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Selina Gasparin ends season on podium +++ Schachmann wins Paris – Nizza
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Selina Gasparin ends season on podium
The last major international sporting event for a long time ended successfully for Switzerland. Biathlete Selina Gasparin ran in the persecution in Kontiolahti, Finland Rank 2. For the fifth time, she was on a World Cup podium. In the 2013/14 Olympic season, the Sochi silver medalist even celebrated two sprint victories. The almost 36-year-old Engadine, now a mother of two, improved by eight places compared to the sprint competition despite four shooting errors in difficult conditions. Gasparin only had to face the French Julia Simon give up.
The overall World Cup became the booty of the Italian Dorothea Wierer. Before the last shooting, the Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff was virtually in the lead. The Finn had before the race Kaisa Mäkäräinen announced their resignation. She won the overall World Cup three times and finished fourth in her last competition. (R.A.M)
Schachmann wins Paris – Nice
Maximilian Schachmann has in the final stage of the long-distance journey Paris – Nice defended his overall leadership. For the 26-year-old German champion, this victory is the greatest success of his career.
The seventh and final section over 166 kilometers from Nice to Valdeblore La Colmiane decided Nairo Quintana for themselves. The Colombian celebrated a solo win over Tiesj Benoot. The Belgian heated up chess man again properly, but in the end the German defended his leader’s jersey by 18 seconds. (R.A.M)
Bundesliga threatens failure of three quarters of a billion euros
The Germans Bundesliga clubs in the event of a complete cancellation of the current season with a economic damage of around 750 million euros count. This sum was confirmed to the German news agency dpa from league circles. On Insurance coverage for the clubs, for example, for lost TV revenue therefore does not exist.
If the season could not be ended due to the spread of the corona virus, the loss of television funds for the last nine match days would result in a loss of revenue of around 370 million euros. “These are private contractual agreements that are understandably not intended for the public,” said the main contract partner Sky. Further economic damage would result from lost sponsorship money and missing entry fees.
For Monday The League (DFL) has organized a general meeting of 36 professional clubs to order to advise on how to proceed. The discussed introduction of an aid fund is viewed with skepticism in league circles. (sda / dpa)
Paderborn in partial quarantine
After this positive corona virus test with his professional Luca Kilian has the German Bundesliga team SC Paderborn On Saturday, parts of his team were quarantined for 14 days. Previously, the team doctor had a total 45 tests for the virus in players and coaches carried out, as the current bottom of the table announced on Saturday.
“For players and employees who have had no direct contact with Kilian since March 5, life initially continues” normally “,” said the Paderborn statement. Training operations for promoters have been discontinued for the time being. Shortly before the end of the quarantine, a second test should be carried out for all potentially corona infected people. (ram / sda)
FIFA recommends rescheduling the March and April games
Due to the spread of the corona virus, the world football association FIFA recommends that all international matches scheduled for March and April be canceled and rescheduled. FIFA also announced that Clubs do not have to park their players for national teams during these two months.
South America (CONMEBOL) and Asia (AFC) had already had their association World Cup qualifiers postponed. UEFA, on the other hand, has not yet canceled their playoff games for the European Championship qualification at the end of March. However, this should happen after the UEFA crisis conference scheduled for Tuesday. (sda / apa)
Ronaldinho remains in custody
The Ex world footballer Ronaldinho remains because of his entry with a fake passport in prison in Paraguay for the time being. On Friday, an appeals court rejected the lawyers’ renewed application to release the Brazilian. Another court had already rejected an application for bail or house arrest two days earlier.
Ronaldinho was as well his brother Roberto Assis after entering Paraguay arrested with fake ID cards been. Both are in prison in Paraguay’s capital Asuncion, according to their lawyers. “The risk of escaping and the risk of obstructing the investigation, which forms the basis of the detention against the Assis Moreira brothers, have not changed,” said the judges of the court of appeal. (sda / afp)
Ronaldinho and brother in handcuffs Image: AP
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Martin Fourcade resigns
Martin Fourcade has his on Friday night resignation announced at the end of the season. Thus, the Frenchman will contest his last World Cup race in Kontiolahti on Saturday. The 31-year-old’s palmarès is outstanding: 5 times Olympic champion, 13 times world champion, 91 World Cup victories (78 singles), seven overall World Cup victories in series from 2011/12.
«My will to give the best and move mountains is still there. But from now on the continuation of my construction as a man, as a father, has to be done by other ways, other forms of expression (…) It’s time to say goodbye. Thank you for this trip, »said Fourcade. (ram / sda)
No more ski events this winter
Swiss ski immediately discontinues national and international snow sports events at all levels. The Ski Cup World Cup Final in Veysonnaz will no longer be held on Saturday. The overall World Cup victory for the women goes to the Swedish Sandra Näslund Fanny Smith wins. Canadian Kevin Drury was already the overall winner in the men’s category.
The final one is also canceled World Cup of Ski Freestylers in Silvaplana, who on 21./22. March should have taken place. The Graubünden Andri Ragettli secured the overall victory in slopestyle, the women from western Switzerland triumphed in the same discipline Sarah Höfflin. All national championships will also be affected by the cancellation, including those of the Alpine in Val d’Anniviers and cross-country skiers in Realp. (ram / sda)
