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SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 SPORT 17 Tsitsipas I think is going to be a great TODAY’S ACTION champion and player. He’s got everything Seven-time VS AFGHANISTAN VS that you could hope for. And I think At Yorkshire Ground At Lord’s Cricket Ground champion that this Canadian, Aliassime, Headingley, Leeds London John McEnroe is going to be a number one. (12.30pm Qatar time) (3.30pm Qatar time)

Yankees, Red New rivalries ready to ignite Sox bring MLB REUTERS Juan Martin del Potro have brieflyfly likelylik to win the race to a first “It’s boring to see these guys win all LONDON shone. GrandG Slam title -- taking over the time,” Tsitsipas said last week at to London But the nagging fear has from 2018 ATP Tour Finals Queen’s Club where he was beaten by For more than a decade, fans have been what would happen champion Zverev in the Auger-Aliassime in the quarter-finals. AP been over-indulging in the greatest when the credits roll for the pecking order. “We are responsible, we work hard LONDON box-set rivalries the sport has known as final time. Shapovalov became the and believe in ourselves if we can come , and Novak New flames are emergingg yyoungest player to beat a up with something new, come up with An array of retired All-Stars and Hall Djokovic battled for supremacy. from the embers of arguably thehe top-twotop opponent for 13 years our best games to beat those guys.” of Famers conducted a youth clinic. Federer and Nadal have squared off greatest ever era, however, with when he overcame Nadal in Montreal There has been impatience that the Workers put final touches on new 39 times and Federer and Djokovic 47 20-year-old Greek , in 2017 and while he is still striving to passing of the torch has yet to happen but clubhouses, cages and while Djokovic and Nadal’s 54-match ’s , 22, and harness his electrifying game he will be seven-times Grand Slam champion John bullpens. rivalry is the most prolific and compet- Canadian duo and Felix seeded 29th at Wimbledon. McEnroe believes the new crop are No ducks on the pond quite yet. itive in the history of men’s tennis. Auger-Aliassime, aged 20 and 18 respec- And Shapovalov is not even the best closing in and will inspire each other to After flying across the pond, the New Compelling and addictive as they are, tively, set to ignite the next generation. youngster in any more. That title forge rivalries that will sustain the sport. York Yankees and Boston Red Sox those hooked by them know with each World number six Tsitsipas has career goes to Auger-Aliassime who will head “Tsitsipas I think is going to be a great relaxed, saw a few sights and tried passing episodee thethe endend moves a littlelittle winswins over ththee bibigg ththreeree andand isis beingbeing toto hihiss fifirstrst WimbledonWim seeded 19th after champion and player. 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London’s Finchley Park, not far from 18 Grand Slam titles and all of the Time will tell whetherw they Tottenham. last 10 -- sendinging new sub-plots turnt urn into “It’s programs like this that to the cutting roomoom floor. blockbusters.blockb provide kids with playing opportu- Andy Murrayrray anandd nities that are so crucial to the ,a, each growth of our game.” with three Grandand Mariano Rivera, Reggie Jackson, Slams, haveve Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, FROM LEFT: Felix beenn Hideki Matsui, Carlos Beltran, Nick Auger-Aliassime, impressive co- Swisher and Aaron Boone worked stars while Alexander Zverev, with players ages 8-15 and then ,, Denis Shapovalov and joined Yankees owner Hal Stein- Marin Cilic andd Stefanos Tsitsipas brenner to present a truck of baseball equipment to the London Mets youth club. There was a cloudless sky and the temperature Seven men to watch at Wimbledon    was in the mid-70s on a day when London had no resemblance to its REUTERS 4- ()  Big Smoke nickname. LONDON Anderson’s preparation has been limited  “I like the way that it’s different by an elbow injury that forced him to skip  £ to other sports,” 8-year-old Milo A look at the top men’s contenders at the claycourt season but last year’s runner-  Mandolini said. “I like batting, I find Wimbledon 2019 (prefix denotes seeding): up is a threat against any opponent on grass. that quite fun.” He was not up to scratch in his first tour- In a land dominated by Premier 1- () nament back from injury at Queen’s but 37 League football - soccer to novices After Djokovic’s quest to simultaneously aces in two matches suggest his booming back in the States - baseball wants hold all four Grand Slam titles for the serve will once again be his biggest weapon. to make inroads. second time came to a grinding halt in the Olympic Stadium, home of the semi-finals, the Serb took the 6-ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GERMANY) West Ham soccer club, has been unusual step of preparing for Wimbledon Zverev has had a poor season, exiting reconfigured for baseball, an arti- at a hardcourt complex in Belgrade. He the in the last 16 and Roland ficial turf surface imported and foul looked in top shape during a grasscourt Garros in the quarter-finals. He won his only poles installed. exhibition match in England this week and ATP title of the year in Geneva and the old Red cards have been replaced few people will bet against the 32-year- questions of whether he has the mental for- by lineup cards, rituals on display old, who won Wimbledon on his return titude to survive two consecutive weeks of for young fans to emulate. from elbow surgery last year, from claiming top-level tennis have only grown louder as “There’s no doubt this country’s a fifth crown and his 16th major. the season has progressed. The German’s about soccer,” Beltran said. “There’s raw power should see him safely through some kids here that they hope and 2-ROGER FEDERER () the early rounds at the All England Club but wish one day to become Federer warmed up for his shot at he needs to improve his serve-and-volley .  + & / & 0  1 ballplayers.” claiming a ninth Wimbledon title by game if he is to have any hope of reaching (* + , - .   $  Major League Baseball is billing clinching his 10th Open trophy, taking the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first       $%   &  ("*  this as “Old rivalry. New ground.” his tour-level career singles title tally to 102 time.          '     Many of the regular fans are -- seven behind ’ record 109.              (     making the 3,500-mile or so He has conceded that his best days on clay 7-STEFANOS TSITSIPAS (GREECE)      N   )     N     journey.        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" !#   $%  avenge last year’s heartbreaking semi-final From a runners-up spot at Wimbledon      &  ' (# # Still, the majority of fans will be loss to Djokovic. in 2017 to a second-round exit last year, Cilic local. The 33-year-old Spaniard is in peak has been beset by injuries that have resulted 3 .  +(* + , 7 & /- The baseball will vastly outdraw form ahead of his return to grass, but did in him sliding from third to 18th in the 9 :; 3    9 <  =    the Cricket World Cup, which not take kindly to being seeded third despite rankings. Despite his troubles, the Croat still 6 $ 45 4 2 .  +(* + , includes Australia vs. New Zealand being ranked second in the world, and crit- has one of the fastest serves on the circuit today at Lords and England vs 9 <   9  '    icised Wimbledon for not following the ATP and could go deep into the tournament if tomorrow at Edgbaston in rankings. his knee holds out over the two weeks. 1 2 34)67     8 (, ) 2 % 5 ' 3)#5= 1 Birmingham. Hamilton fastest in first Austrian GP practice REUTERS carrying out a hurried engine change a deterrent to drivers and needed a Mercedes are favourites to take SPIELBERG, after discovering an oil leak about an change of angle. an 11th victory in a row this weekend, hour before the start of the session. Ferrari used the slower medium equalling the longest winning streak Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton “It was a bit messy, overall,” Mer- tyres, however, and were also of the modern era that was set by lapped fastest in first practice for the cedes team boss Toto Wolff said of a running through a list of test items McLaren in 1988, despite suffering a Austrian Grand Prix yesterday with session that thrust the track’s unfor- after a disappointing race in double retirement in Austria last year. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel splitting the giving kerbs into the debate after last weekend while the Mercedes Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was two Mercedes at the top of the several teams suffered costly front were on softs. fourth fastest with last year’s winner timesheets. wing damage. Hamilton has won the last four Max Verstappen fifth for Red Bull at Five-times world champion The session ended three minutes races, and six out of eight this season, their home circuit. Hamilton set a best time of one early with red flags after Renault’s and has a healthy 36 point lead over The session followed a vote by minute 04.838 seconds at the sunny Nico Hulkenberg ran over the kerb Bottas in the championship. teams on whether to return to last Spielberg circuit, 0.144 quicker than at the penultimate corner and ripped Bottas has been on pole in year’s thicker treaded tyres for the Vettel. off half of his car’s front wing, scat- Austria, one of the shortest tracks on rest of the season, a move seen by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton sits in his car during Hamilton’s team mate Valtteri tering debris across the track. the calendar, for the past two years some as an attempt to reduce Mer- practice of the Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Bottas ended up third fastest, 0.017 Red Bull boss Christian Horner and needs another to give himself the cedes’ advantage. There was no Prix in Spielberg, Austria, yesterday. slower than Vettel, with Mercedes said the kerbs were too inviting to be best chance of reining in Hamilton. majority so nothing changed. 18 SPORT SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 South Africa dent ’s Cup hopes

AFP “But the basics of batting SCOREBOARD UNITED KINGDOM were shown today. We’ve not had Sri Lanka guys bat long and build big part- c du Plessis b Rabada ..0 and nerships. One big partnership and b Pretorius ...... 30 powered South Africa to a nine- everything looks much easier.” c du Plessis b Pretorius ...30 victory over Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s batting let them c Morris b Pretorius ...... 23 yesterday, dealing a huge blow down against an inspired South b Morris ...... 11 to the Asian side’s hopes of African pace attack led by b Duminy ...... 24 reaching the World Cup semi- recalled seamer Dwaine Pre- c Pretorius b Morris ...... 18 finals. torius, who returned figures of Thisara Parera c Rabada b Phehlukwayo .....21 Amla (80) and Du 3-25 from his 10 overs. c and b Rabada ...... 17 Plessis (96) put on an unbeaten Playing for pride, South Africa () ...... 5 175 for the second wicket as South rarely put a foot wrong after c du Plessis b Morris ...... 4 Africa cruised to victory in the electing to field first in Chester- Extras: (4B, 3LB, 13W) ...... 20 38th over, finishing on 206 for le-Street, bowling out Sri Lanka Total: (all out) ...... 203 one. for 203 in the 50th over. Fall of wicket: 1-0, 2-67, 3-72, 4-100, 5-111, Sri Lanka were struggling also finished 6-135, 7-163, 8-184, 9-197, 10-203 after defeats to New Zealand and with three while pace Bowling: 10-2-36-2 (2w), Chris Australia and two washouts spearhead Kagiso Rabada took Morris 9.3-0-46-3 (3w), Dwaine Pretorius 10-2- before reviving their World Cup two. 25-3 (1w), 8-0-38-1 (2w), chances with a shock win against Sri Lanka had a disastrous 10-0-36-0, JP Duminy 2-0-15-1 hosts England last week. start to their innings when skipper South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis (left) and team-mate Hashim Amla leave the field during the (5w). But, with six points from Dimuth Karunaratne was caught 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match against Sri Lanka at the Riverside Ground, in Chester- South Africa seven games, the 1996 champions at slip by Du Plessis off the first le-Street, northeast England, yesterday. b Malinga ...... 15 have now slipped behind ball of the match, delivered by Hashim Amla (not out) ...... 80 England, Bangladesh and Rabada. Faf du Plessis (not out) ...... 96 Pakistan in the race to qualify Kusal Perera and Avishka slipped to 72-3 in the 12th over. Malinga struck in the fifth over of build pressure,” said Karunaratne. Extras: (1LB, 14W) ...... 15 from the round-robin phase. Fernando batted positively to take Angelo Mathews was bowled South Africa’s innings, bowling “We’ve got to think about that Total: for 1 wicket) ...... 206 “It feels like it’s a long time the score to 67 for one in the 10th by Morris for 11 and Kusal Mendis Quinton de Kock for 15, but it only going forward -- how we can Fall of wicket: 1-31 coming,” said Du Plessis, whose over before Fernando (30) mis- departed for 23. proved a minor hiccup. build pressure and create mis- Bowling: Lasith Malinga 10-1-47-1 (2w), side were already out of con- timed a shot, sending the ball A swarm of bees briefly inter- Amla and Du Plessis took takes.” South Africa will sign off Dhananjaya de Silva 4-0-18-0 (2w), Suranga tention for the semi-finals before steepling into the air before it was rupted play towards the end of control as they mixed the right with a final league match against Lakmal 6-0-47-0 (5w), 5.2-1-28-0, the match. taken by Du Plessis. the innings, forcing the players dose of caution and aggression to Australia. Jeevan Mendis 7-0-36-0 (3w), Isuru Udana 5-0- “It feels bittersweet, it doesn’t Perera (30) was next to go, and umpires to lie flat on the blunt the opposition attack. Sri Lanka have two more 29-0 (2w). feel like it means too much,” he chopping a Pretorius ground. “We needed to take wickets games -- against West Indies on Resuls: South Africa by 9 wickets. added. onto his stumps as Sri Lanka Veteran paceman Lasith to stand a chance of winning and July 1 and India on July 6. Revived Pakistan look to New Zealand eye semi-final passage continue uphill march AGENCIS LONDON Warner has been delivering consistently, with 996 runs AGENCIES Lord’s is all set to host another between them. The bowlers, LONDON big-ticket rivalry as Australia led by the ever-inspirational and New Zealand, the 2015 , haven’t Pakistan, with their new found finalists, face off in a crucial allowed their opponents to get confidence stemming from World Cup 2019 match. away, striking at crucial junc- back-to-back wins, will look to New Zealand suffered tures on a consistent basis. put on another clinical their first defeat of the tour- The only area of mild performance today against nament, when they were out- concern for the five-time Afghanistan to keep themselves classed by a resurgent champions is the form of their in contention for a spot in their Pakistan in their previous middle order, as they face a semi-finals. clash by six wickets. strong New Zealand bowling No other team can quite While James Neesham unit, led by a shrewd captain demonstrate the game’s unpre- and on Saturday. dictable nature like Pakistan can. impressed with a 132-run New Zealand will be looking Their recent surge in form, partnership for the sixth to opener to with back-to-back wins against wicket in tough batting con- produce a performance of note South Africa and New Zealand, ditions at Edgbaston, the after his stroke-filled 73 against has brought about interesting opening pair of Martin Guptill Sri Lanka in his side’s opening prospects in the final leg of the Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi attends a training session yesterday and failed once game. Guptill, who scored an league stage at the ICC Men’s again. unbeaten century in his only at Headingley in Leeds, northern England ahead of their World Cricket World Cup 2019. With New Zealand outing at Lord’s, back in 2013, Cup cricket match against Afghanistan today. They have bounced back looking to seal off a semi-final will look to find his rhythm back strongly from their initial set- spot sooner rather than later, as the tournament enters a backs, much like they did in the competition stiffens. are yet to put on a complete emerged victorious by three it wouldn’t be surprising if critical phase. 1992, and now find themselves Pakistan will look to the match performance, which wickets. and the In the opposite camp, star in a position identical to the one aggressive left-hander Haris keeps them deprived of their first All eyes will be on Mujeeb Ur team management ring in left-arm pacer Starc leads the during their victorious campaign Sohail, to another match win in this tournament. Rahman, the 18-year old has some changes in the playing wicket charts in this World 27 years ago. changing contributions having While the bowlers put on a been posing a lot of problems for XI.Australia have once again Cup, much like he did in 2015, While Mohammad Amir has done so in the last two games. strong performance in their last the top-order batsmen in the last proven why they are a team with 19 scalps. Starc, who reg- been a consistent performer with Sohail, who scored 89 and 68 in two games against India and few matches. to be feared at ICC tourna- istered a career-best 6/28 the ball, ’s match- his last two outings, will eye Bangladesh, lack of partnerships Mujeeb, whose spell of 2/33 ments, having won six of their against New Zealand at Eden winning innings at Edgbaston another match-winning contri- with the bat cost them on both almost got Afghanistan over the seven games and become the Park in the 2015 edition, and comes as a huge positive for the bution today. occasions. line in the Asia Cup fixture first and, so far, only team to later took the crucial wicket Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side. Afghanistan, much like West The Gulbadin Naib-led side against Pakistan last year, will confirm a spot in the semi of Brendon McCullum in the A win against Afghanistan Indies, have shown flashes of will look to seek confidence from look to produce his best to power finals. The opening pair of final, will once again be today will keep them well and brilliance for brief moments in their warm-up fixture against his side their first win of the and David Finch’s key weapon. truly in the semi-final race, as almost each of their matches, but Pakistan, where they had tournament. Buttler says World Cup pressure is a ‘privilege’ AFP scathing critiques after sometimes,” he added. good. He has been a very BIRMINGHAM Tuesday’s Lord’s loss to “We’re in a very privi- important player for us a Australia, prompting leged position to be in this long time. Jos Buttler has dismissed the Bairstow to claim “people situation.” “We know we can idea that England are losing were waiting for us to fail”. Bairstow’s first-choice perform better as a group their cool after two straight rejected that opening partner Jason Roy and Jason is a fantastic defeats put their World Cup suggestion in an Instagram enjoyed a long and seem- player to have available. It future in grave jeopardy, post, criticising Bairstow’s ingly pain-free net on would be a boost to have saying “pressure is a priv- “negative, pathetic Friday and looks increas- him play.” ilege”. mindset”. ingly likely to return to the Leading wicket-taker Three losses from their But Buttler played down team after three games out Jofra Archer could be a first seven group games the spat and said the mood with a torn hamstring. bigger concern. have left the home side’s in the camp was still Roy, who smashed 153 The paceman has been semi-final prospects positive. from 121 balls against Bang- experiencing tightness in his hanging in the balance “Naturally there’s some ladesh earlier in the tour- left side and underwent a ahead of tomorrow’s Edg- external pressure,” he said. nament, has been badly light training session, com- baston clash against an “It would be naive to say missed at the top of the pleting sprints and throwing India team who have just we’ve got our blinkers on order and may even play if drills but not appearing in replaced them on top of the and we’re not aware of he is not 100 percent fit. the nets. world rankings. things that are going on “He looks pretty good. I “He’s a pretty relaxed As tensions rise, opening outside. think he has been pro- guy and sometimes doesn’t batsman Jonny Bairstow “I think we just have to gressing nicely so it is nice bowl,” said Buttler. found himself embroiled in accept those things as what to see him back in the nets, “The medical team will a terse exchange with happens during tournament back in the group and taking be seeing how he goes. former England captain cricket.” part,” said Buttler. He’s working hard with the England’s Jos Buttler attends a press conference at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central Michael Vaughan. “You talk about pres- “I’m sure the medical medical team and they’ll England yesterday, ahead of their 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match against He was one of several sures, external pressures, team will know more than be keeping a close eye on media pundits who offered well pressure is a privilege I do but he looks pretty him.” India tomorrow. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 SPORT 19

Brazil edge Paraguay to reach semis

AFP PORTO ALEGRE, Uruguay Gabriel Jesus scored the winning counting on spot-kick in a tense penalty shoot-out as Brazil exorcized experience their demons to beat Paraguay on Thursday and reach the Copa to beat Peru America semi-finals. Twice before in 2011 and AP 2015 Paraguay had beaten Brazil SALVADOR, BRAZIL at this same stage on penalties at the South American extravaganza. Uruguay is counting on eight Willian came closest to players who have already scoring in normal time for Brazil won Copa América to show when he hit the post as Paraguay their experience and beat held out for a 0-0 draw for more Peru in the quarterfinals than 40 minutes following the today and remain on course dismissal of Fabian Balbuena for for its 16th Copa title. a professional foul on Roberto Goalkeepers Fernando Firmino. Muslera and Martín Silva; Brazilian media had been defenders Martín Cáceres, almost in a state of paranoia Players of Brazil Diego Godín, and Sebastián before the match recalling the celebrate after Coates; midfielder Nicolás painful memories from defeating Paraguay Lodeiro; and strikers Argentina in 2011 and four in the penalty Edinson Cavani and Luis years later when Paraguay pro- shoot-out during Suárez were all involved in duced stubborn defensive dis- their Copa America Uruguay’s last title in 2011 in plays before snatching victory in quarter-final match Argentina. the spot-kick lottery. at the Gremio Arena All but backup ‘keeper But it wasn’t to be this time in Porto Alegre, Silva played in the 1-0 win as Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Brazil, on Thursday. against Chile on Monday and saved Gustavo Gomez’s opening ensured Uruguay topped spot-kick at the Gremio Arena Group C. in Porto Alegre. Alves on the edge of the area, and even when Philippe was worried about fouls, which Felipe Luis for Alex Sandro. Neat The coach is also the Although Firmino dragged with the full-back slipping the Coutinho seemingly played in he replied were part of the game. interplay saw Firmino tee up same. Óscar Tabárez has his effort wide, Derlis Gonzalez ball on to Firmino, whose weak Firmino behind the defence fol- But three Paraguayan Coutinho just outside the box but been in charge since 2006. also fired past the post allowing shot was straight at goalkeeper lowing a Richard Sanchez players were booked before half- his precise finish was easily In 2011, Uruguay beat Jesus, who missed a penalty in Roberto Fernandez. mistake, the Liverpool forward time for overly robust saved again. Peru 2-0 in the semifinals Brazil’s last match, to be the Gremio forward Everton’s was easily muscled off the ball. challenges. Brazil had changed tactic and and Paraguay 3-0 in the match-winner. popularity was clear in his home The best chance of the first It wasn’t until five minutes were driving more purposefully final. The tournament hosts will stadium as fans wildly cheered quarter fell to Paraguay as from half time that Coutinho got at the heart of the defence, with If the tryouts by Tabárez face either perennial rivals his every touch. But the game Hernan Perez found Gonzalez in behind the defence on the left Arthur flashing a shot over the on Friday in training are Argentina or Venezuela in Tues- quickly settled into the expected unmarked at back post but and fired in a shot from an angle bar. It paid dividends on 54 confirmed for the match at day’s semi-final in Belo pattern, with Brazil dominating Alisson saved his near post shot. that Fernandez saved com- minutes when Firmino won a Arena Fonte Nova, Lodeiro Horizonte. possession and playing countless It was turgid fare on offer to fortably. Predictably, Brazil were free-kick on the edge of the will lose his place in the Brazil started brightly and passes while a well-drilled Par- the Porto Alegre crowd, who booed off at half-time, for the penalty area -- overturned from starting lineup to Nahitan produced a beautiful passing aguay doggedly held their shape started a slow clap just after the third time in four matches. the original decision of a penalty Nández. move in the fourth minute as and looked to counter at pace half hour. Tite wasted no time in by VAR -- and Balbuena was The experienced squad local favorite Everton drove in with direct runners. Brazil reporters had asked making a change, but it was a shown a red card for a profes- is nearly the same that lost off the left wing and found Dani Brazil lacked a cutting edge coach Tite before the game if he curious one swapping left-back sional foul. to France in the World Cup quarterfinals last year. Only six changes were made to Colombia to the group of 23 that went to England enter World Cup semi-finals . host 2020 Copa Midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta, one of Uruguay’s AFP America final newcomers, trusts Suárez LE HAVRE and Cavani to come through AFP with goals. A stunning strike by Lucy Bronze BOGOTA “Us playing from the helped England to a 3-0 quarter- midfield onward have to final win over Norway in Le Colombia will host the final of make the ball get to Luis and Havre on Thursday as Phil the 2020 Copa America they’re Edi so they can make the Neville’s team eased into the last jointly hosting with Argentina, choices with the skills that four of the women’s World Cup. President Ivan Duque they have,” De Arrascaeta David Beckham, a former announced on Thursday. said. colleague of Neville’s for Man- The South American com- Another of Uruguay’s chester United and England, was petition between national younger players is recov- among the crowd of more than teams has never before been ering from stomach 21,000 at the Stade Oceane to hosted by two countries. problems and might sit out see midfield stalwart Jill Scott England’s defender Lucy Bronze The final will be played in today. Midfielder Lucas Tor- open the scoring inside three celebrates after scoring a goal during the Metropolitano stadium in reira could be replaced by minutes, becoming just the the Women’s World Cup quarter-final the Caribbean port city of Bar- Federico Valverde. second English player to score match against Norway at the Oceane ranquilla, the local mayor Ale- Peru coach Ricardo at three separate women’s World Stadium in Le Havre, north western jandro Char said, promising a Gareca, who last year took Cups. “gala.” the team to a World Cup for France on Thursday. Ellen White then grabbed her It will be the second suc- the first time since 1982, fifth goal of the tournament five cessive year that the tour- can’t count on experience as minutes prior to half-time and squander a penalty, with Nikita 2015 World Cup in Canada. the in Lyon next nament is played as regional much. Gareca has striker Bronze made sure of the victory Parris having her late spot-kick The Lionesses went out of Tuesday. governing body CONMEBOL Paolo Guerrero, the top with a rising shot high into the saved. that tournament in the semi- Norway had declared ambi- has decided to align the Copa goalscorer of the 2011 Copa net as the hour mark There were striking similar- finals and also fell in the last four tions of leaving France with a America with the European América, but midfielder Jef- approached. ities between Bronze’s effort at Euro 2017. Now they will hope medal to show for their efforts, Championships, to be played ferson Farfán is out injured. England were so com- here and her goal that gave to go a step further, although a but after ousting Australia on every four years and two Farfán’s replacement is not fortable towards the end that England a 2-1 win over the same daunting challenge awaits penalties in the last round, this years apart from the World yet known. they could even afford to opponents a round earlier at the against hosts France or holders was a step too far for them. Cup. Lorenzo to miss two races after fracturing vetebrae

Spain’s three-time MotoGP world champion AFP away to the medical centre by Lugano and do all the possible Assen. The Spaniard has struggled Jorge Lorenzo seen in this file picture. ASSEN ambulance. treatments to get ready to go to early in the season after joining “Sadly @lorenzo99 has been Brno.” Honda from Ducati. He currently Spain’s three-time MotoGP world declared unfit for the remainder His Honda team boss Alberto lies 15th in the championship champion Jorge Lorenzo will miss of the #DutchGP,” Honda tweeted. Puig told motorsport.com: “He had standings with 19 points, his best this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix The 32-year-old is scheduled a crash also last week in Bar- performance an 11th placed finish and the next race in Germany after to spend the next few weeks in a celona, and in that time he was at the French MotoGP. a spinal vertebrae fracture in an back brace. He will also miss the last really in pain, exactly in the same Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales horrific opening practice crash in MotoGP at Sachensring next area as the place he has the pain topped the time sheets in the first Assen yesterday. weekend before the summer break, today.” two practice sessions yesterday Lorenzo slid out at turn seven making a forecast return at Brno in Reflecting on the accident he with a best lap of 1min 32.638sec. at the ‘Cathedral of Speed’ circuit, mid-August. added: “I think he went into the He shaded another Yamaha bouncing into four somersaults as “Due to the fall I fractured corner faster than normal, and he of Fabio Quartaro by 0.180sec he hit the gravel behind his bike. both my T6 and T8 vertebrae,” just crashed -- these things with Ducati duo Danilo Petrucci Two doctors were quickly at Lorenzo said. “The injury does not happen. Normally a crash is a and Andrea Dovizioso in third his side and helped him walk gin- allow me to race here in Assen or human error, mistake, for all of and fourth, and championship gerly off to the barriers before he at the Sachsenring. Tomorrow the guys who crash.” Puig said leader Marc Marquez back in sat down and was then taken (Saturday) morning I will fly to Lorenzo would not be replaced in seventh at 0.775. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 20

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FIVB Beach World Championships Cherif, Ahmed win opener THE PENINSULA yesterday at the hands of Ilya successful in the opening two men’s DOHA Leshukov and Konstantin Semenov matches. of Russia. In Pool F, 2013 world champs Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and The strong Russian duo is seeded Alexander Brouwer and Robert Ahmed Tijan began their FIVB Beach fifth in Hamburg and ranked 26th Meeuwsen of the Volleyball World Championships in the FIVB computer. scored a 2-1 opening win against campaign on a winning note with a Cherif and Ahmed, seeded Canadians Grant O’Gorman/Ben brilliant comeback yesterday. fourth, are pooled in Group D, along Saxton at Am Rothenbaum In Hamburg, Germany, world’s with teams from , Czech Stadium. number-six ranked beach volleyball Republic and Belgium. Phil Dalhausser, who captured duo, defeated Italy’s Enrico Rossi Assam and Tamer are up against the 2007 world title with Todd and Adrian Ignacio Carambula 2-1 their counterparts from Russia, Rogers, and Nick Lucena posted the (19- 21, 21 - 14, 18 - 16) in Pool D. Brazil and USA during the group first win as the sixth-seeded Amer- The second Qatari pari at the stage. icans scored a 2-0 (21-14, 21-13) Pool Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan in action during their Pool D clash against Italy’s $1m Championships, Assam Ahmed Also yesterday, three players F victory over 43rd-seeded Julian Enrico Rossi and Adrian Ignacio Carambula on the opening day of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Mahmoud and Tamer Abdelrasoul with World Championship gold Azaad/Nicolas Capogrosso of World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, yesterday. lost their opening Group E match medals to their credit were Argentina in 31 minutes. Qatar go down to Syria in Singapore

THE PENINSULA Wimbledon draw revealed SINGAPORE

The Qatari men’s tennis team suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Syrian team in their second encounter at the 2019 Federer-Nadal on Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in Singapore. In the first singles match, Qatar’s Mousa Shannan went down fighting against Yacoub collision course Makzoume 6-1, 4-6, 0-6 while in the second match, Qatar’s Mubarak Shannan lost to AP Syria’s No. 1 Kareem Al Allaf WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND 6-3, 6-1. In the doubles match, Within the first minute of the Qatar’s Rashed Nawaf and Wimbledon draw ceremony Mousa Shannan lost to Kareem yesterday, there arrived a bit of infor- Al Allaf and Majdi Salim. mation many were wondering about: The Syrian team was Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were leading group (A) at the end of indeed set up for a potential semi- Thursday’s matches with two final meeting, with Novak Djokovic victories ahead of Qatar, fol- possibly awaiting that showdown’s lowed by Malaysia while Iran winner in the final. occupying the last spot in this Toward the end of the pro- group. ceedings came the most fascinating Qatar were pooled in group first-round matchup of all: 39-year- A alongside Iran, Syria, and old , a five-time Malaysia while Group B champion at the All England Club, includes Vietnam, Kuwait, Sri against 15-year-old American Coco Lanka and hosts Singapore. Gauff, the youngest player to qualify The Qatari delegation is led at the All England Club in the half- by Ahmed Sultan Al Obaidly century Open era. and includes Mousa Shanan, In between, there were plenty of Mubarak Shanan, Rayyan Spain’s Rafael Nadal in action during his 2018 other things to keep an eye out for Alami, Rashed Nawaf and the Wimbledon Championships semi-final match against once the grass-court Grand Slam team captain Sultan Khalfan in Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the All England Lawn tournament begins on Monday, addition to the head coach Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London in this including the placement of Venus’ Oliver Gross, fitness coach Luis file photo. LEFT: Switzerland’s Roger Federer during younger sister, Serena, in what shapes Lobez and physiotherapist Alex. practice at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. up as by far the toughest quarter of As per the new format of the women’s field. She might need to the tournament, the winners beat defending champion Angelique Nadal-Thiem would be a rematch of of Italy, then could face another qual- According to the Wimbledon draw of each group will secure their Kerber in the fourth round, then No. the 2018 and finals, ifier in the second round. which was revealed yesterday, world places in the 2020 Davis Cup 1 Ash Barty in the quarterfinals. both won by Nadal. Nadal starts off against qualifier No.1 Novak Djokovic will be possibly Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Gauff grew up idolizing the Wil- The women’s quarter-finals could Yuichi Sugita of Japan, and Federer’s awaiting Federer-Nadal showdown’s while the runners up of each liams sisters, who have both been include Barty against No. 11 seed first opponent is , a group will fight for the third ranked No. 1 and own a combined 30 or No. 5 Kerber; No. 22-year-old South African making his winner in the final. spot in Group II. Grand Slam singles titles. 3 Karolina Pliskova against No. 8 Wimbledon debut. Ahmed Al Obaidli, Head of With defending champion Elena Svitolina; No. 2 Djokovic will get things going at The possible men’s quarter-finals are Qatar’s delegation to the event Djokovic in the top half of the men’s against No. 7 ; No. 4 Kiki Centre Court on Monday against No. 1 Djokovic against No. 7 Stefanos hailed the Qatari performance bracket, he’ll now only need to beat Bertens against No. 6 Petra Kvitova, , a former Tsitsipas, and No. 4 Kevin Anderson, against Syria despite of the at most one of the No. 2-seeded the two-time champion who must top-20 player who was a 2012 last year’s runner-up, against No. defeat. Federer or No. 3-seeded Nadal, decide whether to play after being quarter-finalist at Wimbledon and “Today’s match against because they were drawn together in sidelined with an injured left forearm. beat Djokovic on a hard court at 6 Alexander Zverev on one side of Iran will not be easy as the two the bottom half. The quarter with Serena Williams, Indian Wells, California, this year. the field, and Federer vs. No. 8 Kei teams will try to win it and Nadal is ranked No. 2, and Barty and Kerber also includes past Intriguing first-round pairings of Nishikori, and Nadal vs. No. 5 Dominic secure the second place in Federer No. 3, but that was reversed Wimbledon champions Garbiñe men’s division include: Thiem against Thiem on the other. group A” said Al Obaidli. by Wimbledon’s seeding system, Muguruza and , and 2017 semi-finalist ; 12th- “I’m confident that the which takes into account grass-court strong grass-court players Julia seeded against 21-year- The women’s quarter-finals could players can win today’s match results over the past two years. Goerges, , Donna old American ; No. 19 include Barty against No. 11 seed and secure their sport in the The possible men’s quarter-finals Vekic, and . seed Felix Auger-Aliassime against upcoming round” he added. are No. 1 Djokovic against No. 7 Ste- Kerber could meet Sharapova in the in an all-Canadian Serena Williams or No. 5 Kerber; No. 3 Following his defeat fanos Tsitsipas, and No. 4 Kevin third round. matchup; and against Karolina Pliskova against No. 8 Elena against Makzoume, Qatar’s Anderson, last year’s runner-up, At least the younger Williams, who in an all-Australian Svitolina; No. 2 Naomi Osaka against Shannan said the team still against No. 6 Alexander Zverev on as usual skipped the grass-court tuneup match-up, with the winner likely No. 7 Simona Halep; No. 4 have the opportunity to qualify one side of the field, and Federer vs. events, gets a chance to work herself facing Nadal, who was upset by against No. 6 Petra Kvitova, to the second round but they No. 8 , and Nadal vs. No. into form. She opens against a qualifier, Kyrgios in the fourth round at Wim- have first to defeat Iran on the 5 on the other. 162nd-ranked Giulia Gatto-Monticone bledon in 2014. third day of the event.