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T20 World Cup falls victim to COVID-19 as ICC postpones event

REUTERS – DUBAI Australia (CA) acknowledged best possible opportunity of delivering between India and Australia, who will Premier League competition the logistical challenges involved in two safe and successful T20 World host which edition. in the now-vacant October-November This year’s Twenty20 World Cup staging a 16-team tournament amid Cups for fans around the world,” ICC The powerful Indian cricket board slot. The governing body also moved became a high-profile casualty of the travel and other restrictions this year. chief executive Manu Sawhney said in (BCCI) has resented a late call on the the 2023 ODI World Cup in India to an COVID-19 pandemic yesterday after Consequently, there will be back- a statement. fate of this year’s World Cup, saying the October-November window from its the sport’s governing International to-back men’s T20 World Cups in 2021 In the original calendar, India was uncertainty created a scheduling original February-March slot. Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the and 2022 before the 50-overs World scheduled to host the 2021 edition of headache for the cricket boards already The ICC said it would continue to tournament scheduled in October- Cup in India in 2023. the Twenty20 World Cup. bruised by the pandemic’s financial evaluate situation while preparing for November. “The decision ... was taken after The ICC did not specify the hosting impact. the 2021 women’s 50-overs World Cup, The ICC has been exploring con- careful consideration of all of the order and a spokesman told Reuters The BCCI has also been open about which is scheduled in New Zealand tingency plans since hosts options available to us and gives us the the governing body was yet to finalise, its plans to stage its delayed Indian from February 6. Stokes magic helps England level series

AFP – MANCHESTERR Man of the match Ben Ben Stokes madee his presence felt Stokes with both bat and ball as EnEnglandgland beat the West Indies by 113 runs in the second Test at Oldd Trafford yesterday.yesterday. West Indies, set a nominal 312 to win, were bowledd out for 198 on the fifth and final day as England levelled the three-match series at 1-1. All-rounder Stokes made 176 in England’s first--innings 469-9 declared and a dashingshing 78 not outout on Monday that set up another declaration by homeme Joe Root. Stokes then tookook two key after Stuartart Broad’s early treble helpeded reducereduce the West Indies too 37-4. Shamarh Brooksoks (62) and Jermaine Blackwoodckwood (55) kept Englandd at bay England’s Ollie Pope takes a catch to dismiss West Indies’ and seal the victory on the final day of their during a fifth-wicketwicket second Test match at the Emirates Old Trafford, yesterday. stand of exactly 100.00. But Stokes, yetyet again in his career,eer, angry at being rested from the series Indies captain between bat and pad SCOREBOARD proved a part-t- opener, struck just five balls into the with a classic off-break. nership breakerer West Indies second innings Monday Bess finished the match when ENGLAND, 1st innings ...... 469-9 dec K. Brathwaite lbw b Woakes ...... 12 when his shortt when he had John Campbell caught Kemar Roach was brilliantly caught (B Stokes 176, D Sibley 120; R Chase 5-172) S. Hope b Broad ...... 7 ball hadd behind. by Ollie Pope at short leg. WEST INDIES, 1st innings ...... 287 S. Brooks lbw b Curran ...... 62 Blackwood, whoho Broad finished with 3-42 having Earlier, Stokes, promoted to open (K Brathwaite 75, S Brooks 68, R Chase 51; C R. Chase lbw b Broad ...... 6 made a match-clinchinglinching 95 in WestWes rocked the West Indies in their first in a quest for quick runs, took England Woakes 3-42, S Broad 3-66) J. Blackwood c Buttler b Stokes ...... 55 Indies’ four-wicketet wiwinn in tthehe firstfirst TTestes innings with a three- burst in to 129-3 declared in their second ENGLAND, 2nd innings (overnight: 37-2) S. Dowrich lbw b Woakes ...... 0 at Southampton,, gloving to diving 14 balls. innings. B. Stokes ...... 78 J. Holder b Bess ...... 35 wicketkeeper Jos Buttler on the stroke Chris Woakes then had West Having batted cautiously before J. Buttler b Roach ...... 0 K. Roach c Pope b Bess ...... 5 of tea. Indies dangerman upping the tempo in his first-innings Z. Crawley b Roach ...... 11 A. Joseph c Bess b Stokes ...... 9 England’s plans for this match lbw and Broad bowled with , Stokes produced another J. Root out (Dowrich/Joseph/Holder) ...... 22 S. Gabriel not out ...... 0 were thrown into disarray when fast an excellent that clipped the brilliantly judged batting display as O. Pope not out ...... 12 Extras (lb3) ...... 3 bowler Jofra Archer had to be omitted top of off stump. England scored 92 runs in 11 overs on Extras (b1, lb1, nb1, w3) ...... 6 Total (all out, 70.1 overs, 306 mins) ...... 198 for breaching the bio-secure regula- Broad struck again after lunch Monday. Total (3 wkts dec, 19 overs, 98 mins) .....129 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-19, 3-23, 4-37, 5-137, 6-138, tions governing a series that marks when was lbw playing Stokes should have been out for international cricket’s return from the no shot to a nip-backer. 29 when he slogged Did not bat: R Burns, D Sibley, C Woakes, S Curran, 7-161, 8-183, 9-192, 10-198 coronavirus lockdown. Brooks’ fine innings ended when to deep extra cover only for Campbell D Bess, S Broad Bowling: Broad 15-5-42-3; Woakes 16-3-34-2; England suffered more frustration he was plumb lbw to left-arm quick to drop a routine catch. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-17, 3-90 (Root) Curran 8-3-30-1; Bess 15.1-3-59-2; Stokes 14.4-30- when rain washed out the whole of Sam Curran. Stokes, England’s captain in Root’s Bowling: Roach 6-0-37-2 (1w); Gabriel 7-0-43-0 2; Root 1.2-1-0-0 Saturday’s third day. England spinner Dom Bess then absence for the first Test, cashed in (1nb); Holder 4-0-33-0 (1w); Joseph 2-0-14-0 : England won by 113 runs But such was their dominance got in on the act. and went to fifty with a six off Gabriel WEST INDIES, 2nd innings (target: 312) Player of the match: Ben Stokes (ENG) they still had time enough to win. Two balls after drove that cleared the towering Holder at J. Campbell c Buttler b Broad ...... 4 Series: Three-match series level at 1-1 Recalled paceman Stuart Broad, him for six, Bess bowled the West long-off. Al Sadd set to welcome Cazorla, Brazilian Dudu joins Al Duhail THE PENINSULA – DOHA since 2008. He was also a member of the Spanish squad that won Euro 2008 and 2012 Spanish international Santi Cazorla has tournaments. become Al Sadd’s latest high-profile player, Meanwhile, QSL table toppers Al Duhail the QNB Stars League’s (QSL) defending also announced yesterday their latest signing, champions announced yesterday. Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues, also known as The 35-year-old midfielder played his Dudu. last game for Villarreal on Sunday as the La The Brazillian will be joining the ranks of Liga outfit finished their league campaign Al Duhail on loan from Palmeiras. Dudu is with a 4-0 win over Eibar to finish fifth in the expected to play for the QSL giants for at least standings. one year. Cazorla, who played a major role in Vil- The 28-year-old Dudu’s recruitment larreal’s qualification to Europa League this comes days after Al Duhail announced the season, confirmed his departure for Qatar departure of Croatian Mario Mandzukic. after 70 appearances with the Spanish side Al Duhail, under their Moroccan coach in his final stint. Walid Regragui, are leading the QSL standings Cazorla will join former team-mate and Villarreal and has made 316 appearances, with 42 points, with possible threats from Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez who is in making him the fifth most-capped player for second-placed Al Rayyan (38) and holders charge of the Wolves. Al Sadd are currently the side. He has scored 57 goals for the side. Al Sadd (31) who are currently in the third Villarreal’s Spanish occupying the third spot in the QSL standings. Cazorla also spent six seasons at Premier spot. midfielder Santi Cazorla “We have reached an agreement with League side Arsenal where he won the FA Al Duhail will resume the QSL action controls the ball during Santi Cazorla,” Al Sadd said on their official Cup twice before his final two seasons with when they take on Umm Salal on July 25 at the La Liga match Twitter handle yesterday. the club were limited due to an injury which the Education City Stadium in their Week 18 against SD Eibar at La “He will reach Doha soon to complete the almost threatened to end his career. fixture as the sports activities in the country Ceramica Stadium on formalities and join the team,” Al Sadd added. Cazorla made 81 appearances for his resume after a long break forced due to the Sunday. Cazorla had completed three stints at national team and played alongside Xavi COVID-19 pandemic. 18 SPORT TUESDAY 21 JULY 2020 Ballon d’Or cancelled this year amid COVID-19 pandemic

AP – PARIS editor Pascal Ferré told The (eight-team knockout format) win a treble. Kylian Mbappé and Associated Press in a telephone for the Champions League Neymar can clinch quadruples The prestigious Ballon d’Or will interview. when it had started with home for Paris Saint-Germain. not be awarded this year “It isn’t a decision we took and away legs.” To maintain the award’s because the coronavirus lightly but we had to accept it With the European Cham- authenticity and level of sus- pandemic has disrupted the couldn’t be a normal or typical pionship and the Copa America pense, players were not soccer season. Ballon d’Or winner, and what postponed this year, the Cham- informed of the decision before Awarded by France Football really worried us it that it pions League would have mas- the announcement. magazine, the Ballon d’Or has wouldn’t be fairly awarded.” sively weighed on the award’s If the virus impacts next been given out every year since Because the game’s rules outcome but with a format season the same way, however, Stanley Matthews won the first have been modified during the inadvertently providing a the award will be awarded. one in 1956. Lionel Messi has pandemic, the award itself was shortcut for an eventual victor. To fill this year’s gap, the won it a record six times - one impacted. “The Ballon d’Or would have magazine created another more than longtime rival Cris- “The season started with been decided over just three trophy: the France Football tiano Ronaldo. certain rules and ended with games: quarter-final, semifinal, Dream Team. The magazine started giving other rules. In January and Feb- final,” Ferré said. “There were The magazine’s jury of 180 out a women’s award in 2018, ruary, soccer was played in loads of changes (to soccer’s will elect history’s best team but that has also been put on front of full stands. Then from rules) which are totally legit- from a shortlist of five players hold. May and June it was with empty imate and which we don’t best player under 21 and the Lev double with Juventus this in each position. The star- “It’s such a strange year that stands,” Ferré said. contest given the worldwide Yashin award for best goal- season, but he is not the only studded lineup will be known we couldn’t treat it as an “Then we had the five sub- health crisis, but we couldn’t keeper have also been cancelled player affected by France Foot- sometime in autumn. ordinary one. Let’s say that we stitutes rule and not three. Then consider this as a typical year. this year, Ferré said. ball’s decision. Ronaldo will not be able to started talking about (making other changes happened in Exceptional circumstances led Ronaldo, who will be 36 in Bayern Munich striker Robert equal Messi this year, but he the decision) at least two terms of the competitions, to an exceptional decision.” February, can still win an Italian Lewandowski reached 50 club could find himself in the same months ago,” France Football notably the final eight The Kopa Trophy for the league-Champions League goals for the first time and can team for the first time.

RECENT NUMBER 1 Rahm wins Memorial and GOLF RANKINGS July 19, 2020 - Jon Rahm x-February 9, 2020 - Rory McIlroy (11 weeks) (x-The world ranking was frozen for 13 weeks claims world No. 1 ranking because of the COVID-19 pandemic) May 19, 2019 - Brooks Koepka (38 weeks) April 14, 2019 - Dustin Johnson (5 weeks) REUTERS – OHIO shot cushion with two to play. April 7, 2019 - Justin Rose (1 week) There was more late drama, US PGA TOUR MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT SCORES March 3, 2019 - Dustin Johnson (5 weeks) Spain’s Jon Rahm overcame however, when Rahm was later January 6, 2019 - Justin Rose (8 weeks) 279 - nerves and a two-shot penalty to handed a two-shot penalty when Jon Rahm (ESP) 69-67-68-75 November 25, 2018 - Brooks Koepka (6 weeks) 282 - claim victory at the Memorial his ball moved while addressing Ryan Palmer 67-68-73-74 November 18, 2018 - Justin Rose (1 week) 283 - Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) 75-66-74-68 Tournament on Sunday and the shot at 16. November 11, 2018 - Brooks Koepka (1 week) 284 - Matt Wallace (ENG) 72-70-70-72, Jason Day (AUS) 73-66-72-73 replace Rory McIlroy at the top of Rahm was unaware of that November 4, 2018 - Justin Rose (1 week) 285 - Mackenzie Hughes (CAN) 74-66-73-72, Henrik Norlander (SWE) 74-66-71-74 the world rankings. penalty and, after Palmer bogeyed Oct. 21, 2018 - Brooks Koepka (2 weeks) 286 - Tony Finau 66-69-73-78 Rahm began the final round the 17th, walked to the 18th tee 287 - Kevin Na 74-69-71-73 September 23, 2018 - Dustin Johnson (4 weeks) at a steamy and gusty Muirfield without being told his lead was 288 - Luke List 70-68-79-71, Patrick Reed 71-76-70-71, Zhang Xinjun (CHN) 72-73-70-73 September 09, 2018 - Justin Rose (2 weeks) Village Golf Club with a four-shot three strokes, not five. 289 - Xander Schauffele 78-69-72-70, Harris English 70-73-74-72, Billy Horschel 76-71-70-72, Jordan June 10, 2018 - Dustin Johnson (13 weeks) lead and padded that to eight with “As unfortunate as it is to have Spieth 70-70-74-75, Brendan Steele 68-75-71-75 MMayay 113, 2018 - Justin Thomas (4 weeks) nine holes to play, but late drama this happen, it was a great shot, 290 - Steve Stricker 73-67-77-73, Justin Thomas 74-67-75-74, Kim Si-woo 73-73-70-74, Patrick FebruaryFebru 19, 2017 - Dustin Johnson (64 weeks) saw his advantage shrink to three serious,” said Rahm. Rodgers 70-72-71-77 MarchMarch 28, 2016 - Jason Day (47 weeks) before the 25-year-old sealed his “What it goes to show is you NoveNovemberm 8, 2015 - Jordan Spieth (20 weeks) fourth PGA Tour win. never know what’s going to OctoOctoberb 18, 2015 - Jason Day (3 weeks) Rahm, who joins childhood happen. SSeptemberepte 27, 2015 - Jordan Spieth (3 weeks) hero Seve Ballesteros as the only “So I’m glad I grinded those SSeptemberepte 20, 2015 - Jason Day (1 week) Spaniards to hold the top ranking, last two up-and-downs because SeptemberSepte 13, 2015 - Rory McIlroy (1 week) celebrated with a massive fist had I missed both of them, plus SeptemberSepte 8, 2015 - Jordan Spieth (1 week) pump in fading light and near the penalty stroke, maybe Ryan AuAugustgus 30, 2015 - Rory McIlroy (1 week) silence with spectators still finishes strong, I would be in a AuAugustgus 16, 2015 - Jordan Spieth (2 weeks) banned due to COVID-19 playoff, and I’m glad I finished it AugustAugus 3, 2014 - Rory McIlroy (53 weeks) restrictions. off good. May 118, 2014 - Adam Scott (11 weeks) “I don’t know how to describe “But it did move, so I’ll accept MarchMarch 24, 2013 - Tiger Woods (60 weeks) it,” said Rahm. “It’s been a goal the penalty, and it still doesn’t AugustAugus 12, 2012 - Rory McIlroy (32 weeks) since I was 13-, 14-years-old. change the outcome of the MaMayy 227, 2012 - Luke Donald (11 weeks) “I remember I heard a story tournament.” MaMayy 66, 2012 - Rory McIlroy (3 weeks) on the radio from my swing coach AAprilpril 29, 2012 - Luke Donald (1 week) back in Spain, Eduardo Celles. We April 15, 2012 - Rory McIlroy (2 weeks) were driving somewhere and he MarcMarchh 18, 2012 - Luke Donald (4 weeks) asked me what my goals were and my ambitions and this and that, and I remember telling him I’m going to be the best player in the Woods focuses on world.” Rahm’s final round of three- over 75 saw him finish on nine- positives after under 279, three shots ahead of Ryan Palmer (74), with Matthew stumbling finish Fitzpatrick (68) in third on 283, and Matt Wallace (72) and Aus- REUTERS – OHIO tralian Jason Day (73) one shot further back. Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tour event in five Rahm’s round months ended with a grinding final round began to unravel four-over 76 at the Memorial Tournament on with a bogey at 10 Sunday, but the 15-times major winner said he was followed by a leaving Muirfield Village Golf Club focused on the double-bogey at 11, positives. while Palmer rolled Woods, who last competed on the PGA Tour in in a birdie at 12, and mid-February at the Genesis Invitational where he when he missed a finished last among players who made the cut, routine three-footer showed a bit of promise but plenty of rust on a layout to take bogey at the where he had won five times. 14th the Spaniard’s The Memorial offered up a mixed bag for Woods once commanding as he returned two promising rounds of one-under lead was reduced to 71 but then offset those with two far less impressive three. 76s. But the big-hitting Woods finished well down the leaderboard on Spaniard steadied the ship six-over 294 but shrugged off the score as a result with a flash of brilliance at Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf of diabolical conditions in Dublin, Ohio combining the 16th, chipping in from Club in Dublin, Ohio. RIGHT: Rahm celebrates after chipping in for birdie on the 16th hole during the final round. with some shabby putting and a lack of competitive 30-feet to restore a four- rounds. “As far as my swing, it felt good,” said Woods, summing up his performance. “I was able to hit good Nicklaus reveals shots. “Friday was a bit off physically, but overall for my first week back it was a lot... of positives.” Woods he had coronavirus got his round off to a bright start with a birdie at the AFP – LOS ANGELES first but there was little to smile about the rest of day. US golf legend Jack Nicklaus said on Sunday The 44-year-old reigning Masters champion that he and his wife Barbara tested positive carded his first bogey at the fourth then stumbled for the coronavirus back in March and both into the turn with a double-bogey at the par five recovered. seventh followed by two more bogeys at eight and The 80-year-old Nicklaus, winner of a nine. record 18 major titles, revealed the experience After yet another bogey at 11, Woods had looked on the television broadcast of the US PGA poised to at least head off on a high note after Tour’s Memorial tournament, which Nicklaus picking up back-to-back birdies at 16 and 17 only hosts at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. to collect his fifth bogey of the day at the last. He said his wife had no virus symptoms, Despite Woods’ complaints about his putting, while he dealt with a sore throat and cough he showed some masterly touches on the greens from March 13 “until we were done with it” with his three birdies all coming courtesy of monster more than a month later. putts of 35, 22 and 18 feet. “It didn’t last very long, and we were very, “I think I need to work on my putting a bit and very fortunate, very lucky,” said Nicklaus, clean that up,” he said. “Tough, tough conditions to who noted that he and his wife, both 80, are start out my first week back but it was good to get at an “at-risk age” for more serious COVID-19 the feel and the flow of competing again.” Asked symptoms. what his tournament schedule is going to be and “Our hearts go out to the people who did when he will be back out on the course Woods had lose their lives and their families. We were a one word answer. just a couple of the lucky ones.” “Soon,” he said. TUESDAY 21 JULY 2020 SPORT 19 Only gutsy Bottas can stop Hamilton can break Schumacher's record Hamilton, say Ferrari drivers at Ferrari-owned Mugello in September REUTERS - LONDON score on Sunday. Mercedes have responded another level, however. Hamilton lapped all with fighting talk to those who suggest the but three cars behind him before his final AFP - BUDAPEST Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One world championship is already sewn up, with pitstop in Hungary and was still nearly a championship after three races and Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and technical head minute clear of fourth-placed Lance Stroll Lewis Hamilton’s early season form has raised the prospect team-mate Valtteri Bottas already looks like James Allison warning against in a Racing Point that is basically a copy of that he could match or break Michael Schumacher’s record the only man who can deny the Briton a complacency. last year’s Mercedes. of 91 Grand Prix wins on Ferrari’s home soil in Italy in record-equalling seventh title. “I’m not sure I’m seeing the competition While the Briton saw no danger of the September. That at least is the view of World champion Hamilton Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Race winner Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and third-placed Valtteri Bottas, also of has looked supreme in his last Charles Leclerc, whose own Mercedes, during a press conference after the Hungarian Grand Prix in Hungaroring, two outings and his victory in hopes of building on last year’s Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. Hungary on Sunday was his challenge have melted away. 86th in Formula One. Hamilton dominated Sun- This year’s coronavirus- day’s Hungarian Grand Prix from delayed season continues with pole position, with a bonus point four races in August - two at for fastest lap, to take a five point Hamilton’s home circuit Silver- lead over Bottas, the winner of stone, one in Spain and then the Austrian season-opener. the Belgian Grand Prix - before Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is moving to Italy for two races. third overall, 30 points off the Schumacher won five of lead. his seven titles and gained 72 Asked whether they could see of his 91 victories with Ferrari. a scenario where Hamilton might If Hamilton keeps winning, he not be champion at the end of the could be chasing the record at year, Vettel and Leclerc agreed it Monza on September 6 and was unlikely. Ferrari-owned Mugello a week “I think (only) if Valtteri wins later. the championship,” said the The race at Mugello, German, himself a four-times named the Grand Prix of world champion. Tuscany, was created to cele- “I think Lewis is obviously the brate Ferrari’s 1,000th Formula main contender,” added Leclerc. One Grand Prix. “The only one that could probably Hamilton’s Mercedes team stop him doing that is Valtteri.” have won all three races this Mercedes, winners of the past year and on Sunday were so six drivers’ and constructors’ supreme that the Briton lapped championships, have started all but three of his rivals. 2020 with three wins and three His win in Hungary poles and are 66 points clear of enabled him to draw level with closest rivals Red Bull. another Schumacher record: Hamilton, fourth in the winning eight races at a single opener at the Red Bull Ring, has venue. Schumacher won eight won two in a row and the next French Grands Prix. races are at his home Silverstone circuit. fall apart,” commented Wolff on Sunday championship becoming a procession, he said But the 35-year-old defending champion, who has Bottas has a win, a second place and a night. he would like more of a fight in the never previously won more than five races in succession, third -- in that order -- and blew Sunday’s “We can see that Red Bull was struggling championship. knows he will have to maintain his momentum at Silver- race at the start. The Finn started stronger all through the weekend and then they had “I think the Red Bulls have been doing a stone in the two versions of the British Grand Prix without last season and still ended up far behind a pretty decent race car. great job and I’m sure at some stage they’re any support from a crowd. his team mate by the end. “It’s 30 points after three races that we going to make some improvements as we get “I love Silverstone but I’ve got to say that’s something The only others on the podium have have with Lewis to Max. If you have one DNF into the season,” he said. that’s bugging me a little bit,” he said on Sunday after being been Leclerc, McLaren’s Lando Norris and (non-finish) the gap is gone.” “I’m hopeful we will still find some chal- reminded that the British races would be run behind closed Verstappen -- the first two both failing to The evidence suggests Mercedes are on lenges up ahead.” doors. “It’s the highlight of the year, the support is insane,” he said. “It grows every year and I get to interact with the fans differently on that weekend and it’s such an honour and privilege to be able to perform well and win a Grand Prix in your home country. “It feels great to be out there once you’re in the zone, but I do really miss the energy they bring. There’s nothing like it. I don’t have a lot of years left and that’s going to be one year that I miss all the fans. “But I do want them to stay safe and we are in that period of time where safety is everything. So, I hope I can Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in action during the Hungarian perform well for them there because I know they will be Grand Prix at Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. watching.” Formula One rejects criticism of anti-racism effort AFP - BUDAPEST campaign had made no progress since its pre- done it since then. They’ve come out saying We set out our plans for diversity and inclusion season launch. they’re going to be fighting for diversity and end last November and have in recent weeks Formula One bosses reacted to Lewis Hamilton’s Following another hurried and shambolic pre- racism, but they’re not giving us the platform to announced additional plans to create a Taskforce stinging criticism of their confused anti-racism race anti-racism ceremony, during which several continue that.” to tackle these issues and a foundation with over efforts by saying that the sport is on course to drivers took a knee while others stood, arrived Referring to the muddled support for ‘taking $1 million already donated to create apprentice- make lasting changes. late or remained absent, Hamilton said he would a knee’ during the pre-race routine, he added: ships and job opportunities for under represented Six-time champion Hamilton, the only black write to Formula One chief Chase Carey and the “There definitely is not enough support for it. groups. We want to make lasting change and are driver on the grid, spoke out after winning Sun- president of ruling body the International “Many drivers seem to be of the opinion that acting to do this.” day’s Hungarian Grand Prix to go top of the Motoring Federation Jean Todt. they have done it once and are not going to do it The initial $1m was provided personally by embryonic drivers’ championship after three “Moving forward, we need to speak to again,” he added. Carey with Todt pledging that the FIA will add a races. Formula One,” said Hamilton “They’ve got to do “It’s almost like it has gone off the agenda. It’s further € 1m ($1.15m). He said F1 was not doing enough, lacked lead- a better job. It was such a rush, us getting out of lacking leadership. There needs to be leadership On Sunday, the ceremony that had been ership and had presented a campaign that the car, running over, quickly doing the knee. from the top.” organised on the grid prior to the national anthem required better coordination - adding that he They need to do more. Formula One responded overnight with a at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix was would pushing for improvement this week. “I don’t know why they’ve only done it for the statement: “Ending racism and increasing switched to the ‘parc fermee’ in the pit lane and He said the sport’s ‘We Race As One’ first race. They did it at the start, but they’ve not diversity and inclusion in F1 is a clear priority. received only brief television coverage.

Beckham’s New York City FC midfielder Pakistani pacer Amir Miami first Alexandru Mitrita (28) dribbles MLS expansion the ball against set to join England tour Inter Miami CF team at 0-5 defender Nicolas AFP - ISLAMABAD Figal (5) during AP - LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA the second half Fast bowler Mohammad Amir will join Pakistan’s tour of England having orig- in Kissimmee, FL, inally withdrawn from the squad citing personal reasons, the Pakistan Cricket David Beckham’s Inter Miami USA. Board (PCB) said yesterday. became the first Major League The 28-year-old pulled out so he could be at the birth of his second child Soccer team to lose its first five in August, but his daughter was born last week. games when Ismael Tajouri- Amir will have to test negative for the coronavirus twice before travelling Shradi scored midway through the to England, where Pakistan will play three Test matches and three T20 second half yesterday in New York internationals. City’s 1-0 victory. The left-armer surprisingly retired from last year. Two other expansion teams Amir infamously deliberately bowled no-balls as part of a spot-fixing scandal had been winless in their first five in a Test against England at Lord’s in 2010. He was banned for five years and games, including draws: Chivas jailed by a UK court. USA in 2005 and Montreal in 2012. The PCB also said the arrival of batsman Shoaib Malik had been delayed NYCFC (1-4) won for the first due to India’s extension of a ban on international flights pushing back his planned time in the 2020 season and guar- family reunion. anteed a third-place finish in Malik is married to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza. Group A with three points. MEANWHILE IN , Bangladesh cricketers have resumed training, But NYCFC will need help but only one player and a trainer are allowed inside Dhaka’s main stadium at from others to advance in the MLS is off a water break, Tajouri-Sharadi split yellow card. Inter Miami had the better a time as a precaution against coronavirus. Back tournament as one of the top four the Inter Miami defence to collect a scoring chances early in the match, “I could hold the bat again after about four months... It felt good,” said batsman third-place finishers. NYCFC’s minus-2 long pass from Alexandru Mitrita and including headers by Agudelo and Imrul Kayes, one of two cricketers to train at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium goal differential through three matches beat Inter Miami goalkeeper Luis Nicolas Figal that forced saves from yesterday. “We did gym work at home over the past four months but couldn’t means it likely will need stumbles from Robles. It was just the second goal for NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson. practise batting,” he said. a combination of teams in order to NYCFC. But Inter Miami’s attack failed to “Hopefully we can take advantage of this opportunity.” reach the knockout round. Inter Miami finished with 10 test Johnson in the second half and it The Bangladesh Cricket Board opened the stadium on Sunday, with wick- Tajouri-Sharadi scored on NYCFC’s players when striker Juan Agudelo was became the first team eliminated from etkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, batsman and pacer first shot on goal in the match. Coming sent off late in the match for his second the tournament.. Shafiul Islam among the first allowed to train.