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Sport tuesday 31 August 2021 Play Ronaldo as a striker, says Rooney

When you’ve got someone like Cristiano, you want him fresh around the box. He still wants to be the best and I’m sure he will have a big impact on them this season.

Wayne Rooney Sport | 15 Cycling: Vuelta a España Overall ranking: Top 3 1: Odd Christian Eiking 59H 57' 50'', 2: Guillaume Martin, 3: Primož Roglic Qatar gear up for clash in Debrecen Qatar players in action during a training session ahead of their FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match against Serbia which will take place in Debrecen, Hungary, tomorrow. The reigning Asian champions Qatar, a guest team in the UEFA qualifiers, are pitted in Group A along with European heavyweights Portugal, Republic of Ireland, , Serbia, and Azerbaijan. Qatar will 'host' Serbia at their 'home ground', 20,000-capacity Nagyerdei Stadion, before welcoming Christiano Ronaldo-led Portugal on September 4. Qatar will play their home fixtures on European soil to facilitate shorter travel times for their group opponents. Halep, Muguruza among early winners as fans return to US Open

AP – NEW YORK

Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza, a pair of two-time champions who Results have had their difficulties in Andrey New York, pulled out tough At USTA Rublev two-set victories yesterday in National Center the opening round of the US New York Open. Surface: outdoor Flawless then had (seedings in parentheses): one even tougher, needing 2 Rublev hours, 10 minutes to edge 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7) Men’s Singles downs in a rematch of her victory in First Round the 2017 final. , , Arthur Ashe Stadium was def. Taro Daniel, Japan, 6-3, qualifier far from filled for the start of 6-3, 6-3. that match, possibly because (11), Karlovic fans faced delays entering the returns the ball to Argentina, def. Ricardas Billie Jean King National Tennis (not pictured) on day Berankis, Lithuania, 7-5, 6-3, AGENCIES – NEW YORK Center on the day they were one of the 2021 US Open tennis 6-3. allowed to return to the tournament at USTA Billie King Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland, World number seven Andrey tournament. National Tennis Center, yesterday. Rublev made short work of Halep, who had consecutive def. John Millman, Australia, veteran qualifier Ivo Karlovic first-round exits in the 2017 and 7-6 (6), 7-6 (2), 6-1. in the US Open first round on 2018 US Opens, held off Camila caused by the time it took to Today's Order of Play , Serbia, def. Monday, beating the tricky Giorgi 6-4, 7-6 (3). She didn't inspect their bags. Benoit Paire, , 6-3, 7-5, Croatian 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-3. play in last year's fan-less event. The USTA added that it was (Play starts at 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number 2-6, 6-4. The Russian came into the "So for me it was normal to exploring ways to improve this denotes seeding): Peter Gojowczyk, , Arthur Ashe Stadium (1600 GMT/12 PM ET) year’s final Grand Slam having have the people in the stands entry process for the remainder def. Ugo Humbert (23), France, reached the Cincinnati title and the noise that is always in of the tournament, and that the 4- (Germany) v Sam Querrey (U.S.) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. clash and made a blistering the US Open,” Halep said. "I checking for proof of vacci- 1-Ash Barty (Australia) v (Russia) start on Grandstand, winning started to like it. I start to nation required for entry this 1- (Serbia) v Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Bernabe Zapata Miralles, the opening three games of the embrace these things. I had fun year was going smoothly and (Denmark) Spain, def. Feliciano Lopez, match before taking the first on court, and I liked some was not a major contributor to (Switzerland) v 6- (Canada) Spain, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3, set with ease. people that were screaming in the delays. 6-3. The 42-year-old Karlovic, Romanian also and in English.” Halep missed the French 4-Karolina Pliskova () v Catherine McNally (U.S.) (5), Russia, def. the oldest US Open qualifier in Muguruza, the No. 9 seed, Open and Wimbledon - the two 11- (Switzerland) v () Ivo Karlovic, , 6-3, 7-6 the Open Era, launched his advanced with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) major tournaments she has won (Argentina) v 7- (Canada) (3), 6-3. comeback in the second set victory over Donna Vekic. - with a left calf injury, and her (U.S.) v 14- (Russia) Daniel Evans (24), Britain, def. but Rublev held his nerve in Those were two of the ear- return to Grand Slam Tennis Taylor Fritz (U.S.) v 14-Alex de Minaur (Australia) , , 6-3, the tiebreak, which he claimed liest victories as the tournament came at the one where she's had with a forehand winner, before welcomed back spectators after her least success. Long lines and big crowds for the match at 5-4 but 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1. shifting gears in the final set. being played last year without Her loss to in were a readjustment for any recovered to win the final four After racing to a 5-3 lead, fans because of the coronavirus 2018 was the first time the No. players. Keys had to wait while points of the tiebreaker. Women’s Singles the 23-year-old former pandemic. 1 seed lost in the first round of serving midway through the Muguruza has also won the First Round Flushing Meadows quarter- The grounds were packed the US Open in the professional second set of her match as fans and Wimbledon, Kristina Kucova, Slovakia, def. finalist closed out the match throughout the day and figured era. were late returning to their seats but the US Open is the only major Ann Li, United States, 7-5, 6-1. on the back of his superb to be again at night when She acknowledged after after a changeover. where she hasn't reached the Simona Halep (12), , , forcing a defending women's champion that defeat that maybe the noise Halep was in some danger quarterfinals. She was knocked def. Camila Giorgi, , 6-4, error from the towering Kar- played her first- of New York just wasn't her again against Giorgi, an Italian out in the first round just two 7-6 (3). lovic on matchpoint. round match. scene, and the sounds were who recently won a hard-court years ago. But she steadied , Meanwhile, it was reported But spectators complained back Monday with the stands title in Montreal for the biggest herself in both tiebreakers that runner- of delays, which the U.S. Tennis again allowed to be filled to full victory of her career. The No. 12 against Vekic, who reached the Canada, def. , up has with- Association said were largely capacity. seed was broken while serving quarter-finals in 2019. Croatia, 7-6 (3), 6-2. drawn from the US Open Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, because of an injury. def. Mayar Sherif, Egypt, 4-6, Brady, a semifinalist last 6-1, 6-1. year in Flushing Meadows, has Kaia Kanepi, , def. Yulia not played competitively since Putintseva (31), , being forced to retire from her 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. second-round match against Garbine Muguruza (9), Spain, Jelena Ostapenko in Cincinnati. The US Tennis def. Donna Vekic, Croatia, 7-6 A general view of the (4), 7-6 (5). Association did not specify her USTA Billie King National Sloane Stephens, United injury. Ostapenko, the 2017 Tennis Center during the French Open champion, also match between Simona States, def. Madison Keys, pulled out for medical reasons. Halep (ROU) and Camila United States, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7). On the men's side, Jo-Wil- Giorgi (ITA) on day one (32), fried Tsonga also withdrew. of the 2021 US Open Russia, def. , Italy, The tennis tournament. 6-3, 6-2. finalist has a right leg injury. TUESday 31 August 2021 SPORT 15 Teams warm-up for new QNB Stars League season Players of Al Duhail, Al Rayyan and Al Sadd taking part in training sessions in Doha ahead of the kick off of the new QNB Stars League (QSL) season. Seven-time champions Al Gharafa will take on Al Shamal at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium on September 11 in this season's opening fixture. Most of the teams train without their international players who are currently taking part in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers for their respective national teams. Teams are also missing the Qatar U-23 team members who are preparing for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. Italy chasing record against Play Ronaldo as a striker, in WC Qualifier says Rooney

AP – FLORENCE FIXTURES: UEFA Qualifiers Reuters – LONDON

Newly-crowned European Tomorrow Manchester United should play champion Italy is looking to start Group A: Luxembourg vs Azerbaijan, Portugal vs Republic of Ireland, Qatar vs Serbia as a striker again where it left off as it chases Group D: Kazakhstan vs Ukraine (16:00), France vs Bosnia and Herzegovina if they are to get the best out a long-standing record. Group F: Denmark vs Scotland, Faroe Islands vs Israel, Moldova vs Austria of the 36-year-old, who has Italy plays Bulgaria on Group G: Latvia vs , Norway vs Netherlands, vs Montenegro returned to the Premier Thursday in the first of three Group H: Malta vs Cyprus, Russia vs Croatia, Slovenia vs Slovakia League club after 12 years, World Cup qualifiers in quick former United Wayne succession, its first match since Thursday Rooney said. beating England in the Euro 2020 Group B: vs Kosovo (18:00), Sweden vs Spain Ronaldo was last season’s final in July. Group C: Italy vs Bulgaria, Lithuania vs Northern Ireland top scorer in Serie A with 29 If the Azzurri avoid defeat at Group E: Czech Republic vs Belarus, Estonia vs Belgium goals and is the joint all-time the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Group I: Andorra vs San Marino, Hungary vs England, vs Albania leading scorer in interna- Florence they will match Spain’s Group J: Iceland vs Romania, Liechtenstein vs Germany, vs Armenia tionals with 109 for Portugal record of 35 matches unbeaten, where he leads the line. set between 2007 and 2009. be fully focused,” said Mancini “We can still improve in these “Where would I play him? Italy coach Roberto Mancini who walked into Monday’s press 14 months from now until the As a striker,” Rooney, now Portugal’s recalled all the fit players from conference to a standing ovation World Cup,” Mancini said. managing Derby County, told Cristiano Ronaldo his European Championship- from reporters. Lazio defender Manuel reporters. with team-mates winning squad for the games “I want us to start again from Lazzari has pulled out of the “He’s a striker and the and his coach against Bulgaria, Switzerland and where we left off, playing well squad after picking up a knock other nine outfield players Lithuania and he believes they and scoring goals. I hope that during his club’s match against Fernando Santos behind him will probably have are hungry for more success. happens from Thursday.” Spezia. Mancini said he will likely during a training to do a little bit more work. “I don’t think there’s a risk Italy is top of Group C having call up AC Milan’s Davide session ahead “When you’ve got someone they could be satiated. They won its first three qualifying Calabria as his replacement. of the UEFA like Cristiano, you want him showed it at the Euros too, that games without conceding a goal The Azzurri play Switzerland Qualifiers for FIFA fresh around the box. He still they never undervalue matches, and scoring six. Switzerland is in Basel on Sunday and then World Cup Qatar wants to be the best and I’m because they know that to play three points behind the Azzurri, return to Italy to face Lithuania 2022. sure he will have a big impact well and win you always have to having played one match fewer. in Reggio Emilia three days later. on them this season." Cavani’s Ronaldo completes medical call-up cancelled ahead of United move: Report due to COVID-19 Reuters – LONDON quarantine rules Cristiano Ronaldo completed a Reuters – LONDON medical in Lisbon over the weekend ahead of his return to Manchester United striker Edinson Qatar 2022: beIN Sports Manchester United and he has Cavani’s Uruguay call-up for next agreed personal terms on a month’s World Cup qualifiers has been to air European and two-year contract with the cancelled due to quarantine rules, Premier League club, Sky Sports Uruguay’s football association (AUF) CONMEBOL qualifiers reported yesterday. said yesterday. United said last week they had Premier League clubs last week The Peninsula – DOHA agreed a deal to re-sign from unanimously decided not to release Juventus after he told the Serie A players for international duty that beIN Media Group, the global sports and enter- club he had no intention of staying, required travel to countries on the UK’s tainment broadcaster, and its flagship sports but the transfer was still subject to COVID-19 red list. channels beIN Sports are set to host an exciting the agreement of personal terms People travelling to red-list coun- line up of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 European and a medical. tries are required to quarantine for 10 and CONMEBOL qualifiers live and exclusively The clubs have yet to confirm days after returning, and Cavani would across 24 countries in the Middle East and North the Portugal forward’s transfer. have missed the league game against Africa (MENA). The Premier League’s summer Newcastle United on Sept. 11 and the UEFA Qualifiers on beIN Sports transfer window closes today at Champions League clash against Young Starting from tomorrow, the European 2200 GMT. Manchester United fans holding a cardboard cut out of Cristiano Ronaldo Boys three days later. qualifiers will continue as national teams Sky reported the fee agreed for during the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers AUF said the 34-year-old Cavani compete to book their place in the upcoming the 36-year-old Portuguese was on Sunday. will not be involved against Peru, FIFA World Cup. 2018 FIFA World Cup cham- around €15m ($17.70m) plus a Bolivia and Ecuador due to “the situ- pions France will face Bosnia and Herzegovina further €8m in add-ons. With the league paused for the major trophies at United from ation for players coming from in Group D at 21:45 MECCA on beIN Sports United manager Ole Gunnar international break, Ronaldo is 2003-2009, and the Ballon d’Or England”. Premium 1. Solskjaer was relishing Ronaldo’s expected to play his first game as the world’s best player in 2008, Cavani made his first appearance Taking part in the European qualifiers as a return and said on Sunday that the when United host Newcastle before sealing a then world record of the season against Wolverhampton guest nation, the Qatar national team continues announcement would be made United at old Trafford on Sept. 11. £80m ($110.1m) move to Real Wanderers on Sunday, coming off the its preparations for the Qatar 2022 with once the paperwork was done. Ronaldo won eight Madrid. bench in United’s 1-0 win. matches against Serbia tomorrow at 21:45 MECCA on beIN Sports 1 and against the 2016 UEFA EURO champions Portugal on September Bajrami beats FIFA 4 at 19:45 MECCA. Suarez to World CONMEBOL Qualifiers The CONMEBOL qualifiers continue from in court, can switch September 2 with Bolivia taking on Colombia at 23:00 MECCA. On Friday, COPA America Cup qualifiers with knee issue to play for Albania 2021 champions Argentina take on Venezuela at 3:00 MECCA on beIN Sports Premium 1 while REUTERS – MADRID Federation and the player has Luis Suarez AP – LAUSANNE Chile face Brazil at 4:00 MECCA on beIN Sports been ruled out of joining up for Premium 2. Atletico Madrid forward Luis the 2022 World Cup the quali- In a win over FIFA at sport’s highest court, On September 5, heavyweights Brazil and Suarez will miss Uruguay’s World fying matches.” Suarez joins Man- Empoli midfielder Nedim Bajrami won the right Argentina go head-to-head in an exciting Cup qualifiers next month because chester United’s Edinson Cavani yesterday to switch national teams from Swit- fixture at 22:00 MECCA on beIN Sports of a knee problem, the Spanish club on the withdrawal list after the zerland to Albania. Premium 2 where and Neymar said yesterday. Uruguayan Federation announced The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its may face each other for the first time since Suarez, who scored in Sunday’s the forward’s call-up had been panel upheld an appeal by Bajrami and the becoming Saint Germain team-mates. 2-2 draw with Villarreal before cancelled earlier on Monday. Albania soccer federation against a FIFA judge Duncan Walkinshaw, Acting Director of being substituted, had been due to The British government rejecting their request in May. Programs for beIN MENA said: “With just under join up with his national team for refused a quarantine The urgent ruling clears the 22-year-old 450 days to go until the FIFA World Cup Qatar games against Peru, Bolivia and exemption request by FIFA Bajrami to be selected for Albania in World Cup 2022, the European and CONMEBOL qualifiers Ecuador. president Gianni Infantino qualification games this week against Poland is an exciting opportunity for our viewers to “In the MRI scan undertaken for players returning from and Hungary. Its group is currently led by witness the national teams compete for a place by the player, a moderate edema red list countries during the England. in the biggest upcoming football tournament was detected on the posterior part COVID-19 pandemic, Bajrami has Albanian family roots but grew in the world. As the official broadcaster of the of his left knee,” Atletico said in a resulting in pull-outs and up in Switzerland and represented its teams from FIFA World Cup in the MENA region, we are statement. compromise deals between youth level through to the Under-21s. Bajrami delighted to showcase all the action on the road “The club’s medical services clubs and national split with Switzerland in March when he declined to 2022”. have informed the Uruguayan associations. selection for the U21 European Championship. Sport TUESday 31 August 2021 14 Competitors before the to allow Belgian Grand Prix race on vaccinated spectators Sunday. to attend NZ series

Reuters – LAHORE

Pakistan will allow spectators who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend their home limited-overs series against New Zealand starting next month, the country’s Formula One to review points board said yesterday. The grounds will be full to 25% capacity. New Zealand will arrive in Islamabad on Sept. 11 with Rawalpindi hosting three one-dayers before five Internationals in rule after Belgian GP ‘farce’ Lahore. “Only spectators who are fully vaccinated and have REUTERS – LONDON minimum allowance of a race. Is it 25%? Brown said the sport needed to be pre- Immunisation Certificate for Covid-19 will be allowed entry And there needs to be some racing.” pared for every scenario and also had to inside the stadia,” the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a Formula One will review the rules on how Formula One’s sporting regulations say make amends to fans who waited for hours statement. long a race needs to run before points can half-points can be awarded “if the leader in the cold and wet without seeing any F1 The Pindi Cricket Stadium will be able to welcome 4,500 be awarded after bad weather turned has completed more than two laps but less cars turn a wheel in anger. spectators for the 50-overs format while the Gaddafi Stadium Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix into a three- than 75% of the original race distance”. While everyone understood safety was can have a crowd of around 5,500 for the T20 matches fol- lap farce with no overtaking allowed. Sunday’s race was the shortest ever, paramount and the weather could not be lowing approval from the National Command and Opera- McLaren Racing head Zak Brown told with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen taking the controlled, Brown said the lack of a clear tions Centre, a military run body that oversees COVID-19 Reuters yesterday he had spoken to win after three laps behind the safety car Plan B hurt. Such a backup might mean operations in Pakistan. Formula One chief executive Stefano and drivers trundling around in heavy being able to postpone the race to the fol- “I am sure following the NCOC decision, the unvacci- Domenicali after the rainswept race at Spa- spray. lowing day or rip up the television schedules nated cricket followers will expedite their vaccination Francorchamps and there would be further Domenicali said afterwards that the and bring it forward. process so that they can witness the first series on home soil discussions this week with F1, teams and outcome had not been dictated by com- “What’s clear is we weren’t as a sport between the two sides since 2003,” PCB Chief Executive the governing FIA. mercial considerations and the need to fulfil prepared... we need to quickly figure out a Wasim Khan said. “I spoke with Stefano last night. He’s broadcast contracts, as some had plan for the future and also to address what Pakistan has reported about 1.16 million cases of very upset by what happened, he knows suggested. happened,” he said, comparing the situ- COVID-19 with over 25,600 deaths, according to government the outcome wasn’t right and he’s going to Several drivers said even half-points ation to a fire breaking out at a school or data. get everyone together next week and he’s should not have been awarded. Mercedes’s workplace. going to tackle this issue,” said the seven-times world champion Lewis Ham- “You can’t control the fire but you have American. ilton called it a farce and said fans should a fire drill so you get everyone out safely. “What I always tell people on the race get their money back. We hadn’t rehearsed the fire drill. We had Perera returns to team is mistakes are okay, fix them and “If there were actually no race laps, no a fire, we didn’t create the fire but we didn’t don’t make the same one twice. That’s what competition, why should points be given have a fire drill so it wasn’t a good exit.” we need to do now. or any result be given?” asked Ferrari’s Brown defended race director Michael Masi, Sri Lanka squad for “We need to figure out what is the Carlos Sainz. saying he could only go by the rules. South Africa series Record breaking athletes at Paralympics Reuters – COLOMBO Batsman has been named in the Sri Lanka Sumit Antil of India in action squad for next month’s limited-overs home series against during the men’s javelin South Africa after recovering from COVID-19, the country’s throw F64 final. Sumit cricket board said yesterday. shattered the F64 Experienced batsman Dinesh Chandimal and veteran category world fast bowler have also been recalled. record multiple Perera tested positive for COVID-19 this month, having times on his also missed the home limited-overs series against India in way to win July due to a shoulder injury. the gold New additions include leg-spinner Pulina Tharanga and medal. batsman Kamindu Mendis, who both impressed during the domestic Twenty20 league this month, while left-arm spinner Lakshan Sandakan and seamer Kasun Rajitha have been left out. Sri Lanka play South Africa in three one-day interna- tionals and three T20s, with the first ODI in Colombo on Thursday.

Gold Medallist Hannah Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dhananjaya De Silva, Kusal Dinesh Priyantha of Sri Lanka Cockroft of Britain Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum celebrates after setting a new world celebrates setting a Nissanka, , Wanindu Hasaranga, Kamindu Mendis, Minod record to win the men's javelin throw F46 gold new world record in Bhanuka, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura medal during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics at the Olympic the women’s 100m - Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrema, Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. T34 event yesterday. Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Madushanka, Pulina Tharanga, Maheesh Theekshana