■ FORMULA ONE
Canadians deny debt claim
The Grand Prix du Canada denied a claim by F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone that his organization is owed a considerable amount of money for the past three years by the company that runs the Formula One race in Montreal. It was announced last week that the Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from next year’s calendar. At the time, Ecclestone said it was due to a contractual problem. Later he was quoted in an interview with Auto, Motor und Sport: “We tried our best, but they have not kept up their obligations for the past three years. Until this point, they have paid only 50 percent of the money they owe us. I wouldn’t say that Canada has no chance to return [after next year], but first they have to pay.”
■ FOOTBALL
Brady confirms operations
Injured New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady confirmed for the first time this weekend that he had not one, but two operations on his injured left knee. In a posting dated on Saturday, Brady thanked fans for supporting him “during the challenging times” and confirmed that he had surgery on Oct. 6 and again last Wednesday. “The [first] surgery went well and my doctor described my knee as ‘rock solid,”’ Brady wrote on tombrady.com. “Unfortunately, in the week following the surgery, I developed an infection ... We were proactive with the infection and the doctors went in for a second procedure this past Wednesday to clean and to test the wound.”
■ MOTOR RACING
Police review video crash
Police were reviewing video footage yesterday of a weekend sprint car crash that killed a 28-year-old driver at a western Sydney track. Scott Darley was driving one of the front cars in a 21-lap qualifying race on Saturday when his sprint car veered off the track and became airborne before landing on its side and crashing into a concrete wall. Darley, from western Sydney, was trapped in the car and freed by firefighters, but died at the scene. All other racing was suspended for the night. Among the 2,000 spectators were Darley’s fiancee and father. Race officials said they were investigating the possibility that the throttle on Darley’s car may have become stuck in the open position, leaving him no control of the speed of the vehicle as it entered a turn.
■ MARATHON
Kenyans triumph in Denver
Jynocel Basweti won the Denver Marathon on Sunday as Kenyans took the top three finishes. Basweti posted a winning time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 13 seconds. Richard Kimeli was second in 2:23:54, followed by defending champion Jonathan Ndambuki in 2:24:53. Romania’s Nuta Olaru won the women’s race in 2:42:18. Judy Kiplimo from Kenya came in second at 2:45:11 and America’s Patty Rogers was third in 2:54:27.
■ BASEBALL
Yankee apologizes for arrest
New York Yankees righthander Joba Chamberlain apologized on Sunday in the wake of drunken driving arrest. “I want to apologize to the New York Yankees and the fans for an error in judgment and for putting myself in a difficult situation,” Chamberlain said in a statement released by his agent, Randy Hendricks. State patrol pulled Chamberlain’s car over for speeding south of Lincoln, Nebraska, in the early morning hours on Saturday. The officer saw an open container of alcohol on the passenger seat of the BMW and said he detected an odor of alcohol. Chamberlain was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, having an open container of alcohol in the car and speeding.
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