p16_Layout 1 9/16/14 8:54 PM Page 1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 SPORTS New England shirt features Victoria Cross design LONDON: The design of the Victoria of the honour of playing international 1918 during the First World War. enhancing ball control and retention,” a the vast majority of their international Cross-the highest military honor avail- sport. National teams usually require Rugby Football Union spokesman told opponents. able to British and Commonwealth The former schoolmaster created the International Rugby Board approval to Britain’s Press Association Sport. “The Nevertheless they are set to wear armed services personnel-has been Arthur Harrison award, given after every display political or religious symbols or grip shape takes inspiration from the their red change kit against Samoa at incorporated into the new England rug- match by the coaching staff to the statements on team kit. Victoria Cross.” Twickenham on November 22 even by union team shirts unveiled Monday. England player responsible for the best However, it is understood the Victoria Meanwhile the traditional Red Rose though the Pacific Islanders usually turn England coach Stuart Lancaster has defensive performance. Cross-inspired grip areas across the emblem has been moved to the centre out in blue shirts. sought to utilise both the country’s rug- Harrison is England’s only rugby inter- chest of the new England shirt do not from the corner of the shirt for the first The new kits may only last one sea- by history and a series of outside speak- national to be awarded the Victoria need IRB authorisation. time. son though, with fresh strips set to be ers to help instil a sense of national pride Cross, bestowed posthumously after he “The new shirts have a ‘ball-deaden- England’s traditional white shirt usu- launched in time for the 2015 World Cup in his squad by making them fully aware lost his life in the Zeebrugge raid of April ing’ rubber grip area on the chest, ally means they avoid a colour clash with in England.—AFP Whitelock, Kaino set to return for All Blacks WELLINGTON: Four injured All Blacks and Jeremy Thrush-with the injured headed by Jerome Kaino and Sam Patrick Tuipolutu and Dominic Bird to Whitelock are set to return for their last return to the game by first playing two Rugby Championship matches away provincial rugby in New Zealand. to Argentina and South Africa. Harris gets his chance to play his first Liam Messam and Ryan Crotty also All Blacks Test with incumbent starting came out of the infirmary to be in the 30- hooker Dane Coles to return home after man squad named Tuesday, while there the Argentina Test for the birth of his is one newcomer in hooker Nathan child. If the All Blacks beat Argentina it Harris. will give them the Championship title for With Ma’a Nonu out for the rest of the the third successive year. year, after breaking an arm in the 14-10 Forwards: Dane Coles, Nathan Harris, win over South Africa last weekend, Keven Mealamu, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Malakai Fekitoa is likely to start at inside Faumuina, Ben Franks, Owen Franks, Joe centre against Argentina. Moody, Brodie Retallick, Jeremy Thrush, Crotty, who coach Steve Hansen had Sam Whitelock, Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, indicated was the likely first choice to Steven Luatua, Richie McCaw, Liam replace Nonu, is still recovering from a Messam, Kieran Read cheek fracture and will not join the Backs: Tawera Kerr-Barlow, TJ squad until the Springboks Test on Perenara, Aaron Smith, Aaron Cruden, October 4. Beauden Barrett, Colin Slade, Ryan Fekitoa has limited experience in the Crotty, Conrad Smith, Malakai Fekitoa, number 12 jersey, but Hansen has ruled Israel Dagg, Cory Jane, Charles Piutau, out starting Ben Smith in the role even Julian Savea, Ben Smith. The All Blacks though he covered for Nonu last week- play Argentina in La Plata on September end. The squad contains only three spe- 27 and South Africa in Johannesburg on cialist locks-Whitelock, Brodie Retallick October 4. —AFP NFL results/standings AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE AFC EAST NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE W L T OTL PF PA PCT NFC EAST Buffalo 2 0 0 0 52 30 1.000 Philadelphia 2 0 0 0 64 44 1.000 Miami 1 1 0 0 43 49 .500 Dallas 1 1 0 0 43 38 .500 JAPAN: Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (right) hits a return alongside Belinda Bencic (left) during their first round women’s doubles match against NY Jets 1 1 0 0 43 45 .500 Washington 1 1 0 0 47 27 .500 Rika Fujiwara of Japan and Hsieh Shu-ying of Taiwan at the Pan Pacific Open tennistournament. —AFP New England1 1 0 0 50 40 .500 NY Giants 0 2 0 0 28 60 0 AFC NORTH NFC NORTH Cincinnati 2 0 0 0 47 26 1.000 Chicago 1 1 0 1 48 43 .500 Baltimore 1 1 0 0 42 29 .500 Minnesota 1 1 0 0 41 36 .500 Radwanska off the mark in Pittsburgh 1 1 0 0 36 53 .500 Detroit 1 1 0 0 42 38 .500 Cleveland 1 1 0 0 53 54 .500 Green Bay 1 1 0 0 47 60 .500 AFC SOUTH NFC SOUTH Houston 2 0 0 0 47 20 1.000 Carolina 2 0 0 0 44 21 1.000 Korea Open title defence Tennessee 1 1 0 0 36 36 .500 Atlanta 1 1 0 0 47 58 .500 Indianapolis 0 2 0 0 51 61 0 New Orleans 0 2 0 1 58 63 0 SEOUL: Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska Hingis, 33, and 17-year-old Bencic, who strengths and weaknesses are and how to Jacksonville 0 2 0 0 27 75 0 Tampa Bay 0 2 0 0 31 39 0 AFC WEST NFC WEST hammered Polona Hercog yesterday as she reached the US Open quarter-finals two win matches,” Hingis said of the first set. Denver 2 0 0 0 55 41 1.000 Arizona 2 0 0 0 43 31 1.000 set out on a quest to successfully defend a weeks ago, combined to oust Rika Fujiwara “I think we got better throughout the San Diego 1 1 0 0 47 39 .500 Seattle 1 1 0 0 57 46 .500 title for the first time at the WTA Korea Open. of Japan and Taiwan’s Hsieh Shu-Ying 6-4, 6-2 match today. We’re really proud of that. We Oakland 0 2 0 0 28 49 0 San Francisco1 1 0 0 48 45 .500 The Polish world number five, returning to in the first round. have now next steps to take.” Bencic said, “In Kansas City 0 2 0 0 27 50 0 St. Louis 1 1 0 0 25 51 .500 action after her US Open second-round The all-Swiss pairing was announced as a the beginning I didn’t play that good. Then I defeat to China’s Peng Shuai, won 6-3, 6-3 to wild card only last week after Hingis’s usual came more into the match and Martina was get her title defence off the mark. partner Flavia Pennetta of Italy pulled out of helping me good.” Former Seoul champion Maria Kirilenko, the $1 million tournament with a right-foot “There was no reason to be really nerv- Eagles soar over Colts playing on a wildcard after missing three injury. With Pennetta, Hingis reached the US ous,” said Bencic, who has known Hingis months of the season with a knee injury, Open final but her bid for a 10th major dou- since she was only four years old. There were INDIANAPOLIS: The Philadelphia Eagles Sproles. Indianapolis responded with a beat Croatia’s Donna Vekic 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to bles title was denied by the Russian pairing moments of great doubles play by the Swiss. rallied for a second successive week to seven-yard touchdown pass from reach round two. of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Leading 5-4 in the first set, Hingis’s back- record a 30-27 victory with a Cody Andrew Luck to Ahmad Bradshaw and “It was a tough time after my injury last Hingis, whose mother Melanie Molitor has hand drop shot from the net hit cross court Parkey field goal as time expired to beat appeared ready for victory before Luck year. I haven’t played much this year and trained Bencic for 10 years along with the at set point after Bencic served. On Hingis’s the Indianapolis Colts on Monday. threw an interception deep in after Wimbledon it got worse so I couldn’t youngster’s father Ivan, said she was com- service, Bencic’s sharp passing shot landed The Eagles trailed 20-6 in the third Philadelphia territory. play much of the summer either,” said the mitted to play with Pennetta at least until inside a corner to put the team ahead 5-1 in quarter and were down 27-20 late in the That allowed Foles to lead another Russian. the end of this year. But a regular pairing the second set. fourth before Parkey’s 36-yard field goal march downfield and connect with “I really missed playing and I’m happy I with Bencic may be possible in the future. In the singles first round, sixth-seeded as time expired. Jeremy Maclin on a six-yard touchdown could win this match today, because it was “We’ll see. Maybe in the future there will Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia beat Philadelphia enjoyed a similar fight- that tied the game 27-27 with three and my first long match so far this year,” added be other opportunities for us to do this and Belgian Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-3 and back last week when they overcame a a half minutes to go.