Sports Digest: Westbrook grandmother sets another swimming record

The 70-year-old grandmother made it across the 19.6-kilometer stretch between Anacapa Island and the California mainland in 9 hours, 22 minutes. She said she occasionally was visited by dolphins, one of which came within a foot of her.

The other two legs of the California Triple Crown are Lake Tahoe, which she conquered in 2018 at age 67, and the Catalina Channel, which she crossed in 2011 at 60.

HOCKEY

NHL: Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes will miss 4 to 6 weeks after he had abdominal surgery Tuesday.

Flyers Coach Alain Vigneault said Hayes was skating with his teammates Monday at the team complex in Voorhees, New Jersey, when he “felt something in his groin.” Hayes had surgery and could miss roughly the first 10 games of the season.

The Flyers are set to open training camp this week, the preseason starts next week and Philadelphia plays the season opener Oct. 15 at home against Vancouver.

Hayes scored 12 goals and had 31 points in 55 games last season in his second year with the Flyers.

SOCCER

Soccer’s international governing body FIFA has imposed a ban and a fine of $216,650 on the Hungarian Football Federation over the “racist behavior of numerous supporters” during a World Cup qualifying match against England on Sept. 2.

FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has taken into account the “seriousness” of the incidents which included “racist words and actions, throwing of objects, lighting of fireworks, blocked stairways,” according to a statement Tuesday.

Hungary will play its next two home matches in FIFA competitions without spectators, the second match being suspended for a probationary period of two years. Monkey chants were aimed at England forward Raheem Sterling and unused substitute Jude Bellingham, who are Black, at Puskas Arena on Sept. 2.

FRENCH LEAGUE: Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s next French league game at last-placed Metz after a knock to his left knee. A scan confirmed “the signs of bone contusion,” PSG said in a statement. Another assessment of Messi will be made in 48 hours.

Messi was taken off in the 75th minute of his home debut on Sunday, when PSG beat Lyon 2-1 in the league. PSG Coach Mauricio Pochettino said he took the decision to replace Messi after noticing the six-time Ballon d’Or winner repeatedly touch his knee. Messi, who hit the crossbar with a curling free kick, looked angry at being taken off.

TENNIS Unseeded Jil Teichmann upset sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round at Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Kerber struggled with her serve, dropping it three times in each set in the first meeting between the two players on the circuit.

SKI JUMPING

RETIREMENT: Ski jumping record-holder Gregor Schlierenzauer retired only a few months before trying to compete at his fourth Olympics.

The 31-year-old Austrian, a two-time winner of both the overall World Cup title and the prestigious Four Hills tournament, said he made his decision after having time to reflect during his latest injury.

Schlierenzauer won a record 53 individual events on the World Cup circuit but none in nearly seven years. His career was slowed by a series of knee injuries.

He won Olympic bronze medals in both individual events at the 2010 Vancouver Games and gold in the team event. A team silver followed at the 2014 Sochi Games.

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