Bobsled star alleges harassment
Olympic bobsledder Kaillie
Humphries says she has filed a harassment complaint with Canadian officials, and that her case is why she is not competing in World Cup races this season.
Humphries told CBC for a story published Saturday that she “can no longer be silenced because of other people’s actions,” though she stopped short of specifying what type of harassment she is alleging took place.
She is a three-time Olympic medallist and two-time Olympic champion. Humphries announced in October that she was not competing this season, though never detailed why until now.
“I found myself in a position where my workplace environment was impaired and I couldn’t compete,” Humphries told CBC.
Bobsleigh Canada spokesman Chris
Dornan told The Associated Press that the federation “has been made aware” of Humphries’ allegations, and that triggers an probe by an independent investigator.
SARRI BLASTS TEAMMATES
A capitulation at Arsenal was the moment for Maurizio Sarri to unload pent-up frustration with his Chelsea squad.
Deflecting blame from his own decision-making after the 2-0 loss, Sarri didn’t hold back with a damning critique of his players’ mental fragility as Chelsea’s grip on fourth place in the Premier League was weakened by goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny.
The Italian opened Saturday’s postmatch news conference in English by saying he wanted to speak in his native tongue “to send a message to my players.”
It couldn’t have been clearer or more withering. “I am extremely angry, very angry indeed,” Sarri opened his assessment through a translator. “This defeat was due to our mentality, our mental approach.”
SPANISH LA LIGA
Producing one of its best displays of an up-and-down season, Real Madrid scored a convincing 2-0 victory over Sevilla to get back into the Spanish league’s top three.
Casemiro was on target with a superb long-range shot before Luka Modric added a late second goal.
The win moved Madrid into the top three for the first time since September.