MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2017 SPORTS

Dortmund, Bayern start with easy German Cup wins

BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund began its 2021 with Dortmund, has since Aubameyang claimed his second in 5-0 victory at third-division Chemnitzer Champions League qualification play- German Cup defense by beating FC refused any contact with the club and typical fashion after the break, acceler- FC. Last season, Steinhaus refereed off on Tuesday, edged third-division Rielasingen-Arlen 4-0 on Saturday, new coach Peter Bosz was forced to ating away from two defenders before eight second-division games. Robert Rot-Weiss Erfurt 1-0 thanks to Nadiem when Bayern Munich also progressed field questions on the 20-year-old finishing with a chip over the goalkeep- Lewandowski scored twice, Franck Amiri’s second-half strike. easily. Dortmund’s game began with Dembele’s future before the first- er. He took advantage of poor defend- Ribery scored once and set up Kingsley Also, 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt more attention off the field than on it round game. “We don’t know what’s ing to complete his hat trick late on. Coman, and Mats Hummels wrapped it defeated fourth-tier TuS Erndtebrueck after the club banned Ousmane happening,” Bosz said, adding that up late. 3-0, Mainz won at fourth-tier Dembele from playing and training “the club should say early tomorrow BIBIANA’S BAYERN DEBUT Lueneburger SK Hansa 3-1, Cologne with the side on Thursday. The France what we’ll do.” It’s not often that the referee is the SON SCORES VS DAD’S TEAM beat fifth-tier Leher TS 5-0, Werder forward failed to show for training as Bosz preferred to speak of the play- center of attention before a Bayern Nils Petersen opened the scoring for Bremen won 3-0 against third-division Barcelona made a bid reported to be ers at his disposal against the sixth-tier Munich game. But Bibiana Steinhaus, Freiburg in a 2-1 win at his father’s Wuerzburger Kickers, and there were worth 105 million euros ($124 million) side. Marc Bartra opened the scoring who will be the Bundesliga’s first team, fourth-tier Germania wins for second-division sides Fortuna including add-ons. early, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang female referee, got a taste of things to Halberstadt. Hoffenheim, which hosts Duesseldorf, Heidenheim, Jahn Dembele, who has a contract to added another from the penalty spot. come when she took charge of Bayern’s Liverpool for the first leg of its Regensburg and Kaiserslautern.— AP

CRICKET India take charge of the third Test

PALLEKELE: India is in a winning position in style of batting. “Could there have been a the third and final Test as , bigger opportunity than that? Nine following on, reached 19 for one at stumps were already down and I knew, if I stay in on the second day yesterday. The hosts still the crease and connect the ball well, it need 333 runs with nine wickets in hand to would go for six. Even if I were to mishit, I avoid an innings defeat. Seam bowler had to. I had no choice,” he said. Umesh Yadav bowled Upul Tharanga (7) off “It was an ideal opportunity and obvi- the inside edge. is bat- ously there was a team’s goal and which ting on 12 with night watchman Malinda was to them a 400-run target and we Puhspakumara yet to score. scored close to 490. I was taking a calcula- Earlier Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav tive risk.” Sri Lanka’s batting coach Hashan took four wickets to help India end Sri Tillakaratne said his team was low on confi- Lanka’s first innings on 135. India was dis- dence. “It’s a disappointing day. We batted missed for 487 in its first innings backed by so poorly today. I am sure the boys have centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik realized where we went wrong, I am sure Pandya. India is eyeing a series whitewash they will come up with a better perform- having won both the previous tests con- ance tomorrow,” he said. “There are so vincingly. many things you can say when the team is When Sri Lanka came out to bat in the not doing too well, we have to back the first innings seam bowler Mohammed guys and give them confidence.” LONDON: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt reacts as he pulls up injured in the Men’s 4x100 meters relay final at the World Athletics Championships in Shami had Tharanga (4) and Karunaratne India, already 2-0 ahead in the series, London. Bolt failed to make it to the finishing line in his last race. The Jamaican great crumpled on the track with a left leginjury as he was (5) caught by wicketkeeper Wriddhiman made 487 in the first innings, which ended chasing gold in the 4x100-meter relay at the world championships in London. — AP Saha while was run out for 18. three balls after lunch on day two. Pandya, who smashed a maiden Test The tourists lost overnight batsman ATLETHICS century earlier, returned with the ball to Saha for 16 with the total on 339 when he trap Angelo Mathews lbw without scoring was caught at gully by off leaving Sri Lanka on 38 for four. seamer Vishwa Fernando. Kuldeep Yadav and Niroshan Dickwella and Pandya added 62 runs for the seventh Bolt ends stellar career with put together the best partnership of the before left-arm wrist spinner innings, sharing 63 runs for the fifth wicket. Lakshan Sandakan broke the partnership The slide started again when Dickwella when he had Yadav caught behind by stepped out to hit Kuldeep Yadav and was Dickwella. injury, Farah loses in final by Saha. Chandimal was out for India fell to 421-9 when Shami was 48 caught at leg slip by Lokesh Rahul off caught and bowled by Sandakan, prompt- Ravichandran Ashwin. Kuldeep Yadav fin- ing Pandya to go on the attack and shield LONDON: Usain Bolt ended his stellar career in Czech Republic by 16 centimeters. Another gold medal at the Olympic Stadium in London ished with four for 40. Earlier Pandya, play- last man Umesh Yadav from the strike. excruciating pain. The Jamaican great crumpled Czech, Petr Frydrych, took bronze with a last after missing much of the past two seasons ing in just his third Test, smacked seven six- Pandya belted 26 runs from one over to the track with a left-leg injury as he was chas- throw of 88.32 meters. because of injury. Five years after winning the es and eight fours in making 108 which bowled by left-arm spinner Pushpakumara ing a final gold medal for the Jamaican 4x100- In the high jump, Mariya Lasitskene of Russia 100-meter hurdles at the London Games, came off 96 balls. Dhawan was out for 119 and raced to his hundred off just 86 deliver- meter relay team on Saturday at the world cham- cleared 2.03 meters to win ahead of Yulia Pearson won the world title in 12.59 seconds. on the opening day. ies. Sandakan was the pick of the Sri Lanka pionships. Having to make up lots of ground on Levchenko of Ukraine and Kamila Licwinko of Dawn Harper-Nelson of the United States was Pandya told reporters that his team’s bowlers, capturing five for 132, his first test the anchor leg, Bolt suddenly screamed, stum- Poland. There was at least one veteran who did second, .04 seconds behind, and Pamela standing in the match suited his aggressive five-wicket haul. — AP bled and somersaulted as he came down, his produce Saturday as Sally Pearson got another Dutiewicz of Germany took bronze in 12.72. —AP golden farewell shattered by the first injury he has experienced at a major competition. SCOREBOARD That wasn’t the only surprise. Britain went on SOCCER to beat the United States in a tight finish. The Scoreboard at stumps on the second day in the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India yester- 60,000-capacity stadium was primed for one last day in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. Bolt show, one last “To the World” pose after a City avoids early strain of victory, but the injury made it blatantly clear India 1st innings (Overnight: 329-6) Angelo Mathews lbw b H. Pandya 0 why Bolt is ready to retire. His body can no S. Dhawan c Chandimal b Pushpakumara 119 Niroshan Dickwella st Saha b K. Yadav 29 longer hold up. “He is still the best in the world,” title rivals, beat Brighton L. Rahul c Karunaratne b Pushpakumara 85 Dilruwan Perera c H. Pandya b K. Yadav 0 C. Pujara c Mathews b Sandakan 8 Malinda Pushpakumara b K. Yadav 10 said Justin Gatlin, Bolt’s American rival who end- V. Kohli c Karunaratne b Sandakan 42 Lakshan Sandakan c S. Dhawan b R. Ashwin 10 ed up with 100-meter gold and relay silver. when they have the passion, the fans, no pres- A. Rahane b Pushpakumara 17 Vishwa Fernando b K. Yadav 0 Bolt’s teammates on the once-fabled sure, it is always difficult, and we did it.” R. Ashwin c Dickwella b V. Fernando 31 Lahiru Kumara 0 Jamaican sprint squad were far from unmatch- Brighton, though, was successfully repelling W. Saha c D. Perera b V. Fernando 16 Extras (b-4 lb-1 w-6) 11 able, too. Bolt just had too much to make up in Brighton 0 City’s potent strike force until a costly lapse. H. Pandya c D. Perera b Sandakan 108 Total (all out, 37.4 overs) 135 the final 100 meters as both Britain and the Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens dithered K. Yadav c Dickwella b Sandakan 26 Fall of wickets: 1-14 U. Tharanga, 2-23 D. United States were ahead and even Japan was around the halfway before being dispossessed M. Shami c&b Sandakan 8 Karunaratne, 3-38 K. Mendis, 4-38 A. Mathews, 5- even. As Bolt fell to the ground, the leg with the by Kevin de Bruyne. David Silva then slotted the U. Yadav not out 3 101 N. Dickwella, 6-107 D. Perera, 7-125 D. Man City 2 Extras (b-10 lb-6 nb-2 w-6) 24 Chandimal, 8-125 M. Pushpakumara, 9-135 V. golden shoe giving way, the crowd still went ball through for Sergio Aguero to apply the finish Total (all out, 122.3 overs) 487 Fernando, 10-135 L. Sandakan. wild because the home team went on to win past goalkeeper Maty Ryan with 20 minutes to Fall of wickets: 1-188 L. Rahul, 2-219 S. Dhawan, 3- Bowling: M. Shami 6.5-1-17-2(w-1); U. Yadav 3.1-0- gold in 37.47 seconds, .05 seconds ahead of the go. The south-coast side fell further behind in the 229 C. Pujara, 4-264 A. Rahane, 5-296 V. Kohli, 6- 23-0(w-5); H. Pandya 6-1-28-1; K. Yadav 13-2-40-4; United States. BRIGHTON: Avoiding the strains and struggles 75th minute when Lewis Dunk, under pressure 322 R. Ashwin, 7-339 W. Saha, 8-401 K. Yadav, 9- R. Ashwin 8.4-2-22-2. “It’s a cramp in his left hamstring, but a lot of endured by its title rivals, Manchester City is off from Gabriel Jesus, headed Fernandinho’s cross 421 M. Shami, 10-487 H. Pandya the pain is from disappointment from losing the to a winning start. City took 70 minutes to break into his own net in Brighton’s first game in the Bowling: Vishwa Fernando 26-3-87-2(nb-1 w-1); Sri Lanka 2nd innings race,” Jamaican team doctor Kevin Jones said. through Brighton’s resistance and was aided by top-flight in 34 years. “We were stable,” Guardiola Lahiru Kumara 23-1-104-0(w-1); Dimuth Dimuth Karunaratne not out 12 “The last three weeks have been hard for him, the English Premier League newcomer’s careless- said. “We conceded just one opening after one Karunaratne 7-0-30-0; Dilruwan Perera 8-1-36-0(nb- Upul Tharanga b U. Yadav 7 you know. We hope for the best for him.”The ness to ensure it left the southern seaside resort corner and after that, nothing happened. We 1); Lakshan Sandakan 35.3-4-132-5(w-4); Malinda Malinda Pushpakumara not out 0 with a 2-0 victory on Saturday. Pushpakumara 23-2-82-3. Extras 0 race will certainly be remembered for the gut- tried to improve, to attack more fluently, a little Total (for 1 wickets, 13 overs) 19 wrenching way in which the sport’s greatest ath- But compared to the plight of Arsenal, bit quicker, a little more precise, a little more Sri Lanka 1st innings Fall of wickets: 1-15 U. Tharanga lete was forced to end his career. Chelsea, and Liverpool on the opening weekend, accuracy in our passes.” Dimuth Karunaratne c Saha b Shami 4 To bat: K. Mendis, D. Chandimal, A. Mathews, N. this was an assignment smoothly negotiated by It helps when you have the luxury of Upul Tharanga c Saha b Shami 5 Dickwella, D. Perera, L. Sandakan, V. Fernando, L. Kumara ‘I GAVE IT ALL’ Pep Guardiola’s team. Arsenal raised the curtain resources to bring a trio of attacking players Kusal Mendis run out (R. Ashwin, K. Yadav) 18 Bowling: M. Shami 4-2-7-0; R. Ashwin 6-4-5-0; U. “It just happened,” Jamaican leadoff runner on the season by only just overcoming Leicester worth a combined $175 million off the bench, Dinesh Chandimal c Rahul b R. Ashwin 48 Yadav 2-0-3-1; K. Yadav 1-0-4-0. Omar McLeod said. “Usain Bolt’s name will always 4-3 on Friday night before Liverpool conceded a with Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling, and Bernardo live on.” It was yet another amazing upset in a stoppage-time goal to draw at Watford 3-3 on Silva helping to wear down Brighton. championship of so many. Before Bolt came onto Saturday lunchtime. Then in the most volatile “It is not easy to attack 10 players there,” the track, he was consoling Mo Farah, his long- result so far, Chelsea opened its title defense by Guardiola said. City, which finished trophyless distance equivalent who had just lost his first imploding with a 3-2 loss to Burnley and ending last season, starts again as title favorite with Wozniacki advances major race since 2011 when he failed to get gold the game with nine men. bookmakers after spending than more than 200 in the 5,000 meters. Farah also was bidding “We spoke about that,” Guardiola said after million pounds ($260 million) on strengthening farewell to the track, coming up short of his fifth Saturday’s last game, “what happened with the squad. Guardiola, though, is cautious. to Rogers Cup final straight 5,000-10,000 double at major champi- Liverpool and what happened at Chelsea.” No Especially after seeing City reel off 10 successive onships in a sprint against Muktar Edris Ethiopia. wonder Guardiola was so relieved at the start of victories to open the last league campaign only “I gave it all,” Farah said. “I didn’t have a single bit his second season in charge. to finish third. “Last season I was sitting here after TORONTO: Caroline Wozniacki cruised A former top-15 player, Stephens left at the end.” Instead, Tori Bowie was the “The first game is always complicated,” said the Sunderland game and you said you are the into the Rogers Cup final with a 6-2, 6-3 returned to action last month at unlikely first double gold medalist at the champi- Guardiola, a title-winner with Barcelona and favorites, most beautiful handsome and nice victory over Sloane Stephens on Saturday. Wimbledon. Her ranking has plummeted onships, anchoring the US team to the 4x100- Bayern Munich. “We saw this weekend what hap- guys in the league,” Guardiola said. “And after, Wozniacki eliminated Stephens in a tidy to No. 934 due to her extended absence.”I meter relay title ahead of Britain and Jamaica. At pened in many games. So it is so complicated. you know what happened last season? Chelsea 83 minutes at Aviva Centre. “I think I was didn’t win, but I think this whole week was the same time, Allyson Felix, running the second From my experience, even in Barcelona, too. The kill us. OK, we accept what the people say and all moving very well and retrieving and just a very big personal victory,” Stephens said. leg on the winning team, earned a record 15th first game, especially with the newly promoted, we have to try is improve and improve.”— AP trying to stay aggressive when I could,” “So I didn’t win the tournament, but in my medal at the world championships in a career Wozniacki said. “But it was a difficult eyes I did.” going back to 2005. Bowie, who won the 100 match. And I think it was closer than what Wozniacki, a former world No. 1, is 0-5 meters this week, ran a strong anchor leg, leaving the scoreline showed.” Wozniacki, the No. in finals this season. The 27-year-old won behind the opposition to finish in 41.82 seconds. 6 seed from Denmark, will play either the Rogers Cup in 2010 at Montreal, one “Two gold medals is amazing for me,” Bowie defending champion and second seed of 25 career titles.”I don’t really think too said. “We are on top of the world.” Britain took sil- Simona Halep of Romania or fifth-seeded much about others when I’m out there on ver in 42.12 and two-time defending champion Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the final. court, I just think about myself and what I Jamaica earned bronze in 42.19. Halep and Svitolina were scheduled to need to do,” Wozniacki said. “And every If Bolt and Farah were about farewells, the play Saturday night after winning rain- time I step out on the court, I believe I can decathlon was about renewal in the wake of the delayed quarterfinal matches in the morn- win. “That’s really the way I think.” retirement of two-time Olympic and world cham- ing. Wet weather hampered the proceed- Stephens did not have high expecta- pion Ashton Eaton. And Kevin Mayer is the new ings at the WTA Tour Premier 5 event for a tions for this summer and was quite “world’s greatest athlete.” The Frenchman pro- second straight day. The afternoon semifi- pleased to reach the final four. “For this to duced a dominant performance over two days and nal was briefly delayed in the second set. be my third tournament back and playing 10 events, ending with a celebratory 1,500 meters. Wozniacki knocked off top-ranked like this, I mean I really couldn’t ask for Mayer won with 8,768 points. Rico Freimuth took Karolina Pliskova on Friday just over five anything more,” she said. “So I’m super silver with 8,564 points, while German teammate hours after they started warmups. They happy with that.”Earlier in the day, Halep Kai Kazmirek was third with 8,488. had to wait out four rain delays and spent beat Caroline Garcia of France 6-4, 6-2, Mayer is the first Frenchman to win the title. nearly three hours on court. Stephens, and Svitolina topped fourth seeded He had only one scare during the two days of who is trying to regain her form after miss- Garbine Muguruza of Spain 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. competition - when he scaled his opening mark BRIGHTON: Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, right, and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Tomer ing almost a year due to a foot injury, The tournament’s singles champion of 5.10 meters in the pole vault on his third and Hemed, second right, vie for the ball during the Premier League soccer match Brighton showed flashes of her impressive power will earn $501,975 of the $2.74-million last attempt. Johannes Vetter of Germany won and Hove Albion’s versus Manchester City at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England, game. But she had 41 unforced errors, purse. The finalist will take home the javelin title with an opening throw of 89.89 Saturday. — AP compared to 11 for Wozniacki. $243,920.—AP meters. The German beat Jakub Vadlejch of the