SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015 SPORTS Cameron scores own goal Rahat out of B’desh Tests Holder Levy in four-way tie LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron appeared to forget which KARACHI: Pakistan’s problem-filled tour of Bangladesh was SHANGHAI: Defending champion Alexander Levy failed to capitalise on a super start to his football team he supported yesterday, drawing ridicule on social media hit by another injury as frontline paceman Rahat Ali was yes- third round and was forced to settle for a four-way share of the lead at the European Tour’s just days ahead of an election in a country known for its love of sport. terday ruled out of the Test series, the fifth injury case related China Open yesterday. Cameron, a descendant of King William IV and an alumnus of the elite Eton to the tour. The 26-year-old left-arm paceman played the first The Frenchman began the day as joint leader with compatriot Julien Quesne but burst College, was left looking embarrassed after referring to his support for the two of the three one-day matches before suffering a ham- out of the blocks in Shanghai, recording four consecutive birdies to start his east London Premier League club West Ham in a speech about identity. string injury which was initially thought to be minor. round as he moved clear in his bid to become the first man to defend Cameron quickly tried to backtrack, pointing out that he is in fact a fan Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said he was out of the two- the title. of Aston Villa, another Premier League club from the centre of England Test series, which starts in Khulna from Wednesday. “Rahat is However, a bogey-five followed at the fifth, before two more who wear a similarly coloured kit. “I don’t know what happened to me,” he out of the Test series due to hamstring injury. Replacement, if came on the par-fours 14 and 15 and he failed to take advantage of said afterwards. “I must have been overcome by some- any, will be announced in due course,” the PCB said in a state- thing this morning.” Cameron, also a fan of the upper the generous par-five last to signed for a one-under-par 71 and eight- ment. Batsman Sohaib Maqsood (arm fracture) and paceman under total. That total was also achieved earlier in the day by class pursuit of fox hunting who is accused by his critics Sohail Khan were ruled out ahead of the tour while leg-spin- of being out of touch with ordinary voters, said he had Englishman David Howell and local hopes Wu Ashun and Li Hao-tong. ner Yasir Shah (thumb) and paceman Ehsan Adil (hamstring) Howell registered five birdies in seven holes from the par-four sev- suffered a “brain fade”. He later failed to remember were injured on the trip. when Aston Villa won the European Cup. enth in his round of 68, while Li and Wu both signed for solid 69s as the Shah, however, recovered and will be available for the local duo seek to become the first Chinese winners on the European The mistake was seized on by critics as the first major Tests. Another Pakistan paceman, Mohammad Irfan, is recov- gaffe of a political campaign that has been tightly stage Tour. Former US Amateur champion Richie Ramsey (70) was ering from a hip injury sustained during the World Cup held in among a group of four players tied for fifth on six-under. managed by both main parties before the May 7 vote. Australia and New Zealand in February-March. The prime minister was dubbed a phoney on Twitter for Quesne fell into a share of 10th at four-under after a On the field, a new-look Pakistan team suffered their disappointing round of 76 which featured three bogeys his attempts to associate with a sport that is followed by mil- worst-ever 3-0 whitewash in the one-day series-their first lions of people in Britain.—Reuters and two double bogeys. —Reuters against Bangladesh. They also lost the only Twenty20.—AFP MLB results/standings Boston 7, Baltimore 5; NY Yankees 6, NY Mets 1; Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 0; Cleveland 13, Detroit 1; Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 3 (11 Innings); Tampa Bay 12, Toronto 3; Miami 3, Washington 2; St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 0; Colorado 6, San Francisco 4; Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 1; Houston 5, Oakland 4 (11 Innings); LA Angels 3, Texas 2; LA Dodgers 3, San Diego 0; Seattle 2, Minnesota 0. American League Eastern Division W L PCT GB Boston 10 7 .588 - NY Yankees 10 7 .588 - Tampa Bay 9 8 .529 1 Toronto 9 8 .529 1 Baltimore 7 10 .412 3 Central Division Kansas City 12 4 .750 - Detroit 11 6 .647 1.5 Chicago White Sox 6 9 .400 5.5 Cleveland 6 9 .400 5.5 Minnesota 6 10 .375 6 Western Division Houston 9 7 .563 - LA Angels 8 9 .471 1.5 Oakland 8 10 .444 2 Seattle 7 9 .438 2 Texas 6 10 .375 3 National League Eastern Division NY Mets 13 4 .765 - Atlanta 8 8 .500 4.5 Washington 7 10 .412 6 Miami 6 11 .353 7 Philadelphia 6 11 .353 7 Central Division St. Louis 11 4 .733 - Chicago Cubs 9 7 .563 2.5 Pittsburgh 9 8 .529 3 Cincinnati 8 9 .471 4 Milwaukee 3 14 .176 9 Western Division LA Dodgers 10 6 .625 - Colorado 10 7 .588 0.5 San Diego 10 8 .556 1 Arizona 8 8 .500 2 San Francisco 7 11 .389 4 SEATTLE: Minnesota Twins lead-off hitter Danny Santana swings and misses to strike out against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a baseball game. —AP Mariners blank Twins, Angels win SEATTLE: Felix Hernandez tossed a five-hitter David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez also con- a 3-0 pitch to left. sent the Cubs to the victory. The home runs by Loney and Rivera came and Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading nected for the Red Sox, who have won three of Jose Altuve added an RBI single, and that Anthony Rizzo homered, doubled and in a four-run fourth inning off R.A. Dickey (0-2). ninth home run as the Seattle Mariners beat five this season against the defending AL East proved to be the difference after the A’s scored started Chicago’s winning rally with a single Devon Travis and Justin Smoak homered for the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night. champions. Alexi Ogando (1-0) got the win twice in the bottom half against Pat Neshek. off Burke Badenhop (0-1) as the Reds’ bullpen Toronto. Cruz led off the second inning with a drive and Koji Uehara worked the ninth for his third Luke Gregerson (1-0) got the win despite failed again. Herrera singled home the go- that traveled 452 feet into the second deck save. giving up two runs in the 10th. Chad Qualls ahead run, and Ross doubled home two more. ROYALS 2, WHITE SOX 2 above the bullpens in left field off Phil Hughes Jimmy Paredes and Chris Davis homered got one out for his second save. The Astros Jason Motte (1-0) got Jay Bruce to foul out One night after a benches-clearing brawl (0-4). Cruz now has more homers than both for the last-place Orioles, whose five-game improved to 9-7, matching their best start with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, led to five ejections, the Royals and White Sox the Twins and Milwaukee Brewers this season. skid is their longest since September 2013. since 2007. keeping it tied at 3. Hector Rondon retired the were tied when their game was suspended by Hernandez (3-0) retired his first 14 batters Brian Matusz (0-2) was charged with the loss. side in order for his fourth save. rain heading into the ninth inning. before Trevor Plouffe singled with two outs in PIRATES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Managers Robin Ventura of the White Sox the fifth. He struck out nine in his first com- INDIANS 13, TIGERS 1 Gerrit Cole pitched into the eighth inning, RAYS 12, BLUE JAYS 3 and Ned Yost of the Royals huddled with the plete-game win since beating Minnesota on Brandon Moss homered twice and drove in and Josh Harrison and Neil Walker each drove James Loney, Rene Rivera and Tim umpires after the eighth, and then crew chief Aug. 27, 2012. Hughes allowed six hits in eight seven runs for Cleveland, and Danny Salazar in two runs to lead the Pirates to the road win. Beckham each hit a two-run homer, powering Tim Welke waved the players off the field. innings. struck out a career-high 11. Detroit has lost Cole (3-0) allowed one run and seven hits in the Rays to the win. Kevin Kiermaier also cir- The game was suspended after a 40- four straight after an 11-2 start. 7 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked cled the bases on a four-base error as Tampa minute delay. It will be resumed on Saturday ANGELS 3, RANGERS 2 Moss hit a three-run homer in the fifth two. Harrison lined a two-out double to right- Bay earned its third consecutive victory. Jose afternoon with the Royals batting in the top of David Freese hit a go-ahead homer for the inning and a two-run shot in the ninth.