22 Wednesday, October 11, 2017 SPORTS SPORTS Wednesday, October 11, 2017 23 Aguero returns to training Nick Kyrgios retires after claim tie-break loss to Johnson Shanghai Johnson soon after receiving a an ace on his first set point, Kyrgios Meanwhile, British number three ick Kyrgios was warning for smashing two balls out walked over to shake hands. Kyle Edmund was knocked out by booed off court at of court in frustration at a line call. Umpire Fergus Murphy asked the Croatian fourth seed Marin Cilic in Nthe Shanghai Masters He was also given a point penalty Australian if he needed medical help the second round in Shanghai. Dubai Shafiq’s 253-minute knock had after going through with for an audible obscenity in the first- before the player walked off court to The 22-year-old, who beat Jiri testff-spinner Dilruwan Perera series 2-010 boundaries but he again failed a threat to quit his match round match. boos from spectators. Vesely 6-3 6-2 to set up the tie with Ofinished with five to to help Pakistan cross the line, just if he lost the first-set tie- At the same tournament The incident comes just two days the 2014 US Open champion, lost 6-3 help Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 68 like his 137 in the lost cause against break. last year he was fined for after the temperamental Kyrgios lost 7-6 (7-5) in one hour 37 minutes. runs in the second Test in Dubai Australia at Brisbane last year. The Australian his behaviour and to Rafael Nadal in the final of the British number two Aljaz Bedene yesterday and take the series 2-0. Pakistan had looked to the Shanghai Masters lost the tie-break banned. China Open after becoming frustrated progressed to round two after beating Perera had figures of 5-98 as overnight partnership of Shafiq and 7-5 to Steve The 13th seed by a line call in the first set. Italian world number 39 Paolo Pakistan, chasing a tough 317 to Ahmed to guide them to the winning was heard to At last year’s Shanghai Masters, Lorenzi in straight sets. win, were bowled out for 248 in the target after resuming at 198-5, Sergio Aguero (file pic) say he would Kyrgios argued with the umpire The 28-year-old won 6-1 6-4 in an second hour of fifth and final day at needing another 119 for victory. London quit against and a spectator during a match with hour and 13 minutes and will now Dubai stadium. Both Shafiq and Ahmed had lucky anchester City forward Sergio Johnson if Mischa Zverev. He was fined $16,500 face German third seed Asad Shafiq fought hard during escapes but Perera finally broke the MAguero has returned to training 11 he lost the (£13,533) for his behaviour, which Alexander Zverev, his 112-run knock -- his 11th Test resistance when Ahmed was caught days after he suffered a rib injury in a car Nick Kyrgios (file pic) tie-break included “lack of best efforts”, who was given a hundred -- and together with his off a miscued sweep at deep fine leg crash in Amsterdam. and, after his and served a three-week first-round bye. skipper Sarfraz Ahmed (68) added by . The 29-year-old striker had been opponent served tournament ban. (BBC) 173 for the sixth . Ahmed hit five boundaries during expected to be out for several weeks, but But once their partnership was his 130-ball knock. Shafiq brought resumed light training yesterday. broken Sri Lanka, having already up his hundred with a paddled sweep City say the Argentina international won the first Test by 21 runs in single off Perera and was reprived will “build up his fitness in the coming Abu Dhabi, quickly closed in on the on the same score when Dimuth days as he edges towards a first team Anderson, victory. Karunaratne dropped a low catch of return”. This is Pakistan’s first series defeat the same bowler. (TOI) Aguero is one goal shy of Eric Brook’s at their adopted home of United all-time City record of 177 goals. Querrey keep Arab Emirates (UAE) in seven years. City, who are top of the Premier League They had won five of the previous on goal difference from Manchester nine, with four drawn. Dilruwan Perera celebrates with teammates (file pic) BRIEF SCORE United, play Stoke on Saturday. Pakistan were forced to play in the 1-0 in 2007, a series held on their and UAE in 2002. Sri Lanka 482 (Karunaratne 196, Yasir Aguero was injured when a taxi he finals hopes neutral venues of the UAE following grounds, and only the second Shafiq was the ninth man out 6-184) and 96 (Wahab 4-41, Haris 3-1) beat was travelling in after attending a concert the deadly terrorist attack on the Sri whitewash in their history. when he edged paceman Suranga Pakistan 262 (Azhar 59, Haris 56, Dilruwan crashed into a lamp post. Lankan team in Lahore in 2009. They previously suffered a 3-0 Lakmal to slip where 3-72, Herath 3-84) and 248 (Shafiq 112, The striker had been in Amsterdam This is also Pakistan’s first home defeat against Australia, a series also took a low diving catch to end all Dilruwan 5-98) by 68 runs to see Colombian pop star Maluma on track defeat since losing to South Africa played at neutral venues in Colombo Pakistan’s hopes of an upset win. perform. (BBC) Shanghai Sugita. Frances Tiafoe. an all-Spanish evin Anderson and Sam Anderson will face Jan- Another of the big servers, second-round KQuerrey made improvements Lennard Struff for a quarter-final No. 12 seed John Isner, narrowly encounter to Joshua meets Rashford as he Australia beat India, level series 1-1 on their respective chances of berth. The German advanced prevailed over Serbian qualifier Albert Ramos- making debut appearances at the when compatriot Mischa Zverev, Dusan Lajovic. Isner saved a Vinolas, 7-5, 7-5. prepares for Pulev showdown Guwahati, India ordinary day as he bowled Nitto ATP Finals yesterday with who was leading 6-3, 5-6, retired match point at 5/6 in the third-set Fresh from making ndia had a forgettable outing too many boundary balls to both posting straight-sets first- due to heat exhaustion. tie-break and soon closed out a his debut in the Iwith both bat and ball as Head and Henriques, who hit round triumphs at the Shanghai Querrey broke twice on his 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(6) victory. He will Emirates ATP Top 50 Australia bounced back in a combined nine fours and five Rolex Masters. Anderson had way to a 4-0 second-set lead and next face Greek #NextGenATP Rankings, #NextGenATP the T20 series with a crushing sixes. Four of those big hits an impressive 6-3, 6-1 victory comfortably carried the advantage qualifier Stefanos Tsitsipas. Canadian Denis Shapovalov eight-wicket win in the second came off Henriques’s bat. over last week’s Rakuten Japan to the finish line. He brought Two players’ chances of making faded in a three-set defeat game yesterday. Earlier, Behrendorff, playing Open Tennis Championships up three match points with his a late-season charge for a debut to Viktor Troicki. The Serbian Rookie pacer Jason only his second international runner-up Adrian Mannarino 10th ace and two points later Nitto ATP Finals berth took a finished strongly for a 6-7(3), 6-3, Behrendorff (4/21) ripped match, ended with dream while Querrey landed a dominant booked a second-round meeting blow yesterday, however. No. 7 6-0 result over the 18-year-old Kevin Anderson (file pic) through the high-profile Indian figures of four for 21 in four 6-3, 6-2 result over Japan’s Yuichi with #NextGenATP compatriot seed Pablo Carreno Busta fell in wild card. (atpworldtour) batting to restrict the home overs. team to a below par 118 at The 27-year-old from the Baraspara Stadium, which Western Australia swung the Anthony Joshua (R) with Marcus Rashford hosted its first international ball both ways on a helping Murray, Serena ‘will be back’ at Australian Open London He will be hoping to help match. pitch with Rohit Sharma (8), nthony Joshua has met club side United to victory Later, Travis Head (48 off (2) and Virat London Former world number one not have liked that. “no timescale” for his return to AManchester United over fierce rivals Liverpool at 34) and Moises Henriques (62 Kohli (0) among his high- ndy Murray and Serena Djokovic has been sidelined “As competitive as Andy is, competitive action. striker Marcus Rashford as he Anfield on Saturday. off 46) shared an unbeaten 109- profile scalps. Williams are set to play at since suffering an elbow we know he’s back and he’ll Williams’ potential return to continues his preparation for Joshua faces Bulgarian run stand off 76 balls to fire It was the first international Athe Australian Open in January, injury at Wimbledon, while want to improve his current Melbourne Park would allow his world title showdown with Pulev on October 28 at the Australia to a series levelling game played at the venue and according to tournament Wawrinka and Nishikori have ranking of number three in the American to defend the Kubrat Pulev in Cardiff. Principality Stadium in win in just 15.3 overs. the packed crowd was in for director Craig Tiley. been out since the summer the world and getting back to 2017 title she won while eight The world heavyweight Cardiff, putting his WBA and The victory was also a shock after Rohit hit two British number one Murray, with respective knee and wrist number one.” weeks pregnant. champion posted a snap of IBF titles on the line. Australia’s first over India in crisp fours in the opening over 30, has not played since July problems. Murray had hoped to return The 23-times Grand Slam himself alongside the England Promoter Eddie Hearn has eight T20 Internationals. The bowled by Behrendorff. (TOI) when a hip injury hampered “I can tell you that in talking for the US Open in August but champion said before giving flier sat on the edge of the ring even bigger plans for Joshua series decider will be played in him in a quarter-final defeat to Andy, he has been training pulled out 48 hours before it birth that she was planning to on his official Twitter page. after that fight as the pair Hyderabad on Friday. Jason Behrendorff (L) celebrates with teammate (file pic) at Wimbledon, while Williams, and he is preparing for having started. play at the tournament. Rashford started both map out a three-scrap route The left-right combination BRIEF SCORE 36, gave birth to her first child a great year in 2018,” Tiley During his absence, the Scot Tiley said Williams has a of England’s World Cup to unifying the heavyweight of Head and Henriques took the Indian bowlers put up an first innings. in September. said. has dropped to number three “special relationship” with the qualifiers against Slovenia and division. Hearn wants the the game away from India after ordinary performance, offering The end result was that Australia 122 for 2 (Henriques 62*, The pair could be joined “How much would this year in the world behind number Australian Open, while the Lithuania as the Three Lions unbeaten Joshua to fight the visitors lost their dangerous too many loose balls to Head India’s wrist spinners, Kuldeep Head 47*) beat India 118 (Jadhav by Novak Djokovic and Stan have hurt him, to watch over one Nadal and number two player has said the initials of sealed their place in Russia abroad for the first time next openers, David Warner and and Henriques. The dew also Yadav and Yuzvendar Chahal, 27, Behrendroff 4-21, Zampa 2-19) Wawrinka, says Tiley. the entire year Roger [Federer] Federer. her daughter’s name - Alexis by 8 wickets next summer. spring. (mirror.co.uk) Aaron Finch, by the third over. was a factor with the ball not leaked 75 runs in 7.3 overs. Serena Williams (file pic) “All the top players will be and Rafa [Nadal] share four Last month, Murray’s Olympia Ohanian - are a nod After faltering with the bat, turning as much as it did in the Yadav especially had an back in Melbourne,” he said. Grand Slam titles - he would mother Judy said there was to the tournament. (BBC)