Egan Bernal claims Colombia’s first Tour de France title PAGE 15 MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 Real Madrid block Gareth Bale’s move IRISH PREMIER DIVISION to China over fee, says source PAGE 14 DERRY CITY VS WATERFORD Khoukhi joins Al Sadd camp in Spain amid transfer scuffle TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the necessary legal steps to “We have a tough game ning the league, Al Sadd and DOHA preserve the club rights,” on against Al Duhail in the winning the Asian Cup with its Twitter handle. Champions League, and we the national team. AL Sadd and Qatar midfielder However, Khoukhi who are preparing ourselves for “I think I played at a high Boualem Khoukhi has report- reported to the camp on Sat- this game. It will be a great level last season. For this Al Sadd and ed for the club’s pre-season urday, in an interview, told the Staying focused challenge as our ambition is year, we will work to achieve Qatar midfielder camp in Spain after being club’s website that he’s con- In a tweet on Thursday, to win the trophy.” more success, first Super Cup Boualem Khoukhi embroiled in a transfer battle centrating on Al Sadd’s future Al Gharafa announced it had The midfielder who won (against Al Duhail) and we at the Wolves’ with Al Gharafa. games both at home and in the signed Boualem Khoukhi on the Asian Cup trophy with are so excited to bring joy to training session in In a tweet on Thursday, AFC Champions League. a four-year deal but Al Sadd the Qatar national team the fans,” Khoukhi said. Catalonia, Spain, Al Gharafa announced it had “Our goal this season is denied the transfer. back in February had his fin- On Al Sadd summer ar- on Sunday. signed the dynamic player on to compete for the Champi- est professional season last rivals, the 29-year-old said, a four-year deal but Al Sadd ons League. We have a new The player, who reported to year. Besides the Asian Cup, “There is no big difference denied the transfer saying, coach in Xavi, and we know the camp on Saturday, told he bagged the Falcon Shield from last season, with the “The Al Sadd management him very well. We wish him the club’s website that with the Wolves and was an exception of Nam Tae-Hee, wishes to claim the club’s well in this job, especially af- he’s concentrating on Al integral part of Al Annabi’s who we know from his time at rights with regards to Khouk- ter winning as a player, hope Sadd’s future games both Copa America run in Brazil Al Duhail. hi Boualem, as per the laws his experience helps him as at home and in the AFC last month. “He is a great player and regulations of the QFA. a coach,” Khoukhi told the Champions League. “Last season was one of and is a strong addition to The management has taken club’s website. my best years in football; win- the team.” Verstappen wins chaotic German GP Vettel stuns with How they finished second, Kvyat 1. Max Verstappen ........................(started 2nd) 2. Sebastian Vettel ......................(started 20th) third 3. Daniil Kvyat .............................(started 14th) 4. Lance Stroll .............................(started 15th) AFP 5. Carlos Sainz ..............................(started 7th) HOCKENHEIM (GERMANY) 6. Alexander Albon ......................(started 16th) 7. Kimi Raikkonen .........................(started 5th) 8. Antonio Giovinazzi ...................(started 11th) MAX Verstappen took full ad- 9. Romain Grosjean ......................(started 6th) vantage of his rivals’ calami- 10. Kevin Magnussen ................. (started 12th) ties on Sunday to win an epic, 11. Lewis Hamilton ........................(started 1st) rain-lashed and wildly-spec- 12. Robert Kubica .......................(started 18th) tacular German Grand Prix for 13. George Russell ......................(started 17th) Red Bull ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. The 21-year-old Dutchman secured his second win of the season and seventh of his ca- reer, finishing ahead of four- time world champion Vettel, who had started 20th and last on the grid. New dad Daniil Kvyat of Toro Rosso was third as he se- cured only his third Formula Dutch F1 driver Max Verstappen of Aston Martin Red Bull One podium. Racing celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2019 The race was a disas- German Formula One Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring ter for champions Mercedes in Hockenheim, Germany, on Sunday. (EPA-EFE) who were celebrating their 200th Formula One start of the modern era and 125 years of motorsport, both defend- ing five-time champion Lewis Hamilton and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas crashed and failed to score any points. Hamilton eventually fin- ished 11th after making six pit-stops as he missed out on a points finish for the first time in 23 races while Verstappen continued his rich streak of RAIN AND THE RACE: Max Verstappen of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (left) in action during the 2019 German Formula One Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany, on Sunday. (EPA-EFE) consistency. Lance Stroll of Racing became a father on Saturday a poor start, as the field jos- paired and fitted with ‘inters’ Point came home fourth to night when his partner Kelly tled for space and grip, Sergio before re-joining fifth behind I’m glad it’s over, says Hamilton after nightmare deliver his team’s best fin- gave birth to a daughter. Perez spinning backwards into Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Bot- ish ahead of Carlos Sainz of He said: “It is amazing to the stadium entry wall and tas and Albon. REUTERS McLaren, Alex Albon of Toro be back on the podium and in- damaging his Racing Force. Hamilton was given a five- HOCKENHEIM Rosso and Kimi Raikkonen of credible for Toro Rosso, after That required a Safety Car second penalty for missing a Alfa Romeo. so many years.” intervention for three laps, bollard at the pits entry, but he LEWIS Hamilton endured a Romain Grosjean was After the record-breaking during which the leaders pit- was soon back to third behind German Grand Prix to forget eighth for Haas ahead of An- heat, the race began in steady ted for intermediates, before the Dutchman and Bottas. on Sunday as a Mercedes cel- tionio Giovinazzi of Alfa Ro- rain with the field on full wet racing resumed. Racing resumed on lap 46, ebration of 200 races and 125 meo and Kevin Magnussen tyres behind a Safety Car After 25, Verstappen pitted Verstappen pulling clear before years in motorsport turned who was 10th for Haas. through four formation laps for medium compound slicks, pitting for slicks, followed by into a soggy nightmare. “It was amazing, but re- before a standing start. a gamble by Red Bull. The Bottas, Sainz, Gasly and Albon. The five times world cham- Lewis Hamilton steers the car after a crash at German GP. (AFP) ally tricky out there,” said Ver- The conditions did nothing Dutchman complained vigor- Hamilton led before he pit- pion went from pole position stappen, who made four pit- to deter Hamilton who made ously about his tyres before ted on lap 47, leaving Stroll, who to last on a chaotic afternoon, 34-year-old. cipal Toto Wolff. “It shows that stops and survived a complete a near-perfect start from his spinning at the final corner pitted for slicks under the Safety the Briton hitting the barriers “Me hitting the wall wasn’t you shouldn’t fool around with 360-degrees spin. 87th pole position. and recovering. Car, to lead before Verstappen and spinning before finish- helpful and them putting on stuff, you should concentrate “To make the right calls, The race distance was re- Another Virtual Safety Car passed him. Hamilton fell to ing 11th in a race won by Red the slick tyres wasn’t helpful... on the job,” added the Austri- you had to be focused. We put duced to 64 laps as the spray was then deployed briefly, as 12th, having taken his penalty. Bull’s Max Verstappen. just a combination of things.” an, whose team brought a new on the slick tyres and we had a rose high in plumes through- Hamilton pitted for softs from “How’s this gone so bad?” “It’s just been a bad day. A The only good news for Ham- car livery and retro 1950s-style 360! But it was alright.” out the pack, Vettel romping the lead, before Leclerc went asked Hamilton. bad weekend. There’s not re- ilton was that his team mate clothing to the race. Vettel, for whom the result forward from 20th to pass six off at Sachs Curve. Mercedes’ nightmare was ally much to say. It was prob- and closest rival Valtteri Bot- “We are not superstitious brought redemption after he cars in the first five corners. The Monegasque screamed not over and their anniversary ably the worst day I’ve had in tas crashed out, leaving the gap but we believe in karma and had crashed out while leading Leclerc, in the other Ferrari, aloud as Vettel pitted, returning weekend ended with Bottas the office for a long, long time,” between the two unchanged at it’s a day to learn.” Mercedes in heavy rain last year, said: rose to sixth from 10th on the to ‘inters’, before Hamilton went spinning at Turn One. said Hamilton. 39 points. had won nine of the 10 races “It was a long race and at some opening lap. off, snapping his front wing. Out came the Safety Car for “You live and you learn. I “Overall it was for us a bad before Hockenheim. Verstap- stages if felt like it was never- Hamilton led by two sec- The Englishman recov- a fourth time as Hamilton pit- don’t really know what hap- day, it was for the drivers a bad pen is the only driver to beat ending.