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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/05/01/050116_tennis.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Spanish tennis player Nicolas Almagro returns a ball to Australian player Nick Kyrgios during their semi-final match of the Estoril Open Tennis tournament in Estoril on April 30, 2016.<em> Photo by Jose Manuel Ribeiro, AFP.</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><div><strong>Kyrgios slumps to Almagro defeat at Estoril</strong></div><div><em>Agence France-Presse</em></div><p>Australia&#x27;s Nick Kyrgios lost his chance to reach a second straight final at the Estoril Open when he went down to a 6-3, 7-5 defeat to Nicolas Almagro on Saturday.</p><p>The semi-final victory by the experienced Almagro set up an all-Spanish final against Pablo Carreno Busta, who took full advantage of a serving collapse from Benoit Paire to post a 6-3, 6-3 success.</p><p>Carreno Busta benefitted as his French opponent dropped serve seven times.</p><p>Kyrgios came into his match with the 71st-ranked Almagro as a heavy favourite after dominating opponents all week as he returned to the event a year after losing the final to Richard Gasquet.</p><p>(READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/nba/news/2016/04/30/lakers-hire-warriors-assistant-luke-walton-head-coach-11030"><strong>Lakers hire Warriors assistant Luke Walton as head coach</strong></a>)</p><p>-----------------------------------------</p><div><strong>Vikings draft German wide receiver Boehringer</strong></div><div><em>Agence France-Presse</em></div><p>The Minnesota Vikings made German wide receiver Moritz Boehringer the first European drafted directly to the NFL on Saturday, taking him in the sixth round.</p><p>Boehringer got interested in the gridiron game five years ago at the age of 17 -- when he saw a video of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.</p><p>Peterson&#x27;s team took him with the 180th selection overall in the 2016 draft that began on Thursday.</p><p>-----------------------------------------</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/05/01/050116_f1.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Mercedes F1 driver Nico Rosberg of Germany pose for photographers after the qualifying session. <em>Photo by Maxim Shemetov, Reuters.</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><div><strong>Rosberg on pole, Hamilton hit by more engine trouble</strong></div><div><em>Agence France-Presse</em></div><p>Championship leader Nico Rosberg took full advantage of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton&#x27;s continuing ill-fortune on Saturday when he secured a comfortable pole position for Sunday&#x27;s Russian Grand Prix.</p><p>The 30-year-old German, who leads this year&#x27;s title race by 36 points after winning the opening three races in succession, clocked a fastest lap in one minute and 35.417 seconds to take the prime spot on the grid.</p><p>This left him over seven-tenths of a second clear of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari after defending three-time world champion Hamilton had been hit by another engine failure during the Q2 part of the qualifying session.</p><p>Hamilton was unable to take part in Q3 and provisionally will line up in 10th place on the grid.</p><p>-----------------------------------------</p><div><strong>Champs Jack, DeGale eager for unification showdown</strong></div><div><em>Agence France-Presse</em></div><p>James DeGale and Badou Jack will be aiming to stay on course for a super middleweight world championship showdown on Saturday when they put their respective titles on the line in Washington.</p><p>Sweden&#x27;s Jack defends his World Boxing Council belt against former world champion Lucian Bute of Canada while Britain&#x27;s International Boxing Federation title holder DeGale takes on Mexico&#x27;s Rogelio Medina.</p><p>&quot;Anything can happen, but I want to fight James DeGale,&quot; said Jack, who brings a record of 20-1 with 12 knockouts to the fight against Bute. &quot;Both of us are in our primes. We&#x27;re young and confident, and it would be a great fight.&quot;</p><p>Bute, 32-3 with 25 knockouts, could be looking at a last world title shot. The 36-year-old lost to DeGale in November.</p><p>-----------------------------------------</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/05/01/050116_tiger.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Tiger Woods watches his shot after teeing off on the 2nd hole in the final round of the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, in this file photo taken August 2, 2016.<em> Photo by Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters.</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><div><strong>Woods books accommodation for Memorial, say sources</strong></div><div><em>Andrew Both, Reuters</em></div><p>Tiger Woods has made accommodation plans for the Memorial tournament in Ohio, sources have told Reuters, suggesting the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event could mark the former world number one&#x27;s PGA Tour return from back surgery.</p><p>Although Woods has made no commitment to the Memorial, and his plans remain fluid as he rehabilitates his body, it makes sense that he would want to compete in at least one tournament before the year&#x27;s second major, the U.S. Open.</p><p>The Memorial tournament, to be played from June 2-5 on the Muirfield Village course in Dublin, a suburb of state capital Columbus, is held two weeks before the U.S. Open.</p><p>Woods entered the U.S. Open before the April 27 deadline, though his registration does not obligate him to play.</p><p>-----------------------------------------</p><div><strong>Monday finish on the cards in weather-hit New Orleans</strong></div><div><em>Reuters</em></div><p>Third-round play at the weather-disrupted Zurich Classic of New Orleans was suspended for the day after just 75 minutes of action on Saturday, setting up the possibility of a Monday finish at the TPC Louisiana.</p><p>The golfers were called off the course at 2:15 p.m. ET (1815 GMT) because of approaching thunderstorms and four hours later officials abandoned any further prospect of play after 1.2 inches (30 millimetres) of rain had drenched the already sodden course.</p><p>Weather-permitting, play is scheduled to resume at 8:30 a.m. ET (1230 GMT) on Sunday with preferred lies in operation due to the soggy conditions.</p><p>-----------------------------------------</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/05/01/050116_novak.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a shot to Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic. <em>Photo by Eric Gaillard, Reuters.</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><div><strong>Murray insists Djokovic can be beaten as big four reunite in Madrid</strong></div><div><em>Kieran CANNING, Agence France-Presse</em></div><p>World number one Novak Djokovic returns to the Madrid Masters for the first time in three years, aiming to forget his blip at the Monte Carlo Masters with a strong challenge expected from a resurgent Rafael Nadal.</p><p>Djokovic was stunned in his opening match in Monte Carlo by the unheralded Czech Jiri Vesely, to lose for the first time in 2016 other than when he was forced to retire with an eye infection against Feliciano Lopez in Dubai back in February.</p><p>The Serb&#x27;s absence cleared the way for Nadal to land his first Masters title in nearly two years and the Spaniard extended his perfect start to the European clay-court season by claiming a ninth Barcelona Open last week to equal Guillermo Vilas&#x27;s record of 49 clay-court titles.</p><p>Nadal will be eager to claim his 50th on home soil having reached the final in Madrid in six of the past seven years, although he was comprehensively beaten by Andy Murray as the Briton claimed his first Masters title on clay in last year&#x27;s final.</p><p>Murray has had an inconsistent season as he has dealt with the extra burden of becoming a father for the first time in February.</p><p>Yet, despite Djokovic&#x27;s dominance over the past year, Murray believes the 11-time Grand Slam champion can be stopped in the tournament that starts on Sunday.</p><p>&quot;Everyone and anyone can be beaten, but at the moment Novak’s consistency is making him just that little bit harder to beat,&quot; said Murray.</p><p>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"> <strong>ABS-CBN Sports website.</strong></a>)</p>

Australia's Nick Kyrgios lost his chance to reach a second straight final at the Estoril Open when he went down to a 6-3, 7-5 defeat to Nicolas Almagro on Saturday.

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