14 Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Sports

Controversy Weightlifting corruption, doping accusations ‘very serious’, says IOC

AFP establishing a “culture of cor- Lausanne ruption” and doping cover-ups over decades. The International Olympic The Hungarian Anti-Dop- Committee (IOC) said on Mon- ing Group (HUNADO) car- day the accusations made by a ried out 77 percent of IWF’s German broadcaster of cor- anti-doping tests between ruption and doping cover-ups 2008 and 2017, the docu- at the International Weight- mentary said, including all lifting Federation (IWF) were 101 tests on Moldovan ath- “very serious and worrying”. IWJ President Tamas Ajan letes, all of which came back ARD, who broke the sto- negative. ry on Russia’s state doping based. This applies to the doc- Dorin Balmus, doctor scandal, claim prominent uments regarding the doping of the Moldovan national weightlifters were rarely sub- statistics and those regarding weightlifting team, was ject to tests, while some con- the alleged financial irregu- on hidden camera explaining trollers were allegedly taking larities.” how urine samples could be cash to accept manipulated In a statement to AFP to manipulated – including by urine samples. Sunday, the IWF said it was getting lookalikes of athletes The Australian team poses with the Trans-Tasman Trophy after winning the series against on the fourth day of the third The ARD programme also examining the allegations to provide the samples. Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Monday. (AFP) cited documents allegedly made in the broadcast. HUNADO head Agnes showing at least $5 million Hungary’s anti-doping au- Tiszeker said in a statement (4.5 million euros) in funding thority said on Monday it had that the group was victim of flowing from theIO C to the been “maliciously targeted” in “unclear, malicious targeting IWF were transferred into two the documentary. without any factual evidence”. Swiss accounts, of which only The case is set to feature “Entirely false informa- Lyon ‘mauls’ Kiwis federation president Tamas during the IOC’s executive tion portrayed the work of Ajan had oversight. commission as it meets on the Hungarian Anti-Doping “The IOC takes note of the Wednesday in Lausanne. Group in an unacceptable ARD report. The accusations light,” Tiszeker said. are very serious and worry- Denial Tiszeker added HUNADO ing,” the IOC said. In Budapest, Hungary’s answered ARD’s questions again, helps OZ “The IOC wants to clarify anti-doping authority said “in detail” but the channel that -- contrary to what ARD is that it had been “maliciously “completely ignored the sup- claiming -- it was not in pos- targeted” in a German docu- porting data contained in session of ‘most of the docu- mentary that accused the IWF the Hungarian Anti-Doping sweep series ments’ on which the film is and its chief Tamas Ajan of Group’s documents.” The spinner grabs five again to finish with 10 in third Test Warne to auction ‘baggy green’ for SA defiant during AFP fall, caught at backward square Sydney Scoreboard leg by Pat Cummins for 19. bushfire appeal world record chase Earlier, Warner completed Australia (1st innings): 454 B.J. Watling c Cummins b Lyon 19 Nathan Lyon captured five New Zealand (1st innings): 256 C. de Grandhomme c Burns b Lyon 52 his 24th Test and re- AFP AFP for 50 and 10 match wickets Australia (2nd innings, overnight 40-0) T. Astle c Pattinson b Lyon 17 mained unbeaten when skipper Sydney Cape Town Stokes slammed 72 off 47 as Australia crushed New Zea- D. Warner 111 W. Somerville b Starc 7 Paine declared upon the dis- balls to overshadow a land by 279 runs on Monday, J. Burns lbw b Astle 40 N. Wagner not out 0 missal of Marnus Labuschagne. Spin legend on Ben Stokes launched an aston- M. Labuschagne c Latham b Henry 59 M. Henry did not bat (injured) 0 maiden Test century by capping a golden domestic Extras (b3, lb3, w1) 7 Extras (b3, lb1) 4 “You know you’re capa- Monday announced plans to ishing assault which enabled Dominic Sibley, who contin- summer as they swept the Total (2 wkts declared; 52 overs) 217 Total (9 wkts; 47.5 overs) 136 ble of doing so,” Warner said, auction the “beloved” baggy England to give themselves ued his sedate progress as three-Test series. Fall of wickets: 1-107 (Burns), 2-217 (Labuschagne) Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Blundell), 2-4 (Latham), 3-22 when asked about how he had green cap he wore through- plenty of time to push for victo- he took his overnight score The off-spinner led the Bowling: Henry 12-2-54-1 (1w), de Grandhomme (Raval), 4-22 (Phillips), 5-38 (Taylor), 6-107 (de bounced back from his disas- out his 145- career ry, but the tourists had to work 13-1-43-0, Wagner 9-1-37-0, Somerville 10-0-36-0, Grandhomme), 7-128 (Astle), 8-136 (Somerville), of 85 to 133 not out. powerful Australian bowling Astle 8-1-41-1. 9-136 (Watling) trous Ashes campaign in Eng- to raise money for victims of hard to take two South African attack to dismiss the Kiwis for Bowling: Starc 9-3-25-3, Cummins 11-3-29-1, land last year. bushfires raging in Australia. wickets before the close on the 136 and seal another heavy New Zealand (2nd innings): Pattinson 6-3-8-0, Lyon 16.5-4-50-5, Labuschagne “I was in the nets hitting the The “baggy green” is fourth day of the second Test at T. Latham lbw b Starc 1 5-0-20-0. Brief scores win over the Black Caps after T. Blundell c Lyon b Starc 2 Australia won by 279 runs ball well and had the skipper awarded to Australian play- Newlands on Monday. similar victories in Perth and J. Raval c Paine b Lyon 12 Australia win series 3-0 backing me. To be able to play ers when they make their de- Set to make a world record South Africa 126 for 2 (Malan 63*) and Melbourne. R. Taylor b Cummins 22 Man of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) with freedom helped me. It’s all but and is worn as a badge of 438 to win, South Africa were 223 require 312 more runs to beat Australia have been unbeat- G. Phillips c Paine b Lyon 0 Toss: Australia paying off.” pride when they are on the 126 for two at the close. They England 269 and 391 for 8 dec (Sibley able this season, winning all Labuschagne, who was field. used up 56 overs on Monday 133*, Root 61, Stokes 72) five Tests at home - two against 25 to support the wiles of spin- over for 12. dropped on four in a regu- Given Warne’s exploits but will need to bat out another Pakistan and three against New ner Lyon. First-innings top-scorer lation caught-and-bowled on the field and his high pro- 90 on Tuesday to prevent Eng- Zealand - after retaining the “They were clinical in all Glenn Phillips went for a duck chance by leg-spinner Astle, file off it, local media pre- land from levelling the four- for four off 79 overs. Sparked by Ashes by drawing the series 2-2 areas and after the first match after technology detected a was caught at long on off Matt dicted it could fetch up to match series. Stokes they added another 157 in England. they put us under pressure ses- faint outside edge to - Henry for 59 -- his seventh Aus$500,000 (US$345,000). Opening batsman Pieter runs off only 32 overs before “It’s been a great summer sion after session,” said skipper keeper Paine off Lyon. score over 50 in eight innings Warne, who took more Malan, making his Test debut, declaring five overs after lunch for the Australian Test side,” , who missed this domestic summer. than 700 Test wickets, said scored 63 not out and shared on 391 for eight. Lyon said. the Test with a virus. Taylor’s record Labuschagne finished the he wanted to help those who half-century partnerships with While Sibley continued to “It’s pretty special to be part New Zealand were reeling became the home five-Test season with have suffered in the cata- Dean Elgar (34) and Zubayr play the anchor role, Stokes of it, we have been impressive, early at 27-4 and never recov- leading all-time Kiwi batsman, a stunning aggregate of 896 strophic fires that have devas- Hamza, who was caught behind went on the attack against pretty clinical, the batters have ered after Starc and Lyon took going past Stephen Fleming runs, made up of his 215 in the tated parts of the country. off James Anderson in the pe- every bowler he faced. He sur- done well and given us bowlers two wickets each in the middle (7,172) before he was bowled by first innings, three other centu- “The horrific bushfires in nultimate over of the day for 18. vived a chance on 38 when an plenty of time.” session to put the skids under Pat Cummins for 22 to take his ries and three half-centuries in Australia have left us all in Stokes slammed 72 off 47 attempted pull against Kagiso Australia declared their the tourists. Test aggregate to 7,174. eight innings. disbelief. The impact these balls to overshadow a maiden Rabada could not be held by second innings at 217 for two Starc removed both open- Big-hitting Colin de Grand- There was drama late in the devastating fires are having Test century by Dominic Sibley, a diving Quinton de Kock af- with David Warner scoring an ers, and Tom homme smacked Lyon for six to Australian innings when Warn- on so many people is unthink- who continued his sedate pro- ter the wicketkeeper ran about unbeaten century, leaving the Blundell, in the first five overs. bring up his fifty but went next er was given an official warning able and has touched us all,” gress as he took his overnight 35 metres in trying to take the Black Caps with a revised 416- Blundell fell to a stunning ball hoicking to Joe Burns at by umpire Aleem Dar for run- he said on Instagram. score of 85 to 133 not out. He catch. run target in the fourth innings catch by a diving Lyon at point deep mid-wicket for 52. ning down the middle of the “Everyone is in this to- reached his hundred off 269 Stokes was caught at long- on a wearing Sydney Cricket for two and stand-in skipper Todd Astle was out to a su- pitch in scampering a single. gether and we continue to balls and faced 311 deliveries in on off left-arm spinner Keshav Ground pitch. Latham lost a review for leg be- perb diving catch by James Pat- It resulted in five penalty find ways to contribute and his innings. Maharaj after an innings which But the Kiwis buckled un- fore wicket. tinson in the outfield for 17. runs being added to New Zea- help on a daily basis.” England’s on Mon- included three sixes and seven der the pressure of Australia’s Jeet Raval was out in a Starc yorked William Somer- land’s first innings total mean- He said that is why he day was in dramatic contrast fours and had a large English superior bowling attack with review to the faintest of edg- ville’s middle stump for seven ing their target was revised decided to auction off his to their effort on Sunday when contingent in the crowd roaring Mitchell Starc taking three for es on ‘Snicko’ in Lyon’s first and BJ Watling was the last to down from 421 to 416. “beloved green cap”. they ground their way to 218 their approval. Vikings upset Saints, Seahawks oust Eagles in NFL playoffs

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