Ice hockey, World Cup: Somewhat surprisingly, Canada has crowned itself ice hockey world champion in Latvia. The world number one defeated defending champions Finland 3: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 1) after extra time in the Riga final on Sunday and celebrated his 27th World Cup title after a historically weak start to the tournament. With this, the Canadians drew level with the previous sole record champion Russia.
Maxime Comtois (25th minute), Adam Henrique (53rd) and Nick Paul (67th) with the decisive goal in overtime, the Canadians scored to success. The Canadians did not allow themselves to be stopped by three defeats at the start of the World Cup in Latvia, including a 1: 3 against Germany.
Tennis, French Open: Roger Federer will not compete in his round of 16 match in Paris. The 39-year-old Swiss announced this on Sunday, less than 24 hours after his success over Dominik Koepfer. “After two knee operations and over a year of rehabilitation, it is important that I listen to my body and make sure that I do not overtax myself too quickly on my way to recovery,” said Federer, according to a press release. With the Swiss withdrawal, the Italian Matteo Berrettini, who is ninth, has reached the quarter-finals without a fight.
The tournament organizers in Paris regretted Federer’s withdrawal. “We were all very happy to see Roger back in Paris, where he played three matches at a high level. We wish him all the best for the rest of the season,” said tournament director Guy Forget.
Immediately after his 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 7 (3: 7), 7: 6 (7: 4), 7: 5 success against the German number three Koepfer, Federer had indicated a waiver. “I don’t know if I’m going to play,” said the 39-year-old after winning around 0.45 on Sunday night: “Is it too risky to put too much strain on the knee? Is it a good time to to take a break? “
For Federer it was the first major tournament since the Australian Open 2020. He then underwent two knee operations and had to cope with a laborious rebuilding. Federer had also indicated that the clay court season was more of a preparation for Wimbledon.
Bouldering, German championship: Yannick Flohé and Afra Hönig have secured the title in the sub-discipline of bouldering at the German sport climbing championships. As part of the finals, World Cup bronze winner Flohé won the men’s final with four tops ahead of two-time European champion Jan Hojer (two tops). Hönig prevailed in the women with three tops and a more climbed zone ahead of Hannah Meul.
On Saturday, Franziska Ritter and Linus Bader had already won the title in the speed sub-discipline. Both disciplines are part of the Olympic combination that will make its Olympic debut at the Games in Tokyo (July 23 to August 8).
Football, EM: Midfielder Leon Goretzka is likely to miss the German national soccer team’s start to the European Championship against France on June 15. “He will probably not be eligible for the first game,” said national coach Joachim Loew on Sunday. Goretzka (Bayern Munich) “had no match practice for four or five weeks” after a torn muscle fiber in his thigh, emphasized Löw. “He will grow in a little and work his way into it. At the moment he is missing from the headquarters.” Goretzka missed the final training before the EM dress rehearsal against Latvia (Monday, 8.45 p.m. / RTL). Tactical considerations also depend on the 26-year-old’s recovery. If all the players in the well-filled midfield are available to Löw during the tournament, Joshua Kimmich could switch to the right flank.
Leichathletik, Rekord: World champion Sifan Hassan broke the world record over 10,000 m almost 50 days before the Olympic Games in Tokyo (July 23 to August 8). The 28-year-old Dutch rider ran 29: 06.82 minutes in Hengelo, improving the Ethiopian Almaz Ayana’s old record from the games in Rio by more than ten seconds.
Basketball, NBA: The Brooklyn Nets took the lead in the highly anticipated quarter-final series in the play-offs against the Milwaukee Bucks. But the Nets paid dearly for the 115: 107 success in their own hall in the duel between two hot title candidates with a renewed injury to top star James Harden. Harden dropped out after less than a minute with a lesion on his thigh. The same injury had put the 31-year-old out of action in the closing stages of the regular season. Against the Bucks, however, the other two thirds of the trio could be relied on: Kevin Durant (29 points, 10 rebounds) and Kyrie Irving (25 points, 8 assists) shone, and veteran Blake Griffin (18 points, 14 rebounds) also delivered his best so far Played since moving to the Nets in March. 34 points from two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo were also not enough for the Bucks. Game two takes place on Tuesday night.
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