TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 SPORTS Southgate to check Wales call up Federer can still on Kane fitness Allen, Williams be a threat: Edberg LONDON: Wales added Cardiff duo Cory Allen and Tomos LONDON: Roger Federer has fallen outside the world’s top 10 for the first BURTON-ON-TRENT: England’s interim manager Gareth Southgate will check Williams to their injury-hit squad yesterday. Allen, who has time since 2002 but he could still win another grand slam title, according to on the fitness of Harry Kane before deciding if the striker can start Friday’s four Wales caps, has been called up after Newport Gwent former great Stefan Edberg. While Andy Murray’s rise to world number one World Cup qualifier against Scotland, he said yesterday. Kane, 23, made a goal- Dragons centre Tyler Morgan was released following a ham- was the main talking point of yesterday’s new ATP rankings, 17-times major scoring return from a seven-week lay-off with ankle ligament damage in string injury. Williams, an uncapped scrum-half, comes in as champion Federer’s slide to 16th was largely overlooked. The Swiss ended Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Arsenal on Sunday. “I think cover for Rhys Webb, who suffered an ankle injury in his season in July in a bid to recover fully from knee surgery, although he is the first thing we have to do with Harry is check how he is after yesterday,” Saturday’s defeat to Australia and is a doubt for the rest of aiming to be fit for the Australian Open in January. At 35, however, logic sug- Southgate told reporters at England’s St George’s Park base in Wales’ November Tests. “Wales have called Cardiff Blues duo gests Federer’s days of challenging for sil- Burton-on-Trent. “I think Spurs, maybe with Dele (Alli) missing as Cory Allen and Tomos Williams into their 2016 Under verware may be numbered. His last well, took a decision for what was a very big game for them. “Of Armour Series squad,” a statement on the Welsh RFU website grand slam title came at Wimbledon in course we have a big game ourselves and will have to see what read. Wales will look to bounce back when they face 2012. But former world number one level he’s at when he reports. “But it was great to see him back Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday after being thrashed 32-8 Edberg, who has coached Federer, dis- and scoring and with a smile on his face at the end of the game.” by Australia last weekend. The Wallabies scored five tries in agrees. “I thought in the past years he Midfielder Alli will miss England’s game against Scotland at their 12th successive victory over shell-shocked Wales. “I’ve would have won one, he was so close,” Wembley, and next week’s friendly with Spain, after twisting never seen stats so dominant in one side’s favour,” Wales six-times major champion Edberg told his knee in training. His absence opened the door for defence coach Shaun Edwards said. “It’s incredibly difficult. Tennis World. “It becomes even tougher, Southgate to recall Jack Wilshere, who has returned to There are more and more tries being scored in modern day he is not young any more but there is still form and fitness since joining Bournemouth on loan rugby but we can defend better than we did and I’m incredi- hope. If there’s one who can do it, it’s from Arsenal. —AFP bly determined. —AFP Roger,” the 50-year-old Swede added.—Reuters Pampling wins by two strokes in Vegas, ending long drought LAS VEGAS: Rod Pampling won for the first time in 10 years on the PGA Tour when he closed with a 6-under 65 for a two-shot victory Sunday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Pampling holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole at the TPC Summerlin that clinched the victory. He raised his right arm and thrust it when the ball was still another foot away from the cup. The 47-year-old Australian last won on the PGA Tour at Bay Hill in 2006. Brooks Koepka closed with a 67 to finish second. Lucas Gloverwas tied with Pampling with two holes to play until he made a bogey from the bunker on the par-3 17th, and he closed with another bogey when winning was out of reach. He shot a 69 to finish third. Pampling’s last victory was in the 2008 Australian Masters. He lost his PGA Tour card after the 2013 season and spent two years on the Web.com Tour, and had to return to the Web.com Tour Finals last month just to get his card back. His biggest shot might have been for par. Tied for the lead on the par-5 16th, he pushed his drive well right into rough so deep that Pampling asked to identify his ball, and it was a good thing - it wasn’t his ball. His ball was a foot to the right, buried so badly that he could only muscle it some 30 yards behind another tree, and he had to lay up short of the water. From 121 yards, Pampling hit wedge into 6 feet and saved par to stay tied. Glover’s tee shot on the 17th was about a foot away from being good, but it caught the lip of the bunker and left a difficult shot. He missed a 12-foot par putt and never caught up. Pampling finished at 20-under 264 and will Abdul Wahab Al Otaibi performing at Al Kout Mall. be exemption up until his 50th birthday when he is eligible for the PGA Tour Champions. The victory was the third of his PGA Tour career for Pampling, who also won the now-defunct Al Otaibi to represent Kuwait International in 2004. It puts him in the Masters for the first time since 2007, along with the PGA at Red Bull Street World Final Championship for the first time since 2009. KUWAIT: The fourth edition of the football DOMINION CHARITY CLASSIC LAS VEGAS: Rod Pampling, of Australia, holds the trophy after winning the Shriners Hospitals free style tournament Red Bull Street Style Scott McCarron won the Dominion Charity for Children Open golf tournament Sunday, in Las Vegas. — AP has concluded with the winning of partici- Classic to get a top-five spot next week in PGA pant Karam Humaidani (1st) and Abdul Tour Champions finale, beating Tom Byrum with means he has to play to claim the title. Playing Korea. Playing two groups ahead of Feng, Jang Wahab Al Otaibi (2nd). Unpredictably, Al a 6-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. with a sore knee that kept him out of last week’s birdied 16 and 17 in her third 68. The South Otaibi will be representing Kuwait as a sub- McCarron will start next week in Arizona sec- tournament, shot a 71 to tie for sixth at 9 under. Korean player has three victories this year, beat- stitute for Humaidani due to an emergency ond in the points to two-time defending cham- ing Feng by a stroke in Taiwan. Feng shot a tour- that has prevented the latter from traveling pion Bernhard Langer, with all of the top five in TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC nament-best 64 on Saturday to take one-stroke to London. the reset standings - Colin Montgomerie is sec- Shanshan Feng needed every bit of the lead over second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn into In this instance, Abdul Wahab Al Otaibi ond, followed by Joe Durant and Miguel Angel three-stroke lead she took to final hole at chilly the final round. Jutanugarn missed a chance to will be joining other contestants from more Jimenez - in position to win the season title with Taiheiyo Club to finish off her second straight wrap up the LPGA Tour player of the year award than 40 countries around the world tonight a victory at Desert Mountain. LPGA Tour victory. The 27-year-old Chinese star with a victory, shooting a 74 to drop into a tie for in the World Final of Red Bull Street Style McCarron and Byrum each shot 3-under 69 to closed with a double-bogey 6 to beat Ha Na 10th at 8 under. The Thai star leads the tour with which will be held in the Roundhouse - the finish at 13 under on the James River Course at Jang by a stroke in the TOTO Japan Classic, the five victories and also tops the money list. venue that has played hosts to performanc- The Country Club of Virginia. Byrum missed a 15- last of six straight events in Asia. Feng closed es like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. footer before McCarron holed the winning putt. with a 2-under 70 for a 13-under 203 total, the TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN “I’m very happy about this opportunity The 51-year-old McCarron won the Principal double bogey her only dropped shots since the Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen held on to win and I will intensify my efforts in order to Charity Classic in Iowa in June for his first senior fourth hole Friday. the Turkish Airlines Open for his fourth European accomplish a good rank in the World Final victory. He won three times on the PGA Tour. The winner last week in steamy Malaysia, Tour title. Seven strokes ahead entering the of Red Bull Street Style.