SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015 SPORTS SCOREBOARD ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the second Test between the West Indies and England at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Friday: West Indies 1st Innings - 299 all out (Marlon Samuels 103) England 1st Innings (overnight 373-6) A. Cook b Gabriel 76 J. Trott c Blackwood b Bishoo 59 G. Ballance b Samuels 77 I. Bell b Gabriel 1 J. Root not out 182 M. Ali run out 0 B. Stokes c Blackwood b Bishoo 8 J. Buttler st Ramdin b Bishoo 13 C. Jordan run out 16 S. Broad c Smith b Bishoo 0 J. Anderson run out 2 Extras (b9, lb2, w1, nb18) 30 Total (all out; 144.1 overs) 464 Fall of wickets: 1-125 (Trott), 2-159 (Cook), 3-164 (Bell), 4-329 (Ballance), 5-335 (Ali), 6-364 (Stokes), 7-387 (Buttler), 8-426 (Jordan), 9-431 (Broad), 10-464 (Anderson) Bowling: Roach 28-4-100-0 (5nb), Gabriel 22-3-67-2 (6nb, 1w), Holder 21.1-6-57-0 (1nb), Bishoo 51-10-177-4 (2nb), Samuels 21-4- 38-1, Blackwood 1-0-14-0. West Indies 2nd Innings K. Brathwaite not out 101 D. Smith b Anderson 2 D. Bravo c Buttler b Broad 69 M. Samuels not out 22 Extras (b6, lb1, nb1) 8 Total (2 wickets, 75 overs) 202 To bat: S. Chanderpaul, J. Blackwood, D. Ramdin (capt), J. Holder, K. Roach, D. Bishoo, S. Gabriel. Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Smith), 2-145 (Bravo). Bowling: Anderson 14-4-27-1, Broad 10-2-23-1, Ali 17-4-48-0, Jordan 13-4-41-0 (1nb), Stokes 8-0-34-0, Root 13-6-22-0. GRENADA: England’s captain Alistair Cook (bottom center) catches the ball to dismiss West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul during day five of their second Test match. —AP Match position: West Indies lead by 37 runs. Brathwaite century frustrates England ST GEORGE’S: Kraigg Brathwaite’s especially after the early loss of his keeper Jos Buttler. determined century led West Indies to partner Devon Smith shortly before Marlon Samuels has had some 202 for two at the close of the fourth lunch. But the Bajan, well supported tetchy moments with the England Nishikori in Barcelona final day of the second test leaving the by Darren Bravo (69) and then Marlon team during this series but he looked hosts with a lead of 37 runs. Samuels, took a firm grip on proceed- calm and focused as he made 22 from BARCELONA: Reigning champion Nishikori, though, won the next combination of me playing well and There is still plenty of work to do ings, making the most of a placid sur- 67 balls before the close. Kei Nishikori booked his place in the five games to take him to the brink him making some mistakes at the for the hosts to save the test but face. Brathwaite’s fourth test century, Earlier, Root was left frustrated Barcelona Open final with a 6-1, 6-2 of victory before serving it out com- start of the second set.” England will have taken little heart his first against England, was a superb when England’s last man James thrashing of Slovakia’s Martin Klizan fortably. “I played very well and I am Ferrer twice fought back from a from a flat batting track that shows no display of concentration against some Anderson was run out for two, leaving yesterday. happy, but if I want to win the final break down in the first set before signs of deteriorating. tight, very straight bowling from him 18 short of a double century. The 25-year-old Japanese will tomorrow I need to maintain my 29-year-old Andujar edged it in the A draw seems the most likely sce- England. England started the day on 373 for face Spain’s Pablo Andujar in concentration and not commit tie-break, but serve was much more nario on the final day, meaning the The second wicket partnership six with Root on 118 but they quickly Sunday’s final after he upset compa- errors,” said Nishikori. dominant in the second as one early series would be decided in the third with Bravo put on 142 and could well lost Buttler for 13. Root took the triot David Ferrer 7-6 (7/5), 6-3. “Andujar beat me two years ago break was all Andujar needed to and final test in Barbados. have been more costly for England. attack to the West Indies bowlers, pro- Klizan had won the only previous in Madrid.” The other semi-final was serve it out. With England having established a The left-handed Bravo looked very ducing some fine aggressive strokes, meeting between the two in a much more tightly fought as And he called on the crowd in first innings lead of 165, largely thanks well set and will be disappointed he but he eventually ran out of partners. shock straight sets win over an Andujar produced what he admit- Barcelona to produce a Davis Cup to Joe Root’s wonderful unbeaten edged a routine off-stump delivery The first test in the three-match series injured Nishikori at last year’s French ted to being some of the best tennis style atmosphere to inspire him to 182, the pressure was on Brathwaite, from Stuart Broad through to England was drawn. —Reuters Open. of his career to beat Ferrer for the another upset in the final. “I am However, there was never any first time. “This is one of the best inspired. I think I have worked hard danger of a repeat in the Catalan games I have played in my career,” and in the end things are going very capital as the world number five said the world number 66. well, and there is no better place Surfing hopes to ride wave romped through the first set in just “I knew that David is a very solid than here in Barcelona surrounded 28 minutes. Klizan offered some player from the baseline and it is by my people. “I hope it will be like a more resistance at the start of the very difficult to compete with him Davis Cup atmosphere. I hope the of popularity into Tokyo second set as he held onto his serve from there, so I tried to pressure his fans give everything tomorrow. I in a marathon opening game that second serve and come to the net need them because Nishikori is TOKYO: Surfing, buoyed by the International Olympic minds of young people around the world.” included eight deuces. when I could. In the end it was a playing very well.”—AFP Committee’s Agenda 2020 reforms, is targeting a spot at Surfing faced previous Olympic rejection over fears the Tokyo Olympics in five years time. about a lack of waves at certain venues but the 57-year-old The new reforms, approved in December, are aimed at Aguerre said technology had been developed to create Wozniacki wins marathon semi-final making the Olympics more attractive, cheaper to host and waves almost two metres high to come at regular intervals. allow for a more adaptable sports programme to permit “The waves will be as good as the ocean but on STUTTGART: Caroline Wozniacki end,” said Denmark’s Wozniacki. “I love 3-1 lead quickly became 5-1 and quicker changes to maintain relevance with younger audi- demand, providing a level sporting field for competition reached her third final of 2015 when these long matches and if I can run a although Halep rallied to bring it back ences. because all waves would be the same.” she saw off Simona Halep after a marathon, then I can play in great to 5-2, Wozniacki served out to con- That was music to the ears of International Surfing He said outdoor wave parks were being built in Spain, marathon match over nearly three- games like that. “We needed nearly vert her fourth match point. Association (ISA) president Fernando Aguerre, with the Britain and the United States to meet demand and that the hours in Saturday’s semi-final clash at three hours and that would be a pret- Having lost the final in Auckland Argentinian long pushing for its inclusion during his eight Olympics would prove the pinnacle for the sport practiced Stuttgart’s WTA tournament. ty good marathon time.” last January, but won in Kuala Lumpur terms as head of the body. by more than 35 million people. The ISA also oversees The former world number one, Wozniacki took the first set with in March, the 24-year-old will be bid- “I am sure it will be one of the first Olympic venues to stand-up paddleboarding. who ran the 2014 New York marathon the first break at 6-5, but the second ding for her second title in 2015. sell out of tickets,” he was quoted as saying by Kyodo News Aguerre pointed to the success of snowboarding at the for charity, needed two hours, 58 min- was a topsy-turvy affair with five of There was some consolation for yesterday. “Today you go to any beach around the world 1988 Nagano Olympics in Japan as having been a great utes to claim a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 victory and the 12 games finishing in a break- Romania’s Halep, who will take over and people are dressed like surfers, wearing surf brands, success with younger audiences, which he thought surfing will now meet either Germany’s three to Wozniacki and two to Halep from Maria Sharapova as the second and they all want to surf.