CRICKET | Page 3 BASEBALL | Page 6 Cook hits 50 Aguilar as England slams two tighten grip homers in on fi rst Test Brewers’ win Sunday, July 9, 2017 FOOTBALL Shawwal 15, 1438 AH Leicester warn GULF TIMES Mahrez he could be dropped SPORT Page 4 TENNIS Djokovic, Federer march on as Kerber scrapes through The 35-year-old Federer is looking to become the oldest man in the professional SPOTLIGHT era to win the title and has not dropped a set in his opening three rounds Wozniacki back from guruza. Agnieszka Radwanska also had to come from behind in her third round tie, while in the men’s draw, last year’s the brink, into last 16 RESULTS beaten fi nalist Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov made it through — as did Sam Men (3rd rd): Sam Querrey bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-4, 6-1, Querrey, who took one game to beat Jo- (USA) bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7/2) Wilfried Tsonga. (FRA) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-5 Women (3rd rd): Angelique Their match was suspended Friday Milos Raonic (CAN x6) bt Albert Kerber (GER x1) bt Shelby at 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 6-5 due to Ramos (ESP x25) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, Rogers (USA) 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 bad light, with the French 12th seed not 7-5 Alexander Zverev (GER x10) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP x14) bt wanting to fi eld Querrey’s returns of bt Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 6-4, Sorana Cirstea (ROM) 6-2, 6-2 serve in the gloom. 6-4, 6-2 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x9) They came back Saturday but it was x13) bt Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-1, 6-1 — bt Timea Bacsinszky (SUI x19) all over in minutes as the US 24th seed retired Roger Federer (SUI x3) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova broke serve.“My opponent was good bt Mischa Zverev (GER x27) 7-6 (RUS x7) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) today. He did three, four good shots, and (7/3), 6-4, 6-4 Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-0 Magdaléna Rybáriková yeah, that’s it,” said Tsonga. (AUT x8) bt Jared Donaldson (SVK) bt Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) Canadian sixth seed Raonic downed (USA) 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 Tomas 6-2, 6-1 Petra Martic (CRO) bt Spain’s 25th seed Albert Ramos-Vino- Berdych (CZE x11) bt David Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 7-6 (8/6), 6-1 las 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 7-5 to book a fourth Ferrer (ESP) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 Adrian Coco Vandeweghe (USA) bt Ali- round spot against Alexander Zverev. Mannarino (FRA) bt Gael Monfils son Riske (USA) 6-2, 6-4 Caroline The German 10th seed beat Austrian (FRA x15) 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, Wozniacki (DEN x5) bt Anett qualifi er Sebastian Ofner 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. 6-2 Novak Djokovic (SRB x2) Kontaveit (EST) 3-6, 7-6 Bulgarian 13th seed Dimitrov had an Reuters Kontaveit, one of the most danger- easy ride when Israeli Sela was forced London ous unseeded players in the women’s to pull out at 6-1, 6-1 down after strug- draw having won the Den Bosch gling with a right thigh injury that re- grasscourt title in the build-up to quired treatment during the match. ormer world number one Wimbledon, served for the match at The 2008 Wimbledon junior cham- Caroline Wozniacki came 5-4 in the second set and was 30-0 pion will next face meet either Federer. within two points of defeat ahead in that game. Tomas Berdych, the 2010 beaten fi - Fagainst unseeded Estonian She missed a routine backhand nalist, beat David Ferrer in straight sets. Anett Kontaveit before recovering that would have given her three The Czech 11th seed will play either to win 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 and reach the match points and Wozniacki levelled Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the third round match against Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis at Wimbledon yesterday. Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem fourth round of Wimbledon yester- at 5-5. or Jared Donaldson of the United States day. World number 38 Kontaveit broke AFP nis,” said three-time champion Djokovic lowing his serve into the net, but had tomorrow. The Dane, seeded fi ve, was get- again to lead 6-5 but faltered on serve London after making the second week without only limited success. The deft Radwanska, the 2012 beaten ting overpowered as she trailed by a once more with the winning line so dropping a set. He forced a tiebreak in the fi rst set, fi nalist, came back from a set down to set and 3-5 to the powerful Kontaveit close. Meanwhile, Roger Federer stayed on which Federer won without losing a beat Swiss 19th seed Timea Bacsinszky but she hung on grimly and turned She crumbled in the tiebreak and ovak Djokovic fended off a course for a record eighth Wimbledon point on serve, and then the Swiss took 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Centre Court. the match around. Wozniacki’s experience paid off brief challenge from Ernests title with a 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4 victory over control, breaking once in each of the “I expected a lot of tricky shots from Her next task will be to break in the decider as the Dane moved Gulbis to reach the Wimbledon German serve-volley expert Mischa next two sets before wrapping up victory her and a lot of entertaining rallies,” said through to the quarter-fi nals for the through to a last-16 clash with hard- last 16 yesterday as women’s Zverev. with an ace. the Polish ninth seed. fi rst time, having fallen at the fourth hitting 24th-seeded American. topN seed Angelique Kerber scraped into The 35-year-old Swiss is looking to Elsewhere in yesterday’s third round Radwanska next faces Russian eighth round stage fi ve times in the past “I felt like I wasn’t playing my best the business end of the championships. become the oldest man in the profes- ties, Kerber looked mightily relieved af- seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2004 US eight years. in the beginning,” the Dane said. “It Djokovic was a break down in the fi rst sional era to win the title and has not ter saving her world number one status and 2009 French Open champion, who “I’m just happy I survived today,” defi nitely took me a while to get into set and was taken to a tie break in the dropped a set in his opening three en- in a tense 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 win over cruised through with a 6-4, 6-0 win Wozniacki, who will face another it. third but beat Gulbis 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) counters at this year’s tournament. US world number 70 Shelby Rogers. over Slovenian qualifi er Polona Hercog. stern test against American big-hit- “I thought I played really well in on Centre Court, before Roger Federer World number 30, Zverev, who had The German star was a break down Croatia’s Petra Martic, ranked 135, is ter Coco Vandeweghe tomorrow, told the third set and at the end of the took on Mischa Zverev. not beaten Federer in four previous at- in the second set but did just enough the last qualifi er still going at Wimble- reporters. “I’m not really too worried second set. I was pleased to just keep “I’m delighted with the perform- tempts, hoped to upset the 18-times to claw her way into tomorrow’s fourth don after beating Kazakh wild card Za- yet about Monday. I’m just going to fi ghting. I felt her getting just a little ance. I thought I raised the level of ten- grand slam champion by doggedly fol- round where she will face Garbine Mu- rina Diyas 7-6 (8/6), 6-1. enjoy having won today.” bit nervous towards the end.” RUGBY Lions, All Blacks series ends in frustrating draw AFP alties, with four by Farrell and one giant line, only for the two rookie All Blacks to Auckland eff ort by Elliot Daly just after half-time. turn defence into points. The All Blacks’ gamble in starting An intercept by Jordie Barrett set Lau- New Zealand All Blacks rookies Jordie Barrett and Laumape paid mape racing 80 metres where he was cut n Owen Farrell penalty three captain Kieran Read and off in the fi rst half, with both scoring down from behind by Jonathan Davies. minutes from time saw the his British and Irish Lions tries when the hosts were dominant. From a resulting scrum, Beauden Bar- British and Irish Lions snatch counterpart Sam Warburton By half-time the All Blacks were up rett kicked across fi eld for Jordie Barrett a 15-15 draw against the All with the trophy after 12-6, but the Lions struck back with two to leap high and instinctively palm the ABlacks to end a riveting series all square second-half penalties to level the scores ball back to Laumape for the opening try. their third Test match yesterday. in Auckland yesterday. at 12-12. In a frantic fi nal 20 minutes, the The Lions replied with a penalty to The All Blacks scored two tries in the All Blacks regained the lead after Wyatt Owen Farrell, but their time in All Blacks fi rst half and in the dying seconds, they Crockett forced a Lions scrum collapse, territory was limited and it was only were awarded a penalty well within allowing Beauden Barrett to put them poor handling by the New Zealanders kicking range only for the decision to be ahead 15-12 with the penalty.