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Aug. 24-30, 2012 • Caribbean Life • Queens/Bronx/Manhattan/Westchester • Page 48U.S. OpenContinued from page 47music and attractions takingplace throughout the groundsof the USTA Billie Jean KingNational Tennis Center. InsideArthur Ashe Stadium from1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., the livetennis and music show willfeature fun exhibition matchesand skills competitionswith Novak Djokovic, JohnIsner, Kim Clijsters, MardyFish and other top playersand celebrities with musicalperformances by The Wanted,Carly Rae Jepsen, Owl City,Cymphonique Miller, MaxSchneider and other talent tobe announced.Stadium show tickets are onsale now through Ticketmaster(1-866-OPEN-TIX), usopen.org and at the USTA Billie JeanKing National Tennis Centerbox office. American Expressis the official card of ArthurAshe Kids’ Day. Arthur AsheKids’ Day will be broadcastnationally by CBS on Sunday,Aug. 26, from 12 noon – 1:30p.m (ET). Kids 12-and-underwith stadium show ticketswill receive a free Arthur AsheKids’ Day hat from the USTAand Hess on a first-come, firstservedbasis.“We are thrilled to kick offthe 2012 U.S. Open with the17th annual Arthur Ashe Kids’Day presented by Hess featuringthe most popular namesin sports and entertainmenttoday,” said Gordon Smith,USTA executive director andchief operating officer. “Theevent holds a long-standinghistory of providing a day offun-filled family activities asattendees celebrate the life ofArthur Ashe and his missionto empower children of allages through tennis.”West Indies batsman Chris GayleOne of the many youths enjoying free tennis games at the USTA BillieJean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Photo courtesy of USTAAP Photo/Lynne SladkyChris GayleContinued from page 47During his time away from internationalcricket, he increased his Twenty20stocks significantly with successful stintsin Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and the cashrichIndian Premier Leagues.Gayle is one of the four West Indiesplayers already confirmed for the Dec. 7to Jan. 19 showpiece.Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine willdebut for the Sydney Sixers, batsmanKieron Pollard will play for the AdelaideStrikers, while fast bowler Kemar Roachhas signed for Brisbane Heat.U.S. defeats MexicoThe Caribbean Cup is intoits semifinal stage after quarterfinalresults were completedlast Sunday at Jefferson HighSchool Field on Shepherd andFlatlands avenues in Flatlands,Brooklyn. Last Sunday, NigelCodrington scored in the 60thminute to give Guyana a 1-0victory over St. Vincent andthe Grenadines in one of twoquarterfinal games; in the otherquarterfinal, defending championJamaica beat Panama.In the previous quarterfinalmatch ups the week before, St.Lucia won by forfeit over Antiguaand Barbuda, and GrenadaContinued from page 47to Mexico in his two matchesagainst the Tri-colors, since takingover from Bob Bradley lastsummer. The U.S. tied Mexico inKlinsmann’s only other encounter,but this time, two substitutescombined to get the win:defender Michael Orozco Fiscal,of Mexican descent, scored in the80th minute off an assist fromforward Terrence Boyd during agoalmouth scramble.The victory does much forthe Americans’ psyche, especiallyconsidering the way it wasachieved. The untried U.S. team- with only four regular startersin goalkeeper Tim Howard,Maurice Edu, Landon Donovanand Jermaine Jones – were outplayedin midfield but preservedthe shutout. The victory couldsignal the start of a new generationof players with fearlessintent when playing south of theborder.There are those who won’tgive much credence to the U.S.win because the game was afriendly, but they underestimatethe psychological significance atstake. The U.S. considers Mexicoits staunchest opponent in theregion and the only team thatprevents it carrying the label of‘best in CONCACAF’ a longstandingU.S. ambition and one thatis expected to be realized withKlinsmann at the helm. Beingthe best in CONCACAF is part ofthe campaign to take the ‘U.S. tothe next level’ or, in other words,beyond CONCACAF and be considereda serious contender towin the World Cup.The rivalry makes these teamsbetter; beyond the U.S. and Mexico,the rivalry also strengthensthe Confederation as the othernational teams such as Honduras,Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama,Guatemala and others in theregion constantly try to close thegap between them and the CON-CACAF big two.In Mexico City on the historicnight, Howard got his 28thinternational shutout and confirmedhis status as one of thebest, if not the best, goalkeeperin the world; he exhibited tremendousleadership. “It took alot of grit and determination,”Howard said. “We went outthere and played our hearts outtonight. It’s not lost on any ofus that we made history. We’rejust so proud of those guys. Weworked hard. We played welland we had to weather theirstorm most of the game and wedid that.”Midfielder Edu played at centraldefense with young GeoffCameron, and in helping to preservethe shutout, showed hisversatility; Jones and Donovanwere steady as usual and FabianJohnson, moved from his customaryleft defensive position tothe right, was also model in versatility.“We were well aware that we’venever won here at Azteca andthis is an amazing experience forall the players,” Klinsmann said.“We told them before the game,‘This moment is for you, go andgrab it.’ We are aware that is wasa lot of work. Tim Howard keptus in the game I don’t know howmany times. It was an absolutelyfantastic performance by Tim.Also, the back line was holdingtheir strength for the whole 90minutes. It was a fantastic teamperformance. We know we stillhave to improve in many elements.We have to keep the balllonger, we have to create morechances and we have to do a lotof work still, but I think this givesus a lot of confidence.”Carib Cup heads into semifinalspummeled Trinidad and Tobago,6-0. On Sunday, Aug. 26, startingat 3:00 p.m., St. Lucia playsJamaica in the first semifinalwhile Grenada takes on Guyanain the other. The championshipgame is set for Sunday, Sept. 2.In the Bronx New York InternationalSoccer League, whichplays its games at EvanderChilds High School Field nearGun Hill Road and EastchesterAvenue in the Bronx, the semifinalfield is set to kick off onSunday, Aug. 26. Arantes takeson Upsetters at 5:00 p.m. andundefeated Havoc plays Kandiaimmediately after.
South Africa tops ICC Test StandingsSome useful all rounderperformances from theSouth African players propelledtheir team to the topof the ICC test standings.South Africa went passedEngland after they won thethird test match at Lordsby 51 runs. South Africaninform batsman HamishAmla scored a century in thefinal Test at Lords bringinghis total amount of test centuriesto 15 from 61 tests atan average of 49-61. OpenerRobin Peterson scored a centurythe second test, JacquesKallis scored a century inthe first test. Abde Villierscame on with some usefulscores as well.Eyes on CricketBy George H. WhyteSPECIALISTBOWLERS DID THEJOBSouth Africa has five specialistbowlers that can toppleand carry the challengeto many top batsmen in theworld. Morne Morkel, VernonPhilander, Dale Steyn,Jack Kallis and spinnerImran Jahir took the challengeto the English batsmenand won. These bowlerscapitalize on the conditionsand South Africa’s CaptainCraeme Smith never overused any of his bowlers. Heused them appropriately.Vernon Philander, the pacer,got the ball to move aroundfrequently along with someswing causing him to pickup five wickets for 30 runsfrom 14.5 overs. South Africastood to their task andtheir specialist bowlers didthe job. South Africa wonthe Three-Test series 2-0.Winning the Basil Doli Veiratrophy.INTERNATIONALCRICKET COUNCILTEST STANDINGSSouth Africa: 120; England:117; Australia: 116;Pakistan: 109; India: 104;Sri Lanka: 98; West Indies:90: New Zealand: 80; Bangladesh:0.INTERNATIONALCRICKET COUNCILONE-DAYINTERNATIONALSTANDINGSEngland: 121; South Africa:121; India: 120; Australia:112; Sri Lanka: 108;Pakistan:105; West Indies: 94;New Zealand: 74; Bangladesh:71; Zimbabwe: 50;Ireland: 35.ICC TWENTY20IN SRI LANKAWILL BE VERYCOMPETITIVEThe six top teams in Twenty20cricket are England infirst place, South Africa - second,Sri Lanka - third, Bangladesh- fourth, Pakistan -fifth and Australia - sixth.South Africa’s Jacques Kallis hits a ball from England’sGraeme Swann during the third day of the third Testmatch at Lord’s cricket ground, London, Saturday,Aug. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) Tom HeveziWest Indies is at numbernine. Bangladesh, India andSri Lanka will be the teamsdesperate to move up the ladder.Sri Lanka will be playingat home under their customaryconditions. Bangladeshand India understand thoseconditions fully too. Indiawill be making every effortto move from the numbereight position. West Indieshave the batting but theirbowling may be in for someheavy battering. Captaincywill play a significant partin the series. How well SunilNarine, Kemar Roach, JinoBest and Dwayne Bravo bowlmay determine if the WestIndies win or lose. Their battingis destructive but theirbowlers will have to limit theruns scored. Andre Russellshould bat up in the order.He has proven repeatedlythat he has a huge appetitefor runs. He deserves toclimb the ladder and takecare of business. This competitionwill be rigorous andthe team that can containthe swash buckling of runswill win the competition.South African and Indianbowlers are good at containingruns. A fierce competitionis ahead.ICC TWENTY20STANDINGSEngland: 130; SouthAfrica: 122; Sri Lanka: 115;Bangladesh: 111; Pakistan:108; Australia: 107; NewZealand: 105; India: 103;West Indies: 103.Page 49 • Caribbean Life • Queens/Bronx/Manhattan/Westchester • Aug. 24-30, 2012
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