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Zlatan riles Lukaku with ‘voodoo’ rant in San Siro clash Fawad hits patient century to put Pakistan in charge Fawad Alam’s third test century put Pakistan in control over the Test against South Africa

Fawad Alam returned to• the side last August after a decade in the international wilderness 109 runs were scored by Romelu Lukaku of Inter Milan clashes with Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan Fawad Alam in almost six AFP | Karachi hours to lift Pakistan from AFP | London a precarious overnight total of 33-4 latan Ibrahimovic squared awad Alam gave further Zup to Romelu Lukaku in evidence of his consid- Tuesday’s all-Milan Italian Ferable patience with a Cup quarter-final, riling his grafting century which helped played just twice more that year former Manchester United KNOW WHAT Pakistan take a useful first in- before being dropped -- for 10 teammate by evoking vood- nings lead over South Africa on years and 259 days. ism and calling him “a little the second day of the first Test Despite scoring heavily in Pa- donkey”, according to reports Voodoo refers to in Karachi yesterday. kistan’s domestic matches, he yesterday. a type of religion The 35-year-old left-hander, was constantly overlooked, pri- AC Milan forward Ibrahi- who returned to the side last marily because of his peculiar movic and his Inter Milan op- combining elements August after a decade in the in- stance -- facing front-on to the of Roman Catholic ponent Lukaku were involved ternational wilderness, scored Pakistan’s Fawad Alam celebrates after reaching his century while teammate bowler before turning side-on in a heated altercation at the ritual with traditional 109 in almost six hours to an- Faheem Ashraf looks on when playing the ball. half-time whistle in the San African magical and chor Pakistan’s 308-8 at the Na- He was recalled for Pakistan’s Siro. religious rites, and tional Stadium, lifting the team Resuming on five and with Pa- first slip. tour of England in August last Ibrahimovic taunted Lukaku from a precarious overnight to- kistan in serious trouble, Fawad year but his first innings back characterized by Third Test century and infuriated the Belgian by sorcery and spirit tal of 33-4. led the recovery with an inval- ended with a four-ball duck in laughing in his face before the Azhar Ali and Faheem Ashraf uable 94-run stand for the fifth Shortly after tea, Fawad Southampton. pair went head-to-head. possession also weighed in with half-cen- wicket with Azhar, who played opened his shoulders to hit a But he followed up with an- “Go to your voodoo shit, you turies as Pakistan closed with a within himself for three hours flighted delivery from spinner other gutsy century in the first little donkey,” Ibrahimovic told In an interview with the BBC lead of 88 after bowling South 40 minutes for his 51. Keshav Maharaj for a six over Test defeat by New Zealand in Lukaku in English, alluding to in January 2018, a represent- Africa out for 220 on the first Fawad had a life on 35 when long-on which brought up his Mount Maunganui in Decem- an episode during Lukaku’s ative of the player raised the day. Dean Elgar failed to cling on to third Test century in just his ber. time at Everton. possibility of taking legal ac- Just four wickets fell on the a sharp edge off Keshav Maharaj eighth Test. Ashraf’s entertaining 64, In 2018 Everton’s majority tion against Moshiri, pointing second day which was in stark in the slips but he and Azhar, He was finally caught at which included nine bounda- shareholder Farhad Moshi- out Lukaku was in fact Catho- contrast to the opening when 14 who survived a tight leg before mid-wicket off Ngidi after bat- ries, ended in unorthodox fash- ri suggested Lukaku had de- lic. wickets tumbled on the grass- shout and review from left-arm ting for six minutes under six ion when he jammed down on a clined a new Everton contract On Tuesday, Ibrahimov- less pitch. It would have been spinner George Linde, batted hours, hitting nine boundaries yorker from Anrich Nortje only after heeding the advice of a ic and Lukaku continued to different had South Africa not right through the morning to and two sixes. to see the ball backspin into his voodoo message. trade insults as they headed dropped four catches. take Pakistan to 104-4 at lunch. Fawad’s ton marked yet an- stumps. Lukaku, who in 2017 had towards the tunnel with a fu- Fawad, relishing his first Test Fawad added another 55 other remarkable milestone The two-match series marks joined Manchester United, re- rious Lukaku being restrained at his home ground, added 102 for the sixth wicket with Mo- in his return to international South Africa’s first trip to Paki- jected outright any notion of by his teammates. runs for the seventh wicket with hammad Rizwan who made a cricket. stan in 14 years, after a deadly voodism influencing his deci- Both players were booked Faheem who cracked a relative- counter-attacking before edging After making a debut hundred 2009 attack on Sri Lanka’s team sion to leave Everton. over the incident. ly rapid 64 from 84 balls. Lungo Ngidi to Faf du Plessis at in Sri Lanka in 2009, Fawad halted visits by foreign sides.

HRH the Crown Prince’s Cups to be won at REHC Cricket Australia confirms TDT | Manama Indian players racially abused

ashid Equestrian and RHorseracing Club (REHC) is set to host one of the biggest race meetings of the season to- KNOW WHAT morrow, with three cups ded- icated to His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince The 10-furlong sprint and Prime Minister. for imported horses Two of the HRH the Crown Prince’s Cups offer a stagger- will have 12 competi- ing BD15,000 in prize money, tors in all, six of them including the feature event of being rated over 100 the day in the seventh and final race. Fans being ejected from the Sydney Cricket Ground (file photo) The 10-furlong sprint for im- Wasmiya and trained by Abdulla ported horses will have 12 com- Kuwaiti. AFP | Sydney halted for close to 10 minutes petitors in all, six of them being Elsewhere on the day, four when Siraj ran from the fine rated over 100. The stellar field other trophies are to be won. In Cricket Australia probe leg boundary towards the um- will be headlined by last year’s Action from a previous race at REHC race five, 12 horses are to bat- Ayesterday concluded pires, pointing into the crowd. Bahrain International Trophy tle for the right to clinch the Indian players were racial- Six men were removed from winner Simsir, competing for Stars, Cartago, Desert Lion, kh Hamad bin Abdulla bin Isa Stewards Cup and the BD5,000 ly abused during the third their seats, but they have now owners Victorious and trainer Macaque, Medal Winner, Glen Al Khalifa, James Naylor and total prize; five horses led by Test at the Sydney Cricket been cleared. Fawzi Nass, with Adrie De Vries Force, Jellystone, Litigator and Abdulla Faisal. Paco Man, Alejandro and Living Ground, but cleared six peo- “CA confirms that mem - in the saddle. Gold Wand. The line-up is completed by Art will feature in race four for ple who were kicked out of the bers of the Indian cricket Also in the fray are Ray - Meanwhile, in the sixth race Dance Monkey and Ramani. the Bahrain Derby Cup and a stadium. team were subjected to racial ounpour for Al Adiyat Racing of the day, also over 10 furlongs, The other HRH the Crown BD5,000 prize; Waseela, Cam- Cricket chiefs and New abuse,” the governing body’s and Alan Smith, to be ridden five locally bred horses are to Prince’s Cup will be up for the polina and Aelfies Girl will go South Wales police launched integrity chief Sean Carroll by renowned champion jock- compete for HRH the Crown taking in the first race of the against one another for the investigations after fast bowl- said in a statement. ey Frankie Dettori; and New Prince’s Cup. meeting, to be held over sev- Bahrain Oaks (sponsored by ers Mohammed Siraj and “CA’s own investigation into Show, competing for Victorious, They include pre-race favour- en furlongs with a BD5,000 Al Muzdaher Stud) Cup and a Jasprit Bumrah complained the matter remains open, with Hesham Al Haddad and David ites Al Tariq for KHK Racing, prize. BD3,800 prize in race three; and about being targeted while CCTV footage, ticketing data Egan. All three horses have been Hesham Al Haddad and Adrie Seven horses are on the entry an eight-horse field will vie for they fielded by the boundary and interviews with specta- tipped with a chance to win. De Vries; Sabreena for Victo- list, four owned by Victorious the High Committee Cup and ropes on day three of the clash tors still being analysed in an The others in the field are rious, Fawzi Nass and Hussain and trained by Yousif Taher and the BD5,000 prize in the day’s this month. attempt to locate those respon- Royal Ascot winner Across the Makki; and Daleel for HH Shai- the three others owned by Al second race. The following day, play was sible.”

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