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THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2020 Miller-Uibo cries foul as world champion Salwa Eid Naser is again spared suspension We need to ensure that in athletics, we the athletes are not competing against any administrators whose only goal is for athletes to run faster, jump further and throw further at any cost.

Women’s 400m Olympic champion Sport |08 Shaunae Miller-Uibo : 84/8, Royal Challengers Bangalore: 85/2 in 13.3 overs - RCB won by 8 Own goal gives Liverpool win over Ajax; City rally to beat Porto 3-1 Coman dazzles as Bayern crush Atletico REUTERS – MUNICH

Winger Kingsley Coman scored twice Depleted and set up another goal as holders Bayern Munich crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 in the Champions League Shakhtar Group A opener yesterday to stretch their winning run in the competition shock Real to 12 games. The France international put the hosts ahead with a fine effort in the REUTERS – MADRID 28th minute and then set up Leon Goretzka to fire in their second in the Shakhtar Donetsk pulled off a shock 3-2 win 41st. away to 13-times winners Real Madrid in their Fellow France international Champions League Group B opener yesterday, Corentin Tolisso killed off any Spanish despite the Ukrainian side missing 10 players hopes of a comeback with a sensa- due to injuries and COVID-19. tional shot in the 66th minute before Brazilian midfielder Tete gave Shakhtar the Coman twice shook off defender Felipe lead in the 29th minute of a whirlwind first half, to bag his second goal of the evening slotting low past an outstretched Thibaut six minutes later. Courtois after team mate Viktor Korniyenko had Bayern, who had won all 11 of their zig-zagged his way through Madrid's defence. games en route to the Champions The visitors doubled their lead four minutes League title last season, are top on later when Madrid defender Raphael Varane three points in group, with Lokomotiv stabbed into his own net as he tried to clear the Moscow and Salzburg on one following ball after Courtois had parried a shot, while their 2-2 draw. Israeli forward Manor Solomon continued the Elsewhere, in Amsterdam, Liv- onslaught by firing home shortly before halftime. erpool beat Ajax 1-0 with a fortunate Luka Modric pulled one back for Zinedine own goal in their group-stage opener, Zidane's shellshocked side with a brilliant strike riding their luck at times but still from distance early in the second half before showing their title credentials. substitute Vinicius Jr reduced the deficit to one Ajax fullback Nicolas Tagliafico goal. turned the ball into his own net in the Federico Valverde thought he had equalised 35th minute to ensure a winning start in added time with a heavily deflected shot but Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman (centre) scoring their first goal against in Group D for the English champions, best but went in front in the 65th the goal was ruled out for offside as Vinicius was Atletico Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, yesterday. who looked the stronger of the two minute with a perfect, curling free kick blocking the vision of goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin teams despite Ajax creating several from Gundogan over the wall and and the depleted visitors celebrated one of their good chances at the Johan Cruyff beyond the reach of Porto keeper BOTTOM: Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois reacts after team-mate Raphael most memorable victories in European Arena. Agustin Marchesin. Varane scored an own goal in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. competition. Manchester City came from behind Substitutes Ferran Torres and Phil to make a winning start in Group C Foden then combined to make it 3-1, with a 3-1 victory over Porto at the with the Spaniard collecting a return Etihad Stadium. pass from the England midfielder Porto grabbed a 14th-minute lead before gliding into space and driving when City's Ruben Dias, a recent a right-foot shot into the far corner. signing from Benfica, gave away the Meanwhile, towering Colombian ball and Colombian winger Luis Diaz striker Duvan Zapata scored one goal cut in from the left, burst diagonally and set up two more as Atalanta across the City defence and shot into cruised to a 4-0 victory over the far bottom corner of Ederson's Midtjylland in their Group D clash. goal. Pep Guardiola's side were soon Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku back on level terms though when, after scored twice as the Serie A side Ilkay Gundogan had struck the post, snatched a 2-2 draw at home to Porto defender Pepe bundled over Borussia Moenchengladbach while a Raheem Sterling in the resulting stoppage time goal by late substitute scramble and Sergio Aguero converted Ahmed Hassan gave Olympiakos the ensuing penalty. Piraeus a 1-0 win over Olympique City were far from their flowing Marseille. Tae-Hee seals win for Al Sadd Al Kuwari becomes Asian in battle of QSL heavyweights Volleyball Vice President THE PENINSULA – DOHA THE PENINSULA – DOHA Al Sadd's players celebrate with Nam Tae-Hee. The President of Qatar Volleyball South Korean star Nam Association (QVA) Ali Ghanim Al Tae-Hee scored a brace as Al Kuwari (pictured) became a Vice- Sadd defeated the reigning President of the Asian Volleyball QNB Stars League champions Confederation (AVC) following his Al Duhail 3-1 at Abdullah Bin unanimous election as President of Khalifa Stadium yesterday. the West Asian Federation, during The former QFA Player the Zonal Association meetings of the Year, Tae-Hee netted yesterday. his goals in the 22nd and Following the election, the QVA 70th minutes while Brazilian President also obtained mem- Guilherme added one to Al bership in the Executive Office of Sadd’s account in the 38th the FIVB, the sport's world gov- from Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain as minute. erning body. members of the AVC Board of Dudu was Al Duhail’s The meetings were held through Administration. lone scorer, netting the con- videoconference yesterday with Following the election, the QVA solation goal in the 86th Zonal Executive Vice Presidents and President said that his unanimous minute of the high profile AVC Board of Administration election came as a result of the con- QSL Round 3 encounter, Members elected by member coun- fidence the West Asian Federations postponed due to the teams’ welcomed back their two attempts at the goal Nam scored a second tries to represent their zones. have vested in the Qatari Associ- Asian Champions League forward Akram Afif, who during the first half and time with an angular shot In light of the coronavirus ation in its ability to develop the commitments. was on national duty along Almoez Ali connected past the challenge from (COVID-19) pandemic, a full game in the region. He also said that Yesterday’s result raised with few others. a long ball wide of the target Ramin after Akram set him physical meeting could not be safely the achievements did not come out Al Sadd’s points tally to 10 Tae-Hee scored with a towards the end of it. up by heading down a long held and AVC had, therefore, of nowhere and it is the product of points as they jumped to the rising shot that dipped inside Al Duhail took the field in cross. decided to separately conduct the continuous work of the QVA in second spot in the overall the goal after hitting the the second half, with Ismail Al Duhail had a goal dis- meetings for the zonal associations all international and regional levels. rankings while Al Duhail crossbar, giving no chance to Mohammed replacing Mehdi allowed in the 77th minute as ahead of the 23rd AVC General Al Kuwari also pointed out that remained at 6 points. Al Duhail goalkeeper Benatia. Both teams then referee Salman Falahi, after Assembly, which will also be winning this position is a huge As expected, the match Mohammed Al Bakri to make made a spate of consulting the VAR, ruled that organised through video conference achievement by Qatari sports, saw a keen tussle between a save despite his effort to get substitutions. Ismail ‘handled’ the ball on October 26. thanks to the support it receives two of the best teams in his hand on to the ball. Al Duhail were now more before scoring following a With the FIVB’s support on from the wise leadership in the Qatar, right from the start. Guilherme doubled the in the game than they were free-kick taken by Ramin. using the Lumi System, the meetings country, and the great interest of Al Sadd, who were lead by heading in a free-kick in the first half even as Al Dudu finally found the were split into five sessions. the President of the Qatar Olympic without previous season's taken by captain Hassan Al Sadd goalkeeper Meshaal target with a left-footed shot, The West Zone meeting also Committee, H E Sheikh Joaan bin top scorer Baghdad Haydous. Barsham continued to make but it was too late for Al witnessed the election of officials Hamad Al Thani. Bounedjah due to an injury, For Al Duhail, Dudu made impressive saves. Duhail. THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2020 SPORT 11 Ozil ‘deeply disappointed’ by Arsenal omission

AFP — LONDON minute for Mikel Arteta’s side next year, in January 2018 -- the soon again. That’s whywhy I keptkept since March 7. same time Alexis Sanchez left silent so far.” Upon signing my new Mesut Ozil (pictured) said “This is a difficult message the Gunners for Manchester Alongside Greece defender yesterday he was deeply disap- to write to the Arsenal fans that United. Sokratis Papastathopoulospoulos -- contract in 2018, I pointed” to be axed from Arse- I’ve played for over the past few “Upon signing my new con- also left out of both squadssquads -- pledged my loyalty and nal’s Premier League squad years,” said Ozil in a statement tract in 2018, I pledged my Ozil will only be able toto rep-rep- allegiance to the club amid speculation he has played posted on social media. loyalty and allegiance to the resent Arsenal Under-23ser-23s that I love, Arsenal, and his last game for the London “I’m really deeply disap- club that I love, Arsenal, and it until 2021 at the earliest.est. it saddens me that this club. pointed by the fact that I have saddens me that this has not This month saww OOzilzil The 32-year-old is the not been registered for the been reciprocated,” said Ozil. offer to pay the salarylary ooff has not been highest-paid player in Arsenal’s Premier League season for the “As I have just found out, Arsenal’s popular mascotmascot reciprocated. history on a reported £350,000 time being.” loyalty is hard to come by now- Gunnersaurus afterr JerrJerryy ($450,000) a week, but has also Former Germany interna- adays. I’ve always tried to Quy, was let go by thehe Mesut Ozil been omitted from the Gunners’ tional Ozil went on to question remain positive from week to club with stadiumss Europa League squad. Arsenal’s loyalty having signed week that there’s maybe a empty during thee Ozil has not played a single his current deal, which expires chance to get back in the squad coronavirus pandemic.ic. Super League Manchester United fall into the report shows billionaire owners out of red as shutdown hits revenue control: FSA REUTERS — LONDON museum tours for the bigger changes to the English game’s in 2005, said the net loss once clubs. Manchester United slumped to structures and finances and the cost of debt financing was REUTERS — LONDON Manchester United slumped “Our top priority is to get a net loss of £23.2m in the last said they would conduct their taken into account compares to a net loss of £23.2m fans back into the stadium financial year as the own review. with profit of £18.9m a year The Football Supporters’ Asso- ($30.3m) in the last financial safely and as soon as possible,” United, who have made earlier. Net debt rose 10% to ciation (FSA) said a report that year as the coronavirus said United Executive Vice coronavirus disrupted fixture mixed start to the new English £474.1m at the end of June Europe’s top teams are in talks disrupted fixture schedules Chairman Ed Woodward. schedules and forced soccer Premier League season on the compared with the end of to become founding members and forced soccer clubs to “We are also committed to clubs to play matches behind pitch, said revenue in the year March. of a new competition shows play matches behind closed playing a constructive role in closed doors. ended June 30 fell 19% to The 20-time English “billionaire owners are out of doors. helping the wider football £509m, with some fixtures champions said the impact of control” and proves football The fresh spike in pyramid through this period being delayed beyond that the coronavirus crisis on cannot regulate itself. COVID-19 cases across Europe of adversity, while exploring date. It gave no financial revenue has been partially A Sky News report said more is likely to further delay the options for making the English Premier League clubs last forecast for the current year. offset by lower matchday costs than 12 teams from the top five return of supporters, hurting game stronger and more sus- week rejected plans put The club, controlled by the and reduced travel due to the leagues -- in England, France, income from matchday ticket tainable in the long-term,” he forward by Liverpool and American Glazer family since three-month suspension of Germany, Italy and Spain -- are and catering sales, as well as added. Manchester United for radical a highly-leveraged takeover matches from March to June. in negotiations over what has been dubbed the ‘European Premier League’, with a provi- sional start date in 2022. “The latest reports of plots... to create a European Super League, expose the myth that billionaire owners care about the English football pyramid, or indeed anything other than their own greed,” the FSA said in a statement. “This has to be the last nail in the coffin of the idea that football can be relied upon to regulate itself. These billionaire owners are out of control. “Decisive action is now needed to protect the game we love,” the group added. The Sky report, which cited unnamed “football industry” sources, said financiers were looking to raise a $6b funding United dismiss Super League reports package to kick-start the new tournament, which had the REUTERS — MANCHESTER project to create a breakaway ECA and UEFA, (we are) involved in,” Woodward said. supporting the English football backing of football’s world gov- European league. talking about potential Last week, United and Liv- pyramid, both in the short erning body FIFA. Manchester United executive “I saw the reports on that changes to the Champions erpool’s proposals for changes term, to address the issues European soccer governing vice-chairman Ed Woodward and candidly don’t know League from ‘24 onwards,” to the structure and revenue created by COVID-19, and in body UEFA, whose blue-riband yesterday dismissed reports where that story came from, said Woodward. distribution in English football the long term, to improve club competition is the Cham- that the club were part of a there isn’t really anything for UEFA are strongly opposed were leaked and then rejected financial sustainability at all pions League, has reiterated its plot to form a breakaway us to say,” Woodward said on to any Super League but have by Premier League clubs. levels of the game,” said president Aleksander Ceferin’s European Super League, a call with investors. been openly engaged in talks But Woodward said the Woodward. opposition to any such ‘Super saying they were focused on Woodward said that the over reforms to the Cham- club would play a leading role “We must ensure that the League’. official talks with UEFA over club was, as a member of the pions League structure. in the strategic review huge success of the Premier Manchester United exec- the future of the Champions European Club Association “I think two or three days announced by the Premier League is reinforced while utive vice-chairman Ed League. (ECA), engaged in the formal ago in the press there was a League and talks about ensuring that the wider Woodward yesterday dismissed A report from Sky Sports talks with UEFA over the story about whether the financial assistance for lower- football pyramid continues to reports that the club were part on Tuesday said United, Liv- format for the Champions Champions League may go to league clubs, badly hit by the thrive in a rapidly changing of a plot, saying they were erpool and other top European League from 2024. 36 teams. They are the con- coronavirus pandemic. media environment,” he focused on official talks with clubs were working on a “With those two entities, versations we are actively “We strongly believe in added. UEFA over the future of the Champions League. Barca initiate new round of pay ‘Weird’ PSG lacked intensity cuts despite player opposition in defeat, says coach Tuchel REUTERS — BARCELONA receive their full pay packets Barca announced a record loss during the state of alarm, many Barcelona have formally begun of €97m ($114.89m) earlier members of the squad have REUTERS — PARIS pressing. It was weird, I don’t until the 77th to send another the process to introduce a wage this month and a 14% fall in opposed the latest round of know why,” lamented coach midfielder Rafinha onto the cut on players and staff, the La cuts. Paris St Germain’s formidable Thomas Tuchel (pictured), field. Liga club said yesterday, the revenue from the previous Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter attacking trio normally strike whose team looked subdued “It was not a tactical latest move to mitigate the crip- year, but said it was braced for Stegen, defenders Clement fear into opponents, but in throughout in a first group stage problem. There was a problem pling effect of the COVID-19 far bigger reductions this Lenglet, Gerard Pique and mid- Tuesday’s 2-1 home defeat to home defeat in 25 years. with the intensity and the pandemic on its finances. season. fielder Frenkie de Jong have Manchester United in their Tuchel replaced Idrissa attitude,” Tuchel said. Barca announced a record already agreed to the tem- Champions League opener Gueye by forward Moise Kean Less than two months after loss of €97m ($114.89m) earlier porary pay cut, which has been there was no collective at halftime when PSG trailed reaching the Champions League this month and a 14% fall in incorporated into new contracts response when the forwards 1-0 following Bruno Fern- final, PSG looked ordinary at revenue from the previous year, The club imposed a temporary for the four players which were misfired. andes’s penalty, but the best. Tuchel had no explanation but said it was braced for far pay cut of 70% earlier this year announced on Tuesday. Neymar, Angel Di Maria and decision left a hole in midfield as Neymar failed to score in bigger reductions this season. lasting the duration of the Spain’s footballer’s union Kylian Mbappe were disapdisap-- rather than adding creativity to four consecutive games in the The club imposed a tem- (AFE) said earlier yesterday ppointingointing and the French thethe frontfront line.line. competitioncomp for the first time porary pay cut of 70% earlier national state of alarm, which they supported the players in championschampions lacked TuchelTuchel said Gueye sincesince 2013. this year lasting the duration of began in March and ended in opposing the pay cuts as they aggressiveness and waswas ininjuredjured - the “I don’t know. We had a lot the national state of alarm, June. were not receiving the appro- intelligenceintelligence elsewhere thirdthird mimidfielderdfielder ttoo ofof problemspro during the first half which began in March and priate representation in toto make up for their be rruleduled out wiwithth a especially.espec We had a good prep- ended in June. negotiations. stars’stars’ under-parunder-par physicalphysical problem aration,arati with good games and “The impact of the pan- The first team squad have performances.performances. afterafter MMarcoarco VVer-er- goodgood training sessions,” said demic this year is much The pandemic led to La Liga neglected to choose a player to “There“There wwasas nono rattiratti aandn d Tuchel.Tuch stronger than in the previous pausing for three months before represent them in the negotia- intensity,intensity, no LeaLeandron d r o Tuchel,T whose contract one, in which the incidence was resuming without spectators, tions due to their opposition, aggressiveness,aggressiveness, no ParedesParedes - butbut expiresexpir at the end of the season, limited to the last quarter. The badly affecting matchday and although Barca said they would pressing,pressing, no hehe waitedwaited saidsaid hhe had a bad feeling before current season will be affected commercial revenue. welcome their countercounter kickoffkicko at an empty Parc des in its entirety, so the negative Supporters are not expected representation. Princes.Princ impact will multiply exponen- back in to Spanish top-flight “The club’s aim is to reach “The“ atmosphere in the tially,” said Barca’s statement stadiums until a vaccine is an agreement with its entire dressingdress room before the match yesterday. widely available, from January workforce, which will go waswas a little bit too quiet,” he “The club anticipates a drop at the earliest. through a joint solution of tem- said.said. in revenue of more than 30% While all players agreed to porary, gradual, proportional, “I had a weird feeling. and is therefore compelled to the previous pay cut and took and specific salary adjustment UsuallyUs there’s a lot of music, find immediate solutions that an extra hit to ensure non- for each of the groups,” added loudl music and there it was will help reduce spending.” sporting staff continued to Barca’s statement. very quiet.” 10 SPORT THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2020 Thomas guides Maiuf to impressive victory at Al Rayyan Park Shakour storms to Wathnan Cup win

THE PENINSULA — DOHA YESTERDAY’S WINNERS JP Guillambert guides Shakour (Horse, Trainer, Jockey) Wathnan Cup victory. British jockey JP Guillambert, Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (4 year olds) astride Khalifa bin Sheail Al Abahat (QA), Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle, Ronan Thomas Kuwari’s Shakour, displayed Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6) a flawless show to clinch the Gold Fleece (GB), Gassim Mohammad Ghazali, Saleh Wathnan Cup with a Salem Al-Marri 2¾-length win, and stole lime- Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate light in season’s third race Muthhil (QA), Gassim Mohammad Ghazali, Saleh meeting at Qatar Racing and Salem Al-Marri Equestrian Club’s Al Rayyan Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 5) Park, yesterday. Shellbrook (GB), Gassim Mohammad Ghazali, Rashid The Zuhair Mohsen- Ali Al-Marri trained bay horse was in top Purebred Arabian Handicap form as the five-year-old Joudy (FR), Georges Mikhalides, Alberto Sanna covered 1800m in 01:54.58 to Local Thoroughbred Handicap register his fourth victory in Wadhah (QA), Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Luca Maniezzi the feature event that offered Purebred Arabian Handicap a prize purse of QR 100,000. Maiuf (FR), Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle, Ronan Thomas The winning squad received Wathnan Cup QR57,000, while Ernest Shakour (IRE), Zuhair Mohsen Zuhair Maki, JP Guillambert Aldrich (GB), with Soufiane Saadi in the saddle finished runner-up to collect QR22,000. Star Of War (USA), ridden by Alberto Sanna finished third in the race to win QR 11,000. In other highlight of yes- terday’s meeting, Al Shaqab Racing’s Maiuf, ridden by Frenchman Ronan Thomas, homebred Abahat to win in Ghazali-trained your-year-old Handicap, Al Wasmiyah recorded second straight win Purebred Arabian Maiden bay filly to a 3-length win in Farm’s Joudy finished first in Purebred Arabian Handicap. Plate – the first event in yes- the 1700m run. with Alberto Sanna riding the The Alban de Mieulle-trained terday’s race card. It was a Also, Khalifa bin Sheail Al Georges Mikhalides-trained four-year bay colt stormed to perfect debut for the Alban de Kuwari’s Muthhil, with Al filly to a 4¼-length victory. a ½ length win in the 1900m Mieulle-trained grey colt as he Marri in the saddle, was vic- Saif Rashid Saif Al Khayarin’s run, with the side getting finished a ½-length ahead in torious in Purebred Arabian Wadhah also tasted win, richer by QR42,750 for the 1700m run. Maiden Plate, while Abdullah claiming the Local Thor- winning the race worth Elsewhere, Nasser Saeed Mohammed Al Kuwari & Sons’ oughbred Handicap title. QR75,000. Al Eida’s Gold Fleece won Shellbrook landed his second Races will continue with Earlier, Thomas secured Thoroughbred Maiden Plate, straight win in a Thor- top entries setting sights on his first victory of the day with Saleh Salem Al Marri oughbred Handicap. Umm Bab Cup - today’s Jockey JP Guillembert receiving the Wathnan Cup trophy. when he rode Umm Qarn’s riding the Jassim Purebred Arabian feature race. Tie both his feet together England’s tour of South Africa before to him: Ashwin on star Gayle going ahead amid CSA crisis IANS — NEW DELHI stronger.” Ashwin removed Gayle in the match, bowling AFP — LONDON which in turn led to major England will pay for their ENGLAND ITINERARY Delhi Capitals, who lead the him after deceiving him in sponsors withdrawing their own chartered flight to South Nov 16: England tour party departs from points table, lost to Kings XI the air with one that went England’s limited overs tour of support amid calls for the board Africa, travelling out on London to Cape Town Punjab (KXIP) by five wickets straight instead of turning. South Africa will go ahead to resign. November 16. Nov 21: Intra-squad practice match, New- in their Indian Premier He returned with figures of despite the administrative - ‘Owe it to the sport’ - The ECB pioneered bio- lands, Cape Town League (IPL) match on 1/27 in his four overs. chaos engulfing South African But those issues have not secure during their Nov 23: Two T20 intra-squad practice Tuesday, prompting a couple Delhi Capitals opening cricket. scuppered the tour, with the recently concluded home matches. Boland Park, Paarl of their players to give vent batsman Shikhar Dhawan, The England and Wales South African government season that featured England to their emotions on Twitter. who became the first player Cricket Board said yesterday granting exemptions for men’s series against West Nov 27: SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, 1ST T20, Spinner R Ashwin to score back to back hun- that three and three inbound travel for the England Indies, Ireland, Pakistan and Newlands, Cape Town tweeted a picture of himself dreds in the IPL, also one-day internationals will take players and management Australia. Nov 29: SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, 2ND tying Chris Gayle’s shoelaces expressed disappointment place behind closed doors in earlier this week. “We are looking forward to T20, Boland Park, Paarl from Tuesday’s match. but added that it was time to Cape Town and Paarl starting It means England players touring South Africa. I would Dec 01: SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, 3RD T20, He wrote, “The devil is flex muscles. in November.ovember. will be heading back into a like to personally thank Cricket Newlands, Cape Town always in the detail. ‘Tie “Tough game out there BothBoth thethe ECB andand CCricketricket bubblebubble despitedespite WorldWorldd SouthSouth AAfricafrica forfor ttheirheir Dec 04:04: SOUTHSO AFRICA v ENGLAND, 1ST ODI, both his feet together, before but we’ll learn from this and Southh Africa (CSA) have agreed CupCup winning efforts in ensuring this Newlands, Cape Town bowling to him’. 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IANS — ABU DHABI basis of their inferior net run Earlier, pacer Siraj led the wickets between the fourth and rate. stranglehold for RCB, taking eighth over. Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB openers Aaron Finch three wickest for eigth runs and Karthik finally departed, (RCB) yesterday cruised to a and Devdutt Padikkal started bowling two maidens in four falling to Yuzvendra Chahal in facile eight- win over the farcical chase with an overs. the ninth over, having made Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at opening stand of 46 runs. Siraj and his new ball four runs from 14 balls. An the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. They played through the partner Navdeep Saini tore eighth wicket partnership of 27 Mohammed Siraj led the way powerplay before Finch fell to into the top half for the KKR runs between with figures of 2/8 as RCB Lockie Ferguson. Padikkal then in the powerplay and was KKR’s strangled KKR to 84/8 in their departed after a mix-up with overs. While Siraj dismissed highest. 20 overs. They chased down the new batsman Gurkeerat Mann opener , Nitish BRIEF SCORES target with a whopping 39 balls Singh landed both batsmen at Rana and Tom Banton, Saini got KKR 84/8 wkts in 20 overs (Eoin Morgan 30, to spare. the same end of the pitch. Tripathi’s openng partner Lockie Ferguson 19; Mohammed Siraj 3/8) The win takes RCB level on Captain then . lost to RCB 85/2 in 13.3 overs (Devdutt points with the top-placed Delhi took his place with Gurkeerat Captain Eoin Morgan and RCB players celebrate during their Indian Premier League match Capitals at 14, from 10 matches. and saw the team home with tried to steady Padikkal 25, Gurkeerat Mann Singh 21; against KKR yesterday. PIC: IPL TWITTER They remain second only on the an unbeaten stand of 40 runs. the ship by holding on to their Lockie Ferguson 1/17) by eight wickets THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2020 SPORT 09

A screen displays body temperature check Tennis: Djokovic results during a test for games spectators, hosted by Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, ahead of the summer games that have been postponed to pulls out of Paris 2021 due to the coronavirus disease outbreak, Masters with no at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, yesterday. points to win

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Novak Djokovic has decided not to enter the Paris Masters because he has no points to win at the November 2-8 event as he bids to retain the world number one spot come end of season, the 33-year-old Serb said. “I won’t play in Paris as I can’t add to my points tally but I will go to Vienna and London,” Djokovic told yesterday’s edition of Belgade daily Sportski Zurnal. “I can win up to 500 points in Vienna as I didn’t play there last year and there are also a lot of points available in London.” Tokyo 2020 officials try to get Djokovic clinched a record 36th ATP Masters crown when he won the Italian Open title in Rome last month, surpassing Rafael Nadal who confirmed he would enter the Paris Masters after winning his 13th French Open title on Oct. 11. word out about safety measures Nadal, who equalled Roger Federer’s record haul of 20 Grand Slam titles when he blew Djokovic away in the French Open final, has not entered the Oct 26-Nov 1 tournament in Vienna but is AP - TOKYO the vaccine? Tokyo organisers expected to take part in the ATP Finals in London, Nov 15-22. and the IOC have said they are Djokovic, who won the Paris Masters last year, will not lose Tokyo Olympic officials want the world to testing “many scenarios” and any points over skipping the event because the ATP Tour’s revised know they are working on measures to are unlikely to explain until ranking system due to the COVID-19 pandemic allows players to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at next early next year exactly how the retain points from last year. year’s Games, even if they don’t know Olympics can be held safely. Asked if he was content to allow world number two Nadal to exactly what they will be. Their main job now is to catch up with him in the Masters race, Djokovic said: “It’s not my Tokyo organizers showcased a few pos- convince skeptical sponsors and priority. My immediate task is to collect as many points as I can sible remedies yesterday, displaying various fans that the games will happen, in a bid to put as much distance between myself and the chasing screening measures at the city’s Big Sight allowing the IOC to collect bil- pack ahead of next season. convention complex, the home of the media lions of dollars from broad- “I want to go down in history as the world number one with center for the Olympics. casters and sponsors. the most weeks at the top of the ATP Tour and I will do all I can “Our objective is to demonstrate what Emblems of security officers are seen on their Earlier this year, organizers to make it happen. we are doing toward the safety and security uniform during a screening measures test and the IOC waited until March “Whether Nadal plays in Paris or not changes nothing because of the Olympics,” said Tsuyoshi Iwashita, for spectators and game officials, hosted by before deciding to postpone the it’s all in my hands.” the executive director of the Tokyo Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic Olympics. Djokovic, who claimed his 17th major honour when he won Olympics security bureau. and Paralympic Games at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan has attributed about this year’s Australian Open, was confident upcoming Serbian Most of it looked familiar, including Japan, yesterday. 1,700 deaths to COVID-19, talents would follow in his footsteps one day. hand sanitizers and people passing through having escaped soaring fatal- “The last 10 or 15 years have been fruitful and the success has scanning devices with guards wearing face Quadarella and Gabriele Detti. On the other ities that have affected many yielded players like Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic and Hamad shields at the other end. hand, the NBA recently finished its season other countries. It has also employed strict Medjedovic. It’s great to see our youngsters winning tournaments,” One innovation involved a sticker without a single positive test. controls over immigration since the he said. placed on the wrist to measure body tem- The International Olympic Committee pandemic. perature in a few seconds. has said that athletes testing positive at the Kozue Tanno, who works as a security “This time we have tried different Olympics are likely to be excluded, perhaps guard, participated in the Wednesday sim- methods and analysed them,” Iwashita said. extinguishing years of training. ulations. She talked about the challenge of I want to go down in “I think there is no right answer but we The Olympic numbers are huge: 11,000 COVID-19, and also mentioned Tokyo’s history as the world still have to think about what we should athletes, and thousands of officials, judges, scorching summer heat. number one with do. There are various (sports) competitions VIPs, volunteers, sponsors, media and “We did a demonstration experiment going on, but I think the challenge is to find broadcasters. this time and tried to work with a face shield the most weeks at out what kind of method is suitable for the Add another 4,400 athletes for the Par- for COVID-19 countermeasures, and even the top of the ATP world’s largest sports event - the Tokyo alympics. Then inject the question of fans: though the temperature was low, I felt the Tour and I will do all Olympics and Paralympics.” Will there be any? Or will only Japanese be heat,” she said. It won’t be easy, or perfect. allowed? “We inspected about 20 people but in I can to make it Athletes around the globe have come Finally, factor in the possibility that a reality that will not be the case. When it happen. Whether down with COVID-19 despite precautions. vaccine will be ready when the games are comes to guiding a large number of visitors Nadal plays in Paris Ten members of the Italian swim team to open on July 23, 2021. But should ath- for a very long time, I am very worried that reported positive for the virus on Tuesday, letes be a priority? And should they be com- my sweat will drip on the face shield during or not changes including world champions Simona pelled to be vaccinated? And who pays for the hot summer months.” nothing because it’s all in my hands. Wasps’ Jack Willis in action Novak Djokovic Keenan and with ’ Joe Joyce Wasps cleared during the Premiership Connors semi-final in this October 10 to play in English file photo. handed debuts Premiership final in Six Nations

World’s No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic poses in front of an clash with Italy archaeological tunnel upon arrival at archaeological park “Ravne” AFP - near central-Bosnian town of Visoko in this October 15, 2020 file photo. and will make their Ireland debuts in the Six Nations match with Italy at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. Federer pain-free and on Keenan, 24, will start on the wing whils Connors, who is the same age, track for Australian Open gets the nod at flanker ahead of the more experienced . REUTERS - ZURICH “We do definitely think they (the AFP - LONDON two debutants) are ready,” said Ireland Roger Federer is practising pain-free after undergoing two knee coach Andy Farrell after naming his Wasps will play Exeter in the English Premiership rugby surgeries this year and says he expects to return to the circuit at side yesterday. union final after they were given a coronavirus all-clear, the Australian Open in January. “Will is champing at the bit he has been involved before (he organisers announced yesterday. The 39-year-old Swiss reached the semi-finals at Melbourne was in squad for the Italy game originally) and has had seven months Their place in English domestic rugby’s showpiece at Park at the start of the year but missed the rest of the season after to think about it. Twickenham on Saturday had been in doubt after 11 pos- undergoing a second arthroscopic procedure on his right knee. “Hugo is an exciting player and capable of adding variety.” itive tests, including players and backroom staff, since last “I’m on the right track,” the 20 times Grand Slam singles champion New Zealand-born scrum-half Jamison Gibson Park is also week. Wasps had also suspended training. told German-language magazine Schweizer Illustrierte. likely to make his first appearance after being named on the bench. However, Premiership Rugby gave them the all clear “I’m gradually coming back but I’m going to take my time and Farrell, though, has stuck with the tried and tested half-back yesterday which means they -- rather than Bristol Bears, the don’t want to put any pressure on myself. I will only take part in partnership of at scrum-half and captain Johnny team they beat in the semi-final play-offs -- will face newly- a tournament when I am 100% fit. Sexton at fly-half. crowned European champions Exeter. “At the moment, it looks like I can make my comeback at the Ireland still entertain hopes of the title -- a bonus point win The decision was taken by the Rugby Football Union, Australian Open in January.” over Italy would put them a point ahead of England and France Premiership Rugby and Public Health England officials. While he has made significantg progressp g in his recovery he says heading into the final round of matches. “Premiership Rugby can confirm that Wasps have been hehe is still not at tthe point where he can train The Irish take on France in Paris in their final match on Sat- given the all-clear to take their rightful place in Saturday’s as nnormal.ormal. urday week, with England away to Italy in Rome. The Six Nations Gallagher Premiership rugby final against Exeter Chiefs,” “Not“Not yet,yet more than two hours with was brought to a halt in March when the coronavirus pandemic said a statement. thethe rackerackett are not possible at the took hold. Ireland’s game in Dublin will still be held behind closed Wasps last appeared in the Premiership final in 2017, moment,”moment,” said Federer, who is cur- doors due to pandemic health protocols. losing to Exeter in extra-time. rently rankedrank fourth in the world and Team (15-1) Their chances of avenging that result won’t have been saw Rafa NadalNa equal his Grand Slam ; , , , helped by the disruption to their preparations. But Wasps haul with a 13th1 French Open title this Hugo Keenan; Johnny Sexton (capt), Conor Murray; CJ Stander, Will chief executive Stephen Vaughan was just happy the club month.month. Connors, ; James Ryan, ; Andrew Porter, can keep playing after head coach Lee Blackett engineered “But“But I’ve bbeene working on my stamina Rob Herring, a stunning mid-season revival following the departure of and strength absolutely without pain for Replacements: Dave Heffernan, , Finlay Bealham, Ultan the long-serving Dai Young. a whilwhile.e. There will be no further Dillane, Peter O’Mahony, Jamison Gibson Park, , Robbie “As a club, we are delighted that we can now take our operations.”operatio Henshaw rightful place in this Saturday’s Premiership Rugby final,” FedererFede is often asked about his Vaughan said in a statement. “To all of our fans and well- retirementretirem plans but the Swiss said Scotland team for the test against Georgia at Murrayfield tomorrow: wishers, thank you for your many messages of support, this hehe wowouldu keep playing as long as 15-, 14-, 13-Chris Harris, 12-, 11-Duhan final is for you!” he wwasa enjoying it. van der Merwe, 10-, 9-, 8-, 7-Hamish Wasps revealed yesterday that a test from a member of ““II have been thinking about Watson, 6-, 5-Scott Cummings, 4-, 3-, their coaching staff on Saturday which produced a negative ideasidea for about five years,” he 2-Fraser Brown (capt), 1-Rory Sutherland test result had in fact been damaged in transit. added.adde “But as long as I am Replacements: 16-Stuart McInally, 17-, 18-, 19-Rob They added the staff member would work socially dis- havinghavi fun and it’s right for all Harley, 20-, 21-Cornell du Preez, 22-George Horne, 23- tanced from colleagues until the result was confirmed. Roger Federer ofof usus, I’ll keep going.” Sport THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2020 08

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Mookie Betts does Betts (right) dives for the plate to score a run in the 5th inning against it all for Dodgers the Tampa Bay Rays during game one of the 2020 World Series in game one win at Globe Life Field on Tuesday. AFP – ARLINGTON

Los Angeles outfielder Mookie Betts put himself in rarefied company with a standout performance in the Dodgers’ game-one victory over Tampa Bay in the 116th World Series on Tuesday. Betts sparked the Dodgers’ four-run fifth inning with a walk and two stolen bases, joining legendary Babe Ruth as the only players in World Series history to record such an inning. After walking to lead off the inning, Betts stole second base. After Corey Seager walked, Betts reached third on a double steal, giving the Dodgers runners on second and third with one out. Kershaw shines as Dodgers Betts took an aggressive stance off the bag at third, and when team-mate Max Muncy hit a ground ball to first, Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz couldn’t get the ball to the plate in time to prevent him from scoring on a win World Series opener head-first slide. Betts said the base-stealing was a way to create “havoc” on the base paths. 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Kershaw gave up a homer Kevin Cashh pupulledlled fielderf Cody Bellinger Dodgers’ 4-3 series-clinching to Kevin Kiermaier in the top of Glasnow foror RyanRyan said.s “He does all the win over Atlanta in the National the fifth. Yarbrough, whwhoo sursur-- little things right. You League Championship Series, The Dodgers responded in the rendered run-scoringun-scoring Mookie Betts can really learn came through again with a bottom of the fifth, when Betts singles to Chrishris TaylorTaylor andand from that.” Clippers World Series draws smallest crowd in over a century hire Tyronn AP – ARLINGTON Lue as new Julie and Lance Smith walked through the mostly empty concourse of Globe Life Field. head coach Tampa Bay infielder Joey Wendle is married to one of their cousins, and they AFP – LOS ANGELES weren’t going to miss his World Series debut. The Los Angeles Clippers “It’s so weird,” said Julie Smith, 38, announced yesterday that from Gadsden, Alabama. Tyronn Lue has been promoted “It’s kind of nice in a way, too,” Lance, from assistant to head coach, 39, said before they headed to their seats replacing Doc Rivers, who was in the first deck behind home plate. fired last month. They wore masks, but many fans “We conducted a thorough ignored the requirement for facial cov- search and spoke with fantastic erings except while eating or drinking at Patrons watch a drive-in viewing of game 1 of the 2020 World Series in the parking lots of Dodgers Stadium. candidates. We found that the their ticketed seats. best choice for our team was A crowd of 11,388 attended the Los already in our building,” said Angeles Dodgers’ 8-3 win over the Tampa practice, through the new stadium’s glass was supplemented with fan audio from Behind third base, a group of fans in Clippers president Lawrence Bay Rays in Tuesday night’s World Series walls, the sun glistened off the red brick stadium speakers. Dodgers gear watched after flying in. Frank on Tuesday. opener, spread in groups of up to four, of the old stadium across the street No fans were allowed into any of the The usual pregame introductions of The Clippers are expected mostly in alternate rows and none directly beyond left field, a field now used for high 898 regular-season games this season, teams were dispensed with. to introduce the 43-year-old behind each other among the forest green school football. which were played in mostly empty ball- When the a cappella group Pentatonix Lue as the new head coach at seats. Behind home plate, the Dallas parks due to governmental health sang a recorded version of “The Star- a news conference on That was the smallest Series crowd Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium gleamed like a restrictions. Spangled Banner” played on the Wednesday. No details of his since 10,535 attended Game 6 in 1909 spaceship. Players’ families were allowed 58x150-foot video board in right field and contract were released but the between the Tigers and Pittsburgh at World Series games are usually starting for the 18 first-round playoff the 40-x111-foot board in the left-field US media is reporting the two Detroit’s Bennett Park, according to the festive, packed early with fans celebrating games, the 15 Division Series games and corner, about 18 Dodgers were in front sides are working on a five- Elias Sports Bureau. the dual accomplishments of their team the AL Championship Series between of the first base dugout and on the right year deal. Lue was the Clippers’ Major League Baseball planned to making it to baseball’s ultimate stage and Tampa Bay and Houston in San Diego, field line, and roughly a dozen Rays were assistant coach to Rivers. He make about 28% available of the 40,518 of their snagging hard-to-find tickets, with fans added for the Dodgers’ matchup by the third base dugout and on the left- was the head coach of the capacity at the retractable-roof stadium usually displayed in plastic hanging from against Atlanta in the NL Championship field line. Cleveland Cavaliers when they of the Texas Rangers. The new $1.2bn lanyard draped around their necks. Series in Arlington, an average of 10,835 A live flyover of four jets followed, and captured the NBA champi- venue opened this year and replaced But this World Series had a surreal, for the seven games. Roughly the same ceremonial first pitches were thrown by onship with LeBron James in Globe Life Park, the team’s open-air home at times somber feel caused by the novel amount of tickets were sold for each medical personnel who assisted during 2016. from 1994 through 2019. During batting coronavirus pandemic. The small crowd World Series game. the pandemic. Miller-Uibo cries foul as Naser is again spared suspension

AFP – PARIS Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal. It Naser had been allowed to run. “I cry foul play and believe there The women’s 400m Olympic said the circumstances surrounding The world championships were is a deeper explanation of how champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo one missed test “would have been in September and October 2019. World Athletics ... allowed this to yesterday criticised World Athletics comical were the consequences not Between January and April of carry on. after the doping suspension of her so serious”. that year, according to World Ath- “We need to ensure that in ath- rival Salwa Eid Naser was over- Naser, who runs for Bahrain, letics, Naser had failed three times letics, we the athletes are not com- turned. beat Bahamian Miller-Uibo in the to fulfil her whereabouts obliga- peting against any administrators The 22-year-old 2019 World Championships by tions, although the last of those whose only goal is for athletes to Naser was provi- running the third fastest time in the failures was on Tuesday deemed run faster, jump further and throw sionally suspended in history of the event. not her fault by the tribunal. further at any cost.” June and charged with Miller-Uibo had to settle for “Why was no action taken,” Later she added a comment failing to meet ‘where- her second world championship asked Miller-Uibo. saying she believed that the World abouts’ criteria, but the silver. “Why was the athlete not pro- Anti-Doping Agency would appeal decision was overturned In a post on Instagram, Miller- visionally suspended until one year the tribunal’s verdict to the Court on Tuesday by World Uibo demanded to know why and two months later?” for Arbitration in Sport.