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TTENNISENNIS | Page 3 FFORMULAORMULA 1 | Page 7 Kozlova Red Bull’s stuns holder Ricciardo takes Ostapenko in tense victory in fi rst round Monaco GP Monday, May 28, 2018 CYCLING Ramadan 12, 1439 AH Froome claims GULF TIMES Giro victory for rare Grand Tour treble SPORT Page 4 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Ronaldo grumbling leaves Real Madrid unimpressed ‘I spoke when I shouldn’t have done but something is going to happen. It wasn’t the right time, but I was honest’ AFP Madrid Bale considering Madrid future ristiano Ronaldo won the despite decisive display in fi nal Champions League for a fi fth time on Saturday but the strik- Reuters er’s petulant posturing over Kyiv Chis future has left a sour taste at Real Madrid. While his teammates were celebrat- areth Bale proved his worth ing a record-stretching 13th European to Real Madrid by delivering crown, earned after a gutsy 3-1 victory Gthe Champions League trophy over Liverpool, Ronaldo was casting with a sensational two goals after doubt over his commitment to the club. coming off the bench in the 3-1 win “It was very nice to be in Madrid,” over Liverpool in Saturday’s final said Ronaldo, who was told it sounded but then declared he would have to like he was saying goodbye. consider his future at the club. “In the next few days I will give an an- Real’s record signing had been left swer to the fans,” he replied. “Because out of the starting line-up for the they have always been by my side.” final for the second year in a row as For months, Ronaldo and his repre- coach Zinedine Zidane played Isco sentatives have been wrangling with instead, fielding the same side that Real over a new deal, as the Portug- beat Juventus 4-1 in last year’s final ese reportedly seeks to surpass Lionel in Bale’s home city of Cardiff . Messi at Barcelona and Neymar at Paris The former Tottenham Hotspur Saint-Germain as the highest paid forward grabbed his opportunity player in the world. in emphatic fashion after replacing “I spoke when I shouldn’t have done Spain midfielder Isco just after the but something is going to happen. It Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo applauds supporters after the UEFA Champions League final against hour mark, conjuring up an inspired wasn’t the right time, but I was hon- Liverpool at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. (AFP) overhead kick to put Madrid back in est,” Ronaldo told reporters before front in the 64th minute, after Sadio boarding the Real bus. we are celebrating a Champions League Even Real’s fans appear to be unim- of the tournament’s scoring list with 15 Mane had cancelled out Karim Ben- “In a week I’ll say something because title like today,” Perez said. pressed, with a poll on the website of goals and in April broke a Champions zema’s opportune opening goal. the fans have always supported me and “Everyone has the right to speak but Madrid daily, Marca, asking if the club League record by scoring in his 10th Bale then sealed Real’s record- are in my heart. I don’t speak much, but here the important thing is the club, should make a special eff ort to keep Ro- successive match. extending 13th European Cup with a when I speak, I speak,” he added. that we are all celebrating this title. naldo. After more than 25,000 votes, 65 Even though Ronaldo is 33, it is hard long-range strike which flew through to have been left out of many of “Obviously I have something to say, Cristiano was happy, is happy and re- per cent said no. to imagine the likes of PSG and Man- the hands of Liverpool’s hapless Real’s biggest games this season but it wasn’t the right time, although mains happy. He is under contract.” chester United not jumping at the goalkeeper Loris Karius, ensuring and admitted he would have to think I don’t regret it, because I was honest. Zidane was not in the mood to in- ‘CR7 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE’ chance to poach such a powerful asset, he pocketed a remarkable fourth long and hard about his future at the I’ve kept putting up with this but then I dulge. There would certainly seem to have on and off the pitch. Champions League winners’ medal club where he has won so much. couldn’t control myself.” “I’m not thinking about that,” Zi- been an element of sulkiness in Ro- But, separation remains the less like- since moving to the Spanish capital “I need to be playing week in, week Florentino Perez’s resistance has of- dane said. “I am thinking about what naldo’s assessment, coming so soon ly scenario and in the meantime, Ro- in 2013. out and that has not happened this fended Ronaldo, who has implied sev- we are doing now, the game, what we after the final whistle. He had not naldo has served only to irritate those “It has to be the best goal in a Cham- season. I had an injury five, six weeks eral times all is not well in their rela- have achieved. On Cristiano, we will scored and the final had been decided around him. pions League final, there is no bigger in but (have been) fit ever since. I tionship. His latest referencing of the see later. He has to stay, yes or yes.” by the brilliance of Gareth Bale, who “If Ronaldo has learned anything in stage,” Bale said of his jaw-dropping have to sit down with my agent in support of the club’s fans, as opposed Reports in the Spanish press yesterday scored twice, the first with a stunning his years in Madrid, it is that sadness, strike which put Madrid on their way the summer and discuss it. to the hierarchy, has been interpreted as say Real’s players were also vexed by Ro- bicycle kick. like euphoria, lasts a week in this club,” to a third consecutive Champions “Obviously I was very disappointed another dart aimed at Real’s president. naldo diverting attention from the team’s When this was put to him, Ron- wrote Marca yesterday. League triumph. not to start the game; I felt I de- When Ronaldo’s comments were third consecutive Champions League aldo replied: “Maybe the Champions “The week after, the club comes back “I am just happy to get the win. It served it but the manager makes the put to Perez on Saturday night, he ex- success. Sergio Ramos was among those League should change its name to the to compete and fi ght again to win, to is a team game but when you are a decisions. pressed annoyance at their timing and to make his feeling known to the 33-year- CR7 Champìons League.” win Champions League titles. Let’s see substitute, it is a game of more than “The best I have been doing is to appeared to brush off the possibility of old in the changing room. “Who has more Champìons League where Cristiano goes to win as many 11 players. I made an impact.” come on and make an impact; I a departure. “Cristiano will not fi nd a better titles and more goals?” he asked. Champions League trophies as he has Bale, however, said he was not happy certainly did,” he said. “Do not ask me these things the day place,” Ramos said. Ronaldo fi nished fi ve clear at the top at Real Madrid.” BOTTOMLINE Khalifa stadium celebrates one-year anniversary xactly a year to the day since its inau- greatest players. – once again – His Highness the Amir Sheikh guration, Khalifa International Stadium The refurbishments included an installation Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for the 2018 Amir again put on a spectacular show, as it of revolutionary cooling technology promised Cup fi nal. played host to the 2018 Amir Cup fi nal during Qatar’s successful bid, which again kept “Khalifa is one of Qatar’s most recognis- Eon May 19. the pitch at 20°C and the stands at 23°C while able, historic and iconic sporting venues, and For the second year in a row, more than 45,000 using 40% less energy than traditional cooling it is therefore fitting it became the first pro- fans from across Qatar attended the event, as Al methods. The innovative cooling system is a posed 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium to offi- Duhail secured the prestigious trophy with a 2-1 state-of-the-art sustainable cooling system for cially open.” victory over Al Rayyan. outdoor environments. Commenting on this prestigious event hosted On May 19, 2017, Khalifa International Stadi- Other new features at the stadium include at Khalifa International Stadium, Eng. Mo- um became the fi rst proposed 2022 FIFA World the installation of a larger roof over the entire hamed Ahmed, the SC’s Project Manager, said, Cup stadium to open, and SC ambassador Xavi spectator area, with an intricate net of Ger- “Not only this stadium’s achievements we can Hernandez the fi rst man to lift a trophy at the man and Italian-made steel tension cables be proud of; I am delighted to see the progress refurbished venue – as Al Sadd side defeated Al weighing 4,000 tonnes holding 92 panels in being made across all venues. Rayyan for the Amir Cup. place. “I have witnessed fi rst-hand the remarkable And as in 2017, His Highness the Amir Sheikh The stadium will also be the first FIFA progress being made at each of the other seven Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani was again in at- World Cup venue and the first stadium in the sites – and I look forward to experiencing many tendance to witness the 2018 showpiece at one region to be lit by LED lighting, which is both more nights like we have at Khalifa, as the other of Qatar’s most iconic stadiums.