TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014 SPORTS Pernice wins Charity Classic Villa signs with MLS NY S Africa fire coach Igesund DES MOINES: For the second time in less than a year, Tom Pernice Jr. hit a crucial NEW YORK: David Villa, who helped Spain capture the 2010 World JOHANNESBURG: South Africa coach Gordon Igesund was fired yesterday for shot on the 17th hole on his way to a victory. This time, Pernice needed one more Cup and Atletico Madrid win this year’s La Liga crown, has signed a poor results during his two-year contract, the national football association big shot to secure the win. three-year deal with Major League Soccer’s New York expansion announced in Johannesburg. Pernice birdied the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Doug team. New York City FC announced the signing Monday, giving the The 57-year-old failed to meet mandates requiring him to reach the 2013 Garwood on Sunday to win the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic. new club its first-ever player and star power for its 2015 debut. Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals and to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. “I was calm all day. I played it with the right edge and I stroked it and it went Villa will keep the number seven jersey he has worn for most of Portuguese Carlos Queiroz and Nigerian Stephen Keshi, who will coach Iran right in the hole,” Pernice said. Pernice won for the third time on the 50-and-over his career, including a stint at Barcelona where he won La Liga and Nigeria respectively at the World Cup, have been linked with the post. tour, closing with a 3-under 69 to match Garwood at 12-under 204 at Wakonda crowns in 2011 and 2013 and a 2011 Champions League title. Former Real Madrid manager and Manchester United assistant manager Club. Garwood, making only his fourth start of the season, birdied the “I’m keen to do the best I can, take on board that extra responsi- Queiroz had a heart-breaking previous spell in charge of South Africa. final two holes of regulation for a 71. They played the par-4 18th hole bility and prove my worth by repaying the confidence they have He successfully guided the country through a 2002 World Cup shown in me,” Villa said. twice in the playoff. Pernice won with a putt from roughly 8 feet qualifying campaign only to be axed after a Cup of Nations quar- The New York MLS team is owned by English Premier League side after they opened the playoff with matching pars. Manchester City and Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees. It ter-finals loss a few months before the global showpiece. Pernice’s performance was reminiscent of the 3M Championship will call Yankee Stadium home where a new stadium for the club is A former coach of Mali and Togo, Keshi exceeded expecta- last August in Minnesota, when he made a 45-foot putt on No. 17 constructed. “This is a historic and exciting moment,” said New York tions last year when he steered Nigeria to the Cup of Nations to win. He chipped in from roughly 30 feet out to take the lead on FC chief executive Ferran Soriano. title in South Africa. “The contract of Gordon Igesund will not be Sunday, though Garwood matched that birdie and later forced a “He is one of the best footballers in the world, a true winner and renewed when it expires on August 31,” national football associa- playoff. “I really hit the ball good all week and really kept the in an outstanding moment of his career. I’m sure New Yorkers will tion president Danny Jordaan told a Soweto press conference. ball in play in the fairway when I needed to and holed some enjoy watching him play for their city.” Villa is the Spanish team’s all- “The search for the new coach will commence now and we key shots at key times,” Pernice said. time top scorer. He netted four goals in Spain’s 2008 European title are looking for a candidate who will take Bafana Bafana (The Bill Glasson, Jay Haas, Mark Calcavecchia and Michael campaign and five goals in Spain’s run to the World Cup crown in Boys) back to the glory days. Allen finished a shot back. Glasson shot 64, Haas 67, 2010 and will play in his third World Cup on the squad that defends “He should be someone who takes us to the next level,” Calcavecchia 70, and Allen 71. —AP the trophy starting later this month in Brazil. —AFP added Jordaan. —AFP Indians see off Rockies CLEVELAND: Michael Bourn’s two-run homer in the ninth inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday and a sweep of their three-game series. Bourn hit an 0-1 pitch into the right-field seats off Adam Ottavino (0-2). Mike Aviles singled and took second on George Kottaras’ sacrifice before Bourn hit his second home run of the season. Bourn raced around the bases and threw his helmet into the air as he was mobbed by his team- mates at home plate. The walk-off win was Cleveland’s fourth of the season. Scott Atchison (2- 0) worked around a two-out double in the ninth by striking out Charlie Blackmon to end the inning. Colorado completed a 2-7 road trip and has lost four straight for the first time since last September. TWINS 7, YANKEES 2 LOS ANGELES: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Russell Martin grimaces after getting hist in the Phil Hughes pitched eight poised innings in his arm by a pitch during sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles return to New York and wound up a winner when Dodgers. — AP the Twins rallied past the Yankees behind big hits from Josh Willingham and Brian Dozier in a six-run ninth. Willingham belted a tying homer on the first Reds and Pirates roll pitch from closer David Robertson, denying rookie CLEVELAND: Colorado Rockies’ Brandon Barnes (left) scores ahead of the tag by Cleveland Chase Whitley his first major league victory. Indians catcher George Kottaras in the seventh inning of a baseball game. — AP PHOENIX: Chris Heisey hit a go-ahead homer in he retired Christian Yelich with two on for the Robertson (0-2) then walked two batters and gave the fifth inning as the Cincinnati Reds connect- final out. Closer Craig Kimbrel was given the day up Dozier’s two-out double, putting the Twins on ed four times in all, beating Arizona 4-3 on off because of a heavy recent workload. The top 3-2. MLB results/standings Sunday to take three of four from the Braves pulled off the sweep after losing four Eduardo Nunez, also let go by the Yankees, Diamondbacks. consecutive games to Boston. Miami, which lined a two-run double on Matt Daley’s first pitch. Cleveland 6, Colorado 4; Minnesota 7, NY Yankees 2; Toronto 4, Kansas City 0; Atlanta 4, Miami Cincinnati led 3-0 after homers by Zack began the series tied with Atlanta atop the NL Oswaldo Arcia added a two-run single off Matt 2; Boston 4, Tampa Bay 0; Texas 2, Washington 0; NY Mets 4, Philadelphia 3 (11 Innings); Cozart and Todd Frazier in the third and by Ryan East, fell three games back. The Marlins have lost Thornton to make it 7-2, all but sealing Chicago White Sox 4, San Diego 1; Milwaukee 9, Chicago Cubs 0; Baltimore 9, Houston 4; San Ludwick in the fourth. Arizona tied it with a four home games in a row but are still 20-11 at Minnesota’s second victory in the three-game three-run fourth, then Heisey’s second home Marlins Park. Francisco 8, St. Louis 0; Oakland 6, LA Angels 3; Seattle 4, Detroit 0; Cincinnati 4, Arizona 3; series. Hughes (6-1) held his former team to three run of the season put the Reds on top for good. Pittsburgh 5, LA Dodgers 3. hits - all in a row to begin the fourth - and retired Alfredo Simon (7-3) gave up three runs in 6 1-3 METS 4, PHILLIES 3 his final 15 batters during his sixth straight win. American League National League innings. Aroldis Chapman hit 103 mph on the Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer with two Eastern Division Eastern Division Chase Field radar gun in a perfect ninth, earning outs in the 11th, lifting the Mets over the Phillies W L PCT GB Atlanta 31 25 .554 - his seventh save in eight opportunities. Wade in the third straight extra-innings game BLUE JAYS 4, ROYALS 0 Toronto 34 24 .586 - Miami 28 28 .500 3 Miley (3-6) allowed four home runs in a game for between the teams. Mark Buehrle pitched eight sharp innings to become baseball’s first 10-game winner and Edwin NY Yankees 29 26 .527 3.5 Washington 27 28 .491 3.5 the first time in his career. David Peralta singled The Mets and Phillies split a pair of 14-inning Baltimore 28 27 .509 4.5 twice in his major league debut for the games the previous two days. Duda came off Encarnacion homered again as the Blue Jays beat NY Mets 27 29 .482 4 Boston 27 29 .482 6 Diamondbacks. the bench in the 10th to play first base, then the Royals. Buehrle (10-1) won his sixth straight Philadelphia 24 30 .444 6 connected in the 11th as the Mets won for the decision.