Bouchard injury India avoid sends Bencic whitewash to quarters18 19 THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015 T-Wolves may go to Towns in NBA Draft Page 17 CANADA : Japan fans cheer the team against Netherlands during the round of 16 football match between Japan and the Netherlands at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver during the FIFA Women’s World Cup. — AFP Japan beat Dutch to reach q-finals VANCOUVER: Japan coach Norio Sasaki apologized for the ball deflected off Aya Sameshima toward her own to control all of the field against an overmatched and opted to dribble into traffic rather than take a quick the stressful, flurry of a finish. The defending Women’s net when Kaihori punched it away with her right fist. Netherlands team making its World Cup debut. On the shot. The Dutch missed making contact on two headers World Cup champions are on to the quarterfinal follow- “We are in the knockout stage so if we lost there would early scoring play, Aya Miyama dribbled down the left from the same ball high in the box in the 73rd minute. ing a nail-biter at the end against tournament first-timer be nothing left, so I’m happy that we won,” Sakaguchi sideline and crossed to Yuki Ogimi, whose header hit Japan started three different goalkeepers in the the Netherlands after controlling most of the match. said. “I went for a strike and I thought it was a long shot the crossbar and Dutch defender Merel van Dongen group stage as part of Sasaki’s liberal substitution plan Mizuho Sakaguchi scored what turned out to be the (in distance) and that’s not my strength, but I thought I couldn’t clear the rebound. Ariyoshi then connected to use his entire roster and have every player ready to deciding goal in the 78th minute on a pretty left-footed should try it.” from about 15 yards out and put the ball in the lower contribute. shot from the top of the 18-yard box, and Japan held off Saori Ariyoshi found herself in perfect position when corner past diving goalkeeper Loes Geurts. After Erina Yamane injured her shoulder, Sasaki went a late attack and a close call in the waning moments to the Netherlands flubbed a clear and scored from the Japan had another solid chance in the 22nd minute with Kaihori - the only one to give up a goal in the defeat the Dutch 2-1 on Tuesday night in the knockout top of the box in the 10th minute for Japan’s initial goal. on a pretty give-and-go from Sameshima to Shinobu group stage in a late score by Cameroon. Kaihori made stage. “I’m sorry we kept you in suspense until the very Japan overpowered the young Dutch squad for Ohno that Sameshima struck over the bar. Ohno also another save in the 86th minute Tuesday. end,” Sasaki said with a smile. “I tried to have a one- much of the evening at BC Place by controlling posses- missed an open header moments before the first-half Japan’s Homare Sawa, playing her sixth and final sided, stable game but we always have these tense sion in the midfield to create chances, and the defense whistle. World Cup, entered in the 80th minute after starting moments.” pushed far up the field. The Nadeshiko, who along with Even when the Netherlands threatened early, it two of the team’s three matches in the group stage. Kirsten van de Ven scored for the Dutch in stoppage Brazil were the only teams to win all three group-stage seemed a step slow. Dutch coach Roger Reijners said his The Netherlands missed a chance to qualify for next time when the ball went off goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori’s games, advance to the quarterfinal against Australia on team was sloppy with its passing. “Our team did all we summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics as one of Europe’s right arm. Three additional minutes had been added to Saturday at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. could to get something going and not leave with noth- top three teams, but could still earn a berth into the 12- the clock. The goalie put her gloves to her face in disbe- They stuck with their familiar World Cup trend, too. ing at all. After 2-0 we were a little lucky and managed team Olympic field through a European playoff. lief and said something to herself, then had to stay alert Five of Japan’s six goals have come in the 29th minute to make it 2-1,” he said. The white teddy bear wearing an oversized No. 7 as the Dutch threatened once more before the final or earlier, and all six have been scored by a different Manon Melis took a great ball in the seventh minute jersey that Japan keeps close to honor injured team- whistle. player. but couldn’t get a foot on it, whiffing as she knocked it mate Kozue Ando held its spot on the bench. Ando Sakaguchi scored shortly after Japan nearly had an Japan, with its hustle and fancy footwork on display out of bounds. In the 48th, 18-year-old forward Vivianne broke her left ankle in the World Cup opener against own goal. Sherida Spitse took a corner in the 76th and for a crowd of 28,717, ran its game plan with precision Miedema got the ball near the top left corner of the box Switzerland. — AP Colombia ideal rivals of RSE, Qatar teaming up to Argentina in q-finals buy stake in Formula One LONDON: RSE Ventures, which owns the Constantin Medien brought a $100 mil- LA SERENA: Facing a Colombia side who like Rojo said. Miami Dolphins NFL team, is joining forces lion damages claim against Ecclestone in the to attack will force Argentina to play their best “Although some lads have changed since with Qatar to buy a controlling stake in London High Court over his involvement in soccer in the Copa America quarter-finals, left the World Cup, it’s as if we’ve all been together Formula One in a deal worth $7-8 billion, a the deal that brought CVC into the sport as back Marcos Rojo said. for a long time,” added the 25-year-old, who is source familiar with the matter told Reuters largest shareholder. Argentina have shown indifferent finishing at his second Copa America and will win his on Tuesday. That claim was dismissed last year but in their three group matches, Lionel Messi 36th cap against Colombia. Argentina were RSE is looking to acquire the 35.5 percent the judge made damaging observations included. They have struggled to break close to glory last year but lost the World Cup stake from private equity fund CVC Capital about Ecclestone in finding him neither a through defensive opponents and eked out 1- final to Germany 1-0 after extra time in Rio de Partners Ltd, who sold down its holding reliable nor truthful witness. 0 wins over holders Uruguay and Jamaica after Janeiro and Rojo said the experience fortified from 63 percent in 2012 in deals that at the Goldman Sachs is working with CVC on a 2-2 draw with Paraguay. the team. time gave the business an enterprise value the deal, while JP Morgan is working with of $9.1 billion. the buyside investors. Ecclestone told They meet Colombia, who scraped Rojo, who is from La Plata, began his career The commercial side of Formula One is Britain’s Times newspaper that three or four through in third place in their group despite a at local side Estudiantes and helped them win run by 84-year-old British billionaire Bernie potential bidders had emerged. 1-0 win over Brazil, at the Pacific coastal resort the club’s fourth South American Libertadores Ecclestone, who has turned the sport into a “I have no idea whether any of these peo- of Vina del Mar tomorrow for a place in the Cup in 2009. global money-spinner in more than four ple have got closer with this, but CVC are in semi-finals of the world’s oldest active inter- He moved to Spartak Moscow in December decades of deal making. the business of buying and selling compa- national tournament. 2010 and on to Sporting of Portugal in 2012 Ecclestone, a former second-hand car nies,” he added. “Colombia are tough rivals but more open before signing for United last August after the dealer and team owner, has also been a con- CVC and Leonardo were not immediately than the teams we’ve faced so far,” Rojo told World Cup. troversial figure and last year agreed to pay a available to comment, while a spokesman Reuters in an interview on Tuesday night at Often criticised by Argentina fans in his ear- German court $100 million to settle a for Hahn declined to comment. JP Morgan Argentina’s base camp. ly days in the team, Rojo won them over with bribery case and preserve his innocence. and Goldman Sachs also had no immediate “On paper these are the rivals that suit us, good performances at the World Cup includ- CVC has twice tried to float Formula One, comment. although you’ve got to play the matches but ing a goal against Nigeria, for which they com- most recently in 2013, but the plans stalled Formula One has had major challenges we have a lot of faith in our game,” the posed a song, and a “rabona” clearance in and the fund instead sold stakes to U.S.