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THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018

Gardiner all set for Diamond League Final today

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ZURICH, Switzerland — A year has passed since Steven Gardiner stumbled out of the blocks and didn’t get to cash in on his hefty share of the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Diamond League Final. But he’s confident that his fortune will change today when he makes his return to the Weltklasse Zurich meet.

Gardiner, who turns 23 on September 12, will be running out of lane four again at the Letzigrund Stadium and he’s eager to see what this year will bring. He will be the only Bahamian competing here.

Both quarter-miler Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Donald Thomas are entered in the AG Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on Friday.

“It feels good to be back,” he told The Tribune during his final workout session yesterday under the direction of Gary Evans, who took over as his coach two years ago from Bahamian George Cleare.

“I missed it a lot and I know I’ve been missed a lot, so I’m thankful to God that I am healthy and safe through my recovery process.”

Gardiner was referring to his return to competition on August 22 at the 9th Kamila Skolomowska Memorial Meeting in Chorzow, Poland where he

QUARTER-miler Steven Gardiner in 400m action in Doha, Qatar, May 4.

cruised to a comeback victory in 44.42 seconds after he suffered a slight tear in his right upper hamstring on the third stop of the Diamond League tour in Stockholm, Sweden.

During that June 9 race in which he contested the 200m to work on his speed, Gardiner came off the third in third place and he stumbled heading into the home stretch so, as a precaution, he eased up and breezed across the finish line in eighth place in 23.35.

“I feel really good. Last week was my first race since the injury,” he told The Tribune.

“So over the last few months, I have been recovering and training. So it’s good to be back and I’m looking forward to competing very well here.”

As for the expectations running out of lane four as he did last year, Gardiner said he’s just going to take it stride for stride.

“Me and my coach talked about it. We’re not chasing a world record or anything,” he said.

“We’re just going to go out there for the win and take whatever time time wise.”

Under Evans, who has been in his coaching corner for the past two years, Gardiner said he has made some tremendous strides, lowering his national 400m record to 43.87 in a meet in Doha, Qatar on May 4 and pushing the 200m mark to 19.75 on April 7 in Coral Gables, Florida. “My training sessions have been going great and

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Up close and personal with our 200, 400m national champion

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

ZURICH, Switzerland — In the last two years, Steven Gardiner has emerged as the Bahamian male track and field athlete to watch, having become the first to crack the 20 and 44-second barriers in the 200 and 400 metres respectively.

He currently holds the Bahamian national record of 43.87 which he set during a meet in Doha, Qatar on May 4. That came just after he lowered the 200m national record to 19.75 in Coral Gables, Florida, on April 7.

Before he returned to the Letzigrund Stadium to compete in his second consecutive International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Diamond League Final, Gardiner sat down with The Tribune yesterday to answer some candid, informal questions about himself.

INTERVIEW Trib: Which event do you enjoy the most?

Gardiner: I enjoy the 200m because it’s shorter than the 400m. I don’t feel as tired as I do in the 200m as I do when I complete a 400m.

Trib: Of all the events you’ve competed in, which one would you consider the highlight for you?

Gardiner: I liked Budapest. I’m just sorry that I didn’t get to compete there this year. I still was able to go and watch the meet, so I hope to be back there next year.”

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QUARTER-miler Steven Gardiner enjoys some time behind the camera yesterday as he gets ready to compete in the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Diamond League Final today at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich.

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Coach Evans pleased with quarter-miler’s progress

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

ZURICH, Switzerland — It has been two years since coach Gary Evans took over as the coach of quarter-miler Steven Gardiner and the American could not be more pleased with the progress of the Bahamian native from Abaco on and off the track and field scene.

In that space of time, Evans has seen Gardiner become the first Bahamian quarter-miler to crack the 44-second barrier, lowering the national record all the way to 43.87 seconds in Doha, Qatar on May 4.

Now Evans is hoping that Gardiner will ascend the podium today as the first Bahamian male athlete to win the International

Amateur Athletic Federation’s Diamond League Final.

Gardiner, who turns 23 on September 12, will be the only Bahamian competing in the first of the two Diamond League Finals here at the Weltklasse Zurich at the Letzigrund Stadium.

On Friday, quartermiler Shaunae Miller-Uibo and high jumper Donald Thomas will compete in the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium.

After failing to advance through the race when he slipped at the start at last year’s final, Gardiner will be back running out of lane four again and Evans said the expectations is for the Bahamian to get through the race as quickly and as smoothly as he can.

He will have among his contenders American Fred Kerley and Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith.

“We are just looking to win. We’re not looking to break a world record.

We are just looking for a basic win,” Evans told The Tribune during their final training session yesterday.

“We’re just looking to run a smart race and not give it up like we did last year from the initial fall from the blocks that he had.

So we just want to run a smart race.

“I told him whether it’s 45, he still wins. As long as he crosses first, or if it’s 43, he still crosses the line first.

So we’re just going to run a smart race and secure first place.”

COACH Gary Evans (right) speaks to quarter-miler Steven Gardiner.

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BAPTIST MEN’S INAUGURAL FAMILY FUN RUN & WALK

DIVISIONAL WINNERS MEN’S WALK Overall winner – Thomas Minns 15-and-under 1. Anthony Garrison 2. Antoine Garrison 19-and-under 1. Stephen Ferguson Jr 40-49 1. David Prahbu 50-and-over 1. Thomas Minns 2. Ellis Bodie-Young 3. Samuel Clarke Pastors/Ministers 1. Father James Palacious 2. Rev Stephen Ferguson

WOMEN’S WALK Overall winner – Michelle Munroe 50-and-over 1. Michelle Munroe 2. Denise Strachan 3. Shonalee Ferguson

MEN’S RUN Overall winner – Mackey Williams 15-and-under 1. Andrew Hepburn 19-and-under 1. RaSean Minns 40-49 1. Mackey Williams 2. Roy Sanchez 50-and-over 1. Randy Williams 2. Trevor Brice 70-and-over 1. Gary Brathwaite

WOMEN’S RUN Overall – Eve Maycock-Dorsett 50-and-over 1. Eve Maycock Dorsett

WINNING WAYS: Runners and walkers are awarded with trophies on Sunday. The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention men’s department held their inaugural Family Fun Run/Walk Race, which is intended to be made into an annual event but the date may be changed starting next year.

EVANS FROM PAGE 1 This will only be Gardiner’s second race since he came off an injury back in June. On August 22 at the 9th Kamila Skolomowska Memorial Meetin Chorzow in Poland, Gardiner proved that he was back, easily taking the tape in 44.42.

Evans said his progress has been impressive, so he feels Gardiner is right where he was before he went down with a slight tear in his right upper hamstring.

That was on the third stop of the Diamond League tour in Stockholm, Sweden where Gardiner came off the third in third place and he stumbled heading into the home stretch, so as a precaution, he eased up and breezed across the finish line in eighth place in 23.35.

“We worked out for a while to see whether or not we will continue the season and how serious the injury was,” Evans said. “It was only about six per cent, so he was pretty bad. But he went back to pool work, stationary bike and we stayed

on the grass for about two weeks before he got into that race in Poland. Before he went to Poland, he was only on the track for about two weeks.

“So he went to Greece and took care of it. He did the rehab, came back and did a successful follow-up session with his trainer and me as a coach and he came back and ran very well. I didn’t expect to see a 44.4, even with him shutting him down. We were just going to see where he was at and decide if we were going to shut it down. But after seeing the 44.4 and 32 flat in the 300m in practice, we decided to go for it here.”

Looking at his progress in his return from the injury, Evans said Gardiner is on the verge of accomplishing something big here. “After watching him break the national record in Doha, this kid is hungry,” Evans stressed. “Sometimes he feels he doesn’t deserve the respect that he deserves.

But he came into the fall and basically told me that he wants to be the best in both the 400 and the 200m.

“I said you’re a long way off in the 200, so our focus

over the first half of the season was to work on some 200s to increase his speed.

For me, if you are going to break the world record, you will have to be able to run sub 20s in the 200m. Not that many 400 guys have ran that fast. So once he got down to that time, I figured he would be able to run 44-low, 43-high 400ms this year.”

If there’s one improvement that Gardiner has made under Evans, it’s his increase for running the longer races in practice and that has been the difference in his approach to this year’s season and even as he prepares for the trek towards to the IAAF World Championships next year in Doha, Qatar and the 2020 Olympic Games in Toyko, Japan.

Does this mean that Gardiner will be attempting the 200/400m double as MillerUibo did a year ago at the IAAF Championships in London, England?

“We’re going to be safe for the next two years, Evans said. “That’s something me, him and his manager will have to sit down and discuss.

I don’t want to make the athletes uncomfortable. I don’t

want him to do something that he will regret. So we will sit down and discuss with him and see where he goes from there.

“But I think he can be a great 400/200m runner. But you have to respect that event because the guys in the 200m are not just going to let a 400m runner step down and take the race away from them. So we have to probably try to take a few licks before we become great at it.

But we will work on it.

“Our focus right now is this Diamond League Final and then getting him ready for the World Championships and the Olympics over the next two years. He’s an exceptional runner and a great guy to be coaching, so I’m not going to push him any further than he needs to go right now.”

Although he’s now the face of the Bahamas men’s 400m on the international scene, Gardiner is hoping to add some more hardware to the IAAF World Championship silver medal that he won last year in London.

At the rate he’s going, Evans said he’s confident that he will be back on the podium.

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Thursday, August 30, 2018, PAGE 3

Saunders signs minor league baseball contract with Mets

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net WARREN Saunders became the latest local baseball talent to sign a minor league contract during Major League Baseball’s international signing period.

Saunders, a Grand Bahama native and product of the International Elite Sports Academy, signed with the New York Mets organisation to enter their minor league farm system.

The 19-year-old 6’3” 185-pound infielder signed before a group of friends, family members, baseball enthusiasts and his I-Elite schoolmates yesterday at the Holy Cross Parish Hall.

“I’d like to thank God for blessing me with the talent and ability to play the game that I love. I’d like to thank everyone that has given me the opportunity and support throughout the years, anyone that has never given up on me and sent me words of encouragement,” he said. “I’d like to thank my I-Elite family who has taken me in and made me a better player on the field as well as off. I would like to thank my grandmother, my father and my mother who couldn’t make it today, but they molded me into who I am and made it possible for this to happen.”

Cris Becerra, senior director of international scouting for the Mets, sent his regards and shared his excitement on the prospects of Saunders joining the organisation.

“We would like to officially congratulate and to bring on board Warren Saunders as a member of our organisation. When

you first talk about Warren you talk about his size and athleticism, that stands out.

Those are very important to us obviously as a baseball organisation, but more importantly than that, when you get to know the young man you find out he’s a tremendous individual. A very well mannered young man with his head on straight.

He will do tremendous things, not only in baseball but in life and that’s what this is all about,” he said.

“We congratulate him, congratulate everyone at International Elite Sports Academy, everyone in the Bahamas. This is a giant step for us obviously, not only recognising the talent of Warren but the talent that exists on those islands.

It’s a huge day for us, I’m very excited and we look forward to more signings in the future.”

Saunders became the second Bahamian player to sign with the Mets organisation, following Jervis “Champ” Stuart.

In 2017, Saunders propelled Grand Bahama Little League to the Andre Rodgers national championship in the 16-18 division.

The shortstop had six hits with four RBI for a batting average of .600 with seven stolen bases and was named the MVP. International Elite Sports Academy is operated by directors Geron Sands and Albert Cartwright. It provides an avenue for players between the ages of 11 and 17 years an opportunity to hone their skills with the view of playing at the professional level.

“It’s been a long journey, but in many ways, his journey has just begun. There were many sleepless nights

SHOWN (l-r) are Albert Cartwright, of I-Elite Sports Academy, Warren Saunders, Aliv CEO Damian Blackburn and Geron Sands, of I-Elite Sports Academy working tirelessly here at home, in Florida, in the Dominican Republic, just making sure this moment would happen,” Cartwright said.

“I think it’s important to note that everyone in this room has had a hand in this journey because it gets difficult.”

Saunders became the first Bahamian signed this year during the current

FRAZIER HITS GRAND SLAM, DRIVES IN 5 AS METS POUND CUBS 10-3

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs were pounding out lopsided victories and squeezing out tight games while putting together their longest winning streak of the season.

Todd Frazier brought it to a screeching halt.

Even so, the Cubs weren’t complaining.

Frazier hit a grand slam and drove in a season-high five runs to lead the New York Mets to a 10-3 victory over Chicago yesterday, avenging a tough loss earlier in the day.

The Cubs had won a season-high seven in a row after pulling out a 2-1 victory earlier Wednesday on Ben Zobrist’s RBI single with the bases loaded in the 11th. That game was suspended in the top of the 10th because of rain the previous night.

The scheduled meeting didn’t go nearly as well for the NL Central leaders. They couldn’t close out a perfect homestand after sweeping the first four games against Cincinnati and taking two more from New York. But they felt charged and ready for a season-long 11-day, 11-game trip that starts today at Atlanta.

“I feel like we’re in a good spot,” Zobrist said.

“There’s definitely a few guys that are grinding still.

But we as a team, I think we feel good. We feel upbeat and excited about where we’re headed.”

Frazier gave New York a 4-0 lead in the first inning with his drive against Alec Mills and added an RBI single in a two-run ninth.

Jason Vargas (5-8) won his third straight start. The Mets pounded out 16 hits and avoided a season sweep after dropping the first six games against the NL Central leaders.

Vargas gave up one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking two. The veteran

international signing period which began July 2.

Perez Knowles made the transition to the professional ranks following the completion of his collegiate career and Chavez Fernander was drafted by the Detroit Tigers.

“We had to go back to the drawing board a few months ago, but with his perseverance and determination he made it happen.

Many times he was trying to convince me not to stop because he was determined to make it happen.

He’s a tremendous athlete, a tremendous person and anyone that knows him they know he is mannerly, respectful and anyone knows when he has a task he will get it done. Warren is a great ambassador for our country for International Elite Sports Academy and

I’m proud to say that we had a part in helping him to fulfil his dreams of becoming a professional baseball player,” Sands said.

“It was a pleasure having him in our programme for the last two and-a-half years or so. Warren is from Freeport and to fulfil his dream he moved to Nassau and lived with Ms Yvette Deveaux. Her son Kiethron [Moss] signed last year, so while he was away in the Dominican Republic, she let Warren stay in her house and we owe a lot to her.

That’s what the IE family is all about. We’re always talking about how much more work we have to put in to get where we want to get.”

Prior to Saunders, Courtney Smith was the last IE product to sign when he did so with the Texas Rangers in February. “Our goal has been to help these young men realise their dreams and take advantage of these opportunities,” Sands said.

“We want these guys and their families to know that signing is not a goodbye from us.

“We will continue to support them and whatever they need, we are going to be there. We will always be there no matter what, through the tough times in the minor leagues you have to be able to prevail. He put in the work in the weight room, on the field, on the beach, and in school, so he deserves this and we have his back no matter what.

These are people willing to put in that extra effort, put in that extra time and get that benefit at the end of the day. This is just the beginning of his career and we hope to see more major announcements to come.”

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NEW York Mets’ Todd Frazier (21) runs the bases after hitting a grand slam during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs yesterday. (AP) left-hander has a 1.62 ERA in his past three outings.

Mills (0-1) scattered five hits over five innings in his second major league start and did not allow a run after Frazier’s grand slam.

He walked Michael Conforto with two outs in the first to load the bases. Frazier then launched a 2-0 pitch toward the back of the left-field bleachers — his fourth career grand slam and first since he hit one for the White Sox at Texas on May 9, 2016.

“To get us kick-started there was nice, and then to give Vargas a cushion there so he can make some pitches and take a chance on some guys,” Frazier said.

“That’s what we have to do every day as hitters.”

Ian Happ hit an RBI single for Chicago in the second, but the Mets scored four in the seventh to make it 8-1. Victor Caratini hit a two-run homer for Chicago in the ninth.

COMING THROUGH In the suspended game, Zobrist grounded the winning single up the middle off Daniel Zamora with one out in the 11th after Chicago loaded the bases against Paul Sewald (0-5).

“He’s playing with a lot of mental energy right now, too,” manager Joe Maddon said. “(I) talk to him all the time. He’s definitely totally engaged. And I think,

again, he’s fresh. I don’t see him as being beaten up right now. That’s my biggest concern moving forward.”

Cole Hamels threw five scoreless innings. Jesse Chavez (5-2) got the win with a scoreless 11th, and Anthony Rizzo matched a career high with four hits.

New York’s Jacob deGrom went eight innings, allowing one run and eight hits. He struck out 10 and walked one while lowering his ERA to 1.68. He also had two hits, including an RBI single to the shortstop in the sixth.

TRAINER’S ROOM Mets: RHP Robert Gsellman (strep throat) and C Devin Mesoraco (stiff neck). Mesoraco was available, and Gsellman could have come on in an emergency, manager Mickey Callaway said.

Cubs: 3B Kris Bryant (left shoulder inflammation) was to play in one of two games for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday while LHP Brian Duensing (left shoulder inflammation) was also scheduled to pitch for the minor league club. ... Closer Brandon Morrow (right biceps inflammation) threw off flat ground from 105 feet. ... SS Addison Russell (sprained left middle finger, right shoulder inflammation) played catch.

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Column: Pay to watch golf?

Tiger and Phil in a money grab

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist IT’s probably pure coincidence that the Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson match on Thanksgiving weekend was announced the same week as the first anniversary of one of the biggest con jobs in pay-perview history.

You might remember a year ago when Conor McGregor went from mixed martial arts into boxing to challenge Floyd Mayweather Jr, and the gullible fans of UFC couldn’t wait to plunk down $100 to see all the action unfold on their TV screens at home.

Unfortunately there wasn’t much action, much as predicted beforehand by those who saw through the smokescreen and recognized the whole thing as a farce. Mayweather systematically broke McGregor down in a mismatch that went into the 10th round only because Mayweather carried McGregor to appease the crowd that paid to see it.

That’s not to say the so-called fight wasn’t a success, at least for the bank accounts of both men.

It may have bordered on WWE, but it made

Mayweather $300 million or so and gave McGregor a reputed $100 million payday that he could have never gotten toiling in UFC. Woods and Mickelson won’t make that kind of money, not even close. The winner of their 18-hole match is supposedly guaranteed $9 million, while the loser will have to hope there are golf fans eager to buy the match so there will be a cut of the pay-per-view revenue to take back home on the private jet.

Thankfully, their match in Las Vegas likely won’t cost close to $100, either, though you will have to pay something to watch all the, er, action unfold. The price hasn’t been officially set for golf’s first pay-per-view, but the general consensus is it will be in the $20-30 range.

So what will you get for the money that you don’t get every week the two play on the PGA Tour?

Well, so far the best Woods and Mickelson are offering is some trash talk as they make their way around the Shadow Creek golf club the day after Thanksgiving.

They are also promising some side bets, including perhaps a long drive wager.

None of it with their own money, of course, but the

IN this May 10, 2018, file photo, Phil Mickelson, left, and Tiger Woods shake hands after the first round of the Players Championship golf tournament, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) broadcast will need a lot of filler to pad the time between actual shots.

So far, the match hasn’t gotten nearly the hype Mayweather and McGregor generated to fuel pay-perview buys for their fight.

The response has been lukewarm at best, with golf fans complaining online about having to pay money to watch the kind of thing they’ve always gotten for free.

“You should be ashamed at the PPV choice,” one wrote to Mickelson as he

made his debut on Twitter to promote the match.

Actually, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. The Woods-Mickelson match is, as Woods is fond of saying, what it is.

And what it is is a calculated money grab that should pay off handsomely for two players who between them have only one win in the past five years.

It doesn’t matter that the match is so contrived that Mickelson had to sign up for Twitter to promote it.

Woods and Mickelson won’t draw anywhere near the 4.3 million pay-perview buys generated by McGregor and Mayweather but there are enough golf super fans who will be willing to spend money to get what they believe will be the inside look at the players they have followed over the years.

Again, nothing wrong with that. They’ll have a little less Christmas money, but the memory forever of having Woods tell Mickelson, “No you’re up.”

Yes it would be a lot more fun if they were playing for their own money. Even more fun if Mickelson was playing Billy Walters, the golf hustler and gambler he got involved in insider trading with.

Unfortunately, Walters is in prison for his part in that scheme and they don’t give out day passes in the federal system.

It’s silly season golf, a tradition that goes way back. The Skins game was a Thanksgiving weekend staple for years on network TV, and before that Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player teamed up in a series of televised exhibitions called Big Three Golf.

The money is a lot bigger now, and so is the marketing machine. Woods and Mickelson will both do their best to generate some as the match approaches, even if their showdown is probably 20 years past their prime.

Enjoy it if you can’t resist, but remember what it is that you’re buying. In the end, much like MayweatherMcGregor, it’s a glorified exhibition with only one real overriding purpose.

And that’s to separate dollars from your bank account.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH OUR 200, 400M NATIONAL CHAMPION FROM PAGE 1 Trib: What would you consider your worst meet?

Gardiner: I may have had a bad race, but I don’t have any bad meets right now.

That’s surprising, but I have enjoyed them all, even if I didn’t win.”

Trib: Out of all the places you’ve been, which have you enjoyed the most?

Gardiner: I think it would have to be Greece.

Although I didn’t get to compete there, Greece would have to be number one for me. I just liked the whole atmosphere and the people there are so friendly.

Trib: What is your favourite colour?

Gardiner: Red. I just like red.

Trib: What is your favourite movie?

Gardiner: All action movies. They are all my favourites.

Trib: Favourite athlete that you admire?

Gardiner: I would say Shaunae. I don’t know.

Same event, same management, same country, same sponsor.

Trib: What is your favourite food?

Gardiner: Anything other than pork. I went to a Seventh-Day Adventist school and we were told that we should not be eating pork.

So I realy don’t like pork and I don’t eat it.

Trib: What is your favourite song?

Gardiner: There are so much, but I really like pop music.

Trib: What do you like to do during your off time?

Gardiner: I like to sleep and watch TV. I would say that I’m lazy because I would do nothing. I would watch TV, go to the mall and hang out with friends.

Trib: What is your pet peeve?

Gardiner: In track and field, I think going to meets

to compete and it’s not on schedule. If I warm up and when it’s time to compete, they tell you that the race is delayed and you have to warm up again. That really gets me tired too. That’s what really annoys me.”

Trib: If you weren’t competing in track and field, what would you be doing?

Gardiner: I probably would be in college or working in global marketing. I hope to pursue that in college or venture into on the job market after I’m done in track and field.

Trib: You’ve had a controversial issue with the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) after you didn’t run in the relays last year at the World Championships.

How do you feel now that it’s over and done with and there was no sanctioning or anything that came out of it?

Gardiner: Before, I wasn’t letting it bother me because I had other important things to do. But it’s all good. I’m glad that it’s finished and random people on the street don’t have to ask me what’s going on.

I’m just happy that it’s now finished and everybody can move on.

Trib: Where do you see yourself in the next five years?

Gardiner: I want to be the World champion and Olympic champion, just a champion overall.

Trib: What would you like to say to the Bahamian people who are watching you perform?

Gardiner: Thank you very much for your support. I see it all the time.

Whether someone sends me a picture of the newspaper or a clipping on radio and TV, I get it all the time.

I just want to say thank you to everybody and to let you all know that I love you guys so much.

QUARTER-miler Steven Gardiner enjoys some time behind the camera yesterday as he gets ready to compete in the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Diamond League Final today at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich. On the left is his coach Gary Evans.

Gardiner all set for Diamond League Final today FROM PAGE 1 my training partners have helped me out very well too,” he pointed out. “So I feel really good.”

Having put the past experience from last year behind him, Gardiner said he just wants to focus on what’s ahead of him. “Last year to me was last year and this is a new opportunity for me to go out there and do better than I did,” he projected.

This is now Gardiner’s fifth year running on the circuit and he’s quite content with where he’s at, having clinched his first major global medal with a silver performance at the IAAF World Championships last year in London, England.

“I think it all started for me last year,” said Gardiner, of what he termed the breakout of his career.

“I feel good about where I am at. I’ve been a pro for five years now and it seems

like time is slipping away from me.

It feels like it was just yesterday that I was in high school and now I’m on the circuit as a pro. So that’s how I feel about my accomplishments so far.”

Before he prepares for the IAAF World Championships next year in Doha, Qatar, Gardiner said he would like nothing better than to pick up a victory and the hefty $50,000 for winning the Diamond League

final here tonight. And as he makes the trek towards the IAAF World Championships and the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in 2020, Gardiner said attempting the 200/400m double like Shaunae MillerUibo at last year’s World Championships in London, England is something that he’s thinking about.

“It just might happen, but I just don’t know when it will happen,” he said. “I will be doing it soon.”

In the meantime, Gardiner thanked the Bahamian people for all of the support and encouragement that they gave him in his recovery process.

He assured them that he’s going to go out there tonight and give it his best shot in the Diamond League Final.

He looks to bring his season to a close on a high note.

Gardiner enters the race in fifth place with 16 points

from the 12 meets contested over the course of the year.

However, it will come down to a winner-take-it-all in the final.

Among the competitors to watch are American Fred Kerley, who won the last Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, England and European champion Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain, who nearly hung up his shoes in frustration last year.

Let the games begin!

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Serena, Venus set up Williams vs Williams match at US Open

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready for the latest Grand Slam installment of Williams vs. Williams. One big difference this time: The superstar siblings will be meeting in the third round at the US Open, their earliest showdown at a major tournament in 20 years.

Serena Williams set up the highly anticipated matchup at Flushing Meadows by hitting 13 aces and overwhelming 101stranked Carina Witthoeft of Germany 6-2, 6-2 in a little more than an hour in Arthur Ashe Stadium last night. Hours earlier, across the way at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Venus Williams did her part with another straight-set victory, eliminating 40th-ranked Camila Giorgi of Italy 6-4, 7-5.

“Unfortunately and fortunately, we have to play each other. We make each other better. We bring out the best when we play each other. It’s what we do,” Serena said. “I think we’re used to it now.”

When they play Friday, it will be their 30th tourlevel encounter — plus, of course, all those times when they traded shots from across the net as kids in California, then on practice courts all around the world. It’s also soonest the sisters have played each other at any Grand Slam since their very first tour match, all the way back at the 1998 Australian Open.

Venus won that one. But since then, it’s been the younger Serena who’s grown dominant.

The reason this match comes so early is that their rankings are not what they’ve been in the past.

Serena is No. 26, playing in only the seventh tournament since she was off the tour for more than a year while having a baby. Even though the U.S. Tennis Association bumped her seeding up to reflect her past success, it still placed her at No. 17. Venus, meanwhile is No. 16.

“It’s so young in the tournament,” Serena said.

“We would have rather met later.”

She leads the series 17-12, including 10-5 at majors. Both have been ranked No. 1. They have won a combined 30 Grand Slam singles trophies, 23

by Serena. They own eight U.S. Open singles championships, six by Serena.

They’ve played each other in the finals of all four Slams, including at the U.S. Open in 2001 (when Venus won) and 2002 (when Serena did). “It’s incredible what they’ve done.

I mean, amazing really.

Obviously there’s been other siblings that have had fantastic careers in tennis, but none anywhere close to what they’ve managed to achieve,” said three-time major champion Andy Murray, whose first major since hip surgery ended with a four-set loss to No. 31 Fernando Verdasco.

Seeded women who advanced on another day with the temperature topping 95 degrees (33 Celsius) included No. 7 Elina Svitolina, No. 8 Karolina Pliskova, No. 15 Elise Mertens, No. 19 Anastasija Sevastova and No. 23 Barbora Strycova, all in straight sets. Past men’s champions Juan Martin del Potro, who beat Dennis Kudla of the U.S., and Stan Wawrinka won, as did 2017 runner-up Kevin Anderson, and No. 11 seed John Isner.

By GENARO ARMAS AP Sports Writer

SERENA WILLIAMS, of the United States, returns a shot to Carina Witthoeft, of Germany, during the second round of the US Open tennis tournament yesterday.

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Real Madrid joined by fresh faces in the Champs League draw

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Title holder Real Madrid and other European powers could be paired against some fresh faces in the Champions League draw today.

The 32-team lineup in Monaco includes groupstage debutants Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys, plus clubs ending long absences from the lucrative competition that has a record 1.95 billion euros ($2.28 billion) in prize money this season.

Inter Milan is back in the group stage for the first time in seven years; fourtime champion Ajax returns after a four-year gap; and AEK Athens is the lowestranked club in the draw after 12 years away.

Red Star won the 1991 European Cup but hasn’t made the group stage since the tournament was rebranded the Champions League a year later. It was among the last three teams to qualify when the playoff round was completed on Wednesday, along with PSV Eindhoven and Benfica.

Lokomotiv Moscow ends a 15-year absence, but as

Russian champion it goes into the pot of top-seeded teams and avoids the likes of three-time defending champion Madrid, and fivetime champions Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Juventus is also topseeded, with new signing Cristiano Ronaldo seeking a fourth straight Champions League trophy to end the Italian giant’s 23-year wait for a third European title.

Seeding is based on a team’s Champions League and Europa League results over the past five years.

Last season’s runner-up Liverpool is in the third pot while 2010 champion Inter is in pot 4 as they are making up for lost seasons when they failed to qualify.

This season kicks off a new three-year round of broadcasting and sponsor deals that have increased prize money, which will also be more generously weighted toward teams that have a storied history with European titles since 1956.

Real Madrid is guaranteed to earn at least 50 million euros ($59 million) before kicking a ball, and all 32 teams get a basic 15.25 million euros ($17.8 million) entry fee.

RODGERS GETS HIS NEW DEAL: $134 MILLION EXTENSION

UEFA pays 2.7 million euros ($3.2 million) per group-stage win and 900,000 euros ($1.05 million) for a draw. More fees are earned for reaching each subsequent round, plus some “market pool” TV money.

Teams from the same country cannot be drawn together, while Shakhtar Donetsk in Pot 2 will be separated from Lokomotiv and CSKA Moscow, in Pot 3, due to ongoing political tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

DRAW SEEDINGS Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester City, Lokomotiv Moscow.

Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Napoli, Tottenham, Roma.

Pot 3: Liverpool, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, Ajax, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia.

Pot 4: Viktoria Plzen, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Young Boys, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim, Red Star Belgrade, AEK Athens.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Before he became the NFL’s highest-paid player again, Aaron Rodgers wore a denim suit and cowboy hat that made him look as if he were going to serve as a chaperone at a square dance.

For Rodgers, it’s kind of a big deal either way.

The two-time NFL MVP signed a four-year extension with the Green Bay Packers yesterday that would keep him under contract through the 2023 season.

The four-year deal is worth $134 million, with more than $100 million in guaranteed money. Rodgers’ former teammate, NFL Network analyst James Jones, first reported the agreement.

Rodgers’ new annual average salary of $33.5 million per year would eclipse Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s five-year extension worth $30 million a year.

“Looking forward to making some more memorable moments this year, and for years to come,” Rodgers posted on an Instagram in a thank you message to the organisation, teammates and fans.

Rodgers turns 35 in December.

He signed his previous extension, a five-year deal worth $110 million, before the 2013 season.

Rodgers had fallen behind in the ever-escalating world of NFL salaries since then, making him a relative bargain. He never voiced concern about his compensation. Both general manager Brian Gutekunst and Rodgers had expressed confidence that a new deal would get done.

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Thursday, August 30, 2018, PAGE 7

DELLE DONNE QUESTIONABLE WITH KNEE BONE BRUISE

Stewart, Bird push Storm past Mercury in OT, 91-87

By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — After watching her team let a big lead slip away, Sue Bird said hitting the reset button was as easy as resetting the game clock for an extra five minutes.

Bird scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:03 left in overtime and two clinching free throws with 2.1 seconds left, to help the Seattle Storm recover from blowing a 17-point fourth quarter bulge and beat the Phoenix Mercury 91-87 in the second game of the WNBA semi-finals on Tuesday night.

Seattle now has a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 series, having won Sunday’s first game by an identical score. Breanna Stewart led Seattle with 27 points, getting 14 of those in the third quarter to help the Storm build a 19-point advantage.

But Phoenix, which was still down by 17 at 73-56 with six minutes left, went on a 23-6 run to end regulation, tying it on an incredible 3-pointer from the left corner by Diana Taurasi with 3.7 seconds left. It was her third trey in the final 1:36 of the fourth quarter. Taurasi finished with 28 points.

Stewart had a chance at the gamewinner for Seattle in regulation, but her turnaround shot from the right of the hoop bounced off the rim. “We were able to get some sort of rhythm

going that I don’t think we’ve been able to get consistently in this series so far,” Taurasi said. “We gave ourselves a chance to win. Sometimes, it doesn’t go your way.”

The Mercury went up 85-81 with 3:21 left in overtime, and was still up 87-85 as the clock ticked inside the two-minute mark. Jewell Loyd hit one of her two free throws with 1:31 left, cutting it to 87-86. Bird then drove for a lay-in and an 88-87 lead at the 1:03 mark.

Phoenix had two shots before Alysha Clark secured the rebound for Seattle with 28 seconds left. Bird missed a lay-up try, but the Storm twice won jump balls in the final seconds and went to the line on both.

Loyd hit one with 6.1 seconds left, then Bird drained her two at 2.1. “We have to be disappointed,” Mercury coach Sandy Brondello said.

“We can’t lose on an offensive rebound, a 50-50 ball. We have to get tougher. I’m going to bring up that we didn’t bring our best effort for 45 minutes tonight.”

Brittney Griner had a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 3:53 left in overtime.

UP NEXT The series shifts to Phoenix for Game 3 on Friday night. The teams played there twice during the regular season, with the Storm winning both: 87-71 on May 23 and 102-91 July 31.

PHOENIX Mercury’s Brittney Griner (42) leaps to get off a pass between Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd (24) and Natasha Howard in the first half in a WNBA basketball playoff semi-final on Tuesday night.

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne has a bone bruise in her left knee and will be listed as questionable for Game 3 of the WNBA semi-final series against the Atlanta Dream.

The Mystics announced Delle Donne’s status yesterday, two days before they host the Dream.

The best-of-five series is tied at 1-all.

Delle Donne was injured on a drive to the basket with a little more than 3 minutes left in Washington’s 78-75 loss at Atlanta on Tuesday night.

The Mystics were leading 70-68 when she was hurt.

Delle Donne had 27 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and a steal before leaving the game.

She is one of the WNBA’s top players, winning MVP honours in 2015 and finishing third in the voting for that award this season.

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LEWIS Pugh is greeted by other swimmers yesterday as he swims into Shakespeare Beach to complete his “Long Swim” from Land’s End to Dover, England. The Channel Swimming Association says endurance athlete Lewis Pugh completed his 330-mile (530-kilometre) swim along the length of the English Channel from Land’s End to Dover -mthe first swimmer to do so.

(Photos: Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Athlete becomes first person to swim English Channel length LONDON (AP) — A British swimming association says endurance athlete Lewis Pugh has completed his 330-mile (530-kilometre) swim along the length of the English Channel from Land’s End to Dover — the first swimmer to do so.

The Channel Swimming Association, which authenticates cross-Channel swims, says the 48-yearold covered between 10-20 kilometres (six to 12 miles) a day for 49 days. After

finishing the challenge that began July 12, he told the crowd cheering his arrival yesterday that he was “exhausted and exhilarated in equal measure.”

The so-called Long Swim was a bid to raise awareness about ocean pollution and rising water temperatures because of climate change.

Members of the group Surfers Against Sewage joined him on the beach after taking part in a litter-picking exercise in anticipation of his arrival.

LEWIS Pugh arrives at Shakespeare Beach to complete his “Long Swim” from Land’s End to Dover, England, on Wednesday August 29, 2018.

LEWIS Pugh touches Dover harbour wall yesterday to complete his “Long Swim” from Land’s End to Dover, England.