15 FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 sports

HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman attends Bahrain Trophy Race in UK

TDT | London Sylvester De Sousa, and owned HH Shaikh Isa noted that the by Emarati Mohammed Belobai- success of the annual race em- H Shaikh Isa bin Salman da, was the runner up. bodies the strength of historic bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, HH Shaikh Isa then presented relations between Bahrain and HVice Chairman of the the award to the winner of the the United Kingdom, which Rashid Equestrian and Horse event are underpinned by contin- Racing Club High Committee, During the festival, HH Shaikh ued cooperation across various yesterday attended the 28th edi- Isa highlighted HM the King’s fields. tion of the Bahrain Trophy race commitment to supporting and HH Shaikh Isa highlighted held as part of the Newmarket preserving the Kingdom’s eques- that the Bahrain Trophy race, a Racing Festival in the United trian heritage. 2600-meter Group 3 flat horse Kingdom. HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman race, is one of the most prom- Spanish Mission, ridden by expressed gratitude to HM the inent races in the Newmarket Jockey Jamie Spencer, and King for the continued support calendar. trained by David Simcock, won provided in ensuring the success HH Shaikh Isa was accompa- the race that race witnessed high of the annual Bahrain Trophy nied by HH Shaikh Sultan Al Din competition. Shaikh Isa bin Salman during Bahrain Trophy Race at Newmarket race at the Newmarket Racing bin Mohammed bin Salman Al Nayef Road, ridden by jockey Festival. Khalifa.

Arsenal captain Koscielny refuses to travel on pre-season Serena to face Halep for title tour AFP | London of myself and fight to the end.” Serena Williams to rsenal captain Lau - • ‘Kicking the ball’ Arent Koscielny has re- face Simona Halep in The easy manner in which fused to travel for the club’s Wimbledon final with former world number one Ha- pre-season tour in the Unit- record Slam haul in view lep wrapped up the match had ed States. not looked on the cards at the The Gunners released a Serena beats outset. statement yesterday high- • Svitolina, the first Ukrainian lighting their disappoint- Strycova to go into woman to reach a Grand Slam ment at the 33-year-old Wimbledon singles final semi-final, and Halep traded Frenchman, who has been shots aplenty and break points at the club since 2010. Halep becomes first in the opening two games which “Laurent Koscielny has Romanian• woman to took over 20 minutes to com- refused to travel to the US plete but Halep emerged on top for our pre-season tour,” reach Wimbledon final with a 2-0 lead. said Arsenal. after win over Svitolina Svitolina, being watched from “We are very disappointed the players box by her English by Laurent’s actions, which AFP | London coach Andy Bettles and French are against our clear instruc- boyfriend and ATP star Gael tions. Monfils, briefly raised her game “We hope to resolve this imona Halep is the last to break back. matter and will not be pro- woman standing between However, Halep broke again viding any further comment SSerena Williams and US player Serena Williams returns against Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova immediately and 24-year-old at this time.” achieving her long held am - Court’s record on two occasions Williams. “We always have great Svitolina gave an indication of bition of equalling Margaret since returning from giving birth matches. I look forward to it.” her increasing frustration when Court’s Grand Slam title record -- losing last year’s Wimbledon Strycova, who never managed she netted a simple volley and after both recorded easy victo- final and then a bad-tempered to impose her delightful stroke- lashed out, kicking the ball into Spain goalkeeper ries in their Wimbledon semi-fi- defeat in the US Open final. filled game on her opponent, the net. nals yesterday. “It feels good to be in the final at least has the consolation of KNOW WHAT Worse was to come for Svit- Lopez leaves Betis Seven-time champion Wil- again after the year I have had,” perhaps winning the women’s olina on her next service game for Roma liams made short work of plucky said 37-year-old Williams. doubles. wheh Halep produced a stun- unseeded Czech Barbora Stry- “I have just needed matches to Halep, who was French Open Halep, who was French ning shot to go 5-1. The 27-year- AFP | Madrid cova, whose experience of her feel good and do what I do best champion in 2018, will be play- Open champion in 2018, old Romanian dashed across first ever Grand Slams singles and that is play tennis ing in her fifth Grand Slam final. will be playing in her court to get to Svitolina’s drop pain international semi-final in her 53rd campaign “I love what I do. I have a “It’s an amazing feeling but I fifth Grand Slam final shot and flashed it cross court. Sgoalkeeper Pau Lopez lasted just under an hour as she great job and I am still pretty am also excited and nervous. It Halep, who had not faced a has completed his move lost 6-1, 6-2. good at it. I get a remarkable is one of the best moments of my seeded player until Svitolina, from Real Betis to Serie Former world number one experience every time.” life,” said Halep. in the last 16, lost in her previous faced some resistance as she A giants Roma, the two Halep’s clash with Ukraini - Williams produced a dom- “The match was not easy, the semi-final appearance at Wim- served for the set eventually tak- clubs announced late on an Elina Svitolina lasted a bit inant performance yesterday games were long and went deep. bledon to Eugenie Bouchard in ing it on her sixth set point. Wednesday. longer but the 27-year-old ran which has not always been the “I fought hard to win this 2014. However, she said she was Although Svitolina stayed The 24-year-old has out a 6-1, 6-3 victor to become case during the Championships match and I was strong men- a different player now and had with Halep for the first part of signed a five-year deal with the first Romanian woman to and she said she would not be tally and physically and had the taken to grass. the second set, the self-belief Roma paying 23.5 million reach the Wimbledon final. taking seventh-seeded Halep right tactics.” “I have more experience, I and fight had gone and when euros ($26.48 million). Williams has missed the lightly. Halep, who had knocked out don’t give up anymore,” se said. the Romanian broke for 4-3 it “It is almost impossi - chance to equal Australian “She’s a tough opponent,” said new star, 15-year-old Coco Gauff “I plan to be the best version was game over. ble to say no to a club like Roma. It represents a step forward in my career and I am ready to rise to this new challenge,” Lopez said Bahrain Merida’s Teuns wins Stage six, Ciccone takes race lead in a video on the Roma website. ish line as the sole survivors of a mass “It feels strange, to have the yellow Lopez is Roma’s fourth Thomas silences doubters breakaway. jersey on my back feels so strange.” said signing of the summer af- • “It was so steep, but I love these kind Ciccone. ter Amadou Diawara, Bry- of finishes, I’m pretty good at this kind of “I wanted to win the stage for the team an Cristante and Leonardo AP | Champagney, France finish,” said Teuns, a Belgian who rides but I never believed it would be possible Spinazzola, taking their for Bahrain Merida. to take the lead,” said the 24-year-old spending to over 100 mil- efending Tour de France champion Ciccone was less calm about his feat. who rides for the same Trek-Segafredo lion euros. DGeraint Thomas defied his doubters “It’s just unbelievable,” said the Ital- team as Richie Porte. He began his career at Es- as Belgian Dylan Teuns won stage six and ian after taking the overall lead from Just behind this victorious pair the panyol, making 78 appear- his breakaway partner Giulio Ciccone Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe by just struggle between the contenders to win ances before a year-long snatched the yellow jersey by just a few six seconds. the Tour de France itself played out when spell on loan at Tottenham seconds on an iconic mountain stage. Alaphilippe put in a heroic defence of defending champion Geraint Thomas where he failed to make Teuns won the ultra-tough mountain his lead, but missed out due to the bonus suggested that the doubters who had any appearances for the stage to Planche des Belles Filles when seconds over the final two summits saw Belgium’s Dylan Teuns (R) and cyclists ride during called him a one-hit wonder after his first team. He joined Betis he and Ciccone crossed the summit fin- the young Italian edge ahead of him. the sixth stage of Tour de France 2018 win with Sky might be wrong. in 2018.