BBASKETBALLASKETBALL | Page 4 TTENNISENNIS | Page 6 Players kneel Kenin ready for as NBA restarts career restart in Florida aft er Covid-19 ‘bubble’ disruption Saturday, August 1, 2020 FOOTBALL Dhul-Hijjah 11, 1441 AH Lazio’s Immobile set GULF TIMES for coronation as Europe’s goal king SPORT Page 3 HORSE RACING Qatar International Stakes fi tting fi nale to Goodwood Ebraz and Tayf will go head-to-head in the Arabian feature today; Battaash wins King George Qatar Stakes on Day 4 Agencies be involved in a horse like him until well inside the fi nal furlong is trained by Haggas and was Chichester, United Kingdom just means everything really. He that she was in the clear to deliver ridden by Marquand. The Roger has broken his own track record. a challenge but when she did, she Varian-trained Khaloosy fi nished It is brilliant. Four consecutive quickened tremendously to get third with Crowley in the saddle. he Qatar International Group Twos takes some doing up on the line and score by a short Hills said: “Tilsit has done so Stakes (Group 1 PA) will and I am just so proud of him. head for trainer William Haggas well. He had two runs at New- be a fi tting fi nale to the Battaash is not the biggest horse and jockey Tom Marquand. castle which is a completely dif- 2020 edition of the Qatar in the world, but he is well-bal- Valeria Messalina, trained by ferent track to Goodwood and it TGoodwood Festival today, with anced and a true athlete really. He Jessica Harrington, was the run- was his fi rst start on turf – he has past winners — His Highness might only have two more runs ner-up under Frankie Dettori. really stepped up. It was a good Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al- this year and for a six-year-old, Charlie Appleby’s trainee Alth- step forward really. He has beaten Thani’s Ebraz (2019 winner and he is lightly-raced really. We’ll iqa fi nished third under William two very nice horses. We’ll see the world’s highest-rated Ara- keep going until he tells us he is Buick. how he is tomorrow morning and bian) and His Highness Sheikh not what he is today,” Hills said Haggas said: “That is our 30th go from there – we could maybe Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani’s after the win. winner in July. I get all the glory come back here for the Celebra- Tayf (2017 winner) — going head- The eight-race card also in- and my team do all the work. Tom tion Mile.” to-head yet again. cluded three other black type managed to get out and it was Yesterday, however, it was Bat- races — the Saint Clair Oak Tree great – she has a terrifi c turn of PROMPTING TOP GOLDEN taash that lit up the Qatar Good- Stakes (Group 3) for three-year- foot in this company. We are go- MILE HANDICAP wood Festival with his fourth old and older fi llies and mares ing to York now for a Group Two Prompting, trained by David straight victory in the King over seven furlongs, the Bonhams race and then the Foret (Group 1 O’Meara, was the well-sup- George Qatar Stakes (Group 2), Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) Longchamp, October, a race One ported favourite for the Unibet beating his own course record. for three-year-olds over a mile, Master won in 2018 and 2019).” Golden Mile Handicap and amply The day’s feature was a fi ve- and the L’Ormarins Queen’s justifi ed his position at the head furlong sprint for three-year-old Plate Glorious Stakes (Group 3) TILSIT CLAIMS BONHAMS of the market with a comfortable and older horses and the Charlie for four-year-olds and older over STAKES victory. Hills-trained Battaash won the a mile and three furlongs. Tilsit landed the Group 3 race run Travelling well, under Harry contest in a time of 55.62s, a new over a mile for three-year-olds Bentley, behind the leaders, the course record. ONE MASTER LEAVES IT LATE for trainer Hills and jockey Ryan four-year-old Bated Breath geld- Ridden by Jim Crowley, Bat- One Master justifi ed her position Moore. The winner, a colt by First ing took the lead entering the taash was in front after the fi rst as a market leader for the Saint Defence, began to make progress fi nal furlong and without be- two furlongs and never in any Clare Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3), three furlongs from home. As he ing asked any serious questions serious danger thereafter. Com- Jim Crowley rides Battaash to King George Qatar Stakes (Group 2) at Qatar Goodwood Festival yesterday. getting up on the line to take the entered the fi nal furlong, he hung scored by a length and a half from ing home, he continued to win PICTURE: Goodwood honours. Entering the fi nal two signifi cantly towards the rail, top-weight Urban Icon, who is by two lengths and a quarter, furlongs, it was not clear if a gap hampering My Oberon. Tilsit trained by Richard Hannon and beating Tom Eaves-ridden Glass Griffi ths, fi nished third under we are very proud to have a horse lucky to have six-year-olds like would appear for the six-year- kept on well despite hanging, was ridden by Pat Dobbs. Afaak, Slippers, trained by Kevin Ryan, Oisin Murphy. like him in the yard. He is a six- Battaash, Enable and Stradivar- old Fastnet Rock mare as she coming out on top by a length trained by Hills was third under while Ornate, trained by David “Battaash is so talented and year-old now and racing is so ius still doing their stuff . Just to raced close to the rail. It was not and a half from My Oberon, who Dane O’Neill. FORMULA 1 Stroll fastest as Hulk returns at Racing Point Reuters Silverstone, United Kingdom Racing Point boss says F1 Covid-19 code anadian Lance Stroll led may need tightening the way for Mercedes- lookalikes Racing Point Reuters stark reminder that these proce- in British Grand Prix Silverstone, United Kingdom dures are here for a reason”. Cpractice yesterday while Red Szafnauer said the Mexican, Bull’s Alex Albon crashed and who flew on a private plane, had brought out red fl ags. ormula One teams may done nothing wrong in going to Nico Hulkenberg meanwhile need to keep drivers one of the countries worst hit signed on as a stand-in team- Fwithin protective ‘bubbles’ by the virus and had no clause mate for Stroll after Mexican all season after Sergio Perez in his contract ruling out such Sergio Perez tested positive for contracted Covid-19 following trips. Covid-19. a trip home to Mexico, Racing “I think it’s no diff erent to Ferrari The team owner’s son lapped Point boss Otmar Szafnauer going back to Italy,” he said. the former World War Two air- suggested yesterday. “There are many people that are fi eld with a best time of one Racing Point’s Perez went into in hotspots all around the world. minute 27.274 seconds — mar- quarantine after the posi- A big contingent of our factory ginally quicker than Max Ver- tive test ruled him out of this live in Northampton, and North- stappen’s best eff ort of the weekend’s British Grand Prix, ampton was shut down as well.” morning for Red Bull. and quite likely the following A small group of employees Verstappen, whose teammate Sunday’s 70th Anniversary race The sport has been operating who came into contact with Albon crashed at Stowe in the af- at Silverstone. in ‘bubbles within bubbles’ at Perez were self-isolating as a ternoon but still ended up second Asked whether the sport’s racetracks, with groups of em- precaution but Szafnauer said overall, managed a 1:27.422 in a novel coronavirus code needed ployees kept apart from others none had tested positive. sizzlingly hot opening session Racing Point driver Lance Stroll steers his car during the first practice session for the British Grand Prix at tightening, Szafnauer agreed it within the same team to limit Three were present, but in a when Stroll was third fastest. the Silverstone circuit yesterday. (Below) Nico Hulkenberg. (AFP / RacingPointF1) might be something to consider. the spread of coronavirus. separate room and wearing The Dutchman was only 14th “In hindsight... perhaps we The teams are also separated masks, when Perez did a session after lunch when he was blocked and third fastest in the respective name on the screens, the expe- should look at that, change the from each other and races run in the simulator while the others on his sole attempt at a quick lap. sessions, in the standings by fi ve rienced driver walking back into code and say throughout the without spectators. Even the se- were his physio and a personal Hulkenberg, back for what points after three races. the paddock 10 minutes before season you stay within your lect group of reporters allowed assistant. may be two races, looked like Ferrari had Charles Leclerc the start of the session to take bubble,” he told a video news into the media centre can only Formula One’s original Austral- he’d never been away after lap- fi fth and fourth but the Mon- over the Mexican’s ‘Pink Mer- conference. talk to drivers and team off icials ian season-opener in Melbourne ping ninth and seventh fastest egasque’s teammate Sebastian cedes’.