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CARDIFF: Real ’s players celebrate on the pitch with the trophy after the UEFA Super Cup football match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at Cardiff City Stadium. — AP Ronaldo gives Real Super Cup

CARDIFF: Cristiano Ronaldo upstaged new Ancelotti named both Kroos and Rodriguez in Ronaldo flashed a pass inside to Rodriguez, team-mates Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez his starting XI, Sevilla left-back Alberto who immediately sprayed the ball wide to and homecoming hero Gareth Bale as Real Moreno was omitted from his side’s match- Bale on the left flank. Van Gaal victorious in Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 in Cardiff yesterday to day squad amid reports he is on the verge of The Cardiff-born Welshman took a touch win the UEFA Super Cup. World Cup stars joining Liverpool. With Kroos sitting in front of before sending a fine, searching cross Kroos and Rodriguez were making their the back four and Rodriguez to his left in a 4- towards the back post, where Ronaldo pow- Old Trafford opener Madrid debuts, while Bale was returning to 3-3 shape, Madrid quickly assumed control of ered in to volley home. his hometown, but it was Ronaldo, character- the game at the Cardiff City Stadium. Bale and Moments later, a shanked clearance from : Louis van Gaal’s first match at Old larly throughout pre-season, started as one of three istically, who hogged the spotlight with a then Ronaldo, with a free-kick, saw efforts Rodriguez meant that Casillas had to save Trafford as Manchester United manager ended in vic- centre-backs, with Ashley Young and Reece James brace in the Welsh capital. deflected narrowly off-target, before Bale’s from Daniel Carrico, but Madrid were good tory after Marouane Fellaini’s injury-time goal sealed playing as wing-backs. The Portugal captain claimed a 30th- outside-of-the-foot volley from a Rodriguez value for their half-time lead. a 2-1 friendly win over Spanish side Valencia yester- Although under less pressure, the defence minute opener from Bale’s cross and then left-wing cross was blocked by a defender. Ronaldo doubled his side’s lead, and his day. The Dutch boss, who took over after leading the retained the ball far better than in their recent 3-1 slammed home a second goal shortly after personal tally, four minutes into the second Netherlands to third place at the World Cup last friendly win over Liverpool. half-time to earn the European champions FORWARDS CLICK period, gathering a pass from Karim month, was left with plenty to ponder ahead of what could be the first of six trophies this A misplaced pass by Daniel Carvajal gave Benzema and walloping a left-foot shot past Saturday’s Premier League opener against Swansea. SHARP START season. Sevilla winger Vitolo a chance to shoot at international colleague Beto. Wayne Rooney, captain for the night, missed a penal- Ander Herrera, making his first home appearance While 80-million-euro ($108 million) new goal, obliging Iker Casillas to save at his near Beto prevented Madrid from extending ty but Darren Fletcher drove in United’s opener since joining from Athletic Bilbao, impressed with his recruit Rodriguez had a modest debut, post, but Madrid were soon back on the front their lead by clawing away a shot from shortly after the interval only for Rodrigo to equalise willingness to dictate play sitting in front of the back Madrid’s new-look attack-which cost roughly foot. Benzema and then brilliantly blocking a in the 71st minute before Fellaini scored his first goal four. in United colors. But van Gaal will want to see much more from his 310 million euros to assemble-showed omi- After Federico Fazio headed a deflected crisp strike by Colombia star Rodriguez, who Van Gaal, given the task of returning United to new team when the competitive action starts on nous flashes of quality. cross from Fabio Coentrao off his own line made way for Isco with 18 minutes to play. winning ways after David Moyes, Alex Ferguson’s Saturday. Nuno Santo’s Valencia do not begin their La Victory gave Madrid only their second and Sevilla goalkeeper Beto blocked sharply Beto also produced a late flying save to chosen successor was sacked towards the end of a Liga campaign until they face Sevilla on August 23 Super Cup, after a maiden triumph in 2002, from Ronaldo, Madrid’s lavishly assembled thwart Bale, who was unable to crown his season where the club finished seventh in the but they started with the greater impetus, midfielder and enabled Carlo Ancelotti’s side to avenge a forward line clicked into gear for what their return to Cardiff with a goal, but who has Premier League, received a huge cheer as he Sofiane Feghouli driving over from distance in the costly 2-1 loss at the hands of Europa League fans hope will be the first goal of many. now won three titles in his first 12 months at emerged from the tunnel to supervise the warm-up. early stages. winners Sevilla in La Liga last season. While When a Sevilla attack broke down, Madrid. — AFP He also endeared himself to the United fans by The visitors looked sharp on the break and after greeting lots of them at the front of the South Stand Herrera was robbed by Feghouli, Rodrigo’s clever as he made his way to the dug-out after half-time. pass put the midfielder through only for Feghouli to Pavey the golden With Robin van Persie, Danny Welbeck, Jonny shoot straight at David de Gea. Evans, Antonio Valencia, Nani, Anderson and Wilfried United had the chance to move in front when a Zaha, as well as the injured Michael Carrick, among great ball from Herrera picked out Young and the girl at Europeans those watching from the stands, van Gaal selected a wing-back’s first time cross looked set to be headed makeshift side. in by Rooney only for the forward to go down dra- Defender Tyler Blackett, who has featured regu- matically under Antonio Barragan’s challenge. — AFP ZURICH: Just a month short of her 41st birth- winner of the title, while the 25-strong field day, Britain’s Jo Pavey ran her way into the also included Sara Moriera, the Portuguese record books on the opening night of the athlete who won the European indoor European Athletics Championships by 3,000m title in last year. Tired Tsonga toppled becoming the oldest ever female gold winner The leading contenders were content to in the history of the continental event. sit back in the pack as the race unfolded at CINCINNATI: Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed Cup will be important for me also after that. The mother of two saved her attack for the near-pedestrian pace. There were still 12 back down to earth in his opening match at the “It’s going to be important to prepare all these last of the 25 laps in the women’s 10,000m women in contention with three of the 25 Cincinnati Masters yesterday, losing 6-1, 6-4 to events as good as possible.” Youzhny broke Tsonga final and pulled clear in the home straight to laps remaining. Russian Mikhail Youzhny. four times in just over an hour of play as the French win in 32 mins 32.39sec, with French duo It was at that point that Calvin made the The 29-year-old 12th seed found himself back on player committed 21 unforced errors, with his game Clemence Calvin (32.23.58) and Laila Traby first move of note significance, opening a court 48 hours after beating Roger Federer to win clearly a notch below his best which was on display (32.26.03) taking silver and bronze. small gap, but Pavey closed it and then the title in Toronto, the second at the Masters 1000 at the weekend in Canada. In doing so, Pavey, who lives in the English pounced with a lap to go. The first gold of the level of his career. But he failed to find the inspiration “I tried to fight every point,” said 32-year-old west country at Tiverton in , eclipsed championships was secured just before the he had in Toronto-where he also beat Novak Youzhny. Croatian 14th seed Marin Cilic advanced Irina Khaborova as the oldest ever female women reached halfway. Djokovic and Andy Murray-with canny veteran into the second round over Toronto semi-finalist gold medallist. It came in the final of the men’s shot put, Youzhny taking full advantage of the fragile emo- Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4 while British qualifier James ZURICH: Britain’s Jo Pavey celebrates with her The Russian was 40 years and 27 days Germany’s David Storl retaining the title he tional and physical state of last week’s champion. “It’s Ward surprised Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, country’s flag after winning the gold in the when she helped her country win the 4 x won in two years ago. The 24-year- women’s 10,000m final during the European never easy, you have to get used to the conditions 3-6, 6-1. 100m relay in Helsinki in 1994. Pavey, who old, winner of the last two Championships. — AP really quick,” said Tsonga. “I was not able to hit yester- Canadian Vasek Pospisil rallied to put out Czech gave birth to her second child in September Championships, claims to eat five meals and day because the rainstorm. Radek Stepanek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) as wild card Robby last year, is 40 years and 325 days. 6,000 calories a day and his hunger was evi- Vicaut (10.06), and of his French team-mate “But that’s not the main thing. I just give every- Ginepri beat Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. “It’s just unbelievable,” she said. “I just grit- dent from the start. Christophe Lemaitre (10.16) and the Britons thing on court, but I didn’t have enough today to On the women’s side, Czech 16th seed Lucie ted my teeth when we came to the bell and He took the lead with his opening round Dwain Chambers (10.18), Harry Aikines-Aryeetey compete at the good level. “I gave everything last Safarova knocked out Montreal finalist Venus went for it.” Pavey produced a similarly gritty effort, 21.41m, and that proved sufficient to (10.19) and James Dasaolou (10.22). week. Before the match I believed I was able to play Williams, 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4. The 34-year-old Williams run to claim a 5,000m bronze medal at the win him the gold. Spain’s Borja Vivas took sil- Vicaut, however, suffered a recurrence of the at a good level, but on the court I realised it’s gonna said that she faced a quick turnaround from Canada, in on ver with 20.86m and Olympic champion hamstring problem that has troubled him lately be impossible. And it was. “I gave my best and it was where she lost the final to Agnieszka Radwanska and August 2 and was bidding for her second Tomasz Majewski of Poland bronze with and is unsure whether he will line up for the tough.” was not helped by an early match. medal over 10,000m at the European 20.83m. The chase for medals in the men’s semi-finals. The result leaves Tsonga with only one 2011 win “Today I was even surprised at how much I was Championships. 100m promises to be a Franco-British fight. In the first round of the women’s 100m, the in Cincinnati after three appearances at the last able to push myself, because I wasn’t sure how well I Two years ago she picked up silver in All five first round heats were won by French sprinter Myriam Soumare clocked the major tune-up prior to the US Open, which starts on was going to be. “I wish I could have felt today like I Helsinki, behind Dulce Felix of Portugal. Felix French or British sprinters. The fastest was fastest time, 11.03sec, ahead of Dutch favorite August 25. “I will take some rest and I will prepare dor did the day on the final, just to have a little bit more was attempting to become the first two-time European indoor 60m champion Jimmy Dafne Schippers (11.10). — AFP the US Open. It will be a big challenge, but the Davis to make it more competitive.” — AFP