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Alfa Romeo give Mick Rashid, Bhuvneshwar guide Schumacher F1 practice run Hamilton offers veiled SRH to their first win Djokovic in cruise control as apology after F1 accusations row sparks video replay call The six-time world champion issued apology for claiming FIA have agenda against began his bid for glory with an emphatic first-round Mercedes victory over Mikael Ymer

Lewis Hamilton Kristina Mladenovic had• accused stewards called• for a football- of seeking to stop style VAR system 32 him winning at last to be introduced matches have been won by Sunrisers Hyderabad player Rashid Khan celebrates a wicket Novak Djokovic out of 33 weekend’s Russian in tennis after her this year and is on course Grand Prix ANI | Dubai opponent profited for a second French Open from a double bounce title following his 2016 triumph Mick Schumacher visits the Ferrari pit before the Tuscany GP AFP | Sochi ashid Khan’s brilliant per- I think I don’t put Rformance and Bhuvne- pressure of performing AFP | Paris shwar Kumar’s gutsy show smart today. Of course she had AFP | London “I’m going to prepare myself ewis Hamilton has of - in mind. I try to focus well, so that I can do the best fered a veiled apology for with the ball guided Sunrisers on things I can do. I ovak Djokovic’s bid to a lot of confidence just winning possible job for the team and Lhis claim that Formula Hyderabad (SRH) to a 15 run decided it might take become the first man in three matches from quallies,” win over Delhi Capitals (DC) half a century to win all said Pliskova of her 24-year-old he son of seven-time world gain some valuable data for the One bosses are singling him out three balls to realise N Tchampion Michael Schu- weekend.” after he was hit with a 10-sec- Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu four titles twice got opponent. “She had nothing to macher moved a step closer If he impresses he could be ond penalty at the Russian Dhabi yesterday. what is the right pace off to a straightforward start lose.” Novak Djokovic hits a return to a spot on the 2021 Formula in the running for Antonio Grand Prix. Rashid took three key on this track yesterday at Roland Garros as a Latvia’s Ostapenko, the world One circuit when Alfa Romeo Giovinazzi’s seat along with Hamilton’s bid to match Mi- wickets of Shikhar Dhawan, RASHID KHAN ‘double bounce’ row prompted ond round for a record-equal- Garros but I do not.” 43, won her first match at the announced yesterday it would several other Ferrari academy chael Schumacher’s record of Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant calls for video replays to be in- ling 16th time, matching Guill- Siegemund defended her ac- French Open since sweeping to again test the 21-year-old. proteges as well as the expe- 91 victories in Sochi on Sun - to hand SRH their first win of troduced in tennis. ermo Vilas and Nadal. tions. her shock 2017 title when she Mick Schumacher improved rienced Mexican Sergio Perez day was wrecked when he was the tournament. in the death overs and even- World number one Djokovic, Kristina Mladenovic called “If in that call, I’m coming fired 46 winners past Madison his hopes of landing a drive by and German Nico Hulkenberg. punished with two five-second Lewis Hamilton stands with a team member before the Russian GP Chasing 163 runs, DC got off tually fell 15 runs short of the returning to Grand Slam action for a football-style VAR system running full speed, if in that Brengle of the United States to winning the Sochi Formula Whoever is picked will team penalties for pre-race misde- way you want me to when ten- prevent such incidences again to a worst possible start with target. for the first time since his US to be introduced in tennis after call I say, ‘Oh, it was a double win 6-2, 6-1. Two feature race last Saturday up with 40-year-old 2007 meanours. sions are high, but I am only in the future. opener Prithvi Shaw back in Earlier after being asked Open disqualification, eased her opponent profited from a bounce,’ and later I see on the which extended his lead in the champion Kimi Raikkonen. He had also been given two human after all and I am pas- “That’s what I know Mercedes the dugout in the very first to bat first, SRH got off to a past Sweden’s Mikael Ymer, double bounce to help knock the video it was not, I would be an- ‘Pressure all gone’ title race over Callum Ilott. Mick was just 14 when his penalty points on his super li- sionate about what I do. I’m learning and will be doing. I know many of over. brilliant start as both openers, ranked 80, in straight sets 6-0, Frenchwoman out of her home gry at myself. So I think in that “After I won here it was a He will now take the wheel father suffered a severe brain cense by the race stewards but “I’m learning and growing growing every day, and the people from my time at the The early wicket slowed the David Warner and Jonny Bair- 6-2, 6-3. Grand Slam. situation, that was a close call,” tough time. I had to get used of the top of the range Alfa Ro- injury in a skiing accident, they subsequently cancelled every day, and I’ll take my les- I’ll take my lessons and team and they will recognise innings as Dhawan and Iyer stow, struck regular bound- It was his 32nd win in 33 Mladenovic was 5-1 up and she said. to the pressure but now it’s all meo ahead of the Eifel Grand while with him in the French them and instead fined his team sons and keep fighting on to the keep fighting on to the they have made some mistakes. played less risky shots in the aries. matches in 2020 and kept him with a set point against Laura “That’s what the umpire is gone,” said the 23-year-old Os- Prix at the Nurburgring circuit Alps. He remained in a medi- Mercedes. next one. Thank you to those next one. Thank you to “Bad luck and mistakes hap- powerplay. Iyer scored 17 runs The duo took the team over on course for a second French Siegemund when the German there for. I think she has better tapenko. in two weeks time. cally induced coma, in Greno- The six-time world cham - who continue to support and are pen, but it’s how you respond off 21 balls before Rashid dis- the 50-run mark in the seventh Open title following his 2016 scooped a winner despite the chances than me to see what has Denmark’s , just Alfa Romeo will announce ble, until June 2014. pion claimed afterwards F1’s right there fighting with me.” those who continue to that matters. It’s easy to think missed him in the eight over. over. They formed a massive triumph, and 18th career major. ball appearing to bounce twice. happened exactly.” 17 and a qualifier, unleashed 48 their line up for the 2021 sea- Since then, he has been re- governing body, the FIA, were Hamilton will now have to support and are right the world is against you but Rishabh Pant then joined 77-run partnership before “It’s always a pleasure to re- The incident was missed by Second seed Karolina Plisko- winners to knock out American son after the October 9 Grand mained under private treat- finding new ways to stop him wait until at least Germany’s there fighting with me there is nearly always something Dhawan in the middle and the Amit Mishra dismissed Warn- turn to Paris on Philippe Cha- chair umpire Eva Asderaki. va ended Mayar Sherif’s fairy- 21st seed and US Open semi-fi- Prix and are thought to be keen ment at his home in Switzer- from winning. Eifel Grand Prix on October 11 LEWIS HAMILTON you could have done differently duo formed a paltry 20 run er (45) in the 10th over. trier, this important court. The World number 44 Mlade - tale Grand Slam breakthrough nalist Jennifer Brady 6-4, 3-6, on promoting the 21-year-old land But in a social media post yes- to match Schumacher’s all-time and you can learn from.” stand before Rashid spun the Manish Pandey then came atmosphere is a little different novic pleaded in vain before to set up a second round clash 9-7. Tauson also saved two from F2 to F1. Schumacher won seven ti- terday, Hamilton wrote: “I may tally. incident. The F1 circus next heads to web again. The left-handed out to bat but failed to leave a this year with few fans but I Siegemund took full advantage, against former champion Jelena match points on her way to a “I am overjoyed to get this tles with Benetton and Ferrari not always get it right in the face F1’s motorsport managing di- Brawn said: “Personally, I the Nurburgring for the first Dhawan scored 34 runs off mark after Mishra scalped his remain motivated to win the racing into the next round with Ostapenko. maiden career main draw win. chance in free practice,” Schu- before retiring from the sport, of adversity. rector Ross Brawn called on the would go away, lick my wounds time since 2013 for the 11th of 31 balls as Delhi reeled at wicket. title,” said Djokovic, only one a 7-5, 6-3 win. Pliskova, a semi-finalist champion macher said. for the second time, in 2012. “I may not always react the British driver to learn from the and think about how I could 17 rounds this year. 62/3. Pandey’s dismissal brought of two men to have defeated 12- in 2017, squandered eight set recovered from a Shimron Hetmyer stitched Kane Williamson on the field time champion Rafael Nadal in ‘Replace human with camera’ points in the opener as world break down in the final set to a 42 run stand with Pant. Het- and he, along with Bairstow, 15 years in Paris. “It would be great to have number 172 Sherif, the first defeat 125th-ranked Russian Li- myer got out in the 16th over in took the team over the 100-run Djokovic, who suffered no that,” said Mladenovic when Egyptian woman to play in the udmila Samsonova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. order to control the mounting mark in the 14th over. immediate hangover from his asked if video replays should be main draw at a Slam, took a Fourth seed Kenin, who run rate. In the very next over, Bairstow went on to com- US Open controversy by quick- introduced. shock lead. dumped out Suarez brings Atletico leadership, Real Madrid don’t need any Pant too departed after scoring plete his half-century in the ly wrapping up a record 36th “It’d be a pity to replace a hu- However, the Czech’s greater in Paris a year ago, fought back 28 runs. 18th over but in the same over, Masters title in Rome on the man with a camera but to err is experience eventually told as from 2-0 down in the decider Costa character says Simeone Marcus Stoinis too failed to Kagiso Rabada got hold of him, eve of Roland Garros, next faces human. I don’t see how the um- she recovered to progress 6-7 to advance to a second-round more players, says Zidane leave a mark and scored just 11 ending the batsman’s 53-run Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis. pire could not see it. Unfortu- (9/11), 6-2, 6-4. tie against Romania’s Ana AFP | Madrid runs. Delhi kept losing wickets innings. The 33-year-old is in the sec- nately, she continues at Roland “I think she was playing very Bogdan. TDT | Manama tletico Madrid’s Diego Cos- Ata and new signing Luis RAVE Combat Federation Suarez can form a deadly part- Bhas confirmed that three of nership this season says coach the first round matchups of its Hidd go back top, a point ahead of Riffa, Muharraq Liverpool’s Thiago tests Diego Simeone. much-anticipated Flyweight Costa scored Atletico’s first World Title Tournament will positive for Covid-19 goal in the 6-1 thrashing of Gra- take place in the Kingdom of Hidd clinch AFP | London nada on Sunday before making Bahrain, as part of the “Kombat victory• over Al Hala BETTER way for Suarez, who marked Kingdom” series. his debut since switching from Madrid still looked like a iverpool midfielder Thia- Hidd claimed their go Alcantara has tested Barcelona with an incredible work in progress in Saturday’s KNOW L return of two goals and an assist scrappy 3-2 win over Real Betis 11th• win in 16 matches positive for coronavirus, the in the space of 20 minutes. after drawing their first game of and improved to 35 Premier League champions “Of course they can play to- the season 0-0 at Real Sociedad, confirmed yesterday. gether. The important thing but the Frenchman does not points to move one Hidd still have to The 29-year-old, who joined is that they play to the best of believe adding to his squad is ahead of defending play Manama and from Bayern Munich this month, missed Monday’s 3-1 their abilities, Diego with his Atletico Madrid’s Luis Suarez controls the ball the answer. champions Riffa Busaiteen, Riffa will character, Suarez with his lead- “We already have a lot of play- Real Madrid’s French coach Zinedine Zidane (R) talks to Real Madrid’s Belgian win over Arsenal and will now forward Eden Hazard during a match and Muharraq face Al Najma and ership,” Simeone told a news in Spain in the last six years, ers, why would we want to add East Riffa, while Mu- self-isolate. conference ahead of Atletico’s notching 198 goals in six years any more?,” Zidane told a news tions the Belgian forward had “Thiago Alcantara has test- TDT | Manama harraq are to take on game at Huesca on Wednesday. BETTER for Barca, Costa has struggled conference ahead of Wednes- an unprofessional attitude, put- ed positive for Covid-19 and “They are different players. to return to the form which day’s home game against Real ting his lack of impact at Real Hala and Manama in is currently self-isolating Diego likes to play down the saw him help fire Atletico to Valladolid. following his 100 million-euro idd returned to the top of their last two games according to the necessary Thiago Alcantara It is already very the table last night in the guidelines,” Liverpool said in wings and run into space, while KNOW the Spanish title in 2014. Since “It is already very difficult move last year down to two an- H Action from the match Suarez is better at short sprints, returning to Atletico from Chel- to pick a team, because all the difficult to pick a kle injuries. 2019/2020 Nasser bin Ham- a statement. Premier League trip to Aston making diagonal runs into the sea in 2018, he has only man- players are very good, so why team, because all “I don’t think he’s unpro - ad Bahrain Premier Football Al Malood supplied the win- Muharraq, who were former face Al Najma and East Riffa, “The club has, and will con- Villa, but could be available area, playing with his back to aged 11 La Liga goals and his add more. The market is open the players are very fessional, he’s just had a very League following a hard-earned ning strike, finding the net in joint-leaders and who have 34 while Muharraq are to take on tinue to follow, all protocols for the Merseyside derby at goal and being a dangerous While Suarez has been place looked to be under threat until Oct. 5 but I’m very happy good, so why add big problem which has been 2-1 victory over Al Hala. the 48th minute after Geovane points apiece. Hala and Manama in their last relating to Covid-19 and Thia- Everton on October 17. presence in the area.” one of the most prolific from the arrival of Suarez. with what I have. This squad is more. The market is bothering him for a long time. Brazilian left-winger Carlos and Rashid both scored in the All three teams have just two games. go will remain in self-isola- On Monday, the Premier Simeone, however, would forwards in Spain in But club president Enrique mine and for me they are the open until Oct. 5 but What we want is for him to not Geovane and Bahraini inter- opening half. two matches apiece remaining, Matches are scheduled to re- tion for the required period League announced 10 play- not give any hints as to how the last six years, Cerezo has declared the Bra- best.” feel any discomfort again, so we national midfielder Abdul- With the crucial result, Hidd setting the stage for a thrilling sume on Friday, but none of the of time.” ers or staff had tested positive his team would look against zilian forward will stay this sea- Zidane will be without Ger- I’m very happy with need to wait,” he added. wahab Al Malood were on claimed their 11th win in 16 three-horse race to end the cur- top three are in action. They are The Spanish international for COVID-19 in the previous notching 198 goals in what I have. This Huesca. six years for Barca, son, adding that the club have many midfielder Toni Kroos “It’s a long season and he target for Hidd, while Ahmed matches and improved to 35 rent season. scheduled to take to the pitch will miss another clash with week, the highest number of “Costa and Suarez might start given up their pursuit of Uru- against Valladolid and Sun - squad is mine and wants to be back on the pitch Rashid scored Hala’s lone points to move one ahead of Hidd still have to play Ma - on Saturday in the first of their Arsenal in the League Cup on infections since mass testing together or they may play to- Costa has struggled guay forward Edinson Cavani. day’s trip to Levante, but he for me they are the with his team mates so he can consolation. defending champions Riffa and nama and Busaiteen, Riffa will final two fixtures. Thursday aswell as Sunday’s began in May. gether at some point during to return to the form Simeone welcomed the news. said Eden Hazard was getting best play well and help us out. the game or play separately,” which saw him help “I was always taught to sup- closer to returning to action. “He’s getting very close, he’s ZINEDINE ZIDANE he said. fire Atletico to the port the president whenever There have been questions training regularly with us and Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan While Suarez has been one Spanish title in 2014 he spoke so I’m getting behind about Hazard’s weight, but getting into shape and getting Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] of the most prolific forwards everything he said,” he added. 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