Sport MONDAY 16 AUGUST 2021 Chelsea not title favourites, says Tuchel To be totally honest, I see us as the number four, that cannot be the favourite in the next year. This is the Premier League, a tough competition. It’s on us, we are in this role and in the role of the hunters, we have to close the gap to Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel Sport | 15 FOOTBALL RESULTS: PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle United 2-4 West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester City Qatar paddlers continue impressive run at Arab Championships Qatar's Ahmed The players and Muthana in officials of Team Qatar action during the pose for a photograph mixed doubles with Khalil Ahmad Al quarter-final Mohannadi, President match yesterday. of the Arab Table Tennis Federation and Qatar Table Tennis Association during the Arab Table Tennis Championships in Amman, Jordan, yesterday. The Qatari paddlers continued their remarkable run in Amman by qualifying for three more finals after winning six medals, including two gold and one silver medal in the Championships which conclude on August 23. Federer to Binder takes sensational win in have knee Austria with slick tyre gamble surgery, out of action for Reuters – SPIELBERG South African Brad Binder ‘many months’ delivered a sensational home Austrian MotoGP win for his Reuters – LONDON KTM team yesterday after a late, crazy gamble to stick to Roger Federer will undergo another knee slick tyres on a wet and surgery after injuring it during the grass- slippery track paid off. court season and will miss the US Open As the rain came down given the rehabilitation process will and the top five peeled into rule him out of the sport for many the pits at Spielberg’s Red Bull months, he said yesterday. Ring to switch to bikes shod The 40-year-old Swiss, speaking with wet tyres, sixth-placed on a video posted to his Instagram Binder stayed out and hung account, said doctors told him that on in the downpour for three in order for him to feel better he wild laps. would need surgery. “Sometimes life favours “I’ll be on crutches for many the brave and today it weeks and then also out of the game for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Brad Binder worked,” said the Binder leads the race during the many months,” Federer said. 26-year-old. celebrates with Federer, a 20-times Grand Slam MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix at Red his trophy on the Ducati’s Italian factory Bull Ring in Spielberg, yesterday. singles champion, had two knee surgeries rider Francesco Bagnaia, who podium. in 2020 which resulted in more than a had led for much of the race year of rehabilitation, with the Swiss and was one of the front- Binder was handed a AUSTRIAN MOTOGP: TOP 10 As soon as he saw them do returning to action in March - 13 months 1. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) runners who pitted, roared three-second penalty for so, his mind was set and he after his Australian Open semi-final exit 2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 9.991 back through the field to take exceeding track limits on the went straight on. last year. 3. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 11.570 second place but was 9.991 last corner as he struggled to 4. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 12.623 The race was declared dry He withdrew from the French Open seconds behind. keep the sliding bike on the 5. Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Avintia) + 14.831 before the start, with Martin last month despite winning his third- Spanish rookie pole-sitter line but it was ultimately 6. Iker Lecuona (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) + 14.952 leading Bagnaia into the first round match to save himself for the Jorge Martin, winner on the meaningless, with the gap big 7. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 16.650 corner while Quartararo grasscourt season, where he sought a Pramac Ducati at the same enough. The win was the 8. Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 17.150 dropped from third to sixth record-extending ninth title at Wim- track a weekend earlier, fin- second of his career, after 9. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) + 17.692 with four Ducatis in the top bledon but was beaten in the quarter- ished third in front of 86,000 another shock success at Brno 10. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 18.270 five. Quartararo then came finals by Poland's World No.13 Hubert spectators. in the Czech Republic a year back to battle Bagnaia along Hurkacz. Yamaha’s French rider ago in his rookie season. cooled off it was like riding on because there were a couple with Marc Marquez, Martin Federer withdrew from the Tokyo Fabio Quartararo finished “That was really scary,” he ice. of times where I thought it and Pramac’s Johann Zarco, Olympics as well as a number of seventh but now leads his said. “The last two laps were “A couple of corners later was over.” Binder said he had who crashed out of contention lead-up events to the Aug. 30-Sept. 12 closest rivals Bagnaia and something else. my carbon brakes went cold been all set to dive up the with 11 laps remaining. US Open. Suzuki’s reigning world “I could push quite hard so I had no brakes either. I inside of the leaders at the Marquez also went down “I want to give myself a glimmer of champion Joan Mir, fourth still for the first lap but as soon think there was someone second to last corner when he with two laps to go but got the hope also to return to the tour in some yesterday, by 47 points. as the rear and front tyres holding me up there today sensed they were about to pit. bike going again. shape or form,” said Federer. Kane absent but Son scores Tottenham winner to stun Man City REUTERS – LONDON possession but their best chance came dragging a shot wide and then Riyad early on when Riyad Mahrez sliced Mahrez fluffing a great chance from a Son Heung-min proved there is life at wide. Raheem Sterling cross. Tottenham Hotspur without Harry Kane Pep Guardiola had the luxury of But Tottenham were disciplined as his goal earned the north London club £347m worth of talent on the bench but with home-grown defender Japhet Tan- a surprise 1-0 win over champions even when Kevin de Bruyne and Gabriel ganga outstanding at the back and Manchester City in an absorbing Jesus joined the fray late on City were Oliver Skipp, playing only his fourth Premier League opener yesterday. unable to spark. Premier League game, composed in All the talk beforehand was whether The final whistle was greeted with midfield after a shaky start. Tottenham’s goalscoring talisman Kane, a huge roar by Tottenham’s fans who Tottenham became increasingly strongly linked with a big-money move chanted “Nuno Nuno” as their new ambitious on the counter-attack with to City, would be involved. Portuguese manager proved an instant Son failing to make the most of a couple The England skipper was duly left hit. of good positions. out of the squad, having only just “Amazing! It was a good day. Hard But 10 minutes after the break, Tot- returned to training, but it was his usual work for the boys, they worked really tenham struck in deadly fashion. Lucas Tottenham strike partner Son who gave Totten- hard, the distance they covered, the Moura played in Steven Bergwijn with Hotspur’s Son ham’s new manager Nuno Espirito balance, the fight,” the former Wolver- a clever flick on the edge of the home Heung-min Santo a perfect start to his reign in front hampton Wanderers coach said. area and the Dutchman bounded scores their first of a capacity crowd. City could have few complaints forward before playing the ball to Son. goal against Tottenham were a constant threat about the result and have now lost all Son then cut in from the right past Manchester City on the counter-attack against a City side four games they have played at Totten- Nathan Ake and slotted a left-footer yesterday. boasting new £100m ($139m) signing ham’s magnificent new stadium without inside the far post. Jack Grealish and it was from one such scoring a goal. Bergwijn wasted a glorious chance raid from deep in the 55th minute that They are also only the third Premier scorer of 221 goals in 336 games for capable of embarking on a new chapter to make it 2-0 but it did not matter as Son beat City keeper Ederson with a League champions to lose their opening Spurs, will become clearer in the next with optimism. Tottenham held on comfortably as their clinical finish. game of the following season. week or so, but on the evidence yes- The opening 20 minutes were dom- joyous fans broke into a chorus of “Are City enjoyed the lion’s share of Whether they do indeed take Kane, terday, Espirito Santo’s side looked inated by City with Joao Cancelo You Watching Harry Kane.” Sport MONDAY 16 AUGUst 2021 14 Pujara, Rahane find form before Arizona Ali puts England back on top Diamondbacks starting REUTERS – LONDON England’s Moeen Ali (left) and Jos Buttler celebrate SCOREBOARD pitcher after taking the wicket ofI ndia’s Ajinkya Rahane. Tyler Gilbert Ajinkya Rahane and INDIA 1st Innings .............................364 ENGLAND 1st Innings .......................391 pitches Cheteshwar Pujara produced INDIA 2nd Innings against the a defensive masterclass to KL Rahul c Buttler b Wood ...............................