Friday, March 18, 2022
The editor in turn is Jesús Sierra until 2100 GMT. Luis Ruiz takes over from that time on, both in Mexico City.
FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONS-SORTEO
NYON, Switzerland - Chelsea, reigning Champions League champion, will meet Real Madrid, who has been crowned European champion 13 times, in the quarter-finals of the top continental club competition. By Graham Dunbar. 679 words. AP Photos. SENT
CHAMPIONS FEMENINA-PREVIA
BARCELONA - Alexia Putellas, winner of the Golden Ball, and her teammates from the Barcelona club have a date marked on the calendar. On March 30, when they will play against the fans at Camp Nou for the first time. And if that were not enough, they will do it against Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League. But first, Barcelona will look to hit Madrid a first shot in the first leg of the quarterfinals in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. By Joseph Wilson. 554 words. AP Photos. SENT
ARGENTINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-SQUAD
BUENOS AIRES - The Argentine football team will feature star Lionel Messi and seven youth clubs from Europe for the last two matches against Venezuela and Ecuador of the qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup. 450 words. AP Photos. SENT
FIFA-WORLDWIDE-RUSSIA
NYON, Switzerland - Russia's request to stop a veto imposed by FIFA on its national football teams heading to next week's playoff phase in the European qualifiers for the World Cup is rejected on Friday. By Graham Dunbar. 278 words. AP Photos. SENT
LIVERPOOL-ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool expect their right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold to stay off the courts for at least two weeks with a hamstring injury, says coach Jurgen Klopp. 228 words. AP Photos. SENT
NFL
BROWNS-WATSON
NO PROVENANCE - Controversial quarterback Deshaun Watson has changed his mind and will accept his trade to the Cleveland Browns, a person familiar with the decision revealed Friday to The Associated Press. By Tom Withers. 348 words. AP Photos. SENT
BEARS-OGUNJOBI
LAKE FOREST, Illinois, USA - The Chicago Bears choose not to hire defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, an unrestricted free agent, after the player failed physical tests. 250 words. AP Photos. SENT
VIKINGS-FREE AGENCY
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, USA - Wide receiver Adam Thielen restructures his contract with the Minnesota Vikings in order to give the team space under the salary cap, his agency announces, with an agreement that guarantees him 18 million dollars. 216 words. AP Photos. SENT
MOTOR
F1-GP BAHREIN
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen quickly returns to the level shown last year with Red Bull by dominating the second practice session for the Bahrain GP, which kicks off the season. The Frenchman Pierre Gasly, a driver of AlphaTauri, is the fastest in the morning session. By Jerome Pugmire. 406 words. AP Photos. SENT
F1-BAHRAIN-HAMILTON-HELP
MANAMA, Bahrain - The son of a man sentenced to die in Bahrain has again sent a drawing to Lewis Hamilton, the hepta champion of Formula One, still hoping that the British driver could save his father's life. By Jerome Pugmire. 318 words. AP Photos. SENT
TENNIS
—UKRAINE-WAR-FEDERER: Roger Federer offers economic aid to Ukraine amid Russian invasion. The Swiss tennis player announces on social media that his foundation will make a donation of $500,000 “to establish access to education for Ukrainian children”. SENT
BASEBALL
ROCKIES-BRYANT
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, USA - Kris Bryant wears the Colorado Rockies jersey for the first time and then starts a long list of thanks during the formally presented press conference, where he appoints the team's board of directors, manager Bud Black, his representative Scott Boras and about a dozen teammates that they observe from the terrace. By David Brandt. 330 words. AP Photos. SENT
PARENTS-YANKEES EXCHANGE
TAMPA, Florida, USA — The San Diego Padres win Luke Voit in a trade with the New York Yankees for 20-year-old right Justin Lange, the 34th overall pick of the 2020 amateur draft. 284 words. AP Photos. SENT
BASKETBALL
Games today in the NBA (US Eastern Time):
Dallas in Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Denver in Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers in Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis in Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Portland in Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Washington in New York, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana en Houston, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City in Miami, 8 p.m.
New Orleans in San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
LA Clippers in Utah, 9 p.m.
Boston in Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Chicago in Phoenix, 10 p.m.
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