TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 SPORTS Coe curious about Gay Scott overtakes Woods Cooper out for months SHANGHAI: Athletics’ world governing body (IAAF) wants to know what BRISBANE: Quade Cooper is expected to be sidelined for four months “significant assistance” Tyson Gay has provided to the American anti-dop- LOS ANGELES: Australia’s Adam Scott has surpassed Tiger after scans yesterday showed he needs surgery on a shoulder injury he ing authorities who handed him a shorter one-year ban, its vice president Woods as the number one player on the official world golf rank- sustained in the Queensland Reds weekend Super Rugby loss to the Sebastian Coe said yesterday. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USA- ings, seizing the top spot despite not playing this past week. Melbourne Rebels. Cooper, who had been a likely contender at flyhalf for DA) announced a backdated one-year ban on Gay, the joint second fastest Scott, who spent the past 38 weeks as the second ranked Australia against France in a three-test series next month, is due to have man of all-time, earlier this month for testing positive for a banned anabol- player, has had chances to overtake Woods through high tourna- surgery Tuesday on his left shoulder. He will use the rehabilitation period ic steroid in 2013. The 31-year-old American could have been suspended ment finishes but has instead done so with both players out of to have another operation to remove loose cartilage in his hip. for two years for his first doping offence but received a shorter punish- action. Reds coach Richard Graham anticipated Cooper would recover and ment because of his “substantial assistance” in the investi- The updated rankings are released yesterday. Woods last rebound from the injury like he did following knee surgery in 2012. gation of his case, the USADA said. “Well, first of all the played in March and is out indefinitely following back surgery, “A player of Quade’s ability rarely has extended breaks from the game, IAAF has to look at this case. We haven’t had the oppor- making his fall from the top inevitable. so if there is a silver lining to this injury layoff it is that this will tunity to explore it properly,” Coe told Reuters TV yester- The 33-year-old Scott is just the second Australian to reach allow him time to refresh and repair his body,” Graham said. day. “We would need to know what ‘significant assistance’ the top ranking, following Greg Norman’s final reign which end- The 26-year-old Cooper has played 50 tests for Australia, meant. And it is for our anti-doping teams at our head- ed in 1998. “This is another outstanding achievement for Adam but has been in and out of the Wallabies starting lineup in quarters in Monaco and the anti-doping board to decide Scott,” Brian Thorburn, Chief Executive of the PGA of Australia, the last two seasons. He was expected to hold the starting if the sanction is appropriate.” The USADA said Gay, who is said in a statement. role at flyhalf against France despite Queensland’s losing run eligible to race again from June 23, provided assistance “The Australian golfing community is very proud of Adam in Super Rugby this season. Instead, he’ll likely to be “including being interviewed on several occasions by and we look forward to watching his progress throughout the sidelined until September and will miss the June USADA and providing all of the products he was year.” The 2013 Masters champion, Scott, ends Woods’ stretch of tests and the Rugby Championship against New 60 straight weeks at the top.—Reuters using at the time of his positive tests.” —Reuters Zealand, South Africa and Argentina.—AP Braves rally past Cardinals ST. LOUIS: Ryan Doumit scored off a pitched a perfect 10th for his first win wild pitch as the Atlanta Braves got with Colorado. LaTroy Hawkins blew two runs in the ninth inning to rally his first save of the season in the ninth past the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. as he surrendered a tying two-run Freddie Freeman started a ninth-inning homer to Everth Cabrera. rally with a leadoff single off St. Louis Corey Dickerson had a two-run closer Trevor Rosenthal (0-2). homer and Troy Tulowitzki added a With two outs, Freeman went to solo shot in the fifth to keep up his hot third on pinch-hitter Ryan Doumit’s hitting at Coors Field, where he’s bat- double to right. Rosenthal intentionally ting .571 in 18 games. The triple play in walked pinch hitter Evan Gattis to load the third was Colorado’s first since the bases and then walked Jordan Tulowitzki turned an unassisted one on Schafer to force in the tying run. Carlos April 29, 2007, against Atlanta. Martinez relieved Rosenthal and had a wild pitch while facing Ramiro Pena DIAMONDBACKS 5, DODGERS 3 that scored Doumit to make it 6-5. Cody Ross hit his first home run of Dan Carpenter (3-0) pitched 1 1-3 the year and Eric Chavez went deep for innings of scoreless relief for the win. the second consecutive day as Arizona Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless bot- won a home series for the first time this tom of the ninth for his 11th save in 13 season. After setting a team record for chances. The save was the 150th of runs Saturday night in an 18-5 rout, the Kimbrel’s career. Cardinals starter Jaime Diamondbacks broke a 3-all tie with Garcia pitched seven innings, allowing Chavez’s soaring, two-run shot off Dan four runs on five hits with five strike- Haren (5-2) in the fifth inning. outs in his first start since 2013 shoul- Ross, batting .163 entering the game der surgery. after coming back from major hip sur- gery, also doubled for Arizona, which GIANTS 4, MARLINS 1 has won two straight over the Dodgers Pablo Sandoval homered for the first after losing eight of the first nine meet- time in more than a month and Ryan ings this season. Chris Owings singled ANAHEIM: Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Cole Figueroa (35) tags out Los Angeles Angels’ Grant Green as he attempts to steal second base Vogelsong won for just the second three times and stole two bases for the during the eighth inning. —AP time in nine starts as San Francisco sal- Diamondbacks. vaged a split of the four-game series. The rookie is 9 for 11 against Haren. Buster Posey returned from a day off Hanley Ramirez and Adrian Gonzalez to hit a sacrifice fly, while Tyler Colvin homered for the Dodgers, who have and Brandon Hicks each hit RBI singles lost three of four. Josh Collmenter (2-2) Angels down Rays in a stretch of four straight base hits went 5 1-3 innings to get the win. with two outs in the first against Jacob Addison Reed threw a scoreless ninth Turner. Staked to an early lead, for his 12th save. ANAHEIM: Albert Pujols hit a pair of solo home four runs. Josh Donaldson, who drove in seven Dominguez hit his sixth and seventh homers of Vogelsong (2-2) struck out six in seven runs against David Price, and Matt Shoemaker runs in the series, had an RBI single and scored the season off lefty John Danks (3-4). Both came innings as the Giants concluded a sea- PHILLIES 8, REDS 3 took a shutout into the seventh inning to lead four times. with Dexter Fowler on base. Backed by early run son-long stretch with 17 games in as Cody Asche, Jimmy Rollins, Wil the Los Angeles Angels over the Tampa Bay Rays Jesse Chavez (4-1) gave up solo homers to support, Brad Peacock (1-4) allowed two runs many days. San Francisco avoided its Nieves and Marlon Byrd all homered to 6-2 Sunday. Michael Bourn and Michael Brantley, accounting and five hits in 6 2-3 innings. The Astros scored first three-game home losing streak. power Philadelphia’s victory. Cliff Lee Pujols drove an 0-2 pitch over the center-field for both runs the right-hander allowed in five two runs or fewer in six of Peacock’s previous Turner (0-2) is still searching for his first (4-4) struck out three in 6 2-3 innings fence in the first inning. The three-time NL MVP innings. nine outings. road win, falling to 0-11 in 18 career for his first home victory of the season. increased the Angels’ advantage to 6-2 in the Cleveland has dropped four straight and six Chris Carter also homered for the Astros, who road starts. Cincinnati’s Devin Mesoraco had a seventh with his 12th homer this season and the of eight. Justin Masterson (2-3) allowed seven have won four of five. The White Sox have lost career-high four hits, including two 504th of his career, tying Eddie Murray for 25th runs, seven hits and five walks in 4 1-3 innings. six of eight. Chicago played without rookie slug- place. ger Jose Abreu, who was placed on the 15-day CUBS 4, BREWERS 2 doubles, and an RBI. The Reds again Price became the 319th pitcher Pujols has MARINERS 6, TWINS 2 disabled list with ankle tendinitis. Travis Wood pitched two-hit ball for played without the injured Joey Votto, seven innings as Chicago got home homered off during the regular season. Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings who remained in Cincinnati during the Shoemaker (2-1) was charged with a run and and Robinson Cano had four hits in Seattle’s vic- INTERLEAGUE runs from Welington Castillo and Mike three-game series with a strained Olt.