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SUN DAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013 SPORTS

Haitian runners ready to banned from Dyson withdraws from take on NYC Marathon for 1 year Turkish Open tourney NEW YORK: Haitian marathon runner Carline Lamour wiped away tears as CAGLIARI: The International Federation banned Tunisia from the : England’s Simon Dyson, who faces suspension from the she spoke of her chance to compete in today’s New York City Marathon. 2014 Davis Cup yesterday after one of its players was ordered not to com- European Tour for cheating, has withdrawn from next week’s Turkish Open. The 21-year old student, who’s making her first visit to the United States, pete against an Israeli opponent at a second-tier tournament last month. The six-times European Tour winner is not on the final entry list for the says she’s endured both physical and mental challenges to become an ath- The ITF said in a statement that the Tunisian federation was guilty of “inter- $7 million event in Antalya, which means the Englishman’s season is over. lete in her country as it continues to rebuild after the devastating earth- fering with international sporting practice” when it ordered to He is 68th on the European Tour’s money list, with only the top 60 quali- quake in 2010. Long days filled with school followed by training were often withdraw from his quarterfinal against Israeli player Amir Weintraub at an fying for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai in a fort- peppered with ridicule from villagers. “People wonder, as a ATP Challenger tournament in Tashkent, . The ITF said its board night. Dyson’s withdrawal from comes in the wake of woman, ‘Why are you running?’” she said through her voted unanimously to suspend Tunisia from the Davis Cup for one year, his disqualification from last week’s BMW Masters in translator. Holding back tears, she added, “God brought with Tunisian member Tarak Cherif recusing himself from the vote. “There is Shanghai after he fixed a spike mark in the line of a me here today with my determination.” no room for prejudice of any kind in sport or in society,” ITF President putt. The European Tour will hold a disciplinary hear- Lamour is one of five runners representing the island Francesco Ricci Bitti said in the statement. “The ITF Board decided to send a ing for Dyson at a date yet to be determined to nation for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization, the nonprof- strong message to the Tunisian Tennis Federation that this kind of action decide whether the golfer should be further it started by actor Sean Penn after the earthquake ripped will not be tolerated by any of our members. The Board felt that suspension penalised. through Haiti, taking the lives of more than 100,000 people. from Davis Cup, a competition that was founded 113 years ago to encour- Possible penalties range from a reprimand to The organization continues its work to bring sustainable age better understanding through sport, would provide a good lesson for expulsion from the Tour, but the prevailing belief programs to the country and save lives. the Federation and a fitting penalty for their unfortunate action.” Tunisia among other players is that he is more likely to be sus- Last month, after returning from Port-au-Prince played in the third-tier Group II of the 2013 Davis Cup, losing to Latvia in pended for several months. to watch the runners train, Penn told The the first round. Jaziri was told in an email from the Tunisian federation that Dyson, 35, released a statement earlier this week Associated Press, “I love their great discipline and “you are ordered not to play against the Israeli player.” The email was later vehemently denying that he deliberately cheated, say- spirit.”—AP provided to Tunisia’s state news agency by Jaziri’s brother, Amir.—AP ing he had made an “accidental mistake”. —Reuters Capitals blank Flyers

PHILADELPHIA: Joel Ward scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick, and Braden Holtby coasted to a shutout in the Washington Capitals’ 7-0 fight-filled rout of the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. Jason Chimera added a goal and three assists, and Nicklas Backstrom and Mikhail Grabovski each had three points as the Capitals (6-7) won for the first time this season when captain Alex Ovechkin didn’t score a goal. Ovechkin didn’t make the trip to Philadelphia because of an upper-body injury. Holtby made 30 saves. Ward’s third-period goal that made it 7-0 sparked a brawl. Just 9 seconds later, Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds fought Washington’s Tom Wilson. Flyers goalie Ray Emery then took on Holtby in another bout. In the melee, a total of 114 penalty minutes were handed out. Overall, Philadelphia racked up 99 penalty minutes, and Washington received 65.

ARCADIA: celebrates aboard after winning the Distaff during LIGHTNING 3, HURRICANES 0 the 2013 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at . —AFP Victor Hedman scored in the second period, and Steven Stamkos added an insurance goal to back Ben Bishop’s shutout in Tampa Bay’s PHILADELPHIA: Braden Holtby No. 70 of the Washington Capitals makes the second period Beholder shines victory over Carolina. save as Wayne Simmonds No. 17 of the Philadelphia Flyers looks for the rebound at the Wells Bishop (8-2) stopped 31 shots in his first Fargo Center. —AFP in Breeders’ Cup shutout of the season and second of his career 27 saves for New York, which rallied from a pair had rallied from a 2-0 deficit. The goal was his against Carolina. Alex Killorn added a goal and of two-goal deficits. Erik Condra, Bobby Ryan, fourth of the season for the Avalanche (11-1). ARCADIA: The 2013 Breeders’ Cup opened raider Outstrip to a spectacular come- an assist, and Martin St. Louis had two assists. Mika Zibanejad and Clarke MacArthur scored Dallas had scored twice in the third period its $27 million two-day programme on from-behind victory in the $1 million The Lightning have won four of five overall for the Senators (4-6-3). Lehner making the against Varlamov, who two days earlier spent Friday with a superb victory by Beholder, a Juvenile Turf. and eight of nine at Carolina. Carolina, which biggest contribution with 53 saves, including the night in jail because of an alleged assault disappointing run by the fancied Royal Giovanni Boldini, with Ryan Moore on lost its fourth straight, fell to 1-3-3 at home. one against Thomas Vanek on a breakaway in against his girlfriend. Delta and more record wins for veteran board, appeared to have the race won with Justin Peters (0-4) made 29 saves. overtime. Stastny had made it 1-0 at 8:22 of the first jockey Mike Smith. a storming run from the final turn but period. Gabriel Landeskog doubled Colorado’s Beholder totally upstaged favourite Smith and Outstrip powered past with a BLUES 4, PANTHERS 0 WILD 4, CANADIENS 3 lead with 1:19 left in the second. Royal Delta in Friday’s feature race, the $2 blistering late surge to triumph by half a Brian Elliott stopped 31 shots for his first Jason Pominville scored two goals, includ- The Stars, who recorded just 12 shots in the million Distaff, as the three-year-old length. “The trip was really good. I man- win of the season, and Alexander Steen scored ing the game-winner late in the third period, to first two periods, began their comeback with took control by the final turn before charg- aged to get covered up, just make my way, for the sixth straight game as St. Louis beat lead Minnesota over Montreal. Alex Goligoski’s goal at 3:57 of the third period. ing down the home straight to win by four and follow the right horses,” said Smith. Florida. Pominville beat goalie Carey Price and Tyler Seguin tied it at 16:31. and one-quarter lengths. “I was following two of the greatest turf Alex Pietrangelo, Chris Stewart and Derek notched his team-leading ninth goal with 5:28 Dallas (5-6-2) had scored just three third- Close Hatches finished second with riders here in America, Gary Stevens and left. Justin Fontaine and Nino Niederreiter also period goals in its first 12 games, and hadn’t Authenticity third while Royal Delta, an . They showed me a great Roy added goals, and Steen posted his NHL- scored for Minnesota. rallied in the final frame to win any of them. overwhelming 7-5 favourite when she way to go, and it really worked out for me.” leading 12th this season. David Backes had two entered the starting gate, ended up fourth Kentucky-bred Goldencents, piloted by assists for St. Louis, which won its third Brendan Gallagher, P.K. Subban and Brian out of six runners after fading badly at a Rafael Bejarano, made a fast start out of straight. Gionta had goals for Montreal, which rallied RED WINGS 4, FLAMES 3 sun-drenched Santa Anita Park. the gate and led the rest of the way to win Elliott hadn’t earned a win since April 27 from a 3-1 third-period deficit but couldn’t win Justin Abdelkader scored the winning goal “She didn’t have it today. No spark, the $1 million Dirt Mile by two and three- against Chicago. His previous shutout was its third straight game. with 3:24 left to help Detroit edge Calgary. man,” said Hall of Fame jockey Smith, who quarter lengths over Golden Ticket. April 11 at Minnesota. Jacob Markstrom made Pominville gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead in the Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg each had had stretched his record career total of “I know how good this horse has 19 saves for Florida, which lost for the fifth time second after he corralled a long lead pass from a goal and an assist for the Red Wings (8-4-2), Breeders’ Cup wins to 19 earlier in the day. trained,” Bejarano said after fending off an in six games. Mikael Granlund and beat Price between his who were coming off a win at Vancouver on “She usually takes the race to some- early challenge from Broadway Empire to pads on a breakaway. Wednesday. Tomas Tatar also scored, and body, but not today. I thought when earn trainer Doug O’Neill his first win at PENGUINS 4, BLUE JACKETS 2 Niklas Kronwall and Todd Bertuzzi both had Beholder come up to her, she would pick it the 30th Breeders’ Cup. Chris Kunitz scored for the third straight AVALANCHE 3, STARS 2 two assists. Jimmy Howard stopped 22 shots to up, but she didn’t. I asked and I asked and “He broke so good from the gate, but game as Pittsburgh had little trouble in a win Paul Stastny’s second goal of the game 3:36 improve to 5-4-2. Calgary’s Joey MacDonald nothing. “But I can’t be disappointed (with the six horse wanted to go into the lead over Columbus. Brandon Sutter, Kris Letang into overtime gave Colorado and troubled made 18 saves. Chris Butler, Sean Monahan my day) and we’ve got a bunch of good and put pressure on me. I made sure and Jason Megna also scored for Pittsburgh. goalie Semyon Varlamov a victory over Dallas. and Curtis Glencross scored for the Flames (5- ones tomorrow.” (Goldencents) got clear and then at the Sidney Crosby recorded an assist to push his Stastny fired a shot from the left circle past 6-2), who went 1-2 on a three-game homes- The 48-year-old Smith had extended his three-eighths pole, I knew what he would goalie Kari Lehtonen to beat the Stars, who tand. Jiri Hudler finished with two assists. —AP record number of Breeders’ Cup victories do.” In the showpiece event, Beholder took point total to an NHL-leading 22. Marc-Andre by winning the first two events of the day the Distaff honours with a superb perform- Fleury made 37 saves and earned his 10th win, on a five-race card, both with rousing fin- ance that 50-year-old jockey Stevens had tops in the league. NHL results/standings ishes. always felt was possible based on her Derek MacKenzie and Ryan Johansen In front of a crammed grandstand in recent form. scored for Columbus but the Blue Jackets Washington 7, Philadelphia 0; Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 2; Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 0; NY Islanders 5, Ottawa 4 (So); St. glorious afternoon sunshine at Santa “I know we were third (morning line) couldn’t match Pittsburgh’s firepower. Louis 4, Florida 0; Minnesota 4, Montreal 3; Colorado 3, Dallas 2 (OT); Detroit 4, Calgary 3. Anita, he piloted New York-bred London favourite going into it, but I felt like it was Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Western Conference Tampa Bay 9 4 0 43 33 18 Bridge to victory on dirt in the $500,000 our race to lose the way she had been Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 13 shots Pacific Division Detroit 8 4 2 33 37 18 Marathon after a strong surge from the training and coming off of her last race,” before being pulled early in the second period WLOTLGFGAPTS Boston 8 4 0 35 22 16 outside down the home straight. said Stevens. in favor of backup Curtis McElhinney. San Jose 10 1 2 51 24 22 Montreal 8 6 0 40 27 16 London Bridge, who was recently sold The top three-year-old filly on the West Anaheim 10 3 1 44 36 21 Bobrovsky entered the game 5-1-1 in his last Ottawa 4 6 3 39 43 11 to Waratah in , Coast, Beholder had previously won four seven games against Pittsburgh. Phoenix 9 3 2 48 44 20 prevailed by a length over times this season, including grade I victo- Vancouver 9 5 1 42 41 19 Florida 3 8 2 26 46 8 Blueskiesnrainbows, who finished a neck ries in the Santa Anita Oaks and the Los Angeles 9 5 0 40 36 18 Buffalo 2 12 1 23 43 5 ISLANDERS 5, SENATORS 4 Calgary 5 6 2 39 47 12 Metropolitan Division clear of Worldly. Stakes on Sept. 28. Frans Nielsen scored the tying goal in the “He just had to work really hard,” Smith “I actually had a smile on my face going Edmonton 3 9 2 36 54 8 Pittsburgh 10 4 0 45 33 20 third period and then netted the only goal of Central Division NY Islanders 5 5 3 42 43 13 said of London Bridge. “He was never really around the first turn,” said Steven, who Colorado 11 1 0 38 18 22 the shootout as the New York Islanders topped Washington 6 7 0 41 38 12 sure of the dirt. The change in his shoes retired from racing in late 2005 before Chicago 8 2 3 45 38 19 made a big difference, but even with that making a comeback this year. Ottawa. Carolina 4 6 3 26 39 11 Nielsen moved in on goalie Robin Lehner St. Louis 8 1 2 42 25 18 he was never really confident. “It’s how every workout has been Minnesota 7 4 3 34 34 17 NY Rangers 5 7 0 20 37 10 “I had to keep riding him at times, tak- devised. “The workout two weeks ago, if and put a backhand in on the Islanders’ second Nashville 6 5 2 27 37 14 Columbus 5 7 0 33 33 10 ing a hold of him, riding him, trying to get anybody had seen it, was a thing of and last shot of the shootout. Dallas 5 6 2 33 39 12 New Jersey 3 5 4 26 37 10 Winnipeg 5 7 2 34 40 12 him confident, but keep moving all at the beauty. “She’s the most intelligent ani- The Islanders (5-5-3) outshot the Senators Philadelphia 3 9 0 20 37 6 Eastern Conference same time ... he outlasted them.” mal that I’ve ever been around. She lis- 57-31 through overtime, and got goals from Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the Smith then added Breeders’ Cup win tens. There was never a bit of panic from Matt Martin, John Tavares and Pierre-Marc Atlantic Division Toronto 10 4 0 48 32 20 standings and are not included in the loss column (L). number 19 in the next race, guiding British her.”—Reuters Bouchard in regulation. Evgeni Nabokov made Pogorilaya wins Cup of

BEIJING: Russian 15-year-old Anna Pogorilaya champion ended up fourth with a tally of Kovtun (238.65) won the free skate but was finished first in the free skate to win the Cup of 165.95. still unable to overtake Yan, who entered the China yesterday in her first senior Grand Prix. Agnes Zawadzki (147.64) of the United States evening with a big lead over his opponents. Pogorilaya, who was third after the short fell on a triple lutz and touched the ice on a of Japan was third at program, hit seven triple jumps on the way to double toe loop and was eighth. Zawadzki, who 226.92. Richard Dornbush (218.57) of the United victory. The Moscow native was nearly flawless took third at the U.S. nationals last season, States was seventh. Nathalie Pechalat and until the final minute of her routine, when she appeared to run out of steam as her program Fabian Bourzat of France came from behind to stumbled on the landing of a double axel and progressed. post a victory in ice dance. The French duo was then singled another planned double axel. But Li Zijun of China, who placed seventh at the second after the short program, but won the her overall total score of 178.62 points was worlds last season, was a disappointment on free dance for an overall total of 165.68. good enough to put her atop the podium. home ice, finishing last with just 138.98. Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Pogorilaya’s compatriot, , In the men’s event, 17-year-old Han Yan of Russia, the leaders after the short program, who led after the short program, fell on two China won his first senior Grand Prix by a deci- dropped to second with 163.42. planned triple flips and settled for second place sive margin. Yan bested Russia’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. with 174.70. Carolina Kostner of (173.40) by nearly seven points. took third place on 150.53. The is finished third despite an uneven performance. Yan, the 2012 world junior champion, skated the third stop on the six-event Grand Prix circuit of Japan had a strong per- to “Minor Waltz” and landed a quad toe loop- this season. The competition will culminate with CHINA: Anna Pogorilaya performs during the women’s event of the Cup formance until she singled both a planned triple triple toe loop combination early in his program the Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan, in early of China ISU Grand Prix in . —AFP flip and a triple axel. The 2010 world junior and rang up a total of 245.62. December. —AP

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