MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015 SPORTS River fret over lack of goals ahead of Guarani showdown

MEXICO: River Plate, with one goal in three left-foot free kick from outside the box on the domestic matches in the last nine days, right into the top far corner. resume their quest for a third Libertadores “I like it that anyone can score (though) Cup at home to Paraguay’s Guarani in tomor- better if it’s the forwards, for their confidence, row’s semi-final, first leg. but I’m worried we’re not creating so many The teams have had a long time to pre- chances,” he said. Former Argentina striker pare for the clash having won their quarter- Javier Saviola, back at the club after 14 years final ties at the end of May before a break for in Europe, played the full 90 minutes looking the Copa America. for match fitness. “Good for Saviola, he held The other semi-final pits twice champions on for the whole match, he hadn’t played for Internacional against Mexico’s UANL Tigres 90 minutes in a long time plus the emotional with the Brazilian side hosting the first leg in charge of what it meant to return to the River Porto Alegre on Wednesday (0100 Thursday). ground,” Gallardo said. River have lost a Copa Argentina match 2- “He’ll get more rhythm as he plays and 0 to Rosario Central and drawn two league builds an understanding with team mates.” games since July 3 with defender Ramiro Gallardo has plenty of respect for his Funes Mori’s brilliant free kick earning a 1-1 Paraguayan opponents after their unexpect- TORONTO: The United States’ Madison Desch performs the floor exercise during women’s artistic gymnastics team competition in the Pan Am Games. —AP draw against Temperley at El Monumental on ed progress through the competition taking Saturday. big scalps along the way. Coach Marcelo Gallardo, who has been “Guarani defend well but also try to play,” Canada gets Pan Am resting key players, is concerned about their he said. “They have a single striker backed by lack of chances but told reporters his best a lot of midfielders. They’re not to be taken eleven would be up for the tie that mattered lightly, they eliminated Corinthians and most in South America’s top club competi- Racing, two candidates.” River beat Brazil Games off to golden start tion. “The big objective is the Cup... We always Cruzeiro 3-1 on aggregate in the quarter- want to win but at times it’s difficult to not finals with an impressive 3-0 away victory in think about what’s ahead, even the crowd the second leg in Belo Horizonte while TORONTO: Canada got the Pan American Espinosa won the gold medal in their respective Espinosa, a two-times Olympic medallist, had their heads in Tuesday’s match,” Gallardo Guarani knocked out Argentina’s Racing Club Games off to a golden start topping the medal events at the Pan American Games on Saturday sealed her win in the women’s 10m platform said. He had a huge grin on his face after 1-0 after holding them 0-0 in the second leg table after claiming four gold on Saturday and to earn automatic qualifying spots for the 2016 with a back 2-1/2 somersault 1-1/2 twist on her Funes Mori scored a rare goal by steering a in Buenos Aires. — Reuters Toronto plenty of reason to come out and join Rio Olympics. final dive to score a total 383.20 points. the Pan Am party. Pacheco, who competed at the 2004 and Canadians Roseline Filion (377.60) and Talk of sluggish ticket sales disappeared 2008 Summer Olympics, capped a polished Meaghan Benfeito (357.45) won the women’s sil- under a brilliant Canadian summer sun as large series of dives with his most difficult, a forward ver and bronze medal, respectively. The two enthusiastic crowds turned out at many venues 4-1/2 somersault tuck, to score a total 483.35 events are among a handful of disciplines in 10 to cheer on their home country. points in the men’s 3m springboard. The silver sports at the July 10-26 Pan Am Games that offer But attendance problems appear far from medal went to Mexico’s Jahir Ocampo (442.15) athletes a chance to secure a spot in the Rio over as large swathes of empty seats could still while Canada’s Philippe Gagne (421.20) took Olympics, which are scheduled for Aug. 5-21 be seen some events particularly at soccer and bronze. next year. — Reuters rugby. Canadian synchronized swimmers Jacqueline Simoneau and Karine Thomas, Chilean triathlete Barbara Riveros and Mexican War on drug cheats can divers Rommel Pacheco and Paola Espinosa earned direct qualifying spots into next year’s Rio Olympics as a bonus for winning gold in be won, says WADA chief their events. Riding a wave of hometown support, TORONTO: Athletes will one day come to place a comprehensive drug-testing pro- Canada’s women kayakers won the first gold of multi-sport events like the Pan American gram that reflects the largest multi-sport the Games as Michelle Russell, Emilie Fournel, KC Games knowing they are competing on a event ever staged in Canada with 7,000 ath- Fraser and Hannah Vaughan powered home level playing free of drug cheats, says Craig letes from 41 countries. ahead of Cuba in the K-4 500 metres. “The crowd Reedie, head of the World Anti-Doping The TO2015 Anti-Doping Program is pro- was cheering so loud I can’t even explain it. In Agency (WADA). viding doping control services before and words, I can’t even explain it,” said Fraser. “When For some, ridding the world of perform- during the Games on behalf of the Pan we got to the last 200 metres of our race you just ance-enhancing drugs is a losing battle, but American Sports Organization (PASO). It will hear the crowd screaming so loud and it just for Reedie, a British Olympic official who conduct 1,500 urine tests and over 400 gives you that drive.” took over as WADA chief 18 months ago, blood tests. LEXINGTON; In this Sunday, April 12, 2015, file photo, jockey Rajiv Maragh rides Miss Canada’s golden success continued in the Ella to victory in the Beaumont Stakes horse race at Keeneland Race Course. Maragh there would be no reason to get up in the Testing procedures will follow the revised synchronized swimming pool with Simoneau morning and go to work if he believed the WADA Code which Reedie says is a polished remains hospitalized with four fractured vertebrae, a broken left rib and punctured and Thomas winning the duet competition and lung after a spill during a race at Belmont Park on Friday, July 10, 2015. — AP war cannot be won. document that is about as good as it is going then were back in the water a few hours later to “I’m a glass half full man, I want to believe get. WADA’s first president, outspoken help Canada to the team title. Troy Nyhaug then it is possible to have clean sport,” Reedie told Canadian Dick Pound, shot from the hip, put- Schweinsteiger to end won the men’s BMX while the hosts also picked Reuters during a stop at the Pan American ting the anti-doping issue on the front up silver in judo and another silver and two Games in Toronto. “I am prepared to happily pages. He was followed by Australian politi- bronze from the diving pool to bring their medal concede that in a world of many billion peo- cian John Fahey, who employed a more his 17-year Bayern affair total to eight, one ahead of the United States, ple there is never going to be total eradica- diplomatic approach, bringing greater gov- Mexico and Colombia, who all finished the day tion. “But I think there is a very reasonable ernment and law enforcement involvement on seven medals. chance that at an organised sport level we to the fight. BERLIN: The news Bastian Schweinsteiger basis. They dubbed him a ‘dirty Schwein’ Americans Felicia Stancil took top spot in the is poised to join Manchester United on a when he scored a second-half equaliser can get to a situation where those people Reedie sees his mandate as one that is women’s BMX, Eva Fabiam in the women’s open who cheat are an ever diminishing part of clearly defined, getting WADA’s various con- three-year contract means Germany’s cap- in a Champions League quarter-final at water swim while the men won the artistic gym- tain will end his 17-year love-affair with FC in April 2014 before being the sport family. stituencies to make better use of the tools nastics team event. “I wouldn’t be particularly comfortable they have been provided. Bayern Munich. sent off on 90 minutes for a second yel- Mexico continued its domination of the Pan waking up on Monday morning thinking we “The rules of the game have been clearly It looked like Schweinsteiger would low card. Am diving competition with Pacheco, who com- have no chance. Why bother?” established,” said Reedie. “This is the third finish his career in Munich when he bel- Bayern banned two English newspa- peted at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, taking While the corruption scandal rocking revision of the Code. We should have the lowed “long live Bayern!” into the loud- pers for the return leg in Munich, which gold in the men’s three-metre springboard and world soccer and cleaning up FIFA have rules in about an ideal state. speaker at the Allianz Arena following a the Bavarians won 3-1 as Schweinsteiger Espinosa, a two-times Olympic medallist, win- become the new sporting cause du jour, the “We’ve now got everybody compliant in league match in December 2010. sat out while serving his suspension. ning the women’s 10 metre platform. fight to remove drugs goes on out of the having a set of rules. What I want to see now Back then, he personally broke the Rummenigge went to pains to halt Colombia took two gold medals from the spotlight. At the 2011 Pan Ams in is everyone under this set of rules doing it news to Bayern’s die-hard fans that he the rumour mill peddling notions that weightlifting while Brazil, Ecuador, Cuba, Guadalajara, Mexico, three athletes failed better. “I want everybody to say; ok the rules had signed a contract extension until Schweinsteiger is quitting Bayern due to Dominican Republic and Chile also won golds doping tests just hours after the opening are now clear we need to do this better. “I 2016, which he will not now fulfil. problems with coach Pep Guardiola: “I on the first day. ceremony, offering a quick reminder that would like to see our compliance efforts After winning his eighth Bundesliga would like to refer to that in the realm of Medals in 12 events will be decided while anti-doping crusaders must remain vigilant. being respected and everybody picking up title last season and having been part of fairytales,” he said drily. automatic qualifying spots for the Rio Olympics Four years later in Toronto that memory is the pace and doing it better. “That’s where I the 2013 treble-winning side which won But in his two seasons under on offer in triathlon, shooting and equestrian. not forgotten. Pan Am officials have put in think I am.” — Reuters the Champions League, Bundesliga and Guardiola, Schweinsteiger never looked Mexican divers Rommel Pacheco and Paola German Cup, there are simply no new as comfortable as he did in the 2013 sea- horizons to conquer with Bayern for the son under Jupp Heynckes when he star their fans dubbed ‘Fussball Gott’- forged a solid defensive midfield part- Wolves devour Wildcats football god. nership alongside Javi Martinez. The 30-year-old midfielder will cost Under Guardiola, Schweinsteiger was United around 20 million euros pushed forward, out of his holding role : Jacob Miller racked up a four-try haul of at the summit. Just 24 hours earlier, third-placed Wigan ($22.31m), but such is his esteem in and into the central midfield with Philipp for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats but it was all in Quinlan, signed on a short-term deal from Warriors also closed the gap to Leeds by sink- Munich that Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Lahm moving up from left-back to plug vain as they were thrashed 40-20 by play-off Parramatta Eels at the start of this month, ing the Rhinos 26-24 on home soil - following Rummenigge has already promised the hole in front of the defence. chasing . became the seventh man to line up at full- more late drama. Former North Queensland Schweinsteiger a testimonial game when At United, the Germany star will The former Wests Tigers man, who joined back for Kieron Cunningham’s side this sea- Cowboys full-back Matty Bowen was among his career is over. Should he pass the resume working under Louis van Gaal, the struggling Wildcats from Hull FC this sea- son. The 22-year-old didn’t take long to four Wigan try-scorers as the two sides went medical to sign for United as expected, who is a big fan of Schweinsteiger since son, scored 18 of their 20 points yesterday. impress, running in a first-half hat-trick to into the closing stages level at 24-24. he will reportedly receive £140,000 the Dutchman steered Bayern to the However, a rampant Warrington side send the Saints into the break ahead and And the stage was set for Matty Smith, who (EUR195,000, $217,000) per week in 2010 Champions League final in his two- ensured their hosts were never in the contest, heading towards two points. had converted all four for the Warriors, to Manchester, £7.2m (EUR10m, $11.2m) year reign as coach from 2009-11. flying out of the blocks and eventually scoring However, they didn’t have it all their own send over the decisive penalty late on and per season, which matches the 10 million A keen basketball fan, Schweinsteiger seven tries to close the gap to Castleford in way and the hosts needed a last-gasp drop clinch a vital two points in the run-up to the euros he was receiving in Munich. will bring a certain amount of glamour to fifth. The Tigers were also in action yesterday goal from Luke Walsh to seal a 35-34 victory. play-offs. — AFP Schweinsteiger will be the first Old Trafford. He has been known to and slipped up at the hands of Hull FC, miss- German to play for United. As hang-out with sprint star Usain Bolt ing the chance to leapfrog Huddersfield Rummenigge said on Saturday when when the Jamaican is in Munich visiting Giants into the top four. confirming the news no Bayern fan want- famous German doctor Hans-Wilhelm ’s side had opened up a 14-6 ed to hear, Schweinsteiger has grown up Mueller-Wohlfahrt. lead at the break after a pair of tries from for- with the Munich club. “In terms of per- His seven-year relationship with mer Melbourne Storm youngster Denny sonality, you can’t replace ‘Basti’ like for Munich model Sarah Brandner ended Solomona. like,” admitted Bayern’s director of sport after the World Cup only for Germany’s Luke Dorn had also crossed over to put Matthias Sammer. new captain to start dating Serbian ten- Castleford on the front foot but their hosts Having acquired a wealth of experi- nis pro Ana Ivanovic, which the couple came flying back into the contest after the ence in his 536 appearances for Bayern, confirmed in February. While he’s com- break and a Tom Lineham double secured a United will sign a finished article, but fortable in the limelight, Schweinsteiger 21-18 victory. Schweinsteiger’s personality-and more took legal action to have the name produced one of their importantly his leadership-was some- ‘Schweini’ removed when a sausage best performances of the season, blowing thing which was questioned in the past. manufacturer tried to use the footballer’s away the cobwebs after a slow start against In 2011, former Bayern and Germany name to sell his product before the 2006 Hull KR to romp to victory. captain Oliver Kahn said Schweinsteiger World Cup. Born in 1984 in Kolbermoor, Tyrone McCarthy grabbed an early try for lacked the ‘real leadership skills’ Germany the same town as German football leg- Hull KR before former Gold Coast Titans flyer needed to win titles. end Paul Breitner in the foothills of the Albert Kelly grabbed a double before the ‘Schweini’ did his talking on the pitch Bavarian Alps, Schweinsteiger opted for break, Josh Mantellato converting all three. by steering Bayern to the 2013 treble football over a career as a downhill skier. However, Rovers were brushed aside in the before ending the debate for good with After playing for local club TSV second half, emerging with a 14-point lead a magnificent display of true-grit leader- Rosenheim as a boy, he joined Bayern as and eventually slumping to a 31-18 defeat, ship in Germany’s World Cup victory in a teenager in 1998, made his senior in Salford racking up a total of six tries. last year’s hard-fought final against 2002 and he pulled on Germany’s Elsewhere, Catalan Dragons lost some Argentina. He heads to England with the famous white shirt in June 2002. ground in the play-off race as they slipped to blessing of Germany coach Joachim He played in all three group games as defeat at Widnes Vikings. Former NZ Warriors Loew and a promise his exit from the Germany failed to reach the knock-out man Patrick Ah Van crossed over twice for the Bundesliga will not harm his prospects of stages of Euro 2004 before his 20th birth- hosts, while Paddy Flynn also dotted down captaining Germany at next June’s Euro day, but barring injury, Schweinsteiger twice to complete a 29-22 triumph for the 2016 in France. will lead his country at his fourth home side. Not only his English, but also his European Championships in France next Adam Quinlan enjoyed a perfect debut on media skills will be sharpened by dealing summer after 111 international appear- Friday as St Helens edged a thrilling clash with with the British tabloids on a regular ances. — AFP Huddersfield Giants to move within one point Denny Solomona