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CARSON: Paris Saint-Germain Hatem Ben Arfa (L) moves the ball away from Leicester City during their International Champions Cup (ICC) football match at StubHub Center in Carson, California on Saturday. — AFP PSG sink Leicester as champions clash

LOS ANGELES: French title winners Paris Saint-Germain when Daniel Amartey clumsily brought down Jonathan test just after the hour when Maxwell sent in a cross possibility” before the end of the transfer window. brought English champions Leicester City down to Ikone in the area and Cavani sent Schmeichel the wrong from the left, which Lucas Moura was able to nod in Asked if he was looking to bolster the squad further, earth with a comfortable 4-0 win in the exhibition way from the spot. after peeling away at the far post. the Spaniard said he was “very happy with the team- International Champions Cup in Los Angeles on Leicester clawed their way back into the play with with the experienced players but also the young play- Saturday. A sell-out 25,667 crowd at the StubHub several promising attacks, including a stinging free kick CLINICAL ers.” “To be able to perform, to have a good , we Center was treated to passages of sumptuous midfield from Algerian star midfielder Riyad Mahrez which PSG Substitute striker Odsonne Edouard rounded off the do have a big team capable of doing that,” he added. interplay as PSG gave the naive Foxes a taste of what to keeper Alphonse Areola just kept out. But “les Rouge et rout moments before the final whistle when he found He didn’t mention Jese by name, but said that “other expect at Europe’s top table as they head into their first Bleu” doubled their lead seconds before half-time when himself one on one with Schmeichel, and slotted the players could join in attack perhaps-that is a possibility.” Champions League campaign. Thomas Meunier, who scored twice in the last ICC fix- ball clinically into the back of the net. Ranieri said that although the result didn’t go Leicester’s PSG attacked relentlessly, playing neat triangles in ture against Real Madrid in Ohio, surged into Leicester’s Emery took over Qatar-backed PSG last month from way, the team had gained valuable experience ahead of midfield and looking to play mercurial Uruguayan strik- box on the counter. The 24-year-old Belgian internation- , who won the domestic treble twice in a its first European campaign, although the priority was er Edinson Cavani in through the channels while Javier al, who moved in the close season from FC Bruges, row but failed to make substantial progress in Europe. the . Pastore whipped in dangerous crosses from the left. The played a neat assist to Ikone, who slotted the ball in off He has since spent big on Poland international mid- “The focus is to be safe and then, if it’s possible, to threat was largely cancelled out early on by captain Wes the bar and beyond Schmeichel.Foxes boss Claudio fielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, French flare player Hatem get experience. It’s the first time in Leicester City Morgan and his center back partner Robert Huth, with Ranieri and his opposite number Unai Emery made 17 Ben Arfa, and Belgium’s right back Thomas Meunier. Football Club’s life that it is in the Champions League,” goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel having little to do. substitutions between them, largely taking the tempo Emery indicated earlier on Saturday that a swoop for he said. “It’s amazing. With a lot of respect, we will try to But PSG got the breakthrough in the 26th minute and purpose out of the second half. It was over as a con- 23-year-old Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez was “a do our best.” — AFP

Atletico Madrid crash to defeat in Australia

MELBOURNE: Spanish giants Atletico champions Juventus on penalties in Madrid crashed to a 1-0 loss to A- the International Champions Cup last League side Melbourne Victory on week before claiming another high- their Australian pre-season tour in profile scalp in Atletico Madrid. Geelong yesterday. Atletico Madrid, who lost this year’s The European Champions League Champions League final on penalties runners-up fell behind to a goal to cross-city rivals Real Madrid, won against the run of play shortly before their first match in Australia against half-time and were kept scoreless in England’s Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the second half. Defender Nick Ansell Melbourne on Friday. There were sev- powerfully headed home off a free- eral heavy challenges in Sunday’s kick from Tunisian Fahid Ben Khalfallah game with a solid tackle by Uruguayan to rock Atletico in the 44th minute. defender Emiliano Velazquez forcing While manager Diego Simeone rung Victory’s Mitch Austin off the field with the changes in the second half his side a knee injury in the first half. could not find a way through the French defender Lucas Hernandez MADRID: Kuwait Professional Cycling Team participated in the International Jetsho race which was held in Spain. — KUNA determined Victory defence. Despite also limped away after a sliding tackle the defeat, he was pleased with the on Victory midfielder Oliver Bozanic in benefits of the trip to Australia. the second half. Simeone made a Kuwait cycling team participates in Spain “I’m very happy. These matches are triple substitution midway through the very helpful for the guys who have second half in an effort to recharge his MADRID: Kuwait Professional Cycling Team Kuwait’s professional team in the famed Meanwhile rapporteur of Kuwait Cycling played,” said Simeone, who selected team. But Melbourne counterpart (Masi-Kuwait, cycling project) participated in Spanish races in within projecting Kuwait’s Committee, founder of Kuwait Professional seven players from his club’s academy Kevin Muscat took off most of his lead- the International Jetsho race, which was held activities and its efforts in the field of sports, Cycling Team Abdallah Al-Shimmari said the in the Atletico starting lineup. ing players among six substitutions at in Spain, only six days after participating in the and strengthening Kuwaiti presence in inter- team is a Kuwaiti project that aims at market- “I take from this many positive one stage, leaving Victory with a large- well known Spanish race Prueba Villafranca- national sports arenas. ing Kuwait’s name in various races and in inter- things. The youths are learning and ly youth side against the Spaniards in Ordiziako Klasika. Eight Kuwait athletes includ- Al-Harby said Kuwait embassy is keen on national arenas. this is the way to improve. the final stages. ing Kuwait champion cyclist Abdelhadi Al- supporting all activities that shows Kuwait He said the team, which became a true “Melbourne Victory is a well-worked Atletico will return home on Ajmi was in the race that was held yesterday in achievements by facilitating the missions of competitor in short time looks forward to be team, strong and compact.” It has been Tuesday and will next play Galatasaray the north of Spain covering 170 kilometers. Kuwait delegations at the instructions of First crowned in the races. He thanked Kuwait a heady 10 days for the twice A- in as part of their pre-season on Kuwait Ambassador to Spain Dr Suleiman Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister Sheikh embassy in Madrid for helping the delegation League champions, who beat Italian August 6. — AFP Al-Harby told Kuna the participation of Sabah Al-Khalid. ever since arriving in Spain. — KUNA