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Prep hockey recap

BOARDMAN — Landen Rust scored three goals Sunday as the Mooney/Ursuline hockey club defeated Nordonia 5-2 at the Ice Zone.

Alex Figuly and Brian Helbley also scored goals while Kris Johnson had two assists. Goalie Richie Macklen stopped 29 of 31 shots.

Dominic Lupica and Thomas Majkrzak scored for the Knights.

NATION

Racing dead heat

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Lady Marlboro and Golden Velvet finished in a dead heat Sunday in the $150,000 Sabin Handicap at Gulfstream Park.

They ran a mile in 1:37.21.

Lady Marlboro, ridden by Javier Castellano, paid $3.80, $3.80 and $2.40, and Golden Velvet, ridden by Eibar Coa, returned $3.40, 3.20 and $2.20. Mini Sermon paid $2.10 to show.

In the $100,000 Hal’s Hope Handicap, Chatain outran Miner’s Lamp by 21⁄2 lengths.

Ridden by Cornelio Velasquez, Chatain ran the mile in 1:36.39 and paid $4.80, $3.40 and $2.80. Miner’s Lamp returned $39.40 and $18.80, and Actin Good paid $7 to show.

Santa Anita cancels

ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita canceled racing Sunday for the second consecutive day because of heavy rainfall on a synthetic track that has had drainage problems since its installation.

About 51⁄2 inches of rain fell at the track over the previous two days and showers were predicted throughout Sunday afternoon. It was just the fourth time in 13 years the track has called off races because of rain.

The new surface, installed at a cost of $11 million, was designed to ensure safety for horses and jockeys.

Dill or No Dill wins

NEW YORK — Dill or No Dill rolled to a 51⁄2-length victory over Carolyn’s Cat on Sunday in the $80,475 Ruthless Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct.

The time was 1:10.91 for 6 furlongs on the fast track.

Trained by Gary Contessa, Dill or No Dill paid $6.20, $3.40 and $3.10 as the 2-1 favorite. Carolyn’s Cat returned $3.20 and $3.40, and Home Crowd paid $4.40 to show.

WORLD

No. 2 Nadal upset

CHENNAI, India — Rafael Nadal, fatigued from a nearly 4-hour match the previous day, was routed by fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny 6-0, 6-1 Sunday in the final of the Chennai Open.

The 19th-ranked Youzhny clinched the fourth title of his career by shocking No. 2 Nadal, who managed to hold his service just once.

The 57-minute contest turned out to be a letdown for Nadal, who needed 3 hours, 54 minutes to overcome fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya in what was the longest three-set match on the ATP Tour in 15 years.

“Maybe I was a bit tired after the long semifinal, but I lost the final because Mikhail played very well,” said Nadal, who hasn’t won a title since July.

The error-prone Nadal saw his hopes of starting the year with a title vanish as the Russian hit winners from the baseline and executed deft drops. Nadal’s only hold came in the second game of the second set.

Liverpool held 1-1

LONDON — Jon Arne Riise deflected a cross into his own net and seven-time FA Cup winner Liverpool was held to a 1-1 soccer tie by League One Luton on Sunday.

Arsenal, a 10-time winner, beat League Championship club Burnley 2-0 behind goals by Eduardo da Silva and Nicklas Bendtner.

Liverpool struggled against a lower division team at Kenilworth Road in a game watched by England’s new coach, Fabio Capello.

England striker Peter Crouch scored a breakaway goal in the 74th minute to give Liverpool the lead. Three minutes later Riise tried to clear a cross from the left wing and the ball struck his shoulder and rebounded in.

Real Madrid wins

MADRID, Spain — Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robinho guided Real Madrid to a 2-0 victory over Zaragoza, and the defending champion remained seven points ahead at the top of the Spanish league.

Van Nistelrooy scored his ninth goal of the season in the 66th minute and Robinho added the second 11 minutes later at the Bernabeu stadium. Winless in eight league games, Zaragoza slipped to 10th.

Matt takes World Cup

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Austrian Mario Matt won the men’s World Cup slalom Sunday and Americans Ted Ligety and Bode Miller failed to finish.

Matt, a slalom specialist, finished with a total time of 1 minute, 48.45 seconds at the Kuonisbaergli course, 0.10 seconds ahead of teammate Benjamin Raich. Felix Neureuther of Germany was third, 0.14 seconds back.

Ligety, who crashed on Saturday, had tied for third in the first run in soft snow conditions. He straddled a gate and went out in the second run.

Biathlon report

OBERHOF, Germany — Magdalena Neuner of Germany won the 12.5-kilometer race by nearly a minute Sunday at a biathlon World Cup.

Neuner missed the target just twice and finished the mass-start race in 40 minutes, 46.1 seconds, ahead of two Russians. Olga Anisimova was 59.2 seconds back and Tatyana Moiseyeva 1:03.7 behind.

The 20-year-old Neuner waved to the 22,000 fans inside the stadium on her final lap.

Vindicator staff/wire reports