TUESDAY 2 APRIL 2019 SPORT 07 Being in the position in the Premier League where you know Pep Guardiola says CRICKET if you don’t win you are going to pressure will bring FOOTBALL lose the Premier League, maybe out best in Man City EPL: Wolverhampton IPL: Rajasthan Royals that’s going to help us for the other players. Wanderers vs vs Royal Challengers competition. Manchester United ACTION Bangalore TODAY’S NBA: Warriors thump Hornets AFP Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Nevertheless, the Bucks LOS ANGELES Curry (left) celebrates with team-mate remained a comfortable three Andrew Bogut during their game games ahead of the Toronto The NBA champion Golden State against Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. Raptors atop the NBA Eastern Anthony Mantha Warriors routed the Charlotte Conference. Hornets 137-90 on Sunday, “Really proud of the guys bouncing back from a frustrating how they competed today,” defeat to regain first place in the Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer NHL: Mantha Western Conference. said. Stephen Curry scored 25 The San Antonio Spurs, lifts Red Wings points, Klay Thompson added 24 assured of a record-equaling and the two combined to make 22nd straight playoff spot when over Bruins 11 three-pointers as the Warriors the Sacramento Kings lost to the overcame the second quarter Houston Rockets on Saturday, REUTERS ejection of DeMarcus Cousins for were beaten by the Kings DETROIT a flagrant foul. 113-106. The victory pushed the War- It was San Antonio’s 14th Detroit’s Anthony Mantha riors one game ahead of Denver defeat this season to a team with recorded his first career hat- atop the West after the Nuggets a losing record. trick and five-point game, and were upset 95-90 at home by the LaMarcus Aldridge paced the the Red Wings scored four Washington Wizards. Spurs with 27 points and 18 times in the third period in a The Warriors improved to rebounds, while Buddy Hield 6-3 win over the visiting Boston 18-6 this season in games fol- with 26 points led seven Kings Bruins on Sunday. lowing defeats. They fell 131-130 players in double figures. Mantha scored Detroit’s in overtime at Minnesota on San Antonio, who went into first three goals and assisted on Friday in a clash that left the Curry, Thompson, Draymond City Thunder all lost. rebounds. John Collins added 13 the game as league leaders in the final two as the club rallied Warriors fuming over the Green and Kevin Durant for all Rookie Trae Young drained points and 12 rebounds and Alex three-point accuracy, connected from a 3-2 second-period officiating. of the final period. a buzzer-beating basket to give Len chipped in another 23. on just eight of 27 from beyond deficit to win its season-best Golden State took it out on “It was a great night,” said the Atlanta Hawks a 136-135 But it was Young who the arc. fifth straight game. the Hornets, seizing a 10-point Kerr. overtime victory over depleted emerged the hero, corralling a Taro Hirose scored his first lead in the first quarter. “I was really pleased also Milwaukee. deflected inbounds pass with his NBA RESULTS NHL goal, Dylan Larkin had a They were up 49-38 when with the way the bench unit The Bucks, with Most Val- left hand and firing the game- goal and an assist, and Tyler Cousins appeared to accidentally closed the game in the fourth uable Player candidate Giannis winner that was upheld upon Denver 90, Washington 95 Bertuzzi notched three assists hit Willy Hernangomez in the quarter. It was a really good, Antetokounmpo resting his video review. San Antonio 106, Sacramento 113 for the Red Wings, who won for head and was tossed. The War- complete game for us.” sprained ankle, also had Khris Sterling Brown, who missed Golden State 137, Charlotte 90 the seventh time in their last riors didn’t miss a beat, racing The Nuggets weren’t the only Middleton sidelined by a sore left a potential game-winner in reg- New Orleans 102, LA Lakers 130 eight games. on to a 71-49 halftime lead. playoff-bound team to fall to groin while Eric Bledsoe never ulation, put Milwaukee up on a Oklahoma City 103, Dallas 106 Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 They entered the fourth lesser opponents on Sunday, as came off the bench. layup with 1.1 seconds left in Atlanta 136, Milwaukee 135 shots, and David Krejci posted quarter leading 105-72 and War- the Milwaukee Bucks, San Justin Anderson led the overtime but his team-leading LA Clippers 113, Memphis 96 two assists. riors coach Steve Kerr rested Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma Hawks with 24 points and 12 27 points weren’t enough. Third-placed finisher Monaco’s Formula One driver Charles Leclerc of Ferrari is seen after the 2019 Bahrain GP on Sunday. Leclerc marks himself out as newest champion-in-waiting REUTERS I think we’re seeing a young champion-in-the-making much more controversial way about MANAMA who was the emotional winner today. Fastest man and the third place and would have been angry and would have displayed that. Charles Leclerc’s near-flawless per- fastest machine: Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff “None of that you see with formance at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Charles.” Prix marked out the Monegasque as emotional winner today,” said Wolff. after a spin and a lost front wing. Even Hamilton acknowledged he Formula One’s newest force to be “Fastest man and fastest machine.” As impressive was the young- now had a new challenger to worry reckoned with. Leclerc replaced Ferrari’s 2007 ster’s calm in the face of disap- about. The 21-year-old Ferrari driver was world champion Kimi Raikkonen at pointment, having a first win ripped “He did an incredible job this fastest in all but one session of track the end of last season in a gamble for from his grasp, but he has displayed weekend and he’s got a beautiful, action, seized pole by a comfortable a team generally known for picking similar mental fortitude before in far bright future ahead of him,” said the margin and was cruising to an easy experienced drivers over talented more testing and emotional Briton. victory when engine trouble struck newcomers. circumstances. But Leclerc, the same age as Red 10 laps from the end, leaving him But the youngest Ferrari race The godson of late Ferrari protege Bull’s similarly precocious talent Max third. driver since 1961 proved he has what Jules Bianchi, Leclerc lost his father in Verstappen, was keeping his feet If Lewis Hamilton was the one it takes to handle the weight of 2017 -- on the eve of a Formula Two firmly on the ground. celebrating an unexpected victory, expectation that comes with driving race in Baku that he nonetheless went “I’m happy overall about this the five-times world champion and for the sport’s most successful and on to win from pole position. weekend,” he said. his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff glamorous team. “Very, very impressive,” said “I always tend to focus on the neg- were left in no doubt that Leclerc had He even excelled more than four- Wolff of Sunday’s performance. atives of the weekend on my side and made a statement. time champion team mate Sebastian “I know that many other drivers there’s definitely things that I can still “I think we’re seeing a young Vettel, with the German enduring a who have the lion in them, like he cer- improve, so I’ll try to work for that,” he champion-in-the-making who was the scrappy evening that left him fifth tainly has, would have reacted in a added. Thai rookie Rosberg praises Ferrari but criticises Vettel Albon picks up REUTERS That was still Ferrari’s first team messes up the strategy in “And on top, I had the first F1 points MANAMA podium of the season and his qualifying, he gets angry. Then mistake with the spin. Not a good career first in Formula One. come the race day, one wheel- evening.” Retired Formula One world I can’t believe it. “Beautifully driven (by to-wheel battle and he spins it REUTERS champion Nico Rosberg Leclerc) this weekend and gutteded awayaway completelycompletely on hishis own andand MANAMA (pictured) praised Ferrari for We’ve seen exactly for him,” said Rosberg. loses the wholewhole weekend.weekend. HeHe letting their drivers race each the same Sebastian “But for Sebastian, this iss a needs to find a wayway out of Toro Rosso rookie Alexander other in Bahrain on Sunday but Vettel again today as really tough one because notot that now.”now.” Albon rode his luck to become criticised Sebastian Vettel for only did he ruin his own race butbut VettelVettel recognisedrecognised the first Thai driver to score making the same mistakes as last we saw all throughout he has a team mate who has beenen the spin was his Formula One points since season. the end of last year: delivering unbelievably well,ell, error,error, even if gustygusty Prince Bira in 1954 when he Four-time champion Vettel Nico Rosberg who is so damn strong and we conditionsconditions hadhad nnotot finished ninth in Bahrain on finished fifth after being outqual- should all expect it to continueue helped.helped. Sunday. ified by team-mate Charles like that. “It“It waswas difficult.difficult. The 23-year-old, who Leclerc, overtaken by the young been a while so that was “So here Sebastian has a realeal We allall struggledstruggled at started 12th, collected two Monegasque in the race and then awesome.” big challenge on his hands.” various points in thethe points in only his second Grand spinning while in contention for Leclerc has been drafted in Rosberg, who retired afterer race but l reallyreally Prix.