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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 SPORTS

Burnley release Chelsea cancel victory parade Olympic champ Chalmers banned Barton after Manchester bomb attack to have heart surgery

LONDON: Premier League Burnley have released controversial mid- LONDON: Champions Chelsea cancelled Sunday’s Premier League victory SYDNEY: Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers yesterday pulled fielder Joey Barton, who was banned for 18 months for betting. The parade saying it was “inappropriate” after the Manchester suicide bombing out of July’s world titles in Budapest to have surgery for a worsening 34-year-old-banned in April over a Football Association charge relat- that left 22 dead and over 60 wounded. “Everyone associated with Chelsea heart condition. The Rio 100m gold medallist suffers from supraventric- ing to 1,260 bets he placed on matches between 2006 and 2016 — Football Club offers our heartfelt condolences to those affected by ular tachycardia (SVT), which occasionally causes his heart to race but is was re-signed by Burnley in January after an acrimonious and prema- Monday’s terror attack in Manchester,” said a statement. “Our thoughts go not normally life threatening. It forced the teenager to miss Australia’s ture departure from Scottish side Rangers. Burnley had out to all the victims and their families and friends. “In light of these tragic national short course championships late last year, and his doctor and signed Barton for a second time-after an impressive events we feel it is inappropriate to go ahead with the victory parade in coach have now decided he needs surgery sooner rather year with them in the 2015/16 campaign that saw London on Sunday.” Chelsea, who have a chance of achieving a domestic than later to help prolong his career. “The symptoms have them promoted to the Premier League-even though double when they take on Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday, will also reached a point where I must act to ensure I am in peak he had the betting charge hanging over him. “Joey donate money to a fund for the victims and their families. “As a mark of physical condition for next year’s Commonwealth Games respect our players will wear black armbands at the FA Cup final against leaves us for the obvious reasons after he has again trials and hopefully the Commonwealth Games,” said Arsenal on Saturday,” read the statement. The London club said that they been a big part of what we have achieved this sea- the 18-year-old of the event on home soil at the Gold son,” said Burnley manager Sean Dyche, whose had also taken into account other factors including the raising of the securi- ty threat by the British government to its highest level of “critical”. “We Coast. “There is never a good time for this type of proce- side finished 16th in the table, six points clear of dure but given I’ve suffered from these symptoms dur- the relegation places. Barton, whose former clubs strongly believe, in the interests of everyone, this is the correct course of action. We are sure our fans will understand this decision,” Chelsea said. ing two of the past three major meets, and follow- include Manchester City, Newcastle United and ing my doctors advice, I have made the tough deci- Marseille, has had a chequered career.—AFP Among those killed by suicide bomber Salman Abedi at the end of Ariane Grande’s pop concert was a girl aged just eight. —AFP sion to withdraw (from Budapest).” —AFP

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal, upper left, hits a solo as St Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn, below, watches along with Yadier Molina, right, and home plate umpire Pat Hoberg during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, in Los Angeles.— AP Twins beat Orioles on Santana’s 10th career shutout

BALTIMORE: Ervin Santana pitched a two- his majors-leading eighth victory by giving innings. Los Angeles has won seven of nine. CUBS 4, GIANTS 1 and Arizona held off the White Sox for the hitter for his 10th career shutout, Brian up a run in the ninth. Randal Grichuk sin- The Rays have lost three in a row after a sea- Jon Lester pitched a four-hitter and the Diamondbacks’ seventh win in eight games. Dozier homered and the surging Minnesota gled, advanced to second on a groundout son-high four-game winning streak. Cubs beat Johnny Cueto and San Francisco Patrick Corbin (4-4) settled down after a Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 Tuesday. then scored on a wild pitch to tie it at 1. in a rainy rematch of last year’s playoff tough start to get the victory. The left-han- After banging out 21 hits in a 14-7 win over Josh Fields (1-0) pitched the 13th for Los ROYALS 6, YANKEES 2 opener. Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and der went six innings plus one batter, allow- Baltimore on Monday, the AL Central-leading Angeles. Joc Pederson left the game after a Danny Duffy beat the Yankees for the Jason Heyward homered for Chicago. Lester ing three runs and scattering eight hits. Twins got exceptional pitching for their ninth frightening collision with Yasiel Puig in the second time in a week and rookie Jorge and Cueto hooked up in a memorable Chicago rookie Dylan Covey (0-4), still look- victory in 13 games. Santana (7-2) struck out 10th inning. Bonifacio capped a three-run, seventh- pitchers’ duel in Game 1 of the NL Division ing for his first big-league win after eight six, walked two and permitted only one run- inning rally with a go-ahead, two-run Series last October, with Chicago winning 1- starts, left the game with one out in the ner past first base. It was Santana’s 18th com- RED SOX 11, RANGERS 6 homer for Kansas City. Lorenzo Cain, Whit 0. Lester (3-2) outpitched Cueto (4-4). third inning with left oblique soreness. Jose plete game, the second this season. He fin- Xander Bogaerts had three RBIs and Merrifield and Mike Moustakas also home- Abreu cut the lead to 5-4 with a leadoff ished by retiring the last 14 batters. twice scored on wild pitches, and Dustin red late for the Royals, who went deep four INDIANS 8, REDS 7 home run of Jorge De La Rosa to start the Minnesota became the first team this season Pedroia hit a two-run double for Boston. times in a span of nine batters. New York Edwin Encarnacion hit two of Cleveland’s eighth. It was his 100th career homer and all to capture a series at Camden Yards (the Rick Porcello (3-5) won for just the second rookie Jordan Montgomery took a one-hit four homers off rookie Amir Garrett and nine of them this season have come on the Orioles were 7-0-0). Dylan Bundy (5-3) time at home despite allowing 11 hits in 6 shutout and 2-0 lead into the seventh scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. road. But J.J. Hoover came on with one out allowed two runs over seven innings. 2/3 innings. The reigning AL Cy Young before a solo homer by Cain, who had been The Indians split the two-game series in and the bases loaded to strikeout Kevan Award winner gave up four earned runs. hitless in 14 at-bats. Adam Warren (1-1) took Cincinnati, and now the teams play twice in Smith and Yolmer Sanchez to preserve the DODGERS 2, CARDINALS 1, 13 innings Joey Gallo hit 14th homer for Texas, which the loss. Duffy (4-3) gave up two runs in sev- Cleveland. The Indians have won seven of lead. Fernando Rodney pitched a perfect Logan Forsythe doubled in a run in the had won 11 of 12. Andrew Cashner (1-4) en innings. the last eight between Ohio’s teams. ninth for his 11th save in 13 tries. 13th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers gave up five runs in five innings. Andrew Miller (3-0) got help from right over the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 after a stellar ASTROS 6, TIGERS 2 fielder Daniel Robertson, who threw Jose BRAVES 6, PIRATES 5 duel between starters Clayton Kershaw and ANGELS 4, RAYS 0 Juan Centeno homered in his Houston Peraza out at the plate in the eighth. Cody Matt Adams singled in the winning run Lance Lynn. Forsythe played for the first and Mike Trout hit debut and also connected. Allen escaped in the ninth to extend his with about 200 fans left in the stands for the time in a month and struck out in his first back-to-back home runs to begin the game Centeno, who has played for the Mets, franchise record by converting his 13th ninth inning, lifting the Braves over the four at-bats before walking in the 11th and and Matt Shoemaker won his third consecu- Brewers and Twins, filled in for catcher Brian straight save try to start a season. Drew Pirates in a game delayed over three hours delivering the winning hit in the 13th. His tive start for Los Angeles. Maybin led off by McCann, later singled and scored. Houston Storen (1-1) took the loss. by rain. The delay started in the top of the double off Jonathan Broxton (0-1) scored homering on a 3-1 pitch from Alex Cobb (4- starter Lance McCullers (5-1) allowed one seventh inning and ended at 12:51 a.m. The Enrique Hernandez. Kershaw and Lynn 4). Trout connected on the next pitch for his hit in five innings to extend his AL-leading METS 9, PADRES 3 game finished just before 2 a.m. - 6 hours, 15 struck out 10 batters and allowed a run 15th homer, including seven in his last 11 streak of scoreless innings to 22. Detroit Michael Conforto homered twice and had minutes after first pitch. After Pittsburgh each, with Kershaw going nine innings and games. Shoemaker (4-2) gave up three hits, starter Jordan Zimmermann (4-3), who a career-high four RBIs, including three on scored twice in the top of the ninth, Atlanta Lynn pitching eight. Kershaw missed out on three walks and struck out five in 6 1/3 turned 31 on Tuesday, yielded four runs in two hits during the Mets’ biggest first inning got two runs in the bottom of the inning. six-plus innings. in 13 years, and Matt Harvey won his first Nick Markakis had an RBI double to tie it at 5, MLB results/standings home start since getting suspended. Lucas and after Matt Kemp was intentionally NATIONALS 10, MARINERS 1 Duda broke out of a slump with three hits walked, Markakis scored from second on Anthony Rendon homered twice and and three RBIs, and manager Terry Collins Adams’ single to left. Pirates closer Tony LA Dodgers 2, St. Louis 1 (13 innings); Miami 11, Oakland 9; Arizona 5, Chicago White Sox 4; Houston 6, Detroit drove in five runs, and Joe Ross returned from earned his 500th victory with the Mets. His Watson (2-1) faced six batters in blowing the 2; Toronto 4, Milwaukee 3; Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 5; LA Angels 4, Tampa Bay 0; NY Mets 9, San Diego 3; Boston 11, the minors to allow one run over a career team got a leadoff homer and a two-run sin- Texas 6; Cleveland 8, Cincinnati 7; Colorado 8, Philadelphia 2; Kansas City 6, NY Yankees 2; Washington 10, save in the ninth. Atlanta has won nine of 12. high-tying eight innings for Washington. gle from Conforto in a seven-run first against Seattle 1; Minnesota 2, Baltimore 0; Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco 1. Luke Jackson (1-0) got his first career win. Bryce Harper hit 14th home run and Jayson Jhoulys Chacin (4-4). Harvey (3-3) labored American League National League Werth almost homered off Chris Bergman (1- through five innings to win for the first time Eastern Division Eastern Division 2), who allowed all of the Nationals’ runs and since April 11 at Philadelphia. The embattled MARLINS 11, ATHLETICS 9 W L PCT GB Washington 27 17 .614 - 14 of their 15 hits. Ross (2-0) showed no signs former ace was 0-3 in his previous six starts Justin Bour matched his career high with NY Yankees 26 17 .605 - Atlanta 20 23 .465 6.5 four hits including his fourth home run in Baltimore 25 19 .568 1.5 of the late April struggles that ended with a and got banned three days by the Mets after NY Mets 19 24 .442 7.5 five games to highlight Miami’s best offen- Boston 23 21 .523 3.5 Miami 16 28 .364 11 demotion to Triple-A. He yielded five hits and skipping a home game this month following Tampa Bay 23 25 .479 5.5 Philadelphia 15 28 .349 11.5 a walk while striking out six. a late night on the town. sive game of the season, and the Marlins Toronto 20 26 .435 7.5 Central Division held off a late surge to beat the Athletics. Central Division Milwaukee 25 20 .556 - Yonder Alonso hit his 13th home run of Minnesota 24 18 .571 - ROCKIES 8, PHILLIES 2 BLUE JAYS 4, BREWERS 3 St. Louis 22 20 .524 1.5 the season for the A’s, but left with a Cleveland 24 20 .545 1 Charlie Blackmon hit a pair of two-run Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer to Chicago Cubs 23 21 .523 1.5 Detroit 21 23 .477 4 homers and German Marquez tossed six lead Toronto. Six of the first eight Blue Jays bruised right hand after getting hit by a Chicago White Sox20 24 .455 5 Cincinnati 21 24 .467 4 effective innings for Colorado. Gerardo Parra batters reached base against Jimmy Nelson pitch in the sixth. Ryon Healy and Rajai Kansas City 19 26 .422 6.5 Pittsburgh 20 26 .435 5.5 also went deep to help the NL leading- (2-3). Danny Barnes (1-2) won in relief. Davis also homered for Oakland. Jose Western Division Western Division Urena (2-2) pitched five uneven innings for Colorado 30 17 .638 - Rockies win their major league-best 17th Roberto Osuna earned his seventh save in Houston 31 15 .674 - his first career interleague win in 10 Texas 24 22 .522 7 Arizona 28 19 .596 2 road game. Marquez (3-2) allowed one run 10 chances. LA Angels 25 23 .521 7 LA Dodgers 27 19 .587 2.5 and seven hits, striking out six. Philadelphia appearances. Jesse Hahn (1-4) took the Oakland 20 25 .444 10.5 San Francisco 20 27 .426 10 is 4-19 since an 11-9 start. Zach Eflin (0-2) DIAMONDBACKS 5, WHITE SOX 4 loss and left the game in the third inning Seattle 20 26 .435 11 San Diego 16 31 .340 14 gave up eight runs and 10 hits in six innings. Jake Lamb and Chris Herrmann homered with a triceps strain. —AP