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SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2020 DutchDu team have bright future: De Boer I’mI’m here to win and to ensure we get results. We have the qualityqua players to do it. I was proud as a player to put on the nationalnat team shirt and it is a really special moment for me toto beb here as national coach.

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Qatari sprinter Abbas shines among global stars on home track Duplantis completes perfect season as Obiri, Thompson-Herah storm to wins

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World record holder Armand (Mondo) Duplantis, World champion Hellen Obiri and double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah bagged victories as the 2020 Diamond League concluded with a bang at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium in Doha, yesterday. The final meet, that attracted 27 World and Olympic medalists, fea- tured thrilling performances on the track and field to provide a fitting end to the coronavirus-affected season. Duplantis, who broke Sergey Bubka’s 26-year-old outdoor world record of 6.14 metres in Rome last week, finished the season unde- feated edging American world Kenya’s Hellen Obiri celebrating with her time after winning the women’s 3000 metres champion Sam Kendricks, the last during the Doha Diamond League 2020 at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium yesterday. man to beat him, and London 2012 gold medallist Renaud Lavillenie of France. RESULTS:RESULTS: Khaddi SSagniaagnia (SWE)(SWE) 66.85.85 Adelle TraceyTracey (G(GBR)BR) 1:59.87 The trio cleared 5.82m – a 100M100M HHURDLESURDLES WOMENWOMEN 100M100M WWOMENOMEN meeting record - but the Swede wwonon POLEPOLE VAVAULTULT MMENEN PaytonPayton Chadwick (U(USA)SA) 12.78 ElaineElaine Thompson-HerahThompson-Herah (JAM)(JAM) 10.8710.87 for clearing the height on his firstfirst Armand Duplantis (SWE) 5.825.82 TTaliyahaliyah Brooks ((USA)USA) 12.86 Marie-Josée Ta Lou ((CIV)CIV) 11.21 attempt, with his opponents needingding SSamam Kendricks (USA)(USA) 5.825.82 CCindyindy Ofili (GBR)(GBR) 13.0213.02 Kayla White ((USA)USA) 11.25 Jamaica’s Elaine all three to get over. The battle ffin-in- RRenaudenaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.825.82 1500M1500M MENMEN 800M800M MENMEN Sweden’s Thompson-Herah ished when Lavillenie and Kendricksricks 200M200M MMENEN StewartStewart McSweynMcSweyn (AU(AUS)S) 33:30.51:30.51 CheruiyotCheruiyot Rotich ((KEN)KEN) 1:44.16 Armand on her way to win failed in all their attempts at 5.92m92m Arthur CisseCisse (CIV)(CIV) 20.2320.23 (NR:SB)(NR:SB) Elliot Giles ((GBR)GBR) 1:44.51:44.566 Duplantis the women’s 100 with Duplantis also failing twice.ce. Julian Forte (JAM) 2020.39.39 SSelemonelemon Barega (ETH) 33:32.97:32.97 WyclifeWyclife Kinyamal ((KEN)KEN) 1:45.1:45.6868 in action metres. The 20-year-old won all 16 ooff hhisis CChristophehristophe Lemaitre (FRA) 20.6820.68 SSoufianeoufiane El Bakkali ((MAR)MAR) 33:33.45:33.45 3000M3000M WWOOMENMEN during the meetings in 2020 as well as twicewice 400M400M MMENEN 110M110M HHURDLESURDLES MMENEN HellenHellen Obiri ((KEN)KEN) 8:22.548:22.54 men’s pole vault breaking the world record and ppro-ro- KahmariKahmari Montgomery (U(USA)SA) 45.545.555 Aaron Mallet ((USA)USA) 13.1513.15 (WL)(WL) ducing the best-ever outdoor jumpump Jason Joseph ((SUI)SUI) 13.40 yesterday. YYousefousef Karam (KUW)(KUW) 45.7245.72 AgnesAgnes JJebetebet of 6.15 metres. MMohamedohamed Nasir Abbas ((QAT)QAT) 45.96 David KingKing (GBR) 13.13.5454 Qatari “It´s been a fantastic season aandnd WOMEN’SWOMEN’S LONG JJUMPUMP 800M800M WOMENWOMEN TiropTirop (KEN)(KEN) 8:22.928:22.92 I enjoyed sharing the momentment MarynaMaryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) 6.916.91 Faith KipyegonKipyegon (KEN) 1:57.68 (WL) Beatrice ChepkoechChepkoech tonight with the guys. I enjoyedd tthehe EseEse Brume (N(NGR)GR) 66.71.71 Esther Guerrero (E(ESP)SP) 1:59.21:59.222 (KEN)(KEN) 8:22.928:22.92 athletes jump and the rivalry with Sam.. IIt’st’s been fun with him as we hahaveavee always got back at each other,” ssasaididd Also,Also, rereigningigning 1500m15000m wworldorldd KipyegonKKipyegon ssetet a worldworld lleadingeading ttimeimme impress at Duplantis. championchampion TTimothyimmothyy CCheruiyotheruuiyot mmadeade too ttopopp wwomen’somen’s 8800m00m rarace,cee, yyeyes-s- “It’s been a roller-coaster yyearear a susuccessfulccessful ‘‘internationalinnternr ational deddebut’bbut’ in terday.terrdaay. ThThee KeKenyannyan star clclockedocckeed sort of. I broke the indoor worldorld 800m,800m, winningwinning thethe contestcontest with sea-sea- 1:57.681:577.668 to seaseall tthehe ttitleitle whwhilehiile home meet record earlier in the year and I wwasas son’sson’s bebeststt timetime of 11:44.16.:44.16. 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THE PENINSULA/AFC – DOHA changes to his starting XI bowed out of the compe- from the previous match. tition albeit on a high. Al Sadd SC secured a berth “I am happy because “It was a tough match in the knockout round after we had possession of the against a strong team like finishing second in Group ball, and we created Al Sadd. Things were D following a defeat against chances, But committed decided before the game in Iran's Persepolis on two mistakes and as a terms of the group Thursday, and coach Xavi result conceded two goals, standings and we did not was impressed with the this is the nature of playing have a chance of qualifi- Players vie for performances of young- in the AFC Champions cation,” said Toutouni. the ball during sters in his team. League.” “There are good lessons the Ooredoo The Barca great spoke “In the second half, we for the staff and the players Cup Group B of his pride at the per- brought in some experi- to take from playing in the Round 1 match formance of his youngsters enced players like 2020 AFC Champions between Al despite his side’s 2-1 loss at Abdelkarim Hassan and League. It will make us Kharaitiyat the hands of the already Boualem Khoukhi and we stronger in the future and and Al Rayyan eliminated Sepahan. showed character to score more prepared for the new yesterday. Goals from Reza a goal and try to get back Iran Pro League season. Mirzaei and Sajjad Shah- into the game. “The organisation was bazzadeh either side of the “We can only go far in good, the only issue we Ooredoo Cup: Al Kharaitiyat half time break were this competition if we are faced was the short time enough to win the tie for focused. You cannot win between the matches, that beat Al Rayyan 4-1 in Round 1 the Islamic Republic of Iran the AFC Champions League is why we had to make a lot side, while youngster without being fully focused. of changes.” Hashim Ali’s consolation The small details make all Al Sadd’s next match THE PENINSULA – DOHA Abdulrahman Mohammed came eight minutes from the difference in this com- pits them against another (74th minute) and Rashid time. petition and we cannot Iranian opposition, with Al Kharaitiyat defeated Al Tiberkanine (86th and 90th “I am not happy afford to make mistakes in Group C winners Persepolis Rayyan 4-1 in Round 1 minutes) scored for Al because we lost but I am the knockout stages” FC awaiting them in the (Group B) of the 2020-21 Kharaitiyat. proud of my young players His counterpart Mojtaba Round of 16, in a repeat of season Ooredoo Cup at the In other Group B matches for their performances,” Toutouni was equally happy the 2018 AFC Champions Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday, Al Gharafa said Xavi who made 10 even as his Sepahan side League semi-final. yesterday. defeated Umm Salal 2-0 at Mohammed Osman the same venue while Al (20th minute), substitute Arabi trounced A lAhli 5-1. Messi lashes out at Barca Dutch team have bright future: De Boer over Suarez REUTERS – AMSTERDAM on the national team shirt and it is a really talent knocking on the door now,” he special moment for me to be here as added. Frank de Boer (pictured) says he is national coach,” said the 50-year-old, who The Netherlands showed remarkable departure looking forward to working with an won 112 caps as a player and was assistant improvement under Koeman over the last exciting generation of Dutch players and coach when the Dutch reached the 2010 two years, not only qualifying for Euro REUTERS – BARCELONA confident that the Netherlands are on the World Cup final. 2020 but also reaching the final of the brink of a successful run in world football. The Netherlands missed out on the inaugural Nations League last year. Lionel Messi has launched his De Boer was appointed as Netherlands last World Cup in Russia and also the 2016 “I’m not Koeman 2.0. I have my own latest attack on Barcelona’s coach on Wednesday and presented to European Championship in France but approach and I’m not going to copy hierarchy by criticising the way the media yesterday as the replacement qualified for Euro 2020, postponed to next someone else but I’d like to stay on the the club treated strike partner for Ronald Koeman, who has taken year. same path as him. It’s on my to-do list to Luis Suarez, who left for La Liga over at Barcelona. De Boer’s contract is through to the talk to him,” De Boer said. rivals Atletico Madrid this “I’m here to win and to 2022 World Cup in Qatar. De Boer starts with three matches next week. ensure we get results. We “I see a very productive period ahead month - a friendly against Mexico in Captain Messi, who have the quality players of us and a chance to do something Amsterdam on Oct. 7 and then Nations threatened to leave Barca last to do it. I was proud special. We need that after missing two League matches in Bosnia on Oct. 11 and month and recently hit out at as a player to put big tournaments. There is so much young Italy on Oct. 14. president Josep Maria Bar- tomeu’s leadership of the club, said the Uruguayan, the club’s third-highest scorer of all time, was harshly treated by Barca. Martinez header hands Bayern Super Cup win Unlucky 13 New coach Ronald Koeman called Suarez several days after AP – BUDAPEST for Guardiola getting the job to inform the striker, who had one year left Javi Martínez headed in as injuries on his contract, that he was no the winning goal in extra longer wanted. time as Bayern Munich mount for City Bartomeu had left Suarez started the season with a off a list of players he con- 2-1 victory over Sevilla in sidered not for sale in the the UEFA Super Cup on The situation we have right aftermath of the 8-2 defeat to Thursday in a stadium now, we have just 13 players Bayern Munich in the Cham- partially filled with fans. pions League in August. Seven years after available in the first team. “You deserved a farewell scoring another extra-time We need the academy, not befitting who you are: one of goal to help Bayern win its just for the training sessions. the most important players in last Super Cup, Martínez They can be selected during the history of the club, rose above a crowd of the games. With the achieving great things for the players to head in the team and on an individual rebound when Sevilla problems we have up front, level,” Messi wrote on his goalkeeper Yassine of course (17-year-old official Instagram account on Bounou parried David striker) Liam (Delap) will stay Friday. Alaba's speculative shot in with us. We’ll see if we need “You did not deserve for the 104th minute. him or use him. them to throw you out like they It could be one of Mar- did. But the truth is that at this tínez's last games for Manchester City manager stage nothing surprises me Bayern after chairman PepPep GuardiolaGuardiola anymore.” Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Suarez had paid tribute to told German media last Messi in his farewell news con- month that the versatile Bayern Munich’s German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (centre) and his team-mates celebrate with thee ference on Thursday, recalling defensive player was trophy after the UEFA Super Cup football match between FC Bayern Munich and Sevilla FC at thee that everyone had told him the seeking to leave. Europa Argentinian was difficult to get League champion Sevilla Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday. on with, but declaring they had took an early lead when become best friends as well as David Alaba fouled Ivan Rakitic and Lucas Bayern was largely in control of the The game was played with aroundd prolific strike partners. Ocampos converted the 13th-minute second half but saw two goals ruled out 15,000 supporters in the Puskas Arena,, “It will be strange to see you penalty. Champions League winner - one for offside, one for a shove by around a quarter of capacity, as UEFAA in another shirt and even Bayern leveled when Leon Goretzka ham- Lewandowski - and needed Neuer to trialed a partial return of fans in time forr stranger to come up against mered in a ball expertly cued up for him save Youssef En-Nesyri's shot on the the Champions League and Europaa you on the pitch,” Messi added. by Robert Lewandowski in the 34th. counterattack in the 87th minute. League group stages Al Duhail beat Al Ahli to enter Qatar Cup semis

An Al Duhail player preparing to shoot at the goal against Al Ahli during the first quarter-final of the Qatar Cup Handball Championship at the Al Duhail Indoor Arena yesterday. Al Duhail beat Al Ahli 32-31 to advance to the semi-finals. Later, at the same venue, A lSadd beat Al Rayyan 33-31 (shootout after scores levelled at 29). Today, Al Wakrah meet Qatar SC in the third quarter-final and Al Arabi meet Al Gharafa in search of a place in the semi-finals. RIGHT: Al Duhail players celebrating after winning the match. Sport SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2020 14

New Zealand board Players and fans mourn approves Pakistan, ‘original West Indies tours maverick’ Dean Jones AFP - WELLINGTON

AFP - SYDNEY New Zealand’s government has approved quarantine arrange- ments that would allow the Pakistan and West Indies teams to Australian cricket was tour in coming months, the country’s cricket board said yesterday. reeling yesterday at the New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the shock death of batting great tours would help the sport through the coronavirus pandemic. Dean Jones, with national “It’s a huge boost for us, it’s our financial lifeline,” he told coach Justin Langer leading reporters. “International cricket funds the whole game of cricket tributes to a player he in New Zealand, so it’s very, very important for us.” called “the stuff of legend”. White said the teams would fly to Auckland then catch a charter Langer revealed he was to Christchurch, where they would stay in quarantine while on the cusp of recruiting training at NZC’s high-performance centre in Lincoln Jones into his coaching Qatar Racing Limited-owned Kameko in University. set-up for next year’s World action in the Shadwell Joel Stakes (Group White said all players would follow health and testing pro- Cup when the 59-year-old 2), at Newmarket yesterday. Pic: Racing Post tocols set down by the government. died of a heart attack in “It’s not going to come cheap, we will be footing the bill but Mumbai, where he had we are happy to do that and fully understand it’s a user pays been commentating on the model,” he said. Indian Premier League. Qatar Racing’s Kameko wins “We’ll be guided by the government, whatever they demand, “I was talking about we’ll follow.” getting Deano in to help us Sports Minister Grant Robertson said arranging quarantine with World Cup stuff as a bubbles for the touring teams had not been easy, but it was worth mentor and coach, sadly Gr2 Shadwell Joel Stakes the effort to have international sport in New Zealand again. that’s not going to happen,” “Like many New Zealanders I am looking forward to seeing Langer told the Australian DOHA - THE PENINSULA the race and, being a Group 1 winner, he had to international sport resuming,” he said in a statement. “It is a huge Broadcasting Corporation. give some weight to his elders. part of our culture and helps bring us together as a nation.” “(But) the legacy he leaves The Qatar Racing Limited-owned Kameko Oisin Murphy, the winning jockey, said yes- to Australian cricket and bounced back in the Shadwell Joel Stakes (Group terday: “There’s a lot of pressure on the fastest Australian cricketers won’t 2), at Newmarket yesterday. Guineas winner ever, but there were no options be lost on us.” The three-year-old trained by Andrew for him and I don’t think there have been many Jones’ dashing Balding had not won since his success in the 1,000 three-year-olds that could give weight to horses strokeplay inspired gener- Guineas (Group 1) in a record time at Newmarket like Benbatl." ations of batsmen, in May. He added: "He’s definitely a miler and he including current power- Yesterday, Kameko chased the leaders in the might get an easy 10 (furlongs) on fast ground, hitter Glenn Maxwell. Shadwell Joel Stakes and, despite looking a little but it would be nice to make him as good a race- “Incredibly shocked by lethargic in the first part of the race, he showed horse as he can be. So much hard work has gone the news that Dean Jones a good turn of foot in the last two furlongs to win into him to keep him sound and organised. It’s a has passed away. Had a by a half length in front of Regal Reality while huge team effort." poster of the great man in Benbatl finished a further half length behind in Murphy added: "Sheikh Fahad buys plenty my room as a kid,” Maxwell third. of horses and breeds as best he can to find tweeted. Kameko was one of the two 3-year-olds in champion horses and now he’s found two.” Jones played 52 Tests from 1984-1992, amassing 3,631 runs at an average of F1: Bottas 46.55, while his 164 Schumacher ‘would one-day internationals fastest in yielded 6,068 runs and an average of 44.61. Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel celebrates a wicket during an IPL match Russian Grand Known universally as welcome’ Hamilton between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings yesterday. PIC:@IPL “Deano”, Jones was Prix practice remembered as a fierce competitor whose knock- equalling 91-win Shaw's 64 helps DC to about demeanour con- SOCHI - REUTERS cealed a keen cricketing 44-run win over CSK mind bursting with inno- record, says son Valtteri Bottas set the practice vative ideas. pace yesterday for a Russian “The cricket world is AFP - SOCHI Grand Prix that could see IANS - DUBAI shattered today for it has Mercedes team mate Lewis Prithvi Shaw's 64 and a clinical bowling performance led by South lost one of its greatest char- Michael Schumacher’s motor racing son Mick suggested yesterday Hamilton equal Michael Schu- African duo Kagiso Rabada (3/26) and Anrich Nortje (2/21) helped acters, a totally original that his father and family would welcome Lewis Hamilton’s success macher’s all-time record of 91 Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 44 runs in maverick talent whose con- in equalling his record 91 Grand Prix wins if he succeeds in Formula One wins. their IPL encounter yesterday. tribution went far beyond Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix. Bottas was quickest in both Chasing a target of 176, CSK hardly ever looked capable of mere statistics -- however The young German racer, who leads the Formula Two cham- sessions, with Hamilton ending reaching the score and were restricted to 131/7 at the end of 20 excellent they were,” the pionship this year and is on the verge of moving up to Formula the day second overall -- 0.267 overs. This is the three-time champions' second consecutive defeat Brisbane Courier-Mail’s One next year, said his father had always told him “records are slower -- after tyre problems this season. This is the first time since 2010 that DC have started Robert Craddock wrote. there to be broken”. in the morning left him 19th. an IPL season with two consecutive victories. They are on top of The ABC’s Russell “Lewis has had a very, very good run, a very consecutive and It was the sixth race the table now with four points. Jackson said Jones’ dare- positive run,” he said. “My dad always used to say ‘records are weekend in a row that Bottas, DC's Axar Patel continued his successful run against Shane devil batting revolutionised there to be broken’ - and I think it’s everybody’s aim in this sport.” who has so far won only the Watson, dismissing the veteran Australian in the fifth over while one-day cricket and helped Hamilton is within one victory of the seven-time champion’s opening race in Austria in July, he was on 14 off 16 balls. Murali Vijay (10) also struggled to get Australia win the 1987 record after claiming 69 victories since he replaced Schumacher had topped the first session runs on board and succumbed to Nortje in the next over. World Cup. at Mercedes in 2013. timesheets and Mercedes again CSK captain MS Dhoni again decided to stay in the lower “Jones could be subtle He won 21 races with McLaren. looked the team to beat. middle order and it was 23-year-old Ruturaj Gaikwad who came and brutal in the space of a “Obviously, it’s very good for the sport,” added Mick Schu- The Finn also led the way in at no. 4. Gaikwad's innings was short-lived as he was run out minute,” Jackson wrote. macher. “And he’s been very influential in this sport, too. After at the Tuscan Grand Prix in for 5. “He dictated terms, using that, the next goal would be for me, I guess, if I do make the step Italy two weeks ago, only for Faf du Plessis and Kedar Jadhav managed to temporarily the width of his crease and up, to try and break that!” Hamilton to seize pole position stem the flow of wickets and put up 54 runs for the fourth wicket. the full 360 degrees to set Schumacher senior retired from F1 after a three-year stint and then take his sixth win in But the run rate was never what it needed to be and by the time new standards.” with Mercedes from 2010-2012, having previously retired in 2006 nine races this year and 90th Jadhav fell, CSK were 98/4 in the 16th over. Du Plessis, Dhoni, For all his exploits in the after a hugely successful spell, winning five world titles, with of his career. Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran's efforts in the end proved too limited-overs game, it was Ferrari. He won two with Benetton. “There’s definitely more to little too late. Jones’ gutsy Test innings In December, 2013, he suffered a severe brain injury in a skiing come,” said Bottas, who took Brief scores: Delhi Capitals 175/3 off 20 overs (Prithvi Shaw against India at Chennai in accident, while with Mick in the French Alps, after which he his first F1 win at the circuit in 64, Rishabh Pant 37 not out; Piyush Chawla 2/33) vs Chennai Super 1986 that remained etched remained in a medically induced coma, in Grenoble, until June 2017. “I was doing some rally- Kings 131/7 off 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 43, Kedar Jadhav 26; Kagiso in the minds of his admirers 2014. Since then, he has been remained under private treatment style drifting at times, which Rabada 3/26), DC win by 44 runs. after 34 years. at his home in Switzerland. probably isn’t the fastest way Jones defied furnace- Mick Schumacher added that he had met Hamilton several around, so there’s still a lot of like conditions to score 210, times. Hamilton’s long-term title rival four-time champion time to find. vomiting and shaking at the Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari said he had “mixed feelings” about the “But we’re in good shape Australia’s Afghanistan crease to save Australia’s prospect of seeing him equal and break Schumacher’s records. and I’m sure we can make hopes in cricket’s second- Vettel said he grew up idolising his fellow-German, adding improvements ahead of Test, one-day series vs ever tied Test, and was then that Hamilton deserved all his success. Vettel is third on the list tomorrow.” taken to hospital for dehy- of all-time race winners with 53. dration after losing eight He said Schumacher’s achievements had always appeared to New Zealand postponed kilos during the innings. be untouchable until now. Morbidelli leads “It’s part of legend in “It’s always been a number that has appeared impossible to REUTERS - MELBOURNE Australian Test cricket, the reach,” said Vettel, who is in his last year with Ferrari. “On one after windblown brotherhood of the baggy hand, I will for sure be sad, because Michael is still my hero. Australia’s one-off Test against Afghanistan and one-day series green, his 200 in Madras “But on the other hand, I will be very happy for Lewis. He Catalan practice against New Zealand have been postponed to the 2021-22 season and the way he batted with deserves all the success due to scheduling “complexity” during the COVID-19 pandemic, AB (Allan Border), yeah, that he has had in the last AFP - BARCELONA Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday. stuff of legend,” said years and he is going to Australia were to play their first home Test against Afghan- Langer. Jones’ dedication to have in this year. Franco Morbidelli and Johann istan in Perth from November 21 and three one-day internationals the cause made him a fan “I don’t know if he Zarco left it late yesterday to against New Zealand over the home summer. favourite. remains, but I guess so and record the two fastest times of “The complexity of scheduling international matches during “Nobody batted like the next years. So, for me, the first day of practice for the the global coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the three boards Deano. Nobody danced a bit half and half -- mixed Catalan MotoGP. agreeing the need to postpone the matches,” CA said in a statement. down the pitch to take the emotions. For myself, I Both were among the “Cricket Australia looks forward to working with our good game on like Deano. don’t know. Obviously, I’m riders who crashed on a wind- friends at the Afghanistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket Nobody provoked bowlers far away. buffeted afternoon, but on to deliver the matches at a time when, hopefully, the restrictions like Deano. Nobody could “It was always one of their final laps became the brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have eased,” CA Chief talk like Deano,” The Aus- these numbers that only two riders to dip under Executive Nick Hockley said. tralian’s Peter Lalor wrote. seemed impossible, up to 1min 40sec all day. Australia have committed to hosting India for four Tests, three The Sydney Morning the point where somebody Morbidelli, an Italian who ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals over the home summer, Herald’s Andrew Wu said gets there and gets close rides for Yamaha-SRT, was though the dates are yet to be confirmed. Jones was one of the few and breaks it.” fastest with Zarco of Ducati The novel coronavirus outbreak has already forced the post- athletes that could make Michael Schumacher satellite Avintia just over one ponement of the Twenty20 World Cup, which was to have been him set aside journalistic broke the previous record tenth of a second back. held in Australia in October and November, along with Australia’s impartiality and embrace Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during held by Alain Prost, on 51 Frenchman Fabio Quar- warmup T20 matches against West Indies. his inner fanboy. “Deano practice at the Russian Grand Prix wins, at the 2001 Belgian tararo had set the best time in Australia also postponed a proposed two-Test tour of Bang- was the player you wanted in Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia, Grand Prix, the circuit the morning but that was sur- ladesh in June, part of the ICC’s World Test Championship, due to be,” he wrote. yesterday. where he made his F1 passed by five riders in the to the pandemic. debut with Jordan in 1991. afternoon.