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21 KEITH banged in his own rebound late in the second period, giving goalie Corey Crawford all he would need for the win, and spoiling a fabulous effort by Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop, who turned aside 30 Chicago shots. A workhorse in a se- ries where the scoring stars were largely held in check, Keith was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the playoffs. Kane salted the win with just over 5 minutes left, taking a no-look pass from Brandon Saad to put Chicago up by a pair, and mark- ing the first time in the razor- tight series that either team has held a two-goal lead. "There were a few games that could have gone either way, and we found a way," Keith said in an on-ice interview. Following Cup victories in 2010 and 2013, the win puts this edi- tion of the Blackhawks close to the rarified air of past dynasties, particularly coming in an era of a salary cap and frequent player movement. "That's three Cups in six sea- sons. I'd say you have a dynasty," NHL Commissioner Gary Bett- man told a delirious Chicago crowd moments before present- ing the Cup, which was delayed in arriving at the arena by weath- er and needed a police escort. The celebration was made more special by it being the first since 1938 that the Blackhawks had clinched in Chicago. Following a trend of past se- ries, Chicago finished stronger than it started, going down two games to one against Tampa Bay before storming back with three straight wins. For Tampa Bay, for whom the appearance in the final was its first since winning in 2004, the series was notable for the as- cendancy of young defenseman Victor Hedman, and the strong play of Bishop in coming back from an injury that sidelined him in Game Four. Sport maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2015 TRIATHLON TENNIS HOCKEY HELD under the auspices of the Italian Triathlon Federation, the Mondello Cup Sprint Triathlon, was a draft legal race which con- sisted of a 750m swim, a 20km cycle and a 5km run and held in overall good weather condi- tions. Borg was first out of the water having kept in the front group with the five strongest swim- mers in the competition. A fast transition enabled him to keep his position and have a good lead ahead of the other cyclists. After the second transition Borg was able to keep his gap in the run segment and crossed the finish line first with a one minute lead over the second placed athlete. "I am delighted with my per- formance here in Sicily, which by no means was an easy race. It is always a great learning expe- rience that helps improve one's performance when racing in such a field of athletes" said Borg shortly after the race. Borg's participation in the Mon- dello Cup Sprint Triathlon was made possible through Birkirka- ra St. Joseph Sports Club, Pow- erBar, www.cfragrances.com and MZ Investments. Borg's next international commitment will be at the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon which will field over 7,000 triathletes. Also taking part in the Mon- dello Cup Sprint Triathlon was fellow Birkirkara St. Joseph tria- thlete Steve Chetcuti who placed second in his age group and elev- enth overall. Borg shows consistency to win the Mondello Cup Sprint Triathlon Graham Borg (C) celebrates his victory Racing in a field of over 175 participants Birkirkara St Joseph Triathlete Graham Borg showed his consistent racing form to win the Mondello Cup Sprint Triathlon Nadal crashes out to Dolgopolov at Queen's Blackhawks win Stanley Cup RAFA Nadal's return to form was stopped in its tracks when he lost his opening match at the Aegon Championships to Ukraine's Al- exandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 on Tuesday. The Spaniard arrived in London fresh from winning the Stuttgart grasscourt title last week, but his game misfired at crucial mo- ments against the tricky Dolgo- polov. Fifth seed Nadal, who won the prestigious Queen's Club tour- nament in 2008 but has stayed away in recent years because of issues with the British tax sys- tem, saved a match point in the second set tiebreak and seemed to have taken control in the de- ciding set when he broke early. However, Dolgopolov produced a stunning drop volley to break back for 4-4 and crunched con- secutive winners, one a searing backhand return and the other a threaded forehand down the line, to seal victory when Nadal served to stay alive. Dolgopolov, who now has con- secutive wins against Nadal, plays another Spaniard, Guiller- mo Garcia-Lopez, in the second round. Rafael Nadal of Spain leaves the court following defeat Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane gave Chicago all the offense they needed as the Blackhawks shut out the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 to win their third Stanley Cup in six years