WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 SPORTS Laidlaw to captain Scotland Kirilenko Riise joins Delhi in ISL LONDON: Scrumhalf Greig Laidlaw will return to captain Scotland after coach Vern named RFB chief NEW DELHI: Former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise will join Frenchman Florent Cotter named his squad yesterday for the World Cup warm-up match against Italy at Malouda and Brazilian Roberto Carlos at the Delhi Dynamos for the second season of Murrayfield on Saturday. MOSCOW: Former NBA All-Star Andrei Kirilenko was named the Indian Super League, the club announced yesterday. “I am a person who loves a new Laidlaw missed the recent defeat by Ireland and last week’s win over Italy as president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) yester- challenge, to see and experience different cultures,” the former Norway international Cotter picked experimental line-ups. Fullback Stuart Hogg and flyhalf Finn Russell also day. The 34-year-old Kirilenko, who was unanimously elect- said in a club statement. “Roberto Carlos has been one of my heroes growing up as a left return to the squad along with centre Mark Bennett and winger ed by all 215 members who attended the conference, said back. I’m honoured to have him as a coach, and can’t wait to give my all for him and the Tommy Seymour. there was “a deep crisis of trust” within the RFB. team,” added the 34-year-old. Lock Grant Gilchrist was included after missing the 16- “I see and understand how to concentrate all the basket- Delhi’s marquee player/manager Roberto Carlos had high expectations 12 victory over Italy due to illness and second row Jonny ball powers in the country,” he said. from the former Roma and Fulham player. “Riise is a great player, very expe- Gray is in line to play his first World Cup warm-up. “We need to make serious changes to how the sport is rienced and a true leader on the field. He is definitely going to help on the Cotter will name his 31-man squad for the tournament in run. I am sure that together we can take big steps forward development and evolution of the team in the competition,” said the for- mer Real Madrid defender. England and Wales after the Italy match. Scotland play their and put an end to this mess. FC Pune City also bolstered their defence by signing former Espanyol opening World Cup game against Japan on Sept. 23. “I want there to be at least one person in every family in Forwards: John Barclay, Fraser Brown, Blair Cowan, and Deportivo La Coruna defender Diego Colotto for the second edi- our country who loves to watch or play basketball,” he tion of the eight-team league beginning on Oct. 3. Argentine David Denton, Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford, Grant added. Kirilenko, who spent a significant part of his career Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, Robert Harley, Stuart Colotto, who moved to Espanyol from Deportivo La Coruna in with the Utah Jazz and helped Russia win the 2007 McInally, Willem Nel, Ryan Wilson, Gordon Reid, 2012, will join former Chelsea forward Adrian Mutu at the Pune Jon Welsh European championship, announced his retirement as a team managed by former England captain David Platt. Backs: Mark Bennett, Stuart Hogg, Peter player in June. The ISL got off to a rousing start last year with Brazilian Zico Horne, Greig Laidlaw, Sean Lamont, Finn Russell, Russian teams were banned last month from playing in headlining the managers’ list and its marquee players includ- Henry Pyrgos, Tommy Seymour, Greig Tonks, Matt international tournaments due to government interference ing Italian duo Alessandro Del Piero and Marco Materazzi, Scott, Tim Visser. -Reuters in running the RFB. — Reuters and Frenchman Nicholas Anelka. — Reuters Mets down Phillies, Cubs triumph PHILADELPHIA: David Wright hit a long home run on his first major league swing in 133 days, Wilmer Flores went deep twice and the New York Mets set a franchise record with eight homers in a 16-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Yoenis Cespedes, Juan Lagares, Travis d’Arnaud, Daniel Murphy and Michael Cuddyer also connected for the NL East- leading Mets. New York set a franchise record with 15 extra-base hits - seven doubles and eight homers. The teams tied an NL record with 11 combined homers. Fresh off scoring 33 runs in a three-game sweep at Colorado, the Mets slugged their way back from a 7-2 deficit after Jacob deGrom’s shortest career outing. The 2014 NL Rookie of the Year lasted just 2 2-3 innings and allowed a career-high seven runs on eight hits. His ERA rose from 1.98 to 2.29.Sean Gilmartin (3-1) had four strikeouts in 3 1-3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Ryan Howard and Domonic Brown hit three-run homers and Cameron Rupp also took deGrom deep. But the Mets chased starter Adam Morgan and rallied off Hector Neris (2-1). CUBS 2, INDIANS 1 Kris Bryant homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the surging Cubs to a victory over the Indians in a makeup of a rained out game from June 15. The rookie, who had home- red twice Sunday, lined a pitch from Cleveland reliever Zach McAllister (3-4) into the right field bleachers to give Chicago its fifth straight win and 21st victory in 26 games. Carlos Santana singled home pinch runner Abraham Almonte with the tying run with two out in the ninth to spoil Jon Lester’s bid for his first shutout and complete game with the Cubs. Backed by four double-plays, Lester rebound- ed from his shortest start of the season to pitch his longest since joining the Cubs. He was relieved by Hector Rondon (5-2) with two outs in the ninth after scattering six hits and striking out six. Anthony Rizzo’s triple in the seventh drove in Chris Coghlan - who had doubled for only Chicago’s second hit - to break a scoreless tie in a pitching duel between Lester and Indians ace Corey Kluber. PHILADELPHIA: New York Mets’ Juan Lagares (left) fist bumps New York Mets’ Daniel Murphy (right) after hitting a home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies. — AP YANKEES 1, ASTROS 0 pitched the ninth in helping the Yankees hand shortstop Eugenio Suarez homered and dou- to 0-4 in four career starts. three. He became the first Red Sox pitcher since Carlos Beltran hit a game-ending sacrifice fly the AL West leaders their 18th road loss in their bled during Cincinnati’s biggest inning since Gregory Polanco had a season-high four hits Clay Buchholz in 2013 to win five straight starts. after Oliver Perez walked the bases loaded, and last 22 away games. The Astros were coming off scoring 10 runs against Arizona in August 2005. and drove in a run. Andrew McCutchen hit a Jean Machi pitched the ninth for his second the Yankees beat the Astros in a game highlight- a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Fourteen Reds batted in the inning against four two-out, two-run double in the third, and Neil save in two opportunities. Castillo went 3 for 4 ed by a tense duel between Nathan Eovaldi and Maid Park. Eovaldi and Feldman each went eight Detroit pitchers, including reliever Al Walker contributed a sacrifice fly in the seventh. and finished a triple shy of the cycle. His sixth- Scott Feldman. Perez (0-1) entered in the ninth innings. Alburquerque (3-1), who allowed three runs inning double to the right-center field gap and gave New York fans a reminder of his wild while not retiring any of the three batters he CARDINALS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3 drove in two runs and extended Boston’s lead to five seasons with the Mets. He walked Brett REDS 12, TIGERS 5 faced. Collin Balester (1-0) pitched two scoreless Lance Lynn pitched six effective innings with 5-1. Jeff Samardzija (8-10) dropped a career- Gardner, threw a wild pitch, then walked Alex Brandon Phillips drove in four runs with a innings for the win. the help of four double plays and Yadier Molina worst fifth straight decision. After giving up Rodriguez intentionally. Brian McCann walked to home run and a triple during Cincinnati’s 10-run hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, lifting Castillo’s two-run double, Samardzija allowed load them and end Perez’s night. sixth inning and the Reds came back from a five- ROYALS 8, ORIOLES 3 the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the the next two hitters to reach before being Beltran then gave Chad Qualls’ first pitch a run deficit to snap a nine-game losing streak Omar Infante led a seven-run charge in the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. pulled after surrendering his second walk. ride to deep center field for New York’s third and beat the Tigers. In the makeup of a game sixth inning to support a strong start by Kris Lynn (10-8) allowed two runs on nine hits walk-off win this year. Andrew Miller (2-2) postponed on June 18 by rain, former Detroit Medlen, helping the Royals beat the Orioles. and induced three straight inning-ending dou- ATHLETICS 11, MARINERS 5 Despite working on a pitch count, Medlen (2- ble plays, including with the bases loaded in the Danny Valencia homered and Stephen Vogt 0) lasted six innings in his first start since Sept. fourth and fifth.