Mccullers, Astros ‘Silence’ Raucous Spanish League Seeks Clubs’ OK for $4 Billion Private Equity Funds Los Angeles Fans to Blank Dodgers MADRID, Aug
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ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021 SPORTS 14 Van Gaal named Netherlands coach again McCullers, Astros ‘silence’ raucous Spanish league seeks clubs’ OK for $4 billion private equity funds Los Angeles fans to blank Dodgers MADRID, Aug. 4 (AP): Spain’s soc- team, leading it to a third-place fi nish cer league has secured 2.7 billion eu- at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. ros ($4 billion) funding from a private Van Gaal coached Ajax to the Gil throws 6 scoreless in MLB debut as Yankees rout Orioles equity fi rm known for buying into Champions League title in 1995 and sports bodies. also coached Barcelona, Manchester The competition known as La Liga United and Bayern Munich. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, is hoping to gain the agreement of its ❑ ❑ ❑ (AP): Lance McCullers clubs for the investment from CVC Capital Partners, which used to own Aston Villa signed forward Leon Jr. threw 6 2/3 shutout in- Formula One and has bought a stake Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen to a nings and the Houston As- in rugby’s Six Nations tournament four-year contract on Wednesday. tros withstood the raucous, recently. The 23-year-old Jamaica interna- heckling fans at Dodger In a statement, La Liga said CVC tional scored 15 goals and had 11 as- will have a stake of around 10% in a sists across all competitions last sea- Stadium to blank Los An- new commercial entity being formed son for the German club. geles 3-0. in the deal that values the league at “Leon is a hugely exciting young The crowd of 52,692 - the largest 24.2 billion euros and have a cut of striker with great pace and creativ- in the majors this season - had wait- revenue. ity,” Villa manager Dean Smith said. ed a long time to let José Altuve, The league maintains it is not a res- “He has enjoyed a successful career Carlos Correa and the Astros know cue package to help clubs struggling at Leverkusen and we are now look- just how they felt about possibly due to the pan- ing forward to watching him show his being cheated out of a 2017 World demic but it will skills and talents for Aston Villa in provide funding the Premier League.” Series title. that has been Michael Brantley’s RBI double in the fourth inning gave Houston a 1-0 denied to them lead before Yordan Alvarez’s two-run due to stadiums SOCCER homer over the wall in right center off being empty for games. Victor González provided some much- Villa had earlier announced it had needed insurance. The invest- ment is part of a transfer deal in place with the Bun- the league’s at- desliga club. Financial terms were not BASEBALL disclosed but media in both countries tempt to usurp Van Gaal the global dom- reported the fee was at least 32 mil- McCullers (9-2) - who started that inance of the English Premier League, lion euros ($38 million) before bonus- Game 7 in 2017 - struck out nine and which is the world’s richest soccer es. He’s signed through the 2024-25 allowed four hits and with three walks. competition. season. Ryne Stanek retired the side in order in La Liga envisages the deal acceler- Bailey had joined Leverkusen in the ninth. for his second save. ating the competition’s development January 2017 from Genk in Belgium. Walker Buehler (11-2) threw a ca- into a digital entertainment company, He made his debut for Jamaica in reer-high 115 pitches in six innings. He while not handing CVC control of the June 2019. was charged with one run on fi ve hits management of the competition. with fi ve strikeouts and three walks. Since 2005, the league has been Mariners 4, Rays 2 won by Real Madrid or Barcelona In St. Petersburg, Fla., Yusei Kikuchi apart from Atletico Madrid’s two suc- went six effective innings, Abraham cesses - the latest in May. Toro and Jarred Kelenic homered, and The CVC investment has to be Seattle beat Tampa Bay. approved later Wednesday by the Kikuchi (7-6) allowed two runs and league’s executive committee before six hits. The lefty had gone 0-3 in his it can be put to a general assembly vote of the clubs. previous four starts. Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the second Diego Castillo, the third Mariners re- ❑ ❑ ❑ liever, worked the ninth to get his fi rst inning of a baseball game, on Aug. 3, in Los Angeles. (AP) Louis van Gaal has been appoint- Seattle save and 15th overall. The right- four-year contract in December 2019. ton its fi fth straight loss, a season high. ered a go-ahead, three-run homer in hander was acquired from Tampa Bay The Korean left-hander retired the fi rst Cabrera added a single, giving him the ninth inning, lifting Minnesota over ed to his third stint as coach of the on Thursday. six batters and struck out eight to help 2,944 career hits and moving him one Cincinnati. Netherlands following the national Seattle has won the fi rst two games the Blue Jays win for the fi fth time in ahead of Frank Robinson for 36th place Heath Hembree (2-6) walked the fi rst team’s disappointing showing at the of the three-game series and is 6-0 over- six games since moving back north of all-time. two Minnesota batters before striking European Championship, the coun- all against the defending AL champion try’s soccer federation announced the border on Friday. Phillies 5, Nationals 4 out Brent Rooker. Polanco fouled off Rays this season. Ryu (11-5) allowed two runs and four two-strike pitches before connect- Wednesday. Randy Arozarena homered for the seven hits, and walked none. Right- In Washington, Bryce Harper’s solo ing on a liner just inside the foul pole in Van Gaal succeeds Frank de Boer, Rays. Luis Patiño (2-3) took the loss. hander Rafael Dolis worked a perfect home run in the eighth inning against right fi eld. who quit after the Netherlands was Yankees 13, Orioles 1 his former team was the difference in beaten 2-0 by the Czech Republic to eighth and left-hander Ryan Borucki White Sox 7, Royals 1 In New York, Luis Gil pitched six fi nished with a 1-2-3 ninth. Philadelphia’s victory over Washing- exit Euro 2020 in the round of 16. In this fi le photo dated, July 12, scoreless innings in his major league In Chicago, Dylan Cease allowed Angels 11, Rangers 3 ton, the Phillies’ third straight win. The 69-year-old fi rst coached “Or- 2021, Jamaica forward Leon Bailey debut, Giancarlo Stanton homered and Harper hit a 430-foot home run to one hit in six scoreless innings, match- anje” from 2000-2002, when the team In Arlington, Texas, Top prospect Jo moves the ball against Suriname drove in four runs, and New York rout- left-center off Javy Guerra, his 17th, for ing a season high with 11 strikeouts, failed to qualify for the World Cup. during the fi rst half of a CON- ed Baltimore. Adell drove in three runs while reach- a 5-2 lead. and Chicago beat Kansas City. But he had more success in his sec- ing base four times in his season debut, CACAF Gold Cup Group C soccer Gil (1-0) started in place of All-Star Braves 6, Cardinals 1 Tim Anderson and Andrew Vaughn ond period at the helm of the national match, in Orlando, USA. (AP) ace Gerrit Cole, who was put on the Phil Gosselin had three RBI singles and homered for AL Central-leading Chi- COVID-19 injured list before the game Los Angeles ended Texas’ three-game In St. Louis, Freddie Freeman and cago. after testing positive for the virus Mon- winning streak. Atlanta hammered Jon Lester in his fi rst Cease (8-6) walked two and threw day. The 23-year-old right-hander al- Jack Mayfi eld homered for the An- start for St. Louis, scoring fi ve runs in 103 pitches, allowing only Edward MLB Results/Standings lowed just four singles. He struck out gels, who won for only the second time the fi rst inning and cruising to a victory. Olivares’ leadoff single in the third in- six and walked only one. in six games. The 37-year-old Lester (3-6) allowed ning, to nab his fi rst win since June 30. Gleyber Torres hit an RBI double in Diamondbacks 3, Giants 1 the fi rst seven hitters to reach and did Michael Kopech, Garrett Crochet and not record an out until his 27th pitch. WASHINGTON, Aug 4, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on the second off Alexander Wells (1-2). In Phoenix, Madison Bumgarner Ryan Tepera completed the three-hitter. Tuesday. Aaron Judge added his 22nd homer in threw seven stellar innings to beat his Twins 7, Reds 5 Rockies 13, Cubs 6 Toronto 7 Cleveland 2 Houston 3 LA Dodgers 0 the eighth. former team for the fi rst time and Ari- In Cincinnati, Jorge Polanco deliv- NY Yankees 13 Baltimore 1 Philadelphia 5 Washington 4 Marlins 5, Mets 4 In Denver, Elías Díaz hit a grand Seattle 4 Tampa Bay 2 Miami 5 NY Mets 4 zona knocked off fi rst-place San Fran- slam, Kyle Freeland got his fi rst win in Detroit 4 Boston 2 Atlanta 6 St Louis 1 In Miami, newly-acquired Alex Jack- cisco.