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) 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 ’ 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 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 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 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. Moore threw a one and two fumbles. His main won their third straight game to keep their the 82-yard drive by waltzing into the end zone Lamar Miller scored Houston’s only touch- 12-yard completion to Kenny Stills for a first adversary was linebacker Sean Lee, who had 18 down, and then threw long to Stills for 29 yards tackles. Prescott finished 17 for 37 for 165 yards to set up Franks’ winning kick. The Dolphins (8-5) and a touchdown. NFL Results/Standings won for the seventh time in the past eight games and helped their bid to end an eight-year BENGALS 23, BROWNS 10 NY Giants 10, Dallas 7; Atlanta 42, Los Angeles 14; Green Bay 38, Seattle 10; Tampa Bay 16, New Orleans 11; NY Jets 23, San Francisco 17 (OT); Pittsburgh 27, Buffalo 20; playoff drought. The Cardinals (5-7-1) fell further Robert Griffin III returned from injury but Tennessee 13, Denver 10; Washington 27, Philadelphia 22; Miami 26, Arizona 23; Carolina 28, San Diego 16; Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 10; Detroit 20, Chicago 17; Houston behind in the race for the final NFC wild-card couldn’t keep Cleveland from falling closer to 22, Indianapolis 17; Minnesota 25, Jacksonville 16. berth. infamy as the Cincinnati Bengals built a big early lead and held off the winless Browns in the Conference National Football Conference LIONS 20, BEARS 17 snow. Andy Dalton threw two touchdown pass- AFC East NFC East Matthew Stafford ran for a go-ahead, 7-yard es to Tyler Eifert as the Bengals (5-7-1) kept their W L T OTL PF PA PCT Dallas 11 2 0 0 340 238 .846 touchdown with 3:17 left after throwing two playoff chances pulsating for another week. New England 10 2 0 0 319 207 .833 NY Giants 9 4 0 0 255 244 .692 interceptions in the fourth quarter, one that was Miami 8 5 0 0 281 301 .615 Griffin started for the first time since getting hurt Washington 7 5 1 0 330 317 .577 returned for a score on the previous possession. Buffalo 6 7 0 0 325 301 .462 Philadelphia 5 8 0 1 290 272 .385 in the opener. He couldn’t produce a win for the NY Jets 4 9 0 0 229 324 .308 Matt Barkley completed two passes that put the Browns (0-13). RG3 did score on a 1-yard sneak in NFC North Bears in a position to at least attempt a tying AFC North Detroit 9 4 0 0 295 268 .692 the third quarter, but the Browns lost their 16th Pittsburgh 8 5 0 0 317 256 .615 field goal in the final minute, but both were Minnesota 7 6 0 1 258 225 .538 Baltimore 7 5 0 0 256 207 .583 straight dating to Dec. 13 last season. Cleveland Green Bay 7 6 0 0 333 312 .538 negated by penalties, before Chicago turned Cincinnati 5 7 1 0 268 269 .423 has lost 23 of 24 and 31 of 34 since the end of Chicago 3 10 0 0 221 290 .231 over the ball on downs from the Detroit 44. The 2014. The Browns have three games left to avoid Cleveland 0 13 0 1 207 375 0 NFC North-leading Lions (9-4) have won five AFC South NFC South joining the 2008 as the NFL’s only 0 Atlanta 8 5 0 1 428 345 .615 straight and eight of nine, moving them a step 16 teams. They are making history with every Houston 7 6 0 0 229 274 .538 closer to winning a division title for the first time Tennessee 7 6 0 0 321 306 .538 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 1 293 296 .615 loss. They are the seventh team since 1962 to Indianapolis 6 7 0 1 328 333 .462 New Orleans 5 8 0 0 358 351 .385 in 23 years. Chicago (3-10) has lost four of five. start 0-13, joining the ‘08 Lions, 1980 Saints, 1976 Jacksonville 2 11 0 0 240 338 .154 Carolina 5 8 0 0 311 337 .385 Stafford was picked off twice after he threw only Buccaneers, 2011 Colts, 2007 Dolphins and 1962 AFC West NFC West one interception the previous eight games. Raiders. Griffin finished 12 of 28 for 104 yards. Kansas City 10 3 0 0 302 255 .769 Seattle 8 4 1 0 274 232 .654 Demontre Hurst intercepted Stafford’s pass in Isaiah Crowell was a bright spot for Cleveland, Oakland 10 3 0 0 358 320 .769 Arizona 5 7 1 0 299 277 .423 Chicago’s end zone after it ricocheted off team- rushing for 113 yards on 10 carries. Dalton, who Denver 8 5 0 1 296 242 .615 Los Angeles 4 9 0 0 194 304 .308 mate Bryce Callahan and receiver Golden Tate has had some of his best games against San Diego 5 8 0 1 350 347 .385 San Francisco 1 12 0 1 251 393 .077 early in the fourth quarter. Cre’Von LeBlanc Cleveland, connected twice in the first half with returned an interception 24 yards midway Eifert as the Bengals bullied the NFL’s worst team through the fourth to put Chicago up 17-13. for 30 minutes. playoff hopes alive. They’re two games back of from 5 yards . Bell also had 62 yards receiving to down and the Texans defense stopped Andrew first-place Detroit in the NFC North, but play account for 298 of the 460 yards gained by Luck on Indy’s final drive. Houston (7-6) retained JETS 23, 49ERS 17, OT BUCCANEERS 16, SAINTS 11 division opponents in the last three weeks of Pittsburgh. It was the second three-TD game of a share of the AFC South lead with Tennessee by Bilal Powell ran for 145 yards, including the Streaking Tampa Bay bolstered its playoff the season. Green Bay gained more than 300 his career, and first in which he scored three ending its three-game losing streak. The Texans game-ending 19-yard touchdown in overtime, hopes by building an early lead and holding off yards in the first game for the Seahawks (8-4-1) times rushing. Bell broke the franchise rushing won for the second straight year in Indy, have to help Bryce Petty and New York rally from 14 and New Orleans for its fifth without former All-Pro safety Earl Thomas, who record set by Willie Parker, who had 223 yards won nine straight against division foes and got points down. Petty threw an interception on his straight victory. Doug Martin scored on a 1- is out for the season with a broken leg. Rodgers against Cleveland on Dec. 7, 2006. their first sweep of the Colts in franchise history. first pass of the game and the Jets (4-9) trailed yard run, Roberto Aguayo kicked three field set the tone on the opening drive after con- Luck drove the Colts (6-7) to the Texans 42-yard 14-0 less than 5 minutes into the game. San goals and an improving defense intercepted necting with receiver Davante Adams on a per- FALCONS 42, RAMS 14 line with 1:24 left. But on fourth-and-1, a blitz Francisco (1-12) led 17-3 at halftime, but fell flat Brees three times while holding the NFL pass- fectly-thrown pass down the right sideline for a Matt Ryan passed for 237 yards and three forced an errant screen pass to Robert Turbin. after that and lost a franchise-worst 12th straight ing leader without a touchdown pass. Brees 66-yard touchdown. Jeremy Lane touchdowns and Atlanta forced five turnovers to Miller finished with 21 carries for 107 yards, while game. Powell took over from there and scored began the day leading the league in comple- slipped on the play. beat the Los Angeles. Deion Jones returned an Brock Osweiler was 14 of 24 for 147 yards with his second TD of the game on New York’s first tions, attempts, completion percentage, pass- interception 33 yards for a touchdown, and Vic one interception. Luck was 24 of 45 for 276 yards possession of overtime after Petty’s scramble ing yards and TD passes, but failed to throw for REDSKINS 27, EAGLES 22 Beasley forced a by Jared Goff and with two TD passes, two interceptions and one and 26-yard pass to Robby Anderson put the a touchdown for the second straight week, the Chris Thompson’s 25-yard touchdown run returned it for another TD during Atlanta’s com- fumble. T.Y. Hilton had nine catches for 115 Jets in field goal range. Petty, who went 23 for 35 first time he’s done that in consecutive games with 1:54 remaining lifted Washington. Kirk prehensive pummeling of the Rams (4-9), who yards and a 35-yard TD catch that closed Indy’s for 257 yards in his second career start, rallied the since 2009. Safety Keith Tandy picked off the Cousins threw two touchdown passes, including have lost four straight and eight of nine in their deficit to 19-17 early in the fourth quarter. Jets back from a 17-3 deficit in the first half by quarterback’s final pass on fourth-and-1 from an 80-yard toss to DeSean Jackson, and had a increasingly miserable homecoming season. leading two fourth-quarter scoring drives. New near midfield in the final minute. The Bucs (8-5) pick-6. The Eagles took a 22-21 lead when Caleb Tevin Coleman caught a TD pass and rushed for PANTHERS 28, CHARGERS 16 York used a 15-play, 66-yard drive to cut the have won five straight for the first time since Sturgis hit a 41-yard field goal with 4:59 left after another score for the Falcons (8-5), who opened Carolina’s defense forced five turnovers by deficit to 17-14 with 5:04 left when Powell 2002, the season they went on to win their holder Donnie Jones got the high snap from up a 42-point lead in the third quarter and Philip Rivers and had five sacks and a safety. Cam bowled his way in for a 5-yard run and Petty ran only Super Bowl. New Orleans (5-8) entered third-string long snapper Trey Burton down in stayed atop the NFC South with their fourth win Newton was a pedestrian 10 of 27 for 160 yards in the 2-point conversion. New York then forced hoping to tighten the NFC South race, but time. Carson Wentz drove Philadelphia to the in six games. Even without injured receivers Julio with one touchdown pass and one interception a punt and Petty led the Jets 33 yards to tie the instead dropped three games behind division Redskins 14 in the final minute, but Ryan Jones and Mohamed Sanu, Atlanta had little for Carolina (5-8), which snapped a two-game game on Nick Folk’s 50-yard field goal with 38 co-leaders Atlanta and Tampa Bay. Kerrigan sacked him to force a fumble and seal trouble from the opening kickoff, which was losing streak and kept its slim playoff hopes seconds left. —AP