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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016 SPORTS Rio Olympics was like a cold war, says Russian Efimova MOSCOW: Russian Yulia Efimova, who won two there was a lack of scientific evidence over how few people with whom I used to get on with the Paralympics. I think that at the Winter Olympic silver medals this month after being long Meldonium takes to be excreted from the well, now won’t even say hello to me or will Olympics (in 2018 in Pyongchang), this pres- cleared to compete in Rio following a doping body. just look at me in a strange way,” Efimova said. sure will be even greater.” ban, has compared swimming in the Games to “The fact that my doping tests were taken “In terms of King and Meili, I only saw how Efimova has lived in California since 2011 being at war. abroad really helped me to compete in the they behaved on a recording. This was really where she was coached by American Dave Salo Initially excluded from the event because of Olympics,” Efimova said. “If they had been taken unsporting behaviour. I understand that King is but she plans to leave the United States soon. her doping record, the 24-year-old won a last- in Russia, then this would have been a harder still young, but people should not behave like “He (Salo) is one of the best coaches in the minute legal challenge to the Court of question.” that. Then she tried to say sorry. I do not hold world and especially in breaststroke,” Efimova Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and finished second in Efimova was disqualified from swimming for any grudges against anyone,” Efimova added. said. the 100 and 200 metres breaststroke in Brazil. 16 months in 2014 after traces of the anabolic She believes the pressure put on Russia will “Now they have banned him from training “I felt under pressure from the sportsmen, the steroid DHEA, which speeds up metabolism and only increase after the Olympics. Of the 387 me. I heard that all our international team will fans, the press. This was awful and it was not like helps with weight loss, were found in her system Russian sportsmen and women who were not be trained by him. Therefore, I do not see a being at an Olympics, which usually unites peo- at an out of competition test in Los Angeles in named in the preliminary squad, only 271 were point in staying as I was only in the U.S. ple. This was not a competition, but a war - a old 2013. able to compete in Rio. because of Salo. There are a lot of countries war,” Efimova told a news conference yesterday. The country’s track and field athletes and and clubs that have invited me to train with The four-times world champion announced in RIO JEERS weightlifters were barred over doping offences them.” March that a doping test had shown she had tak- In Rio, she was jeered by the crowd and her and only a handful of rowers were allowed to Efimova still dreams of winning an Olympic en the banned drug Meldonium and she was main rivals, Americans Lily King and Katie Meili, take part in the Games. gold medal. subsequently banned from all competitions. refused to congratulate her on winning a silver “It is a difficult situation. You can see what is “I want to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo. But Efimova was cleared in July after the World medal in the 100 breaststroke. happening I am even more motivated than I have ever Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) acknowledged “Of course, it was difficult for me in Brazil. A Russia has not been allowed to compete in been before,” she said. —Reuters Dodgers rough up Bumgarner, beat Giants for 2-game lead LOS ANGELES: Corey Seager, Justin Turner and TIGERS 8, TWINS 3 Adrian Gonzalez combined for eight hits and four Cameron Maybin drove in three runs, including RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning. Madison Bumgarner again to beat the San Francisco Anibal Sanchez (7-12) pitched seven innings to win Giants 9-5 on Tuesday night. Rob Segedin and a start on the road for the first time since the first Andrew Toles each homered, and the Dodgers week of the season, and the Tigers broke the game extended their NL West lead to two games. open in the seventh with soaring home runs by Bumgarner (12-8) is 0-2 with a 5.63 ERA in three starts Erick Aybar and Victor Martinez. Brian Dozier gave against the Dodgers this season. Gonzalez hit a two- Minnesota the lead in the fifth with his 29th homer, run single to center with the bases loaded against a new career high, but Kyle Gibson (5-8) couldn’t Bumgarner in the fifth to break a tie. Kenley Jansen hold it. He threw two of the team’s three wild pitch- allowed a homer to Denard Span but still got his 36th es in the decisive sixth. save. The Giants’ Angel Pagan extended his hitting streak to 19 games. Kenta Maeda (13-7) allowed three ORIOLES 8, NATIONALS 1 runs in five innings. Kevin Gausman scattered six hits over six shutout innings, Adam Jones went 4 for 5 and Chris RED SOX 2, RAYS 1 Davis hit his 30th home run for Baltimore. Clay Buchholz pitched into the seventh inning, Gausman (5-10) walked two, struck out two and David Ortiz had a run-scoring single and Boston beat permitted only one runner past second base. The Tampa Bay to remain tied atop the AL East with 25-year-old outpitched Nationals rookie Reynaldo Toronto. Buchholz (5-9) allowed one run, five hits, two Lopez, a 22-year-old making his fifth major league walks and struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings. Craig start. Lopez (2-2) yielded six runs, four earned, and Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 23rd save. seven hits in 2 2/3 rocky innings. Chris Archer (7-17) gave up two runs, five hits and threw 109 pitches in five innings for the Rays. WHITE SOX 9, PHILLIES 1 Jose Abreu homered for a third straight game CUBS 5, PADRES 3 and Carlos Rodon threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Jake Arrieta threw eight scoreless innings of two- Abreu hit a two-run home run and Justin Morneau hit ball to become the NL’s first 16-game winner and followed with a solo shot in the fifth off Jake Kris Bryant and Addison Russell homered. Arrieta (16- Thompson (1-3), who gave up seven runs and eight 5) allowed a single to Alex Dickerson in the second hits in five innings. Rodon (4-8) allowed three hits and Christian Bethancourt’s double in the eighth. and has a 1.46 ERA in his past four starts after miss- Arrieta has two no-hitters in the past year. The Padres ing most of July with a sprained left wrist. brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth, LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Rob Segedin, right, hits a solo home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher but Aroldis Chapman got the last two outs for his Madison Bumgarner, left, as catcher Buster Posey watches during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, in Los BRAVES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 4 28th save after Felix Pena was charged with three Angeles. —AP Matt Kemp’s two-out, bases-loaded double in runs. Bryant’s 33rd home run tied him with Colorado’s the eighth inning erased a one-run lead and Nolan Arenado for the NL lead. Christian Friedrich (4- plate was wide and got past catcher Nick Hundley to METS 7, CARDINALS 4 Tommy Layne pitched a perfect eighth and Dellin Atlanta beat Arizona in a game between the NL’s 10) lost his eighth consecutive decision. give Milwaukee a 5-4 lead. Brent Suter (1-1) pitched a Wilmer Flores and Justin Ruggiano homered, Betances worked around a two-out single to fin- worst teams. Jose Ramirez (2-0) allowed a hit and scoreless seventh for his first career victory in his first Jose Reyes reached four base times and scored three ish the four-hitter. Taijuan Walker (4-8), recalled hit a batter but struck out the side in the seventh BLUE JAYS 7, ANGELS 2 relief appearance after making his major league runs, and Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits, drove in a earlier in the day from Triple-A Tacoma, allowed to get the victory. Jake Barrett (1-2) took the loss. Russell Martin had three hits and two RBIs and debut in a spot start Friday night. Corey Knebel run and scored once. The offense helped Robert four runs - three earned - and six hits in 5-2/3 Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 11th R.A. Dickey pitched 6 2/3 innings for his first home pitched the ninth for his first career save in his 75th Gsellman (1-0) get the decision in his major league innings, with three walks and five strikeouts. save. —AP win since July 10. Martin had an RBI single in the first, game. Boone Logan (2-3) took the loss. debut. Gsellman, pressed into action after starter drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the third, Jonathon Niese left with an injury in the first inning, singled and scored in the fifth, and doubled over the PIRATES 7, ASTROS 1 pitched 3-2/3 innings without allowing an earned head of center fielder Mike Trout in the seventh.