MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 SPORTS Chippa a long way Clarke brace brings Steel Defending champion from the Real deal City derby joy for United Marquez wins Aragon GP JOHANNESBURG: New Chippa United coach Tebogo Moloi wants his LONDON: Leon Clarke scored twice against his former club as MADRID: Defending champion Marc Marquez won the Aragon MotoGP players to embrace elements from Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid, Sheffield United upset local rivals Sheffield Wednesday with a 4-2 vic- yesterday to take a 16-point lead in the world championship standings. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. But there was no evidence of tory in an enthralling ‘Steel City derby’ at Hillsborough yesterday in It was an all Spanish podium, as Honda team mate Dani Pedrosa was them yesterday as the Port Elizabeth-based club fought out a the English Championship (second tier). United stunned the home second and Jorge Lorenzo third for Ducati. Italian Valentino Rossi, mak- dull 0-0 home draw with Bloemfontein Celtic in the South crowd by going 2-0 up within a quarter of an hour thanks to John ing a remarkable comeback barely three weeks after suffering a broken African Premiership. “I admire the pressing and intensity of Fleck’s sweetly-struck low drive from an indirect freekick in the third leg, finished fifth on his Yamaha after lying second earlier Atletico, the patience of Barcelona and the speed of Real,” minute and then Clarke’s cool finish after he was left one-on-one with on. Team mate Maverick Vinales of Spain, who started Moloi told reporters before the match. But all he got was Wednesday keeper Keiren Westwood. Wednesday pulled back a goal on pole, was fourth and compatriot Aleix Espargaro of some bad luck as the woodwork foiled a Moeketsi Sekola on the stroke of half-time when striker Gary Hooper hooked in the Aprilia sixth. Briton Cal Crutchlow was in contention for a header and a Lerato Manzini shot. Former Orlando Pirates ball at the near post and after the break they piled on the pressure. top-six place but crashed and had to retire on lap 17. midfielder Moloi succeeded sacked Dan Malesela after That paid off when Portuguese substitute Lucas Joao equalised with Marquez started the race in fifth position after crashing in three rounds and has drawn his three matches in a well-taken left-foot strike in the 65th minute but United responded qualifying and had a slow start but quickly gained on charge. Both clubs have six points after six rounds superbly. Within two minutes, Winger Mark Duffy made a fool of his rivals, taking the lead from Lorenzo in the 16th and the stalemate lifted them one place-Celtic to Wednesday’s Dutch defender Joost van Aken and then fired home lap and charging to his fifth title of the season. “It 10th and Chippa to 11th. —AFP from a tight angle to make it 3-2.—Reuters was a difficult race. —Reuters No. 7 Washington overcomes slow start to beat Colorado 37-10 BOULDER: The No. 7 Washington Huskies third quarter before the Buffs unraveled. warmed up in the cold rainwithout their Washington would end up outscoring the shirts, then went out and undressed the Buffs 27-3 after the break, sparked by Colorado Buffaloes in a 37-10 rout Quinten Pounds coming down with a 43- Saturday night in a rematch of last year’s yard touchdown pass from Browning Pac-12 title game. between two defenders. The Huskies collected a trio of intercep- “The guy made an unbelievable catch tions, a blocked punt that led to a touch- on the post route,” Colorado coach Mike down, a pick-6, five sacks, seven tackles for MacIntyre said. “I still don’t know how he loss and a 202-yard, two-touchdown per- caught it. It was an unbelievable catch.” formance by running back Myles Gaskin. Pounds said Huskies coach Chris Petersen “Anytime you get that many turnovers in “always says when the ball is in the air com- a game, you’ve got a chance to do some- pete for it and go get it like it’s your last, so thing special on offense,” said Huskies QB that’s pretty much what happened.” Jake Browning, who was just 11 for 21 for Pounds never realized he was getting 160 yards. “We usually get all the stats and sandwiched by two defenders. “No, all I saw TDs but we played really well on defense was the ball,” he said. “That’s what I was and capitalized on some opportunities.” focused on.” James Stefanou barely cleared Yet, the Buffs (3-1, 0-1) were still within a the crossbar from 49 yards out to pull TD of the Huskies (4-0, 1-0) with three min- Colorado to 17-10. utes left in the third quarter. That’s when Montez then tried to hit Bryce Bobo on cornerback Myles Bryant’s 35-yard inter- a slant but Bryant stepped in front and his ception return for a touchdown made it a 35-yard pick-6 gave Washington a 24-10 two-score game and ignited a 20-0 finish lead. “You can’t have three turnovers and that sent much of the shivering crowd expect to win the game,” Montez said. streaming for exits. “That’s on me, and I got to take that.” Jordan Miller had two interceptions, one The Huskies turned this one into anoth- in the end zone, as the Huskies overcame a er blowout with a 6-yard TD run from BERGER: Gold medalist Slovakia’s Peter Sagan (C), silver medalist Norway’s Alexander Kristoff (L) and bronze medalist Australia’s Michael slow start to finish with a rout reminiscent Salvon Ahmed and a 57-yard scoring scam- Matthews pose with their medals after the men elite road race of the UCI Cycling Road World Championships in Bergen, yesterday. — AFP of last year’s 41-10 blowout of the Buffs in per from Gaskin in the fourth quarter. Miller the conference championship. Despite had two first-half interceptions as the pointing to this rematch ever since, the Huskies built a 10-7 lead. His first one led to CYCLING Buffaloes made too many mistakes to close the go-ahead field goal and his second one the gap, including several fumbled snaps came in the end zone with a minute left in and a too-early slide on third down by the second quarter. quarterback Steven Montez that led to a The Huskies fell behind 7-0 when Peter Sagan wins historic punt - which was blocked. Colorado went 75 yards on its opening Colorado trailed 10-7 at halftime and drive and capped it with Philip Lindsay’s 1- was still within a touchdown late in the yard TD run . — AP third straight world title BERGEN: Slovakia’s Peter Sagan pipped champions, and the first to do so in successive tried to go in a breakaway, after (Fernando) Norway’s Alexander Kristoff in a photo-finish to years. “It’s something special, for sure it doesn’t Gaviria tried to close (the gap) and after it came win a historic third straight world title in change anything, but for me it’s something very for a sprint-it’s unbelievable!” Bergen yesterday. Sagan emerged out of the nice,” he added. Despite the length of the race it Despite his disappointment in missing out on final corner in the perfect position on Kristoff’s was only in the final 15km that a significant becoming the second ever Norwegian world shoulder and just had enough to edge past the break was made that threatened to go all the champion, Kristoff flashed Sagan a wry smile as home favourite as Australia’s Michael Matthews way to the line. Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe he shook his hand. took third. attacked on the final ascent of Salmon Hill, the “He (Kristoff) is racing at home, I’m sorry but After his win, Sagan dedicated his victory to one climb on the 19km street circuit the peloton I’m very happy to win again!” said Sagan. Italian Michele Scarponi, who died in April fol- tackled 12 times. Only Italian Gianni Moscon Earlier in the day a 10-man breakaway had set lowing a crash with a van near his home in could follow him but was then dropped with off from the flag but despite quickly building a Italy-he would have turned 38 today. “I want to 4.5km left. 10-minute advantage, they had been gobbled dedicate this third world title first to Michele Alaphilippe couldn’t hold on, though, and up with 80km left. Another eight-man group Scarponi because he has his birthday tomor- coming into the final few bends a select group with big-hitters including Dutchman Lars Boom row. I’m very sorry this year, I want to wish luck of 26 riders was there to fight for victory. Only and Tim Wellens of Belgium got clear but could to his family. now did Sagan make his move and Kristoff didn’t never stretch their lead much beyond 30-sec- “And secondly I want to dedicate this victory have the strength to hold him off. onds and they were brought back with 25km to to my wife, she’s expecting a baby. It’s a very nice go. Alaphilippe at one point to have the finish to this season, I’m very happy.” Sagan had ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ strength to go the whole way but just as the dra- revealed on Saturday that his preparation for the Sagan admitted that he thought Alaphilippe, ma intensified with 3km to go, a technical glitch race had been disrupted by “sickness” and that who looked hugely impressive when he meant the television cameras lost track of the he wasn’t at his best.