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MLB | Page 4 FOOTBALL | Page 6 Yankees I no longer survive shaky want to play ninth to hold for Germany, off Mets 7-6 says Ozil Monday, July 23, 2018 FORMULA 1 Dhul-Qa’da 10, 1439 AH Hamilton back in the GULF TIMES front with ‘miracle’ German victory SPORT Page 3 SQUASH Aspire graduate al-Tamimi makes history with Malaysian win By Sports Reporter He then became world No 1 in the Doha World Squash Federation’s junior cir- cuit rankings (Under-19) in 2012. He has also won a number of other prestig- atar’s Abdulla al-Tamimi, ious titles including the Under-19 Qa- Aspire Academy graduate tar Youth Open Championship in 2012 and currently ranked No 33 and the Under-19 Dutch Junior Open in the world, made history in July 2013. He also fi nished fourth in Qyesterday when he clinched the Profes- the World Youth Championship held in sional Squash Association (PSA) World Poland in July 2013. Tour Malaysian Open title. In the big- Throughout 2014 and 2015, al-Tami- gest win of his career to date, al-Tami- mi continued to shine in various inter- mi defeated world No 29 Tsz Fung Yip national squash championships held in of Hong Kong. Qatar and around the world, reaching Al-Tamimi triumphed following a the fi nal rounds of several tournaments. thrilling 52-minute match which saw These included the Guilfoyle Financial him win 5-11, 12-10, 11-1, 7-11, 11-5. PSA Classic, the NASH Cup, the Any To secure his place in the fi nal, he had Presence Open and the Qatar Classic previously dispatched Yip’s compatriot Squash Championship amongst others. Leo Au, ranked No 20 in the world, in an In 2017, his progress continued as he 87-minute match. achieved a career-best world ranking Al-Tamimi is yet another major suc- of 37 after reaching the second round cess story from Aspire Academy. The of the World Squash Championships 2012 graduate student-athlete cel- in Manchester. As of 2018, al-Tamimi ebrated his fi rst ever PSA World Tour achieved a career-high world ranking Qatar’s Abdulla al-Tamimi (centre, also right) poses with the winner’s trophy title in Atlanta, USA, in March 2016. of World No 33. after beating Tsz Fung Yip of Hong Kong in the Malaysian Open final yesterday. GOLF / THE OPEN Molinari sees off Spieth and Woods to win maiden major ‘It’s amazing to stand here with the Claret Jug... very proud of today,’ says Molinari, who became first Italian to win major AFP ing with Molinari, was in the outright It was a surprise to see any one he shot a superb 66. Carnoustie, United Kingdom lead at one point on Sunday but ended player fi nish clear of the pack after an That had catapulted him right into with a 71 to fi nish in a tie for sixth with afternoon of twists and turns that had contention, but after going out in front England’s Eddie Pepperell and Kevin left a play-off — as there had been in on his own midway through yesterday, taly’s Francesco Molinari emerged Chappell of the United States. each of the last three Opens here — he promptly dropped three strokes in from the pack in a thrilling fi nale Molinari was not at all fazed by the looking inevitable. two holes at the 11th and 12th. at Carnoustie to win the Brit- huge crowds and the media circus fol- It also seemed a good bet that there He could not recover his challenge ish Open yesterday, seeing off the lowing Woods, and he did not have a would be an American winner, es- after that, and a fourth British Open Ichallenges of reigning champion Jor- single bogey all day, following on from pecially after the United States had title will have to wait. dan Spieth and a revived Tiger Woods a blemish-free 65 on Saturday. dominated the leaderboard on Satur- Schauff ele and Kisner both shot 74 to win the fi rst major of his career. Indeed, he had 13 successive pars day night. as their challenges for a fi rst major At the age of 35, he becomes the fi rst before a birdie at the long 14th hole But while last year Spieth survived faded. Italian player ever to win a major, after and then another birdie at the 18th. He a wobble in the fi nal round at Royal Meanwhile, McIlroy’s second keeping his cool in remarkable fashion then embraced his caddy, although he Birkdale to take the title, this time he straight round of 70 was not enough when almost all around him seemed to still had to wait for Schauff ele to come was too erratic, not recovering from a for him to claim a fi rst major since be losing theirs on a warm but windy down the last and for his victory to be bogey at the fi fth that was followed by 2014, while Rose claimed a surprising- afternoon on the Scottish coast. confi rmed. a double-bogey at the long sixth where ly high fi nish, with his 69 following a A two-under-par round of 69 al- His success ends a run of fi ve consec- his second shot found a gorse bush. 64 on Saturday after he only just made lowed him to fi nish on eight-under, utive majors being won by Americans, “When you put yourself in position the cut for the weekend. two shots clear of the quartet of Justin and confi rms an incredible run of form enough times, it goes your way some- Rose, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauff ele for Molinari after his victory at the PGA times, it doesn’t go your way some- LEADING FINAL ROUND SCORES and Kevin Kisner on six-under. Championship at Wentworth in Eng- times,” said Spieth, who was hoping 276 - Francesco Molinari (ITA) 70-72- Molinari had started the day three land in May and a fi rst PGA Tour win at to become only the third player to win 65-69 shots behind a trio of overnight lead- the Quicken Loans National recently. four majors before turning 25, after 278 - Justin Rose (ENG) 72-73-64-69, ers in Schauff ele, Kisner and Spieth, “It’s amazing to stand here with the Young Tom Morris and Woods. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 69-69-70-70, Kevin who were all nine under par when they Claret Jug. My record around here was For Woods this was not to be the Kisner (USA) 66-70-68-74, Xander teed off . terrible, which didn’t make me too op- weekend where he fi nally claimed his Schauff ele (USA) 71-66-67-74 The latter had been hoping to be- timistic about the week,” he said. 15th major title, a decade after his last 279 - Eddie Pepperell (ENG) 71-70-71-67, come the fi rst player since Padraig “Very proud of today, obviously at the US Open. Tiger Woods (USA) 71-71-66-71, Kevin Harrington a decade ago to retain the playing with Tiger was another chal- However, Carnoustie did announce Chappell (USA) 70-69-67-73, Claret Jug, but he faded with a fi nal- lenge because of the crowds, but I felt his return to the top of the sport, 280 - Tony Finau (USA) 67-71-71-71, round 76 to fi nish on four-under. really good coming here this morning with the 42-year-old captivating the Matt Kuchar (USA) 70-68-70-72, Jordan Meanwhile Woods, who was play- and felt ready for a challenge.” crowds, especially on Saturday when Spieth (USA) 72-67-65-76 Gulf Times 2 Monday, July 23, 2018 SPORT GOLF / THE OPEN TENNIS Cornet savours win in Gstaad aft er six Tiger’s roar fades ‘tense’ months AFP Minella was disappointed but Gstaad, Switzerland hopeful after her Gstaad break- through. “Of course I wanted to win, lize Cornet won her but in a few hours I will feel good at Open climax fi rst title in two and a about this,” the Luxembourg half years and after a player said. probe into missed dop- “Alize was better when it ‘I know it’s going to sting... but given where I was to where I am now, (I feel) blessed’ Aing controls yesterday as she beat counted today. Mandy Minella 6-4, 7-6 (6) in “But this has been a great week the Gstaad fi nal. for me, it really shows me that The French top seed, who said I’m coming back.” she took encouragement from Cornet, 28, kept the pressure her country’s World Cup tri- on in the opening set, forcing umph a week ago, needed two Minella to save ten break points hours to get past a determined in two service games. opponent who is only just re- The Frenchwoman fi nally se- turning to the Tour after becom- cured the opener after 57 min- ing a mother. utes, breaking her opponent for Cornet owns six titles. Her last a third time with a winning drop one came in January 2016 at Ho- shot on set point. bart. As she had done in the fi rst set, Minella, from Luxembourg Minella got an early break in the is ranked 266 and was play- second, but lost it. ing her fi rst WTA fi nal at age 32. Minella saved two match She gave birth to a daughter last points in the 12th game as she autumn and this was her fourth took the set into a tiebreaker, WTA-level event since returning where Cornet rallied from 3-1 in February.