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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Miller-Uibo wins 200 at the Diamond League Final

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

BRUSSELS, Belgium — With her flamboyant purple and lilac coloured hairstyle, Bahamian double national record holder Shaunae Miller-Uibo had a chance to ink her name into the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s history books, but she opted to just concentrate on defending her title in the women’s 200 metres at the AG Memorial Diamond League Final.

While she watched her biggest rival this year, Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain, take her 400m crown in a time of 49.33 seconds, MillerUibo got back on the podium at the King Baudouin Stadium on Saturday night by clinching her second consecutive 200m crown in grand fashion, running away another strong field of sprinters in 22.12 and pocketing $50,000 for her efforts.

“It feels amazing. To come back and get another title is amazing,” said Miller-Uibo, who noted that she had indicated earlier in the year that she was only going to defend her title here. “I can take it home and add it to the collection. I give God all thanks and praise. I’m just happy with my performances so far this season. One more to go and I will be done.”

Her performance highlighted the fifth place finish by Donald Thomas in the men’s jump earlier in the day and the unexpected walk off the track finish for Steven Gardiner in the men’s 400m the night before at the Welktlasse Zurich on Friday night in Zurich, Switzerland where he caught a cramp on the home stretch, pulled up and ended up in eighth place.

In what has been a sensational year for Miller-Uibo, who added the Bahamian women’s national 400m record to her 200m collection, once she took the lead coming off the curve, no one was going to chase down the 6-foot, one-inch, 24-year-old 2016 Olympic gold medallist.

Netherlands’ Dafne Schippers tried. As a matter of fact, she led the race through the curve. But when they got on the straightway, Schippers started to fade as the Bahamian accelerated into another gear.

Schippers had responded very well to having made the trip from Zurich, Switzerland just in time for the race. There she had been competing in the first of the Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League Finals where she was fifth in the 100m. But in Brussels she held on for second place in 22.53. Jamie Samuel ended up in third with 22.64.

“We knew we had to have a very good start because there were some very good women in the field,” Miller-Uibo stated.

“I’m just glad that I was able to go out there and come back and put

to run,” Miller-Uibo said. “We just wanted to have some fun with it and be a little more relaxed this year. Obviously, I had a lot of fun with the girls out there.”

Had she competed in the 400m or tried to duplicate last year’s feat, Miller-Uibo would have become the first woman to pull off the 200/400m double. She is still tied with American Allyson Felix, who carted off both crowns in 2010.

Looking back at the outcome of the race, Miller-Uibo admitted that she had some nostalgic moments,

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DONALD THOMAS 5TH IN HIGH JUMP

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

but she was happy for Naser and American Shakima Wimbley, hertraining partner, who was third in 50.77.

Naser took the tape in 49.33 and American world champion Phyllis Francis was second in 50.77.

“They ran a great race. Everything went well, so even though I wasn’t in it, I was happy with what I saw,” she stated.

What many people were really looking forward to was the hairdo

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Donald Thomas knew that if he was going to win his first men’s high jump title in the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Diamond League Final, he would have to be at his best at the 2018 Memorial Van Damme on Saturday night.

Ranked as the third best competitor in the field of 12 qualifiers from the series of 12 meets held during the course of the year that earned them a berth into the $3.2 million twin city, two-day showdown, Thomas was a little disappointed after he had to settle for a fifth place finish, leaping 2.29 metres or 7-feet, 6-inches at the King Baudouin Stadium.

“It was a very competitive competition. I was a little disappointed. I should have taken the victory,” said Thomas, who earned $5,000 for his effort. “It’s on to the next one (competition at the IAAF Continental Cup).”

The performance came on the same night when Shaunae Miller-Uibo ran away with the successful defence of her 200m title and a day after Steven Gardiner caught a cramp after he took the lead in the men’s 400m and had to walk across the finish line for eighth place during the first leg of the twin city finals at the Welktlasse Zurich on Friday night in Zurich, Switzerland.

Thomas, who now prepares for the IAAF Continental Cup from September 8-9 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, was in control of his own destiny as he either held or was tied with the lead through the first three heights with a clean slate at 2.15m (7-0 1/2), 2.20m (7-2 1/2) and 2.23m (7-3 3/4).

The 34-year-old reigning Central American and Caribbean (CAC) gold medallist and North American and Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) bronze medallist, got his first knockdown at 7-5 (2.26m) on his first attempt.

He came back and nailed the height on his second attempt.

After clearing 2.29m (7-6) on his first attempt, he reassured first place. But at 2.31m (7-7), he got another knockdown to push him down to fifth. He passed on his next height and went

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SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO, of the Bahamas, gestures to the crowd after winning the 200 metres during the Diamond League Memorial Van Damme athletics event at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels.

(AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) together a very well executed race for the victory.”

From the beginning of the season, Miller-Uibo said her focus during this “offseason” was on the 200m and so she was a little shocked that there was some concern about whether she would contest the 200 or 400m or attempt both having qualified in the 12 meets held around the world this year to defend her title in both.

“We wanted to focus on our speed on the track because next year we know we have a lot of 400s

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Moss, Smith one win away from the title in Dominican Summer League

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net KEITHRON Moss and Courtney Smith are now one win away from a championship title in the Dominican Summer League while several other Bahamian players are set to begin their playoff runs in the minor leagues this week.

The DSL Rangers1 took a 2-1 lead in the best-offive series against the DSL Rays1 with a 2-0 win yesterday. The Rangers took game one 3-0 before the Rays evened the series in game two (5-3).

The Rangers completed the regular season 48-24 and clinched the Dominican Summer League North division title. Both Rangers teams in the Dominican Republic advanced to the playoffs as DSL Rangers2 (49-21) took the San Pedro division title.

Both Moss and Smith competed in their first seasons with the Rangers organisation since they signed during the last international signing period.

Jazz Chisholm continues his hot streak at the plate with home runs in his last two games as his Visalia Rawhide clinched a playoff spot in the Single

KEITHRON Moss is one win away from a championship title in the Dominican Summer League.

A-Advanced California League. Chisholm has hit

3-9 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs

scored in the last two games against the Stockton Ports.

The Rawhide clinched the final playoff spot, despite Saturday’s 10th inning loss.

They will host the first home playoff game on Friday September 7, also against the Ports.

Also in the Single A-Advanced Midwest League, Chavez Young and the Lansing Lugnuts have clinched a playoff berth in the Eastern League.

The Lugnuts will host Bowling Green in the first game of their series, on Wednesday, September 5.

Through 35 games with the Rawhide, Chisholm is

hitting .317 with a .355 OBP, a .927 OPS, slugging .572, 46 hits, nine home runs, two triples, six doubles, 24 RBI, scored 25 runs with nine stolen bases.

Chisholm was also recently named to the roster of the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League.

Lucius Fox, who was also named to an AFL roster with the Peoria Javelinas, saw his Montgomery Biscuits clinch a playoff spot in the Double-A Southern League. They open their playoff series Wednesday, September 5 on the road against the Jackson Generals.

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DONALD THOMAS 5TH IN HIGH JUMP FROM PAGE 1

SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO, of the Bahamas, centre, crosses the finish line to win the 200 metres during the Diamond League Memorial Van Damme athletics event at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels on Friday.

(AP Photos/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Miller-Uibo wins 200 at the Diamond League Final FROM PAGE 1 that Miller-Uibo would wear.

“I’m a girl of colours,” she chuckled. “I love to try new things. I just wanted to experience and have some fun with it. I feel like it’s so boring wearing it naturally, so I wanted to add some spice to it. That’s why I came up with the colours. I hope the fans enjoyed it.

There’s many more to come.”

And there was plenty of celebrations on and off the track to highlight her performance. After she crossed the finish line, MillerUibo rushed to greet her husband Maicel and her parents, Shaun and May Miller, who were watching from the stands.

And after collecting her third Diamond League Cup from IAAF president Lord Sebastian Coe along with the 15 other

winners on a massive podium on the field, Miller-Uibo got to take another chauffeured victory ride in the parade of champions to the song ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ by Shirley Bassey.

Outside of the stadium after she had to endure another doping test, Miller-Uibo was flanked by fans who waited patiently to either take selfies or get the autograph of the Bahamian superstar.

Miller-Uibo now prepares to join men’s high jumper Donald Thomas in Ostrava, Czech Republic, September 8-9 as they take care of some unfinished business as representatives of the Americas team in the IAAF Continental Cup. While Thomas will compete in the high jump with American Bryan McBride, Miller-Uibo will run the 200m with Jamaican Shericka Jackson.

for 2.33m (7-7 3/4). But with only two attempts left, he missed them both and had to settle for fifth.

“I came out here to win,” Thomas said. “I went for 2.33 (7-7 3/4). I had some good attempts at it. It just didn’t stick. That pretty much sums it up.”

Australia’s Brandon Starc won the title with 2.33m (7-7 3/4), beating out Germany’s Mateusz, who had to settle for second at the same height on more knockdowns. Third place went to Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi with 2.31m (7-7).

Notably absent was Essa Barshim of Qatar, the Diamond League leader.

“I jumped with the guys who were out there. It was a pretty good field. Hats off to them,” Thomas stated.

“I went for broke. I had some great attempts at it, but it just didn’t stick. Onto the next event.”

Thomas and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, winner of her second straight Diamond League 200m, will head to Ostrava to represent the Americas team at the IAAF Continental Cup September 8-9 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Thomas will compete in the high jump with American Bryan McBride, while MillerUibo will run the 200m with Jamaican Shericka Jackson.

Thomas said he intends to redeem himself and close out the year on a high note.

“I just have to stay competitive and stay in the mix.

Strike and strike harder,” he projected. “I just have to continue to do what I am doing. I have to correct a little more technical stuff and I will be ready.”

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo is wrapped in the Bahamian flag after winning the women’s 200 metres.

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‘We knew this one was going to be spectacular’

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

BRUSSELS, Belgium — There’s nothing like having your family support when you are competing. For double national 200/400 metre national record holder Shaunae MillerUibo, she gets an extra boost whenever she can look into the stands and see her husband and parents there cheering for her.

The feeling was mutual for her family members.

“It feels good. After last year, I tried to make it my business to be here for this one,” said her proud mother Mabeline Miller, who missed watching her daughter clinch the 200 and 400 metre crowns last year.

“We knew this one was going to be spectacular, so I made it a big effort to come to this one.”

And even though the 24-year-old Bahamian double national record holder opted to defend just her title in the 200m, Miller said she was content just to watch her daughter pull off the victory.

“She wasn’t doing that much 400m this year, so I think she accomplished what she wanted to do in the 400m this year, which was to get the national record,” stated her mother, who is the assistant secretary of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations. “So her goal was just to focus on the 200m and she did that. So I’m pleased with her final in the 200m.”

Miller said she would liked to go to Ostrava, Czech Republic this weekend when her daughter, along with high jumper Donald Thomas, will

SYDNEY CLARKE

CLARKE ENDS HER SUMMER TOUR ON A HIGH NOTE

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo with her parents, Shaun and May Miller, and husband Maicel Uibo at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels on Friday after she won the 200 metres in the Diamond League Memorial Van Damme athletics event.

Photo by Brent Stubbs represent the Bahamas on the Americas team at the IAAF Continental Cup. But she said the thrill of victory in Brussels is another one to cherish.

As a former coach of his daughter, Shaun Miller prefers to be in the background. But he didn’t mind getting in the foreground to share in her success this time. “I’m just happy to be here to watch her pull off another victory in the Diamond League Final,” he said. “At the beginning of the season, the plan was to get her running more

200s to develop her speed because the next three years, it’s going to be difficult for her with the Worlds in 2019, the Olympics in 2020 and the Worlds again in 2021. “It’s going to be three hard years ahead of her, so we’re praying her health and if God’s willing, she will come out victorious for the Bahamas.”

Just a year into their marriage on February 4, 2017 at Atlantis, Miller-Uibo’s husband Maicel Uibo said it’s always a joy for him to join his wife in any type of celebrations on and off the

NCAA Football: Ferguson gets first start, Saunders posts his first score

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net NCAA Division I football officially kicked off last weekend and several Bahamian players had active season debuts for their respective universities.

Chris Ferguson got the first start of his collegiate career for the Cincinnati Bearcats and Mavin Saunders got his first score of any kind as he suited up for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Ferguson, a 6’5” 303pound senior offensive lineman, won the starting job at right tackle and the Bearcats spoiled Chip Kelly’s coaching debut at UCLA by defeating the Bruins 26-17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday night.

Ferguson and the offensive line led the Bearcats to 304 total yards from scrimmage - 110 passing and 194 rushing.

In week two, the Bearcats will take on Miami (Ohio) in an inter-state rivalry with the “Victory Bell” on the line, at home at Paul Brown Stadium on Saturday, September 8.

Kickoff is set for 8pm and the game will be broadcasted live by ESPN3.

Ferguson was one of 10 members of the Bearcats football team to earn his degree (criminal justice) last April.

As a freshman, he was initially recruited as a three-star recruit on the defensive line, following his senior season at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida, when he recorded 17 total tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

After a redshirt true freshman season, he shifted to the offensive line but did not see playing time in the 2015-17 seasons.

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track. “It’s just a great feeling and I’m just happy to be able to support her,” he stated.

And as an athlete himself, Uibo said he’s not concerned whenever she competes. “If she says she got it, I trust,” said Uibo, who claimed that MillerUibo predicted to him before the race that she was going to pull it off.

“I just want her to go out there and do what she has to do. Whatever I can do to assist us in her preparation to compete, that is what I’m here for.”

Uibo, however, is hoping that one day he will make it a double whammy when he can also ascend the medal podium with his wife with a victory in the men’s decathlon (nine different disciplines held over two days) - an event he competes in for Estonia.

The 6’2, 25-year-old multiple athlete was a bronze medallist in the heptathlon (reduced to seven disciplines) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where Miller-Uibo was on the sidelines cheering him on.

SYDNEY Clarke, the No. 1 ranked Bahamian female tennis player, ends her summer tour on the ITF Junior Circuit on a very high note with two singles titles and one doubles title. She also had one runner-up singles finish and a pair of runner-up doubles appearances.

Clarke delivered some outstanding performances this summer, as she displayed her dominance once again this past Saturday by defeating her opponent Amy Kaplan of the USA in the singles final 3-6, 7-6(8), 6-3. She also emerged as runner-up in Antigua in the doubles final (partnering with Tangia Riley-Codrington of Barbados in all three summer doubles final appearances) at the ITF Wadadli Bowl Jr Tournament. The duo fought hard but fell short in a highly competitive match against Jade Marie (USA) and Audrey Moutama (Curacao) 7-5, 3-6 (4-10).

The BLTA congratulates Sydney on her amazing performances over the summer break, as we look forward to more great results in the months ahead.

Sydney is the daughter of Shayvon and Bernard Clarke.

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MAVIN SAUNDERS Saunders had two receptions for 10 yards in an addition to a two-point conversion, but his Jayhawks suffered a week one upset in a 26-23 overtime loss to Nicholls State of the FCS. The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the top level of collegiate football. The FBS is the most competitive subdivision of NCAA Division I, which itself consists of the largest and most competitive schools in the NCAA. The Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) was formerly known as Division I-AA. In just one game, he surpassed his numbers from last season at Florida State, but the Jayhawks

programmes continued its struggles from recent seasons.

Saunders did not record a reception last season and his Seminole stats for his career included 16 receptions for 234 yards.

Kansas football’s fourthquarter comeback in the 2018 season opener was cut short by Nicholls in the final minutes of regulation as the Colonels forced overtime and scored the game-winning touchdown.

Jayhawks receiver Steven Sims completed a reverse pass to Saunders for the successful conversion to give Kansas a 20-17 lead with 4:26 left to play in regulation. Saunders has already been named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award - doled out to the top tight end in all of collegiate football.

The 6’6”, 258-pound tight end finished his sophomore season with 10 receptions for 182 yards - both career highs. As a redshirt freshman, he totalled six receptions for 52 yards.

Kansas travels to Central Michigan on Saturday for its only non-conference road game. The Jayhawks haven’t won a game on the road since September 9, 2009.

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Mack looks forward to new start with Bears after big trade

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Armed with a record extension after a blockbuster trade, Khalil Mack is looking forward to a fresh start with the Chicago Bears.

The two-time All-Pro said he is “glad I’m here” and “blessed” after a contract holdout with the Oakland Raiders ended with the star pass rusher getting dealt in a massive move on Saturday.

“It’s been a whirlwind, but it’s been exciting,” Mack said Sunday. “It’s new and I’m looking forward to it. I really can’t wait. I’m itching. It’s been a long time since I played football.”

He held out for the entire offseason and preseason trying to secure a long-term deal rather than play under the final year of his rookie contract that would have earned him $13.8 million.

The Bears paid a big price, giving him a six-year, $141 million extension that guarantees $90 million.

That made him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history, a day after the Rams’ Aaron Donald agreed to a six-year, $135

million deal, with $87 million guaranteed.

Chicago sent Oakland first-round selections in 2019 and 2020, a sixthrounder next year and a third-rounder in 2020. The Bears got a second-round selection in 2020 — which Pace called “a critical piece for us” — and a conditional fifth-rounder that year.

Mack acknowledged there is “absolutely” pressure that comes with a huge contract.

“But just based on how hard I worked and how hard I play, I want to be able to go out and show why — and that’s just me,” he said. “I’ve always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league. I want to be the best at what I do, and that’s just me. That’s what comes with Mack.

Good response?”

What he brings could be a game changer for a franchise with four straight last-place finishes in the NFC North. That’s why general manager Ryan Pace decided to check with Oakland if Mack might be available.

“This is a premier player at a premier position, and this doesn’t come around

KHALIL Mack is looking forward to a fresh start with the Chicago Bears. that often,” Pace said. “So when it does come around, I’m just proud that I work for an organization that’s willing to be aggressive in these times, and that Matt and I have the support to be aggressive, and that starts with ownership.”

The 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Mack has played in every game since the Raiders drafted him fifth overall in 2014.

He has 231 primary tackles, 40½ sacks and nine forced fumbles.

Coach Matt Nagy wasn’t sure if Mack would play in the opener at Green Bay. But when he does suit up,

a defense that ranked 10th overall last season figures to get a boost.

The Bears have speed and athleticism on the edge with Mack and Leonard Floyd. They also believe they added a potential cornerstone player when they drafted inside linebacker Roquan Smith with the No. 8 overall pick.

“Our goal from the start here has been to win the Super Bowl,” coach Matt Nagy said. “Now, there’s ways to get to that. ... So does this help us?

You know, you would think, yeah, obviously it helps you, but how are we

going to get to that point?

There’s so many variables that go into it.”

He’s glad he no longer has to worry about game planning to face Mack.

Nagy got his fill going against him in the AFC West as a member of Andy Reid’s staff in Kansas City.

Mack’s arrival adds to the buzz that was already brewing around the Bears.

They hired the offenseminded Nagy and brought in some playmaking targets for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, including former Jacksonville Pro Bowl receiver Allen Robinson.

The Bears believe they have the QB and pass rusher they need to lift a franchise with one playoff appearance since the 2006 Super Bowl season.

“You could say a lot of different things, but until I go out there and play, I’m not a big talker,” Mack said.

“I like to go out and use my actions to speak, and when I get out there and get on the field, you can probably sense what’s going to happen. But I want to win, you know what I mean? Everybody wants to win. This team wants to win, and championship’s definitely the goal.”

KEMP’S 2-RUN DOUBLE IN 9TH RALLIES DODGERS PAST D-BACKS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kemp beat the Diamondbacks for the second straight game, hitting a two-run double in the ninth inning that lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers over Arizona 3-2 Sunday for sole possession of first place in the NL West.

A day after Kemp launched a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth against Archie Bradley, the Dodgers’ slugger tagged him again.

Kemp’s one-out drive off the wall in left-center field put Los Angeles alone atop the West for the first time since Aug. 7. The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks by identical 3-2 scores three days in a row, after Arizona won the series opener at Dodger Stadium.

BRAVES 5, PIRATES 1 ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his seventh leadoff homer of the season and scored the tiebreaking run in a fourrun eighth inning to help NL East-leading Atlanta beat Pittsburgh.

The 20-year-old Acuna singled off Steven Brault (5-3) to begin the eighth, advanced on a bunt and scored from second on a headfirst slide after second baseman Kevin Newman errantly let Freddie Freeman’s hard grounder bounce between his legs and roll into shallow right field.

RAYS 6, INDIANS 4 CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three runs to lead Tampa Bay. Ryan Yarbrough, another rookie, allowed one run in five-plus innings of relief for opener Diego Castillo, who was removed after Yandy Diaz’s leadoff single in the second.

Yarbrough (13-5), who earned his major leagueleading 11th relief win, was pulled after Jose Ramirez’s RBI single in the seventh.

Adam Kolarek pitched two scoreless innings before Cleveland made it closer in the ninth.

REDS 6, CARDINALS 4 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eugenio Suarez’s two-run homer off of Bud Norris in the 10th inning lifted Cincinnati past St. Louis.

After Suarez’s 31st of the season, Brandon Dixon hit a solo homer four pitches later as the Reds hit backto-back homers for the fifth time this season, the sixth

and seventh home runs given up by Norris (3-4).

They came right after Michael Lorenzen (2-1) pitched out a bases loaded, nobody out jam in the ninth without giving up a run to send the game to extra innings. Raisel Iglesias earned his 25th save in 29 chances despite allowing a run for the fourth time in his last five outings.

ATHLETICS 8, MARINERS 2 OAKLAND, Calif.

(AP) — Stephen Piscotty homered twice and drove in five runs as Oakland widened its lead over Seattle for the second AL wild-card spot.

The A’s moved 5 1/2 games ahead of Seattle for the final AL wild-card slot.

Edwin Jackson (5-3) allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He improved to 5-0 with a 1.30 ERA in five career starts against the Mariners.

Athletics reliever Fernando Rodney surrendered Ryon Healy’s two-out RBI single in the eighth. Blake Treinen recorded four outs for his 35th save.

Seattle starter Felix Hernandez (8-13) is 0-7 over nine outings since beating the Royals on June 30.

ROCKIES 7, PADRES 3 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chris Iannetta hit a goahead, two-run double in the seventh inning and Colorado salvaged a split of the four-game series to stay within a half-game of the NL West lead.

The Rockies came into the series one-half game behind Arizona before losing the first two games.

They snapped San Diego’s four-game winning streak on Saturday night and then beat rookie Jacob Nix (2-3) on Sunday.

Arizona and the Los Angeles Dodgers were tied for the division lead going into Sunday’s finale of their four-game series at Dodger Stadium.

METS 4, GIANTS 1 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noah Syndergaard pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game, striking out 11 as New York beat San Francisco.

Syndergaard (10-3) made his 81st start in the majors and topped the Giants for the second time in 12 days. He matched his season high for strikeouts, walked one and retired 20 of the final 22 batters.

Syndergaard continued a strong stretch by New

York’s rotation. Over the past 15 games, Mets starters have a 1.61 ERA. Michael Conforto hit his 20th home run, Jeff McNeil had two hits and two RBIs and Todd Frazier added a pair of hits. The Mets won for the seventh time in their last eight games at AT&T Park.

RANGERS 18, TWINS 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yohander Mendez earned his first major league win and Nomar Mazara hit two of Texas’ six homers.

Mendez (1-1) allowed three hits and one walk while striking out two in six scoreless innings. He was making his second major league start in a season when he was a combined

York Yankees, who lost to Detroit.

Shields (6-15) struck out six and allowed four hits and two walks.

Brian Johnson (4-4) allowed four runs and seven hits while recording four outs in his shortest start of the season.

CUBS 8, PHILLIES 1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Javier Baez hit one of three solo home runs off Cy Young candidate Aaron Nola to reach 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, and Jon Lester pitched six shutout innings to continue his mastery of the Phillies and help lead NL Central-leading Chicago.

Daniel Murphy and Anthony Rizzo also went deep off Nola (15-4), who

DODGERS’ MATT KEMP, left, is doused by teammate Yasiel Puig after Kemp’s two-run walk-off double against the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday. (AP) 2-10 with the Rangers’ top three farm teams.

Mazara hit a two-run homer in a nine-run sixth inning and a solo homer in a five-run eighth as the Rangers pounded 12 extrabase hits, tying a team record set in 1986.

Twenty-three-year-old Gabriel Moya, 11 days older than Venezuelan countryman Mendez, made his first major league start after compiling a 3-0 record in 24 relief outings.

WHITE SOX 8, RED SOX 0 CHICAGO (AP) — James Shields threw six scoreless innings, Tim Anderson and Daniel Palka homered and Chicago beat major leagueleading Boston.

Anderson had three hits — including two doubles — for the White Sox, who have won seven of their last 10 games.

Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez had two hits apiece for Boston, which had won four of its last five.

The Red Sox have the majors’ best record at 94-44 and maintained a 7 1/2 -game lead in the AL East over the New

gave up three home runs in a game for just the second time over 88 starts in his four-year career.

TIGERS 11, YANKEES 7 NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Victor Reyes hit his first major league home run, doubled twice and singled, leading Detroit over New York.

The Tigers split the fourgame series. The Yankees began the day 7 1/2 games behind Boston in the AL East and finished 3-4 on their homestand against Detroit and the Chicago White Sox, both far below.500 teams.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone was absent while serving a one-game suspension for nicking plate umpire Nic Lentz with his cap during an animated argument Friday night.

Bench coach Josh Bard filled in for Boone.

ROYALS 9, ORIOLES 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jorge Lopez showed some of the potential the Royals saw when they traded for him in late July, scattering five hits

over a career-best seven innings and helping Kansas City rout Baltimore.

The Royals completed a three-game sweep of the only team in the majors with a worse record than theirs.

The only run Lopez (1-4) allowed came in the first, when Jonathan Villar sent a mistake over the left-field wall. Lopez bounced back to strike out a career-high eight without a walk to earn his second win and first since Sept. 29, 2015, when he was still with the Brewers.

Orioles starter David Hess (3-9) allowed five runs and nine hits, and was victimized by a trio of Baltimore errors — all of which came after his own mistakes during a dreadful third inning.

BREWERS 9, NATIONALS 4 WASHINGTON (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his first career grand slam, Keon Broxton added a three-run homer, and Milwaukee beat Washington.

Both Broxton and Yelich homered as part of a sevenrun fifth inning. It matched Milwaukee’s highest-scoring inning of the season.

Washington starter Jefry Rodriguez (2-2) struggled with his control throughout his outing, walking seven while allowing seven runs in 4 2/3 innings. But he wasn’t hit hard until the fifth. Manager Dave Martinez pulled Rodriguez after another single and a walk, but reliever Tim Collins fared no better.

Reliever Brandon Woodruff (3-0) pitched four scoreless innings to earn the victory.

BLUE JAYS 6, MARLINS 1 MIAMI (AP) — Sean Reid-Foley struck out 10 over seven innings and earned his first major league win to lead Toronto.

Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer and Luke Maile had three doubles for the Blue Jays.

Reid-Foley (1-2) allowed one run and four hits with one walk in his third major league start. The 23-yearold righty struck out the side in the first inning and worked himself out of a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the fifth with just one run scoring.

Thomas Pannone pitched the final two innings for Toronto. Miami starter Jeff Brigham (0-1) made his major league debut, pitching three innings and giving up three runs on four hits and four walks.

GRINER, MERCURY RALLY TO BEAT STORM, FORCE DECIDING GAME 5

By BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Four times this postseason, the Phoenix Mercury have faced elimination.

They’ve won all four and now it’s on to Seattle for another one.

Brittney Griner provided the deciding offense and necessary defense in the final seconds as the Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 86-84 on Sunday to force a deciding Game 5 in their WNBA semifinal series.

The 6-foot-9 center scored on a short hook shot with 14.1 seconds to play then prevented Breanna Stewart from getting a shot off before the buzzer as the Mercury rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Storm in Phoenix for the second straight time.

The Mercury had to survive single-elimination games against Dallas and Connecticut just to get to the Storm, then fell down 0-2 with a pair of losses in Seattle.

“It’s the team that shows a lot of heart in every single one of these games,” Griner said. “Doing whatever it is, whoever it is at the time.

At different points of time different people step up and make big plays, hustle plays. I think that’s what’s giving us that edge right now.”

Griner had 29 points and 12 rebounds and DeWanna Bonner scored 21 of her 27 in the second half.

Game 5 will be Tuesday night in Seattle. Diana Taurasi, who had 16 points, is 13-0 in her WNBA playoff career in winner-take-all games.

The other semifinal series, between Atlanta and Washington, also has gone to a Game 5.

The Storm lost Sue Bird with a broken nose with 4:23 left in the third quarter when she took an accidental elbow to the face from Stewart. Bird, who has broken her nose five times, said she will play in Game 5.

“I think they lost their leader,” Bonner said.

“However, for her going out, they still played great basketball. They were still making shots. ... They lost a big part of their puzzle but they still played great basketball. They only lost by two points.’”

Stewart, the WNBA’s MVP, led Seattle with 22 points.

Griner’s winning basket came after Bonner missed and Phoenix’s Camille Little grabbed the rebound.

Little got the ball to Griner, who scored.

The Storm worked the ball to Stewart at the end but she couldn’t get a shot off against Griner’s defense.

Phoenix trailed by 17 in the first half, 16 early in the second and still was down 69-57 after Stewart sank a 19-footer with 1:27 left in the third quarter. But the Mercury responded with a 13-2 run.

Taurasi sank a 3 with 3.6 seconds left to cut the lead to 71-66 entering the fourth quarter and Bonner’s basket sliced the deficit to 71-70 with 8:40 to play.

Griner’s basket tied it at 76-76 and Bonner’s two free throws put Phoenix up 78-76 with 5:29 to play, the Mercury’s first lead since the game’s opening moments. “They got some real offensive weapons and when they’re playing at a high level and they are very assertive, they’re hard to stop,” Seattle coach Dan Hughes said.

Coach Sandy Brondello said the team got its offense going when she moved Bonner from the “four” to the “three” position.

“She’s been great for us at the four, but I moved her to the three and put the ball in her hands and she got aggressive,” Brondello said.

• The teams meet Tuesday night in the deciding Game 5.

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ANCER TAKES ONE-SHOT LEAD

SERENA Williams celebrates yesterday after defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.

(AP)

Serena Williams hits 18 aces in US Open win, Isner into quarterfinals

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams’ yells of “Come on!” crescendoed right along with the tension in a fourth-round US Open match that began as a rout and suddenly became riveting.

When she ripped a backhand winner to claim the third set’s opening game Sunday, Williams let out her loudest shout of the day, leaning forward and rocking both arms. This turned into a test, and she passed it.

Williams reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows for a 10th consecutive appearance — she wasn’t there last year because she gave birth to her daughter during the tournament — by picking her level up after a lull and using 18 aces to beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.

“It was a ‘Serena scream.’ I don’t try to do it. It just comes out, and it’s just emotions,” said Williams, a six-time US Open champion who finished with more than twice as many winners as Kanepi, 47-22.

“This is my job and this is what I do. This is how I earn a living.

I’m going to do it the best I can,” she added. “Winning a big game and a very important game and a really tight game, I think it was just a relief.”

This match was filled with big hitting by both women, along with all manner of shifts in momentum and quality of play.

In the 18-minute shutout of the first set, Kanepi’s strokes were off and Williams’ were pretty much perfect as she grabbed 24 of 30 points.

But after compiling 14 winners and only two unforced errors in that set, Williams began making mistakes, becoming less and less comfortable as Kanepi grew increasingly so.

Kanepi is ranked only 44th, but she’s been a top-20 player in the past and has made it to Grand Slam quarterfinals a half-dozen times. Sure, that’s nothing compared to Williams’ 23 major titles, but it’s something. Plus, it’s worth remembering this: Kanepi eliminated No. 1 Simona Halep on Day 1 of this tournament.

In a blink, Williams had a match on her hands. Kanepi was matching Williams’ power with booming groundstrokes of her own. She was getting better reads on Williams’ serves. And Williams began making more and more mistakes.

When Williams shanked a backhand return of a 103 mph serve, the match was a little more than an hour old, and it was all tied at a set apiece. That was the first set she had lost against Kanepi of the 10 they’d played to that point, and the first set Williams had lost at the 2018 U.S. Open, a run that included a 6-1, 6-2 victory over her older sister Venus in the third round Friday night.

After that scream-inspiring hold to begin the final set, Williams

broke right away to lead 2-0. She then faced a break point, but Kanepi wasted that chance by sending a backhand wide. From there, Williams smacked an ace at 118 mph, followed by a service winner at 113 mph to go up 3-0, and that essentially was that.

Kanepi’s take on Wiliams’ serve?

“Unreturnable,” she called it.

Next for the 36-year-old American comes a quarterfinal against 2016 runner-up Karolina Pliskova, who beat Williams in the U.S. Open semifinals that year.

“I really was feeling great that year. I’m feeling great now, too.

But it was a little bit different story, 2016. I was, like, a dark horse.

Nobody was expecting me to get that far,” Pliskova said after beating No. 18 Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-4.

“I know she was the best at that time, but I just wanted to win.

So that’s why I won, because I believed I have a chance,” the No. 8-seeded Pliskova said. “I have a game to beat her.”

The other quarterfinal on the top half of the draw will be No. 19 Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia against defending champion Sloane Stephens or No. 15 Elise Mertens, who were playing each other at night. Sevastova beat No. 7 Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals in New York for the third year in a row.

In men’s action, defending champion Rafael Nadal reached his fourth Grand Slam quarterfinal of the season, and 36th of his career,

by getting past Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4, while No. 11 John Isner of the U.S. made it that far at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2011. Isner defeated No. 25 Milos Raonic of Canada 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 and now faces the winner of the night match between 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and No. 20 Borna Coric.

“Now is the moment to make the next step, step forward, play more aggressive. I did a lot of things well during the whole season. (It) is the moment to make it happen again,” said the No. 1-ranked Nadal, who has won 26 of his past 27 matches.

“I hope to be ready to make that happen.”

He gets two days’ rest before taking on No. 9 Dominic Thiem for a semifinal berth in what will be rematch of this year’s French Open final, which Nadal won in straight sets.

Thiem prevented a rematch of last year’s U.S. Open final by eliminating 2017 runner-up and No. 5 seed Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (2).

This will be Thiem’s first quarterfinal at a major other than the French Open — and his first match against Nadal on a surface other than red clay.

“On clay, I think it’s one of the biggest challenges in sports to beat this guy or to compete with this guy,” Thiem said. “I hope that it’s a little bit more comfortable on hard court, but I’m not sure.”

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Abraham Ancer of Mexico opened with three straight birdies on his way to a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead yesterday over a familiar figure going into the final round of the Dell Technologies Championship.

It wasn’t Tiger Woods, but the guy playing with him — Bryson DeChambeau, who is coming off a four-shot victory in the first FedEx Cup playoff event and shot 63 while playing with Woods for the first time in a tournament.

DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton (69) were one shot behind.

It figures to be another frantic Labour Day finish on the TPC Boston.

Ancer, at No. 92 in the FedEx Cup just hopeful of getting into the top 70 to advance to the playoff event next week outside Philadelphia, was at 13-under 200.

A victory would assure a trip to the Tour Championship and a spot in the Masters.

Ten players were within four shots of the lead, a group that included Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Woods had to settle for a 69 that left him in a tie for 16th, six shots behind. At least he saw plenty of good golf.

DeChambeau has become of his regular practice partners, though they had never been in the same group until Sunday.

DeChambeau opened with two birdies and finished even stronger, with short birdie putts on the 16th and 17th, and then a 5-iron from 237 yards that stopped rolling 2 feet from the hole for an eagle.

Not since Vijay Singh in 2008 has anyone captured the opening two FedEx Cup. DeChambeau led by four shots at Ridgewood last week and never was seriously challenged. This time, the 24-year-old Californian will have to come from one shot behind against a 27-year-old playing in only his 49th PGA Tour event.

Hatton had the lead until his approach on the par-4 12th went off a cart path and into the trees, and a search party of some three dozen fans and volunteers never found it. He did well to escape with a double bogey, and then finished with a birdie for a 69.

Justin Rose (70) and Cameron Smith (67) were another shot behind, followed by Emiliano Grillo (64) and Kyle Stanley (66).

Moeen Ali bowls England to series victory over India SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Moeen Ali started the fourth test as England’s “second spinner.”

By the end of it, he was England’s No. 1 bowler.

Ali’s match figures of 9-134 led England to a 60-run victory in the fourth test as the hosts completed a series victory on Sunday with an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-game contest.

England had set India a second-innings target of 245 after being bowled out for 271 early on Day 4 and appeared in trouble when Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane’s fourth-wicket century stand took India within sight of victory.

However, Ali, who had been left out of England’s test side all season to work on his game in county cricket, dismissed both to turn the game back in England’s favor, before India was eventually all out for 184.

“It’s obviously great to be back,” Ali said. “It’s great to come back and win the game. I just felt it’s not a bad thing to go back to county cricket and really enjoy my cricket again.”

The fourth day in Southampton was typical of

the series as the momentum swung back and forth between the two sides.

Having resumed on 260-8, England added just 11 runs with Curran run out for 46. India’s first-innings 273 had given it a 27-run lead, meaning England set the tourists a challenging but reachable target of 245 with almost two full days left.

It initially looked like the same old story for India’s struggling batting lineup, as England made inroads before lunch.

Stuart Broad bowled Lokesh Rahul for a duck, before James Anderson (2-33) got his first wickets of the match as he trapped Cheteshwar Pujara (5) leg before wicket and had Shikhar Dhawan (17) caught at slip to leave India 22-3 at the Rose Bowl.

However, Kohli (58) and Rahane (51) put the pressure back on England as they patiently batted India into a strong position approaching tea.

Not for the first time in the match, Ali responded, taking the crucial wicket of Kohli just before tea in the first of his four second-innings wickets. Ali had taken 5-63 in the first

ENGLAND players celebrate victory on the fourth day of the 4th cricket test match between England and India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England, yesterday. England and India are playing a 5-test series.

(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) innings and was finally rewarded in the second when Kohli gloved his delivery to Alastair Cook at short leg. He finished with 4-71.

“Today was probably the best I’ve seen (Ali) bowl in an England shirt,” England captain Joe Root said.

“That’s such a testament to the way he has gone about

things and the way he has come back.”

With the partnership broken, England returned with confidence after tea and Ben Stokes (2-34) quickly removed Hardik Pandya for a duck.

Rishabh Pant struck a brisk 18 from 12 balls before being caught on the boundary off Ali, who

then claimed the other key wicket of Rahane, leg before wicket, to all but end India’s hopes. Stokes dismissed Ishant Sharma for a duck and Ali got his ninth wicket of the match as Mohammed Shami (8) launched the ball straight to Anderson at long on.

Fittingly, it was Sam Curran (1-1), whose

first-innings 78 guided England to a competitive total, who took the final wicket.

The 20-year-old all-rounder dismissed Ravichandran Ashwin (25) to end the match. “England worked hard,” Kohli said. “They were relentless with the ball.”

The final test starts at the Oval in London on Friday.

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HAMILTON DENIES FERRARI A HOME WIN AT ITALIAN GP

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MONZA, Italy (AP) — For Ferrari, the wait continues. For Lewis Hamilton, it was a dream of a race as he won the Italian Grand Prix after starting third on the grid to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel following an opening-lap collision with the German driver that effectively ended his chances of victory yester day.

Ferrari was hopeful of ending an eight-year wait for a win at its home track after taking the front two places on the grid at the Italian GP for the first time since 2000 but pole-sitter Raikkonen was overtaken

by Hamilton eight laps from the end and the Mercedes driver held on, much to the disappointment of the passionate Italian tifosi fans. “Today was so difficult. Whilst the negativity is never great, that’s what powered me along. I actually accept it,” Hamilton said after getting roundly booed on the podium.

Hamilton tied Michael Schumacher’s record of five Italian GP victories and extended his overall lead to 30 points over Vettel, who had cut the British driver’s advantage to 17 points following last weekend’s victory in Belgium.

“Disappointed but there was nothing I could do,” said Raikkonen, who struggled with a tire problem in the final few laps.

Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas was third, ahead of Vettel and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who received a five-second penalty.

Hamilton put Vettel under pressure from the start but Vettel pulled clear and was alongside Raikkonen into the first corner.

Hamilton had another go on the outside heading into the second chicane, inching ahead of Vettel when they made contact causing Vettel to spin and lose part of his front wing.

The safety car was deployed and Vettel was forced into the pits for a new wing, coming out 18th.

Both drivers complained on

team radio but an investigation decided that no further action was necessary.

“That was definitely a very, very key moment, getting past him was the immediate goal ... my race is not really with Kimi, it’s with Sebastian. However, I do need to get past Kimi at the same time,” Hamilton said.

“Getting past Sebastian at the beginning was clearly a massive turning point.

That definitely took a lot of pressure off ... I could just focus on Kimi for the whole race. We had a couple of good battles.”

Moments after the safety car came in on lap four, Hamilton swiftly overtook Raikkonen on the straight but gave the lead back almost immediately at the second chicane.

Meanwhile, Vettel was powering through the field and had made it back into the top 10 by lap 15 and was up to fifth nine laps later.

But the German’s hopes of getting onto the podium were diminished when he was forced to make another pit stop and came out 10th.

Raikkonen pitted from the lead at the end of lap 20 and came out fourth, behind Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen.

Hamilton waited until the end of lap 28 to come in for fresh tires, handing the lead to Bottas who was ahead of a charging Raikkonen.

Hamilton emerged third and with his teammate holding up Raikkonen, the British driver was able to close the gap.

When Bottas eventually pitted at the end of lap 36, the fight was on, with Raikkonen holding a one-second advantage over Hamilton.

A few laps later Hamilton struck, coming around the outside of Raikkonen on turn one at the end of the straight to overtake the Finn and never looked back.

Behind them there was a scrap for third place culminating at the first chicane when Verstappen appeared to move into Bottas, forcing the Finnish driver onto an escape road.

Verstappen was furious when he was told he had been given a five-second

MERCEDES driver Lewis Hamilton, right, celebrates yesterday after winning the Formula One Italy Grand Prix at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy.

(AP Photo/Luca Bruno) penalty for his role in the incident on team radio, swearing and adding:

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ASIAN GAMES END AND JAPAN, CHINA TURN EYES TO TOKYO OLYMPICS

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer

BRIANNA MCNEAL, from the United States, second left, crosses the finish line to place first in the women’s 100 metre hurdles event during the Diamond League Memorial Van Damme athletics event at the King Baudouin stadium.

Coleman sets season’s fastest time in 100m BRUSSELS (AP) — Christian Coleman became the fastest sprinter of the season when he won the 100 metres in 9.79 seconds and beat favoured US compatriot Ronnie Baker to win the Diamond League trophy at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday.

Coleman set a personal record despite a slight headwind and easily won because Baker totally missed his start and had to recover to finish in 9.93 seconds. Former world champion Yohan Blake finished third.

Coleman is 22 and with his win at the end of a strong season, he establishes himself as a new star who could shine at the world championships in Doha, Qatar, next year.

In a season without an Olympics or a world championships, the Diamond League stood out. “I got the trophy everyone was shooting for this season,” Coleman said.

Colombian Caterine Ibarguen won the long jump at the Diamond League finals, one day after she took the triple jump title in Zurich to assure herself of a $100,000 cheque for two days of work. She won the long jump with a leap of 6.80 metres, edging Shara Proctor by 10 centimetres. Each win in a Diamond league final is worth $50,000.

CHRISTIAN COLEMAN, right, of the United States, crosses the finish line to win the 100m.

(AP Photos/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) Croatian discus thrower Sandra Perkovic lost her hold on the Diamond League trophy after six years when she was defeated by Yaime Perez on the Cuban’s final throw

SELEMON BAREGA, left, from Ethiopia, wins the 5,000m.

of the year-long competition. The reigning Olympic, world, and European champion seemed ready to coast to her seventh title after she took the early lead at the Van

Damme with 64.31 metres on her first throw, but Perez hit back on her sixth throw with 65.

Also on her final throw, Andressa de Morais of Brazil took second place

with 64.65. Perkovic said she had been suffering from the flu for several days, and complained the IAAF should not award the trophy based on one day’s performance.

NAFISSATOU THIAM, from Belgium takes first place in the women’s high jump.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Now comes the hard part for Japan, which is pledging to win 30 gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Japan is sure to get a “medal bounce” as the Olympic host country. But how big? China got a giant one at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Britain capitalised in 2012 in London.

Even Brazil got a slight boost two years ago in Rio de Janeiro, despite the country being dragged down by a deep recession and a massive corruption scandal.

Japan won 75 gold medals as the Asian Games closed yesterday, second to China’s 132.

This matches Japan’s best gold-medal performance at the Asian Games in 44 years, and just three short of the 78 it won 52 years ago in Bangkok. But this was before the arrival of China as Asia’s power.

Will this translate to Tokyo where China and the United States are sure to be on top?

“This is far better than we expected,” Yasuhiro Yamashita, head of the Japan delegation, said through an interpreter.

“But achieving 75 gold medals at the Asian Games doesn’t mean 30 golds at the Olympics.”

“We cannot be overconfident,” he added. “This is one of our enemies.”

The bar is high for Tokyo.

Japan won only 12 gold medals two years ago, and its high mark is 16 in 2004 in Athens.

“This is not an unrealistic goal,” Yamashita said. “It was established calmly and carefully by analysing each team and athlete.” He said results could change funding for sports and athletes in the two-year run-up to Tokyo.

Swimming earned Japan 19 gold medals — six by butterfly and freestyle swimmer Rikako Ikee — and 52 overall, two ahead of China. This is one of the country’s seven core Olympic sports along with judo, badminton, track and field, gymnastics, table tennis and wrestling.

“Our swimmers, they gave us a flying start,” Yamashita said.

Japan also won medals in all five sports being added to the Tokyo Olympics — baseball, softball, sports climbing, karate, and skateboarding.

It also had surprises, winning both field hockey gold medals — a first in any large event; gold in women’s rugby sevens and silver for men; a rare gold in women’s team badminton. All could offer promise for Tokyo.

China, Japan and South Korea dominated, as always. But several other nations closed ground slowly on the Big Three.

China had 289 overall medals with 132 gold, 92 silver and 65 bronze.

Japan won 205 (75-56-74) and South Korea had 177 (49-58-70).

Japan won gold in team triathlon in the only event yesterday just hours ahead of the closing ceremony.

South Korea took silver.

The Big Three were followed in the gold-medal ranking order by: Indonesia (31), Uzbekistan (21), Iran (20) and Taiwan (17). India and Kazakhstan each had 15 followed by North Korea and Bahrain with 12.

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday announced preliminary plans to bid for the 2032 Olympics. Indonesia finished fourth on the medal table, taking 14 of 31 golds in local martial art pencak silat.

IOC President Thomas Bach welcomed Indonesia’s early interest. He said only India and Germany had expressed interest.