MONDAY 15 JULY 2019 SPORT 17 I think that if this is not the most exciting final then definitely it’s in after MOTORSPORT the top two or three of my career FOOTBALL beating against one of the greatest players Silk Way Rally, Stage 9: Russian Premier League: in Wimbledon final. of all time, Roger, who I respect. Between Alashan and Lokomotiv Moscow vs ACTION Rubin Kazan

Jiayuguan, China TODAY’S Dakar star extends lead at Silk Way Rally Al Attiyah wins tricky sandy opener in China

THE PENINSULA Delaunay have recovered well dropped serious time midway those days. We were never ALASHAN, CHINA from second stage delays and through the special and ceded lost, we just had to go back a the second Overdrive Racing his second place overall – a few hundred metres to find the Overdrive Racing’s Nasser crew began the eighth day in position that was taken by right way.” Saleh Al Attiyah and French 23rd overall. They were second Frenchman Jérôme Pelichet. There was no special stage navigator Matthieu Baumel fastest on the day’s stage. Al Attiyah had claimed a on the seventh day on Sat- held an outright lead of 59min 4min 35sec behind Al Attiyah, sixth successive stage win on urday. Two liaison sections of 58sec after the eighth day of and continued their steady the 408.15km section between 370.37km and 180.29km took the 2019 Silk Way Rally climb back through the field. Mandalgovi and Dalanzadgad crews to the border between Mitchelton Scott rider Daryl Impey of between Bayinbaolige and The Dutchman was running in Mongolia on Friday. Dalanzadgad in Mongolia and South Africa celebrates after winning Alashan in the People’s as the fastest of all the drivers The Qatari looked to be in the China frontier and on to the the stage, yesterday. Republic of China’s prefecture through the 58km checkpoint a vulnerable position after the night halt at Bayinbaolige in region of Inner Mongolia in the day’s stage before crew made a rare navigational China’s Inner Mongolia. yesterday. slipping behind Chinese pace- mistake, but all the Toyota’s Today, teams tackle the The Qatari, who is running setter Lui Kun after 120km. leading rivals followed suit and ninth and penultimate stage of under the Toyota Gazoo Racing Al Attiyah was the first made a similar error and that the Silk Way Rally between Tour de : South Africa banner, began the driver to pass the next check- enabled the Qatari to snatch Alashan and Jiayuguan. day with a lead of 40min 33sec point after 165km in 2hrs the stage win by 3min 15sec In a day’s route of over China’s Lui Kun and a 04min 21sec. from Overdrive Racing team- 501.20km, teams will tackle More joy for Impey stage time of 4hrs 21min 26sec The Qatari was 45 seconds mate Van Loon. 290.30km against the clock. through many difficult sandy faster than Matthieu Serradori The day also saw the Hilux Jiayuguan is a prefecture- sections in the Gobi Desert with Van Loon in third place crew extend their overall lead level city in north-western with stage victory enabled the Toyota Hilux driver and Ming Zhang in fourth. over China’s Kun Lui to 40min Gansu Province and is most to increase that advantage Nasser continued to lead 33sec. famous for the nearby Jiavu REUTERS Saturday’s eighth stage which heading into the last two days. through the subsequent check- The Qatari said: “Some- Pass, the largest and most BRIOUDE saw Frenchman Thibaut Pinot Dutchman Erik van Loon points to claim a seventh suc- times navigation is not easy intact of its kind on the Great gain almost half a minute on and Frenchman Sebastien cessive stage win, but Kun Lui and the sixth stage was one of Wall of China. South African Daryl Impey Thomas and the defending added an individual stage win champion take a tumble, there to his Tour de France happy were no fireworks on Bastille memories when he prevailed at Day. the end of a long breakaway A 15-man breakaway, fea- from St Etienne yesterday. turing former Tour individual The Mitchelton Scott rider, stage winners Tony Martin and who wore the race’s yellow Edvald Boasson Hagen, opened POSITIONS AFTER SS8 jersey for a couple of days in a gap of more than 10 minutes 2013, beat Belgian Tiesj Benoot but none were a threat to Alap- 1. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu in a two-man sprint after the hilippe’s overall lead. Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 18hrs duo went clear from the day’s Italian Alessandro De Marchi 05min 42sec breakaway. was taken to a hospital with 2. Jerome Pelichet (FRA)/Pascal Larroque Slovenia’s Jan Tratnik took facial injuries after a nasty crash, (FRA) Optimus 19hrs 05min 40sec third place, 10 seconds behind his CCC team said. 3. Wei Han (CHN)/Liao Min (CHN) Geely as France’s Julian Alaphilippe The three-time Vuelta a SMG Buggy 19hrs 07min 16sec retained the overall lead after Espane stage winner crashed 4. Ping Sun (CHN)/Li Ma (CHN) Hanwei SMG 170.5 kilometres with the top after eight kilometres and was Buggy 19hrs 27min 24sec guns enjoying an easy day on a first attended to by the race’s 5. Ming Zhang (CHN)/Xu Qin (CHN) Hanwei bumpy stage nine. medical staff as he laid with his SMG Buggy 19hrs 44min 43sec Frenchman Romain Bardet, face on the deck. 6. Matthieu Serradori (FRA)/Fabian Lur- a two-time podium finisher who In the front, Benoot and

quin (BEL) Century CR6 19hrs 47min 52sec has already lost considerable Impey emerged as the strongest ground in the general classifi- men at top of the Cote de St Just cation, attacked in the Cote de and the South African, who St Just (3.6km at 7.2%), 13km snatched the yellow jersey in Nice from the finish. six years ago when his team won He was followed by the time trial, was the fastest to Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk the line. The main bunch crossed Qatar Nasser Al Attiyah and France’s Matthieu and Australian Richie Porte, but more than 16 minutes later. Baumel compete with their Toyota Hilux Rally the trio were easily reined in by Today’s 10th stage is a during the eighth stage of the Silk Way Rally defending champion Geraint 217.5-km ride from St Flour to 2019 from Bayinbaolige to Alashan, yesterday. Thomas’s Ineos team. Albi, where the race will enjoy Following a hectic finale in its first rest day tomorrow.

Xin clinches Qatar SC set to start new era under coach Ferrer 10-km open THE PENINSULA Al Sailiya leave water swim DOHA for 24-day at Worlds Qatar Sports Club team is ready to start a new era of success with training camp AP the Spanish coach Carlos Alos GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA Ferrer, who was signed in the in Tunisia off-season. Xin Xin of China won the The 43-year-old has THE PENINSULA women’s 10-kilometer already formed the backroom DOHA open water event team and has detailed chats yesterday, lifting China to with the club management over Al Sailiya team yesterday left its fourth gold medal of the the team’s future ambitions and for the Tunisian city of Tabarka world swimming champi- targets. to attend a 24-day training onships. Ferrer has endorsed the camp. Xin finished in a time ambitions of the club man- Al Sailiya will also feature of one hour, 54 minutes, agement to move the team away in four to five friendly matches 47:20 seconds. The 22-year from the troubles of the negative with Tunisian and Algerian old, who finished fourth in results it has suffered in the last clubs. the same event at the Rio few years. The Al Sailiya delegation Olympics, is now guar- The Spaniard, who suc- Spanish coach Carlos Alos Ferrer (left) consists of technical and anteed a spot at next year’s ceeded former Argentine during Qatar SC’s training session. administrative bodies alongside Olympics in Tokyo. national team manager Sergio the players who have been “My goal before this Batista, has promises to keep in training with the team man- competition was to the new QNB Stars League aware that upgrading of the team foreign professionals and local assembled with coach Ferrer agement from July 1. qualify for the Olympics,” season set to commence next in the new season requires great players capable of achieving the leading charge. The new players have also said Xia, who will month. efforts and better capabilities team goals. Qatar SC is scheduled to fly joined the squad ahead of their compete in her third Among the targets for the than the previous years. With the new season just a out to Spain for a pre-season departure. Olympics at Tokyo. new coach is Qatar SC’s desire Therefore, Qatar SC set about month away, the squad con- training camp ahead of the start Al Sailiya finished third in “I believe that I can to be in the top four or five in the directing their efforts towards tinues their daily training at the of the new season next month. the previous season and will race better and better in QNB Stars League points rearranging the house, changing club’s stadium regularly since the Qatar SC are expected to play hope to bring further the future.” standings. the technical staff and looking beginning of July. five friendly matches before improvement in their standings The club management is for good deals to sign quality Most of the squad has returning to Qatar next season. 18 SPORT MONDAY 15 JULY 2019

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WORLD RANKING: 1 a fiftfifth Wimbledon Djokovic, however, then went CAREER SINGLES TITLES: 75 title anda 16th major, completely off the boil, losing his CAREER GRAND SLAM TITLES: 16 ( 2008, shatteringshatte Federer’s bid footing as he was broken in the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019; 2016; tot bbecomeec the oldest first game of the second set. Wimbledon 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019; US Open GrandGrand Slam champion Federer broke twice again and 2011, 2015, 2018) in the llongesto final ever after just 25 more minutes the CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $134,656,304 playedplaya ed aatt the tournament. final was all-square with Djokovic Hamilton wins record 6th British GP, extends lead

F1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX RESULTS (TOP 10) AP F1 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS when the track’s future for the race was SILVERSTONE 1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:21:08.452 secured until at least 2024. 1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport) 223 2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) +24.928s It was an 80th career win for Ham- 2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport) 184 3: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +30.117s Formula One championship leader ilton, of which seven have come in the Lewis Hamilton won a record 3: Max Verstappen (Aston Martin Red Bull Racing) 136 10 races this season. 4: Pierre Gasly (Red Bull Racing Honda) +34.692s sixth British Grand Prix 4: Sebastian Vettel (Scuderia Ferrari) 123 “Today was one of the best days I can 5: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing Honda) +39.458s yesterday after jumping 5: Charles Leclerc (Scuderia Ferrari) 120 remember having,” Hamilton said. “I have 6: Carlos Sainz (McLaren Renault) +53.639s ahead of 6: Pierre Gasly (Aston Martin Red Bull Racing) 55 done so many races you would think I 7: Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) +54.401s Mercedes 7: Carlos Sainz (McLaren F1 Team) 38 would get used to it or the feeling would 8: Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari) +65.540s team-mate 8: Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo Racing) 25 numb down but it feels as amazing as the 9: Daniil Kvyat (Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda) +66.720s Valtteri Bottas 9: Lando Norris (McLaren F1 Team) 22 first win (at Silverstone in 2008).” 10: Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) +72.733s by taking 10: Daniel Ricciardo (Renault F1 Team) 22 Charles Leclerc of Ferrari completed advantage of the the podium after a crash in the fight for safety car being third saw Sebastian Vettel crash into the deployed. Hamilton in the championship standings. back of Max Verstappen on lap 38. In front of his home fans, Ham- “But that’s life.” “It was my mistake,” Vettel said. “He ilton made the decisive move to the front After finally moving into the lead, passed me and he ran a bit wide which in the 20th of the 52 laps by pitting to get Hamilton avoided pitting again so stayed gave me the chance to come back new tires. With the safety car still out after on hard tires while Bottas was on fresher “I looked for a second he was going Antonio Giovinazzi spun off in his Alfa soft ones but the world champion still set for the right and there would be a gap on Romeo, Hamilton rejoined ahead of pole- a lap record on the final lap. the left... but it didn’t open and by that Mercedes’ sitter Bottas. By beating Bottas by almost 25 time it was already too late.” Lewis Hamilton “The safety car came out and it was seconds, Hamilton extended his cham- Too late for Vettel to avoid crashing celebrates with perfect timing,” Hamilton said. pionship lead over the Finn to 39 points his Ferrari into the back of Verstappen, the trophy after Hamilton had initially attacked Bottas and moved ahead of Jim Clark and Alain damaging the floor and diffuser of the winning the Formula on the fourth lap, overtaking but failing Prost to take the record for British GP Red Bull. One British Grand to keep position. victories. “He apologised,” Verstappen said. Prix at the Silverstone “It was maybe not my luckiest day,” “I love you Silverstone,” Hamilton Vettel finished 15th and now trails Circuit, yesterday. Bottas said after falling 39 points behind said over the team radio in the week Hamilton by 100 points in fourth place. MONDAY 15 JULY 2019 SPORT 19 England celebrate maiden World Cup title

TOP: England’s Jos Buttler (right) celebrates with his team-mates after TOP: England’s Mark they won the World Wood celebrates on Cup final against the balcony. New Zealand, yesterday. England’s England’s Jos Eoin Buttler runs out New Morgan poses with Zealand’s Martin the World Cup Guptill. trophy as hosts DOWN: Guptill beat New Zealand (centre) is assisted in a Super Over by team-mates and after a nerve- England’s Chris shredding final Woakes (right) after ended in a tie at the final. Lord’s yesterday.

Jonny Bairstow runs in jubilation after the England’s Jos Buttler (left) and his team- victory. mate celebrate after the match.

WORLD CUP LEADERS Top Scorers Dramatic Cup final the best 648_Rohit Sharma, India (9 innings) 647_David Warner, Australia (10) 606_Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh (8) 578_Kane Williamson, New Zealand (9) 556_Joe Root, England (11) game ever, says hero Stokes 532_Jonny Bairstow, England (11) 507_Aaron Finch, Australia (9) AFP his team. The fight they show 474_Babar Azam, Pakistan (8) LONDON is worth aspiring to, the 465_Ben Stokes, England (10) example they set is com- 443_Jason Roy, England (7) England’s hailed mendable to all. It was a hard, 443_Virat Kohli, India (9) yesterday’s dramatic World Pretty lost for hard game where people words. All the Highest individual innings Cup final victory over New found it hard to score,” he 166_David Warner, Australia vs. Bangladesh Zealand in a Super Over as the said. hard work over 153_Jason Roy, England vs. Bangladesh best match in history. that four years “This has been a four-year After both sides made 241 journey, we have developed 153_Aaron Finch, Australia vs. Sri Lanka from their 50 overs, the scores to get here and a lot. We find it hard to play 148_Eoin Morgan, England vs. Afghanistan could again not be separated we’re champions on wickets like that and today 148_Kane Williamson, New Zealand vs. West Indies when each team posted 15 of the world. was about getting over the 140_Rohit Sharma, India vs. Pakistan from a six-ball shootout. It’s an amazing line. Sport is tough at times,” 124*_Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh vs. West Indies However, England Morgan added. 122*_Rohit Sharma, India vs. South Africa claimed the World Cup for the feeling: Ben “I was being cooled down 122_David Warner, Australia vs. South Africa first time virtue of hitting Stokes by , which is not 121_Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh vs. England more boundaries during the a good sign! I was up and Top Wicket-takers match. for the incident to Kiwi down like a yo-yo. 27_Mitchell Starc, Australia (10) “This is where we aspired captain Kane Williamson. “We are delighted that we 21_Lockie Ferguson, New Zealand (9) to be and to manage to come “In the last over when the are lifting the trophy”. 20_Jofra Archer, England (11) here and do it in such a good ball hit the bat and went for New Zealand captain 20_Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh (8) game. I don’t think there will four it’s not exactly what you Kane Williamson said: “It cer- 18_Jasprit Bumrah, India (9) ever be a better game of ask for,” said Stokes. tainly wasn’t for one extra , cricket in history than that,” “I’ve apologised to Kane there are so many parts in that 18_Mark Wood, England (10) said Stokes. countless times about that. It’s match that could have gone 17_Mohammad Amir, Pakistan (8) England had bounced back not exactly how you want to either way.” 17_Trent Boult, New Zealand (10) from a humiliating exit in the do it.” “Congratulations to 16_Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan (5) group stages of the 2015 edition Stokes then struck England, they had a fantastic 16_Chris Woakes, England (11) to become the number one side another eight from campaign and deserve their Best Figures in a Match in the world and go into the three balls in the Super Over. victory,” he said. 6-35_Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan vs. Bangladesh final as strong favourites. “Moments like that is what “It’s been challenging, the 5-26_Mitchell Starc, Australia vs. New Zealand Yet, the hosts seemed set you live for as a professional pitches have been different. 5-29_Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan to fall short at Lord’s until cricketer,” he added. There was a lot of talk of 300+ 5-30_Mohammad Amir, Pakistan vs. Australia Stokes hit 84 not out, “All the hard work over scores but there hasn’t been 5-31_Jimmy Neesham, New Zealand vs. Afghanistan including a controversial that four years to get here and much of that. We have showed 5-44_Jason Behrendorff, Australia vs. England moment when the ball hit his we’re champions of the world. heart and fight to get to this England’s Ben Stokes 5-46_Mitchell Starc, Australia vs. West Indies bat and ran to the boundary It’s an amazing feeling.” stage and a tie in the final - it celebrates on the pitch 5-59_Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh vs. India for an extra four runs as he Meanwhile, England wasn’t meant to be,” said the after the 2019 World Cup 5-69_Mohammed Shami, India vs. England scrambled to make his captain said: Man-of-the-Tournament. final against New Zealand,

5-75_Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh vs. Pakistan ground. “There wasn’t a lot in that “The guys are shattered. yesterday. And Stokes, who was born game. I’d like to commiserate It’s devastating. Tough to 4-16_Mohammed Shami, India vs. West Indies in New Zealand, apologised (with) Kane Williamson and swallow.” MONDAY 15 JULY 2019 20

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Hosts prevail in Super Over drama to end 44-year wait England win World Cup REUTERS CRICKET WORLD CUP FINALS RESULTS LONDON 1975: West Indies 291-8 (60-over game), beat Australia 274, by 17 runs, at London England ended their 44-year wait for a 1979: West Indies 286-9 (60), beat England 194, by 92 runs, at London maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating 1983: India 183 (60), beat West Indies 140, by 43 runs, at London a gutsy New Zealand side on boundaries after 1987: Australia 253-5 (50), beat England 246-8, by 7 runs, at , India a tied Super Over amidst heart-stopping 1992: Pakistan 249-6 (50), beat England 227, by 22 runs, at Melbourne, Australia drama yesterday. 1996: Sri Lanka 245-3 (50), beat Australia 241-7, by 7 wickets, at Lahore, Pakistan Chasing 242 for victory, Ben Stokes’ scin- 1999: Australia 133-2 (50), beat Pakistan 132, by 8 wickets, at London tillating 84 not out helped the hosts tie the 2003: Australia 359-2 (50), beat India 234, by 125 runs, at Johannesburg see-saw contest, forcing the Super Over 2007: Australia 281-4 (38), beat Sri Lanka 215-8, by 53 runs (DL method), at Bridgetown where more nail-biting excitement unfolded. 2011: India 277-4 (50), beat Sri Lanka 274-6, by 6 wickets, at Mumbai, India Buttler and Stokes took 15 runs off Trent 2015: Australia 186-3 (50), beat New Zealand 183, by 7 wickets, at Melbourne Boult’s Super Over without losing their 2019: England 241 (50) beat New Zealand 241-8 after Super Over on boundaries tiebreaker wickets. 22-14, London New Zealand also scored 15 runs off Jofra Archer’s over but England won on boundary SCOREBOARD count, triggering wild celebrations at Lord’s NEW ZEALAND C. Woakes c Latham b Ferguson ...... 2 as the hosts capped a stunning turnaround. M. Guptill lbw b Woakes ...... 19 L. Plunkett c Boult b Neesham ...... 10 Since being unceremoniously dumped H. Nicholls b Plunkett ...... 55 J. Archer b Neesham ...... 0 out of the 2015 edition of the marquee tour- K. Williamson c Buttler b Plunkett ...... 30 A. Rashid (Santner/Boult) ...... 0 nament in Australia, Eoin Morgan’s England R. Taylor lbw b Wood ...... 15 M. Wood run out (Neesham/Boult) ...... 0 side have reinvented themselves as a white- T. Latham c sub (Vince) b Woakes ...... 47 Extras (b2, lb3, w12) ...... 17 ball juggernaut, heading into this World Cup J. Neesham c Root b Plunkett ...... 19 Total (all out, 50 overs) ...... 241 as overwhelming favourites. C. De Grandhomme c sub (Vince) b Woakes .....16 Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-59, 3-71, 4-86, 5-196, Back-to-back defeats by Sri Lanka and M. Santner not out ...... 5 6-203, 7-220, 8-227, 9-240, 10-241 Australia in the group stage helped England England’s captain Eoin Morgan (left) receiving the World Cup trophy from ICC Chairman M. Henry b Archer ...... 4 Bowling: Boult 10-0-67-0 (w2), Henry 10- rediscover the attacking brand of fearless T. Boult not out ...... 1 2-40-1, Grandhomme 10-2-25-1 (w1), Fer- cricket which has been the hallmark of the Shashank Manohar (second right) and Britain’s Prince Andrew, The Duke of York as English Extras (lb12, nb1, w17) ...... 30 guson 10-0-50-3 (w3), Neesham 7-0-43-3 current team. cricketers celebrate their win against New Zealand in the final played at Lord’s Cricket Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) ...... 241 (w1), Santner 3-0-11-0 (w1) They dismantled India and New Zealand Ground in London, yesterday. Did not bat: L. Ferguson to storm into the semi-finals, where they crushed Australia with another ruthless partnerships hurt New Zealand, who even- New Zealand’s new ball pair of Trent Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-103, 3-118, 4-141, SUPER OVER display of all-round excellence. tually settled for a below-par total. Boult and Matt Henry returned determined 5-173, 6-219 7-232, 8-240 ENGLAND Sunday’s final, England’s first since 1992, Nicholls and Williamson put on 74 runs not to let it become a cakewalk for the hosts. Bowling: Woakes 9-0-37-3 (w4, nb1), Archer Ben Stokes not out ...... 8 pitted them against a New Zealand team to bolster the New Zealand innings but Plun- Henry dismissed the in-form 10-0-42-1 (w5), Plunkett 10-0-42-3, Woods Jos Buttler not out ...... 7 chasing their own slice of history after kett’s two-wicket, cross-seam masterclass for 10 and Colin de Grandhomme put a strug- 10-1-49-1 (w2), Rashid 8-0-39-0, Stokes 3-0- Total: (1 over, no wickets) ...... 15 spending decades as the tournament’s took the wind out of their sails. gling (7) out of his misery. 20-0 (w2) Bowling: Boult 1-0-15-0 bridesmaids. Plunkett dismissed both batsmen just England could have been in a bigger hole ENGLAND (TARGET 242) NEW ZEALAND Morgan lost an important toss, but Liam when the was looking dangerous had de Grandhomme not dropped a waist- J. Roy c Latham b Henry ...... 17 J. Neesham not out ...... 13 Plunkett and led England’s and he eventually finished with 3-42. high return catch from Bairstow, then on 18. J. Bairstow b Ferguson ...... 36 M. Guptill run out (Roy/Buttler) ...... 1 controlled bowling display to restrict New Woakes claimed three as well, including England were gasping on 86-4 when J. Root c Latham b de Grandhomme ...... 7 Extras (w1) ...... 1 Zealand to 241 for eight on a two-paced the wicket of Latham just when the batsman Stokes was joined by Buttler for a 110-run E. Morgan c Ferguson b Neesham ...... 9 Total: (1 over, 1 wicket) ...... 15 wicket. was looking poised to provide the late charge stand to revive the chase and tie the scores, B. Stokes not out ...... 84 Bowling: Archer 1-0-15-0 (w1) Henry Nicholls made 55 and Tom Latham that could have taken New Zealand past the producing one of the most thrilling matches J. Buttler c sub (Southee) b Ferguson ...... 59 Man of the match: Ben Stokes chipped in with 47 but lack of significant 250-mark. in the history of the game.