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CRICKET | Page 5 NNBABA | Page 7 Samuels Irving, LeBron sparks in help Cavaliers To Advertise here Windies’ win down Warriors Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 over Aussies to extend Finals Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Ramadan 10, 1437 AH EURO 2016 Sacrifi ce and unity, GULF TIMES watchwords for Italy SPORT Page 3 SPOTLIGHT Hungary stun 10-man Austria to end 30-year wait Austria, tipped as tournament dark horses, dominated the opening period but Szalai fired Hungary ahead on 62 minutes with Stieber wrapping up a shock victory over their old rivals in the 138th meeting between the sides Austria’s goalkeeper Robert Almer looks dejected as Hungary’s Adam Szalai Hungary’s midfielder Zoltan Stieber celebrates after scoring a goal during the group F match against Austria at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux. celebrates after scoring their first goal yesterday. AFP an 18-month goal drought as Hungary ingly close to justifying his billing as low ball across the face of goal as Aus- side by Fuchs, with the powerful strik- Bordeaux made a triumphant return to a major one of the potential stars of the tour- tria continued to threaten, but Harnik er poking the ball underneath Almer tournament having last featured at the nament when his dipping left-footed lost his footing as he tried to slide for his fi rst goal at any level since De- 1986 World Cup. strike from outside the area crashed home at the far post. cember 2014. dam Szalai and Zoltan Stie- Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly against the post. Hungary captain Dzsudzsak wasted Austria appeared to have levelled ber scored second-half goals kept a clean sheet as he became the fi rst The versatile Alaba, operating in arguably the best chance of the open- when Martin Hinteregger rifl ed in as Hungary stunned highly- 40-year-old to feature at the European his customary central midfi eld with ing 45 minutes, though, as he screwed from the edge of the area, but referee fancied Austria 2-0 in their Championship, surpassing Germany’s Austria, soon fi red another warning to his shot wide of goal after he was Clement Turpin disallowed the goal for AGroup F opener in Bordeaux yesterday. Lothar Matthaus as the oldest player in Hungary with a fi rst-time strike at Ki- picked out by Laszlo Kleinheisler on a foul on Tamas Kadar with Dragovic Austria, tipped as tournament dark tournament history. raly after a threaded pass through from the right-hand side of the penalty area. dismissed for a second booking. horses, dominated the opening peri- Austria captain Christian Fuchs and Marko Arnautovic. Dzsudzsak again took aim 10 min- And Stieber triggered delirious cele- od but Szalai fired Hungary ahead on winger Martin Harnik were the only Szalai miscued a header from a Balazs utes into the second period, his sting- brations when he raced from just inside 62 minutes with Stieber wrapping up two survivors from the country’s de- Dzsudzsak free-kick in a rare opening ing 30-yard shot forcing Austria the Austria half to beat Almer three a shock victory over their old rivals but campaign eight years ago named in for Hungary, while Kiraly showed his re- keeper Robert Almer to fi st the punch minutes from time with a sublime chip late on in the 138th meeting between Marcel Koller’s starting line-up. fl exes remain sharp despite his advanc- behind for a corner. as Hungary completed a stunning up- the sides. However, they were inches away ing years to claw behind a low strike from And Hungary grabbed a surprise lead set for their fi rst European Champion- Aleksandar Dragovic was sent off from the perfect start when Bayern Zlatko Junuzovic. just beyond the hour when Kleinheisler Austria’s Marko Arnautovic looks ship win since 1964. The Austria bench for Austria shortly after Szalai ended Munich star David Alaba went agonis- Arnautovic then slid a dangerous slipped in Szalai, who was played on- dejected at the end of the match. were left ruing their missed chances. ACTION Russia threatened with disqualifi cation Reuters It also fi ned the RFU 150,000 euro. tained a group of Russia fans near metal bars and hurling beer bottles in Paris The ruling only applied to violence Cannes on the French Riviera. the street clashes in Marseille, as well inside a stadium, although Russian fans They were heading towards the as incidents in Nice, Lille and Paris, were also involved in violent clashes northern city of Lille and were suspect- have turned attention away from events ussia will be thrown out of the with England supporters in the port ed of being involved in the Marseilles on the pitch. Euro 2016 soccer tournament city before and after the match. violence. Riot police surrounded the There are fears the violence could if there is any repeat of the vi- Russian Sports Minister Vitaly bus as it left Cannes for the north. spread at a time when French security olence by Russian fans which Mutko said Russia, which will host “There are clear signs that some of forces are stretched to guard against Rmarred the end of the match against the 2018 World Cup, would not appeal them took part in unacceptable vio- any militant attacks in the wake of the England, UEFA said yesterday. against the sanction. lence in Marseille,” local police chief shooting rampage in Paris in November UEFA imposed a suspended dis- “The punishment is excessive, but Adolphe Colrat said. which killed 130 people. qualification on the Russian Football we cannot infl uence it. The fi ne is enor- Russia face Slovakia in Lille, while On Monday, a suspected Islamist Union (RFU) in response to the at- mous as the Russian Football Union is a England take on Wales in neighbour- militant stabbed and killed a French tacks by masked Russian supporters non-commercial organisation. There ing Lens tomorrow. Security has been police commander and his partner at on England fans at the end of the 1-1 is no sense to appeal. But what (has) beefed up for the two games, UEFA said. their home. Group B draw at the Stade Velodrome the team has to do with that? It is not “We will implement additional cor- Several hundred English, Russian and in Marseille on Saturday. guilty,” he said. rective measures for the games coming French fans squared off for three days over The governing body said the disqual- up in Lens and Lille and we hope that the weekend in Marseille in skirmishes in ifi cation would take eff ect if the fans STRONG RESPONSE those measures will be suffi cient to the city’s narrow central streets. In those caused more trouble inside a stadium at The violence in the stadium followed avoid any other crowd trouble during clashes, 15 fans were arrested. any of Russia’s remaining matches. three days of clashes between English, the matches,” a spokesman said. Five England fans have so far been “Charges relating to crowd distur- Russian and French fans in the Medi- While the sanctions announced yes- sentenced to jail terms of between one bances, use of fi reworks and racist be- terranean port city that drew a strong terday relate to incidents inside stadi- and three months and a Frenchman haviour had been brought against the response from riot police, including ums, EUFA said on Sunday it could throw received a two-year term. No Russians RFU (Russian Football Union),” UEFA volleys of tear gas and baton charges. England or Russia out of the tournament were arrested, although Marseille pros- said in a statement announcing the Russian football fans suspected of being involved in clashes are ushered off their French Prime Minister Manuel Valls if violence continued outside. ecutor Brice Robin said about 150 Rus- suspended disqualifi cation. bus after being stopped by gendarmes near Cannes in southern France. said on Tuesday that police had de- The scenes of rival fans wielding sians were well-organised hooligans. Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, June 15, 2016 EURO 2016 SPOTLIGHT REACTION England expulsion would be devastating, England fans are says Lallana AFP Chantilly ngland’s players will no angels: Russia find it “devastating” if they are thrown out of Euro 2016 due to fan Eviolence, midfielder Adam Lal- lana said yesterday. European governing body UEFA has formally threatened to expel Russia after stadium violence in striker Dzyuba Marseille and put England on no- tice over its fans’ behaviour. “It would be devastating,” England’s Adam Lallana. ‘I don’t really understand this kind of reaction of the British media. We have this impression Lallana told a press conference when asked about the expulsion FA spokesman Mark Whittle that English supporters are like angels coming to this country and behaving themselves’ threat. Our message is for every- said a private website had been one to be safe and sensible, enjoy set up to allow family and friends AFP the day, enjoy the match, and be of the players to access informa- Lille respectful when we’re playing.” tion about security in France. England play neighbours “The FA has liaised with the Wales in the northern French city players’ families and provided ussia striker Artem Dzyuba yes- of Lens tomorrow. advice for them, on an as-and- terday hit out at English fans fol- Their supporters have been ad- when basis,” he said. lowing trouble in Marseille, saying vised to stay in nearby Lille, where “We’ve run a private website that they were being depicted as Russia play Slovakia today.