p15_Layout 1 5/21/17 8:58 PM Page 1 MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 SPORTS Dhoni, Smith communication Crawford stays unbeaten NBA’s Kanter heading home outstanding: Coach Fleming with 10-round Diaz rout after detained in Romania HYDERABAD: Rising Pune Supergiant coach Stephen Fleming has sought NEW YORK: Terence Crawford remained unbeaten when Felix Diaz’s cor- OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter is return- to dispel rumors of a rift between stalwarts Mahendra Singh Dhoni and ner stopped the fight after the 10th round of the 140-pound fight ing to the United States after being detained in a Romanian airport. Steve Smith. Fleming said the duo’s “outstanding” relationship was key to Saturday night. Crawford had dominated after a couple close early rounds Romanian Border Police spokesman Fabian Badila confirmed to The the Supergiant’s success this season, despite persistent grumblings of dis- and Diaz’s left eye appeared swollen shut, making him helpless to spot Associated Press that the player left Romania for the United States via unity between the pair. “Between the two of them it has been outstanding,” Fleming told reporters on Saturday in Hyderabad, where the final will be Crawford’s lightning-fast combinations. Crawford (31-0, 22 KOs) toyed London. Kanter, who is Turkish, said in a video Saturday morning on his battled out. “Much (has been) made of the relationship. Certainly sitting with Diaz in the 10th, backing him into the corner and then, rather than Twitter account that the Turkish embassy canceled his passport and he’d with them, it has been influential for the youngsters, beneficial for the sen- throw any punches, patting him on the head. He then unloaded a couple been detained for several hours at a Romanian airport. He later tweeted ior players, and it has been helpful for me. “So it has been (a) great dynamic hard shots toward the end of the round, prompting trainer Joel Diaz to tell “All good baby!” and said he’d hold a news conference in New to be part of.” Dhoni, an Indian batting legend and the IPL’s referee Steve Willis his fighter could no longer continue. Crawford success- York yesterday. Kanter said he believed he was held because most successful ever captain, led Pune in their debut season fully defended his WBC and WBO titles and now could seek a matchup of his political views. He’s been a critic of Turkish president last year but was replaced this edition by Australian cap- with Manny Pacquiao if he elects to move up to 147 pounds. Promoter Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter supports Turkish cleric Fethullah tain Smith. Rumored difficulties between the pair were Bob Arum said Crawford would return this summer and they could look to Gulen, who opposes Erdogan. He was traveling in Europe blamed for the Supergiant’s hot and cold form early in the unify the titles against Julius Indongo, who holds the WBA and IBF 14- and Indonesia with his Enes Kanter Light Foundation season, but the chatter petered out as the side came into pound titles. Diaz (19-2, 9 KOs), lost for the first time at 140 pounds and when he arrived in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. their own later on. Fleming, a former New Zealand captain, was stopped for the first time. Crawford said this week he would move up Kanter posted photos of himself with officers in the air- also defended Dhoni this season, despite his renowned finish- “soon” to 147 pounds, and he also mentioned Keith Thurman along with port on Saturday, his 25th birthday. In the video, he ing power appeared subdued. — AFP longtime superstar Pacquiao in the ring after the fight.—AP called Erdogan a “bad, bad man” and a “dictator.” DETROIT: Catcher James McCann #34 of the Detroit Tigers makes the catch on a foul ball hit by Joey Gallo of the Texas Rangers during the seventh inning at Comerica Park. —AFP Tigers beat Rangers 9-3 to end streak DETROIT: Alex Avila, Miguel Cabrera and JD opportunities and give him 21 straight dating Jays at sold-out Camden Yards. The Orioles deep drive into the plaza reserved section is sixth against Chad Qualls, who faced only Martinez hit consecutive home runs in the to Aug 18. Lonnie Chisenhall had two hits improved to 15-3 at home - the best mark in believed to be just the fourth home run to four batters. Schebler’s three-run shot off first inning as the Detroit Tigers beat Texas 9- and homered for the second straight day the majors - and can complete a three-game reach the second-deck seating level since it Mike Dunn (2-1) finished a six-run rally. 3 on Saturday night, ending the Rangers’ 10- with a solo shot off Mike Fiers (1-2) in the sweep Sunday. Baltimore took over first was built in 1996. game winning streak. Nicholas Castellanos fourth inning to help the Indians take their place in the American League East by a half- WHITE SOX 16, MARINERS 1 added a three-run homer in the third and second straight from Houston. game over the New York Yankees, who lost RAYS 9, YANKEES 5 Avisail Garcia homered in his first two at- Justin Verlander (4-3) pitched seven solid to Tampa Bay earlier Saturday. Jose Bautista Corey Dickerson homered twice as the bats and had a career-high six RBIs, and the innings for the Tigers. The Rangers were on METS 7, ANGELS 5 had given Toronto a 5-4 lead with a three- Tampa Bay Rays won their season-high fourth Chicago White Sox battered Seattle’s deplet- their longest winning streak since a 12-game Jose Reyes had three instrumental hits, run homer off winning pitcher Mychal in a row, beating the New York Yankees in a ed pitching staff. The White Sox knocked run in 2011, but it ended emphatically including the 2,000th of his career, as the Givens (5-0) in the seventh. Baltimore game that included three hit batters, three around Seattle starter Yovani Gallardo (2-4) against Detroit. Cabrera homered in his first New York Mets held off the Los Angeles responded in the bottom half when Chris ejections and one animated argument. and no one provided more shots than Garcia. at-bat after missing three games with a Angels. New York gave up three runs in a Davis and Mark Trumbo hit one-out singles. Yankees rookie Aaron Judge hit his 15th He hit a three-run homer in the first inning, strained oblique as AJ Griffin (4-1) allowed nervous ninth inning before fill-in closer Castillo followed with the biggest blow home run, most in the majors. He also dou- added a solo shot in the third and greeted nine runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. Addison Reed struck out pinch-hitter Danny when he hit an 0-2 pitch from Danny Barnes bled and has a career-best eight-game hit- reliever Dillon Overton with a two-run dou- Jonathan Lucroy homered for the Rangers. Espinosa on a full-count fastball with the (0-2) over the fence in left. ting streak. New York manager Joe Girardi ble in the fourth. The four hits were a career bases loaded for his sixth save. Terry Collins used his hands to cover the plate with dirt high. Garcia wasn’t alone in pounding INDIANS 3, ASTROS 0 became the longest-tenured manager in BRAVES 5, NATIONALS 2 after being tossed by umpire Scott Barry in Seattle’s pitching staff. Matt Davidson hit a Mike Clevinger pitched no-hit ball into the team history, passing Davey Johnson (1984- Rio Ruiz, Matt Kemp and Tyler Flowers hit the fifth inning. That came right after pitch- two-run homer, Willy Garcia hit the first home seventh inning, and Andrew Miller and Cody 90) by reaching 1,013 games with the Mets. home runs as the Atlanta Braves again relied ing coach Larry Rothschild was ejected by run of his career and the 16 runs were the Allen completed the three-hitter to pitch the The oldest skipper in the majors, seven days on their bullpen for a victory over Max Barry during a mound visit. Rays starter Matt most scored by the White Sox since April 20, Cleveland Indians past the Houston Astros. shy of his 68th birthday, he massaged an Scherzer and Washington, the Nationals’ Andriese hit Matt Holliday after giving up a 2014, at Texas when they also scored 16. Mike Clevinger (2-1) yielded two hits and struck unreliable bullpen through four innings after fourth straight loss. After Bartolo Colon home run to Gary Sanchez in the fifth. In the Pelfrey (1-4) allowed just one run and four out a career-high eight in 7-plus innings, the starter Zack Wheeler (3-2) unraveled in the allowed two runs, one earned, in 4 1/3 bottom half, Yankees reliever Tommy Layne hits in six innings. longest outing of his career. Houston didn’t sixth. Angels rookie Alex Meyer (2-2) allowed innings, five relievers combined for 4 2/3 hit- plunked Dickerson, who had hit two home get its first hit until Jose Altuve’s sharp four runs - three earned - and three hits in less innings. Ian Krol (1-1) recorded the final runs off Masahiro Tanaka. Andriese (4-1) hit MARLINS 10, DODGERS 6 grounder down the left-field line for a single four-plus innings. two outs in the fifth. Jim Johnson pitched the Judge with a pitch leading off the sixth and Giancarlo Stanton hit three doubles in a with no outs in the seventh inning.