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SPORTS Tuesday 7 May 2019

Marathon world record holder Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge and
Britain's richest person Jim Ratcliffe walk for photographers
at the Iffley Road Track, in Oxford, England, Tuesday, April
30, 2019, where British athlete Roger Bannister, in 1954 ran to
become the first person ever to break the four minute mile
barrier.
Associated Press
KIPCHOGE
Continued from Page 17 A shot by St. Louis Blues' Jaden Schwartz scores as Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop lies on the
The 34-year-old Olympic champion has gained the trust ice after being injured during the third period in Game 6 of an NHL second-round hockey playoff
series, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Dallas.
of Jim Ratcliffe, who founded chemicals group INEOS Associated Press
and is estimated by London-based Sunday Times Rich
List to be worth 21 billion pounds ($28 billion). Blues force Game 7 with 4-1 win
Ratcliffe spent the London Marathon earlier this month
in the pace car watching Kipchoge win the event for
a record fourth time. over Stars, stunned Bishop
London is where Ratcliffe hopes the Kenyan runner will
in September or October be lowering his world record
marathon time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 39 seconds — set By STEPHEN HAWKINS slap shot past him. ago. That series finale was
in Berlin in September — to under two hours. DALLAS (AP) — Colton Pa- "When you're right there in played in Dallas, where the
Kipchoge made an attempt at the Monza motor rac- rayko was shooting to score the slot, and you're going Blues scored three times in
ing circuit in Italy in May 2017, falling 26 seconds short for the St. Louis Blues, and to try to shoot to score," Pa- the first period and went on
across 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) around an oval track delivered a stunning blow rayko said. "Obviously I just to a 6-1 win.
in a time not sanctioned by the IAAF, because of vari- to the Dallas Stars even try to get it around that first St. Louis rookie goalie Jor-
ables such as pacers entering mid-race and drinks be- without getting the puck in guy and find a corner. ... dan Binnington stopped 22
ing given to runners via mopeds. the net. I'm never out there to hurt shots, allowing only a pow-
This time a parklands circuit could be favored over Parayko's hard shot from anybody." er-play goal by Tyler Seguin
a road circuit because Ratcliffe anticipates needing the slot hit Ben Bishop's Stars coach Jim Montgom- in the first period.
dates in London on three consecutive weekends be- left shoulder, knocking the ery said Bishop was fine, Bishop, who came into the
ing set aside to ensure the conditions are optimal for goalie onto his back and pointing out that he had game with a .936 save per-
Kipchoge. deflecting the puck to stayed in the game before centage in the playoffs,
"If we have it in London it would need to be an iconic deep in the circle. Alexan- Anton Khodobin got his first allowed four goals on 20
location that fulfils the performance criteria that's flat der Steen took a shot from action of the postseason. shots. Khodobin had five
and has a good surface," Ratcliffe said after posing there that was redirected While St. Louis maintained saves in the final 12 min-
with Kipchoge in front of a clock that read "1:59.00." by Jaden Schwartz over possession of the puck utes.
According to Ratciffle's vision, the ideal situation for the still laid-out goalie in a while Bishop was down, The two quick goals by St.
the attempt would involve a circuit of 2 to 3 kilometers, 4-1 victory to force Game 7 Stars defenseman John Louis came right after Dal-
and a crowd. in the second-round West- Klingberg thought there las couldn't score with Bin-
"It's one of those great challenges in the sporting world ern Conference semifinal should have been a whistle nington sprawled on the
to try and break two hours," for the marathon, Ratcliffe series. to stop play. ice. Perron put the Blues
told the AP. "If he does succeed it'll be very inspiration- "That's a hard shot. A really "We can't change any- ahead to stay at 2-1 with
al for people. He's the finest marathon runner the world hard shot. Shoot the puck, thing right now," Klingberg an interesting goal in what
has ever produced and I think he's still getting better." right? It's a great play by said. "We didn't play good was otherwise a somewhat
This is the latest foray into sports for Ratcliffe, who has (Steen) to put it right back enough to win. It's not like pedestrian second period.
taken over the Team Sky cycling outfit and renamed it on the net," Blues cap- we're focusing on that right Oskar Sundqvist skated
after INEOS. tain Alex Pietrangelo said. now." deep into the right circle
"We worked for 25-30 years in business and it's quite "Great job Schwartzy. He's Blues coach Craig Berube and passed back across
successful," Ratcliffe said. "We can afford to do this been around that all series said officials "don't blow the front of net. Perron, with
and why shouldn't we really? We're putting a modest long and keeps getting re- the whistle when you have Klingberg between him
amount in our terms into sport. I think they are good warded." possession. ... His mask was and Bishop, reached his
endeavors. We enjoy it and we can." Schwartz's eighth goal of still on, so that's the reason." stick around the defender
There is also a risk. Ratcliffe said he has conducted due the playoffs with 12:23 left Pietrangelo scored only to poke the puck in for his
diligence into the athletes he is now funding in cycling made it 3-1, and was the 63 seconds into the game third goal of the playoffs.
and athletics — two sports that have grappled with first of two goals by the and David Perron also had "I'm ready to turn the page
doping issues. Blues in a 33-second span. a goal for the Blues, who and move on to the next
"We probe quite deeply into that," Ratcliffe said. "I have Bishop was tended to by a will be on home ice for the game. It was an exciting
no interest in cheating." trainer and initially stayed deciding game Tuesday challenge for us," Perron
Neither does Kipchoge. in the game, but a switch night. The Central Division said. "None of the guys
"This is the time to prove to the whole world that you was made soon after when rivals also went to a Game came in here with their
can run in a positive way," Kipchoge said, "and in a Sammy Blais, playing his first 7 when they met in the head between their legs.
clean way and actually make history."q postseason game, got a second round three years q