Sports Digest: Ruth White headed back to Foot Locker nationals


HIGH SCHOOLS

Ruth White of Orono qualified for the Foot Locker Cross Country nationals for the second year in a row by finishing third Saturday at the Northeast Regional at Franklin Park in Boston.

White, the three-time New England champion, finished the 5-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 30 seconds. Zariel Macchia of Shirley, New York, won with a time of 17:13, followed by Ellie Shea of Waltham, Massachusetts, in 17:21.

The national championship race is Dec. 9 in San Diego’s Balboa Park.

SOCCER

ENGLAND: Trent Alexander-Arnold scored an 80th-minute equalizer to earn Liverpool a 1-1 draw at Manchester City in the Premier League.

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Erling Haaland had given defending champion City a first-half lead at Etihad Stadium, becoming the quickest player to score 50 goals in the league.

• Kai Havertz’s 89th-minute goal fired Arsenal to the top of the Premier League, thanks to a 1-0 win at Brentford.

Arsenal moved one point ahead of Manchester City and two ahead of Liverpool.

• After a recent upturn in form, Chelsea came crashing down to earth, losing 4-1 at Newcastle.

TENNIS

DAVIS CUP: Jannik Sinner secured back-to-back wins over top-ranked Novak Djokovic in singles and doubles to lead Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Serbia in Malaga, Spain.

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Sinner saved three match points before ending Djokovic’s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup singles matches, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. Sinner then teamed up with Lorenzo Sonego to beat Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-3, 6-4.

Italy will face Australia in Sunday’s final.

GOLF

EUROPEAN TOUR: South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence took a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Joburg Open in his bid to reclaim the title he won two years ago in Johannesburg.

Lawrence shot a 3-under 67 to move to 15 under. Dean Burmester (68), also of South Africa, was at 12 under.

AUSTRALIAN PGA: Min Woo Lee extended his lead to three shots in Brisbane, Australia, shooting a 5-under 66 to move to 17 under after three rounds.

Rikuya Hoshino of Japan surged into second, making six birdies on the back nine for a 64.


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