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Varner wins PGA Juventus ends trophy, Scott Atalanta’s dream finishes16 third run with19 3-1 win MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016 Smith record century leads Aussies to ODI win Page 17 BOURNEMOUTH: Bournemouth’s English defender Steve Cook (C) jumps high to win a header during the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England yesterday. — AFP Reds rocked as Bournemouth win thriller But after excellent goals from Sadio Mane, Divock Klopp has spoken recently about the need to add Bournemouth’s best hope in the first half came with Origi and Emre Can appeared to put Klopp’s team in players in January, particularly since Coutinho’s injury, a strong penalty shout when Roberto Firmino appeared Bournemouth 4 control, Bournemouth produced a stunning, high and it may be at the back where he needs most help. to trip Ake in the area-and if the Bournemouth man had octane comeback culminating in a stoppage-time win- not flung himself so dramatically to the floor he may ner for Nathan Ake. SUMPTUOUS well have got it. But the home side did score from the It was all inspired by a match-winning performance At first it looked as though Liverpool would cruise spot after 56 minutes when James Milner, playing at Liverpool 3 from 22-year-old substitute Ryan Fraser, who only came this game, however. left-back, clearly brought down Fraser who had only on because of an injury to teammate Junior Stanislas in Bournemouth’s problems began after 20 minutes arrived on the pitch seconds earlier. BOURNEMOUTH: Liverpool’s title challenge suffered an the second half with his team trailing 2-0. when a sumptuous long pass from Can sent Mane rac- Striker Callum Wilson scored confidently to add spice unexpected setback as they squandered a 3-1 lead to The Scottish winger won a penalty with his first ing towards goal. to the game. lose 4-3 at Bournemouth on an astonishing day the touch, scored Bournemouth’s second at 3-1 and set up He easily held of defender Ake before coolly and Liverpool responded well, going 3-1 ahead after 64 south coast club will never forget. the equaliser for Steve Cook as the game was turned on cleverly drinking a shot past goalkeeper Artur Boruc. minutes when Mane cut the ball back for Can to score Jurgen Klopp’s side missed out on a chance to go its head. If there was nothing Boruc could do about that one, with a fierce and swerving shot from the edge of the second in the Premier League and instead remain four Liverpool fans might have feared their club’s chal- he was certainly at fault for the next-which arrived only area. Fraser had one effort well saved before finishing points behind leaders Chelsea after their incredible lenge to win a first league title in 27 years could be two minutes later. an excellent breakaway move with a drilled finish from meltdown in the last 14 minutes at Dean Court. derailed by news that star man Philippe Coutinho will Again, a long ball up the line-this time on the right inside the area after 75 minutes. It was also a day when the romance and passion of be missing for up to six weeks with an ankle injury suf- flank from Jordan Henderson-found Origi racing into Suddenly the visitors were rocking-and when Fraser English football was at its very best. Bournemouth, who fered against Sunderland eight days ago. the channel, but strangely Boruc hared out of his goal, crossed again from the right, Wilson set the ball back for were playing in the fourth tier of English football as recent- But instead it was their defence, with Lucas Leiva heading across the field, far too early. defender Cook to lash home an unlikely equaliser. ly as six years ago, had never beaten Liverpool in nine pre- used as an emergency centre-back because of an injury The Belgian was able to side step him and curl a per- Bournemouth completed their incredible comeback vious meetings in all competitions dating back to 1927; in to Joel Matip, that proved the problem and highlighted fect long-range shot into the far corner of the net from when Loris Karius fumbled Cook’s long-range shot and fact you have to rewind to 1968 to even find a draw. weaknesses in Klopp’s squad. a very difficult angle. Ake pounced from close range. — AFP Man United concedes late penalty, draws at Everton with his studs showing - into the leg of Gueye. Everton’s players sprinted to referee Michael Oliver to urge him to Everton 1 show a red card, but the official surprisingly chose yel- low instead. That was the only notable incident of a disappoint- ing first half until the goal from Ibrahimovic, which Man Utd 1 owed as much to the rashness of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg as the Swedish striker’s skill. LIVERPOOL: Leighton Baines converted an 88th-minute Ibrahimovic ran onto Anthony Martial’s long ball for- penalty to earn Everton a 1-1 draw against Manchester ward but the situation looked relatively harmless for United yesterday in the latest setback for Jose Everton until Stekelenburg chose to race out of his area Mourinho’s team in the English Premier League. in a bid to clear the ball. Substitute Marouane Fellaini had only been on the Ibrahimovic reached it first, deftly flicked the ball field for a few minutes when he brought down Idrissa over the ‘keeper and watched it bounce up against the Gueye, and Baines found the corner with the resulting bar, down onto the post, land on the goal-line and spin spot kick. That canceled out an exquisite lobbed finish back over the line before Ramiro Funes Mori could clear. from Zlatan Ibrahimovic that gave United a fortunate Ibrahimovic stayed in the spotlight early in the sec- lead in the 42nd minute. ond half when he landed heavily on Seamus Coleman United has made its worst start to a Premier League as they battled for the ball before appearing to drop his campaign and is already 13 points behind first-placed foot on the head of the defender. Chelsea after 14 games. Ander Herrera struck the angle of post and bar with a Aside from the late goal, a big talking point from a close-range half-volley in the 60th before United faced low-quality game was a crude tackle from United a strong finish from Everton. defender Marcos Rojo in the 16th that might have justi- De Gea saved from Kevin Mirallas and Enner Valencia fied a red card but only earned him a yellow. but was finally beaten by Baines after Fellaini’s clumsy A day after Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero challenge. LIVERPOOL: Everton’s English-born Welsh defender Ashley Williams (L) clears the ball as Manchester United’s was sent off for a knee-high lunge on Chelsea defender United is sixth with 21 points, two places and a point French midfielder Paul Pogba tries to block during the English Premier League football match between Everton David Luiz, Rojo left the ground and dived two-footed - above Everton. — AP and Manchester United at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. — AFP.