IMPHAL, SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2020 Real Madrid beat Alavés 2-0 for 8th straight win in title march Nita Ambani welcomes ATK Mohun MADRID, Jul 11 see Sanmartín scuff his dan- gerous pass back to the center helped Real of the area. Bagan to Indian Super League Madrid move one step closer to Madrid took full control New Delhi dethroning Lionel Messi’s just after halftime when Barcelona on Friday. Benzema broke Alavés’ off- Nita Ambani, Founder & Benzema scored one goal side trap to reach Rodrygo’s Chairperson, Football Sports and set up another to lead through-ball. Benzema drew Development Limited (FSDL), Madrid to beating Alavés 2-0 Alavés goalie Roberto welcomed legendary Indian and restoring a four-point Jiménez to him and laid off football club Mohun Bagan into lead over Barcelona in the for Asensio to tap into the the Indian Super League family Spanish league with only open net. A video review had on Friday. three rounds left. to overturn the initial decision The 130-year old football Benzema scored a penalty that Benzema was offside. club on Friday completed the kick in the 11th minute and Alavés was playing its first formalities of merging with assisted Marco Asensio in the match under Muñiz, who re- three-time ISL champions 50th to ensure an eighth placed Asier Garitano after ATK FC, thus scripting a straight victory since the team lost five in a row. new essay in Indian football resumed play after stopping til this is over,” Zidane said. him and sent a cross to the pulling out the match. The new defeat left the named as – ‘ATK Mohun potential for not just West "I wish the management of for three months due to the “It is a good result and how second post, where Joselu (Against Madrid) you have to Basque Country club three Bagan'. Bengal or Indian football but ATK Mohun Bagan FC, the pandemic. Benzema has four we have three to go.” Sanmartín headed the ball off take advantage of the scant points above the relegation "We are delighted on the internationally too, as we en- players and the staff all the goals during the winning NEW DEFENSE the bar. Casemiro then had to opportunities you get.” zone. The match was played merger of ATK and Mohun deavour to establish Indian very best for what promises streak and provided a superb Zidane had to experiment block a follow-up header of Mendy, who may play without fans in Madrid’s Bagan, the two powerhouses clubs as strong players in to be an exciting journey assist for Casemiro to score in defense with Sergio Ramos the rebound by Lucas Pérez. more after Marcelo was smaller Alfredo Di Stéfano of Indian football. I whole- AFC competitions." ahead," Ambani added. in a 1-0 win at Espanyol three and Dani Carvajal serving Real Madrid's head coach sidelined with a muscle injury Stadium while Santiago heartedly welcome Mohun A firm believer in invest- The board of ATK-Mohun rounds ago. suspensions and Marcelo and Zinedine Zidane, LaLigaReal earlier Friday, cued Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium is under- Bagan, one of India's oldest ing in youth development, Bagan on Friday decided to Madrid will finish the sea- Nacho Fernández injured. Madrid’s head coach first goal. He broke into the going renovations. and most renowned club, to Nita Ambani is of the opinion retain the green and maroon son with matches against While the left side was held Zinedine Zidane, talks to his area and was tripped by Ximo GRANADA WINS the Indian Super League and that ATK Mohun Bagan will jersey which has been syn- Granada, Villarreal, and down by the experienced players prior to the Spanish Navarro from a clumsy tackle Domingos Duarte scored the congratulate Sanjiv Goenka lead the way towards a more onymous with the legacy of Leganés. Barcelona has Raphael Varane and some- La Liga soccer match be- attempt. With Ramos, Ma- winning goal after setting up for embracing the I-League competitive platform for iconic Mohun Bagan football games against Valladolid, times starter Ferland Mendy, tween Real Madrid and drid’s regular penalty taker, Granada’s opener in a 3-2 vic- champions with open arms," young Indian players, club. Osasuna, and Alavés before the right side went to Éder Deportivo Alaves at the unavailable, Benzema con- tory at Real Sociedad, keeping said Ambani. benefitting the overall football The name of the club will the competition concludes on Militão in just his ninth league Alfredo di Stefano stadium in verted. His 18th league goal alive his side’s chances of quali- The FSDL chairperson ecosystem in the country. be changed to ATK Mohun July 19. start of the campaign and Madrid, Spain, Friday, July of the is second only fying for the Europa League. believes that the combined "Talent can only be real- Bagan while the logo will Madrid holds the tie- Lucas Vázquez, a forward. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Bernat to Messi’s 22. Granada was level on points power of ATK and MB will ised when budding have the Mohun Bagan boat breaker on head-to-head goals The new-look defense kept Armangue) Alavés tried to rally with Valencia, and one point further enable India to estab- youngsters get the opportu- with the addition of 'ATK' to if they finish level on points. a fifth clean sheet in a row “We deserved to have through Oliver Burke. The behind Sociedad. The three are lish its stronghold in AFC nity and exposure to play it, a statement said. Still, Madrid coach for Madrid. scored that early goal,” new Scottish forward drew a save in contention with Getafe and competitions. competitive football at the ATK-Mohun Bagan also Zinedine Zidane refused to Vázquez’s inexperience in Alavés coach Juan Muñiz from Madrid goalkeeper Villarreal for a spot in the "The coming together of highest levels. I am confident said it has plans to build a say the league was Madrid’s defense showed three min- said. “You can’t miss those Thibaut Courtois in the 27th. Europa League. these two heavyweights that this partnership will ben- world-class football academy to lose. utes into the match when kinds of opportunities and Minutes later he dribbled past Granada hosts Madrid on marks a momentous chapter efit football in our country in Bengal and to refurbish the “Anything can happen un- Edgar Méndez dribbled past still have much of a chance of Vázquez and Militão, only to Monday. AP in the history of Indian and help us realise our dream existing Mohun Bagan facil- sports. The new entity, ‘ATK of making India a football ity so that ISL and AFC home Ben Stokes Mohun Bagan FC', holds vast superpower. games are held there. IANS second fastest to Looking to contribute to development reach 4000 runs of Indian sports: Abhinav Bindra Three boxers under scanner after LONDON, Jul 11 NEW DELHI, Jul 11 that talent from start to the end goal. allegedly violating quarantine norms England all-rounder and stand- Olympic gold medal-winning “The fourth pillar is what we lated and we have followed in captain for the Southampton shooter Abhinav Bindra is part are trying to work on is Strategy that directive," Goyat said. Test Ben Stokes became the of the High-Performance to Delivery. We always have The SAI also acknowl- second-fastest Test Cricketer to Sports Leadership program for plans, and schemes and edged that the alleged reach the milestone of 4000 Test Indian sports administrators learnings. The real proof is in the violators were allowed into runs and 150 Test wickets which is being organised by the pudding, which is to implement the campus after their test under his belt. Elms Sports Foundation with and deliver on the plans in your reports came out negative. The New Zealand-born Abhinav Bindra Foundation as organisation. We are working on "Our new guidelines re- cricketer achieved the historic the knowledge partners. the strategies to help leaders and quire quarantine for 7 days. feat while batting on Day 3 Speaking to Hindustan administrators to implement the On the 6th day, the tests are when he scalped Alzarri Times, the 2008 Beijing Olym- plans on various aspects of ath- conducted and on negative Joseph’s wicket. Stokes fin- pics gold medalist explained lete preparation and competition. report, athletes will be al- ished the first innings with 4 how he believes the course will Also creating coach development lowed to mix with other for 49 in 14 overs on Friday. help Indian sports administra- structures for their performance quarantined athletes," the Stokes joined former Eng- tors to get at par with the global to start this program for our ad- dation with the guidance of management. SAI said. land all-rounder Ian Botham sports practices. ministrators in an attempt to Abhinav Bindra is doing the “The last pillar is what we are "Apparently, few ath- in the club of 4000 Test runs “We have been trying to empower them with knowledge program. “Because of Covid-19 involving in this program is NEW DELHI, Jul 11 the campus with due permis- letes who reported late were and 150-plus wickets. The contribute to the development of and get them up to speed to the we had to start off with this STEAM sport - STEAM team sion of NIS Executive staying separately from al- ICC congratulated Stokes by Indian sport and to really work global best practices,” the star capsule online module,” Bindra stands for Science, Technology, Three boxers, including Director Raj Singh Bishnoi ready quarantined athletes, mentioning his name along on the ecosystem that surrounds shooter said. said. Engineering, Analytics, and Commonwealth and Asian after our COVID-19 test re- for prevention of any infec- with the greats in the list. the Indian sport. And of course, Bindra said that the support He further went on to give a Medicine. These are elements that Games gold-winner Vikas sults came negative. We tion, in the hostel inside the Windies great Gary Sobers, the administration is a critical given to athletes by government detailed explanation of the first are critical in Olympic prepara- Krishan, are facing a Sports were told to stay put in our campus, which was isolated former South African crick- element going forward if we schemes has increased largely module which he said will be tion and used by all Olympic Authority of India (SAI) rooms and that's what we from other hostel, were the eter Jacques Kallis, India’s want to take sports to the next in the past few years, and the based on five pillars. powerhouses. It is 1 percent of investigation for allegedly did," Goyat told PTI. athletes were housed," it Kapil Dev and ex-New Zea- level in this country. We need next step would be to strengthen “The first module of this sports that makes the difference violating COVID-19 "Only Satish went to the added. "However, they land captain Daniel Vettori people associated with sports the institutions that are working course will be based on five between being good and great, quarantine norms by mingling mess once because he was were also tested and post are also in the list. Sobers organisations to be leaders so towards Olympic sports in the pillars. The first pillar will be and it really gives an understand- with fellow athletes at the unaware of the protocol and negative results were al- took 63 Tests to reach the that they can be best supported country. “That is the intention, sports organisational develop- ing and critical evaluation of the National Institute of Sports from what we gather, some lowed in the hostel in the milestone, while Stokes com- to take various organisations to to empower the institution and ment. The second one will be applicant’s ability for Science, (NIS) in Patiala during their weightlifting and athletics campus and after due un- pleted the feat in 64 Tests. the next level. to empower the people associ- emotional intelligence in leader- Technology, Engineering, isolation period. guys complained about it. dertaking that they would Earlier, Stokes got opener “We have designed and ated with all sports organisation, ship, which is very critical. Analytics, and Medicine in Ol- "We are investigating the His test report is also nega- follow the due quarantine Kraigg Brathwaite for 65 and curated a course very centric to to improve their knowledge When you are dealing with ath- ympic sports performance,” matter. We will take action tive," he added. process.Despite the under- picked up the rest three in the India which is very important to base and to acquaint them to letes, who are particularly Bindra further explained. against erring players and The boxing camp is due taking, they allegedly mixed final session which began contextualise any course that global best practice so that they sensitive human beings, and “I think the course is a great officials after quick investi- to begin in the next couple with the other athletes/ with the dismissal of Windies happens to a particular environ- can utilise and implement that there is a particular way on how opportunity for the leaders to gation," SAI said in a of weeks for just the Olym- Coach in the campus." skipper Jason Holder. His ment. That is what we are trying knowledge in their own respec- to lead them and how to deal learn more about global practices, statement without naming pic-bound. The SAI has restarted third wicket came in form of to achieve. We have a faculty tive environment,” he said. with them. The third pillar is and the whole idea is to make an the athletes involved. Seven other boxers, who various camps with strict Joseph which was his 150th from all across the world, espe- The inaugural program was what we are working on is tal- attempt to empower them so that However, a source told have qualified for the Tokyo Standard Operating Proce- wicket and extended his tally cially from Loughborough delivered by the faculty from ent ID and development because they can make better decisions PTI that the alleged viola- Games, are currently in dures (SOPs) to ensure that by one more with the dis- University, which has been Loughborough University on going forward, if we have to and they can make better struc- tors include CWG and Asiad quarantine and have under- there is no risk of infection. missal of Shane Dowrich. ranked the no. 1 for the past Saturday morning under match our aspirations for the tures and processes within their gold-medallist Vikas gone COVID-19 tests, the The boxers, when they West Indies were all out few years, in regards to sports. Bindra’s guidance in the pres- 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, organizations, based on a meth- Krishan, professional boxer reports for which are still restart training, will not be for 318, with the visitors tak- They have worked tremen- ence of over 65 (SAI-16, State we obviously have to adapt the odology based on science and Neeraj Goyat and Asian awaited. allowed to access the ring, ing a 110-run lead in the first dously for the British Olympics Govt/Others 24, Private 23, right talent for it, scientifically, global best practices,” he further Games bronze-winner Satish "Me, Satish and Vikas spar or use each other's Test. Sports Desk team as well. The basic idea is Media 2), ELMS Sports Foun- and chart a course to nurture said. HT Kumar. Of these, Vikas came here on July 1 itself equipment as part of the (69kg) and Satish (+91kg) and got ourselves tested safety protocol. are Olympic-bound. early. That is why we were The BFI got permission "Me and Vikas did not allowed to enter the hostel to restart the camp after wait- Manchester City to get German club plans mass virus enter the mess. We entered but were told to stay iso- ing for over a month. PTI Monday verdict in UEFA ban case testing to fill stadium again BERLIN, Jul 11 GENEVA, Jul 11 ship deals from 2012-16 and clubs which qualify each year hid the source of revenue linked for its competitions. Clubs German soccer club Union Berlin is offering free coronavirus tests Manchester City will get the to state-backed companies in must approach break-even on for more than 20,000 fans as part of a plan to hold games in a full verdict on Monday in its appeal Abu Dhabi. commercial income and spend- stadium in September. against a two-year ban from City never disputed the ing on transfers and wages. The club will offer testing ahead of each game UEFA competitions. documents were authentic, but Sponsor deals linked to to 22,012 fans — the stadium's official capacity — and club The urgent verdict from a argued the evidence was stolen wealthy owners must be set at staff, Union said Friday night. Each person must test negative hearing held on June 8-10 by and reported out of context. fair market rates. for the virus within 24 hours of kickoff and bring confirma- video link will likely have few UEFA had previously The rules were judged valid tion along with a ticket, the club added. details of the panel’s reasons signed off on City’s submitted by CAS and in compliance Union wants to implement the plan in time for the first and evidence heard. A full accounts since 2014. That year, with competition law in 2016 home league game of the new season, which could be as soon written verdict typically takes UEFA fined City 20 million when Turkish club Galatasaray as Sept. 18. Other clubs have experimented with socially months to prepare. The parties euros ($22.6 million) of its failed in its appeal. distanced seating plans, but more than 80% of the capacity at can agree to keep it confiden- Champions League prize Galatasaray served a one- Union's stadium consists of terraces where fans stand close tial. money in a first wave of as- year ban which UEFA has together. UEFA punished Man City sessments of European clubs’ enforced on other clubs in “Our stadium experience doesn’t work with social distanc- in February for “serious finances. City's appeal also purely financial cases that ing, and if we aren’t allowed to sing and shout, then it’s not breaches” of rules monitoring seeks to overturn a 30 million lacked the bad faith UEFA Union,” club president Dirk Zingler said in a statement. club finances and failing to euros ($33.9 million) fine. That found in City’s conduct. Turk- “We want to ensure as best we can that nobody is infected cooperate with investigators. amounted to almost one-third ish club Trabzonspor's appeal at our sold-out stadium – this applies to Union club members The allegations included that of its UEFA payout for reach- against a one-year ban is being and the away supporters. City, owned by Abu Dhabi’s ing the Champions League heard at CAS next Thursday. "To implement such a plan is an enormous organizational royal family, misled UEFA quarterfinals last season. City is the first club banned and economic challenge, which we are happy to tackle with over several years to meet fi- A previous appeal by the for two years. all our might. It means that we as a football club will carry nancial integrity rules — club to stop UEFA’s current Even if City fails to over- the costs of implementing the necessary measures ourselves.” known as Financial Fair Play investigation was thrown out turn the ban on Monday, the The club's plan is more ambitious than those of other (FFP) — required to enter the on procedural grounds last team's place in this season's German clubs because it relies on mass testing instead of Champions League. November, though the panel of Champions League is not af- social distancing. It faces significant obstacles. Germany has The club denied wrongdo- three CAS judges acknowl- fected. City hosts Real Madrid a comparatively large testing capacity for the coronavirus, but ing, and said it has “irrefutable edged leaks about the case from on Aug. 7 in the second leg of the pre-game surge in demand in Berlin would be a new evidence” the claims are not UEFA’s side were “worri- the round of 16 postponed by challenge. true. UEFA-appointed experts some.” the COVID-19 pandemic. The Berlin city government also has a ban in place on mass opened their investigation after Two of those three judges Coach Pep Guardiola's team gatherings until Oct. 24. That rule caused the Berlin marathon, leaked club emails and docu- also sat on the latest appeal. won 2-1 in Spain in February. which was set for Sept. 27, to be canceled. ments were published by UEFA and City used their se- The winner will play Leipzig has explored holding games at up to 50% capacity German magazine Der Spiegel lections on the same arbitrators, Juventus or Lyon on Aug. 15 with socially distanced seating and other leading German clubs in November 2018. They were and the court appointed a dif- in Lisbon after Friday's draw have worked on similar plans. The league is speaking with the obtained by a hacker from ferent panel chairman. for the quarterfinals. The com- German government and is encouraging clubs to talk with Portugal. UEFA decided to create the petition is being completed as a local health authorities to draw up plans. The published evidence ap- FFP system in 2009, in fallout knockout tournament of single- The Bundesliga restarted in May amid the coronavirus pandemic, peared to show City deceived from the global financial crisis, leg games in Portugal's capital. the first of Europe's major leagues to do so. All games through to UEFA by overstating sponsor- to monitor finances of 200-plus The final is on Aug. 23. AP the end of the season were held without any fans. AP