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CCYCLINGYCLING | Page 4 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 7 Fraile ends Looking forward Belgian hopes to achieve wins with maiden together: Al Tour win Sadd’s Gabi Sunday, July 22, 2018 FORMULA 1 Dhul-Qa’da 9, 1439 AH Vettel claims pole GULF TIMES in Hockenheim, woe for Hamilton SPORT Page 3 ATHLETICS / LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE Qatar’s Haroun runs national record to win 400m in London Haroun wins in 44.07secs as compatriot Samba in fifth; World champ Warholm wins 400m hurdles in Samba’s absence Agencies London atar’s Abdallelah Ha- roun ran a personal best of 44.07 seconds, also a national record, Qto win the 400m event at the London Diamond League meet- ing at Olympic Park yesterday. The victory was Haroun’s fi rst at a Diamond League meeting this season, having shown a lot of promise in the year that also fea- tures the Asian Games with sec- ond place fi nishes in Doha, Rome and Rabat, and a third place fi n- ish in Shanghai. The 2017 World Champion- ships bronze medallist also had Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates after winning the 100m compatriot Abderrahman Samba event in London yesterday. (AFP) for company in the line-up. Haroun, who had won his Lon- don bronze at the same venue last year, fi nished ahead of American Paul Dedweo, who ran a personal best 44.43, and Grenadian James Kirani (44.50), who was making a return to Diamond League action for the fi rst time in two years. “Before I came here I was train- ing so hard and my coach told me that was because he wanted me to do the best once again and not to care about anyone else. In the fi nal 150m it’s always so diffi cult to push but I gave it everything and to have the national record is something special,” Haroun said after the victory. “The fi nals won’t be easy be- cause we also have the Asian Games at the same time but I love Qatar’s Abdallelah Haroun celebrates winning the men’s 400m at the London Diamond League meeting yesterday. (Reuters) racing full stop so every race to me is a huge fi nal.” NEW MUM FRASER-PRYCE child last August and has vowed to second Olympic gold and a 200m 11.07 personal best. Norwegian world champion BACK UNDER 11 SECONDS get back into the medal mix. silver at the stadium in 2012. Season leader Marie-Josee Ta Norway’s Karsten Warholm celebrates his 400m hurdles win. (Reuters) Karsten Warholm claimed an- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s post- “I’m so excited, that is so “I’m used to sacrifi cing and Lou, her Ivory Coast team mate other national record of 47.65 in pregnancy climb back to the top good,” said the Jamaican. “I took making sure that my path is Murielle Ahoure and Jamaican winner Akani Simbine (9.94). There is a lot of competition.” winning the 400m hurdles. of women’s sprinting took an- the time off , I didn’t pay any at- right. Being a mother is my fi rst Elaine Thompson all opted to “I knew this was a fast track World indoor 60m champion He took full advantage of the other signifi cant step yesterday tention to what others said about priority and to come back and be run the 100m in the Monaco Dia- and I felt fast today,” said Baker Christian Coleman had been due rare absence of Samba, winner when she dipped under 11 sec- my comeback. fl exible with my training is won- mond League on Friday night. after a race where six men broke to race but aggravated a hamstring of all six of his Diamond League onds for the fi rst time this season “I continued to work hard and derful and I’m so excited about American Ronnie Baker took a 10 seconds. “Two 9.90s today injury while warming up for his races in the event this season, who to win the 100 metres. London is defi nitely the best next year now.” close men’s 100m in 9.90, hold- (his heat time) and I know con- heat and was forced to withdraw. opted for a run over the fl at where The 31-year-old double Olym- place and to come here and win, American Dezerea Bryant took ing off fast-fi nishing Briton sistency means that a drop in The meeting continues today a personal best of 44.62 was good pic and triple world champion over with my fi rst sub-11, is fantastic,” second in 11.04 ahead of Jamai- Zharnel Hughes (9.93) and South time is coming. Hopefully I can where the men’s and women’s enough for fi fth in a rapid race. the distance gave birth to her fi rst added the Jamaican, who won her ca’s Jonielle Smith, who ran an African Commonwealth Games take that world lead and better it. 200m will be the main attraction. RALLYING Al-Attiyah edges into slender Silk Way Rally lead Agencies al-Rajhi fi nished the fi rst of seven place. The Qatari maintained his Astrakhan, Russia stages in Russia 20min 27sec behind lead to the stage fi nish and a liaison in third position. of 26.11km back to Astrakhan. Frenchman Matthieu Serradori Today, teams will embark upon atar’s Nasser Saleh Al-At- ceded fourth to the Russian driver the fi rst half of a Marathon stage to tiyah and French co-driver Dennis Krotov after running out of the town of Elista. Service assistance Matthieu Baumel stayed fuel 20km from the stage fi nish. He will not be permitted and it will be clear of trouble and moved was then towed to the end of the imperative for crews to carry vital Qinto an outright lead of 2min 30sec timed test by rival Andrey Rudskoy spares in the car and be able to eff ect after a challenging loop stage of 311 and slipped to sixth place behind the emergency repairs when necessary. kilometres through the Takyr desert Russian. around Astrakhan in southern Rus- After a short liaison of 25.67km, POSITIONS AFTER SS1 (TOP FIVE) sia yesterday. al-Attiyah was fi rst into the opening 1. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (QAT)/ Overdrive Racing’s al-Attiyah, Astrakhan loop stage in his Toyota Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux who drives a Toyota Hilux with sup- and was given the task of navigat- Overdrive 3hrs 36min 23sec port from Red Bull, the Qatar Motor ing and opening the road. The crew 2. Harry Hunt (GBR)/Sebastien Delau- and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), began well and began to edge away nay (FRA) Peugeot 3008 DKR 3hrs Ooredoo Qatar and Toyota GAZOO from the chasing pack, as rival Harry 38min 53sec Racing, led the stage from start-to- Hunt stopped to change a puncture 3. Yazeed al-Rajhi (SAU)/Timo fi nish and overcame any navigation- and Joan Roma was forced to retire Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper al hurdles to set the winning time of through pain caused by an ongoing Works Rally 3hrs 56min 50sec 3hrs 36min 23sec. neck injury sustained at the Dakar 4. Dennis Krotov (RUS)/Dmyrro Tsyro That gave the two-time Dakar Rally in January. (UKR) BMW X5 4hrs 16min 52sec Rally winner a 2min 30sec advantage Al-Attiyah reached PC1, after 5. Andrey Rudskoy (RUS)/Evgenii over England’s Harry Hunt at the 118km, 2min 33sec in front of Hunt Zagorodniuk (RUS) G-Force Proto end of the day. Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed and well clear of al-Rajhi in third 4hrs 31min 34sec Gulf Times 2 Sunday, July 22, 2018 SPORT GOLF / THE OPEN SPOTLIGHT LPGA star Lincicome Spieth cards 65 to breaks par to cap PGA Tour debut AFP share lead with Washington rittany Lincicome holed out for an eagle and added fi ve birdies in a one-under par 71 yes- Bterday to cap her appearance in the PGA Tour Barbasol Champi- onship in Kentucky. Schauff ele, Kisner It wasn’t enough to make Lincicome the second woman to make the halfway cut in a US Woods cards 66 that pulls the 14-major winner within four strokes of the lead PGA Tour event, but it improved on the fi rst-round 78 she pro- duced on Thursday — when she admitted she was battling nerves as just the sixth woman ever to tee it up on the US men’s tour. Lincicome highlighted her “I felt a lot calmer today,” said round with an eagle at the par- Lincicome, who never teed off on fi ve 17th, where she holed her Friday as electrical storms dis- third shot. rupted play and wreaked havoc “Oh, my gosh,” Lincicome on an already soaked Keene Trace said. “It was 110 yards, which a Golf Club course in Nicholas- great little grip gap wedge. ville, Kentucky. “Right when I hit it I thought Spectators weren’t admitted I hit it a little short. I thought it until after 9am yesterday. was going to spin back a little bit “I think maybe because the on me. Then when it landed I was spectators couldn’t come out as like, ‘OK, it’s on top,’ and then it much, so it was a little bit calmer rolled back and I was like, ‘Oh, feeling this morning,” Lincicome my gosh!’ said. “But my putter, obviously “The highlight of my week,” I was hitting it closer, which added Lincicome, who also helped. And then my putter, I rolled in three straight birdies on made a lot of really good putts, the front nine.