Tottenham striker SON HEUNG-MIN became the first Asian to finish the season as a top-10 goal scorer in the Premier League. The 25-year-old South Korean ended the EPL campaign with 12 goals, sharing 10th place with RIYAD MAHREZ of Leicester City, EDEN HAZARD of Chelsea and GLENN MURRAY of Brighton & Hove Albion (YONHAP, 5/14). ... Banned Australian test cricketer CAMERON BANCROFT "won the right to play" West Australian cricket this year. Bancroft's hopes of lining up for club side Willetton next season "rested on the result of an extraordinary vote of the 16 WACA clubs on Monday." The 25-year-old is currently serving a nine-month suspension from Cricket Australia "for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa" (AAP, 5/15). ... RAFAEL NADAL was named the race starter for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours. He will wave the tricolor flag at the start of the "French endurance classic" scheduled to take place from June 16-17 to signify its start. The role was fulfilled by Formula 1 CEO CHASE CAREY last year. In recent years, actor BRAD PITT, NASCAR Chair JIM FRANCE, Ford Exec Chair BILL FORD and F1 driver FERNANDO ALONSO have "all had the honour" (MOTORSPORT, 5/14). ... Peru national football team captain PAOLO GUERRERO was suspended from the 2018 World Cup "because of a positive doping test." The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by WADA to extend Guerrero's six-month FIFA ban, which expired this month (AP, 5/14).
