12 Established 1961 Sunday, October 22, 2017 Sports Suarez to sit out O’Brien draws level with Goerges ends 6-year title Uruguay friendlies Frankel’s top-tier record wait with victory at Kremlin MONTEVIDEO: Luis Suarez will play no part in Uruguay’s two friendlies in ASCOT: Aidan O’Brien drew level with Bobby Frankel’s record of 25 MOSCOW: Germany’s Julia Goerges clinched a career third WTA title with a Europe in November, at the request of his club Barcelona, to allow the striker Group One winners in a year when the master Irish trainer sent out straight-sets romp over Daria Kasatkina of Russia in to rest a nagging knee injury. Uruguay play Poland on November 10 in Warsaw Hydrangea to win on British Champions Day at Ascot yesterday. The 4-1 the final of the Kremlin Cup yesterday. The seventh- before facing Austria four days later in Vienna as they begin their preparations shot’s success in the Fillies and Mares Stakes came after O’Brien’s seeded German prevailed 6-1, 6-2 in one hour six for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “Barcelona’s medical staff are pro- Caravaggio had missed out on the record-matching feat in the Group minutes to chalk up her third victory over the 20- posing a course of treatment, which will include a rest from all One Sprint half an hour earlier. O’Brien typically declined to take personal year-old Kasatkina in their fifth head-to-head physical exercise and competition, for a week from November 5, credit for the achievement, instead praising his team at his Ballydoyle meeting. “I just feel amazing,” Goerges said on to allow the player to rehabilitate his right knee,” the Uruguayan stables in Ireland supported by the mighty Coolmore breeding operation. court after the match. “I’ve been working hard Football Federation said. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said “It’s a credit for everyone, everyone puts in a lot of hard work, I’m so for this moment. I’m so happy and so emotional last week Suarez had been carrying an injury to the knee since grateful to be a little link in the chain,” the 48-year-old Irishman told ITV. right now. “But at the same time it means a lot for the Spanish Super Cup, but insisted that the 30-year-old player Frankel’s record has stood for 14 years, with O’Brien twice getting close, me that I can share this moment with Dasha was in “perfect condition”. Uruguay’s team doctor Alberto Pan when he trained 23 winners in 2001 and 2008. O’Brien’s rich harvest of (Kasatkina). “It was my second year here and I said Suarez “does not need” an operation, but reports in the winners in 2017 has included the winners of four of the five English clas- must say that I had a great time here last year Uruguayan press said he would need a surgical procedure sics with Churchill and Winter annexing the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas, regardless of my result. And I will come here next to treat a cyst in his right knee. —AFP Wings of Eagles winning the Epsom Derby and Capri, his Irish Derby year to defend my title.”—AFP hero, scraping home in the St Leger. —AFP Australia withstand late charge to stun All Blacks in Brisbane thriller Australia fought back to claim a physical victory over the All Blacks BRISBANE: Australia withstood a furious late charge to Cheika said he wasn’t getting carried away with the upset New Zealand 23-18 in a pulsating Bledisloe Cup win. “I’ve always got it in the back of my mind is our match yesterday, piercing a fresh hole in the world duty is to bring back the trophy, which we haven’t champions’ aura of invincibility. Reece Hodge’s mon- done,” he said. ster, 53-metre penalty just before the final whistle “As enjoyable as the win was, the disappointment of sealed victory for the Wallabies, who celebrated just not winning the cup still resonates with me.” Although their second win in 19 games against their exalted New Zealand have retained their Rugby Championship neighbours. and Bledisloe Cup titles this year, they also drew their After trailing by one point at half-time, Australia three-Test series with the British and Irish Lions and fought back to claim a physical victory over the All haven’t exerted the same dominance of recent years. Blacks, scoring three tries to two in a high-quality As well as their last-gasp win over Australia in August, match. New Zealand, who they trailed Argentina in the had already retained the second half in New Bledisloe Cup after winning Plymouth and beat South the opening two games dur- Africa by a single point this ing the Rugby month in Cape Town. Championship, dominated Not winning the “They deserved the win,” early and seemed certain to All Blacks coach Steve make it a clean sweep in cup still resonates Hansen conceded. “They Brisbane. worked hard and put us But the Wallabies, wear- with me under pressure as well. ing a specially designed jer- “Hopefully they kick on and sey to honour Australia’s have a great northern tour.” BRISBANE: Ryan Crotty of New Zealand’s All Blacks (2nd L) loses the ball as Michael indigenous players, dug Hooper of Australia’s Wallabies tackles during the Bledisloe Cup international rugby deep in the second half to FIRST BLOW match between Australia and New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. —AFP take the lead before holding off the visitors’ trademark Slippery conditions in Brisbane meant both sides late surge. “At half-time we said this game is going to made plenty of errors, particularly early in the match. place of the injured Beauden Barrett, kicked his second attempt and opted to kick for touch. The Wallabies come down to the last few minutes,” Australian coach The home side were put under huge pressure early on penalty when the otherwise outstanding Wallabies spun the ball wide after a rolling maul sucked in the Michael Cheika said. as the visitors controlled the match with some superb flanker Jack Dempsey was caught offside in front of the New Zealand defenders and Marika Koroibete crossed “You’re not going to defeat the world champions tactical kicking. However, it was the Wallabies who posts. The All Blacks continued to look the more dan- in the corner. Foley couldn’t convert but the Wallabies with 20 minutes to go-it just doesn’t happen. “We had struck first when New Zealand flyhalf Lima Sopoaga gerous, but right on half-time Australia finally enjoyed were well on top and Hodge extended their lead to 20- some setbacks before that, but we also made some key had the ball knocked from his grasp straight into the some possession in the New Zealand 22 and fullback 13 with a penalty from almost 40 metres out with 15 plays.” The Wallabies had come agonisingly close to arms of Australian winger Hodge, who raced 70 metres Israel Folau ghosted through the defence to score his minutes remaining. ending their run of defeats against New Zealand when to score under the posts. seventh try in nine Test matches in Brisbane. But the All Blacks came storming back and after a they conceded a late converted try to lose 35-29 in The All Blacks hit back 15 minutes into the first half Bernard Foley missed the conversion as the visitors superb Sonny Bill Williams offload, Reiko Ioane crossed Dunedin in August. But they stood firm to hand a sec- when an unmarked Waisake Naholo crossed in the cor- went into the break 13-12 up, and he also miscued a out wide to make it 20-18 with nine minutes remaining. ond defeat of the season to the All Blacks, who will be ner. Sopoaga converted from out wide to level the penalty attempt 10 minutes into the second half from 38 However, there was to be no last hurrah for the All going for their third straight World Cup title in two scores, then put the All Blacks ahead 10-7 with a 46- metres on the left. But six minutes later, Australian cap- Blacks this time around as Hodge thumped his late, long years’ time in Japan. metre penalty. 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