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‘Ice-cold’ Haaland nets twice as Dortmund run riot wins Kingdom of Bahrain Stakes The filly produced a determined late challenge to beat Half Light and Cloak of Spirits by a length-and-a-half and a neck

Nazeef’s winning time• was one minute 42.21 seconds

TDT | Manama Dortmund’s Norwegian forward Erling Braut Haaland (L) shoots to score

AFP | Berlin Wednesday’s German Super azeef was in winning Cup 3-2 defeat at Bayern Mu- form in the Kingdom nich, the 20-year-old has net- Nof Bahrain Sun Chariot rling Braut Haaland once ted five goals in as many games Stakes at Newmarket yesterday. Eagain demonstrated ‘ice- this season. The filly—owned by Sheikh cold’ finishing by netting twice “There are already a few Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained yesterday as Borussia Dort- creatures like him, but he’s by and ridden by John Gosden with the winner’s trophy mund climbed to third in the a real beast in front of goal,” —produced a de- Bundesliga table with a 4-0 said Freiburg captain Chris- termined late challenge to beat a tough filly. demolition of Freiburg. tian Guenter with grudging Half Light and Cloak of Spirits Nazeef in action yesterday at Newmarket “She was in handicaps last “He is our centre forward, admiration. by a length-and-a-half and a year. She won a handicap in that’s what he’s paid for, but “The first big chance he gets, neck. tall. great style at Chelmsford last he’s ice cold,” Dortmund goes in.” Nazeef’s winning time was Gosden said: “They had a 100 backend. We decided then, with captain Marco Reus said of Dortmund were missing one minute 42.21 seconds. She BETTER millimetres of rain in Deauville permission of her owner-breed- Haaland’s latest haul in front England winger Jadon Sancho had capped a winning sequence and it was like an ice rink— er Sheikh Hamdan, to keep her of 11,500 people - the biggest and goalkeeper Roman Buerki, of six successive races after she she couldn’t get her foot in, so in training to win a Listed race, Bundesliga crowd since Cov- both recovering from illness struck for the first time at the KNOW Frankie looked after her. She which she did immediately in id-19 hit Germany in March. having tested negative for the top level over the July Course came out of the race well and the Snowdrop. “He will always score - no coronavirus. in the three we were able to come here back “She then went on to the matter how well or badly he Reus made his first start for months ago. The four-year-old filly is to a mile. Duke of Cambridge, then the is playing.” eight months after injury. That was over this same dis- owned by Sheikh Ham- “I think she gets a mile and Falmouth and then the trainer Dortmund bounced back US teenager Giovanni Reyna, tance of a mile, before she twice a quarter, but she got confused got carried away, but she will get from last weekend’s shock de- who set up Dortmund’s first came up short at 10 furlongs in dan Al Maktoum and and lost her balance a little com- a mile and a quarter, and then to feat at Augsburg as Haaland three goals, was outstanding. the highest grade at Goodwood trained by John Gosden, ing down the hill in the Nassau win this one her. shone to leave him on 21 goals The 17-year-old attacking and Deauville. and was ridden in the to run on late and be third. She “It has been a fantastic year in 23 games for Dortmund midfielder played Haaland But the four-year-old ap - race by Jim Crowley is a grand filly that is very brave. for her. I think it was a career since his January transfer. into space for both of his goals peared to relish rain-softened “For Newmarket this is soft, best. In the Falmouth it was “Not bad, it could have been and delivered a pin-point cor- conditions on her return to the runner-up, who had been it is quite testing by our stand- heads and necks and she bat- more,” said Haaland drily. ner for Emre Can’s headed Newmarket, challenging in- supplemented for the race by ards here. I think she asserted tled by a neck. She is gritty and Having also scored in goal. side the final furlong to see off French trainer Henri-Alex Pan- well in the last 50 yards. She is an assertive filly.”

Man City held by Leeds, Chelsea click into gear Cavani set to join Man Utd AFP | London AFP | London

anchester City were anchester United are re- Mforced to settle for a pul- My team, for the Mportedly set to bolster sating 1-1 draw against Leeds position we’re in, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s options as Rodrigo punished Ederson’s up front with the signing of 200 showed incredible mistake, while Chelsea’s big Edison Cavani on a free trans- goals have been scored by spending began to bear fruit as behaviour. It’s not fer, according to reports in Cavani in seven seasons they thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0 easy to play against the English and French media for PSG to become the yesterday. Leeds. They’ve yesterday. club’s all-time top scorer While Chelsea clicked into showed how good The Uruguay gear and City struggled to find they are forward has been their rhythm, James Rodriguez without a club vani is still free to sign for a PEP GUARDIOLA guided Everton to the top of since leaving new club outside the transfer the Premier League by scoring Paris Saint-Ger- window, but French twice in a 4-2 win over Brighton. main at the media reported the City were humiliated last the second-half before his cross end of June. deal will be con - weekend when Leicester won teed up Kurt Zouma to double The cluded before 5-2 at the Etihad Stadium and Raheem Sterling takes a shot at goal Chelsea’s lead. 33-year- Monday’s transfer Pep Guardiola responded by What should have been a rou- old is PSG’s deadline. splashing out on Benfica de - good game. We made an incred- flourish in the top-flight. tine win for the hosts did not go all-time Cavani could fender Ruben Dias. ible first 30 minutes,” Guardiola Frank Lampard has asked for without controversy as Jorginho top scor- even make his Dias made his debut at El - said of the showdown with his patience after Chelsea’s £220 then slotted home two penal- er, scor- debut against land Road and the Portugal managerial mentor Marcelo million splurge in the market ties after Tammy Abraham and ing 200 his former club centre-back had his work cut Bielsa. ($285 million), but the pressure Havertz had been felled inside goals in sev- as United open out for him in an entertaining “My team, for the position was on the Blues to respond the area. en seasons at their Champions game packed with chances at we’re in, showed incredible after a disappointing 3-3 draw However, for the second spot- the Parc des League campaign both ends. behaviour. It’s not easy to play at newly-promoted West Brom kick, captain Cesar Azpilicueta Princes. away to PSG on October Raheem Sterling fired City against Leeds. They’ve showed and a League Cup exit to a had to intervene to take the ball The Dai- 20. into a deserved 16th-minute how good they are. much-changed Tottenham in off Abraham with the England ly Mail The English giants have lead, cutting inside on the left “We had the chances to kill the past week. striker desperate to get on the reported been criticised by fans for edge of the penalty area driving the game. In the second half it For the first time Lampard scoresheet. Cavani their lack of activity in the his low shot inside the far post. was more equal.” was able to field five of his new “If Tammy wanted to take will sign a transfer market. But City’s failure to turn their City have won just one of their signings as Edouard Mendy and it because he wants a goal or two-year deal Dutch midfielder Donny early dominance into more first three league games and Ben Chilwell made their Pre- whatever it was then he can at Old Traf- van de Beek is United’s only goals proved costly as Rodrigo still look short of the standard mier League debuts with Thiago get put in his place a little bit,” ford worth signing of the transfer win- pounced on a mistake by Brazil- required to overhaul champions Silva, Kai Havertz and Timo Lampard said. £210,000 dow so far with the Red Dev- ian goalkeeper Ederson to turn Liverpool. Werner also starting. “I appreciate his eagerness ($270,000) ils refusing to match Borussia the ball home from close range For promoted Leeds, this Chilwell had the biggest im- because his performance de- a week after Dortmund’s asking price for in the 59th minute. buccaneering performance was pact as he opened the flood - served a goal but the rules are tax. Edison Cavani long-term tar- “That was good, huh? When further proof that Bielsa’s com- gates with a thunderous strike you don’t jump up ahead of the As a free get Jadon both teams want to attack, it’s a mitment to attacking play can at the far post five minutes into list at any moment.” agent, Ca- Sancho.

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