MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014 SPORTS French women beat Aussies Runner dies after fun run Southampton sign Forster PARIS: Hosts France set up an all-northern hemisphere Women’s Rugby World LONDON: Southampton continued rebuilding their depleted squad on SYDNEY: A young man died yesterday after collapsing near the finish line of Saturday when the Premier League club signed England goalkeeper Fraser Cup semi-final stage with a 17-3 win over Australia on Saturday after England Sydney’s biggest road race, which saw 80,000 participants run from the city to and Canada drew 13-13 to leave four-times champions New Zealand out in the Forster from Celtic on a four-year deal. Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said. The 26-year-old was in the England squad for this year’s World Cup finals in cold. Ireland — whose surprise defeat last week of favourites and holders the The 27-year-old was taking part in the 14-kilometre (8.7-mile) City2Surf fun Black Ferns turned the tournament on its head — also go through to the last Brazil, although he did not play, and will provide competition for club captain run when he had a heart attack and collapsed near the end of the course, New Kelvin Davis and experienced Poland international Artur Boruc. four as Pool B winners which is already their best showing in the tournament’s South Wales police and ambulance spokesmen told AFP. He was taken to a history. The women in green have been the side to watch so far and they did The transfer fee was not disclosed by the clubs but local media said nearby St Vincent’s Hospital in a critical condition but died shortly after, a hos- Southampton had paid 10 million pounds ($16.77 million) for the highly not disappoint with a 40-5 win over Kazakhstan on Saturday to top the group pital spokesman said. The man, from the Sydney suburb of Coogee, has not ahead of New Zealand and win the right to play Pool A victors England in the regarded keeper. been named. In 2008, a 26-year-old Briton collapsed and died after suffering a Saints have allowed several internationals to leave in the first semi on Wednesday. heart attack near the end of the race at Bondi Beach. “We came here with a job to do and I think the strength of a transfer window including Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert Australian Olympian Craig Mottram won Sunday’s race in just under 42 min- and Dejan Lovren, who are at Liverpool, with Luke Shaw good side is one that can adapt according to the game,” said utes, joining a crowd peppered with celebrities alongside runners dressed as Ireland captain and centre Lynne Cantwell. joining Manchester United and teenage right back Lego superheroes and pandas, among other things. American pop star Redfoo Calum Chambers moving to Arsenal. “There were nerves, but we had it under control. The key kicked off the race with a live performance. thing was to keep it nice and simple and to allow all the new The exodus continued on Wednesday when the club’s Organisers said more than Aus$4 million (US$3.70 million) — one of the unsettled record signing Dani Osvaldo was loaned to combinations to get up to speed. “It was always going to highest amounts collected-was raised for hundreds of Australian charities. The take 20 minutes to click and we managed to put them away Inter Milan although Algeria midfielder Saphir Taider race was launched in 1971 and is one of Australia’s biggest fund-raising drivers. moved the other way. in the second half.” France’s Pool C-winning victory over More than Aus$20 million has been collected for charities over the past four Australia - the last pool match of the seventh Women’s Manager Mauricio Pochettino also left Southampton, who decades, organisers said. Mottram, 34, who was taking part in the race for the finished eighth last season with a record points tally, to join World Cup - was a torrid affair in which Les Bleus’ first time, crossed the finish line in 41 minutes and 56 seconds. “It was a tough heavier pack made the difference. —Reuters Tottenham Hotspur and was replaced by Dutchman Ronald course. I underestimated a bit,” Mottram told the Channel Seven. —AFP Koeman. —Reuters Orioles pound Cardinals, Indians roll BALTIMORE: Caleb Joseph homered in his Sunday. fifth consecutive game, Nelson Cruz hit his Chicago starter Edwin Jackson (6-12) 30th and Delmon Young also went deep as the allowed four runs - three earned - and five hits Batlimore Orioles beat John Lackey and the St. in six innings. He is 1-5 in his past nine starts. Louis Cardinals 10-3 Saturday. All three home runs came with a man on against Lackey (1-1), ROYALS 5, GIANTS 0 making his second start since coming from James Shields threw a four-hitter and Alex Boston in a July 31 trade. The right-hander Gordon homered as the Royals won their sixth gave up nine runs and 13 hits in five-plus straight, beating the Giants. The Royals have innings to fall to 14-8 lifetime against won nine of 10 to move within 1 1-2 games of Baltimore. AL Central-leading Detroit. The Royals, who The Orioles have hit nine homers in win- have not made the playoffs since beating St. ning the first two games of the three-game set Louis in the 1985 World Series, are in second by a collective 22-5 score. Baltimore has won place in the AL wild card standings. seven straight series and leads the AL East by Shields (11-6) gave up three singles in the six games, its largest margin since September first four innings. He allowed only two Giants 1997. to reach second base. He walked Joe Panik in Joseph, a rookie, had three homers in first the fifth and he moved to second on a wild 48 games before his recent power surge. The pitch with two outs, but was stranded. Panik club record for homers in successive games is doubled in the eighth. It was Shields’ ninth six, by Reggie Jackson and Chris Davis. career shutout, his first since Sept. 9, 2012. Tim Hudson (8-9) gave up a home run to Gordon INDIANS 3, YANKEES 0 to lead off the fifth inning. Corey Kluber pitched four-hit ball for a superb six innings and Jose Ramirez hit his BREWERS 4, DODGERS 1 first career homer as the Indians ended a four- Mike Fiers held the Dodgers to three hits in game skid with a victory over the Yankees. his first big league start in more than a year, Michael Brantley also homered and had and Khris Davis and Carlos Gomez homered to three hits for Cleveland, which won at Yankee give the Brewers a win. Stadium for the first time in eight games. Fiers (1-1) struck out five in eight strong Ramirez hit a two-run drive in the second innings, filling in for injured veteran Matt inning and had three hits. Derek Jeter had an Garza. The Dodgers mustered only a solo infield single in the sixth inning to pass Honus homer by Adrian Gonzalez into the second Wagner for sixth on the career list with No. deck in right field. Fiers outdueled former 3,431. But New York was 0 for 9 with six strike- Brewers pitcher Zack Greinke (12-8), who gave outs with runners in scoring position in losing up Gomez’s homer off the left-field foul pole for just the second time in eight games. that made it 3-1 leading off the sixth. Kluber (13-6) did not allow a hit until The Dodgers brought the tying run to the Jacoby Ellsbury doubled with one out in the plate in the ninth with two outs against fourth. He struck out 10 to beat New York for Francisco Rodriguez, but the closer got Matt the first time in three tries. Kemp to ground out for his 35th save. BALTIMORE: Caleb Joseph No. 36 of the Baltimore Orioles tags out Matt Holliday No. 7 of the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate on a ball hit by Jhonny Peralta No. 27 (not pictured) in the first inning during a baseball game. — AFP BLUE JAYS 3, TIGERS 2 PADRES 2, PIRATES 1 Houston’s Scott Feldman (6-8) allowed eight Nolan Reimold hit a game-winning double Eric Stults got his first road win of the sea- the 10th inning helped the White Sox to a vic- sparked Washington’s three-run 11th inning, hits and three runs with six strikeouts in 6 1-3 tory over the Mariners. With Jordan Danks on and the Nationals beat Atlanta. The start of in the 10th inning and the Blue Jays rallied son, going 6 1-3 innings as the Padres beat the innings. past the Tigers, spoiling Max Scherzer’s bid to Pirates. Stults (5-13) gave up one run and sev- second base, Gordon Beckham reached when the game was delayed by 3 hours, 41 min- become the first 14-game winner in the en hits, struck out six and walked none. He Seattle shortstop Chris Taylor booted his utes, and the final out wasn’t recorded until METS 2, PHILLIES 1 grounder. Danks advanced to third and scored Sunday at 2:29 a.m. American League. entered the game with an 0-9 record away Lucas Duda singled home the go-ahead Danny Valencia singled off Joba from Petco Park.