Dakar Rally in Mourning As Rider Goncalves Dies in Crash Spaniard Carlos Sainz Extends His Lead Over Qatari Defending Champion Nasser Al-Attiyah to Ten Minutes
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CRICKET | Page 4 GOLF | Page 6 Buttler sorry Ormsby for outburst; weathers Lowry questions use of surge to win in stump mic Hong Kong Monday, January 13, 2020 TENNIS Jumada I 18, 1441 AH Williams ends title GULF TIMES drought to win in Auckland SPORT Page 7 MOTORSPORT Dakar Rally in mourning as rider Goncalves dies in crash Spaniard Carlos Sainz extends his lead over Qatari defending champion Nasser al-Attiyah to ten minutes AFP Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia ortuguese motorbike rider Paulo Goncalves has died after a crash in the Dakar Rally yester- Pday, the 40-year-old becoming the gruelling motorsport mara- thon’s 25th fatality. Goncalves suff ered the fatal accident after 276 kilometres of the seventh stage from Riyadh to Wadi ad-Dawasir. “The organisers received an alert at 10:08 (0708 GMT) and dispatched a medical helicopter that reached the biker at 10:16 and found him unconscious af- ter going into cardiac arrest,” a statement on the rally’s offi cial website reported. “Following resuscitation ef- forts in situ, the competitor was taken by helicopter to Layla Hos- pital, where he was sadly pro- nounced dead,” it added. Dakar director David Cast- era revealed it was Australian defending bike champion Toby Price who was the fi rst to discov- er the stricken Goncalves lying Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser al-Attiyah and his co-driver in action on the sand. during stage 7 of the 2020 Dakar Rally yesterday. (Reuters) Goncalves was competing in his 13th edition of the Dakar. He commented: “This sport is ex- driver Peterhansel in third. made his debut in 2006 when it treme....mechanical sports can Sainz, a two-time former was staged in Africa, and took never be 100 percent safe.” world rally champion, is in a second to Marc Coma in 2015 in Dakar Rally director David Castera (centre) calls for a minute’s silence in tribute to Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves at the bivouac in Wadi Today’s motorcycle action on strong position to add to his South America. ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, yesterday. (AFP) the eighth stage in and around Dakar wins in 2010 and 2018. “Paulo was someone who had Wadi ad-Dawasir was cancelled With seven stages completed been around for a long time, who Goncalves was placed 46th in era dwelt on the risks faced by 13 Dakar titles, refl ected: “I al- statement said Goncalves had “in order to give the riders time and fi ve day’s racing to go he we all knew, who was a feature of the overall bike standings after riders. ways felt I was playing with fi re died “attempting to accomplish to mourn their friend,” said or- enjoys a comfortable 10 minute the rally,” Castera said. Friday’s sixth stage. “We know that bikes are dan- on a bike, I ended my bike career the dream of winning one of the ganisers. cushion over last year’s winner “So this is a very diffi cult time.” gerous. very young and saw friends die in most dangerous and toughest On a sombre day in the desert al-Attiyah, with Peterhansel a The Indian-backed Hero Mot- ‘KNOT IN YOUR STOMACH’ “You set off in the morning, front of me.” rallies in the world”. Sainz tightened his grip on the further nine minutes adrift. osports rider only made it to this His death cast a pall over the sev- you have a knot in your stomach The Frenchman added: “When He described him as “a highly overall car standings with his American Ricky Brabec re- year’s fi rst Dakar staged in Saudi enth stage action won by Carlos sometimes because you don’t we passed (the scene of the ac- distinguished” sporting ambas- third stage win of this year’s edi- tained his overall bike lead fi nish- Arabia after recovering from a Sainz in a Mini. have any protection, you have cident) I had a really bad feeling. sador for Portugal while Portu- tion. ing fi fth on the day behind Kevin ruptured spleen in a crash in his The last Dakar competitor to nothing. When you see all the medical guese MotoGP rider Miguel Ol- The 57-year-old Spaniard in a Benavides. native Portugal in December. be killed was Polish rider Michal “They all know that, these rid- offi cers busy, a survival blanket iveira paid tribute to Goncalves’ Mini completed the longest spe- Joan Barreda was initially Following surgery he said be- Hernik in 2015 in Argentina. ers,” said Castera, a veteran of fi ve over the rider, you know some- “courage and bravery”. cial between Riyadh and Wadi marked down as the day’s winner fore the rally got underway: “It’s With 20 of the 25 Dakar deaths Dakars on a motorbike. thing terrible has happened.” Two-time former Formula ad-Dawasir over two minutes but Benavides was awarded back a victory for me to be here at the since the inaugural edition in Stephane Peterhansel, who Portuguese President Marcelo One champion Fernando Alon- clear of Toyota rival Nasser Saleh the time he had spent attending start.” 1979 made up of bike riders Cast- counts six bike wins amongst his Rebelo de Sousa in an offi cial so, making his Dakar debut, al-Attiyah with his fellow Mini Goncalves. SPOTLIGHT Aguero makes history as Man City hit Villa for six AFP Premier League history with 177 Pepe Reina was in the stands Aguero then thumped home Birmingham, United Kingdom goals. ahead of his loan move from AC a third, although Nyland could City boss Pep Guardiola could Milan being completed and Or- have got a stronger hand to the aff ord the luxury of recalling Je- jan Nyland did little to further his Argentine’s eff ort. ergio Aguero became the sus and Aguero among six chang- case of keeping his place ahead of All that was missing from a Premier League’s top es to the side that also outclassed the ex-Liverpool stopper. complete City performance was scoring foreign player Manchester United in midweek a moment of inspiration from with a hat-trick as Man- to put one foot in the fi nal of the MAHREZ ON THE MARK Kevin De Bruyne and the Belgian Schester City thrashed Aston Villa League Cup. Nyland was beaten at his near duly delivered with a wonder- 6-1 to move ahead of Leicester Villa could be their opponents post as Mahrez was allowed to ful curling cross to set the fourth into second in the table. at Wembley on March 1 as they cut onto his favoured left foot to on a plate for Jesus in fi rst-half It may be too late to salvage held Leicester 1-1 in the fi rst leg open the fl oodgates on 18 min- stoppage time. City’s defence of the Premier of their semi-fi nal on Wednes- utes. City did not let up after the League title as they remain 14 day, but on this evidence they The Algerian’s old Leicester break and could have made it points behind runaway leaders would be powerless to stop City teammate Danny Drinkwater many more than six as David Liverpool, who also have a game lifting the trophy for a third was making his Villa debut after Silva picked out Aguero to calmly in hand, but led by Aguero the straight season. troubled spells at Chelsea and slot home his record-breaking champions showed they will not In stark contrast to the attack- Burnley since leaving the Foxes. goal. give up the chase. ing options available to Guardio- Drinkwater was playing The Argentine’s 12th Premier An injury-hit Villa were blown la, Dean Smith did not have a fi t against City for the third time League hat-trick arrived eight away by three goals in 10 fi rst- striker to choose from with Wes- in his last three Premier League minutes from time as he dem- half minutes as Riyad Mahrez ley ruled out for the remainder of appearances with three diff erent onstrated his array of fi nishes by struck twice before Aguero’s the season, so midfi elders Anwar clubs. this time blasting his past the blast into the top corner from El Ghazi and Jack Grealish were His lack of match practice helpless Nyland. long range. forced to deputise as front men. was exposed for City’s second as El Ghazi scored from the pen- Gabriel Jesus added a fourth Villa have also been hit by in- Drinkwater was caught in pos- alty spot in stoppage time, but it before half-time and Aguero juries at the other end of the fi eld session inside his own box by Je- was little consolation for Villa, added two more in the second with goalkeeper Tom Heaton also sus and the ball broke kindly for who dropped into the relega- Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero (left) scores a goal to complete his hat-trick during the Premier League half to surpass Thierry Henry as out for the rest of the campaign. Mahrez to drill home his ninth tion zone after Watford’s win at match against Aston Villa in Birmingham, United Kingdom, yesterday. (Reuters) the top scoring overseas player in Former Spanish international goal of the season. Bournemouth earlier in the day. Gulf Times 2 Monday, January 13, 2020 FOOTBALL EPL Champions-elect Liverpool in a hurry to end 30 years of hurt ‘The moment when we have enough points that nobody can catch us anymore, then we start talking about it’ AFP City boss) will not give up.