Bassino leads 1-2 finish for Italy in GS opener
SOELDEN, Austria — Marta Bassino led Federica Brignone for an Italian 1-2 finish in the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom on Saturday.
Petra Vlhova of Slovakia was third. Three-time overall champ Mikaela Shiffrin sat out with a back injury.
Soccer: Promoted Cadiz stunned Real Madrid 1-0 to win a Spanish league match at the defending champions for the first time ever. ... Ally Haran scored in stoppage time to give the Orlando Pride a 3-3 come-frombehind draw with the North Carolina Courage in a fall series match in the National Women’s Soccer League. ... Dominic CalvertLewin scored for the fifth straight game to open the Premier League season to salvage a 2-2 draw for Everton against Liverpool, which extended its decade-long unbeaten run in Merseyside derbies.
Tennis: Alexander Zverev will play Felix Auger-aliassime in the final of the Cologne Indoors. ...
Andrey Rublev and Borna Coric reached the final of the St. Petersburg Open. ... Marco Cecchinato will face Laslo Djere in the Sardegna Open final.
NFL: Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was cleared to play in Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh. ... The Ravens-eagles game is still on Sunday after Baltimore placed defensive tackle Brandon Williams on the reserve/covid-19 list. ... The Chiefs ruled out receiver Sammy Watkins (hamstring) for Monday’s game against the Bills.
Cycling: Portuguese rider Joao Almeida increased his grip on the pink jersey in the hilly 14thstage time trial of the Giro d’italia while recently crowned world champ Filippo Ganna claimed his third win in this year’s race.
College hockey: Former members of the University of Minnesota athletics department were aware of sexual abuse allegations involving former assistant coach Thomas Adrahtas in 1984-1985 but failed to act, a law firm hired to investigate the matter concluded. In an interview with The Athletic in February, Adrahtas denied ever sexually abusing anyone. Perkins Coie concluded its investigation into the matter recently.