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TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPORT 07 We’re very clear on the 12, not so sure on the 11. Sorry I can’t CRICKET TENNIS give you more but it’s Coach Langer keeps Sri Lanka vs New Zealand US OPEN probably better to tell the Australia waiting over Second T20 Men’s and Women’s players before we tell you. fourth Test team. ACTION at Pallekele quarter-finals TODAY’S Van Niekerk to miss Doha Worlds AP injury and has been rehabili- Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa reacts after winning the silver in BERLIN tating at a sports medical center the 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in London in this in Doha, Qatar. August 10, 2017 file picture. Wayde van Niekerk won’t defend Van Niekerk’s cousin plays For me it’s just about his 400-meter title at the world for South Africa’s rugby team and championships because he hasn’t the Olympic champion agreed listening to my body fully recovered from a serious to appear in the charity game and taking it from knee injury he sustained playing because of that. there. My main goal a charity tag rugby match in He was initially due to return South Africa in late 2017. to competition this year at the is to look after my The Olympic champion and Diamond League meeting in body and when the world-record holder, who is also London in July but also had to opportunity comes, a two-time world champion, said pull out of that event because of I’ll take it. For now I’m Monday he was again delaying the knee. He’s now aiming for a his comeback. It means he will return to top-level competition not rushing myself or have been sidelined for two next year in time for the putting pressure on years after hurting himself Olympics in Tokyo. myself: Van Niekerk playing in the celebrity rugby Van Niekerk’s management game in Cape Town in October company said it was confident Louis Holtzhausen, van Niekerk’s 2017. he will return to the track and doctor. “I’m still positive and I’m just called the latest delay to his “However, he has success- taking things day by day, comeback “a minor setback.” fully returned to track training respecting all the calls made by The company said van and all indications are that he the doctor and respecting my Niekerk wouldn’t run at the will recover more rapidly from body,” Van Niekerk said in a worlds in Doha this month for now on.” Van Niekerk is cur- statement. my body and when the oppor- African, who broke Michael competitively since tearing the “precautionary reasons.” rently training with his coach at “For me it’s just about lis- tunity comes, I’ll take it. For now Johnson’s 17-year-old world anterior cruciate ligaments and “The medical teams... did all a base in Gemona, Italy, having tening to my body and taking it I’m not rushing myself or putting record in one of the standout meniscus in his right knee. we could to have him ready for recently spent more time in from there. pressure on myself.” performances of the 2016 Rio de He underwent surgery at a the IAAF world championships, rehabilitation in Doha, his man- “My main goal is to look after The 27-year-old South Janeiro Olympics, hasn’t run clinic in Colorado soon after the but it was just not possible,” said agement team said. Wales’ full-back Hallam Amos is tackled by Ireland’s centre Judo boss offers Olympic Bundee Aki (second left) during the international Test rugby union match at Principality Stadium in lifeline to Iranian Mollaei Cardiff, south Wales, on Saturday. AFP Vizer also told Japan’s Asahi Mollaei and his family had been TOKYO newspaper he wanted Mollaei the victim of political coercion to fight under a refugee flag at or threats and subsequently to Iranian judo star Saeid Mollaei, Tokyo 2020. decide whether to punish the who claimed he was ordered to Mollaei fled to Berlin where Iranian judo federation. deliberately lose a world cham- he was thought to be seeking “It’s a part of life and part pionship fight, could compete asylum, but the 27-year-old of the surprises that can under a different flag at the Tehran native denied that claim happen,” said Vizer. 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the later Sunday, adding he hoped “But we have rules. Every- sport’s governing body said on to compete in IOC colours next thing has to happen according Sunday. summer. to the statutes of the interna- International Judo Feder- “I’ve had a German visa and tional federation and the ation (IJF) president Marius I’m in Germany to stay away Olympic charter. Vizer has thrown his support from the rumours,” Mollaei told “Some countries have dif- behind former world champion the London-based Persian lan- ferent rules -- they can apply Mollaei, who complained he guage channel Iran those rules in their country, but had been instructed by Iranian International. not at an international sports authorities to throw a match in “God forbid something event,” he added. Tokyo last week to avoid facing would happen to my family. But “It’s a special situation. We Israeli Sagi Muki. I serve my country and have to live with that and act “It is our mission to protect whatever medal I get belongs accordingly.” Israeli judo chief our athletes -- that’s clear,” to Iran, whether it’s under the Moshe Fonti told Army Radio Vizer said.. Iran or IOC flag,” he added. that Mollaei “intended to con- Kleyn gets World Cup “We will do our best that he “I feel sorry that maybe I tinue the contest, even if he had will compete in the Olympic won’t be able to compete for to face Sagi Muki”. Games. Later we will see in Iran again. But I didn’t train this The Times of Israel reported which team -- there are dif- hard just to put up this show of that Fonti added: “From what nod ahead of Toner ferent options, but one of them losing.” we understand... Iranian intel- will be applied for the The IJF will issue a ligence officials came both to AFP Grizzled hooker Rory Best -- “It’s those ones where you Olympics.” statement on Monday, Vizer his home in Iran and to the judo DUBLIN who showed a return to some are trying to get balance where Vizer was quoted by local confirmed, insisting: “First of all arena and warned him.” form in Saturday’s 22-17 win it’s very difficult to choose media as saying that Mollaei we will do everything to Among some of the more South Africa-born Jean Kleyn over Wales after a much criti- between two players and two had told him pressure was support the athlete so he can colourful online and social who only became eligible to play cised performance in the 57-15 players offer slightly different being exerted on his family in continue his career and partic- media fallout, it was claimed for Ireland in August edged out thrashing by England -- will things.” Iran, prompting him to lose to ipate in the Olympic Games.” Vizer had booked a car to whisk veteran second row forward captain the side in what will be Schmidt is desperate to bow Belgium’s Matthias Casse in the Vizer added that an emer- Mollaei from the world cham- Devin Toner when head coach his fourth World Cup. out as head coach with an semi-finals of the men’s 81-kilo gency meeting would be con- pionship venue in Tokyo to the Joe Schmidt announced his Sexton and Murray will be improved showing from 2015 class. vened to investigate whether airport in a daring escape. Rugby World Cup squad going to their third as will when an injury-hit side were yesterday. fullback Rob Kearney, utility blitzed by Argentina in the Kleyn, 26, won his first cap back Keith Earls, prop Cian quarter-finals -- the Irish have against Italy on August 10 two Healy and second choice hooker never got further than the last days after he became eligible Sean Cronin. eight. through the three year residency Schmidt, who caught They begin their Pool A cam- rule. people on the hop having said paign on September 22 against Toner can feel hard done by, he would make the squad Scotland, generally regarded as the 33-year-old Leinster stalwart public only after the match their main rivals for top spot -- a key figure in the 2018 Six with Wales, said it had been a although hosts Japan could have Nations Grand Slam campaign tough call in several positions a say in that too and the Irish -- starting 50 of Schmidt’s 67 but he is wary of striking the face them on September 28. Test matches as Ireland boss. right balance which he admits Russia and Samoa make up the Also missing out is scrum- he did not in 2015. group. half Kieran Marmion, who last “There were some guys who Squad Forwards: November was praised for his obviously had more experience Rory Best (capt), Tadhg marshalling of the Ireland team and probably had more credit in Beirne, Jack Conan, Sean Cronin, that recorded a historic home the bank and were more estab- Tadhg Furlong, Cian Healy, Dave win over world champions New lished,” Schmidt told IrishRugby Kilcoyne, Iain Henderson, Jean Zealand. TV. Kleyn, Peter O’Mahony, Andrew Leinster’s Luke McGrath “There were other guys who Porter, Rhys Ruddock, James goes as back-up to first choice were trying to force their way Ryan, John Ryan, Niall Scannell, Conor Murray instead -- much into the group and trying to get CJ Stander, Josh van der Flier is expected of the latter’s half- a balance of current form versus Backs: Bundee Aki, Joey Carbery, back partnership with world previous performance, it’s Jack Carty, Andrew Conway, player of the year Johnny Sexton.

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