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CCRICKETRICKET | Page 3 TTENNISENNIS | Page 6 England to wear Up to 20,000 ‘Black Lives fans to attend Matter’ logo for French Open WI series each day Friday, July 3, 2020 FOOTBALL Dhul-Qa’da 12, 1441 AH Qatar’s ambitions GULF TIMES growing by the day, says Almoez Ali SPORT Page 8 HORSE RACING Qatar Racing Limited’s Know It All wins Group 3 in Ireland Agencies Leopardstown, Ireland Al Shaqab’s Katara wins Fillies’ Novice Stakes at Kempton Agencies he lightly-raced Know It Kempton, United Kingdom All, a winner and Group- Tplaced at two years, notched her fi rst Group or the silver and maroon win in the Derrinstown Stud Fil- Fsilks of Al Shaqab Racing, lies Stakes (Group 3) for three- Katara broke her maiden year-olds at Leopardstown, Ire- in promising style in the Unibet land, on Wednesday evening. Extra Place Off ers Every Day Fil- Owned and bred by Qatar Rac- lies’ Novice Stakes at Kempton ing Limited, the bay fi lly came on Wednesday evening. into the race off a courageous Trained by Sir Michael Stoute second place at the beginning of in Newmarket, the bay filly June in the Leopardstown Fillies’ debuted in October last year as Trial Stakes (Group 3), her sea- a two-year-old when, despite Jim Crowley rides Katara to Fillies’ Novice Stakes victory at sonal bow. her obvious athleticism, she had Kempton, United Kingdom, on Wednesday evening. (John Hoy) This was her fi rst attempt at Ben Coen rides Know It All to Derrinstown Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3) victory at Leopardstown, Ireland, on a bad stumble leaving the stalls the distance of a mile, having Wednesday. (Racing Post) which put her out of conten- jockey Jim Crowley, who gave Andrew Balding-trained Horn Of only ever run over seven furlongs tion. She put that all behind her her a confident ride throughout. Plenty was a further one-and- previously in her career. ning through the line to score in third under Ronan Whelan. or a mile, it makes no diff erence on her seasonal bow this year She came up to pressure the a-half length behind in third Know It All was settled in a convincing victory by two Winning trainer Johnny Mur- to her. She’s a big powerful fi lly when she finished second by a leaders before pulling away under Oisin Murphy. mid-division by up and com- lengths and a quarter. tagh said after the race, “It’s a who travels well and there’s more short head at Yarmouth three impressively to secure a five- Katara was bred by Al Shaqab ing apprentice jockey Ben Coen Celestial Object, owned by great win. She’s really a nice fi lly to come from her.” weeks ago. Her imposing win, at length victory in the 2200m run Racing at Haras de Bouquetot, and once in the straight, the race Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd and she ran really well last time Know It All is by the Japanese Kempton on Wednesday, con- for three-year-olds and older. France. She is by the Champion opened up perfectly for the pair. and trained by Mrs John Har- out, but was a bit unlucky and got sire Lord Kanaloa. She is out of firmed that this progressive filly Bartisan Racing Ltd-owned and Japanese sire Deep Impact and She powered through a gap to rington, fi nished second under shuffl ed back. She had a tough Common Knowledge, by the ex- is one to watch later this season. Michael Bell-trained La Drag- out of New Approach’s mare pass the leaders in a matter of Shane Foley. draw today, but Ben gave her a cellent broodmare sire Rainbow She travelled with cover in ontea was the runner-up with Asyad, a three-time winner strides. The Aga Khan-owned Ridenza, lovely ride. She showed us all the Quest, the dam of Group win- mid-division before switching to Kieran Shoemark in the saddle. herself in Al Shaqab Racing Never in doubt, she put any trained by M Halford, was a fur- signs at home that she’d come on ners Astrophysical Jet and Coral the outside in the final turn by The Mildmay Racing-owned and colours. stamina worries behind her run- ther length and a quarter behind from her fi rst run. Seven furlongs Wave. FORMULA 1 CRICKET Ex-SL skipper Seventh title ‘would Sangakkara grilled in WC fi xing probe AFP mean more’ for Colombo, Sri Lanka Briton, an outspoken supporter of the ri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara was ques- Black Lives Matter movement, says he Stioned for nearly 10 hours yesterday by detectives expects drivers to make a show of unity probing explosive allegations the Hamilton 2011 Cricket World Cup fi nal was AFP fi xed under his captaincy. Spielberg, Austria Sangakkara, 42, was called in to the police Special Investiga- tion Unit (SIU) examining the ewis Hamilton believes conduct of the fi nal, which Sri that a record-equalling Lanka lost to India at Mumbai’s Lseventh world title this Wankhede Stadium. year would mean more “I came here to give a state- to him than any other if it helps ment because of my responsibil- in his campaign for social justice ity to the game and respect for necting players, but some sec- and equality. cricket,” Sangakkara said after tions were involved.” The six-time world champion, the end of his marathon ques- Sri Lanka bat fi rst and scored who can draw level with Michael tioning by detectives. 274-6 off 50 overs. They ap- Schumacher in the record books, “I hope at the end of this in- peared in a commanding position told a controlled offi cial video vestigation, the truth about the when Indian superstar Sachin news conference ahead of this allegations made by (former Tendulkar was out for 18. weekend’s season-opening Aus- sports minister) Mahindananda But India turned the game trian Grand Prix that he was seek- Aluthgamage will come out.” around dramatically, thanks in ing change for “our kids and our He did not discuss the line of part to poor fi elding and bowling children’s kids”. questioning by the SIU which later by Sri Lanka. Sangakkara and his “Winning a title would mean announced Sangakkara’s then vice deputy Jayawardena quit their more,” he said. captain Mahela Jayawardena will positions in the team after the “Being that it is such a mo- be questioned today. stunning defeat. mentous year in the sense that Their opening batsman at the The toss of the fi nal was also you’ve got this pandemic, which fi nal, Upul Tharanga, was the fi rst controversial as it was done is still very much in and that player to be questioned. He was twice. Match referee Jeff Crowe we’re fi ghting. interviewed by the SIU over two apparently did not hear “heads” “Then, also, on a personal hours on Wednesday, a day after called by Sangakkara and asked level, the Black Lives Matter chief selector Aravinda de Silva Indian skipper MS Dhoni to toss movement and the fi ght for jus- spent over six hours answering again. tice and equality, to be fi ghting questions about the fi nals. Sangakkara won the toss and for something so important. Sangakkara is the most high elected to bat, a decision that was “It’s not going to change really Mechanics work on the car of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on the eve of the first practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, profi le player to be questioned criticised in local media because in our time, for our generation, Austria, yesterday. (AFP) in connection with the stunning the Sri Lankans were considered but for our kids and our chil- match-fi xing allegation which was to be better at chasing at the time. dren’s kids, it’s such an impor- discuss possibly taking a knee I think, already, as a team, we been on top of my mind,” he said. jean, Kevin Magnussen, George raised last month by Aluthgamage Sri Lankan cricket has been tant thing for us. during a meeting today evening, have shown quite a big acknowl- “I’ve been asked the question Russell, Lando Norris and Max who was also the sports minister plagued by several corruption “So, yes, winning the world a move supported by many edgement of where we are in so- multiple times and it’s not really Verstappen all spoke on Thurs- during the 2011 competition. scandals, including claims of title during that period of time speaking at the Red Bull Ring ciety today and that we are not been a priority for me to have a day in support of the anti-rac- Sangakkara is also the cur- match-fi xing ahead of a 2018 I think would be even more im- circuit yesterday. standing still. plan to kneel at the start line. So ism campaign and taking a knee rent president of the Marylebone Test against England. portant than before.” Hamilton and Mercedes “We are moving ahead. It will we’ll see. on Sunday. Cricket Club in London. Before Last month the local cricket Hamilton, who has been an teammate Valtteri Bottas will be be interesting to see if any other “Whatever we do, we’ll try “It’s right to do it and we are turning up at the SIU yesterday, board said the ICC was investi- outspoken supporter of the wearing black overalls and driv- team is doing anything, but we to do it united.

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