ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021 SPORTS 15 Photos taken during opening stage of the Dubai Women’s Running Challenge. UK’s Hayward and Norway’s Fuglestad top charts in 10K and 5K run UAE’s Salim romps through in Stage 1 of Dubai Women’s Running Challenge DUBAI, Jan 17: Becky Hayward of the UK and Al Saadi (12:37) in the overall rankings, while while Louise MacGregor (24:37) of the UK Manrique. “I have just done the 5km and Lucia Palm Jumeirah, while Stage 3, which will be a Norway’s Ingrid Feliza Fuglestad topped the Analyn Fuglestad (13:18) of Norway was third, came in third. has done the 2.5km. The race is absolutely fan- night race starting at 9 pm, will take the ladies overall charts in the 10K and 5K Run, while a further 41 seconds behind. Organised in collaboration with Dubai tastic. We saw lions, we saw elephants, and we to Dubai Garden Glow on Jan 28. The Shamsa Salim of the UAE was fastest in the Becky Hayward, meanwhile, took the over- Municipality under the slogan “It is good to saw hyenas. We absolutely loved it.” Challenge will then wind up on Feb 6 at Al 2.5K Run of the opening stage of the four-stop all honours in the 10km run with a time of compete in the World’s Coolest Winter”, Stage “I have just completed the 5km today at Dubai Seef, allowing participants to soak in the atmo- Dubai Women’s Running Challenge, which 47:28, finishing a minute and 37 seconds ahead 1 one of the Challenge provided the partici- Safari Park,” said Vicki Matheson of Scotland, sphere in what is the cultural and historic dis- attracted more than 300 enthusiasts to Dubai of Helen Boland of Ireland (49:05), while pants with an unforgettable experience as they who also took part in the 5K. “It’s the first race in trict of Dubai. Safari Park on a foggy Saturday morning. Kahli Johnson of the UK was third overall with ran past lions, giraffes and many other exotic four. I saw the lions – I ran past them. It was cold Registration for the remaining three stages of In the 2.5km Run, Emirati Shamsa Salim a time of 49:10. animals on a chilly morning. at the start. We had to go up the hill, but we all the Dubai Women’s Running Challenge is blitzed through the course with a time of nine In the 5km Run, Ingrid Feliza Fuglestad was “We are so excited to have run this race in the finished. It was an amazing morning.” open on the Hopasports website (https://www. minutes and 15 seconds, finishing three min- fastest with a time of 22:38, finishing 17 sec- Dubai Safari Park,” said Elizabeth Manrique, The next stage of the Challenge will take hopasports.com/en/event/dubai-women-run- utes and 22 seconds ahead of Oman’s Khlood onds ahead of Egypt’s Joud Dabous (22:55), who took part with her daughter Lucia Ferris place on Jan 23 at another unique location, the ning-challenge-series-2-of-4-palm-jumeirah). Devils edge Bruins in OT Kessel nets twice, Coyotes Harden scores triple-double in beat Sharks for series split GLENDALE, Arizona, Jan 17, (AP): debut as Nets rally past Magic Phil Kessel scored two goals, Antti NHL Results/Standings Raanta stopped 31 shots and the Arizona Coyotes bounced back from an opening loss to beat the San Jose Morant returns, Grizzlies top 76ers 106-104 for 4th straight Sharks 5-3. WASHINGTON, Jan 17, (AP): Arizona got off to a slow start Results and standings from the NHL before coming to life late in a shootout games on Saturday. New Jersey 2 Boston OT 1 NEW YORK, Jan 17, (AP): loss to San Jose on Thursday night. Arizona 5 San Jose 3 The Coyotes pressured the Sharks Montreal 5 Edmonton 1 James Harden delivered 32 from the start Saturday, scoring four Detroit 4 Carolina 2 points and a triple-double goals in the opening two periods. Toronto 3 Ottawa 2 NY Rangers 5 NY Islanders 0 in his Brooklyn debut, Kessel, who struggled with injuries Nashville 5 Columbus 2 in his first season in the desert, scored Minnesota 4 Los Angeles OT 3 Kevin Durant scored a sea- the tying goal in the closing seconds of Vegas 2 Anaheim OT 1 son-high 42 points in his the opener and had goals in each of the Calgary 3 Vancouver 0 first two periods Saturday. Central Division first game back with his Clayton Keller scored for the sec- GP W L OT Pts GF GA former teammate, and the Tampa Bay 2 2 0 0 4 10 3 ond straight game, and Oliver Ekman- Nashville 2 2 0 0 4 8 3 Nets showed off their Larsson had three assists for Arizona. Detroit 2 1 1 0 2 4 5 Jakob Chychrun and Barrett Hayton Carolina 2 1 1 0 2 5 4 potent potential in a 122- Columbus 2 0 2 0 0 3 8 also scored. Chicago 2 0 2 0 0 3 10 115 victory over the Timo Meier had a goal and an assist, Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orlando Magic. and Martin Jones allowed five goals Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harden had 14 assists and 12 on 24 shots for the Sharks. Ryan East Division Donato and Tomas Hertl also scored. rebounds after being cleared to GP W L OT Pts GF GA play earlier in the afternoon after Devils 2, Bruins 1, OT Philadelphia 2 2 0 0 4 11 5 Washington 2 2 0 0 4 8 5 all the players in the blockbuster In Newark, N.J., Egor Sharangovich New Jersey 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 Boston 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 trade that brought him from scored his first NHL goal in the final NY Rangers 2 1 1 0 2 5 4 Houston had completed their phys- seconds of overtime to lift New Jersey NY Islanders 2 1 1 0 2 4 5 icals. Harden also had nine turn- past Boston for coach Lindy Ruff’s Buffalo 2 0 2 0 0 5 8 first victory with the Devils. Pittsburgh 2 0 2 0 0 5 11 overs. Damon Severson made a backhand North Division He had no practice time with the pass at the edge of the offensive zone GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nets and sure didn’t need it, becoming to set up the 22-year-old Sharangovich Toronto 3 2 1 0 4 11 11 the first player in franchise history to with 1.7 seconds remaining in over- Montreal 2 1 0 1 3 9 6 have a triple-double in his debut. Calgary 2 1 0 1 3 6 4 Durant made five 3-pointers in his time. Winnipeg 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 Ottawa 2 1 1 0 2 7 6 10th game back following an 18-month Edmonton 3 1 2 0 2 9 12 layoff after rupturing his Achilles ten- ICE HOCKEY Vancouver 3 1 2 0 2 7 11 don in the 2019 NBA Finals. He hiked West Division his average to 30.7 points, which GP W L OT Pts GF GA would be his highest since he scored a Philadelphia 76ers guard Shake Milton (18) shoots between Memphis Grizzlies forward Xavier Tillman, (left), and Vegas 2 2 0 0 4 7 3 league-leading 32 per game and won guard Grayson Allen during the first half of an NBA basketball game, on Jan 16, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP) Miles Wood scored for the second Minnesota 2 2 0 0 4 8 6 consecutive game, and MacKenzie Arizona 2 1 0 1 3 8 7 NBA MVP honors for Oklahoma City St Louis 2 1 1 0 2 4 9 in 2014. Blackwood made 27 saves for his first Colorado 2 1 1 0 2 9 4 Baylor up to 12-0 after 68-60 win over Texas Tech victory of the season. San Jose 2 1 1 0 2 7 8 Rangers 5, Islanders 0 Los Angeles 2 0 0 2 2 6 8 Anaheim 2 0 1 1 1 3 7 BASKETBALL In New York, Pavel Buchnevich and Note: Two points for a win one point Artemi Panarin each scored twice and for overtime loss. The top four No. 1 Gonzaga beats rival Saint Mary’s teams in each division will qualify for Alexandar Georgiev stopped 23 shots playoffs under this season’s tempo- Nikola Vucevic had 34 points, 10 MORAGA, California, Jan 17, (AP): before another decisive Gonzaga burst, for his fifth career shutout, leading the rary realignment. rebounds and seven assists for the Corey Kispert had 17 points and five this time 8-0. The Zags shot 53.8%. New York Rangers past the Islanders. short-handed Magic. They have lost NBA Results/Standings rebounds and No. 1 Gonzaga overcame Baylor 68, Texas Tech 60 Kaapo Kakko also scored as the five straight. a slow start with a surge to end the first Rangers bounced back for their first Trail Blazers 112, Hawks 106 half, pulling away late to beat rival In Lubbock, Texas, Davion Mitchell victory two nights after being blanked Saint Mary’s 73-59 for its 18th straight had 17 points and Jared Butler finally 4-0 by the Islanders in the opener. In Portland, Oregon, Damian Lillard WASHINGTON, Jan 17, (AP): scored late and Baylor overcame to scored 36 points and Portland rebound- Results and standings from the victory spanning the past two seasons.