SPORTS Monday, February 20, 2017 23 ‘Beautiful’ Leipzig down maiden Tour for Hermans Muscat elgium’s Ben Hermans yesterday GladbachBerlin consecutive defeats with an RB’s tally with his 12th league celebrated “the most beautiful” first big B Leipzig cut Bayern impressive display at Borussia goal of the season when he winB of his career in the Munich’s lead at the Park to trim the lead of Bayern, swept Forsberg’s final pass past yesterday. topR of the Bundesliga to five who had needed a Gladbach’s goalkeeper Yann took the final day points yesterday as Emil 96th-minute Sommer on 55 minutes honours in a sprint with 30-year-old Forsberg and Timo Werner Robert to put the visitors Hermans avoiding any mishaps in the netted in a 2-0 win at Borussia Lewandowski goal closing sixth stage. Moenchengladbach. to draw 1-1 at Hertha The BMC rider had topped Leipzig brushed off Berlin on Saturday. the overall standings since Germany hopeful surprising a group of better Werner, who is in contention fancied rivals with a late Football Scores for a call-up when die 2-0 up. attack to win Wednesday’s English FA Cup fifth-round: Mannschaft play England However, Leipzig second stage. Fulham 0 Tottenham 3 next month, and Forsberg endured a nervous final 10 He followed that were involved in both goals as minutes as the hosts turned up with Saturday’s Blackburn 1 Man United 2 RB returned to winning ways up the pressure. penultimate mountain after defeats to Hamburg and Gladbach pulled a goal stage to set up the win Spanish La Liga: Dortmund. back nine minutes from which comes after his Real Sociedad 0 Villarreal 1 Second-placed RB took time when towering second place finish Valencia 2 Athletic Bilbao 0 the lead when Forsberg, who Danish centre-back in last month’s Tour of Celta Vigo 3 Osasuna 0 signed a new deal until 2022 Jannik Vestergaard beat Valencia. Barcelona 2 Leganes 1 earlier this month, slammed Gulacsi with a header Hermans’ main home Werner’s pass on 31 from a corner. claim to fame up French Ligue 1: minutes for the Swedish play- Leipzig’s Austria to this season was Bordeaux 3 Guingamp 0 makers sixth league goal this midfielder Marcel serving as lieutenant season. Sabitzer forced Sommer to his more Lyon 4 Dijon 2 Leipzig’s Hungary into a diving save in decorated compatriot Montpellier 2 Saint-Etienne 1 goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi added time as RB chased a . PSG 0 Toulouse 0 then saved Thorgan Hazard’s third goal. The result leaves But after the former world champion’s penalty on the stroke Leipzig eight points clear move to Quick Step Hermans has capitalised Italian Serie A: of half-time sending of nearest rivals Borussia on what he says is his “newfound responsibility Bologna 0 Inter Milan 1 Leipzig into the break Dortmund, who beat and freedom” at BMC. Chievo 1 Napoli 3 at 1-0. Wolfsburg 3-0 at home “To be worthy of this confidence I worked Pescara 5 Genoa 0 Werner, who on Saturday to go third. really hard over the winter, that’s clearly the reason Sampdoria 1 Cagliari 1 is just 20, doubled (AFP) behind my early season form,” he said. Udinese 1 Sassuolo 2 Looking ahead he added: “The aim now will be to build on this in the Ardennes classics.” Roma 4 Torino 1 Kristoff, followed across the line AC Milan 2 Fiorentina 1 in Muscat by Eduard Grosu of Romania German Bundesliga: and ’s Sacha B. Moenchengladbach 1 RBLeipzig 2 Modolo, was Cologne 1 Schalke 04 1 annexing his third stage of the race. The Katusha rider described Ben Hermans the final dash for the line at the end of a 152 kilometre ride as “very complicated” due to the headwind on Muscat’s Muttrah Corniche. Leipzig´s Emil Forsberg and Moenchengladbach’s Andre Hahn vie for the ball The Norwegian added: “This week is going to give me a lot of confidence before my main Sixth and final stage Results: objectives, the 1. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/Katusha) Jang takes Australian Open Nieuwsblad (a 2hr 57min 03sec, one day race in 2. Eduard Grosu (ROM) s.t. Adelaide toughest of the conditions with Thailand’s world number two Belgium) and the 3. Sacha Modolo (ITA) s.t., outh Korea’s Jang Ha-Na gusty winds. Ariya Jutanugarn at joint third Paris-Nice.” 4. Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) s.t., stormed to a three-shot Jang defeated Denmark’s on six-under 286. In the general 5. Manuel Belleti (ITA) s.t., Svictory in the Australian Nanna Madsen on seven- Overnight leader American rankings, 6. Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) s.t., Open at Royal Adelaide with under 285 with a group Lizette Salas, who led by Portuguese rider 7. Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) s.t., a blistering eagle-birdie of four including three shots at the 11th hole came 8. Lasse Hanssen (DEN) s.t., 9. Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) s.t., finish yesterday. yesterday, fell away badly in second at 22sec 10. Roy Jans (BEL) s.t. The world number to record a five-over 78 with Italian Fabio six claimed her fourth and finish tied for seventh. Aru in third at Overall LPGA tournament New Zealand’s world 35sec. 1. Ben Hermans (BEL/BMC) 20hr 56min win with a sensational number one Lydia Hermans adds 20sec, flourish to her final round. Ko never fired in the his name to a 2. Rui Costa (POR) at 22sec Jang, 24, conjured a tournament and finished roll of honour 3. Fabio Aru (ITA) 35 remarkable finish with an tied for 46th place. Ko in Oman that 4. Merhawi Kudus (ERY) 58 eagle from long range at the completed just one includes cycling 5. Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) 1:12 6. (FRA) 1:17 17th followed by a brilliant round under par at greats Chris 7. (SUI) 1:19 birdie at the 18th to reach Royal Adelaide in Froome and last 8. Lachlan Morton (AUS) 1:21 10-under 282. her first outing since Belgium’s Ben Hermans, from BMC year’s winner 9. Giovanni Visconti (ITA) 1:33 Her round of four-under 69 changing coach, club- Racing Team, raises his arm in celebra- . 10. Nathan Haas (AUS) 1:38. equalled the lowest round of Jang Ha-Na makers and caddie. tion (AFP) the day but it was done in the (AFP)