End of an NBA Era Looms As Warriors on Brink of Defeat
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MONDAY 10 JUNE 2019 SPORT 17 I’m full of adrenaline. The last Ferrari driver Sebastian few weeks have been tough Vettel after clinching pole CRICKET for us. The car felt good. I FOOTBALL position for the Canadian ICC World Cup: South hope we can carry that into Women’s World Cup: Grand Prix. Africa vs West Indies the race. Argentina vs Japan ACTION TODAY’S Froome IAAF to rebrand as World Athletics shows form AFP The new brand identity Coe said the IAAF Council, or relevanceelevance to tthosehose outsioutsidede of Sebastian Coe as Boasson MONACO will begin its rollout in meeting in Monaco, agreed it athletics,”etics,” he said. October after the World made “the sport more accessible “The“The new identity createcreatess a Hagen wins World athletics’ governing body, Championships in Doha to a wider audience while giving symbolbol that can stand alone and the IAAF, is to rebrand as World and following congress’ the global governing body the workk with partnerspartners and events.” opener Athletics, it was announced opportunity to more clearly TheThe new brand identity wwillill yesterday. approval of the change communicate its mission as the beginn its rollout in October afterafter The International Associ- to the federation’s legal leader of the world’s most par- the WorldWorld Championships in AFP ation of Athletics Federations name. ticipatory sport”. Dohaa and followingfollowing JUSSAC (IAAF) was initially founded in “The hope is that our new congress’gress’ approval 1912 as the International “’World Athletics’ builds brand will help attract and of thehe change to Norway’s Edvald Boasson Amateur Athletic Federation. upon the organisation’s restruc- engage a new generation of the federation’sfederation’s Hagen of Dimension Data won The body, currently pre- turing and governance reform young people to athletics.” legall name.name. a sprint in a reduced peloton of sided over by Britain’s two-time agenda of the past four years to IAAF CEO Jon Ridgeon was the chief race contenders after Olympic 1500m gold medallist represent a modern, more cre- slightly blunter in his a short but challenging opening Sebastian Coe, took its present ative and positive face for the assessment of the IAAF brand. stage of the Criterium du name in 2001 and World Ath- sport,” said Coe, who took over “The IAAF name has been Dauphine yesterday. letics should be operational from disgraced long-time head in existence for over 100 years, It was the third win of the from October. Lamine Diack in August 2015. but it has little understanding season for the 32-year-old, who got the edge on Belgian pair Philippe Gilbert of Quick Step and Jumbo newcomer Wout Van Aert. Cleveland In a race seen as form End of an NBA era looms as sharpening for the Tour de deny France Chris Froome, riding in the black and red of Ineos, fin- Sabathia ished in the reduced group of Warriors on brink of defeat around 35 riders after the 142km run over six lush, green, 250th win hills in the stunning Cantal AGENCIES AFP wrong side of 3-1 before, so why declared done with a chest injury region. NEW YORK TORONTO not make our own history?” but returned for game four. “I doubt I’ll be keeping the Warriors forward Draymond Combined with Toronto’s yellow jersey for long,” Boasson Roberto Perez homered in his Injured and weary, the Golden Green said. The only way we’re solid play, the injuries might be Hagen joked after the race, but fourth straight game and drove State Warriors are one loss from “We’ve won three in a row too much for the Warriors to his win is a good sign for his in three runs as the host the end of their five-year NBA before. You’ve got to have faith going to get back overcome. team with the Tour just three Cleveland Indians denied CC dynasty run at the hands of the you can get it done. Believe what in this series is give “It’s not over,” Warriors weeks away. Sabathia in his bid for his 250th upstart Toronto Raptors. we believe and give it what we everything we got guard Stephen Curry (pictured) “I got a bit lucky with the career win with an 8-4 victory The Raptors own a 3-1 lead got. And if we fail, you live with said. positioning,” he said after over the New York Yankees on in the best-of-seven NBA Finals the results, but just leave it all for 48 minutes, “We still have life and have coming round the back of Saturday. entering today’s game five at out there.” everybody that an opportunity to win. It’s just a Gilbert in the home straight in Rookie Oscar Mercado Toronto and could become the Kawhi Leonard, who won an sets foot on that matter of can we get it done or a trademark powerful last 150 launched a two-run homer and first team from outside the NBA title with San Antonio in floor in game five. not, and we’re going to leave it metres. Kevin Plawecki added a solo United States to capture the 2014, directs a quick-strike all out there starting on Monday.” The day was marked by a shot and a sacrifice fly for the championship. attack and smothering defensive In our locker room “The only way we’re going long-range attack that stub- Indians, who have belted 14 “It’s difficult,” Raptors coach system for the Raptors, who have we’re talking about to get back in this series is give bornly clung on to a slender homers while winning four of Nick Nurse said of the outhustled the injury-hit believing. Everybody everything we got for 48 lead until the final 600 metres. their past five games. excitement. Warriors. believes we can get minutes, everybody that sets foot At that moment Quick Step The offense was more than “Can’t let people take you Golden State play-off scoring on that floor in game five. In our ace Julian Alaphilippe put the enough for Adam Plutko (2-1), someplace you aren’t yet. leader Kevin Durant, the 2017 this done: Warriors locker room we’re talking about hammer down with Gilbert on who overcame Didi Gregorius’ “WeWe know this is a great aand n d 2018 NBA Finals star Stephen Curry believing. Everybody believes we his wheel and a win for one of two-run homer in the first to teamam and we know how hardhard we MMostost ValValuableuable can get this done.” the Belgian classics specialists allow just two runs on three hits haveve to playplay to beat them. We PPlayer,layer, has The Warriors rallied from 3-1 looked a certainty. in six innings. haveve to just focus in on trying beebeenn out “If“If he can, great. If not, still down to beat Oklahoma City in “It shows I’ve got the legs,” Oliver Perez permitted two to bebe thethe hardesthardest workingworking for a got to trytry toto findfind a way to win the the 2016 Western Conference Boasson Hagen told France Tel- runs on as many hits, but three teamam on the floor.”floor.” mmonthonth next game.”game.” finals, so they know it can be evision after his sprint. other relievers combined to TheThe Warriors are in wiwithth a TheThe WarriorsWarri seek a third done. 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They’re unbe- was left hungry despite his Yusei Kikuchi (3-4) in the title.e. “You justjust gotgo to dig deep. No lievably competitive. And they’re podium finish. fourth. Cesar Puello, who fin- “We’ve“ W e ’ve one’s going to feelf sorry for you, going to fight the whole way.” “I’ll be trying my luck again ished with four RBIs, homered beenen on soso youyou justju got to go out The Raptors expect nothing but this was a great start, stage in the eighth for the Angels.