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FOOTBALL | Page 2 ATHLETICS | Page 4 Player divide Athletics could threatens rebel against EPL’s restart pandemic plan rules: Coe Sunday, May 17, 2020 FORMULA 1 Ramadan 24, 1441 AH Sainz could surprise GULF TIMES Ferrari, says his former F3 boss SPORT Page 5 FOOTBALL Haaland stars in Dortmund romp as Bundesliga returns Second-placed Dortmund moved to within a point of leaders Bayern Munich, who play Union Berlin away today AFP Who’s saying what Berlin, Germany as the Bundesliga returns orwegian sensation Er- “There is something surreal ling Braut Haaland stole about it. In the two hours before the limelight yesterday the match, you receive text mes- Nas the German Bundes- sages from all over the world, liga became the first major Eu- people who tell you that they ropean football league to return are going to watch the match on since the coronavirus lockdown, TV, and then you drive through with teams playing in empty, your city and there is absolutely echoing stadiums. nothing happening. You have to The 19-year-old striker get used to it.” claimed the first goal in Ger- — Borussia Dortmund many’s top flight for over two chief executive months to set Borussia Dort- Hans-Joachim Watzke mund on the way to a 4-0 win The ball is disinfected after the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig over local rivals Schalke. and SC Freiburg in Leipzig, Germany, yesterday. (AFP) “There is no noise, you shoot “There was no noise. You shoot at the goal, you make a great at the goal, make a top pass, score (DFL) spokesman confirmed cerns that fans would try to ap- pass, you score, and nothing a goal, and nothing happens,” there will be no punishment, as it proach stadiums to support their happens, it’s very, very weird.” said Dortmund coach Lucien Fa- had only offered “guidelines” on teams from afar. Police in Dort- — Dortmund coach vre. “That’s very, very strange. how goals should be celebrated. mund appealed to fans to stay at Lucien Favre We really missed our fans. In order to obtain the political home and broadcaster Sky report- “It’s hard to judge how good green light to resume this week- ed it was quiet outside the ground. “We had many conversations the game was, but the players end, the DFL has tested players Some players and coaches have before hand and knew that were very focused.” and coaches regularly for the vi- already fallen foul of the rules. it was actually nothing more Winger Raphael Guerreiro add- rus and teams have been in quar- Augsburg’s new coach Heiko than like the games we used to ed two goals for Dortmund either antine for the past week. Herrlich ruled himself out of his play as children: without any- side of a Thorgan Hazard strike. Teams arrived at stadiums in side’s 2-1 home defeat against one watching and just having Second-placed Dortmund several buses in order to meet Wolfsburg after leaving the team fun. The result just now also moved to within a point of leaders Dortmund’s Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring their first goal during the Bundesliga match against social distancing requirements hotel to buy toothpaste. makes people happy who are Bayern Munich, who are chasing Schalke 04 at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, yesterday. (Reuters) inside vehicles. While Herrlich was criticised, watching in front of the TV.” an eighth straight title and play Although Germany has suf- there was sympathy for Union — Dortmund goalkeeper Union Berlin away today. nal Iduna Park would be packed penalty for Gladbach before re- at Hoffenheim. fered far fewer deaths from coach Urs Fischer after he broke Roman Buerki Haaland steered a low Hazard with more than 80,000 fans for placement midfielder Andre Silva The goals came in quick suc- coronavirus than other large quarantine following a family be- cross into the far corner on 29 the Ruhr derby, one of the biggest grabbed Frankfurt’s late consola- cession with a Kevin Akpoguma European countries, it is still too reavement. “Not necessarily for the players, minutes to claim his 10th goal in fixtures in German football. tion goal. own-goal being followed by Her- dangerous for crowds to return. It means he must miss his who may have to buy one less just nine Bundesliga matches. After Haaland’s opener, an er- Gladbach are three points be- tha captain Vedad Ibisevic grab- side’s clash with Bayern. Lamborghini, but for the econ- It was his 41st goal this season ror by Schalke goalkeeper Markus hind leaders Bayern. bing a second. Brazilian Matheus GLOBAL INTEREST omy that depends on it — the in all competitions and his 13th Schubert led to Guerreiro making RB Leipzig dropped to fourth Cunha then made it 3-0. The DFL has made no secret of RESULTS coaches, ground staff, fan shops. for Dortmund in just 12 games it 2-0 before half-time. after being held to a 1-1 draw at CONTACT ‘PART OF the fact that several clubs are in a n Borussia Dortmund 4 (Haa- On a match day, some shops, since joining in January from Red Haaland then played a role in home to Freiburg. FOOTBALL’ dire financial situation as a result land 29, Guerreiro 45, 63, Hazard including fast-food stands, rake Bull Salzburg. the build-up to the third goal be- Defender Manuel Gulde gave In contrast to elsewhere, Hertha of the lockdown. 48) Schalke 04 0 in revenues equivalent to that of fore Julian Brandt set up Hazard visitors Freiburg a shock lead and players celebrated their goals by If they are able to complete the n RB Leipzig 1 (Poulsen 77) a normal week.” SOCIAL DISTANCING to fire home on 48 minutes. celebrated by elbow-bumping hugging each other, flouting the nine remaining rounds of match- Freiburg 1 (Gulde 34) — Long-standing Dortmund Haaland celebrated by dancing Guerreiro grabbed his second teammates, before Leipzig strik- league’s hygiene guidelines, but es by June 30, clubs could receive n Hoffenheim 0 Hertha Berlin supporter Marco Perz alone — making no contact with in style after a one-two with er Yussuf Poulsen grabbed a late Labbadia defended his team. around 300mn euros ($324mn) 3 (Akpoguma 58-og, Ibisevic 60, on why it was crucial the teammates, who clapped him on Haaland in the 63rd minute. equaliser. “The fact is that this is part of from television contracts. Cunha 74) German season restarted — to comply with the strict hy- Borussia Moenchengladbach Freiburg were then denied a football, he said. “We’ve been Clubs in England, Spain and n Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 Pader- giene guidelines which allowed climbed to third with a 3-1 win at stoppage-time winner when a tested so many times that we can Italy, where leagues are weeks born 0 “The day was a bit odd. I am an the league to return. Eintracht Frankfurt after scoring VAR check spotted an offside. allow it. away from returning, are watch- n Augsburg 1 (Brooks 54-og) emotional man, I like to take All matches are being played goals through Alassane Plea and Bruno Labbadia, who was “If you can’t celebrate any- ing to see how the weekend goes. VfL Wolfsburg 2 (Steffen 43, a player in my arms, which I behind closed doors, with no Marcus Thuram in the opening named as Jurgen Klinsmann’s re- more, the whole thing breaks The Bundesliga has been ex- Ginczek 90+1) obviously couldn’t do today.” more than 300 people permitted seven minutes. placement during the lockdown, down. I’m just glad that the team pecting millions of extra fans to n Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Silva 81) — Uwe Rosler, the coach of inside stadiums. Algeria defender Ramy Bense- made a winning start as Hertha had reason to cheer today.” watch coverage worldwide. Bor. M’gladbach 3 (Plea 1, Thuram Duesseldorf Normally, Dortmund’s Sig- baini converted a second-half Berlin coach with a 3-0 success A German Football League In Germany, there were con- 7, Bensebaini 73-pen) FOCUS Racing loses that sinking feeling with resumption on June 1 AFP However, it will do so without wear masks and owners not per- ment and Project Development Sheikh Fahad and his family’s London, United Kingdom racegoers, including its most no- mitted to attend. Holding Company (QIPCO). devotion to English racing — “it table attendee Queen Elizabeth II However, Redvers says all However, he admits for him is the creme de la creme” for him who although presently residing in those rules and sacrifices are and his fellow trainers due to the explains Redvers — has definitely orse racing’s planned adjacent Windsor Castle will miss worth it so long as the show is coronavirus it is a journey into helped for the very rainy days resumption on June 1 it for the first time since 1952. back on the road. the unknown. economically the sport is facing. in England is a godsend Racecourses have been taking “It is a long way from being a “What we have been able to Racing authorities announced Hfor the ‘Sport of Kings’ a heavy hit with the Racecourse complete disaster and one must do with the horses should not be on Thursday a drastic reduction as it is “only so long you can tread Association estimating they are be thankful for small mercies,” much reason for excuses,” he said. in prizemoney for Group races water before you sink”, Qatar losing over £8mn ($9.7mn) a he said. “Behind closed doors at “The horses have done more than although sponsorship money will Racing’s manager David Redvers month.