Sport MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2020 SabalenkaSab clinches Ostrava Open crown I’m happy with this week, it was a thrilling week for me and II’m really happy with this result. I would say that the first six games were really tough, she played really well and she made me move. After each point I was really tired, shshe pushed me a lot in this match. Aryna Sabalenka Sport | 08 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES - GAME 4: Tampa Bay Rays 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 (Series tied 2-2) Hamilton surpasses Schumacher's record tally ‘F1 Maestro’ clinches 92nd win AFP – PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL together with step-mother Linda, had On a cool and breezy day, with light tyres before catching and passing Sainz witnessed his historic achievement, rain forecast, an appreciative crowd of on laps six and seven respectively. By Lewis Hamilton became Formula One’s Hamilton heaped praise on his Mer- I owe this and so much to all 27,500 were scattered around the new lap eight, Bottas led Hamilton by 1.8 record all-time race-winner yesterday cedes before joining his race engineer these guys here and the 90,000-capacity circuit, hosting the seconds and Verstappen, third, by four. when he claimed his 92nd victory at Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington and Bottas on first Portuguese Grand Prix since 1996, Despite the blustery conditions, the Portuguese Grand Prix to pass the podium. team at the factory. For their as the drivers completed the pre-race normal service was, it seemed, Michael Schumacher at the top of the “I owe this and so much to all these tremendous work, they are ceremonial, including an anti-racism resuming. list. guys here and the team at the factory,” always pushing the barrier salute led by Hamilton, in a Black Lives Raikkonen, in his record-increa- His win lifted him one clear of said Hamilton. higher and higher. It is a Matter t-shirt, taking a knee. sisng 324th race, was first to pit from Schumacher’s 14-year-old record “For their tremendous work, they At the start, Hamilton led away softs to mediums, prompting a series of 91 triumphs after a are always pushing the barrier higher privilege working with from his record 97th pole while, from of stops as grip diminished. thrilling inaugural and higher. It is a privilege working them... Working with them is third, Verstappen passed Bottas before “Left front is dead, mate,” reported F1 race at the with them... 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WINNERS OF MOST F1 GRANDS PRIX 92: Lewis Hamilton, Britain 91: Michael Schumacher, Germany 53: x-Sebastian Vettel, Germany 51: Alain Prost, France 41: Ayrton Senna, Brazil 32: Fernando Alonso, Spain 31: Nigel Mansell, Britain Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton 27: Jackie Stewart, Britain crossing the line 25: Jim Clark, Britain to win the Formula 25: Niki Lauda, Austria One Portuguese 24: Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentina Grand Prix as his team- mates celebrate at the 23: Nico Rosberg, Germany Algarve International Circuit in 23: Nelson Piquet, Brazil Portimao, Portugal, yesterday. Al Sadd crush Al Ahli 7-1 to go top; Al Duhail win CHINTHANA WASALA Al Sadd's players celebrate with Hashim Ali (left). THE PENINSULA Former champions Al Sadd yesterday went on goal scoring spree to crush Al Ahli 7-1 in their fifth game of the QNB ROUND 5 Stars League (QSL), climbing to the top YESTERDAY'S RESULTS of the standings. Al Sadd 7-1 Al Ahli The big win at the Hamad bin Al Rayyan 1-2 Al Duhail Khalifa Stadium was powered by a bril- TODAY'S FIXTURES liant double by Hashim Ali (5', 36') and Al Sailiya vs Al Gharafa goals from Rodrigo Tabata (12'), Akram At Al Ahli Stadium (17:30) Afif (30'), Santi Cazorla (45'), Nam Al Kharaitiyat vs Al Khor Tae-hee (58') and Ahmed Sayyar (91'). At Al Khor Stadium (19:45) Al Ahli’s goal was scored by Nabil El Zhar (54'). top corner to give the Wolves a com- Yesterday’s win lifted the Wolves’ manding lead. point tally to 13 as they overtook Al Upon resumption, Al Ahli opened Ahli, who were unbeaten before the the goal account through El Zhar who Round 5 encounter. Al Ahli now occupy headed into an empty goal. South the second spot with four wins and 12 Korean Tae-hee restored Al Sadd’s five- points. goal advantage. Al Sadd have shown dominant form Substitute Sayyar finished off by this season and they are the only making it 7-1 after receiving a pass from unbeaten team in the League so far. Akram inside the box and calmly fin- Their four-win record includes two ishing past the keeper to send Xavi-Her- big victories before yesterday’s 7-1 nandez-coached side to the top of the thumping of Al Ahli. QSL standings. They beat Al Sailiya and Al In the day’s second match, holders Kharaitiyat in similar margins of 5-1 the game. It was the 20-year-old’s first mistake from just outside the six-yard Hashim then scored his second goal Al Duhail overcame Al Rayyan 2-1 and went on to overcome the reigning goal of the season. box. of the match after receiving a through thanks to an injury-time goal by champions Al Duhail 3-1 in the third Tabata, who is having a brilliant The AFC Player-of-the-Year, Afif ball from Cazorla. Iranian international Ramin Rezaeian round before sharing points with Al season with his new team, doubled the made it 3-0 in the 30th minute after The Spanish star made it 5-0 right (93’). At Thani Bin Jassim Stadium, Al Khor. lead, seven minutes later. receiving a long ball from his Qatar before halftime. Afif’s low cross from Rayyan had taken the lead through a Yesterday, Hashim gave a dream Spaniard Cazorla got a touch to team-mate Khoukhi as the charismatic the left was deflected onto Cazorla’s goal by Yaccine Brahimi before Dudu start to the Wolves as he curled the ball Hashim’s cross from the right, but the striker got past the advancing Al Ahli path by Hashim, and the Spaniard levelled the scored in the 68th minute into the far corner just five minute into ball fell to Tabata who made no goalkeeper to crisp finish.