Eriksen released from hospital after ‘successful’ operation
COPENHAGEN » Christian Eriksen was discharged from the hospital on Friday and immediately went to visit his Denmark teammates nearly a week after suffering cardiac arrest during a European Championship match.
The Danish soccer federation wrote on Twitter that Eriksen was released from the Rigshospitalet in central Copenhagen after a successful operation. The federation previously said Eriksen would be fitted with an ICD, an implantable device that can function as both a pacemaker and defibrillator.
“The operation went well, and I am doing well under the circumstances,” Eriksen was quoted as saying in the tweet.
The 29-year-old Eriksen has been in the hospital since collapsing on the field during his team’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland on Saturday. His heart stopped and he had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator.
Denmark lost its first two games but still has a chance to advance to the round of 16 with a win over Russia in its final Group B game.
ENGLAND 0, SCOTLAND 0 » Not even with the Premier League’s top scorer could England find a way past Scotland.
Harry Kane never came close to scoring in the draw between the two teams.
The England captain looked exhausted at Wembley Stadium while Scotland earned the point it need to still have a chance of advancement to the round of 16 at Euro 2020.
SWEDEN 1, SLOVAKIA 0 » Emil Forsberg converted a 77th-minute penalty to give Sweden a victory over Slovakia.
Sweden has four points in Group E, and that could be enough to advance to the round of 16. Slovakia has three points after opening with a victory.
CROATIA 1, CZECH REPUBLIC 1 » Czech Republic forward Patrik Schick scored from the penalty spot for his tournament-leading third goal in a draw against Croatia.
Schick was awarded the penalty after being elbowed in the face by Croatia defender Dejan Lovren while both challenged for the ball in the air.
Irish rookie Maguire leads
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. » Leona Maguire shot a 8-under 64 to take a three-stroke lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the second straight week the Irish rookie has topped a leaderboard.
The 26-year-old former Duke player is trying to become the first Irish winner in LPGA Tour history. Last week in California, she tied for ninth in the LPGA Mediheal Championship after leading after the first round.
Su Oh of Australia was second after a bogey-free 65.
Kaulig Racing buys 2 charters to move to Cup Series in 2022
NASHVILLE, TENN. » Kaulig Racing has purchased two charters from Spire Motorsports and will move to NASCAR’s Cup Series next year with a full-time ride for Justin Haley and select races for AJ Allmendinger.
Team owner Matt Kaulig had been eyeing a move up to Cup for some time and made it official while announcing multi-year contract extensions with both drivers. Haley will run a full Cup schedule while Allmendinger will run select Cup races and also compete for the Xfinity Series championship.
“Not only are we planning on making a splash in the NASCAR Cup Series, we plan on continuing to trophy hunt in the Xfinity Series,” Kaulig said.
Emmert urges schools to act
NCAA President Mark Emmert told the organization’s more than 1,100 member schools that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressional efforts seemingly stalled.
In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, Emmert urged members to pass legislation that would make it permissible for the first time for college athletes to earn money off their names, images and likenesses.
The NCAA Division I Council meets Tuesday and Wednesday and could act on an NIL proposal that was expected to be voted on back in January.
Americans Pegula, Keys lose
BERLIN » Americans Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys lost to Victoria Azarenka and Liudmila Samsonova in the quarterfinals of the German Open.
Pegula, who beat the fourth-seeded Karolína Plíšková for the fourth time this year on Thursday, was unable to follow up against the seventh-seeded Azarenka, losing 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. The 106thranked Samsonova needed almost 2½ hours to shock Keys 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (0).
Bowman inks extension
NASHVILLE, TENN. » Alex Bowman received a two-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports that celebrates NASCAR’s return to Nashville and sponsor Ally’s support of the first Cup Series race in the area in 37 years.
Bowman was extended through 2023 to align with Ally’s commitment to the No. 48 Chevrolet. The digital financial services company entered NASCAR in 2019 as sponsor for seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson and Ally wanted Bowman to move into the car this season following Johnson’s move to IndyCar.