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Zach wins Mustafizur British Open strikes for Bangladesh in SA Test WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 201516 17 US confident ahead of Jamaica Gold Cup clash Page 19 AUSTRALIA: Juan Manuel Iturbe of AS Roma (left) fights for the ball with David Silva of Manchester City (right) during the International Champions Cup football match. —AFP Sterling scores for City on debut MELBOURNE: Record signing Raheem Sterling ance in the sky blue was the major talking point, worth an initial £44 million that could rise to £49 changes, introducing Samir Nasri, Aleksandar we are mentally strong,” said Roma manager Rudi took just over two minutes to score his debut goal the 2014 English Premier League champions million ($76 million). Kolarov and Yaya Toure into the game. Garcia. “The pitch was not good enough for such a as Manchester City downed AS Roma on penalties showed plenty of attacking promise for the season The Italians equalised just five minutes after Nigerian teenager Iheanacho put Manchester game at this level and of course it’s winter (in in the International Champions Cup in Melbourne ahead. Sterling’s strike in spectacular fashion. Bosnian mid- City ahead again on 51 minutes when he zeroed in Australia) but it was more than difficult and in some yesterday. England goalkeeper Joe Hart made two “It’s important to score, particularly early in the fielder Miralem Pjanic let fly with a 20-metre thun- on an awful back pass by former England interna- way explains Cole’s mistake with the wrong pass. late saves as Manchester City won 5-4 in the penal- game, and he only played 45 minutes after having derbolt into the top right corner. tional Ashley Cole to coolly beat De Sanctis from “But overall, Cole played a good match and the ty shootout after the game finished 2-2 at the end just a few days working with the team,” manager Sterling had a big shout for a penalty turned close range. players should not be judged by one single play. Of of regulation time at the Melbourne Cricket Manuel Pellegrini said of Sterling’s performance. down when he was brought down by Alessandro But Serbian Adem Ljajic threw the Italians a life- course, I would have preferred if he did not make Ground. “I’m happy with the way he played. He demonstrat- Florenzi midway through the opening half, but line when he beat Joe Hart with his free-kick over that mistake and probably goalkeeper Morgan Sterling, the most expensive English footballer ed why he’s here, not only his value as a player, he’s Australian referee Jared Gillett waved play on. the wall in the 87th minute to send the match into could have done better in that situation.” in history, took just two minutes and 17 seconds to a very young player so I think he will improve a lot Roma had three quickfire scoring chances min- penalties. Manchester City will attempt to go on and win open his account for the big-spending English club. in the future, playing with Yaya Toure, David Silva utes before the break, with Vincent Kompany lung- Hart proved Man City’s hero, with saves off the three-way ICC tournament when they take on He showed his explosive pace to swoop on a and the others. ing to deny Francesco Totti, Eliaquim Mangala Seydou Doumbia and Seydou Keita to get the ten-time European champions Real Madrid in the defence-splitting pass from Kelechi Iheanacho to “I’m very happy with him and I’m very happy clearing another and unmarked Daniele De Rossi English club home. “We made an individual mistake final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on leave Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis flailing that we’ve bought him.” The 20-year-old Jamaican- putting a header over the bar. in the second half and we had to make up for it, but Friday. Roma beat Real Madrid 7-6 on penalties and slot the ball into the empty net. born Londoner completed his move to Manchester Pellegrini took Sterling off at halftime along what I appreciated the most was that we were able after the opening ICC game finished scoreless at While Sterling’s much-anticipated first appear- City from Liverpool last week in a five-year deal with the influential David Silva among nine to come back from behind twice, which means that the MCG on Saturday.—AFP Gotze answers sushi FIFA tries again to gaffe with China goal clean itself up SHANGHAI: A cool finish by Mario Gotze-who made headlines days earlier over a culinary gaffe-ten minutes from time propelled Bayern FIFA will set up a new task force to propose tion all afternoon if you want,” he said. Munich to a 1-0 exhibition match victory over Inter Milan in ZURICH: reforms aimed at cleaning itself up, a move critics FIFA has been under pressure to carry out reforms Shanghai yesterday. said was an inadequate response to the worst crisis in following a series of scandals over the past few years. The scorer of Germany’s World Cup final winning goal just over a the 111-year history of soccer’s governing body. The Several executive committee members, elected by year ago in Brazil latched onto a defence-splitting pass to calmly suggested reforms would include integrity checks for continental confederations, have either been banned round Inter keeper Samir Handanovic and slot the ball into the emp- the all-powerful 25-member executive committee, for unethical behavior or resigned while under inves- ty net. Gotze had hit the headlines in China this week for telling local term limits for top officials and public disclosure of tigation. media he “loved Chinese food, especially sushi”. The dish is in fact a their earnings, FIFA said. Soccer’s governing body was thrown into further Japanese delicacy. Similar reforms were proposed by an earlier inde- turmoil in May when 14 sports marketing executives However the German striker showed where his real expertise lay pendent governance committee set up in 2011 but and soccer officials, including several from FIFA, were by providing a match winning goal which delighted the vast majori- were quietly shelved three years later. indicted in the United States on bribery, money laun- ty of the lively 37,431-strong crowd at Shanghai Stadium. Critics pointed out that the 11-member task force dering and wire fraud charges. The goal was undoubtedly the highlight of a somewhat dull would be drawn from the continental confederations Blatter was re-elected two days afterwards, but game played on a very muggy summer evening. Both teams started whose members have been blamed for much of four days later said in a shock announcement that he brightly but the tempo of the match soon slowed as the European FIFA’s recent troubles. would lay down his mandate and not stand again. He heavyweights struggled to find their rhythm. “Instead of agreeing to a serious independent will remain in office until a new president is chosen at Inter Milan were first to register a shot on goal when Mateo reform commission, FIFA today announced yet an extraordinary Congress on Feb. 26. Kovacic unleashed a fierce shot which flew over the goal in the sec- another task force made up of 10 confederation FIFA said the new task force would include two ond minute. members and one independent chair who has not representatives each from UEFA, CONCACAF, the Bayern however soon took control of the match and would domi- yet been named,” said anti-corruption watchdog African confederation CAF and the Asian confedera- nate it until the final whistle, with Douglas Costa in particular causing Transparency International in a statement. tion (AFC) and one each from the CONMEBOL and the Italian giants all sorts of problems with his mazy dribbling down “This will not be sufficient to win back trust in the Oceania confederation (OFC). the right flank. FIFA.” “(FIFA) has promised reform many times before It will be chaired “by a neutral chairman who The Brazilian supplied a flurry of dangerous crosses into the Inter and failed dismally. They have failed fans and sup- should be appointed in consultation with the confed- box but Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski was unable to capitalise porters today,” added Transparency’s director of com- erations’ presidents,” added FIFA. on the service provided, coming closest in the 21st minute with a munications Neil Martinson, describing FIFA as a “rot- “Blatter proposes same players will reform FIFA in ten democracy.” FIFA said the task force’s job would seven weeks .... - not believable,” said International low drive from Costa’s cross which flew just wide. be to present “concrete and comprehensive reform Trade Union Confederation general secretary Sharan Bayern captain Philipp Lahm came closest to opening the scoring proposals” to the next executive committee meeting Burrow on Twitter. in the 32nd minute when his placed shot from within the box was in late September. However, UEFA president Michel Platini, a mem- cleared off the Inter goal line by Jeison Murillo. This in turn would make recommendations to a ber of the FIFA executive committee and one of In the second half the game lost what little momentum it had FIFA Congress in February which has the power to Blatter’s sternest critics, cautiously welcomed the with both sides making multiple substitutions-Inter brought on four alter its statutes. “My responsibility and mission is to move. “I feel (it) is an important step towards improv- players simultaneously at one point midway through the second make sure that when I come to the end of my career ing overall processes and transparency within the half.