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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 SPORTS

LONDON: New Zealand’s captain Richie McCaw (centre, right) and hold the trophy aloft after the final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham Stadium. The All Blacks won 34-17.—AP Carter kicks All Blacks to glory

TWICKENHAM: bowed out as minutes of high-octane rugby. “We played down to 14-men with in the sin- ened on the right side with Milner-Skudder away another penalty for a high tackle on the king of rugby yesterday when he kicked the some damned good rugby there,” said McCaw bin. then on the left with Savea before winning a New Zealand fly-half. This time Smith con- All Blacks to a historic 34-17 World Cup victory as celebrations started. Carter, who has con- David Pocock crossed from a lineout drive penalty for Carter to put the first points on tained himself and allowed Carter to kick the over Australia at Twickenham yesterday. firmed it was his 112th and final Test scored and Tevita Kuridrani scored when Australia the board. points. Carter kicked a decisive 19 points in his 19 points to stretch his world record to 1,598. counter-attacked after Milner-Skudder missed Although the All Blacks were applying the After Carter landed his third penalty the All final match for New Zealand as they became The Wallabies put up a stubborn resistance touch with a clearing kick. early pressure a series of errors allowed Blacks produced the opening try of the game, the first team to retain the World Cup and the for much of the first half but the speed of the The two wings with places in the record Australia into the game. A kick for the corner just before half-time with Conrad Smith, first to win three titles. All Blacks and passes proved too much for books at stake, and Drew went out on the full, a Carter clearing kick did Aaron Smith and McCaw all featuring in the When the Wallabies had closed to within them. The Australians resistance broke just Mitchell were unable to cross the line. Savea not go out and when Australia kicked Ben move to put Milner-Skudder over for the All three points of the All Blacks in the second before half-time, when Conrad Smith, Aaron finishes the tournament with eight tries, Smith knocked on. Blacks to turn 16-3 ahead. half, Carter struck with a monstrous drop goal Smith and McCaw all combined to put Nehe equalling the record for a single World Cup At the resulting scrum the All Blacks front Williams, who came on for Conrad Smith at and a 50 metre penalty to decide the game. Milner Skudder over in the corner. set by Jonah Lomu (1999) and Bryan Habana row was penalised and Bernard Foley landed the break, produced two sensational off-loads With three tries, two converted, and a fur- , who replaced Conrad (2007). the equalising penalty. New Zealand blew a with his first two touches of the ball, to set up ther three Carter penalties the All Blacks put Smith at half-time, produced two classy off- Mitchell signed off without adding to his chance to regain the lead when awarded a Nonu’s try. on a brilliant show, spoiled only by Ben Smith loads with his first touches. The second put 14 career World Cup tries, one behind the handy penalty which scrum-half Aaron Smith The Pocock and Kuridrani tries saw becoming the first player to be sin-binned in a Ma’a Nonu on a 40 metre run to the line. record also shared by Lomu and Habana. decided to run with rather than let Carter Australia close the gap to 21-17 before Carter, final. Before a capacity crowd of 80,125, it put Australia kicked off but were almost imme- have a shot at goal. the man of the match,landed his drop goal Richie McCaw, in what may have been his the All Blacks ahead 21-3. The Wallabies came diately forced back into their own half when Smith then found himself penalised when and penalty. then scored the international swansong raised the Webb Ellis back with two converted tries in the middle of Nonu stepped around Sekope Kepu to get the tackled near the posts. Wallaby prop Kepu shutout try with Carter landing the conver- Cup for the second time in four years after 80 the second half when the All Blacks were All Blacks up to the Wallaby line. They threat- warned once for a late tackle on Carter gave sion.—AFP

Preview Dortmund Koeman relishing reel in Bayern

derby showdown BERLIN: Second-placed Borussia Dortmund closed the gap behind German league leaders Bayern Munich to SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton manager Ronald five points yesterday as Marco Reus netted twice in their Koeman can’t wait to get his first taste of a south-coast 3-1 win at Werder Bremen. derby when Bournemouth visit St Mary’s today. Reus fired in the opening and third goals, but Borussia With Southampton’s traditional enemies Portsmouth should have won by more as Gabon striker Pierre- currently languishing in the fourth tier, Bournemouth’s Emerick Aubameyang squandered three clear chances. arrival in the this season has given Right winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan capped a superb Koeman’s side a genuine local rival to spar with. Just 31 display with Dortmund’s second having provided the miles separate St Mary’s from Bournemouth’s Dean final pass for both of Reus’ goals. Court, but the clubs have met only three times-all in the “As the second-placed team, you always look at what 2010-11 season-in the last 27 years and have faced off the top side is doing, but Bayern are still a long way just 21 times ever. ahead and we’re just worrying about ourselves,” said While no-one would place this fledgling rivalry in the Reus. same category as the fierce clashes between “We didn’t have the right tempo in the first-half. In the Manchester United and Manchester City or Arsenal and end things turned out well, but it was harder than it Tottenham, Koeman believes passions will be running looked.” After Bayern were held to a goalless draw at high on the south coast this weekend and the Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday, Dortmund took the chance Dutchman is delighted by that development. to trim the Bavarian giants’ lead. MADRID: Real Madrid’s Francisco Roman ‘Isco’ (right) vies for the ball with Las Palmas’ Vicente Gomez during the They have now scored 18 goals in their last four “In my opinion it’s a derby but maybe not the Spanish La Liga soccer match. —AP biggest one, because there’s not a lot of history games and a staggering 64 in 20 games this season between both clubs,” Koeman said. under new coach Thomas Tuchel. “I hope that they will stay in the Premier League so Real ease past Las Palmas Dortmund opened the scoring after nine minutes that we will get a few years in a row to play against each when Mkhitaryan fired in a cross, Aubameyang let the other. “Normally, it makes it a little bit easier for the ball roll to Reus, who fired home at the far post. manager because the players have that feeling of it MADRID: Real Madrid eased past La Liga newcomers Las Palmas Bremen levelled when Nigeria striker Anthony Ujah tapped home on 32 minutes after Matthias Ginter being a derby. 3-1 to move three points clear of Barcelona at the top of the table cleared off the line. “Everybody will have more attention to the game, yesterday. The Canary Islanders were making their first visit to the Matches on TV (Local Santiago Bernabeu in 13 years, but couldn’t have gotten off to a A superb cross off the offside of the boot from Mats and that makes it a little bit more special. You need that Timings) Hummels found Mkhitaryan at the far post just before to be successful.” worst start as Isco and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid 2-0 up inside 15 minutes. Hernan’s header briefly gave the visitors hope the break to head home on 44 minutes. Southampton defender Jose Fonte is the only sur- seven minutes before half-time, yet Madrid restored their two- English Premier League Reus added a third after Mkhitaryan’s final pass split vivor from his team’s last showdowns with goal advantage just five minutes later through Jese Rodriguez’s Everton v Sunderland 16:30 the defence as the defeat left Bremen 14th in the table. Bournemouth in League One and it would be little sur- fine finish. beIN SPORTS Borussia Moenchengladbach earned their sixth straight prise if he finished on the winning side again. Barcelona can move back level on points with Madrid by win- Southampton v Bournemouth 19:00 beIN SPORTS victory to go fourth with a 4-1 win at Hertha Berlin hav- Koeman will be without injured strikers Jay ning at Getafe late yesterday. “We played very well again in the ing been bottom in September with five defeats. Rodriguez and , but their absences have first-half. We started the game sensationally well and then maybe Spanish League Gladbach blitzed Hertha with two goals in as many down little to slow Southampton’s progress during a with the advantage our tempo dropped in the second-half,” said Real Sociedad v Vigo 0:05 first-half minutes at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium from left- six-match unbeaten run that includes a 3-1 win at Madrid boss Rafael Benitez. beIN SPORTS 6 HD back Oscar Wendt, plus a solo effort from Brazil striker “But we controlled the game in the second-half thanks to our beIN SPORTS 16 HD champions Chelsea and a midweek victory over Aston Eibar v Rayo 14:00 Raffael. Villa that took them into the League Cup quarter-finals. good play in the first.” Real were without Keylor Navas, Sergio Gladbach grabbed a third when Swiss midfielder Ramos, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema beIN SPORTS Italian forward Graziano Pelle and Senegal winger Sadio Espanyol v Granada 18:00 Granit Xhaka drilled home a penalty on 55 minutes after through injury as coach Rafael Benitez preferred not to risk any of beIN SPORTS Ivory Coast winger Ibrahima Traore was fouled in the Mane have been key contributors, with 10 goals com- his stars ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s visit in the Champions Gijon v Malaga 20:15 area. bined in the last seven matches. League on Tuesday. However, they suffered another injury scare beIN SPORTS “Of course they are important players because they as Luka Modric was replaced at half-time with a hip problem put- Betis v Bilbao 22:30 Alexander Baumjohann converted a late penalty for are scoring goals,” Koeman said. “They are important, ting his participation in midweek in doubt. beIN SPORTS Hertha after being fouled before Havard Nordtveit grabbed Gladbach’s fourth in added time. but the rest of the team gives them the chance to score. The hosts were never put under any serious pressure, though, Italian Premier League I am happy if they continue like this.” Although there is as Las Palmas coughed up possession deep inside their own half The result boosts Gladbach ahead of Tuesday’s Fiorentina v Calcio 14:30 Champions League match at home to 2015 finalists little recent history between the clubs, Bournemouth after four minutes and Casemiro teed up Isco to coolly slot home beIN SPORTS goalkeeper provides a link having played his first goal of the season. Ronaldo then added his 13th goal in Bologna v Atalanta 17:00 Juventus while Hertha drop to sixth. for Saints for three years until joining Eddie Howe’s as many games this campaign with a diving header to meet beIN SPORTS Gladbach are now just two points behind Schalke, Marcelo’s perfect cross from the left 10 minutes later. Udinese v Sassuolo 17:00 who needed a late Leroy Sane equaliser in their 1-1 draw team in May. beIN SPORTS However, the erratic former Celtic goalkeeper missed Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla was making his first appearance for at home to Ingolstadt after the Bavarian visitors took a the Real senior team after rejoining his boyhood club from Genoa v Napoli 17:00 shock first-half lead. Wednesday’s 1-0 League Cup defeat at Liverpool with a beIN SPORTS Espanyol in July and he was forced into action for the first time by Bochum-born Cameroon internationals Joel and thigh problem and Howe will leave it until the last Carpi v Hellas Verona 17:00 Jonathan Viera’s low shot which he parried to safety. Marvin Matip faced each other for the first time with Joel minute before deciding to recall him or stick with beIN SPORTS There was little Casilla could do seven minutes before half- Lazio v Milan 22:45 at centre-back for Schalke while Marvin captained deputy Adam Federici. “Selecting a goalkeeper has time, though, as Madrid conceded for the first time at home this beIN SPORTS Ingolstadt. been a difficult decision every game we’ve had this sea- season when Hernan was given acres of space to head home German Leauge Huub Stevens picked up a point in his first game as son,” Howe said. Nabil El Zhar’s corner via the underside of the crossbar. coach of Hoffenheim in their goalless draw at Cologne. Yet, any hope of a close contest was wiped away moments Stuttgart v Darmstadt 17:30 “With all team selections, since I’ve been a manager, beIN SPORTS Caretaker coach Stevens has been tasked with keeping it’s been ‘pick the right player for this game, regardless later when Jese skipped past Aythami Artiles before firing into Hamburger v Hannover 19:30 second-from-bottom Hoffenheim in order for 28-year-old the bottom corner. of any historical association with that club’. beIN SPORTS Julian Nagelsmann to make history next season as the Las Palmas started the better in the second period as Willian “Artur’s been fine mentally. He’s had treatment this French League Bundesliga’s youngest head coach. Japan striker week on his thigh, so we haven’t seen him on the Jose blasted over with a great chance on the counter-attack before Casilla produced a brilliant save to turn the Brazilian’s free- Nice v Lille 16:00 Yoshinori Muto claimed a hat-trick to rescue a dramatic training ground. “A lot will be fitness-depending. kick behind for a corner. Madrid produced precious little after the beIN SPORTS point for mid-table Mainz in their 3-3 draw at bottom Artur’s had his thigh problem it’s been well docu- break, but Ronaldo should have added to his tally in stoppage Monaco v Angers 19:00 side Augsburg. mented he pulled out of the Manchester City game beIN SPORTS Having given Mainz a 2-0 lead before Augsburg time when he failed to beat Javi Varas when clean through on Nantes v Marseille 23:00 with, so we’ll wait and see if he’s fit and make a deci- goal and the keeper got quickly back on his feet to also prevent beIN SPORTS roared back with three unanswered goals, Muto saved sion between the two.”—AFP Lucas Vazquez’s follow-up effort finding the net. —AFP his best for last with a 93rd-minute strike. —AFP