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Williamson taking time out
Mourinho determined to restore glory days
New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson has sat out this week’s first-class match for Yorkshire due to “mental fatigue.” The county’s coach, Jason Gillespie, confirmed the decision to leave Williamson out was at the Kiwi’s request. Gillespie, the former Australian fast bowler, says there was nothing sinister behind the request as Williamson prepares for nine months of non-stop international cricket with the national team. Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon had said “mental fatigue” was behind Williamson’s absence from the four-day game in London. Gillespie says the need for a break was commonplace for many international players. “It does highlight that scheduling is an issue. “It’s been an incredibly busy period for everyone. Everybody gets affected with illnesses, injuries and the like,” Gillespie told espncricinfo. “In an ideal world we’d obviously want him to play. “But we felt it was in his best interests and everyone’s best interests that he had a couple of days away from the game to spend some time with his part-
RESULTS ■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club July 4 Individual and Walker Trophies N/S 1 David Fisher & George Brown, 2 Zilpha Earl & Ruth Logan, 3 David McCormick & Bruce Leighton. E/W 1 Faye Priest & Shirley Harris, 2 Fiona Williamson & Mary Francis, 3 Pat Wise & Mary Bruce July 5 Ron Sutherland Trophy: N/S 1 Bev Macaulay & Perry Jowers, 2 Rewa Kyle & John Fechney, 3 Bill Kolkman & Mike Holmes. E/W 1 Ian Doel & John Irwin, 2 Peter Downward & Kay Robb, 3= Maree Moore & Arthur Maude, 3= Anne Reid & Maurice Reid July 6 Individual Ladder: N/S 1 Maree Moore & Rewa Kyle, 2 Iris Taylor & Melva Stowell, 3 Lynette Leadley & Jeanette Lovett. E/W 1 Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 2 Colin Coulter & Trevor Coulter, 3 Peter Downward & Kay Robb July 7 Smith Trophy: N/S 1 Jim Rooney & Mike Holmes, 2 Ruth Logan & Johnny Wright, 3 Bill Kolkman & Jan de Jong. E/W 1 Pauline Fergus & Arthur Maude, 2 Annette Blain & Perry Jowers, 3 Sue Rosevear & Kay Robb Waireka Tournament 2016 N/S 1 Melva Stowell Pauline Fergus, 2 Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3 Leigh Wackrow & Annette Blain. E/W 1 Peter Downward & Trish Downward, 2 Helen Rinaldi & Lorna Johnson, 3= Sue Rosevear & John Fechney, 3= Lois Rose & Rona Brownlie
■■ Golf Methven Golf Club July 9 Men’s Division 5th Round Callaghan Trophy, Pairs stableford Winners Bob Ilton and Pete Wood 76 by lot Senior: Tony Worsfold 39 by lot; Intermediate: Pete Wood 40; Junior A: Mark Gorman 39 by lot; Junior B: Les Linton 40.
Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson has his eye on a solid nine-month commitment to international cricket.
Yorkshire with a Twenty20 game on Friday. He will join the New Zealand team at their training camp in South Africa ahead of a two-Test tour of Zimbabwe which marks the start of a relentless international programme through to late March next year. Williamson’s form has been modest at Yorkshire. He has scored 42 runs from four first class innings and managed only one half-century in 11 innings across all formats. The world-class batsman has had limited cricket since New Zealand’s World Twenty20 semifinal loss to England on March 30. He had all of April off and played just six games for the Indian Premier League champion Sunrisers Hyderabad in May. Another break preceded his Yorkshire stint starting on June 15. Last year Williamson became the sixth batsman to score 10 Test centuries before the age of 25 and picked up 2692 international runs across all formats – the third highest of any player in a calendar year. He was named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World in 2015. - AAP
ner and clear his mind a bit. “We’re fully supportive of that move. “He’s a great lad and there was some really good, honest communication.
“That’s the good thing about it: he’s confident enough coming to us as a support staff and saying ‘let’s open this conversation up’.” Williamson, 25, will farewell
Other Good Scores: 39 Stuart Wilson, Dave Puckett 37 Barry Wackwitz, Ian Lucas, 36 Frank Sandys, Gary Kermode, Bob Ilton, Mike Gray, 35 Bernie Walsh, Phil Johnson, Mark Gazzard. Twos: Dayle Lucas, Frank Sandys, Bernie Walsh, Rob Fenson, Alister Maxwell. Dubliner Best Nett: Les Linton 67 by lot. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Pete wood 67. Methven Travel Best Gross: Tony Worsfold 78. Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Frank Sandys; Hunters Wine No 6 Pete Harper; Ski Time No 13: Berni Walsh; Green Parrot No 17: Pete Wood; Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Pete Wood. Next Week 16th July Gerard Fitzgerald Memorial Trophy 4 Ball Best Ball
Southern 20, Lincoln/West Melton 13 Methven 12, Prebbleton 17 Waihora 22, Rolleston Hampstead, Rolleston win by Default MCRU Competition – Under 14.5 Allenton/Tinwald 44 Celtic/Rakaia 33, Hampstead 36 Methven 24 MCRU/ACL – Under 13 Competition Associate/Club Referees Required Allenton/Tinwald JKF Homes 27 Southern All Farm Engineering 62, Hampstead Lifestyle Homes 56 Celtic Lysaght Glass 14, Methven Snowfed Builders 34 Rakaia/Collegiate Combined 22 MCRU/ACL – Under 11.5 Competition Celtic Ashburton Online 7 Allenton 41, Collegiate/Hampstead Ross Leadley 0 Methven 42, Tinwald Moore Mechanical 62 Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 20
7 NZ Warriors 16 8 0 8 2 363 379 -16 20 8 St G Illawarra 16 8 0 8 2 215 340 -125 20 9 Gold Coast 16 7 0 9 2 335 358 -23 18 10 Penrith 16 7 0 9 2 323 359 -36 18 11 Wests Tigers 17 7 0 10 1 351 438 -87 16 12 South Sydney 16 5 0 11 2 318 380 -62 14 13 Manly 16 5 0 11 2 304 373 -69 14 14 Parramatta 16 10 0 6 2 144 134 10 12 15 Sydney Roosters 16 3 0 13 2 273 387 -114 10 16 Newcastle 16 1 1 14 2 205 550 -345 7
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Mid Canterbury Rugby Amended Results
NRL results standings Rd 18
July 16 Amended Draw Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup Competition – Round 5 Dave White Memorial Cup & McGirr Family Trophy - PWL Methven Railway Tavern Rakaia, Methven 1, 2.45pm; C O’Malley, G Clement, G Barr Max Gilbert Trophy - Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Southern Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic, Mayfield 1, 2.45pm; K Opele, P Hill, H Grant Bye: Devon Tavern Hampstead Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 7 Collegiate Mt Somers, Collegiate, 2.30pm; K Faalogo Hampstead KFC Allenton Grieve Construction, Hampstead 1, 2.30pm; J O’Connor, P McKnight, M Southby Methven R&R Haulage Rakaia Railway Tavern, Methven 1, 1pm; G Clement Southern Tinwald Tavern Celtic Kelly’s, Mayfield 1, 1pm; P Hill, H Grant, J Greenslade UC Championship – No Rugby – School Holidays Combined Competition – Colts - No Rugby – Southbridge Shield Combined Competition - Under 18 - No Rugby – Southbridge Shield Ellesmere/MCRU Competition - Under 16 – No Rugby – Southbridge Shield MCRU Competition – Under 14.5, 13, 11.5 No Rugby - School Holidays MCRU Non- Competition – Under 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 - No Rugby - School Holidays
July 9 Amended Results Senior Division 1 – Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup Competition – Round 4 Devon Tavern Hampstead 28 PWL Methven 48, Railway Tavern Rakaia 34 Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Southern 42, Bye: Darryl Phillips Motor Company Celtic Senior B – Centennial Mug Competition – Round 6: Allenton Grieve Construction 12 Mt Somers 36, Celtic Kellys 5 Collegiate 22, Hampstead KFC 31 Methven R&R Haulage 12, Rakaia Railway Tavern 10 Southern Tinwald Tavern 43 Elles/Mid Cant Combined Colts Semi Finals Springston 28 Lincoln Red 16, West Melton 30 Darfield 14 Playoffs: Celtic 29 Waihora 14, Methven/Rakaia 20 Prebbleton 34, Lincoln Black 24 Kirwee/ BDI 33 Combined Competition - Under 18 Section 1: Lincoln 5 Celtic 33, Pegasus Bay 45 Waihora 22. Bye: Prebbleton/West Melton Section 2: Ashley-Oxford Methven, AshleyOxford win by default, Rolleston 38 Malvern 27 Ellesmere/Mcru Competition - Under 16 Celtic/Allenton 53 Malvern 10, DILS 28
PARRAMATTA 22 (M Ma’u 2 M Gordon C Gutherson tries M Gordon 3 goals) bt SYDNEY ROOSTERS 18 (L Mitchell 2 B Cordner tries J Hastings 2 S Taukeiaho goals) at Pirtek Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Matt Cecchin. Crowd: 8,464. CANTERBURY 32 (B Morris 2 W Hopoate M Mbye S Perrett C Rona tries M Mbye 4 goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 22 (J Addo-Carr J Liddle K Naiqama tries M Moses 5 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Chris James, Ashley Klein. Crowd: 16,212. CRONULLA 26 (B Barba 2 M Brown L Lewis J Paulo tries C Townsend 3 goals) bt PENRITH 10 (L Latu I Yeo tries N Cleary goal) at Pepper Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 12,682. CANBERRA 26 (J Wighton 2 J Hodgson A Sezer tries J Croker 5 goals) bt NORTH QUEENSLAND 12 (J Chudleigh C Hess tries E Lowe 2 goals) at GIO Stadium. Referee: Alan Shortall, Grant Atkins. Crowd: 8,328. Bye - Melbourne, Brisbane, NZ Warriors, St George Illawarra, Gold Coast, South Sydney, Manly, Newcastle Standings P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Cronulla 16 14 0 2 2 413 250 163 32 2 Melbourne 16 13 0 3 2 398 182 216 30 3 Nth Queensland 17 11 0 6 1 426 253 173 24 4 Canterbury 17 11 0 6 1 409 300 109 24 5 Canberra 17 10 1 6 1 432 350 82 23 6 Brisbane 16 9 0 7 2 376 297 79 22
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Unifying the Manchester United faithful is high on the priority list of new manager Jose Mourinho, who is determined to recapture the glory days at Old Trafford. Former United boss Louis van Gaal failed to win over the fans during his tenure, despite an FA Cup triumph in May, as inconsistent performances led to the 20-times English title winners missing out on Champions League qualification. “I understand that they expect a lot from me but I also expect a lot from them,” Mourinho told the club’s website. “There is no chance we will be happy if we are not together and I think the passion (they have) for this club is really amazing. “Always when you change a manager, I feel it is a sad moment but it is a new chapter now.” Van Gaal’s possession-based style of football failed to yield results for United, who finished fifth in the table and scored 49 league goals – their lowest total since 1989-90. The 53-year-old Portuguese has already begun restructuring his squad, having signed defender Eric Bailly, midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic so far in the close season. Mourinho said during his unveiling earlier this month that he intended to sign another bigname player, with Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba heavily linked by British media with a return to the club. The former Chelsea boss will mark his return to the Premier League when he takes United to Bournemouth for their first game of the season on August 14. - Reuters
Smeltz to play in Malaysia All Whites striker Shane Smeltz is leaving the A-League. Smeltz will join Malaysian Super League side Kedah, after nine seasons in the Australian competition, including the past two with Sydney FC. The Malaysian season is underway, with Kedah sitting fifth in the 12 team competition. The German-born striker has played mainly in the A-League, although he has had stints in England and Turkey. Smeltz has also won multiple awards throughout his career including the 2007 and 2008 Oceania Footballer of the Year, two A-League Golden Boots, and he has also been included in the PFA Team of the Decade (2005-2015). - AAP