beating Everton 3-1 away, while second-placed Manchester City thrashed Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea were held to a surprise draw by Liverpool. Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema’s superb scoring run continued, netting a goal in each half as the reigning champions collected a comfortable win. Manchester City brushed aside Brighton in 5-0 win. Chelsea’s recent good run came to an end as struggling Liverpool claimed their third draw of the season to climb off the bottom of the table.

Beijing

Chinese TV pulls Arsenal match after Ozil’s comments

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has pulled a game between Arsenal and Manchester City from its programme after the Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil expressed support for Uighurs in Xinjiang. Ozil, a German of Turkish origin, condemned China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region in a tweet on Friday, while criticizing Muslim countries for failing to speak up against abuses.

TOKYO

Naomi Osaka appoints Belgian Fissette as coach

Naomi Osaka has appointed Belgian Wim Fissette as coach, Kyodo news agency on Sunday quoted the Japanese player’s management as saying. Agencies