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P17 4 Layout 1 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017 SPORTS CYCLING Statesman Froome has ridden above controversy: Boardman LONDON: Chris Froome has emerged as Yet despite the controversies, ed corticosteroid triamcinolone ahead about what I’m looking at and how I feel sation). What we need are experts in a shining light from the anti-doping Froome’s reputation has been enhanced, of his 2012 Tour de France win to treat about that.” managing people and big business.” controversies that have engulfed Team according to former British Cycling tech- asthma. Froome also reportedly dis- With Brailsford battling to uphold Of far greater concern to Boardman is Sky and British Cycling over the past nical advisor Boardman, who wore the tanced himself from Dave Brailsford Team Sky’s reputation and the British safe cycling in Britain and making year, former Olympic champion Chris yellow jersey in three separate Tours. after the Team Sky boss was grilled by Cycling reeling from the resignations of cycling part of everyday life. Boardman says. “What I’ve found interesting about British lawmakers in December about head coach Shane Sutton, CEO Ian Drake It is a subject especially close to his Team Sky, with whom Froome has the last few months is that Froome has the contents of the package delivered to and chairman Bob Howden in the space heart after his mother was knocked off won three of the last four Tour de France become more of a statesman for the Wiggins. of nine months, the sport is facing test- her bike and killed. races, has been dogged for months by a sport,” Boardman told Reuters at the “I think people have tried to infer ing times. Boardman said there was too “We have stalled,” he said. “The gov- row over Therapeutic Use Exemptions London Cycle Show. things, spin what (Froome) said, which I much negativity though. ernment says it wants to double the (TUEs) and a package that was delivered “He is more comfortable in that role think is unfair,” Boardman said of a per- “Over the past two Olympic cycles amount of cycling by 2025. Well that’s to Froome’s former team mate Bradley now. He’s clear on what he thinks and ceived cooling in the relationship the sport has been the most successful two percent to four percent which is Wiggins in 2011. doesn’t contradict himself. I think Chris between Froome and Team Sky. for Britain,” he said. “Half the medals are hardly ambitious. “They are ignoring it. Wiggins consistently denied any Froome has handled himself very well.” “But what he has said has been bang coming from women. Yet everyone There are 10 million people in London wrongdoing but the episode brought a Froome has insisted “there are ques- on.” Boardman said the sooner questions seems willing to shoot at it. and they have to move around. Cycling sour postscript to a stellar career and is tions” to answer about Wiggins’s use of are answered the better. “I think people “People are riding bikes, it’s on main- is a logical solution but the acid test is part of an ongoing UK anti-doping TUEs after leaked World Anti-Doping are going to have to come up with stream TV. I like the new chairman. We providing spaces to ride that are attrac- investigation in the sport. Agency (WADA) data revealed he inject- answers,” he said. “I’m not 100 percent don’t need more cyclists (in the organi- tive and safe.” —Reuters ‘This ship has sailed’, Budapest 2024 bid chief tells radio BUDAPEST: The Hungarian capital has likely he saw no chance for a Hungarian Games in lost its chance to organise Summer Olympic 2024. “The Mayor is right, this issue belongs Games in 2024, the bid’s chief told local radio to all of us,” he said. “The Hungarian Olympic late on Sunday after a nascent political move- family, the capital, Parliament, and the gov- ment collected a quarter million signatures to ernment have all made unified decisions. force a referendum on the bid. Now I see that cause ran aground, even Budapest was considered a long-shot can- though a 120-year-old Hungarian dream had didate next to powerhouses Los Angeles and a palpable chance of coming true.” Paris but the eastern European city pinned He said Agenda 2020 and internal political high hopes on the International Olympic unity were both necessary to allow any Committee’s new frugal bid concept, known chance for a small, poorer country like as Agenda 2020. Hungary to host the Games. A political accord behind the bid once “Now that unity has gone up in the air, and included most parties, the government and lacking that we stand no chance against Paris Parliament, which voted to support the can- or Los Angeles. This ship has sailed, it seems. didacy in 2015. That broad unity evaporated The Budapest Olympics can soon wrap it in, as the new political group, called Momentum, although now it would have really had a tapped into popular dissent. chance.” He said even a favourable referen- Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos flagged he dum result would not save the situation now. might withdraw from the 2024 race but “I would have been the first to propose a rejected responsibility for allowing the bid to referendum had it not been for the complete fall apart, saying it was always a national mat- unity that formed in the Budapest city council ter in Hungary. and a decisive majority in Parliament,” he said. Balazs Furjes, a government commissioner “With no unity the Budapest bid suffers such for special projects and the chief organiser of a blow that a referendum to heal that would the 2024 bid, told Inforadio on Sunday that be too little too late.” — Reuters Pelicans acquiring DeMarcus NEW ORLEANS: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans celebrates with the 2017 NBA All-Star Game MVP trophy after the 2017 NBA All- Star Game at Smoothie King Center on Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana. — AFP Cousins in multi-player deal BASKETBALL NEW ORLEANS: DeMarcus Cousins is on Denver for the eighth and final playoff his way out of Sacramento - and right into seeding in the Western Conference. an All-Star frontcourt pairing with Anthony Cousins, like Davis a former collegiate Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans agreed to star at Kentucky, is averaging 27.8 points Davis scores 52, West acquire Cousins from the Kings on Sunday, and 10.6 rebounds this season. But he is the same night the center was playing in due to become a free agent in 2018 unless the All-Star Game in their arena. the Pelicans can sign him to an All-Star cal- The Kings dealt one of the most talent- iber extension. New Orleans will also have ed but temperamental big men in the to hope Cousins can dial back some of his tops East 192-182 game along with Omri Casspi to New after-the-whistle intensity and antics. He Orleans in exchange for Tyreke Evans, 2016 leads the NBA in technical fouls with 17, first-round draft pick Buddy Hield, putting him one away from another one- NEW ORLEANS: Move over, Wilt. After 55 years, er broke into celebration. Players jumped and seven. ... Isaiah Thomas scored 20 for the East. Langston Galloway and first- and second- game suspension. one of your records is no more. threw hands skyward, Curry tossing a cupful of Kyle Lowry scored 19 points and DeMar round draft picks this summer, a person While Davis said after the All-Star Game Anthony Davis took care of that. At the ice water onto a smiling Durant amid it all. DeRozan added 16. ... No East player logged familiar with the situation said. that he wasn’t aware of an impending defense-free dunkfest that now serves as the “It was a nice give-and-go, man,” Westbrook more than 24 minutes. West: Curry took cover in The person spoke to The Associated trade, he said he admired Cousins as a play- NBA’s All-Star Game, Davis scored a record 52 said. Added Durant: “It was a great basketball the third quarter, comically hitting the deck Press on condition of anonymity because er. “He’s a great player, dominant in this points and led the Western Conference past the play. He was open so I threw him the lob. He can face-first as Antetokounmpo went in for yet the trade is not official and has not been league, of course, with all the numbers he Eastern Conference, 192-182 on Sunday night. jump really high so yeah, good play.” another dunk. So later in the quarter, announced by either team. puts up,” Davis said. “Of course, DeMarcus is He made 26 of 39 shots, scored 20 points in the Kerr said that set the West up for the rest of Antetokounmpo went over Curry for a rebound The deal pairs the 6-foot-11 Cousins, a an elite player in this league.” But the Kings fourth quarter and became the first player since the night. “I guess that’s kind of the beauty of slam - one that left Curry staring at the score- frontcourt All-Star from nearby Mobile, decided to move on without him, having Kobe Bryant in 2011 to win MVP honors on his the game,” Kerr said. “You just let the game break board for a replay. Alabama, with the 6-11 Davis, who on not made the playoffs since taking Cousins home floor. the ice, and that play, I thought, broke the ice.” Sunday night was the All-Star Game MVP with the No.
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