TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019 16 India on brink of Test sweep Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav put India on the brink of 3-0 sweep over South Africa for nought. South Africa were Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and • Ravichandran Ashwin also took bowled out for 162 a each to force an exten- in their first innings sion of the final session but de before India enforced KNOW WHAT Bruyn and Nortje survived the the follow-on final few overs. India’s wicketkeeper Wrid- went past dhiman Saha suffered a finger AFP | Ranchi, India Mohammad Azharud- injury in the final session and din as the Indian cap- Rishabh Pant took over. ace duo Mohammed According to new rules, a team Shami and Umesh Yadav tain who has enforced is also allowed to replace a wick- claimed five be- the follow-on most et keeper. P times in Test tween them yesterday to put The South African batting fell India on the brink of a series flat after starting the day on nine whitewash after South Africa for two in their first innings with crumbled while following-on in Yadav and Shami sharing five the third Test. wickets between them. At the end of the third day The hosts made them bat Hamza, playing just his sec- in Ranchi, the tourists were on again, and Yadav drew first ond Test, scored a battling 62 to 132-8, trailing India by 203 runs, blood, getting left-hander Quin- offer some resistance during his with replacement batsman The- ton de Kock -- who was promot- 91-run fourth-wicket stand with unis de Bruyn on 30 and Anrich ed to open the innings -- bowled Temba Bavuma, who made 32. Nortje, on five. for five. Opening batsman Rohit Shar- De Bruyn came in under the Shami took over to get first ma put India in command of new concussion sub rule after South Africa’s is clean bowled off India’s Umesh Yadav innings half-centurion Zubayr the final Test with his maiden took a nasty hit on Hamza for nought with a de - double century in the five-day the helmet from a short shaken as he lay on the ground Events did not improve for four, while Yadav struck twice. livery that rattled his off stump. format on Sunday. He made 212. by Yadav and had to retire hurt getting physio assistance, and South Africa as Shami claimed South Africa’s first innings The pace spearhead then got India won the first two Tests on 16. officials called for early tea with three wickets, including South ended on 162 earlier as they du Plessis’ prized scalp and by big margins in Visakhapat- The impact left the opener the Proteas reeling on 26-4. Africa skipper Faf du Plessis for chased India’s 497-9 declared. Temba Bavuma caught behind nam and Pune. Manchester City still not clinical enough Murray rise continues after Belgian triumph to win Champions League - Guardiola AFP | London

AFP | Manchester ormer world number one FAndy Murray was reward- anchester City manager In this competition ed for his victory in Antwerp MPep Guardiola believes the at the weekend, with another English champions are still not you have to be strong dramatic rise in the ATP rank- strong enough at either end of in the boxes and this ings which were released yes- the field to count themselves season we are not terday. as realistic contenders to win incredibly strong in The Scotsman, who is on the Champions League for the the boxes. Of course the comeback trail after ca- Andy Murray with the trophy first time. we have time reer-saving hip surgery, City are the bookmakers’ fa- climbed 116 places to 127 fol- At the end of September vourites to finally win the big- PEP GUARDIOLA lowing his 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win he was ranked down at 503, gest prize in European football over Stan Wawrinka -- his first meaning he has climbed 376 after more than a decade of huge up is wrong, we make mistakes title in two years. places in three weeks. investment from the club’s Abu in the first pass, we are nerv- Murray, who has won three He is now expected to take a Dhabi owners and in Guardio- ous like what happened against Grand Slam titles and spent break as his wife waits for the la’s fourth season in charge. Wolves...we concede a lot. 41 weeks at number one from birth of their third child. However, the Catalan, who “That’s why it’s related. It’s November 2016 to August 2017, Novak Djokovic remains at has won the Champions League Pep Guardiola instructs players during the game against Crystal Palace not that you play well in one saw his ranking slip as low as number one, the 273rd week twice as a manager and once as a la, whose side have won their Premier League games. department and it’s enough. 839 in July 2018 as his injured in his career that he holds the player at Barcelona, thinks City opening two Champions League Guardiola, though, believes When our pressing is high, is hip threatened to end his ca- top spot, with Rafael Nadal just will be punished in the latter games and host Atalanta at the the onus is on his side to attack intense, we concede really few reer. 320 points behind. stages of the competition if they Etihad on Tuesday. well as a unit to mask any defen- (chances).” continue the inconsistent form “In this competition you have sive failings. Guardiola will at least have they have shown so far in the to be strong in the boxes and this “When you play good, you de- more defenders to choose from Premier League this season. season we are not incredibly fend less. When our build-up is for the visit of the Italians in “We miss a lot of chances in strong in the boxes. Of course bad, when you don’t play good, midweek with Nicolas Otamen- Nadal named in Spain the final third and we have to we have time.” you concede a lot,” he added. di and Kyle Walker returning to do that, to be clinical. When the City have been beset by in - “What happens when we training after missing Saturday’s people say about the Champions juries in defence and suffered make our incredible, fluid game 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, while squad for Davis Cup League being the target, we are shock defeats to Norwich and from the build-up? We concede John Stones could make his first AFP | Madrid ago and it remains to be seen still not ready,” said Guardio- Wolves in their opening nine few (chances). When our build- start in five weeks. whether the 19-time grand orld number two Rafael slam champion is fit enough WNadal has been named to play. in the Spain squad for the Da- The Davis Cup starts on No- vis Cup finals in Madrid next vember 18 at the Caja Magi- Ronaldo happy with ‘more attacking’ Juventus month. ca and Spain have been draw med in the Spain squad for alongside Russia and Croatia AFP | London more attacking. he said. ity is to win games for Juventus the Davis Cup finals in Madrid in Group B. “I like the way he (Sarri) “I am happy because, bit by and Portu- next month. Controversial changes to uventus forward Cristiano wants the team to play. We are bit, we are getting to where Ju- gal.” Nadal was included in a the format of the 119-year- Cristiano Ronaldo gave coach Maur- creating more opportunities, we ventus ought to be. We have a list of five Spanish play- old tournament mean 18 J Ronaldo izio Sarri a vote of confidence have more confidence in our- difference coach, a different sys- ers, with Roberto Bau- teams will contest the fi- yesterday when he said he was selves, I’m happy with these tem, new players. We changed tista, Pablo Carreno, nals over the course of happy with the “more attack- changes. in order to improve.” Feliciano Lopez and a week. ing” approach the club had “Maybe we could score a little Last week, the five-time The Marcel Granollers also Each tie will consist adopted since Sarri came on more but I’m proud of what we Ballon d’Or winner scored his Italian picked by coach Sergi of two singles and one board in the summer. are doing.” 700th career goal while playing champions Bruguera. doubles match, “I think the team is getting So far this season, Ronaldo for Portugal. top Group D A wrist in- with the win - better,” said Ronaldo on the eve has scored five goals in nine “That’s already in the past. in the Champi- jury forced ners of the six of Juve’s Champions League games and was on target at the I want to move on, reach new ons League having Nadal to groups and two Group D meeting with Lokomo- weekend when Juventus beat heights to help the team. I want drawn with Atletico withdraw best-ranked tiv Moscow. Bologna 2-1 to consolidate top to play and help the team win Madrid and beaten from the runners-up “We are getting more and spot in Serie A. trophies. Bayer Leverkusen Shanghai progressing more confident. We are playing “My role hasn’t changed, per- “Of course I am proud of the 3-0 in the last round Masters to the quar- a different brand of football, haps I have a bit more freedom,” individual records but the prior- of games. three weeks ter-finals. Rafael Nadal