SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 SPORTS

Smith suffering knee injury Former Everton manager dies Kameda hangs up gloves : Japanese boxing’s bete noir Koki Kameda has quit the sport after MELBOURNE: Australia captain Steven Smith has been carrying a knee injury since LONDON: Everton’s most successful manager Howard Kendall who led the club to two league titles in the 1980s, died yesterday aged losing to countryman in their WBA super title match the tour of England and may take some time off from cricket before hosting New in Chicago on Friday. “I knew before the fight it would be my last,” the con- Zealand. Smith smashed a match-winning century on Friday for New South Wales 69. “It is with great sadness that Everton Football Club has learned of the passing of Howard Kendall,” Everton said in a statement on their troversial Kameda told Japanese media yesterday after losing a unanimous in Australia’s domestic one-day tournament, booking the state side a place in the decision. “I trained hard so I could finish with no regrets. Now I final, but revealed he was plagued by soreness in his right knee throughout the website (www.evertonfc.com). “The most successful manager in the history of the Club and one of the greatest players to pull on the can make a clean break (from boxing).” The 28-year-old innings. “I had a bit of pain in England but it wasn’t anything serious, just a little bit native, who was bidding to become the first Japanese boxer in the back of my knee,” he said in quotes published by Cricket Australia’s website Everton jersey. He passed away in hospital in Southport this morn- ing at the age of 69, surrounded by loved ones.” Kendall began his to capture world titles in four different weights, has had a (cricket.com.au). “I’ve been able to play with it without much pain. The more colourful career since bursting onto the scene as a trash- my innings goes it loosens up and feels a lot better. “Today it didn’t do playing career as a defender at Preston North End in 1963 before he moved to Everton four years later. He originally joined Preston as an talking teenager. Champion Kono had been ordered to that. I don’t know whether it was because the ground was a little defend his title against Kameda, but the volatile challenger bit heavier or something like that. “But it seemed to stay quite apprentice in 1961 and three years later, aged just 17 years, 345 days, he became the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final has been banned from fighting in along with his sore the whole way through my innings. “I’ll see the physio this younger brothers Daiki and Tomoki. All three have fallen foul evening and tomorrow morning and see how we go with Sunday. since 1879. Second Division Preston lost a thrilling final 3-2 to West Ham United and although success alluded him that day, he gained of Japanese boxing officials after trouble flared at various We’ve got a week until the final see we’ll see how we go.” Smith fights involving the trio. Daiki was banned for a year in will hope for a good prognosis as the first test of the home plenty after moving to Everton in 1967. He was again, however, a beaten FA Cup finalist in 1968 when 2007 after a fight which ended in farce when he picked summer against New Zealand is less than three weeks away. up his opponent and slammed him to the canvas. Australia host their Tasman Sea neighbours in Brisbane from Everton lost a dour final 1-0 to West Bromwich Albion. Having been converted into a midfielder, he went on to win the top-flight First Koki, who worked the corner for his brother in that Nov. 5, followed by tests in Perth and Adelaide. An injury cloud fight, was fortunate to escape with a warning after tele- also hangs over vice captain and opening batsman David Division title in 1970 when the much-celebrated midfield of Colin Harvey, Alan Ball and Kendall-Everton’s “Holy Trinity”-won the title vision microphones picked up his advice to elbow Warner, who has had a long spell on the sidelines with this rival in the eye. —AFP a broken thumb sustained in England.—Reuters by nine points from Leeds United in 1970.—Reuters

NHL results/standings

San Jose 2, New Jersey 1 (SO); Toronto 6, Columbus 3; Carolina 5, Detroit 3; Winnipeg 3, Calgary 1; St. Louis 4, Vancouver 3; Colorado 3, Anaheim 0; Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1 (OT). Western Conference Central Division WLOTLGFGAPTS Winnipeg 4 1 0 18 9 8 St. Louis 4 1 0 17 12 8 Minnesota 3 0 1 13 11 7 Nashville 3 1 0 10 6 6 Dallas 3 1 0 15 11 6 Colorado 2 2 0 15 14 4 Chicago 2 3 0 10 13 4 Pacific Division San Jose 4 0 0 14 2 8 Vancouver 3 1 1 15 9 7 Arizona 3 1 0 13 6 6 Calgary 1 3 0 8 14 2 Los Angeles 1 3 0 4 13 2 Anaheim 0 3 1 1 11 1 Edmonton 0 4 0 5 13 0 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Montreal 5 0 0 16 6 10 Florida 3 1 0 14 5 6 Detroit 3 1 0 14 9 6 Tampa Bay 3 2 0 17 14 6 Ottawa 3 2 0 16 13 6 Toronto 1 2 1 11 15 3 Buffalo 1 3 0 8 12 2 Boston 1 3 0 13 18 2 Metropolitan Division NY Rangers 3 2 0 13 13 6 NY Islanders 2 1 1 11 12 5 Philadelphia 2 1 1 7 10 5 Washington 2 1 0 9 9 4 Carolina 1 3 0 10 13 2 Pittsburgh 1 3 0 5 8 2 New Jersey 0 3 1 6 13 1 Columbus 0 5 0 12 26 0 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the ANAHEIM: Ducks right wing Corey Perry (10) leaps against Colorado Avalanche goalie Reto Berra (20), of Switzerland, with defenseman Nate Guenin (5) nearby during the standings and are not included in the loss column (L) second period of an NHL hockey game. —AP Sharks win, Avalanche bury Ducks

NEWARK: Martin Jones fell just short of a eighth team in NHL history to miss the beat Karri Ramo with a sharp-angle, low points. Bryan Little also had a goal and and Kyle Brodziak also scored, and Jake third consecutive shutout, and then Joe playoffs a year after winning the Stanley shot. Calgary coach Bob Hartley chal- for Winnipeg, The Jets are 4-1-0. Allen stopped 31 shots. The Blues have won Pavelski and Brent Burns scored in a Cup, were in danger of starting a season 0- lenged the goal to see if Byfuglien was off- Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary. three straight to improve to 4-1-0. shootout to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 4 for the first time. Their longest winless side, but the goal stood. Brandon Sutter had a goal and two victory over the winless New Jersey Devils streak from the start of a season was nine Blake Wheeler added an empty-net goal BLUES 4, CANUCKS 3 assists, and Jared McCann and Daniel on Friday night. games in 1984-85 (0-6 with three ties). with 53 seconds left, the 150th of his Alexander Steen had a goal and an assist Sedin also scored for Vancouver. Ryan Jones stopped 31 shots and came with- Kopitar scored on a 25-foot wrist shot in career, and leads the Jets with seven for St. Louis. Jori Lehtera, Robert Bortuzzo Miller made 28 saves.—AP in 3:38 of his third shutout in four games as the first overtime game for either team in the Sharks improved to 4-0 under former the new 3-on-3 format. Minnesota coach New Jersey coach Pete DeBoer. New Jersey Mike Yeo challenged that L.A. was offside is 0-3-1 under new coach John Hynes. on Kopitar’s goal, but the goal was upheld. Patrick Marleau scored for the Sharks in For Minnesota, Darcy Kuemper stopped 35 Euroleague giants suffer, the opening minute and the goal stood shots in his season debut. Kings goalie until Adam Henrique ended Jones’ shutout Jonathan Quick stopped 25 shots. bid with a tying power-play goal. Russians have their day Henrique scored for New Jersey on its MAPLE LEAFS 6, BLUE JACKETS 3 first shootout attempt, but Jacob Josefson Leo Komarov scored two late goals and BELGRADE: Nine-times Euroleague winners cied Bayern Munich after winning the final Valencia in their Spanish league opener was stopped on the second and Mike Toronto beat Columbus to give Mike Real Madrid and the premier club quarter 22-8. today. “We are going through a difficult time Cammalleri missed the net on the third. Babcock his first victory as coach of the competition’s six-time champions Having seen traditional rivals Barcelona early in the season,” Real playmaker Sergio On his goal, Henrique tipped a shot Maple Leafs. Joffrey Lupul had a goal and Panathinaikos were stung by unheralded stunned at Turkish debutants Karsiyaka Izmir Rodriguez told www.euroleague.net. from the point by Damon Severson past an assist, and Jake Gardiner, James van Russian rivals in the season’s opening round on Thursday, Real must have been aware of “Obviously we were not ready for this Jones. It was the first goal Jones had Riemsdyk, and Nazem Kadri also scored to on Friday. the banana skin they faced on the outskirts game and we have to work hard in order to allowed in a franchise-record 234 minutes, help Toronto improve to 1-2-1. Daniel Holders Real, who have won a record of Moscow. improve.” Panathinaikos, whose new Serbian 33 seconds. The only score he had given up Winnik added three assists, Morgan Rielly number of titles, were beaten 84-70 at They trailed Khimki form the start and coach Aleksandar Djordjevic signed three this season came on the first shot he faced had two, and James Reimer finished with Khimki while Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar were undone by a flowing effort in which compatriots during the off-season, were just in the season opener against Los Angeles. 24 saves. The Maple Leafs played for the enjoyed an 81-70 home victory over five home players ended in double scoring as ineffective in their defeat by Krasnodar. first time six days. Scott Hartnell had a goal Panathinaikos. digits, led by forward Marko Todorovic who Americans Chris Singleton (16 points) AVALANCHE 3, DUCKS 0 and an assist to reach 600 career points, An expensively-assembled Fenerbahce finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. and (14) propelled the Reto Berra made 35 saves for his second and Boone Jenner and Nick Foligno also Istanbul nearly suffered the same fate but It was a second successive defeat for an age- home side, who nailed eight three-pointers career shutout and Nathan MacKinnon scored for Columbus. The Blue Jackets are ground out a 74-67 success against less fan- ing Real who were beaten 88-82 at home by from 17 attempts and collected 16 rebounds scored in the opening minute of Colorado’s 0-5-0, extending the worst start in fran- more than their rivals. Serbia centre Miroslav Raduljica led victory over winless Anaheim. chise history. Panathinaikos with 15 points but his coun- Jack Skille also scored for the Avalanche, trymen Ognjen Kuzmic and Sasha Pavlovic who dominated their road opener against HURRICANES 5, RED WINGS 3 added only six between them as the visitors the three-time defending Pacific Division Eric Staal and Kris Versteeg each had a committed 15 turnovers. champions. The Ducks fell to 0-3-1 with goal and two assists and Carolina handed “I congratulate Lokomotiv on a great win just one goal all season. Detroit its first loss of the season. Brock but we shouldn’t allow opponents to out- Berra became the third goalie to shut McGinn, playing on the line with Staal and us like that,” said Djordjevic, who out the Ducks this season, making several Versteeg, added a goal and an assist in his performs a dual role because he also coach- big saves. It was the Swiss netminder’s NHL debut. Cam Ward only needed to es Serbia. 52nd NHL game. Frederik Andersen make 17 saves to help Carolina to its first “Our hands were down when they hit stopped 22 shots for the Ducks, who victory. some crunch shots. We are a team with a lot haven’t scored in more than 163 minutes Justin Faulk and Chris Terry also scored of experience and cannot make such mis- since Sami Vatanen got their only goal for Carolina. Gustav Nyquist, Riley Sheahan takes.” Fenerbahce trailed by up to 15 points against Vancouver on Monday. and Teemu Pulkkinen scored for Detroit. in the opening three quarters but turned the tide with ironclad defence in the final 10 KINGS 2, WILD 1 JETS 3, FLAMES 1 minutes in Istanbul. Italy forward Luigi Datome led the Turkish Anze Kopitar scored at 2:19 of overtime, Dustin Byfuglien broke a tie with 1:28 side with 15 points, Greece guard Kostas Tyler Toffoli connected on a power play in left, and Ondrej Pavelec made 19 saves in Sloukas chipped in with 13 and Czech centre the second period and Los Angeles got its Winnipeg’s victory over Calgary. Byfuglien Jan Vesely added 11, forcing Bayern into first victory of the season. forced a turnover, took a pass and went Marko Todorovic submission.—Reuters The Kings, who last season became the around efenseman Dennis Wideman and