SPORT 21 I Leave Now for My Next Challenge but Will Never Forget TENNIS BADMINTON My Time at Victory
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WEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2019 SPORT 21 I leave now for my next challenge but will never forget TENNIS BADMINTON my time at Victory. I wish the Honda quits Melbourne ATP events at Lyon, Sudirman Cup world mixed club good luck in the future as Victory after one Geneva; WTA events in team championships in they pursue success. season. ACTION Nuremberg, Strasbourg Nanjing, China TODAY’S Australia great Smith calls Sporting world mourns death time on 20-year career of Formula One legend Lauda AFP SYDNEY AFP “Everyone at Ferrari is Factfile on Niki Lauda VIENNA deeply saddened at the news of ANDREAS NIKOLAUS Lauda Wallabies great George Smith the death of our dear friend Niki Age: 70 announced his retirement Legendary Formula One driver Lauda,” Ferrari said on its Born: February 22, 1949 yesterday after a stint with Niki Lauda has died at the age of Twitter account as social media Birthplace: Vienna Bristol in the England 70, his family said yesterday, exploded with the news of his Nationality: Austrian Premiership, calling time on triggering an outpouring of death. Formula One career: nearly 20 years playing rugby. praise for a man whose track “Niki will forever be in our World champion in 1975 and The veteran Australian victories and comeback from a hearts and enshrined in our 1977 (Ferrari), 1984 (McLaren) flanker, who made his Super horrific crash enthralled race history. #RIPNiki,” his former Grand Prix started: 171 Rugby debut for the ACT fans worldwide. team McLaren tweeted on their Teams: March (1971-1972), BRM Brumbies in 2000 and went on Lauda died at the University account. (1973), Ferrari (1974-1977), to win 111 Test caps, said it had Hospital Zurich in Switzerland Former Austrian Formula One driver Niki Lauda (right) awarding Lauda had been non-exec- Brabham (1978-1979), McLaren been an “absolute privilege”. on Monday night surrounded by utive chairman at Mercedes F1 “Finally the day has come former German driver Michael Schumacher with the Deutscher (1982-1985) his closest family members, a since 2012 and he was instru- where I officially announce my Fernsehpreis media prize in Cologne, western Germany, in this Debut: Austrian Grand Prix spokesperson said. mental in bringing in British retirement from professional file picture of September 29, 2007. 1971 (retired) His death comes eight driver Lewis Hamilton to spark rugby,” the 38-year-old said in 1st win: Spanish Grand Prix, 1974 months after he underwent a a run of success that has brought statement on the Rugby Aus- Last win: Dutch Grand Prix, 1985 lung transplant. An Austrian Niki Lauda fought. He was a straightforwardness and his five consecutive world drivers’ tralia website. Wins: 25 news report said Lauda -- who great man. But it has been clear courage. “A role model and a and constructors’ “Rugby has provided and Podiums: 54 also had kidney transplants -- for some time that we cannot benchmark for all of us, he was championships. given me so much. The dreams was hospitalised for a dialysis bring him back to the ‘race a loving and caring husband, Mercedes team principal Pole positions: 24 that I had of playing rugby pro- earlier this month in track’,” he was quoted by the father and grandfather away Toto Wolff said Lauda was “irre- Fastest laps: 24 fessionally as a young bloke, I’m Switzerland. Austrian news agency APA as from the public, and he will be placeable” and that the team had Total points: 420.5 fortunate to say that I’ve lived Walter Klepetko, who per- saying. missed.” lost “a guiding light”. Drivers championship positions: them and experienced so much formed the lung transplant at The family said in a Lauda won the Formula One “Forever carried in our 1st (1975, 1977, 1984), 2nd more during my time.” Vienna’s general hospital last statement that Lauda died drivers’ world championship hearts, forever immortalised in (1976), 4th 1974, 1978), 5th Smith singled out former year, said there was no specific peacefully, highlighting his three times, in 1975 and 1977 for our history. The motorsport (1982), 10th (1983, 1985), 14th Brumbies and Wallabies coach cause of death. “unique achievements as an Ferrari and in 1984 with community today mourns the (1979), 17th (1973), unplaced Eddie Jones, now England “It was a long process, and athlete and entrepreneur... his McLaren, despite a terrible race devastating loss of a true legend,” (1971, 1972) coach, for special mention, the patient reached his end. tireless zest for action, his crash in 1976. Formula 1 said on Twitter. calling him “a constant sup- porter and mentor”. “I was extremely lucky in my career to have landed myself in Canberra as a young Koepka reaps rewards of another major 19-year-old kid, having the luxury of being tutored by the AP Bethpage Black as fearsome as finest peers and coaches in the NEW YORK ever. game at the ACT Brumbies,” he Koepka answered with all said. Brooks Koepka should know as the right shots. Johnson faded “Those early years in Can- well as anyone that nothing in I’m glad I’ve got with two bogeys. Koepka closed berra shaped a part of my rugby golf comes easily. this thing sitting with a 4-over 74, the highest identity and further encouraged His well-documented next to me, It’s very final round by a PGA champion my personal ambitions to better journey to the PGA Tour took satisfying, this one. in 15 years, and he didn’t care myself as a rugby player.” him to remote outposts like how it looked. Smith played almost 150 Kenya and Kazakhstan. Even This is definitely the His place in history was games for the Brumbies during after Koepka won a second most satisfying of all secure. He joined Tiger Woods a career that also took him to straight US Open last summer, the ones I’ve won: as the only players to win back- the Queensland Reds, French which no one had done in 29 Koepka to-back in the PGA Champi- sides Toulon, Lyon and Stade years, it didn’t seem enough to onship since it switched to stroke Francais, along with Japan’s be the first name mentioned play in 1958. He became the only Suntory and English teams among the next generation of fying of all the ones I’ve won.” player to hold back-to-back Wasps and Bristol. stars. Moments earlier, after he titles in two majors at the same He twice won the pres- So he spent three days turned a potential meltdown into time. tigious John Eales Medal for setting records at Bethpage Black the kind of clutch play that has Four years ago, he had one best Australian player and was in the PGA Championship - the defined his career, Koepka PGA Tour title in his first full awarded the Brumbies players’ first player to shoot 63 in con- draped his muscular arms season as a full member. player of the year gong 10 times secutive years in the majors, the around the top of the trophy and Now he has four majors out in his 12 seasons. lowest 36-hole score in major let out a deep sigh from stress of the last eight he has played, a “George belongs in that championship history and a and satisfaction, and then he stretch not seen since Woods rare category of player that seven-shot lead, the largest ever smiled. won seven out of 11 after cap- could turn the course of a for 54 holes in the PGA Koepka said at the start of turing the 2002 US Open at game in an instant with a Championship. the week that majors are some- Bethpage Black. crucial turnover, a powerful And then he endured the times the easiest to win. “I just don’t understand why run or a big defensive play,” toughest day of his career This one should have been. he doesn’t do it more often,” said said Rugby Australia chief Sunday, which turned into the It wasn’t. Rory McIlroy, who won his four Raelene Castle. most rewarding. His seven-shot lead was majors in a span of 15. “He was universally “I’m glad I’ve got this thing down to one with four holes to “He obviously gets into these respected by his teammates and sitting next to me,” Koepka said play and the No. 1 player in the mindsets of the majors, and he Brooks Koepka of the United States poses with the Wanamaker opponents and has been a huge as he looked at the shiny Wan- world - Dustin Johnson, his best really goes and gets into a dif- Trophy during the Trophy Presentation Ceremony after winning presence in the clubs he has amaker Trophy. friend in golf - was piecing ferent state. You’d obviously the final round of the 2019 PGA Championship at the Bethpage represented all over the world, “It’s very satisfying, this one. together the best round of a final have to ask him. But it’s Black course in Farmingdale, New York on Sunday. as well as on the international This is definitely the most satis- day in 25 mph gusts that made awesome. It’s great to watch.” stage with the Wallabies.” Warriors beat Blazers to reach 5th straight NBA Finals AFP straight finals hasn’t been done Curry finished with 37 just let it go. When I shot it, it felt LOS ANGELES since the 60s,” said Warriors points, 13 rebounds and 11 good.” The Trail Blazers had led coach Steve Kerr. assists, while Green had his 69-65 at halftime, and built the Stephen Curry and Draymond “It hasn’t been done for a second straight triple-double -- lead to 17 in the third quarter -- Green both posted triple- reason, it’s really, really difficult posting double digits in three the third straight game in which doubles to power the Golden and so I just can’t say enough key statistical categories -- with Portland led by as many as 17 State Warriors to a 119-117 about the competitive desire of 18 points, 14 rebounds and 11 only to come up short.