LENIN THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014 SPORTS Carcillo has ban cut Belgium replace keeper Hazard gets No. 10 shirt LOS ANGELES: New York Rangers forward Daniel Carcillo will be eligible to play in Game BRUSSELS: Belgium have replaced their third-choice World LONDON: Chelsea have announced Eden Hazard is to wear the number Four of the Stanley Cup Finals after the National Hockey League reduced his original 10- Cup goalkeeper after a scan revealed their initial pick had 10 shirt next term, effectively scotching media reports that the Belgium game ban to six on Tuesday. Carcillo was suspended last month for physically abusing an not sufficiently recovered from breaking his shin in April. World Cup winger could be leaving the club in the close season. Hazard official during a playoff game but NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman decided to reduce Koen Casteels of German side Hoffenheim had been had been tipped to join team mate David Luiz at Paris St Germain. Terms the penalty after holding a hearing with the player in New York on Friday. selected in the 23-strong party to go to Brazil, but his place have been agreed between the clubs and the Brazil World Cup defender is “I’m just happy I could say my piece and be a part of it, say my side of the story,” will instead go to Sammy Bossut, who plays for Belgian side on the brink of completing a move to the Ligue 1 champions. Carcillo told reporters at Staples Center on Tuesday ahead of late yesterday’s Game One Zulte Waregem. “I am very pleased to be able to wear the number 10 for Chelsea,” of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Los Angeles Kings. Bossut can consider himself lucky because he owes his Hazard told the club’s website (www.chelseafc.com) on “I think he took it into account, and Gary was great. The league was great.” selection not only to Casteels’ injury but also to the broken Tuesday. Carcillo’s initial ban resulted after he was assessed a game misconduct arm suffered by Anderlecht’s Silvio Proto, who had previ- penalty under Rule 40.3, “Physical Abuse of Officials,” the league said in “It is my favorite number and is one I am used to ously been called up as cover for Casteels. wearing for the national team, as well as the one worn a statement. The 29-year-old left wing physically applied force to lines- Bossut will be on the plane to Brazil, but is unlikely to man Scott Driscoll while being escorted to the penalty box late in the by some of my heroes from when I was a kid, like (for- first period of New York’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens add to his single cap from a friendly against Luxembourg mer France playmaker) Zinedine Zidane. on May 22. “Any player who deliberately applies physical force to an last week. “I hope it brings me a lot of luck in the future and I look official in any manner ... without intent to injure, or who spits on an Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois, loaned out to Spanish cham- forward to the fans seeing me in it next season,” added official, shall be automatically suspended for not less than 10 games,” pions Atletico Madrid for the past three seasons, is Hazard after taking over the number 10 shirt from Juan the NHL said at the time. However, Bettman on Tuesday ruled that Belgium’s clear number one, with Liverpool’s Simon Mata who was sold to Manchester United in January. Carcillo’s actions “were more appropriately deemed a violation Mignolet the number two. Belgium face Tunisia on June 7 Belgium have been drawn in Group H for the of Rule 40.4 for deliberately applying physical force to an in a final warm-up before opening their Group H campaign World Cup in Brazil later this month, alongside against Algeria on June 17. Russia and South Korea are the official for the sole purpose of getting free of such official Algeria, Russia and South Korea. —Reuters during or immediately following an altercation”.—Reuters other group rivals. —Reuters Cup rules allow Oracle to sail with challengers SAN DIEGO: The America’s Cup has shaken and stirred the rules for the 2017 regatta. They’re radi- cal, ambitious and sure to set off debates in yacht club bars from Sydney to San Diego, andSan Francisco to Southampton. Defending champion Oracle Team USA will race against challengers in early elimination rounds. It can build two 62-foot, wing-sailed foiling catamarans - insurance against a catastrophic failure - while challengers will be limit- ed to one, a clause that’s sure to be controversial. In another twist, either Oracle Team USA or a challenger could start the best-of-13 America’s Cup match with a one-point lead, depending on results from the qualifying rounds. The 78-page protocol for the 35th America’s Cup was released Tuesday, more than seven months after Oracle Team USA staged one of the greatest comebacks in sports to beat Emirates Team New Zealand and retain the oldest trophy in international sports. The rules were published even though organiz- ers haven’t decided whether San Francisco, San Diego, Bermuda or Chicago will be the main ven- ue. It’s expected that the early qualifying rounds will be held in a different venue than the chal- lenger semifinals and finals, and America’s Cup match. The new rules are designed to cut costs. The ARLINGTON: Baltimore Oriolesí Nelson Cruz (23) swings on a grand slam against the Texas Rangers in the eighth inning of a baseball game. — AP catamarans will be 10 feet shorter than before, requiring a crew of eight rather than 11, and smaller shore crews and design teams. Orioles thrash Rangers It’s not cheap to enter, though - that fee is $2 million, payable in two installments. There could be six to eight challengers. Next Tuesday in ARLINGTON: Nelson Cruz hit a towering three- Cardinals ahead 7-6 in the sixth. Alcides Escobar’s dling starts that had raised his usually impecca- the Cubs. Curtis Granderson had three hits for Greenwich, Olympic star Ben Ainslie - who sailed run homer in his return to Texas and the bloop RBI single off Pat Neshek tied it in the ble ERA to 4.07. He got all the support he needed the Mets and drove in their run with a sacrifice fly for Oracle in the last cup - will launch a British Baltimore Orioles won their third straight game, eighth. Omar Infante doubled off Rosenthal (0-3) when the Nationals scored three in the third in the first inning. The Mets failed to win a sea- challenge. Other teams are expected from New 8-3 over the Rangers on Tuesday night. with one out in the ninth ahead of Hosmer’s hit. inning off David Buchanan (1-2), making his third son-high four straight games. Zealand, Italy, Sweden, Australia and maybe China Cruz drove the first pitch from Shawn Wade Davis (5-1) got the win and Greg Holland career start. Zimmerman went 2 for 4 with one Hector Rondon (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth and France. Tolleson deep into the left-field seats, capping a worked the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances. RBI after being reinstated before the game fol- for the win. Anthony Rizzo led off the bottom of The challengers seem relieved the contentious six-run Orioles outburst in the eighth. The slug- lowing 44 games on the disabled list with a bro- the ninth with a single off Scott Rice (1-2). After ger, who spent the previous eight seasons in BLUE JAYS 5, TIGERS 3 ken right thumb. New York third baseman David Wright was rules-writing process is over. Jimmy Spithill, who Texas, is hitting .313 and leads the majors with 21 Brett Lawrie’s three-run homer highlighted a unable to turn a hard-hit grounder into a double has skippered Oracle Team USA to consecutive homers and 55 RBIs. big burst for Toronto. After eight scoreless REDS 8, GIANTS 3 play, Schierholtz pulled a liner into the right-field America’s Cup wins, said he’s excited with the way Adam Jones matched a career high with four innings between the AL East and AL Central lead- Devin Mesoraco hit a two-run homer and Jay corner. the early rounds, starting in 2015, are structured. hits, including a homer off the right-field pole ers, both bullpens came unglued in the ninth. Bruce emerged from a slump by driving in a pair “This is the first time all of the racing before- leading off the Baltimore fourth. Rookie catcher The Blue Jays broke through against Joe Nathan of runs, leading Cincinnati to a season-high DIAMONDBACKS 4, ROCKIES 2 hand counts,” Spithill said in a phone interview Caleb Johnson had a tiebreaking RBI double in (2-2). fourth straight win. Nick Evans and Chris Owings hit back-to-back from San Francisco. “It’s meaningful racing. The the eighth. J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer with two Mesoraco hit his ninth homer off Tim homers for Arizona, and rookie Chase Anderson whole way, there is always something on the line. Brian Matusz (2-1) went 1 2-3 innings in relief outs in the ninth for the Tigers. Casey Janssen Lincecum (4-5), who has beaten the Reds during won his fourth straight start. To me that makes it way more compelling.” of Ubaldo Jimenez, who held Texas to one run came on and struck out Don Kelly for his ninth the playoffs but never during the regular season.