THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 SPORTS

Theft complaint Ingesson dies of cancer Raonic in ODESHOG: Former Elfsborg manager was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in withdrawn and Sweden midfielder Klas Ingesson, 2009. Following treatment he was able toilet hiccup who played a major role in the team’s to take over Elfsborg’s under-21 side in PARIS: Milos Raonic was a relieved man after spending over BUENOS AIRES: Former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona on Tuesday third-place finish at the 1994 World Cup, October 2010, eventually being appoint- eight minutes searching for a suitable toilet before battling withdrew a theft complaint against his ex-girlfriend, after a video surfaced has died of cancer at the age of 46, the ed manager of the senior team in that allegedly showed him hitting her, news reports said. club announced yesterday. September 2013. back to beat American Jack Sock in the Paris Masters second “I spoke to Diego and he withdrew the complaint,” the former girlfriend, “IF Elfsborg has a very sad announce- But Ingesson’s managerial career was round yesterday. Rocio Oliva, told Argentine television. Maradona in March had accused Oliva ment to make. Klas Ingesson has passed interrupted by the return of the cancer Sock had levelled the match by winning the second set in Dubai of stealing jewelry and other valuable items. Oliva, 22, had a turbu- away this morning,” the club said in a and he spent a period coaching from the before Raonic’s long comfort break, which prompt- lent relationship with 53-year-old Maradona, who lives in statement posted on its website dugout in a wheelchair before announc- ed the Bercy crowd to boo the Canadian when Dubai and works as a sports promoter. Argentine televi- (www.elfsborg.se). ing his decision to step down from the he returned to court. sion channels have released a short video supposedly “Our thoughts are foremost with his role at the end of the current season. “Whoever the escort who took me was, shot by Oliva in a room in Maradona’s home. In the blur- wife and children, who were with him to “If I’m going to be involved, I have to took me into a bathroom that had no seats ry footage, Oliva can be heard saying “Stop, stop” as if she the end at home in Odeshog.” As a player play a full part,” Ingesson said while on the toilet,” the seventh-seeded Raonic, is trying to stop an attack. Maradona has said he had Ingesson represented a string of clubs announcing his decision. “This year I who won 6-3 5-7 7-6(4) explained. knocked the phone from her hands but denies hit- including IFK Gothenburg in Sweden, have been there on and off and others “So I didn’t want to squat, so I kept say- ting Oliva, a female footballer. Sheffield Wednesday in England and the have had to bear the burden. That won’t ing, ‘let’s go to another one’, and we ended Oliva said she was not responsible for the Italian trio of Bolgona, Bari and Lecce. work in the long run.” up going to the locker room.” Raonic still has video being released and instead blamed an Capped 57 times for Sweden and a Known affectionately in Sweden as a chance of qualifying for next month’s ATP unnamed “nephew” of Maradona. The couple driving force in the side that beat ‘the Lumberjack from Odeshog’, had been a staple of Argentina’s tabloid and World Tour finals in London, for which four Bulgaria 4-0 to claim third place at the Ingesson is survived by his wife Veronica spots are up for grabs in Paris. —Reuters celebrity press. — AFP World Cup in United States, Ingesson and two sons. — Reuters Penguins keep Devils at bay

PITTSBURGH: Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby scored two of four second-period goals and the netted seven straight in an 8-3 rout of the on Tuesday night. Trailing 3-1, the Penguins rallied behind Malkin. He extended his streak to eight games with a pow- er-play , his fourth of the year. Crosby scored his sixth and seventh goals, Patric Hornqvist netted his fifth and Pascal Dupuis scored in his third straight game, also on the power play. Steve Downie, Blake Comeau and Craig Adams also had goals for Pittsburgh, which defeated New Jersey for the ninth time in 11 home games. Pittsburgh’s top-ranked power play scored three times, the fifth time in eight games it produced multi- ple goals. Dainius Zubrus scored his second of the sea- son nine seconds into the game, but the Devils were unable to win for the fifth time in six road games.

SENATORS 5, BLUE JACKETS 2 FRANCE: (From left) Germany’s Marcel Kittel, France’s Blel Kadri, France’s Tony Clarke MacArthur had two goals and an assist as Gallopin, Norway’s Alexander Kristoff, Tour de France 2014’s winner Italy’s Vincenzo the Senators beat Columbus in the Blue Jackets’ first Nibali, France’s Thibaut Pinot, France’s Jean-Christophe Peraud and Australia’s Cadel game since star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was Evans pose during the presentation of the official route of the 2015 Tour de France sidelined by a broken finger. cycling race. — AFP Erik Karlsson added a goal and assist for Ottawa, which scored three times in the third period while Evans plays down hopes of stopping a two-game slide. Zach Smith and Alex Chiasson also scored, had two assists and Robin Lehner had 36 saves. David Savard and Cam winning send-off in Australia Atkinson scored for injury-riddled Columbus, which MELBOURNE: Cadel Evans’ final race as a pro- favor. “It doesn’t seem to make sense but with has lost three in a row. Center Artem Anisimov went fessional cyclist bears his name, runs through the longevity of the event in mind... that’s the down after taking a shoulder in the second period his home-town and has his finger-prints on way we’ve come to make the course. that sent his helmet into the air and left him face the design, but the former Tour de France “One thing when the race is in your name down on the ice. winner is not giving himself much hope of all the competitors are watching you more FLYERS 3, KINGS 2 winning it. than any other because they all know I will Brayden Schenn scored 2:36 into overtime, helping The 37-year-old Australian, who want to win and that doesn’t play very well in the Flyers end the Kings’ six-game win streak. Schenn announced his retirement plan in September, a cycling competition for your chances to beat Jonathan Quick on a breakaway. He was credited has instead set himself a tougher task of con- win.” Evans will also compete in Australia’s with the goal after a brief replay review, sending the trolling his emotions when he crosses the fin- national road cycling championship in Flyers to their third straight win. ish line at the Feb. 1 ‘Cadel Evans Great Ocean January before competing in the Tour Down Former Flyers captain Mike Richards scored the Road Race’. “I’m just hoping that it doesn’t Under in an extended farewell for home fans. tying goal in the third period. Tyler Toffoli also scored bring about tears,” the Team BMC rider told a An amiable but intense competitor, the for the Kings. Michael Raffl and Chris VandeVelde packed media conference in Melbourne on 2009 world champion spoke of his retirement scored in regulation for the Flyers. The Flyers outshot Tuesday. “It’s going to be hard to pin on a with a tinge of regret but felt comfortable he the Kings 41-39 in regulation. number for the last time and race for the last had made the right call after being disap- time and come into the last kilometre for the pointed with his eighth-placed finish at the WILD 4, BRUINS 3 last time. “It could be difficult, that’s for sure, Giro d’Italia. Marco Scandella scored with 5:53 remaining as the but at the same time I really have given “(I’m feeling) a little bit relieved, a little bit Wild rallied for three goals in the third period to beat everything I have for the sport.” Evans sad but probably most of all looking forward the Bruins 4-3. One night after allowing five goals in became his country’s first Tour de France win- to starting a new chapter in my life,” Evans the third period and blowing a 3-0 lead in New York ner in 2011, a feat rated by Australians among said. “A couple more Grand Tour wins would against the Rangers, the Wild were at the opposite the achievements of the most hallowed have gone down well, a couple more Classics end of a surprising comeback in Boston. The Wild trailed 3-1 entering the third, then came national sporting icons like Don Bradman in wins would have gone down well but my out firing on Boston goalie Tuukka Rask in the third. COLUMBUS: Zack Smith No. 15 of the Ottawa Senators is congratulated by his teammates after cricket and tennis great Rod Laver. main thing was to go into the sport, give Zach Parise scored for Minnesota with 15:39 remain- scoring a goal during the second period. — AFP Well before Evans decided to pull the pin everything I can and see how far I could go ing and Justin Fontaine tied it just 2:13 later. The Wild past Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen. shooters to put the pressure on Colorado in the on his career, government officials in his with things. “There (at the Tour of Italy) when continued peppering Rask with shots and Scandella home state of Victoria had planned a race in the result didn’t come with everything in Tarasenko also had an assist on Jori Lehtera’s sec- shootout. Niemi stopped Tanguay and then made a beat him with high slapshot from the point for the go- ond-period goal. Dallas’ goals were by Jamie Oleksiak, glove save on Matt Duchene to end the game. San his honour which would take in his home- place, I also could accept for myself that ahead goal. town of Barwon Heads while boosting maybe I’m not capable of winning a Grand Seguin and Trevor Daley. It was Oleksiak’s first career Jose had a 41-17 shots advantage heading into the goal. Daley’s was his fourth this season on the power third period. tourism for the coastal region, an hour’s drive Tour any more and therefore that makes it MAPLE LEAFS 4, SABRES 0 play. St. Louis goalie Brian Elliott made 25 saves. from Melbourne. pretty easy. The Maple Leafs set a franchise record for fewest Lehtonen had 23. CANADIENS 2, FLAMES 1 The result is a 174-kilometre (108 miles) “If I can’t win it, I don’t necessarily want to shots allowed in a game, and scored three times in the PA Parenteau scored the deciding shootout goal to course which travels through hilly country- be in it.” Living in Switzerland for most of the third period of a victory over the Sabres. Jonathan DUCKS 1, BLACKHAWKS 0 lead Montreal over Calgary. Tom Gilbert scored in the side and coastal roads on a looping circuit year with his family, Evans also ruled out serv- Bernier made just 10 saves in his eighth career NHL John Gibson made 37 saves and Devante Smith- second period for the Canadiens, who had lost their from the port city of Geelong. ing Australia-or any outfit-as a full-time shutout. The Leafs’ previous record for shots against Pelly scored on a short-handed breakaway, leading previous seven games in Calgary. Montreal also With the race dovetailing onto the UCI Pro coach, but said he could see himself acting as was 13, which happened three previous times, most the surging Ducks to a victory over the Blackhawks. bounced back from a 3-0 loss at Edmonton on circuit’s Tour Down Under, Evans said a num- a mentor for the country’s up-and-coming recently in a 9-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Smith-Pelly grabbed a loose puck when Chicago Monday night. Mark Giordano scored the lone goal for ber of professional teams had already signed riders on a consultancy basis. 2006. The shot total also was the lowest in franchise defenseman Brent Seabrook fell while retrieving a the Flames. Carey Price made 37 saves and three more up, and he expected stiff competition on a “That’s something we’re looking into at history for the Sabres. Phil Kessel, James van Riemsdyk pass at the Anaheim blue line, and he beat rookie in the shootout for Montreal. Calgary goalie Jonas course unsuited to him. “Easier said that this point, but most of all, I don’t think there’s and Jake Gardiner scored in an impressive third-peri- goaltender Scott Darling between the legs on a back- Hiller, who finished with 18 stops, had won his last done,” he said of his prospects of victory. “I that many riders who would want to be od flurry for Toronto. hand after skating the length of the ice. Smith-Pelly’s three games. designed a course, but I didn’t design it in my coached by me,” he quipped. — Reuters third goal came with 8:28 left in regulation, and with 2 JETS 4, ISLANDERS 3 seconds remaining on Chicago’s power play. Gibson CANUCKS 4, HURRICANES 1 Andrew Ladd scored his second goal of the night got his first shutout of the season as Anaheim won for Ryan Miller made 29 saves in his 300th career vic- 3:31 into the third period as the Jets rallied to beat the the eighth time in nine games. tory as Vancouver beat winless Carolina. Brad Garcia and Reed to Islanders in a back-and-forth encounter. Ladd put a Richardson scored twice to help the Canucks (6-3-0) rebound of Bryan Little’s shot into the open right side SHARKS 3, AVALANCHE 2 win for the third time in four games. The Hurricanes to put the Jets back in front. After trailing early, the Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski scored in the (0-6-2) are the only NHL team without a victory this face off in Malaysia Jets scored three times in the second period - two dur- shootout to help San Jose beat Colorado. Antti Niemi season. Carolina is winless in seven games at ing a long power play after Nikolay Kulemin was eject- stopped 31 shots and both Avalanche players in the Vancouver since October 1999. Linden Vey and Jannik KUALA LUMPUR: A resurgent Sergio just “sit back and enjoy” that windfall but ed for boarding Mark Stuart - but couldn’t hold a two- shootout. Logan Couture and Brett Burns scored in Hansen also scored for the Canucks. Henrik Sedin and Garcia goes toe-to-toe with US Ryder Cup is aiming for his first Major win this year goal lead. regulation for the Sharks. Radim Vrbata extended their point streaks to five sensation Patrick Reed at the CIMB Classic and to defend the FedExCup title. John Tavares and Mikhail Grabovski got the Semyon Varlamov made a season-high 49 saves, games. Richardson scored his second goal into an beginning today, as reigning FedExCup “I’m always thinking about the next Islanders even at 3 in the second, and Brock Nelson and Alex Tanguay and Gabriel Landeskog scored in empty net in the final minute. Jiri Tlusty scored for the champion Billy Horschel looks to lift his level,” he said. Co-sanctioned by the PGA staked New York to a 1-0 lead in the first. Jaroslav regulation for the Avalanche, who have one win in Hurricanes on an assist from captain Eric Staal, who game to an even higher level in the Tour and Asian Tour, the CIMB Classic Halak stopped 26 shots. Defensemen Paul Postma and four home games this season. returned after missing five games with an upper-body Malaysian event. offers the winner $1.26 million and 500 Jacob Trouba also scored, and Little had three assists Marleau and Pavelski came through as the first two injury. — AP Garcia, who will be paired with Reed, is FedExCup points. for the Jets, who began a four-game trip. Ondrej enjoying some of his best form in years at Last year’s winner, Ryan Moore of the Pavelec made 18 saves. 34. The Spaniard has won once in 2014, United States, is back to defend, as com- LIGHTNING 7, COYOTES 3 NHL results/standings finished second to world number one patriot Jason Dufner continues his come- Nikita Kucherov had his first career NHL hat trick Rory McIlroy in the Open Championship back. Dufner, the 2013 PGA Champion, and Tyler Johnson had four assists as the Lightning Minnesota 4, Boston 3; Winnipeg 4, NY Islanders 3; Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 2 (OT); Pittsburgh in July, and played solidly in Europe’s took nearly three months off due to a beat the Coyotes. Kucherov got his third goal from 8, New Jersey 3; Ottawa 5, Columbus 2; Toronto 4, Buffalo 0; Tampa Bay 7, Arizona 3; Anaheim 1, recent Ryder Cup victory as he returned neck injury but showed little rust in a slot off a pass from Johnson at 8:23 of the third that Chicago 0; St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 (OT); San Jose 3, Colorado 2 (SO); Montreal 2, Calgary 1 (SO); to the world top 10. steady showing during his return last made it 5-2. Brian Boyle had two goals, and Valtteri Along with England’s Lee Westwood, week at the ISPS Handa Perth Filppula and Matt Carle also scored for the Lightning. Western Conference Eastern Conference Garcia and the 24-year-old Reed comprise International. Other contenders include Johnson extended his point streak to seven games. Pacific Division Atlantic Division the premier trio for the first two rounds South African Major winners Charl Arizona got goals from Shane Doan, Martin Erat and WL OTLGFGAPTS Montreal 8 2 0 27 26 16 when they tee off together at the Kuala Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen, and BJ Crombeen. Shortly after Radko Gudas had a shot Tampa Bay 6 3 1 34 26 13 Anaheim 8 2 0 31 19 16 Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC). Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, the top- hit the post, Kucherov re-directed the defenseman’s Ottawa 5 2 1 22 17 11 “It’s going to be fun to be able to play ranked Asian player in the world at 21st. next try from the blue line past Mike Smith to put Los Angeles 6 1 2 24 15 14 Detroit 4 2 2 18 17 10 with both of them,” said Garcia, the high- All competitors will need to be wary of Tampa Bay up 1-0 7:46 into the game. After Filppula San Jose 6 4 1 35 30 13 Boston 5 6 0 29 28 10 est-ranked player in the field at world the steamy local conditions, said scored with 7:42 left in the first, Kucherov gave Tampa Vancouver 6 3 0 31 27 12 Toronto 4 4 1 25 25 9 Florida 2 2 3 10 16 7 number four. “Obviously I’m quite friendly Westwood, who won the 2014 Malaysian Bay a 3-0 lead on a backhand rebound at 3:20 of the Calgary 5 4 2 27 24 12 with Lee, so it should be good fun to be Open at KLGCC. second. Buffalo 2 8 0 11 33 4 Edmonton 4 4 1 26 32 9 able to play with both, and hopefully we’ll “To play on the KLGCC you have to be Metropolitan Division be playing well.” Reed was a revelation in able to manage your body well and stay BLUES 4, STARS 3 Arizona 3 4 1 21 32 7 NY Islanders 6 3 0 35 31 12 the Ryder Cup where, along with fellow hydrated all the time because of the heat,” Vladimir Tarasenko scored 1:28 into overtime to Central Division Pittsburgh 5 2 1 33 22 11 Washington 4 2 2 25 19 10 young playing partner Jordan Spieth, he he said. The tournament offered a spon- complete a hat trick as the Blues defeated the Stars. Nashville 5 1 2 19 16 12 Three times Dallas took one-goal leads in regulation Philadelphia 4 3 2 29 32 10 was a rare bright spot for the United sor’s exemption to 16-year-old Guan Chicago 5 3 1 22 15 11 play, and three times the Blues tied the score. The first NY Rangers 5 4 0 27 30 10 States in another humbling loss to Tianlang of China, who caused a sensation Dallas 4 2 3 32 33 11 New Jersey 4 3 2 28 33 10 Europe. Horschel, 27, has also emerged as by qualifying for an invitation to the 2013 two tying goals came within 37 seconds of Stars scores. Minnesota 5 3 0 27 14 10 Columbus 4 5 0 25 30 8 one of golf’s hottest young talents, clinch- Masters. Then only 14, Guan was the Carolina 0 6 2 15 33 2 ing the season-long FedExCup crown and youngest player ever to compete at St. Louis had a 4-on-3 power play after Dallas’ Tyler St. Louis 4 3 1 20 18 9 Seguin went off for high sticking 14 seconds into Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one its whopping $14 million payday in Augusta National, and made the cut, but Winnipeg 4 5 0 19 24 8 overtime. Tarasenko took a pass from Alex Pietrangelo point in the standings and are not included in September. The American said he won’t has yet to match that performance. — AFP at the top of the right faceoff circle and fired the puck Colorado 2 4 4 22 32 8 the loss column (L).