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SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 Toomua to miss tour games Dortmund dealt double Stenson sets sight on majors EDINBURGH: Wallabies centre Matt Toomua will miss the remaining two blow for Bayern clash SWEDEN: Buoyed by his brilliant turnaround, world number three Henrik Stenson has matches of Australia’s European tour because of a hamstring injury, coach Ewen set his sight on becoming the first Swedish male golfer to win a major title. McKenzie said yesterday. He will be replaced in the squad later this week by BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund were dealt a double injury blow for Saturday’s key Bundesliga showdown against Bayern Munich with Stenson’s six-shot victory at last week’s DP World Tour Championship made him the NSW Waratahs winger Peter Betham, who won his first cap in the third Bledisloe both defenders Mats Hummels and Marcel Schmelzer ruled out with first man to land the Race To Dubai and US FedExCup double in the same year. Cup Test against New Zealand in October. injury. The pair limped out of Germany’s 1-0 friendly win over England The 37-year-old, who was ranked outside the world’s top 100 just 12 months back, Medical tests showed that Toomua had suffered a hamstring strain following on Tuesday and scans revealed centre-back Hummels is out until came agonisingly close to major breakthrough when he finished second at the British training, and that was enough to rule him out of the two remaining tour games 2014 with a torn ligament in his right ankle, while left-back Schmelzer Open and third at the PGA Championship. - against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday and Wales at the Millennium is out for three weeks with a torn left calf. “I would go there (to the majors) with more confidence after being able to achieve Stadium the following week. “Bad news for me today. I won’t be able to play any more this year the things I have achieved this season,” Stenson said in a conference call with reporters McKenzie said it was a disappointing blow for the talented so all I can do is support the guys in the next weeks,” Hummels wrote yesterday. on his Facebook page. 23-year-old playmaker, who had been outstanding in his debut “I am also very excited because I felt at the Open Championship and Test season, earning 10 caps and securing his role at centre in “It will be very difficult, but I am optimistic we can make it through these games.” The timing is bad for Dortmund, who must beat Napoli the US PGA I probably didn’t play the best out of all these weeks. And I the starting lineup for the opening three games of the tour. still came that close. “If things would have fallen my way I would have “Matt has had a fantastic season and has done a terrific job at home in the Champions League next Tuesday, then Marseille away on December 11, to keep alive their dreams of reaching the knock- potentially won both those majors this summer.” for the Qantas Wallabies in a new position,” McKenzie said. “It’s out stages. With Hummels’ centre-back partner Neven Subotic out for Stenson has struggled with a wrist-joint injury extremely disappointing to lose him at this point and not have six months with torn knee ligaments and right-back Lukasz Piszczek on his right hand and has constantly been on him available for our final two games. only just back from surgery, it means Dortmund are without their “However, he’s shown all the positive attributes we pain-killers but still managed to scorch the first-choice back four against the European champions. course in Dubai. The injury forced him to pull out want in our players and are looking forward to seeing Subotic’s possible replacement, ex-Germany defender Manuel him use his international experience to continue his Friedrich, 34, who was released by Bayer Leverkusen at the end of last of this week’s South African Open but the Swede development during the Super Rugby competition season, picked up an injury in a practice match on trial with will tee off at the Thailand Golf Championship from next year.” —AFP Dortmund on Tuesday, according to German daily Bild. —AFP Dec. 12-15. —Reuters Bruins and Avalanche roll NEW YORK: Tuukka Rask made 43 saves - includ- ing a stop on a first-period penalty shot - as the Boston Bruins spoiled the return of New York for- ward Rick Nash in a 2-1 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday. Rask, playing on back-to-back days for the first time this season, denied Chris Kreider’s penalty shot and turned away every- thing else except for Derick Brassard’s power- play goal in the second. Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille, with his 10th career short-handed goal, provided all the offense Rask needed in the second period as the Bruins (14-6-1) finished a 2- 1 road trip after winning at Carolina on Monday. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 20 shots, but most of the action was at the other end. The Rangers have only two goals in three games, splitting a pair of 1-0 decisions in the previous two. New York has dropped three in a row at home. AVALANCHE 5, BLACKHAWKS 1 Semyon Varlamov stopped 36 shots and Paul Wataniya Telecom title Stastny had a goal and an assist in Colorado’s victory over Chicago. Gabriel Landeskog and sponsors biggest John Mitchell also scored during the Avalanche’s three-goal first period. P.A. Parenteau and Cody Triathlon Race in Kuwait McLeod added goals in the second and third for NEW YORK: Carl Soderberg No. 34 of the Boston Bruins is stopped by Henrik Lundqvist No. 30 Colorado, which snapped a three-game skid. of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. — AFP Brandon Saad scored for the Blackhawks, KUWAIT: In line with its social responsibili- Wataniya have incorporated this and who failed to get at least two goals for the first Alex Galchenyuk also scored for the Canadiens, scored for the Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier ty’s strategy towards the Kuwaiti society, Sports like this Triathlon event is an effec- time this season. Antti Raanta made 14 saves in who managed only 18 goals in their previous 11 made 35 saves for the win. 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While KINGS 5, LIGHTNING 2 Wild starter Josh Harding, one of the NHL’s David Perron had a career-high four points pated from 30 countries in this event where many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, Anze Kopitar and Matt Frattin each had a goal three stars for his three wins last week, was with two goals and two assists as Edmonton tens of them were chosen according to ath- in its most popular form, involves swim- and an assist, and Ben Scrivens extended his pulled in the second period after allowing three routed Columbus. Devan Dubnyk needed only letic, physical and sports standards. ming, cycling, and running in immediate unlikely winning streak with 19 saves for Los goals on 19 shots. Harding has given up three 14 saves to earn his first shutout of the season. Wataniya Telecom said “Companies succession over various distances. The 3 Angeles against Tampa Bay. goals only twice this season, both times to Jordan Eberle, Ryan Smyth, Nail Yakupov, today are expected to look beyond their club was established in 2010 as a triathlon Justin Williams also had a goal and an assist Montreal. The only other hat trick of Pacioretty’s Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz also scored for the bottom line and come up with well-estab- training program, within 3 years, triathlon for the Kings, who have earned a point in seven career came on Feb. 9, 2012. Oilers, who improved to 2-7-0 at home this sea- lished corporate social responsibility meth- was successfully introduced to Kuwait; as a consecutive games. Dustin Brown and Dwight son. Edmonton was 2-9-1 in its previous 12 ods to the health and well-being of the result today they have a healthy and grow- King also scored in Los Angeles’ impressive BLUES 4, SABRES 1 games before putting together its second set of communities in which they operate. ing triathlon community. return from a four-game road trip. Brenden Morrow scored twice as St. Louis back-to-back wins. The Blue Jackets have lost Scrivens’ shutout streak ended at 191 min- extended its mastery of Buffalo. Vladimir four of their past five and nine of 11.