p15_Layout 1 9/14/14 10:02 PM Page 1 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 SPORTS Bruce critical of Falcao on bench for Casey wins KLM Open Newcastle talk Man Utd against QPR ZANDVOORT: England’s Paul Casey won the KLM Open title at Zandvoort yes- terday, carding a final round of 66 to haul in Frenchman Romain Wattel. It was a LONDON: Hull boss Steve Bruce has scoffed at reports saying he could replace MANCHESTER: New signings Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind were handed 13th European Tour title for the Ryder Cup player. Casey, whose fiance under-fire Alan Pardew as manager of Newcastle saying they were “disrespect- debuts in Manchester United’s Premier League home game with Queens Park Pollyanna Woodward gave birth to a baby boy on September 1, finished at 14 ful” to the current incumbent. Pardew’s position became ever-more precarious Rangers yesterday, but Radamel Falcao started on the bench. Colombia striker under par, one ahead of three-time champion Simon Dyson, who had a 67, following the 4-0 thumping that the Magpies endured on Saturday at Falcao, a loan signing from Monaco, was joined on the substitutes bench by while Wattel fell away with a closing 74. Englishman Sullivan meanwhile won a Southampton. The 53-year-old coach, who has a contract at Newcastle until England left-back Luke Shaw, who could be in line to make his debut after trip into space worth $100,000 for a hole-in-one on the 15th, although he 2020, deciding to skip the post-match press conference at St Mary’s. But Bruce, overcoming a hamstring injury. United coach Louis van Gaal kept faith with admitted he was not certain to become an amateur astronaut. Should he all too familiar with managerial life in the northeast after a failed Juan Mata, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, while £59.7 million ($98 mil- choose to accept the offer - his trip will be made in a Lynx Mark I aircraft next spell at Sunderland from 2009 to 2011, said he had no time for lion, 75 million euros) record signing Angel di Maria was given his home debut. year “I’m not sure yet,” said Sullivan, who holed out with a nine iron on the talk of him taking over at St James’ Park. He told BBC the 163-yard hole on his way to a closing 67. “I’ll see what the mis- Radio Five Live’s Sportsweek programme: “It isn’t nice - it’s a Revealing that he had decided to abandon his 3-4-1-2 formation, Van Gaal told Sky Sports: “We will play with four at the back today. In midfield we play with sus says!” Casey, who was ranked third in the world until injury horrible Sunday morning for him and I find it very, very laid him low, began the day four shots off the lead - just as he did four, and Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney up front. “Falcao has come from disrespectful that I’m linked with somebody else’s job before his last victory in the Irish Open in 2013 - but made the Colombia and has jetlag and he has to adapt to the culture and all the new when he’s still in a job. “It’s a hard enough job we’ve all ideal start with four birdies in his first seven holes. That set the got. We all know what it’s like now in football manage- players, so I don’t think it was right to start with him today.” Rafael da Silva and tone for the day and, with Wattel fading fast, Casey ment. “That part of the game will never change, but Ander Herrera, another close-season signing, returned to the United team after moved clear and he never looked like being caught. for me at the moment I’m just concentrating injury. United are bidding to record their first victory of the new season after “I’m absolutely over the moon. First tournament as on the game against West Ham (on Monday two draws and a defeat in the league and a 4-0 loss to third-tier Milton Keynes a dad, first win as a dad. —AFP night) and leaving all that aside.” —AFP Dons in the League Cup. —AFP Group picture of kids with officials. —Photos by Sherif Ismail Kuwait Shooting Club hails UN honor for Amir Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi during his speech By Abdellatif Sharaa named “Humanitarian leader and Kuwait as ed, HH the Amir received because of his Al-Otaibi asked Almighty Allah to keep otic dances and songs that reflected the an International Humanitarian center is an tremendous efforts in helping the needy all Kuwait as a place of security and stability love of Kuwait. KUWAIT: President of the Arab and Kuwait honor for Kuwaitis.” over the world. under the wise leadership of HH the Amir The ceremony was attended by Kuwait Shooting Federations Eng Duaij Khalaf Al- Al-Otaibi who was speaking during the He said Kuwait is among the very few Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad. He also called Shooting Sport Club Vice President Otaibi said the honoring of HH the Amir celebration that was organized by the countries around the world that allocated a upon Kuwaitis to stay united and refrain Mohammad Karam, Assistant Treasurer Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait Shooting Club on this occasion, said high percentage from its income for from getting involved in any nonsense. Adnan Al-Ibrahim, Board Member Nidal Al- received from the United Nations by being this honoring is historic and unprecedent- humanitarian and charity action. Little Guides then performed some patri- Sayyed Omar and several guests. Adnan Al-Ibrahim, Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi Kids holding Kuwait flags Left to right: Dr. Nidal Al-Sayyed Omar, Adnan Al-Ibrahim, Mohammad Karam, Eng. Duaij Al- Otaibi. Kids receiving their gifts Parents with kids.