SPORT Wednesday 12 September 2018 PAGE | 25 PAGE | 26 Raikkonen leaves England’s Anderson Ferrari as young breaks McGrath’s Leclerc comes in record Haydos celebrates 100th match with goal as Qatar beat Palestine

ARMSTRONG VAS from where they left off against Captain Al Haydos was In the second half, both the THE PENINSULA China. playing his 100 match for the teams tried to score but without They hardly took time to country and his feat was duly any success. DOHA: Captain Hasan Al settle down and were able to get Both the teams made use of Haydos yesterday celebrated into the groove right away. Ali acknowledged at the start of the substitutions to give test his 100th match milestone got his name on the scorers’ list the match by Qatar Football new players and rest their with a plucky goal as Qatar when he out jumped the rival trusted and tired players crushed Palestine 3-0 in their Palestinian defender to head Association President Sheikh wherever possible. international friendly match home a cross from the right Hamad bin Khalifa bin Qatar, after taking a three- at the Khalifa International flank, which gave the rival Ahmed Al Thani. goal lead brought in Hashim Stadium. keeper no chance in the third Ali for Haydos with four Goals by Almoez Ali (3), minute. minutes to go for the first half Akram Afif (20) and one from Palestine did not recover chase, he beat the advancing whistle. Haydos (30) helped the hosts from the early jolt and were keeper with a rasping shot Karim Boudiaf, Sultan Al race away to an easy win. guilty of several miss passes and which broke through the Pal- Brake, Ahmad Moein, Ahmed The 2022 World Cup hosts, thus could not cobble together estine keeper’s defense. Al Aaeldin, Tarek Salman made who are preparing for the Asian any significant onslaughts on Ten minutes later, captain it to the playing XI while Qatar Cup to be held in January 2019 the Qatar defense. Al Haydos, who was playing his coach Sanchez rested Assim in the UAE, picked their second Qatar on the other hand, 100 match for the country and Madibo, Afif, Boualem Khoukhi, successive win within a span of impressed with their with short whose feat was duly acknowl- Ali and Bassam Husham. Qatari forward and four days. and swift passes which caught edged at the start of the match In the opposite camp, captain Hasan Al Haydos On Friday, coach Felix the Palestinian players on the by Qatar Football Association Sameh Maraaba replaced Shadi (right) vies for the ball Sanchez’s boys registered a 1-0 wrong foot. President Sheikh Hamad bin Sha’aban, Oday Dabbagh came against Palestine’s Shadi win over Marcello Lippi’s Al Anabi increased the lead Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, got in for Mahmoud Eid, Islam Shaban during their Chinese side in a match played in the 20th minute through Afif. his name on the scorers list. Batran took over from friendly football match at the same venue. The Al Sadd striker, after been Haydos’ right-footed Mahmoud Wadi while Abdul- played at the Khalifa Yesterday, the hosts meant put in the clear by Abdelaziz angular drive from the centre of hamid Abuhabib got time on the International Stadium in business right from the kick off Hatem, sprinted down the the box ended at the bottom right pitch with Pablo Tamburrini Doha yesterday. and seemed to have started middle with a defender in hot corner of the net, making it 3-0. taken off from the firing line. Al Rayyan, Al Gharafa eye full points in Round 5 of QSL

FAWAD HUSSAIN position with 9 points. Al Rayyan, one of the strong title Salal in place of ex-Moroccan inter- THE PENINSULA Another crunch match of the contenders are on 5th position with 8 national Talal El Karkouri, who had week will be played between star- points, will be desperate for victory also played for The Orange studded Al Gharafa and Umm Salal, when fourth-placed Al Arabi host ‘The Fortress. DOHA: Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa with both sides targeting maximum In the QSL Cup first round will be looking to earn full points to points. The match will be played on Lions’ on Friday. played during the international improve their standings in the QNB September 15 at Al Gharafa Stadium. break last week, Al Gharafa were Stars League (QSL) which will Al Gharafa are sixth in the Al Gharafa are sixth in the standings held 1-1 by Qatar SC, while Umm resume on Friday after a week’s standings with seven points and with seven points and Umm Salal are Salal defeated Al Arabi 1-0. They break. Umm Salal are close behind them close behind them on four points. had mixed luck in Week 4 of the Al Rayyan’s Al Rayyan, one of the strong title on four points. Al Gharafa started QNB Stars League. While Al Gharafa skipper contenders are on 5th position with off the 2018-19 season on a losing had it easy over Al Ahli (4-0), Umm Rodrigo Tabata 8 points, will be desperate for note after suffering a 1-3 defeat to Al Rayyan to a 1-1 draw, but lost to Salal lost big-time to Al Arabi (1-5). celebrates victory when fourth-placed Al Arabi Qatar SC. But they recovered to beat Al Sailiya (1-2) and Al Arabi (1-5). It may be recalled that Al after scoring a host ‘The Lions’ on Friday. Al Sailiya (2-1) and Al Ahli (4-0). In Both sides are under the Gharafa had pipped Umm Salal to goal against Al High-scoring Al Sadd (10 points) between, The Cheetahs held formi- tutelage of French coaches since the the fifth position last season in the Kharaitiyat in are leading the standings on basis dable Al Sadd to a 1-1 draw. start of this season. last round and, thus qualified for the this September of a better goal difference over Umm Salal have only one Christian Gourcuff replaced Qatar Cup. Al Sadd will meet Al Khor 1 file photo. defending champions Al Duhail (10 victory (4-1 over Al Ahli) to their Turk Bulent Uygun at Al Gharafa, while Al Duhail will take on Al points). Al Sailiya are on third credit. They succeeded in holding while Laurent Banide came to Umm Sailiya on September 16.

Memorable Test farewell for Alastair Cook as England wrap up home series 4-1 England’s Alastair Cook acknowledges the 'MASTERCHEF' OF ENGLISH crowd as he leaves the CRICKET ground following their COOK'S CAREER IN NUMBERS win against India in the fifth Test at the Kia Oval in 12,472 London, Britain yesterday. Most runs by an Englishman in Cook made 147 in his final Tests, fifth-most overall Test innings, which also meant he became just the fifth player in history, 161 after Australia’s Reggie Most Test appearances for England Duff, Bill Ponsford and Greg Chappell and India’s 159 Mohammad Azharuddin Most consecutive Test matches to score hundreds in both by any player. their first and last Tests. England won the final Test He (Cook) is my best by 118 runs. INSET: Team- 59 mate and he's been mate James Anderson Most Tests as captain for England brilliant - there for (second, right) celebrates me all the time: with Cook. James Anderson Full story on page 26 26 SPORT WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2018

Five new faces in Australia’s Anderson breaks McGrath’s squad for Pakistan Tests record as England win fifth Test AFP AFP back on for a second spell but SYDNEY: Australia ushered could not break through, with in a fresh era yesterday by LONDON: James Anderson England captain Joe Root’s occa- including five uncapped became the most successful fast sional off-spin also failing to players in its first Test squad bowler in Test history when he yield a wicket. since the scandal-plagued sealed England’s 118-run win Wicket-keeper Pant, who tour of South Africa early this over India at the Oval yesterday. hoisted Rashid for six to go into year, while recalling veteran With just one wicket to fall, the 90s, went to his maiden Test Peter Siddle. and Anderson needing one more hundred in just his third match With the disgraced Steve to break the record of 563 he had at this level when he repeated Smith, David Warner and shared with retired Australia the shot off the Yorkshireman, Cameron Bancroft all sus- great Glenn McGrath, the the ball soaring high over pended for their roles in the 36-year-old Lancashire long-on. The 20-year-old had ball-tampering row that paceman bowled Mohammed then faced a mere 117 balls, sparked one of the worst Shami to give England victory in including 14 fours and three crises cricket has faced in the fifth Test and a 4-1 series win. sixes. At tea, India were 298 for recent times, selectors had India, set a mammoth 464 to five, needing 166 more runs to slim pickings. win, collapsed to two for three win. But Rashid, a peripheral Also missing for the two- on Monday, with Anderson figure for much of the series, Test series against Pakistan striking twice. then took centre stage. in the United Arab Emirates But a sixth-wicket part- He turned one sharply out of next month are injured fast nership of 204 between KL the rough outside Rahul’s leg- bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Rahul (149) and Rishabh Pant stump to clip the top of the right- Pat Cummins, leaving Aus- (114) yesterday gave them hope hander’s off-stump. tralia with one of its weakest of an unlikely victory. And his next over saw Pant, Test squads in years. Leg-spinner Adil Rashid, going for another big hit, hole Among the five debutants England’s Alastair Cook (left), Man-of-Match winner and captain Joe Root celebrate with their trophies however, removed both century- out to Ali at long-off. are Queensland trio Michael after the fifth and final match of the Test series against India at the Kia Oval in London, Britain, yesterday. makers in a burst of two wickets Anderson was denied the Neser, Brendan Doggett and for three runs in two overs after wicket he craved when diving Marnus Labuschagne, South tea to leave India struggling at wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow Australia’s Travis Head and 328 for seven. the West Indies’ 418 for seven out and Ajinkya Rahane behind for a duck. But Rahul dropped a low left-handed Victoria’s Aaron Finch. The scale of India’s task against Australia at St John’s, unbeaten on 10. All eyes were slapped Stokes over extra-cover chance to reprieve Ravindra “There has been signif- could be seen from the fact that Antigua in 2002/03. on Anderson as he bowled yes- for six to go into the 90s in Jadeja. But Sam Curran struck icant change to our Test no side have made more in the India resumed yesterday on terday’s first over, with the extraordinary fashion before his twice with the new ball when the squad, due to the unavaila- fourth innings to win a Test than 58 for three. Rahul was 46 not overcast conditions seemingly top-edged pull for four off the left-arm paceman had both bility of a number of key in his favour. all-rounder took him to 97. Ishant Sharma and Jadeja caught players,” said selector Trevor SCOREBOARD Rahul though clipped his The 26-year-old Rahul then behind to leave India on the Hohns. The first Test is in England (I Innings)...... 332 M Shami b Anderson ...... 0 sixth delivery of the day legside pulled the paceman through brink of defeat at 345 for nine. Dubai from October 7 with India (I Innings) ...... 292 J Bumrah (not out) ...... 0 for four to complete a fifty -- the mid-off, another remarkable Anderson then gave England the second in Abu Dhabi from England (II Innings) ...... 423-8 dec. Extras (B10, LB16) ...... 26 first by an India opening boundary, to complete his fifth the finish they wanted, bowling October 16. India (II Innings) Total (all out) ...... 345 batsman this series. But a stand hundred in 29 Tests off 118 balls Shami middle stump. Australia: Tim Paine KL Rahul b Rashid ...... 149 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-1, 3-2, 4-120, 5-121, 6-325, of 118 ended when Rahane (37) including 16 fours and a six. England started yesterday in (capt), Ashton Agar, Brendan S Dhawan lbw b Anderson ...... 1 7-328, 8-336, 9-345, 10-345 miscued a sweep off Moeen Ali At lunch he was 108 not out a commanding position after Doggett, Aaron Finch, Travis C Pujara lbw b Anderson ...... 0 Bowling: Anderson 22.3-11-45-3; Broad 12-1-43-1; to Keaton Jennings at in a total of 167 for five. Alastair Cook, their all-time Head, Jon Holland, Usman V Kohli c Bairstow b Broad ...... 0 Ali 17-2-68-1; Curran 9-2-23-2; Stokes 13-1-60-1; midwicket. Left-hander Pant, who had leading run-scorer, had marked Khawaja, Marnus Rashid 15-2-63-2; Root 6-1-17-0 A Rahane c Jennings b Ali ...... 37 India’s 120 for four was soon hit off-spinner Ali for a one- his last Test before international Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, H Vihari c Bairstow b Stokes ...... 0 Result: England won by 118 runs R Pant c Ali b Rashid ...... 114 Man-of-the-match: Alastair Cook (ENG) transformed into 121 for five handed six before lunch, gave retirement with 147 in a total of Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, R Jadeja c Bairstow b Curran ...... 13 England man-of-the-series: Sam Curran when Ben Stokes had Test deb- Rahul superb support on an 423 for eight declared on Michael Neser, Matthew I Sharma c Bairstow b Curran ...... 5 India man-of-the-series: Virat Kohli utant Hanuma Vihari, who made increasingly flat pitch as runs Monday that also included Root’s Renshaw, Peter Siddle, 56 in India’s first innings, caught flowed freely. Anderson came 125. Mitchell Starc Bradley holds off Rose in play-off to win at Aronimink AP this much improvement,” Championship for his first PGA Donald as the only Englishmen Bradley said. Tour victory in six years. to reach the top spot. He is the NEWTOWN SQUARE: Keegan He was like a scientist in the Bradley’s fourth career win No. 2 seed behind Bryson Bradley had bottomed out, lab, changing his swing, his meant a bit more than the others DeChambeau among the top 30 crashing from the high of putting stroke, his fundamentals - yes, even the major he won in who advance to the Tour Cham- winning the PGA Championship - investing in the work needed 2011 - because he held more pionship starting September 20 to tumbling out of the 100 in the to get to where he was Monday than a trophy and a $1.62m at East Lake in Atlanta, giving Tony Finau of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee world. on soggy Aronimink: going check. him a clear shot at the $10 during the second round of the BMW Championship at Aronimink His chances to represent US head-to-head in a sudden-death He also got to give his young million prize. teams in international play had playoff against the new No. 1 son Logan a victory toss in the “I’m delighted to be world Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania on Sunday. dried up, his preferred putting player in the world, Justin Rose. air on the 18th green for the first No. 1,” Rose said. method was banned, and the For a player who had to time. Bradley, who shot a final “Boyhood dreams, you know confidence that once put him reinvent his game, the clutch round 6-under 64 to finish at what I mean?” Bradley also had Finau named in USA on the cusp of greatness was moment didn’t seem so scary. 20-under 260, thrust his arms a number in mind - 30. He shot. Bradley topped Rose with a toward the gray sky and drizzle started the week at No. 52 and “It’s scary when I look back, par on the first playoff hole to in celebration and waved his needed to crack the top 30 to be Ryder Cup team because I didn’t know I needed win the rain-plagued BMW family toward him. eligible for East Lake. “I’ve won before, and I win “A lot has happened to me AFP and I finish, and I go home, just over these six years,” Bradley at Le Golf National earlier this Keegan Bradley holds me,” Bradley said. said. year. “I liked what I saw,” Furyk the championship “Now, I get to go back and “I kind of fell off the radar PHILADELPHIA: Tony Finau, said of Finau’s play on the trophy and the we get to have fun and enjoy it there for a little while. It’s tough a long-driving American golfer French host layout. Wadley Cup after together. It’s just a completely to go from being on Ryder Cup of Tongan and Samoan “He had a lot of support winning the BMW different experience.” teams, being on Presidents Cup heritage, was named to the final from our vice captains. Ulti- Championship at Rose left Aronimink with a teams to being outside the top vacant spot on the US Ryder mately, I thought he was our Aronimink Golf Club new reality as well. Though he 100 in the world.” Cup team on Monday by US best pick.” in Newtown Square, was runner-up at the FedEx Cup Bradley, who birdied the captain Jim Furyk. The Americans, who Pennsylvania on playoff event, he didn’t come up 16th and 17th holes to make his The 28-year-old from Utah haven’t won in Europe since Monday. short in the world ranking. Rose move, finished with his fourth completes the 12-man 1993, figure to add power and moved No. 1 in the world ahead career victory and first since the American line-up that will endurance with Finau, who of Dustin Johnson and became 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invita- defend the trophy against filmed a message of reaction the 22nd player to reach the top tional. He gets a trip to Maui to Europe in the biennial team golf from a plane as he left Monday’s spot since the ranking began in start next year for the winners- showdown on September final round of the PGA BMW 1986. only Sentry Tournament of 28-30 at Le Golf National in Championship for a charity Rose could have won in reg- Champions. France. event in Utah. ulation, but his 16-foot par putt “I was watching the leader- Finau, who won his only US “I’m so excited to be on the on the final hole lipped out to board pretty closely. I don’t nor- PGA title at the 2016 Puerto Ryder Cup team,” Finau said. force the playoff. mally,” he said. Rico Open, had three top-10 “I can’t wait to get to Paris.” He fell short again in the “It made me feel calm, which major finishes this season -- Finau played alongside Furyk playoff, missing a 5-foot par putt is rare. That was good.” sharing 10th at the Masters, for the first two rounds at last that would have kept him alive. Bradley had to wait nearly taking fifth at the US Open and month’s PGA Championship. The 38-year-old Rose had two days before chasing down sharing ninth at the British The third man in that group was grown to love suburban Phila- Rose. Rain soaked the course on Open. Xander Schauffele, who was delphia golf courses with wins Sunday, canceling play and “We were looking for guys seen as Finau’s most likely rival at the 2010 AT&T National at forcing the Monday finish. It who had a great body of work for Furyk’s final pick. Aronimink and the 2013 US rained only lightly on Monday all year. He had 11 top 10s. Schauffele made a run at Open at Merion. and players had few complaints Played good in big moments. the BMW title but came up He didn’t get a trophy on this about the condition of the He had three top 10s in majors,” short, settling for a share of trip. But a No. 1 ranking will do course, even if the walking paths Furyk said. third after a 63-64 (13-under- for Rose, who and joins Nick became a muddy, soggy mess for Finau boosted his chances par) start. Finau shared eighth Faldo, Lee Westwood and Luke the gallery. by joining a group that played after a closing 65. WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2018 SPORT 27

‘Green light’ given Silva lifts Portugal past for third UEFA club competition Italy in Nations League AFP LAUSANNE: European Club Association AFP Silva coming close to a (ECA) chairman Andrea Agnelli has said second only for Don- that UEFA is clearing the way for the return LISBON: Andre Silva scored narumma to clear. of a third club competition, two decades the only goal as European Italy struggled to create after the disappearance of the Cup champions Portugal -- chances, apart from a Zaza Winners’ Cup. without superstar Cristiano header that went wide 12 Agnelli, who is also on UEFA’s club Ronaldo -- got their Nations minutes from time, as Por- competitions committee as well as being League campaign off the tugal claimed their ninth chairman of Juventus, said at the ECA’s mark with a 1-0 win over straight home win. General Assembly in Split, Croatia, yes- Italy in Lisbon on Monday. The four-time world terday, that “the ‘green light’ has been Ronaldo, 33, had been left champions now risk being given to introduce a third competition...as out of the squad at his own relegated from their Nations of the 2021/22 season”. request to focus on his new League group after also The move would have to be validated Italian club Juventus. failing to qualify for the at a future meeting of UEFA’s Executive But the Euro 2016 World Cup. Committee, with the ECA later saying they winners showed no sign of But Mancini defended his expected a decision to be reached “before missing their star striker, experimental side. the end of the year”. dominating the Italians to “We don’t like losing, but In a statement, European football’s secure their first three points it’s also true that we have to governing body confirmed only that it is in a Group 3 that also take risks and get experience “constantly reviewing the format of its includes Poland. in these games, otherwise it’s competitions and is looking at a variety of Italy coach Roberto hard to move forward options in this respect”. Mancini suffered his first quickly,” said the former “UEFA is discussing various ideas competitive setback after Manchester City and Inter within its club competitions committee Portuguese forward Andre Silva (right) scores a goal during the UEFA Nations League match being held by Poland 1-1 in Milan coach. before any decision on potential changes against Italy at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon on Monday. their opener on Friday in “We must help the youth would be made,” it added. Bologna, with the Azzurri on grow, as we don’t have Agnelli indicated the move would one point after two games. Andre Silva scored to keep their goal clear in the In the same 4-3-3 lineup, alternatives. mean a total of 96 teams being involved “We made too many mis- the only goal as first half, largely thanks to Lazio striker Immobile came “We would like to finish across the three competitions. takes, but the lads gave eve- European champions Donnarumma, as Portugal in for Mario Balotelli, who first in the group, you never With 48 sides currently involved in rything,” said Mancini. dictated play in the Estadio was heavily-criticised for his know in football. We will see the Europa League group stage, that would Portugal got their “We need to find a Da Luz. performance against Poland what happens, our starting likely mean that competition being solution to scoring goals Nations League Bernardo Silva’s effort before coming off with a goal is to qualify for the reduced to 32 teams, with the same because you don’t win games campaign off the was cleared off the line by muscle problem. Europeans.” number competing in the Champions without scoring. That’s our mark with a 1-0 win. Alessio Romagnoli with a SPAL’s Manuel Lazzari In the three-team group League group stage and the new main problem right now.” Bruma shot deflected onto made his international debut Portugal play in Poland on competition. Silva scored three Ronaldo, 33, had the bar. on the right of defense. October 11, with Italy again “Following demands by ECA Members minutes into the second half been left out of the Italy fought back with Federico Chiesa and facing the Poles on October to increase the overall number of clubs with AC Milan’s on-loan squad at his own Ciro Immobile and Simone Andre Silva both missed 15. participating in UEFA’s club competitions, Sevilla striker collecting a request to focus on Zaza threatening just before chances early, while a Zaza And Portugal coach the preferred option is to develop a third- Bruma cross to beat his his new Italian club the break. back-heel flick for Immobile Fernando Santos ruled out tier competition of 32 teams,” said a former Milan teammate Juventus. Mancini had rang the was cleared in the box. talk of them now being the statement published by the ECA Gianluigi Donnarumma in changes with an experi- William Carvalho fired favourites. yesterday. the Italy goal. mental side with seven new just wide from distance and “Do we have a foot in the “A determining factor in reaching this “I have some friends in “Overall we were the players starting -- midfielder Jorginho’s volley was cleared. final? We need both feet in position was the need to enhance the the Italian national team, but better team on the night and Jorginho and Donnarumma Portugal grabbed the there, because standing on overall value of the competitions,” it there are no friends on the deserved the win.” the only pair to be retained winner soon after the restart one foot you risk falling added. pitch,” said Silva. Italy had been fortunate from the draw with Poland. through Silva with Bernardo over.” Hampden Park to continue as home of Scottish football AP association buy the 51,866-capacity at improving infrastructure, access Argentine legend Diego stadium from its current owner, and transport links in an effort to Maradona gestures GLASGOW, SCOTLAND: Hampden Queen’s Park, for 5mi pounds “create a national stadium that will during his first training Park in Glasgow will remain the home ($6.5m). inspire the next generation of session as coach of of Scottish football. “Hampden Park has been the football fans.” Mexican football club The Scottish football association spiritual home of Scottish football Hampden, which will host four Dorados in Culiacan, was considering whether Murray- for over 100 years, it has been matches at the European Champi- Sinaloa State, Mexico, field in Edinburgh, where Scotland’s central to our sport’s identity in this onship in 2020, has staged three on Monday. international rugby games are country,” said Ian Maxwell, the chief finals in the European Cup (1960 played, should become the new executive of the Scottish Football and 1976) and Champions League venue for the country’s major club Association. (2002). Real Madrid’s 7-3 win over and national soccer team matches “But today’s decision is about Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960, earning beyond 2020. the future, not the past.” the Spanish club a fifth straight Legend Maradona Instead, it is staying put at By taking ownership of European Cup title, is one of club seeks rebirth in Hampden in a deal that will see the Hampden, the federation will look soccer’s most iconic games. Mexico’s Dorados

AFP a pillow was. That’s why I accepted the offer from Dorados,” he said. CULIACAN, MEXICO: Argentine Mexico was the scene of Mara- legend Diego Maradona described dona’s greatest triumph as a player: his decision to coach second- leading Argentina to the 1986 division Mexican club Dorados as World Cup title. a rebirth after years battling addic- But he surprised the football tions, as he officially became the world with his decision to coach a team’s new manager on Monday. second-division team who are cur- The general view inside Hampden Park in Glasgow. Maradona has raised eyebrows rently in 13th place in their 15-team with the decision to accept a job in league. the heart of Mexican drug cartel Jokes soon broke out online country -- the rough-and-tumble about his choice of destination: state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa is perhaps best known as But in his first press conference home to the drug cartel of the same Kosovo claim first-ever competitive win for Dorados, he described the job name. And Dorados are owned by AGENCIES as a healthy new beginning after a a politically powerful family, the itself. Dutch-based Zeneli Serbia. They drew one and cancelled its previous long “sickness,” alluding to his very Hank clan, that has been accused curled a superb shot into the lost nine of their matches in friendly against Chile public struggles with drug of links to drug trafficking. PRISTINA: Kosovo clinched bottom corner in the 50th the 2018 World Cup quali- because of an earthquake in addiction, alcoholism and obesity. “People can say a lot of things, their first-ever win in a minute and Nuhiu, who plays fiers and were held 0-0 by Hokkaido. “I want to give Dorados what but... I was heading downhill, I was competitive international by for English second tier side Azerbaijan in their opening Sho Sasaki was credited I lost when I was sick,” he told the eating myself up, it was a step beating the Faroe Islands 2-0 Sheffield, doubled their Nations League match on with the opening goal in the 200 journalists who packed the hotel backward, and football is a step in the Nations League on advantage with a deflected Friday. 16th minute in Osaka conference room in Culiacan, the forward. All that changed thanks Monday. effort to spark jubilant Meanwhile, playing although his header was state capital, where he was officially to my daughters,” Maradona said. Two goals in a six- scenes at a packed Fadil under coach Hajime directed into the net by the presented as Dorados’s new coach. Maradona grinned as he minute spell after halftime Vokrr stadium. Moriyasu for the first time, head of Costa Rica defender “I was sick for 14 years. Now I accepted a Dorados jersey with his by Arber Zeneli and Atdhe Kosovo were admitted as Japan got back on the field Bryan Oviedo. want to see the sun, I want to go to old number 10 on it, and joked with Nuhiu earned Kosovo the members of UEFA and sub- on Tuesday and beat Costa Also, South Korea held bed at night. I never even used to journalists that he was ready to points in the League D Group sequently FIFA in 2016 fol- Rica 3-0 in a friendly. Chile to a 0-0 draw in go to bed. I didn’t even know what “sing any song you want me to.” 3 match, which was also the lowing a long campaign The Japanese team, Suwon. Both Japan and first time they had staged a during which they faced which reached the second South Korea are preparing competitive game in Kosovo fierce opposition from round at the World Cup, for the Asian Cup in January. WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2018 SPORT 25

FOOTBALL TENNIS Dreams do come true. I’ll be Charles Leclerc driving for @scuderiaferrari INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES WTA TOUR After Ferrari announced that Colombia vs Argentina Tournoi de Québec in Quebec for the 2019 Formula 1 World he will replace veteran Kimi Brazil vs El Salvador City, Canada Championship. Raikkonen next season ACTION USA vs Mexico Japan Women’s Open in Hiroshima TODAY’S Raikkonen leaves Ferrari as Leclerc comes in REUTERS It will also please Formula ever lap, there are those who One’s owners, already facing the question whether Vettel is being LONDON: Kimi Raikkonen will not retirement of double world pushed hard enough. be going out of Formula One at the champion Fernando Alonso, by Some even wonder just how top, or even with a top team. keeping one of the best known and quick the German really is. ‘Dreams do The announcement yesterday most popular drivers on the starting Ferrari will hope that the that the 2007 world champion is grid. 20-year-old Leclerc, unless told to leaving Ferrari, the sport’s oldest, But the days when Raikkonen adopt a subservient role, can apply most glamorous and successful could hope for poles and wins, a bit more pressure and help answer come true’ for team, at the end of the season was already scarce even at Ferrari those questions. only to be expected. where Sebastian Vettel is the main The gamble is that the young- Less so was the subsequent contender and team orders have ster’s relative inexperience could young Leclerc revelation that the 38-year-old been applied, are surely over now. impact, in the short-term at least, ‘Iceman’ had agreed a two-year Sauber were last in 2017 and their constructors’ championship deal to continue with Ferrari- are ninth of 10 teams now, even if hopes as he finds his Charles powered Sauber in a swap with the signs are more encouraging way under consid- Leclerc that team’s Monegasque rookie than they were, and there is a like- erable scrutiny. Charles Leclerc. lihood that Raikkonen will now be Fast- AFPAAFP That will close a circle at least, simply making up the numbers. tracked CHARLES LECLERC the Swiss team being the ones who The Finn will still relish racing from Sauber gave Raikkonen his debut in 2001 with less media attention and more after just one MILAN:MMILAN Young Monaco driver Charles despite the powers-that-be fearing freedom, while for Ferrari there are season, Leclerc LeclercLLecler will replace Finnish veteran Kimi Born October 16, 1997, Monte-Carlo. he was too inexperienced, and also clear benefits. is a hot prospect RaikkonenRRaikko at Ferrari next season with the keep the Finn racing on into his For the first time in four years, but his arrival formerfformer world champion returning to Sauber Became the youngest French cadet karting 40s. they now have a new benchmark breaks with Fer- wherewwhere he started his career, both Formula for four times champion Vettel and rari’s recent pref- OOnOnee tteamse announced yesterday. champion in 2009 and won a series of other a (very) young driver who repre- erence for age and TheTh 20-year-old Leclerc -- a Ferrari karting titles. In 2014 he was the best rookie in the sents the future rather than the past. experience. DriverDDriver Academy graduate -- is a rising star Formula Renault series and in 2015 best rookie in Vettel has out-performed Raik- The last time ofo the sport winning GP3 in 2016 and Formula Three. konen consistently since the pairing Ferrari started a FormulaFFormu 2 in 2017, before making his debut started in 2015 with the German’s season without a race ini F1 tthish season with the Sauber team. move from Red Bull and the Finn winner in both cars “Scuderia“Sc Ferrari announces that, at the Winner of the 2016 GP3 series, when he also is already 62 points adrift this was in 2006 with endeend ooff the 2018 season, Kimi Raikkonen will joined the Ferrari academy with the added role of season with seven races remaining. Brazilian Felipe stepsstep downdo from his current role,” the team If Raikkonen has been more Massa drafted in saidssaid inin a statement. “.. in the next Formula development driver for Ferrari and Haas. competitive this year, taking nine alongside seven OneOOne raracing season, Charles Leclerc will drive podium finishes and pole at Fer- times champion forffor tthehe Team alongside Sebastian Vettel,” it Won the Formula Two title in 2017, with three rari’s home Italian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher added.aadded. with Formula One’s after three years at “Dreams“Dr do come true,” Leclerc posted races remaining, and made his F1 race debut with fastest Sauber and one as ono TTwitter.w “I’ll be driving for @scuderi- the Sauber team in March 2018. reserve. Leclerc is aafaferrarierra for the 2019 Formula 1 World part of a wave of Championship.”CChamp Scored his first Formula One points with sixth hungry young drivers, LeclercLec has had a promising start to his including 20-year-old Max rookierrookie season, finishing sixth at the place in Azerbaijan in April. Verstappen at Red Bull and AzerbaijanAAzerba Grand Prix, with 16 points from 18-year-old British rookie Lando 141 racraces.e Jules Bianchi, the French Formula One driver Norris at McLaren, coming through HeHe has been nurtured by the Scuderia and making their mark. FerrariFFerrari for several years and is managed by and Ferrari protege who died in 2015 of head injuries Raikkonen’s switch to Sauber is NicolasNNicola Todt, son of former Ferrari team sustained in a 2014 Japanese Grand Prix crash, was not such good news for other principalpprincip and current FIA president Jean a family friend. Leclerc started karting at the track youngsters, however, with a seat Todt.TTodt. owned by Bianchi's father Philippe. now seemingly blocked for the next “I willw be eternally grateful to @scude- two years. For the likes of Mercedes- riaferrarirriaferr for the opportunity given. To @ backed 21-year-old Esteban Ocon, nicolastodtnnicolas for supporting me since 2011. To Leclerc's father Herve died in June last year. likely to lose his seat at Force India, mym ffamily,”am Leclerc added. Four days later, Leclerc won a Formula Two race in or McLaren outcast Stoffel Van- LeclercLec also paid tribute to former doorne, the search goes on. FrenchFFrench driver Jules Bianchi, who died aged Azerbaijan. “I’ve got mixed feelings. I’m 252 in 22015 from injuries he sustained at the pleased Kimi is staying on but JapaneseJJapane Grand Prix. Yesterday, he was confirmed as a Ferrari driver mostly I wish that Kimi had stepped “To“To Jules, thank you for all the things for 2019, the first Monegasque to race for the aside at the top when he was youyyou llearntea me, we will never forget you,” he revered, letting a young guy take his addedaadded of Bianchi whom he knew from his Italian team. Kimi Raikkonen seat on the grid,” said former racer kartingkkarting days in south-east France. and commentator Martin Brundle. Navratilova criticises Serena’s Nadal’s absence ‘changes behaviour at US Open final everything’, says Noah AFP AFP violation call and complained to Ramos she hadn’t taken any signals. LILLE, FRANCE: France NEW YORK: Martina Navratilova Williams later smashed her Davis Cup captain (pictured), an 18-time Grand Slam racquet, resulting in a code violation Yannick Noah says singles champion, says Serena and a point deduction, which she world number one Williams was wrong in her outburst argued over with Ramos. Rafael Nadal’s absence at the US Open women’s finals even “Ramos, effectively, had no from Spain’s team in this though she agreed there is a double choice but to dock her a point,” weekend’s semi-final France Davis Cup standard. Navratilova said. “changes everything”. captain Yannick Noah Writing in an opinion article for “It was here that Ms. Williams The 17-time Grand the New York Times, the 61-year- really started to lose the plot. She Slam champion has old Czech-born American said a and Mr. Ramos were, in effect, helped Spain capture the higher standard needed to be talking past each other. She was annual trophy four observed when Williams called standard for women when it comes insisting that she doesn’t cheat -- times, in 2004, 2008, chair umpire Carlos Ramos a “thief” to how bad behaviour is punished completely believable, but besides 2009 and 2011, but was and was penalised a key game in -- and not just in tennis,” Navra- the point -- while he was making ruled out of facing Seventeen-time Grand Slam the second set. tilova said. a call over which he, at that point, Noah’s titleholders in champion Rafael Nadal of Spain “We cannot measure ourselves “But in her protests... she also had little discretion.” Lille with a knee injury. by what we think we should also got part of it wrong. I don’t believe Matters escalated and Williams The long-standing be able to get away with,” Navra- it’s a good idea to apply a standard called Ramos a “thief,” incurring the problem flared up again at the US Open when With world number 55 Albert Ramos- tilova wrote. “In fact, this is the sort of, “If men can get away with it, crucial game penalty. Nadal had to retire trailing two sets to love in Vinolas stepping in to replace the Spanish star of behaviour that no one should be women should be able to, too. “It’s difficult to know, and his semi-final against Juan Del Potro last week. Noah accepts that “of course we’ve got more engaging in on the court.” “Rather, I think the question we debatable, whether Ms. Williams “As a tennis fan I’m disappointed that he chance”. Williams, who was thwarted in have to ask ourselves is this: What could have gotten away with calling won’t be there,” Noah told a press conference But he cautioned: “On paper the Spanish her bid for a record-tying 24th Slam is the right way to behave to honour the umpire a thief if she were a male at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Tuesday. team are still better than ours.” singles crown in losing to Japan’s our sport and to respect our player,” Navratilova wrote. “As a captain, it changes everything for the Joining Ramos for Spain are Pablo Carreno Naomi Osaka, said she was pun- opponents?” “But to focus on that, I think, is match. The set-up is totally different, espe- Busta (21st in the world), Roberto Bautista Agut ished for saying something where Williams was issued a warning missing the point. If, in fact, the guys cially in terms of preparation. (26), Feliciano Lopez (74) and Marcel Granollers men have said far worse without for coaching, something her coach are treated with a different meas- “When Nadal plays, it’s almost (a certain) (101). incurring such a penalty. sitting in the stands, Patrick Mour- uring stick for the same transgres- two points for Spain. Representing France are Lucas Pouille (19), “Serena Williams has part of it atoglou, admitted to doing. sions, this needs to be thoroughly “Now, that changes and we have to adapt Richard Gasquet (24), Benoit Paire (54), Nicolas right. There is a huge double Williams was unhappy at the examined and must be fixed.” to it.” Mahut (150) and Julien Benneteau (57).