More sports events in the U-K are being moved to avoid clashing with Prince
Philip's funeral, with kickoff in an English Premier League match between
Wolverhampton and Sheffield United moved to later Saturday.

The match will now start at 8:15PM local time rather than 3PM, when Philip's
funeral service is due to start at Windsor Castle.

Saturday's other Premier League game, between Newcastle and West Ham, will
kick off at 12:30PM as planned.

The English Football League and Premiership Rugby are also moving start
times.

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Hid-eki Matsu Yama has become the first Japanese to the done the Masters
green jacket.

Graeme Agars reports.



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In news from the N-B-A ...

Marcus Morris Sr. scored a season-high 33 points and the Los Angeles Clippers
capped a nine-game homestand with a win over the Detroit Pistons.

Dave Ferry reports.


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The International Tennis Federation has announced that Innsbruck in Austria
and Turin in Italy will co-host the Davis Cup Finals along with the Spanish
capital of Madrid this year.

Madrid was the sole host of the inaugural edition of the revamped event in
2019, and it was going to repeat as host by itself last year before the
tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The federation says Innsbruck and Turin were selected after submitting what
organizers called "impressive bids that not only promise a world class
experience for players and fans, but also include stringent measures to
ensure the health and safety of all in attendance."

Each city will host two of the six groups in the international team event.

Madrid will stage two groups as well as two quarterfinal series, the
semifinals and the final. Innsbruck and Turin will get one quarterfinal each.

The competition will take place on hard courts from November 25 through
December 5.

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In Major League news ..

The Yankees have avoided a three-game sweep by topping the Rays in extra
innings.

Steve Carney reports.


Meanwhile ..

The Minnesota Twins have postponed their game against the Boston Red Sox
because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man
in a nearby suburb.

The Red Sox and Twins were scheduled for a four-game series beginning Monday
afternoon at Target Field.

The Twins made their decision in consultation with Major League Baseball and
state and local officials.

There was no word yet about rescheduling or the status of games set for
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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South Africa has leveled the Twenty20 cricket series against Pakistan 1-1
with a six-wicket win in the second game.

South Africa ended the day on 141 for 4 with six overs to spare in response
to Pakistan's 140 for 9.

The third game of the four-game series is on Wednesday.

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And finally,

The curling world championship playoffs have resumed with players wearing
masks after taking a day off due to a positive coronavirus test inside the
Calgary bubble.

The World Curling Federation says an unidentified player was initially been
ruled out because of a positive test.

However, the federation says the player had been fully vaccinated and was
deemed to be of minimal risk for transmitting the disease.