Handball: Qatar Eye Winning Start at Asiad

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ARMSTRONG VAS QATAR HANDBALL Games: five in a row from 1986 The diverse and ambitious THE PENINSULA SQUAD to 2002, and in 2010. team of 222 athletes includes 29 In total, Republic of Korea females who will take part in DOHA: Qatar, the Asian Games Youssef Ali, Allaedine Berrached, has won eight medals, as it also new and exciting sports, every- defending champions in Zineeooine Boumenedjel, finished third in 1982 and thing from shooting to handball, will be looking to Rafael Capote, Firas Chaieb, second in 2014. taekwondo. begin their campaign in the Amine Guehis, Moustafa Heiba, If Qatar wins a gold medal, Qatar will take part in the multi-discipline continental Ahmad Madadi, Frankis Marzo, they would join Republic of following disciplines: Archery, event on a winning note when Abdulrazzaq Murad, Bertrand Korea as only team to win con- Artistic Gymnastics, Athletics, they take on Malaysia in the Roine, Danijel Saric, Marwane secutive gold medals at the Basketball, Basketball 3x3, Group A match today. Sassi, Wajdi Sinen, Goran Asian Games. Beach Volleyball, Bowling, Qatar has an impressive Stojanovic, Rasheed Yusuff, Ameen The Al Annabi have been Boxing, Cycling Track, Diving, record in handball at the Asian Zakkar and Anis Zouaoui performing consistently over the Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Games and have played the spoil last few years. Golf, Handball, Karate, Parag- sport to the aspirations of They won the last three liding, Rowing, Sailing, Squash, Republic of Korea in the last few of Korea was again beaten by Asian championships, including Swimming, Shooting, Table editions. Qatar: 24-21. That defeat ended earlier this year in Suwon in Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Republic of Korea missed a 13-match winning run for January. Trampoline Gymnastics, Vol- out on the podium of the men’s Republic of Korea at the Asian Qatar also finished second leyball, Weightlifting and handball tournament was in Games, starting with their at the world championship in Wrestling. Doha in 2006, when it was opening fixture of the 2010 2015 on home soil, when they The 2018 Asian Games offi- beaten 40-28 by Qatar in the Asian Games. lost 25-22 to France. It was the cials begins at Jakarta and semifinals and 31-27 by Iran in Republic of Korea has won first time an Asian men’s team Palembang, Indonesia on A Qatari handball player in the third-place play-off. six of the nine gold medals in finished on the podium of the August 18 and will continue action during a friendly match In the final in 2014, Republic men’s handball at the Asian world championship. till September 2. in this ﬁle photo. Record-breaking Bounedjah seals big win for Al Sadd

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From left: Second placed Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez, winner Ducati Team’s Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo and third placed Ducati Team’s Italian rider Magnificent 7 as Andrea Dovizioso celebrate on the podium after the Austrian MotoGP Grand Prix race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, yesterday. Americans seal Pan Pacs rout AFP by Canada’s teen sensation Taylor Ruck in the 200m TOKYO: American free. swimmers completed a American Kathleen brutal Pan Pacific demo- Baker captured gold in the lition job on their rivals women’s 200m backstroke yesterday by winning seven in 2:06.14, tipping out Ruck, out of 10 gold medals on the who took silver for her fifth final day of the pool compe- medal of the week. tition. Zane Grothe beat fellow Cate Campbell led the American Jordan Wili- resistance as the Aussie movsky to win the men’s darling won the women’s 800m free in a champi- 50m freestyle before pro- onship best 7:43.74. ducing an astonishing Olympic champion Ryan anchor leg in the 4x100m Murphy credited his “lucky medley relay to finish with socks” as he made it four out five gold medals and of four on the night for the exorcise her Olympic Americans by dominating demons in style. the men’s 200m backstroke, “It’s definitely been a winning in a meet best near-perfect meet,” said 1:53.57 to complete the 100- Campbell, who famously 200m double. choked in the 2016 Rio final Campbell stopped the rot of the 100m freestyle as the as the Australian defended MotoGP: Lorenzo holds off hot favourite. her title in the women’s 50m “All the clichés have free, winning in a Pan Pacific been put to bed, the night- record of 23.81 from mares have gone,” she American Simone Manuel added after putting down a (24.22) and countrywoman Marquez to win in Austria marker for the 2020 Tokyo Emma McKeon (24.34). Olympics.” Normal service was Katie Ledecky scooped resumed when Michael AFP AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS points ahead of Bagnaia (Kalex) her third gold medal of the Andrew ambushed world and grabbed an early lead. The competition by pulverising champion Caeleb Dressel to SPIELBERG BEI KNIT- MotoGP pair pulled clear of the field with the field in the women’s win the men’s 50m freestyle, TELFELD, AUSTRIA: Jorge 1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) 39 min 40.688sec, 2. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) at 0.130sec, 3. And- Bagnaia on Oliveira’s rear wheel 1,500m free, an event that giving the United States their Lorenzo struck the final blow in rea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 1.656, 4. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) 9.434, 5. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/ trying to find a way past. has been added to the fifth gold medal of the night. a dog fight with fellow Spaniard Ducati Pramac) 13.169, 6. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 14.026, 7. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 14.156, The Italian briefly grabbed schedule for 2020. Micah Sumrall made it Marc Marquez, overtaking at the 8. Alex Rins (SPA/Suzuki) 16.644, 9. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) 20.760, 10. Alvaro Bautista the lead with five, four and two The American world six out of seven for the start of the final lap yesterday to (SPA/Ducati Angel Nieto Team) 20.844 laps to go, but each time the Por- record holder, who won the United States as she stormed win the Austrian MotoGP. MotoGP standings tuguese rider struck back on the 400m and 800m freestyle to victory in the women’s Ducati’s Lorenzo and 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 201 points, 2. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 142, 3. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/ next corner. titles earlier in the meet, 200m breaststroke in Marquez, on a Honda, traded Ducati) 130, 4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 129, 5. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 113, 6. Danilo The same thing happened on touched the wall in 15:38.97 2:21.88. Japan struck a blow first place over the closing laps Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 105, 7. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) 104, 8. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/ the last lap, but Bagnaia then with three swimmers still to for the underdog as world before Lorenzo powered past on LCR Honda) 103, 9. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suzuki) 84, 10. Alex Rins (SPA/Suzuki) 66 conjured one last attack, and this turn for their final lap. record holder Ippei the home straight and then held Moto2 time Oliveira could not reply. Ledecky welcomed the Watanabe conjured an off Marquez on the next corner 1. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Kalex) 37min 45.914sec, 2. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) at 0.264sec, 3. Luca “When it was possible to extra workload at the 2020 electric finish to win gold in to pull away to win. overtake him and when I did on Olympics as the United a meet best of 2:07.75. Marini (ITA/Kalex) 5.953 Lorenzo, who will be moving the last corner it was amazing,” States finished the pool Having won individual Moto2 standings: to Honda next season, said he Bagnaia said. competition with 18 gold gold in the 100m free, made an effort to conserve his 1. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Kalex) 189, 2. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) 186, 3. Alex Marquez (ESP/Kalex) The victory means Bagnaia medals, 10 more than Aus- Campbell crushed it on the tyres in the early part of the race. 113 leads Oliveira by three points in tralia with hosts Japan third anchor leg of the women’s “Ten laps to the end, I Moto3 the standings. on six. 4x100m medley to blow past decided to attack,” Lorenzo said 1. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA/KTM) 37min 13.198sec, 2. Enea Bastianini (ITA/Honda) at 0.473sec, 3. Jorge “It sucks a little bit to lose “I’m not planning on Manuel and bring the Aus- immediately after the race. Martin (ESP/Honda) 0.544 like this,” said Oliveira. dropping anything,” insisted tralians home in 3:52.74, just

“I was stronger in some Moto3 standings In Moto3, Italian teenager the five-time Olympic edging out the American areas, like uphill, he was 1. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA/KTM) 158 points, 2. Jorge Martin (ESP/Honda) 146, 3. Fabio Di Giannantonio Marco Bezzecchi won to extend champion, who was stunned favourites. stronger on the second corner. (ITA/Honda) 121 his lead over injury-stricken When I passed him, I gave eve- Jorge Martin at the top of the rything and pushed to the limit. riders’ standings. One of my best victories.” I thought I could lose the two keep up with the pace of the two KTM rider Bezzecchi, 19, Marquez could afford to savour Ducatis, but they came back. leaders. who started from pole for the the battle because his closest “I gave everything, every- “I was third and I couldn’t first time in his career, held off rival in the standings, Italian thing. I would try to defend my ride in the way I wanted,” Enea Bastianini and Martin to veteran Valentino Rossi, started position but he did it to me on Dovizioso said. move 12 points clear of the from 14th on the grid and could the straight. Great show.” “Three riders using three dif- Spaniard in the championship only climb to sixth. Marquez now leads the ferent tyres and I used a little too race. The Red Bull Ring remains standings by 59 points as he much tyre. I don’t know maybe Martin, despite racing with the only circuit in the champi- closes in on a fifth top-class it was the wrong tyre. But a broken wrist, finished third in onship where Marquez has not world title. anyway, another Ducati won.” a brave ride to keep his hopes of won, with Ducati taking all three Lorenzo jumped to third In Moto2, Italian Francesco a first world title alive. races since MotoGP returned to overall, one point ahead of Bagnaia overtook Portuguese It was an incredible podium the track in 2016. Andrea Dovizioso who finished Miguel Oliveira on the final finish from the 20-year-old US swimmer Katie Ledecky looks on after competing in the “This race I enjoyed,” third on the other Ducati. corner to regain first place in the Honda man, who missed the 400m freestyle women ﬁnal of the Pan Paciﬁc Swimming Marquez said. The Italian, who won last standings. Czech Grand Prix last weekend Championships 2018 in Tokyo, yesterday. “There was a moment when week in Brno, could not quite Oliveira (KTM) started two after crashing in practice. Koepka grabs PGA lead

AFP Brooks was second on 200 after Koepka of shooting 65 on Saturday ST LOUIS: Two-time US with Spain’s Jon Rahm and the United Open champion Brooks Americans Rickie Fowler States Koepka seized a two-stroke and Gary Woodland, each in action lead after Saturday’s third chasing his first major title, during the round of the PGA Champi- sharing third on 201. third round onship while Tiger Woods Woods, a 14-time major of the charged into contention for champion in his comeback 2018 PGA his first major title in 10 season from spinal fusion years. Championship surgery, fired a 66 to share Fourth-ranked Koepka, at Bellerive fourth on 202 with second- who had stretched the lead Country Club ranked defending as large as five shots, fired on Saturday champion Justin Thomas, a four-under par 66 to in St Louis, 2009 British Open winner stand on 12-under 198 after Missouri. Stewart Cink, Ireland’s 54 holes at Bellerive Shane Lowry, Australia’s Country Club in the year’s major champions in that who became the first back- Jason Day and South final major event. pack. to-back US Open winner African Charl Schwartzel. India’s Madappa wins first Asian Tour title at 20 The laid-back 24-year- “I’m just focused on me. since 1989 in June at Shin- Woods birdied five of old American has never I feel like, if I do what I’m necock, birdied five of the the first eight holes then Golfer Viraj Madappa of India poses for a photograph after winning the ‘Take Solutions before led a major entering supposed to, I should win first nine holes but stumbled closed with 10 consecutive Masters’ Asian Tour Championship held at the Karnataka Golf Association in Bangalore the final round but he the golf tournament,” with bogeys at 14 and 15 pars and finished four off yesterday. He hit a four under par ﬁnal round 67 to win the title aged just 20. Madappa, shrugged off having 13 Koepka said. only to boost his lead with the pace of Koepka, who cheered on by hordes of teenaged fans as he ﬁnished the $350,000 event on 16 under rivals within five strokes, “I’m extremely con- a birdie at the par-5 17th. took his second consecutive par, becoming the youngest Indian to claim an Asian Tour title. even a long-awaited Woods fident. I like the way I’m Australian Adam Scott, US Open triumph in June at challenge among seven hitting the ball.” Koepka, the 2013 Masters champion, Shinnecock. 18 SPORT MONDAY 13 AUGUST 2018 England rout India to take 2-0 lead AFP been skittled out for just 107 their 31-run win in the first Test first-time around. at Edgbaston last week. LONDON: James Anderson and Anderson, England’s all-time “The bowling unit were Stuart Broad shared eight leading Test wicket-taker, fin- exceptional throughout the wickets before Chris Woakes ished with innings figures of four whole game,” said Joe Root, the completed a brilliant return to for 23 as he became the first England captain. international duty with the final bowler to take 100 Test wickets “The conditions were in our blow as England thrashed India at Lord’s. favour but you still have to ask by an innings and 159 runs in the Allied to a first-innings questions and we did.” second Test at Lord’s yesterday. return of five for 20, that meant Only once have a side come India, the world’s top-ranked Anderson had a match haul of from 2-0 down to win a five- Test side, failed to cope with nine for 43. match Test series, when a Don overcast and swing-friendly con- “I am not very proud of the Bradman inspired Australia ditions in both their innings, with way we played,” India captain recovered to beat England in a rain-marred match effectively Virat Kohli told Sky Sports. 1936/37. over in under two days’ standard “England deserved to win; we This match was a personal playing time. deserved to lose.” triumph for Woakes, who was India were dismissed for 130 Victory left England 2-0 up recalled by England in place of yesterday’s fourth day, having in this five-match series after Ben Stokes because of his fellow pace-bowling all-rounder’s SCOREBOARD ongoing trial for affray. Woakes’s 137 not out, his India (I Innings) ...... 107 KL Rahul lbw b Anderson ...... 10 maiden Test century, was the England (I Innings) C Pujara b Broad ...... 17 cornerstone of England’s 396 for A Cook c Karthik b Sharma ...... 21 A Rahane c Jennings b Broad ...... 13 seven declared. K Jennings lbw b Shami ...... 11 V Kohli c Pope b Broad ...... 17 England’s James Anderson (third right) celebrates with team-mates after winning the second Test He also shared an England J Root lbw b Shami ...... 19 H Pandya lbw b Woakes ...... 26 match against India at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, yesterday. O Pope lbw b Pandya ...... 28 D Karthik lbw b Broad ...... 0 record sixth-wicket stand against J Bairstow c Karthik b Pandya ...... 93 R Ashwin (not out) ...... 33 India of 189 with Jonny Bairstow J Buttler lbw b Shami ...... 24 K Yadav b Anderson ...... 0 (93). partnership, I am chuffed to bits against Pakistan two years ago. 10 wickets behind Glenn C Woakes not out ...... 137 M Shami lbw b Anderson ...... 0 That partnership helped for Woakesy to get a hundred,” “To get a hundred and be on McGrath’s tally of 563 -- the most S Curran c Shami b Pandya ...... 40 I Sharma c Pope b Woakes ...... 2 England recover from a top- said Root. His century saw the honours board is something by any paceman at this level, Extras (B11, LB10, NB1, W1) ...... 23 Extras (B6, LB6) ...... 12 order collapse that saw them Woakes become just the fourth that will stay with me forever,” with the top three places all Total (7 wkts dec,) ...... 396 Total (all out) ...... 130 slump to 89 for four at lunch on cricketer after England’s Gubby said Woakes. belonging to spinners. Did not bat: A Rashid, S Broad, J Anderson Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-13, 3-35, 4-50, 5-61, 6-61, 7-116, the third day. Allen and Ian Botham and Aus- Yesterday’s humid and Having bowled opener Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-32, 3-77, 4-89 , 5-131, 6-320, 8-121, 9-125, 10-130 Man-of-the-match Woakes tralia’s Keith Miller to have cloudy conditions were ideal for Murali Vijay for nought in the 7-396 Bowling: Anderson 12-5-23-4; Broad 16-6-44-4; also had overall figures of four scored a century and taken 10 or 36-year-old Lancashire swing first innings, it was not long Bowling: Sharma 22-4-101-1; Shami 23-4-96-3 (1nb); Ya- Woakes 10-2-24-2; Curran 9-1-27-0 dav 9-1-44-0; Pandya 17.1-0-66-3 (1w); Ashwin 17-1-68-0 Result: England won by an innings and 159 runs for 43. more wickets in a Test at Lord’s, bowler Anderson, who has now before Anderson had him caught India (II Innings) Man-of-the-match: Chris Woakes (ENG) “To get to a position where with the Warwickshire star taken 553 Test wickets. behind for a second duck -- his M Vijay c Bairstow b Anderson ...... 0 Series: England lead five-match series 2-0 we could declare after Jonny and returning match figures of 11 for That left Anderson, fifth in 100th wicket in 23 Tests at Woakesy’s magnificent 102 at the ‘home of cricket’ the all-time Test standings, just Lord’s.

SCOREBOARD Sri lanka South Africa Dananjaya skittles out SA as Niroshan Dickwella c de Kock b Phehlukwayo ...... 43 H Amla b Lakmal ...... 0 Upul Tharanga c de Kock b Dala ...... 19 Q de Kock b Dananjaya ...... 54 Kusul Perera c Klaasen b Mulder ...... 8 A Markram c & b Dananjaya ...... 20 Kusal Mendis c de Kock b Maharaj ...... 38 R Hendricks b Dananjaya ...... 0 Sri Lanka win last one-dayer Angelo Mathews (not out) ...... 97 H Klaasen lbw b Dananjaya ...... 3 Dhananjaya de Silva c Hendricks b Mulder ...... 30 J-P Duminy c & b de Silva ...... 12 AFP ripped through the South Africa doing with the ball. It’s hard to proved he is becoming a force Thisara Perera c Amla b Phehlukwayo ...... 13 P Mulder lbw b Kumara ...... 2 batting lineup as they aimed for take on someone like this when again after a series of injury Dasun Shanaka c Duminy b Rabada ...... 21 A Phehlukwayo c Dickwella b Dananjaya ...... 3 COLOMBO: Akila Dananjaya the biggest target score taken he has so many variations up his layoffs. Akila Dananjaya run out ...... 5 K Maharaj c Lakmal b Dananjaya ...... 8 claimed six scalps and picked up on by a visiting country at sleeve,” said de Kock, who got Mathews also started slowly, Extras (B 10, LB 5, NB 3, W 7) ...... 25 K Rabada (not out) ...... 12 widespread tributes as Sri Lanka Colombo’s R. Premadasa precious little support. but his final 47 runs came off just Total (8wkts) ...... 299 J Dala c de Silva b Kumara ...... 5 Did not bat: Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara Extras (LB 1, W 1) ...... 2 hammered South Africa by 178 stadium. “We have batted well against 31 balls. Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-64, 3-114, 4-142, 5-195, 6-247, Total (24.4 overs) ...... 121 runs in the final one-day inter- The tourists were all out for him in this series, but today he “This was a performance we 7-291, 8-299 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-31, 3-31, 4-39, 5-85, 6-92, 7-94, national yesterday. 121 two balls short of 25 overs. bowled really well.” were looking for but it came in Bowling: Rabada 10 0 47 1, Dala 9 0 57 1, Mulder 8 0 8-95, 9-115, 10-121 While the result did not stop Dananjaya, who took six for 29, Dananjaya’s spin accounted the last match. 59 2, Phehlukwayo 8 0 60 2, Maharaj 10 0 32 1, Duminy Bowling: Lakmal 4 0 22 1, Dananjaya 9 0 29 6, de Silva South Africa taking the series became one of just four spin for four of South Africa’s top five “If we had been like that in 5 0 29 0 4 0 21 1, Perera 2 0 14 0, Kumara 5.4 0 34 2 3-2, Dananjaya’s performance bowlers with two six-wicket batsmen -- de Kock, Aiden the first three games things could established the pint-sized hauls in one-day Markram, Reeza Hendricks and have been a lot different,” said 24-year-old as one of the most internationals. Heinrich Klaasen. Apart from the Mathews. “We have got about 20 more the one-day series. “It is never threatening spinners on the South African skipper captain, they managed just 23 Despite the fightback in the games so we are looking to get easy coming here and winning international circuit. Quinton de Kock made 54, runs between them. last two matches of the series, better. We want to make the in Sri Lanka.” Sri Lanka captain Angelo with seven fours and a six, Niroshan Dickwella set the Mathews insisted that the team most of it.” South Africa’s tour ends Mathews hit 97 off 97 balls as before he was bowled by tone for a determined batting are still “a work in progress” as After South Africa lost both with a T20 game against the Sri his side made 299 for eight off Dananjaya. display by Sri Lanka, hitting 43 they head for the World Cup in Test matches in Sri Lanka, de Lankans at the same Colombo their 50 overs. Dananjaya then “Akila knows what he’s off 65 balls before Mathews England next year. Kock said it was a relief to win stadium on Tuesday. Nadal sets up showdown with birthday boy Tsitsipas

AFP Kiefer in 2008. “It feels like I’m playing Davis Cup and everyone is TORONTO, CANADA: Rafael Nadal backing me up and they’re so sup- beat Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 portive,” Tsitsipas said. on Saturday to set up a final with “Four wins against top 10 birthday boy Stefanos Tsitsipas at players. I would never imagine that the Toronto Masters. I could pull this out in a single The Spanish icon will try today tournament. to spoil the 20th celebrations of the “I don’t know if I got lucky with Greek youngster who reached the all those players, but somehow it Simona Halep of Romania hits a return against Sloane Stephens in the ﬁnal during day second final of his career by beating happened that I played four top 10 seven of the Rogers Cup at IGA Stadium on in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Saturday. Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson and managed to beat them, which 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (9/7), saving a is a huge achievement for me and match point in victory. for my game this week.” World number one Nadal won Tsitsipas worked for two hours, Halep and Stephens a battle of the tennis generations 48 minutes to secure his upset of Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece speaks with Tsitsipas last April in the Bar- the hard-serving South African, to the media following his semi ﬁnal celona title match. with Anderson going down with 10 victory over Kevin Anderson of South “To win this match is important, aces. into Montreal final it’s very important to be in the final Africa on Day 6 of the Rogers Cup “It doesn’t matter what the AFP of Toronto,” Nadal said after at Aviva Centre in Toronto, Canada score. I’m always going to attack. The second set was a similar story, with running his season record to 39-3 on Saturday. I’m always going to go to the ball,” Stephens going 3-1 up after an early break. in a match which ended after mid- Tsitsipas said. MONTREAL: Sloane Stephens sent defending The 25-year-old from Florida then night local time. “I’m motivated Nadal leads the all-time list of “My forehand is on fire at this champion Elina Svitolina crashing out of the overcame a wobble in the fifth game, double- every day when I wake up, there is Masters 1000 titles on 32. He will moment. Hopefully it can remain WTA Canada tournament in Montreal on faulting three times before eventually holding always something to improve,” said be playing his 116th ATP final and like this tomorrow because it will Saturday to set up a rematch of the French for a 4-1 lead and closing out the set. the 32-year-old. stands two wins away from 80 tro- be super important for me, the win Open final against Simona Halep. US Open winner Stephens will go against “I want to stay around for as phies. Tsitsipas, who will move to tomorrow.” The outcome over American third seed Stephens surged into Halep today, having only beaten the long as possible (in tennis).” at least 15th in the rankings, became Anderson was decided in a tight Sunday’s final against world number one Romanian twice in their previous eight Top seed Nadal edged out the the first man since Jo-Wilfried third-set tiebreaker, with Tsitsipas Halep after overpowering Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 meetings. Halep, who defeated Stephens in first set in a tiebreaker after a two- Tsonga here in 2014 to defeat four blowing his first two winning in the day’s second semi-final. three sets at Roland Garros in June, earlier hour, rain-delayed start. Top 10 players at the same event. chances with a double-fault and a Stephens had dominated the first set, cruised past Australia’s Ashleigh Barty 6-4, In the second, Nadal went about He dispatched Dominic Thiem, forehand error. scoring two early breaks to race into a 4-0 6-1 to book her place in the final. finishing up his business with a Novak Djokovic, and Alexander Anderson missed out on a lead against a hesitant Svitolina. Halep was in control from the outset break in the third game and on his Zverev before downing Anderson. match point off his own serve as Svitolina rallied briefly to get back to 5-3 against a nervous-looking Barty, whose chal- way to the win in just over an hour He will be the first unseeded Tsitsipas slammed over a backhand but then handed Stephens another break and lenge was undone by a string of unforced and a quarter. finalist in Canada since Nicolas cross-court winner. the first set when she sent a forehand wide. errors. MONDAY 13 AUGUST 2018 SPORT 19

Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Arsenal during their English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium in London yesterday. Salah on target Sterling shines as Man City as Liverpool silence Emery’s Arsenal open season AFP escape with a yellow card for a studs- ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal were pressing with more with 4-0 win up foul on Arsenal debutant Matteo RESULTS urgency than under Wenger, but City LONDON: Manchester City ruined the Guendouzi in the early stages. looked far more potent and Mahrez REUTERS start of the Unai Emery era at Arsenal The England winger showed the Arsenal 0 - Manchester City 2 (Sterling 14, B went close with a curling effort at the as the champions signalled their intent more pleasing side of his game with Silva 64) end of a rapid break. to retain the Premier League title with an incisive burst past Shkodran Mustafi Liverpool 4 (Salah 19, Mane 45+2, 53, Sturridge Emery has challenged Pierre- LIVERPOOL: Last season’s Premier League a stylish 2-0 win yesterday. that took him into the Arsenal area and 88) West Ham 0 Emerick Aubameyang to finish as the top scorer Mo Salah was on target again as Pep Guardiola’s side swept to the ended with Petr Cech saving his rising Southampton 0 - Burnley 0 Premier League’s top scorer after the Liverpool began their campaign with an easy title last term with a record 100 points drive. Gabon forward netted 10 times in 13 win at home to West Ham United. and they were quickly back in the Having spent the dying embers of PLAYED ON SATURDAY games following his January move The Egyptian gave Juergen Klopp’s side groove at the Emirates Stadium. Wenger’s reign subjecting the Newcastle 1 (Joselu 11) Tottenham 2 from Borussia Dortmund. the lead after 19 minutes from Andy Rob- Raheem Sterling opened the Frenchman to vitriolic abuse, Arse- (Vertonghen 8, Alli 18) However, Aubameyang will need ertson’s precise low cross. West Ham’s new scoring with a clinical finish early in nal’s fans were energised by the sight Bournemouth 2 (Fraser 24, Wilson 90+1) Cardiff better service than he received against manager Manuel Pellegrini gave debuts to the first half and Bernardo Silva’s of Emery on the touchline. 0 City to achieve that target. five of their 10 close-season signings, but thunderous strike capped a City But that noisy optimism was punc- Fulham 0 Crystal Palace 2 (Schlupp 41, Zaha 79) Emery sent on Alexandre Laca- his revamped team rarely threatened Liv- success that served as a resounding tured in ruthless style by Sterling in Huddersfield 0 Chelsea 3 (Kante 34, Jorginho zette soon after the interval and the erpool’s expensive new Brazilian goalkeeper warning to their title rivals. the 14th minute. 45-pen, Pedro 80) France forward had an immediate Alisson. No team has successfully defended Taking possession on the left edge Watford 2 (Pereyra 35, 54) Brighton 0 impact, taking Aubameyang’s pass and Poor defending cost them a second goal the English title since Manchester of the Arsenal area, Sterling glided past Wolves 2 (Neves 44, Jimenez 80) Everton 2 shooting just wide. just before the interval, to Sadio Mane, who United in 2008-09. Hector Bellerin and Guendouzi before (Richarlison 17, 67) City responded in emphatic added a third after 53 minutes from an But on the evidence of this com- drilling a fierce shot that flashed past fashion and Silva wrapped up the offside position. posed display, City have every chance the unsighted Cech from 18 yards. points in the 64th minute. Substitute Daniel Sturridge made it four of emulating their rivals’ achievement. Arsenal finally threatened when penalty area crept wide of his Sterling and Mendy outnumbered just seconds after coming on. Picking up where they left off last Bellerin’s blast forced City goalkeeper unguarded net. Bellerin on the right, with the French Salah’s goal featured an important con- term, City had too much class for Ederson to make a good stop. Making amends for that blunder, defender’s cross picking out Silva, who tribution from new signing Naby Keita, who Arsenal and easily repelled the hosts’ Arsenal still looked anxious and Cech kept out a Mahrez free-kick before cleverly peeled away from his marker cost £50m ($63.84m) from RB Leipzig. few dangerous moments. Cech almost scored a bizarre own goal alertly recovering to block Aymeric Stephan Lichtsteiner to fire past the Guinea’s Keita was excellent City’s excellence underlined the when his miscued pass across the Laporte’s effort from the rebound. exposed Cech. throughout. Liverpool’s other debutant, size of the task facing new Arsenal boss Alisson, was much less involved as the Emery as the Gunners begin life Liverpool’s Mo Salah (second left) scores London side struggled to make chances. without Arsene Wenger. their first goal against West Ham United Their best one followed a lucky bounce Arsenal were playing a compet- during their English Premier League match off the referee but Marko Arnautovic itive match without Wenger in charge played in Liverpool, Britain yesterday. miscued his shot. for the first time since September 1996. By the interval they had conceded again Emery was hired to replace after leaving three attackers unmarked in Wenger following the Frenchman’s front of goal. exit at the end of a dismal campaign Mane was the one who knocked in which saw Arsenal labour to a sixth- James Milner’s pull-back. place finish in the Premier League -- He scored Liverpool’s third, which 37 points behind City. might have been disallowed for offside, and The Spaniard will need time to Sturridge came off the bench in the final make his mark on a moribund club few minutes to score at the far post from a and, while Arsenal couldn’t be faulted corner with his first touch. for effort against City, there was pre- The result continued West Ham’s cious little quality about their play. dreadful record at Anfield, which now Guardiola insists his players are extends to one win in 46 league games. still “starving” for success and there is Liverpool, meanwhile, have not con- little doubt City’s hunger for silverware ceded a goal in their last six home games in remains strong. the league -- since West Ham scored against The City boss started with Kevin them in February. De Bruyne and Leroy Sane on the Pellegrini gave debuts to Lukasz Fabi- bench as he recalled Sterling and gave anski, Ryan Fredericks, Fabian Balbuena, a Premier League debut to Algeria Felipe Anderson and Jack Wilshere, then winger Riyad Mahrez, whose move introduced a sixth newcomer Andriy Yar- from Leicester was Guardiola’s only molenko as a substitute. major close-season signing. Anderson and Yarmolenko had their Sterling proved to be City’s cre- moments but overall the visitors were com- ative fulcrum, but he was fortunate to prehensively outplayed.

Brazil great Ronaldo hospitalised Fans invade pitch to take selfies with Ronaldo AFP A pitch invader (left) Nuestra Senora del Rosario, the takes a picture with newspaper added. Juventus forward MADRID: Retired Brazilian The former Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo striker Ronaldo has been hospi- Real Madrid player remains in (centre) during a talised with pneumonia on the intensive care and but was friendly football match Spanish holiday island of Ibiza “evolving favourably”, unnamed between Juventus and is recovering well, a local hospital sources told the A and Juventus B at newspaper reported yesterday. newspaper. Villar Perosa, Italy The 41-year-old, widely con- Ronaldo, who was named yesterday. sidered one of the world’s best- FIFA’s world player of the year ever players, was admitted to the three times prior to his retirement intensive care unit of the Can from football in 2011, is a regular Misses Hospital on the island on visitor to Ibiza, where he owns a Friday afternoon where he was house. diagnosed with pneumonia, local He won his first cap for Brazil daily newspaper Diario de Ibiza as a 17-year-old and went on to reported. score 62 goals in 97 international Several hours later Ronaldo appearances, including both asked to be transferred to a goals when Brazil beat Germany Ronaldo private hospital called Clinica 2-0 in the 2002 World Cup final.