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CCYCLINGYCLING | Page 6 TENNIS | Page 7 Froome Murray insists overcomes he’s fi t for crash as Kittel Wimbledon wins stage title defence Monday, July 3, 2017 MOTOGP Shawwal 9, 1438 AH Eighth win in a GULF TIMES row for Marquez at Sachsenring SPORT Page 2 BOXING Horn stuns Pacquiao to win WBO welterweight crown Three judges score in Australian’s favour in controversial bout; Pacquiao talks of rematch in the Philippines AFP Brisbane, Australia ormer schoolteacher Jeff Horn stunned world champion Man- ny Pacquiao to win the World Boxing Organisation welter- Fweight crown with a controversial unanimous points decision in Brisbane yesterday. Given no chance by most observers, the 29-year-old Horn’s ultra-aggres- sive style rocked Pacquiao, with the three judges scoring the fi ght 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113 to the Australian af- ter 12 rounds. Pacquiao’s camp and observers in- cluding Lennox Lewis slammed the decision, as the eight-weight world champion said on Filipino TV: “We thought that we won this fi ght.” “There is no problem with me if there’s a rematch,” he added. “It would be better if the rematch would be held in the Philippines.” Pacquiao, 38, is considered one of the greatest fi ghters of his generation. His camp had predicted a “short and sweet” win over Horn, a 2012 Austral- ian Olympian. But Horn showed no signs of being overawed by the occasion, relentlessly Manny Pacquiao (right) of the Philippines and Jeff Horn of Australia in action during their World Boxing Organization (WBO) Manny Pacquiao in the ring after his defeat to Jeff Horn in their World Boxing taking the fi ght to the Filipino great and welterweight bout at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane yesterday. (AFP) Organisation welterweight bout yesterday. (AFP) not allowing him to fi nd any rhythm. “I feel like he couldn’t get a hold left jabs in the opening rounds to take “The size diff erence helped too.” “The ref came over (at the end of the heart that kept me going,” he said. neck pace, but Horn’s early lead proved of my gap. I was feinting a lot, trying the early points, but Horn refused to Pacquiao, bleeding profusely from round) and said ‘show me something or “He got me with a couple of good too much to peg back as he claimed the to upset his rhythm and I think that back away and his brawling tactics paid cuts high above both eyes caused by ac- I’ll stop the fi ght’,” Horn said. shots and I did go backwards more in biggest win of his career. was working throughout the majority dividends through the middle stages. cidental head clashes, launched a sav- “I thought, ‘Hang on, hold your that round than in any other round in Pacquiao had been hoping to set up of that fi ght,” said Horn, who stands “He was quick when he put combi- age counter-attack in the ninth round horses — I’m not that bad, I can keep the fi ght, but I still felt good. But I came a second big-money showdown with three-and-a-half inches (nine cm) nations together but I felt controlling and appeared to have Horn in trouble going for sure’.” back in the 10th, 11th and 12th.” Floyd Mayweather, but it was Horn taller than Pacquiao. the gap made it easier to see the punch- with some massive blows that left the Horn recovered and came out Both fi ghters began to tire in the fi nal who called for a fi ght with the unbeaten Pacquiao did manage to land some es coming,” Horn said. Australian staggering. strongly in the 10th. “That was just my stages of a contest fought at a break- American immediately after his win. FOOTBALL Sanchez temporarily appointed Qatar national team coach Stindl tap-in gives Germany Confed Cup QNA Doha AFP Sanchez could not connect with the Saint Petersburg loose ball. It proved costly as Diaz’s calami- atar Football Association (QFA) tous mistake and Werner’s quick president Sheikh Hamad bin ars Stindl’s simple tap-in, thinking led to Stindl’s match-win- QKhalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani an- following a costly fi rst-half ner. nounced the temporary appointment blunder by Marcelo Diaz, was Diaz dithered on the ball on the of Spanish coach Felix Sanchez, head enough to give Germany a 1-0 edge of his own box, allowing Wern- coach of Qatar’s U23 team, as Qatar Lwin over Chile in the Confederations er to pounce. He then drew lunging national team coach. Cup fi nal yesterday. Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and Uruguayan coach Jorge Fossati had re- Diaz’s momentary lapse in con- squared to Stindl, who tapped home. signed as head coach after Qatar beat centration let Timo Werner rob him Having fallen behind, Chile upped South Korea 3-2 in a 2018 FIFA World of possession, draw the goalkeeper the pressure to force an equaliser Cup qualifying match. and pass to Stindl, who scored into which left space at the back for Ger- In a statement yesterday, Sheikh an empty net on 20 minutes in Saint many to counter-attack. Hamad said the national team will Petersburg. Julian Draxler fi red wide of the post, be managed by Sanchez in their two This is the fi rst time Germany, the then Goretzka, who scored twice in the remaining 2018 FIFA World Cup qualify- defending world champions, have 4-1 semi-fi nal win over Mexico, wasted ing matches against Syria and China. won the Confederations Cup in the a great chance by fi ring straight at Bra- He added that there were other senior eighth edition of the pre-World Cup vo just before the break. coaches being considered for selection tournament. Chilean tempers started to fray, and contract signing. The video assistant referee (VAR) and approaching the hour mark again came into the spotlight as Joshua Kimmich squared up to Vidal, Qatar’s Al Arabi beat Chile’s Gonzalo Jara was lucky not to who pushed the German away. The be sent off in the second half. Bayern Munich teammates were both Vietnam SC in Asian Despite his elbow in the face of booked. club volleyball Werner midway through the second Then Werner was left clutching his half being reviewed by the VAR, the jaw after an elbow in the face from QNA defender was only booked. Jara near the touchline, the Serbian Hanoi Werner, Stindl and Leon Goretzka referee deciding to award a yellow all fi nished with three goals but RB card to the defender after reviewing Leipzig striker Werner took the top the incident. atar’s Al Arabi started their scorer’s prize by virtue of also sup- Germany players celebrate with the trophy after winning the FIFA Confederations Cup by beating Chile 1-0 in the final in The South Americans battered the last-eight stage campaign at the plying two assists. Saint Petersburg, Russia, yesterday. (Reuters) German goal in the fi nal 20 minutes Q2017 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Despite dominating for long spells, but Sanchez’s shot was blocked and Championship, with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, Chile failed to turn 61 percent pos- a goalless draw in the semi-fi nals. Chilean fans turned the Saint Pe- shot on 11 minutes which fl ew into the Ter Stegen then saved from Eduardo 25-22) win over Vietnam Sports Club in session and 20 shots – compared to Meanwhile, Germany’s only tersburg Stadium into a sea of red and grateful arms of Germany goalkeeper Vargas. Ninh Binh, Vietnam, yesterday. Arabi, the Germans’ eight – into goals. change from the team which beat merciless pressing by La Roja early on Marc-Andre ter Stegen. With time running out, both Vidal who finished second in Group C in the The South Americans kept the Mexico 4-1 in the last four saw de- saw Charles Aranguiz and Arturo Vidal The South Americans then wasted and substitute Angelo Sagal fi red over preliminary round, will play Al Bahri SC same team which squeezed past Por- fender Shkodran Mustafi replace cause havoc in the Germany defence. a golden chance when Vidal’s shot the bar, but the German defence held of Iraq in their second match today. tugal 3-0 on a penalty shoot out after Benjamin Henrichs. Eduardo Vargas had the fi rst clear was blocked by Ter Stegen and Alexis fi rm. Gulf Times 2 Monday, July 3, 2017 SPORT MOTOGP RALLYING Neuville avoids Eighth win in a trouble to win in Poland AFP row for Marquez Mikolajki, Poland hierry Neuville cranked up the pressure on four-time defending world rally cham- pion Sebastien Ogier by Tcharging to a third win of the season in Poland. at Sachsenring The Belgian entered yesterday with a 3.1-second lead over Ott Tan- ak, but the Estonian’s hopes evapo- Local hero Folger pushes Spaniard hard but only manages stirring second rated on the penultimate stage as he was forced to abandon the rally after outscore Seb, which we did, and we Reuters slamming into a bank. have closed the gap in the champi- Berlin Neuville won two further stages on onship for the second rally in a row,” the fi nal day — posting the quickest added Neuville, runner-up to Ogier time in nine of 22 specials in total — in the championship in both 2013 and onda’s Marc Marquez extend- to fi nish 1min 23.9sec clear of fellow 2016. ed his reign as ‘King of the Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon of Ogier, who damaged his Ford Fi- Sachsenring’ with an eighth New Zealand.