Czech Republic, Australia Keep Rolling at World Cup
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SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPORT 05 I am very happy about what I’m doing. I’m going to keep Rafael Nadal says working hard to try to produce ahead of his US Open TENNIS FORMULA ONE chances. Sunday is one. It’s final against Daniil US Open, men’s singles Italian Grand Prix at just one more chance, that’s Medvedev. final: Medvedev vs Nadal Monza Eni Circuit, Italy ACTION all. TODAY’S Vlade Divac gives his speech during the 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony. Czech Republic, Australia keep rolling at World Cup AP BEIJING The Czech Republic defeated Brazil 93-71 yesterday to keep itself in the hunt for a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals with an easy win over the previously Divac inducted into unbeaten South Americans. Tomas Satoransky scored 20 points, added nine assists and had Basketball Hall of Fame seven rebounds for the Czechs (3-1), who will play Greece AFP speech on Friday was his tomorrow. Ondrej Balvin scored LOS ANGELES former Yugoslav 15 and Patrik Auda added 14 for teammate Toni Kukoc, a the winners. Vlade Divac, who won Croatian. “It was another great victory Olympic basketball silver “The people of the for us,” Satoransky said, with the with Yugoslavia and later Balkans are like a dysfunc- team playing to its identity by with Serbia, lauded the tional family. We may fight “playing fast, running, sharing the game’s ability to bridge and argue, but in the end ball and fighting on defense.” divides as he was inducted we are family,” said Divac, Coach Ronen Ginzburg said into the Basketball Hall of who spent eight years with “it’s an amazing time for us, for Fame on Friday. the Lakers and played six Czech Republic basketball. It’s a Drafted into the NBA in with the Sacramento Kings great win.” Australia’s Patty Mills dribbles the ball during the Basketball World Cup Group L second round game 1989 by the Los Angeles -- where he is now general Vitor Benite scored 12 for against Dominican Republic in Nanjing, yesterday. Lakers, Divac became one manager. Brazil (3-1), which will face the US of the first European “To me basketball was tomorrow in the second-round players to have an impact always about love.” finale for both teams. Leandro each scored 11 for Brazil. In 16 points and Victor Liz added 14. top player for the Spanish team, in the league. Divac was part of a Barbosa and Marcelinho Huertas Nanjing, Australia, which had Australia join Japan as the two scoring 16 points. Mentored by Kareem 2019 Hall of Fame class already clinched a place in next qualified teams for Tokyo. Japan is In addition, Rick Rubio pro- Abdul-Jabbar and Magic inducted in Springfield, Czech Republic defeat year’s Olympics by being the top in as the host nation. Six more teams duced 15 points, while Rudy Fern- Johnson, he quickly Massachusets, that also Brazil 93-71 to stay in team in the World Cup out of for the 12-team Olympic field will andez helped his team five points, adapted to the NBA and included Sidney Moncrief, the hunt for a spot in the Oceania, took away the be decided from the World Cup. five assist and five rebounds. was the first player born Paul Westphal, Jack Sikma, World Cup quarter-finals. Dominican Republic’s chances of Meanwhile, on Friday, Spain Danilo Gallinari scored 15 and trained outside the Bobby Jones, Al Attles, Bill reaching the quarter-finals. punched their ticket to the points for Italy. The Oklahoma United States to play more Fitch and Teresa Australia join Japan as Australia (4-0) was led by quarter-final, beating Italy 67-60 City Power forward also made five than 1,000 games in the Weatherspoon. Patty Mills of the San Antonio in the second round of the 2019 rebounds. league. Chuck Cooper and Carl the two qualified teams Spurs with 19 points and nine FIBA Basketball World Cup. Fenerbahce Beko player Luigi Among those he Braun were inducted for Tokyo. Japan is in as assists. Chris Goulding added 15 In the match played in Wuhan Datome produced 12 points thanked in his induction posthumously. the host nation. with 13 from Jock Landale. Eloy city, Denver Nuggets forward against Spain but Italy couldn’t Vargas led the Dominicans with Juancho Hernangomez was the avoid the loss in Wuhan. Brown returns Russia’s Medvedev happy to prove to Raiders, eyes doubters wrong with US Open run season opener AP ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA AFP Daniil Medvedev of Russia hits a return to Grigor Dimitrow of Bulgaria during their US NEW YORK Star receiver Antonio Brown returned to the Open semi-final on Friday. Oakland Raiders on Friday after a one-day Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed silencing absence and is set to play the season opener those who questioned his fiery tem- I will not say that I’m after apologising following a run-in with perament and wrote him off during his a kind person or a general manager Mike Mayock that had put teenage years after a sizzling hardcourt him in jeopardy of being suspended. season that has left him on the cusp of good person. I can only “I’m excited to be out here today,” Brown US Open glory. say I’m a really calm 23-year-old -- a said in a brief statement after practice. The Russian secured a place in his person in life. I actually mellow figure off the “I want to apologise to my team-mates, first Grand Slam final on Friday with a have no idea why the court -- wants his the organisation. Enough talk now. I’m 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Grigor Dim- racquet to do the talking excited to be out here with my team-mates itrov, setting Medvedev up with an demons go out when in future. and grateful for all the fans and I’m excited instant shot at revenge for last month’s I play tennis: Daniil “I lost a lot of matches in to be a part of the Raiders and see you guys Montreal loss to Rafael Nadal. Medvedev my career when I was getting crazy. soon.” However, his path to today’s cham- You never know when you lose a match Brown addressed the team earlier in a pionship match in New York has been he doing on the tennis court?’ I’ve just because you lost it or because you meeting, a day after being sent home from a rocky ride -- embraced at first by improved big-time. Hopefully I will get crazy and lost some concentration. the facility after a confrontation Wednesday Medvedev but one he is now keen to improve even more.” The glacial rela- You can never be sure about it,” he said. at practice with Mayock. forget as he tries to shed his image as tions with the Flushing Meadows “I was sitting after these matches, Brown had posted a letter earlier the wacky villain. faithful appears to be thawing, the I was like, ‘I don’t want to lose these Wednesday from Mayock detailing nearly Booed by fans after an obscene frosty reception that greeted his matches because I get crazy or because $54,000 in fines for missing a practice and gesture in the third round, Medvedev quarter-final entrance against Stan I lose some concentration because of walkthrough. Brown was also fined for the taunted them in response by saying he Wawrinka replaced by more generous the fans, because of the referees, some- dust-up with Mayock, a person familiar with thrived on their jeers for the energy to applause ahead of his clash with thing that happens during the match.’ the punishment said on condition of ano- win. He later apologised and admitted Dimitrov. “I want to lose matches because I nymity because it wasn’t announced. ESPN it has been a long road to clean up his While 18-time Grand Slam was a worst tennis player on the court first reported the fine. act. champion Nadal figures to attract con- than my opponent. If I manage to do it “We had a team meeting where Antonio “There were many who would say, siderable support from the 24,000 fans every time, that’s going to be great.” addressed the team,” quarterback Derek Carr coaches or something, at the age of 16 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the final, Meanwhile, Grigor Dimitrov sought said. or 14, I could get engaged during the Medvedev doesn’t expects the boos to to focus on the positives of an encour- “We were up there with him, a couple of match because I thought they clapped return. aging fortnight in New York after his captains. We communicated back and forth on a double-fault or something. I would “I would be surprised, but I would US Open run ended in a semi-final loss when that was done we were all excited to scream at them. They would scream at have to take the energy and go again to Medvedev. move forward.” me,” Medvedev recalled of his younger with this energy. As I say, I’m not proud The world number 78 from Bul- ESPN had reported that the Raiders were years. of what I did. I’m working to never do garia fell short in his effort to become planning to suspend Brown over the incident. “Many of these people would say, it again,” said Medvedev, described as the lowest-ranked player to reach a Teams have the right under the collective ‘Okay, the guy is completely crazy, he’s a misunderstood genius by his coach.