Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Sport Page 23 n RACQUETS n AMERICAN FOOTBALL Stout retains world doubles title Whaley returns in defeat Colin Thompson ceiving yards on one carry in the game televised on ESPN. Sam Murley closed out the match with a 5-0 whitewash. They are the first ti- Mississippi led 14-3 at half- tle holders to successfully defend Devwah Whaley completed his time before pulling away as Bermuda’s James Stout, the the world title since 2003. comeback from an ankle injury Arkansas slipped to 2-9 overall world racquets championship It was Stout’s second suc- in the Arkansas Razorbacks 52-6 for the season. Whaley missed since 2008, and his racquets cessful foray in doubles play in defeat away to Mississippi State the Razorbacks previous three partner, Jonathan Larken, suc- November, albeit in a different at Davis Wade Stadium at the games after injuring his ankle cessfully defended their doubles sport. weekend. in a 37-33 home defeat by the title, which they previously won In the Westchester Country The Bermudian running University of Mississippi at War in 2016. Club Pro Doubles squash tour- back, who had been sidelined for Memorial Stadium last month. In the first leg of their de- nament, a Squash Doubles Asso- a month, rushed for 16 yards on Arkansas will look to snap a fence, they defeated the chal- ciation platinum-level event, he four caries with a longest rush three-game losing streak away lengers, Richard Owen and Tom partnered Switzerland’s Yvain of six yards. He also had two re- to Missouri on Saturday. Billings, 4-0 in the best-of-seven Badan, who is ranked No 5 in games fixture at the Racquet and the world. Tennis Club in Manhattan, New Playing together for the first n FOOTBALL York. time, Stout and Badan defeat- With the exception of the ed Adam Bews and William third game, Owen and Bill- Hartigan 3-1 (15-6, 13-15, 15-7, PHC set for Paget in cup ings struggled to put their old- Successful defence: James Stout and his partner, Jonathan 15-11) in the quarter-finals. In er opponents under sustained Larken, defeated Richard Owen and Tom Billings the semi-finals they beat Jonny Colin Thompson and Paget will meet Trojans in pressure as Stout and Larken’s Smith and Zac Alexander 3-0 the quarter-finals at Somerset wealth of experience more than an outstanding recovery. The tle, whereas Owen and Billings (15-12,15-6,15-14). Cricket Club while the winner compensated for the combined fourth game was similar to the needed to win the best-of-seven In the finals they saw off the Holders PHC Zebras will begin of Village and BAA will take on 30-years age difference with the first two, except that Stout and match by four games to nil, and top-seeded pair of Michael Fer- the defence of their Friendship FA Cup and Dudley Eve Trophy challengers. Larkin played with more confi- concede fewer than 32 points. reira and Christopher Callis 3-0 Trophy title against Paget Lions. champions Robin Hood at a ven- The third game was crucial dence and the challengers were What was a tall order at the (15-13, 15-10, 15-13) in a thrill- The two sides were drawn ue yet to be determined. as the challengers built up a 14-5 somewhat deflated. The game start of the match became harder ing 58-minute encounter, where against each other yesterday and The remaining quarter-fi- lead and were on the brink of scores were 15-6, 15-5, 17-14 still when Larken, who opened two games went to 13-13. will meet in a preliminary round nal matches will pit Boulevard getting on the scoreboard. and 15-7. The match lasted 1hr the serving, built up a 6-0 lead Stout’s next SDA tournament clash at PHC Field on December against Devonshire Cougars at However, steady and accurate 20min. in the first game before Billings is the Sleepy Hollow Country 2. Lord’s and Dandy Town against serving by Stout, together with The second leg, played at the and Owen got him out. By that Club Open, Briarcliff Manor, Zebras beat North Village league leaders X-Roads at St some fiercely contested rallies, Queen’s Club in London was, in stage the damage had been done. New York, from November 30 2-0 in last season’s final. Village John’s Field. enabled the pair to successful- contrast, decided fairly quickly. Although the challengers bat- to December 2. He will be part- will face BAA at Goose Gosling All Friendship Trophy quar- ly defend nine game balls, and Stout and Larken needed to win tled gamely, Stout and Larken nering his regular squash part- Field on December 1. ter final matches will be held on take the game 17-14 in one hand, only one game to retain the ti- won the game 15-7, and thereby ner, Greg McArthur. The winner between PHC December 16. SPORT SCOREBOARD Andre Lambe (Forty Rego’s) v Alex Navarro (Grants/ San Jose 4 21 9 21 49 71 Montreal 20 11 6 3 25 66 65 Rival Gym) x-clinched play-off berth BOXING Boston 20 11 6 3 25 58 49 BERMUDA Mikey Parsons (Controversy Boxing) v Jack Cabotaje Ottawa 20 9 8 3 21 70 81 FIGHT SCHEDULE Grants/ Rival Gym) Sunday’s games Detroit 20 9 9 2 20 57 65 Nov. 24 Amateur Junior Middleweights New York at Atlanta, 6pm Florida 17 7 7 3 17 54 57 FOOTBALL At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, N.J. Ngai Franklin (Forty Rego’s) v Haroon Jalal (Grants/ Sporting Kansas City at Portland, 8.30pm Metropolitan Division (HBO), Dmitry Bivol v Jean Pascal, 12, for Bivol’s WBA Rival Gym) GP W L OT Pts GF GA FRIENDSHIP PRELIMINARY ROUND light heavyweight title; Murodjon Akhmadaliev v Isaac Saturday, December 1 Amateur Women Columbus 20 12 6 2 26 69 63 Zarate, 10, for the WBA Intercontinental super bantam- BAA v North Village, Goose Gosling Field, 8pm Krista Dyer (Bermuda Sanshou Association) v Sara NY Islanders 19 10 7 2 22 63 55 weight title. Sunday, December 2 Buczek (TNT Boxing) AMERICAN FOOTBALL NY Rangers 20 10 8 2 22 61 64 PHC Zebras v Paget Lions, PHC Stadium, 2.30pm Nov. 28 Washington 19 9 7 3 21 63 63 POOL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE At Chonburi, Thailand, Knockout CP Freshmart v By- Carolina 20 9 8 3 21 53 59 SHIELD PRELIMINARY ROUND WEEK 11 ron Rojas, 12, for CP Freshmart’s WBA strawweight Philadelphia 20 9 9 2 20 63 71 Yesterday’s game title. New Jersey 19 8 9 2 18 55 61 Sunday, December 2 BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Kansas City at LA Rams, late Dec. 1 Pittsburgh 18 7 8 3 17 60 61 Social Club v Ireland Rangers, Police Field, 12pm Player Standings At Staples Centre, Los Angeles (PPV), Deontay WESTERN CONFERENCE Wolves v Flanagan’s Onions, PHC Stadium, 12pm P F A 50s 8bb Ero WEEK 12 Wilder v Tyson Fury, 12, for Wilder’s WBC heavyweight Central Division Vasco v St David’s, Bernard Park, 12pm 1. Matt Garrod 55 508 190 4 0 7 Thursday, Nov 22 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 2. Steven Bremar 55 486 282 2 0 4 title; Jarrett Hurd v Jason Welborn, 12, for Hurd’s WBA Chicago at Detroit, 1.30pm Nashville 20 14 5 1 29 67 47 FRIENDSHIP QUARTER-FINALS 3. Trevor Mouchette 55 484 273 3 0 3 Super World-IBF-IBO super welterweight Titles; Mark Washington at Dallas, 5.30pm Minnesota 21 12 7 2 26 65 57 Sunday, December 16 4. Shamori Russell 55 479 371 2 0 1 Anthony Barriga v Carlos Licona, 12, minimumweights; Atlanta at New Orleans, 9.20pm Winnipeg 18 11 5 2 24 55 45 BAA/North Village v Robin Hood, TBD 5. Aaron Bean 55 477 327 2 0 0 Luis Ortiz v Travis Kauffman, 10, heavyweights; Joe Sunday, Nov 25 Dallas 20 11 7 2 24 58 52 Boulevard v Devonshire Cougars, Lord’s, 2.30pm 6. Keino Zuill 55 474 287 2 0 1 Joyce v Joe Hanks, 10, heavyweights; Chris Arreola v Seattle at Carolina, 2pm Colorado 20 10 6 4 24 71 59 Somerset Trojans v PHC Zebras/Paget, Somerset 7. Mike Zimmerman 55 473 319 0 1 0 Maurenzo Smith, 10, heavyweights. New England at NY Jets, 2pm Chicago 21 8 8 5 21 56 70 Cricket Club, 2.30pm 8. Clarke Trott 55 471 314 2 0 3 At Videotron Centre, Quebec City (SHO), Adonis Jacksonville at Buffalo, 2pm St Louis 18 7 8 3 17 56 57 Dandy Town v X-Roads, St John’s Field, 2.30pm 9. Jelani Hollis 55 470 332 1 0 0 Stevenson v Oleksandr Gvozdyk, 12, for Stevenson’s San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 2pm Pacific Division 10. Gary Bascome 55 469 314 4 0 3 WBC light heavyweight title. Oakland at Baltimore, 2pm GP W L OT Pts GF GA SHIELD QUARTER-FINALS 11. Roger Amottr 55 467 325 3 0 0 Dec. 8 NY Giants at Philadelphia, 2pm San Jose 21 11 7 3 25 68 64 Sunday, December 16 12. Mike DeLeon 55 465 338 1 0 2 Cleveland at Cincinnati, 2pm At Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New Calgary 20 11 8 1 23 62 61 Southampton Rangers v St George’s, TBD 13. Stephen Decouto 55 456 314 0 0 0 Arizona at LA Chargers, 5.05pm York (ESPN), Vasyl Lomachenko v Jose Pedraza, 12, Vancouver 22 10 10 2 22 67 78 Somerset Eagles v Social Club/Ireland Rangers, Som- 14.