MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 SPORTS Another day, another record for Lindsey Vonn in Cortina CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Another day in women - of 86. Vonn recalled how when Cortina, another record for Lindsey Vonn. she recorded the very first podium result of The American won a World Cup super-G her career in Cortina 12 years ago, she fin- yesterday for her 11th career victory in ished third behind then-reigning Olympic Cortina, breaking the resort record of downhill champion Carol Montillet and retired Austrian standout Renate Goetschl. Goetschl. “I never thought that I would “It’s incredible to think back to when I make it this far in my career,” Vonn said. “If was racing with Renate - it seemed like she you would have made a bet, I would have won every single race in Cortina and she definitely bet against me. Now here I am, so seemed unbeatable,” Vonn said. “And to it’s pretty incredible.” have surpassed her now it’s kind of hard to process all of these records. It’s hard to ‘Pretty good statistic’ imagine having more success than my During the podium ceremony, Vonn and idols.” With another near-perfect run down the US ski team were presented with the the Olympia delle Tofane course, Vonn beat Cortina Super Trophy - awarded to the Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein by 0.69 sec- team that gained the most points over the onds, with Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany two-day meet - which coincided with the third, 1.15 back. 60th anniversary of the 1956 Olympics in Vonn made a slight bobble toward the Cortina. Vonn also holds the record for wins end of her run but was otherwise smooth at any single resort with 18 at Lake Louise - and error-free, leaning into turns further giving her a total of 29 victories between than other competitors to maintain speed the Alberta, Canada, ski area and Cortina. and increasing her lead at each checkpoint. “That’s a pretty good statistic,” Vonn At the finish, Vonn pumped her fists a said. “I think I’ve had more wins in Lake few times and pointed at the crowd bask- Louise because we usually have three races ing in the sun on another crystal-clear day there. I think if we had more races here it in the town known as the Queen of the might be a similar statistic. “But I think both Dolomites Range. Vonn took the lead in the courses really suit me and my style, my tac- overall standings from Lara Gut, who fin- tics and how I’m able to carry the speed,” ished fifth, and now leads her Swiss rival by Vonn added. “It’s so important on both 45 points. courses to execute certain turns to be able By winning a downhill on Saturday, to get the speed you need to win the race Vonn eclipsed Annemarie Moser-Proell’s and I think I’ve always understood that real- mark of 36 career wins in skiing’s marquee ly well on those two courses.” event And last year in Cortina, Vonn sur- For Weirather, meanwhile, it was a bit of passed Moser-Proell’s women’s record of 62 revenge after being denied an apparent wins across all events. “When I look back on podium result a day earlier due to strong my career after I’m retired, I’ll really be able winds. Rebensburg had trouble landing the to appreciate what I’ve done,” Vonn said. “I final jump coming into the finish, almost CENTURION: England’s batsman Moeen Ali (right) plays a shot during day 3 of the fourth Test match between England and South Africa at can’t really think about it too much at this did the splits but recovered to hold on to a Supersport stadium. — AFP point because I’ll get distracted. I need to podium position 0.04 ahead of fourth-place stay focused on my job. Right now it’s just finisher Conny Huetter of Austria. Vonn has my job and when I retire then that will be won all three super-G races this season and Rabada rocks England my legacy.” leads the discipline standings by 130 points Vonn now has 75 wins across all disci- ahead of Huetter. Next up for the women’s plines, and is approaching Ingemar circuit are giant slalom and slalom races in Stenmark’s all-time mark - among men and Maribor, Slovenia, next weekend. —AP with six wickets CENTURION: South African fast bowling prodigy Kagiso Rabada took six wickets to SCOREBOARD put South Africa on top on the third day of the fourth and final Test against England at CENTURION, South Africa: Scores at tea on the third day of the fourth and final Test between SuperSport Park yesterday. England were 318 South Africa and England at SuperSport Park yesterday. for eight at tea, still 157 runs behind South South Africa, first innings, 475 Extras (b1, lb7, w2) 10 Africa’s first innings total of 475. England, first innings (overnight 138-2) Total (8 wkts, 98 overs)318 Rabada, 20, took six for 101, including a A. Cook c De Kock b Morkel 76 Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Hales), 2-78 (Compton), 3-177 devastating burst of three wickets in 12 balls A. Hales c Piedt b Rabada 15 (Cook), 4-208 (Root), 5-211 (Taylor), 6-211 (Bairstow), shortly before lunch. Rabada dismissed Joe N. Compton lbw b Rabada 19 7-252 (Stokes), 8-295 (Woakes) J. Root c De Kock b Rabada 76 Root, James Taylor and Jonny Bairstow in Bowling: Abbott 19-9-36-0, Rabada 26-6-101-6 (1w), J. Taylor c De Kock b Rabada 14 quick succession - all caught behind by wick- Piedt 23-4-74-0, Morkel 23-4-72-1 (1w), Elgar 4-0-13- etkeeper Quinton de Kock - to claim his sec- B. Stokes c Amla b Rabada 33 0, Duminy 3-0-14-1 ond five-wicket haul in successive matches. J. Bairstow c De Kock b Rabada 0 To bat: J. Anderson. He followed up by ending an aggressive M. Ali not out 45 innings of 33 by Ben Stokes, who was caught C. Woakes c Elgar b Duminy 26 Match situation: England trail by 157 runs with two at first slip by Hashim Amla off the second S. Broad not out 4 wickets remaining in the first innings. delivery with the second new ball. Chris Woakes was dropped by a leaping De Kock off Morne Morkel when he had one but went on to score 26, helping Moeen Ali add 43 for Maxwell to miss T20 the eighth wicket, before he was caught at slip in part-time off-spinner JP Duminy’s first over. Root, who hit a century and two fifties opener against India in the first three Tests, made 76 off 128 balls with 11 fours before edging Rabada to wick- SYDNEY: All-rounder Glenn Maxwell will Sydney on Saturday. The series is seen as a etkeeper De Kock. Batting conditions were miss Australia’s T20 opener against India in preparation for the T20 World Cup in India in tricky under a heavily overcast sky on a pitch Adelaide with a hamstring injury, acting March, with Di Venuto-who has replaced with occasional variable bounce but England coach Michael Di Venuto said yesterday. Darren Lehmann while the coach is being lost only one wicket before Rabada’s burst. Maxwell flew straight to Melbourne where treated for deep vein thrombosis-hoping to Alastair Cook and Root made their third the second game in the three-match series give every player in the 17-man squad “one wicket stand worth 99 with largely watchful will take place on Friday, skipping the opener or two games at least”. batting, adding 37 runs in an hour before in Adelaide tomorrow. “Obviously, there’s a big carrot at the Morne Morkel dismissed Cook. The tall fast “He has still got a little, slight hamstring end of this with the World Cup team being bowler, who had been wayward, followed up a wretched wide with a superb delivery from niggle so he flew straight to Melbourne and picked, and you know you can only pick 15 around the wicket which squared up Cook, will spend a few days in Melbourne at home people, so we want to give people oppor- straightened off the pitch and found the out- and join the squad when we get there in a tunities to see what they can do,” Di side edge for wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock couple of days,” Di Venuto told reporters in Venuto, usually the team’s batting coach, CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, poses with the Super Ski to take the catch. Cook made 76 off 186 balls Adelaide. Maxwell was also ruled out of the added. The third game takes place in Trophy after winning a women’s alpine skiing World Cup super-G race. — AP with 11 fours. — AFP fifth one-day international against India in Sydney yesterday. —AFP .