Sports Wednesday, July 17, 2019 15 Keeping the Faith NZ coach wants rules review after ‘hollow’ World Cup final AFP and his teammates have been WELLINGTON widely praised for the grace with which they accepted the NEW Zealand coach Gary gut-wrenching defeat. Stead has called for the Cricket I’m sure when they “Williamson has shown World Cup’s rules to be over- sports fans and elite athletes hauled, labelling the show- were writing the rules alike how to behave with hu- piece final “hollow” after Eng- they never expected a mility, how to accept heart- land defeated the Black Caps World Cup final to break,” stuff.co.nz columnist Faith Kipyegon wins the 1500m at the IAAF Diamond League on a technicality. happen like that. I’m Kevin Norquay wrote. meeting in Stanford, USA. (IAAF) The teams could not be sure it’ll be reviewed “You don’t need to smash separated at the end of both your equipment, yell at the regular play and a Super Over (and) there’s many umpire, or swear at and Kipyegon readies shootout, so England were different ways that threaten rival batsmen, even handed victory because they they’ll probably explore. with the stress of a World Cup had a superior boundary count. New Zealand cricket on your mind; this news will to defend her world “It’s a very, very hollow be foreign territory to some.” feeling that you can play 100 team head coach There have been calls in overs and score the same Gary Stead New Zealand to give the team 1500m title in Doha amount of runs and still lose a ticker-tape parade, regard- the game, but that’s the tech- less of the result. IAAF her home in Eldoret to look nicalities of sport,” Stead Prime Minister Jacinda after her young child, who told reporters in remarks Ardern said that was unlikely EW athletes in global last month celebrated her released by New Zealand but she wanted to ensure that athletics can quite boast first birthday. Cricket on Tuesday. the players received “a heroes’ Fthe combination of Making her long-await- He said such a thrilling welcome” when they returned sheer success and zest for liv- ed return with a stunning match, which has been hailed to the country. ing like Faith Kipyegon. 1500m victory in 3:59.04 at by many experts as the great- New Zealand Cricket said With her naturally viva- the IAAF Diamond League est one-day game in history, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead during a press conference at Lord’s during the World Cup. (REUTERS) they were in discussions with cious personality coupled meeting in Stanford last deserved a better way to deter- the government about when with her outstanding com- month, Kipyegon was elated mine the result. gestions England had been was made. defeated on the pitch, saying that would take place. petitive record, the world and with the performance. “There’s going to be many mistakenly handed an extra “I didn’t actually know it instead fell victim to “fine “At the moment, howev- Olympic 1500m champion “After being out for such things they look at over the run after a throw from a field- that,” Stead said. “But at the print” in the rules. er, with some players arriv- appears to have it made. a long time, you don’t exactly whole tournament – I’m sure er hit the bat of a diving Ben end of the day the umpires are He said that was a shame ing back at different times, And after giving birth to know where you are at, so it when they were writing the Stokes’ and deflected to the there to rule. but the New Zealanders had some not arriving back at her first child, daughter Alyn, was great to test myself at the rules they never expected a boundary in the final over of “They’re human as well, signed up to the rules that gov- all, and others having al- in June last year, Kipyegon’s Prefontaine meeting,” says World Cup final to happen like regular play. like players, and sometimes erned the tournament. ternative playing commit- personal life appears as on Kipyegon, whose next race that,” he said. England were awarded six there’s a mistake but that’s just “At the end of the day ments, it’s just not practi- track as her professional will be at this weekend’s IAAF “I’m sure it’ll be reviewed runs but former umpire Si- the human aspect of sport.” nothing separated us, no one cal,” they said. world. Yet after 21 months Diamond League meeting in (and) there’s many different mon Taufel said they should lost the final, but there was a “Hopefully, given the in- away from the competitive London. ways that they’ll probably only have got five as the bats- ‘We didn’t lose’ crowned winner and there it terest surrounding this, we can arena, the 25-year-old has “I’m looking forward to explore.” men had not crossed for their Skipper Kane Williamson is,” he told Newstalk ZB. organise something appropri- been forced to press the reset Doha and given the late tim- Stead shrugged off sug- second run when the throw pointed out his team was not The New Zealand captain ate in the weeks to come.” button on her career as she ing of the World Champion- starts the build-up to the de- ships this year (following my fence of her 1500m title at the return from pregnancy), it is IAAF World Athletics Cham- like a gift from God.” Quick Singles pionships Doha 2019. Following Doha, her ma- jor goal in 2020 is to target India cricket board invites applications the Tokyo Olympics, where Qatar’s for men’s head coach Gift from God she hopes to become only the second woman in history to MUMBAI: India’s cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday invited applica- I’m looking forward to Doha claim back-to-back Olympic Younousse, tions for the position of head coach and support staff for the men’s and given the late timing of 1500m titles before a poten- side, with incumbent Ravi Shastri and his team given automatic en- the World Championships tial move in distance up to Tijan rise to try in the recruitment process. The contract of the current coaching this year (following my the 5000m. staff is set to expire after the tour of the West Indies starting Aug. return from pregnancy), it is Yet given her near flaw- 3, where India play three T20 internationals, three ODIs and two less championship record, career-high Tests. In a statement, the BCCI said it was inviting applications for like a gift from God. which has seen her snare the positions of head coach, batting coach, bowling coach, fielding Faith Kipyegon world U18, U20 and sen- fourth world coach, physiotherapist, strength and conditioning coach as well as ior 1500m titles as well as an administrative manager. (REUTERS) Olympic and Commonwealth In Keringet she trained crowns, what is her secret? ranking solely with a pacemaker, but “I am always confident I Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan (right) England hero Jofra Bangladesh rest for her twice-weekly track can win. I always listen to my & Cherif Younousse during grieved cousin’s death Shakib, retain sessions in Eldoret she can coach and follow his plan.” the Gstaad Major Five-Star during World Cup Mashrafe for SL ODIs train alongside world-class So what are Kipyegon’s in Switzerland recently. athletes such as 2015 world best qualities: strength, en- LONDON: England star Jofra Arch- DHAKA: Bangladesh are resting steeplechase champion Hy- durance, tactical ability, men- er was grieving over the death all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan but vin Kiyeng and Common- tal strength? “I think I’m good ATAr’S beach volleyball Men’s World Rankings of his cousin in Barbados during have retained skipper Mashrafe wealth 800m champion at all of them,” she adds with Qstars Cherif Younousse his team’s incredible success at Mortaza for the three-match one- Wycliffe Kinyamal. her trademark laugh. and Ahmed Tijan secured their Rnk Player & t’mate Nationality E Pts the Cricket World Cup. Ashantio day international series against Meanwhile, on her easy And with such an exem- career-best fourth ranking in 1. Anders Mol/ Christian Sorum Norway *12 7.600 Blackman, 24, was shot dead Sri Lanka later this month, runs she can hook up with the plary championship record, the world after the Swatch Ma- 2. Viacheslav Krasilnikov/ Oleg Stoyanovskiy Russia *10 6.160 outside his home in St Philip the officials said Tuesday. Left-arm powerhouse training group few can dispute her claims. jor Gstaad Five-Star tourna- 3. Michal Bryl/ Grzegorz Fijalek Poland *13 5.600 day after England’s World Cup spinner Taijul Islam and top- campaign started with a win over order batsman Anamul Haque of Kipchoge, the 2018 IAAF Suffering only three de- ment in Switzerland. 4. Cherif Younousse/ Ahmed Tijan Qatar *15 5.120 Male Athlete of the Year, and feats in 14 finals between The Qatari pair, 17th in South Africa in May. Despite the were also recalled to replace 5. Alexander Brouwer/ Robert Meeuwsen Netherlands *12 4.800 Kamworor. “It is a big moti- 2016 and 2017, the diminutive the last edition, finished fifth shocking news, Barbados-born Shakib and batsman Liton Das, vation to run with them,” she Kenyan was unquestionably after a heart-breaking loss to Archer finished as England’s lead- who has been rested for person- says.