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SPORTS Sunday, April 29, 2018 23 Jakob Fuglsang clinches queen Vettel defeats Hami stage in Sion Results toBaku pole position Stage four: Sion to Sion, 149.2km 1. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, in 4 hrs 18 min 48 secs ebastian Vettel claimed 2. Primož Roglič (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo, at 48 secs Shis third successive pole 3. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky, at same time position in the Azerbaijan GP, 4. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates, at same time ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis 5. Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing, at 50 secs Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. 6. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing, at 2-09 Vettel secured pride of place 7. Pierre Latour (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale for Sunday’s race with a time of 8. Jaime Roson (Esp) Movistar 1:41.498, with Hamilton 0.179 9. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe seconds behind to join the 10. Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data German at the front of the grid. General classification: The two are contesting the 1. Primož Roglič (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo, in 12 hrs 59 min 09 secs top of the drivers’ standings 2. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky, at 8 secs after three races: Vettel leads 3. Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing, at 35 secs with 54 points, having won two 4. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, at 1-16 races this season, and Hamilton 5. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates, at 1-23 is behind on 45. (Cyclingweekly) Team-mate Bottas, who has 40 points in the championship Sion across the line to take fourth race, qualified in third with akob Fuglsang (Astana) took and fifth, respectively, with Daniel Ricciardo, with 37 victory on the queen stage Porte giving away two seconds points, in fourth. Sebastian Vettel (C) with Lewis Hamilton (R) and ofJ the Tour de Romandie after plus bonus seconds to Roglic Max Verstappen was next Valtterri Bottas (Pic courtesy: Independent.co.uk) attacking solo on the final and Bernal in the GC battle. in the second Red Bull with descent. The Dane’s win is Fuglsang looked intent on Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen break into the top 10 on the sector. weekend and they obviously the second of the race for the securing himself his first win of rounding off a familiar looking timesheets on Friday but led Second on the grid was still have a phenomenal car this Astana team, which took stage the season, following an earlier top six. Saturday’s final session. his best start position since year. But I’m really happy with 1 with Omar Fraile. attack by Costa on the final “It will be an intense race. Hamilton, also a four times pole in the Australian season- what the team did to get us Primoz Roglic (LottoNL- climb. Anything can happen here champion but yet to win a race opener, with Ferrari sweeping from where we were yesterday Jumbo) beat Egan Bernal The pair was eventually and safety cars are likely,” said this season, said he had lost the front row at the last two. to today,” said Hamilton. (Team Sky) in the sprint for brought back when Bernal Vettel, who had struggled to some crucial time in the final “They were quickest all (Eurosport) second place, some 47 seconds launched a flurry of attacks behind Fuglsang, to extend his towards the top of the ascent, lead over the Colombian in the taking the race leader Roglic general classification. with them. Bahrain goes on with full Zeal and Zest Rui Costa (UAE Another attack by Bernal Team Emirates) dropped all but Roglic, and DT News Network and Richie Porte the two leading contenders Manama (BMC Racing) in the overall classification ahrain is going on with full followed were the first to crest the zeal and zest and yesterday them Basse-Nendaz. eightB teams have faced each Costa and then other in quarter final stage of Porte quickly bridged the 7th Inter Hotel Charity the gap at the start Cricket Tournament organized of the descent, but by The Ritz Carlton. it took Fuglsang a Four teams have qualified little longer to make for the play off stages and then contact, using his top two teams will play the notable descending final. Some electrified games skills to do were witnessed by the huge the business. crowd. (Cyclingnews) In first match of the day, Diplomat Radisson Blu Jakob Fuglsang celebrates simply outclassed Ramada (Pic courtesy: Eurosport) Manama City Centre, Regency Intercontinental cruise into the play offs by ruling out Art Rotana, Lagoona Beach BOC: Second edition of Shaikh pushed themselves ahead by defeating Downtown Nasser Awards date approved Rotana and last but not the DT News Network Askar said the committee has least home team Ritz Carlton Manama completed all arrangements in secure its berth by defeating he second edition of Nasser preparation for the prestigious The Ritz-Carlton team Movenpick. Tbin Hamad Scientific event, to be held at the Sofitel Research Award in the field Hotel in Zallaq. SCORECARDS of sports ceremony has been The award comes within the confirmed to take place on Bahrain Olympic Committee Match 1: Art Rotana (37 for 4 in 6 overs) lost to ed Downtown Rotana (42 for all out in 5.3 Wednesday, the Bahrain strategy to develop sports Ramada Manama City Center (48 for all Regency Intercontinental (38 for 3 in 5.3 overs) by 9 runs. Man of the Match: Ashish. Olympic Committee (BOC) movement in the Kingdom, out in 5.5 overs) lost to Diplomat (50 for 1 overs) by 3 wickets. announced yesterday. in accordance to scientific in 4.1 overs) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match: Majid. Match 4: Supreme Council for Youth standards based on specialized and Sports assistant general scientific research. This is the Man of the Match: Yasir. Ritz Carlton A (56 for 4 in 6 overs) defeat- secretary and Bahrain Olympic first-of- its-kind award in the Match 3: ed Move n Pick (42 for all out in 5.4 overs) Committee (BOC) general Kingdom of Bahrain and is an Match 2: Lagoona Beach (51 for 4 in 6 overs) defeat- by 14 runs. Man of the Match: Salman. secretary Abdulrahman incentive for researchers..
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