Lewandowski makes history again as Bayern back on top in Bundesliga’ PAGE 14 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 Ameena adds taekwondo gold to Team Qatar’s good show at GCC Women’s Games, silver for Miriam Basketball, handball teams also crowned QNA KUWAIT CITY

QATAR’S Ameena Abdulka- reem won the taekwondo gold medal in the under 53kg event at the GCC Women’s Games 2019 in Kuwait on Friday. Qatar’s Ameena Abdulkareem after receiving the gold medal for her Qatar’s Miriam Ali also did win in taekwondo 53kg event. the team proud as she claimed silver medal in the taekwondo under 73 kg event. Meanwhile, Qatar’s hand- ball and basketball teams were crowned with gold medals on Saturday. They had already se- cured their titles two days ago at the Games. Both the Qatari teams shall play their final games against the hosts on Sunday. Team Qatar delegation of 132 athletes at the Games is led by Lolwa al Marri, Presi- dent of Qatar Women’s Sport Committee. Also accompany- ing are administrators and The Qatar handball team celebrating their golden triumph at the GCC technical staff members. Women’s Games in Kuwait. The Qatar basketball team with Team Qatar officials after being honoured as champions at the GCC Women’s Games in Kuwait on Saturday. Al Duhail pip Gharafa England stun NZ in classic to reach World Cup final AFP to reclaim top spot YOKOHAMA (JAPAN) FLY-HALF George Ford led the way as England ended New Zealand’s eight-year reign as champions with a superb 19-7 World Cup semi-final win in Yokohama on Saturday. Ford, restored at 10 by coach Eddie Jones, took over goal-kicking duties after Eng- land captain Owen Farrell took a knock but he landed four penalty attempts after Manu Tuilagi stunned the All Blacks with an early try. This was just England’s eighth win in 42 Tests against New Zealand and meant the All Blacks had lost their first England’s back row Mark Wilson (right) exults beside New Zealand’s World Cup match since a fly-half Richie Mo’unga (left) and New Zealand’s wing Sevu Reece shock 2007 quarter-final de- after winning the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final at the feat by France. International Stadium Yokohama in Japan on Saturday. (AFP) England’s first World Cup win over the two-time defend- match between South Af- Ford’s penalties after a superb ing champions puts them into rica and Wales in next week’s forward effort led by locks their fourth final -- just four showpiece clash. Courtney Lawes and Maro years after their embarrassing Their victory ended the Itoje saw them dominate terri- Edmilson Junior scores the winner for Al Duhail against Al Gharafa at the Al Duhail Stadium on Saturday. first-round exit on home soil. tenure of All Blacks coach tory and possession. “Our best form of attack is Steve Hansen, who is stepping Another Ford penalty early first half strikes (23rd and our defence. We create oppor- down after overseeing a sensa- in the second half made it 13-0 Edmilson scores 32nd minute penalty) moved tunities through our defence tional run when they lost only but the All Blacks eventu- late winner for Red The Wolves to 15 points. Abel to attack,” said England coach 10 of 106 Tests. ally broke a defence coached Mathias scored for Al Ahli in Eddie Jones, who has master- by former New Zealand boss Knights; Bounedjah the 48th minute. minded the turnaround. ‘Take that on the chin’ John Mitchell in the 57th min- bags brace as Al Al Ahli started off by shak- “I’d like to pay the greatest ”I’m really proud of our team. ute, when Ardie Savea crashed ing the Al Sadd net in the third compliment to New Zealand. They’ve done a tremendous over for a converted try. Sadd beat Al Ahli minute, but the goal was disal- They’ve won two World Cups job for their country and to- But Sam Underhill’s tackle lowed as Abel was adjudged to in a row. They’ve been a really night we just weren’t good on the recalled Scott Barrett TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK have handled the ball. great team and and we had to enough,” said Hansen. led to a simple penalty in front DOHA Bounedjah first found the dig really deep to beat them.” “So we have to take that of the posts that Ford duly mark through a volley with England, world champi- on the chin and so does every- kicked. Jones had recalled EDMILSON Juniors’ 87th ease. The Algerian striker then ons in 2003 when they beat body back home and our fans.” Ford at fly-half following the minute strike moved Al Du- converted a penalty, award- an Australia side coached by England led 10-0 at the 40-16 quarter-final win over hail back to the summit of the ed after Al Ahli goalkeeper Jones in the final, will now break thanks to Tuilagi’s Australia, moving Farrell to QNB Stars League standings Ivanildo Rodriguez tripped face the winners of Sunday’s converted try and the first of inside centre. after a 2-1 win over Al Gharafa Akram Afif inside the box. on Saturday. However, Al Ahli could Earlier, Baghdad Bouned- Al Sadd players celebrate with Baghdad Boundedjah after his goal reduce the margin not long jah bagged a double as Al against Al Ahli during their QNB Stars League match at the Al Ahli after the second half started, ‘End of the World’: All Blacks loss shocks Kiwis Sadd put behind a painful Stadium on Saturday. Abel placing home the ball in AFC Champion League exit in a goalmouth melee after Mo- WELLINGTON: The All Blacks’ fly-half Stephen Donald saw the midweek to pip Al Ahli 2-1. the first half came to an end. The Red Knights however, hamed Diame set him up off a World Cup semi-final defeat writing on the wall five minutes Al Duhail’s fifth straight In the second half, Rui Far- equalised six minutes later. corner kick. stunned New Zealand on Sat- into the second half when Eng- league win moves them to 20 ia brought on Youssef Msakni The resurgent Mohammed The goal seemed to have urday as dreams of a third con- land led 10-0. “If they (the All points from eight matches, in place of Khalid Mohammad Muntari scored his fourth boosted Al Ahli’s confidence secutive crown were crushed by Blacks) can get out of this it will two ahead of Al Rayyan. and the move almost paid out league goal from closse range as they attacked with vigour. a superior England side. “End be a hell of an effort,” Donald, The Red Knights started as Masakni effort bounced off when he turned in Ismaeel Hernan Perez had a free-kick of the World! All Blacks stunned who kicked the match-winning brightly as Edmilson tested the cross bar. Mohammed cross. just about being parried over by incredible English,” said the penalty in the 2011 final and Al Gharafa’s Qasem Burhan Despite Al Duhail’s pos- Al Duhail found the win- by the Al Sadd goalkeeper in New Zealand Herald. England’s New Zealand’s Kieran Read is now a television pundit, said in goal. session, it was Al Gharafa who ner three minutes from the 90 the 65th minute. 19-7 victory in Yokohama ended (right) reacts after the loss. (AFP) during the live broadcast of the The pacey Al Gharafa at- opened the scoring just on the from a counter attack. Ahmed It was Hernan against an incredible 18-match unbeat- match. The Herald, looking tackers soon created openings hour mark. Yaser intercepted a long pass Saad al Dossari again in the en run in World Cup games for the nation’s mental health could for a reason why things went in Al Duhail defence on the The Cheetahs broke on before picking out Edmilson, 78th minute, the latter block- the All Blacks, who had reigned be negatively affected by an All wrong, said the decision to start break but failed to capitalise. the counter and the ball who beat the offside trap be- ing the former’s shot with his supreme since defeating Tonga Blacks loss after recording “a Scott Barrett at blindside flanker Al Duhail controlled ma- found Sofiane Hanni, who fore sending his shot across chest in a close one-on-one at the start of the 2011 tour- noticeable rising anxiety” as the was “a gamble that didn’t jority of the match but both drilled his effort home from the hapless Burhan. encounter and Al Sadd held nament. Research company team advanced into the knock- work”. Barrett was replaced teams could not find the net as just outside the box. Meanwhile, Bounedjah’s on for yet another victory. Gemba Insights had suggested out stages. Former All Blacks at half-time. (AFP) Sports Sunday, October 27, 2019 13

MOTUL FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QATAR 2019 IRISH TREAT: Rea keeps Bautista at bay in a WSBK race to remember at Losail

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK LOSAIL of Northern Ireland (left) in action during the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship 2019 Qatar round World Superbike (WSBK) Race 2 at the Losail International Circuit on Saturday. HAVING finished the champi- onship as overall second in his debut season, Spaniard Alvaro Bautista had promised to chal- lenge 2019 champion Jona- than Rea in Qatar’s last leg at Losail International Circuit. On Saturday, he lived up to the challenge making the North- ern Irishman Rea battle hard to beat him in what turned out to be World Superbike (WSBK) race to remember! The final race of the 2019 Jonathan Rea of Northern Ireland on the podium after winning the MOTUL FIM Superbike World MOTUL Qatar round of FIM Superbike World Championship. Championship under lights at saw phenomenal World Super- ryone ahead of him up to Chaz bike action. Relentless as ever, Davies. Meanwhile, van der Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team Mark got the better of Lowes WorldSBK) being made to work Qatar WSBK race results I wanted that race victory so for fourth at Turn 6, although and sweat to edge past Bautista 1. Jonathan Rea (GBR) Kawasaki Racing Team 18 Laps 8. Loris Baz (FRA) Ten Kate SBK Yamaha +16.020 15. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (ITA) Barni Racing Team Ducati +32.586 bad. My nana (grandmoth- Lowes still occupied third over- (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati). 2. (GBR) Aruba.it Racing Ducati +2.978 secs 9. Leon Haslam (GBR) Kawasaki Racing Team +17.854 16. Leon Camier (GBR) Moriwaki Althea +35.726 er) is not so well. I texted all in the standings and fought Rea, who has now won 3. Alvaro Bautista (ESP) Aruba.it Racing Ducat +3.100 10. (GER) GRT Yamaha +18.322 17. (ITA) GRT Yamaha +40.549 her this morning and told back at Turn 1 a lap later. four races in a row at his fa- 4. Alex Lowes (GBR) Pata Yamaha +12.473 11. Leandro Mercado (ARG) Orelac Racing VerdNatura 18. Ryuichi Kiyonari (JPN) Moriwaki Althea Honda +44.844 her ‘watch the race, Out front, Rea had pulled vourite hunting track at Losail 5. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) Kawasaki Puccetti Racing +14.346 Kawasaki +22.254 away and left the duel- was all delighted with the tri- 6. Eugene Laverty (IRL) Team Goeleven Ducati +15.109 12. (GBR) BMW WorldSBK Team +22.367 Did not finish: Dominic Schmitter (AUT) iXS Racing powered by because I am going to win ling Ducatis of Bautista and 7. (NED) Pata Yamaha 13. Jordi Torres (ESP) Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki +28.179 YART 7 Laps; Alessandro Delbianco (ITA) Althea Mie Racing Team the race for you’. umph. “I wanted that race vic- Yamaha +15.625 14. Markus Reiterberger (GER) BMW WorldSBK Team +29.487 Honda 2 Laps. Davies to fight it out. At Turn tory so bad. My nana (grand- It gave me so much 15 with four laps to go, Davies mother) is not so well. I texted motivation to not take made his move and got ahead her this morning and told her lightly even one lap of the of his teammate; the last time ‘watch the race, because I am so I am immensely proud. I WorldSBK Team) in fifth. It ing – Ducati) also capitalised made a move on Rea at Turn 1 the two will be in the same going to win the race for you’. couldn’t have done that with- was a disaster for Loris Baz on the squabbles. Leon Haslam but ran wide, with Rea slicing race, just go all in from the team. It would be a criti- It gave me so much motivation out the incredible team and ( – Yamaha), was a big loser in the battle and back through. Two laps later first lap. That one is for cal moment, as the podium to not take lightly even one lap support of my family.” who got Turn 1 all wrong and was down to seventh. and the 34-year-old Spaniard you nana!. places wouldn’t change from of the race, just go all in from Powering off the line for was plum last. After the frantic action had tried again, but the Kawasaki that moment on, despite Bau- the first lap. That one is for you the final time in 2019, Bautista On Lap 2, it was all action calmed down on Lap 4, Bautis- of Rea was too strong on the Jonathan Rea tista’s best efforts. nana!,” he said. made the most of the Ducati and drama as Rea and Bautista ta began to close down Jona- brakes. With the swapping Across the line for the final He also was all praise for power to lead the field to Turn began to battle between Turn than Rea for first, whilst Chaz and changing, Chaz Davies weight fight. time, Rea took a 17th win of his bike and team. “Thanks 1, although the Spaniard went 6 and 9, swapping paint and Davies was now up to third. continued to edge closer and With seven to go, and out- the season with a thrilling vic- to my team for giving me an wide and allowed Rea back scything under one and other, Bautista and then Davies set now, just 0.273s separated a side the top six, Razgatlioglu tory, whilst Chaz Davies clung incredible bike. We changed ahead. whilst Alex Lowes was also get- the fastest lap of the race, with tantalisingly close podium. had dropped behind Haslam, on for another second place, the bike race to race mas- Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha ting in on the act. At Turn 15, just over a second covering the Soon, the gloves were off, and whilst Eugene Laverty (Team ahead of Bautista, who bows sively. So looks like our bikes WorldSBK Team) slotted in van der Mark took third from leading trio and less than half- Bautista hit the front on Lap 9 Goeleven) was riding strongly out of Ducati with a podium. are working in a huge window. behind them whilst Leon Ha- Lowes but both ran wide, allow- a-second covering Rea and at Turn 1, but Rea fought back on his final appearance on the Alex Lowes took fourth and I achieved a massive target slam (Kawasaki Racing Team ing Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turk- Bautista. Meanwhile, van der and barged his way down the Ducati V4 R. Loris Baz had was third overall in the stand- of mine in my career, which WorldSBK) was right in the ish Puccetti Racing) to come Mark and Lowes had pulled inside at the Turn 6 hairpin. recovered well and was now ings, whilst Toprak Razgatlio- was to finish every single race mix in fourth, with Michael through from nowhere, whilst away from Razgatlioglu. Davies was even closer now, inside the top ten in ninth glu stormed through in a last in the season. We did that, van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Rac- With 13 laps to go, Bautista and it was a three-way heavy- place, lapping faster than eve- lap shuffle to take fifth.

Mahias wins yet again, but Krummenacher Squash: 2019/20 PSA Men’s World Championships emerges as World Supersport champion Online sale of tickets from today

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK World Championships. It is a DOHA great privilege to welcome the world’s top players as well as THE online sales of tickets for fans of the beautiful game of the 2019/20 PSA Men’s World squash to Doha once again. Championships will go live “Doubtlessly, all lovers of Sunday afternoon (October the game are in for a good time 27) and will be available on the as all arrangements have been federation’s official website - made to ensure the tourna- www.qatarsquash.org ment is one of the best so far. The $335,000 total prize- We believe it will be an excit- money event, to be held from ing time for all participants as November 8 to 15 at the Khal- the best of squash is witnessed ifa International Tennis and inside the beautiful courts of Squash Complex in Doha, the Khalifa International Ten- will feature 64 players from nis & Squash Complex. We are Swiss celebrates his overall World Supersport 24 countries, including the looking forward to seeing the (WSSP) win at Losail International Circuit on Saturday. He finished 56 highest ranked players and fans troop out in large num- fifth while Frenchman Lucas Mahias won the Qatar race. eight wild card entrants. bers to enjoy this amazing ex- Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation (QMMF) President Abdulrahman al Mannai with Qatari rider Defending champion and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and the stage was set for an Saeed al Sulaiti ahead of the World Supersport (WSSP) race at Losail International Circuit on Saturday. World No.1 Ali Farag is lead- LOSAIL incredible grand finale. Tak- ing the array of world class ing victory in an 80km tussle zel and Corentin Perolari hit whilst Caricasulo was barged Perolari made it a provisional players which includes two IN a captivating WorldSSP at Losail, Lucas Mahias (Ka- the front, making lightning out the way by Vinales at Turn all-French podium, whilst an other former world champions race, Frenchman Lucas Mahi- wasaki Puccetti Racing) was starts from third and fourth 6 and then by Kyle Smith in-form Isaac Vinales (Kallio - 2017 champion Mohamed as made it a third consecutive the winner but Krummen- on the grid respectively. Ran- (Team Pedercini Racing) at Racing) had gone with them ElShorbagy and 2016 winner win at Losail Internatioanl Cir- acher (Bardahl Evan Bros. dy Krummenacher hit third Turn 10. The Italian fought in fourth. Now into fifth place, Karim Abdel Gawad, for the cuit while Randy Krummen- WorldSSP Team) took fifth, place, whilst Federico Carica- back at Turn 1 on Lap 3, al- Caricasulo began to edge clear tournament taking place in acher did just enough to be- enough to become the overall sulo was only fifth, the top two though he couldn’t make it of Smith and Krummenacher Doha for the fifth time. come the first Swiss WorldSSP winner. in the Championship split by stick. Smith then went ahead and chased down the leading Tickets will also be avail- Champion. Qatari rider Saeed al Su- Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puc- of Krummenacher. Lap 3 con- quartet. However, as it stood, able onsite at the Khalifa In- With the final chapter of laiti gave a good account of cetti Racing). At the end of Lap cluded with Cluzel leading, Krummenacher would still be ternational Tennis & Squash the 2019 World Supersport himself registering fastest lap 1, Isaac Vinales (Kallio Racing) whilst Caricasulo and Krum- champion. Complex and date will be an- Championship beckoned and of 2’04.224 with a top speed of completed the top six. menacher were sixth and sev- Mahias had broken clear at nounced soon. it was a vital WorldSSP race, 276.2 km/ph. The two Bardahl Evan enth respectively; the Italian the front and took a third con- Meanwhile, the Khalifa In- Defending champion and World with all three Championship With the title on the line, Bros. WorldSSP Team Yama- slipstreaming ahead on the secutive win at Losail, ahead ternational Tennis & Squash No.1 Ali Farag is leading the array contenders starting from the the most anticipated race of has of Krummenacher and front straight. of a valiant Cluzel in second Complex is already wearing of world class players. front row. A 15 laps of all out the World Supersport season Caricasulo began to lose po- The front four had escaped and Vinales in third – a third a new look in preparation for action between the title con- commenced, with the GMT94 sitions. Mahias got ahead of at the head of the field, with consecutive podium for the the championship. The brand- perience.” tenders was on the horizon, Yamaha duo of Jules Clu- Krummenacher at Turn 1, Cluzel leading Mahias, whilst Spaniard. ing at the venue has been All matches of the eight- completed and the necessary day tournament will be held makeovers done in readiness with play split between the for the most prestigious tour- glass court and the ‘tradition- nament on the PSA men’s al’ plaster side courts. Fixtures Deroue goes dutch with one of closest WorldSSP300 wins in history! tour. from the glass court will be Commenting about the streamed live on SQUASHTV TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK final round of the feeder class’ stream battle the best on the Team) hit the front ahead of end of the lap with Ieraci at Turn development, Tariq Zainal, (rest of world), Eurosport LOSAIL season got underway. final lap, race victory went to Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec 13 saw her drop back to eighth. the Tournament Director Player (Europe only) and the Racing in a pack is always Dutchman Scott Deroue (Ka- WorldSSP300), whilst Bruno In the end, Deroue closed in said: “We are delighted to an- official Facebook page of the WITH the champion- one of the main spectacles of wasaki MOTOPORT) from the Ieraci (Kawasaki GP Project) on his teammate Meuffels and nounce the start of online sales PSA World Tour. ship already decided in the World Supersport 300 and the third row of the grid. and Scott Deroue were right on the run to the line, Deroue of tickets for this prestigious To purchase tickets and WorldSSP300 class, it was all Motul Qatar Round proved Blasting into action with together, making for an inter- nabbed the victory by just 0.010 tournament. We are extremely find all tournament informa- for pride and glory at the Losa- to be no exception. However, lights out, Australian Tom Ed- esting battle for second overall. from Meuffels, making it a Ka- proud to host another edition tion, please visit www.qatar- il International Circuit, as the mastering the constant slip- wards (Kawasaki ParkinGO However, a collision towards the wasaki MOTOPORT 1-2. of the prestigious PSA Men’s squash.org 14 Sunday, October 27, 2019 Sports Pulisic stars for Chelsea as Man City close on Liverpool The US int’l scores his first goals for Frank Lampard’s Chelsea who have now won four straight EPL games AFP when his stoppage-time own LONDON goal from Leandro Trossard’s Bayern Munich’s Polish forward cross left Everton two points Robert Lewandowski. CHRISTIAN Pulisic hit the above the relegation zone after first hat-trick of his career as their fifth defeat in their past six Chelsea crushed Burnley 4-2 league games. Lewandowski on Saturday while Manchester “We have to be more ma- City overcame a sluggish start ture to control the last 10 min- makes history to beat Aston Villa and increase utes,” Silva told the BBC. “It’s a the pressure on Liverpool. tough moment for us. We have again as Bayern In the early kick-off, a frus- to stick together.” trated Pep Guardiola watched Watford remain bottom reclaim summit his side recover from a tepid of the table after a 0-0 draw first half to defeat Villa 3-0 against Bournemouth. AFP and close the gap on Premier Lys Mousset, who scored BERLIN League leaders Liverpool to the winner against Arsenal last three points. week, finished a memorable ROBERT Lewandowski made US international Pulisic week on a high note with the yet more history on Saturday by scored his first goals for Frank equaliser in Sheffield United’s netting in Bayern Munich’s 2-1 Lampard’s Chelsea, who have 1-1 draw at West Ham. home win against Union Berlin, now won four straight Premier Saturday’s action could not which sent the defending cham- League games, while Marco eclipse Leicester’s incredible pions back to the top of the Bun- Silva is under pressure after an- 9-0 thrashing of Southampton desliga table by a point. other Everton defeat. at St Mary’s 24 hours earlier. The Poland striker showed Pulisic, who had not pre- Leicester boss Brendan clinical finishing to tuck away viously scored for Chelsea Rodgers believes there is even an Alphonso Davies second-half and has struggled to win a better to come from Leicester pass at the Allianz Arena and starting berth, emphatically after they equalled the biggest claim his 13th league goal and staked his claim with a hat- margin of victory in the Premier set a new record for scoring in trick at Turf Moor. League era. the first nine Bundesliga games The 21-year-old capitalised Leicester are third after hat- of the season. on some indecision from Burn- Chelsea players celebrate scoring against Burnley during their English Premier League match at Turf Moor in Burnley on Saturday. (AFP) tricks from Ayoze Perez and Lewandowski, on the mark ley to drive into the penalty Jamie Vardy secured the big- in each of his last 13 games for area and steer a low left-footed rampant Chelsea in the 58th Etihad Stadium. “In the second we play in on in the final 10 minutes to gest away win in English top- Bayern, overtook the previous shot into the corner of Nick minute to take the score to 4-0 “Of course, respect and the way we normally do but we leave boss Silva fighting to save flight history. league record set by current Ar- Pope’s net midway through the and despite late goals for Jay credit for Aston Villa. The first have to try and play 90 minutes. his job. “I think we’ll get better, we senal forward Pierre-Emerick first period. Rodriguez and Dwight McNeil, half we played football but we We played just 45.” Silva’s side recovered from will improve. Of course the re- Aubameyang who scored in The former Borussia Dort- the visitors avoided further don’t play in the way we should City’s second successive conceding the first goal to lead sult and performance is per- each of the first eight games of mund winger doubled his tally shocks to win 4-2. play,” Guardiola said, after sec- league win means Liverpool but Brighton’s Neal Maupay fect,” Rodgers said. the 2015/16 season for Borussia for the Blues with a second goal Earlier, City boss Guardiola ond-half goals from Raheem are under pressure to beat Tot- scored an 80th-minute penalty “We have young players Dortmund. just before half-time, benefiting was frustrated with the way his Sterling, David Silva and Ilkay tenham at Anfield in Sunday’s after Michael Keane was con- who are only going to gain “I’ll try to keep playing like from a big deflection off Ben players struggled to establish Gundogan. clash between last season’s troversially ruled by VAR to even more confidence. We will this, there are still a lot of games Mee, and grabbed his third with any momentum in the first half “We were better in the sec- Champions League finalists. have fouled Aaron Connolly. get better. We certainly won’t to come,” said Lewandowski, a second-half header. against Villa despite an ulti- ond half. I don’t know if it was At the Amex Stadium, Ever- And Everton defender Lu- just be content with what currently on course to break Willian added a fourth for mately comfortable win at the because of the early goal. ton blew a 2-1 lead over Bright- cas Digne added to Silva’s woes we’re doing.” Gerd Mueller’s record of 40 league goals. “You have to be in shape all season. “I don’t think about how many goals I’ve scored so far, In-form Osaka steeled for lucrative WTA finals I’m just trying to get us the three points.” AFP Osaka said she knew what to The Finals start on Sun- Lewandowski is already the SHENZHEN, CHINA expect in the $14 million tour- day with Osaka up first against top-scoring foreigner in Bun- nament pitting the eight best Kvitova, before Barty takes on desliga history with 215 league IN-FORM world number ranked players of 2019. Bencic. goals for Bayern and former three Naomi Osaka believes The lucrative WTA Finals World number two Karo- club Dortmund. she is better equipped to deal has moved to the southern Chi- lina Pliskova has top billing in The Bavarians took charge with the WTA Finals’ de- nese city of Shenzhen for the the Purple Group and starts at the Allianz Arena as defender manding round-robin format, next 10 years after a five-year her tournament with a mouth- Benjamin Pavard gave the hosts after her maiden appearance run in Singapore. watering clash against defend- the lead before Lewandowski’s at the season-ending show- “I definitely think last year ing champion Elina Svitolina second just after the break. piece ended in tears. helped me in the way that on Monday. Union grabbed a late con- There was much attention I kind of know the format US Open champion Bianca solation goal when replacement on the Japanese sensation en- more,” Osaka told reporters Andreescu takes on Wimbledon striker Sebastian Polter netted tering last year’s WTA Finals on Saturday. winner Simona Halep later the from the penalty spot having on the back of a controversial “Before last year, I hadn’t same day in a battle of the past been brought down by Pavard. US Open victory over Serena played round-robin since I was, two Grand Slam champions. Munich can lose top spot Williams. like, eight or ten. I think the end The top two players in each Sunday to previous leaders But Osaka failed to live up of last year was just so hectic for It has been a return to form Osaka said renewed con- I could every point, which for group advance to the semi-fi- Borussia Moenchengladbach, to the hype in a winless cam- me. Honestly, by the time I got for the 22-year-old after a stun- centration was the catalyst for me is something very difficult nals next Saturday. who host Eintracht Frankfurt, paign that ended in tears when to the (WTA Finals), I was just ning first round exit at Wimble- her late season revival. to do because my mind tends The event’s move to China and Wolfsburg who can leap- she was forced to retire against so tired,” Osaka added. don followed by a lacklustre US “Those matches that I’ve to wander a lot.” is highlighted by an eye-water- frog Niko Kovac’s Bayern by Kiki Bertens due to a hamstring She will be one of the fa- Open title defence ended with played (in Beijing and Osa- Osaka has been drawn in ing total prize pool of $14 mil- beating Augsburg at home. injury. vourites in Shenzhen having a round of 16 defeat to Belinda ka), I just tried 100 percent,” the Red Group featuring Ben- lion with the winner receiving Dortmund moved up to Having learned the lessons claimed successive titles in Bencic, who she will face in she said. cic, world number one Ashleigh up to $4.725 million – the high- third after a goalless draw at from that bitter experience, Osaka and Beijing. Shenzhen. “I tried to be as focused as Barty and Petra Kvitova. est payday in tennis history. Schalke. Imperious Tiger shocks himself Leaders Juve, chasers Inter held to with second 64 to lead by two draws against Serie A underdogs AFP at the turn before switching on INZAI, JAPAN the afterburners. DPA Dybala beat the Brazilian “Hit the ball a little bit bet- ROME goalkeeper from the spot on TIGER Woods surprised him- ter than I did (Thursday),” 50 minutes after video review self with a second straight Woods said. “Let’s hope that INTER Milan were held 2-2 for a foul of Jacopo Petriccione 64 Saturday for a two-stroke trend continues.” at home by tough Parma on Miralem Pjanic, but Marco lead over Gary Woodland at Three birdies in four holes Saturday and remained sec- Mancosu levelled on 56 from the halfway stage of the rain- from the 10th took him along- ond in the Serie A, failing to another penalty awarded for delayed Zozo Championship side clubhouse leader Wood- profit from leaders Juventus Matthijs de Ligt’s handball. in Japan. land at 10-under. earlier drawing 1-1 at pro- Bernardeschi then hit the “I’m surprised that I was Woods kept his foot down. moted Lecce. post with the goal gaping and able to score as well as I have,” The US Masters champion Juve, who kept ace Cris- botched an easy chance before admitted Woods, who is play- smoked a massive drive down tiano Ronaldo rested in Tu- Dybala fired wide on 77. ing his first tournament for two the long par-four 17th and his rin, reached 23 points from Striker Gonzalo Higuain months after having arthro- pinpoint approach from 154 nine games, with Inter trail- injured his head in a clash with scopic knee surgery. yards left him a simple two- ing on 22. Lecce sit on eight Gabriel, who then denied him “It usually that takes a lit- footer to take the solo lead. after clinching their first in the closing minutes. Juve tle bit of time. I’ve been able He saw a 20-foot eagle putt point after three defeats on boss Maurizio Sarri said that to strike my irons pretty well Tiger Woods putts for a birdie on slip by at the par-five 18th but home ground and Parma the Argentinian had a wound this week so far and that’s the 13th hole green during the tapped in for his seventh birdie have 13 points. stitched after the game. been nice.” second round of the PGA Zozo of the round and a 36-hole At the Giuseppe Meazza Juventus’ Paulo Dybala (centre) shoots on goal past Lecce’s Marco “We played well and creat- The 15-time major winner Championship on Saturday. (AFP) 12-under par total of 128. in Milan, an Antonio Can- Calderoni (left) during their Italian Serie A match at the Stadio ed many chances but we did not lit up the back nine in five- US Open champion and dreva shot met a double de- Comunlae Via del Mare in Lecce on Saturday. (AFP) convert them,” Sarri said. “We under 31 to take control on an clapping,” said Woods. overnight co-leader Woodland flection from defenders to must look at our handling of the empty Narashino Country Club Chasing a record-equalling said he had to dig deep for put Inter ahead on 23 min- 2017-18 season, but on the despite fierce pressing in the game, also considering how we course, closed to spectators for 82nd PGA Tour victory, Woods his 66 to keep in touch with utes but Yann Karamoh lev- half hour set up Gervinho’s remainder of the game. played after taking the lead. safety after soaking up more had bounced back from bogey- Woods. elled with a fast clinical drive goal in a combination be- Earlier in Lecce, Juve al- “Cristiano (Ronaldo) told than six inches (150mm) of ing his opening three holes to “It was a grind all day,” said three minutes later after he tween Ivory Coast-born for- lowed the hosts’ Zan Majer to me he was tired, also mentally. rain during Friday’s washout. shoot a mesmerising 64 with the 35 year-old. “I didn’t have pounced on a poor pass by wards. fire a first shot on target before So there is no point in thinking “I had made a couple putts nine birdies in Thursday’s first my best stuff today. Fortunate- Marcelo Brozovic. Romelu Lukaku levelled their forward Federico Ber- about what could have hap- today and I went to put my round. ly I made three big putts there Karamoh did not cel- on 55 off Candreva after a nardeschi failed in the box and pened had he been with us.” hand up and I’m like, don’t put He started more steadily on on 16, 17 and 18 which was ebrate the goal against the lengthy video review but In- Paulo Dybala had a dangerous Sassuolo won 1-0 at the your hand up, there’s no one Saturday and was one-under awesome.” team where he played the ter took just a single point drive saved by Gabriel. promoted Verona on Friday.