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ATHLETICS ROWING Kiwi crews make semifinal berths

Fred Woodcock France and the Czech Repub- lic closely while moving away Three of the four from fourth-placed Lithuania. crews in action on day two at They cruised into third, a the world rowing champion- boatlength behind winners ships in Slovenia have quali- France, and into the semi- fied for the semifinals in their finals. respective events. The Kiwi lightweight Adaptive sculler Danny men’s pair of James Lassche McBride continued the team’s and Graham Oberlin-Brown, strong start at Bled with a top who were fourth in their heat, Feeling the row to win his heat and bolt finished second of five crews heat: Daniel into the semifinals. in their repechage to qualify Kipchirchir The Te Awamutu athlete for the semifinals. Komen, of was second after the first In the only other race Kenya, second 500m but stormed past involving New Zealanders from left, German sculler Johannes yesterday, the lightweight sprints to the Schmidt then held on for a women’s double of Louise finish line comfortable 1.5-second win in Ayling and Lucy Strack ahead of the six-crew heat. pressured the highly regarded Chaminda The men’s eight needed to British crew of Hester Good- Indika finish in the top three in their sell and Sophie Hosking but Wijekoon, of Sri repechage to guarantee pro- were pipped for line honours, Lanka, left, gression into the semifinals meaning they must go Nick Willis, of and they duly obliged, through the repechage system New Zealand, tracking the boats from to progress. centre, Matthew Centrowitz of the United FOOTBALL States, centre right, and Mohamed Moustaoui, of Court bails British Morocco, right, in their men’s 1500m heat at football club owner Daegu, South Korea, yesterday. Birmingham City owner ‘‘He has to speak to his Photo: REUTERS Carson Yeung, charged with board, players, fans and money-laundering in Hong management. Kong, was granted per- ‘‘He is a high-profile per- mission yesterday to travel to son, a well-known personality Britain to attend to his duties in and the United at the football club. Kingdom. There is not the Yeung, a one-time hair- slightest chance of (him) dresser turned football absconding,’’ added Gross- Willis qualifies for 1500m semis tycoon, was given the green man, saying Yeung plans to light by the city’s district travel between September 15 Kevin Tutty three metres behind Kenyan, bunch in the home straight, each heat and the next six 41.22, and heat three by set in Paris two years ago. His court to go to London after his and 19. Daniel Komen, who darted and barely had to stretch out fastest qualified for the semi- Amine Laalou (Morocco) in time was 3min 31.79sec. cash bail was raised from The prosecution objected Nick Willis moved safely away from the other 11 start- to get to second place. finals, which will be run at 3min 39.86sec. Willis is the third fastest HK$4 million (NZ$600,000) to but were overruled. through to the semifinals ers halfway through the heat. ‘‘Rounds are never as easy 11pm tomorrow night. Willis has entered the runner in the 1500m in Daegu. HK$8 million. Yeung, 51, faces five counts of the men’s 1500m at the Willis kept out of trouble in as you hope, but this qualifier Komen’s front-running world championships in some Laalou and Silas Kiplagat ‘‘As director and chairman of ‘‘dealing with property world athletics champion- the early stages, biding his was a good way to knock the tactic ensured the first heat of the best form of his life. (Kenya) who was third in the of his company, Yeung holds a known or believed to rep- ships in Daegu, South Korea time at the back of the pack, rust off after not racing for a was the fastest. His winning Willis, 28, from , third heat, are the two who duty to his shareholders in resent proceeds of an indict- yesterday. and made his move at the month,’’ Willis said on his time was 3min 38.54sec. Heat broke his own New Zealand have run faster this year. England,’’ Yeung’s lawyer able offence’’, but the exact Willis coasted into second start of the last lap. He eased Facebook page. two was won by his country- 1500m record in Monaco last Willis was the only Kiwi in Clive Grossman told the nature of the allegations in his heat in 3min 39.24sec, to the front of the chasing The top six finishers in man Asbel Kiprop in 3min month breaking the mark he action yesterday. court. remains unclear. AFP

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