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The officer said Islamic State fighters were firing from houses with white flags raised over the roofs, falsely indicating they are civilians to avoid being targeted by Iraqi forces and coalition airstrikes.
“The more we advance the tougher it becomes.
The job of differentiating between fake and real houses with civil- ians inside is becoming more painful to our troops,” he told Reuters by phone. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
An elite Interior Ministry unit contin- ued to push yesterday through the Intisar district, where a US-trained army unit had struggled to advance far after entering the southeast district last month.
Heavy gunfire was audible and attack helicopters fired overhead as hun- dreds of civilians fled their homes, a Reuters cameraman said.
In the north, a separate army unit pressed towards the border of Mosul proper after recapturing several outlying villages in the past two days. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“There is a battle in Argoob area, which is consid- ered the gateway to Hadba,” Lieutenant Colonel Abbas al-Azawi said by phone, referring to a strategic northern neigh- borhood.
Since the offensive began on Oct 17, elite forces have retaken a quarter of Mosul in the biggest ground operation there since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has said the group would be driven out of Iraq by April. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
— Agencies IS bombings in Baghdad kill 29 TOKYO: People hold balloons during the New Year celebrations at Prince Park Tower in the Japanese capital Tokyo yesterday.
— AFP CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand opener Martin Guptill will miss the Twenty20 series against Bangladesh with a hamstring injury and will be replaced by in- form batsman Neil Broom, the country’s cricket board said yesterday. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Guptill will be sidelined for up to four weeks after he sustained the injury while run- ning between the wickets in the third one-day international against Bangladesh at Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday.
Broom was in fine form during the ODI series against Bangladesh, scoring 109 (not out) and 97 runs in his last two innings as the hosts completed a 3-0 series sweep. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“We needed to replace an attacking open- ing batsmen and with Neil’s experience opening in the T20 format and his current form — he was a ready-made replacement,” coach Mike Hesson said in a statement.
“Martin also leads our fielding in white ball cricket and so we’re expecting Neil to be a big contributor in that area as well.” New Zealand will begin their three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh at McLean Park on Tuesday. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
—Reuters S P O R T S SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017 LONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola heaped praise on Juergen Klopp, saying his Liverpool counterpart was the best when it comes to instilling an attacking style of play at a club.
Since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund in 2015, Klopp has transformed Liverpool from Champions League qualification hopefuls to Premier League title contenders, with the Merseyside club second in the table, six points behind leaders Chelsea after 18 games. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
City are a point behind Liverpool and will hope to leapfrog them with a victory in Saturday’s clash at Anfield.
“Maybe he is the best manager in the world creating teams who attack the back four, with this amount of players, this intensity, with the ball without the ball,” former Bayern Munich manager Guardiola told British media.
“I like a lot the way they play because in three or four seconds they are attacking.
It is not easy to do that. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
It is not easy to do that.
I think there is not another team in the world attacking this way with so many players.
“When he speaks about his football being heavy metal, I understand com- pletely, it is so aggressive.
—Reuters Guardiola lauds Klopp’s ‘heavy metal’ football ISLAMABAD: Imtiaz Ahmed, Pakistan’s former Test wicketkeeper-batsman who became a chief selector after his playing career, has died.
He was 88. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
He was 88.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said Ahmed, Pakistan’s oldest living test cricketer, died Saturday in Lahore following a chest infection.
Ahmed played 41 tests from 1952-62, scoring 2,079 runs at an average of 29 and taking 77 catches.
He hit three centuries, including a career-best 209 against New Zealand at Lahore in 1955, three years after touring India with Pakistan’s first official test side.
“This is a sad day for Pakistan cricket,” PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said in a statement. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“Losing another legend after Hanif Mohammad in the same year is a great loss to Pakistan’s cricket.
The entire cricketing fraternity, in this country, is in sorrow over the sad demise of Imtiaz Ahmed.
He was a great gentleman and will be missed.” Ahmed notably took seven catches off the pace bowling of Fazal Mehmood’s bowling to help Pakistan beat England at the Oval in 1954.
He served as chief selector from 1976-78 and was a consultant for the PCB’s women’s cricket activi- ties from 2005-08. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
— AP Pak`istan’s former Test cricketer Imtiaz dead Broom replaces injured Guptill in NZ T20 squad LAS VEGAS: Amanda Nunes, right, throws a punch at Ronda Rousey in the first round of their women’s bantamweight championship mixed mar- tial arts bout at UFC 207, Friday, in Las Vegas.
Nunes won the fight after it was stopped in the first round.
— AP LAS VEGAS: Ronda Rousey’s UFC comeback didn’t even last a minute. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Rousey was stopped 48 seconds into her first fight in 13 months Friday night, losing to bantamweight champi- on Amanda Nunes at UFC 207.
Rousey (12-2) never managed to get her footing against Nunes (14-4), who rocked Rousey with her very first punches.
Rousey showed little defensive acumen as she staggered and stumbled backward with Nunes relentlessly pursuing her and landing 27 punches in the brief bout.
“Forget about Ronda Rousey!” Nunes shouted to the sellout crowd.
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“She’s going to go do movies.
Forget about her.
She has a lot of money already.” Indeed, Rousey’s future in the sport is clearly in question.
The biggest star in the women’s game, who left the arena without giving an interview, is likely consider- ing retirement shortly before her 30th birth- day.
“That’s it for her,” Nunes said. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“That’s it for her,” Nunes said.
“For sure, she’s going to retire.” Referee Herb Dean stopped the bout with Rousey still on her feet, and Rousey briefly protested the stoppage before leaving the cage in her mother’s arms.
Nunes put her finger to her lips and circled the cage after the stoppage, pausing to taunt Rousey’s much-maligned coach, Edmond Tarverdyan.
“Her coach put some crazy things in her head, and her career started going down,” Nunes said. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“I’m the real striker here.” Cody Garbrandt won the men’s ban- tamweight title in the penultimate bout at UFC 207, battering champion Dominick Cruz to earn a surprising decision victory at T- Mobile Arena in the promotion’s traditional end-of-the-year show in its hometown.
But the sellout crowd left shocked when Rousey couldn’t compete in her first fight since losing her belt to Holly Holm 13 months ago in her first career defeat. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Rousey became arguably the world’s most famous female athlete and a combat sports trailblazer while she rocketed atop the UFC, but a year away from the sport apparently did little to heal the holes in her game.
She made a guaranteed $3 million for her comeback bout, while Nunes’ guaranteed payday was just $200,000.
“I knew I was going to beat (Rousey),” Nunes said. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“I knew I was going to beat (Rousey),” Nunes said.
“I’m the best on the planet.” Rousey hadn’t fought since November 2015, when Holly Holm stopped her with a head kick in one of the biggest upsets in MMA his- tory.
Rousey had never lost or been in much trouble while the former Olympic judo medal- ist earned a series of one-sided victories, but Holm’s veteran striking made Rousey look unprepared.
QUICKER Rousey’s return fight was similar, but even quicker. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Nunes claimed the belt at UFC 200 in July with a violent stoppage of Miesha Tate, who had beaten Holm in March.
Nunes made an impressive ascent after losing three fights earlier in her career to opponents beaten easi- ly by Rousey.
Rousey nearly vanished from public view after her first loss, taking time away from the gym and attending to her acting career.
The UFC also was sold during her absence to WME-IMG, the entertainment conglomerate that also represents Rousey’s career. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
But Rousey refused to promote this pay-per-view show, leaving Cruz, Garbrandt and Nunes to do most of the work.
While Rousey’s media blackout will hurt her cut of the pay-per-view revenue, it didn’t affect her guaranteed pay- day, which matched Conor McGregor for the biggest disclosed check in UFC history.
Earlier, Garbrandt (11-0) remained unbeat- en with a virtuoso performance to claim the belt held for the past 11 months by Cruz (22- 2), who ended up with a gaping cut over his left eye. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Garbrandt used precise striking, mul- tiple takedowns and remarkable charisma to win over the judges, who all favored him by scores of 48-46, 48-46 and 48-47.
Cruz hadn’t lost an MMA fight since March 24, 2007, win- ning 13 straight bouts in a career marked by multiple comebacks from major injuries.
The 25-year-old Garbrandt is a native of Uhrichsville, Ohio, who trains in the Sacramento-area gym of veteran fighter Urijah Faber. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Cruz and Garbrandt taunted each other repeatedly during the promotion of their bout, and their genuine dislike trans- lated into a frenzied five-round fight.
Garbrandt lived up to his boundless promise with a resourceful effort against Cruz, who was favored to defend his belt.
DOMINATED “If you don’t lose, you don’t grow,” Cruz said.
“We’re all competitors here, and it’s a game of inches.
He beat me by a couple of inches tonight, and that’s OK. ... | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
There wasn’t one second of this fight I wasn’t trying to win.
I chased him around the cage the whole night.” While Cruz threw 100 more strikes, Garbrandt landed a higher percentage of his shots and did more damage.
Both fighters landed significant strikes in the first two rounds, but Garbrandt turned the fight in his favor early in the third during the exchange that opened the cut on Cruz’s face. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Garbrandt put on a performance in the fourth round, repeatedly knocking down Cruz when he wasn’t dancing away from the champion.
After receiving his belt, Garbrandt wrapped it around the waist of Maddux Maple, a 10- year-old leukemia survivor from northern Ohio who has been his motivational talisman.
Garbrandt’s first title defense could be against T.J. Dillashaw, who dominated John Lineker in a unanimous-decision victory moments earlier at UFC 207, winning 30-26 on all three cards. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Dillashaw (15-3) showed off precise striking and a superior ground game to trounce the Brazilian brawler.
“Come try me!” Garbrandt shouted at Dillashaw afterward.
—AP Brazil’s Nunes pummels Rousey in UFC title fight BAHAMAS: Tiger Woods celebrated his 41st birthday on Friday and long-time friend and fellow professional Notah Begay III predicts he will have more to celebrate in a triumphant return to the PGA Tour in 2017. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Though Woods has competed only once over the past 16 months due to chronic back problems that required multi- ple surgeries, Begay was encouraged by that solitary tournament appearance earli- er this month in the Bahamas.
Woods made his long anticipated return at the Hero World Challenge which he hosts and despite delivering mixed form he ended the week with a tournament-high aggregate of 24 birdies. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“I don’t think anybody in the inner circle, including Tiger, could have been happier,” Begay told Reuters about Woods’ perform- ance in the elite, limited-field event.
“There was a lot of curiosity around what was going to happen, what his swing was going to look like how his mind was going to adjust to the tournament environ- ment because it’s just so different, you can’t recreate that focus in practice. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“For him to go out and make more birdies than anybody else in the field after being on the shelf for 15 months was quite remarkable.
He’s seeing some definite returns on the time that he’s put in with regard to his recovery.” Woods has already committed to play- ing in the PGA Tour’s Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club from Feb. 16-19 and is also expected to tee it up three weeks earli- er in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
PEAKING BY SPRING Begay, a 44-year-old Native American who won four times on the PGA Tour, has forecast that Woods will hit top form by the opening major of the year, the April 6-9 Masters.
“I expect him to win, and I expect him to have at least one win next year based upon what I’ve seen,” said Begay, who played with Woods on the Stanford University golf team.
“It’s just a matter of getting some more tournament rounds. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
I’m not going to say it’s going to happen early in the year but I think you should expect to see Tiger peak during the spring time.” For all the birdies accumulated by Woods over the four rounds of the Hero World Challenge, the roller-coaster nature of his form was illustrated by the fact that he also led the field with six double- bogeys. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Former PGA Tour winner Brandel Chamblee, who like Begay works as a Golf Channel analyst, was impressed by Woods’ wedge game from outside 70 yards but said that his chipping and driving needed fixing.
“There wasn’t anything that took place in the Bahamas that wasn’t fixable,” said Begay.
“I don’t think Tiger was comfort- able with his three-wood but that’s fixable.” Begay said he thought it was too early to tell about Woods’ accuracy off the tee. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“He hit something like 52 drivers in the Bahamas and you’ve got to see at least a few hundred before you start figuring out what the patterns and trends are.” Woods bladed a few bunker shots over greens during the Hero World Challenge but Begay saw no indication of the chip- ping yips that afflicted the former world number one in early 2015. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“The majority of chips that I saw around the green that might cause some problems he executed very well, his bunker game was solid, his little feel shots around the green were good,” said Begay. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“I’m not going to say there was perfect execution across the board but, for the most part, the shots you would want to have and the out- comes you would expect from a world- class player were all right there.” —Reuters Woods gets ‘at least one win’ next year: Begay NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) move to honour two controversial administrators has infuriated the government with the sports ministry cutting off funding and the use of other facilities extended to the body. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
The IOA named its former presidents Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents on Tuesday, a decision that has been heavily criticised after both are facing allegations of corruption.
Kalmadi spent nine months in jail after the allegations, stemming from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
He was released pending an appeal to Delhi High Court and has steadfastedly denied any wrongdoing.
Chautala is also facing unrelated corrup- tion charges in an ongoing court case. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
He has also denied the allegations.
“IOA will cease to enjoy the privileges and prerogatives bestowed on it by the Government as the National Olympic Committee (NOC),” the sports ministry said in a statement.
“All Government assistance, financial or otherwise, to IOA will also be stopped.” Kalmadi has declined the post until his case has been heard, while Chautala, who was initially adamant to stay on in the patron’s role, has hinted at stepping down. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
The IOA sought time until Jan. 15 to reply to a sports ministry notice, citing its presi- dent Narayana Ramachandran was abroad, but the ministry dismissed it as a “ploy” to buy time.
“Although the Government has utmost respect for the Olympic Charter and is com- mitted to protecting the autonomy of sports, it cannot remain a mute spectator to blatant violation of principles of ethic and good governance by IOA...” the ministry said. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Former shooter Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, wel- comed the suspension of the IOA, which is perceived in cricket-mad India as a clumsy organisation relying mostly on government largesse and run by politicians who are opposed to new faces and fresh ideas.
“The @Olympics movement and specially the movement in India can no longer hide behind autonomy.
It’s the age of good gov- ernance and ethics,” tweeted Bindra, who won the 10m air rifle gold in 2008 Beijing Olympics. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
— Reuters India halts funding of NOC for honouring administrators Tiger Woods S P O R T S SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017 MELBOURNE: Coach Darren Lehmann views Ashton Agar as a “genuine all- rounder” putting him in line to be part of Australia’s spin tandem in Tuesday’s final Test against Pakistan in Sydney.
Agar, 23, is on track to play his first Test since his unheralded debut in the 2013 Ashes series in England, where he scored 98 in his first Test at Trent Bridge batting at No.11. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
But the West Australian left-hander is now being assessed as a “genuine” all- rounder, impressing selectors Greg Chappell and Mark Waugh and has a first-class batting average of 26.
Agar was added to a 13-man Australia squad Friday along with fellow spinner Steven O’Keefe with one of them likely to partner Nathan Lyon on a spin-friendly SCG pitch for the “dead” third Test. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Lehmann said after Friday’s innings and 18-run second Test series- clinching win over Pakistan in Melbourne that if Australia went into the final Test with two spinners the team would also need an all-rounder.
Selectors have also included Zimbabwe-born all-rounder Hilton Cartwright in the Sydney squad, but Lehmann highlighted Agar’s all-round qualities.
“He’s made Shield hundreds and batted well for us in that (Ashes) Test match at 11,” Lehmann told reporters. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“He’s certainly got the talent to be a batting all-rounder or a spinning all-rounder, either way.
“We wanted a left-armer to go away from all their right-handers as well to give us options.
He also got 10 wickets in a Sheffield Shield game in Sydney.
“He’s improved, we get feedback from (WA coach) Justin Langer and the guys have been watching him, they’ve been impressed with him,” Lehmann said. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“If you play two spinners you nor- mally need an allrounder, so that’s what we’re looking at.” O’KEEFE FITNESS CHALLENGE Agar says he sees himself as an all- rounder to fit the mould Australia are seeking.
“I guess I’ve been selected in this squad as a spinner, but I think I’m capable with bat and ball,” Agar told reporters yesterday.
On potentially batting at No.7, Agar added: “I think I would be able to if I was given that opportunity. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“You just have to make good deci- sions, and that’s what I’m learning more each time I’m batting in first-class crick- et, is the best players consistently make good decisions.” Lehmann said O’Keefe had to stay fit after the 32-year-old’s recent run of injuries.
O’Keefe injured his hamstring in the first Test against Sri Lanka and was set to replace Lyon in the third day- night Test against South Africa in Adelaide last month before succumbing to a calf injury. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“He wouldn’t want too many more injuries, he’d want to make sure he’s playing cricket,” Lehmann said.
“That’s the greatest thing we have now, we’ve got young players coming through who are fit and well.
“Steven did a really good job for us in Sri Lanka before he got injured, did a good job last year in Sydney as well. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
He knows he’s got to be fit and ready to play each and every game.” Lehmann praised Lyon’s bowling in the second innings of the Melbourne Test where he snared the crucial wickets of Younis Khan, captain Misbah-ul-Haq and in-form No.6 Asad Shafiq to crack the game wide open.
“I thought Nathan Lyon was out- standing, he bowled consistent line and length, which was up and down in the previous few Test matches,” Lehmann said.
“Three or four balls an over have been there, but today (Friday) was a lot better. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“He got through the middle order and so I’m pleased for him.” —AFP Lehmann backs Agar’s all-rounder claims for Test recall NELSON: New Zealand players pose with the ODI series trophy after winning the third one day international cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
— AFP NELSON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson made an unbeaten 95 and deployed his bowlers expertly on a slow pitch to steer the hosts to a comfortable eight-wick- et win over Bangladesh in the third one-day international yesterday, completing a clean sweep of the series.
Williamson shared a record 185-run partner- ship with Neil Broom (97) for the second wicket which guided New Zealand to 239-2, winning with 8.4 overs to spare, in response to Bangladesh’s inadequate total of 236-9. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Their partnership was the highest for the second wicket by New Zealand in one-day internationals against all nations.
Broom was dropped before he had scored at first slip by Imrul Kayes from the bowling of Mustafizur Rahman.
He took full advantage of the reprieve and was approaching back-to-back centuries when he gave Mustafizur belated revenge by edging a ball from the young fast bowler to captain Masrafe Mortaza at gully. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
By that stage, New Zealand was 195-2 and well on the way to victory against a Bangladesh team that was again undone by a middle-order collapse, as it was in the previous game.
The visitors were 102-0 after winning the toss and batting, with Tamim Iqbal (59) and Imrual Kayes (44) sharing a century opening stand.
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But the top order crumbled to 170-6.
Bangladesh’s bowlers applied early pres- sure, dismissing opener Tom Latham for 4 and then seeing Martin Guptill retire hurt with a hamstring strain, leaving the home team effec- tively two wickets down with 16 runs scored.
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Instead, Broom came within three runs of back-to-back centuries following his 109 not out in the sec- ond match; celebrating his recall to the one- day team after a six-year absence.
Williamson had a chance to score his ninth one-day international century but allowed Broom, and then James Neesham (28 from 23 balls) to take the scoring initiative late.
“We improved throughout each match and today was far more the complete performance that we were after,” Williamson said. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“That’s a lot of credit to our boys in the way they were smart on the surface but a lot of credit to Bangladesh.
“Coming over here in conditions they’re not entirely used to they put up a good fight and put us under pressure.” Bangladesh failed to capitalize on a strong start after winning the toss and batting.
The century opening stand seemed to have set up the tourists for a big score but the visi- tors rapidly lost the next six wickets. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Williamson again deployed his bowlers well on a Saxton Oval pitch which was too slow to allow confident shot-making.
He handed the new ball to the 36-year-old off-spinner Jeetan Patel, who was playing his first one-day inter- national since 2009, and gave 28 of the 50 overs to slow bowlers, personally taking 1-24 from eight overs of off-spin.
“There were some good individual perform- ances but as a team we couldn’t go through with it,” Mortaza said. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“After five years coming to play in New Zealand we’re improving lots. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
There are some issues but we have to prove as a team we’re a lot better.” — AP NZ cruises past Bangladesh to complete series sweep SCOREBOARD Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal c Broom b Neesham 59 Imrul Kayes c Broom b Southee 44 Sabbir Rahman c Ronchi b Henry 19 Mahmudullah c Neesham b Southee 3 Shakib Al Hasan run out (Ronchi) 18 Mosaddek Hossain lbw Patel 11 Nurul Hasan c&b Henry 44 Tanveer Haider b Williamson 3 Mashrafe Mortaza c Patel b Santner 14 Taskin Ahmed not out 4 Mustafizur Rahman not out 0 Extras (b1, lb7, w9) 17 Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 236 Fall of wickets: 1-102 (Imrul Kayes), 2-127 (Sabbir Rahman), 3-133 (Mahmudullah), 4-141 (Tamim Iqbal), 5-168 (Shakib Al Hasan), 6-170 (Mosaddek), 7-179 (Tanveer Haider), 8-212 (Mashrafe Mortaza), 9-229 (Nurul Hasan) Bowling: Southee 10-2-45-1 (2w), Patel 10-0-40-1 (1w), Henry 8-0-53-2 (4w), Neesham 4-0-28-1 (1w), Santner 10-0-38-2 (1w), Williamson 8-1-24-1 New Zealand M. Guptill rtd hurt 6 T. Latham lbw Mustafizur Raham 4 K. Williamson not out 95 N. Broom c Mashrafe Mortaza b Mustafizur Rahman97 J. Neesham not out 28 Extras (lb3, w6) 9 Total (2 wickets; 41.2 overs) 239 Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Latham), 1-16 (Guptill rtd hurt), 2- 195 (Broom) Did not bat: Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jeetan Patel. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Bowling: Mashrafe Mortaza 7-0-36-0 (4w), Mustafizur Rahman 9.2-2-32-2 (1w), Taskin Ahmed 7-0-41-0 (1w), Shakib Al Hasan 8-0-55-0, Tanveer Haider 2-0-20-0, Sabbir Rahman 3-0-20-0, Mosaddek Hossain 4-0-26-0, Mahmudullah 1-0-6-0 Result: New Zealand won by eight wickets.
NELSON, New Zealand: Complete scoreboard in the third one-day international between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
NELSON: Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan (R) is run out by a throw from New Zealand’s keeper Luke Ronchi (C) as Jeetan Patel (L) celebrates during the third one day international cricket match match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday.
— AFP CAPE TOWN: Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews spoke about the need for his team to be mentally tough when they meet South Africa in the second Test starting at Newlands tomorrow-but they may need also need some changes in personnel. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
In losing the first Test in Port Elizabeth by 206 runs, Sri Lanka showed weaknesses in both batting and bowling.
While South Africa seem certain to go into the match with an unchanged team, Mathews admit- ted there would be debate in the Sri Lankan camp about the composition of their side.
Kusal Perera’s role as an attacking num- ber three batsman could come in for partic- ular scrutiny.
He was out for seven and six in Port Elizabeth, on both occasions playing ill-judged cut shots. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
With Perera having been compared to Sanath Jayasuriya, on whom he has based his game, Mathews said he would not like to see the young left-hander abandon his attacking instincts.
But Mathews said that slashing at South Africa’s fast bowlers on pitches with pace and bounce “wasn’t the right game plan”.
He said he was not sure whether changes would be made but acknowledged that Upul Tharanga, a more conservative left- hander, was an option. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“He can bat from one to seven.” Whereas in sub-continental conditions Sri Lanka usually base their bowling attack on spin, they opted in Port Elizabeth for three pace bowlers and only one specialist spinner in veteran Rangana Herath.
Although Suranga Lakmal bowled well, tak- ing five wickets in the first innings, the fast bowlers seldom threatened in the second innings, when South Africa made 406 for six declared. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Dusmantha Chameera was disappoint- ing, taking only one wicket in the match and conceding 153 runs at more than five runs an over.
Mathews indicated, however, that Chameera could be given another chance.
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“He is coming back from injury,” said Mathews.
“He has not got his rhythm back but he can do better in the second Test.” Although there has been an extended period of hot, dry weather in Cape Town, the pitch is still likely to offer more pace and bounce than Port Elizabeth, although spinners could play a role later in the match.
An option for Sri Lanka might be to play to their traditional strength by picking two spinners, with off-spinner Dilruwan Perera coming into the side. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Perera would also strengthen what in Port Elizabeth proved to be a lengthy batting “tail”.
Newlands has been a fortress for the South African team, who have won 19 of the 29 Tests played there since 1993, with their only four defeats all having been against Australia.
The New Year Test is traditionally the biggest occasion in South African cricket and the ground is sold out for the first day. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Coming on the back of a series victory in Australia last month and a convincing win in Port Elizabeth, South Africa will be favourites to wrap up the three-match series.
Teams: South Africa (likely): Faf du Plessis (cap- tain), Stephen Cook, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Sri Lanka (from): Angelo Mathews (cap- tain), Dinesh Chandimal (wkt), Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Dhananjaya de Silva, Upul Tharanga, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, Suranga Lakmal, Vikum Sanjaya.
— AFP S Lanka’s captain ponder changes for second Test LONDON: England opener Keaton Jennings is not fussed about the possibility of facing his fellow South Africans in a test series next July, he told The Times yester- day. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
The 24-year-old-son of former South Africa wicketkeeper Ray Jennings-added that should he be selected he is prepared for a lot of attention being focused on him.
Barring a drop in form for his county Durham-who have been relegated to the second tier after being bailed-out by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) — he should be selected after making a cen- tury on his debut in the recent fourth Test against India and a half century in the fifth and final Test. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
His performances were a rare highlight in the series which England lost 4-0 and cast doubt on whether his opening partner Alistair Cook will remain as captain.
“I don’t think it will feel weird playing against South Africa, but I know that the intensity around that will be heightened,” said Jennings, who will probably also face some old team-mates from the Gauteng Province side whom he played for in 2011 and in the same year skippered the South Africa Under-19 side on a tour of England. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“There will be all the chat again about my nationality.
And if I do play I will have to make sure I handle that and be calm, set- tled and focused.” Jennings, who is playing for his ‘home county’ as his mother hails from Sunderland in the north east of England, said he is prepared to drop down the order should his services not be required to open.
“I’d be happy to bat at No 10 and be a fielder,” said Jennings, who will skipper the England second team squad the Lions on their tour of Sri Lanka next month. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“Just to have the opportunity to play Test cricket, whether I’m playing in my preferred role or something slightly out of the norm.
“If the opportunity is there in July to bat at No 3 and that is what (England coach) Trevor Bayliss or Cook want me to do then I will bite their hand off.” Jennings, who qualified for England through the old four year residency rule, admitted he had been taken aback by some of the reaction to his agreeing to rep- resent England and not the Proteas. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“I think social media gives people an opportunity to voice opinions that I don’t really want to read,” he said.
“Social media is great but people voice their opinions in the wrong way sometimes.
There was a back- lash to my background but mostly I have had a lot of support.” Jennings protests that it is not South Africa which he considers his home but Durham.
“South Africa isn’t home any more actually,” said Jennings, who is also study- ing for an accountancy degree. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“My mum and dad said the other day about me ‘going back to the UK’ and I cor- rected them.
‘No.
I am going home, that’s my home,’ I said.
“The northeast of England is where I have bought property and where my local pub is and I have my usual order in the local pub and I know my way around. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
“When I come back to South Africa now, I drive round using GPS because I don’t know my way.” — AFP Jennings prepared to take on former compatriots Keaton Jennings S P O R T S SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017 NHL Results/Standings Western Conference Central Division W L OTL GF GA PTS Chicago 23 11 5 108 94 51 Minnesota 23 8 4 111 72 50 St. Louis 19 13 5 104 110 43 Dallas 16 14 7 96 110 39 Nashville 16 14 6 102 100 38 Winnipeg 17 18 3 101 111 37 Colorado 12 22 1 72 116 25 Pacific Division San Jose 23 12 1 92 77 47 Edmonton 19 12 6 108 98 44 Anaheim 18 12 8 103 106 44 Calgary 19 17 2 101 109 40 Los Angeles17 15 4 89 89 38 Vancouver 16 18 3 91 112 35 Arizona 11 20 5 80 117 27 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Montreal 22 9 5 110 82 49 Ottawa 20 12 4 93 96 44 Boston 19 15 4 92 93 42 Tampa Bay 18 15 4 106 104 40 Toronto 16 12 7 103 99 39 Florida 15 14 8 89 103 38 Detroit 16 16 4 89 102 36 Buffalo 13 14 8 77 98 34 Metropolitan Division Columbus 25 5 4 119 71 54 Pittsburgh 24 8 5 129 104 53 NY Rangers 25 12 1 129 95 51 Washington20 9 5 91 75 45 Philadelphia20 14 4 113 116 44 Carolina 16 12 7 93 95 39 New Jersey 14 15 7 84 108 35 NY Islanders14 15 6 98 111 34 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and are not included in the loss column (L). | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Vancouver 3 Anaheim 2 (OT); San Jose 2 Philadelphia 0; Nashville 4 St. Louis 0; Carolina 3 Chicago 2.
MIAMI GARDENS: Deondre Francois threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Nyquan Murray with 36 seconds remain- ing, and No 10 Florida State beat No.
6 Michigan 33-32 in a wild Orange Bowl on Friday night.
Francois threw for two scores - both to Murray - and ran for another for the Seminoles (10-3). | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
They got 145 yards rushing from Dalvin Cook and recovered after wasting a 12-point lead midway through the fourth.
Chris Evans had a 30-yard touchdown run and Khalid Hill an 8-yard scoring catch in the final minutes for Michigan (10-3), which also got a defensive conversion when Josh Metellus ran a blocked extra point back after the second Francois-Murray TD. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
But Michigan turned the ball over on its final possession, and the Seminoles held on to win a game where the teams combined for 23 points and two lead changes in the final 5:22.
Evans’ scoring run put the Wolverines up 30-27, but Florida State’s Keith Gavin swung momentum back to the Seminoles with a 66-yard kickoff return right up the mid- dle - setting up the drive where his team would take the lead for good. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Michigan played without injured star linebacker Jabrill Peppers, and lost tight end Jake Butt to what appeared to be a knee injury early in the second quarter.
SUN BOWL NO.
16 STANFORD 25, NORTH CAROLINA 23 Bryce Love took over for the absent Christian McCaffrey in the Stanford back- field, running for 119 yards and catching a 49-yard touchdown pass to help the Cardinal beat North Carolina. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Stanford (10-3) held on after North Carolina (8-5) pulled within two with 25 seconds left on Mitch Trubisky’s 2-yard pass to Bug Howard, sacking Trubisky on the 2-point conversion try.
McCaffrey skipped the bowl game to focus on his NFL career.
Stanford took a 25-17 lead on Conrad Ukropina’s 27-yard field goal with 3:23 left.
North Carolina was forced to punt on its next series, but used two timeouts to get the ball back. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
After taking over at their own 3, the Tar Heels drove 97 yards in 10 plays and 1:11.
After competing passes of 44 and 27 yards, Trubisky capped the drive with the 2-yard scoring pass to Howard.
Stanford then sacked Trubisky on the 2-point try, a rush led by Solomon Thomas forcing the quarter- back to retreat before being taken down.
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Thomas was selected the game’s MVP.
Stanford safety Dallas Lloyd intercepted two of Trubisky’s passes, returning the second 19 yards for a touchdown to give Stanford a 22-17 lead early in the fourth quarter.
MUSIC CITY BOWL TENNESSEE 38, NO.
24 NEBRASKA 24 Joshua Dobbs ran for three touch- downs and 118 yards and threw for 291 yards and another score in Tennessee’s victory over Nebraska. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
The Volunteers (9- 4) beat a Big Ten team in a bowl for the third straight year and notched their first win in three tries against the Cornhuskers.
It’s the first time Tennessee has won three straight bowls since 1994- 1996 when Peyton Manning was quar- terback for the Vols.
Tennessee took a 14- 0 lead in the second quarter and out- gained Nebraska 521-318 in total offens.
Nebraska (9-4) ended the season with two straight losses.
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7 in the rankings.
Ryker Fyfe, the fifth-year former walk-on started for injured quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr.
He pulled Nebraska within a touch- down in the fourth quarter.
Fyfe threw two TD passes to Brandon Reilly and ran for a 9-yard TD with 10:02 left in the fourth to pull the Cornhuskers within 31- 24.
Dobbs answered with a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Malone for the final margin. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
LIBERTY BOWL GEORGIA 31, TCU 23 Nick Chubb ran for 142 yards and a touchdown, sending Georgia past TCU for the Bulldogs’ third bowl victory in three years.
Georgia (8-5) sent TCU (6-7) to its third losing year in Gary Patterson’s 16 full seasons as coach.
Rodrigo Blankenship put Georgia ahead for good with 13:27 left on a 30-yard field goal.
Blankenship’s kick was set up by Chubb’s 48-yard burst on the final play of the third period. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Brandon Hatfield was wide right on a 47-yard field goal attempt that would have put TCU ahead with 7:57 remaining.
He earlier missed a 41-yard field goal and an extra point.
Jacob Eason threw touchdown passes to Javon Wims and Sony Michel.
Isaiah McKenzie had four catches for 103 yards, including a 77-yarder that set up a touchdown.
Trenton Thompson recorded three sacks for Georgia and was named the game’s most valuable player. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
TCU’s Kenny Hill threw two touchdown passes to John Diarse and ran for a score.
ARIZONA BOWL AIR FORCE 45, SOUTH ALABAMA 21 Arion Worthman threw for 207 yards to balance out Air Force’s run-heavy offense, Jacobi Owens scored two touchdowns and the Falcons overcame a sluggish start to beat South Alabama.
Air Force (10-3) struggled to get its triple-option going, falling into an 18- point first-half hole. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Once the Falcons got rolling, they couldn’t be stopped, scoring 42 straight points to turn it into a rout.
Worthman was the trigger, jump- starting Air Force’s option while com- pleting 7 of 10 passes, including a 75- yard touchdown to Jalen Robinette to open the second half.
He also had 71 yards on 21 carries.
South Alabama (6-7) appeared to be headed toward its first bowl win after jumping on the Falcons early, starting with Dallas Davis’ 75-yard touchdown pass to Josh Magee on the game’s first play. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
The Jaguars couldn’t sustain their early offensive success or stop the Falcons to lose a bowl game for the second time in three seasons.
Davis threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, but also had an interception and lost a fumble.
Magee had five catches for 154 yards. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Magee had five catches for 154 yards.
—AP No 10 FSU wins wild Orange Bowl over No 6 Michigan, 33-32 BOSTON: Isaiah Thomas scored 29 of his career-high 52 points in the fourth quarter, setting a club record for points in a period and leading Boston to a 117-114 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
Thomas hit six 3- pointers and converted a three-point play in the fourth quarter and broke the franchise record of 24 points in a quarter set by Larry Bird in 1983 and matched by Todd Day in 1995. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Thomas also topped his career high of 44 points he scored on Dec. 20 at Memphis.
He entered the fourth period with 23 points and scored the first 11 of the quarter for Boston.
Thomas left between the foul shots and received a standing ovation from Boston fans, who chanted “M-V-P!” throughout his run in the fourth quarter.
He was 9 for 13 from the field in the fourth period and made all 13 of his free throws in the game. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Thomas was 15 of 26 from the field, 9 of 13 from 3-point range and made all 13 of his free throws.
James Johnson scored 22 points for Miami.
The Heat have lost four straight and seven of eight.
ROCKETS 140, CLIPPERS 116 James Harden had a triple-double with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and Houston routed Los Angeles.
Clippers guard Austin Rivers and father/coach Doc Rivers were both ejected in the second quarter as Los Angeles dropped its fifth straight. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
It’s the seventh triple-double this season for Harden and his third straight 30-point game.
Montrezl Harrell added a career-high 29 points to help Houston win its third in a row.
Raymond Felton had a season-high 26 points to lead the Clippers.
WARRIORS 108, MAVERICKS 99 Kevin Durant had his first triple-double for Golden State with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and first in more than a year, leading the Warriors past Dallas. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Durant’s eighth career triple-double was his first since Dec. 10, 2015, against Atlanta.
Klay Thompson scored 17 of his 29 points in the third quarter and fin- ished with five 3-pointers.
Harrison Barnes, who spent the past four seasons in a key role with Golden State, scored 25 points for Dallas against his old team.
SPURS 110, TRAIL BLAZERS 94 Danny Green and Tony Parker each had 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame another listless first half to beat Portland. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
LaMarcus Aldridge was held to eight points on 2-for-3 shooting, but Jonathon Simmons added 19 points for the Spurs.
San Antonio has won four straight and 13 of 15.
C.J.
McCollum led Portland with 29 points.
76ERS 124, NUGGETS 122 Ersan Ilyasova had a career-high 23 points and 13 rebounds and Philadelphia survived a flurry in the final seconds to beat Denver.
Joel Embiid returned after sitting Thursday in Utah to score 23 points and hit key free throws down the stretch. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
The Sixers ended their four- game trip with just their third win away from home.
Nikola Jokic had a game-high 25 points for the Nuggets.
The Nuggets had a chance to tie it during a frantic ending.
After Embiid hit two free throws to put the Sixers up four, Jokic was fouled on a 3-point attempt.
Jokic made the first two free throws and intentionally missed the third.
Denver’s Gary Harris grabbed the rebound but missed a short bank shot, and Kenneth Faried’s tip-in try was off as time expired. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
PELICANS 104, KNICKS 92 Anthony Davis had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and New Orleans beat New York for its fourth straight victory.
Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 13 rebounds, but couldn’t prevent the Knicks from dropping their third straight.
Pelicans reserve guard Tyreke Evans scored 16 points, his best output in seven games since returning from right knee sur- gery last season.
Jrue Holiday had 12 points and 11 assists. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Jrue Holiday had 12 points and 11 assists.
TIMBERWOLVES 116, BUCKS 99 Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points and Karl- Anthony Towns had 18 points and 16 rebounds to help Minnesota beat Milwaukee.
Zach LaVine added 24 points and Shabazz Muhammad had 22 points in 18 minutes off the bench for the Wolves.
They shot 55.8 per- cent from the field and hit 13 of 25 3-pointers. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
LaVine hit 6 of 9 from deep and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Bucks, and Jabari Parker scored 20 points.
They played the first of at least two games without starting point guard Matthew Dellavedova because of a strained hamstring.
WIZARDS 119, NETS 95 Trey Burke scored a season-high 27 points, John Wall had another double-double and Washington beat Brooklyn to win its third straight game and reach .500 for the first time this season. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
With fellow guard Bradley Beal out with a sprained ankle, Wall took over with 19 points and 14 assists for his eighth double- double in nine games.
Burke was 10 of 12 from the floor, making his first seven shots and scoring 20 points in the first half.
Trevor Booker had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Nets.
PACERS 111, BULLS 101 Paul George scored 11 of his 32 points in the final 4 1/2 minutes to help Indiana beat Chicago to snap four-game losing streak. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
George broke a 97-97 tie by making a jumper with 4:07 left, then made three free throws on Indiana’s next possession and a layup with 2:52 left for a 102-99 lead.
The Pacers sealed the win with a 9-2 spurt.
Jimmy Butler scored 25 points, and Dwyane Wade had 20 for the Bulls.
HAWKS 105, PISTONS 98 Paul Millsap scored 26 points and Kyle Korver had a season-high 22 to lead Atlanta past Detroit.
Dwight Howard added 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Hawks. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |
Jon Leuer led the Pistons with a career-high 22 points.
— AP Thomas scores 52 for Celtics in 117-114 win over Miami BOSTON: Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson (0) steals the ball from Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, in Boston. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721904392576.pdf | https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2017/jan/01/kt.pdf | Cape Verde |