Djokovic and FIFA ethics Federer stroll committee bans to easy wins executives from 17 Nepal,19 Laos TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Australia strike back after Taylor’s epic 290 Page 16

BUDAPEST: Orjan Nyland, left, of Norway and Gergo Lovrencsics of Hungary clash during the Hungary vs Norway soccer European Championship qualification playoff second leg match in Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday. — AP Hungary qualify for Euro 2016

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s 30-year wait to play on the over from and he left this team for me,” said Hungary’s Gabor Kiraly, who made a series of superb saves over goal advantage. Kiraly made another excellent save in major championship stage will end in France next year German coach Bernd Storck who took charge in July. the two legs. Ferencvaros’s home ground erupted the 76th minute when he parried Marcus Pedersen’s after their 2-1 victory over Norway ensured that one of “The players’ approach was fantastic during those almost like never before when Priskin curled in a fabu- close-range shot before the tie was effectively sealed football’s most storied nations qualified for the Euro two games, they fought well and deserved to qualify to lous strike from 16 metres after a quick counter-attack seven minutes from time as Dzsudzsak’s corner was 2016 finals. France.” The Hungarians built on their first-leg win in to put Hungary ahead. Kiraly had to make a fine save bundled under pressure into his own net by Henriksen. The triumph, which sealed their 3-1 victory on aggre- when Tamas Priskin curled in a delightful 14th- from Haitam Aleesami’s low shot in the 27th minute The AZ Alkmaar man then pulled one back for Norway gate in front of an ecstatic crowd in the Groupama minute opener and Markus Henriksen’s own goal on 83 after a flowing passing move from the visitors and in the 87th minute but it was too little, too late. Arena, guaranteed Hungary’s first appearance in any minutes made the tie safe. Henriksen atoned with a late Norway came even closer when ’s header “Congratulations to Hungary, they were better than us championship finals since the 1986 World Cup in goal but it was scant consolation for the Norwegians as from a corner hit the post in the 45th minute. over the two legs,” said Norway coach Per-Mathias Mexico. the home side celebrated qualifying for the European Balazs Dzsudzsak’s deflected shot struck the crossbar Hogmo. “I am deeply disappointed with our perform- “I have to congratulate my team, the association Championship finals for the first time since 1972. in the 58th minute after a rare counter-attack by the ance, we could not score in Oslo, that was a big setback. president Sandor Csanyi, and also Pal Dardai, who I took The toast of Budapest was Hungary’s 39-year-old hosts, who dropped deeper to defend their overall two- All in all, we came up short.” — Reuters Argentina hope to kick-start campaign in Colombia heat

BARRANQUILLA: Troubled Argentina, without talis- coach, and qualified for their first finals in 16 years man Lionel Messi, will look for a victory against before reaching the last eight in Brazil. Colombia today like the one four years ago that launched them on the road to the 2014 World Cup DANGERMAN JAMES final. Argentina return to the hot and humid Caribbean Radamel Falcao was Colombia’s danger man then, port city of Barranquilla desperate for a win after their before a knee ligament injury two years later put him worst start to a World Cup qualifying campaign with out of the World Cup. Now their main threat comes two points from three games. They stand second-bot- from forward James Rodriguez, who equalised in the 1- tom of the 10-team South American group, seven 1 draw away to Chile on Thursday. “Everyone wants to points behind leaders Ecuador who have nine. Copa play against Argentina, it’s match that motivates,” he America holders Chile are two points off the pace in said. “Messi isn’t here and neither is Aguero, but they second ahead of their highly-charged visit to Uruguay, have a very good squad. The standard of our opponents who are a further point back in third. doesn’t change, we have to go out to win.” Argentina In November 2011, former coach Alejandro Sabella’s also have to contend with the heat, which can top 30 side arrived at the Metropolitano stadium with four degrees Celsius and which Colombia try to benefit from points from three matches fresh from a humiliating 1-0 by staging the match in mid-afternoon (1500 GMT). defeat in Venezuela. Down 1-0 at halftime, and with Unbeaten Chile face Uruguay in Montevideo for the first defender Nicolas Burdisso sent off, Sabella threw caution time since June’s Copa America quarter-final in Santiago to the wind, took off a midfielder and sent on Sergio when Edinson Cavani was sent off for striking at Aguero to partner Messi and Gonzalo Higuain up front. Gonzalo Jara after the Chile defender stuck his finger up The trio inspired a 2-1 victory. “This team was born in the forward’s backside. Uruguay captain Diego Godin, Barranquilla,” midfield general Javier Mascherano, who playing down any suggestion of targeting Jara, said: again stands in for Messi as captain, said before they met “We haven’t talked about the issue or any specific Chile Germany in the final in Rio de Janeiro. “Now, again, we’re player... All we have talked about as a group and with obliged to win in Barranquilla,” he said on Friday after the master (coach Oscar Tabarez) is how to beat Chile.” Argentina’s 1-1 draw at home to Brazil gave Gerardo Uruguay welcomed striker Cavani back from suspension Martino’s side their second point. The difference this for their visit to Ecuador on Thursday and although he time is that neither Messi nor Aguero, the scorers in scored they lost 2-1 as the Ecuadoreans continued to Barranquilla in 2011, are there to help Higuain and surprise everyone with their perfect, best-ever start to Colombia are a better side, having enjoyed their own the qualifiers. Ecuador visit bottom team Venezuela, renaissance after that match. fourth-placed Brazil are at home to Peru and Paraguay SANTIAGO: Colombia’s James Rodriguez misses the ball and kicks Chile’s Matias Fernandez between his legs Colombia sacked coach Leonel Alvarez and replaced host Bolivia in the rest of Tuesday’s qualifying pro- during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Santiago, Chile. Rodriguez went on to score in the 67th him with Jose Pekerman, Argentina’s 2006 World Cup gramme. — Reuters minute to lift Colombia to a 1-1 draw. — AP