SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2014 SPORTS Shields triumphs as Phelps loses 100m butterfly IRVINE: Two events, two losses for Michael Phelps. Tom Shields upset where he got out-touched. “It just cut all of my momentum,” he said. shape or this kind of feeling going into a meet.” the three-time Olympic champion by a hundredth of a second to win Bob Bowman, Phelps’ coach, said, “It was pretty terrible.” Phelps didn’t Bowman suggested Phelps was nervous, which may strike some as the 100-meter butterfly at the US national championships Friday feel like his usual self walking on deck, while Shields confidently odd because he’s the most decorated Olympian, with 22 medals. night. Shields touched in 51.29 seconds, tying for the second-fastest looked at the stands and then at his California teammates, who “It’s not fitness, but it’s the knowledge that he’s getting up here time in the world this year. Phelps was second in 51.30 - still third- cheered him on during introductions. against these guys who are on fire,” the coach said. “He knows what quickest in the world - but he lost for the second time in two events in “Normally I’m very relaxed and very ready,” Phelps said. “Like Bob he’s done to get here and it ain’t what he used to do to get here.” the biggest meet since he launched a comeback in April after 1 1/2 said, it’s probably just because I’m not used to being in this kind of Phelps knows it, too. “If I want to go 50-point then I need more - I need years in retirement. more training, I need more endurance, I need to feel more comfort “I’m somebody who can’t stand to lose,” Phelps said. “I don’t care if with my stroke,” he said. “There are just a lot of things that need to it’s by a hundredth or by five seconds. This will definitely motivate me.” happen. I understand that.” Four of the seven quickest times in the world were recorded in the Elizabeth Beisel bounced back from some earlier bad luck to win morning preliminaries, led by Phelps’ 51.17. But he couldn’t keep it her fourth national title in the 400 individual medley and earn a place together in the final against Shields, who won the 200 fly earlier in the on the Pan Pacs team. She was under American-record pace for much meet. “I knew I could make it a race, so I decided to go with confi- of the race before winning in 4:32.98 - fourth-quickest in the world. dence,” said Shields, who was cheered on by family and friends from She won a silver medal in the event two years ago in London. his hometown of Huntington Beach. Beisel slipped at the start of the 200 backstroke on Thursday and Phelps is still likely to earn a spot on the U.S. team for the Pan ended up sixth. Maya DiRado finished second in the IM in 4:35.75. Pacific Championships this month, but he could have guaranteed him- In the men’s 400 IM, Olympian Tyler Clary pulled away down the self a trip to Australia with a win in the event that he calls “my baby.” He stretch to win with the world’s second-fastest time of 4:09.51. He built finished next-to-last in the 100 freestyle Wednesday. a big lead during his specialty backstroke leg before defending cham- The 18-time Olympic gold medalist has two events remaining this pion Chase Kalisz drastically cut into it. weekend. Tim Phillips was third in 51.54. Ryan Lochte finished fifth in Clary regained his momentum on the final freestyle leg and Kalisz 52.21. Phillips led after one lap, when Phelps was seventh. Known as a settled for second in 4:11.52. “Chase was reeling me in like a cowboy,” devastating closer, Phelps roared down the stretch, battling Shields Clary said. “Just to be able to bring it home, I’m excited. He’s someone every inch of the way as they swam next to each other. who’s obviously very valuable to swim against.” Kendyl Stewart upset “I knew in the last 15 (meters) it was going to be close,” Shields said. IRVINE: Michael Phelps swims in the men’s 100 meter butterfly Olympian Claire Donahue to win the 100 fly in 57.98 and book a trip to “I took one look. Phelps swims with these ridiculously high elbows.” final at the US nationals of swimming. Phelps took second spot in her first major international meet. Stewart overtook Donahue in the Phelps failed to take a final stroke and instead glided to the wall, the event. — AP final 10 meters. Donahue touched in 58.03. — AP GALLE: Pakistani wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed successfully dislodges the wickets to dismiss Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara during the fourth day of the first Test match. — AP Sangakkara’s double ton lights up Test GALLE: Veteran Kumar Sangakkara hit a 200-plus figure knock in his last 14 Tests. score for the 10th time to light up the fourth day’s Only the retired trio of India’s Sachin Tendulkar, SCOREBOARD play in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan with 51 centuries, Jacques Kallis of South Africa, in Galle yesterday. who had 45, and Ricky Ponting of Australia on 41, The prolific left-hander made 221 as the hosts have scored more hundreds. Skipper Angelo HARARE: Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of the one-off Test between Zimbabwe and South Africa at Harare Sports Club yesterday: declared their first innings at 533-9 shortly before Mathews hit 91 during a fourth-wicket stand of 181 Zimbabwe first innings J. Nyumbu not out 0 stumps, a lead of 82 runs over Pakistan’s total of 451. with Sangakkara before he was caught in the slips V. Sibanda c Petersen b Steyn 0 Extras (lb4, w2, nb2) 8 Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath then had open- off Ajmal just before tea. The Sri Lankan captain has H. Masakadza b Piedt 45 Total (9 wkts, 89 overs, 388 mins) 248 er Khurram Manzoor caught behind for three to been dismissed in the 90s on five occasions- thrice M. Vermeulen lbw b Piedt 14 Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sibanda), 2-33 (Vermeulen), 3-90 (Masakadza), 4-90 reduce the tourists to 4-1 in six overs before the on 91 against Pakistan since last December. The sec- B. Taylor c Duminy b Piedt 93 (Chakabva), 5-120 (Williams), 6-179 (Mutumbami), 7-204 (Panyangara), close. Ahmed Shehzad was on one and nightwatch- ond and final Test will be played on Jayawardene’s R. Chakabva c Amla b Piedt 0 8-220 (Taylor), 9-246 (Chatara). man Saeed Ajmal had yet to score when stumps home ground at the Sinhalese Sports Club in S. Williams c de Kock b Steyn 24 Bowling: Steyn 21-10-45-4, Philander 16-5-44-1, Morkel 19-3-39-0, were drawn, leaving Pakistan the task of batting out Colombo from August 14. — AFP R. Mutumbami lbw b Steyn 21 Piedt 24-1-90-4, Duminy 9-0-26-0. the final day to draw the opening encounter of the T. Panyangara c de Kock b Philander 12 South Africa: Hashim Amla (capt), Dean Elgar, Alviro Petersen, Faf du two-match series. Sangakkara, second only behind D. Tiripano not out 9 Plessis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Australian legend Don Bradman’s tally of 12 scores SCOREBOARD T. Chatara c de Kock b Steyn 22 Dale Steyn, Dane Piedt, Morne Morkel. of more than 200, took advantage of the easy-paced wicket to toy with the Pakistan attack for nearly 12 GALLE: Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day Battling Zimbabwe hours. He fell in the post-tea session, stumped off of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka spinner Abdur Rehman trying to pick up the scoring in Galle yesterday: survive Steyn and rate in the company of tailenders. Pakistan 1st innings: 451 (Younis Khan 177, “I think everyone is second to the Don,” he said. “I Asad Shafiq 75, Sarfraz Ahmed 55, Abdur am pretty happy that I am two double-hundreds Rehman 50, Dilruwan Perera 5-137, Rangana Piedt onslaught behind him because that is probably the only way I Herath 3-116) can even get close to reaching him. HARARE: Dale Steyn and Dane Piedt claimed four wickets apiece for “It was quite a bit of hard work out there, and Sri Lanka 1st innings (overnight 252-2): South Africa, but Zimbabwe defied the odds as they batted out the also a little bit of luck. But this game is not over yet. U. Tharanga lbw b Junaid 19 first day of the one-off Test to reach stumps on 248 for 9. Top-ranked We need to get nine wickets. Our responsibility will K. Silva c Sarfraz b Talha 64 South Africa had been expected to rifle through ninth-ranked be to make the batsman play as much as we can.” K. Sangakkara st Sarfraz b Rehman 221 Zimbabwe after the hosts had won the toss and elected to bat, but Pakistan’s frontline off-spinner Ajmal, who went M. Jayawardene lbw b Junaid 59 came up against a determined side that was marshalled by captain wicketless for 46 overs, grabbed five on either side A. Mathews c Younis b Ajmal 91 Brendan Taylor’s 93.