SPORT Spain's Sainz One Stage Away from Becoming Triple Dakar Champion
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FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 2020 SPORTSPORT 17 CRICKET We paid dearly for our mistake yesterday. Second One Day Third Test, Day 2: Now we'll battle Stephane for second place: International: South Africa vs Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah ahead of Dakar India vs Australia England in Port ACTION Rally's final stage TODAY’S in Rajkot Elizabeth Judge orders Spain's Sainz one stage away from Rio Games venues shut on security becoming triple Dakar champion grounds REUTERS — RIYADH marathon stage behind us,” Qiddiya with the pair gaining Wednesday, and finished dominance of the endurance commented Sainz. eight minutes on Sainz, the eighth fastest to end 13th event. Brabec was nearly 14 AFP — BRASÍLIA Spaniard Carlos Sainz was “Yesterday we got to first driver to start the 11th overall. minutes clear of Chilean one stage away from a third work on the car and every- stage. “Yesterday we had a Pablo Quintanilla, the stage A Brazilian court ordered that Dakar Rally triumph after thing went well. Just one day “We paid dearly for our low-speed roll-over, it was winner, on a Husqvarna with the 2016 Rio Olympic Games ending the penultimate day to go. I’ll keep an eye on the mistake yesterday. Now we’ll not big. Today we had no Australia’s defending facilities be closed to the public in Saudi Arabia with a 10 gaps and stay focused for battle Stephane for second issues. It was a good mar- champion Toby Price third over safety concerns. minute lead over Qatar’s tomorrow.” place,” said Qatar's star Al athon stage,” said the for KTM but with 22 and a The Rio Games -- the first defending champion Nasser Sainz’s French team- Attiyah. Spaniard. half minutes to make up on to be held in South America -- Al Attiyah. mate Stephane Peterhansel, Saudi Arabian driver “Starting 113th in the clas- the lead. were heavily criticized for Mini buggy driver Sainz, a 13-times Dakar winner on Yazeed Al Rajhi was fourth sification didn’t help. I’m very “It’s been a good stage their extreme costs, estimated whose son and namesake two wheels and four, won the overall in a Toyota. happy. You learn things every and at the moment Honda around $12.5bn, and cor- races in Formula One for stage -- his fourth victory on Two-times Formula One day. One day left to finish my just needs to protect their ruption scandals that sur- McLaren, finished third in this year’s event and career champion Fernando Alonso first Dakar.” lead. The guys are riding fast rounded the construction sites. yesterday’s 379km stage over 80th. was 113th in the running In the motorcycle cat- and riding smart. It’s defi- A Rio de Janeiro judge desert dunes from Shubaytah He is now just six seconds order at the day’s start, after egory, Honda’s American nitely making it hard for us ruled in favour of closing the to Haradh. behind Toyota’s Al Attiyah rolling his Toyota Hilux and rider Ricky Brabec is poised to try and make up that gap,” grounds after a request from “It’s good to have put the going into the final 374km to losing an hour on to end KTM’s 18-year said Price. the Rio prosecutor’s office asking for a ban on all major events at the facilities until authorities had seen certificates demonstrating their safety. The judge said the decision was to “preserve the security of the population,” noting that Mini’s Spanish drivers Carlos Sainz of Spain and co-driver thousands of people regularly Lucas Cruz of Spain compete during the Stage 11 of went to the venues for con- the Dakar Rally 2020 between Shubaytah and Haradh, certs or exhibitions. Saudi Arabia, yesterday. “This situation, in sites damaged by the lack of sur- veillance and with thousands of people present, can lead to tragedies,” Judge Eugenio Rosa de Araujo wrote in a decision. NBA: Fultz shines as Magic Paratore and Norris take lead end Lakers’ winning streak as Koepka makes strong return AFP — LOS ANGELES Orlando Magic's guard Markelle Fultz finished with 21 Markelle Fultz (right) REUTERS — ABU DHABI really good and also the iron SCORES points, 11 rebounds and 10 play,” Paratore said. in action against Los 64 - Renato Paratore (ITA), Shaun Norris assists, and the Orlando Magic Angeles Lakers' forward Italy’s Renato Paratore and “The last four holes I holed (RSA) snapped the Los Angeles Kyle Kuzma. South Africa’s Shaun Norris some good putts on 18 and 17 Lakers’ nine-game winning carded identical opening round so I’m pretty happy with the 66 - Brooks Koepka (USA), Jason Scrivener streak with a 119-118 victory on scores of eight-under 64 short game.” Norris, who lost (AUS) Wednesday. yesterday to share the lead at his father in July, said he was 67 - Sergio Garcia (ESP), Rafael Cabrera- The triple-double was the the Abu Dhabi Championship enjoying his golf again with his Bello (ESP), Zach Murray (AUS), Zander Lom- second of Fultz’s career with while world number one brother carrying his bags. bard (RSA), Kurt Kitayama (USA), Li Haotong the other coming in April 2018 Brooks Koepka (pictured) was “It’s been a rough year last (CHN) when he played for the Phila- tied third on his return from year after losing my father... it feels 68 - Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRA), Martin delphia 76ers. injury. like everything is just working at Kaymer (GER), Raphael Jacquelin (FRA), Aaron Gordon also scored The 23-year-old Paratore, the moment,” Norris said. Matthew Fitzpatrick, Thomas Pieters (BEL), 21 points, Wes Iwundu scored chasing his second title on the “We’re having a lot of fun Branden Grace (RSA), Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 19 points, Nikola Vucevic had European Tour, sank nine out there, that’s the main thing, 69 - Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Bernd Wies- 19, and Terrence Ross came off birdies with gains in the final I’m happy with what’s hap- berger (AUT), Andy Sullivan, Scott Hend the bench to score 15 for four holes before Norris too fin- pening.” Four-times major (AUS), Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL), Lucas Herbert Orlando. ished the round strongly. champion Koepka, who has not (AUS), Masahiro Kawamura (JPN), Haydn LeBron James scored just 19 “Today“Today the shortshort gamggamee was playedplayed sincesince slippingsli on con- Porteus (RSA), Lin Yuxin (Am-CHN), Thomas points but added 19 assists for crete in the PGPGAA Tour’s C.J. Cup Detry (BEL), Lee Westwood, Justin Harding the Lakers, who were playing in SouthSouth KoreaKorea ini October and (RSA), Robert Rock, Richard Bland, Andrew without injured Anthony Davis. injuring his leftlef knee, shot a Johnston “We didn’t play well enough bogey-freebogey-free 66 tot sit alongside to win,” said Lakers coach Australian JasonJason Scrivener. 70 - Ross Fisher, Shane Lowry, Romain Lan- Frank Vogel. “I like thethe wayw I’ve played. gasque (FRA), Victor Dubuisson (FRA), Se- “They made us pay,” the I’veI’ve kindkind ofof knownkno I’ve been bastian Heisele (GER), Adri Arnaus (ESP), David Drysdale, Victor Perez (FRA), David coach added. Markelle Fultz finishes with hitting it reallyrea well, putting The Magic won despite itit reallreallyy wellw for a couple Law, David Howell, Joost Luiten (NED), Mik- missing their leading scorer 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 of weeks,”we Koepka ko Korhonen (FIN), Kiradech Aphibarnrat guard Evan Fournier, who has assists, and the Orlando Magic toldtold Sky Sports. (THA), Thongchai Jaidee (THA), Jack Singh been averaging 19.2 points per snap the Los Angeles Lakers’ “It’s good to be Brar, Soren Kjeldsen (DEN), Matthew South- game. He missed the contest nine-game winning streak with a back.ba I’ve missed gate due to a right quad injury. theth competition. “I am not disappointed,” 119-118 victory. “I think the said James. firstfi day I picked club. “It (knee) feels fine. It was “We didn’t start the game upu the club... I a little sore last night, just did off the right way. We just got to feltfe like I hadn’t some treatment on it, that’s be better.” plays down the stretch as the points and nailed three clutch left.le I’ve done it expected." Elsewhere, the Miami Heat two Eastern Conference jugger- shots late in the game as the forfo years and "This is a first week I’ve got a huge performance from nauts continued their dominant 76ers won their fifth straight years.ye You don’t walked 18 holes and I’ve done it rookie Kendrick Nunn, and play at home. game with a 117-106 victory forgetfo how to three times already. It’s a little Philadelphia made the right Tobias Harris scored 34 over the Brooklyn Nets. swswing the golf tired.” NHL: Voracek's strike gives Flyers 4-3 win over Blues REUTERS — ST. LOUIS Brian Elliott, a former Blues left post for the point-blank Konecny made it 3-1 with a goaltender, stepped up with the conversion. Pitlick tied the power-play goal 26 seconds Jakub Voracek scored in Flyers’ top goaltender, Carter game at 12:43 of the second into the third period. James van overtime as the visiting Phila- Hart, sidelined with an period with an accidental goal. Riemsdyk redirected a pass delphia Flyers snapped the St. abdominal muscle strain. He He circled the net and threw a from Claude Giroux through the Louis Blues’ nine-game home stopped 30 of 33 shots. centering pass toward Scott crease to Konecny for a tap-in winning streak with a 4-3 Justin Faulk, Ryan O’Reilly Laughton driving the net.