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Salum Ageze Kashafali of Norway crosses the fi nish line to win the men’s 100m - T12 fi nal in a new world record time, at the Olympic Sta- dium during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com US, Japan complete the podium Britain win wheelchair rugby gold TOKYO, Aug 29, (AP): Britain defeated the United States The Britain-United States game was tied repeatedly early 54-49 on Sunday in the gold-medal game of Paralympic in the fi nal quarter until Britain pulled away for the the vic- wheelchair rugby, the fi rst medal of any tory. kind for Britain in the sport. The United States beat Australia 49-42 in Saturday’s Wheelchair rugby has been an of- semifi nal but were foiled in their attempt to win their third fi cial Paralympic sport since 2000, and gold after winning in 2000 and 2008. They lost in double Britain’s best fi nish was fourth place in 2004 and 2008. Jim Roberts led Britain with 24 tries - tries are worth one point each - and Stu- PARALYMPICS art Robinson added 14. Joshua Wheeler had 21 for the United States and Chuck Aoki scored 18. overtime to Australia in the gold-medal game in 2016 in Rio Japan, which were among the pre- de Janeiro. tournament favorites, defeated Aus- Aoki Wheelchair rugby was developed more than 50 years ago tralia in the bronze medal match earlier in Canada, but saw its popularity rise after the famous 2005 on Sunday by a score of 60-52. Ryley Batt scored 27 tries for documentary fi lm “Murderball,” which sought to remove Britain players celebrate with their gold medal during the awarding ceremony, after winning the wheelchair rugby Australia and Daisuke Izezaki has 23 for Japan. stereotypes about athletes with disabilities. gold medal match against the US, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) Tottenham extend unbeaten run United pip Wolves

LONDON, Aug 29, (AP): Tottenham are the Pre- Union Berlin ‘stun’ mier League’s last remain- ing team with a perfect Mönchengladbach BERLIN, Aug 29, (AP): Former start after Son Heung-min Liverpool striker clinched a 1-0 victory over scored a brilliant goal to help Watford on Sunday. Union Berlin upset Borussia It was a third successive win at Mönchengladbach 2-1 for their fi rst win of the season the start of Nuno Espirito Santo’s on Sunday. fi rst season in charge of the north The 24-year-old Awoniyi, London club. whose loan move Union made The goal came in the 42nd minute permanent in the offseason, com- after Son swung in a free kick from the bined with to score left wing and Watford goalkeeper Daniel what proved to be the winning Bachmann got it all wrong, with the ball goal in the 41st minute. going all the way into the far corner. “I feel good, but the most im- Tottenham will portant thing is the team,” said rely on Harry Awoniyi, who has now scored Kane for goals in each of Union’s opening three after the striker made his fi rst league start of the SOCCER season after his hopes of a move to Manchester games. Union drew with Bayer City fell through. Leverkusen 1-1, then 2-2 at Hof- fenheim. Union, which are playing Tottenham have in their third season in Germany’s nine points, two top fl ight, stretched their unbeaten more than any Greenwood run at home in the Bundesliga to other team head- 18 games with the win over Glad- ing into the international break. Watford bach. have only three points from three games The Köpenick-based team had after regaining promotion to the Premier fi ve new signings in their start- League. ing lineup with Leven Öztunali, Man United 1, Wolves 0 Paul Jaeckel, Rani Khedira, Genki Haraguchi and Timo Baumgartl - Manchester United teenager Mason all signed in the offseason among Real Madrid’s Isco (left), duels for the ball with Betis’ Aitor Ruibal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Betis and Real Madrid at Benito Greenwood scored for a third suc- others to make up for the depar- Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain. (AP) cessive game to clinch a 1-0 victory tures of , Nico at Wolverhampton . The 19-year-old Schlotterbeck, , striker’s scoring run has come just as and . Real win at Betis amid Mbappé transfer talk United prepares for the second debut of Cristiano Ronaldo after the interna- tional break, 12 years after the Portu- Depay continues good run, Barca edge Getafe gal star left Old Trafford. There was an BARCELONA, Spain, Aug 29, (AP): SOCCER Memphis Depay continued his good run with Barcelona, scoring the win- Juve lose at home to promoted Empoli assist from France World Cup winner ner in a 2-1 victory over Getafe in the Raphael Varane, who marked his de- Spanish league on Sunday. ROME, Aug 29, (AP): Juventus slumped to a 1-0 loss at Morata, a forward, for American midfi elder Weston McKen- but by providing the pass for Green- It was Depay’s second league goal home to promoted Empoli in their fi rst match without Cris- nie at the break. Federico Bernardeschi came on for fellow wood to score in the 80th minute. for Barcelona, which has won two of tiano Ronaldo . midfi elder Adrien Rabiot shortly afterward, but the visitors Burnley 1, Leeds 1 its fi rst three matches in its fi rst season Leonardo Mancuso’s fi rst-half goal was enough for the kept pushing. Paulo Dybala had a couple of close efforts as without Lionel Messi in nearly two Patrick Bamford’s late equalizer res- visitors to claim a shock victory and leave Juventus wait- Juve showed signs of improvement, but too often the home decades. cued Leeds a point in a 1-1 draw at Burn- Depay, Barcelona’s biggest offsea- ing for their fi rst Italian league win of the season after team’s moves broke down at the fi nal pass, prompting a furi- ley to leave both sides chasing their fi rst son signing, had also scored in the two games. Juve opened with a disappointing 2-2 draw at ous outburst from Allegri on the sideline. win of the season. team’s 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao last Udinese last weekend. Juventus’ players were incensed when a number of calls The opener from Chris Wood was weekend. He found the net Sunday af- Ronaldo secured his return to Manchester United on Fri- went against them, including when Manuel Locatelli’s ball the 30,000th goal scored since the start Watford’s Ismaila Sarr, (left), is ter a neat move in front of a defender day - a day after telling Juventus he no longer wanted to for Morata was defl ected out by an Empoli defender but no of the Premier League in 1992. Matt challenged by Tottenham’s Sergio inside the area, sending a low shot in- play for the club. The Portugal star was top scorer in Serie corner was awarded. Lowton had time to take aim with a Reguilon during the English Pre- side the near post in the 30th minute. A for the last two seasons and scored 101 goals in 134 ap- Italy striker Ciro Immobile scored a fi rst-half hat trick low shot and Wood got the faintest of mier League match between Tot- pearances. and saw his penalty saved as Lazio routed Spezia 6-1 to touches to defl ect the ball beyond goal- tenham Hotspur and Watford at Juventus could have done with him against Empoli, which build on their opening victory. keeper Illan Meslier for his fi rst goal of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in SOCCER only secured their return to Italy’s top fl ight last season. The 31-year-old Immobile also scored in Lazio’s 3-1 win the season in the 61st minute. London. (AP) Mancuso scored in the 21st, fi ring home from close range at Empoli to start the season last weekend. after Nedim Bajrami’s initial effort was defl ected into his Spezia forward Daniele Verde stunned home fans at the Sergi Roberto had opened the scor- path. The visitors refused to sit back after the goal. Stadio Olimpico when he scored on a rebound in the fourth ing two minutes into the match at the Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri reacted to a dis- minute, but Immobile equalized with a brilliant fi nish a Verstappen wins rain-marred Camp Nou Stadium after a cross by appointing fi rst half from his team by bringing on Alvaro minute later. Jordi Alba. Belgian GP after short restart Getafe, which have lost three The match was Madrid’s last before rejected an offer from Madrid to sign player seen by many as soccer’s lead- straight to start the league, equalized the summer transfer window closes Mbappé. But the French club added ing talent for years to come. SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Bel- “Credit to all the fans who stayed with a shot from Sandro Ramírez in the Tuesday night. Paris Saint-Germain that they were still open to negotia- “I think that (Ancelotti) has said it, gium, Aug 29, (AP): Max Verstap- here for so long. They are the real 18th. It was Getafe’s fi rst league goal acknowledged this week that they had tions over a blockbuster move for the anything that helps the squad is good, pen won a rain-soaked Belgian winners today.” of the season. so I hope that we can strengthen the Grand Prix when it was fi nally Verstappen’s sixth win of the Barcelona forward Martin squad in the days that are left,” Carva- called off Sunday after it restarted season was the 16th of his career Braithwaite, who scored twice in the jal said when asked about the possibil- under a safety car nearly three and stopped Hamilton earning a opener against Sociedad, had a goal ity of Mbappé moving to Madrid. hours later than its scheduled time. record-extending 100th win, while disallowed for offside near the end of Madrid president Florentino Pérez The race was shortened to last also trimming his overall lead from the match. was in the stands at Benito Villamarín one hour with only half points eight points to three. Depay nearly added his second from Stadium, where it appeared that he was awarded to the winner, who needed Verstappen collected 12.5 points close range in the 85th, but sent the keeping a close eye on his phone. to complete only two laps to earn ball over the crossbar. But club offi cial Emilio Butragueño points. More than 26,000 fans were allowed and Ancelotti were reticent to talk. “Now, in hindsight, it was im- MOTOR RACING at the Camp Nou. While Ancelotti said that it “was an portant to get the pole position,” The Catalan club have seven points, issue for the club” and only wanted Red Bull driver Verstappen said. the same as rivasl Real Madrid. Se- to talk about his team’s victory, Bar- “But it was a shame not to do prop- instead of 25, with Russell getting villa, Valencia and Mallorca also celona coach Ronald Koeman said he er laps.” nine for his second career podium have seven points. Amid reports in the would love to be able to sign such a He was leading from Williams and Hamilton picking up 7.5. Spanish capital that Kylian Mbappé top player, knowing that it is impossi- driver George Russell and Mer- Fans cheered loudly from the could soon be on his way, Real Madrid ble for a club that were unable to pay cedes star Lewis Hamilton on Lap stands and the hills around the won 1-0 at Real Betis. Lionel Messi’s wages. 4 when the restarted race ended track when it was announced the Right back Dani Carvajal volleyed Vinícius was the focus of Madrid’s after roughly 10 minutes with rain race would start again at 6:17 p.m. in a pass from Karim Benzema in the attack in the Brazilian’s fi rst start of still lashing down. local time (1617 GMT) - 3 hours, 61st minute on a counterattack led by Getafe’s Juan Iglesias (left), challenges Barcelona’s Memphis Depay dur- the season after he had come off the “Of course it’s a win but not how 17 minutes after it normally would Vinícius Júnior, who again proved de- ing the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Getafe at bench to score goals in a 4-1 win at you want to win,” Verstappen said. have. cisive to Carlo Ancelotti’s side. the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP) Alavés and a 3-3 draw at Levante.

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