17 TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018 sports Hamilton defends Vettel Suarez, Cavani Vettel collided with Valtteri Bottas at French GP Reuters | Le Castellet, France ormula One champion Lew - is Hamilton has defended title Frival Sebastian Vettel against silence Russia charges of being prone to costly mis- takes. The Ferrari driver collided with the Briton’s Mercedes team mate Valtteri Suarez, Cavani and Cheryshev’s own goals see Uruguay top the group Bottas at the start of Sunday’s French Grand Prix, an error that handed the Reuters | Samara, Russia championship lead to eventual race winner Hamilton. ruguay burnished their World Vettel’s 2017 title bid collapsed Cup credentials with a 3-0 vic- due to mistakes and misfortune, and Utory over 10-man Russia yes- Hamilton was asked whether he was terday, finishing top of Group A with surprised his fellow four times world a perfect record while dampening the champion was still making them at hopes of the tournament hosts, who such a level. had to settle for second. “I’m not really going to get into that,” Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and second placed Max Verstappen of Red Luis Suarez grabbed his second goal said the Briton, now 14 points clear at Bull celebrate on the podium after the race of the tournament to open Uruguay’s the top and with the races coming in account with a free kick after 10 min- quick succession. and those things can happen. We’re utes and they doubled the lead with an “I know what you’re saying but it all going into that first corner at great own goal from Russia’s Denis Chery- is really a racing incident in turn one, speeds. shev soon after. That silenced a vociferous home crowd who had been in party mode af- ter Russia’s opening two victories and were not expecting their final group Louie Sanoudakis joins Brave contest to be effectively ended in the 36th minute when Igor Smolnikov was TDT | Manama sent off for a second booking. Edinson Cavani bundled home a rave Combat Federation signed third goal for Uruguay at the death BLouie Sanoudakis from Montreal, to wrap up their third straight victo- Quebec, Canada in a multi-fight con- ry, ensuring they finished above the tract. Sanoudakis trains at the Tristar Russians, who will now have to face Gym which is one among the top pro- the winners of Group B in the last 16. fessional MMA training camps. Uruguay, who kept their sixth The bantamweight fighter is trained straight clean sheet, will face the run- by former world kickboxing champion ners-up from Group B. Conrad Pla and Firas Zahabi. This While Russia had confounded those marks the second prospect signed who predicted a group stage exit with from Canada within the month. Georges St-Pierre alongside newly signed fighter, Louie Sanoudakis resounding victories over Saudi Arabia After a very successful amateur ca- Uruguay’s Luis Suarez celebrates scoring their first goal with Rodrigo Bentancur and Egypt, there was still a question reer, Sanoudakis turned pro in 2013. mark over how they would perform He has fought for a number of promo- ry Bartholomew at CFFC 68 in Octo- when they faced stronger opposition. off may have ended Russia’s hopes, tions over the course of his seven-fight ber 2017. Brave Combat Federation Twice World Cup winners Uruguay in truth the encounter had already professional career. had earlier signed Jeremy Kennedy offered them the chance to show they swung decisively against them. The 28-year-old has recently earned in a multi-fight deal to compete in the truly belonged among the elite, but it They went behind in sweltering a unanimous decision win against Ter- promotion. was an opportunity wasted, merely conditions at the Samara Arena when It’s obviously what we serving to give ammunition to their Suarez struck a low free kick into the wanted, we wanted doubters. bottom corner that should have been to keep growing “I believe that when we had 10 peo- easy pickings for Russia keeper Igor throughout the World ple in the pitch we were running and Akinfeev. 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made a good save to deny Rodrigo the broadcast distribution partners. card of Brave Combat Federation 7 Rodriguez 73’ 7 RodriguezSubstitution 73’ Red card Substitution7 KuziaevRed card 46’ 7 Kuziaev 46’ 1515 VecinoVecino 10 De Arrascaeta 171763’ ShotsShots(cap) = Captain 33 Yellow card1313 KudriashovKudriashov2 Fernandes 38’ IMMAF 17 Laxalt 18 Gomez 90’ + 3’18 Gomezog=own goal, pen=penalty90’ + 3’ og=own goal, pen=penalty10 Smolov 60’10 Smolov 15ed Miranchukoff60’ Cheryshev, leaving60’ Akinfeev Bentancur when the midfielder was However after the success of the alongside 2018 World Cham- 1717 LaxaltLaxalt 7 Rodriguez 73’ Substitution Red card 1515 MiranchukMiranchuk7 Kuziaev 46’60’60’ Source: FIFA Source: FIFA 19 Coates 1919 CoatesCoates 18 Gomez 90’7 7+ 3’ OnOnOn og=owntarget target target goal, pen=penalty11 1 1919 SamedovSamedov10 Smolov19wrong-footed.Samedov60’ played through by Suarez. event in United Kingdom, the promo- pionships. 21 Cavani 2121 CavaniCavani 90’ + 3’90’90’ + + 3’ 3’ Source: FIFA 2222 DzyubaDzyuba22 ItDzyuba should have been 3-0 before With qualification already assured, 22 Caceres2222 CaceresCaceres 171717 FoulsFoulsFouls 1818 18 2323 SmolnikovSmolnikov23SmolnikovSmolnikov departed, but Akinfeev Cherchesov had made three changes 1010 DeDe Arrascaeta Arrascaeta 63’63’ (cap)(cap) = = Captain Captain YellowYellow card card 22 FernandesFernandes 38’38’ to his starting line-up with Smolnikov 10 De Arrascaeta 63’ 2 Fernandes 38’ 77 RodriguezRodriguez 73’73’ (cap) =Substitution SubstitutionCaptain RedRed card cardYellow card 77 KuziaevKuziaev 46’46’ among those drafted in. 7 Rodriguez1818 GomezGomez 73’90’90’ + + 3’ 3’ og=ownog=own goal, goal, pen=penalty pen=penalty 1010 SmolovSmolov7 Kuziaev 60’60’ 46’ Substitution Red card It was a decision the coach may have 18 Gomez 90’ + 3’ Source:Source: FIFA FIFA 10 Smolov 60’ og=own goal, pen=penalty come to regret when any hope of a Source: FIFA Russian revival was extinguished with the defender’s red card, given after a clumsy late tackle on Laxalt brought a second caution. With their job done, Uruguay took their foot off the pedal in the second half and only added to their lead in the 90th minute when Cavani finished from close range after Diego Godin’s header was saved.