Pacquiao Has Familiar Place, Opponent for Return to Ring
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SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016 SPORTS Bengals coach Lewis Cubs lose outfielder Rooney returns to given extension Schwarber for season training after injury LOS ANGELES: The Chicago Cubs have lost left fielder Kyle LOS ANGELES: The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to extend coach Marvin LONDON: Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has returned to train- Lewis’ contract until the end of the 2017 season, NFL.com reported on Friday. Schwarber for the rest of the 2016 season, just days into a Major League Baseball campaign in which they were tipped ing as he recovers from a knee injury and will play for the under-21s against The Bengals would not comment on the report. His contract was Middlesbrough tomorrow, said manager Louis van Gaal. The England for- due to expire at the end of the 2016 season, but for the third to end a century-long title drought. The Cubs said that Schwarber tore two ligaments in his left knee and sprained ward damaged his knee in February but is on course to return to first-team successive year the team gave the 57-year-old a one-year action in time to get fit to play at this year’s European extension. Lewis, who has been with the team since 2003, is his ankle in an outfield collision with center fielder Dexter Fowler as they chased a ball in a game against Arizona on Championship in France. United visit title-chasing Tottenham the second longest tenured coach in the NFL behind New Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday as they bid to finish England’s Bill Belichick. He has a career record of 112-94-2 Thursday night. Fowler rammed into Schwarber’s legs and the 23-year-old crumpled to the warning track as Arizona’s in the top four and secure a Champions League qualifying and turned the Bengals into regulars in the post-season, but spot. They are a point behind fourth-placed local rivals has failed to win a playoff game during his tenure. Cincinnati Jean Segura circled the bases for an inside-the-park home run. Schwarber knew there was a chance he was seriously Manchester City. The Spurs game comes too early for Rooney, were beaten by Pittsburgh in the AFC Wild Card playoffs in who has nonetheless already shown his class in training. “He January, their fifth consecutive defeat in the post-season first injured when he met reporters after the game. “Can’t get mad about playing hard and getting hurt,” Schwarber said. scored a goal-he made a fantastic shot, a chip over the round. Meanwhile, New York Jets left tackle goalkeeper. It was his first training session,” Van Gaal D’Brickashaw Ferguson is retiring at the age of 32 “Would rather play hard and get hurt than not play hard and not get hurt.” Jorge Soler will start in left field against was quoted as saying on the club website after 10 seasons in the NFL, according to reports. (www.manutd.com) on Friday. “He can be so good Ferguson, the fourth overall pick in the 2006 draft, the Diamondbacks on Friday. Versatile Munenori Kawasaki was recalled from minor league affiliate Iowa to fill that I shall be forced to give him a position in the played every game in 10 seasons - 167 consecu- team but it depends on what we are seeing (each tive starts, including the playoffs. — Agencies Schwarber’s roster spot. “It’s obviously tough,” first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. —AFP day).” — Reuters Reds cling on for first win of season BRISBANE: Australia’s Queensland Reds effort was rubbed out for foul play from clung on for their first victory of the sea- Joe Wheeler. son denying the Super Rugby champions It was a more confident performance Otago Highlanders 28-27 in Brisbane from the Reds, who were without a win yesterday. The Reds outplayed the in the first five rounds forcing out head Highlanders in the first half to lead 22-6 coach Richard Graham. Kerevi was a and extended the advantage to 28-6, but constant threat to the Otago midfield it was all hands to the pump for much of defence, while fullback Karmichael Hunt the second half as the Kiwi champions transformed one of the least effective roared back to just miss out. It was the attacks in Super Rugby. Wallabies flanker Reds’ sixth straight win at home over the Gill was also a big boost for the 2011 Highlanders. Returning openside flanker champions with his work-rate and expe- Liam Gill, scrum-half Nick Frisby and rience. blockbusting centre Samu Kerevi scored The only downside for the Reds was first half tries in the Reds’ best half of rug- Wallaby lock Rob Simmons, who was by this season. forced off with a shoulder injury just But it was a tense time for the home before halftime. side and their fans in the second period “It was tough. We played pretty well in as All Black scrum-half Aaron Smith the first half and we wanted to come out scored the Highlanders’ first try, preced- in the second half and keep going,” Reds ing further five-pointers from Malakai skipper James Slipper said. “We knew Fekitoa and fly-half Lima Sopoaga. the Highlanders would get their fair Sopoaga dashed 80 metres to score off share of the ball and they can score tries an intercept pass and converted from the from anywhere. We’re pretty happy with sideline to close the deficit to one point. that win.” Skipper Shane Christie said the The Reds had to work overtime to Highlanders paid for their poor start. hold out the charging Highlanders and “We fell off some easy tackles in the first end the defending champions’ five- half, the Reds played fairly quickly, but I match winning sequence. The was really happy with our second half Highlanders had two tries disallowed performance,” he said. “I thought we when skipper Shane Christie was showed a lot of character and missed out LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, third from left, poses with Timothy Bradley, third from right, during a news conference, in penalised for offside and Sopoaga’s on a couple of tries.” — AFP Las Vegas. The two are scheduled to fight in a welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Trainer Freddie Roach is second from left,and trainer Teddy Atlas is second from right. — AP Fit again Savea bags Pacquiao has familiar place, triple for Hurricanes opponent for return to ring WELLINGTON: Julian Savea bounced in the corner. Savea scored again imme- back from public humiliation over his diately from the restart when scrumhalf LAS VEGAS: He returns to a familiar place, with in eight weight classes - the first one coming 17 have been scaled down. Mayweather had trou- lack of fitness with a hat-trick of tries as TJ Perenara broke around the blind side an equally familiar opponent. Manny Pacquiao is years ago at 112 pounds - he hasn’t had a knock- ble selling his last fight, too, drawing relatively the Hurricanes downed the Jaguares of a maul and kicked downfield with the taking no chances when he meets Timothy out since 2009 though he was on the receiving meager pay-per-view numbers for what most 40-22 in a Super Rugby clash in ‘Canes wing outsprinting Jaguares Bradley in what could be the last fight of his end of one when he lost to Juan Manuel considered a non-competitive bout against Wellington yesterday. speedster Matias Orlando in a 40-metre remarkable career. Marquez. “I feel it’s good that I had a long layoff,” Andre Berto. The low numbers for both fighters In the first outing for the All Blacks’ race to recover the ball and score. There’s chatter in the background about a said Pacquiao, who began his pro career as a 16- indicate fans are suffering from hangover from star after being put on an intensive fit- Barrett, who finished with a match possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., year-old in 1995 in the Philippines. “It makes me buying the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. ness regime two weeks ago he showed haul of 15 points, converted both tries though that appears very unlikely. Their hugely hungry again, makes me fresher.” Arum has tried to generate more interest by signs of his blockbusting best, breaking from wide out for the Hurricanes to turn hyped fight last May was a dud, and Mayweather Not feeling quite as good is promoter Bob trumpeting a “No Trump” undercard of mostly the game open with a touchdown dou- with a 21-12 lead. has shown no interest - at least publicly - in Arum, who has struggled to sell the fight. There Hispanic fighters he said will strike a blow for ble just on halftime. He scored his third Nicolas Sanchez narrowed the gap changing his mind about retirement. were tickets widely available in the days leading immigrants. “My Hispanic army is marching,” try in the 62nd minute to push the with a penalty 10 minutes into the sec- Pacquiao could be headed there himself, up to the bout, and pay-per-view projections Arum said. — AP Wellington Hurricanes out to a 33-15 ond half before Dane Coles and Savea even if he beats Bradley in the rubber match of lead. The Hurricanes outscored the scored in quick succession. their series. He’s running for the Senate in the Jaguares six tries to three, with the Jaguares standout scrumhalf Martin Philippines, a job that takes far more time than Isner books s-final with bonus-point try scored by replacement Landajo kept the Jaguares in the hunt his current position of congressman in his native prop Ben May on fulltime.