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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014 SPORTS Murray’s marriage plans Clampdown on bouncers Gerrard shuns ‘nonsense talk’ MANILA: British number one Andy Murray hopes to marry Kim Sears next year after LONDON: A clampdown down on bouncers is unlikely despite the LONDON: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has dismissed as “nonsense” talk of a the former Wimbledon champion announced their engagement last week after nine death of Australian Phillip Hughes this week, International Cricket falling out with manager Brendan Rodgers after he was dropped from the start- years together. Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson said yesterday. ing lineup for Saturday’s victory over Stoke City. Gerrard was left out of the first “We have a plan to get married next year, that’s the plan but no dates were set The cricket world was in shock this week after Hughes died on 11 for the match at Anfield as Liverpool arrested a run of three consecutive yet,” Murray told reporters in Manila yesterday, where he is taking part in the new Thursday, two days after being struck on the neck by a short- Premier League defeats with a nervy and hard-fought 1-0 victory that arrived International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) team tournament. Murray has yet to win pitched ball in a domestic fixture. courtesy of a late goal from Glen Johnson. a match in the Philippines after his team, the Manila Mavericks, went down against “We need to try and keep our perspective,” Richardson, speaking It was the 16th anniversary of the 34-year-old midfielder’s debut for the an Indian Aces side led by Roger Federer and Ana Ivanonic on Saturday. The world to BBC Radio, said when asked if the ICC would move to further Merseyside club and he was keen to play down a reported rift. number six lost his singles match to Gael Monfils 6-4 before teaming up with Maria restrict the use of the bouncer. “It’s a bit early to determine, but “Just to set the record straight media talk of a fall out between us 2 is NON- Sharapova for the mixed doubles, in which they stumbled to a 6-1 defeat my initial reaction is that that’s unlikely. “People have died by SENSE ..have a nice Sunday,” he wrote on Instagram, accompanying a against doubles specialists Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza. Murray, being struck on the heart before. I don’t think cricket needs to picture of him and Rodgers in training. Gerrard came on as a late who also lost twice on Friday against the UAE Royals, said his team had over-react, but do what we can.” substitute in a more attacking role as Liverpool went in search of the opening goal, having largely dominated the match with- struggled in their first matches in the tournament because “we’re not Current regulations permit two bouncers per over in test match- out finding a breakthrough. used to playing this format”. “We’re not used to being part of a team,” es and one-day internationals and one per over in Twenty20 crick- he added. “It’s been a good experience. We’ve had good fun and its Liverpool manager Rodgers had preferred Lucas Leiva in et. Hughes was wearing a helmet when he was struck, but the ball been something completely different for the players.” Murray the anchor midfield position that Gerrard has recently occu- will return to court later on Sunday against women’s world delivered by Sean Abbott hit him on back of the neck, just under- pied as he sought to help plug holes in a leaky defence, as well number one Serena Williams’ Singapore Slammers team. The neath the headguard. as handing a well-earned rest to his captain who had been a vir- 27-year-old Scot said the event in Manila hoped to draw Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said that bouncers tual ever-present. Gerrard’s role had come under scrutiny from more fans to professional tennis as some of the world’s best were all part of the game but that modifications could be made to fans and pundits this season as teams sought to nullify his influ- players visited an Asian city where no ATP and WTA tourna- helmets. “I guess we could extend the helmet a little bit further ence and curb his ability to pull strings from a deep midfield ments were currently held. —Reuters down the back of the neck,” he told the BCC. —Reuters position. —Reuters Rangers sweep Flyers NEW YORK: Derick Brassard scored twice to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Jesper Fast, JT Miller and Lee Stempniak also scored for New York, which swept the Flyers in a home-and home matchup on consecutive days. Fast’s goal was the first of his NHL career. The Rangers have also won the first three matchups of the season against Philadelphia. Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves for New York. Nicklas Grossmann and Jakub Voracek scored for Philadelphia, which has lost four in a row. Ray Emery made 30 saves. PENGUINS 3, HURRICANES 2 Christian Ehrhoff scored his first goal of the season with 4:33 remaining, helping Pittsburgh top Carolina. Robert Bortuzzo’s first-period goal gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead, and the Penguins held on to avenge a home loss to Carolina on Friday. Justin Faulk put the Hurricanes ahead 1-0 with a power-play goal in the first - just 17 seconds before Chris Kunitz tied it for Pittsburgh - and Elias Ahmad Daham, first, Ali Al Bloushi, second and Hytham Samir, third, pose with Lindholm cut Carolina’s deficit to 3-2 with 11.7 their trophies. seconds left in the game. Thomas Greiss made 32 saves for Pittsburgh (16-5-2), which avoid- ed its first losing streak in regulation games NEW YORK: Claude Giroux No. 28 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates with the puck as Carl Hagelin Daham clinches this season. Anton Khudobin had 30 saves for No. 62 of the New York Rangers defends during their game at Madison Square Garden. — AFP the Hurricanes, 1-11-2 when trailing after two the game tied late in the third, Craig Smith Jose snapped a four-game losing streak by periods. got the rebound of his own shot and slid it to holding off Anaheim. Tommy Wingels added a ‘King of Drift’ title Wilson in front, where his spinning backhand goal and three assists, and Joe Pavelski, Tomas ISLANDERS 3, DEVILS 1 found the net. Hertl and Matt Nieto also scored for the Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves for his ninth Sharks, who have won six straight home Red Bull Car Park Drift Grand Final straight win, and Cal Clutterbuck scored his BLUES 3, WILD 2 games against the Ducks. Antti Niemi made third goal of the season as the New York Vladimir Tarasenko scored the lone 30 saves. Corey Perry scored twice, Ryan KUWAIT: Jordanian drifter Ahmad Daham The Grand Final was the culmination of Islanders got back to their winning ways with shootout goal, and St. Louis rallied to beat Getzlaf had a goal and two assists, and Matt put in a stellar performance in front of a a series of national qualifiers held across a victory over New Jersey. Minnesota. It was Tarasenko’s second post- Beleskey also scored for the Ducks, who seven thousand strong crowd at the Red the region, and featured drifters from New York (17-7), which had a five-game regulation winner in two nights. He scored in fought back from a 5-1 deficit to make it a Bull Car Park Drift Grand Final 2014, which Egypt, Mauritius, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, winning streak snapped Friday at Washington, overtime on Friday to give St. Louis a victory one-goal game early in the third period. was held under the umbrella of the Dubai Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and has won 12 of 14. This is the fastest the over Edmonton. Frederik Andersen allowed five goals on 19 Motor Festival. The new champ scored 257 the United Arab Emirates. Islanders have gotten to 17 victories. Tarasenko and David Backes scored regula- shots before being pulled with 13:51 left in points aboard his Nissan Silvia, one point The Grand Final was presided over by Nikolay Kulemin scored in the first period tion goals for the Blues. Jake Allen. In his sec- the second period. Jason LaBarbera stopped ahead of Ali Al Bloushi who was flying the international drifting stars Ken Gushi, Dai for the Islanders, and Casey Cizikas made it 3- ond straight night of action, made 36 saves. all 15 shots he faced in relief. Omani flag in another Silvia. Yoshihara and Aleksandr Grinchuk who 1 with an empty-net goal in the closing sec- Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise scored for Perry scored twice in a span of less than 2 Egypt’s Haytham Samir grabbed his spot judged the participants according to a set of onds as New York killed New Jersey’s 5-on-3 on the podium with 236 points, after his six criteria. Forty percent of the mark was Minnesota, which lost for the third time in minutes bridging the second intermission off power play. BMW E46 lost power in the ‘Box’. Lebanese allocated to drifting skills, while proximity to nine games. assists from Getzlaf to get the Ducks back into drifter Bassam Zahlan, crashed out his the clipping point, and car look and design The Devils (9-11-4), beaten by Detroit in a The Blues have won 10 of the past 11 the game.