Russian players on the two NHL teams that open the season in the Czech Republic will still be able to participate in the two games of the Global Series in Prague.
The Czech government has dropped its attempt to ban Russian players from the rosters of San Jose and Nashville, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Thursday. The move paves the way for the Sharks and Predators to travel to Europe this weekend for training sessions and exhibition games in Germany and Switzerland, before facing off at the O2 Arena in Prague on October 7 and 8.
The Czech Foreign Ministry said last week that Russian players would not be allowed into the country because of their nation’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Rasmus Sandin signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced.
Sandin, a 22-year-old defenseman, had 16 points in 51 games last season.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Hannah Bamford had an assist from Halla Rogers with 6:13 left in the game as Maine (6-2-2, 2-0-1 America East) salvaged a 1-1 draw against New Hampshire (4-5-1 , 1 -1-1) in Durham, New Hampshire.
Meghan Guarente scored on a pass from Anna Hewlett 1:51 into the game to open the scoring for New Hampshire.
Kira Kutzinski made three saves for Maine, Cat Sheppard recorded eight saves for the Wildcats.
FOOTBALL: Air Force received two years of probation from the NCAA and reduced its team size by 10 to four years as part of sanctions for violating NCAA-mandated dead period recruiting rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PGA: Davis Riley shot a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead Thursday with Will Gordon at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi.
On the closing hole, Riley hit a cut from the rough to navigate the tree and get just short of the green. He holed out to 6 feet and finished the round without a bogey.
Riley and Gordon were one step ahead of the eight-player field, a group that included South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who went 1-0-1 in his Presidents Cup debut last week. Also at 67 was rookie great Brandon Matthews, who got married on Saturday, and two other rookies, Trevor Cone and Kevin Yu.
LPGA: Xiyu Lin of China made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th hole Thursday to send her to a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead at The Ascendant LPGA in The Colony, Texas.
Atthaya Thitikul, who is trying to reach No. 1 in the women’s world rankings, won in Arkansas last week for her second LPGA title of the season, and now the 19-year-old Thai can replace Jin Young Ko at the top of the rankings with another. to win. She opened with a 66, along with Lizette Salas.
EUROPEAN TOUR: Romain Langasque tied the course record at the Old Course in St. Andrews by shooting an 11-under 61 in the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, including a 28 on the back nine.
CUP SERIES: Alex Bowman will miss Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway due to a concussion the Hendrick Motorsports driver reportedly suffered last weekend in Texas.
HMS said Bowman was evaluated Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has been ruled out of this weekend’s playoff race. Noah Gragson will drive the No. 48 Chevrolet for Bowman.
Bowman crashed on lap 98 at Texas on Sunday, but finished the race. He finished 29th and is in last place among the 12 remaining playoff drivers.
WORLD CUP: Fans going to the World Cup in Qatar must show a negative test for COVID-19 when they arrive as part of the host country’s rules to combat COVID-19, organizers said on Thursday.
All visitors 18 and older must also download a government phone app that tracks people’s movements and health status.
UFC: The UFC is holding its next fight event without fans or members of the media present, and it’s not saying why.
The UFC will stage a 13-fight card at Apex Gym on its corporate campus in Las Vegas on Saturday night, but there will be no fans or reporters there. The UFC has held regular televised cards in the small gym since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but has usually allowed in fan groups and members of the media. A UFC spokesman declined to comment when asked by The Associated Press. Journalists are allowed to follow the official weigh-ins on Friday, but not the fights.
PARMA LADIES OPEN: Top seed Maria Sakkari outlasted 97th-ranked Maryna Zanevska 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Parma, Italy, to reach her first semifinal of the grass-court season.
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