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Al Duhail sign Iraqi wonderkid ‘Mimi’ CAR RALLY on a five-year dealPAGE 14 SILK WAY FINALE Awarding six overthrows in final over an ‘error’ by umpires: Taufel

an “error of judgement.” any decisions as a matter of “In the heat of what was Cup Fiasco With England needing policy,” a spokesperson for going on, they thought there nine runs from the last three the governing International was a good chance the bats- REUTERS balls of the final over, Stokes Cricket Council said. men crossed at the instant of desperately dived to complete It’s a clear mistake. Cricket website ESPN- the throw,” the 48-year-old ENGLAND should have been a second run when Martin It’s an error of judgment. The law cricinfo reported after review- added. awarded five runs instead of Guptill’s throw from the deep (England) should have ing footage that Guptill had “Obviously TV replays six in the final over of Sun- hit his bat and went to the MCC’s law 19.8, which deals released the ball when Stokes showed otherwise. The dif- day’s World Cup title clash boundary, prompting the um- been awarded five with overthrows, says: “If the and Adil Rashid had not yet ficulty you (umpires) have against New Zealand after a pire to signal six runs. runs, not six. boundary results from an crossed for the second run. is you’ve got to watch bats- throw from the deep struck “It’s a clear mistake. It’s an Former ICC Elite panel overthrow... runs scored shall Taufel said leg-spinner men completing runs, then Ben Stokes’ bat and ran away error of judgment. (England) Simon Taufel be any runs for penalties Rashid would have been on change focus and watch for for a boundary, former um- should have been awarded awarded... and allowance strike to face the last two de- the ball being picked up, pire Simon Taufel has said. five runs, not six,” Taufel, who liveries had the second run and watch for the release England ended their is part of cricket’s law-making for the boundary, and runs been found to be incomplete. (of the throw). 44-year wait for a maiden body, told foxsports.com.au. completed by batsmen, However, he had sympa- “You also have to watch 50-overs World Cup by beat- MCC’s law 19.8, which awarded... and allowance for stant of the throw or act.” together with the run in thy for Sri Lankan umpire where the batsmen are at that ing New Zealand on bounda- deals with overthrows, says: the boundary, and runs com- “The umpires take deci- progress if they had already and exact moment... it’s unfair on ries after a tied Super Over. “If the boundary results from pleted by batsmen, together sions on the field with their crossed at the instant of his South African colleague England, New Zealand and But Australian Taufel suggest- an overthrow... runs scored with the run in progress if they interpretation of the rules the throw or act.” , the men in the umpires involved to say it ed that the umpires had made shall be any runs for penalties had already crossed at the in- and we don’t comment on the middle. decided the outcome.”

Halep arrives home, enjoys Romania’s adulation Lack of love fuels Djoko desire to be the best

REUTERS bly the best returner the game LONDON has ever seen, is the best ath- lete and has an engaging per- MAYBE when the fans start sonality, there is only so much serenading Novak Djokovic in love to go around. a Centre Court love-in it will be time for the Serb to call it a day. INCREDIBLE FEATS When he starts receiving FOR now Djokovic will not Wimbledon women’s singles champion Simona Halep takes a selfie the same adoration reserved care, and if anything will use a with fans on her arrival at the Henry Coanda International Airport in almost exclusively for Roger perceived lack of fanfare for his Bucharest, Romania, on Monday. (AFP) Federer in Sunday’s epic Wim- incredible feats as fuel to keep bledon final, maybe his resolve collecting Grand Slam titles REUTERS beaming Halep told reporters will soften, his hunger for the and move past Federer and Na- BUCHAREST at Bucharest international fight diminish, his love of dal to the top of the all-time list. airport, clutching her trophy “sticking it to them” fade. “Whether I’m going to be ROMANIA’S presidency and and flowers as fans shouted “Hopefully, in five years’ able to do it or not, I don’t the Orthodox Church awarded “Bravo, Simona!”. time I can be hearing the same know. I mean, I’m not really Wimbledon tennis champion “I’ve been staying focused chants,” the 32-year-old Serb looking at age as a restriction Simona Halep their highest on my tactics ... Serena is the said as he signed off his news of any kind for me at least,” distinctions on Monday while best player of all times.” It was conference following a five-set Djokovic, the only man since hundreds of fans cheered her Halep’s second Grand Slam ti- win over Federer which sealed Rod Laver to have held all four home after she blitzed U.S. op- tle following her triumph at Ro- a fifth Wimbledon title and Grand Slams simultaneously, ponent Serena Williams at the land Garros in Paris last year. 16th Grand Slam crown. said on Sunday. weekend. Halep, 27, became The presidency awarded Sunday’s triumph, in which “It just depends how long the first Romanian to win a her the Star of Romania while he saved two match points and I’m going to play, whether I’m Wimbledon singles title after the church gave her the Patri- soaked up 94 winners off the going to have a chance to make stunning seven-times cham- archal Cross. Federer racket before claw- Wimbledon Men’s singles champion Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Wimbledon Women’s singles champion historic number one or slams. pion Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 “I always make the sign of ing his way over the line in the Romania’s Simona Halep with their trophies at the Champions Dinner on Sunday in London. (TWITTER) “It depends not only on in the 56-minute match final the cross and believe in God longest Wimbledon singles fi- myself, it depends on circum- on Saturday. because nothing can be done nal, confirmed Djokovic as the stances in life,” the father of “I played my chance. I did without the help of God,” Ha- ultimate tennis anti-hero. Serbian press crown Novak ‘King of Tennis’ two added. the best I could and that’s lep said last year after winning Apart from those in his Had Federer converted one why I managed to win,” a in Paris. box, it seemed the entire crowd BELGRADE: The Serbian press “did not show any emotion vic won “against Federer and of the two match points that were rooting for Federer. They on Monday proclaimed Novak during the whole match” which the public” cheering for the came his way at 8-7 in the fifth even booed him near the end Djokovic “king of tennis” with lasted 4 hours and 57 min- Swiss. set he would have moved six when he angrily whacked a the “heart of a hero” after utes, it said. The Politika daily paper said Grand Slams clear of Djokovic. court-side microphone. he claimed his fifth Wimble- The Danas daily paper said the that “all was against Djokovic” Instead it is four, and hav- He had the last laugh. don title beating eight-time match offered the public “all during Sunday’s match. ing won five of the last six on While Federer and Rafael champion Roger Federer. The that can be seen in a perfect An opponent with the “record offer Djokovic appears to be Nadal are still swinging their 32-year-old Serbian saved two tennis match... suspense, number of Wimbledon trophies, in the middle of a period of rackets, he will behind them in match points as he took his drama and a happy ending ... two match points, the entire domination that shows no sign the popularity stakes. Grand Slam tally to 16, four for Djokovic”. public backing his rival, the sta- of ending. He will go into the Sheer bloody-mindedness, off Federer’s overall record in Newspapers stressed that the tistics practically all favourable U.S. Open as red-hot favour- as well as outrageous talent, is the longest final in the tour- world number who is now level to the Swiss and (Djokovic) ite to retain his title and when the reason Federer, Nadal and nament’s history on Sunday. on five Wimbledon titles with lacking his best shots most of next year begins he will have Djokovic, aged almost 38, 33 “Novak, King of Tennis,” read Bjorn Borg is the first man in the time,” it said. his eyes fixed on winning an and 32 respectively, remain the Blic daily paper frontpage 70 years to win the title after “It is with the heart of a hero eighth Australian Open crown. out of reach for their pursuers headline. recovering from two match that Djokovic won this final, Former coach Boris Becker and the reason they share 54 “The fifth Crown for the King,” points down. one of the most dramatic,” says the race is now on and be- Grand Slam titles, including echoed the Vecernje Novosti “One has to be honest and in the tournament’s history, lieves all three will add to their the last 11. But while Federer paper. “He certainly did not note that Federer played impec- Politika concluded. tallies. But time, perhaps, is on paints the court with strokes play his best tennis but he cably. Most of the time he was Despite being outplayed by Djokovic’s side. Young fans cheered on Simona Halep’s arrival at the airport in of magic and the swashbuck- knew how to handle the key the better player on the court. the 37-year-old Swiss for “He’s a year younger than Bucharest, Romania, shouting “Bravo, Simona!”. (AFP) ling Nadal plays tennis like moments due to his main Two missed match points are large parts of the knife-edge Nadal and five younger than a superhero, Djokovic is the weapon, his mental strength,” unbelievable. But, here, he encounter, Djokovic triumphed Federer – we all know he fan- master of attrition, winning Blic commented. missed them,” the paper said. 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, cies overtaking them,” Becker by a thousand cuts. Djokovic, contrary to his habits, For the Informer tabloid Djoko- 13-12 (7/3). said. “Honestly, I think he can, No matter that he is argua- but I wouldn’t say that for sure.”

Federer rues ‘missed opportunity’ to win ninth Wimbledon title

AFP The 37-year-old Swiss leg- too – going down to Rafael “I don’t know if losing 2-2-2 you know.” LONDON end rued the “missed opportu- Nadal in 2008. feels better than this one. Federer said he had not felt nity” when he held the match Federer, who looked very “At the end it actually the match had slipped from ROGER Federer said he points on his serve in the 16th emotional when he stared up doesn’t matter to some extent. him when he failed to take the could not believe he had let game of the decider but ended at his wife and children in the “You might feel more match points. slip two match points which up losing 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 players box after the defeat, disappointed, sad, over-an- “I mean, really, look, I was would have sealed his ninth (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3). said he could not say whether gry. I don’t know what I feel still happy to be at 8-all, 9-all,” Wimbledon title after los- Incredibly it was the sec- if he had lost in straight sets right now. he said trying to put a brave ing to Novak Djokovic in the ond time he had been involved the taste of defeat would have “I just feel like it’s such an face on it although his de- Simona Halep with former tennis legend Ion Tiriac on her arrival at longest ever men’s final at the in the longest final at Wimble- been less bitter. incredible opportunity missed, meanour was writ large with Henry Coanda International Airport in Bucharest on Monday. (AFP) championships. don – and ended up the loser “It’s hard to tell,” he said. I can’t believe it. It is what it is, disappointment. 14 Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Sports Al Sadd players arrive in Barcelona for pre-season camp Al Duhail sign Iraqi wonderkid Mimi on a five-year deal

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AMIR Cup champions Al Du- hail have signed Iraqi inter- national Mohanad Ali on a five-year deal from Al Shorta according to the club’s web- site and social media chan- nels. The 19-year-old fondly called ‘Mimi’ was part of the Iraq national team which lost in the AFC Asian Cup round The Al Sadd first team delegation arrived in Barcelona on Sunday night, ahead of the 2019-20 pre-season camp. The Wolves are scheduled of 16 to Qatar back in January to play three friendly games during the camp. The team will stay at the Hotel Vall de Bas in Olot, for the duration of the camp which lasts this year. until July 29. Upon their arrival at the hotel, the players were welcomed by the new head coach Xavi Hernandez. Ali is known for his tech- nique on the ball and has an impressive ability to score goals, having recorded nine Mohanad Ali signs his contract with Amir Cup champions Al Duhail SC. Road to 2022 goals in 18 matches for the Iraq national team. He is also with one of the most impor- the AFC Champions League. I Africa change World Cup qualifying format for Qatar 2022 a very good passer of the ball tant Asian clubs, with great promise everyone that I will with speed and excellent vi- success in the past seasons. do my utmost The club used AFRICAN teams will contest a final playoff round in their World Cup 2022 qualification campaign, a system last employed for the 2014 tournament, sion on the pitch. “Joining Al Duhail is a my services,” Ali said on the the Confederation of African Football has decided. Qualifiers for the next World Cup in Qatar will be divided into three stageswith two rounds of The youngster would new challenge in my profes- club’s website. knockout ties on either side of league competition, officials said. The 28 lowest ranked sides on the continent will first contest a knockout round be a great addition for the sional career. I wish success “I know of the great task over two legs, with the 14 winners advancing to the group stage. Red Knights who have seen and the ability to make the that awaits me especially as The 28 include Madagascar, who reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals last week. The winners will join the 26 highestranked sides in a Yousef El Arabi and Shoya fans happy and win titles the Iraqi football fans will be 40-team, 10-group pool phase that will be played over 18 months. The group winners will then be drawn into five playoff ties over two legs with the Nakajima both depart the with the team that includes a watching as my career pro- victors qualifying for the World Cup. The first leg is hosted by the lower ranked country. The changes come despite no alteration in the number of club this summer. distinguished group of Qatari gresses and I hope to have World Cup places for African teams. FIFA have left each continental confederation to decide its qualifying format for the 2022 World Cup. (REUTERS) “I am very happy to be stars and compete strongly in more success with my team.” Thomas in driving seat as Tour rivals lose time REUTERS ALBI, FRANCE Neymar gestures during the Red CHAMPION Geraint Thomas Bull Neymar Jr’s Five tournament, and his Ineos team found recently. (EPA-EFE) themselves in the Tour de France driving seat after gaining considerable time on Neymar returns a handful of rivals as cross- Algeria’s forward Riyad Mahrez scores from a free-kick during the winds caused chaos in the to PSG training 2019 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Nigeria at the Cairo peloton in the climax of Mon- International Stadium on Sunday. (AFP) day’s 10th stage. with future still Thomas was on the right end of a bunch split 35 kilo- up in the air Inexperience and metres from the finish of the 217.5km ride from St Flour AFP with France’s Thibaut Pi- PARIS individual mistakes not, Dane Jakob Fuglsang, Colombian Rigoberto Uran NEYMAR showed up for train- and Australian Richie Porte ing at Paris Saint-Germain on cost young Nigerian trapped behind. Monday, according to French Ineos were the driving media reports, a week late and force at the front of the bunch days after controversially claim- side at AFCON and with the help of sprinters’ ing his best football memory was teams and Nairo Quintana’s Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas (front) and beating PSG with Barcelona. REUTERS “We have to work much Movistar, they increased the cyclists ride in a group in the back of the race A video posted on the web- CAIRO more, we are young, our gap to 1:40 in the final kilome- during the tenth stage of the Tour de France site of leading sports daily midfield is the youngest tres after Pinot and company between Saint-Flour and Albi on Monday. (AFP) L’Equipe showed the 27-year- ON the eve of Nigeria’s Af- one, and (Wilfred) Ndidi, came agonisingly close to mak- old Brazilian – his hair dyed rica Cup of Nations semi-fi- (Oghenekaro) Etebo and ing it back. peroxide blonde – getting out nal against Algeria, defender (Alex) Iwobi, they have to Belgian debutant Wout of a black Mercedes van at the warned his learn tactically, they have to van Aert won his maiden Tour a positioning error on their Kruijswijk is fourth, 15 club’s training ground in the team mates not to give away make a better communica- stage in a sprint finish with part is great from our point seconds behind Thomas, suburbs of the French capital. free kicks on the edge of the tion,” said the German. Thomas, Egan Bernal and of view. In the end it’s a really with Yates in seventh place PSG officially began pre- penalty area. “But they will do it.” Quintana in the main group, as good day for us.” It’s a good gap now - and 35 seconds adrift of the season training last Monday Four minutes into stop- Much could depend on how well as Briton Adam Yates and Spain’s Mikel Landa, who we’ve landed a good blow reigning champion, and 17 but Neymar, linked with a move page time of Sunday’s match, the club careers of the play- Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk. featured in the first group, on a day when you wouldn’t seconds ahead of eighth- back to Barcelona, was not with the score at 1-1 and Ni- ers progress. “We were in the perfect crashed when a rider lost really have expected it. To placed Quintana. there, with the player’s camp geria looking in better shape Some, such as Arsenal’s position when it split - we all balance next to him and he gain a minute and a half It was the worst possible maintaining he had a prior to face extra-time, they did Iwobi and Leicester City’s committed when we needed crossed the line with a 2:08 scenario for Pinot, one of the agreement to stay away. exactly that, giving Riyad Ndidi are established in the to,” said Thomas, who moved deficit. due to a positioning error world’s best climbers who was The French champions re- Mahrez a pot at goal from his English Premier League while up to second overall. “(French champion) War- on their part is great from hoping to battle it out with sponded last week by threat- favourite position just to the , 20, has “When they tried to close ren Barguil touched my wheel our point of view. In the end Thomas in the mountains, as ening to take “appropriate ac- right of the centre. won a first team place with La it as quickly as possible but and lost his balance,” said it’s a really good day for us. he lost a massive amount of tion” against the world’s most There was a sense of inevi- Liga’s Villarreal. couldn’t manage it, that’s when race leader Julian Alaphilippe, time on the flat. expensive player, who said he tability as the winger curled Others have found them- the elastic snapped and we re- whose brutal acceleration in Geraint Thomas “Nothing to say, it was a had stayed in Brazil to attend a the ball around the wall and selves shunted around on loan ally gained a bit of time. the crosswind caused the deci- shitty day,” said a tearful Pinot, charity five-a-side football tour- into the net to give Algeria to various clubs such as cen- “It’s a good gap now - and sive split. Thomas still leads Ber- who started the day as the best- nament run by his foundation, a 2-1 win and end Nigeria’s tral defender Omeruo, who we’ve landed a good blow on The move caused a ma- nal by four seconds but Pinot placed of the overall contend- the Neymar Institute. dream of a fourth title. is a Chelsea player but in the a day when you wouldn’t re- jor shakedown of the rank- slipped down to 11th, 1:21 be- ers after gaining almost half a Neymar’s father, who is also Throughout the tourna- last four seasons has played ally have expected it. To gain ings, with Thomas 1:12 behind hind Thomas going into the minute with a brilliant attack the player’s representative, later ment, Nigeria’s inexperienced on loan at Kasimpasa, Alan- a minute and a half due to France’s Alaphilippe. first rest day. in Saturday’s eighth stage. defended his son in an Insta- team have been plagued yaspor, Kasimpasa again and gram post, saying: “At no point by individual mistakes and then Leganes in Spain. did my son show a lack of re- carelessness. Another is goalkeeper spect to PSG or the players who They nearly gifted min- who was first played in that game in 2017.” nows Burundi the lead in choice at last year’s World Molinari paired with Scott and DeChambeau for Open defence “My son plays for PSG, but their opening match, lost Cup in Russia. he can’t simply ignore his past. their final group game to Owned by Deportivo La REUTERS much as possible and like I winner Patrick Reed. A past that led to him arriving at Madagascar 2-0 after an aw- Coruna, the 20-year-old’s in- PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND did at the Ryder Cup, I want World number one the French club,” he added. ful mix-up in their defence ability to get regular first-team to soak in the atmosphere.” Brooks Koepka also tees off It has been a troubled sum- gave their opponents an ear- football during loan spells at FRANCESCO Molinari said It will also be a special week after lunch with former win- mer for the player, who missed ly goal and had to come from Elche and then Cypriot side this year’s Open will be “ex- for Northern Ireland’s con- ner Louis Oosthuizen and Brazil’s triumphant Copa behind to beat Cameroon af- Anorthosis Famagusta forced tra special” as he prepares tingent, including Darren Shubhankar Sharma. America campaign on home soil ter more mishaps. Rohr to turn to Daniel Akpeyi to try and defend the Claret Clarke and Rory McIlroy. The 7,344-yard, par-71 after suffering an ankle injury in “We have to avoid these who performed erratically Jug at Royal Portrush, the Clarke will strike the first seaside links will present a warm-up friendly against Qa- mistakes,” said coach Gernot throughout the finals. first time the tournament tee shot at the County Antrim new challenges having not tar in early June. Rohr ahead of the quarter- Meanwhile, strikers Odi- has been played on Northern course at 6.35am local time, been on the Open rota since In addition, he was ques- final against South Africa. on Ighalo and Irish soil for 68 years. after the 2011 champion was 1951. Straight-hitting Moli- tioned by Brazilian police last Even so, there are plenty are playing in the less com- Molinari, who emerged grouped with Irish amateur nari says it will reward ac- month over allegations he of reasons for optimism. petitive leagues of China and from a thrilling final day at James Sugrue and American curacy. raped a woman he met through Rohr has brought stability to Saudi Arabia respectively. Carnoustie a year ago to be- Charley Hoffman. “I remember most of the social media in a Paris hotel. He a team which, after winning In another example of lack come the first Italian to win McIlroy, winner in 2014, holes (from playing the Irish has denied the accusations. AFCON in 2013, astonish- of experience, Rohr conceded a major, will begin his quest will play with Ryder Cup Open in 2012),” he said. “It Meanwhile, PSG’s new ingly failed to qualify for the that his team relaxed towards alongside American Bryson team mate Paul Casey and was quite a big challenge, es- sporting director Leonardo – subsequent two tournaments the end of the 90 minutes of DeChambeau and Australian U.S. Open champion Gary pecially at the beginning, to last week opened the door to the in 2015 and 2017. Sunday’s game, thinking they Adam Scott. Woodland. get used to it. player leaving the club “if there The team which started could win in extra-time. “Any week you defend it’s Tiger Woods, who ended “I guess it’s something is an offer that suits everyone”. Sunday’s match had an aver- “I think the players want- special, but this week will be an 11-year majors drought you learn to deal with. While Neymar has just age age of only 24.7 and they ed it to go to extra time, think- Italy’s Francesco Molinari during extra special,” he said at his to win the Masters in April, I know it’s a strong golf returned to Paris, his team- have shown impressive pow- ing Algeria were more tired,” practice ahead of the 148th Open news conference on Monday has a late start time on the course, mostly positional, mates are due to play their ers of recovery throughout he said. It proved to be a fatal Championship at the Royal Por- after the pairings for the first opening day when he will like many links it’s not really first pre-season friendly on the finals. miscalculation. trush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern two days were announced. play with Englishman Matt a course that you can over- Tuesday away to German side Ireland, on Monday. (REUTERS) “I just want to enjoy it as Wallace and 2018 Masters power.” Dynamo Dresden. Sports Tuesday, July 16, 2019 15

Attiyah one England celebrate stage away World Cup triumph from winning England’s Ben Stokes signs an autograph for a fan at The Oval Silk Way Rally with young fans in London on Monday. (AFP)

AFP Stokes sets LONDON sights on ENGLAND revelled in their first World Cup triumph on Ashes glory Monday, soaking up the adu- lation of a disbelieving nation after one of the most extraor- AFP dinary finishes to a cricket LONDON match in history. The host country, after 44 BEN Stokes has already start- years of trying, finally became ed turning his attention to the world champions with a stun- Ashes just a day after starring ning victory over New Zealand for England in their dramatic at Lord’s, triumphing on supe- World Cup final win against rior boundary count after both New Zealand. the match and the additional The all-rounder made an Super Over shootout ended unbeaten 84 as the host nation with the scores level. tied the scores in regulation play The game was watched by at Lord’s on Sunday and batted the biggest audience in a gen- again in a Super Over shootout eration, with around 30,000 that also ended all-square. packed into Lord’s, thousands The hosts won what Stokes congregating in front of a big The 2019 winning England team with the trophy at The Oval in London on Monday. (AFP) described as the “best-ever” fi- screen in Trafalgar Square in nal on superior boundary count. central London and the first Monday saw a bleary- free-to-air terrestrial coverage eyed Stokes on the other side in 14 years. of London’s River Thames, Hundreds of children where he was attending a team Overdrive Racing’s Nasser Saleh al Attiyah and French navigator flooded across the outfield at celebration event at the Oval, Matthieu Baumel hold an outright lead of 70 minutes after the ninth the Oval – across town from with Eoin Morgan’s side pa- stage of the 2019 Silk Way Rally between Alashan to Jiayuguan in Lord’s – to help Eoin Morgan’s rading the trophy in front of China on Monday. men celebrate their historic hundreds of young fans. triumph. “I’ve woken up in better The south London ground conditions, but it’s an incred- Ace Qatari rallyist holds outright lead was where England launched ible feeling,” Stokes, who was their World Cup campaign man of the match, told AFP. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK will be run from Jiayuguan to with a victory over South Af- “We would have been dev- DOHA Dunhuang, featuring 255 kms rica way back on May 30. astated if we hadn’t managed to as special section. Later, the players were due lift that trophy but looking back QATAR’S Nasser bin Saleh al The total distance of the to go to a reception hosted by over that game I think it will go Attiyah was unstoppable once stage is 556 kms. It starts in the outgoing Prime Minister The- down in the history books as again and pulled off his eighth foothills and becomes harder resa May at Downing Street. the best ever, with all the drama straight stage victory in the and more technical with eve- Many of the young chil- of a World Cup final. Silk Way Rally on Monday. ry kilometre, going through dren at the Oval were wearing “It’s an amazing thing to be The Qatar’s three-time the canyons, across plateaus, the kit of the All Stars junior England’s Chris Woakes signs autograph for fans during the celebrations at an event at The Oval in London part of.” Dakar Rally champion and along twisting roads and dry programme run by the Eng- on Monday. England beat New Zealand following a Super Over tie at Lord’s on Sunday. (REUTERS) The World Cup could be the French co-pilot Matthieu river beds. After covering the land and Wales Cricket Board first half of remarkable double Baumel produced a com- first half of the section, racers and others were dressed in More than 8 million tune in to World Cup final, tennis peaks to 9.6mn with England, for the first time manding display and won the will reach a valley. The last kil- their school uniforms. since the inaugural 1975 edi- fast but tiring ninth stage from ometers are set along a smooth As ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Wil- LONDON: More than 8 million audience of 8.3m watched the same time and peaked at tion, staging a World Cup and Alashan to Jiayuguan in China and fast dirt track. liams blared out, the young- people in Britain tuned in to England win the Cricket World 9.6 million viewers. Ashes in the same season. with 290 kms out of 500 kms Han Wei’s second place sters were delighted to catch watch England win the Cricket Cup. It’s wonderful that the The lack of free-to-air coverage First comes a one-off Test being selective section. lifted him to an overall sec- sight of England stars such as World Cup on Sunday following whole nation can come togeth- of England’s progress through against Ireland at Lord’s next The Toyota Gazoo Racing ond place, replacing Buggy Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and the decision by Sky decision to er to share these momentous the competition was blamed week before England begin their Overdrive pair crossed the fin- Optimus’ Jérôme Pélichet. A Jofra Archer and flocked to- allow the final to be shown on British sporting events,” said for the failure to generate the quest to regain the urn against ish line nine minutes and 12 spirited battle was expected wards their new heroes. a free-to-air channel. Alex Mahon, chief executive at excitement of other major an Australia side seeking a first seconds ahead of Chinese Bug- between the Chinese and After criticism that England’s Channel 4. sporting competitions. away Ashes series win since gy SMG Geely driver Han Wei. French drivers. The latter lost Modest celebrations earlier matches had only been However, despite being availa- More than 11 million viewers 2001 at Edgbaston on August 1. Attiyah’s teammate Eric van the power in soft sand due to It was a more modest cel- watched by under a million ble to more people, the cricket in Britain tuned watched the “We may be world champi- Loon from the Netherlands broken rear shaft drive and ebration than the open- viewers on Sky’s subscription- failed to top numbers who England women’s soccer team ons but also want to be Ashes was third 12 seconds behind dropped to eighth in the stage, topped bus parade through based channels, the broad- watched the BBC’s coverage of in the semi-final of the World winners as well,” said the the Chinese in the T1 class. losing more than half and the streets of London for caster made Sunday’s finale the thrilling Wimbledon tennis Cup in France for free on the 28-year-old Stokes. Russian Krotov Denis (Mini) hour. Still he is third overall England’s 2005 Ashes vic- against New Zealand available Men’ Singles Final between BBC, making it the country’s “Everyone here deserves and Sun Ping were fourth and and hopes to reclaim his spot tors but was in keeping with on Channel 4. Novak Djokovic and Roger most widely viewed broadcast to feel like a champion be- fifth, respectively. from Han Wei tomorrow. the push to sell the game to a “I’m thrilled that a total peak Federer, which took place at of 2019. (REUTERS) cause we’ve just won it but An exhausted-looking At- Pelichet said, “At the end new generation. when it comes to the Ashes it’s tiyah commented after the on the rolling tracks it was bet- “I don’t know if it’s sunk going to be heads on again be- end of the day, “It was a very ter. At the finish we realised in yet but coming down here ment, said: “I heard some of sue a series of special stamps absolute determination to be- cause it has to be. difficult stage today. I have that the engine was only run- and seeing what a small por- the young guys in the team say and decorate 15 post boxes to come world champions. “Whether you’re winning raced many Dakars but I ning on 6 of the 8 cylinders tion of the support we’ve had the 2005 Ashes inspired them celebrate both the World Cup “The achievement, deliv- or losing games, you’ve just have never known such an because the spark plug cables feels about it, the kids, the to bigger and better things. win and England’s victory at ered in such a thrilling style on got to wipe the slate clean.” exhausting special. Like yes- had burnt out. adults, the energy they all had “I think they are very the 2017 Women’s edition of home soil, will live forever in Stokes suffered on-field terday it was very interest- for what they saw yesterday proud they’ve been put in a the tournament. our sporting history.” heartbreak when hit for four ing. The body, though already Overall standings is amazing,” said man-of-the- position where they can hope- Prime Minister May, a life- “It’s also exciting to think straight sixes in the last over of tired, was really tested today. after Stage 9: match Stokes. fully inspire a few of the next long cricket fan, was due to just how many children will be a dramatic defeat by the West There’s only one stage left 1. Al Attiyah 21:57:59 England coach Trevor Bay- generation.” host the team at a reception. inspired by this victory to pick Indies in the 2016 World Twen- now and we hope to finish the 2. Han Wei +01:10:46 liss, drafted in with the aim of On Sunday the Queen sent “Yesterday (Sunday) was a up a bat for the first time and ty20 final. He then missed the Silk Way Rally in style.” 3. Pelichet +01:39:43 winning the World Cup fol- her congratulations to Eng- brilliant performance by a bril- hopefully become the great 2017/18 Ashes series in Aus- Now just one stage is re- 4. Sun Ping +01:44:27 lowing their miserable first- land and the Royal Mail postal liant team,” said May. “They cricketers and World Cup win- tralia following a late-night maining on Tuesday and it 5. Zhang Ming +02:34:38 round exit at the 2015 tourna- service announced it would is- showed flair, courage and an ners of tomorrow,” she added. incident in Bristol that led to a charge of affray, over which he was found not guilty. But Stokes said Monday: “That’s all gone and forgotten. It’s about now and what goes New Zealand fans agonise after ‘zero runs’ defeat on in the future. I’m just going to enjoy this moment. REUTERS cluding a deflection off top “In sport, and cricket in WELLINGTON England all-rounder run scorer Ben Stokes’ out- particular, you ebb and flow stretched bat which ran to the with your emotions, but we’re CRICKET fans in New Zealand Ben Stokes’ father, boundary in the 50th over. going to enjoy the next two were heartbroken on Monday who lives in New “Cricket is a game often days because we deserve it. after their team came excru- Zealand’s South decided by centimetres. And I’ve got this medal around my ciatingly close to a maiden Island city of so it was today,” New Zea- neck so it’s all good.” cricket World Cup victory, Christchurch, said he land’s Sports Minister Grant Stokes also revealed how only to lose to England on total Robertson wrote on Twitter. he had coped with the highs boundaries scored. was thrilled for his Stokes’ father, who lives and lows of nearly winning the “End of the World! Black son but bitterly in New Zealand’s South Is- World Cup final in regulation Caps lose by zero runs,” disappointed for land city of Christchurch, play before going out to bat screamed a headline in the New New Zealand. He said he was thrilled for his again for the Super Over. Zealand Herald newspaper. even suggested son but bitterly disappointed “Needing two runs off one “It was cruel. It was in- sharing for New Zealand. ball, all I was thinking was credible. It was one of the He even suggested sharing ‘just don’t hit it in the air and greatest sporting encounters the trophy. New Zealand cricket fans were dejected soon after the 2019 Cricket the trophy. get caught’. It was just ‘don’t you’ll ever see. And it broke World Cup final in Wellington on Sunday.(AFP) “They could have shared try to be a hero and do it with a New Zealand’s hearts,” said a the trophy but that doesn’t six’,” he explained. column in the paper. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson after the final against England New Zealand capital Welling- Former Black Caps captain seem to be how things are done “I wish it had gone for two About 12,000 miles from at Lord’s on Sunday. (REUTERS) ton described empty roads on Stephen Fleming described these days,” Gerard Stokes told because I wasn’t best pleased Lord’s, New Zealanders stayed Monday as people took the day the loss as “cruel”. the New Zealand Herald. with myself walking off and up through the night watching But the excitement turned 50th over, both teams scored off to mourn the loss. “The guys are shattered. Prime Minister Jacinda back to the changing rooms for at pubs, college campuses and to despair before dawn as 15 runs in a nerve-jangling “Nice work @ICC ... you It’s devastating. Tough to Ardern, who watched the match that 10-minute turnaround. their homes, cheering for an England emerged winners in a Super Over. But the home side are a joke!!!” former New swallow,” New Zealand cap- through the night, said she felt “I was pretty annoyed, underdog team that reached thrilling finish. claimed the trophy because Zealand cricketer Scott Styris tain Kane Williamson said at nothing but pride for the team. angry. I had to get my head the final with inspiring all- With the match tied after they had hit more boundaries wrote on Twitter, lashing out the presentation ceremony. “I think as a nation we all aged a switched back on because round performances led by England were bowled out for in the match. at the sport’s global governing England were helped along year in that super over,” Ardern I knew there was a job out skipper Kane Williamson. 241 with the last ball of the Local radio station hosts in body over the boundary rule. the way by good fortune, in- said in a post on Instagram. there to do.”