SPORT Tuesday 24 July 2018 PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Herath spins Froome ready to Sri Lanka to 2-0 give up yellow series win jersey dream Barshim takes first step towards recovery, eyes Doha Worlds FAWAD HUSSAIN THE PENINSULA jumper shared a short hospital damaged ligaments while Athletics Championships in Asian Games in Indonesia.ndonesia. clip on his Twitter account in attempting to set a new world London and will be hoping to He is also tippeded to be a which he was seen stepping record height of 2.46 metres, defend his title at home when new record holderderasr as DOHA: In favourable conditions down from stairs with the help after clearing a 2018 world- Doha will the event from Sep- Cuba’s Javier Sotomayormayor everyone can shine but true of a doctor and crutches. leading 2.40m in Hungary on tember 28 to October 6 at recently said that hee ononlyly Mutaz Barshim champions rise against the odds. “Where there is a will there July 2. Khalifa International Stadium sees Barshim beatingting his Qatar’s track and field star is a way. first step After the “I’m not anxious. I received next year. 2.45m mark, set onn JulyJuly 27, Mutaz Barshim has embarked surgery, target is world cham- positive news from my doctors The Qatari star has won two 1993. on exactly the same mission as pionships Doha 2019,” the 2017 and the most important thing for Olympic medals which include “If I had to givee a namnamee ffoforr he took his first step following IAAF’s World-Athlete-of-the- me is to recover from injury and silver at the Rio Olympics in the person most likelykely ttoo breakbreak an ankle surgery that ruled him Year (@mutazbarshim) tweeted be fit 100 percent so that I can 2016 and a bronze at the the record, it’s (Barshim),”him),” saidsaid out for months – at least for the yesterday. jump again,” Barshim had earlier London Games in 2012 and was the Cuban, who is theheone onlyonly remaining of the season. Barshim, 27, suffered an said in a statement. the hot favourite to win gold one ever to jumpp an The gravity-defying high ankle sprain injury which led to Barshim won the IAAF World medal for Qatar at next month’s 8-plus-feet height. Hunt takes the stage as technical issues cost Al Attiyah overall lead

THE PENINSULA 2018 SILK WAY RALLY – SS3 RESULTS: Hunt with Roma in third. But 1. Harry Hunt (GBR)/Sebastien Delaunay (FRA) Peugeot 3008 DKR 1hrs 15min 34sec heavy rain had been incessant 2. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU)/Timo Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 1hrs 18min 57sec ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA: Over- and rally officials decided to 3. Joan Roma (ESP)/Alex Haro (ESP) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 1hrs 20min 10sec drive Racing’s Nasser Saleh Al cancel the remainder of the 4. Matthieu Serradori (FRA)/Fabian Lurquin (BEL) MCM Original 1hrs 20min 19sec Attiyah lost the outright lead of stage after PC1 after the leading the Silk Way Rally and slipped 17. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 2hrs 15min 18sec cars had passed. to third overall on the second Teams would head to the half of the shortened Marathon OVERALL STANDINGS AFTER SS3: bivouac in Astrakhan on a stage between Elista and a 1. Harry Hunt (GBR)/Sebastien Delaunay (FRA) Peugeot 3008 DKR 8hrs 08min 42sec tarmac road section. It was a return to Astrakhan in southern 2. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU)/Timo Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 8hrs 29min 32sec welcome boost to Al Attiyah’s Russia yesterday. 3. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 9hrs 04min 52sec victory chances, but the Over- The Qatari and his French 4. Matthieu Serradori (FRA)/Fabian Lurquin (BEL) MCM Original 9hrs 14min 02sec drive Racing driver slipped to navigator Matthieu Baumel had 5. Dennis Krotov (RUS)/Dmyrro Tsyro (UKR) BMW X5 9hrs 45min 13sec third place in the unofficial begun the special stage with an overall rankings. outright lead of 3min 34sec ’s Harry Hunt now after incurring a one-minute conditions that were far from bogged down in a treacherous leads the event by 20min 50sec time penalty on Sunday, but ideal for a two-wheel drive car. muddy section three kilometres from Saudi Arabian driver they had suffered a trans- After only 50km of the before the checkpoint and was Yazeed Al Rajhi. mission issue on the run into stage, Al Attiyah was trailing towed out of the quagmire by Al Attiyah’s Silk Way Rally Elista and the car had lapsed leader Harry Hunt by over five Russian rivals Andrey Rudskoy challenge is running with into two-wheel drive. minutes with Yazeed Al Rajhi and Denis Krotov. The Qatari support from Red Bull, the Qatar With no service support also ahead of the Toyota. lost almost one hour at the Motor and Motorcycle Feder- permitted at the night halt the There was no respite and scene and still had 200km of ation (QMMF), Ooredoo Qatar Overdrive Racing’s Qatari driver crew could only work on the car Hunt reached PC1 (140km) in the stage to run. and Toyota GAZOO Racing. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his themselves with the spare parts front of both Al Rajhi and Joan Al Rajhi passed PC2 (215km) Today, teams tackle a French navigator Matthieu Baumel carried in the car. Their cause Roma, with Matthieu Serradori at the front of the field and second loop stage through the compete during the third leg of was not helped by the muddy in fourth place. Al Attiyah got running 11 seconds ahead of Takyr desert around Astrakhan. the Silk Way Rally 2018 yesterday

Action during the friendly encounter between Qatar’s Al Sadd and Al Sadd thrash NK Radomlje 4-1 in friendly Slovenia’s NK Radomlje which was played in CHINTHANA WASALA Austria yesterday. Khalifa International Stadium on clash against fierce rivals Al THE PENINSULA August 5. Rayyan in the Sheikh Jassim Cup Elsewhere, yesterday, the clash on August 1. DOHA: Spanish legend Xavi Hern- reigning QSL champions Al Duhail Al Duhail meets Al Shahaniya andez-led Al Sadd thrashed Slov- met Turkish side Trabzonspor in four days later at Jassim Bin enian second tier club NK another pre-season friendly, which Hamad Stadium to kick-off their Radomlje 4-1 in a friendly ended in a one-all draw. QSL title defence. encounter which took place in Al Duhail are also in Austria, Meanwhile, Al Gharafa will Austria yesterday. taking part in a pre-season training today take on Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien Pedro Miguel, Hamza Al camp. in their second clash of the Sanhaji, Ahmed Sayyar and skipper Karim Boudiaf scored the Friendly Tournament which is Xavi were on target for the Qatari opening goal of the match in the being played in Oman. giants. 42nd minute as Hugo Rodallega On Sunday, their Dutch star The Wolves are taking part in equalised just before the half time Wesley Sneijder scored twice as a training camp in Austria and are whistle. former QSL champions warmed in the process of warming up for It was their third pre-season up for the new season with a 2-0 the new QNB Stare League (QSL) friendly in Europe for the Qatrai win against Oman’s Al Nasr. season. giants who are coached by The tournament sees four Coached by Portuguese tac- Tunisian Nabil Maloul. teams competing. tician Jesualdo Ferreira, Al Sadd Winners of the three trophies Al Gharafa will take on Qatar will begin their QSL campaign last season, Al Duhail are pre- SC on August 4 to kick off the new against Al Kharaitiyat at the paring for the season-opening QSL season. TUESDAY 24 JULY 2018 SPORT 17 Mercedes Rugby: Magical New Zealand before Hamilton retain World Cup Sevens crown and Bottas, AFP “Right now I am pretty sore, says Wolff New Zealand player and pretty gutted,’ he said. Joe Ravouvou (4) runs AFP SAN FRANCISCO: New Zealand “We came here expecting to became the first team in history with the ball against be amongst it and really wanting to win back-to-back World Cup England player Tom to be World Champions - that is HOCKENHEIM, GERMANY: Sevens crowns here on Sunday, Mitchell in the men’s the stuff you dream about. We Mercedes team chief Toto completing a clean sweep of championship final were there in the final after a lot Wolff denied yesterday that the titles with a 33-12 defeat of of the Rugby World of ups and downs this season. use of team orders in Sunday’s England in the final at AT&T Cup Sevens 2018 at “I am super proud to get to spectacular German Grand Prix Park. AT&T Park on Sunday. that point, but it means it hurts signalled that Lewis Hamilton The New Zealanders -- who more as we worked so hard to would be preferred as the beat England to win the last tour- get there.” New Zealand’s win number one driver. nament in 2013 in Moscow -- brought the curtain down on a Wolff was adamant that once again proved too strong for successful first ever Rugby World the triumphant Hamilton and the English, outscoring their Cup event on US soil, with more his team-mate Valtteri Bottas opponents by five tries to two. than 102,000 spectators will remain free to race each The victory completed a attending the three days of the other until late in the season golden weekend in San Fran- event. Elsewhere onm Sunday, when there might be cham- cisco for New Zealand after their Samoa’s campaign ended in dis- pionships decided by such women successfully defended grace with player Gordon Lang- decisions. their own sevens title on kilde thrown out of the tour- “Racing is most Saturday. nament for his part in a tunnel important,” said Wolff. New Zealand’s men and bust-up following Saturday’s “We always said if the women’s teams now hold world defeat to Wales. championship goes into its titles in both seven-a-side and Wales player Tom Williams last third, or last quarter, and 15-a-side versions of the game. Ellery found space inside the 22 Cup final you want to lift it, you in at critical moments, but suffered a tournament-ending there is a big difference New Zealand co- from ’s pass for a want to be winning it,” Amor overall I loved the way we still injury in the attack which Welsh between the drivers, then we Scott Curry, who missed the 2013 converted score which made it said. stuck in and played some great players described as “unpro- might make these unpopular victory breaking his hand shortly 14-7 at the break. New Zealand “Unfortunately we didn’t rugby.” England captain Tom voked.” World Rugby said in a calls. before the tournament, was were soon threatening again play our best in the final game, Mitchell said defeat in the final statement they were investi- “But it’s much too early in ecstatic following the win. after the restart and Joe we got some errors just dropped was bittersweet. gating the incident. the season to do this. We “It was real disappointing for Ravouvou took them into a 19-7 made it in order to bring a one me last time, so to come to San lead when he easily beat Norton and two home.... And we Francisco and play the way we on the outside for a try in the would have done it the other did, I’m just really proud,” Curry corner. way around.” said. Ruaridh McConnochie gave Bottas attempted to chal- Curry said the New Zealand England hope of a fightback after lenge and pass Hamilton for men had taken inspiration from dotting down in the corner fol- the lead in Sunday’s rain-hit the women’s victory 24 hours lowing Harry Glover’s break. race following a Safety Car earlier. But New Zealand upped the period after Sebastian Vettel “We were really proud of the tempo and finished off with two crashed while leading for girls. It’s awesome to emulate more tries from Akuila Rokolisoa Ferrari. what they did and go back-to- and Traell Joass to secure New The two Mercedes men back for the first time ever,” he Zealand’s third outright victory battled side-by-side before said. “It’s good to go home with in the tournament. Hamilton emerged in front two World Cups.” The New Zea- - ‘Pretty gutted’ - The New and Mercedes intervened landers, who had stunned Zealanders had earlier reached with a team radio message to Olympic champions Fiji to reach the final after a clinical 22-17 ‘hold position’. the final, took the lead in the defeat of Olympic champions Fiji Wolff said the message did opening minute, when Sione in the semi-finals. not mean Hamilton, who Molia burst through weak England meanwhile had declared his German win from English tackling to score under reached the final after a surpris- 14th on the grid as the greatest the posts. ingly one-sided 29-7 win over of his career, was seen as Molia then grabbed a second South Africa in the last four. favoured ahead of Bottas as a try moments later, burrowing England coach Simon Amor clear number one driver. over from close range to cap a admitted however his side had “No, absolutely not,” he dominant start. been unable to reproduce their Members of the New Zealand men’s rugby team celebrate with their medals and trophy after defeating said. England hit back on the best form in the final. England 33-12 in the Championships Final during the World Cup in the AT&T Park at “If it had been the other stroke of half-time when Mike “Of course to be in a World San Francisco, California on Sunday. way around, with Valtteri in the lead and Lewis second, we would have made the same call. Identical call. It was about bringing it home irre- spective of who was in front.” Sevens knockout format under scrutiny Wolff added it was still raining at the time of the AFP and coaches remain uncon- romped to victory over England tournaments, he did not support World Rugby officials toasted message and the team did not vinced whether the experiment in Sunday’s final at AT&T Park. “I its introduction on the interna- the conclusion of a successful want to take any risks. SAN FRANCISCO: World Rugby should continue. don’t enjoy the format,” Laidlaw tional circuit. tournament which saw 102,000 He said: “What I said to chiefs have declared the World Rugby chief exec- added. “Ultimately once you’re “I don’t think it works in the fans attend over the three days Valtteri is something that I “brutal” knockout format of the utive Brett Gosper said the through the first day, every tour- series,” Amor said. “Because one of competition. would also say in the team. I World Cup Sevens a success but move to straight knockout had nament is straight knockout game on one day is not really The first ever World Cup would have done the same coaches have urged officials to been a hit with fans. anyway. So it’s not actually any the nature of sevens. You need event held on US soil will inev- thing the other way around. think twice before using the “It played into the drama of different from a rugby per- a couple of games. But as a stan- itably stoke speculation over the “This is the transparency same system more widely. the tournament,” Gosper said. spective. As a spectacle I’m sure dalone one-off event it’s okay.” possibility of the United States we have in the team, that we In a break from tradition, “We’re getting a lot of positive everyone enjoyed it. England captain Tom Mitchell one day mounting a bid for the wouldn’t make a difference. this year’s tournament scrapped feedback from fans about the “But when you’ve got said the switch to single elimi- 15-a-side competition. It was important to score the the usual round-robin stage in drama of knockout. It makes each coaches and players’ livelihoods nation had been “interesting.” While World Rugby has double podium, the one and favour of a single-elimination game exciting. It can be brutal for at stake, and the format isn’t quite “I am not totally sold on the new demonstrated a willingness to two, in order to recover some knockout, raising the stakes teams, but sport’s brutal. What can what we’re paid to do... It’s an format to be honest,” he said. take the tournament to new of the points which we lost from the opening rounds. you say?” New Zealand coach interesting question.” “There are pros and cons to it frontiers -- Japan will host the through bad luck.” Yet while the format change Clark Laidlaw, however, remained England coach Simon Amor, -- it is up to World Rugby to event for the first time in 2019 Hamilton’s astonishing created undeniable drama, with unimpressed. meanwhile, said that while he keep mixing things up, keep it -- Gosper cautioned that any victory, hailed as the greatest Australia a notable casualty on “I haven’t changed my mind,” was not opposed to the knockout fresh and work out things that bid for the event would likely of his career, lifted him 17 the opening day, some players Laidlaw said after his team system being used in one-off keep improving the game.” face stiff competition. points clear of Vettel in the drivers’ championship race after 11 of this year’s 21 races. Qatar to take part in Arab Table Tennis Championship

THE PENINSULA Under-15 years. There will be 30 account the amendments Qatar’s Li Ping in action in this file picture. different competitions which approved by the ATTF. DOHA: As many as thirteen coun- include ten team’s competitions, Al Mohannadi, informed that tries including Qatar have individual events, and mixed two meetings of the ATTF will confirmed their participation for doubles. take place on the sidelines of the the prestigious 26th Arab Table Al Mohannadi informed that tournament. Tennis Championships which will Tunisian Maher Ben Ahmed has The first meeting of the take place in Cairo from July 30 been appointed as Tournament Executive Office of the ATFF will to August 6. Director. take place on the August 2, while According to Khalil Ahmed Al He said that the tournament the second meeting will be held Mohannadi, Chairman of the Arab will be based on the rules of inter- on August 4 of the same month. Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) national competitions according Seventeen of the 20 national the competition will be held at the to the latest amendments adopted associations with the right to meet Cairo International Stadium under by the International Federation and vote, including Qatar, the supervision of the Arab Table and the Arab Table Tennis Fed- informed Al Mohannadi. Tennis Federation and will see the eration, according to the general Tunisia hosted the Arab participation of 386 players com- regulations of the competitions of Table Tennis Championship in peting in five different categories the Arab Championships and the 2016 with the participation of 15 of Under-21, Under-18 and special regulations, taking into countries including Qatar. 18 SPORT TUESDAY 24 JULY 2018

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Herath spins Sri Lanka MUMBAI: great Sachin Tendulkar has backed Kuldeep Yadav’s inclusion in India’s five-Test series against England, saying the tricky left-arm wristspinner could prove quite a handful against and to 2-0 series sweep his men. The 23-year-old spun a web around REUTERSREUREREUTETETERRSS SCOREBOARD fifty by a South African in the series England’s batsmen in the limited overs and soon Bavuma followed suit. matches, taking nine in the first two SRI LANKA, first ...... 338 COLOMBO:COCCOLOLOLOOL MBMBOMBO: TheTheuTTheunisunisniss dee BBruyn’sr Thanks to their dogged one day internationals, including career- SOUTH AFRICA, first innings ...... 124 gutsygutsgugutsy centurycec ntunturntn urry wentwweent iinn vavainain as Sri SRI LANKA, second innings ...... 275/5 dec defiance, South Africa had their best figures of 6-25 in the opener of the LankaLLanLankananknkn a completedcoommpmplepletedtede a 2-02--0 series SOUTH AFRICA, 2nd innings first century stand in the series and three-match series. sweepswssweesweweweeweeep afterafaftertere RaRangRanganaangana anaann HeraHHeratherathh spun D. 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Maharaj lbw b Dananjaya ...... 0 looked like Sri Lanka would endure “I have always maintained that he’s T. Bavuma c Dickwella b Herath ...... 63 duedduueue ttoo S Sririr L Lanka’sankaankannkankaka’ss t tirelessirelireirrerelelelessess spspin trio Q. de Kock lbw b Herath ...... 8 a rare wicketless session, Herath ready for the longest version of the game ofofHf H Herath,eraeeraterrrataathh, AAkilakilakikililalala DDanDaDananjayananjan ayay aandn Dil- K. Rabada c Mathews b Perera ...... 18 struck in successive overs to expose and that will be the most challenging one,” ruwanruwruruwaruwauwuwawannPnPe PePPererarerarereraerara whowhw o togtotogethertoog D. Steyn c Gunathilaka b Herath ...... 6 the South African tail. Tendulkar told Reuters in an interview. “I claiclacclclaimedlillaiaimedmem d allalall 20200S SSouthoutho AfAAfrican L. Ngidi ...... 4 The 40-year-old left-arm think he’s ready.” wickets.wickwwicickckckets.eteetstss. Extras (b16, lb5, nb4, w1) ...... 26 spinner drew Bavuma on the front- England’s batsmen appeared completely SuchSucSSuuchuchch waswwaaass theirthetheheirrd dominanced ominomininancan that Total (all out; 86.5 overs) ...... 290 foot to induce an edge to a sharply at sea against Kuldeep’s variation but they homehhomhoomomeomem captaincapcacaapptaintainaaiiinn SurSuSSurangaangaaangngn Lakmal,Laa Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Markram), 2-80 (Elgar), 3-100 turning to Niroshan Dick- finally seemed to come to grips with him in lonelollonononeone pacemanpacppaaaccemanememaemanmmaann inin theithetheirhheeeirra ataattack,tactat did (Amla), 4-113 (du Plessis), 5-113 (Maharaj), 6-236 wella behind the stumps. Bavuma the final ODI of the series which the hosts (Bavuma, 7-246 (de Kock), 8-280 (de Bruyn), 9-280 notnonot bowlbowbboowlowowlwl inin theththhee firsfirfirstirsrrstintti ininningsninning and (Rabada), 10-290 (Steyn) hit four boundaries in his gutsy 63. won 2-1. The spinner went for 0-55 in that sentsessenentenennt downdowdod wnno onlyoonnlylyty twotwow overs oveversr in the Bowlers: Herath 32.5-5-98-6, Perera 30-4-90-2 In his next over, Herath trapped match. ssesecosecsecond,ecoeeccoond,ndnd, preferringprefpreprprefe errierrerriringn to to watchwawatctc his (3nb), Dananjaya 19-2-67-2 (1nb), Lakmal 2-0-8-0, leg before and But Tendulkar, the world’s leading run- spinspsspinnerspinppiiinnnnersneerersrrss runrrun riotrior otta againstaga ainsainiinns the de Silva 2-0-5-0 (w1), Gunathilaka 1-0-1-0 struck the biggest blow when he scorer in both Tests and one-day interna- leadlealelleaden-footedeadeaeadadenen-fen-en-fn--ffootooteooooteoto eddSo SoSSouthouthu AfricansAfrAfAf Toss: Sri Lanka uprooted De Bruyn’s off-stump tionals, believes Kuldeep, who has played instead.instinsinnstnsns eadead.eeaad.adad.d Result: Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 199 runs after the batsman shoulder-armed both his Tests in the subcontinent, can “There“The““T“ThTheThT erere was wasa notnott much much spinspp as Series: Sri Lanka win two-match series 2-0 to an arm ball. bounce back. thetthhehe ballbllblbbabalallallll gotgogo softer,sofsosofter,terter butbub wew bowledbob De Bruyn’s stellar 101 - his “Looking at his repertoire he has the wellwewelwellllll throughoutthtthrhrh oughououghgghhoutouutu theh serisesseries,”riies,”es,es HHerath a stomach for fight which was con- maiden Test century - included 12 capability to go there and compete, without saidsaissaaidaiidid afterwards.aftafafterwaerwerr rdsrds.ds.ss. spicuously absent in the series. boundaries. any doubt,” Tendulkar said. ResumingResuResResuesesumingminmi ono 139-5 De Bruyn and Temba Bavuma was the The world’s top-ranked Test side also withwi h a comprehensivecomprompomm eheehh proved during their 123-run stand obvious choice for both the man- have Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra defeatdefdefededefefeata looming looming over that Sri Lanka’s rampaging spinners of-the-match and the man-of-the- Jadeja as their frontline slow bowlers. Both Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath celebrates them,themththethemm, SoSouthuthu AfriAAfrica’sca end could be tackled with decisive series awards for his four 50-plus are ranked in the world’s top five bowlers after taking the of South Africa’s camecamcamm ratrarratheratatherheheer latelallaterrrth ththanana eexpectedxpx footwork and proper application. knocks in as many innings in the in the format. Theunis de Bruyn yesterday. asa thethth touristst i t suddenlyddd l discovereddi De Bruyn registered the first low-scoring series. The playing surfaces could determine the fate of the series if the pitches are con- ducive to spin, according to Tendulkar. “It will depend on the kind of surfaces that we get to play on,” he said. rally to beat Windies in first ODI “The English summer is pretty warm this time. If there’s a bit of help for our spinners AFP SCOREBOARD then I am sure we will be in a position in the series to hurt them. That will be a critical PROVIDENCE, GUYANA: A record BANGLADESH factor.” double-century partnership between not out ...... 130 Tendulkar, who has been conferred with Tamim Iqbal and c Nurse b Holder ...... 0 India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ paved the way as Bangladesh bounced Shakib al Hasan c Hetmyer b Bishoo ...... 97 for his achievements in , was pleased back from their Test series drubbing st Hope b Bishoo ...... 3 with the balance of India’s squad. with a 48-run win over West Indies in c Bishoo b Russell ...... 30 “We have bowlers who can bat and we their opening one-day international not out ...... 4 have batters who can roll their arm over. on Sunday. Extras (lb7, w8) ...... 15 The keeper’s contribution also becomes Man-of-the-Match Tamim blasted Total (50 overs, 4 wickets) ...... 279 important in batting and we have that,” an unbeaten 130, the highest by a Bang- Did not bat: , , said the 45-year-old, who accumulated ladeshi in ODIs against the West Indies, , more than 34,000 runs and 100 centuries while Shakib weighed in with 97 a Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Anamul Haque), 2-208 in a 24-year career that came to an end in second-wicket partnership of 207. (Shakib al Hasan), 3-221 (Sabbir Rahman), 4-275 2013. Captain then led (Mushfiqur Rahim) “Ashwin and Jadeja can also bat. We the way with the ball in taking four for Bowling: A. Russell 9-0-62-1 (2w), J. Holder 9-0- also have a seam-bowling all-rounder in 47-1 (1w), A. Joseph 10-0-57-0, A. Nurse 10-0- 37 as the hosts were limited to 231 for Hardik Pandya who can bat. That was one 39-0, D. Bishoo 10-0-52-2 (5w), J. Mohammed nine in reply. element missing, though Hardik’s just started 2-0-15-0 West Indies were on course to seri- his career. But whatever I see on paper, we WEST INDIES ously challenge the target with have good balance.” Shakib Al Hasan (left) and Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh run between the C. Gayle run out ...... 40 and Shimron Hetmyer at the crease. India have, however, been pegged back wickets during their first ODI match against West Indies yesterday. E. Lewis c Mahmudullah b Mortaza ...... 17 However when Gayle was run out before the series by S. Hope lbw b Rubel Hossain ...... 6 for 40 and Hetmyer fell to Mustafizur S. Hetmyer c Shakib Al Hasan b M Rahman ....52 injuries too some ofof Rahman for a topscore of 52 the innings His late assault contributed to 43 Shakib was let off on 15 and 85. They J. Mohammed c M Rahim b Mehidy Hasan ...... 10 their regulargular went into freefall and an entertaining runs being taken off the last two overs made the home side pay dearly for J. Holder c Mosaddek Hossain b Mortaza ...... 17 players. unbroken last-wicket stand of 59 -- the most productive ever for Bang- those lapses. Shakib’s luck eventually R. Powell c M Rahim b M Rahman ...... 0 Whilel e between Devendra Bishoo and Alzarri ladesh in their ODI history -- off the ran out when three runs short of the A. Russell c Mahmudullah b Mortaza ...... 13 regulara r Joseph merely delayed the bowling of Jason Holder and Andre landmark. Their partnership was the A. Nurse c Mahmudullah b Mortaza ...... 7 wicket-t - inevitable. Russell. highest for any wicket in ODI’s at D. Bishoo not out ...... 29 keepere r Smarting from the annihilation For Holder it represented a turna- Providence. A. Joseph not out ...... 29 Wriddhimanman endured over the two Tests, both of round from earlier in the morning, Shakib’s dismissal and the swift Extras (b4, lb1, w6) ...... 11 Saha has failedailed which ended inside three days, Bang- when he removed opening batsman demise of Sabbir Rahman turned out Total (50 overs, 9 wickets) ...... 231 to recoverr fromfrom ladesh immediately found the less Anamul Haque for a duck in his to be a blessing in disguise for Bang- Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Lewis), 2-41 (Hope), 3-81 injury, seamereamer challenging circumstances of ODI opening over after Mortaza chose to ladesh as Mushfiqur launched into the (Gayle), 4-111 (Mohammed), 5-141 (Hetmyer), Bhuvneshwarshwar cricket more to their liking. bat first. bowling almost immediately while also 6-141 (Powell), 7-151 (Holder), 8-163 (Russell), Kumar aggravatedgravated “For those of us who were involved Tamim then found a resolute stirring Tamim into life. 9-172 (Nurse) a lower-backback con-con- in the Test series it mattered to us to partner in Shakib as they set about the He struck consecutive sixes off Bowling: Mashrafe Mortaza 10-1-37-4, Mehidy dition duringuring thethe come out here fighting and I am glad task of preventing the sort of batting Russell in the last over of the innings Hasan 10-1-37-1, Rubel Hossain 8-0-52-1 (1w), third one-daye-day we did that,” Tamim said. capitulation that was repeatedly although it could not change the fact Mosaddek Hossain 7-0-22-0 (1w), Mustafizur internationalional Mushfiqur Rahim also belted 30 off evident in the Test matches. that his innings - 130 not out off 160 Rahman 8-0-35-2, Shakib al Hasan 7-0-43-0 againstn st just 11 deliveries and made a significant Their cause was assisted consid- balls with ten fours and three sixes - (2w) England andand Indian great difference to his side’s innings in the erably by sloppy West Indies catching. was the slowest-ever hundred in ODI’s Result: Bangladesh won by 48 runs missed out.ut. Sachin Tendulkar final overs. Tamim was missed on 17 and 20 while by a Bangladeshi. TUESDAY 24 JULY 2018 SPORT 19

Mourinho unperturbed by Fabregas wants Chelsea to embrace United’s slow pre-season new formation

REUTERS Alexis Sanchez (left) of REUTERS Manchester United moves LONDON: Manchester United the ball against Shea Salinas have not hit top gear on their of the San Jose Earthquakes LONDON: Chelsea’s We need time to pre-season tour of the United during their exhibition game players must quickly adapt re-adapt to a back States but manager Jose in Santa Clara, California on to new manager Maurizio four and to what Mourinho has said he is not Saturday. Sarri’s demands as the worried as a majority of his first Italian looks to reshape the the boss wants team players are yet to rejoin the team for the new Premier but I believe we’re squad following the World Cup. League season, midfielder intelligent players United drew 1-1 with Club Cesc Fabregas said. America before a goalless draw The 59-year-old Sarri and players at the against San Jose Earthquakes on replaced sacked compatriot top level who will Saturday. Antonio Conte at the helm try to adapt as Mourinho pointed out that this month and is known to soon as possible: his playing XI in both games did favour an attacking not resemble sides he would pick approach as seen at his Cesc Fabregas for Premier League matches. former club Napoli. “One more training session. “He is bringing a dif- good day to start seeing a We’re not a team. We’re a group ferent style, a different for- few things from what the of players from different teams,” mation and we just need to manager wants from us,” he Mourinho told the club’s website grow into it,” Fabregas told said. https://www.manutd.com/en/ the club’s website https:// Left back Marcos news/detail/jose-mourinho- www.chelseafc.com/en/ Alonso looked forward to reacts-to-united-draw-with- news/2018/7/23/fabregas-- Sarri leaving his imprint on san-jose-earthquakes after the getting-things-going. One of the team’s style as they look result at the Levi’s Stadium. “Some are first-team, some week. Striker Alexis Sanchez a good effort, a good physical Sarri’s first changes has to improve on their fifth- under-23s, some coming from played in the game against San effort, which is important for been to ditch Conte’s pre- placed finish last season. loans and going on loan, some Jose after resolving a visa issue him in this moment.” ferred system of three “He likes to play are younger, under-18s. We that delayed his trip. United play AC Milan, Liv- central defenders to deploy football, likes to press high, don’t have a team to play much The Chile international is erpool and Real Madrid in the four at the back and Fab- to try to have control of the better than we did but it’s one eager to hit the ground running United States this month before regas said the team, cur- ball and control of the United drew 1-1 with more training session.” after struggling to make an travelling to Germany to take on rently on a pre-season tour game,” Spaniard Alonso Midfielder Nemanja Matic impact since his transfer from Bayern Munich in their final pre- of Australia, were adjusting. said. Club America before a has arrived in the United States Arsenal in January. season clash on August 5. “We need time to re- “It could be more goalless draw against to join the squad while goal- “Good for Alexis,” Mourinho Mourinho’s side host adapt to a back four and to similar to the Spanish style, San Jose Earthquakes keeper David De Gea and new added. “The first time he plays Leicester City in the opening what the boss wants but I but he has Italian aspects on Saturday. signing Fred are set to link up after some individual sessions. game of the Premier League believe we’re intelligent as well... he likes to work with their team mates next “He needed this and he made season on August 10. players and players at the with the defence a lot, the top level who will try to back-four line, lots of posi- adapt as soon as possible,” tioning work.” Fabregas said ahead of Chelsea begin their Alisson desperate to play, says Klopp today’s clash with A-League campaign in the Com- side Perth Glory. munity Shield against “The players who are champions Manchester City REUTERS of Real Madrid’s goals when the here, together with the on August 5. They visit Hud- Liverpool Spanish side beat Liverpool 3-1 youngsters, do a good job dersfield Town in their signed Brazil LONDON: Liverpool’s new goal- in the Champions league final in trying to get it as fast as we league opener six days keeper Alisson is ‘desperate’ to international May. can and hopefully this is a later. play for the Merseyside club and Alisson from “We need a stronger squad could make his debut against AS Roma this and Loris is an outstanding goal- Serie A side Napoli in a pre- month. keeper. That is the truth. Nothing season match on August 4, else,” Klopp added. manager Juergen Klopp has said. “My job is together with Liverpool signed Brazil Michael Edwards (sporting international Alisson from AS director) and Mike Gordon (pres- Roma this month, smashing the ident) to bring the best players world record for a goalkeeper who are available for Liverpool in a deal worth up to 72.5m euros - if they fit in. That is what we ($85m). have tried to do.” “He is desperate to play. He Liverpool will next face could have joined us here in league champions Manchester America but it made absolutely City in New York on Wednesday no sense,” Klopp told a news before taking on Manchester conference in Charlotte, North United in Michigan at the Carolina, where they lost a pre- weekend. season clash 3-1 against Borussia holiday again... I would say he club’s other keeper Simon Mig- They then play Napoli in Chelsea’s David Luiz (right) and Cesc Fabregas pose with Dortmund yesterday. plays in Dublin (against Napoli).” nolet set to drop lower down the Dublin and Torino at Anfield. the FA Cup following a press conference at Optus Stadium “He had a long year and as Alisson, 25, is expected to pecking order. Klopp’s side meet West Ham Brazil’s number one, it was quite replace Loris Karius as first Klopp defended Germany’s United in their first match of the in Perth on Friday. an intense year, so I sent him on choice goalkeeper with the Karius, who was blamed for two season on August 12. Froome ready to give up yellow jersey dream for Thomas AFP podium in Paris, I’m happy,” amazing position, we’re one and Froome said as he and Thomas two,” he said. “It’s not up to us to CARCASSONNE: Defending faced media on the race’s second be attacking. It’s for all the other champion Chris Froome said he and final rest day in riders in the peloton to make up is ready to sacrifice a record- Carcassonne. time on us and dislodge us from equalling fifth Tour de France Asked if he would sacrifice the position we’re in.” victory if it helps Sky team-mate his hopes of a fifth Tour crown Luxemburger Bob Jungels, Geraint Thomas claim his to help Thomas, Froome replied: who has dropped to 12th overall maiden yellow jersey. “Yes.” at nearly 10 minutes behind Four-time champion Thomas has yet to podium Thomas, said it was no easier to Froome can pull level with the on a three-week Grand Tour and, decipher Sky’s dilemma from likes of former five-time despite winning the Criterium du inside the peloton. winners Jacques Anquetil, Dauphine last month, crashed “Geraint Thomas has been in Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx out of both the Giro d’Italia and yellow since stage 11, and and Miguel Indurain if he tri- Tour de France in 2017. Froome’s still making a good umphs on the Champs Elysees But despite uncertainties impression,” the Quick Step rider next Sunday. over his ability to maintain said. The feat would also see the form, and stay on the bike, in “At the end of the day it’s up Kenyan-born Briton, who won the crucial third week, the to them to decide. Maybe if one the 2017 Tour of Spain and this 32-year-old Welshman has of them has an off day, you never year’s Giro d’Italia, become the often looked more incisive than know. first rider since deceased Italian Froome. “All I can say is, they race Marco Pantani, in 1998, to claim For some, Thomas is simply very, very fast.” Thomas, who a Giro-Tour double in the same preparing the terrain for spent several years racing Team Sky riders Christopher Froome (left) and Geraint Thomas give a press conference on the second calendar year. Froome to take flight on one of alongside Froome in their former rest day of Tour de France in Carcassonne, France, yesterday. But Froome, currently 1min the Pyreneean stages before team Barloworld, said, for now, 39sec behind Thomas in the targeting his record-equalling the team is united. overall standings going into three fifth win. for those efforts in the final week. either one of them win the Tour legs of the riders that will “We’re good mates, we’ve consecutive days in the Pyrenees, Alternatively, Sky could be Team Sky chief Dave de France.” decide,” he added. Froome was ridden in same team for 10 years said he would be happy to forego counting on Thomas to take it all Brailsford was at pains to But, replying in French to one more evasive when asked if he now, we’ve generally lived in the all the glory if it means Thomas the way. underline his admiration for both journalist, he possibly let slip the would attack Thomas if in a same areas as well, and trained wins the race for Sky. Froome’s participation in the riders, saying: “The two of them key to Sky’s internal race position to do so. together,” said Thomas. “As long as there is a Team Giro d’Italia means he, like many are big champions. strategy. “All this talk of attacking or “We just get on. For now, Sky rider on the top step of the other racers before him, may pay “For me it’s important to see “At the end of the day, it’s the not attacking... we’re in an anyway!”