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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 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 , 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 (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 during the first half of an NBA 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 - Results and standings from the victory spanning the past two seasons. Rookie Ilya Sorokin had 27 saves in NBA games on Saturday. A 4.5-magnitude earthquake in the stay undefeated after its closest game his NHL debut for the Islanders, get- ed from a first-half deficit to beat San Antonio 103 Houston 91 this season. Atlanta for its fifth win in six games, Brooklyn 122 Orlando 115 South Bay shook the gym early in the ting the start after Semyon Varlamov Toronto 116 Charlotte 113 second half. Play continued with no Butler, the preseason AP All- was hit near the throat by a shot from Enes Kanter added 12 points and 15 American coming off a season-high 28 rebounds for the Blazers. Portland got Memphis 106 Philadelphia 104 disruption at what typically would be Cal Clutterbuck in warmups. Detroit 120 Miami 100 points in the last game, was 0-for-9 some bad news when guard CJ Portland 112 Atlanta 106 an imposing visiting arena at McKeon Maple Leafs 3, Senators 2 Pavilion but had a far different feel shooting with six turnovers before hit- McCollum left the game at halftime Eastern Conference ting consecutive 3-pointers for the In Ottawa, Ontario, Joe Thornton because of a left foot sprain. Atlantic Division devoid of fans. Joel Ayayi scored 16 points for the Bears (12-0, 5-0 Big 12) in the final scored his first goal for Toronto, line- had 26 points and 11 W L Pct GB five minutes. assists for Atlanta, and Clint Capela Boston 8 3 .727 - Bulldogs (14-0, 5-0 West Coast mates Auston Matthews and Mitch Mac McClung had 24 points for Marner also connected for the first added 25 points and 15 rebounds. Philadelphia 9 5 .643 -1/2 Conference). They used a 21-5 run Brooklyn 8 6 .571 1-1/2 over the final 11:17 of the first half to Texas Tech (11-4, 4-3), which was time this season, and the Maple Leafs Spurs 103, Rockets 91 New York 5 8 .385 4 build a 32-25 advantage - and the coming off a 79-77 win at No. 4 Texas beat Ottawa. Vegas Golden Knights right wing Toronto 4 8 .333 4-1/2 on Wednesday night. Kevin McCullar Marner had two assists, Thornton In San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan Gaels made just one of their last 16 Alex Tuch (89) steals the puck from Southeast Division had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the and Matthews each had one and Jack scored 24 points, Dejounte Murray shots to close the half. Anaheim Ducks defenseman W L Pct GB Red Raiders. Campbell made 17 saves to help the Hampus Lindholm (47) during the had 18 points and 10 rebounds and San Orlando 6 7 .462 - Saint Mary’s pulled to 56-48 on Maple Leafs rebound from a 5-3 loss first period of an NHL hockey Antonio beat undermanned Houston to Charlotte 6 8 .429 -1/2 Dan Fotu’s layup with 9:01 to play Texas 82, Kansas St. 67 snap a four-game home losing streak. Atlanta 5 7 .417 -1/2 to the Senators on Friday night at game, on Jan 16, in Las Vegas. Miami 4 7 .364 1 In Austin, Texas, Kamaka Hepa Canadian Tire Centre. (AP) Coming off a victory Thursday night in San Antonio, Houston was on the Washington 3 8 .273 2 scored 15 points in a rare appearance The 41-year-old Thornton signed a Central Division as Texas rebounded from its first Big one-year deal with the Maple Leafs in Flames 3, Canucks 0 brink of not having eight players avail- able as required by the league, but met W L Pct GB 12 loss of the season by beating the offseason. In Calgary, Alberta, Sean Monahan, Milwaukee 9 4 .692 - Kansas State. the minimum in the final hour. The Indiana 8 4 .667 -1/2 Wild 4, Kings 3, OT Dillon Dube and Matthew Tkachuk Rockets had seven healthy players after Cleveland 6 7 .462 3 Hepa, who hadn’t started yet this In Los Angeles, Marcus Johansson scored power-play goals to help Sterling Brown was ruled out due to a Chicago 4 8 .333 4-1/2 season and had played in only three scored with 11 seconds left in over- Calgary beat Vancouver. lower leg injury, but Rodions Kurucs Detroit 3 9 .250 5-1/2 games, started in place of freshman Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves Western Conference forward Greg Brown, who was one of time and Minnesota beat Los Angeles became eligible prior to game time Southwest Division for the second straight game after trail- and shut out his former team to win when the NBA approved the - three Longhorns (11-2, 5-1) held out Calgary’s home opener. It was the first W L Pct GB for reasons not immediately disclosed. ing by two goals after two periods. buster trade involving James Harden. Dallas 6 5 .545 - Johansson’s wrist shot went was NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome Christian Wood had 24 points and San Antonio 7 6 .538 - Given his chance, Hepa made five of near the top of the net and beat since March 8, 2020, a span of 10 17 rebounds for Houston, and Mason Memphis 6 6 .500 -1/2 Texas’ 12 3-pointers in the blowout. months and eight days. New Orleans 4 7 .364 2 Jonathan Quick on his stick side. Jones had a season-high 24 points. Ben Houston 4 7 .364 2 Butler 70, Creighton 66 Ryan Suter sent it to overtime with Predators 5, Blue Jackets 2 McLemore had a season-high 21 In Indianapolis, Aaron Thompson 2 seconds remaining with a snap shot points. Northwest Division In Nashville, Tenn., Brad W L Pct GB scored 17 points and found Bryce Nze near the blue line that Quick was Richardson scored the go-ahead goal Grizzlies 106, 76ers 104 Utah 8 4 .667 - for the go-ahead layup with 1:08 left in unable to get his glove on. Portland 8 5 .615 -1/2 overtime to complete Butler’s remark- midway through the third period and In Memphis, Tenn., Ja Morant Denver 6 6 .500 2 Golden Knights 2, Ducks 1, OT Nashville beat Columbus to sweep the scored 17 points in his return after Oklahoma City 6 6 .500 2 able second-half comeback against In Las Vegas, Max Pacioretty season-opening series. missing eight games because of a left Minnesota 3 8 .273 4-1/2 Creighton. scored 7 seconds into overtime to lift Colton Sissons, Luke Kunin and Filip ankle injury, helping Memphis beat Pacific Division Creighton scored the first two bas- Vegas past Anaheim. Forsberg also scored in the third period, Philadelphia. W L Pct GB Saint Mary’s Matthias Tass, (back), kets in overtime, but Butler took over Vegas rallied for the win after and Rocco Grimaldi also had a goal for Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey LA Lakers 11 3 .786 - guards Gonzaga’s Drew Timme (2) from there, scoring eight straight LA Clippers 9 4 .692 1-1/2 points over the final 3:07. Nze, who William Karlsson tied it with 1:22 left Nashville. Juuse Saros made 42 saves. missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Phoenix 7 4 .636 2-1/2 during the first half of an NCAA col- in regulation. Canadiens 5, Oilers 1 Morant also had six assists. Rookie Golden State 6 6 .500 4 lege basketball game in Moraga, made it 67-66 with his layup, finished Pacioretty’s goal was the fastest to Xavier Tillman added 15 points, and Sacramento 5 8 .385 5-1/2 California, on Jan 16. (AP) with 15 points and nine rebounds. start a period in franchise history. In Edmonton, Alberta, Jeff Petry Grayson Allen had 12 as the Grizzlies and Tomas Tatar each scored twice, won their fourth straight game. Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 2 Carey Price made 34 saves and bench and Detroit handed Miami its opponent by in their last 331 quarters, beat Charlotte for its first winning Shake Milton for 28 points for the third consecutive loss. going back to April 9, 2019. streak of the season. In Detroit, Robby Fabbri broke a tie Montreal beat Edmonton in the first of 76ers. Ben Simmons fell just short of a with 2:42 left, Dylan Larkin got his a two-game set. Blake Griffin scored 15 points for Raptors 116, Hornets 113 Norman Powell led the Raptors with triple-double with 11 points, a season- Detroit, which outscored Miami 38-19 24 points, and Boucher added 20 second goal into an empty net and Jake Evans also scored, and Phillip high 16 rebounds and nine assists. Detroit beat Carolina. Danault and Brendan Gallagher each in the third quarter to turn a four-point In Tampa, Florida, Chris Boucher, points and nine rebounds. Fabbri fluttered the puck past Petr had two assists to help Montreal Pistons 120, Heat 100 halftime deficit into a game fully Kyle Lowry and Fred Van Fleet con- Gordon Heyward scored 25 points Mrazek from the front of the crease off rebound from an opening overtime In Miami, Jerami Grant scored 24 under Pistons control. It was the big- verted eight straight free throws in the and Terry Rozier had 24 for the a pass from Filip Zadina behind the net. loss in Toronto. points, Derrick Rose had 23 off the gest margin the Pistons outscored an final two minutes, helping Toronto Hornets.