TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016 SPORTS Chinese swimmer banned two years for doping BEIJING: Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi the women’s 100m butterfly final, finish- of performance-enhancing substances Championships with the Chinese retrospectively by Chinese authorities. In has been banned from competition for ing fourth. that are screened for in doping tests. 4x100m medley relay team. March, the Chinese Swimming two years, the swimming federation She is banned from competing for Chen first made headlines when she The country’s swimmers have previ- Association revealed that six of the FINA announced, after she failed a dop- two years, from August 11 this year to won gold in the 100m butterfly and 50m ously been embroiled in doping contro- country’s swimmers had tested positive ing test at the Rio Olympics. The 18- August 10, 2018, FINA said in an freestyle events at the 2014 Asian versy, with athletes at Rio calling China’s for drugs in the preceding months, year-old tested positive for announcement Saturday. Diuretics Games, with times that set champi- star swimmer Sun Yang a “drugs cheat”. including three for hydrochlorothiazide. hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, on increase urination rates and can be used onship records. Sun served a three-month doping Two of the six athletes received only August 8, the same day she took part in as “masking agents” to hide the presence She also won gold at the 2015 World ban in 2014, which was only announced warnings. — AFP EAST RUTHERFORD: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) fumbles the ball during the second half of an CHARLOTTE: San Diego Chargers’ Philip Rivers (17) is sacked in the end zone for a safety by Carolina Panthers’ NFL football game as New York Giants’ Janoris Jenkins (20) and Keenan Robinson (57) defend Sunday, in East Mario Addison (97) in the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday. — AP Rutherford, N.J. — AP Giants snap Cowboys’ 11-game winning streak EAST RUTHERFORD: With a no-huddle offense TITANS 13, BRONCOS 10 the win for Washington (7-5-1), which remained fumbled by Rams rookie Michael Thomas and alive. Jonathan Stewart ran for 66 yards and a and no-fooling-around defense, the New York DeMarco Murray ran for 92 yards and a in the middle of a jumbled playoff race. The recovered at the Los Angeles 3. touchdown and Graham Gano had four field Giants snapped the Cowboys’ 11-game winning touchdown, and the Titans held on to and keep Eagles (5-8) have lost four in a row and eight of goals. But it was Carolina’s defense that set the streak with a 10-7 victory Sunday night, prevent- a piece of first place in the AFC South. With the 10 after a 3-0 start. Jackson made a twisting, VIKINGS 25, JAGUARS 16 tone early - and later put the game away. Despite ing Dallas from clinching the NFC East. Dallas win, the Titans (7-6) also climbed above .500 for over-the-shoulder catch and spun away from Matt Asiata scored on a short touchdown run, playing without middle linebacker Luke Kuechly (11-2) hadn’t lost since the season opener the first time all season. The Titans came in with Leodis McKelvin before slowing down and jog- Kai Forbath kicked four field goals and the and defensive end Charles Johnson, the against the Giants (9-4), who solidified their the NFL’s third-best rushing offense and the ging into the end zone to give the Redskins a Vikings won for just the second time in nine Panthers had four sacks on Rivers and forced position in the NFC playoff chase as the top-wild AFC’s top runner in Murray, and they ran right 14-13 lead in the third quarter. McKelvin inter- weeks. Asiata had a chance to score three times, three turnovers in the first half to build a 23 -7 card team. New York still hopes to catch Dallas over a Denver defense that came in 28th in that cepted Cousins and returned it 29 yards for a TD but he was stopped on a fourth-and-goal run in lead. One of those turnovers, a strip-sack by in the division, and it can thank a stingy, aggres- category. By halftime, the Titans ran 26 times for early in the fourth quarter, but Wentz’s pass to the second quarter and fumbled at the goal line Kawann Short, proved extra costly for the sive defense for still having that opportunity. 138 yards - the second-most rushes by any team Jordan Matthews was knocked down on the 2- in the fourth. Those mistakes hardly hurt against Chargers (58). Running back Melvin Gordon, Missing star defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, the in the first half this season and most allowed in point conversion. Cousins then connected with the hapless Jaguars (2-11), who dropped their who came in averaging 117.5 yards from scrim- Giants couldn’t stop rookie sensation Ezekiel the first half by Denver since 2014. Tennessee Pierre Garcon on a 15-yard TD pass to extend eighth consecutive game and fell to 0-6 at mage and had scored 12 touchdowns, was cart- Elliott from rushing for 107 yards. But New York’s then had to hold on as Trevor Siemian tried to the lead to 21-13. EverBank Field this season. Minnesota (7-6) ed off with a hip injury after his left leg twisted pressure stymied the other Cowboys rookie rally Denver (8-5) despite a sprained left foot that hadn’t won on the road since Sept. 25 at under a pile while attempting to recover the standout, quarterback Dak Prescott, blanked kept him out last week. He threw a 3-yard TD STEELERS 27, BILLS 20 Carolina. A loss to the Jaguars would have weak- loose ball. He did not return. The Chargers later receiver Dez Bryant until 2:13 remained - he pass to Emmanuel Sanders with 9:58 left and Le’Veon Bell scored three times and set a ened their playoff chances. Sam Bradford com- lost defensive end Joey Bosa to a neck injury. fumbled away the ball on that play - and held drove the Broncos to first-and-goal at the franchise record with 236 yards rushing in find- pleted 24 of 34 passes for 292 yards and a touch- Dallas to one conversion in 15 third-down Tennessee 7 before rookie Aaron Wallace sacked ing traction on a slick, snow-covered field. The down. His 3-yard TD toss to Kyle Rudolph with DOLPHINS 26, CARDINALS 23 attempts. The Giants had three sacks, continual- him. Coach Gary Kubiak settled for a 34-yard Steelers overcame three interceptions thrown 2:13 remaining sealed the victory. Vikings coach Ryan Tannehill threw three touchdown pass- ly made Prescott uncomfortable, and he threw field goal by Brandon McManus on fourth-and- by Ben Roethlisberger to win their fourth Mike Zimmer returned after a one-game es before being sidelined with a knee injury, and two picks. New York’s offense was unsightly goal at the 16 with 4:28 left. Siemian was driving straight and improve to 8-5 and keep pace in absence and was on the sideline. Zimmer Andrew Franks kicked a 21-yard field goal as much of the night, blanked at halftime with only the Broncos again when A.J. Derby fumbled after the AFC playoff race. The loss all but mathemati- missed last week’s game against Dallas because time expired. Tannehill limped to the locker 84 net yards. Then it switched to the no-huddle a catch. Safety Daimion Stafford recovered with cally eliminated the Bills (6-7) from contention, of a detached retina and was unsure earlier in room late in the third quarter after being hit and put together a short drive to Robbie Gould’s 53 seconds left, and the Titans finished off their and puts them in jeopardy of extending the the week whether he would be on the field or in around the legs by defensive tackle Calais 39-yard field goal, making it 7-3. But Odell biggest win in years. NFL’s longest active playoff drought to 17 years - an upstairs box. Zimmer, who needed a doctor’s Campbell as he released a completion. The Beckham Jr., stepped up, as he often does, and the longest since New Orleans ended a 20-year clearance to fly to Jacksonville, was wearing a Dolphins led 21-9 when Tannehill departed, and sped through the Cowboys on a 61-yard touch- PACKERS 38, SEAHAWKS 10 drought by reaching the postseason for their patch over his right eye. He also had protective backup Matt Moore failed to lead Miami to a first down play. Beckham caught Eli Manning’s pass Aaron Rodgers passed for 246 yards and first time in 1987. After scoring in the first half glasses on beforehand, but ditched those when down in his first three series. The Cardinals at the Giants 48 and raced all the way to the end three touchdowns and Green Bay routed on 3- and 7-yard runs, Bell put the game away the game started. mounted touchdown drives of 99 and 50 yards zone for the lead the defense preserved. Seattle. Seattle’s Russell Wilson threw a career- on the opening drive of the third quarter. He to tie the game, but Miami forced a punt to start Manning was 17 for 28 for 193 yards, one TD, high five interceptions and the Packers (7-6) had nine rushes for 72 yards alone and capped TEXANS 22, COLTS 17 at the Arizona 47 with 1:29 left.