TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 16 Leicester hammer 10-man Newcastle Bruce fumes as Leicester climb to third after thrashing Newcastle United

once again he was too hot for Leicester striker Newcastle to handle in the 16th • minute. inspired Playing a one-two with Ayoze the rout of hapless The one thing I pride Perez, Pereira surged towards Newcastle myself on is being the Newcastle area unchecked honest. I have only by the visitors’ defence before AFP | Leicester been here a few firing a fine finish into the bot- weeks but you learn tom corner for his second goal in on performances like his last two games. teve Bruce accused his today. I always knew Bruce already cut a bedraggled Newcastle United flops figure on the touchline as the of a “lack of effort” after it was a challenge, I rain lashed down at the King S was delighted to take a “totally unacceptable” 5-0 Power Stadium. thrashing at Leicester City piled the challenge but let And his day got even worse in pressure on the Magpies boss on us hope we can turn the 43rd minute when Hayden Sunday. it around. I have the was sent off for a reckless studs- ’ side main- appetite to do that up lunge on Praet that left the tained their impressive start to Leicester crumpled the season as they moved up to STEVE BRUCE on the turf. third after romping to a fourth In the 54th minute, Dennis win in their last five Premier Praet picked out League games, while Newcastle pecially given the inconsistent and cushioned a first-time pass sit second bottom after winning form of Manchester United, Ar- over the top into the path of just once in their opening seven senal, Tottenham and Chelsea. Vardy, whose low shot evaded matches. “We’ve got a lot to learn still Martin Dubravka’s weak attempt Ricardo Pereira opened the Leicester City’s English striker Jamie Vardy (C) shoots to score their second goal and a lot of improvements to to save at his near post. scoring in the first half before make but the boys are absolutely Vardy’s fourth goal of the sea- Newcastle’s Isaac Hayden was erate a repeat. where near good enough. That is “The one thing I pride myself brilliant,” Rodgers said. son was followed by Leicester’s sent off for a dangerous tackle “It was totally unacceptable. the difficult thing to take.” on is being honest. I have only “Like I say they want to learn third of the day three minutes just before the break, and Leices- The red card makes it difficult Mike Ashley’s decision to hire been here a few weeks but you which, as a coach, it’s the dream later. ter ran riot in the second half as but you have to have more hun- Bruce from Sheffield Wednes- learn on performances like to- ticket really. Praet advanced down the right Jamie Vardy struck either side of ger. It was one of them horror day was greeted with disdain day,” Bruce added. “Fantastic goals and a clean- and his shot was turned into his Paul Dummett’s own goal. shows,” Bruce said. by Newcastle fans and the un- “I always knew it was a chal- sheet which is important be - own net by Dummett. Wilfred Ndidi rounded off “It was not anywhere near der-fire 58-year-old already ap- lenge, I was delighted to take the cause we want to defend well. With Newcastle in disarray, Leicester’s biggest league win good enough. We have to show pears to be fighting to save his challenge but let us hope we can Overall it was a great day for us.” Vardy netted again after 64 since Rodgers arrived from more than what we did and roll job. turn it around. I have the appe- minutes when he met Marc Al- Celtic to replace Claude Puel in our sleeves up more in difficult With Ashley still being linked tite to do that.” Newcastle in disarray brighton’s cross with a clinical February. circumstances. with a deal to sell Newcastle, Rodgers’ appointment has Portugal right-back Perei- header at the far post. Bruce was furious with his “As soon as the third went in Bruce could be gone before a proved an inspired move and ra has earned a reputation for Leicester showed no mercy to players’ second half surrender the heads went down. The lack regime change or very soon after Leicester look capable of chal- lung-bursting surges that can Bruce and Ndidi turned swiftly and made it clear he won’t tol- of effort towards the end was no- unless results improve quickly. lenging for a top four finish, es- unhinge opposing defences and to fire home in the 90th minute.

Kane says Spurs Sevilla edge out Sociedad win is ‘massive Azam lifts Pakistan to 307-5 statement’ after tough spell • Sevilla turnaround denies • Babar Azam hit AFP | London top spot in his 11th ODI hundred during the second arry Kane said Tot - AFP | ODI against Sri Htenham’s battling win Lanka in Karachi against Southampton was a “massive statement” after a evilla avoided a third con- difficult start to the season Ssecutive defeat in La Liga AFP | Karachi for last season’s Champions and stopped high-flying Real League finalists. Sociedad from going top after tylish batsman Babar Azam Mauricio Pochettino’s coming from behind to beat Sthrashed a swashbuckling side have struggled to find them 3-2 on Sunday. hundred to steer Pakistan to consistency following a pe- After Real Madrid’s stale- 305-7 in the second day-night riod of unrest in the dress- mate against Atletico on Sat- international against Sri Lanka ing room, with key players urday, the Basque outfit could Real Sociedad’s (L) yesterday as Karachi staged its including Christian Eriksen have leapfrogged both to claim jumps for the ball with Sevilla’s Sergi first ODI in ten years. linked to moves that first place in Spain but came Gomez (L) The 24-year-old proved he is Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot never materialised. up short in a pulsating contest minute but Sevilla held on for currently one of the best bats- Lankan bowlers toiled to break out -- two sixes and as many Pochettino said at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. a much-needed win, after con- men in limited overs cricket the stand. boundaries -- as Pakistan made they would need It looked good for the vis- secutive losses to Real Madrid with a 105-ball-115 to lift Paki- It was only through an un- 89 in the last ten overs. time to regain their itors when Mikel Oyarzabal and this week. stan to a big total after the home fortunate run out that Sohail Openers Fakhar Zaman (54) unity and spir- gave them a fourth-minute After signing 12 new players team won the toss and batted. fell, leaving Azam to anchor the and Imam-ul-Haq gave Paki- it, but Satur - lead but equalised for in the summer, Sevilla have Azam, when on 54, became innings. He square cut pacer stan a solid start of 73 before Sri day’s 2-1 victory Sevilla with a sumptuous gelled impressively quickly the fifth batsman to complete Lahiru Kumara for a boundary Lanka’s best bowler, leg-spin- gave the team half-volley before Lucas Oc- and they now sit sixth, just 1,000 ODI runs in 2019 -- be- to complete his 11th ODI hun- ner Wanindu Hasaranga, a much-need- ampos and Franco Vazquez two points off the top. hind India’s duo Virat Kohli and dred off 97 balls. trapped Imam for 31. ed lift ahead of completed the comeback in Their credentials for keep- Rohit Sharma, and Australian Azam was finally out at deep At the time of closing, Sri Tuesday’s Cham- the second half. ing pace with the leaders will couple Aaron Finch and Usman mid-on off Kumara, cracking Lanka had scored 211 after los- pions League still set up a nervy fin- be tested next weekend, when Khawaja. He added an innings eight boundaries and four sixes. ing 8 wickets in 43 overs during match against ish when he added a second they play away at defending building 111 for the third wicket Iftikhar Ahmed batted ag- the innings which was inter- Bayern Munich. for Real Sociedad in the 87th champions Barcelona. with Haris Sohail (40), as Sri gressively for his 20-ball 32 not rupted due to floodlight failure. Harry Kane Mercedes one-two win down to teamwork: Lewis Hamilton

AFP | Sochi, Russia agreement and reliability prob- so it’s all about respect, having day’s race at the Sochi Autodrom and his former team-mate Nico lems that undid rivals Ferrari’s respect and, I think that respect where a radio feud, over a per- Rosberg, the 2016, champion, ewis Hamilton paid tribute bid for a fourth consecutive vic- has been there since day one. ceived broken agreement, be- said he understood and sympa- Lyesterday to the respect tory in Sunday’s race, the cham- “We talk about scenarios very tween Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc thised with the position of Fer- and team-work that enabled pions rediscovered their unity openly. Valtteri has always been and Sebastian Vettel upset their rari counterpart Mattia Binotto. Mercedes to secure him victory and sense of purpose to take full respectful in those scenarios and bid for a victory to end Mercedes “It shows a few things, I in an unexpected one-two for advantage. I think it’s vital that we are both six-year dominance of the Rus- think,” he said. “It is very diffi- the Silver Arrows in the Russian Referring to his relationship acting accordingly, which we do, sian race. cult to manage drivers that have Grand Prix. with team-mate Valtteri Bottas, I think.” Mercedes team chief Toto the aspiration to win the race In stark contrast to the radio the defending five-time cham- Hamilton was responding to Lewis Hamilton celebrates after Wolff, who managed a strained and we have had that in the past feuds, claims of a broken drivers’ pion said: “We work together reporters’ questions after Sun- Sunday’s victory relationship between Hamilton –- and we still have it.