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14 Established 1961 Sports Thursday, October 22, 2020 Photo of the day News in brief Bayern’s Gnabry tests positive BERLIN: European champions Bayern Munich on Tuesday announced their first case of the coron- avirus as Germany winger Serge Gnabry tested pos- itive for COVID-19. The 25-year-old is “doing well” and is in quarantine at home, the German giants said in a brief statement. He will miss Wednesday’s Champions League group game against Atletico Madrid when Bayern begin the defense of their European title behind closed doors at the Allianz Arena. However, Bayern did not say whether Gnabry’s positive test would have any other impact the home game after he took part in the club’s train- ing session on Tuesday morning. The former Arsenal winger has started all four of Bayern’s Bundesliga games this season and scored a hat-trick in their 8-0 demolition of Schalke in the opening game last month. He is the second member of the Germany squad to test positive for the virus after Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. —AFP Ighalo slams Nigeria govt LONDON: Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo says he is ashamed of the Nigerian government fol- lowing reports that soldiers opened fire on protesters in the Lekki district of the commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday. Nigerians have been demonstrating nationwide every day for nearly two weeks against a police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), that rights groups had for years accused of extortion, Red Bull Sailing Team at the GC32 Oman Cup in Muscat, Oman. —Photo taken from www.redbullcontentpool.com harassment, torture and murders. The unit was dis- banded on Oct 11 but the protests have persisted and at least two people were shot on Tuesday. In a Twitter post, the Nigerian Army said no soldiers were at the scene of the shooting. Ighalo said in a video message on Twitter that while he rarely talks about politics he could not stay silent about events Kershaw and Dodgers dominate back home in Nigeria. —Reuters Rays to win World Series opener Crowd at Portugal GP cut LISBON: The number of spectators at this weekend’s Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix has been cut following a spike in coronavirus cases in the country, Dodgers beat Rays 8-3 to draw first blood in World Series organizers said on Tuesday. “As a result of new meas- ures against Covid-19, health authorities have decid- ARLINGTON: Clayton Kershaw pitched a post-season get a win in a World Series.” Kershaw gave up a leadoff Dodgers in the 2018 World Series and was traded to Los ed on limitations regarding the presence of specta- gem and Mookie Betts backed him up with a scintillating single to Yandi Diaz to open the game and needed 20 Angeles prior to this season. “That’s how I create runs tors,” said the Algarve International Circuit which is offensive effort as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the pitches to get out of the first inning. That included a walk and create havoc on the basepaths. set to host Sunday’s race. The statement did not say Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 in game one of the 116th World to Randy Arozarena that moved Diaz to second, but “Once I get on the basepaths I’m just trying to get how much attendance would be cut. Portugal is fac- Series. Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award-winner and Kershaw struck out Hunter Renfroe and induced a ground home.” After Will Smith singled to drive in a run, Rays ing an increase in the number of daily virus cases, future Hall of Famer whose lackluster post-season record out from Manuel Margo to end the danger, launching a manager Kevin Cash pulled Glasnow for Ryan Yarbrough, which reached a record on Friday with 2,608 new puts him under the microscope this time of year, was rock- run of 13 straight batters retired. who surrendered run-scoring singles to Chris Taylor and infections in 24 hours. On Monday, the country broke solid as the Dodgers seized the initiative in Major League “I was fortunate to get out of the first inning without Enrique Hernandez that pushed the Dodgers’ lead to 6-1 the 100,000 barrier for the number of cases since the Baseball’s best-of-seven championship showcase, being any runs,” Kershaw said. “Then after that I locked it in a through five. Glasnow departed having given up three hits start of the pandemic. On Sunday, circuit manager played this pandemic-disrupted year at the neutral site of little better.” Glasnow surrendered just one hit through and six runs and a particularly damaging six walks. “Not Paulo Pinheiro said that the capacity of the track Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The 32-year-old left- three innings, but Bellinger broke through with one out discouraging,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. would be 27,500 after having initially put nearly hander surrendered two hits-including one home run-with in the fourth, seizing upon a 98 mph first-pitch fastball “Disappointing, yeah (but) we bounce right back like eight strikeouts and one walk in six innings. from Glasnow and sending it 378 feet over the right cen- we’ve done multiple times this year and look to find a way 46,000 tickets on sale. —AFP Betts boosted the Dodgers’ bid for their first World terfield wall for a home run that also scored Max to win a game tomorrow.” Series title since 1988 with a solo home run and a World Muncy-who walked to open the inning and reached sec- Kershaw retired three straight in the top of the sixth, Series record-equaling two stolen bases in one inning. ond on a wild pitch. and Betts greeted Rays relief pitcher Josh Fleming with Cody Bellinger, whose solo homer was crucial to the a leadoff homer in the bottom of the frame. “Mookie’s New Pyramids book a place Dodgers’ 4-3 series-clinching win over Atlanta in the ‘Special’ Betts pretty special,” Kershaw said. “He does things on the National League Championship Series, came through Kershaw gave up a homer to Kevin Kiermaier in the baseball field that not many people can do, and he does RABAT: Egyptian club Pyramids, formed 12 years again with a two-run homer off Rays starter Tyler top of the fifth. The Dodgers responded in the bottom of it consistently, which I think separates him from other ago, booked their first appearance in a continental Glasnow. “It’s awesome, it’s great to get this series going the fifth, when Betts made Glasnow pay for a leadoff guys.” The Dodgers piled it on with run-scoring doubles cup final as they beat Horoya of Guinea 2-0 in their with a win,” said Kershaw, who endured World Series dis- walk, stealing two bases and scoring as Max Muncy from Justin Turner and Muncy. The Rays pulled back two African Confederation Cup semi-final on Tuesday. appointment with the Dodgers in 2017 and 2018. reached first base on a fielder’s choice and Betts beat runs in the seventh on singles from Mike Brosseau and They will play Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane in “It’s always important to get that first game in a series, the throw to home. “Stolen bases are a thing for me,” Kiermaier, but the Rays rally stalled when Mike Zunino Sunday’s showpiece match at the end of the mini- and just for me personally, it’s awesome, to pitch well and said Betts, who helped the Boston Red Sox beat the hit into a double play. —AFP tournament at Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium to complete the competition delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ibrahim Hassan and Abdellah Said scored within a minute of each other to break On-demand showcase: the deadlock after 74 minutes and set the Egyptians on their way to the final. They had earlier been 6 engrossing Red Bull awarded a penalty but it was overruled after a VAR check. A late consolation for Horoya from Alseny Camara was also ruled out by VAR, for offside, after TV documentaries initially being awarded by the referee. Pyramids only KUWAIT: Demand for documentary filmmaking has won promotion to the top flight in Egypt six years taken off in the last few years, with Red Bull leading ago but have flourished after Saudi investment the way. Red Bull TV is a treasure trove for sub- allowed them to buy top players. —Reuters scription-free, on-demand films. From the celebrat- ed library of high-caliber documentaries are 6 films Jorge Prado that exemplify the range and quality available to viewers. Brazil legend Pele turning 80 Ride: All in Red Bull Edition Motocross SAO PAULO: Days away from turning 80, Brazilian Going all in for the professional motocross rid- football legend Pele said he was happy for his good mental health in a video sent to the media Tuesday. “I ers means more than full-on surrender. For them, it Darren Berrecloth means putting in the hours, showing up, trusting in thank God for giving me the health to make it this far the program, and the team. For the few that do lucid. Not very intelligent, but lucid,” he joked in the short video, released ahead of his milestone birthday prescribe to this ethos, like Marvin Musquin, pass at the life and times of a snowboarding group. Jeffrey Herlings, Jorge Prado, and Cody Webb, the Friday. “I hope when I die God will welcome me the The teammates live and work together all hours, and same way I’ve been welcomed all over the world journey is long and worthwhile.

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