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SPORTSThursday 9 March 2017

Netherlands, Israel advance
to 2nd round of WBC

Netherlands’s Jurickson Profar, right, celebrate with Xander Bogaerts after winning against Taiwan Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps testifies on Capitol Hill in
at the first round game of the World Baseball Classic at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, before the House Com-
Wednesday, March 8, 2017. merce Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the
international anti-doping system.
Associated Press
Associated Press

Anti-doping leaders

TOKYO (AP) — Jurickson erlands offense. The New Former major leaguer Bruce explore complete ban
Profar drew a bases-load- York Yankees’ shortstop Chen held Cuba scoreless
ed walk in the bottom of had three RBIs. over the first 2 2-3 innings on corticosteroids
the ninth inning to lift the Israel has been the surprise but a pitching change
Netherlands to a 6-5 win of the tournament so far, gave the Cuban batters LONDON (AP) — The World whether corticosteroids are
over Taiwan on Wednes- beating South Korea 2-1 the spark they needed. Anti-Doping Agency says being abused.
day in the World Base- in its opening game and Yoelkis Cespedes drove in it is exploring a complete The U.K. Anti-Doping Agen-
ball Classic. overpowering Taiwan 15-7 the first run in the fourth off ban on corticosteroids. cy wants corticosteroids to
The Netherlands improved on Tuesday. Luo Xia, and Santos’ clutch Corticosteroids, be outlawed.
to 2-0 in Pool A and ad- In Pool B, Japan improved triple to center field made which are used in anti-in- UKAD chief executive Ni-
vanced to the second to 2-0 with a 4-1 win over it 3-0. Santos then scored flammatory medicines to cole Sapstead says “there
round in Tokyo along with Australia at Tokyo Dome. on Alexander Ayala’s dou- treat a range of conditions, is always the risk that when
Israel, which also has a 2-0 Sho Nakata hit a solo home ble to left. are allowed out of com- a substance isn’t banned”
record. run in the seventh inning Cuba starter Vladimir Ba- petition by athletes and that someone “is trying to
South Korea and Taiwan and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo nos went five innings and permitted in competition gain advantage.”
failed to advance to the added a two-run homer in allowed only one baserun- by obtaining a therapeutic Bradley Wiggins, the 2012
second round, which starts the eighth for the two-time ner on a single from Yang use exemption. Tour de France winner,
on Sunday at Tokyo Dome. champions. Shunyi with one out in the At the Tackling Doping faced questions last year
Designated hitter Didi Gre- In an earlier game, Roel fifth. in Sport conference in Lon- after the Fancy Bears hack-
gorius contributed three Santos hit a two-run triple Cuba improved to 1-1 to don, WADA director gener- ing group showed he had
doubles, including the as Cuba scored four runs keep alive its chances of al Olivier Niggli said the sta- medically approved corti-
game-tying hit in the eighth in the fourth inning in a 6-0 advancing to the second tus quo was an “unsatisfac- costeroid injections to pre-
inning, to power the Neth- win over China. round.q tory situation” and a group vent hay fever.q
of experts will now look into

U.S. women France celebrates and poses with the trophy after they won the Next up for the Americans Abily converted a penalty
SheBelieves Cup after a women’s soccer match against the are a pair of exhibitions kick in the eighth minute
Continued from Page 17 United States, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Washington. France against Russia, on April 6 after Le Sommer got behind
won 3-0. in Frisco, Texas, and three the defense for a through
It had not lost consecutive days later at Houston. pass and was tripped by
games anywhere since Associated Press Camille Abily scored twice goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
defeats against Sweden and Eugenie Le Sommer Le Sommer made it 2-0 one
and Denmark in March also had a goal for France, minute later after racing
2014 at the Algarve Cup in which won the second past Allie Long to run onto
Portugal helped lead the edition of the round-robin Wendie Renard’s long
U.S. Soccer Federation to tournament, one of the pass, cutting into the area
fire coach Tom Sermanni highlights in a year with no and slotting inside the near
a month later and replace World Cup or Olympics. post with a left-footed shot
him with Jill Ellis. Just five of the U.S. starters from 8 yards.
were in the lineup when Abily tapped in Eve
the teams met at the Rio Perisset’s cross from 4 yards
Olympics. in the 63rd.q