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Guardiola says he’s looking forward to 2022 World Cup

Opining on the World Cup, the them. We were not consistent like previous The former Al Ahli player Spaniard said, “I have had incredible seasons when we were like machines, we memories at Al Ahli and with people lost a lot of games this season. The way recalls ‘incredible there in Qatar. I spent two nice years and we played was good and I don’t have many I have good memories with this country. regrets in the way we played. memories’ of his two-year I am looking forward to seeing it (Qatar) “Liverpool played every single game I spent two nice years (in stint in Qatar, hails in the FIFA World Cup, how well they are like it was their last game, but we did not Qatar) and I have good going to organise it,” Guardiola said. play the games like if we do not win, we memories with this Liverpool’s success at EPL The 49-year-old joined Al Ahli in 2003 are going to lose the Premier League. They from Italian side Brescia. He spent two played every single game like they could not country. I am looking years with The Brigadiers, making 35 lose one game, and we did not,” he said. forward to seeing it (Qatar) Tribune News Network appearances but the Spaniard is now The 2011 FIFA Coach of the Year in the FIFA World Cup, how Doha more recognised for his achievement as also heaped praises on his counterpart well they are going to a manager. Jurgen Klopp. Both men had duelled in the organise it. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola With successful spells at Barcelona Bundesliga when Klopp was manager of says he is looking forward to the 2022 and Bayern Munich, Guardiola became Borussia Dortmund, while Guardiola was at Pep Guardiola World Cup Qatar, having spent some Manchester City manager in 2016 and Bayern Munich. years in Doha with Al Ahli in the past. has since won bak-to-back Premier “Klopp is an exceptional person; I Speaking to beIN SPORTS, the former League titles. This season however, City like to be his colleague and to compete Barcelona man whose City side failed were blown away by a fantastic Liverpool with him and against him. I think he is to defend their Premier League title side and Guardiola hailed Jurgen Klopp’s an exceptional manager. He showed it against champions Liverpool, said the side for a great season. in Germany and now in England, and Reds deserved to win the league after an “I think Liverpool were exceptional wherever he will be he will have success,” exceptional season. this season and I want to congratulate Guardiola said.

Lazio top-scorer Immobile nets hat-trick against Verona DPA The Rome Giallorossi are Rome now fifth, four points clear of AC Milan, who would have to Lazio’s Ciro Immobile took go through the Europa League his top-scorer tally to 34 goals play-offs as it stands. with a hat-trick in a 5-1 rally Udinese won 1-0 Cagliari, at Verona on Sunday in the three days after stunning 2-1 Italian Serie A. Juve to disrupt their possi- Immobile converted from ble Scudetto party. Relegated the spot before half-time to SPAL drew 1-1 with Torino. level Sofyan Amrabat’s ear- Bologna snatched a stop- lier penalty and closed the page-time 3-2 win against scoring with a great serving troubled Lecce, who remained shot into the far corner and a in the drop zone, four points second penalty. behind Genoa with two games His 101st goal in four remaining. seasons at Lazio put him The fourth-last Genoese, four clear of Juventus’ Cris- who lost 3-0 at Inter on Satur- tiano Ronaldo in the current day, would avoid relegation in campaign. case they finish level on points Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with Lecce thanks to the head- Al Shahania’s Kesse Amangoua (right) vies with Al Ahli defender John Benson during their QNB Stars League match at the Al Sadd Stadium on Sunday. was fouled and took a free- to-head record. kick to find the net thanks Rodrigo Palacio and Rober- to a deflection from the wall to Soriano struck for Bologna in and Joaquin Correa also had the first five minutes, but Mar- his shot deflected to net the co Mancosu pulled one back be- guests’ third. fore the break and Filippo Falco Last-placed Al Shahania The fourth-placed Ro- levelled in the 66th minute. mans had the last Champions Musa Barrow then finished League slot already secured off a counter-attack despite his along with third-place Atal- injured team-mate Ladislav anta, Inter Milan and Juven- Krejci not being replaced as stun Al Ahli; Al Wakrah, tus, who can clinch their ninth Bologna had reached the five- straight title with two games substitution limit. remaining by beating visiting Milan and Atalanta drew Sampdoria in the closing fix- 1-1 on Friday. On Saturday, ture of matchday 36. Parma beat relegated Brescia Roma’s Jordan Veretout 2-1 and Napoli won 2-0 Al Sailiya share points also got a brace by converting against Sassuolo. The Nea- two penalties for a 2-1 defeat politans sit seventh and are Tribune News Network ceiving a long high ball from of Fiorentina at Rome’s Stadio in the next Europa League as Doha deep in the right. Olimpico. Italian Cup winners. In the other match on Sun- Al Shahania boosted their day, Al Wakrah and Al Sailiya survival hopes in the QNB played out a goalless draw in a Stars League as a brace from game of two halves. Iranian midfielder Ramin The draw snaps Al Wak- Rezaein sealed a 3-1 win rah’s wretched run of three against Al Ahli on Sunday. straight defeats and The Rezaein scored in the 22nd Waves dominated the first minute, and a 29th-minute Results half as Cristian Ceballos mak- penalty. Tunisian striker Al Shahania 3 (Ramin ing his return from injury was Ahmed Akaichi who recently involved in all good plays for joined Al Ahli from Shahania Rezaeian 22’, 29’ pen; Al Wakrah. pulled one back for The Briga- Jean-Paul Kesse Mohamed Benyettou and diers in the second half. But Omar Ali kept Al Sailiya goal- Kesse Amangoua put the game Mangoua 81’) bt Al Ahli keeper Amine Lecomte, who to bed for Al Shahania when his 1 (Ahmed Akaichi 59’) recently switched side from 81st-minute effort from long Al Duhail, busy. range beat Ivanildo Rodrigues. Al Wakrah vs At the other end, Al Saili- Al Shahania moved on Action from the Al Wakrah-Al Sailiya QNB Stars league Round 18 Al Sailiya 0-0 ya’s Mohammed Faisal sent to 13 points with only their match played at the Al Janoub Stadium on Sunday. his long-range shot wide. second victory in this sea- Five minutes into the sec- son’s league and takes them coached by Nabil Anwar who eree Abdulrahman Al Jassim Al Ahli pressed for an equal- ond half, substitute Abdul- one point behind 11th placed recently replaced Spaniard when Al Ahli’s John Benson izer. He almost did when they qadir Ilyas had a narrow miss Al Khor, while Al Ahli suffered Jose Murcia. tripped Amangoua. looked like having earned a and he was at it again in the their ninth loss and remained Rezaein was the livewire For Al Ahli, Shane Lowry penalty in the 68th minute, 64th minute, but this time, he on 19 points. in Al Shahania ranks. His first fumbled with his header after but that was ruled out by the could not control the ball. Al Shahania could not goal came off a diving header Nabil El Zhar set him up with Video Assistant Referee. Lecomte had to bring all his have hoped for a better start after Nigel de Jong sent in a a free-kick. Amangoua rounded off experience and expertise to the as the league resumed after a free-kick from the right. After Akaichi reduced the the tally when he found the fore as he parried a powerful long break. The three points The Iranian scored his sec- margin on the hour mark with target with a grounder, beat- long-ranger by Ceballos in the Lazio’s forward Ciro Immobile (centre) celebrates with teammates will significantly boost the ond goal from the spot. The his quick header off a corner ing off the challenge from 75th minute as both teams held after scoring against Cagliari at the Olympic Stadium in Rome confidence of their players, penalty was awarded by ref- kick from the right by Hernan, three rival players, after re- on to share a point each. on Sunday. (AFP) 14 Monday, July 27, 2020 Sports Qatari football legend Ibrahim Khalfan to go live with Generation Amazing on @GA4Good Instagram Live

sional women’s player as well PSG and Danish as the advice she always has for boys and girls hoping to national team achieve their dreams in foot- ball and in life. forward Nadia The former England for- Nadim also ward said: “Who you surround yourself with can either take to feature you to the ground or take you to the sky. I try to surround myself Sc.qa with people who can take me Doha to the sky. As opposed to those who say you can’t do it, you’re a Qatari legend Ibrahim Khal- girl. I don’t believe I can’t.” fan will feature on Generation Talking about the Qatar Amazing (GA) on Instagram 2022 social and legacy pro- Live this Wednesday. gramme and her time spent in In a Generation Amazing an activity organised by Gener- Star Chat, former Al Arabi and ation Amazing with girls from Qatar national team player, Qatar and around the world Khalfan will take audiences on in Doha, Sanderson added: “I a trip down memory lane with love Generation Amazing. I highlights from his career. The Paris Saint-Germain women and Danish national team forward, Ibrahim Khalfan was part of the Qatar team that qualified for the 1984 summer Olympic Games in Los love everything they are doing Considered as one of the Nadia Nadim, will be talking about her incredible journey from Afghani- Angeles. The star makes regular appearances as a beIN SPORTS analyst and was announced as a Qatar so when they asked me to do best Qatari footballers of all stan, where she was born, to playing top league professional football. 2022 FIFA World Cup™ ambassador in 2019. this, it was a pleasure. If there time, Khalfan has represented is anything that I can do to his country in 90 international 2022 FIFA World Cup™ am- credible journey from Afghan- al team. Ahead of this week’s tous achievements in Qatari the fight towards gender equal- help people, I will.” matches. Khalfan was part of bassador in 2019. istan, where she was born, to online Instagram sessions, football as well as give us in- ity in football and elsewhere.” Follow @GA4Good on Ins- the Qatar team that qualified Also coming up this week playing top league profession- Generation Amazing Pro- sight into the rich footballing Last week former Arsenal, tagram, Facebook and Twitter for the 1984 summer Olympic on Generation Amazing In- al football. grammes Director Nasser Al history in the country.” Chelsea and Juventus forward, to find out all you need to know Games in Los Angeles. The stagram Live, Paris Saint- Nadim has also played for Khori said: “We are delighted Al Khori adds: “PSG sen- Lianne Sanderson featured on about the GA programme and star makes regular appearanc- Germain women and Danish English side Manchester City to host Qatari football legend sation Nadia Nadim will offer Generation Amazing Live on to watch past Instagram Live es as a beIN SPORTS analyst national team forward, Nadia and achieved over 90 caps for Ibrahim Khalfan, who will talk some inspiring insight into her Instagram. Sanderson recalled sessions on IGTV featuring and was announced as a Qatar Nadim, will talk about her in- the Denmark women’s nation- at lengths about his momen- background and initiative in her experiences as a profes- football legends.

Mourinho vows to get Spurs Man Utd, Chelsea seal top-four back in top four next season AFP this last period where we be- London long. I don’t know, maybe in this period, after lockdown, we Jose Mourinho vowed to finished third or fourth in the Champions League berths get Tottenham back “where table,” Mourinho said. we belong” next season after “So that’s where we be- they settled for Europa League long. I want to have my team, qualification at the end of a my players, not a medical Premier League Sunday Results troubled campaign. room full of players. I want a Southampton 3 (Adams 50, 71, Ings 84-pen) - Sheffield United 1 43-pen, Welbeck 66) Mourinho led Tottenham pitch full of players. (Lundstram 26) Crystal Palace 1 (Schlupp 53) - Tottenham 1 (Kane 13) to a sixth-place finish in the “Of course as a squad the Premier League after Sunday’s main thing is to keep our very Newcastle 1 (Gayle 1) - Liverpool 3 (Van Dijk 38, Origi 59, Mane 89) Everton 1 (Kean 41) - Bournemouth 3 (King 13-pen, Solanke 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. good players and after that im- Man City 5 (Jesus 11, De Bruyne 45+1, 90, Sterling 79, Mahrez 83) 45+1, Stanislas 80) Tottenham were 14th when prove the squad. - Norwich 0 West Ham 1 (Yarmolenko 85) - Aston Villa 1 (Grealish 84) Mourinho took charge in No- “Are we going to buy 10 Burnley 1 (Woods 44) - Brighton 2 (Bissouma 20, Connolly 50) Leicester 0 - Man United 2 (Fernandes 71-pen, Lingard 90+8) vember following Mauricio players? No. Are we going to Arsenal 3 (Aubameyang 5-pen, 33, Tierney 24) - Watford 2 (Deeney Chelsea 2 (Mount 45+1, Giroud 45+4) - Wolves 0 Pochettino’s sacking and he buy players for £100 million? endured a series of injuries to No. We are going to improve.” key players before the hiatus. Mourinho oversaw a six- So, while Mourinho was game unbeaten run to deliver frustrated to have missed out Europa League qualification, on Champions League quali- overturning a seven-point gap fication, the Tottenham boss to sixth place after a loss at Shef- believes the foundations have field United earlier this month. been laid for a return to the While the Europa League top four next season. doesn’t have the prestige of “What we can do of course the Champions League – is improve. When all the play- Mourinho said they should fo- ers are available we showed in cus on winning it next season.

Whittaker is back to best as Fight Island draws to a close AFP The 26 square kilometre Yas Island Yas Island resort complex was sealed off as the Las Vegas- Former middleweight based UFC shielded its fighters champion Robert Whittaker from the coronavirus pandemic. bounced back to defeat Dar- The 29-year-old Whittaker ren Till Sunday as UFC’s first (22-5) said before the contest Manchester United’s English midfielder Jesse Lingard (centre) slots the ball into an empty net to score their second goal after disposessing Leicester City’s Danish goalkeeper “Fight Island” drew to a suc- that the only thing that wor- Kasper Schmeichel during their English Premier League match in Leicester, England, on Sunday. (AFP) cessful close in Abu Dhabi. ried him was Till’s powerful “My brain is on overload,” left fist, a weapon that had giv- Whittaker said after throwing en the man from Liverpool 10 Watford, Bournemouth relegated on final day of English Premier League everything at England’s Till in knockout victories in an 18-2-1 unanimous points win, with record coming into the fight. AFP be joined by Tottenham, who “Myself and the staff want we can be proud of.” always believed we were capa- all three judges scoring 48-47 But it was a left elbow from London drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace to to improve every time – the ble of a last-minute escape,” for the Australian. Till (18-3-1) instead that put the leapfrog Wolves. challenge now is to see what ‘Incredibly painful’ Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe “That fight was so stress- Aussie on the floor in the first. Manchester United and Wolves still have two routes more we can do next season.” Two goals from Pierre-Emerick told the BBC. ful,” Whittaker added. “I hope Whittaker shook it off Chelsea sealed Champions to qualify for European com- United, whose form has Aubameyang and a strike by Ki- An early goal by Harry the fans and everybody can quickly and then got down to League places on Sunday as petition next season – either dipped in recent weeks after eran Tierney gave Watford, who Kane put Tottenham in front appreciate it because that work, lashing out constantly at Bournemouth and Watford fell into the Champions League by they pulled themselves back sacked Nigel Pearson earlier against Crystal Palace. Palace was one of the most technical Till’s leading leg and picking through the trapdoor on a dra- winning the Europa League into contention for the Cham- this month, an almost impossi- equalised early in the second fights I’ve ever had.” away with jabs. matic final day of the longest next month or into the Europa pions League, were locked at ble task at Arsenal. half through Jeffrey Schlupp Whittaker’s win brought By the end the total strike Premier League season. League if Chelsea beat Arsenal 0-0 at half-time at the King A Troy Deeney penalty but the point was enough for the curtain down on the Ul- count was 156-81 to Whittak- Liverpool were crowned in next week’s FA Cup final. Power Stadium. and a Danny Welbeck strike Jose Mourinho’s men to finish timate Fighting Champion- er, who landed 52 to Till’s 29 champions last month but there But they finally broke the gave them hope but it was not in sixth position. ship’s successful excursion to with Whittaker also showcas- was much to play for in the final Chelsea come good deadlock in the 71st minute, enough and the Hornets were Liverpool beat Newcastle Abu Dhabi. ing superior wrestling skills. 90 minutes of a campaign that Chelsea required just a draw at when Bruno Fernandes scored relegated after five years in 3-1 to finish the season on 99 started on August 9 last year Stamford Bridge to seal their from the penalty spot after An- the top-flight following their points – the second-highest tal- and was interrupted by a three- place in the top four, but won thony Martial was upended. 3-2 defeat. ly in English top-flight history month coronavirus shutdown. all three points in first half stop- Jesse Lingard scored late to seal “This is a reflection of the behind only Manchester City’s United finished third after page time as Mason Mount the win. whole year,” Deeney told Sky 100 points in 2017/18. a nervy 2-0 win in a Champi- whipped in from a free-kick be- The result is a huge lift for Sports. “Not quite been good Second-placed City fin- ons League shootout against fore Olivier Giroud slid home. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, whose enough. Heartbreaking for ished the campaign with a Leicester, while Chelsea ended A top-four finish and a Cup team were 14 points behind the the people who work behind flourish, thumpingN orwich in fourth spot after beating final in his first season in charge Foxes at the start of the year, the scenes and we feel sorry 5-0 to reach 102 goals with Wolves by the same scoreline at is a coup for Frank Lampard, but is a bitter blow for Brendan for them.” Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice Stamford Bridge. who had to cope with a transfer Rodgers, whose side have been Bournemouth beat Ever- and matching Thierry Henry’s At the other end of the table, ban and the loss of Eden Hazard camped in the top four for al- ton 3-1 at Goodison Park but record of 20 assists in a Pre- Bournemouth and manager- to Real Madrid last summer. most the entire campaign. needed West Ham to beat Aston mier League season. less Watford followed already- “There were a lot of un- “I’m delighted,” said Sol- Villa to survive. Elsewhere, Brighton beat relegated Norwich down to the knowns when I came in, could skjaer. “We’ve come from Andriy Yarmolenko equal- Burnley 2-1 and Southampton Championship while Aston we move forward without Eden way, way behind teams and ised after Jack Grealish’s late beat Sheffield United 3-1. Villa fans breathed a huge sigh Hazard?” Lampard told Sky gone past them. We’ve shown goal for Villa but the away side Leicester’s Jamie Vardy of relief. Sports. “We knew we had lost that we’ve got the consisten- held on, sending Eddie Howe’s won the Golden Boot with 23 Leicester, in fifth spot, will a massive player. We’ve a real cy, the right mentality. We’re side down after five seasons in goals, one clear of Aubamey- Robert Whittaker of New Zealand punches Darren Till of England in play in the Europa League spirit within the group now and building a group and a per- the Premier League. ang and Southampton’s their middleweight championship fight during the Ultimate Fighting next season where they will it’s a real team effort now. formance culture here that “It’s incredibly painful – we Danny Ings. Championship UFC 251 event in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. (AFP) Sports Monday, July 27, 2020 15

Actor Hugh Grant wins opening match at Swedish Quartararo keeps cool to win tennis tournament STOCKHOLM: British film star Hugh Grant on Sunday won his searing Andalucia MotoGP opening match at the Swedish Open tennis championships AFP Rossi showed that, at 41, for seniors, cruising to a two- Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) he is still capable of competing. straight-set victory. Grant, 59, The seven-time MotoGP world defeated Ferenc Kovacs 6-3, Frenchman Fabio Quartararo champion has always enjoyed 6-1 in a match that organisers won for the second straight cheeky celebrations and this rescheduled to early on Sunday, week at Jerez on Sunday as time climbed onto a barrier the Kvallsposten daily reported. he dominated the Andalucia and punched the air in a victory “It was fun to play even if I MotoGP while bikes crashed dance in front of a grandstand had to get up at 6 am (0400 and broke down behind him completely empty due to COV- GMT),” Kovacs told the news- Hugh Grant’s match was in searing heat. ID-19 restrictions. paper after the match. “He was rescheduled to early on Sunday Quartararo, on a satellite “To come back on the po- good, a worthy winner,” Kovacs in which he defeated Ferenc Yamaha, was followed home by dium is not like a victory, but added. Grant, who starred in Kovacs 6-3, 6-1. (Photo: Stefan Spaniard Maverick Vinales and similar,” he said. films like “Four Weddings and a Lindblom/HBG-BILD) Italian veteran Valentino Rossi, Quartararo, who makes Funeral” and “Notting Hill,” turns both on Yamaha factory bikes. no secret of his admiration for 60 on September 9, making him eligible to play in the 60+ class at With the temperature Rossi, agreed. the Swedish open. The match was played at Bastad, south-western reaching 40 degree Celsius “He’s my idol and always Sweden - classic ground for Swedish clay tennis. The number of and estimated at 60 degrees has been,” said the young spectators was limited due to coronavirus restrictions. Grant and on the track, only 13 of the 21 Frenchman. “It’s fantastic to be his Swedish wife, Anna Grant, 40, are known for their keen interest starters finished. next to him on the podium for in tennis. They have in recent years spent parts of their holiday “That was tough,” said the my second win.” in the resort of Torekov, near Bastad, where they own a summer 21-year-old at the finish. As he took the chequered house. Kovacs said Grant was “very nice.” “We talked a lot,” he He has now won both races flag, Quartararo also nodded said. In the next round, Grant plays top-seeded Per-Anders Linde- in the coronavirus-delayed Mo- to another sporting hero cross- borg. “If (Grant) wins a game in that match, it’ll be well done. It’s toGP season, with last week’s Petronas Yamaha SRT’s French rider Fabio Quartararo celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP ing his arms in an imitation of going to be really tough, but who knows,” Kovacs said. (DPA) Spanish Grand Prix success the race during the Andalucia Grand Prix at the Jerez race track in Jerez de la Frontera on July 26, 2020. (AFP) France striker Kylian Mbappe’s first by a French rider in Mo- goal celebration. toGP since 1999. Results Paris Saint-Germain’s Quartararo has now won MotoGP Bezzechi (ITA/Kalex) 3.243, 4. Sam Lowes (GBR/ SRT) 11, 11. Joan Mir (ESP/Suzuki) 11 12. Francesco Mbappe, who is nursing an in- No show more races at the elite level 1. Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Yamaha-SRT) 41min Kalex) 3.817, 5. Aron Canet (ESP/Speed Up) 9.155 Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati-Avintia), 9. 13: Miguel Oliveira (POR/ jured ankle, responded on Twit- than he did in four seasons 22.666sec, 2. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) at Moto3 KTM) 8, 14. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati) 7, 15. Tito Rabat ter: “Congratulations. We can 4.495sec, 3. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 5.546, 1. Tatsuki Suzuki (JPN/Honda) 39 mins 18.861sec, 2. (ESP/Ducati-Avintia) 7, 16. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 6, 17. Halep pulls out of Palermo Open due in Moto2, where he record- 4. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Honda-LCR) 6.113, 5. John McPhee (GBR/Honda) at 0.064sec, 3. Celestino Bradley Smith (GBR/Aprilia) 5, 18. Brad Binder (AFS/ say that you have good taste... to quarantine rules for Romanians ed one victory, and Moto3, Joan Mir (ESP/Suzuki) 7.693, 6. Andrea Dovizioso Vietti (ITA/KTM) 0.134, 4. Darryn Binder (AFS/KTM) KTM) 3, 19. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda-LCR) 3 10/10.” where he twice made the po- (ITA/Ducati) 12.554, 7. Pol Espargaro (ESP/KTM) 0.628, 5. Gabriel Rodrigo (ARG/Honda) 0.628. Moto2 (after three races) Briton Cal Crutchlow, who ROME: The world’s number 2 tennis player Simona Halep withdrew on dium but never won. 17,488, 8. Alex Marquez (ESP/Honda) 19.357, 9. Championship standings 1. Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN/Kalex) 50 points, 2. Enea returned to the track on a mis- Johann Zarco (FRA/Ducati-Avintia) 23.523, 10. MotoGP (after 2 races) Bastianini (ITA/Kalex) 48, 3. Luca Marini (ITA/Kalex) 45, Sunday from a forthcoming tournament in Italy due to Covid-19 quar- “It feels so good to make Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 27.091, 11. Tito Rabat 1. Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Yamaha-SRT) 50 points, 2. 4. Aron Canet (ESP/Speed Up) 30, 5. Lorenzo Baldassari firing bike when it became clear antine rules for Romanians, even if they did not apply to her. Halep back to back wins,” he said. (ESP/Ducati-Avintia) 33.628, 12. Bradley Smith Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 40, 3. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Kalex) 28 that every finisher would collect “has decided to pull out,” the Palermo Ladies Open said on Twitter. Quartararo has a 50-point (GBR/Aprilia) 36,306, 13. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/ (ITA/Ducati) 26, 4. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Honda-LCR) Moto3 (after three races) points and limped in more than “The decision is based on recent anti-Covid measures forcing quaran- lead over the reigning cham- Honda-LCR) one lap behind 19, 5. Pol Espargaro (ESP/KTM) 19, 6. Valentino Rossi 1. Albert Arenas (ESP/KTM) 50 points, 2. Tatsuki Suzuki a lap behind to pocket three of Moto2 (ITA/Yamaha) 16, 7. Jack Miller (AUS/Ducati-Pramac) 13, (JPN/Honda) 44, 3. John McPhee (GBR/Honda: 40, 4. Ai tine in Italy for those coming from Romania and Bulgaria.” In a sepa- pion Marc Marquez, who was 1. Enea Bastianini (ITA/Kalex) 39min 23.922sec, 2. 8. Alex Marquez (ESP/Honda) 12, 9. Johann Zarco (FRA/ Ogura (JPN/Honda) 36, 5. Gabriel Rodrigo (ARG/Honda) them. rate tweet, Halep wrote: “Given the recent rise in (COVID-19) cases in absent with a broken arm after Luca Marini (ITA/Kalex) at 2.153sec, 3. Marco Ducati-Avintia) 12, 10. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Yamaha- 30. With Marquez missing, his Romania and my anxieties around international air travel at this time, his crash in the season opener. younger brother and Honda I have made the tough decision to withdraw from Palermo. “I want to Vinales is second on 40 teammate Alex, on only his thank the tournament director and the Italian ministry of health for all points after finishing runner up As Quartararo burst clear, stuck behind Valentino and the Ducati-Pramac pair of Ital- second start at this level, set off efforts on my behalf.” Organisers of the Palermo Open said they had for the second straight race. Rossi, who started on the sec- I could not breath. I was de- ian Francesco Bagnaia, who 21st and last on the grid after a officially communicated to theR omanian that professional athletes Vinales rued a mistake on ond row of the grid, jumped to stroyed. Maybe the heat from climbed to second before his en- crash in qualifying but climbed like her are exempt from Italian quarantine obligations. “We were the first lap. second, overtaking Vinales, who the other bikes.” gine failed, and Australian Jack to eighth by the end. very sorry to hear the news. We were optimistic until yesterday,” the “I tried to overtake Fabio said that he had struggled to While Quartararo disap- Miller, who crashed. Earlier, Enea Bastianini director of the tournament, Olivero Palma, said in a statement. The but then I went wide and Fa- cope in his teammate’s exhaust. peared ahead in the heat haze, Japanese rider Takaaki Na- gained his first Moto2 victory Palermo event is scheduled for August 1-9. (DPA) bio and Valentino overtook “It was impossible to the two Yamaha works riders kagami (Honda-LCR) inherited when he beat fellow Italian me,” he said. breath,” Vinales said. “I was had to fend off challenges from fourth place. Luca Marini. We did 1,200km Broad on brink of 500 club every weekend: The long road to victory as Windies stare at defeat AFP Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)

Set a target of 399, Fabio Quartararo revealed on visitors reduced Scoreboard Sunday the challenges he had England (1st innings): 369 to overcome, including regu- to 10-2 West Indies 1st innings (Overnight: 137-6) lar 1,200km road trips, which J. Holder lbw b Broad 46 have put him on the path to a AFP S. Dowrich c Woakes b Broad 37 potential world MotoGP title. R. Cornwall lbw b Broad 10 Manchester K. Roach c Root b Broad 0 The 21-year-old French- S. Gabriel 0 man claimed his second suc- Stuart Broad was only one Extras: (b4, lb5, nb1, w5) 15 cessive win in the coronavi- wicket away from becoming Total: (All out, 65 overs, 321 mins) 197 rus-delayed championship Fall of wickets: 7-178 (Holder), 8-188 (Cornwall), 9-188 just the seventh bowler to take (Cornwall), 10-197 (Dowrich) backing up his Spanish GP tri- 500 Test wickets as England Bowling: Anderson 16-5-28-2; Broad 14-4-31-6; Archer umph on the same Jerez track closed in on a series victory 17-1-72-1 (5w); Woakes 18-2-57-1 (1nb). last weekend. over the West Indies at Old England 2nd innings As he warmly embraced Trafford on Sunday. R. Burns c sub (Da Silva) b Chase 90 his “idol”, and seven-time elite Petronas Yamaha SRT’s French Broad’s haul of 6-31 in D. Sibley lbw b Holder 56 class champion Valentino Ros- rider Fabio Quartararo the Jerez 14 overs saw the West Indies J. Root not out 68 si on the podium, Quartararo race track in Jerez de la Frontera Extras: (b6, lb3, nb3) 12 (AFP) bundled out for 197 in reply Total: (For 2 wkts dec, 58 overs, 251 mins) 226 recalled his tough route to the on Sunday. to England’s first-innings 369 Fall of wickets: 1-114 (Sibley), 2-226 (Burns) pinnacle of the sport. that featured his dashing 62. Bowling: Roach 11-4-34-0; Gabriel 5-0-19-0 (3nb); “It was not easy. When I “In France, there were England’s second-innings Holder 9-2-24-1; Chase 14-2-61-1; Cornwall 19-2-79-0. was seven years old we used to three or four riders who were 226-2 declared saw opener West Indies 2nd Innings (Target: 399) take a van with my father to go fighting for the championship Rory Burns make 90 as the K. Brathwaite batting 2 to Spain and we did more than but when I arrived in Catalo- West Indies were set a huge J. Campbell c Root b Broad 0 1,200 kilometres every week- nia, there were 15 ... and they target of 399 for victory. K. Roach c Buttler b Broad 4 end for training, for races,” he were going faster than me.” S. Hope batting 4 And there was still time for Total: (For 2 wkts, 6 overs, 27 mins) 10 explained. Six years on from those Broad to reduce the tourists to Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Campbell), 2-6 (Roach) “You can imagine how exhausting cross-border road 10-2 at stumps on the third day. Bowling: Anderson 3-2-2-0; Broad 3-1-8-2; hard it was and I never stopped trips, Quartararo is already the Broad had the struggling travelling between the ages of first French rider to win multi- John Campbell caught at first seven and 15. ple MotoGP races. slip for a duck by England cap- tain Joe Root and then moved to 499 Test wickets when nightwatchman was caught behind. Westwood not comfortable Broad bowled the final England’s Stuart Broad celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies’ nightwatchman Kemar Roach on the third day of their third Test at over of the day’s play, with Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday. (AFP) travelling to US for golf his last ball just missing ’s outside edge. innings after they had avoid- Old Trafford Test than Eng- Shane Dowrich was hit in the West Indies resumed still AFP non-Americans to enter the first The only bowlers with ed the follow-on and Broad land’s 294-4 against New Zea- face after a 90mph delivery needing 33 more runs to avoid Los Angeles major championship of 2020 more than 600 Test wickets had stumps figures of 2-8 in land in 2008. from burst the follow-on at 137-6. in San Francisco on August 6 are a trio of former spinners three overs. Root declared when Burns, through his gloves. They did that while Root The United States has and next week’s WGC-FedEx – Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Mu- England’s second in- bidding for his third Test cen- ODI wicketkeeper Hope delayed the entry of Broad into scrapped its 14-day quarantine St. Jude Invitational in Tennes- ralitharan (800), Australian nings saw Burns and Dom tury, skied off-spinner Roston initially took over behind the the attack. for overseas PGA Tour golfers, see. But the attraction of play- Shane Warne (708) and In- Sibley (56) share a stand of Chase to substitute wicket- stumps. But when he came on, the but that’s not enough to con- ing in a major is not enough to dia’s Anil Kumble (619). 114 -- England’s first cen- keeper . But match officials then al- West Indies had no answer to vince former world No. 1 Lee sway Westwood, who said he is The only seamers ahead of tury opening partnership in Burns faced 163 balls in- lowed Da Silva, the back-up him. Westwood to get on an airplane worried about the way the US is Broad are his longtime Eng- a home Test since Alastair cluding 10 fours. gloveman in the Test squad but West Indies captain Ja- and fly to America. handling COVID-19 pandemic. land new-ball colleague James Cook and Alex Hales put on Root had previously com- not in the original XI for this son Holder was lbw for 46 The US federal government “I don’t feel it is right to Anderson (589) and the re- 126 against Pakistan at Edg- pleted a 49-ball fifty when he match, to come on. before Broad, controversially decided on Friday that profes- jump on a plane for 12 hours,” tired pair of Australia’s Glenn baston in 2016. drove Roach’s first ball back Burns, twice dismissed by omitted from England’s first- sional golfers no longer have to the 47-year-old Westwood told McGrath (563) and the West England captain Joe Root straight over the fast bowler’s Chase already this series, al- Test loss at Southampton, quarantine for two weeks be- reporters Saturday at the Brit- Indies’ Courtney Walsh (519). was 68 not out when he de- head for four. most fell to him on 12 when had Roach caught by first slip cause the USPGA Tour has put ish Masters. “I’m still concerned Broad took all the West In- clared, amid concerns Mon- beaten by a sharply turning Root for a duck and Rahkeem in place numerous health meas- that America doesn’t take it (the dies wickets to fall on Sunday. day’s play could be washed out. Dowrich injury delivery, only for the unlucky Cornwall lbw. ures for the coronavirus. virus) as seriously as the rest of His burst of 4-14 in four No side has made more in West Indies used three Da Silva to slip and miss the Broad ended the innings The lifting of restrictions the world. It still seems to be one overs ended the visitors’ first the fourth innings to win an wicketkeepers on Sunday after stumping chance. when Dowrich holed out for 37. opens the door for traveling of the hot spots for outbreaks.”