WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 SPORTS

Piedt’s record haul leads Photo of the day South Africa to big victory

HARARE: produced the best per- the attack and bowled for 15 formance by a debutant South African spin- after the batsman offered no stroke, while ner as the Proteas thumped by Sean Williams (3) was brilliantly caught at nine to retain their number one sta- point by JP Duminy off the lanky paceman. tus following the one-off contest at the Then followed an entertaining 54-run Sports Club yesterday. eighth stand between Richmond After bowling Zimbabwe out for 181 in Mutumbami (43) and John Nyumbu (13) that the second innings, the visitors knocked off briefly threatened to force the game into day their target of 41 for the loss of opener Dean five. It was ended when Steyn had Elgar, who was bowled by for Mutumbami caught by wicketkeeper Quinton 21. The 24-year-old Piedt finished with match de Kock and just four balls later Nyumbu was figures of eight for 152 on a helpful wicket caught and bowled by Piedt. The innings was having been drafted into the side for leg- ended when Steyn collected his third wicket, spinner Imran Tahir, beating the previous best sending the off-stump of debut figures of seven for 189 by Ian Smith (two) out the ground. The teams will now against England in 1947. contest a three-match one-day series in Fast bowler Dale Steyn finished with eight starting on Sunday, before for 84 in the match to move level with Ian arrive for a triangular tournament that gets Botham on 383 careers test scalps, 13th on underway on Aug. 25. the list of most wicket takers. Meanwhile, former Proteas A South African victory was always likely Graeme Smith has been appointed tourna- at the start of the day, but Zimbabwe can ment director for the country’s domestic take heart from the fight they showed in competition, South Africa delaying the Proteas’ celebrations until the (CSA) said yesterday. final hour of day four. The 33-year-old Smith retired from inter- Resuming on 28 for one, they lost only national cricket in March and also premature- nightwatchman (five) before ly ended a three-year stint with English coun- lunch after he had a wild slog at a Piedt deliv- ty Surrey due to a knee injury that required ery and was bowled. surgery in June. One of Smith’s major require- It was the middle session that set up the ments in his new role will be to recruit inter- win for the visitors though as they ripped national players to the Ram Slam T20 through the heart of the Zimbabwe Challenge which starts in November. line-up. Mark Vermeulen, who scored 21, was “I am excited by this opportunity and the first to go as he was trapped plumb leg looking forward to putting something back before wicket by Steyn. From there it was a into the game,” Smith said in a press release procession as Piedt had caught issued by CSA yesterday. “Players love playing and bowled for 45, before he snagged the big in South Africa and our T20 competition has wicket of home captain , the potential to become a tournament of caught at short leg by Elgar for five. choice for international players from around Morne Morkel (three for 15) entered into the world.” — Reuters Dunk contest runner up Derrick Scott competes at Red Bull Reign at Seward Park in Chicago, IL, USA. — www.redbull.com SCOREBOARD

HARARE: Scoreboard at the end of the one-off Test between Zimbabwe and South Africa yesterday: All Blacks rumble into Zimbabwe first innings256 (B. Taylor Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Masakadza), 2-58 93, H. Masakadza 45, D. Steyn 5-46, D. (Tiripano), 3-98 (Vermeulen), 4-98 Piedt 4-90) (Sibanda), 5-113 (Taylor), 6-121 (Chakabva), 7-124 (Williams), 8-178 Rugby Championship South Africa first innings 397 all out (F. (Mutumbami), 9-178 (Nyumbu), 10-181 du Plessis 97, Q. de Kock 81, J. Duminy (Panyangara) 55, J. Nyumbu 5-157, D. Tiripano 2-65) Bowling: Steyn 21.2-9-38-3, Philander 10- SYDNEY: The New Zealand juggernaut rumbles 3-25-0, Morkel 15-9-15-3, Piedt 25-3-62-4, Duminy 2-1-12-0, Elgar 3-0-20-0. into on the back of a Zimbabwe second innings 17-match winning streak and realistic hopes in H. Masakadza c de Villiers b Morkel 19 South Africa second innings South Africa, Australia and Argentina will be of V. Sibanda c and b Piedt 45 hindering its progress rather than bringing it to D. Tiripano b Piedt 5 D. Elgar b Chatara 21 A. Petersen 17 a halt. M. Vermeulen lbw b Steyn 21 F. du Plessis not out 5 Victory over Australia in their opener on B. Taylor c Elgar b Piedt 5 Extras (l1b) 1 Saturday would give the All Blacks a top-tier R. Chakabva b Morkel 15 Total (1 wkt, 10.4 overs, 40 mins) 44 S. Williams c Duminy b Morkel 3 record for consecutive wins and few would be Fall of wicket: 1-39 surprised if the world champions extended the R. Mutumbami c de Kock b Steyn 43 Bowling: Nyumbu 4-0-24-0, Panyangara 3- J. Nyumbu c and b Piedt 13 run to 23 matches to clinch a third successive 1-5-0, Chatara 2-1-5-1, Williams 1.4-0-9-0 title unbeaten. T. Chatara not out 0 Did not bat: H. Amla, AB de Villiers, JP T. Panyangara b Steyn 2 Duminy, V. Philander, D. Steyn, D. Even if it was not utterly anathema to their Extras (b2, lb7l nb1) 10 Piedt, M. Morkel. culture, the proximity of their World Cup Total (76.2 overs, 338 mins) 181 Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets. defence in England next year ensures there will be no complacency in the All Blacks camp. Coach has carefully managed an overhaul of his squad over his three seasons in charge, retaining the ageing core of the 2011 World Cup-winning side while nursing younger talent to increase depth. Even the absence for at least the first two tests of injured flyhalf , the highest to see improvement in his squad this year and number eight Wycliff Palu and young lock Will points scorer of all time in test rugby, should centre Jean de Villiers returns to skipper the Skelton during the campaign, although the not therefore result in exploitable weakness in side after missing the June victories over Wales absence of Australia’s top two hookers, Stephen the side. Aaron Cruden ably led the backline in and Scotland. Meyer probably has to deal with Moore and Tatafu Polota-Nau, is a big blow. the 3-0 sweep over a spirited England side in the biggest injury list of the top three sides in In fullback Israel Folau, who has scored 13 June while Carter was enjoying a sabbatical and the competition - he lost lock Victor Matfield tries in 18 tests, Australia has the kind of many international coaches would envy after naming his squad - as he bids to end potent attacking weapon that Argentina Hansen’s third and fourth options, Beauden South Africa’s five-year wait for a fourth south- would dearly love to unleash in their third year Barrett and Colin Slade. ern hemisphere title. Like many, Meyer is at the top table. Their campaign will again be In mobile number eight , the expecting a much bigger challenge from about the quest to turn promising perform- 2013 World Player of the Year, New Zealand Australia than the Wallabies presented last year ances and near-misses into the maiden victory have not only a formidable back row operator after the morale-sapping defeat to the British that would truly announce their arrival in the but a leader-in-waiting should injury deprive and Irish Lions had led to the departure of toughest of international competitions out- them of totemic flanker Richie McCaw. New coach Robbie Deans. side the World Cup. The Pumas have a new Zealand’s first two matches are clashes with Ewen McKenzie’s first Rugby Championship coach in Daniel Hourcade, who has selected trans-Tasman rivals Australia but it is perhaps campaign was over before it really started after fewer overseas-based players and will there- the power of an improving South Africa they back-to-back defeats to the All Blacks in the first fore hope to benefit more from the long peri- HARARE: Zimbabwe’s batsman Richmond Mutumbami in action as South Africa wick- fear most - if fear is the right word. The two matches but he brings a far more settled od he has been able to work with the squad in et keeper Quinton de Kock (right) looks on during a one-off Test match. — AFP Springboks, who open their campaign against side to the competition this year. a pre-competition camp. the Pumas in Pretoria on Saturday, played a full The former test prop is too canny an opera- Their best chance of a win is likely to be at part in one of the great test matches of any era tor to publicly read anything into the New home, where they held the Springboks to a against the All Blacks at Ellis Park last year, only South Wales Waratahs’ victory over an All draw in 2012, but they took Australia close on Adaptive rowing opens wilting towards the end to succumb 38-27. Blacks-laden Canterbury side in the the Gold Coast last year and could provide an Coach Heyneke Meyer has targeted condi- final. He must, however, have upset anywhere if they can maintain their sport to disabled tioning as one of the areas where he would like enjoyed the physicality shown by the likes of intensity for 80 minutes. — Reuters

MIAMI BEACH: Juan Carlos Gil likes the feel- ing is a sport that accommodates disabilities ing of independence the sport of rowing gives very well. Although Gil is unable to use his legs him. “The freedom the water can give me is in the rowing stroke, he can compensate by Fowler’s game flashier than his outfits exhilarating when I hear the water flick over conditioning to strengthen his core in his the oars,” said Gil, who has cerebral palsy, and shoulders, arms and back. His long-term goal is legally blind. is to qualify for the Paralympics. LOUISVILLE: There had only been four sea- And it means the 25-year-old Fowler, a rising yards) and just didn’t catch it clean. ... I make Gil, 32, of Miami, is participating in the While out on the water training, Gil encour- sons in the history of major championship star finally gaining notice for his game as well birdie there and have a chance to make a 3 or adaptive rowing program at the Miami Beach ages Louis Amaro, 36, of Miami Gardens, golf like the one Rickie Fowler capped off in as his outrageously colorful wardrobe, is still 4 at the last, and it’s a different story. “That,” he Rowing Club, which was recently sanctioned Florida, rowing in a nearby boat. Amaro near-darkness on the 18th green at Valhalla without a defining win. said finally, “was kind of not the best swing at as a Paralympic Sport Club by the U.S. Olympic became a paraplegic in 1999 as the result of a Golf Club. “In a way, we never got out of rhythm as the wrong time.” committee. The free program runs on private gunshot wound. He describes his life coping The two men who posted the previous far as hitting the golf shots. I don’t think it You might say the same about the deci- donations with a small coaching staff and a with a disability as a journey where “you have four are Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. That’s really changes it much. We were allowing sion by whichever PGA tournament official group of volunteers. It is open to people with to stay positive.” Here are some images of the the kind of company every golfer aspires to. them to hit the tee shots,” Fowler paused, “and gave the green light to McIlroy and all disabilities. camaraderie and motivation shown between According to head coach Bob Wright, row- athletes in the program. — AP Both finished in the top five at the Masters, then weren’t expecting the approach shots to Wiesberger to play their approach shots as U.S. and British Opens and the PGA come.” There’s the rub. Fowler and Mickelson were forced to stand Championship: Nicklaus in 1971 and 1973, Take nothing away from eventual winner off to the side of the green. Neither Fowler and Woods in 2000 and 2005. Each came Rory McIlroy, who was coming off a win at nor Mickelson would say anything about that, away with at least one trophy to show for the Firestone last weekend and the British Open but the decision was theirs to make, and effort. Fowler was the first to come that close last month. His birdie at Valhalla’s 17th hole instead it was taken out of their hands. in all four - he was a combined 32 under - and effectively decided it fair and square. The 25- PGA of America official Kerry Haigh said leave empty-handed every time. He didn’t year-old Northern Irishman started the day afterward “I heard there were some questions need any time to name the emotion he felt leading by a shot and held the same margin, on that.” He then claimed there was an agree- most sharply. at 16 under, at the end of a day in which five ment worked out among both groups of “Right now,” Fowler said, “the sting. I really players handed around the lead like a game players, but added “I wasn’t there.” “It’s not a felt like I could win this one.” Someday Fowler of hot potato. McIlroy’s partner in the final big deal, either way,” Mickelson said after- will look back on this PGA Championship - on group, a majors novice name Bernd ward. “They have a chance to finish and it was the entire 2014 campaign, in fact - with pride, Wiesberger of Austria, wasn’t a factor from no big deal.” too. Just not any day soon. Gracious as he and the start. Fowler and Mickelson, who teed off Fowler went out of his way a second time playing partner Phil Mickelson were about just ahead of them, stayed in the thick of to make that point. “Obviously, Rory played the rain-delayed, madcap finish, it may leave things until slipping back late. So did Henrik great this week, and he’s been a deserving him wondering what might have been. It Stenson, with whom Fowler wound up tying champion the last three tournaments,” Fowler resembled nothing so much as four pals for third. Fowler was asked which shot he said. “He playing quite good right now. Best going off to play in twosomes and mashing wanted back most. He didn’t need to think player in the world hands down. “We’ll see,’ MIAMI: In this Aug. 6, 2014 photo, Juan Carlos Gil rows on the Indian Creek waterway up on the final two holes so everybody gets too hard about that answer, either. Fowler added, a sly smile creasing his lips, “if during a training session in Miami Beach. ‘The freedom the water can give me is in before the sun goes down. “The 9-iron on 17 out of the fairway,” he we can sneak one away from him at some exhilarating when I hear the water flick over the oars,’ said Gil, who has cerebral pal- Except this was a major championship. said. “I had a good number to the left pin (153 point.” — AP sy, and is legally blind. — AP