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Bowlers’ day out Kvitova wins in opens up India-Sri New Haven Lanka16 Test 18 MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015 Coe: Our sport is more than ‘test tubes, blood and urine’ Page 17 SWANSEA : Manchester United’s captain Wayne Rooney (right) tries to get his foot on a cross with Swansea City’s Neil Taylor (left) that Juan Mata scored from during the English Premier League soccer match. — AP Swansea cut United down to size round. On a pitch that was made just about perfect by Shelvey’s attempted chip, barely a minute later, was Gomis in a 4-4-2 formation with a midfield diamond. early-morning drizzle, United’s first chance of the game comfortably dealt with by Sergio Romero, but Gomis The new shape worked immediately. Williams Swansea 2 came inside 90 seconds. then went closer by driving towards goal and stabbing released Sigurdsson down the right and when the Swansea conceded a free-kick 25 yards from goal a shot against the post. Icelandic midfielder delivered to Ayew, the Ghanaian’s and were delighted to see goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski Having settled, Swansea were beginning to pose one downward header flashed past Romero. palm Memphis Depay’s shot to safety. Mata was a yard or two serious questions of a United side who looked The game moved on quickly and with United second Man United 1 too high, a minute later, from distance and though vulnerable at the back. best in all areas, Swansea seized the moment and took Swansea tried, it was the visitors who controlled the Two minutes into the second half, Matteo Darmian the lead through Gomis. game in a midfield dominated by Mata, Bastian was too slow to react to a ball across the back four from Shelvey and Sigurdsson combined on halfway before Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin. Daley Blind and was forced to trip Wayne Routledge. Ayew brilliantly sent the Frenchman through using the SWANSEA: Second-half goals from Andre Ayew and Mata was causing all sorts of problems with his The Italian full-back escaped a yellow card and was outside of his left foot. Gomis failed to get a good con- Bafetimbi Gomis earned Swansea City a stirring 2-1 vic- movement in the final third, but when the ball was fortunate to see Shelvey’s free-kick land in the arms of nection on his shot, but it was enough to beat Romero tory over Manchester United yesterday as Garry Monk’s dished up on a plate to the Spaniard in the 16th minute, Romero. A minute after that, United found themselves at his near post. side went fourth in the Premier League. he dragged his shot wide of Fabianski’s near post. in front. Luke Shaw broke down the United left and The introduction of Marouane Fellaini gave United Juan Mata’s 48th-minute strike put United ahead at Swansea’s first chance fell to Gomis. Jonjo Shelvey won delivered a cross to the far post that Mata converted more presence in the final third but Swansea defended the Liberty Stadium, but Swansea hit back with quick- a tackle in his own half, but when Ayew picked out despite the attentions of Ashley Williams. Williams came with a degree of comfort throughout the final quarter fire goals to take all three points and edge Louis van Gomis with a lofted delivery, the Frenchman screwed close to gifting United a second in the 51st minute. with Williams, once again, a tower of strength. Gaal’s men into fifth place. his shot wide. Depay crossed from the right and when Williams went Rooney had one final chance to snatch a point, but It was a third successive league win over United for Two minutes later, Swansea missed a golden oppor- to clear, the ball sliced off his left boot and forced having worked his way into a shooting position, he Swansea and ended the visitors’ unbeaten record, tunity to break the deadlock. Shelvey’s free-kick was Fabianski into a smart save. Gary Monk replaced the delayed his shot and allowed Williams to clear the dan- bringing them down to earth after their mid-week 4-0 turned into the path of Gylfi Sigurdsson, who from nine ineffective Routledge with Ki Sung-yueng with 32 min- ger. It summed up a frustrating afternoon for Rooney win over Club Brugge in the Champions League play-off yards dragged his shot wide of the far post. utes remaining and immediately sent Ayew to partner and United. — AFP Tadic double gives Southampton win EPL results/standings Southampton 3 (Pelle 45+1, Tadic 64, 67) Norwich 0 ; Swansea 2 (Ayew 61, Gomis 66) Manchester United 1 (Mata 48). SOUTHAMPTON: Dusan Tadic scored a English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, Southampton 3 quick-fire brace as won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Southampton beat Manchester City 4 4 0 0 10 0 12 10-man Norwich City Crystal Palace 4 3 0 1 8 5 9 3-0 at St Mary’s yes- Leicester 4 2 2 0 8 5 8 Swansea 4 2 2 0 7 4 8 Norwich 0 terday to record a Manchester Utd 4 2 1 1 3 2 7 first win of the Arsenal 4 2 1 1 3 3 7 Premier League cam- Liverpool 4 2 1 1 2 3 7 paign. West Ham 4 2 0 2 9 6 6 Seventh last season, Ronald Koeman’s Southampton Everton 4 1 2 1 5 4 5 had drawn two and lost one of their first three games, but Southampton 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 victory lifted them into the top half of the table, one point Bournemouth 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 above promoted Norwich. Aston Villa 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 Chelsea 4 1 1 2 6 9 4 After Norwich right-back Steven Whittaker had been Norwich 4 1 1 2 5 8 4 sent off for two bookable offences, Graziano Pelle opened West Brom 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 the scoring in first-half stoppage time and Serbia winger Tottenham 4 0 3 1 3 4 3 Tadic struck twice in the second half. Watford 4 0 3 1 2 4 3 It was the first time that 34-year-old Norwich manager Stoke 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 Alex Neil had tasted defeat in an away league game since Newcastle 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 his appointment in January. Sunderland 4 0 2 2 6 10 2 Showing three changes to the team eliminated from the Europa League by Danish champions FC Midtjylland out until half-time were dashed in first-half stoppage time. on Thursday, Southampton were quick to put their oppo- After Ward-Prowse had done well to recover possession nents on the back foot. wide on the right, Mane crossed and Pelle swept the ball James Ward-Prowse extended Norwich goalkeeper home at the near post. John Ruddy with a dangerous free-kick in the second Norwich survived a flurry of chances around the hour minute, while Pelle headed wide at a corner, Sadio Mane mark, with Ruddy parrying well from Mane and half-time saw a shot held by Ruddy and Tadic drilled a shot wide. substitute Jay Rodriguez before Pelle curled a shot into the Cameron Jerome squandered a chance to put Norwich side-netting from the edge of the box. ahead when he could not make telling contact with But Tadic scored twice in three minutes to break Graham Dorrans’s volleyed cross and in the 31st minute, Norwich’s spirit, applying an assured first-time finish to the visitors’ chances took a hit with Whittaker’s dismissal. Mane’s right-wing cross in the 64th minute and then fol- Having just been booked for preventing Matt Targett lowing in to tap home when Pelle’s powerful header was from taking a quick throw-in, the Scotland international parried by Ruddy. was shown a second yellow card for holding Tadic back on Southampton goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg halfway. denied Bradley Johnson an injury-time consolation for SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton’s Graziano Pelle, (center) celebrates scoring the first goal of the game during Neil adjusted by sending on defender Andre Wisdom Norwich, with Johnson’s fellow substitute Gary Hooper the English Premier League match against Norwich City. —AP for schemer Wes Hoolahan, but his side’s hopes of holding wastefully dragging the rebound wide. — AFP.

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