06262018 sports

SPORTS SECTION E

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018

World Cup, Pages 2 & 5

Baseball Nationals: Decision made on the final outcome

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net RATHER than playing it out on the field, the Bahamas Baseball Association decided to go to the rules book to decide the final outcome of the remaining games not completed in the Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships that was held over the weekend at the Emera Field in Grand Bahama.

Rain came pouring down on Sunday, leaving the field unplayable and by the time they would have gotten them ready, it would have interfered with the travel arrangements to New Providence for the bulk of the players, coaches, executives and fans who made the trip to Grand Bahama.

After the championships not completed were called off, the BBA held an executive meeting yesterday and technical director Shane Albury said it was decided to award the respective winners in the 8-and-under, 10-and-under, 12-and-under and 16-and-under divisions rather than trying to play them out.

“Over the past day and-a-half we’ve consulted with several of our international partners, as well as peruse the rules that we set for our baseball championships and based on those two things, consultation and the rules that we set, we decided that we will go with the winners of pool play and crown them champions as such.

“In the event that teams did not play each other during pool play, we then went to our rules where

the net deciding factor was runs allowed.”

The winners of the various undecided divisions are as follows: 8-and-under: gold medal - Freedom Farm; silver medal JBLN; bronze medal - Grand Bahama.

10-and-under: gold medal JBLN; silver medal - Freedom Farm; bronze - Legacy.

12-and-under: gold medal Freedom Farm; silver medal - JBLN; bronze medal - Grand Bahama.

16-and-under: gold medal - Grand Bahama; silver medal JBLN; bronze medal - Freedom Farm.

Before the games were called off, Freedom Farm had clinched the 12-and-under title over Grand Bahama with JBLN picking up the bronze, while Grand Bahama

won the 18-and-under crown over the Junior Baseball League of Nassau. They were the only two teams that participated.

Albury said the decisions made should not take away from the energy exerted by the teams during the tournament.

“Before the decision was made, we knew that whatever the outcome, there would be disappointed players, coaches and league administrators,” Albury said. “No doubt, we totally understand the emotions involved. We saw great baseball played over four days and despite the decisions made, all teams should be commended for their efforts.”

He said they had to make the decision to award the final winners rather than let them play for the titles and it was a hard one,

but they had to take in consideration mother nature and the commitments by teams to travel as early as this week to international competitions.

“The series that involved teams from different islands was originally the brain teaser,” Albury pointed out. “As for the other three divisions that we were unable to complete, all New Providence-based teams, it was our intention to perhaps play those games in Nassau.

“However, due to players and coaches travelling as early as this week, the logistics was not time friendly.”

The rain hampered play throughout the tournament, but the officials must be commended for trying to complete as much games as possible.

Bahamas’ ‘best team ever’ in World Cup qualifier 3rd leg

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

ith their biggest task ahead of them, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has fielded its best team ever to play the third leg of the FIBA Americas’ World Cup qualifier.

The team is already in Puerto Rico for the first of two games on Thursday when they take on the US Virgin Islands in a must-win game by nine or more points in order to keep hopes alive for the second round of the qualifying tournament.

Head coach Mario Bowleg said that the coaching staff, comprising of Norris Bain and Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson as well as BBF technical director Steve Barnes and Chris DeMarco, an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors, is still waiting on the arrival of National Basketball Association guard Chavano ‘Buddy’ Hield.

But he confirmed that Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn, Lynden ‘LJ’ Rose, Michael Carey Jr, Keno Burrows, Shaquille Cleare, Zane Knowles, Dwight Coleby, Travis Munnings and Jaron Cornish are available. Along with Hield, they are waiting on the arrival today of Kadeem Coleby and Danrad ‘Chicken’ Knowles.

“The players here are all excited and are looking forward to achieving the goal that we came here for,” said Bowleg of qualifying for the next series of games for the 2019 World Cup in Russia.

So far, the Bahamas has been winless in its first four games played, losing 93-69 to Canada in Halifax on Friday, November 24, 93-85 to the US Virgin Islands on November 27 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium, 96-63 to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, February 22 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium and 113-67 to Canada at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Bowleg, however, said a lot of the players who didn’t participate

Little League, Freedom Farm will get to represent the Bahamas at the Little League Baseball Tournament. “We know that all of the leagues have their individual tournaments that they go to like the Babe Ruth for Freedom Farm and Grand Bahama go to Tennessee, so the BBA, as the governing body, will provide whatever assistance they can.”

With all of the leagues under the BBA after there was a break away for the formation of the BBF about two decades ago, Rodgers said they intend to hold a conclave where they all sit around the table and discuss the way forward for the sport. “One of our major plans is to put together a national development programme for baseball,”

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

YOUTH Against Violence is getting ready to hold its 23rd annual Peace on da Street Basketball Classic July 16-20 at the Hope Centre with five competitive divisions to be contested.

Director Dr Carlos Reid is encouraging teams that haven’t done so to register as only eight teams will be allowed to participate in the Browns Tree Cutting 13-and-under division, the Sky Bahamas 16-and-under division, the Clear Solutions Plus 19-and-under division, the Rubis Bahamas Church division and the KFC Open division.

To add to the excitement in the open division, Reid said there will be a cash prize of $2,000 for the winners.

Teams that are interested in participating, Reid said they are encouraging them to contact The Hope Center as soon as possible because they want to complete the brackets before the start of the tournament.

“We are not going to be taking teams in on the day of the tournament,” Reid revealed. “Sign up early.

Eight teams in each of the divisions. We have all of these divisions because we want to showcase everybody.”

But Reid said it is mandatory for players participating in the 13-andunder, 16-and-under and 19-and-under to provide proof of their age or they won’t be allowed to compete.

And he advised that it’s their hope that the teams competing in the Church division will be true to themselves and only use players who are a part of their congregation as they try to keep the competition pure.

As they close out the tournament with the fun night on Saturday, July 21 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium, players will get the opportunity to participate in the Sunshine Auto 3-point shootout and the Rubis Slam Dunk contest.

The slam dunk will offer cash prizes of $1,000 for the winner, $800 for runner-up and $200 for third place.

The “Werm” is already confirmed to come in from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to defend his title.

And instead of the popular Ministers versus the Politicians game, Reid said they have changed it to a

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ZANE Knowles goes for a layup as Shaquille Cleare looks on during a practice session. Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn (inset) drives to the basket.

Photos: John Marc Nutt

‘WE HAD A GREAT TOURNAMENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RAIN’

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

FOR the first time, the Bahamas Baseball Association hosted the Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships and despite the downpours of rain that hampered the conclusion, president Sam Rodgers said he was still pleased with what he saw.

The BBA took over the tournament this year at the Emera Baseball Complex in Grand Bahama after the amalgamation of all of the leagues under one umbrella and dismantling of the previous founding hosts Bahamas Baseball Federation.

“From what I saw over the last couple of days, the potential is great now and it still has the

potential to get greater,” Rodgers said on Sunday after the completion of the tournament got rained out. “We had a great tournament, with the exception of the rain. I think the showing by all of the leagues were great and there is still a lot of work for us to do to make it even greater. But I can say that baseball is moving forward and it’s moving with all of the leagues in the Bahamas.”

All of the leagues showed up in Grand Bahama to participate with Freedom Farm winning the 14-and-under title, while the Grand Bahama Baseball League took the 18-and-under crown.

However, the rain forced officials to call off the completion of the 16-and-under, 12-and-under, 10-and-under and 8-and-under divisions.

From all indications, Rodgers said the response was very good.

“All of the persons that I spoke to said the tournament was great,” he said. “Like every tournament, you will have one or two hitches, but there wasn’t anything that we can’t fix.

“So more than likely, when we do a post mortem of the tournament, we will set ourselves to begin the process to prepare for the next tournament next year.”

While in discussion over the completion of the tournament, Rodgers said they will also be looking at the selection of the various national teams that will represent the country in the upcoming international tournaments.

He noted that by virtue of winning the 12-and-under title with a 4-3 victory over the Grand Bahama

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BELGIUM AND ENGLAND SET TO REST, ROTATE, MAYBE DISAPPOINT WHO’S IN AND

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) — Sadly for the fans, Belgium and England are ready to rest and rotate.

In it for the long haul, they face a World Cup reality that could strip some of the flavor from a mouthwatering group decider between two Premier League-rich squads and two of the tournament’s high-scoring teams.

Both have already qualified for the last 16 — only the group winner needs to be decided — so Thursday’s Group G finale in Kaliningrad provides a rare chance in an unrelenting World Cup schedule to rest tired legs, recover from injuries and avoid the risk of suspensions.

Also, fringe squad members can get game time when the pressure is off, in case they are needed unexpectedly when it really counts down the road.

And so the big individual matchups that held so much intrigue a week ago may not materialize.

“It will be major (team) changes against England,” Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said. “The reality is that we are qualified and in a tournament like the World Cup, you’re only as good as the 23

players (in the squad). There will be opportunities for other players.”

So, possibly no Romelu Lukaku of Manchester United up against former Everton teammate John Stones, now with Manchester City.

No midfield contest pitching Eden Hazard of Chelsea and Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City on Belgium’s side against Jordan Henderson of Liverpool and Jesse Lingard of Manchester United on England’s.

And maybe no sign of the World Cup’s leading goal-scorer, England captain Harry Kane, taking on Tottenham clubmate and Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen.

If Kane and Lukaku don’t get on the field, two of the three top goalscorers in Russia will be missing.

And that would be a shame for the fans.

But that’s the World Cup, where if you want to win the title you need to get through seven games in a little over four weeks, and win four of those games against the best in the space of 16 days at the business end.

“If we could have seven days to prepare (for) the game and then have another seven days until the next game, I would say let’s carry on with the same starting 11,” Martinez said.

Belgium has reasons other than fatigue to rotate its players.

Main striker Lukaku and playmaker Hazard both picked up injuries in the 5-2 win against Tunisia, Martinez said, as did forward Dries Mertens. Although none of those injuries appear serious, they are obvious candidates to miss the England match to ensure they are 100 percent fit for the knockouts.

Also, influential midfielder De Bruyne and defenders Vertonghen and Thomas Meunier have one yellow card at the World Cup. Another against England would see them suspended for the first of the knockout games.

The risks of playing them are significant.

The rewards? There are some, too. Maintaining a winning momentum can be precious at the World Cup, the counter-argument that needs to be carefully considered

by Martinez and England coach Gareth Southgate as they try to strike a balance.

“We don’t want to take our foot off the gas with the performances we are putting in right now,” England midfielder Ruben LoftusCheek said after the 6-1 pummeling of Panama.

But Southgate said England also had to “decide what is our priority.”

Easy answer: the knockout games.

For the English, Kane and central midfielder Henderson, who is coming off a long season with Champions League finalist Liverpool, might be asked to sit out against Belgium. Even if they don’t want to.

“It is his (Southgate’s) decision, I guess,” said Kane, who leads the running for the Golden Boot award with five goals in two games.

“Obviously I want to play, I want to perform.

“Whatever decision he makes, it is his decision.”

At a World Cup players want to play every match, England’s Lingard said, “but you’ve got to listen to the gaffer (coach).”

There’s one more reason why the Belgians and English may not be desperate to roll out their big guns in Kaliningrad.

Whoever wins the group could possibly face defending champion Germany or Neymar and Brazil in the quarterfinals. Second in the group presents, at least on paper, an easier path.

Both camps denied giving any time to the theory that a defeat might help them in the longer term.

“I want to win,” England defender Stones said.

IRAN’s Morteza Pouraliganji sits on the pitch yesterday at the end of the group B match between Iran and Portugal at the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia.

(AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

FIFA FINES 3 SWISS PLAYERS FOR GOAL CELEBRATION GESTURES MOSCOW (AP) — FIFA has fined three Switzerland players for making hand gestures of an Albanian national symbol to celebrate World Cup goals against Serbia, and cleared them to continue playing.

Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri received a warning and a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,100) for unsporting behavior, in a judgment Monday by FIFA’s disciplinary panel.

Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner was warned and fined 5,000 Swiss francs ($5,050).

The FIFA judges had the power to impose two-match bans if the actions of the players in a 2-1 win last Friday in Kaliningrad were judged to have provoked the general public.

Xhaka and Shaqiri made hand gestures of a two-headed eagle after scoring second-half goals, and Lichtsteiner joined in the celebration. The two goal scorers have ethnic Albanian heritage linked to Kosovo, a former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008. Serbia doesn’t recognize that independence.

In a separate ruling Monday, FIFA fined the Serbian football federation 54,000 Swiss francs ($54,700) for incidents involving its fans at the same game. Serbia was charged for fans’ “display of discriminatory banners and messages by Serbian supporters as well as for throwing objects during the match,” FIFA said.

Both the Switzerland and Serbia teams played down any political factors before the game last Friday.

Shaqiri had posted a photograph on Instagram of his playing boots, one with a Switzerland flag on the heel

World Cup 2018 results MONDAY Group A Saudi Arabia.......................... 2 1...................................... Egypt Uruguay................................. 3 0.....................................Russia

Group B Iran........................................ 1 1.................................. Portugal Spain..................................... 2 2....................................Morocco

and the other with a Kosovo flag.

However, a tense back-and-forth game saw Xhaka level the game in the second half and Shaqiri win it with a 90th-minute goal.

Serbian officials and fans were angered by refereeing decisions during the game and FIFA issued more verdicts Monday.

Coach Mladen Krstajic and federation president Slavisa Kokeza were each fined 5,000 Swiss francs ($5,060) and warned by FIFA for “unsporting behavior due to statements made” about the referee.

WHO’S OUT

MOSCOW (AP) — Eight teams have secured spots in the knockout stage at the World Cup after the chaotic conclusions of yesterday’s matches. Nine teams have been eliminated. Fifteen teams still have a chance.

With two groups finished and six still playing, here’s a look at who’s in, who’s out and possible scenarios at the World Cup. GROUP A Uruguay locked up first place with a 3-0 win Monday over Russia, which advanced anyway after winning its first two matches. Uruguay will play Portugal on Saturday in Sochi. Russia takes on Spain on Sunday at Luzhniki Stadium, the larger of the two Moscow venues.

GROUP B Spain emerged atop the group after simultaneous, frenetic finishes in the night games. Spain got a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Morocco and Portugal had a 1-1 draw with Iran . The 2010 World Cup champion Spaniards will play the host Russians to start the knockout stage, while reigning European champion Portugal will play Uruguay.

GROUP C France has advanced and leads with six points. Denmark is second with four after a 1-1 draw against Australia, which has one point.

Peru is out of contention.

Denmark plays France on Tuesday, when Australia takes on Peru. Australia needs to win, probably by more than one goal, and needs Denmark to lose by as many as possible.

GROUP D Croatia has secured a trip to the round of 16 and tops the group with six points.

Nigeria (three points) will advance with a win over Argentina (one point) on Tuesday, when Iceland plays Croatia. But Iceland (one point) or the last-place Argentines could survive with a win and a Nigeria loss or draw, depending on goal difference.

GROUP E Brazil and Switzerland have four points apiece, Serbia has three, and any of them could grab one of the group’s two spots in the knockout stage.

GROUP F Mexico leads with six points but isn’t safe yet. If defending champion Germany defeats South Korea on Wednesday and Sweden simultaneously tops Mexico, three teams would finish with six points, sending it to tiebreakers that start with the best goal differential.

GROUP G Belgium and England play each other Thursday to determine who wins the group and who finishes second. Tunisia and Panama are out of contention.

GROUP H Japan and Senegal lead the group with four points apiece. Colombia has three and would advance if it beats Senegal, and both could go through with a draw if Japan loses. Poland is eliminated.

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Offseason rumblings from Lakerville: ‘The good, the bad, and the ugly’ IT HAS been all of the good, the bad and the ugly thus far in the Lakers offseason pursuit of Kawhi Leonard.

THE GOOD The good news is that Leonard appears committed to being a Laker.

The San Antonio Spurs have the ability to offer him a five-year, $219 million supermax deal when next season is over, but Stephen A Smith of ESPN has reported that Leonard prefers to play in Los Angeles as soon as possible - the money is secondary.

THE BAD The bad news is he can’t choose his destination yet, and it appears the Spurs have zero interest in granting Leonard his departure a year early, enticing trade offers or not, as per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. The Lakers are in a position this offseason to offer two max contracts, to go along with their core of young talent, so it’s perfect timing for the Lakers to add Leonard to the fold.

THE UGLY Unfortunately for them, it doesn’t look like the Spurs are willing to negotiate any franchise at this time, especially the Lakers.

Old rivalries die hard I guess.

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PRESS BOX ZELAYA

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For now, the Lakers will likely have to keep their free agent options wide open in the offseason, but can be thankful they didn’t have to part ways with any of the impressive young talent, that’s turning the Lakers into a title contender, slowly but surely, by themselves without any pricey superstars.

MEET THE NEWEST LAKERS This offseason is crucial for the Lakers. This past Thursday, as our very own Bahamian Deandre Ayton went No.1 overall, the Lakers took their first steps into said crucial offseason, during the NBA draft.

Addressing a major weakness on the squad, outside shooting, the Lakers selected German and former Michigan forward Moe Wagner with the 25th pick, a pick acquired in the trade that sent

Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

After trading with the Sixers, the Lakers took another German Isaac Bonga with the 39th pick, which they will officially acquire after the moratorium ends on free agency next month, but expect Bonga to remain overseas this season, join the Lakers next season.

Finally with the 47th pick they drafted shooting guard Svi Mykhailiuk of Kansas.

WAGNER Wagner, who grew up in Germany, made 39.5% of his three-point shots during his sophomore and junior seasons at Michigan.

Extremely high basketball IQ. Could turn out to be Nowitzki 2.0 with some work.

BONGA Bonga, 18, is expected to be a project, but the Lakers top brass, GM Rob Pelinka

SAN Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) moves the ball up court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets. (AP) and director of scouting Jesse Buss got a close look at Bonga during a trip to Europe this spring, and are said to be excited about his potential and high ceiling.

The Lakers acquired the pick in a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, giving up cash and a 2019 secondround pick.

MYKHAILIUK Mykhailiuk, a 6-foot-8 guard from Ukraine, and

the University of Kansas made 44.4% of his threepoint shots in his senior year at Kansas and set a school record by making 115.

Good athlete who plays solid defence also.

Definitely has the talent to be a starter for the Lakers. I’m excited to see this year’s draft picks mesh with last year’s picks of Ball, Kuzma, Hart and Bryant.

Bahamas’ ‘best team ever’ in FIBA World Cup qualifier FROM PAGE 1 in those games were sitting on the sidelines and when they got the call, they didn’t hesitate to come along and make their contribution to the team’s success.

“I think this team is much better than the teams we had for rounds one and two in this set of qualifying games,” Bowleg said. “As we get to a higher level, we expected more of the collegiate and professional players to be a part of the team.

“And their IQ for the game is much better so they can adjust to the game situations that we put them in. Plus, we have a lot of cohesiveness with a lot of the players having played together in the past,” Bowleg stated.

“So I expect that when everybody gets here and we go through our final set of workout sessions, we will be much better prepared to take on the US Virgin Islands on Thursday.”

Against the US Virgin Islands, the Bahamas will need to win by nine or more points to become one of the three teams to advance out of Group D. They will then play the Dominican Republic on Monday.

If they qualify as one of the three teams, Bowleg said the Bahamas will then prepare for the second round of games, scheduled to start in September. But he said this first game on Thursday is more important than any other.

Bowleg said despite the fact that a hurricane passed through Puerto Rico last year, they have recovered to the point where they are ready to host the home-and-away series at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Auditorium in San Juan.

“The hotel is very nice. The hurricane damage is not that bad,” he pointed out.

The other members of the team are BBF secretary general Clifford ‘Spike’ Rahming as head of delegation, Moses Johnson, Rodney Wilson and Elvardo Kemp as the team’s manager.

JARON Cornish (above), Jaraun Burrows (right), Travis Munnings (top right) and Lynden Rose (top left) run drills in a practice session.

Photos: John Marc Nutt

And yes, re-sign Julius Randall, who in my opinion is a key element to the Lakers resurgence.

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BASEBALL NATIONALS FROM PAGE 1

Rodgers said. “I want to get all of the leagues together to get their imput in putting this national development plan together.

“When it is finished and we start to implement it, we want all of the leagues to say that they had a plan in putting their imput forward. We are looking at six years to get the Bahamas ready to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.”

By then, Rodgers said they will be able to utilise the services of the players who are participating in the tournament and some of the players that are currently playing professional baseball, if they are still available to play.

He also said they hope to look at getting the players ready to play in some international tournaments as a team so that they can be in a better position to represent the country.

To that end, Rodgers said they hope to put on clinics for their players, coaches, administrators and umpires, with the assistance of the Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture.

“We will put a small group of our executives to work on providing the clinics so we can make sure that we have our whole body ready for anything that may come to us,” he stated.

Rodgers is in his second year as president, taking over the BBA top spot from the late Jim Wood, who headed the organisation for more than two decades.

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Reid said they anticipate that Reach Out Ministries will be back from Grand Bahama to defend their titles in both the 16-andunder and 19-and-under divisions.

Another team from Grand Bahama is also due to participate this year and there are expected to be a number of Bahamian collegiate players home from school in the United States and Canada, who will be featured in the tournament.

“This event has become an elite basketball tournament in the Bahamas,” Reid said. “Our classic

has become the most highly anticipated summer event in New Providence.

“Over the past several years, we have attracted some college recruiting coaches from the United States, who come with the hopes of offering scholarships to some of our young players.”

A number of sponsors are back and others have come on board this year, including Aliv, Island Foundation, Rubis Bahamas Limited, Sunshine Auto Sales, Clear Solutions and Sawfely Solutions, Negril Cafe, Wong’s Rubber Stamp & Printing, Micronet, British Colonial Hilton, RBC, Commonwealth Bank, Jones Communication, Royal Star Assurance, JS Johnson, More 94 FM, The Sports Center, Original Patties, Lyford Cay Club, JMEL Group of Companies, Island FM,

ZNS, The Tribune, Guardian Radio, Star Radio, Sky Bahamas, Tripoint, 100 Jamz, Gatorade, Consumer Choice, Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment, First Caribbean, Bahamas Wholesale Agencies, Milo Butler, Purity Bakery, British Fidelity, Basil Ingraham & Co, 92.5 Beat, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Classic 98, Kiss FM, Security Depot and Love 97.

Jayme Pinder, the marketing director at Aliv, said as a telecommunication company, they are not just out to provide good communication service, but to sponsor and partner with community projects such as Peace on da Street to help do their part in creating meaningful and memorable experiences.

“We are again elated to be on board with The Hope Center and

specifically Peace on da Street and we thank you so much for be an elite sponsor for the event,” Pinder stressed.

For their part, representor Charles Kemp said Clear Solutions Plus is pleased to be a part of the tournament for the first time.

“We have followed this event for a number of years and we are so proud to see how much it has grown and what it is doing for the community,” Kemp stated. “We do a number of sponsorship for the community throughout the year. This is probably one of the premier events that we will sponsor for the year and we are proud to be a part of it.”

He said they are just delighted to be able to assist with the young men in becoming positive role models in the community.

And Serene Seymour, representing Rubis Bahamas, said they are committed to supporting initiatives that support the development of young people in the community where it is through sports, academics or any social projects.

“We just want to thank you Dr Reid for all of the sacrifices that you have made towards assisting the young people in our country, especially the young men because they are our leaders for tomorrow,” Seymour stated.

“And so your sacrifices do not go unnoticed and the investment that you have made are truly appreciated by the Bahamian people. So we just want to wish all of the competitors good luck. We’re looking forward to an exciting competition and may the best players win.”

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NO. 13: EDWIN JACKSON HELPS A’S BEAT TIGERS 5-4 DETROIT (AP) — Jed Lowrie hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the ninth inning to lift Oakland to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers yesterday on an historic day for Athletics starter Edwin Jackson.

Jackson allowed a run and six hits in six innings in his first appearance for the A’s, tying a record by playing for his 13th major league team. Called up from Triple-A, the 34-yearold righty matched the mark for most clubs set by former reliever Octavio Dotel.

The A’s trailed 4-1 after Nicholas Castellanos hit a three-run homer in the seventh, but Oakland scored

three in the eighth off Joe Jimenez.

Then Lowrie connected for his 12th homer, barely fair down the line in right field off Shane Greene (2-4).

Lou Trivino (6-1) got the win in relief, and Blake Treinen pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances. The A’s have won seven of nine.

ROYALS 2, ANGELS 0 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brad Keller pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, helping the Royals beat the Angels in the makeup of a game that was frozen out in April.

INDIANS 12, TIGERS 2 CLEVELAND (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion hit an eighth-inning grand slam, helping the Indians to their season-high seventh straight win.

Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis also connected for Cleveland, which outscored Detroit 26-3 in the three-game sweep. Ramirez finished with three hits, extending his streak of reaching base to 31 consecutive games.

Adam Plutko (4-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball, becoming the second rookie starter to beat the Tigers in the series. Shane Bieber pitched seven innings in Friday night’s 12-0 win.

Detroit has lost five straight overall and is 3-10 against Cleveland this season.

RED SOX 5, MARINERS 0 BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 13 over seven dazzling innings and Mitch Moreland hit a two-run homer, leading Boston to the victory.

Sale (7-4) gave up four hits and walked one. Joe Kelly and Matt Barnes each pitched an inning to complete the four-hitter.

Jackie Bradley Jr. had three singles and Rafael Devers added an RBI double for Boston, which struggled offensively in a 7-2 loss Saturday night after putting up 14 runs and 20 hits in the series opener.

Kevin McCarthy struck out Chris Young and retired Ian Kinsler to strand a runner on third base in the eighth, and Wily Peralta ended the three-hitter by working around Albert Pujols’ single in the ninth. It was the first save for the longtime starter in 136 career big league games.

Keller (2-2) struck out six and walked two in his fifth career big league start.

Lucas Duda and Rosell Herrera each drove in a run for Kansas City.

Angels left-hander Tyler Skaggs (6-5), who was scratched from his start last week with right hamstring tightness, allowed one run in seven innings.

RAYS 7, YANKEES 6 (12 INNINGS) ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Rookie Jake Bauers led off the 12th inning with a home run, finishing off Tampa Bay’s three-game sweep.

The Yankees also lost catcher Gary Sanchez when he pulled up while running out a double-play grounder in the 10th. Manager Aaron Boone said Sanchez hurt his right groin/hip abductor and is probably headed for the disabled list.

Giancarlo Stanton homered while going 5 for 5 for New York.

The Yankees had been the only team in the majors that hadn’t lost three in a row this year.

DIAMONDBACKS 3, PIRATES 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Clay Buchholz pitched five solid innings before leaving with an injury, and the Diamondbacks completed a four-game sweep of the Pirates.

Buchholz (2-1) retired his first 11 batters before Starling Marte doubled down the right-field line with two out in the fourth inning.

Despite throwing just 53 pitches, he was pulled after experiencing tightness in his left side.

The injury occurred on a swing in the fifth. Buchholz called the early exit “more precautionary.”

David Peralta hit a two-run homer for Arizona, and John Ryan Murphy also went deep.

OAKLAND Athletics right fielder Stephen Piscotty, right, greets relief pitcher Lou Trivino after yesterday’s game against the Detroit Tigers.

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Brad Boxberger worked the ninth for his 17th save.

Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams (6-5) allowed three runs in six innings.

TWINS 2, RANGERS 0 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Berrios struck out a career-best 12 in seven innings, and the Twins beat Bartolo Colon and the Rangers. Eddie Rosario had two hits for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Bobby Wilson and Robbie Grossman each singled in a run.

Berrios (8-5) surrendered just three hits, two in the first inning, while improving to 3-0 in June.

Trevor Hildenberger pitched a perfect eighth and Fernando Rodney finished the three-hitter for his 17th save.

GIANTS 3, PADRES 2 (11 INNINGS) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hunter Pence hit a two-run double in the 11th inning, sending San Francisco to the win.

With one out and the bases loaded, Pence came up with the game-ending hit against Brad Hand (1-4). Pence raised his arms once the ball got past first baseman Eric Hosmer.

Cory Spangenberg had put San Diego ahead in the top of the 11th with a single.

Ty Blach (5-5) got one out for the win.

BLUE JAYS 7, ANGELS 6 (10 INNINGS) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kendrys Morales connected for a pinch-hit homer in the 10th inning, lifting Toronto to the win.

Morales hit a two-out drive to right off Hansel Robles for his eighth homer. Robles (2-3) was making his Angels debut after he was claimed off waivers from the New York Mets. Curtis Granderson, Aledmys Diaz and Devon Travis also homered for Toronto, which split the four-game series after dropping the first two. Ryan Tepera (5-2) got the win and Tyler Clippard earned his fourth save.

BRAVES 7, ORIOLES 3 ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a two-run single in the first, pinch-hitter Dansby Swanson belted a two-run homer in the eighth and the Braves earned their first win over the Orioles in six years.

Baltimore won the first two games of the series and swept the last set between the teams in 2015.

Atlanta ended a stretch of seven straight losses to the Orioles since 2012.

NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 6 WASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel Murphy’s single drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning and the Nationals rallied past the Philadelphia

Phillies to salvage the finale of the three-game series.

Anthony Rendon homered and doubled, Bryce Harper tied a career high with three doubles and Michael A. Taylor and Murphy each had three singles in a game that was delayed 38 minutes by rain in the bottom of the fourth inning.

MARLINS 8, ROCKIES 5 DENVER (AP) — Derek Dietrich homered for the third straight game and tied a career high with four hits, leading Miami to the victory.

Drew Rucinski (2-1) got the win in relief of Caleb Smith, who exited in the second inning with left shoulder tightness.

Kyle Barraclough earned his seventh save.

The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 31 minutes by a strong storm that dropped heavy rain and hail on Coors Field.

CARDINALS 8, BREWERS 2 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luke Weaver won for the first time in eight starts and Jose Martinez hit a three-run homer for St. Louis.

Weaver (4-6) allowed two runs, both in the first, and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out a season-high nine in his first victory since May 11.

Martinez’s 11th homer capped a five-run fourth that made it 6-2 Cardinals.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018, PAGE 5

Ronaldo misses a penalty, Portugal draws 1-1 with Iran

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer SARANSK, Russia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed penalty cost Portugal first place in its World Cup group.

It could have been worse if not for Ricardo Quaresma, who started for the first time in the tournament and scored his maiden World Cup goal with a shot that had about as much flare as any in the tournament.

Portugal finished second in Group B after a 1-1 draw with Iran yesterday. The 2016 European champions will next face Uruguay on Saturday in the round of 16.

“The conclusion and the most important thing is we’re going to continue playing,” Portugal coach Fernando Santos said. “We had a strong opponent.”

Quaresma became the only player other than Ronaldo to score for the Portuguese in three games in Russia. The 34-year-old midfielder also became Portugal’s oldest scorer in World Cup play by hitting a curling shot from the edge of the penalty area that went beyond the reach of diving Iran goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand.

Ronaldo — who had scored all four Portugal goals in its first two games of Group B play — was denied on his penalty by Beiranvand’s dive toward the right post in the second half.

“We were on top of the game until the penalty, and we didn’t make it. It wasn’t perfect, but that’s football,” Santos said. “We did what was expected and now we have to settle down and think about Uruguay.”

Karim Ansarifard scored a late penalty for Iran, which need to win to advance, but couldn’t break through a second time despite a furious charge in the waning minutes. The Mordovia arena momentarily vibrated from the sound of Iran fans’ roars when Mehdi Taremi hit the side of the net from 6 yards out.

The penalty against Portugal was awarded after a video review showed a handball in the area. But

PORTUGAL’S CRISTIANO RONALDO, centre, reacts after failing to score a penalty as Iran’s Morteza Pouraliganji, left, celebrates during the group B match at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia, yesterday.

(AP Photo/Francisco Seco) although Iran coach Carolos Queiroz benefited from that review, he railed against the system for the second day in a row.

In particular, he cited a decision to give Ronaldo a yellow card after his elbow struck Iran defender Morteza Pouraliganji in the face in the second half.

“Elbow is a red card in the rules,” Queiroz asserted in English, adding that there are no written exceptions for players named Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

“The decisions, they must be clear for everybody, for the people.

Everybody agrees that VAR is not going well.

That’s the reality.

“There are a lot of complaints.”

Spain won Group B after its 2-2 draw with Morocco.

Both Spain and Portugal had a goal difference of plus-1, but Spain scored six goals in its three group matches while Portugal had five.

Spain will next face host Russia on Sunday in Moscow.

LUCKY STRIKE? Quaresma had nine international goals in 78 previous appearances for Portugal. But his goal against Iran had all appeal of a Ronaldo strike. He sent the shot with the outside of his right foot spinning into the far corner near the end of the first half.

Not bad for someone who had played little more than 20 minutes as a substitute in Portugal’s first two games. Ronaldo certainly looked impressed, wrapping his right arm around Quaresma’s shoulders as he roared and raised his left fist into the air.

Quaresma declined an opportunity to boast when asked if he thought his goal was among the tournament’s best, saying what matters most is the squad’s success.

“I was a bit lucky with the goal,” Quaresma said.

“Most importantly, we fulfilled our objective and we’re looking forward to the next round.”

Santos’s confidence that Quaresma was ready to influence the game not only was evident in his decision to start the veteran, but in the coach’s comment afterward.

“I always take the decisions that are right for my team,” he said.

QUIET CRISTIANO Ronaldo smiled confidently as he walked past reporters after the game, but avoided answering questions. He has now missed six of his last 14 penalty kicks, but he hasn’t been the only big star to miss one in this tournament. Messi also was denied in Argentina’s opening draw against Iceland.

Ronaldo’s penalty was awarded after the use of video review following

an apparent takedown of the Portugal forward

by Saeid Ezatolahi in the area. The Iranian team, already aggrieved by the replay system overturning a goal against Spain, reacted angrily. Players swarmed Paraguayan referee Enrique Caceres, who initially had waved play on after Ronaldo went down.

DENIED AGAIN Iran has been to five World Cups — all since 1978 — but has yet to advance out of group play.

Its players collapsed on the field at the final whistle, while Portugal’s somewhat muted celebration had the look of relief.

After the match, Queiroz was asked if he was aware how proud Iran was of its team’s performance, which included a 1-0 victory over Morocco and a 1-0 loss to Spain. “I’m very proud,” Queiroz said. “We earned respect from people who had no idea that Iran could fight so well.”

SPAIN DRAWS 2-2 WITH MOROCCO, REACHES WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16 KALININGRAD, Russia (AP) — It took a video review of an injury-time equalizer to give Spain first place in its World Cup group.

Spain substitute Iago Aspas scored the late goal yesterday in a 2-2 draw with Morocco. His clever deflection off a cross from Dani Carvajal was initially disallowed for offside, but the video assistant referee overruled the call at Kaliningrad Stadium.

“Until the last minute, we weren’t sure who was going to finish first and second,” Spain coach Fernando Hierro said. “And I have to say we were lucky to finish first.”

The decision set off a touchline melee among players from both sides.

Hierro took over as Spain coach on the eve of the World Cup when Julen Lopetegui was fired after taking the job at Real Madrid.

Now he is heading to the World Cup’s knockout stage.

“Obviously we can improve,” Hierro said. “Five goals in three matches, that is not the way forward. That is what I have told my players, and they understand that.”

A rare mix-up by Andres Iniesta and Sergio Ramos gifted Morocco its first goal of the World Cup, with Khalid Boutaib pouncing on the loose ball and scoring in the 14th minute. Iniesta made amends five minutes later by setting up Isco at the other end with a clever cut back pass to bring Spain level at halftime.

Youssef En Nesyri then headed in a goal in the 81st minute to give already-eliminated Morocco hope of a victory.

With Portugal also drawing with Iran, Spain progressed as group winner because it scored more goals. Next up, Spain plays host Russia on Sunday in Moscow, while Portugal plays Uruguay in Sochi a day earlier.

In the round of 16, Spain faces a Russian team that proved in its first two matches that it can slice through weak defenses. Russia scored eight times in its first two matches before falling to a 3-0 defeat to Uruguay earlier Monday.

“We’re going to play against the host. They’ll have the audience, they’re in their home, but in the end, football is played on the pitch,” Hierro said.

MOROCCO’S FAYCAL FAJR, left, argues with Spain’s players after the group B match between Spain and Morocco yesterday.

(AP Photo/Petr David Josek) “We haven’t really won anything yet. It’s been a very tough match,” Isco said. “Maybe we weren’t focused from the very beginning.

We needed them to score on us to force us to react.”

Spain may be through and is now on a 23-match unbeaten run, but it was far from convincing in group play and again displayed defensive frailties to concede twice against a Morocco team that hadn’t scored a goal in its two previous group matches.

Earlier in the tournament, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick against Spain in a 3-3 draw with Portugal and only managed a 1-0 win against Iran.

While Spain controlled the game against Morocco with 68 percent of possession, Isco thinks that Spain can do better.

“Maybe what we’re missing to better control the game is more ball possession,” the man of the match said.

“Maybe that’s what’s missing.

And that’s normally something that we do much better.”

Morocco was playing for pride in Kaliningrad and they can leave the tournament having made a point against Spain’s selection of stars.

“We would have loved to win over Spain,” Morocco coach Herve Renard said. “This is why we came here tonight. We suffered, just like any other team who takes on Spain. When you look at the lineup, it’s a mix of Real Madrid and Barca, so these are outstanding players.”

Defending ruggedly and breaking out in fast counterattacks, Morocco was a constant threat and came close to retaking the lead earlier when Noureddine Amrabat rattled the goal frame with a powerful shot in the 55th minute that David De Gea could only watch as it bounced down to safety.

De Gea was criticized after his blunder gave Ronaldo one of his three goals in in Spain’s draw with Portugal. But he proved his value to Spain in the second half — first denying Boutaib a second goal with a save at the near post and then punching away a dangerous ball in the 50th minute as Mbark Boussoufa tried to reach a cross.

Spain has now done better than it did four years ago, when as defending champion it crashed out of the World Cup in Brazil at the group stage following defeats to the Netherlands and Chile.

GROUP DYNAMICS Spain is through as group leader and faces Russia in the round of 16 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday. Portugal’s 1-1 draw with Iran left Ronaldo’s team second and facing a knockout match against Uruguay on Saturday in the next round.

KEY TO SUCCESS Isco and Iniesta didn’t only link up for Spain’s first goal. The midfielders combined all over the pitch and Isco was particularly threatening down the wing as Spain pushed forward.

Noureddine Amrabat, who suffered a head injury in Morocco’s first World Cup match, showed the intensity that coach Herve Renard wanted from his team as it played its last match of a disappointing World Cup. Amrabat’s searing drive against the bar in the 55th minute capped a strong performance.

TALKING POINT Hierro insisted that he wasn’t aware of who on his staff was monitoring Portugal’s match against Iran and that he didn’t want his players focusing on that instead of their own play.

“We understood within a couple of minutes what had happened in the other match,” he said. “But you’re only 100-percent focused on winning your own match.”

SUAREZ SCORES AGAIN, URUGUAY BEATS HOST RUSSIA 3-0 SAMARA, Russia (AP) — Luis Suarez finally got rattled at this year’s World Cup. Sitting at the podium in the post-match news conference following Uruguay’s 3-0 victory over Russia, a reporter asked him why he often wore a sad expression.

Suarez tossed aside his translation headphones, then smiled broadly in defiance and finally said: “What a waste of time. Next question please.”

Other than that little blip, Suarez has been on his best behaviour in Russia, scoring twice as Uruguay swept through the group stage with three straight victories — sending the two-time champions to the knockout round for the third straight World Cup. Edinson Cavani also scored Monday against the host nation, which dropped its first match of the tournament.

Both teams were already assured of spots in the knockout round, but Uruguay’s victory put it at the top of Group A and looking toward a match in Sochi on Saturday against Portugal.

Uruguay, which also benefited from an own-goal in the first half, had its third straight shutout of the tournament after consecutive 1-0 victories over Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Uruguayans and goalkeeper Fernando Muslera have not allowed a goal in any of the team’s six matches this year.

By advancing to the round of 16 with victories over Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Russia secured its best World Cup showing in the post-Soviet era. But Uruguay — ranked No. 14 in the world — posed a far greater challenge to the hosts.

EL HADARY SETS RECORD, SAUDIS BEAT EGYPT 2-1 VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) — The oldest person to play in a World Cup match made some spectacular saves yesterday. He also watched two go past him.

Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary, who is 45, took the field for his team’s final group match to set the record. Although he saved one penalty, he couldn’t stop Saudi Arabia from winning 2-1 in a game between two teams that had already been eliminated.

“I am very sorry for the fans, for everyone in Egypt,” El Hadary said.

“I want to thank my teammates. It was a great honour for me to play.”

Salem Aldawsari scored the winner for the Saudis with almost the last kick of the match, volleying past El Hadary from a tight angle inside the Egypt penalty area.

Mohamed Salah, playing for the second time since injuring his left shoulder in last month’s Champions League final, had put Egypt ahead in the 22nd minute after deftly controlling a long ball from Abdalla Said and then lobbing goalkeeper Yasser Almosailem.

It was Salah’s second goal at the World Cup, and Egypt’s first in open play at the World Cup since 1934.

Salman Alfaraj got the Saudis level with a penalty kick in first-half stoppage time after Ali Gabr brought down Fahad Almuwallad in the area. The decision was confirmed after a video review and the penalty was taken in the sixth minute of injury time.

“I think that in general we kept control of the pace, we kept possession ... and I think that we deserved to win,” Saudi coach Juan Antonio Pizzi said. “Talking about the future, well, the association will have to decide what they’re going to do.”

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018, PAGE 7

Murray beats Wawrinka in 2nd comeback match EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Andy Murray beat Stan Wawrinka 6-1, 6-3 at the Eastbourne International yesterday in the second match of his comeback from long-term hip problems.

Murray returned last week at the Queen’s Club after 11 months out and lost to Nick Kyrgios in the first round.

Wawrinka’s erratic serve proved his downfall as, although he hit eight aces, he double-faulted four times, including on match point.

The Swiss player has also missed much of the past year through injury, including three months before his latest return last month.

Murray’s last success came in the fourth round of Wimbledon on July 10, 2017, when he was No. 1.

“I thought the first set I played well, second set was a little bit patchy at times, a bit nervous towards the end.

“When you’ve not played for the best part of a year,

closing out the match against someone like Stan, who I’ve had lots of great matches with — tough, tough guy to play against — was tough.

“But delighted to get the win.”

Murray, who had an operation on his hip in January, will be hoping for a few more wins at Eastbourne before the start of his bid to win a third Wimbledon.

He next faces secondseeded Kyle Edmund, who overtook him as the British No. 1 while he was injured.

Another Briton is also through to the second round, after Jay Clarke beat Ryan Harrison of the United States 6-4, 6-1.

It was the teenager’s first ATP Tour win and his first victory over a player in the top 100. Harrison is ranked 58th.

Sixth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain also eased past Matteo Berrettini of Italy 7-5, 6-3.

Other winners included Jared Donaldson of the US, John Millman of Australia,

BRITAIN’s Andy Murray celebrates defeating Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka on day two of the Nature Valley International at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, south England, yesterday.

(Steven Paston/PA via AP) and Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.

In the women’s draw, defending champion Karolina Pliskova survived a scare to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and reach the third round.

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, last year’s runner-up, had an easier

passage as she beat Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-2.

Pliskova had never lost a set to Pavlyuchenkova in five previous meetings but the Czech player struggled in the second set before prevailing 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

The second-seeded Pliskova hit nine aces in the first set and seemed on her way

to another comfortable victory.

However, Pavlyuchenkova broke immediately in the second set and, although the Russian was broken back, she broke Pliskova’s serve again and two successive errors from her opponent saw her level on sets.

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But there was to be no upset as Pliskova broke in the third game of the third set and, after saving a break point in the next game, she never looked back.

Pliskova broke again in the final game, sealing the match when Pavlyuchenkova hit the ball long.

Giorgi won the first two games against Wozniacki but that was to prove a false dawn for the Italian as three successive double faults appeared to shake her confidence and she lost the next six games and the first set, which Wozniacki sealed with a delightful shot down the line.

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