TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 SPORTS NEW YORK: Kansas City Royals pose with World Series trophy after Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets. The Royals won 7-2 to win the series. — AP Royals end 30-years World Series drought NEW YORK: Sparked by the most amazing ral- rallies to win. “Our guys, you never count them York Yankees to lose in a seventh game and Alcides Escobar then stretched his playoff opened the ninth with a walk and stole sec- ly in a comeback-filled playoff run, the Kansas out,” said Royals manager Ned Yost. “It’s just a win the title the next year. “I already forget hit streak to 15 games with a run-scoring dou- ond base, allowing him to race home on Eric City Royals captured their first World Series team that never quits, never panics. They just about last year,” Perez said. “I’ll just enjoy the ble to left and Ben Zobrist was intentionally Hosmer’s double to left field and cut the Mets’ title in 30 years Sunday by defeating the New find ways to win.” moment now. In 2015 Kansas City is number walked to load the bases, setting the stage for lead to 2-1. That prompted Collins to remove York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings. The Royals took Lorenzo Cain scored the Royals’ first run in one. Who cares about what happened last Cain’s double to left center field to clear the Harvey in favor of Dominican closing relief ace Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven cham- the crucial ninth inning and smacked a three- year?” bases and produce the final margin. Jeurys Familia, who promptly surrendered a pionship final four games to one after scoring run double in the 12th that sealed New York’s Deadlocked 2-2 after nine innings, the “There was no doubt in my mind they were ground out to first by Mike Moustakas that twice in the ninth inning to equalize and break fate, ending the Mets’ dream of their first game went into the 12th with the title poised going to get back and finish the deal this time,” advanced Hosmer to third base. open the contest with five runs in the last World Series title since 1986. on a knife’s edge. Perez singled down the Yost said. New York’s Curtis Granderson hit a “It’s my fault,” Collins said of staying with inning. “We never quit. We never put our “We’re real disappointed,” Mets manager right-field line off Mets reliever Addison Reed leadoff home run in the first inning and scored Harvey into the ninth when he could have heads down,” said Royals catcher Salvador Terry Collins said. “I told the guys this is the to open the 12th. Pinch-runner Jerrod Dyson again after walking in the fourth to give the brought in Familia earlier. “I’ve got one of the Perez, the World Series Most Valuable Player. time to enjoy it and be proud of your accom- replaced Perez, promptly stole second base Mets a 2-0 advantage. greatest closers in baseball. I got him in the “We never think ‘OK, the game is over.’ No. We plishment, but when you get beat at the end and took third when Eric Gordon grounded Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey, a 26- game a little late. That’s inexcusable for me.” always compete to the last out. And that’s of the season, it’s not fun.” out to first. Pinch-hitter Christian Colon then year-old right-hander, baffled the Royals for Perez then grounded out but Hosmer raced what we did tonight.” Inspired by a seven-game loss to San smacked a single to left field to score Dyson eight shutout innings, striking out nine while home and scored the tying run as an errant The Royals seized their first crown since Francisco in last year’s World Series, the Royals and give Kansas City their first lead at 3-2. scattering four hits and two walks as only one desperation throw home by Lucas Duda was 1985 with a record eighth come-from-behind became the first team since the 1989 Oakland Brazilian Paulo Orlando then reached on a runner got past first base. way off target. “A good throw he’s out,” Collins playoff victory, including all four of their World A’s to win the World Series a year after losing fielder’s choice that advanced Colon on an But in the ninth inning, the Royals added to said. “Luke has got a great arm and threw the Series triumphs. Seven of them were multi-run it. They are the first team since the 1961 New error by Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy. their legend as comeback kings as Cain ball wide.”— AFP Biles and Kansas erupts in celebration Uchimura KANSAS CITY: Jubilant Kansas City Royals fans poured onto Fans had endured 29 years without seeing the Royals the streets of Missouri’s largest city on Sunday to celebrate a make the playoffs until last year, when they reached the win 10th World Series triumph that marked a first Major League deciding game of the World Series before losing to the San Baseball championship in 30 years. The Game Five 7-2 road Francisco Giants by a single run. But on Sunday they saw world gold win in 12 innings over the New York Mets at Citi Field gave their team fight back from a 2-0 deficit in the ninth, scoring the American League champions their first title since a 1985 two runs and sending the game into extra innings. The GLASGOW: The days of scooping a triumph over cross-state rivals the St Louis Cardinals, and Royals then blew the game open with a five-run 12th to win perfect 10 in gymnastics are long only their second ever triumph. the series. Kansas City, one of baseball’s smallest markets, gone, even for Simone Biles and Kohei Thousands of Royals fans crowded a downtown Kansas has feted the Royals across the community since the begin- Uchimura, but both cemented their City entertainment district to watch the game on a giant ning of the playoffs. The city’s many public fountains were places among the greats by claiming outdoor video screen and at many surrounding bars. Fans dyed royal blue, while some statuary was donned in Royals their 10th world titles on Sunday. stood 10 deep on the sidewalks to watch the action in front garb. “I never thought would see this in my life,” said Jake Already considered the finest gym- of some ale houses. Miller, 24. “It’s mind-boggling. It is something special beat- nasts of this generation, and possibly When the last out was made, they jumped, high-fived, ing a team from New York just because half the country ever-with Biles now holding a record hugged and leaped for joy. Cabs and cars honked horns, thinks Kansas City is in Kansas. This puts us on the map and number of world golds for a woman- dodging ecstatic pedestrians. that is what I really like about it.” the two all-around champions once “I feel amazing,” Trevor Reynolds said as he thrust two tri- “It pulled this city together in ways that it wouldn’t in again showed their ability to produce umphant fists into the air on a downtown sidewalk after the major cities,” said fan John Weidensaul as he watched the 24-karat-winning routines. Royals sealed a 4-1 triumph in the best-of-seven series. game from a the sidewalk outside a bar. American Biles maintained her “We haven’t won this for 30 years.” Much of the crowd Jim Schlaman remembered when the Royals, first poise during a mesmerising balance appeared too young to remember or even exist when the formed in 1969, won their last World Series when he was beam display to obliterate the opposi- Royals last won the series. “The last time they won I was a just seven. “This is fantastic,” he said. “They’ve had a couple tion with a score of 15.358, more than baby... in 1985,” said a joyous Terryl Robinson. “I’m feeling decades of down years and it’s pretty exciting to have a a point ahead of Dutchwoman Sanne good and happy to be a Kansas Citian.” winner.” — Reuters Wevers. While wobbles and falls lit- tered the programmes of the seven other finalists, with four gymnasts Asians support shooting federation slipping off the beam, Biles was rock solid as she spun around 900 degrees KUWAIT: The technical meeting of the on her right toes. She flew through 13th Asian Championship which includes her other acrobatic flips and when she the shotgun, air rifle and pistol was held nailed her full-twisting double back yesterday at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad somersault dismount, it was game Olympic shooting complex with the par- over for the others. ticipation of 33 countries. An hour later she was back to daz- The meeting was chaired by President zle again with a hip-swinging floor- of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations, exercise. Her explosive tumbling pass- Chairman of he Higher Organizing es-which included her trademark Committee, in the presence of Secretary soaring double layout with half twist General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting at the end- and sassy moves were Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi as well as beautifully choreographed to the technical delegates of shotgun Abdullah Al-Hamadi and pistol and Rifle. Eng. Al- music of ‘Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps’.