Motor Sport: A driver in the CTM Macau Touring Car Cup was killed yesterday in the second fatality to mar the Macau Grand Prix in two days. Organisers identified the victim as Hong Kong driver Phillip Yau but they could provide no details about how the accident happened. Yau “succumbed to injuries sustained in a racing accident during the qualifying session,” the organisers said. Yau was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later, they said. Portuguese motorcycle rider Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira was killed in an accident during a qualifying session for the Macau Grand Prix on Thursday.
Volleyball: Chinese sports authorities have suspended an assistant coach for the Shanghai women’s volleyball team over allegations he sexually harassed players, state media said. The coach, who was not named, allegedly used “inappropriate” language and behaviour while attempting to give massages to two female players after consuming large amounts of alcohol, the China Daily newspaper said. One of the two players, neither of whom was named, rebuffed his advances in the November 10 incident, the Shanghai sports administration said in a statement, adding that the case was now under investigation.
Basket, NBA: Veteran guard Jason Kidd nailed three fourth quarter three-pointers as the New York Knicks beat San Antonio 104-100 to remain the league’s last remaining un-beaten team. Raymond Felton had a game-high 25 points and Kidd contributed 14 for the Knicks who are off to their best start since compiling a 7-0 record to begin the 1993-94 season.
Rugby Union: All Blacks legend Bob Scott, hailed as “the complete full-back”, died in his North Island home early Friday aged 91, the New Zealand Rugby Union said. Scott played for the All Blacks 54 times between 1946 and 1954, including 17 Tests, and his attacking play was credited with helping revolutionise the No.15’s role. Wellington-born Scott’s international career was delayed by World War II, when he served in Italy and was a member of a New Zealand Army military team that toured Britain after the war. He made his All Blacks debut in 1946 aged 25.
Autumn Test: Wales vs Samoa 19-26.
Golf: World number one Rory McIlroy said he needed to rest and do some work on his putting after he crashed out of the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open yesterday, failing to make the cut. The 23-year-old from Northern Ireland shot a disastrous two-over-par 72 in the second round that included a double-bogey on his final hole, ending his title defence in embarrassing failure.
Cycling: Former Tour de France winner Andy Schleck said yesterday he will launch his 2013 season at the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, competing in the race for the first time. Schleck, awarded the 2010 Tour de France yellow jersey after the disqualification of Spain’s Alberto Contador for doping, said he was looking forward to the challenge after missing most of the European season due to injury. “I’m very excited to go South Australia,” he said. “I’ve heard about the race from other riders and I’m very excited to see what it’s like to race in Australia.”
Motor racing: Poland’s Robert Kubica, whose Formula One racing career was interrupted by a near-fatal rally crash in 2011, hopes to return to the track soon although his arm is still not ready for single-seaters. “For the, let’s say future, I don’t have any plans up until now. In the end, I am still at the stage of rehabilitation but for sure I would love to compete in a high level championship, or in a rally or on a circuit,” he said. Kubica suffered severe arm and hand injuries in the crash in February last year but has expressed a desire to return to Formula One.