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FRIDAY 30 JULY 2021 Max Verstappen takes new swipe at ‘disrespectful’ Lewis Hamilton I’m not happy with what happened there and to lose so many points. I don’t think the penalty was correct. A 10-second penalty doesn’t do anything, so that penalty should definitely have been more severe.

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Qatar's Mohamed Al Rumaihi competes Al Rumaihi in action during the second day of in men's trap the men’s trap shooting qualifying round. qualifying round Al Rumaihi finished the round in the 13th position with 121 points, just one behind the last qualifier who made it to the final round.

Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, Kuwait Olympic Committee President Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al Sabah, QOC Secretary-General Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, President of the Qatar Volleyball Association Ali Ghanim Al Kuwari and other officials watch Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan in action in their second Pool C match at the Shiokaze Park. Athletics stars carry Qatar’s hopes THE PENINSULA – TOKYO M E D A L S Qatar’s hopes of winning an Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics will rest on its athletics stars who will begin their 1 15 7 9 31 Al Gharafa campaign in the Games today. 2 Japan 15 4 6 25 After winning the bronze medal in to meet 2012 Olympics and the silver 3 USA 14 14 10 38 medal in Rio 2016 Olympics, Qatar’s high 4 ROC 8 11 9 28 jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim has his sight Al Shamal in 5 Australia 8 2 10 20 now set on winning the gold medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 6 Great Britain 5 7 6 18 QSL season The two-time world champion will 7 4 3 5 12 participate in men’s high jump qualifica- Qatar's star high 8 3 5 3 11 opener tions to begin at the Olympic Stadium in jumper Mutaz Essa Tokyo today. 9 3 3 7 13 Barshim Barshim has scaled 2.40m 11 times 10 2 7 10 19 QNA/THE PENINSULA since 2013 – only world record holder – Javier Sotomayor, with 17, has more suc- appearance in Tokyo Olympics. cessful clearances at that formidable QATARI ATHLETES IN ACTION TODAY After securing their spots in the Seven-time champions Al barrier. With a 2.43m personal best, TIME EVENT COMPETITOR knockout stages of the men’s Olympic Gharafa will take on Al Barshim is the second-best jumper of all 2:15 Rowing - Women's Single Sculls, Final E Tala Abujbara beach volleyball tournament, Qatar’s Shamal at the Thani Bin time. 3:00 Women's 100m Preliminary Round - Heat 1 Bashair Al Manwari Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will Jassim Stadium on The other Qatari medal contender take on Jacob Gibb and Tri Bourne of USA September 11 in the Abderrahman Samba will also be action 3:15 Men's High Jump Qualification - Group A Mutaz Essa Barshim at the Shiokaze Park today. opening fixture of this today. 5:25 Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1 Abderrahman Samba Cherif and Ahmed began their season's QNB Stars League, The 25-year-old Qatari middle-dis- 16:00 Beach Volleyball - Men's Preliminary - Pool C Cherif/Ahmed (QAT) vs Olympic campaign with a 21-17, 21-16 the Qatar Stars League tance runner will begin his challenge in Gibb/Bourne (USA) victory over Adrian Heidrich and Mirco (QSL) announced men’s 400m heats at the same venue. Gerson of on Sunday then yesterday. A slight injury slowed him in 2019 but they edged past Italy’s Adrian Carambula The match will kick off he regrouped enough to take the bronze Diamond League meeting 2019 participates in Women’s 100m heats and Enrico Rossi on Wednesday. at 6:05pm and will be fol- on home soil at the World with a world-leading time of 47.27 today. Meanwhile, yesterday, Qatar’s lowed by another Championships. seconds and will arrive in Tokyo with a On the other hand, Qatari rower Mohamed Al Rumaihi finished the men’s encounter between Umm Samba qualified for Tokyo 2020 48.26 season’s best. Tala Abujbara will participate in her trap shooting qualifying rounds in the 13th Salal and Al Rayyan at Summer Olympics Games after winning Meanwhile, sprinter Bashair Al Final E race of women’s singles sculls place with 121 points, just one point 8:20pm. the 400 hurdles gold medal in the Manwari will face a stern test when she event today to conclude her historic behind the last qualifier to the finals. The third fixture on the opening day of the season will be between Qatar SC and Al Ahli at the Saoud Bin Bolt backing Abdulrahman Al Thani Stadium. It will kick off at Fraser-Pryce 8:20pm. The second day of the opening round will see an to win third encounter between Al Khor and Al Duhail at Al Khor 100m crown Stadium. Al Wakrah will take on Al Arabi in the second REUTERS – KINGSTON match. The reigning cham- Usain Bolt believes the only person that can stop pions Al Sadd will begin his fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce their quest for a 15th title from winning a third Olympic 100 metres title Novak Djokovic of in action during his when they meet Al Sailiya. at the Tokyo Games is herself. quarter-final match against Kei Nishikori of Both matches will be Only Bolt, at the last three Olympics, has pre- Japan, yesterday. played at the Thani Bin viously managed the feat so Fraser-Pryce would Jassim Stadium at Al become the first woman to bag a hat-trick of Gharafa Club. 100m gold medals if she wins the final on Sat- Ahmed Al Adsani, urday. “I personally feel that Shelly is the only Bencic goes for gold as Djokovic reaches semis Director of Competitions Reuters person who can lose this race,” Bolt told . REUTERS – AP Department at Qatar Stars “I hope she doesn’t put too much pressure on Grand Slams and Olympic gold in the same year since Steffi League, confirmed that the herself going in because she’s in shape, she’s in Graf in 1988. He cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Kei League schedule for this form, all she has to do is go out there and execute Switzerland's Belinda Bencic became the first player to Nishikori, ending Japan's hope for a singles medal at home. season is subject to change and it shouldn’t be a problem. I’m looking forward advance to the gold-medal match of the Olympics women's He will next play either German fourth seed Alexander and amendment based on to seeing her and I would be happy to share singles yesterday, outlasting Kazakh Elena Rybakina 7-6(2), Zverev or Frenchman Jeremy Chardy for a place in the final. any developments related something like that, to win three Olympics with 4-6, 6-3 in a topsy-turvy semi-final. Bencic will face the winner of the contest between to the AFC Champions someone like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, as my In the men's event, world number one Novak Djokovic Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Marketa Vondrousova of the League. countrywoman,” the retired sprinter added. continued his quest to become the first player to win all four Czech Republic in the championship match. 15 SPORT FRIDAY 30 JULY 2021

Without Bolt the 100m is suddenly a race again REUTERS – TOKYO with injuries, missing a chunk of time in 2017 and 2018 with The post-Usain Bolt era in the hamstring problems. He did Olympic 100 metres begins this secure a bronze in the 100m weekend as the United States and silver in the 200m at the seek to regain supremacy in the 2019 world championships in event they dominated for more Doha and that big-race ped- than a century. igree could put him in good Jamaican Bolt won the last stead in a relatively inexperi- of three straight titles in 2016 in enced field. and since his “The last Olympics I felt like retirement the following year I had a good shot at winning nobody has really stepped up gold, this Olympics I feel I have to stamp their authority on the a shot,” he told Reuters in an sport’s most-watched race. interview in June. The U.S have won more “We’re all just as fast, we all golds in the event than all other have around the same personal nations combined, having taken bests,” he said. 16 of the 28 Olympic titles con- “You have to do it on that tested, but their last success exact day... that’s the hard part.” came via Justin Gatlin in 2004. Another non-American who can This year, though, they are make some noise in Tokyo is the back gunning to top the podium, File photos of Akani Simbini of South Africa, Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, Ronnie Baker of the US, Canada's Andre de Grasse and Trayvon South African sprinter Akani even without the presence of Bromell of the US, some of the top contenders ahead of the Tokyo Olympics athletics 100 metres event which begins this weekend. Simbine who finished fifth five banned world champion years ago and boasts the second Christian Coleman. is not happy with the favourite Baker beat Bromell in He has also had to overcome runners coming to Tokyo with fastest time of the year. Seven out of the eight tag. Monaco, his second successive injuries over the last few years, a mission, though unusually The 2018 Commonwealth sprinters with the fastest times “When you put yourself into Diamond League win, and has but he said that he was feeling Jamaica look a touch off the champion, who has a tattoo of in 2021 have been Americans, that bubble, into that box, a lot run an impressive wind-aided confident heading into Tokyo. pace. himself on his calf, won a led by Trayvon Bromell whose of expectations come into it,” 9.78s seconds in the past. “This year is probably the Andre De Grasse won Diamond League meet in 9.77 second run in Florida last he said recently. “When you Unlike his compatriot, most technically sound I have bronze in the 100m in Rio, then Florence this season, and is month is the fastest of the year start living in other people’s Baker is happy to blow his own been,” he said. “I know I can run bagged himself a silver in the another not short of confi- and marks him as the race world then you get off of your trumpet. “I am one of the best way faster than anyone.” 200m and secured another dence. Yohan Blake, now 31, favourite. own plan.” Bromell’s closest runners in the world, hands While the US sprinters, that bronze in the 4x100m relay, probably carries Jamaica’s He won the US trials in 9.80 challenger is probably his com- down. I have been, since 2018,” include Fred Kerley, the 2019 making him the first Canadian hopes and The 2012 silver to put a long and troublesome patriot Ronnie Baker, who came he said after his win in Monaco, 400m world bronze medallist, athlete to win Olympic medals medallist still lays claim to injury history behind him, but second to him at the US trials a race that included his rivals in are definitely contenders for all in all three sprint events. being the second-fastest man the self-described “silent killer” with a time of 9.85. Tokyo. three medals, there are other He too though has struggled in history. Pole vaulters Kendricks, Chiaraviglio hit by COVID

REUTERS – TOKYO “We are all pretty spooked out right now,” he said. “It’s been a weird hour for sure.” Pole vaulters Sam Kendricks of the United States Argentina’s Chiaraviglio confirmed on social and German Chiaraviglio of Argentina have been media that he was out of the Games as well, and ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for was isolating in a hotel. COVID-19, rattling competitors. “It is very hard to process something like that, United States Olympic and athletics officials it will take me a long time,” he wrote, via a trans- Gold medallist of the United States stands on the confirmed yesterday that Kendricks, a double lation. “Living through this is very hard, but I know podium after winning the men’s 100m freestyle final. world champion, had tested positive, tweeting: that this will also pass.” Chiaraviglio said he had “The health and safety of our athletes, coaches a positive saliva test but negative PCR test after Sunisa Lee of the United and staff is our top priority. “In alignment with he arrived in Japan, for three days. On Wednesday, States in action on the balance local rules and protocols he has been transferred however, both tests - saliva and nasal - came back beam yesterday during the to a hotel to be placed in isolation and is being positive. artistic gymnastics women’s supported by the USATF and USOPC staff.” “That’s when I knew it was all over,” he wrote. individual all-around final. The immediate knock-on effect was that Games procedures state that athletes who are members of the Australian team were forced to contact-traced and have not yet competed are isolate in their rooms as a precaution, but resumed isolated from the rest of the squad. They then have Lee grabs normal activities later on Thursday after negative to be tested six hours prior to their competition tests were confirmed. and return a negative in order to compete. all-around gold Swedish world record-holder Armand The athletics programme begins on Friday, with Duplantis told reporters at a press conference yes- the pole vault qualifying event on Saturday. for US as Biles terday that he had not been in contact with his Kendricks won the world title in 2017 and 2019 American rival Kendricks. and Olympic bronze in Rio 2016 and his battle watches on “I have been super lucky just not to have come with world record-holder Duplantis was expected into contact with him,” he said. to have been one of the highlights of the track and “All the pole vaulters are pretty spooked out field programme. REUTERS – TOKYO right now.” “Sam is an incredible and accomplished Duplantis told reporters that he had plans to member of Team USA and his presence will be Sunisa Lee claimed the meet up with Kendricks on Wednesday but that missed. Out of respect for his privacy, we cannot coveted all-around gold medal Russian Olympic Committee fencers Inna Deriglazova, Adelina didn’t happen. “So that was a pretty lucky dodge provide more information at this time,” the United many expected to see go to her Zagidullina, Larisa Korobeynikova and Marta Martyanova celebrate right there,” he said. States Olympic Committee tweeted. United States team mate after winning the gold medal in the women’s team yesterday. Simone Biles yesterday, as the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics competition moved on without Dressel takes Olympic record as its biggest star. With Biles watching from the front row at the Ariake Ledecky, Titmus set up showdown Gymnastics Centre, Lee clinched gold in the all-around REUTERS – TOKYO to secure the title for the United States’ for a fifth con- American Caeleb Dressel secutive Games on the final equalled the Olympic record rotation - the floor exercise - in the men’s 100 metre to post a winning total of butterfly heats yesterday and 57.433. compatriot Surprise package, 22-year- qualified fastest in the old Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, women’s 800m freestyle to who had topped the rankings set up another showdown most of the evening, grabbed Silver medallist in the shooting - men’s trap event, David Kostelecky with in-form Australian the silver for her country’s first of Czech Republic celebrates with gold medallist and compatriot Ariarne Titmus. ever medal in women’s Jiri Liptak. Riding on the adrenaline gymnastics. of his first individual Olympic Russian Angelina Meln- gold medal earlier in the day ikova completed the podium in the 100 freestyle, Dressel Caeleb Dressel of the United States in action during the men’s 100m by taking the bronze for the advanced comfortably in the butterfly heats. ROC. butterfly heats in a Games Jade Carey, who was record of 50.39, ahead of tapped to fill in placed eighth. ’s Kristof Milak, winner of the 200 but- golds, who progressed to the final in sixth, three Considered heir apparent terfly a day earlier. seconds adrift of Ledecky. to Biles, 18-year-old Lee’s “I had a very long day,” said Dressel, declining They are ranked one and two in the world moment arrive sooner than an interview as he walked briskly past waiting this year in the 800 freestyle followed by expected. reporters. American , who qualified second to Biles, winner of every all- Dressel is in the running for a handful of join Ledecky in the centre lanes for Saturday’s around competition she medals in Tokyo, with the 50 freestyle, 100 but- final. Britain set a new Olympic record of 3:38.75 entered since 2013, threw the terfly and relays to come, adding to two golds to qualify fastest for the 4x100 mixed medley fight for the Olympic gold wide already won. relay, with China, the United States and Australia open when she decided not to Ledecky cruised into her 800 freestyle final also through. defend her Rio Games all- in 8:15.67, her fourth individual event of a tough Kaylee McKeown of Australia and Canada’s around title. Tokyo race schedule, a day after winning her Kylie Masse, the 100 gold and silver Biles had already dropped sixth Olympic gold in the inaugural women’s medallists respectively, took the top two spots in out of the team event on 1,500m freestyle. the semi-finals of the 200 backstroke. McKeown Tuesday after one poor vault, Table tennis - women’s singles winner Chen Meng of China poses In the way of a seventh could be Titmus, finished in 2:08.18, five hundredths ahead of citing the need to focus on her with her gold medal. winner this week of the 200 and 400 freestyle Masse, who tied with American Rhyan White. mental health. Sport FRIDAY 30 JULY 2021 14 Lady Bowthorpe lands Qatar Nassau Stakes

THE PENINSULA – GOODWOOD Richmond Stakes for two-year- old Colts and Geldings over In presence of H E Yousef bin Ali 1,200 metres. They did very well Al Khater, Qatar's Ambassador and a certain stage, the race to the , the seemed a contest between them. events of the 2021 renewal of the However, in the final stages Qatar Goodwood Festival the Leora Judah-owned Asym- continued yesterday. metric (Showcasing x Swirral The echoes of the events of Edge), under signals from his the opening day and the second jockey Martin Harley, came from day have been very high given behind to take the lead and win their outstanding success in by half a length for trainer Alan terms of both organisation and King. Khunan (Twilight Son (x top-quality racing as well as the Hilary J) was just after him in large-scale participation of second. The Richard Hannon- many stars, especially with the trained and Sean Levey-ridden return of things to normal and Gubbass and the Hugo Palmer- the increase in the racegoer trained and James Doyle-ridden turnout to attend the Festival’s Ebro River stayed on strongly to races. finish third by only a nose and The Qatari success on the fourth by just a neck second day added to resounding respectively. success with Khalifa bin Sheail H E Yousef bin Ali Al Khater (second left), Qatar's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, poses for a photograph with the wining team The events of the Qatar Al Kuwari’s Lady Princess after Lady Bowthorpe onw the Gr1 Qatar Nassau Stakes at the Goodwood Racecourse yesterday. Goodwood Festival continues landing the Gr1 PA Qatar Inter- today, the fourth and penul- national Stakes and Al Shaqab timate day of the Festival with a Racing’s Armor taking the Gr3 mare Lady Bowthorpe stayed on shown to be a very special mare Romani, Lady Bowthorpe is a Asymmetric wins Gr2 Unibet seven-race card day. Markel Molecomb Stakes. strongly to win the Group One and we think the world of her. I daughter of King George winner Richmond Stakes The feature and fourth race The small-sized but mighty Qatar Nassau Stakes and claim am delighted for the team at Nathaniel (Galileo), who stands Gubbass and Ebro River is the Gr2 King George Qatar five-year-old mare added a a first Group One success. home, it means so much to them at Newsells Park Stud. Her dam, gallant rivals Stakes, a 1,000 sprint for three- fourth Gr1 PA victory to her tally Although there were only six and to her jockey Kieran. I was MagliettaFina (Verglas) is a Earlier on the day, Al Shaqab year-olds and older. It will start and kept the coveted title for runners, Prix de Diane winner very confident that she would winner of five races and has also Racing’s Ebro River (IRE) (Galileo at 5:35 pm Doha time. 35 Qatar for the third year in a row, Joan Of Arc (Galileo) set some stay the trip and she did it well. produced Group Two winner/ Gold x Soft Power) and Jassim minutes earlier, Al Shaqab Rac- cementing Qatar’s standing as quick fractions through the early She has a great turn of foot and Group One placed Speak In bin Ali Al Attiyah’s Gubbaass ing’s Qaysar will run in the the world’s leader in Arabian stages, which allowed Lady settles very well in her races. She Colours (Excelebration) and also (Mehmas x Vida Amorosa) were Unibet Golden Mile Handicap, a racing. Bowthorpe to settle well in mid- is just a superstar, we love her.” the listed placed Pretty In in the fray in the second race in class 2 mile for three-year-olds The two-year-old Armor, on division. As the pace slowed on Bred by Scuderia Archi Grey(Brazen Beau) the card, the Group 2 Unibet and older. the other hand, made a grand the turn for home, the field entry to the racing world as a stacked up but it was apparent Jockey Kieran Shoemark guides Lady Bowthorpe towards the victory in the Qatar Nassau Stakes on the third day of the Qatar hero in the making with two vic- that Lady Bowthorpe was trav- Goodwood Festival yesterday. tories in his record in only three elling well. starts. The fact that he won a Asked for an effort at the two Group 3 in just his start attempt furlong pole, Lady Bowthorpe tells stories. made slick headway down the The third day of the annual outside of the field, following the five-day Festival had a seven move of the eventual second -race card, featuring the Gr1 Zeyaadah (Tamayuz). Lady Qatar Nassau Stakes for three- Bowthorpe proved much the year-old and older fillies and stronger inside the final furlong mares over 2,000 metres. It was and went clear of Zeyaadah to Lady Bowthorpe (Nathaniel x score by a length and a half. Joan MagliettaFina) who landed top Of Arc rallied well close home honours in the colours of Emma and took third. Banks for trainer William Jarvis Winning trainer William and jockey Kieran Shoemark. Jarvis, who has not had a group Ambassador Al Khater pre- one winner since 1994 said after sented the trophies to the the race; winners after the race. “It’s fantastic! We have Trying 2,000m for the first dreamt of this race with her for time in her career, five-year-old a long time now. She has always McIlroy Tunisian Verstappen takes new swipe supports Biles’ Sassi joins decision to Al Duhail at ‘disrespectful’ Hamilton withdraw from AP –

Tokyo events Max Verstappen felt Lewis Hamilton’s victory celebrations REUTERS – KAWAGOE, JAPAN at the British Grand Prix last weekend were “really disre- American gymnast Simone spectful” considering he was Biles did the right thing by in the hospital after being withdrawing from events at knocked out of the race by him. the Tokyo Olympics if she was Although Hamilton did call not in the right frame of mind him afterward to talk things to compete, Northern Ireland’s through, Verstappen is still former world golf number one bitter with the seven-time Rory McIlroy said yesterday. Formula One champion for the Tunisian star Ferjani Sassi sporting the Al Duhail jersey. According Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton Less than 24 hours after to Qatar football giants Al Duhail, the former Zamalek midfielder, Lap 1 incident at the high- she had sent shockwaves Tunisia international Sassi will be their latest recruit following speed Copse corner. Ver- One guy is in hospital and It’s my home Grand Prix ... around the world by dropping stappen got clipped by Ham- the signings of Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld and the the other one is waving a Emotions were running out of the team event, the returning South Korean striker Nam Tae-Hee. ilton’s Mercedes and flew off American said she would not hard into a barrier. He needed flag around like nothing high. It was not an take part in yesterday's all- precautionary checks. happened, when you intentional celebration around final to protect her “One guy is in hospital and push a guy into a wall at 51G. (against him). I’m not going to mental health. the other one is waving a flag Not only that, just the whole hide my emotions: Mercedes' McIlroy, an American res- Birthday boy Hasaranga around like nothing happened, Red Bull's World Champion Lewis ident, said Biles was the face when you push a guy into a reaction of the team: of the Olympics coverage in wall at 51G. Not only that, just Max Verstappen Hamilton the US and he understood the steers Sri Lanka to T20 the whole reaction of the heavy burden on the 24-year- team,” Verstappen said the speed. A 10-second penalty contenders in his prime - it is old who had been expected to series win over India yesterday. doesn’t do anything, so that on a razor’s edge. become the greatest female “That’s not how you cele- penalty should definitely have “Wheel-to-wheel racing is Olympian during her bid for a REUTERS – COLOMBO contributed to nearly half of brate a win, especially a win been more severe.” always the best,” Hamilton said. record six gold medals. India’s total as they were how they got it, that’s what I Hamilton defended “We’re now watching two “The weight on her Spinner restricted to 81-8, registering find really disrespectful. I himself, saying he was not teams incredibly close in per- shoulders is massive. Just as I celebrated his birthday by their third-lowest total in T20 would be upset with myself for aware at the time that Ver- formance. The rivalry’s not bad thought Naomi Osaka was taking four wickets as Sri Lanka internationals. a move like that and I would stappen had gone to the for the sport, how we engage right to do what she did at the beat India by seven wickets and India won the first match by definitely not celebrate like hospital. with the fans, if there’s more French Open and take that took the three-match 38 runs on Monday before Sri that.” “It’s one thing knowing and people watching.” time off and get herself in the series 2-1 in Colombo yesterday, Lanka levelled the series on He took a swipe at Mer- then celebrating what hap- Like those greats, Hamilton right space, I 100% agree with securing their first series win in Wednesday with a four-wicket cedes for their exuberance. pened, and there’s one thing won’t change his racing style what Simone’s doing as well,” the format since 2019. win in a low-scoring thriller. “It shows how they really not knowing and celebrating. for anyone’s sake. McIlroy told reporters. Hasaranga (14 ) and India named a second- are, it comes out after a pres- I said I was not aware (he was “In terms of the move, I Tennis world number two (23 not out) string side for their tour of Sri sured situation,” Verstappen in the hospital),” Hamilton said would do it exactly the way I Osaka had brought the issue chased a meagre total of 82 with Lanka as several first-choice said. “But I wouldn’t want to yesterday. did. My experience over the of mental health into sharp 33 balls to spare after Rahul players are in England pre- be seen like that ... I could not “It’s my home Grand Prix years speaks for a lot, I wouldn’t focus earlier this year when Chahar dismissed the opening paring for a five-test series celebrate like that.” ... Emotions were running high. change it.” she pulled out of the French pair of Avishka Fernando (12) starting on Aug. 4 in Hamilton did get a It was not an intentional cele- On Sunday, Hamilton will Open and Wimbledon due to and (18). Nottingham. 10-second time penalty but bration (against him). I’m not bid for a record-extending “social anxiety” over the Hasaranga finished with Their already depleted was able to pass race leader going to hide my emotions.” ninth win overall at the Hun- media’s line of questioning. career-best T20 figures of 4-9 squad was stretched even Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari near The rivalry between the garoring and fourth straight. “You have to put yourself on his 24th birthday. further on Tuesday after Krunal the end for a 99th career win. 23-year-old Verstappen and Things could yet get com- in the best position physically Skipper Shikhar Dhawan Pandya’s positive COVID-19 test He slashed Verstappen’s the 36-year-old Hamilton pits plicated, however. and mentally,” McIlroy added. fell for a golden in the resulted in eight players being overall lead from 33 points to the finest raw talent of recent Hamilton is waiting on the “If you don’t think you’re at opening over before Hasaranga unavailable for selection for the eight. years against a veteran chasing FIA’s verdict after Red Bull suc- that, then you’re going to have took out Sanju Samson (0) and second game, which was “I’m not happy with what a record eighth title to move ceeded in getting a review of to make those decisions. Ruturaj Gaikwad (14) in quick pushed back by a day. happened there and to lose so one clear of Michael the incident. The governing “I was certainly very succession, with India’s top- Sri Lanka: 82 for 3 (de Silva many points,” Verstappen said. Schumacher. body was to hear from Red Bull impressed, especially with order collapse leaving them at 23 n.o., R Chahar 3-15) beat India “I don’t think the penalty Like the old rivalries of the via video conference later yes- those two women to what 36-5 after nine overs. 81 for 8 (Yadav 23 n.o., Hasaranga was correct. Especially with past - between Ayrton Senna terday. In addition to a stack of they did and put themselves Bhuvneshwar Kumar (16) 4-9, Shanaka 2-20) by seven the speed we have, we are and Alain Prost, and when lost points, Red Bull estimated first.” and Kuldeep Yadav (23 not out) wickets miles ahead of Mercedes with Schumacher battled the cost of the damage at $1.8m.