p15_Layout 1 10/12/14 9:40 PM Page 1 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 SPORTS Kolarov blasts Serbia fans Bryans win doubles title Cooper to quit Wallabies BELGRADE: Serbia fans should keep their anger in check over the national SHANGHAI: American twins Bob and Mike Bryan added another accolade SYDNEY: Versatile Wallabies back Adam Ashley-Cooper will quit Australia after team’s poor results and be more supportive, defender Aleksandar Kolarov to their lengthy resume after taking the Shanghai Masters men’s doubles next year’s World Cup to play club rugby in Europe, the 99 times capped inter- said after the team’s 1-1 Euro 2016 qualifying draw at Armenia. Fan mes- title yesterday to become the first pair to win all nine ATP World Tour national said yesterday. The 30-year-old, who is set to become only the sixth sage boards were littered with abusive comments after the Serbs barely Masters 1000 tournaments. Australian to win 100 caps, said he would like to link up with former Wallabies avoided defeat with a last-gasp Zoran Tosic equaliser in the Group I match The 35-year-old siblings defeated French Open champions Julien team mate Matt Giteau at big-spending European champions Toulon in on Saturday and Kolarov lashed out at the critics. “I have been here for a Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2 7-6(3) on the Chinese hard France. “I’m certainly scoping out the areas of Toulon but there are a few other while and I can say that we have never had the right kind of support,” the court to take an unprecedented 101st career title in their 152nd final. The clubs that are interested,” Ashley-Cooper told AAP yesterday. “I’m sure that will Manchester City left back told Belgrade’s SOS sports television channel on Masters 1000 events are the top ranking tournaments on the ATP Tour out- all come to a head over the next four of five weeks because I think that’s when Sunday. “It seems people in Serbia can’t wait for us to falter so they can side of the grand slams with the Bryans now boasting 31 of them after those things usually start to wrap up. insult us. It’s annoying although I don’t have a personal problem with it multiple wins in Indian Wells, Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo, Miami, Toronto, “But, yeah, I certainly see myself and my girlfriend heading towards Europe because I know who and what I am. Madrid and Cincinnati. after the World Cup. I’m very happy career-wise with what I’ve been able to “Most of them are probably using their keyboards to vent their They also won the now defunct Hamburg Masters in 2007. Today’s vic- achieve.” A talented centre, wing or fullback, Ashley-Cooper is expected own frustrations.” Serbia, who failed to reach either Euro 2012 or tory was their fifth Masters 1000 title of the season, a joint personal best, to bring up his test century against the All Blacks in the third Bledisloe the 2014 World Cup, have been jeered by fans throughout both after they secured the year-end doubles number one ranking earlier this Cup clash of the year in Brisbane next week. He began his career qualifying campaigns and often played their home games in week for the 10th time. “It’s another great milestone,” Bob Bryan said. “This playing sevens before making his Wallabies debut at 15s in 2005 half-empty stadiums. Several hours before their Euro 2012 week was full of them for us. To come and get in the title match, have a against South Africa in Perth. He helped Australia win the 2011 qualifier away to Italy, Serbian fans attacked their own team bus shot at winning the tournament that’s eluded us, complete the Golden Tri-Nations title and then scored five tries for the Wallabies as and then forced the game to be abandoned after only seven Masters, is amazing. they made the semi-finals of the World Cup later that year minutes when they rioted in Genoa’s Luigi Ferraris stadi- “It was really the last thing left for us to do. We can definitely shut it in New Zealand, including a hat-trick of scores in the um.—Reuters down today and be happy guys.—Reuters group win over United States.—Reuters Penguins drop Leafs TORONTO: Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, all on the power play, for his second straight three-point game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. Patric Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin and Brandon Sutter also scored for Pittsburgh, which got a solid showing in goal from Marc- Andre Fleury. Malkin also had a three-point night, with a pair of assists. The line of Crosby, Hornqvist and Kunitz finished with six points and the Penguins went 3-for-5 on the power play. Crosby had two goals and an assist in the Toyota Racing take third Penguins’ season-opening win over Anaheim. Joffrey Lupul and Tyler Bozak scored for Toronto. place in Six Hours of the The Maple Leafs lost their home opener 4-3 to Montreal on a late goal Wednesday night. Circuit of Americas Toronto’s James Van Riemsdyk and Pittsburgh’s Simon Despres had a brief fight with 33 seconds DUBAI: Toyota Racing experienced a dramat- bright side, which you have to do when the remaining. ic but very frustrating Six Hours of the Circuit result doesn’t go your way, the good news is of the Americas in Austin, Texas last week we had the fastest car. We should have won, CAPITALS 4, BRUINS 0 which ended with a podium finish but prom- that was clear. Going forward, we have a car Alex Ovechkin scored his first two goals of ised much more for the fourth round of the to fight for the championship. It is going to the season, Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots FIA World Endurance Championship. be tough but we are still ahead in the drivers’ and Washington coach Barry Trotz got his first Heavy rain early in the race caused chaos championship at least. We can only look for- win with the Capitals in a 4-0 victory over the and necessitated a stunning recovery drive ward and make sure we win as many races as Boston Bruins on Saturday night. for the #8 TS040 Hybrid of Anthony Davidson, we can from here on in.” The three-time league MVP Ovechkin, who Nicolas Lapierre and SÈbastien Buemi, who The race had begun very promisingly with led the NHL with 51 goals last season, scored finished third to leave with a 11-point lead in the 1,000PS, four-wheel-drive TS040 Hybrids Washington’s first two goals. Defenseman Mike the drivers’ standings. taking control at the start; pole sitter Green had a power-play goal and John Carlson According to Takayuki Yoshitsugu, Chief SÈbastien pulling out a substantial lead while added a late score. Representative, Middle East and North Africa Alex brought the #7 up to second place in the Trotz, the longtime Nashville coach, was Representative Office, TOYOTA Motor opening laps. After Mike Conway in the #7 hired during the offseason after Washington Corporation, “The team did very well to place and Nicolas in #8 took over their respective missed the playoffs for the first time in seven third and get a podium finish and credit goes cars close to the hour mark, the race was years and fired Adam Oates. The Capitals lost to the entire team and support staff for com- turned upside down by a heavy rainstorm. In Trotz’s first game, 2-1 in a shootout to Montreal peting hard and overcoming the challenging impossible conditions on slick tyres both cars at home Thursday night. weather conditions. It’s now time to move on aquaplaned off track, with the #8 getting BLACKHAWKS 6, SABRES 2 TORONTO: Olli Maatta No. 3 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates with the puck pursued by Phil and prepare for the next round at the Six stuck in the gravel. After a delay of nearly an Kessel No. 81 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre. —AFP Hours of Fuji race where Toyota will look to hour, during which the race clock continued Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp and build on its successful track record and go for to count down, Nicolas took the safety car Dan Carcillo scored for Chicago in the third peri- Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Tarasenko SENATORS 3, LIGHTNING 2 victory to remain in the hunt for winning the restart in fourth, with Mike back in seventh. od, and the Blackhawks beat Buffalo in their also scored for the Blues, and Paul Stastny and Mika Zibanejad scored the deciding goal in drivers’ championship.” As the standings settled down and the home opener. Kevin Shattenkirk each had three assists. St. the shootout and Ottawa beat Tampa Bay. On this occasion, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Team next round of pit stops came, Anthony in the Andrew Shaw had a goal and an assist, and Louis improved to 7-1-1 in its last nine games Zibanejad’s score made it 2-1 in the third round President said: “This is a frustrating result #8 was pushing to close the gap on the podi- Duncan Keith also scored for the Blackhawks. against Calgary. of the shootout and Steven Stamkos was unable because we had the fastest car but couldn’t um positions while StÈphane was sixth, with Brandon Saad had a career-high three assists Curtis Glencross ended Elliott’s shutout bid to beat Ottawa goalie Robin Lehner on the win the race.