MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 SPORTS Cameroon striker Ebosse dies after hit by object ALGIERS: African football must not become a match took place. Fans had started throwing objects “We expect exemplary sanctions to be taken today to investigate the incident. “breeding ground for hoolignanism”, CAF president from the stands inside the Tizi Ouzou stadium after against this grave act of violence. Violence has no Also present will be officials from JS Kabylie, the Issa Hayatou warned yesterday after Cameroonian the match as the players were returning to their place in African football in particular and sports in match referees and the match commissioner. League striker Albert Ebosse died when he was hit by a pro- changing room. general. “We remain resolute and state in the president Mahfoud Kerbadj, who was present at the jectile during an Algerian league match. Hayatou, president of the Confederation of strongest terms our determination to eradicate all game, called the death a “catastrophe for national Ebosse, 24, had scored the lone goal for his club JS African Football (CAF, the sport’s governing body on forms of violence and unsportsmanlike conduct in football”. Kabylie in a home match in what turned out to be a the continent), expressed his condolences. stadiums on the continent.” “Something unfortunate cost the life of a young 2-1 defeat against USM Alger, on the second day of “My thoughts go out to the family and friends of Ebosse joined JS Kabylie in 2013 and was top scor- player who, in the space of one season, won the the Algerian championship. this young man who enjoyed his job peacefully and er in the 2013-2014 Algerian championship. The hearts of thousands of Algerians in all stadiums in The Cameroon forward was hit by an object went further to pursue his passion for football Algerian interior ministry ordered an investigation to Algeria,” Kerbadj said. “Talented, as his record as top thrown from the stands following his team’s loss and abroad,” Hayatou said in a statement. search for the culprit. The Algerian National goal scorer in the 2013/14 season attests, he was also was declared dead after he was rushed to a hospital Hayatou cautioned that “African football cannot Professional League also ordered the Tizi Ouzou sta- much admired by his teammates and opponents for at Tizi Ouzou, east of the capital Algiers, where the be the breeding ground for hooliganism whatsoever”. dium shut and called an extraordinary board meeting his big human qualities.” — AFP Man City, Liverpool resume title hostilities MANCHESTER: Manchester City and Liverpool Chilean, whose side won 2-0 at Newcastle will renew their rivalry beneath the Etihad United in the first game of their title defence. Stadium floodlights today in the first major “My way of thinking is that last season is fin- head-to-head encounter of the fledgling ished, for our team it is finished. I suppose that Premier League season. also for Liverpool it is finished.” Whereas City When the teams last met, at Anfield in April, have enjoyed a largely settled off season, a late Philippe Coutinho goal gave Liverpool a 3- Liverpool have witnessed significant upheaval. 2 victory that left them on course for a first Luis Suarez’s departure for Barcelona in a £75 league title since 1990. million ($124 million, 94 million euros) transfer But with the finishing line in sight, Brendan helped fund a splurge of investment that has Rodgers’s side collapsed, allowing City to creep seen eight new players move to the club, with up on the rails and pip them to the title by two former City striker Mario Balotelli also poised to points. join them. Liverpool’s late-season slump was particular- Balotelli will not feature against his old side ly traumatic for captain Steven Gerrard, whose as his transfer was not finalised before the week- slip against Chelsea allowed Demba Ba to score end, but Liverpool’s fans could get their first a goal that allowed City back into the title race. glimpses of new signings Lazar Markovic and After then crashing out of the World Cup in the Alberto Moreno. group phase with England, the 34-year-old said he had been through “probably the worst three ‘Invention and creativity’ months of my life”. Adam Lallana, another new recruit, is not yet The meeting with City will bring memories of ready to return as he pursues his rehabilitation what happened last season into sharp focus for following a knee problem, while left-back Jose Gerrard and his team-mates, but the champions’ Enrique is a doubt due to injury. Daniel Agger, manager, Manuel Pellegrini, does not think it Jon Flanagan and Oussama Assaidi are all defi- will have any bearing today’s game. “I cannot nitely out. City’s latest signing, centre-back know what happened inside Liverpool or if they Eliaquim Mangala, is unlikely to play as he is will be affected by last season or not,” said the short of fitness following his £32 million switch from Porto. Striker Alvaro Negredo remains sidelined by a foot injury, but Sergio Aguero could start after coming off the bench to score MATCHES ON TV in injury time at Newcastle last weekend. Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard may also make his debut for the club, having ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE been left out for the trip to St James’ Park. MOENCHENGLADBACH: Moenchengladbach’s defender Tony Jantschke (R), Stuttgart’s Bosnian striker Vadad Ibisevic and Stuttgart’s midfielder Man City v Liverpool 22:00 Monday’s game is an early opportunity for Christian Gentner vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Moenchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart at beIN SPORTS 1 HD last season’s two outstanding teams to feel each Borussia Park Stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany yesterday. — AFP other out, but Rodgers does not believe it will beIN SPORTS 11 HD be a cautious encounter. beIN SPORTS 1 HD Both teams broke through the 100-goal bar- Kramer saves M’gladbach, Spanish League rier in 2013-14 — City scoring 102 goals to Liverpool’s 101 — and the Northern Irishman Levante v Villarreal 0:00 thinks they will each be eager to assert them- beIN SPORTS 4 HD selves. Asked if he expected the game against Real Madrid v Cordoba 21:00 City to be cagey, the Liverpool manager replied: Paderburn denied victory beIN SPORTS 2 HD “I don’t think so. “If you look at both sets of play- RVallecano v Atletico de Madrid 23:00 ers, there’s lots of invention and creativity in the beIN SPORTS 2 HD team. I think both will be creative and want to BERLIN: World Cup winner Christoph Kramer scored a penalty four minutes into injury time to Mainz midfielder Geis passed straight to score goals. —AFP scored in the final minute as Borussia earn Mainz a 2-2 draw. Paderborn’s Kachunga on the edge of the area Moenchengladbach came from behind to draw Shinji Okazaki put Mainz in front after 33 min- and he hammered the ball past visiting keeper 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga yester- utes with his 26th goal in the German top flight - Loris Karius. day. German midfielder Kramer came off the equalling the record for a Japanese player. Paderborn continued to press after the break Bilbao lose 1-0 after bench to cancel out Alexandru Maxim’s 51st- Paderborn’s Elias Kachunga smashed home and they moved in front when Marvin Bakalorz minute opener for the visitors and deny Armin four minutes later to bring the home side level picked out Huenemeier with a brilliant cross dramatic finale at Malaga Veh a first win in his second spell as Stuttgart and Uwe Huenemeier’s header put them ahead field pass. The Paderborn defender’s header manager. Antonio Ruediger had a goal rightly with three minutes left. looped into the net despite Karius getting a BARCELONA: Athletic Bilbao keeper Gorka We lacked depth in the first half and perhaps disallowed for the visitors on 32 minutes before But with time almost up the Paderborn cap- hand to it. Okazaki headed against the bar in the Iraizoz had a goal disallowed and they were also in the second. “At the end there were the Raffael headed off target for Gladbach. tain then conceded a penalty, which South last minute but there was another twist when denied a penalty in a dramatic finale to a 1-0 expulsions, a goal disallowed, the penalty The home team wasted an even better Korean midfielder Koo calmly stroked into the Huenemeier barged into the Japanese forward defeat by a Malaga side who finished with nine (not given) and there isn’t much for me to say. chance three minutes into the second half. A corner. “Towards the end we had chances to inside the box. Koo’s spot kick salvaged a point men as the La Liga season kicked off on “Everyone sees it from their point of view cross from the right evaded Stuttgart keeper keep the ball better,” Paderborn manager Andre for Mainz. Saturday. Bilbao were left fuming by the refer- but it is tough for a keeper like Gorka to score Sven Ulreich but Branimir Hrgota sliced wide Breitenreiter said. “We were bitterly punished for “I think we played too nervously in the sec- ee’s decision to rule out Iraizoz’s header for a goal and then have it ruled out. I don’t want with the goal gaping. Stuttgart soon made not doing so. ond half,” Mainz’s new Danish coach Kasper what appeared to be an offside decision to talk too much about the referee, they have Gladbach pay.