SATURDAY 27 JULY 2019 SPORT 17 We found ourselves in a similar England Joe Root position at Edgbaston against India CYCLING WATERSPORT last year. I thought it was very after his side bowled Ireland out for just 38 to TOUR DE FRANCE: FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS important we stayed calm, asked the STAGE 20 Gwangju, South Korea right questions, and that’s exactly win a dramatic Test at

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Caeleb Dressel of the USA on his way to establish a world record in the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly event during the 0192 FINA World Allyson Felix Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, yesterday. competes in the opening round of the 400 meters during the USATF Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium in Iowa, USA, on Thursday. Felix in semis as Gatlin, Coleman cruise at US meet AFP DES MOINES, UNITED STATES Dressel shatters Phelps mark in Allyson Felix struggled through her first race in 13 months but declared herself happy to be back after scraping into the 400m semi-finals on the opening day of the US Championships on Thursday. record breaking night at Worlds More than a year after her last outing as a pro- fessional, the 33-year-old Felix is back on the comeback trail at Drake University this week, hoping AFP “I woke up today and I wanted American star destroys Smith covered her face with her to win a berth on the US team for September’s World GWANGJU to do it,” added the 22-year-old, the 23-time Olympic hands after shattering the women’s Championships in Doha. who logged a 21.18 in the 50m free- champion’s 100 metres 200m backstroke world record, Felix, the only woman to win six Olympic track American star Caeleb Dressel, style semis after a quick clocking 2:03.35 to erase Missy and field gold medals, is returning to the sport fol- swimming’s chiselled, tattooed turnaround. butterfly world record in Franklin’s old mark by more then lowing her pregnancy and birth of her daughter in pin-up boy, destroyed Michael “I didn’t really have the Gwangju, South Korea. seven tenths. November. Phelps’s 100 metres butterfly world nerves, I just wanted to do it. “I’m in shock,” gasped the However the comeback didn’t go as smoothly record yesterday as countrywoman Records are meant to be broken, Teenager Smith crushes the 17-year-old. “I didn’t think I’d ever as planned on Thursday, finishing fourth in her heat Simone Manuel retained her 100m I hope Michael was happy women’s 200m backstroke do that -- it’s crazy.” in a time of 52.20sec, well outside her personal best freestyle world title. watching me do that.” world record. Sun, who retained his 200 and of 49.26 set in 2015. Reigning champ Dressel Phelps, the most decorated 400m free titles this week, and That left the veteran former 200m and 400m clenched a fist in the direction of Olympic athlete of all time, has lost China finished a distant sixth in the world champion sweating on the outcome of other flag-waving American fans after both of his 2009 long course but- Russians complete a men’s 4x200m freestyle behind races to confirm her spot in the next round. clocking an astonishing 49.50 terfly world records in Korea after hat-trick of gold medals on winners Australia. “It felt rusty, kind of to be expected,” Felix said seconds in Gwangju to eclipse the Hungarian teenager Kristof Milak day six of the FINA World Mack Horton, who refused to afterwards. “I haven’t raced in a long time. It’s going American legend’s old bodysuit destroyed his previous mark in the Championships. take the podium after losing to Sun to take some time to get back into it.” mark by 0.32 and rob him of a 200m fly. in the 400m final last weekend, Felix, who is aiming to race in her fifth Olympic second world record in 48 hours. A record-breaking night helped conjured an astonishing late Games in Tokyo next year, was able to draw posi- Dressel’s fireworks were turn the spotlight back on “He’s tested year in, year out and fightback to anchor the Aussies to tives from the display however. matched in the next event when swimming after a week of athlete winning every year.” gold in a time of 7:00.85 with Russia Felix said regaining her physical conditioning American teenager Smith crushed protests and insults targeting Manuel exploded from the taking silver and the United States while juggling parenting duties had been the most the women’s 200m backstroke China’s Sun Yang, the 11-time world blocks in lane one to win gold in the bronze. demanding part of her comeback. world record, before Russian Anton champion who a FINA doping panel women’s 100m free in 52.04 ahead Russian Yulia Efimova, who has Elsewhere on Thursday, there were few surprises Chupkov emulated them as he report has accused of destroying of Australian Cate Campbell and twice tested positive for banned as the four-day meeting got under way. stormed to gold in the 200m blood vials after a visit from drug Sweden’s world record holder substances in the past, became the In the 100m, world champion Justin Gatlin and breaststroke. testers. Sarah Sjostrom. first woman to three-peat in the rival Christian Coleman breezed through their early But Dressel, who has already Sun’s Australian coach Denis “I felt a lot of pressure to 200m breaststroke, clocking 2:20.17 heat. won three gold medals this week, Cotterell said that the hulking repeat,” said Olympic champ -- more than two seconds faster The 37-year-old Gatlin, gold medallist in the remains the hottest ticket in South Chinese athlete has been made a Manuel. “It feels amazing.” than silver medallist Tatjana 100m at the 2017 World Championships in London, Korea. scapegoat for grievances swimmers Chupkov found an extra gear Schoenmaker. clocked 10.16sec to qualify second fastest behind “It can be a scary thought,” said have against FINA, the sport’s gov- off the final wall to snatch 200m Meanwhile, Evgeny Rylov training partner Isiah Young in 10.14sec. Dressel, who looks on course to erning body. breaststroke gold in 2:06.12 -- retained his 200m backstroke Coleman, the world’s fastest man over 100m this match or even surpass the seven “You can’t have the perform- knocking more than half a second crown in 1:53.40 and complete a season with a world leading 9.79sec, barely needed golds he scooped at the 2017 world ances he’s had over the years off the previous world best, with Russian hat-trick of gold medals on to get out of first gear to win his heat in 10.29sec. championships in Budapest. without doing the work,” he said. Aussie Matt Wilson taking silver. day six. Coleman is in the vanguard of a new generation of US sprinters looking to replace Gatlin and the retired Usain Bolt at the pinnacle of international sprinting. Bernal takes yellow; hailstorm stops stage But the prospect of Gatlin and Coleman going head-to-head at this week’s four-day meeting -- the US qualifier for the World Championships -- is REUTERS Colombia’s Egan Bernal (right), wearing the uncertain. TIGNES, FRANCE best young’s white jersey, Great Britain’s Gatlin, as the reigning world champion, is not Geraint Thomas (second right) and cyclists required to qualify for the world championshps, and Colombian Egan Bernal was cata- ride up during the 106th edition of the hinted on Thursday he may skip the later rounds of pulted into the overall lead of the Tour de France in Valloire, yesterday. the 100m. Tour de France in dramatic circum- stances yesterday as the 19th stage of the race, effectively the penul- timate stage, was stopped early Another boxer because of a hail storm. Team Ineos rider Bernal, who began the day a minute and a half dies from head behind, had overhauled France’s Julian Alaphilippe during the climb injuries after fight up the Col de L’Iseran. Alaphilippe began eating back AFP into the lead with a brilliant descent, BUENOS AIRES only to be told to stop riding after organisers called the race off Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan died on Thursday because of the dangerous conditions from injuries suffered in a fight last Saturday, the ahead. second such death in just two days after that of There was confusion on the was unable to make the road safe, from the top of Col de L’Iseran and TOUR DE FRANCE Russian Maxim Dadashev in the United States. roads initially, as the riders were while a small landslide also made unofficial timings give Bernal a lead Santillan, who was 23, collapsed while the result descending in ideal conditions, but conditions hazardous. of 45 seconds going into today’s STAGE 19: was announced of his 10-round draw with Uru- up ahead even the use of bulldozers The race timings were taken final mountain stage, as he seeks to 1. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar Team, 5:34:15. guayan Eduardo Abreu in San Nicolas, just north of become the first Colombian to win 2. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 1:35. the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. Stage winner the Tour. 3. Alexey Lutsenko, Kazakhstan, Astana Pro Team, 2:28. He was taken to hospital where he underwent Colombia’s Nairo Team Ineos sports director 4. Lennard Kämna, Germany, Team Sunweb, 2:58. an operation to relieve pressure due to swelling on Quintana bites Nicolas Portal said: “We had the race 5. Damiano Caruso, Italy, Bahrain-Merida, 3:00. the brain caused by a head trauma, hospital sources his medal as he in our hands and Egan would have 6. Tiesj Benoot, Belgium, Lotto Soudal, 4:46. said. He died of a heart attack. celebrates on the liked to ride the last climb but the Dadashev died on Tuesday from brain injuries podium in Valloire, riders’ safety comes first, ASO (organ- OVERALL STANDINGS: suffered in his fight with Puerto Rican Subriel Matias yesterday. isers) did a great job. 1. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Deceuninck-QuickStep, on Friday night in Maryland. He was 28. “We wanted to smash it today 75:18:49. Nothing appeared wrong with Santillan as he and the guys were super-motivated. 2. Egan Bernal, Colombia, Ineos, 1:30. fought to a draw with Abreu but while waiting to It would have been ideal if the race 3. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Ineos, 1:35. hear the result announced, he collapsed and lost could have continued because even 4. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Jumbo-Visma, 1:47. consciousness. if he had reduced the gap in the 5. Thibaut Pinot, France, Groupama-FDJ, 1:50. He was fighting for the World Boxing Council descent, Julian would have suffered 6. Emanuel Buchmann, Germany, Bora-Hansgrohe, 2:14. (WBC) Latino Silver lightweight title, held by in the last ascent.” Abreu. 18 SPORT SATURDAY 27 JULY 2019 England dismiss Ireland for 38 to seal emphatic win

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England bowled Ireland out for just A file photo of (right) and 38 to win their one-off Test at Lord’s during one of the Ashes 26 - by 143 runs yesterday, emphatically New Zealand v England at Tests last year in December 2017. crushing the visitors’ hopes of a Auckland, March 1955 stunning upset. 30 - South Africa v England at Port Ireland, playing only their third Elizabeth, Feb 1896 Test, were chasing just 182 runs to 30 - South Africa v England at Bancroft joins complete what would have been one Birmingham, June 1924 of the biggest upsets in cricket 35 - South Africa v England at Cape Smith, Warner history. Town, April 1899 But they did not get close, lasting 36 - South Africa v Australia at in Australia’s just 94 balls as Chris Woakes took , Feb. 1932 a career-best six for 17 runs 36 - Australia v England at Birmingham, Ashes squad and returned figures May 1902 of 4-19. 38 - Ireland v England at Lord’s, July Their second innings score was AFP the seventh-lowest total of all time. 2019 LONDON 42 - “I knew that was a lot of runs (to New Zealand v Australia in make) on that surface,” said Root, Wellington, March 1946 Opening batsman Cameron Bancroft was whose side mustered just 85 runs 42 - Australia v England in Sydney, Feb yesterday included in Australia’s 17-man squad themselves in their first innings. 1888 for the five-Test Ashes series against England “It’s very pleasing, the way we 42 - India v England at Lord’s, June alongside and David Warner. managed certain pressure situa- 1974 All three batsmen served lengthy bans for tions,” he added. their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South “It wasn’t by any stretch the Africa last year. perfect game for us but sometimes figures began when Woakes had Former captain Smith and his then deputy that can be a really important part Ireland captain William Porterfield Warner were both given 12-month suspen- of your learning. We’ll take a lot caught behind by wicketkeeper sions by , with Bancroft -- from this game.” Jonny Bairstow for two. who actually applied sandpaper to the ball Ireland, playing England for the Andy Balbirnie, who top-scored while in the field during a Test in Cape Town first time in a Test, have now lost all with 55 in Ireland’s first innings total -- banned for nine months. three of their Tests following losses of 207, fell next when he edged Both Smith, also given a two-year ban to Pakistan and Afghanistan, but Broad to Root at first slip. from captaining Australia, and Warner, hit their day started brilliantly. Kevin O’Brien, who hit the with a lifetime prohibition from leading his The home side resuming on their quickest World Cup century when country, were expected to be in the Ashes overnight 303 for nine, saw their Ireland beat England at Bangalore squad after doing well in the recent World second innings end with the first ball in 2011 and made a hundred in their Ireland’s Tim Murtagh is bowled by England’s Cup, when the defending champions reached of the third day’s play when deb- inaugural Test at home to Pakistan Chris Woakes during the third day of the first the semi-finals. utant Olly Stone was bowled for a last year, fell for just four, lbw to Test match played at Lord’s Cricket Ground in Bancroft, who has been captaining English duck by Stuart Thompson. Broad -- one of three wickets that London, Britain, yesterday. county side Durham, appears to have wowed Rain delayed the scheduled fell for no runs to leave the visitors the selectors with an unbeaten 93 in the 1000 GMT start by a few minutes 24-6. SCOREBOARD tourists’ intra-squad match at Southampton but any hopes England had of An extraordinary match ended ENGLAND, 1st Innings 85 McBrine 10-1-47-0 this week. adding to their overnight total when Woakes cleaned up tailender IRELAND, 1st Innings 207 IRELAND, 2nd Innings (target: 182) “David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron evaporated when Thompson’s Tim Murtagh for his best return in ENGLAND, 2nd Innings (overnight 303-9) W. Porterfield c Bairstow b Woakes ...... 2 Bancroft have forced their way back into the inswinger knocked over Stone’s leg . J. Leach c Adair b Murtagh ...... 92 J. McCollum c Root b Woakes ...... 11 Test squad through the excellence of their R. Burns c Wilson b Rankin ...... 6 A. Balbirnie c Root b Broad ...... 5 stump. One-day world champions J. Roy b Thompson ...... 72 P. Stirling b Woakes ...... 0 recent performances,” said Australia national Ireland had yet to give off the England, missing injured paceman J. Denly run out (O’Brien/McBrine) ...... 10 K. O’Brien lbw b Broad ...... 4 selector Trevor Hohns. mark in their second innings when James Anderson, were indebted to J. Root c Wilson b Adair ...... 31 G. Wilson lbw b Woakes ...... 0 “David and Steve also have the advantage rain stopped play just seven balls nightwatchman Jack Leach’s J. Bairstow lbw b Adair ...... 0 S. Thompson c Root b Woakes ...... 4 of being proven players at Test level while into their chase and kept the players second-innings 92 -- his career-best M. Ali c Wilson b Rankin ...... 9 M. Adair b Broad ...... 8 Cameron has produced impressive numbers off the field for more than an hour. score -- with the Somerset left-arm C. Woakes c Balbirnie b Adair ...... 13 A. McBrine c Root b Broad ...... 0 for county side Durham this season. S. Curran c McCollum b Thompson ...... 37 T. Murtagh b Woakes ...... 2 But when the match resumed spinner named man-of-the-match S. Broad ...... 21 B. Rankin not out ...... 0 “His innings in the intra-squad match in the overcast conditions -- the flood- for his heroics. O. Stone b Thompson ...... 0 Extras (b1, lb1) ...... 2 Southampton on a tough pitch was out- lights were switched on -- made Yet there was no disguising that Extras (b1, lb7, nb4) ...... 12 Total (all out, 15.4 overs, 93 mins) ...... 38 standing and showed his quality.” conditions ideal for seamers Woakes England’s top-order batsmen Total (all out, 77.5 overs, 377 mins) ...... 303 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-18, 3-19, 4-24, 5-24, 6-24, 7-32, Fast bowlers and James Pat- and Broad. struggled badly in the match, just a Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-171, 3-182, 4-194, 5-194, 8-36, 9-36, 10-38 tinson were recalled to the squad, with their 6-219, 7-239, 8-248, 9-293, 10-303 : Broad 8-3-19-4; Woakes 7.4-2-17-6 The cascade of wickets in an week before the start of a five- Bowling: Murtagh 18-3-52-1; Adair 20-7-66-3 (1nb); Result: England won by 143 runs fellow paceman returning innings where only opener James match Ashes series against Australia Rankin 17-1-86-2 (1nb); Thompson 12.5-0-44-3 (2nb); Man-of-the-match: Jack Leach (ENG) following a recent back injury. McCollum made it into double at Edgbaston. But uncapped Queensland seamer was a surprise selection. Wicketkeeper-batsman was also included, having not played a Test for nearly two years. Wade edged out Alex Carey, who Malinga signs off from ODIs in style impressed during the World Cup, as the back-up wicketkeeper to Test captain . Top-order batsman is in as Sri Lanka trounce the squad despite continuing to recover from a hamstring injury suffered during the World REUTERS (left) SCOREBOARD Cup but there i no place for all-rounder Glenn COLOMBO celebrates after bowling SRI LANKA Maxwell. Bangladeshi captain Tamim A. Fernando c Soumya b Shafiul ...... 7 Australia hold the Ashes but have not won Fast bowler Lasith Malinga Iqbal out during the first One D. Karunaratne c Mustafizur b Mehidy ...... 36 a Test series away to England for 18 years. said goodbye to one-day Day International (ODI) match K. Perera c Mustafizur b Soumya ...... 111 And with the Ashes taking place in the cricket in style as his devas- in Colombo, yesterday. K. Mendis c Mushfiqur b Rubel ...... 43 same season as a World Cup for the first time tating opening spell helped Sri A. Mathews c Sabbir b Mustafizur ...... 48 since 1975, next week’s first Test at Edgbaston Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 L. Thirimanne c Soumya b Mustafizur ...... 25 will be Australia’s opening first-class match runs yesterday. T. Perera c Soumya b Shafiul ...... 2 of their tour. D. de Silva c Sabbir b ...... 18 Malinga, known for his L. Malinga not out ...... 6 England are set to announce their squad blond-tinted hair and the dis- N. Pradeep not out ...... 0 after the end of their ongoing Test against tinctive slingshot action, Extras (lb1 nb1 w16) ...... 18 Ireland at Lord’s. received a guard of honour Total (eight wickets; 50 overs) ...... 314 from his team-mates at the Did not bat: L. Kumara AUSTRALIA SQUAD: start of the second innings at Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-107, 3-207, 4-212, Tim Paine (Tasmania, capt/wkt), Cameron a packed R Premadasa 5-272, 6-276, 7-302, 8-309 Bancroft (Western Australia), Patrick Cummins Stadium in Colombo. Bowling: Shafiul 9-0-62-3 (5w), Mehidy 9-0- (New South Wales), Marcus Harris (Victoria), The 35-year-old did not 56-1, Rubel 9-0-54-1 (2w), Mosaddek 7-0-45- Josh Hazlewood (New South Wales), Travis 0, Mustafizur 10-0-75-2 (4w, 1nb), Soumya Head (South Australia), Usman Khawaja disappoint his fans as he pro- 5-0-17-1, 1-0-4-0 duced an inswinging yorker to (Queensland), remove Bangladesh opener BANGLADESH (Queensland), (New South with just his fifth Tamim Iqbal b Malinga ...... 0 Wales), (Western Australia), ball of the innings. b Malinga ...... 15 Michael Neser (Queensland), James Pattinson Nuwan Pradeep trapped fifties but Pradeep and off- time to move (on) because we following next year’s World lbw b Pradeep ...... 10 (Victoria), Peter Siddle (Victoria), Steve Smith Mohammad Mithun leg-before spinner Dhananjaya de Silva have to look forward to 2023 Twenty20 in Australia. c Mendis b Pradeep ...... 67 (New South Wales), (New South before another trademark picked wickets at regular (World Cup),” said Malinga, The former captain was Mahmudullah Riyad c sub b Kumara ...... 3 Wales), Matthew Wade (Tasmania, wkt), David c Fernando b de Silva ...... 60 Warner (New South Wales) yorker from Malinga ripped intervals wrestle back the who finished as the pick of the still Sri Lanka’s most successful run out ...... 12 through the defence of momentum in Sri Lanka’s bowlers with 3-38. bowler at the recent World c Mendis b de Silva ...... 2 Soumya Sarka, leaving Bang- favour. Malinga finished with 338 Cup in England with 13 wickets Shafiul Islam b Pradeep ...... 2 ASHES FIXTURES ladesh’s middle order exposed In his final over, Malinga wickets from 226 ODIs for Sri from seven outings. He is third not out ...... 6 August 1-5: First Test, Edgbaston at 30-3 while chasing a dismissed tailender Mus- Lanka, the third highest for the in the list of most successful c T Perera b Malinga .....18 August 7-9: Worcestershire v Australians, mammoth target of 315 which tafizur Rahman with a slower island country behind Muttiah bowlers in the history of the Extras (lb4, w24) 28 Worcester was aided by Kusal Perera ball as Sri Lanka bowled out Muralitharan and Chaminda World Cup with 56 scalps. Total (all out; 41.4 overs) ...... 223 August 14-18: Second Test, Lord’s who struck a quick-fire Bangladesh for 223 and took Vaas. He has also taken three Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-30, 3-30, 4-39, 5-150, August 22-26: Third Test, Headingley 6-182, 7-187, 8-199, 9-200, 10-223 century. 1-0 lead in the three-match The paceman quit Test ODI hat-tricks and is the only Bowling: L. Malinga 9.4-2-38-3 (8w), N. Pra- August 29-31: Derbyshire v Australians, Derby Wicketkeeper-batsman series. cricket in 2010 and had pre- player to have achieved the deep 9-1-51-3, T. Perera 6-0-36-0 (1w), L. Kuma- September 4-8: Fourth Test, Old Trafford Mushfiqur Rahim and Sabbir “I’ve played last 15 years viously said he would retire milestone twice during a ra 7-0-45-1 (4w), D. de Silva 10-0-49-2 (2w). September 12-16: Fifth Test, Oval Rahman scored combative for Sri Lanka. I feel it’s the right from international cricket World Cup. SATURDAY 27 JULY 2019 SPORT 19 Pakistan’s Amir Arsenal retires from Barca planning stars fend off armed Test cricket for post-Messi era robbers AFP KARACHI AFP LONDON Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from Test cricket Arsenal footballers Sead yesterday to concentrate on the limited-overs Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil fought game, nine years after a spot-fixing ban halted off knife-wielding car-jackers his burgeoning career. in a terrifying ordeal in London The 27-year-old, regarded as one of the captured on video circulated on best left-arm pacers after countryman Wasim social media. Akram, said he wants to move away from the In the footage, the Premier traditional format. REUTERS Barcelona’s announced the signing of Griezmann League club’s Bosnian defender KOBE “It has been an honour to represent President Josep for €120m ($133m). Kolasinac is seen leaping from Pakistan in the pinnacle and traditional format Maria Bartomeu Bartomeu said Atletico have no the vehicle to confront the of the game,” Amir is quoted as saying in a Barcelona’s President Josep Maria case. masked aggressors, who had Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release. Bartomeu says the club are working “A few days ago, they asked me the pulled up alongside the car on “I, however, have decided to move away on a plan for when their talismanic same question in Barcelona and I said mopeds in the city’s leafy from the longer version so I can concentrate forward Lionel Messi finally hangs up ‘it is nothing, it is something that is Golders Green district on on white ball cricket.” his boots. normal’,” Bartomeu said. Thursday. Amir is currently in England where he is Barcelona have been very active “Normally when a player changes Both attackers appeared to signed to play for Essex in the English season. in the transfer market in recent years, club, the club that doesn’t want to lose brandish knives at the 26-year- Amir made an impressive entry into inter- with Bartomeu completing three of the a player, then they don’t like it. Like old Kolasinac. national cricket as a 17-year-old, taking six top six most expensive transfers ever. we don’t like it sometimes when a The Daily Mail reported that wickets in his debut Test against Sri Lanka at French forward Antoine Griez- player leaves and we want him to stay. the incident happened close to Galle in 2009. mann’s move from Atletico Madrid was “But, there is nothing, this is some- a Turkish restaurant. The following year, he was instrumental the most recent of those and Bartomeu thing that happens in the football “Ozil looked absolutely ter- on a tour in England, helping Pakistan to level says the deals are part of the club’s industry, something that happens rified, as anybody would after a two-match neutral-venue series against Aus- planning for when Messi, a five-times between clubs and for me, no it isn’t a being chased by men with tralia with seven wickets in the Leeds Test. Ballon d’Or winner, finally retires. Messi is not in Japan with Barca, problem at all.” knives,” financial worker Azuka He took 20 wickets in four Tests against Although there is no suggestion the having been given an extended break Griezmann is on tour in Japan and Alintah, 36, told MailOnline. England but it culminated in a shocking spot- 32-year-old wants to walk away following the Copa America, but he will is expected to make his second “He looked like he was fixing saga unearthed by the now-defunct anytime soon, Barcelona are deter- link up with the rest of the squad for appearance in a Barca shirt against running for his life. And I tabloid News of the World. mined they will be able to continue the second half of their pre-season in Japanese side Vissel Kobe today. suppose he was. I saw him dis- Amir, along with then Test captain Salman their success once the Argentine is the United States next month. Bartomeu said Griezmann’s appear into the restaurant with Butt and new-ball partner Mohammad Asif, gone. Bartomeu also dismissed Atletico transfer had been in the works a long the motorcycle guys on his tail,” was charged for illegally taking money in “We think it is our obligation to Madrid’s allegation that the Catalan time. he said. return for delivering deliberate no-balls in the work on the post-Messi era,” Bartomeu club have not paid enough to trigger “We were looking for him already “They didn’t take off their Lord’s Test. Amir returned to play for Pakistan said yesterday. forward Griezmann’s release clause, two years ago,” said Bartomeu, who helmets and were all in black, again in 2016 but the other two failed in their “We are thinking about a post- following the Frenchman’s move has also added Dutch midfielder wearing long sleeved tops in bids to resume their international careers. Messi era because we are bringing in earlier this month. Frenkie de Jong to the Barcelona ranks this hot weather. They stood Overall, Amir took 119 wickets in 36 Tests, new players... La Liga President Javier Tebas said this summer. out,” he added. the last of which was against South Africa “We have to think about this on Wednesday that Atletico had asked “It is not easy sometimes to move Yasmin Tahsiner, the joint earlier this year. His best bowling returns -- changing era when Messi will give up the league to block Griezmann’s move players like him. He is probably one of owner of the restaurant, told six for 44 -- were against the West Indies in playing football but, as president, I following a dispute surrounding the the best five, six top players in the Sky News that the two foot- Kingston in April 2017. hope that he is going to be (have) very transfer fee. world so to move from one team to ballers are regular customers Amir said he is committed to play for large years playing with us still.” Spanish champions Barcelona another is not easily normally.” and were pursued by the Pakistan in ODIs and Twenty20s. robbers for “10 or 15 minutes”. “Playing for Pakistan remains my ultimate The Daily Mail said that desire and objective, and I will try my best to after fending off their assailants be in the best physical shape to contribute in Guardiola plays down prospects of the players then chased the the team’s upcoming challenges, including next robbers “for more than a mile”. year’s ICC T20 World Cup (in Australia). “We have been in contact “It has not been an easy decision to make more City signings before deadline with both players and they are and I have been thinking about this for some fine,” said a spokesman for time. But with the ICC World Test Champi- Arsenal. onshiponship commencincommencingg shortlshortly,y, and REUTERS pre-season tour of Asia, Guardiola said would like to take the 23-year-old to Police confirmed that they PakistanPakistan boasting some very YOKOHAMA he was happy with his current title- Bavaria, but Guardiola has stated his had responded to reports of an excitingexciting youngyoung fast bowlers, it winning squad. resolve to keep Sane in England. attempted robbery. is appropriate thatthat I callcall on my Manchester City manager Pep Guar- “Not many,” the Spaniard said yes- Despite Bayern chairman Karl- Some media reported that time in Test cricricketcket so that the diola says he does not expect to make terday, when asked if any more transfer Heinz Rummenigge suggesting earlier Amine Gulse, Ozil’s wife, was selectorsselectors cacann many, if any, new signings before the deals can be expected. this week that the City manager “doesn’t also in the car. pplanlan transfer window closes. “The transfer market is so difficult know everything that goes on in his Kolasinac and German accord-accord- The Premier League champions and we are good enough. Maybe zero, club,” Guardiola refused to be drawn midfielder Ozil are not the first ingly.”ingly.” have made one big-money signing in one or one and a half (transfers). We into a war of words with his former side. footballers to be targeted on the close season, brining in Rodrigo will see.” “I love Bayern Munich. It is part of London’s streets. Hernandez Cascante, better known as One player Guardiola may have to my life. So the people working there, I In 2016, Andy Carroll, a ‘Rodri’, from Atletico Madrid for a club replace if Bayern Munich get their way appreciate a lot,” said Guardiola, who former West Ham player, was record €70m ($79). is German winger Leroy Sane. won three league titles with the German threatened at gunpoint on his Speaking in Yokohama on the club’s Bayern have made it clear they club. way home from training. ATP Masters Canada: Nadal top seed Rublev in Mohammad Amir Hamburg as Djokovic and Del Potro withdraw semi-finals AFP Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Juan Martin MONTREAL Del Potro AP West Indies recall HAMBURG Wimbledon champion and Gayle for India ODIs world number one Novak Top-seeded Dominic Thiem Djokovic has withdrawn was upset by Andrey Rublev in AFP from next month’s US Open the quarter-finals of the ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA hardcourt tuneup event in Hamburg European Open, Montreal, saying he needs losing 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) yesterday. changed his mind about international more rest after capturing his Rublev, who beat a top-10 retirement and the West Indies selectors yesterday 16th Grand Slam singles player for only the second time, gave the ‘Universe Boss’ a place in the one-day crown. recovered from two breaks in squad to face India in a three-match series. The 32-year-old the first set to eliminate the Gayle said in March that he planned to retire Serbian, who outlasted two-time French Open finalist. following the Cricket World Cup but changed his Roger Federer in an epic All- The 78th-ranked Rublev mind during the tournament. England Club final earlier will next face either third- Gayle was not selected for the T20 squad this month, was joined by seeded Fabio Fognini or Pablo announced on Tuesday for the three matches that Argentina’s 12th-ranked Carreno Busta. open the Indian tour. Juan Martin Del Potro in Defending champion The ODI series gives Gayle the chance to break pulling out of the ATP Nikoloz Basilashvili also Brian Lara’s records for most ODI runs for the Masters Canada Djokovic’s withdrawal in Toronto by Greek star wish him a speedy recovery, advanced, beating Hugo Dellien West Indies (10,348) and by a West Indian (10,405). tournament. means Spanish star Rafael Tsitsipas in the third round. he who has experienced his 6-2, 6-3. The fourth-seeded Gayle trails by 10 in the first category and, “I’m sorry to announce Nadal, an 18-time Grand “We would have loved share of injuries in the past Georgian will next face either including a tsunami relief match and two games that I decided to pull out of Slam singles champion, will for Djokovic to have the few years,” Lapierre said. second-seeded Alexander for an ICC World XI against Australia, by 12 in the Rogers Cup,” Djokovic said be the top seed in Montreal chance to be crowned “We look forward to seeing Zverev or Filip Krajinovic. second. in a statement released by when main draw begins champion for a third time in him back on court in the The West Indies dropped batsmen Sunil Tennis Canada. “With the August 5. Nadal has cap- Montreal, but we under- near future.” Andrey Rublev Ambris and , off-spinner Ashley support of my team, I have tured the Canadian crown stand his decision and we World number three Nurse and fast bowler from the decided to give my body four times, most recently wish him a quick return for Federer said after his Wim- squad that finished ninth in the 10-team first- longer rest and recovery last year by defeating Ste- the rest of the season,” Mon- bledon final loss that he too round group at the World Cup. time before coming back fanos Tsitsipas in the final. treal tournament director intended to skip Montreal. again to play. Djokovic has won the Eugene Lapierre said. Frenchman Richard WEST INDIES: “I love Canada and I Canadian event that alter- Del Potro was injured Gasquet and Mikhail Kuku- (capt), , , have many friends there nates between Toronto and last month at Queen’s and shkin of Kazakhstan will John Campbell, , , that always make me feel Montreal four times, twice underwent right knee take the two available spots Chris Gayle, , (wk), like I’m at home and I’m in each city -- Toronto in patella surgery and is in the Montreal main draw , , (wk), looking forward to coming 2012 and 2016 and Montreal undergoing rehabilitation as a result of the with- , back again to play in front in 2007 and 2011. for the setback. drawals by Djokovic and Del of all of you in Montreal.” He was ousted last year “In del Potro’s case, we Potro. SATURDAY 27 JULY 2019 20

PAGE | 17 PAGE | 19 Malinga signs off Barcelona planning from ODIs in style for post-Messi era, as Sri Lanka trounce says Club Bangladesh President FIFA looks to fast-track expansion of Women’s World Cupp AP KOLKATA sible, and would speed devel- New Zealand, South Africa and next May instead of March as North America-vs.-Southvs.-South America opment of the women’s game. South Korea, which could bid with previously scheduled. play-off. FIFA President Gianni Infantino North Korea. The 32-team men’s World Cup FIFA is also likelyikely to change ththee FIFA wants its ruling council to set the 32-team target in Paris on A faster timetable is needed allocates 13 qualifying places to commercial structuretructure of the fast-track expansion of the next July 5, and proposed doubling tour- because the 37-member FIFA Europe for the 2022 edition, five Women’s World Cup, giving it dedded-- Women’s World Cup to 32 teams. nament prize money to $60m. Council next meets in person from guaranteed places to Africa, four icated sponsors.. Currently, FIFA’s In a document seen by The “FIFA has a responsibility to Oct. 23-24 in Shanghai. each to South America and Asia, sponsors have deals across thethe Associated Press, FIFA asked ensure that its women’s competi- FIFA now wants to modify the and three to the North American men’s andd women’s council members yesterday to tions not only showcase women’s bid process in August by asking the region known as CONCACAF. Two tournaments. approve adding eight more teams football at the highest level, but nine federations to re-confirm more places are decided by inter- FIFA noted yesterdayyesterday that within days and without a formal also act as a catalyst to grow the interest for a 32-team tournament, continental play-offs that exclude “the current economicnomic meeting. Agreement would include game,” council members have been and inviting other federations to Europe or Africa. model has the possi-ossi- urgently rebooting the ongoing bid told. enter. Bids would be submitted in The 2019 Women’s World Cup bility to shift fromom contest to host the 2023 Nine FIFA member federations December and a FIFA-run evalu- allocated eight qualifying slots to being subsidisedsed tournament. are currently preparing to submit ation of the candidates would be Europe, not including host France. by men’s footballall FIFA believes the 2019 World formal plans for a 24-team tour- published in April. Five went to Asian teams, three to becoming a Cup, won by the United States in nament by Oct. 4. If council members agree to each to Africa and CONCACAF, two sustainablee France this month, showed a bigger They are: Argentina, Australia, the expansion by next week, FIFA to South America and one to revenue FIFA President Gianni Infantino tournament is commercially pos- Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Japan, suggests they would pick the host Oceania. One was decided by a stream.”

Gatlin Abdulla shows promise on day one plotting to THE PENINSULA TERUEL, SPAIN Adel Abdulla in action in his X3. INSET: The Qatari driver and his French defend title co-driver Jean-Michel Polato. Qatar’s Adel Abdulla opened his account in Doha with fourth place in the T3 category after the first timed selective section of Baja AFP Spain Aragón, round four of the FIA World DES MOINES Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, yesterday. The Can-Am Maverick X3 driver was A phalanx of hungry young eventually given his stage time of 2hrs American sprinters may be 19min 45sec by rally officials for the first waiting in the wings, but Justin 164.78km selective section - where high Gatlin is in no mood to be summer temperatures and hanging dust shoved off centre stage. hampered progress on the demanding The 37-year-old 100m gravel tracks through remote central world champion is plotting to Spain. Adel had been running closely defend his title in Doha this behind the leading pack before dropping year, a warm-up act before a time in the dust of the final kilometres to fourth Olympic Games cam- the flying finish. paign at Tokyo 2020. The stage time put the Qatari and On Thursday, Gatlin French co-driver Jean-Michel Polato just breezed through his 100m heat 37 seconds behind the stage-winning at the US championships in Des Russian Aleksandr Dorosinskiy with Moines, safe in the knowledge Spain’s Gerard Farrés and Santiago he has already booked his ticket Navarro rounding off the top three. to Qatar by dint of his 2017 gold Oman’s Abdullah Al Zubair and Italy’s medal. series leader Michele Cinotto completed That opening heat may turn the special in fifth and sixth positions. out to be the last outing of this 2019 BAJA SPAIN ARAGÓN – T3 POSITIONS AFTER SS1 Belgian Ghislain de Mevius failed to catching some cars. This is always an issue weekend’s meeting for Gatlin, reach the first checkpoint on the stage and at this race. It did not help not having a 1. Aleksandr Dorosinskiy (RUS)/Dmitry Pavlov (RUS) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 19min 08sec who was non-committal about Russia’s Fedor Vorobyev lost around 15 Prologue stage (to determine starting posi- 2. Gerard Farrés (ESP)/Armand Monleón (ESP) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 19min 09sec whether he planned to put his minutes after the 41.99km waypoint before tions) this time. Now we need to push for 3. Santiago Navarro (ESP)/Dani Oliveras (ESP) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 19min 19sec ageing limbs through two more the next timing point and went on to finish the lead over the next stages.” 4. Adel Abdulla (QAT)/Jean-Michel Polato (FRA) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 19min 45sec rounds at Drake University’s seventh in T3. The competitive action at Baja Spain 5. Abdullah Al Zubair (OMN)/Faisal Al-Raisi (OMN) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 19min 55sec famous Blue Oval. Adel, who is running a Can-Am pre- Aragón concluded with a short run of 6. Michele Cinotto (ITA)/Rafael Tornabell (ESP) Polaris RZR 1000: 2hrs 21min 18sec But while Gatlin acknowl- pared by the FN Speed Team with support 86.74km later yesterday and a repeat of 7. Fedor Vorobyev (RUS)/Kirill Shubin (RUS) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 40min 44sec edges he has to manage his from Ooredoo, said: “We finished the first the two stages on are set for today with 8. Ilya Rouss (AND)/Anton Yarashuk (AND) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 47min 01sec fitness more carefully these stage. It was not a good stage for us. We the longer one of 164.78km set to run 9. Adrian Yacopini (ARG)/Ricardo Torlaschi (ARG) Can-Am Maverick X3: 2hrs 47min 18sec days, the competitive fires had a problem with the dust when we were before the ceremonial finish in Teruel. within his muscular 6ft 1in frame are burning just as brightly. “He likes winning,” was the Team Mercedes to decide verdict of training partner Isiah German GP: Leclerc Thomas, standing nearby on Thursday when Gatlin was Bottas’ future in August asked why he continued to leads 2nd practice compete at the highest level. “You get to a point where REUTERS we will announce it in August.” you start chasing unicorns, AP HOCKENHEIM Mercedes opted to stick with man,” Gatlin told reporters. HOCKENHEIM Bottas this year despite a lacklustre “You want to put together Formula One champions Mercedes 2018 in which the Finn failed to win the perfect race. You want to Charles Leclerc finished will decide Valtteri Bottas’ future in a race even as team mate Lewis Ham- put together the perfect start. ahead of Ferrari teammate August, team principal Toto Wolff told ilton took 11 victories. It’s like a runner’s high for Sebastian Vettel yesterday in reporters yesterday. The 29-year-old has come back sprinters. the second practice for the The Finnish driver, who became stronger this year, however, “It’s about that adrenaline German Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate after rewarding Mercedes’ faith with two rush, getting the middle of the Leclerc was. 124 seconds Nico Rosberg won the 2016 title and wins and seven podiums from the 10 race, everything in your sight is clear of Vettel and.146 ahead announced his immediate retirement, races so far -- even if he is 39 points just a blur. That’s what it feels of Mercedes driver Lewis is out of contract at the end of this behind his team mate. to run fast. Everything around Hamilton, the defending season. He has trailed Hamilton, who has you is a blur, but you’re so Formula One champion and Last year, in a deal announced at won seven times this year, in the races dialed in and so focused, eve- championship leader. Mer- the German Grand Prix in July, Mer- but scored more pole positions than rything is slowing down. cedes driver Valtteri Bottas Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc leaves the pitlane cedes handed him a one-seasonson anyone,anyone, includinincludingg “You want to feel that every was fourth, trailing Leclerc during the second practice session of the German Formula extension with a further option for thethe BritonBriton whowho time. When you come across by.662. One Grand Prix at the Hockenheim Circuit, yesterday. 2020. Five-times world championpion holdsholds thethe all-all- the line, you want to excite The second practice was Hamilton already has a contractt to time recrecordord yourself, like: ‘Man, look at that briefly suspended with about the end of 2020. foforr mostmost time I just ran. That’s crazy.’ 15 minutes left after French difficult first season with Red fourth quickest and Bottas “I guess it’s pretty unusuall to career poles.poles. “I’m always chasing that driver Pierre Gasly went off Bull and has yet to secure a was fifth. announce drivers in July,” Wolff ttoldold feeling. That unicorn, man.” the track and into the bar- podium finish after 10 races. Bottas misjudged a late reporters when reminded of tthehe So far this season, Gatlin riers, mangling both tires on Earlier yesterday, Vettel turn and swerved into gravel. timing of last year’s announcementment has given the unicorn a reason the left side of his Red Bull topped the first practice He managed to retain enough at Hockenheim. to be glancing over its shoulder. car. by.255 seconds ahead of control of his car to avoid the “For us it’s not only about makingking Gatlin has the fourth fastest “I lost it. I’m OK,” Gasly Leclerc. barriers. the right decision for next year, it’s time in the world at 9.87sec and said over the team radio In sweltering heat, with The Finnish driver was about looking ahead. And this is whwhyy also claimed the notable scalp before getting out of the car. track temperatures reaching not at his best, also going we agreed that we will take tthehe of rising star Noah Lyles at the The 23-year-old 50 degrees Celsius, Red Bull briefly off the track during the decision in August going forwards.ds. Valtteri Bottas Diamond League meeting in Frenchman is having a driver Max Verstappen was second practice. “That doesn’t necessarily meanan Monaco.