SPORT 07 I Am Very Happy We Didn’T Have to Opening Batsman Bat Again
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TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2019 SPORT 07 I am very happy we didn’t have to Opening batsman bat again. Obviously, winning by an David Warner CRICKET SPORTS innings two games in a row doesn’t after Australia beat England vs New Zealand Southeast Asian Games, really happen too often. Just an Pakistan by an 3rd Test - Day 5 at The Philippines innings and 48-runs in exceptional effort by the boys. ACTION Seddon Park, Hamilton (Until December 11) the second Test. TODAY’S NBA: Doncic, Rugby: Former All Blacks coach Mavericks snap Lakers’ 10-game Hansen confirms Japan move win streak REUTERS New Zealand media had reported In this file photo AA WELLINGTON earlier this year that Hansen was headed taken on October NEW YORK to Japan after the World Cup but he said 26, 2019, New Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen yesterday he had not signed anything until Zealand’s head Los Angeles Lakers’ yesterday confirmed his long-expected after the tournament had ended. coach Steve Hansen 10-game winning streak move to Japan where he will take up a He will link up with former All Blacks looks on before the ended after they were role as coaching consultant with Top captain Kieran Read, who signed a one- 2019 Rugby World defeated by Dallas League side Toyota Verblitz. year contract with Toyota earlier this year. Cup semi-final Mavericks 114-100 The 60-year-old stepped down from New Zealand Rugby are in the process against England yesterday afternoon in a the All Blacks following their third-place of appointing Hansen’s successor with his in Yokohama. hard-fought game of the finish at the Rugby World Cup. He spent former assistant Ian Foster and Can- Hansen confirmed Western Conference at 16 years with the team, the last eight as terbury Crusaders head coach Scott Rob- yesterday he was Staples Center. head coach, and was a part of two suc- ertson the leading candidates. The Lakers led the half taking up a role cessful World Cup campaigns. Meanwhile in Tokyo, Japan rugby by three points (62-59), but with the Toyota “I’ve got a new job which involves me team’s slogan “One Team”, the “#KuToo” the third quarter belonged Verblitz in Japan’s mentoring, consulting and advising at campaign against a de-facto requirement to the Mavericks, as they top league. Toyota Verblitz,” he said in a video on the to wear heels at work, and the new went on a mean 27-5 run All Blacks website. imperial era name “Reiwa” were chosen with 3:43 to go in the “It’s not as a head coach, it’s more as yesterday as the most memorable 2019 quarter. an advisor, a mentor, and it requires me buzzwords. Despite Lakers’ mini run to be up there for five to 17 weeks a year.” “One Team” was declared the top buz- Campaigners say wearing high heels The announcement of a new era of 10-0 with 2:10 to go in Toyota are coached by fellow New zword of the year live on national TV, after is seen as near-obligatory when job name is a massive event in Japan, marked the quarter, led by Alex Zealander Simon Cron, who was an the Brave Blossoms captured Japan’s hunting or working at many Japanese with special newspaper editions, callig- Caruso with two made assistant at the New South Wales War- imagination by reaching the Rugby World companies. They submitted a petition in raphy shows and public festivities. 3-pointers, the Mavericks atahs for two years until the end of the Cup quarter-finals for the first time. June to the government to protest against Another topical buzzword was managed to answer back 2019 Super Rugby season. With stunning wins over Six Nations the requirement. “keikaku unkyu” (planned cancellation) with their own 7-2 run to “The key thing is to go in and work sides Scotland and Ireland and a gutsy The list also included “Reiwa,” -- in relation to the advance suspension of close the quarter. with the people in the environment,” last-eight loss to eventual winners South meaning beautiful harmony in Japanese Tokyo trains as Typhoon Hagibis Mavericks outscored the Hansen added. “The opportunity to help Africa, the Japanese team won the heart -- the name of the era that defines the approached in October. Lakers 35-17 in the third him (Cron) grow is something that really of a nation hooked on baseball and sumo new emperor’s reign. A craze for tapioca drinks resulted in quarter, with Luka Doncic excites me. -- with supporters packing out fanzones Although the Gregorian calendar is another buzzword “tapiru”, which com- scoring 16 of his 27 points. “While it’s not a full-time coaching and tuned in in their millions. widely used in the world’s third-largest bines the two words tapioca and “suru” The 20-year-old Slov- role, it’s a role that still allows me to stay The word #KuToo, a play on words economy, Japan is the only country still (do). enian sensation was dom- in the game. It’s also a role that will allow from the Japanese word “kutsu” -- using Chinese-style imperial calendars Japan chooses the buzzwords as well inant for the Mavericks with me to have the family time that I want to meaning shoes -- and “kutsuu” -- for private and public documents as well as the kanji, or Chinese character, of the 27 points,10 assists and 9 have and I’m really looking forward to it.” meaning “pain” -- also made the top 10. as computer records. year annually at the year’s close. rebounds. Doncic was accom- panied by Kristaps Por- Draisaitl (18 goals, 32 zingis and Dwight Powell as assists) and Connor they each posted 15 points McDavid (19 goals, 32 Last-second field to help their teams victory over Lakers. assists) are the first set of Lakers’ superstar duo team-mates since 1995- goal lifts Broncos LeBron James and Anthony 96 to collect 50 or more Davis were in form but their points before their team’s effort could not avoid the 30th game. over Chargers loss. Davis was the top scorer “Obviously it’s not a REUTERS for the Lakers with 27 CHICAGO pretty game, not a pretty points and 10 rebounds, while James played with 25 win, but no one is going Brandon McManus kicked a game-winning 53-yard field goal as points, 9 rebounds and 8 to ask how we won this time expired and rookie quarterback Drew Lock passed for two assists. game at the end of the touchdowns in his NFL debut to lift the host Denver Broncos to a After tying their fran- day. It’s a big two points 23-20 victory against the Los Angeles Chargers yesterday afternoon. chise record to start a for us. It was a gritty Denver (4-8) snapped a two-game losing streak, while Los regular season with 17 wins effort through the whole Angeles (4-8) lost its third straight. and 2 losses, Lakers suf- line-up.” McManus’ field goal followed a 37-yard pass interference penalty fered with their third loss, Leon Draisaitl of against the Chargers, and it was the third field goal in the game’s meanwhile Mavericks Edmonton Oilers final 4:26. improved to 13 wins and 6 The second of those three came when the Chargers tied the losses in the regular season. game at 20 on a 46-yard field goal by Michael Badgley with 14 Clippers score 150 points “It’s a frustrating seconds remaining. Los Angeles converted a 4th-and-11 from its in rout of Wizards one. The power play own 24 with 2:22 left to keep the drive alive, and then quarterback The Los Angeles speaks for itself. If Philip Rivers found Mike Williams down the left sideline for a 38-yard Clippers defeated the you give them enough completion. Washington Wizards opportunities, they are McManus had kicked a go-ahead 52-yard field goal with 4:26 150-125 yesterday, getting going to capitalise on it. I remaining to put the Broncos ahead 20-17. Lock finished 18-for-28 their 15th win of the season. thought we played really passing for 134 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Rivers Clippers’ superstar duo was 20-for-29 for 265 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Paul George and Kawhi well after coming off a Lock shined at the outset, throwing a pair of first-quarter touchdown Leonard combined for 65 really tough road trip.” passes to Courtland Sutton to help the Broncos take a 17-10 lead points, while bench players Vancouver Canucks’ Tyler Myers (57) defends against Edmonton Loui Eriksson of into halftime. Lou Williams and Montrezl Oilers’ Riley Sheahan (23) during the second period of their NHL Vancouver Canucks Lock’s first scoring pass came about as the result of a savvy end Harrell combined for 45 game at Rogers Arena. zone adjustment from Sutton, who avoided contact from Chargers points in the rout of cornerback Casey Hayward Jr. with his left hand while corralling Wizards. the 26-yard TD pass from Lock with his right. The Clippers took NHL: Streaking Bruins and Los Angeles trailed 17-3 with halftime approaching, but pulled control in the second to within one score as Rivers hooked up with Austin Ekeler for a quarter, outscoring Wizards 30-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left in the second quarter. 43-22 and leading the half Pastrnak top Canadiens again McManus erupted at the Broncos sideline at the conclusion of by 25 points, 82-57.