THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 SPORTS Formula E pushed back Kim bent on Evian double Powell, Simpson settle case EVIAN: Kim Hyo-Joo was a raw 19-year-old when she won the Evian LONDON: Next month’s Beijing opener of the Formula E electric motor racing champi- KINGSTON: Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson have settled a legal Championship last year - and she admits it took a trip back home to case with a nutrition company that sold the supplement Epiphany D1 which contained the onship has been pushed back a week to October 24 after a request by local authorities in South Korea before the enormity of becoming a major champion sunk banned substance oxilofrine, their management company said on Tuesday. China. Formula E, whose first season ended in London last in. “It was only when I got back to the airport and there were a lot of Two years after testing positive for the stimulant, Powell and Simpson have reached an June, said in a statement that Beijing authorities had photographers and media people waiting for me that I realised what I out-of-court settlement with Dynamic Life Nutrition LLC, according to a news made the request due to other events taking place in had done,” said Kim, who uses an interpreter but has an ever improving release. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. Efforts to contact the the Olympic Park from Oct 16-18. command of English. It was a record opening round of 61 that set the supplement company for independent confirmation were unsuccessful. “While it is regrettable that the date of the opening teenager on the road to victory, but she modestly admits that luck The Jamaican pair tested positive for oxilofrine in June 2013 and got race has had to be delayed by one week, we played a part. “I kept hitting putts and thought they were going to 18-month bans which were later reduced on appeal to six months by understand the logistical difficulties in staging miss, but then they went in,” she said. “It was great.” Kim, who collected conflicting events,” said Formula E chief executive the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). her second LPGA title at the Founders Cup in March, sets out in the first Powell and Simpson, both Olympic relay champions, sued the com- Alejandro Agag. It is not the first time the series round with top American, Stacy Lewis, and world No.1 Park In-Bee. pany for US$8 million after independent laboratory tests has had to tweak the schedule at short notice. Park has already won two majors this season - the LPGA revealed that there were “ingredients in the product Last year’s Malaysian round in Putrajaya was Championship and the Women’s British Open - and she needs the (Epiphany D1) that were not listed on the label”. postponed after the country’s Prime Minister Evian title to complete a career Grand Slam of all five majors. Despite the settlement, Powell, 32, remains disap- was unable to attend on the original date. This year, the Championship had a qualifying event in Europe and pointed by what he says is the damage done to his repu- The 10 round calendar still has a slot to be confirmed, Franck Roboud, the Chairman of the Evian Championship, revealed tation by the positive test. “There is no way to really at an unspecified venue, on March 19 between that the qualification process would be extended to the USA and explain the kind of damage a ban has on an athlete’s races in Buenos Aires and Long South Korea. There is also going to be a greater emphasis on youth, reputation,” said the former world record holder in Beach, California, while no date and that is reflected this year with invitations having been handed out the 100 metres. “There’s no doubt that we’re going has been set for the season- to a number of amateurs, including Mathilda Cappeliez, Agathe Laisné to continue the fight to repair it and regain the trust ender in London. —Reuters and Céline Boutier from France. —AFP of my fans and fans of the sport.” —Reuters Mets, Cubs and Pirates advance WASHINGTON: Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit Davis, like Rodriguez, is enjoying a resurgent season. The ters he faced, striking out the last four. AJ Ramos got the final four GIANTS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 2 homer in the eighth inning off Jonathan Papelbon, and the Orioles’ slugger led the majors with 53 home runs in 2013, but hit outs for his 24th save in 30 opportunities. Ramos entered in the Tim Hudson pitched six effective innings in his return to the resilient New York Mets rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the just 26 last year and drew a drug suspension down the stretch. eighth and struck out Jason Rogers with two runners on to end the rotation and hit his first homer in two seasons for San Francisco. Washington Nationals 8-7 Tuesday night after Matt Harvey strug- inning and preserve a two-run lead. Brewers starter Taylor Jungmann Hudson (7-8) was sharp while subbing for Ryan Vogelsong, who gled on the mound. BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 1 (9-6) lasted just 3 2-3 innings, allowing six runs and seven hits. pitched in relief the night before. Hudson allowed a run and four The Mets’ second straight comeback win over Washington Troy Tulowitzki singled in the go-ahead run off Alexi Ogando hits in his first start since July 26. extended their lead in the NL East to six games. New York will to trigger a four-run 10th inning that lifted AL East-leading TIGERS 8, RAYS 7 He hit a solo homer in San Francisco’s five-run third inning off seek to complete a sweep on Wednesday. Toronto to a 5-1 victory over Boston. Rajai Davis’ sacrifice fly gave the Tigers the win in a game that Chase Anderson (6-6) and later added a single. Gregor Blanco Perhaps making one of his final starts of the regular season, With the win, Toronto increased its lead in the East to 1 1-2 was tied four times, the last at 7-7. James McCann led off the 13th and Joe Panik also homered in the third for the Giants, who won Harvey gave up a career high-tying seven runs on eight hits in 5 games over the New York Yankees, who lost 2-1 to Baltimore. The with an infield single, and Andrew Bellatti (0-1) couldn’t pick up for the third time in 11 games as they try to make up ground on 1-3 innings and left with New York trailing 7-1. Blue Jays won for the 13th time in 17 games. Jefry Marte’s bunt attempt, putting runners on first and second. the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Jarrod Saltalamacchia The Mets erased the deficit with a six-run seventh inning Travis Shaw homered for Boston, which had its four-game Andrew Romine laid down a successful bunt putting runners at homered for the Diamondbacks. fueled by six walks and a wild pitch. The big blow was a three- winning streak stopped. Josh Donaldson led off the 10th with a second and third. run double by Yoenis Cespedes, who one inning earlier commit- triple against Ogando (2-1), a towering fly ball that appeared to Davis hit a fly ball to shallow left-center, but McCann broke for ATHLETICS 4, ASTROS 0 ted an error in center field that allowed three runs to score. hit the top corner of the Green Monster and bounced back. the plate and Grady Sizemore’s throw home was weak and offline. Sonny Gray outpitched close friend Scott Kazmir, and the Nieuwenhuis gave New York its first lead with a drive to right After a review upheld the call of the ball not crossing the red Kyle Ryan (2-3) picked up the win. Athletics spoiled the former Oakland lefty’s return to the off Papelbon (3-2). It was Nieuwenhuis’ fourth home run; the oth- line at the top for a homer, the crew reviewed and confirmed J.D. Martinez put the Tigers up 7-6 with an eighth-inning homer. Coliseum. Mark Canha hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning er three came in one game against Arizona on July 12. Donaldson was safe at third. In the ninth, Tigers closer Bruce Rondon loaded the bases with two after Billy Burns’ earlier solo shot to back Gray (13-7). The All-Star Addison Reed (3-2) worked the seventh and Jeurys Familia Tulowitzki singled past third baseman Pablo Sandoval. Chris walks and a single. Evan Longoria lifted a routine fly ball to deep right-hander ended a four-start winless stretch and got the best got three outs for his 38th save. With two runners on, Familia got Colabello followed with an RBI single, Ogando balked in the next left. Davis dropped the ball, allowing Kiermaier to score the tying of mentor Kazmir, traded by the A’s to his hometown Astros on Yunel Escobar to ground into a game-ending double play. run and Kevin Pillar had a sacrifice fly. run. The teams combined to use 29 position players and 16 pitch- July 23. Kazmir had been back to the Bay Area with Houston but CUBS 8, CARDINALS 5 didn’t pitch against his old team during that trip in early August. Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo homered and combined for He faced A’s for the first time since Aug.