SPORTS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 Photo of the day Gustavsson, Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3-1

BUFFALO: Jonas Gustavsson made 21 saves, including a stop on Steve Ott’s shot, and the sent the Buffalo Sabres to their fourth straight loss, NHL results/standings 3-1 on Sunday. Johan Franzen, Daniel Alfredsson and scored for the Red Wings. Henrik Zetterberg Detroit 3, BUFFALO 1; CAROLINA 4 Ottawa 1. had an assist for his 700th career point. Cody Hodgson scored Buffalo’s only . The Sabres Western Conference are winless since a victory in interim head coach Ted Pacific Division Nolan’s first game on Nov. 15. Detroit improved to 7-3-1 on W L OTL GF GA PTS the road. Buffalo has lost 11 of 13 home games. Anaheim 17 6 3 80 65 37 Ryan Miller made 32 saves for the Sabres. He is 2-8-2 San Jose 15 3 5 79 52 35 against Detroit in his career. The Sabres took a 1-0 lead Los Angeles 15 6 3 64 51 33 11:58 into the game on a highlight-reel goal from Hodgson. Drew Stafford intercepted a clearing attempt Phoenix 14 5 4 78 74 32 and passed in the slot to Hodgson, who forced Gustavsson Vancouver 12 9 4 65 65 28 out of the crease goal and then, with his body behind the Calgary 8 11 4 64 84 20 goal line, used his backhand to tuck the puck into the net. Edmonton 7 15 2 64 84 16 Detroit controlled play for most of the first period but Central Division Miller made 14 saves, including a left pad save on Joakim Chicago 16 4 4 87 70 36 Andersson in the closing seconds, to maintain the Sabres’ St. Louis 16 3 3 79 50 35 lead. It took less than a minute of second period play for Colorado 17 5 0 69 45 34 Detroit to tie it. Alfredsson found Darren Helm in the slot, Minnesota 15 5 4 64 55 34 and Helm spun away from Tyler Ennis to lift a backhand Dallas 11 9 2 61 65 24 past Miller. Nashville 11 10 2 52 67 24 Cyrille Oumedjkane of France dives from the 27 metre platform on Hong Island during the Ott was awarded a penalty shot when Niklas Kronwall Winnipeg 10 11 4 66 75 24 last competition day of the eighth and final stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Krabi, hooked him on a breakaway nine minutes into the second Eastern Conference Thailand on October 26 2013. — www.redbullcontentpool.com period. The Sabres captain went to his backhand again but Atlantic Division Gustavsson stopped him. Boston 15 6 2 64 43 32 The go-ahead goal came on a power play when Toronto 14 8 1 66 54 29 Franzen’s shot deflected off Sabres defenseman Alexander Tampa Bay 14 8 1 67 61 29 Sulzer and past Miller. Zetterberg assisted on the tally and Wataniya Telecom sponsors improved his point total to 28, good for second in the NHL. Detroit 11 7 7 63 70 29 Montreal 13 9 2 64 51 28 Hurricanes 4, Senators 1 Ottawa 9 11 4 68 77 22 Gulf Run karting race The Carolina Hurricanes scored three goals in a seven- Florida 6 13 5 53 80 17 minute stretch of the second period to defeat the Ottawa Buffalo 5 19 1 44 79 11 KUWAIT: Aspiring to spread awareness on the importance of in the past few years in which it has helped in educating the Senators and end a four-game losing streak. Right wingers Metropolitan Division applying safe driving rules and in order to reduce from the drivers and raising awareness on safe driving methods and all Patrick Dwyer and Tuomo Ruutu and center Elias Lindholm Pittsburgh 15 9 0 69 54 30 rate of car accidents in Kuwait, Wataniya Telecom has the important rules and regulations that should be met. For scored for Carolina during the game-turning span. Washington 12 10 2 72 68 26 announced its sponsorship of the Gulf Run 24 Hour Karting this reason Wataniya was inspired to sponsor the Gulf Run and Center Eric Staal, who added an empty-net goal, and NY Rangers 12 11 0 48 54 24 Endurance Race taking place at Sirbb Racetrack on the 6th support in spreading the message.” defenseman Justin Faulk provided two assists apiece. New Jersey 9 9 5 49 55 23 and 7th of December next month. The Gulf Run race is giving a chance to the youth to enjoy Center Jason Spezza scored for Ottawa just 67 seconds Carolina 9 10 5 49 67 23 The 24 hours endurance race will include18 participating car racing however in safe and controlled environment thus into the game. Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, in his third Philadelphia 10 10 2 49 53 22 teams with 180 participantsare participating. Qualifying posi- lessening from street racing which eventually jeopardizes the game back from an injury, secured his first victory in more Columbus 8 12 3 56 71 19 tions will be selected on 5thDec. On December 6th, the Gulf safety of the drivers and others on the road.Briefing for the than a month. He stopped 35 shots. NY Islanders 8 13 3 68 82 19 Run Karting will commence and will end on Dec the 7th. The race will take place prior to the event to make sure all rules The Senators, who snapped a three-game losing streak winning teams will be announced and awarded with Medals and regulations are clear to all. by winning Saturday at Detroit, have given up at least four Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the goals in their last nine losses. Goalie Robin Lehner made 33 and Awards. Wataniya Telecom invites everybody to attend and witness standings and are not included in the loss column (L). Wataniya commented on the sponsorship of this exhilarat- this thrilling event, which is an important one for the youth saves, but he was unable to win for the second day in a ing race saying “The Gulf Run has proved to be very successful and the community. row. — Reuters

GulfRun 24HR Karting Endurance 3 at SIRBB circuit from Dec 5-7

KUWAIT: GulfRun and Pro-Vision Sports Management mote automobile racing and training in a safe and secure announced yesterday that GulfRun 24HR Karting environment and karting is one of the pillars of motor- Endurance 3 will be taking place from December 5th to sports. December 7th at the recently launched SIRBB Circuit in Ahmed Al-Mudhaf, CEO and Founder of GulfRun said, Kuwait. 18 teams have signed up to participate in the excit- “We are extremely pleased to have the SIRBB Circuit to race ing and challenging 24 hour long karting endurance race. on this year. With the teams we have registered this year The GulfRun Karting Endurance Race follows interna- and this great circuit, the drivers and fans can look forward tional regulations and certified marshals fly in from the to an exciting race.” Ahmed Almajed, CEO and Founder of UK to regulate the race in accordance to FIA regulations. Pro-Vision Sports Management added that “We expect the The 18 teams comprise of 4 to 12 drivers per team who atmosphere to be very special this year with all the details drive a maximum stint time of roughly 2 hours, after we have planned.” which they switch drivers, and keep going for 24 hours of GulfRun’s and Pro-Vision Sport Management team non- stop racing. The GulfRun Karting Endurance Race extend their gratitude to the continuous support by was first launched in 2011 to create an exciting competi- Kuwait’s private sector, which acknowledges the important tion in Kuwait that aligns with GulfRun’s objective to pro- role sport plays amongst Kuwait’s youth. BUFFALO: Ryan Miller #30 and Christian Ehrhoff #10 of the Buffalo Sabres defend the net as Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings looks to shoot the puck while teammates Gustav #14 and Johan Franzen #93 wait for the reboud at First Niagara Center on November 24, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Detroit defeated Buffalo 3-1. ñ AFP India recall Zaheer for S Africa tour

NEW DELHI: India yesterday picked veteran seamer Zaheer series for Tendulkar. Tendulkar, the world’s leading run-getter Khan for next month’s Test series in South Africa, but again in both Test and one-day cricket and the only batsman to ignored opener Gautam Gambhir for the first tour in the post- score 100 international centuries, retired after playing his Sachin Tendulkar era. 200th Test earlier this month. Khan, an 88-Test veteran who needs five wickets to reach The tour opens with the first one-day international at the the 300 mark, had not been considered since the third Test Wanderers in Johannesburg on December 5. The remaining against England in Kolkata a year ago due to form and fitness two one-dayers will be held in Durban (Dec 8) and Centurion issues. The 35-year-old was not handed a central contract this (Dec 11). season, but found favour with the selectors after he claimed India will play a two-day warm-up match in Benoni on Dec 13 wickets in three Ranji Trophy first-class matches for 14-15 ahead of two back-to-back Tests in Johannesburg (Dec Mumbai, including a five-wicket haul. 18-22) and Durban (Dec 26-30). Khan will spearhead a five-man seam attack in South Africa Test squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, where he claimed 10 wickets in two Tests on the previous tour Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, in 2010-2011. But the left-arm seamer was not selected for the Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, three-match one-day series against the Proteas which starts Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer on December 5 and precedes the Tests. Khan, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Gambhir, who was also sidelined after the home series Pragyan Ojha. against England, failed to impress the selectors despite mak- One-day squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Shikhar ing 153 on a green-top on Saturday to fashion Delhi’s Ranji Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Trophy win over Haryana. Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar The Test series between top-ranked South Africa and num- Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ambati Rayudu, Umesh Yadav, The GulfRun team. — Photo by Yasser Al Zayyat ber two India, which was originally scheduled for four match- Ishant Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit es, was curtailed to two to accommodate a farewell home Mishra. — AFP Shock, support as Trott quits Ashes with stress

LONDON: England players past and present expressed illness,” an ECB tweet said. Prior to the news of Trott’s departure, Warner admitted shock and offered support after batsman Jonathan Trott “Trott will take a break from cricket for the foreseeable that he “probably went a little bit too far” with his comments, withdrew from the Ashes tour of Australia yesterday due to a future and will take no further part in the tour... Trott’s return which were described as “disrespectful” by England skipper “stress-related illness”. The surprise departure, which echoes a to cricket will be determined in due course.” Trott has been a Cook. situation involving Marcus Trescothick in 2006-2007, comes stalwart of the England team, accumulating 3,763 runs at an “I made those comments for a reason,” Warner told after Trott made disappointing scores of 10 and nine in average of 46.45 in his 49 Tests, but he was dismissed tamely reporters at Brisbane airport. “It is Ashes cricket. Probably England’s 381-run first-Test defeat in Brisbane. in both innings by fiery paceman Mitchell Johnson. went a little bit too far with the comments, but it’s cricket and Trott’s display was blasted as “poor and weak” by Australia In a brief statement released by the ECB, Trott said: “I don’t now it’s in the back of their mind.” batsman David Warner, in comments that drew censure from feel it’s right that I’m playing, knowing that I’m not 100 per- England coach Flower criticised Warner for his remarks, England captain Alastair Cook and head coach Andy Flower. cent. I cannot currently operate at the level I have done in the but revealed that Trott had been suffering from the condition England all-rounder Stuart Broad pledged support for past. “My priority now is to take a break from cricket so that I for some time. “We’ve been on tour for a month and he Trott on Twitter, writing: “Love Trotty. Absolute champion of a can focus on my recovery.” (Trott) has had his ups and downs and it is not directly relat- man. He knows he has all the support of all the people Former England opener Trescothick, who left the 2006- ed,” Flower said of Warner’s insults. around him. Puts cricket in perspective.” 2007 Ashes tour and was finally forced to quit international “I will also say that players commenting about fellow pro- Former England captain Nasser Hussain said the news had cricket because of depression, called it “sad news”. “To come fessionals in the media is disrespectful and on this occasion come as “a real shock”, while another former skipper, Michael out and talk about these things for the first time is tough. I’m he (Warner) has got that horribly wrong.” Australia coach Vaughan, expressed regret for questioning Trott’s perform- sure he’s not feeling great at all, but he’s definitely made the Darren Lehmann had backed his players’ tough approach at ances in the media. right decision,” Trescothick told BBC radio. Brisbane’s Gabba ground, saying he liked them playing “hard “I do feel guilty for criticising Trott this week... I wasn’t to Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff tweeted: cricket”, but he voiced support for Trott. know what he was going through and I can only comment “Trotty will be back. Over the hardest hurdle in his recovery Writing on Twitter, he said: “I wish Johnathon Trott a on what I see,” Vaughan wrote on Twitter. by facing it head on, which is something we are not all able speedy recovery from a tough situation, a safe flight home to BRISBANE: This file photo taken on November 23, 2013 shows The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Trott, 32, to do.” Trott’s departure adds to the dramatic fall-out from the be with family!” The chief executive of the Professional England batsman Jonathan Trott walking from the pitch on would take an indefinite break from cricket and would not be first Test, after Australia captain Michael Clarke was fined for Cricketers’ Association, which represents players in England day three of the first Ashes cricket Test match between returning to the five-Test tour. “Jonathan Trott has returned telling England tail-ender James Anderson to “get ready for a and Wales, said Trott’s exit was not necessarily linked to criti- England and Australia in Brisbane. Trott has left the Ashes from England’s current tour of Australia with a stress-related broken fucking arm”. cism of his performances. — AFP tour of Australia due to a “stress-related illness”. — AFP