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P15 Layout 1 THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 SPORTS Di Maria Madrid’s best NHL’s Bertuzzi settles Missy Franklin hit by back player, claims Simeone suit with Steve Moore spasms ahead of Pan Pacs MADRID: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone claimed compatriot Angel di Maria is Real LOS ANGELES: Steve Moore, whose career ended when he suffered a GOLD COAST: Multiple Olympic and world champion Missy Franklin’s prepara- Madrid’s best player after the Argentine midfielder started on the bench as the Champions serious concussion in a hockey altercation, has reached a settlement in tions for this week’s Pan Pacific Championships on Australia’s Gold Coast have League finalists drew 1-1 in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Tuesday. There are been hit by back trouble, US team officials said yesterday. The 19-year-old rumors that Di Maria will move away from the Spanish capital, given the wealth of attacking a lawsuit against his attacker, media reports said. The lawsuit against American star suffered back spasms in training and was undergoing treatment options after the arrival of World Cup star James Rodriguez, with Manchester United and NHL player Todd Bertuzzi has been settled but isn’t yet official because Paris Saint-Germain reportedly interested. However, Simeone claimed he is even more vital there are still papers to be signed, Canadian sports broadcaster TSN.ca ahead of her opening scheduled swims at the meet today. The quadruple to Real than World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. “In the first-half reported Tuesday. Moore suffered a concussion and three fractured ver- London Olympic gold medallist and nine-time world champion had to despite defending close to our area we had three or four chances to score a goal,” he tebrae during a March 8, 2004, game in Vancouver. Bertuzzi, who was be assisted from the training pool late Tuesday and was a no-show said. “The second half was more or less the same, with a little bit better play from playing for the Vancouver Canucks at the time, skated after and at a team media conference yesterday. A US official said medical Madrid with the introduction of Di Maria. “That was logical because he is the grabbed the Colorado Avalanche forward, punching him from behind staff would reassess Franklin’s condition today, when the four-day best player they have. It is an important draw and allows us to play a for the and then driving him head-first to the ice. Moore’s teammate Andrei Pan Pacs meet begins. “It’s a fluid situation,” he said of Franklin, trophy at home with a 50-50 chance. “It is my opinion that Di Maria is Nikolishin then jumped on top of the two and Moore’s head hit the ice who was spending the day resting. Franklin is scheduled to con- Madrid’s best player for sure. His ability to change games in the a second time. Others followed and jumped on the pile. Bertuzzi was test the 200 meters freestyle and 100m backstroke on the meet’s middle of the park helps everyone else to play well.” Real boss alleged to have been seeking retribution for a hit made by Moore on opening day. She also qualified for the 200m backstroke and 100m Carlo Ancelotti rebuked Simeone for failing to mention Canucks captain Markus Naslund in an earlier meeting. Moore never freestyle and looked set to contest the three relays. Ronaldo and Bale, who both scored as Real beat Atletico 4- played again. Bertuzzi, now 39 and a free agent, pleaded guilty to crim- Franklin, whose back was strapped with medical 1 after extra time in the Champions League final in inal assault causing bodily harm and was sentenced in 2006 to one year tape at the Tuesday training session, said she was Lisbon back in May. — AFP of probation and 80 hours of community service. —AFP feeling better yesterday. — AFP Lanka ponder life after the golden generation COLOMBO: Sri Lanka are banking on young tal- after the World Cup, after speaking to the ent to see them through a transitional phase in national selectors.” Sri Lanka have just one Test Test cricket despite the departure of one batting series-in New Zealand early next year-before the great, another approaching retirement and an World Cup in February and March 2015. ageing spinner in the ranks. Former captain Mahela Jayawardene, who ended his 17-year World Cup swansongs Test career on Monday following the 2-0 series The World Cup could also mark the end of win over Pakistan, said there was no cause for the road for swashbuckling opener Tillakaratne panic over the side’s immediate future. The ele- Dilshan who quit Tests last year as well as sling- gant 37-year-old insisted Sri Lanka had a good arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga who retired from pool of young players who were ready to take five-day cricket in 2011. Sangakkara though is over. likely to leave the biggest hole. The left-hander “When Murali (Muttiah Muralitharan) retired, is the country’s number one Test batsman with people said we won’t win without him,” 11,988 runs in 128 matches at an average of Jayawardene said. “But we are still doing well. 58.76 with 37 centuries. Since January, he has There are others who will do even better than made three Test hundreds, including a 319 and us.” Jayawardene, who will quit all forms of crick- 221, besides eight half-centuries. Former Test et after next year’s 50-over World Cup in batsman and television commentator Russel Australia and New Zealand, is one only five bats- Arnold warned selectors against expecting men to score more than 11,000 runs in both Test younger players to match the record-breaking and one-day cricket, the others being Sachin feats of Jayawardene, Sangakkara and Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Muralitharan. “Sri Lankan cricket can fall into a team-mate Kumar Sangakkara. massive trap if it tries to match the numbers and Sangakkara, who turns 37 in October, could qualities of these players,” Arnold said. “We need FLORIDA: Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Kevin Kiermaier dives but can’t come up with a triple by Detroit Tigers’ Ian Kinsler during the 11th inning also hang up his bat after the World Cup even to find players who can compete, and have a of a baseball game on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2014. — AP though his excellent recent form suggests retire- game plan for what we have, rather than look ment is not his immediate concern. Both bats- for immediate replacements.” men have already retired from Twenty20 cricket, In Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka already have a MLB ROUNDUP bowing out after Sri Lanka’s victory in April in captain who has made rapid strides both as the T20 World Cup final. Left-arm spinner leader and frontline batsman as was evident Rangana Herath has been Sri Lanka’s leading from his 102 and 160 during the two-Test series Test bowler since record holder Muralitharan in England in June, which the tourists won. Fiers steers Brewers retired with 800 wickets in 2010, but at 36 he Under Mathews this year, Sri Lanka drew 1-1 cannot be expected to go on much longer. against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, Herath’s 23 wickets against Pakistan were the won away series in Bangladesh and England, most by any bowler in the two-Test series and lost at home to South Africa before beating took his tally to 260 in 57 matches. Sangakkara Pakistan on Monday. to win over Blue Jays was forced to clarify his own plans after an exag- Sri Lanka are now fourth in the official Test gerated raising of the bat following his dismissal rankings behind South Africa, Australia and for 59 in the second Test against Pakistan. England, and Mathews hoped his side will con- “Waving the bat was just... I didn’t have anything tinue to climb the ladder. “You can’t replace the MILWAUKEE: Milwaukee pitcher Mike Fiers continued win for the AL West leaders. St Louis’ Jon Jay was hit by Hunter then scored on Jeff Beliveau’s wild pitch, and in mind,” he told reporters. “We won’t be playing seniors, but the important thing is to be as con- his superb form since being recalled to the major a JJ Hoover pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth Bryan Holaday added a sacrifice fly that gave Detroit Test cricket in Sri Lanka for a long time, so I sistent as possible,” he said. “We have a good leagues, steering the Brewers to a fifth-straight win inning, handing the Cardinals a 5-4 win against an 8-5 lead. Washington scored six runs in the third thought...”I will take a decision about my future group who are learning all the time.” — AFP with a 6-1 win over Toronto on Tuesday and dealing Cincinnati. Matt Holliday drew a leadoff walk to start inning and ran its winning streak to eight games with another blow to the Blue Jays’ evaporating playoff the winning rally. He advanced to third on Matt Adams’ an 8-1 rout of Arizona. Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma hopes. The Brewers stayed 2-1/2 games clear atop the single. Jhonny Peralta walked to load the bases. struck out a season-high 11 batters in eight scoreless National League Central division. Meanwhile, the Hoover (1-10) then plunked Jay to force in pinch-run- innings, guiding the Mariners past Philadelphia 5-2.
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