Ronaldo set to make Coppa Italia debut for Juventus against Bologna SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 WORLD MEN’S HANDBALL , make the grade; Australia roar

DPA Asian Cup Results CHINA and South Korea scored wins on Friday to en- Group C sure qualification into the China 3 (Wu Lei 49, 66, Asian Cup knockout phase Yu Dabao 80) Philippines 0 while Australia cruised to South Korea 1 (Kim Min-jae a 3-0 win over Palestine in 41) Kyrgyzstan 0 Dubai to breathe life into their title defence. Group B Angola’s Gabriel Teca (right) in action against Qatar’s Youssef Ali In a battle between Mar- Australia 3 (Maclaren 18, during their IHF Men’s Handball World Championship match at the cello Lippi’s China and Sven- Mabil 20, Giannou 90) Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Friday. (EPA-EFE) Goran Eriksson’s Philippines, Palestine 0 it was the Italian’s side that triumphed 3-0 in Abu Dhabi Angola edge Qatar thanks to a superb double from Wu Lei and Yu Dabao’s header. China top Group C with a perfect six points before their out in a tight finish final game against South Ko- rea, who beat Kyrgyzstan 1-0 TNN/AGENCIES Marzo, who scored 12. For An- in Al Ain to maintain their own gola, Rome Hebo scored the 100-per-cent record in second. IN what turned out to be a most 16 goals while Gabriel The Philippines are last case of so near, yet so far, Qa- Teca scored 11. without a point in their tour- tar were pipped by Angola 24- Qatar will now take on nament debut, below Kyr- 23 in their close and exciting Egypt in their next match on gyzstan on goal difference. Group D opening match of the Sunday. Argentina, Hungary Champions Australia were 26th IHF World Men’s Hand- and Sweden are the other stunned by Jordan in their ball Championship at the teams in the group. opening game but first-half Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Earlier, co-hosts Denmark goals from Jamie Maclaren Denmark, on Friday. followed Germany’s exam- and Awer Mabil ensured they Angola won the first half ple, recording a commanding bounced back in style. Substi- 12-8 and Qatar bounced back win in their opening Group C tute Apostolos Giannou com- to win the second 15-12, yet match on Thursday night. pleted the rout. were beaten at the clock to end After Germany defeated Qualified Jordan top South Korea’s Ji Dong-Won (top) shoots at the goal against Kyrgyzstan at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on Friday. (REUTERS) up on the losing side with a the unified team of Korea by Group B on six points, Aus- goal difference of one goal. 11 goals in the first Group A tralia moved second on three game, Denmark took an even while Palestine and Syria have bigger victory, with a final one each. score of 39:16. Lippi and Eriksson have The match took place a wealth of honours between after a welcoming address them, including the Italian’s from Frederik, Crown Prince 2006 World Cup triumph, of Denmark, to open Den- but the latest players receiv- mark’s hosting of the World ing their coaching wisdom Championship. produced a scrappy start to the match. ‘Joint Korean team China gradually took con- part of a jigsaw” trol with the creative Hao Jun- Meanwhile, South Korea’s am- min increasing in influence. bassador in Germany, Jong headed wide from his Bum Goo, said the appearance cross, but in the 41st minute, of a joint Korean handball Wu Lei made no mistake, col- team at the world champion- lecting his pass and rifling a Australia celebrate during their match against the Palestine in Dubai ships was another part of a tremendous shot high into the on Friday. (EPA-EFE) jigsaw in their reconciliation top corner. efforts. Keeper Michael Falkes- Striker Maclaren had victory over Jordan on Tues- Speaking about North gaard denied Wu Lei a second been another contender to be day. Australia are not yet safe Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after the break before his stun- dropped, and an air-kick in before concluding against Syr- Jong told Thursday’s edition ning volley from Hao’s clipped just three minutes would have ia, where they will be without Head coach of Qatar, Valero of Germany’s Sueddeutsche free kick settled matters mid- done little for his confidence. defender Trent Sainsbury due Rivera during the match against Zeitung that “he envisions a way through the half. But in the 18th minute, he to collecting two yellow cards. Angola at the Royal Arena in big picture, and this here is a “Very positive,” was Lip- glanced Tom Rogic’s cross into Kyrgyzstan dropped goal- Copenhagen, Denmark, on jigsaw. We are putting a part pi’s view. “We played a great the bottom corner to break his keeper Pavel Matiash after a Friday. (EPA-EFE) into this picture. But I can’t match. We were very good international scoring duck in poor opening game against foresee where exactly that with good quality, very aggres- his 10th cap. China, and youngster Kutman The 2015 runners-up, Qa- piece will be put.” sive. Just two minutes later, Kadyrbekov impressed on his tar were served well by their The handball worlds in “We didn’t give too many Mabil doubled the lead by con- debut, even if he was lucky top stars Rafael Capote, who Germany and Denmark run chances to the opposition and verting an Ikonomidis cross at South Korea’s Lee Chung Yong scored 13 goals, and Frankis until January 27. we created many chances to the back post. somehow missed an open goal. score. I hope we can always “It’s been a long time He was finally beaten by play like today.” coming,” Maclaren told Fox Kim Min Jae heading in a 41st- Philippines forward Javier Teammates celebrate with Wu Lei (No. 7) of China after he scored Sports. “But I’ve just stayed on minute corner before enjoy- Pinto wasted their best chance one of his two goals during their AFC Asian Cup Group C match my path. ing second-half fortune when when the game was goal-less against the Philippines in Abu Dhabi on Friday. (EPA-EFE) “It’s not that relieving, Hwang Ui Jo’s header struck with a clumsy touch, and only because we knew what we the underside of the bar and Kevin Ingresso’s long-range from the resultant corner. was only a “small hope.” had to do today, that’s win the bounced off the line. bid for an equalizer was acro- “It’s strange, I’m rather Australia coach Graham game. But Kyrgyzstan were lim- batically tipped over by Yan proud of our team even though Arnold made three changes, Mabil blazed over and Ab- ited going forward and could Junling we lost 3-0,” said Eriksson. with winger Chris Ikonomidis dallah Jaber turned a cross not trouble South Korea, who China ended the game “I think we’ve shown in two and midfielder Jackson Irvine onto his own bar before Gian- are expected to be boosted by much the stronger and Falkes- games we can play football.” replacing Robbie Kruse and nou headed in a short corner the arrival of star forward Son gaard’s point-blank save The Philippines could still Massimo Luongo. Josh Ris- routine in the last minute. Heung Min from Tottenham robbed Wu Lei of his hat-trick qualify as a third-placed team, don came in for injured full Noureddine Ould Ali’s Pal- Hotspur as the tournament before Yu headed the third but Eriksson admitted this back Josh Risdon. estine could still qualify with progresses. Mubarak al Rumaihi, Al Ghazali win on opening day of Hathab-6 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and Khalid Mohammed al RESULTS DOHA Emadi finished second and third respectively. Medium Tour | Table A, One round against the clock with jump off HAVING missed out on top In the Small Tour, Moham- finishes in the last round, in- med Jassim al Ghazali riding Art. 238.2.2 | 120/130cm | Prize: Ind: QR20,000; Teams: QR20,000 form showjumper Mubarak Michael Jackson won clocking 1. Rider: Mubarak Yousuf al Rumaihi; Horse: Vivaldi K; Faults: 0; Time: 71.57; Jump-Off Faults: Yousef al Rumaihi swung back 41.65secs and 25.91secs in Ta- 0; Time: 26.60; Prize: QR5,000 into big action once again as ble A, Two phases, Art. 274.5.3 2. Saeed Nasser al Qadi; Daydreamer EC; 0; 76.36; 0; 27.68; QR4,000 the rider combined with his | 100/115cm competition. 3. Khalid Mohammed al Emadi; Fiji; 0; 72.25; 0; 27.77; QR3,000O trusted mount Vivaldi K to Al Ghazali praised his wais Shah b Welegedara claim top honours in the Me- horse and expressed delight at dium Tour of national eques- winning the Small Tour title. Teams trian series – Hathab’s sixth Hathab was first held 1. Al Salam round at the Qatar Equestrian based on the directives of Mubarak Yousuf al Rumaihi; Vivaldi K; 0; 71.57; 0; 26.60 Federation’s outdoor arena on President of the Qatar Olym- Friday. pic Committee (QOC) HE Mohammed al Ghazali; Alegro 84; 0; 71.85 The second edition of the Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Khalifa Abdulla al Khaldi; Fantastique; 12; 67.90 championship is being held in Thani with the aim of promot- 2. QNB partnership with Al Shaqab. ing equestrian sport in the so- Khalid Sanad al Nuaimi; Gerenice of Colors; 0; 66.08; 0; 28.62 The championship con- ciety. A large number of riders Ahmed Mohammed al Badi; Nenya; 0; 72.92 sists of 12 rounds, the last of participate in the competition. P.H. Mohammed Nasser al Qadi; Ferrari; 8; 77.73. which takes place in April. The Companies and institutions total prize-money of the com- are also getting the opportu- Small Tour | Table A, Two phases, Art. 274.5.3 | 100/115 | QR10,000 petition is QR1.3 million. nity to sponsor talents. 1. Mohammed al Ghazali; Michael Jackson; 0; 41.65; 0; 25.91; QR2,500 Al Rumaihi finished the The championship has five The Medium Tour podium finishing team members with Omar al Mannai, Vice Chairman, Organising Com- 2. Z Achraf Oualla; Dino BB; 0; 41.39; 0; 26.42; QR2,000 jump-off round in 26.6 sec- age categories, the youngest of mittee of Hathab, Badr Mohammed al Darwish, QEF Secretary-General; and Ali al Rumaihi, Event Director, 3. Ghanim Nasser al Qadi; Fudine; 0; 41.72; 0; 26.43; QR1,500. onds. Saeed Nasser al Qadi which is 6-12 years old. at the Qatar Equestrian Federation on Friday. Sports Saturday, January 12, 2019 13 AUSTRALIAN OPEN MAY BE MY LAST: MURRAY Former world number one says the pain from a hip injury has become almost unbearable

AFP “So sorry you cannot retire MELBOURNE A British on your own terms, but remem- ber to look to the future. Your A tearful Andy Murray on Fri- Knight greatest impact on the world day announced he would likely O He will be remembered may be yet to come. Your voice retire this year due to severe as the first British man to for equality will inspire future pain from a hip injury, saying generations,” she said. next week’s Australian Open win Wimbledon in 77 years Top Australian coach Dar- could be the last tournament and as a player who ren Cahill, who until recently of a glittering career. battled his way to the top was mentoring world number The former world num- in a golden era for the one Simona Halep, said Mur- ber one and three-time Grand game alongside Roger ray was an example of the Slam winner broke down at a Federer, Novak Djokovic never-say-die attitude that press conference in Melbourne and Rafael Nadal. separated the best from the as he said the pain had become average. almost unbearable. “When you search for ex- “I can play with limitations. long time. I’m not sure I can Andy Murray of Great Britain breaks down during a press conference amples of ‘emptied the bucket But having the limitations and play through the pain for an- in Melbourne on Friday, ahead of the Australian Open. (AFP) to be as good as they could the pain is not allowing me to other four or five months. be’ there should be a picture enjoy competing or training,” “Pretty much done every- movement clearly hampered. title in 2016, but has neverthe- of Andy Murray sitting under the emotional Scot said. thing that I could to try and “I think there is a chance less enjoyed a glittering career that quote,” he tweeted. Thirty-one-year-old “Sir get my hip feeling better and it the Australian Open is my last since turning professional “Remarkable discipline Andy” said he would like to hasn’t helped loads.” tournament,” he said. in 2005, with not only three for training, competition, sac- finish at his home Grand Slam He pulled out of last year’s While he intends to be- Grand Slam titles, but two rifice, perfection, a little crazy in Wimbledon, but ruefully Australian Open to have hip gin his opening-round match Olympic gold medals and 45 but a legend of a bloke.” admitted he might not make surgery and only returned in against 22nd seed Roberto ATP crowns. Former star Andy Roddick it that far. He will be remem- June at Queen’s Club in Lon- Bautista Agut next week, how World number five Juan also paid tribute on Twitter. bered as the first British man don. He ended the season at his body withstands potential- Martin del Potro, who has also “I tip my cap to @andy_ to win Wimbledon in 77 years Shenzhen in September after ly gruelling five-set clashes in struggled with injuries and will murray! Absolute legend. and as a player who battled his only a handful of appearances energy-sapping heat remains miss the Australian Open, told Short list of best tacticians way to the top in a golden era to concentrate on working his to be seen. Murray to “keep fighting”. in history. Unreal results in for the game alongside Roger way back to full fitness. One of the so-called Big “We love you @andy_mur- a brutal era. Nothing but re- Federer, Novak Djokovic and But he was knocked out Four, along with Federer, ray and we want to see you hap- spect here. I hope he can finish Rafael Nadal. in the second round on his Djokovic and Nadal, who have py and doing well,” he added. strong and healthy,” he said. “Wimbledon is where I return at Brisbane last week dominated the game for years, Billie Jean King called Murray said he had an op- would like to stop playing, but and called it quits on Thurs- Murray’s ranking has slumped him “a champion on and off tion of another operation on I am not certain I am able to do day after less than an hour of to 230. He hasn’t reached a court”, referring to Murray’s his troublesome hip, but it was CAN HE MAKE IT TO WIMBLEDON 2019? A file photo of Andy Murray with that,” he said. a practice match in Melbourne Grand Slam final since win- long-time support of women’s more about his quality of life the trophy after he won the Wimbledon men’s singles final against “I’ve been struggling for a against Djokovic, with his ning his second Wimbledon equality in tennis. after hanging up his racquet. Canada’s Milos Raonic in 2016. (REUTERS) Pandya, Rahul ordered back from Australia tour after talk show gaffe

“The duo will now return to social media. returned to the squad. Shikhar with Kedar Jadhav fulfilling partment which will play the Kohli distances India and an enquiry and pro- Skipper Virat Kohli dis- Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Ke- any part-time bowling duties if crucial role in the series. Bhu- self and team ceedings will be made against tanced himself from the contro- dar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh needed. vaneshwar Kumar, Mohammad them for misconduct and indis- versy earlier on Friday, saying Dhoni and Yuzvendra Cha- Much attention will also be Shami along with rookies Mo- from controversy cipline.” the team does not support any hal joined the ODI squad and on former India Dhoni hammad Siraj and K. Khaleel Pandya bragged about his “inappropriate” comments. would like to contribute hand- who will like to get some runs Ahmed will take care of the pace AFP/IANS success with women and made Meanwhile, after the high somely along with skipper Virat under his belt as he is expected department. Jasprit Bumrah, NEW DELHI/SYDNEY other remarks about sex dur- of the first-ever Test series win Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who to be one of the vital cogs in who shone with the ball in the ing an Indian celebrity chat Down Under, India would look were present in the Test series. India’s campaign at this year’s Test series, has been rested. INDIA on Friday suspended show broadcast last Sunday to put aside the unexpected The top-order seemed set- ODI World Cup. Australia, on the other hand, Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Ra- just as India was celebrating its controversy and fine tune their tled with the likes of Kohli, Ro- The World Cup winning will play with two all-rounders. hul and ordered them to leave historic first Test series win in World Cup preparations in the hit, Rayudu and Dhawan. The skipper has managed 275 runs Pacer Peter Siddle will also fea- the tour of Australia amid an Australia. Pandya, who was in three-match ODI series against team has Dhoni and Jadhav in his last 20 ODIs at an aver- ture for the first time in the ODI investigation into the pair’s the squad that beat Australia an under-fire Australia, begin- who could turn the match at age 25 without a half-century. team since November 2010. comments about women on a for the first time in an away Test ning on Saturday. will. The worrying aspect is Dhoni’s In the bowling department, TV show. series, boasted on the TV celeb- The three match series is In case Pandya is left out, strike-rate of 71.42, which is pacers Siddle, Jhye Richardson The Board of Control for rity show about his success with a good chance to get the com- Ravindra Jadeja will probably remarkably lower than his ODI and Jason Behrendorff might India captain Virat Kohli poses in India said the pair multiple women. Rahul was on bination right for the much replace the Baroda all-rounder career strike-rate of 87.89. play a crucial role. Star off- with the ICC Cricket World Cup would be stopped “from playing the show at the same time and awaited World Cup to be played and partner left-arm wrist spin- In the bowling department, spinner Nathan Lyon will lead trophy at the Sydney Cricket any form of cricket after their watched his teammate’s brag- in England. ner Kuldeep Yadav in India’s Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep the spin department along with Ground on Friday. (AFP) comments on a TV show. ging that sparked outrage on Several limited-over players five-pronged bowling attack, Yadav will bolster the spin de- part-timer Glenn Maxwell. Al Sadd and Al Duhail suffer Pak fight back to defy SA, Bracewell, Kuggeleijn crushing defeats in QSL Cup set up Kiwis’ T20 win TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK fered a shocking 2-1 loss at Qa- but lose early wkts in reply DOHA tar Sports Club. Ali Said and AFP wella, who smacked a four and Khalid Mahmoudi had put Julio AFP AUCKLAND a six from the first two balls of AL Ahli cruised to a 3-0 vic- baptista’s men in control in the JOHANNESBURG the innings, went for 18 with the tory over a second-string AL first half as Al Duhail struggled THE recalled Doug Bracewell first ball from Bracewell. Sadd team in the QSL Cup to find a rhythm in the game. PAKISTAN’S bowlers changed and debutant Scott Kuggeleijn Kuggeleijn and Bracewell Group B fifth round of match- The Red who are the course of the third and final starred with bat and ball for New also took the catches to dismiss es on Friday. without a coach after parting Test against South Africa when Zealand to beat Sri Lanka by 35 Kusal Mendis (17) and Thisara Also in the group, Al Rayy- ways with Tunisian World they engineered a dramatic col- runs in the one-off Perera (43). The first game all an were held by lowly Al Khor Cup coach Naabil Maaloul lapse on the first day of the third match in Auckland on Friday. tour for Sadeera Samarawick- 2-2 while Al Shahaniya man- earlier in the week, managed and final Test on Friday. It ended a dismal tour for rama was a short-lived affair aged their first points with a to pull one back through Edm- From being in control on the Sri Lankans with the drawn when he was bowled first ball by lone goal win over fellow strug- ilson Junior’s strike but QSC 226 for three at tea, South Af- first Test followed by a suc- Lockie Ferguson. glers Al Sailiya. held on for the win. rica were bowled out for 262 at cession of losses in the second Ferguson finished with fig- Al Rayyan remain top of the Qatar now top group A the Wanderers Stadium. Test, three one-dayers and the ures of three for 21 while Ish group with 13 points, two ahead with 11 points ahead of defend- Vernon Philander struck Twenty20. Sodhi took three for 30. of second-placed Al Khor. ing champions Al Gharafa (9 back for South Africa, taking New Zealand, sent into bat, Sri Lanka did with the toss Al Sadd are down to fourth points) who beat Umm Salal two off successive balls recovered from 55 for five to fin- and put New Zealand into bat and most win their next match on Thursday. as Pakistan reached 17 for two ish on 179 for seven with Brace- with impressive early results. to qualify for the knockout stag- The top four teams in the at the close. South Africa opener Aiden Markram, who made 90, celebrates his well (44) and Kuggeleijn (35 not With a more disciplined es of the competition. both groups will qualify for the A polished innings of 90 half century on the opening day of the third Test against Pakistan at out) the key contributors. bowling attack than was seen in In Group A, Al Duhail suf- knockout stages of the QSL Cup. by Aiden Markram, coupled the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday. (AFP) Although the target was not the ODIs, and with astute field with some wayward bowling by daunting, and Sri Lanka easily placements, Sri Lanka ripped Pakistan, laid the foundation a fitness test after suffering a kept up with the required run through the New Zealand top for some attacking by SCOREBOARD badly bruised right thigh while rate to be four for 118 after 12 order to have them four for 27 South Africa, who collectively SOUTH AFRICA (1ST INNINGS) fielding in the second Test overs. But their last six wick- midway through the fourth over. hit 37 fours and a six before tea A. Markram c Sarfraz Ahmed b Faheem Ashraf ..90 in Cape Town, looked set for ets fell for the addition of only Ross Taylor, who tormented D. Elgar c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas ....5 on what looked the best batting H. Amla c Asad Shafiq b ...... 41 his fifth Test century until he 26 more runs and the innings Sri Lanka in the one-dayers, had pitch of a series already won by T. de Bruyn lbw b Mohammad Abbas ...... 49 glanced a ball from the medi- folded for 144 with 19 balls re- to play a more circumspect role. the hosts. Zubayr Hamza c Sarfraz Ahmed b Moh’d Amir ... 41 um-paced Faheem and - maining. His first 11 runs were all sin- But the runs dried up af- T. Bavuma c Sarfraz Ahmed b ...8 keeper Sarfraz Ahmed dived to Kuggeleijn and Bracewell gles from 22 deliveries before he ter the interval as South Africa Q. de Kock c Mohammad Abbas b Faheem Ashraf 18 his left to take a good catch. - first found the boundary on his V. Philander lbw b ...... 1 both took wickets in their open were able to add only 36 for K. Rabada c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali ...... 0 Hashim Amla (41) helped ing overs. Kusal Perera, who way to 33 off 37. New Zealand the loss of seven wickets in 19.4 D. Steyn ...... 2 Markram put on 126 for the raced to 22 off 12 deliveries was now prepare to host India in a overs, hitting only four more D. Olivier c Mohammad Abbas b Faheem Ashraf ..0 second wicket after stand-in removed by Kuggeleijn’s third series of ODIs while Sri Lanka boundaries. Extras: (lb2, nb4, w1) ...... 7 captain Dean Elgar was caught while Niroshan Dick- head to Australia. Total: (All Out 77.4 overs) ...... 262 Al Ahli players celebrate a goal against Al Sadd during their QSl Cup Mohammad Amir and Mo- Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Elgar), 2-132 (Markram), behind off Mohammad Abbas match at the Al Ahli Stadium on Friday. hammad Abbas set the tone 3-154 (Amla), 4-229 (De Bruyn), 5-238 (Bavuma), for five in the second over. after tea, taking two and one 6-244 (Hamza), 7-249 (Philander), 8-257 Theunis de Bruyn (49) and SCOREBOARD wickets respectively. Both bowl- (Rabada), 9-262 (De Kock) Bowling: Mohammad new cap Zubayr Hamza (41) Sydney International Amir 15.4-2-36-2 (1nb), Mohammad Abbas 18-6- NEW ZEALAND K. Perera c Bracewell b Kuggeleijn 23 ers gained reverse swing and 44-2, Hasan Ali 17-3-75-2 (1w), Faheem Ashraf both batted brightly in a fourth M. Guptill c Mendis b Malinga 1 B. Mendis c Kuggeleijn b Southee 17 tightened up their lines to make 15-2-57-3 (3nb), Shadab Khan 10-2-39-1, Asad wicket stand which was worth C. Munro c Shanaka b Rajitha 16 T.Perera c Bracewell b Ferguson 43 Kvitova to take on Barty in final Shafiq 2-0-9-0 T. Seifert c Sandakan b Rajitha 2 D. de Silva b Ferguson 10 run-scoring difficult. Amir left 72 off 92 balls at tea. H. Nicholls b Malinga 4 D. Shanaka lbw b Sodhi 7 SYDNEY: Number five seed Petra Kvitova breezed into the final of the field four balls into his 16th PAKISTAN (1ST INNINGS) Imam-ul-Haq not out ...... 10 But De Bruyn was out in the R. Taylor c Dickwella b Perera 33 K. Rajitha c Seifert b Sodhi 5 the Sydney International with a a rain-delayed 6-1, 6-2 rout of qualifier over after falling in his delivery Shan Masood c De Kock b Philander ...... 2 third over after tea and Hamza, M. Santner c Perera b Sandakan 13 L. Malinga c Guptill b Santner 6 Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Friday to set up a showdown with stride and appearing to twist c De Kock b Philander ...... 0 who scored 38 off 46 balls be- D. Bracewell c de Silva b Rajitha 44 L. Kumara c Kuggeleijn b Sodhi 4 Mohammad Abbas not out ...... 0 S. Kuggeleijn not out 35 L. Sandakan not out 1 local favourite Ash Barty. his left ankle but Hasan Ali and fore tea, could add only three T. Southee not out 13 Extras: (wd10) 10 Kvitova needed one hour and six minutes to dispose of Belarussian Faheem Ashraf continued to Extras: (lb5) ...... 5 more runs off 22 deliveries be- Total: (For 2 wkts, 9 overs) ...... 17 Extras: (b2, lb2, wd13, nb1) 18 Total: (All Out in 16.5 overs) 144 Sasnovich after she had been forced to wait for nearly five hours by put pressure on the batsmen. Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Masood), 2-6 (Azhar) fore he was caught behind off Total: (For 7 wickets, 20 overs) 179 Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Samarawickrama), 2-41 (K. heavy rain to begin her last-four match just before midnight. The victory Ashraf finished with three Bowling: Steyn 5-1-11-0, Philander 4-3-1-2. Amir. Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Guptill), 2-11 (Seifert), 3-21 Perera), 3-45 (Dickwella), 4-94 (Mendis), 5-118 (T. Toss: South Africa. (Nicholls), 4-27 (Munro), 5-55 (Santner), 6-102 Perera), 6-119 (de Silva), 7-128 (Shanaka), 8-138 was revenge for a shock 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Sasnovich for 57, while Amir, Abbas and Left to negotiate a tricky 40 (Taylor), 7-143 (Bracewell) Bowling: Malinga 4-0-24-2 (Malinga), 9-142 (Kumara), 10-144 (Rajitha) in the first round of Wimbledon and puts the Czech into her second Hasan took two wickets each. minutes before the close, Paki- (1w), Rajitha 4-0-44-3 (1w), Perera 4-0-42-1 (1w), Bowling: Ferguson 3-0-21-3 (1w), Southee 2-0-21-1 final of a tournament she won in 2015. She comes up against Austral- Markram hit 16 bounda- It was the third time in his stan lost Shan Masood for two Kumara 4-0-24-0 (1w, 1nb), Sandakan 4-0-41-1 (5w). (1w), Kuggeleijn 3-0-26-1 (1w), Bracewell 2-0-19-1, ian Barty, who defeated world number nine Kiki Bertens 6-7(4-7), 6-4, ries off 124 balls in an innings 15-Test career that he had been when a successful review by the SRI LANKA Santner 3-0-27-1 (1w), Sodhi 3.5-0-30-3 (2w). N. Dickwella c Seifert b Bracewell 18 Toss: Sri Lanka. 7-5 in a closely-fought semi-final.(DPA) marked by crisply-struck drives dismissed in the nineties. hosts showed he had got a faint S Samarawickrama b Ferguson 0 Result: New Zealand won by 35 runs. and firm clips to leg. Markram, who had to pass edge to a ball angled across him.