SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018 15 Griezmann fires Atletico level with Barcelona Clinical Windies clinch series AFP | Madrid tletico Madrid moved Lewis 89, Paul five-for help West Indies clinch T20 series against Bangladesh Alevel on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona after Antoine Griezmann’s pen- West Indies West Indies alty was enough to see off • E. Lewis b Mahmudullah 89 Espanyol 1-0. won by 50 runs S. Hope b Shakib 23 Griezmann smashed K. Paul c Ariful b Mustafizur 2 home from the spot 10 min- AFP | Dhaka R. Powell c Liton b Mahmudullah 19 utes after the break to give S. Hetmyer lbw b Mahmudullah 0 Diego Simeone’s side three eemo Paul grabbed a re- N. Pooran c Hider b Mustafizur 29 points from a hard-fought cord 5-15 and Evin Lewis C. Brathwaite c Mehidy b Mustafizur 8 match with mid-table Es- Ksmashed 89 off 36 balls S. Rutherford c Mushfiqur b Shakib 2 panyol that extends Atleti- as the West Indies beat Bang- F. Allen st Mushfiqur b Rahim 8 co’s unbeaten league run to ladesh by 50 runs in the third S. Cottrell not out 2 14 matches. and final Twenty20 in Dhaka O. Thomas run out 0 “It was important to win yesterday to win the series 2-1. Extra (b1, w7) 8 regardless of how we did it,” Lewis guided West Indies Total (all out, 19.2 overs) 190 said Atletico’s Diego Godin. to 190 in 19.2 overs despite a Bangladesh “We go into the (two- late fightback by Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal run out 8 week) winter break happy led by Mahmudullah Riyad, Liton Das c Brathwaite b Paul 43 with the three points.” Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Soumya Sarkar c Cottrell b Allen 9 They stay second but Al Hasan, who claimed three Shakib Al Hasan c Cottrell b Allen 0 move alongside Barca on wickets each. Mushfiqur Rahim c Allen b Paul 1 34 points. Paul then posted the best-ever Mahmudullah c Brathwaite b Paul 11 The 27-year-old Griez- T20 figures for a West Indies Mehidy Hasan c Allen b Cottrell 19 mann, who missed out on a bowler to help the visitors bowl Ariful Haque c Rutherford b Paul 0 Ballon d’Or despite winning out Bangladesh for 140 runs. Saifuddin c Hope b Paul 5 the Europa League with At- Opener Liton Das, Bangla- West Indies cricketer Fabian Allen (2R) lifts teammate Keemo Paul (C) after the dismissal of the Bangladeshi cricketer Abu Hider not out 22 letico last season and the desh’s highest scorer with 43 Ariful Haque Mustafizur Rahman b Brathwaite 8 World Cup with France in off 25, gave the hosts a strong hane Thomas had bowled a le- but Bangladesh collapsed and the ball was terrific. I think it Extras (b1, lb2, w6, nb5) 14 the summer, is on a fine run start but they lost their way after gitimate delivery, leaving Carlos were soon all out in 17 overs. was... (a) 180-run wicket. With Total (all out, 17 overs) 140 of form after having saved an umpiring gaffe appeared to Brathwaite furious. “I am very happy. We wanted the bat we were not sure how his side with a late winner have broken their concentration. The West Indies skipper im- to be aggressive and we want- to go about our business,” he was dismissed by Mahmudullah. at Real Valladolid last week. In the fourth over of the in- mediately asked for a review, ed to be positive. In all three said. Sent in to bat by Bangladesh, His winner yesterday was nings, Bangladeshi umpire Tan- which halted the game for near- matches, we have batted really Earlier, Lewis set the West In- openers Lewis and Shai Hope his fourth in three games vir Ahmed called a no-ball when ly 10 minutes. well,” Brathwaite said. dies up for victory with a blister- put on 76 runs in just five overs after bagging a brace last Liton spooned a catch to Shim- Match officials eventually Bangladesh skipper Shakib ing innings, which included six for the visitors before left-arm week and scoring in At - ron Hetmyer at mid-off. upheld the decision of umpire lamented their poor batting. fours and eight sixes -- four of spinner Shakib and pace bowler letico’s 3-0 hammering of But TV replays showed Os- Ahmed after long discussion, “The way we came back with the sixes in one over -- until he Mustafizur struck. Alaves a fortnight ago. Late Bruma strike gets Leipzig Chimaev edge Wheeler at Brave 20 back in Bundesliga contention TDT | Manama Morocco, India, Jordan, Italy, AFP | Berlin time at Leipzig’s Red Bull Are- Brazil, England, Indonesia and na. weden’s Khamzat Chimaev Afghanistan. B Leipzig substitute Bruma However, the hosts made Sestablished his dominance The event marked a major Rhelped fire his team back hard work winning the three by stopping USA’s Sidney milestone as the Bahrain based into the Bundesliga title race points, throwing away a two- Wheeler by technical knockout global Mixed Martial Arts or- yesterday with a dramatic late goal lead after Lukas Kloster- within 35 seconds of the open- ganization entered into a major winner to clinch a 3-2 home mann and Timo Werner put ing round in the main event of business partnership with MTV victory over Werder Bremen. them 2-0 up at the break. Brave 20. in India. Brave 20 featured the After losing 1-0 at Bay - Klostermann thundered his The twentieth edition of the largest line up of profession- ern Munich on Wednesday, goal in off the underside of event hosted by Brave Combat al Mixed Martial Artists from fourth-placed Leipzig are now the crossbar before Werner Federation held at the Gachi- India. just two points behind Borus- showed lightning reactions to bowli Indoor Stadium in Hy- In the co-main event, John sia Moenchengladbach, who poach their second a minute derabad, India showcased ten Brewin from New Zealand, sit second, after snatching the before half-time after a dis- professional fights featuring showcased true display of heart winner three minutes from astrous back pass by Bremen athletes from 11 nations includ- in a fight that went the distance captain Max Kruse. ing USA, Sweden, New Zealand, where the New Zealander con- However, Kruse made up Khamzat Chimaev (left) with Reza Madadi for his earlier error with his Official results - Main card ceded his first loss to Anas Sir- Maria Ribeiro shocked the fourth goal of the season by aj Mounir from Morocco. The fans after picking a surprise blasting home on 67 minutes. Khamzat Chimaev defeats Sidney Wheeler by TKO - Round 1 (0:35) Anas Siraj Mounir defeats John Brewin by unanimous decision event ended in a disappointing win at Brave Combat Federa- The American teenage in- Jalal Al Daaja defeats Kantharaj Shankar by Knockout - Round 2 (2:03) note for Mixed Martial Artists tion against IMMAF Medalist, ternational Josh Sargent then Maria Ribeiro defeats Micol Di Segni by TKO - Round 1 (1:09) from India as none were suc- Micol Di Segni in a women’s finished off a counter attack to Ali Qaisi defeats Nelson Paes by Submission (Armbar) - Round 1 (4:06) cessful against International strawweight bout. equalise 13 minutes from time athletes. Angad Bisht and Satya Behu- in a tense finale. Prelims Kantharaj Shankar from In- ria picked wins for India in the Leipzig were not finished dia was knocked out by Jalal Al prelims. Rob Beech defeated however and three minutes Rob Beech defeats Mandeep Singh by Verbal Submission - Round 1 (1:44) Daaja from Jordan in the second Mandeep Singh by verbal sub- from time, Bruma coolly fired Angad Bisht defeats Kushal Vyas by TKO - Round 1 (3:18) round while Nelson Paes from mission while Farhad Hazratza- winning goal between the legs Farhad Hazratzada defeats Nidhin Koshy by TKO - Round 2 (0:58) India submitted to an armbar da and Oloan Silalahi picked of Bremen’s goalkeeper before Oloan Silalahi defeats Satendar Bankura by TKO - Round 1 (3:57) to Ali Qaisi from Jordan in the wins by TKO against their op- the 24-year-old was booked for Satya Behuria defeats Sarabjit Singh by Submission (Triangle Choke) - Round 3 (1:45) very first round. ponents. Leipzig´s forward Timo Werner scores his shirtless celebration. Napoli keep pressure on Juventus, AC Milan out of top four AFP | Milan three points by denying SPAL’s “We have to think about our- with a 3-1 win over Cagliari in Alberto Paloschi and Mohamed selves because this team can Rome. efender Raul Albiol scored Fares late on. do more, we have room for Fiorentina meanwhile move Dthe only goal as Napoli kept Carlo Ancelotti’s side to improvement and I say it after up to seventh, just three points the pressure on Juventus with within five points of champions today’s match, which was not off the top four places after a 1-0 win over SPAL in Serie A Juventus, who looked to main- amazing.” achieving back-to-back wins yesterday, but AC Milan dropped tain their unbeaten run against In Milan, Federico Chiesa’s for just the second time this out of the top four after losing ninth-placed Roma in Turin lat- second-half scorcher pushed season. by the same scoreline at home er yesterday. AC Milan out of the Champions “There’s no use looking at to Fiorentina. Inter Milan are third, nine League places at the expense who’s to blame.