p16_Layout 1 11/10/14 10:13 PM Page 1 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 SPORTS Mallya says Force India will race on SAO PAULO: Force India co-owner Vijay told him he was meeting Donald Mallya has rejected speculation about Mackenzie, co-chairman of rights hold- his Formula One team’s finances, saying ers CVC, to discuss the matter on they will be racing for years to come. Tuesday. “If I don’t hear by the end of the Speaking at the Brazilian Grand Prix, week I’ll send him a gentle reminder,” he where only nine teams competed on added. Sunday, Mallya said Force India would Force India is co-owned by Mallya not be following Marussia and Caterham and the Sahara Group run by Subrata onto the sporting scrapheap. Roy, one of India’s best known tycoons, “All this speculation I think needs to who is in a Delhi jail over the conglomer- stop,” the liquor baron told Reuters. “It’s ate’s failure to refund billions of dollars not doing anybody any good...the bot- raised in outlawed bonds. tom line is we’re OK.” Mallya said the “Sahara is by no means financially team’s 2015 car was almost ready. Asked weak or bankrupt,” said Mallya. “On the whether Force India would be definitely contrary Sahara has a huge amount of racing in 2015 and beyond, he replied: financial resources. It is just that they “Of course. Absolutely.” have been asked to refund money to Since last month’s Russian Grand Prix, investors and there’s a dispute there.” Marussia have folded and Caterham Mallya also has troubles of his own, gone into administration. with United Bank of India in September Force India, Lotus and Sauber, whose declaring him and his grounded carrier finances have also caused concern, want Kingfisher Airlines “wilful defaulters”, a more equal distribution of the sport’s although a court has halted execution of revenues but their request for a ‘base the decision. payment’ appeared to have fallen on Debt-laden Kingfisher has not flown deaf ears in Brazil. for two years for want of cash. A report Commercial supremo Bernie in Britain’s Sunday Telegraph said Force Ecclestone told reporters on Sunday that India had reported a net annual loss of the teams as a whole shared $900 mil- 38.5 million pounds ($61.21 million) to NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Saints center Jonathan Goodwin (55) and San Francisco 49ers defensive end Justin Smith (94) dive for a Drew lion in revenues and ruled out extra pay- Dec. 31, 2013. That was up from a previ- Brees fumble in overtime of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday. The 49ers recovered the fumble on the way to 27-24 win. — AP ments. ous 33.4 million. The team are currently However, Mallya said Ecclestone had sixth in the championship. — Reuters 49ers edge Saints in OT, Kuwait wins two gold in Asian Clay Target Cardinals lose quarterback Shooting tournament NEW ORLEANS: Colin Kaepernick completed a Russell Wilson threw two interceptions, the 98 yards rushing, while Smith went 17 of 29 for 51-yard pass on fourth down to sustain a tying Seahawks committed three total turnovers, and 177 yards. Smith scored two plays after Sherman By Abdellatif Sharaa In the junior event Indian shooter drive, Ahmad Brooks sacked and stripped Drew Eli Manning picked apart Seattle’s secondary for punched the ball out of the hands of Bills punt Ananth Singh was second with a score of Brees in overtime, and Phil Dawson kicked a 35- the first half. It all didn’t matter because of Lynch returner Leodis McKelvin and then pounced on KUWAIT: Two gold medals and one silver 114, and his compatriot Karam Singh was yard field goal to cap San Francisco’s stirring 27- leading Seattle’s unstoppable run game. the loose ball at Buffalo’s 26. That wasn’t the only were won by Kuwait skeet shooters on third with 113-125. 24 victory over New Orleans on Sunday. The 350 total yards rushing by Seattle (6-3) Bills miscue in a game Buffalo settled for two the final day of the Fourth Asian Clay The tally of Kuwait medals in the The victory snapped a two-game skid for the were a franchise record and the most by any NFL field goals on four trips inside the Chiefs 20. Target Shooting Tournament in Al-Ain, championship now stands at four gold, Niners (5-4) and marked the first home loss for team since Kansas City had 352 in 2012. Marcell Dareus had three of Buffalo’s six sacks. UAE. two silver and two bronze. the Saints (4-5) in more than a season. Lynch carried 21 times, but there was plenty Head of Kuwait team, Secretary Al-Osaimi thanked chairman and The Saints had won their past 11 at home of running to go around. Wilson added 107 Cowboys 31, Jaguars 17 overall, and the past 20 at home including the yards on 14 carries and a 1-yard TD run with 5:19 Tony Romo returned after missing last week General of Arab and Kuwait Shooting board members of Kuwait Shooting Club playoffs, when coached by Sean Payton, who left. Most of Wilson’s runs were designed as New because of a back injury and helped the Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi expressed for their support and congratulated was suspended in 2012. York (3-6) failed to keep contain. Cowboys snap a two-game losing streak by satisfaction at the results the Kuwait them for the achievements they made. Brooks’ decisive blow on a sack of Brees had throwing three touchdown passes. shooters obtained in the skeet event as Al-Osaimi dedicated the achieve- to feel like poetic justice to the Niners line- Jets 20, Steelers 13 Originally hurt two weeks ago, Romo started the team of Zaid Al-Mutairi, Saud Habib ments to HH the Amir, HH the Crown backer. His unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes for Dallas (7-3) and completed 20 of 27 passes and Mansour Al-Rashidi won the gold Prince, HH the Prime Minister and Kuwait a vicious sack and strip in the Superdome a year and the Jets forced four turnovers while shutting for 246 yards against the Jaguars (1-9) at medal with the score of 287-375, while people. ago allowed the Saints to pull out a late come- down Ben Roethlisberger to end an eight-game Wembley Stadium. This was the last of three reg- Abdelaziz Al-Saad won first place in the Al-Osaimi thanked President of the back victory in these teams’ previous meeting. losing streak. Roethlisberger threw six touch- ular-season NFL games this year in the British junior event with the score of 118-125, Asian Shooting Confederation, Vice-pres- Brees was intercepted twice, but also passed down passes in each of his last two games, and capital. Romo threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to while Zaid Dakhil Al-Mutairi won the ident of International Shooting for three scores, the last to Jimmy Graham to was playing in front of a MetLife Stadium crowd Jason Witten in the first quarter and then hit Dez men’s silver. Federation, Honorary President of Kuwait give the Saints a 24-21 lead with 1:52 left in reg- that appeared nearly half-filled with Terrible Bryant for a pair of TDs in the second, the first Al-Osaimi said the event witnessed Shooting Sport Federation Sheikh ulation. Graham also caught a desperation pass Towel-waving Steelers fans. But the Jets (2-8) from 35 yards and the second from 68. Romo fin- fierce competition as UAE men’s team Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al- in the end zone at the end of regulation, but was wouldn’t allow Roethlisberger to get into much ished with a season-high passer rating of 138.8. took second place with 285 and the Sabah for his efforts and encouragement called for offensive interference. of a rhythm. DeMarco Murray ended up with 100 yards Kazakh team took third with 282-375. of the shooters. Roethlisberger finished 30 of 43 for 343 yards rushing on 19 carries and 31 yards receiving for Broncos 41, Raiders 17 and connected with Martavis Bryant for an 80- Dallas. He had his record streak of eight straight Peyton Manning threw five touchdown pass- yard TD with 1:16 left. The Steelers (6-4) attempt- 100-yard games to start a season snapped by es in less than 17 minutes and the Broncos hand- ed an onside kick, but Eric Decker recovered to the Cardinals last week. Bryant gained all of his ed the Raiders their 15th straight loss. Manning seal it for the Jets - who avoided setting a fran- 158 yards in the second quarter, and did it by threw a pair of early interceptions that put chise mark for consecutive losses. breaking several tackles on each touchdown Denver (7-2) in a hole against the NFL’s only win- Jaiquawn Jarrett had two interceptions, a catch. less team. That all changed with a short pass sack and a fumble recovery for the Jets, who that C.J. Anderson turned into a spectacular 51- hadn’t won since beating Oakland in Week 1. Ravens 21, Titans 7 yard catch and run. The touchdowns didn’t stop Vick, who became the first quarterback in Justin Forsett ran for 112 yards and two until Manning’s day was done after three quar- NFL history to run for 6,000 career yards, threw touchdowns to back a strong performance by ters.