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Andy Murray exits first round of Cologne’s ATP indoor tournament Neymar hat-trick fires Brazil past Peru, Argentina labour Neymar scored two penalties as his hat-trick took him past Ronaldo as Brazil’s second highest scorer of all time

• Argentina squeeze past Bolivia 64 Ecuador hammer international goals have Uruguay• been scored by Neymar for Brazil, two more than Ronaldo but still well AFP | Brazilia behind Pele’s record of 77 Britain’s Andy Murray hits a return eymar scored a hat-trick AFP | Cologne to become the second Uruguay in a 4-2 victory in Qui- Nhighest scorer in Brazil’s to. history as the Copa America They took the lead on 15 min- ormer world number one champions won 4-2 away to 10- utes as Moises Caicedo flicked FAndy Murray suffered a man Peru in a World Cup qual- home a header from an Angel first-round exit at the indoor ifier on Tuesday. Mena cross. ATP tournament in Cologne KNOW WHAT The goals took Neymar to 64 Brazil’s Neymar takes a penalty to score against Peru Both sides had a goal ruled as he lost in straight sets to international strikes, two more keep out a shot from Christofer given hosts Bolivia a deserved out following a VAR review be- Spain’s Fernando Verdasco. than Ronaldo but still well be- Gonzales. lead but Argentina scored a for- fore Michael Estrada doubled In the last game of the day, This is only the fourth hind Pele’s record of 77. But Neymar sent Gallese the tuitous equaliser through Lau- the advantage on the stroke of Verdasco converted his fourth tournament Murray Elsewhere, Joaquin Correa wrong way from the spot after taro Martinez. half-time, rifling home from in- match point just after mid - scored the winner 11 minutes Yoshimar Yotun was penalised Bolivia should have been side the box after a mistake by night early yesterday morning has played in 2020 from time as Argentina labored for tugging his shirt in the box. ahead on six minutes when veteran Uruguay center-back to seal a 6-4, 6-4 win over Brit- during a season to a 2-1 victory over Bolivia to Out of nowhere, Tapia’s spec- Argentina goalkeeper Franco Diego Godin. ain’s Murray. disrupted by injury maintain their 100% record af- ulative long-range strike took a Armani was caught off his line Uruguay were denied again This is only the fourth tour- which has seen his ter two matches. wicked deflection off Rodrigo but Moreno Martins sent his by VAR before Ecuador went nament Murray has played in ranking drop to 115th Peru twice took the lead Caio and wrong-footed Wever- header from an angle onto the straight up the other end where 2020 during a season disrupt- through Andre Carrillo and a ton on 59 minutes. roof of the net. Estrada cracked home Valen- ed by injury which has seen his heavily deflected strike from The lead lasted only a few Moreno Martins made cia’s backheel from 20 yards. ranking drop to 115th. “It wasn’t that big an im - Renato Tapia, but two contro- minutes before Richarlison amends on 24 minutes as he Ecuador’s final goal was a The two-time Olympic provement (on defeat to Waw- versial Neymar penalties, an touched a Firmino header from rose between Argentina’s work of art as Alan Franco’s re- champion is struggling to re- rinka), I need to practise, play injury time third and a close a corner over the line to restore center-backs to power home a verse pass bemused Uruguay’s find his form after hip surgery matches and get better.” range strike from Richarlison parity. header from eight yards after defence and Gonzalo Plata earlier in the year. This was Murray’s third maintained the Selecao’s win- The winner came seven min- Alejandro Chumacero was al- rolled his foot over the ball to “It was tough, I had a few straight defeat to Verdasco, ning start to qualifying for Qatar utes from time as Carlos Zam- lowed to run from halfway into commit both sliding defender chances, but I didn’t serve that ranked 62nd, who last beat the 2022. brano was harshly adjudged to the visitors’ box before crossing Ronald Araujo and goalkeeper well and these courts are quite Scotsman twice in 2018, once Carrillo opened the scoring have fouled Neymar. from the left. Martin Campana before strok- slow, so it’s important to get at the Shenzhen tournament on six minutes with a dipping Worse was still to come for Argentina’s equaliser came ing the ball into the far corner. break points which I didn’t and also at that year’s US Open, volley from 20 yards after latch- Zambrano as he was sent off in comical fashion as Jose Car- Luis Suarez scored his re - get,” Murray said in Cologne. yet Murray still leads the head- ing onto Marquinhos’s weak minutes later for a stray elbow rasco tried to clear the ball out cord-extending 61st and 62nd “He played better than me.” to-head 13-4. clearance. that caught Richarlison and of his six yard box after cut - goals for Uruguay with a pair of Murray hopes to use the Murray had the chance to Peru Goalkeeper Pedro Neymar drilled home the final ting out Martinez’s cross, but late penalties that were no more back-to-back tournaments in level the second set with three Gallese then denied Firmino nail in Peru’s coffin after Gal- he shanked the ball off the for- than a consolation. Cologne to relaunch his season break points at 5-4 down, but from point blank range after lese spilled a shot from Everton ward’s shin and past goalkeeper Radamel Falcao scored an in- after a loop-sided first-round Verdasco kept up the pressure he seemed certain to tap home Ribeiro. Carlos Lampe. jury time equaliser as Colombia exit to Stan Wawrinka at the by firing down his sixth ace from Richarlison’s cushioned Lionel Messi, who had an oth- salvaged a point in a 2-2 draw French Open last month and of the match to wrestle back header. Farcical equaliser erwise quiet game, and Martin- in Chile. Jefferson Lerma gave will stay on for next week’s control and eventually seal the Brazil dominated the ball but Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina ez then combined to tee up Cor- Colombia an early lead but indoor event. win. Peru’s pacey forwards looked earned a second narrow victory rea to thrash home the winner. Chile turned the match in Quito “I plan to stay and play next In the second round, the dangerous on the counter-at- in a row following Thursday’s around by half-time with strikes week, get some practise in the Spaniard faces Germany’s Al- tack and visiting goalkeeper 1-0 win over Ecuador. Ecuador work of art from Arturo Vidal and Alexis next few days,” he said. exander Zverev. Weverton had to be alert to Marcelo Moreno Martins had Ecuador totally dominated Sanchez.

Arsenal ambition Ukraine shock Spain, Germany and Switzerland draw thriller convinced Partey to League match. join club Tsyhankov outwits Germany fought back to draw • with Switzerland after another AFP | London De Gea for winner in I’ve lost many error-strewn performance. the Nations League games like this in Mario Gavranovic and Remo ew Arsenal signing my career, when you Freuler gave the Swiss a buffer NThomas Partey has re- Gnabry’s back-heel are playing better before Timo Werner replied in vealed seeing the club hold flick• rescues point for the 29th and Kai Havertz equal- on to captain Pierre-Emerick but the opponent ised in the 55th. Aubameyang proved to him Germany in 3-3 draw grows in confidence Gavranovic’s second restored that they are serious about then scores on the Switzerland’s advantage but a matching his ambitions. AAP | Kyiv counter attack brilliant Serge Gnabry’s back- Partey was a long-term SPAIN COACH LUIS ENRIQUE heel flick on the hour gave the target for Arsenal, who fi- pain and Germany both hosts a point. nally landed the Ghana in- Shad setbacks in the Nations “It was extremely intense. We ternational from Atletico League on Tuesday. reporters. started badly but showed great Madrid on transfer deadline The Spaniards lost to the Young guns Ansu Fati and Ad- attitude in coming back. That day as they paid his release Ukraine for the first time while ama Traore - touted as the future was positive,” Germany coach clause, reported to be £45 the Germans were held to a Ukraine’s Viktor Tsygankov shoots to score a goal of Spain’s national team - started Joachim Loew said. million ($58 million). draw by Switzerland, who are together for the first time but The game marked midfielder Arsenal also added Brazil bottom of League A Group 4. four matches, one point more bench in the second half to nab couldn’t help find an equaliser. Toni Kroos’ 100th international international Willian on a Spain retained the group lead than Germany and Ukraine, fol- Ukraine’s first goal in 17 years “I’ve lost many games like for Germany. free transfer from Chelsea despite a 1-0 defeat in Kiev in a lowed by Switzerland with two against La Roja. this in my career, when you are Elsewhere, C1 leaders Mon- and signed defender Gabriel match attended by about 15,000 points. The substitute took David de playing better but the opponent tenegro lost 2-1 to Luxembourg Magalhaes from Lille. fans at the Olympic Stadium. In the final round in Novem- Gea by surprise when he fired a grows in confidence then scores while Cyprus picked up their But tying Aubameyang Germany went two goals ber, Spain visit Switzerland shot from outside the area into on the counter attack,” Spain first point with a goalless draw down to a new three-year down in the first 26 minutes and then host Germany while the net to complete a counter coach Luis Enrique. against Azerbaijan. deal was seen as the best but salvaged a 3-3 draw with Ukraine are on the road to face attack in the 76th minute. “But overall I liked what I saw The Faroe Islands beat Andor- piece of business by the the Swiss in a game played in Joachim Loew’s men before “I don’t even need to say an- from my players.” ra 2-0 to move five points clear club, especially given the Cologne with no fans due to ris- they wrap up their group cam- ything because my players have Ukraine goalkeeper Georgiy of Malta, who accounted for Lat- lack of Champions League ing coronavirus infections in paign against the Swiss. said everything with their atti- Bushchan made several key via 1-0, at the head of D1 while football since the 31-year- the area. Viktor Tsygankov scored tude and commitment,” Ukraine saves to keep Spain scoreless Liechtenstein and San Marino old arrived from Borussia Spain have seven points from shortly after coming off the coach Andriy Shevchenko told for the first time in a Nations drew 0-0 in D2. Dortmund in 2018.