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Sport WEDNESDAY 26 MAY 2021 SolskjaerS hoping Europa League win actsa as springboard to further success When players sign to play for Man United, they sign to win trophies. They accept the challenge of being the best, because this is the best clubc in the world so that’s the pleasure of the pressure of Man United.

Manchester United manager Sport | 19 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer FOOTBALL: INTERNATIONAL Thailand 0-1 Oman; Indonesia 2-3 Afghanistan AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE: Brisbane Roar 3-0 Melbourne City Diamond League: Barshim headlines stellar line-up at Florence meet

DIAMONDLEAGUE.COM – FLORENCE There will be Three-time Diamond Trophy winner stardust in the The men’s high jump and women’s pole women’s 1500m as vault promise some enthralling goes up against home hero Tamberi well, as Dutch clashes in Sifan Hassan Florence, launches her title as the likes defence in a of Mutaz Essa stacked field which Barshim, Gian- also includes marco Tamberi, Gateshead Katerina Stefanidi and Diamond League Anzhelika Sidorova star at the third winner Laura Muir Wanda Diamond League meeting of the and Kenyan super- season. stars Beatrice The Pietro Mennea Golden Gala in Chepkoech and Florence will feature a high-class clash in the Faith Kipyegon. men’s high jump, as home hero Gianmarco The 2021 Tamberi goes up against three-time Diamond Wanda Diamond Trophy winner Barshim. League comprises Qatari star Barshim has fond memories of 14 meetings and Rome, having broken the meeting record there started with with a jump of 2.41m on his way to the Diamond Gateshead (which Trophy in 2014. Barshim talks with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi at the Khalifa International Stadium replaced Rabat as Eyeing a fifth successive Diamond League in Doha during the 2019 World Athletics Championships in this file photo. the first host city title in 2021, Greek pole vault star Katerina Ste- on this year’s fanidi will have her work cut out at the third circuit) on Sunday. Qatar’s Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season Sidorova at the World Athletics Championships A single final will be held across two days in Mutaz in Florence, as she faces up against world in Doha in 2019. Zurich at the end of the season (September 8-9). Essa champion Anzhelika Sidorova. Their head-to-head in Florence on June 10 Each meeting will be broadcast globally in a live Barshim Four-time Diamond Trophy winner Stefanidi will be the second time they clash in the space two-hour programme. The 2021 calendar in action has been imperious on the Diamond League of just two weeks, with both women also set to remains subject to change depending on the in this file circuit since 2016, but won bronze behind jump in Friday’s Doha Diamond League. global health situation in the coming months. photo. White House stands by Tokyo Games as COVID-19 surges REUTERS – WASHINGTON

The White House yesterday reaffirmed its support for Tokyo’s plan to hold the Olympic Games this summer and for US athletes competing there despite a new Qatari players and coach Felix Sanchez during a wave of coronavirus cases and a US travel advisory practice session as they gear up for their World for Japan. Cup 2022 and Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Group “Our position has not changed on the Olympics,” E matches against India and Oman to be played White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. next month. Qatar will play India on June 3 before “The government has stressed that public health meeting Oman four days later. Both the matches remains a central priority as they plan to host the will be played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Games.” On Tuesday, a US State Department spokes- person said President Joe Biden supports “the US ath- letes who have trained for these Games and will be competing in the best traditions of the Olympic spirit”. The White House had already issued a statement CL: UEFA CAF tickets go on sale in April during a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga saying that Biden supported Tokyo’s to sell 1,700 efforts to hold a safe Olympics. THE PENINSULA – DOHA allowed for each booking. Bookings Only two categories of fans But a fourth wave of novel coronavirus infections can be made by following the tick- (must be 12 years or older) can pur- in Japan led the State Department to issue a “Do Not tickets The Total CAF Super Cup 2020 Local eting process instructions and pur- chase tickets to attend the event. Travel” advisory for the country on Monday. Organising Committee (LOC) has chasing through the following link: The first category is the fully vac- The US advisory and guidance for Japan did not announced that tickets for the match tickets.qfa.qa cinated individuals who have taken mention plans for the Olympics, which is scheduled for final are on sale via the website of the Friday's match will be the 29th the second shot before May 14, and to start on July 23, but warned against visiting the AP – NYON Qatar Football Association (QFA). edition of the game, bringing that the vaccine must have been country now. Japanese officials said they did not antic- In line with Qatar’s Ministry of together ’s Al Ahly team, the taken in the last 9 months. The ipate any effect on the Games from the travel advisory. With only four days to go Public Health (MOPH) measures, the Total CAF Champions League second category is the individuals before the Champions League stadium’s capacity will be limited to winner, and the Moroccan club RS who have recovered in the last 9 final in Portugal, UEFA put 30% to prevent the spread of Berkane the Total CAF Confedera- months with last day of recovery 1,700 tickets on sale yesterday COVID-19. tions Cup. The match will kick off at 21 days before match day (Recovery Vaccination mandatory for fans worldwide for the The tickets are priced at QR50, 7pm (6pm Cairo time and 5pm Casa- Period: August 28, 2020 to May 7, game between Manchester City with a maximum of four tickets blanca time). 2021). for Tokyo-bound and Chelsea. UEFA said the tickets, which cost between €70 and Aussie Paralympians €600 ($78 and $670), were being sold on its website. REUTERS – MELBOURNE Buyers are limited to two tickets. Australia has made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory The Estádio do Dragão in for Paralympic athletes heading to Tokyo because Porto will be one-third full with unvaccinated members on the team could pose a health up to 16,500 spectators for Sat- risk, chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said yesterday. urday’s game. It was moved The policy is out of step with the International Par- from Istanbul because of alympic Committee which is encouraging athletes to current travel limits in Turkey get vaccinated but has not made it mandatory for the amid the coronavirus pan- Aug. 24-Sept. 5 Paralympics. “If we have unvaccinated demic. Man City and Chelsea people in the team, it poses a risk to both those athletes each had an allocation of 6,000 or officials who refuse to have the jab, because we know seats to sell to their fans. that there will be COVID in the village,” McLoughlin UEFA gave two options for told state broadcaster ABC on Tuesday. spectators to get into the The Australian Olympic Committee has followed stadium - a negative PCR test the International Olympic Committee’s lead in making dating no earlier than vaccination voluntary for able-bodied athletes going Wednesday or a negative to the July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Olympics. antigen test result from Friday McLoughlin said Paralympic Australia’s (PA) policy or Saturday. meant some prospective Paralympians could be barred Border controls in Portugal from going. “It could be ...it was a very difficult decision The players and officials of 's RS Berkane, the winners of the CAF Confederations Cup, upon their arrival will also apply to countries to come to, but we’ve mulled over it for a while now,” at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, yesterday ahead of the CAF Super Cup 2020-21. They will take on where fans have traveled from, she said. “At the end of the day, we have to keep eve- Egypt's Al Ahly, the CAF Champions League winners at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Friday. UEFA said. ryone on that team safe.” WEDNESDAY 26 MAY 2021 SPORT 19 Millions of viewers await CL, Europa League finals on beIN SPORTS THE PENINSULA – DOHA manager Unai Emery is a specialist in programs dedicated to the Champions be many more with the UEFA Europa this competition having won it three League final, including ‘UEFA UCL – the League and UEFA Champions League beIN SPORTS will broadcast the UEFA times in a row with Sevilla as well as players documentary’ which will be finals coming up exclusively on our Champions League final and the UEFA reaching the final with Arsenal in 2019. League final, but with players such as broadcast on May 29 at 18:30 Mecca English, Arabic and 4K channels. We are Europa League final live and exclusively The Europa League final on beIN , Gabriel Jesus, Kevin Time (GMT +3) on beIN SPORTS 1 then straight into an unbelievable to its millions of viewers and subscribers SPORTS will host special guests and De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez in their Premium. summer of sport – with the French across the 23 countries of the Middle talent including former Dutch and Man- ranks – they have a strong chance of The global sports channel will also Open, Copa America 2021, Wimbledon, East and North Africa (MENA), from chester City player Nigel de Jong, ex winning this year’s competition. Man- broadcast a documentary on ‘Arabic UEFA Euro 2020, and Tokyo Olympics Morocco in the west to Oman in the east Paris Saint-Germain and Espanyolde- chester City have already won this year’s stars in the final’ which features Arab all kicking off right after the UEFA – and every country in between. fender Didier Domi, Moroccan legend English League Cup and English Premier stars Hakim Ziyech and Riyad Mahrez Champions League final. No one does Starting with the Europa League, Yousef Chippo, Egyptian legend League title. at 20:00 Mecca time. Other exclusive it better than beIN” today’s final will see two heavyweights Haytham Farouk and former Iraqi Chelsea, led by German manager shows on beIN SPORTS include beIN MEDIA GROUP also recently from England and Spain go head-to- player and manager Adnan Hamad. Thomas Tuchel will want to clinch their ‘Countdown show’ with Assia Abdullah announced that the exclusive summer head for the coveted trophy. 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It will be no easy task for Manchester planet, this year’s UEFA Champions Manchester City star Nigel de Jong. beIN and Champions League finals on beIN Further information on beIN offers United as Villareal, led by Europa League League sees English rivals Manchester stars in the studio will also include SPORTS, Acting Director of Programs can be found on www.bein.com/ expert Unai Emery will be determined City and Chelsea compete for ’s Egyptian legend Mohammad Aboutrika, for beIN MENA Duncan Walkinshaw summer2021 to win their first ever Europa League most coveted trophy. football specialist Tariq Al Jalahma and said: “The 2020/21 football season has To enjoy a world of sports and enter- trophy after reaching three semi-finals Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will Tunisian legend Tariq Dhiab. been unique with many memorable tainment on beIN, visit www.bein.com/ in 2004, 2011 and 2016. Villareal’s play their first ever UEFA Champions beIN SPORTS will also host exclusive moments on beIN and there are sure to en/subscribe/ Ronaldo: I've Flick to become Germany achieved my coach after Euro 2020 goal at REUTERS – FRANKFURT have every reason to approach the Germany’s worst defeat in compet- Juventus next tournaments, for example our itive football. Former Bayern Munich coach home Euro 2024 with optimism.” The 56-year-old Flick has a long REUTERS – TURIN Hansi Flick signed a three-year Germany will host the European experience at the DFB, having been contract yesterday to take over Championship in 2024. assistant coach Cristiano Ronaldo said he has realized one Germany after the end the Flick led Bayern to six titles in from 2006-2014 of the goals he set for himself when he European Championship this the 2019/2020 season and also won and then taking joined Juventus in 2018 and valued every- summer, the German Football this season’s crown over as sports thing the club had achieved this season Association (DFB) said. after initially taking over as an director until 2017. despite their run of nine straight Serie A title He will succeed current coach interim coach in late 2019, but “He was from coming to an end. Joachim Loew, with whom he won decided to leave the champions the start at the very Ronaldo, 36, has one year remaining on the World Cup as an assistant in after 18 successful months in top our my wish list,” his contract at Juventus but there has been 2014 and will have to complete an charge. Oliver Bierhoff, national a flurry of media speculation that the Por- overhaul that was disrupted by a Loew, who had a contract until team director, said. “I tuguese forward could be leaving in the string of bad results and the coro- 2022, led Germany to the World Cup know the human summer. navirus pandemic. title in 2014 with Flick as his and technical qual- Juventus were deposed as champions “Everything happened surpris- assistant, and also won the 2017 ities of Hansi by Inter Milan and only climbed into the top ingly quickly for me and I am Confederations Cup. Flick and I four on the final day of the campaign on happy to be national team coach But his team crashed out in the appreciate Sunday to secure Champions League from the autumn,” Flick, who was first round in the 2018 World Cup them since qualification. the frontrunner for the post, said and has been struggling to perform our many “This year we couldn’t win Serie A, con- in a statement. at the highest level despite an successful gratulations to Inter for the well deserved “My joy is great because I see overhaul. years title. However, I have to value everything the quality of the players, especially A 6-0 thrashing by Spain in the together in the that we achieved this season at Juventus, the young ones, in Germany. So we Nations League in November was national team.” Coach Hansi Flick both in collective and individual terms,” Ronaldo wrote in an Instagram post. “The Italian Super Cup, Italian Cup and Serie A top scorer trophy fill me with hap- piness, mainly due to the difficulty they Three newcomers carry with them, in a country where nothing is easy to win. “With these achievements, I reached a in England’s longer goal I had set myself since the first day I arrived in Italy: to win the championship, the Cup and the Super Cup, and also to be provisional squad Best Player and Top Scorer in this great football country filled with tremendous players, giant clubs and a very own football AP – LONDON culture.” The 36-year-old former Manchester gave himself another week to determine United and Real Madrid player said he was England’s European Championship squad by naming a 33-man delighted to have won major individual and list featuring three players who have been called up for the team honours with clubs in three different first time. countries. Center backs of Brighton and Ben Godfrey of “This is what I work for, this is what Everton have been given a late chance to make the tournament moves me and this is what I’ll always keep alongside fellow newcomer , the Sheffield People take pictures in front of a replica of the Europa League trophy on green bridge, in chasing for until the last day,” added United goalkeeper. Gdansk, Poland, yesterday ahead of today's final between Villarreal and Manchester United. Ronaldo, who did not play in their 4-1 win Trent Alexander-Arnold was recalled to feature among a over Bologna on the final day. quartet of right backs in the provisional squad. Southgate has until June 1 to decide who makes the cut for the final 26-man squad with injury doubts over defender and and . Solskjaer hoping Europa League win West Bromwich’s , who has never played for England, is also in the squad as Burnley’s Nick Pope misses out through injury. Manchester United teenager Mason Greenwood has been acts as springboard to further success recalled for the first time since being sent home after his debut in Iceland. , the 17-year-old REUTERS – GDANSK, POLAND first trophy since a Europa League success the stepping stone for something better to who made his England debut in November, has a under Jose Mourinho in 2017. come,” Solskjaer told a news conference chance of playing at the tournament which will largely be played Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Having finished second in the Premier yesterday. at for Southgate’s side. Solskjaer hopes that winning the Europa League this term - their highest finish in the “It is a bright future for this team, a young England opens its Group D campaign on June 13 against League would be the start of “something Norwegian’s three seasons in charge - Sol- team, it’s a team we’ve rebuilt over the last Croatia at Wembley before also playing Scotland and the Czech more” for the club. skjaer is aiming even higher as he looks to few years. Hopefully, this is the start of some- Republic at the north London stadium. There’s also a potential United take on Spanish side Villarreal in restore United to their former glories. thing more. round of 16 match at Wembley for England, while the semi- today's final in Gdansk, looking to win their “These are big nights for us, it might be “When players sign to play for Man finals and final will all be played there. United, they sign to win trophies. They accept Manchester United the challenge of being the best, because this players train at is the best club in the world so that’s the Stadion Energa pleasure of the pressure of Man United.” Over 20,000 fans allowed Gdansk in Gdansk, Former manager Alex Ferguson, who Poland yesterday. won 13 titles and two Cham- for Spain-Portugal friendly pions Leagues during his United tenure, trav- elled with the team to Poland. Solskjaer is AP – MADRID looking to lead United to glory 22 years to the day since his winner in the Champions More than 20,000 fans will be allowed at the Wanda Metropol- League final against Bayern Munich com- itano Stadium for Spain’s European Championship warm-up pleted an historic treble under Ferguson, and match against Portugal on June 4, Madrid officials said yesterday. the Norwegian welcomed the presence of It will be the first time fans will be allowed in top-level soccer the club’s most successful coach in Poland. games in the community of Madrid. A limited number of fans “He’s a special man and he’s like an ency- had already been allowed in some first-division matches during clopaedia of football, even though I got him the last two weeks in regions where the coronavirus pandemic on a quiz question yesterday,” Solskjaer was more under control. added. “One of the players got the answer Officials said there will be a series of health safety measures before him, I’m sure he’s not happy at that. in place for the match at the 68,000-capacity Wanda Metropol- “Just to have him around when we eat, if itano, which will be filled to 30% of its capacity. the players wonder about something they The last time fans were allowed at Atlético’s venue was in a can ask him, he’s always available for a chat Spanish league match against Sevilla on March 7, 2020. because this is the club of his heart." Sport WEDNESDAY 26 MAY 2021 18 Bangladesh clinch maiden ODI series win over SL

AP — DHAKA recover from a shaky start after SCOREBOARD opted to Bangladesh Sri Lanka (D/L revised target 245 in 40 overs) hit his eighth bat first. Tamim Iqbal lbw b Chameera ...... 13 D. Gunathilaka c Shakib b Mustafizur ...... 24 ODI century as Bangladesh Sri Lanka fast bowler Dush- c Hasaranga b Sandakan ...... 25 c Tamim b Shoriful ...... 14 secured its first ODI series mantha Chameera utilised the lbw b Chameera ...... 0 Pathum Nissanka c Tamim b Shakib ...... 20 victory over Sri Lanka with a early moisture of the M. Rahim c A Bandara b Chameera ...... 125 Kusal Mendis lbw b Mehidy ...... 15 103-run win by DLS method in well to swing the ball in both c Perera b Sandakan ..... 10 lbw b Shakib ...... 10 Riyad c Perera b Sandakan ... 41 A. Bandara c Mahmudullah b Mustafizur ..... 15 the rain-interrupted second ways. c Nissanka b Udana...... 10 c Mahmudullah b Mehidy .... 11 match yesterday. His inswinger accounted b Hasaranga ...... 0 Wanindu Hasaranga b Mehidy ...... 6 In an innings twice halted both Tamim and Shakib Al run out ...... 11 Isuru Udana ...... 18 by rain, the wicket-keeper Hasan in the space of three balls Shoriful Islam c Perera b Udana ...... 0 Lakshan Sandakan c Tamim b Mustafizur ..... 4 batsman scored 125 off 127 balls in the second over, leaving not out ...... 0 Dushmantha Chameera not out ...... 4 with 10 fours as Bangladesh was Bangladesh 15-2. Extras (b1, lb4, w3, nb3) ...... 11 Total (9 ; 40 overs)...... 141 bowled out for 246 in 48.1 overs. Mushfiqur and Mah- Total (all out; 48.1 overs) 246 Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Perera), 2-53 (Gunathilaka), Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Tamim), 2-15 (Shakib), 3-49 3-71 (Nissanka), 4-77 (Mendis), 5-89 (de Silva), It was Bangladesh’s first series mudullah shared a fifth-wicket (Liton Das), 4-74 (Mosaddek), 5-161 (Mahmudullah), 6-104 (Shanaka) 7-114 (Hasaranga), 8-116 (Bandara), victory against Sri Lanka across stand of 87 to help Bangladesh 6-178 (Afif), 7-184 (Mehidy), 8-232 (Saifuddin), 9-122 (Sandakan) three formats. hit back. 9-246 (Shoriful), 10-246 (Mushfiqur) Bowling: Mehidy Hasan 10-0-28-3, Shoriful 6-0- Sri Lanka was 126-9 after 38 Mushfiqur reached his half- Bowling: Udana 9-0-49-2 (w2, nb1), Chameera 30-1, Taskin 8-0-27-0, Mustafizur 6-1-16-3, Shakib overs when rain interrupted the century by slog-sweeping 9.1-2-44-3 (w1), Hasaranga 10-1-33-1, Shanaka 7-0- 9-0-38-2, Mosaddek 1-0-2-0 game for a third time. Sri Lanka Sandakan for two off 70 balls. 38-0, Sandakan 10-0-54-3 (nb2), de Silva 3-0-23-0 Result: Bangladesh won by 103 runs (D/L method) was set a revised target of 245 Bangladesh's cricketers celebrate after winning the second Mahmudullah, who scored in 40 overs, meaning it needed match against Sri Lanka in Dhaka yesterday. PIC: SLC 54 in the previous match, also one four and two sixes. Mush- in the 38th over. Mushfiqur 119 runs from the final two was on the verge of his second fiqur was on 85 and 96 respec- reached deserving century off overs. The visitors ended on on Sunday in the first of their will be played on Friday. Mush- straight 50, but his premedi- tively when the rain halted the 114 balls with a glance toward 141-9. three-match series. fiqur, who scored 84 in the first tated paddle sweep cost his game twice as Sri Lanka was on fine leg for boundary off Bangladesh won by 33 runs The final match of the series match, helped Bangladesh wicket as he was 41 off 58 with top, leaving Bangladesh 184-7 Chameera. Seifert breaks down as he recalls COVID-19 WTC: Hadlee expects swing ordeal in India bowlers to dominate final

REUTERS — WELLINGTON REUTERS — NEW DELHI English conditions,” the veteran fast bowler Ishant another chance to lead New Seifert, who had been with IPL 69-year-old told the Interna- Sharma. Zealand to an ICC title and New Zealand wicketkeeper- side , was Fast-bowling great Richard tional Council’s “If the ball seams around Hadlee said the 30-year-old batsman Tim Seifert broke unable to exit India with other Hadlee expects swing bowlers website. off the pitch, batsmen in both was doing a fine job as leader down in tears yesterday as he to dominate the final of the “The weather may also teams will be challenged,” of the side. recalled fearing the worst after New Zealand cricketers after he inaugural World Test Cham- play a part and if it is cold that Hadlee said. “By the time he ends his testing positive for COVID-19 returned a positive test and pionship (WTC) between India will favour New Zealand. “Both teams have high- career, he will have all the in India following the Indian became the last foreign player and New Zealand in South- “The Duke ball will suit class batsmen so it will be an New Zealand Premier League’s (IPL) left in the country. Now back in ampton next month. both teams’ fast bowlers espe- interesting game to watch. It records...,” Hadlee said of suspension. New Zealand, Seifert said his The former New Zealand cially the genuine swing is too difficult to call a winner New Zealand’s batting Seifert, who had been with all-rounder said he was bowlers and the Kiwis are well at this stage.” mainstay. IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders, “heart sank straight away” looking forward to watching served in that department with New Zealand lost in the “His leadership has also was unable to exit India with when a team official told him of two evenly-matched sides (Tim) Southee, (Trent) Boult final of the last two ODI World grown - his body language other New Zealand cricketers his positive test. clash at a neutral venue for and (Kyle) Jamieson.” Cups, mostly famously to suggests he is calm and in after he returned a positive test ’s biggest prize. For India, Jasprit Bumrah England in 2019 on boundary control of what he is doing, and became the last foreign “It all comes down as to will spearhead a potent seam count after scores were tied and his personality appears to player left in the country. unknown of what COVID is, who is better prepared and attack that also includes strike even after a Super Over. be unflappable and Now back in New Zealand, how you’re going to react to it.” who adapts better to the bowler Mohammed Shami and will get consistent.” Seifert said his “heart sank The IPL was played in a straight away” when a team biosecure bubble before it was New Zealand players attend a training official told him of his positive suspended indefinitely on May session in Southampton. PIC: @BLACKCAPS test. 4 after players and staff on “The world kind of stops a multiple teams contracted little bit,” he told reporters in a COVID-19. video call from hotel quar- Seifert experienced only antine in Auckland. mild symptoms but the stress “I just couldn’t really think had proved the biggest chal- what was next. And that was lenge for him. the scary part of it.” He said the experience had “You hear about the bad not turned him off returning to things, and I thought that was India for the World going to happen to me.” Cup in October, though the The Duke ball will suit both teams’ fast Seifert was then overcome global tournament may be in bowlers especially the genuine swing with emotion on the call and doubt if the country is unable needed a moment to compose to overcome a devastating bowlers and the Kiwis are well served in that himself before going on. second wave of the department with (Tim) Southee, (Trent) “The news (in India) is all coronavirus. Boult and (Kyle) Jamieson. about a lack of oxygen, you “To be honest, the whole don’t know if you’re going to time while I was over there, the Richard Hadlee be in that situation,” he said. bubble felt good... felt safe,” he “It’s just the whole said. Ferrari confirm Warriors aim to sign Curry to ‘supermax’ extension Leclerc’s crash REUTERS — NEW YORK drafted them, establishing to the Los Angeles Lakers and “There’s no reason to these young guys emerge, it’s even more lucrative con- Memphis Grizzlies. think why that won’t happen. all very exciting.” The Golden State Warriors tracts than they can get as But Curry’s effort was We’re excited about that. Myers also pointed out led to driveshaft say they expect to sign star free agents signing with a remarkable,markable, considering the We’reWe re excited aabout next that Curry played a few guard Stephen Curry new team. Warriorsarriors playedplayed without season. 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The NBA’s special second career scoring title. tunityt to have missed the festivities The Italian team had said after the race supermax deals are salary He carried the squad late in fortify two straight times after that it was not clear the problem was con- cap exemptions that allow the season as it made an our reaching the NBA Finals five nected to the crash. elite veteran players to sign unsuccessful playoff push, roster, consecutive seasons and A spokeswoman said checks after the extensions with teams that losing play-in round games to see winning three titles. car returned to the Maranello factory deter- mined the left hub was compromised in the accident. Miller to continue with WTA STRASBOURG RESULTS The part then broke after five corners Women's Singles (Round of 32) as Leclerc was going to the starting grid. Jule Niemeier, GER bt Diane Parry, , Leclerc returned to the pits and retired, Ducati for 2022 season there not being enough time to make 6-4, 6-3. LONDON Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, def. Jessica Peg- repairs before the start. Jack Miller REUTERS — Team boss Mattia Binotto said on ula (2), United States, 6-4, 6-4. Sunday nothing would have changed by Australian Jack Miller will continue with the Ducati Shelby Rogers (7), United States, def. Chris- replacing the gearbox, which would have works MotoGP team next season, the Italian manu- tina McHale, United States, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-5. incurred a grid penalty and was the imme- facturer said yesterday. Harmony Tan, France, def. Alison van diate cause of concern. Miller has won the last two races in Spain and Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-4, 6-4. The left side of the car, which did not France, becoming the first Australian to take back- bear the brunt of the right side impact in to-back wins in the top category since two times world Women's Singles (Round of 16) Saturday’s crash, was also not on an initial champion Casey Stoner in 2012. Bianca Andreescu (1), , def. Maryna in-depth check list. He is now fourth in the standings after five races, Zanevska, Belgium, 6-1, 6-4. Ferrari said they would broaden their 16 points behind Yamaha’s French leader Fabio Quar- Women's Doubles Round of 16 checks in future. tararo. Ducati lead the constructors’ and team R. Voracova, Czech Republic, and M. Kato, Leclerc, who had hoped to become the standings. Japan, bt. J. Ponchet and E. Cascino, France, first Monegasque to win his home race since “Now I can solely concentrate on the current Louis Chiron in 1931, took pole after his season," he said. 6-3, 6-3. E. Lechemia, France, and Ingrid

crash in the dying seconds brought out red We are fourth in the standings, not far from the Neel, United States, def. S. Santamaria and flags and prevented rivals from improving leader, and the championship is still very long,” said Kaitlyn Christian, United States, 6-2, 6-0. on his time. the Australian.