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Sweden’s Felix Monsen speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men’s World Cup super-G race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Feb. 6. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Wolfsburg consolidate 3rd place, Mainz boost chances of survival Dortmund lose again in ; Leverkusen, Leipzig win BERLIN, Feb 6, (AP): Borussia Dort- mund slumped to another Bundesliga defeat, 2-1 in Freiburg to lose more ground in the race for Champions League qualifi cation on Saturday. Quick-fi re goals from Jeong Woo- Watkins’ early goal helps yeong in the 49th minute and an own goal from Dortmund goalkeeper Mar- win Hitz in the 52nd saw the visitors lose their eighth game in 20 rounds and drop three points behind Bayer Leverkusen in fourth, the last qualify- ing place for Europe’s premier compe- Villa down Arsenal in EPL tition. The 16-year-old Youssoufa Mouk- oko’s 76th-minute strike came too late Southampton beaten for Dortmund. Leverkusen’s 5-2 win over Stuttgart was capped by new signing Demarai BIRMINGHAM, England, Gray’s fi rst goal on his Bundesliga de- but after switching from Leicester. Dortmund’s Marco Reus (left), and Feb 6, (AP): Aston Villa scored twice to Freiburg’s Nicolas Hoefl er chal- maintained its push for put Leverkusen on course before Sasa lenge for the ball during the Ger- a fi nish in the European Kalajdzic pulled one back in the 50th. man Bundesliga soccer match be- qualifi cation positions by made it 3-1 though tween SC Freiburg and Borussia there were justifi ed complaints from Dortmund in Freiburg, Germany, beating Arsenal 1-0 in the Stuttgart that Timothy Fosu-Mensah on Feb. 6. (AP) Premier League thanks to a goal after 74 seconds by SOCCER Granada, Levante draw Ollie Watkins on Saturday. Bertrand Traore pounced on a loose pass by Cedric Soares and should have been penalized for hand- Varane & Madrid crossed to Watkins, whose fi rst- ball at the other end. The Dutch de- time shot from a central position fender stopped Kalajdzic’s effort with edge Huesca 2-1 his arm. took a defl ection off Rob Holding MADRID, Feb 6, (AP): Defender Raph- and squirmed into the net past Mat Bailey, and Mous- sa Diaby were involved before the ael Varane spared Real Madrid some Ryan - an Arsenal debutant in goal. blushes as his second-half goals helped Emi Martinez, a goalkeeper sold by 17-year-old headed Lev- erkusen’s fourth, and Gray killed the the defending champions come from be- Arsenal in the last offseason, preserved hind to win at last-placed Huesca 2-1 in Villa’s win with several fi ne saves, no- game in the 84th after Kalajdzic scored the Spanish league on Saturday. tably from a free kick by Granit Xhaka his second. The victory moved Madrid back into Former Germany defender second place in the standings, closer to Shkodran Mustafi made his Schalke league leader Atlético Madrid, which SOCCER debut despite not training with the visits struggling Celta Vigo on Monday. team after joining from Arsenal, but Madrid trails Atlético by seven points and his new team lost at home to second- is three points in front of third-placed Bar- that was heading into the top corner. placed Leipzig 3-0. celona, which is at Real Betis on Sunday. Villa moved into eighth place and Schalke remained last and a fi rm Among Madrid’s recent setbacks only fi ve points behind Liverpool, which candidate for relegation with just one were a loss to Athletic Bilbao in the came into the 23rd round of games in win and eight points from 20 games. semifi nals of the Spanish Super Cup fourth place. Villa has a game in hand, Wolfsburg consolidated third place and embarrassing elimination by third- too, after missing two fi xtures early in by beating Augsburg 2-0, and Mainz division club Alcoyano in the Copa del the new year because of a coronavirus boosted its chances of survival by Rey round of 32. outbreak in the squad. downing 10-man Union Berlin 1-0. It was a second straight loss for mid- Another was on the cards when Hues- Union defender Nico Schlotterbeck ca scored from Javi Galán’s shot into table Arsenal, which was beaten 2-1 by conceded a penalty that Moussa Ni- Wolverhampton on Tuesday when it Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey holds back Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse during the English Premier League the top corner following a 48th-minute also had goalkeeper and de- soccer match between Newcastle United and Southampton, at St James’ Park Stadium in Newcastle, England, akhaté converted in the fi rst half, be- counterattack. The hosts twice hit the fender David Luiz sent off. on Feb 6. (AP) fore he was sent off for his second yel- woodwork while leading but Madrid Newcastle 3, Southampton 2 low card early in the second. equalized with a close-range header by In Newcastle, four days after losing Miguel Almiron netting twice after the utes later after receiving his second yel- match Brighton 1-1 as both sides inched Meanwhile, Bayern Munich’s fl ight Varane in the 55th after Karim Benze- 9-0 for the second time in 15 months, opener from Joe Willock on his debut. low card for a pull of the jersey, and further away from the English Premier to Qatar for the Club World Cup was ma’s free kick struck the crossbar. Southampton produced another ragged Takumi Minamino, another player Fabian Schar was carried off in the 78th - League relegation zone. ‘severely delayed’ after local authorities Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defensive display to lose to a Newcastle making his debut after a deadline-day by which time Newcastle had made three Lewis Dunk’s towering header from in Berlin refused permission for take- made some key saves to secure the win side 3-2 that ended the English Premier move on Feb. 1, replied for Southamp- substitutes because of previous injuries a corner sailed into the net in the 36th off shortly before midnight Friday. The for Madrid, whose injury list was added League match with nine men on Satur- ton for 2-1, and the visitors pulled it back to Callum Wilson and Javier Manquillo. minute despite the presence of Gud- Bundesliga leaders were forced to wait to by Álvaro Odriozola in the second day. to a one-goal defi cit again when James Burnley 1, Brighton 1 mundsson at the back post, with the until 7 a.m. Saturday to leave, the club half because of an apparent muscle Newcastle scored three in the fi rst half Ward-Prowse scored off a stunning In Burnley, Johann Berg Gudmunds- Iceland winger seemingly losing his said, despite having moved their game problem. Earlier, veteran striker Rober- of a top-fl ight match for the fi rst time 30-meter free kick in the 48th. son made amends for an earlier mistake footing in the pouring rain at the cru- Friday ahead by 30 minutes to facilitate to Soldado scored in second-half injury since 2015 to lead 3-1 at halftime, with Jeff Hendrick was sent off two min- by scoring the equalizer for Burnley to cial moment. its planned 11:15 p.m. departure. time for Granada to draw at Levante 2-2. Swiss’ Odermatt fi nishes 3rd Ashraf, Rizwan guide hosts to 129-6 in second innings at stumps Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 Pakistan lead by 200 against SAfrica in 2nd Test in last WC race before worlds RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Feb 6, (AP): The lower order increased Pakistan’s GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, lead to 200 runs against South Africa Dupont shines, France rout Italy in 6N opener Germany, Feb 6, (AP): Vincent on the third day of the second and fi nal Johnson captures Kriechmayr extended his lead in the Test on Saturday. ROME, Feb 6, (AP): Antoine Dupont The Tricolors fi nished behind England line with no Italians home and Fickou season’s super-G standings on Sat- Allrounder Faheem Ashraf and Mo- scored a try and set up three others as on points difference and were also grounded the ball. lead in Saudi Int’l urday by winning the last World Cup hammad Rizwan were dropped off suc- France got its Six Nations campaign runners-up to Eddie Jones’ side in the Moments later, Dupont hacked at a KING ABDULLAH ECO- race before the world championships. cessive deliveries before featuring in a off to a thumping start by defeating Autumn Nations Cup. dropped pass by Italy, Villière got a NOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia, Kriechmayr edged Matthias Mayer 52-run sixth-wicket stand which guided Italy 50-10 in Rome on Saturday. It didn’t take long to make its mark. kind bounce, Dupont was in support Feb 6, (AP): Top-ranked Dus- by 0.17 seconds for an Austrian 1-2 the home team to 129-6 in the second Teddy Thomas scored two tries and Thomas launched an attack from a and threw a no-look pop-up for center tin Johnson birdied the last two fi nish. innings at stumps. Dylan Cretin, Gaël Fickou, Arthur standing start on the right wing inside Vincent to grab and score and make it holes to shoot 4-under 66 in his “I’m really proud about my skiing Rizwan was unbeaten on 28 but Vincent and Brice Dulin also crossed his half, left wing Gabin Villière took 24-3. France had three tries and spent and about this result,” Kriechmayr Ashraf fell late in the second session third round and take a two-stroke for France. Matthieu Jalibert was per- 54 seconds in Italy’s 22. said. for 29 when he sliced a catch at point fect off the tee with six conversions Italy thought it fi nally got a try just lead at the Saudi International as He led Mayer throughout his run, to give George Linde (3-12) his third and a penalty. RUGBY before halftime when scrumhalf Ste- he looks to win the European though the advantage was only two- wicket. While outclassed, Italy fought to the phen Varney dummied twice and put Tour event for the second time hundredths at the fi nal split. Mayer “We dropped a couple of catches, but end and Luca Sperandio scored in the in left wing Montanna Ioane, but the in three years. was slowed as he came wide in the fi - I am sure the boys will be hungry to- last quarter. Paolo Garbisi converted to it to the line and the fl anker Cretin pass was ruled forward. The American returned early nal turn before the fi nish. morrow to win the match and level the add to a fi rst-half penalty. crashed over beside the posts for his France also made a fl ying start in Saturday to complete his sec- It was the eighth career win for series,” Linde said. It was Italy’s record-extending 28th fi st test try. the second half. Italy fullback Jacopo ond round and made birdie at Kriechmayr, and the sixth consecu- “Anything under 300 (runs), we will consecutive Six Nations defeat. It Italy worked overtime to get into Trulla just beat Thomas to a Dupont the last for a 6-under 64, leav- take it ... and I am sure batters will take hasn’t won since 2015. France’s 22 twice and threaten but was grubber over the tryline, but the bonus- ing him a shot off the lead us over the line in the next innings.” France was looking for a strong start undone by self-infl icted errors. point try came moments later when shared by Ryan Fox and Ste- SKIING Earlier, fast bowler Hasan Ali’s (5- against the tournament’s weakest team But France had the ball, it hardly Dulin counterattacked from outside his phen Gallacher. 54) fi ve-wicket haul earned Pakistan to boost its aim of going one better had to sweat. Setting up a lineout maul, 22, gathered Villière’s chip and scored Johnson reached the back nine a vital 71-run fi rst innings lead as the than last year’s second-place fi nish. Dupont threaded through a chip to the in the left corner. of his third round in the outright tive podium result in a speed race for visitors were bowled out for 201, half lead but brought the fi eld back Mayer, who is the Olympic super-G an hour after lunch. Hasan, returning to the fi ve-day format after a two-year ab- needless second run. into play by making a double bo- champion. George Linde scored a run-a-ball 21 gey at No. 13, his fi rst dropped Swiss skier Marco Odermatt was sence due to injuries in Pakistan’s sev- en-wicket win in the fi rst test, picked with three fours and a six before he was shots of the week. 0.49 behind in third, followed by Nils deceived by Hasan with a slower deliv- Allegre of France in fourth and Christ- up three wickets on Saturday, but poor running cost South Africa with two ery and was clean bowled. of Innerhofer of Italy in fi fth. Resuming on 106-4, captain Quinton Kriechmayr will enter Tuesday’s batsmen getting run-outs. “I am really excited because it was de Kock’s poor run of form in the se- super-G at the worlds in Italy coming ries continued when he could add only off back-to-back wins in the discipline, really frustrating to stay out of test matches for so long with multiple inju- fi ve to his overnight score of 24 and was following his triumph in Kitzbühel two ries,” Hasan said. “The old ball was re- clean bowled by Shaheen Afridi (1-37) weeks ago. in the third over of the day. Still, he didn’t regard himself the fa- De Kock, who hit fi ve boundaries late vorite for gold in Cortina d’Ampezzo. CRICKET on the fi rst day, attempted an over-am- Dominik Paris, who is the defend- bitious drive against Afridi too soon and ing world champion, fi nished eighth dragged the ball back onto his stumps. on Saturday, a day after winning the verse swinging and I bowled at the right Pakistan should have got Maharaj downhill on the same hill. That victory areas.” Temba Bavuma, who resumed without scoring before lunch but Yasir was the Italian’s fi rst since blowing out on 15, fought a lone battle to remain un- Shah dropped him in the second slip his knee a year ago. beaten on 44 off 138 balls before Hasan before Nauman missed a sitter shortly With two races remaining after the wrapped up the innings by claiming the after the break. Umpire Ahsan Raza worlds, Kriechmayr holds a lead of last two wickets of successive deliver- Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan bats during the third day of the second erred for the second time in the day 101 points over Mayer in the disci- ies. cricket Test match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Pindi Stadium when Maharaj successfully went for pline standings. A race win is worth The diminutive Bavuma successfully in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Feb 6. (AP) lbw television review after the on-fi eld Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr cele- 100 points. The winners of the fi rst overturned a leg before decision against umpire had ruled him out off Hasan as brates on the podium after winning three super-G races this season are him in the fourth over of the day, but in for 90 minutes and raised a half cen- the spinners as he lofted Yasir Shah for South Africa moved to 188-7 at lunch. an alpine ski, men’s World Cup all out with injuries: Mauro Caviezel, could not get enough support from the tury stand before Pakistan struck with a six over long off and also swept well Hasan returned after lunch and cleaned super-G race, in Garmisch-Parten- Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and Ryan lower order. two quick wickets. against left-arm spinner Nauman Ali bowled both Maharaj and No. 11 An- kirchen, Germany, on Feb 6. (AP) Cochran-Siegle. Bavuma and Wiaan Mulder (33) dug Mulder was shaping up well against before he was run-out while going for a drich Nortje and Rabada was run out.

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