46 ...... Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1RM 1RM Wednesday, September 16, 2020 ...... 47 Sam hot in saddle EUROPA LEAGUE SHAMROCKSHAMROCK ROVERSROVERS vv ACAC MILANMILAN By PAT POWER SAM BENNETT has just five days left to hold his Green Jersey but today’s brutal 17th stage could decide if he does — and which of the Slovenian contenders wear yellow. Primoz Roglic, 30, and Tadej Pogacar, 21, are bracing themselves for a GREEN GIANTS . . . Denise O’Sullivan and Heather Payne (r) day of reckoning. Roglic leads by 40 sec- It was a bit hell for leather and onds going into the 170-km trek through the Col de la Madeleine and A Payne-free finishing 2,304 metres above sea level at top of the Col de la Loze — an unforgiving 21.5-km ascent at an average gra- game is aim dient of 7.8 per cent. Germany’s Lennard By OWEN COWZER Kamna won yesterday’s Germany stage with Ireland’s Nico- HEATHER PAYNE hopes las Roche finishing eighth. Germany offer no Euro v Ireland Roglic said: “There are not only for the Italians’ shoes restrictions — having recently had her own which is actually starting some big days to come. this week. Tomorrow is this year’s travel ones lifted. “There’s no more queen stage. The Florida State Sem- restrictions in Florida. “The final climb is the inoles defender, 20, is They’ve gotten rid of the highest point of the route, this week preparing for international travel and its last kilometres are Ireland’s Euro 2020 quali- restrictions which has very hard ones, as we fier with Germany on helped me a lot. have to ride a steep bike Saturday as the Girls in “Thankfully I won’t path.” Green aim to move a have to quarantine when MARTIN’S MILAN BLITZ step closer to the finals. I go back to Florida. Pogacar said: “It’s really Ireland need just “We get brutal. You can gain a few boys played well. John Duffy There was a bridge tourna- three seconds but if you have THEY sipped on a tested fizzy drink with Omar By OWEN was the captain and he put ment and Sharif was appar- points three times bad legs you can lose in what we’d call a few ently very good at it. from their per week several minutes.” Sharif, grabbed Gianni COWZER strong challenges. “And O’Brien being O’Brien, remaining GROUP I in America Rivera’s jersey for a “When we went to Milan he just goes, ‘How are you two games P W D L F A Pts so it’s all SPORTS ROUND-UP: SOCCER CORRESPONDENT they had a big picture of him goin’ Omar?’ — and he took it — both Ireland ...... 5 4 4 1 10 3 13 safe and RESULTS & FIXTURES chipper in Derry, were in the paper. It was translated all very well, actually finished against the Germany...... 4 4 6 0 31 0 12 the proto- led on to the pitch by looked at the dressing rooms that he was the ‘Butcher of up buying us a Club Orange. Germans Greece...... 4 1 4 1 5 7 4 cols are all TENNIS a goat and got some which were typical of League Athlone’. But compared to “He said if he was knocked — to Ukraine...... 3 0 7 0 2 19 0 there.” ATP & WTA INTERNAZIONALI BNL of Ireland, very small. And Romeo Benetti, Duffy was a out of the tournament, he’d secure a Montenegro...... 4 0 4 0 0 19 0 But Ball- D’ITALIA (Rome, Italy): 1st Rd: Men - expensive Gucci shoes they made the decision to choirboy — he could literally go to the match. play-off inasloe A Rublev (Rus) bt F Bagnis (Arg) 6-4 6-4; J Mill- a bit muddy. change in the hotel.” cut you in two.” “He continued in the tour- spot at the minimum. woman Payne knows man (Aus) bt J Sousa (Por) 7-5 7-6; F Coria (Arg) nament but after the match If they can get more bt J-L Struff (Ger) 6-1 7-6; D Koepfer (Ger) bt More importantly, Ath- Famously, the teams were Martin himself still has a Germany present a huge A De Minaur (Aus) 3-6 6-3 7-6; S Caruso (Ita) bt led out on to the pitch by a small mark to show how the we went back to the hotel and than that, automatic obstacle for Ireland and lone Town frightened the he knew that we were beaten. T Sandgren (US) 3-6 6-3 7-6; P Martinez (Spa) life out of AC Milan, goat, though why that hap- Italians could look after qualification could be on their hopes of making the bt S Querrey (US) 6-3 7-6; D Lajovic (Ser) bt themselves. He was very complimentary.” the cards. were a whisker away pened is a mystery to Martin, finals. A Davidovich Fokina (Spa) 6-4 6-4; D Shapovalov who said: “I’ve a vague recol- He added: “Joe Haverty was So were the Milan fans, But in this strange year She added: “Germany (Can) bt G Pella (Arg) 6-2 6-3; Y Nishioka (Jpn) from winning the home who had turned up at the bt M Kecmanovic (Ser) 6-4 6-1; M Cecchinato lection of the goat but I’ve no Amby’s assistant and he was — the Euros were already are a good side. They are (Ita) bt K Edmund 3-6 7-6 6-2; M Raonic (Can) leg and were only beaten idea what it was about or telling us not to get too close San Siro in their droves to postponed from 2021 to the best in the group by bt A Mannarino (Fra) 7-6 6-2. Women - late on in the second. what happened.” to them as they’re masters of hail ex-Italy midfielder and 2022 — Payne is glad that a lot of goals but if we K Siniakova (Cze) bt A Kerber (Ger) 6-3 6-1; Milan’s visit to Tallaght to The game itself was one the elbow. club legend Rivera but spent things seem to be getting do have a game-plan and M Vondrousova (Cze) bt M Doi (Jpn) 6-1 4-6 face Shamrock Rovers in a Athlone could have won, with “I made the mistake of most of the game worried as back to normal with coll- we stick to it, we are a 6-4; A Rus (Hol) bt I Swiatek (Pol) 7-6 6-3; Athlone held them off. I-C Begu (Rom) bt E Cocciaretto (Ita) 6-2 6-2; Europa League qualifier John Minnock presented with closing down the full-back ege and football. good quality side with P Hercog (Slo) bt K Juvan (Slo) 4-6 6-4 6-1; tomorrow brings back memo- a gilt-edged chance to score too closely and he caught me Martin recalled: “He was She said: “With the great players. A Kontaveit (Est) bt C Garcia (Fra) 6-3 7-6; ries of the Rossoneri’s previ- from the penalty spot. and split my eye. I needed coming back from injury. college season, a lot of “We’ve always worked Y Putintseva (Kaz) bt R Peterson (Swe) 6-2 ous visit to Ireland 45 years Yet that was where the dif- three stitches at half-time. “Seemingly, he took one teams have pulled out hard and we have got a 6-4; S Kuznetsova (Rus) bt B Pera (US) 3-6 ago to face Athlone in the look at the pitch in Athlone but thankfully my college 7-6 6-3; C Gauff (US) bt O Jabeur (Tun) 6-4 ference between the clubs “My performance level defi- result against the Nether- Uefa Cup. was obvious. nitely dropped.” and decided to wait until the and my conference is lands before and I don’t 6-3; D Kasatkina (Rus) bt V Zvonareva (Rus) second leg. 6-2 6-2; G Muguruza (Spa) bt S Stephens (US) The Italians won 3-0 on Martin recalled: “We’d When Athlone went to going ahead so I will see why we can’t do that 6-3 6-3. aggregate but the tie was played Shamrock Rovers at Milan, Martin and his team- “We knew we were in have a normal season against Germany as well.” scoreless an hour into the sec- Milltown and John had scored mates were really seeing how trouble before the game when DARTS ond leg at a nervous San Siro a penalty. the other side lived. the referee gave Rivera flow- AUTUMN SERIES (Niedernhausen, Germany): and only a missed penalty “But we didn’t know — fool- They stayed in the Leon- ers. We saw it and it was, Legal Notices Day 4: Qtr-finals - J Cullen bt D Telnekes denied Amby Fogarty’s Ath- ishly I suppose — that they ardo Da Vinci Hotel where ‘We’re in trouble here’. (Hol) 6-3; D Petersen (SA) bt N Aspinall 6-2; lone a famous first-leg win. were there watching. “Someone just gave the ref- Dublin City Council G Price bt M Suljovic (Aut) 6-4; R Searle bt Bianca Jagger and Omar Sha- Planning Permission is sought for But the results themselves “John put his penalty in the rif were also patrons at the eree them and he handed R Smith 6-5. Semi-finals - D Petersen (SA) them over. The ref did noth- Construction of part 2-storey / NOTICE TO bt J Cullen 7-2; G Price bt R Searle 7-2. Final - are only part of the story for exact same spot. same time. part single storey extension to rear G Price bt D Petersen (SA) 8-7. former Athlone striker Paul “Terry Daly had a really ing wrong during the game.” of existing dwelling, Attic ADVERTISERS Martin added: “Mick conversion with dormer window Martin — whose main memory fine game down the left, he O’Brien who was our Neither did Athlone as they CYCLING held firm for 63 minutes to rear for non-habitable use with is that it all passed by so got the penalty. Carl goalkeeper, he internal modifications new News UK and TOUR DE FRANCE: Stage 16 (La Tour- quickly. Humphries and Noel was quite before Francisco Vincenzi vehicular access to front garden Du-Pin - Villard-De-Lans, 164km) - 1 L Kamna scored and Benetti added a with footpath dished and Ireland reserves the (Ger, Bora-Hansgrohe) 4hr 12min 52sec; 2 R He told SunSport: “It was a Larkin as well, all the a character. associated site works at 54 Carapaz (Ecu, Ineos Grenadiers) at 1min great occasion, the crowds further two late in the day. Crumlin Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 right to decline, omit, 27sec; 3 S Reichenbach (Swi, Groupama-FDJ) came in and it happened The AC Milan fans were for Vasile Burascu. suspend or alter any at 1min 56sec. Selected Others - 8 N quick, it was boom, boom, happy, although their hero The planning application may be Roche (Irl, Team Sunweb) at 2min 47sec; 26 A inspected, or purchased at a fee advertisement in any boom and suddenly it’s over.” Rivera was relieved of his jer- not exceeding the reasonable cost Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) at 16min 48sec; 105 sey at full-time. of making a copy, at the offices of of its publications D Martin (Irl, Israel Start-Up Nation) at 27min Martin jokes that his sons — former League of Ireland stal- Martin added: “We’d five or Dublin City Council during its or to terminate any 27 sec, 139 S Bennett (Irl, Deceuninck-Quick- six lads in our team who public opening hours and a step) same time. General Classifica- warts John and Robbie — tell submission or observation in contract and will not tion - 1 P Roglic (Slo, Team Jumbo-Visma) him he talks about it a lot travelled from Derry, like relation to the application may be 70hr 6min 47sec; 2 T Pogacar (Slo, UAE Team and is known to declare that Dougie Wood. made to the authority in writing be held responsible Emirates) at 40sec; 3 R Uran (Col, EF Pro AC Milan were not that good. SAN ZIRO . . . “He was Scottish. But a on payment of the prescribed fee for any loss caused Cycling) at 1min 34sec; 4 M A Lopez Moreno chipper in Derry offered him within the period of 5 weeks (Col, Astana Pro Team) at 1min 45sec; 5 A He smiled: “There is a con- Romeo Benetti beginning on the date of receipt thereby. Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) at 2min 3sec. text to that, it was an aging hit a double money if he could get Gianni by the authority of the application. Selected others - 38 D Martin at 1h 35 team when we played them. Rivera’s jersey. min 49 sec, 65 N Roche at 2hr 20min 33sec; They’d won the European to kill off “So, Dougie is playing at 147 S Bennett at 4hr 30min 24sec. Cup in ’69 but weren’t at the Athlone, who the back in the last few min- AMERICAN FOOTBALL same standard. had kept it utes, he’s behind Rivera. NFL - Denver 14 Tennessee 16; NY Giants 16 “Of course they were a mil- “Rivera is speaking Italian Pittsburgh 26. lion times better than a scoreless until and Dougie is talking in a thick Scottish accent with a TODAY’S SPORT League of Ireland team. his team-mate “But Amby had us confi- hint of Derry. (7.45 unless stated) dent going into the game, Vincenzi’s “The gist of it was, ‘Give CARABAO CUP: 2nd Round which is ridiculous when you opener me your jersey’. And the NORTH think about the differences.” chippie got the jersey.” Everton v Salford City...... 8.15 With Milan playing on these Leeds v Hull...... Those were clear from the West Brom v Harrogate Tn.....6.0 start. There is a famous pic- shores again tomorrow night, MUD STICKS . . . ture of the Milan team getting Martin, a regular at League SOUTH Giovanni Trapattoni Bristol City v Northampton...... off the bus at St Mel’s Park of Ireland grounds when Ipswich v Fulham...... 7.0 in their fancy suits and shoes crowds are allowed, expects was part of the Milan Southampton v Brentford ...... and tiptoeing through mud. Shamrock Rovers to do well. coaching staff who had UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 3rd But Martin is sure that He said: “We were confi- Qualifying Rd - Midtjylland v Young Boys photo was actually taken 24 dent but I think it was that to watch their step in (7.30), Omonia Nicosia v Red Star Belgrade hours before the game. we’d be competitive, that we Athlone — it was not the (4.0), Ferencvaros v D Zagreb (6.0), M Tel-Aviv He said: “They drove up the wouldn’t lose 10-0. v D Brest (6.0), Qarabag v Molde (6.0). lane and thought it was our “It’s different now, the con- last time his footwear UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE: Selected training ground, and the ditioning is so much better. would touch Irish soil 2nd Qualifying Rd - B36 Torshavn v The New Saints FC (7.0). chairman Séamus O’Brien I’m sure Rovers will enjoy it didn’t enlighten them. They and do well.” SCOTTISH PREM - St Mirren v Celtic. CRICKET (6.30): Third One-Day Int’l - England v Australia (Old Trafford, 1.0).