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Aug. 3–9, 2012 • Caribbean Life • Brooklyn/Staten Island • Page 46Gayle shinesContinued from page 45Hasim Amla (871 points)and AB De Villiers (851),Indian Virat Kholi andSri Lanka Sangakkaran(757).In the Test rankings,West Indies left-handedmiddle order batsmanShivnarine Chanderpaulhas moved off the top ofthe ICC ‘s Test rankings.He has been replacedby Sri Lankan KumarSangakkara. He creptahead of Chanderpaulto move to 892 ratingpoints. Chanderpaul is36 points adrift in second,with South AfricanAB De Villiers in third on821 points.Sangakkara struck asuperb 192 in the recentlydrawn Test againstPakistan in Colombo toearn 42 points.Chris Gayle.AP Photo/Lynne SladkyTottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes (1) makes a save as Jan Vertonghen (5) trips New York RedBulls’ Tim Cahill (17) in the goal box resulting in a penalty kick awarded to Red Bulls’ Kenny Cooper (33) for agoal in the first half.AP Photo/Rich SchultzLackluster game at Red Bull ArenaContinued from page 45Cooper’s penalty in theeighth minute for the RedBulls and Gareth Bale’s headerin the 59th minute from aGylfi Sigurdsson corner kickto tie the game for Tottenham.Sigurdsson’s winnerin the 64th minute caused astir among the 21, 701 fanswhen he dribbled toward thepenalty box and unleasheda shot from eighteen yardsthat shook the inside rightcorner of the net. Neitherteam developed any passingrhythm; hardly any combinationplay was evident; andthe game, especially after aslew of second half substitutionson both sides, was notaesthetically pleasing.If there was an outstandingperformer in the game,it would have to be NewYork Red Bulls goal keeperBill Gaudette, who pulledoff two outstanding saves,one in each half. In the 20thminute, Gaudette leaped tonudge Bale’s free kick justover the crossbar to bringthe crowd to its feet; herepeated the save midway inthe second half when AaronLennon let loose a blisteringshot from close range thatthe goal keeper parried out ofbounds to save the Red Bullsfurther embarrassment. Thefans saw the Red Bulls’ latestsignee Tim Cahill in action.The night wasn’t totallylost; New Red Bulls seasonticket holders got a chanceto play 12th man as fans’names were woven into thefabric of the jersey to createthe numbers on the jerseysworn by Red Bulls players; fortheir cooperation, the 600 orso subscribers got a chanceto win an autographed jerseyworn by one of the players.The promotion was but oneof several put on at the gameby the hosts. The Red Bullsplay at Houston Dynamo onFriday night, 8:00 p.m.OLYMPICSCONCACAF teams aredoing well at the LondonOlympics. The USA women’steam won its groupwith a 3-0 record in groupgames to capture first inthe group; the Americansdefeated France (4-2),Colombia (3-0) and NorthKorea (1-0) and was scheduledto play New Zealandlast Thursday in a quarterfinalgame. Canada’s women’steam also advanced tothe quarterfinals.Honduras and Mexicomen’s teams advanced tothe quarterfinals. Hondurasknocked off Spain, 1-0, andeliminated it from the tournamentin an upset; threeMLS players helped Hondurasprevail. Scorer Jerry Bengston,who scored his thirdgoal of the Olympics, playsfor the New England Revolution,and Kansas City’s RogerEspinoza and D.C. United’sAndy Najar combined for theassist.MLSThe New York RedBulls (11-6-5), still leadingthe Eastern Conference,lost 3-1 at Montrealon Saturday. The teamalso announced that ithas signed 25-year-olddefender Babajide Ogunbiyifrom Danish First Divisionclub Viborg FF, wherehe played since 2010; thedefender was a Red Bulls2009 MLS SuperDraft inthe second round. Theteam also announced thatit acquired a 2013 internationalspot and a 2013 conditionaldraft pick fromthe San Jose Earthquakesfor midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy.In other MLS results lastweekend, Real Salt Lakebeat Vancouver Whitecaps,2-1; Houston Dynamodumped Toronto FC, 2-0;Los Angeles Galaxy toppedFC Dallas, 1-0; ColumbusCrew got past SportingKansas City, 1-2; SeattleSounders over Colorado,2-1; San Jose Earthquakesand Chivas USA played to a1-1 draw; and Philadelphiabeat New England, 2-1.Academy seeks youngstersContinued from page 45the court.Some 200 kids came forthe tryouts and the staffwas very much impressedwith their play at Sportime-RandallsIsland. Theimportant thing is to raisemoney for the academyand try to develop theyoungsters into the ‘starsof tomorrow.’“Youngsters who comehere love tennis and lovewhat they are doing,” saidJaime Moore, who hasbeen working at the academyfor two years. “Wetake special interests withthe kids. I was interestedin working here at theAcademy, applied for a job,and got it.”A tennis player himself,Moore attended HamptonUniversity and then playedon a circuit.It was with the latterthat he really picked uphis game.“That’s what I reallywanted to do,” he said,before the last homematch of the season. “Onegets maturity and educationand gets to travelwhile on the circuit. Andone gets to learn aboutthe cultures of people andabout himself, as well.”Moore doubles as acoach and communityoutreach director at theJohn McEnroe TennisAcademy, named after aninternational outstandingtennis player, top rankingsingles player at one time,and winner of so manytitles, including the USOpen, and now is a televisioncommentator. Mooreis assistant director oftournaments conducted atSportime.“My goal in tennis isto teach all kids, continuewhat I am doing,” said theresident of Manhattan.“It is awesome to workunder Hall of Famer JohnMcEnroe,” Moore added. “Ilove it here.”Moore said that about80 kids work at Sportimeon a given night whenthe venue hosts the WorldTeam Tennis matches.“We want to get as manykids involved on the court(as possible),” said McEnroe,who is trying to put inas much time as possiblewith the Academy.“The program is a greatopportunity as it is possibleto stay connectedwith the sport,” said AndreAgassi, who played forthe Boston Lobsters in theWTT. Agassi faced McEnroein one World TeamTennis League match andfour times on the tour.