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N Zealand beat India in 2nd T20 Vandeweghe downs Barty Munro relishing opening role as Kiwis Number two-seed American to face Germany’s FOOTBALL EPL level series PAGE 23 Goerges in WTA Elite Trophy final PAGE 26 MAN CITY VS ARSENAL Rea rides into history books Kawasaki Racing’s World Superbike champion Rea makes a roar, breaks points record at Losail International Circuit VINAY NAYUDU DOHA SPELLBOUND WHEN Jonathan Rea arrived in Qatar four days ago, he had already won the World Super- I don’t have words to bike title for 2017, his third describe. I just want to and seemed completely at thank my family, my ease. There was only one thing team and most of all my though that could challenge rivals Chaz (Davies) and him more and that was con- Tom (Sykes) because quering the Losail Interna- they pushed me to tional Circuit where he hadn’t won even once since 2009. improve, gave me moti- On a super Saturday, Rea vation to work better, to changed all that and some get smarter. history too as the Northern Irishman not only emerged Jonathan Rea supreme in the desert in the finale – the 17th round of 2017 FIM Motul World Superbike Championship – but more importantly he beat the 15-year-old record of to- tal points, set by American Colin Edwards in 2002, with victory at the floodlit circuit in Doha. The 30-year-old Rea fin- ished with a whopping 556 points in the championship. He had claimed a historic third title in a row at Magny- Cours in France earlier this September. “I don’t have words to de- scribe. I just want to thank my family, my team and most of all my rivals Chaz (Davies) and Tom (Sykes) because they pushed me to improve, gave me motivation to work better, New record holder Jonathan Rea of Northern Ireland holds the new winning time as he is surrounded by fans and his Kawasaki Racing Team members after winning the World Superbike title in Losail on Saturday. to get smarter. I’ve really en- joyed it,” said the triple cham- RESULTS pion of his achievement. “I now want to get back WORLDSBK RACE 2 home and enjoy the moment 1. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing) Time: 33:39.98 because these times don’t seconds 2. Chaz Davies (Racing Ducati Panigale) +1.961s come along every day. I want 3. Alex Lowes (Crescent Yamaha) R1 +4.185s to savour it with my family 4. Michael van der Mark (Yamaha)+5.843s and my team,” he added. 5. Xavi Fores (Barni Ducati Panigale) R +8.987s That was Rea’s - and his 6. (Racing Ducati Panigale) +14.675s team Kawasaki’s - first cham- 7. Eugene Laverty () +16.251s pionship win at the desert 8. (Kawasaki Puccetti) +19.675s circuit, and the world cham- 9. Leon Camier (Agusta RC) +20.607s pion’s 16th win of the season 10. Roman Ramos (Kawasaki Go Eleven) +20.628s 11. Raffaele De Rosa (BMW) +26.043s and 54th of his career taking 12. Jake Gagne (Red Bull ) +32.656s him into second position in 13. Alessandro Andreozzi (Yamaha( +41.197s the all-time winners list just 14. Ondrej Jezek (Grillini Kawasaki) +41.844s five behind Carl Fogarty. 15. Roberto Rolfo (Grillini Kawasaki) +47.116s 16. Jeremy Guarnoni (Pedercini Kawasaki) +2 laps The start to finish show of Rea was indeed overwhelm- Did not finish: Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia); Tom Sykes ing throughout the 17-laps (Kawasaki Racing); Jordi Torres (BMW) (91,460kms) race yet Brit Did not start: Davide Giugliano (Red Bull Honda ). Chaz Davies (of Aruba.it Rac- ing-Ducati) stayed at the heels of Rea and eventually finished 4.185secs behind the leader. runner-up 1.961secs behind. The Isle of Man-based Rea overtook Davies to as- rider Rea is now the most sume the lead on lap four and successful rider ever in the romped home to finish well series in terms of race wins, ahead of his rivals. two ahead of Australian Troy Another Englishman Alex Bayliss’s previous benchmark Lowes (Pata Yamaha team) of 52. joined the party on the po- Champion Jonathan Rea (centre) with Chaz Davies (left) and Alex Lowes on the podium after the World Champion Jonathan Rea powers his way to victory at the World Super- dium finishing third being Superbike title at the Losail International Circuit in Losail on Saturday. See also page 27 Ô bike title at the Losail International Circuit in Losail on Saturday. QMMF & LCSC announce 2nd season of Qatar Superstock 600

ter this season. “I would like to New category added to the championship thank my team who work very - QSTK Trophy hard for me. Every time I do well, it is because of the sup- port I have. I enjoyed myself in TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK attractions for this week. The the Supersport qualifying. I am DOHA organisation has been amaz- happy when I am on my bike. ing,” he said. I hope we can do better. I feel THE Qatar Motor and Mo- Talking about last year’s I can be better as I used just torcycle Federation(QMMF) season he said, “Last season one tyre. I want to thank the and Losail Circuit Sports Club was our first one with a new QMMF and the LCSC for their (LCSC) announced the second set-up. Everybody saw Saeed support.” season of Qatar Superstock al Sulaiti and Mashel al Naimi A new class for this season, 600 during the ACERBIS Qa- producing very exciting battles. QSTK Trophy, was also an- tar Round FIM Superbike This year we expect the cham- nounced on the occasion. This World Championship. pionship to be just as exciting. class will be open for those rid- The presentation was at- We cannot wait for the start of ers who achieve their best lap tended by Abdulrahman al the 2017-18 Championship and time 2.09 at the Losail Interna- Mannai, QMMF President, this is the perfect venue for it.” tional Circuit with a 600cc bike Khalid al Remaihi, LCSC Vice Remaihi said that the ma- or 2.07 with a 1000cc bike. President and General Man- jor objective of last season was Qatar Superstock 600 and ager, and Qatari riders, Saeed to get a quality set of riders. QSTK Trophy will consist of al Sulaiti (QSTK600 defend- “This year we want to build 5 rounds and both classes are ing champion) and Mishal al on the success of last season. open to international riders. Naimi (runner up). We had fun on track and in The deadline to register is De- The QMMF President the stands. Last year the com- Abdulrahman al Mannai, QMMF President, Khalid al Remaihi (second left), LCSC Vice President and General Manager (second right) and Qatari cember 3, 2017. took the opportunity to con- petition level was very high riders, Saeed al Sulaiti (QSTK600 defending champion) and Mishal al Naimi (runner up) during the press conference on Saturday. gratulate Losail Circuit Sports with the newcomers improved QATAR SUPERSTOCK 600 CALENDAR Official Practice: December 8th & 9th Club for organizing the Qatar dramatically. That is partly be- higher level,” said the LCSC son with Mishal. “To be honest, team for the way they set up the Mashel. We both were improv- Round 1: December 15th & 16th WorldSBK this week. “I think cause QMMF has developed a General Manager. I had a smooth ride as I had bike to suit my riding style. We ing. We managed lap times we Round 2: February 2nd & 3rd, 2018 LCSC have done a fantastic training program that is paral- Qatar Superstock Cham- decided that I would give it all. did it. Hopefully we can do well did not expect on a stock bike,” Round 3: February 16th & 17th, 2018 job hosting this event and they lel to the championship. We pion Saeed al Sulaiti expects I was surprised to see myself in the coming days and weeks. said Saeed. Round 4: March 15h, 16th & 17th, 2018 have stitched together added are bringing everybody to a another exciting battle this sea- do so well. I want to thank my I want to say ‘Thank you’ to Naimi hopes to do it bet- Round 5: 6th & 7th April 2018 Sports Sunday, November 5, 2017 27 Ribeiro brace floors Orange Fortress Striker hits two as Al Sailiya overcome Umm Salal 3-2 in QNB Stars League; Al Kharaitiyat, Al Arabi share the spoils TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK servative approach to the match DOHA nearly reap the rewards. In an eventful first half, it AL Sailiya recovered to secure was the hosts who had the up- a late 3-2 victory over 10-man per hand, creating some excep- Umm Salal, thanks to a double tional chances that they were from Wagner Ribeiro at the Al unable to convert, with Rachid Ahli Stadium on Saturday. Tiberkanine being at the heart The game started cautiously of much of them. and it was not until the 36th His first chance came as he minute that the deadlock was met a chipped pass and from broken by Al Sailiya playmaker close range was denied by an ex- Al Ali whose spectacular shot cellent stop from the The Dream from a tight angle found its way Team’s goalkeeper Muhammad into the corner of the net. Naim. The hosts thought they Umm Salal had been slow had the opener as Tiberkanine to get going, but turned things this time found himself through around very quickly in the sec- on goal and, after rounding the ond half, thanks to a towering goalkeeper, somehow missed header from Youcef Sekour as the target from close. he rose to meet an outswinging The second period of play corner. Minutes later, Al Sailiya was very much the same, with were architects of their own the hosts creating the lion’s downfall as goalkeeper Abdra- share of opportunities and Al man Aziz’s deflected clearance Arabi happy to sit back and wait fell to Mahmoud al Mawas, who for their chance to come. skipped past a couple of opposi- That chance did arrive tion players before converting against the run of play in the to give Umm Salal a 2-1 lead. 79th as Hamad Ismail’s cross The response eventually Al Sailiya’s Wagner Ribeiro (fourth left) celebrates after scoring a goal against Umm Salal at the Al Ahli Stadium in Doha on Saturday. from the right was beautifully came from the home team as steered into the far corner they started to increase the nash handled in the area. Wag- home side and they finally made caught Al Abidi with his studs. Sailiya will travel to Al Gharafa. point against Al Arabi in Round by Mardik Mardikian with a intensity, but were denied on ner stepped up, but saw his shot it count in the 87th as Wagner’s This victory now creates a 7 of the QNB Stars League as header. many occasions by Umm Salal saved, only to be on hand to long-range effort took a wicked bit of daylight in the league be- Mohy late strike breaks Al they played out a 1-1 draw at the Deep into injury time, keeper Basel Zaidan. Their luck convert the rebound and bring deflection and into the top cor- tween the two sides and Umm Arabi hearts Al Khor Stadium on Saturday. Mardikian had a chance to seal changed, however, on 79 min- the scores level. ner. Any hopes of a late equal- Salal will be keen to get back Gounerou Mohy’s dra- Al Arabi will be desperately the points, but his shot with just utes when they were awarded a From here on, there were iser were dashed as substitute to business in the next round matic, late equaliser secured Al disappointed to have let the vic- the keeper to beat went wide penalty after captain Juad Ah- a stream of attacks from the Mahir Issa was sent off having when they face Al Sadd away. Al Kharaitiyat a much-deserved tory slip having seen their con- and this was to prove costly. Texas A&M to face QU in Aspire U17 win tri-series football tourney Universities' Basketball TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Championship final DOHA

ASPIRE Academy’s U17 foot- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK teams, will be held on Novem- ball team emerged winners DOHA ber 15. in the tri-series football tour- Northwestern University, nament played at the Aspire TEXAS A&M University at Qa- Carnegie Mellon and the Col- Academy arena in Doha last tar will go up against their Qa- lege of North Atlantic teams week. tar University (QU) counter- qualified for the final after The team won both their part in the third place match beating the Texas A&M and games against visiting teams of the Universities' Basketball Qatar University teams re- from Dutch football club AZ Championship men’s category spectively in the semi-finals. Alkmaar, and the Lebanon at the Hamad bin Khalifa Uni- Meanwhile, the Ha- Football Association. versity in Doha on Sunday. mad Bin Khalifa University The tournament, organ- The league, which started (HBKU) team have qualified ised by the Aspire Academy, in October, is organised by the for the women’s final after featured Aspire Academy’s Qatar Basketball Federation in beating Carnegie Mellon Uni- U18, U17 and U16 football partnership with the Hamad versity 36-11. teams competing against play- bin Khalifa University. The HBKU team will now ers of the same age from the The final match, which face the winner of the second visiting teams. Dutch Club AZ will be between Northwestern playoff match between the Alkmaar’s U18 and U16 teams University/ Carnegie Mellon Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar proved to be strong and chal- University and the College and Northwestern University lenging opponents, securing Aspire Academy’s U17 football team celebrate after winning the Tri-Series tournament in Doha. of North Atlantic University on November 15. top spots in their respective age groups. player-manager at Chelsea FC our regional neighbours from emies in Europe or Asia. Real- the skills of Aspire Academy’s Former AC Milan star and during the 1990’s. Lebanon and against a prestig- ising that they’re able to com- players and their passion for captain of the Dutch national Commenting on the tour- ious European team. The com- pete at the same level will help the game.” team that triumphed at the nament, Edorta Murua, Tech- petition was a good test of the instill confidence and support Bassem Mohamad, Tech- 1988 UEFA European Football nical Football Director at As- boys’ ability.” their athletic development.” nical Director of the Lebanon Championship Ruud Gullit was pire Academy, said: “One of the “We did well against Leba- Marijn Thijmen Beuker, FA said: “We’re grateful for the in Doha to watch his son play in Tri-Series’ main objectives is to non, but the games against AZ Head of Performance & Devel- invitation. We have recently the tournament. teach our players how to cope Alkmaar were more challeng- opment at AZ Alkmaar, said, selected our youth teams, so “Tournaments like these with pressure and challeng- ing, which is always a sign of “It’s very important to play the boys haven’t been playing provide young players with an ing situations so that they can a great competition. At this against teams from different together for a long time. Par- opportunity to shine and to transfer the knowledge they stage, we’re less focused on the footballing cultures styles of ticipating in competitions like have their talents recognised, develop in training to competi- final results, more on giving play. Being here is great prep- this is key to their development as well as improve their game,” tive games on the pitch. Our our players the opportunity to aration and practice for our because it helps them grow to- said Gullit, who was also a teams enjoyed playing against compete against the best acad- team. We were impressed by gether as a team.” QBF President Ahmed al Muftah. Mahias wins WSSP finale thriller, Sufuoglu hearts at WSC

VINAY NAYUDU said, “I don't know if you saw could not start. I am just hap- DOHA the race or not but I tried eve- py. There was potential for me rything. I didn’t really feel great to win the race but I took my IN what was an exhilarating fi- on the front wheel. I just tried time to get the rhythm as I was nal race of the 2017 World Su- not to make any mistakes as I kind of scared of every rider,” persport Championship which merely tried to finish the race he said. went the 15-lap long distance, strongly. I came second and With an average speed Frenchman Lucas Mahias there were no crashes today. of 157.908km/h, Mahias on clinched the overall title pip- That was good.” GRT Yamaha recovered the ping compatriot Jules Cluzel to Mahias came into the fi- lead on the third lap, and had victory in Doha on Saturday. nale 20 points clear of the in- to contend with intense pres- But the one who bright- jured Sofuoglu and needed just sure from Cluzel for much of ened up the battle was Turkey’s six more points than the Turk the race. However, he kept his Kenan Sufuoglu. Needing a po- to become the first French composure as the PTR Honda dium finish to emerge overall WorldSSP champion since Se- rider looked for any opportu- victor and battling four broken bastien Charpentier in 2006. nity to pass. bones in his body, the Turkish The 28-year-old Mahias But the Yamaha rider pre- rider finished a valiant third also came close to blows with vailed by just 0.023 seconds to but not before pushing Mahias Yamaha stablemate Niki Tuuli clinch his second WorldSSP till the very end. at the first corner at the start win and the world champion- It was indeed a gutsy show and had to relinquish the lead ship in his debut season. from the five-time champi- to the Finn, while Cluzel stole Sofuoglu locked horns with on (2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, second at the start of the next GRT R6 of Federico Caricasu- 2016). The 33-year-old, who lap. lo, and pipped the Italian on is still walking with a limp five Sofuoglu had a battle on the run to the line to complete weeks after multiple fractures throughout, he did not get the podium on his comeback to his pelvis in France and was away well from fourth and from injury. using a stick for support till found himself down in eighth Australian Ant West came three days ago, showed what by the end of the first lap, but from 12th on the grid to com- champions are made of refus- mounted a heroic comeback plete the top five ahead of Tuuli. ing to give up till the very last. and was up to fourth by the Qatar’s Mishal al Naimi “It feels really incredible. eighth lap – 2.6 seconds from and Saeed al Sulaiti, both rid- I thought this was impossible Mahias. ing on Kawasaki ZX-6R, were to do. Sometimes I pushed To win the title, Sofuoglu forced to retire in the 11th and and sometimes I couldn't. But had to finish inside the top two 12th lap respectively following I was good on the bike. I was and hope Mahias dropped out some issues. good in the mind and it was my of the race if was second, or Results day. I was a little scared in the outside of the top 10 if he won. World Supersport Final Race: straight as the engine was not Sufuoglu was still happy 1. Lucas Mahias, FRA (Bike: Yamaha YZF R6) 2’00.738 very fast. The last lap was very to make the podium. “Today I 2. Jules Cluzel, FRA (Honda CBR600RR) 2’01.877 good,” said a delighted world am very happy. I didn't lose the 3. Kenan Sufuoglu, TUR (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 2’01.832 Lucas Mahias (centre) with Jules Cluze (left) and Kenan Sufuoglu on the podium after winning the 2017 World Supersport Championship at the 4. F. Caricasulo, ITA (Yamaha YZF R6) 2’01.985 champion Mahias. championship as there were so 5. Ant West, AUS (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 2’01.952. An equally pleased Cluzel many races this season that I Losail International Circuit in Losail on Saturday. 26 Sunday, November 5, 2017 Sports New Zealand hit back to beat Barbarians 31-22

REUTERS But the Barbarians were on the first try before Sam Cane LONDON the front foot from the start and and Nathan Harris ran through worked flyhalf Richie Mo’unga some porous defence to turn NEW Zealand got their Euro- We needed a bit of energy over in the corner, then added a the game around. pean tour off to a winning start in the second half but a lot second try when Steven Luatua The Barbarians regrouped when their so-called second- of credit has to go to the intercepted and ran 70 metres well and went toe-to-toe for the string side beat the Barbarians Barbarians in the first 40. to send George Bridge over. final quarter and finished on a 31-22 at Twickenham on Satur- After the break we did the A brilliant offload by Wai- high with a superb last-minute day in an entertaining match to sake Naholo put livewire score by fullback David Havili. mark the 125th anniversary of simple things really well and scrumhalf TJ Perenara in for “We needed a bit of energy the New Zealand Rugby Union. built some pressure through New Zealand’s first try but in the second half but a lot of A Barbarians side made phases and we knew if we Australian lock Sam Carter credit has to go to the Barbar- up entirely of players from did that the points would barrelled over for the Barbar- ians in the first 40,” said Bar- the southern hemisphere took come. ians, with Mo’unga converting rett, whose last appearance it to the world champions in for a deserved 17-5 lead before at Twickenham was the 2015 the non-cap game, combining Beauden Barrett another impressive pop out World Cup final victory over flashes of their free-flowing at- of the tackle by Naholo put Australia. tacking tradition with fiercely Vaea Fifita over in the corner “After the break we did the determined defence to lead 17- hit back impressively with to reduce the deficit to 17-10 at simple things really well and 10 at halftime, much to the de- three tries in six second-half halftime. built some pressure through light of the 62,500 crowd. minutes to take control. The Barbarians were on phases and we knew if we did Although far from their New Zealand came in to the top for the first 10 minutes of that the points would come. strongest side, the All Blacks’ game on the back of defeat by the second half but New Zea- “We were pretty keen to 23-man squad captained by Australia and were looking to land eventually started mak- keep to our game plan and not 2016 world player of the year get back on track ahead of their ing inroads and in a flash had fall into the festival tricks and Beauden Barrett still boasted tour games against France and New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett lifts the trophy as he celebrates New Zealand Rugby 125th anniversary surged into the lead. Ngani overall it was a good challenge more than 400 caps and they Wales. after their match against the Barbarians in Twickenham, London on Saturday. (REUTERS) Laumape smashed through for and we learned a lot from it.” Serb Krajinovic Vandeweghe downs Barty stuns Isner at Paris Masters to reach Elite Trophy final DPA with a Paris title on Sunday. PARIS Krajinovic saved all five Vandeweghe, the break points he faced while Is- QUALIFIER Filip Krajinovic ner was broken once. number two knocked John Isner out of con- Krajinovic’s coach erupted seed, will now tention for the ATP year-end in joy after match point, ripping finals as he upset the American off his shirt in the stands and face Germany’s 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5) on Sat- screaming for his man. urday to reach the final of the Isner was playing his 10th Julia Goerges in Paris Masters. career Masters 1000 semi-fi- the final The loss in just under two nal and third this season after and a half hours ended Isner’s Rome and Cincinnati. long-odds hopes of claiming the Krajinovic was playing AFP eighth and final spot at the ATP only the second ATP-level semi ZHUHAI, CHINA Finals, which begin in London of his career and his first since next Sunday. 2010. He received a walkover AMERICA’S CoCo Despite a 31-ace perform- in the quarters when Rafael Vandeweghe defeated Ash- ance, Isner was caught out in Nadal quit before their match leigh Barty in the semi-finals the final-set tiebreaker as the with a knee problem and re- of the WTA Elite Trophy in 77th-ranked Krajinovic re- turned to Barcelona for medi- China on Saturday, ending turned a big serve with interest, cal attention. the Australian’s impressive earning a match point against The Serb has claimed five run in the tournament. the biggest man on the tour. lower-level Challenger titles Barty, who beat former Krajinovic didn’t let his op- in 2017 and will now move at world number one Angelique portunity go to waste as he fin- least into the top 50. He is the Kerber and Russia’s Anasta- ished the job with an overhead first qualifier to reach the Paris sia Pavlyuchenkova earlier winner to the corner, well out of final since Pole Jerzy Janowicz in the week, tumbled out of Isner’s reach. five years ago. the competition after a tough The Serb will play for the Krajinovic won the open- match that Vandeweghe won first title of his career on Sun- ing set with the lone break of in two sets 6-3, 6-3 in just one day against either Frenchman serve in the match, but was hour and two minutes. Julien Benneteau, due to retire overwhelmed in the second- Vandeweghe, the number sometime in 2018, and Ameri- set tiebreaker as Isner used his two seed, will now face Ger- can 16th seed Jack Sock. big serve to level at a set each many’s Julia Goerges in the Isner’s loss cracks the door before the Serb’s explosive final at the Hengqin Interna- open for compatriot Sock to third-set shots paved the way tional Tennis Center in Zhu- claim the final London place to his win. hai. Goerges, seeded seventh, earlier hammered Anastasija Sevastova also in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, in one hour and 11 minutes. Vandeweghe told journal- Coco Vandeweghe of the US reacts during a game at the Zhuhai Elite Trophy tennis tournament. (AFP) ists after the match she didn’t do anything differently. ing the hashtags live, The American went on to “When CoCo served the son, it truly has,” she added. “Maybe just a longer #I’mjustheresoIdontgetfined, take the set point in the ninth way she did, there’s not much “Obviously you’re disap- warm-up today,” she said. and I enjoy myself.” game when she broke service really I could do,” she said. pointed not to win a tennis “But my day was pretty much The 25-year-old ear- once again. “I’ve played top 10 players match but you’ve got to put normal. I woke up at noon, lier this week said she had A determined Barty this year and felt comfortable things into perspective.” stayed in my room all darn planned to miss most of the managed to save three on the court and I think CoCo In the other semi-final day, and then you know, China tournaments but, at match points in the eighth just has that ability to hit match, Goerges also proved played some tennis. That was least with the China Open, game of the second set but players off the court.” to be a tough opponent for it. Just another day.” had shown up to avoid a fine. Vandeweghe ultimately Despite the loss, Barty is Sevastova, breaking her in Asked about tomorrow’s Barty put up a good fight proved too much for the ending the season on a high the first game. final, she added: “I think I’ll in the first set, holding serve 21-year-old. having soared into the top 20 She continued to domi- just keep rolling with the until the fifth game when Barty said she was disap- in the world rankings from nate in the second set, pow- Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic reacts after winning his semi-final match nonsense I have been rolling Vandeweghe finally secured pointed to lose but the semi- outside the top 300 this time ering to a 4-1 lead after five against USA’s John Isner during the ATP 1000 Masters in Paris on with this week. the break after wasting four final match hadn’t much been last year. games before going on to Saturday. (REUTERS) “You know, keep- earlier opportunities. in her control. “It’s been an amazing sea- claim the match. Cavendish sprints to victory in Japan Massa to retire from F1 for second time REUTERS Ferrari and finished runner-up AFP follows back-to-back wins by LONDON to Lewis Hamilton, now a four- SAITAMA, JAPAN world champion Peter Sagan, times world champion, by a sin- who was disqualified from this BRAZILIAN driver Felipe Mas- gle point in the 2008 season. BRITAIN’S Mark Cavend- year’s Tour de France after sa announced his retirement His last victory was at the ish produced a blistering barging into the Briton and from Formula One at the end of 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, late surge to win the Tour de leaving him in a crumpled the season, and for the second where he won new fans for his France’s Saitama Criterium heap. time, on Saturday. dignified and sporting response on Saturday, overshadowing Froome, who this year be- The 36-year-old had been when Hamilton seized the title crowd favourite Chris Froome came the first rider since 1978 due to retire last season but was by taking fifth place on the last in a sprint finish. to win the Tour and the Vuelta recalled by the Williams team Felipe Massa corner of the last lap. The Olympic medallist a Espana double in the same after Valtteri Bottas left for In 2009, he suffered a se- and 30-time Tour de France year, failed to finish inside the Mercedes following the surprise fans and sponsors and making vere head injury and was in a stage winner pipped Japanese top 30 but has already set his retirement of 2016 world cham- clear he was not retiring from coma for several days after be- riders Fumiyuki Beppu and sights on further glory in 2018. pion Nico Rosberg. racing entirely. ing hit on the helmet in Hun- Yusuke Hatanaka to claim vic- “One thing is for sure – I After an emotional send- “I really hope that you can garian Grand Prix qualifying by tory in the fifth edition of the will target the Tour de France,” off in Brazil last year, Massa support me next year or maybe a spring shed from the Brawn of criterium, held just north of said the Briton, who won last was back in the cockpit a few in the future in other races and compatriot Rubens Barrichello. Tokyo. week’s inaugural Shanghai months later. in other categories,” he said. Massa joined Williams in Froome, who captured his Criterium. “As you know, last year I The Brazilian Grand Prix, 2014. fourth Tour de France title “I’ll aim to join a very se- decided to announce my retire- the penultimate round of the “It has been an absolute this year, had no response as lect group of people who have ment in Formula One but be- season, is next week with Abu pleasure to work with him,” said Cavendish broke away from won five Tour de France titles cause of the Williams request I Dhabi ending the season on No- deputy principal Claire Wil- a peloton that also included previously.” decided to do another season,” vember 26. liams in a team statement. Marcel Kittel and Greg van Mark Cavendish (left) celebrates as he wins the Tour de France’s Another victory in cycling’s the former Ferrari driver said in Williams have yet to an- “We are especially grateful Avermaet to win the 19-lap Saitama Criterium in Japan. most prestigious race would a video message posted on so- nounce their 2018 lineup, with that he agreed to postpone his race over a three-kilometre see Froome join only France’s cial media. several candidates in the frame retirement from Formula One course. runner-up in the morning’s because when the breakaway Jacques Anquetil and Bernard “But this time will be my last including Poland’s Robert Ku- for a year, after Valtteri joined “It was a flat course so I keirin-style event. went, I was fortunate to get Hinault, Eddy Merckx of Bel- race in Brazil of Formula One bica. Canadian rookie teenager Mercedes, which demonstrated was expecting it to be a sprint,” “I tried to save my energy them before the end.” gium, and Spain’s Miguel In- and my last race in Abu Dhabi,” Lance Stroll is sure to stay. the depth of the relationship we said Cavendish, who finished for the final and lucky I did Cavendish’s Japan victory durain. he added, thanking his family, Massa won 11 races with built during our time together.” Sports Sunday, November 5, 2017 25 Celtic better their century-old British Real Madrid keeper Navas sidelined Crotone rally to beat Bologna 3-2 record with 63 unbeaten games for Costa Rica friendlies in Italian LONDON: Celtic bettered their own century-old record for most unbeaten SAN JOSE: Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has ROME: Crotone won 3-2 at BolognaON Saturday, rallying with a News domestic games in British football to 63 on Saturday with a 4-0 win over St been ruled out of Costa Rica’s friendlies against Spain brace from Ante Budimir after home striker Simone Verdi also in brief Johnstone in the Scottish . Celtic had gone unbeaten in 62 and Hungary because of a groin injury. Real Betis forward struck twice in the game. Marksman Verdi converted two free- games between 1915 and 1917 under their first manager Willie Maley. They Joel Campbell will also be absent as he recovers from an kicks in the first half, with Budimir tapping in for a temporary 1-1 started the latest run after a defeat against St Johnstone in May 2016, and ankle sprain, the Costa Rican Football Federation said on equaliSer. Crotone’s Marcello Trotta then converted a penalty for have now won 56 games and drawn seven in all Scottish competitions. Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency. 2-2 and Budimir fired home the winner 20 minutes from time. Morata, Lukaku seek return to form as Chelsea face Man Utd

striker enough support in last when the stakes are highest. where he won three English ti- Chelsea are 4 points behind United and weekend’s win over Totten- That will be the case in tles and was sacked twice -- af- nine points adrift of table-toppers City ham. west London this weekend as ter United lost both their visits Lukaku responded to the champions Chelsea try to claw last season. doubters by admitting he is their way back into the title Abused by Chelsea fans AFP Bridge this weekend. still a work in progress. race. during United’s 4-0 and 1-0 LONDON United manager Jose “You can’t judge me as the Fourth placed Chelsea are defeats, Mourinho insists he Mourinho splashed out £75 finished article. I’d rather have four points behind second doesn’t attach special signifi- ALVARO Morata and Romelu million ($98 million) to sign a career where year after year placed United and nine points cance to the fixture. Lukaku will be under pressure Lukaku from Everton after I improve rather than going to adrift of table-toppers City. “It isn’t a big thing. It’s nor- to fire their teams back into the persuading the Belgium inter- the top and decline,” he said. Conte’s side crashed to mal, it’s football. One day you Premier League title race when national to snub interest from “I know I have a lot of tal- a 3-0 defeat at Roma in the are in one club, the next day the misfiring strikers clash Blues boss Antonio Conte. ent, but I want to have more Champions League on Tues- you’re in another club,” he said. in Chelsea’s showdown with Lukaku was off to a fast assists, I want to make sure day, erasing the momentum Conte, who will give N’Golo Manchester United on Sunday. start, netting 11 times in his when my team is in difficulties from successive league wins Kante a late fitness test on his Chelsea forward Morata first 10 games. they can count on me.” over Watford and Bourne- hamstring injury, admits Chel- and United front man Lukaku However, the 24-year-old After missing out on Lu- Man United’s Romelu Lukaku Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata mouth. sea no longer have any margin were the toast of their clubs af- finds himself in the midst of kaku, Conte settled for Morata United are five points be- for error if they are to overhaul ter celebrating their close-sea- a barren spell stretching back as an expensive consolation failed to score in his last six tic lifestyle. hind City after winning only United and City. son transfers with a barrage of six games to the end of Sep- prize. Morata hit the ground games, earning criticism for In the circumstances, Mor- one of their last three league “Now there is a big prob- goals. But, with Chelsea and tember. running with seven goals in some lethargic displays. ata and Lukaku could do with games, although they made lem for all the teams that want United battling to keep pace United fans have grown his first seven games follow- Morata also had to claim silencing the critics by produc- it three successive wins in all to fight for the title and this big with leaders Manchester City, frustrated by Lukaku’s lack of ing his club record £58 million he had been misquoted after ing a priceless winner at the competitions by beating Ben- problem is Manchester City,” Morata and Lukaku have lost contributions outside the pen- ($75 million) move from Real an interview in which he ap- Bridge. fica in midweek. Conte said. their midas touch at the wrong alty area, prompting Mour- Madrid. peared to hint he wouldn’t stay Both players carried hefty Mourinho will be hoping “If they continue in this moment, putting them under inho to chastise But, like Lukaku, the with Chelsea for long because price tags because of the be- for better luck on his latest way it will be very difficult to the microscope at Stamford crowd for failing to give the 25-year-old Spaniard has he doesn’t enjoy London’s hec- lief they were ready to deliver return to Chelsea -- the club fight for the title.” Leicester stretch Cavani passes century of goals unbeaten run at Stoke, Pulis under pressure

Peter Crouch came off the bench to rescue a point for Stoke City in a 2-2 draw AFP them up to 10th. LONDON West Brom, struggling for goals, have not won a Pre- LEICESTER City extended mier League match since mid- their unbeaten run on Satur- August and remain just two day with a draw at Stoke while points clear of the relegation struggling West Brom’s winless zone, with Pulis’s proud record run stretched to nine league of never being relegated under matches against 10-man Hud- threat. dersfield, cranking up the pres- Huddersfield were forced to sure on manager . play for more than half an hour With five of the top six sides with 10 men after Christopher not in action until Sunday, the Schindler was shown a second focus was on the battle lower yellow card, prompting three down the Premier League ta- substitutions from Pulis but the ble before Liverpool were due visitors failed to force an equal- to kick off in the late match iser. “The fact they went down against struggling West Ham. to 10 men should’ve meant the In the early game, former game swung in our favour but England striker Peter Crouch we couldn’t find the goal,” said came off the bench to rescue West Brom defender Jonny a point for Stoke City in a 2-2 Evans “It’s been a while since draw, denying new Leicester our last win but we keep our manager another heads up into the international victory after he won his first break.” match at the helm against Ever- Elsewhere, Sean Dyche’s ton last week. Burnley extended their impres- The 2015-16 Premier sive unbeaten away record with League champions are now a 1-0 win at Southampton cour- unbeaten in six games in all tesy of a late strike from sub- competitions after early sea- stitute Sam Vokes to climb to son struggles but will be dis- sixth in the table. appointed they twice let their With three wins and two lead slip, and in the end were draws, Burnley have already indebted to goalkeeper Kasper won more games and points Schmeichel, who made a fan- on the road than they amassed tastic flying stop in the dying in the whole of 2016-17, when seconds. they garnered just seven. Paris Saint-Germain’s Julian Draxler celebrates scoring a goal with during a French Ligue 1 match at Stade Jean-Bouin, in Angers, France, on Saturday. (REUTERS) Leicester parted company “Fantastic,” said Dyche, with Craig Shakespeare last who has been linked with the month after slipping into the vacant Everton job. “The two relegation zone but have re- that came on up front were a covered strongly under care- credit to their professionalism. taker boss Michael Appleton Cavani nets 100th goal They came on and really af- and ex-Southampton manager fected the game today and Sam Puel. “I am happy with the at- Vokes’s header was a fantastic titude of my players, it was a finish. What a header. good game, good intensity and “I am delighted to be where passion,” said Puel. “We had a we are but there are a lot of in PSG rout of Angers lot of chances today. It is dif- challenges coming our way and ficult to accept one point but the group know we will have to Kasper saved well at the end so work hard for every point we then OK, we take a point. It is get.” A second successive five-goal victory for PSG means they remain unbeaten in all competitions an encouraging game which is Brighton earned three important for the future.” points at struggling Swansea AFP the day late on to take him to first-time finish. in 2013, reached the landmark after being released by Lucas Huddersfield’s Rajiv van with a first-half goal from Glenn PARIS six goals in 12 appearances for The third goal that al- on his 145th Ligue 1 appear- Moura. La Parra broke the deadlock at Murray and a Steve Cook strike the club. lowed Cavani to reach his cen- ance and joins a select club in Reigning champions Mo- home to West Brom, lighting in added time gave Bourne- THE injured Neymar was left A second successive five- tury came at the end of a bril- having scored 100 times in two naco can close back to within up a match devoid of real qual- mouth a 1-0 win at Newcastle at home as Edinson Cavani goal victory for PSG means of Europe’s big five leagues four points of PSG at the sum- ity with a stunning strike on the that lifted them out of the rel- reached a century of goals in they remain unbeaten in all having also achieved the feat in mit with a win at home to Gu- stroke of the interval that lifts egation zone. Ligue 1 with a brace in Paris competitions this season, while Hallmark Serie A. ingamp later (1900 GMT). Saint-Germain’s 5-0 romp Angers are still without a win at The only others to have ’s Nantes away to Angers on Saturday. home. goal done so are Gonzalo Higuain host Toulouse looking for a win The world’s most expensive As well as Neymar, PSG The third goal that allowed (Spain and Italy) and Zlatan that will take them back up to player sat out the game at the were without and Cavani to reach his century Ibrahimovic (France and Italy). third above Lyon, who go to Stade Raymond Kopa with a Angel Di Maria, whose part- He is also well on course derby rivals Saint-Etienne on minor thigh problem picked ners have both given birth in came at the end of a to catch Ibrahimovic as the Sunday. up in the midweek Champi- recent days. Coach Unai Emery brilliant move, with Alves club’s all-time top scorer in the Sunday also sees Marseille ons League win over Ander- therefore opted to give a first finding Adrien Rabiot, who league, with the Swede hitting host Caen in what could be a lecht but he was not missed as start since August to Javier released Mbappe to 113 in his four seasons with the tense atmosphere in their first PSG went provisionally seven Pastore. showcase his lightning club. outing since Patrice Evra was points clear at the top of the ta- PSG’s opener arrived inside pace and set up Cavani to Cavani hit his 101st -- his suspended by the club for aim- ble from Monaco. five minutes as Mbappe turned blast home. 13th of this season -- in trade- ing a karate kick at the head of Kylian Mbappe and Julian in a Dani Alves cross from the mark fashion, starting his run one of his team’s own support- Draxler both scored early goals right, and it was 2-0 before in the right-back position and ers. and Cavani netted his 100th in quarter of an hour had been liant move, with Alves finding bursting forward to collect a Evra was red-carded after France’s top flight on the half- played. Adrien Rabiot, who released Draxler pass before toe-poking the incident, which occurred hour mark. Again Alves was the pro- Mbappe to showcase his light- home. in the pre-match warm-up The Uruguayan scored vider with a delightful through ning pace and set up Cavani to Mbappe completed the before Thursday’s Europa Stoke City’s Peter Crouch celebrates scoring a goal with teammates again on the hour mark before ball for Draxler, who beat blast home. rout as he rounded Michel League clash with Vitoria Gui- during a Premier League in Leicester on Saturday. (REUTERS) Mbappe grabbed his second of Mathieu Michel with a clipped Cavani, signed from Napoli and scored from a tight angle maraes in Portugal. 24 Sunday, November 5, 2017 Sports Bundesliga action Valencia thrash Leganes to put pressure on Barca, Atletico win Partey scores late goal for Atletico to beat Deportivo La Coruna AFP has been Valencia’s star per- MADRID former in recent weeks and the Portuguese was inches away VALENCIA swept aside Leganes 3-0 on Saturday as “No one will go undefeated they continued their stunning through 38 games, but we form with an eighth straight are going to enjoy the win to close to within a point of leaders Barcelona. moment. In the dressing Marcelino Garcia Toral’s room there is no euphoria, side also moved ahead of Barca there is realism and as the league’s top scorers with constant analysis.” 30 goals in their first 11 games as Dani Parejo, Rodrigo and Marcelino Garcia Santi Mina found the net. Barca can reopen a four- point gap at the top of the table from his fourth goal of the sea- when they host Sevilla later on son when he struck the post Saturday at the Camp Nou. early in the second period. “No one will go undefeated The hosts had to wait until through 38 games, but we are 19 minutes from time to seal going to enjoy the moment,” the points with a blistering said Marcelino. counter-attack that ended with “In the dressing room there Spanish international Rod- is no euphoria, there is realism rigo heading home Manchester and constant analysis. United loanee Andreas Perei- “We know how difficult it ra’s cross. will be to keep this up, it’s prac- And the team-spirit in this tically impossible.” Valencia side was demonstrat- After travelling to Espan- ed when habitual penalty taker yol following the international Parejo let Mina take responsi- break, Valencia host Barca at bility from the spot eight min- Mestalla on November 26. utes from time to round off the Parejo has been one of scoring. many players rejuvenated by “It was a phenomenal (ges- Marcelino’s arrival at Mestalla ture). They worked it out them- after two seasons in the dol- selves and I prefer it like that,” drums for Valencia. added Marcelino. Timo Werner and Yussuf Poulsen (left to right) scored to turn the game around against Hannover during a German Bundesliga match on Saturday. (EPA) The captain’s clever free- “It goes to show the atmos- kick that skidded underneath phere there is within the group, the Leganes wall got Valencia which is the foundation for us off to a perfect start on 14 min- to perform like this.” utes. Leganes had only conced- ed five goals in their 10 previ- A late goal from Partey Werner fires Leipzig ous La Liga games to climb into saves Atletico seventh. Despite the win it was an- However, the Madrid side’s other unconvincing perform- lack of cutting edge up front ance from forward Antoine was exposed as they went on to Griezmann who was taken off back to winning ways enjoy the better of the first half with ten minutes left. but failed to take their chances. Coach Simeone preferred Claudio Beauvue blazed to concentrate on goalscorer over and Javier Eraso fired too Partey after the game, saying: He is set to feature for Germany in friendly matches against England and France in the next 10 days close to Neto in the Valencia “I’m happy for the players be- goal. cause they worked so hard. It AFP Dortmund play host to Werner then grabbed the Robert Zieler, but Stuttgart winless On loan Paris Saint-Ger- looked like being a draw but BERLIN Bayern later (1730 GMT) in winner by rifling home a cross levelled just after half-time Sebastien Haller scored main winger Goncalo Guedes fortunately Thomas saved us.” the game of the weekend. from substitute Emil Fors- when Daniel Ginczek convert- a late winner as Eintra- TIMO Werner proved his Before kick-off on Sat- berg five minutes from time. ed a penalty. cht Frankfurt beat Werder readiness to return to the urday, Leipzig coach Ralph Elsewhere Schalke, who However, Filip Kostic put Bremen 2-1 in the Bundesliga Germany team as his late goal Hasenhuettl declared “this is are now undefeated in their Hamburg back in front and on Friday night, heartbreak sealed RB Leipzig’s 2-1 come- a game which will be decided last six games in all competi- Germany Under-17 interna- for the visitors who failed to from-behind win at home to by mentality,” and his team tions, climbed to fourth with a tional Jann-Fiete Arp, with get their first season victory Hanover 96 in the Bundesliga proved him right. 1-0 win at Freiburg as Daniel his second in two games, under new coach Florian Ko- on Saturday. Having beaten Dortmund Caligiuri scored the only goal sealed the win. hfeldt. The 21-year-old, who has 4-2 last weekend, Hanover Borussia Moenchenglad- Haller volleyed into the just recovered from a neck were on course for another Results bach dropped to seventh af- roof of the net in the 89th injury, is set to feature for the major scalp when Jonathas Leipzig 2 Hanover 1 ter their 1-1 draw at home to minute to give Frankfurt their world champions in high-pro- fired home on 56 minutes Freiburg 0 Schalke 1 Mainz. Mainz took the lead on second home victory and lift file friendly matches against against the run of play. 19 minutes through French them to fifth with 18 points. England and France in the Werner earlier had a first- Moenchengladbach 1 Mainz 1 defender Abdou Diallo, but Ante Rebic put the hosts next 10 days after missing his half effort disallowed for off- Augsburg 1 Leverkusen 1 Gladbach equalised when 1-0 up in the 17th minute with country’s matches last month. side, then rattled the wood- SV Hamburg 3 Stuttgart 1 towering Danish centre-back a great curling shot before On Saturday he set up work just before the break. Dortmund v Bayern Munich Jannik Vestergaard headed Niklas Moisander levelled for Yussuf Poulsen’s equaliser Liverpool-bound mid- home midway through the Bremen eight minutes later and then netted an 85th- fielder Naby Keita, who has second half. from short range. minute winner after the Bra- been accused by German po- against his old club. Mid-table Augsburg and Bremen showed improve- zilian Jonathas had given the lice of using a forged driving Hamburg climbed out of Bayer Leverkusen shared the ment in the first game under visitors the lead. licence, helped turn the game the bottom three with a 3-1 points in a 1-1 draw as Kevin Kohfeldt, who was named The result left Leipzig pro- when he came on for the final win at home to Stuttgart, who Volland’s strike just after the Bremen interim coach after visionally second in the table, half hour. had midfielder Dzenis Burnic break was quickly cancelled Alexander Nouri had to go one point behind defend- Leipzig drew level when sent off after just 13 minutes out by Austrian defender on Monday after a 3-0 home ing champions and current Werner’s pass to Poulsen was for two yellow cards. Kevin Danso. defeat against Augsburg. But leaders Bayern Munich and tapped home by the Danish Aaron Hunt put Hamburg they failed again to win and two points ahead of Borussia international at the far post ahead from a free-kick after a Frankfurt get late 2-1 remain second last with five Atletico Madrid’s Thomas celebrates scoring a goal during a Bundes- Dortmund in third. with 20 minutes left. goalkeeping blunder by Ron- over Bremen who remain points from 11 games. liga match in Madrid on Saturday. (REUTERS) Scolari bids farewell as Guangzhou exit nears FIFA looks to expand

AFP arm, the former Brazil and walkabout. UEFA’s Nations League GUANGZHOU Portugal national coach added: Cannavaro, the former “Finally, I sincerely thank these Guangzhou manager linked in REUTERS UEFA was talking with other LUIZ Felipe Scolari thanked young men in front of me, you Chinese media with a return to MANCHESTER, ENGLAND confederations, the global gov- the Guangzhou Evergrande are the best.” the hotseat, implored his side to erning body said it was directly players and fans on Saturday Guangzhou have kept tight- keep pushing for more goals. FIFA has confirmed it is involved in the discussions. after what is expected to be lipped amid widespread Chi- But it was the champions considering ways to expand “FIFA has been always his final game in charge at the nese media reports that Scolari who were to score minutes lat- UEFA’s new Nations League involved from the beginning freshly crowned Chinese Super had chosen not to renew his er, defender Feng Xiaoting nod- tournament on a global scale in the process. Thanks to the League (CSL) champions. contract in southern China. ding in unmarked from close with ongoing talks involving a cooperative atmosphere FIFA The 68-year-old was not Reports say that Italian range to set up a tight finish. number of regional confedera- will continue to have construc- on the bench for the dead-rub- World Cup winner Fabio Can- Guangzhou finished the tions considering radical pro- tive discussions about the next ber 2-1 home defeat to Tianjin navaro could be the man to re- season six points clear of Andre posals. steps together with UEFA and Quanjian because of suspen- place Scolari. Villas-Boas’s Shanghai SIPG in UEFA’s Nations League the other confederations,” the sion, but the decorated Brazil- Ironically, it was Canna- second. starts next September and fea- global governing body said in a ian coach emerged onto the varo’s Tianjin who made it a Tianjin jumped into third tures four divisions of national statement. pitch afterwards to see his side losing finish to Scolari’s reign. over Hebei after Manuel Pel- teams, replacing friendlies UEFA said it had begun the lift the CSL trophy. The final-day victory for legrini’s side went down 5-4 with competitive fixtures. process of consultation with all Guangzhou last month Tianjin, coupled with defeat for in a thriller away at Shandong While the format has yet concerned bodies. wrapped up a seventh CSL title Hebei China Fortune, propelled Head coach of China’s Guangzhou Evergrande Luiz Felipe Scolari cel- Luneng. to be tested, the idea of a simi- “UEFA can confirm that it on the bounce, with two games them into a third-place CSL fin- ebrates after winning the Chinese Super League (CSL) in Guangzhou, Ezequiel Lavezzi, the Ar- lar style of competition has has initiated discussions re- to spare, and Scolari told the ish and means they will contest recently. (AFP) gentine striker, scored a hat- already been under consid- garding the evolution of the Tianhe Stadium via micro- the AFC Champions League trick for Hebei, but so did Shan- eration at CONCACAF, which UEFA Nations League. These phone on Saturday: “First of play-offs next season. window. the floor. He was soon up and dong’s Diego Tardelli. governs the sport in North and constructive discussions in- all, thanks to all of you for your Cannavaro’s men went It was a game of few chances Singaporean referee Muham- The Brazilian internation- Central America and the Car- volve our national associa- support and company along the ahead on 18 minutes when An- and with the league title in the mad Bin Jahari, one of the for- al’s third, a penalty in the fifth ibbean. tions, European football stake- way. thony Modeste punished poor bag for the hosts it had the feel eign officials drafted in late in minute of stoppage time, was With UEFA’s competition holders, all confederations and “Thank you Guangzhou marking to fire in from close of an exhibition game. the CSL season to improve the the winner. set to fill the international of course FIFA, with whom we Evergrande for bringing me to range with a first-time half vol- There was a flare-up six standard of Chinese officiating, SIPG, who will contest the dates left for friendly games, have a very good relationship. China and to Guangzhou, where ley. minutes from half-time when waved both players away. FA Cup final against local rivals teams in other confederations “We have included them in I spent two-and-a-half years’ It was the French preda- Guangzhou’s Brazilian forward On the hour Tianjin made Shanghai Shenhua over two legs will find it difficult to get win- discussions on this topic since sweet time with you together.” tor’s seventh goal since arriving Alan nudged Wang Yongpo off it 2-0 when Sun Ke slotted into this month, finished second de- dows for games against Euro- the start. No decisions have Turning to his triumphant from Cologne in Germany in the the ball and the tattooed Tianjin an empty net on the six-yard spite losing 3-2 at home to Fabio pean nations. been made at this time,” it said squad and with a sweep of his summer mid-season transfer midfielder comically tumbled to box as the home defence went Capello’s Jiangsu Suning. Responding to reports that in a statement. Sports Sunday, November 5, 2017 23 French lab’s suspension Munro relishing opening role set for up to six months AFP as New Zealand level series MONTREAL AFP THE World Anti-Doping RAJKOT, INDIA Agency announced Friday that the French national anti-dop- COLIN Munro on Saturday ing laboratory’s suspension said he was relishing batting could last up to six months. top of the order after his blis- “The suspension was im- tering century powered New posed due to analytical issues Zealand to a series-levelling self-reported to WADA by the win against India in the sec- Laboratory,” WADA said in a ond Twenty20 international. statement. Munro, a middle-order The Montreal-based batsman who was promoted to open the innings in India, smashed an unbeaten 58-ball 109 to propel the Kiwis to 196-2 in Rajkot. Kiwi fast bowler Trent Boult then claimed four wick- ets to restrict India to 156-7 despite a valiant 42-ball 65 from Indian skipper Virat WADA first announced the Kohli. suspension of the National But it was Munro’s su- Anti-Doping Organization preme batting show that set Virat Kohli became the second highest run getter in T20I after he scored his 18th half-century on Saturday. (AP) of France, based in the Paris up New Zealand’s 40-run win suburb of Chatenay-Malabry, after their opening loss to In- Boult got openers Shikhar SCOREBOARD fifty but the damage had al- on September 24 for a provi- dia in the three-match series. Dhawan bowled, for one, and ready been done. sional period of time. “I love batting at the top of Sharma caught behind, for New Zealand: Debutant paceman Mo- “Since 24 September, dis- the order, getting the team off five, to leave India struggling Martin Guptill c Hardik Pandya b Chahal ...... 45 hammed Siraj gave away 53 Colin Munro not out ...... 109 ciplinary proceedings were to a flyer with Guppy (Mar- at 11-2 after two overs. Kane Williamson c Rohit b Siraj ...... 12 runs in four overs but got his carried out by an independ- tin Guptill),” the left-handed Kohli tried his level best Tom Bruce not out ...... 18 maiden international wicket ent Disciplinary Commit- batsman said after receiving during his fifty-plus part- Extras: ...... 12 in skipper Kane Williamson tee.... which is now complete,” the man of the match award. nerships with Iyer and then Total: (in 20 overs) ...... 196/2 for 12. Fall of Wickets: 105-1 (Martin Guptill, 11.1 overs), WADA said. “The way I bat is the same Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who 140-2 (Kane Williamson, 14.2) Munro, who hit 7 fours The suspension was linked every time, whether I’m chas- scored 49, but the climbing India: and 7 sixes, and Tom Bruce, to contamination of a sam- ing 200 or 120. Go out there, run-rate got to him. Rohit Sharma c Glenn Phillips b Boult ...... 56 who scored 18, signed off pling robot after tests carried stay still and try and hit fours The star batsman finally Shikhar Dhawan b Boult ...... 14 with a 56-run unbeaten Shreyas Iyer c&b Munro ...... 23 out on samples from body- and sixes,” he added. fell to Mitchell Santner’s left- Virat Kohli c Glenn Phillips b Santner ...... 65 stand for the third wicket. builders showed levels of tes- Munro put on 105 runs for arm spin and with him In- Hardik Pandya b Ish Sodhi ...... 1 “I thought New Zealand tosterone up to 200 times the the opening wicket with Gup- dia’s hopes faded away. Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Santner b Boult ...... 49 were really good with the bat normal positive test. till, to lay a solid foundation The hosts though were al- Axar Patel c Williamson b Boult ...... 5 early on,” said Kohli. Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out ...... 2 France’s only anti-doping after the Kiwis elected to bat ways left playing catching up Jasprit Bumrah not out ...... 1 “We didn’t take our laboratory, it handled around first on a wicket that prom- Colin Munro put up a brilliant show against India, taking the bat of Shreyas after Munro and Guptill, who Extras: ...... 4 chances, yes, but at one stage 13,500 samples in 2016. ised runs. Iyer during the second T20 International against India on Saturday. (AP) scored 45, hammered the In- Fall of Wickets: 6-1 (Shikhar Dhawan, 1.2 overs), they were looking to get 235- The suspension, which Munro made the most of dian bowling. 11-2 (Rohit Sharma, 1.6), 65-3 (Shreyas Iyer, 8.4), 240 and credit to (Jasprit) 67-4 (Hardik Pandya, 9.1), 123-5 (Virat Kohli, 16.3), took effect on Tuesday, “pro- his two reprieves, on 45 and Felt good with the bat, but Munro also got the wicket Guptill hit Yuzvendra 130-6 (Axar Patel, 17.3), 154-7 (Mahendra Singh Bumrah and Bhuvi (Bhu- hibits the Paris laboratory 79, to register his second T20 had been getting out at funny of Shreyas Iyer, who scored Chahal for two sixes and a Dhoni, 19.3) vneshwar Kumar) to pull from carrying out any anti- ton -- in just 54 balls. times,” Munro, who made an 23, with his right-arm me- four in the leg-spinner’s first things back.” doping activities, including all “Few chances went my impact in the preceding ODI dium pace to make India slip over to make his intent clear. The action now moves to analyses of urine and blood way, but that’s T20 cricket, series that the Kiwis lost 2-1, further after Boult rattled the Chahal finally got his re- who smashed 3 fours and 3 the deciding match in Thiru- samples,” WADA said. you need luck in your way. said. Indian top-order. venge after denying Guptill, sixes in his 41-ball knock, a vananthapuram on Tuesday. ‘King’ James scores Justin Rose takes lead as Colsaerts falters in Turkey

57 as Cavs end skid REUTERS BELEK, TURKEY AP WASHINGTON WORLD number six Jus- tin Rose continued to move LOOK out, NBA. Walking to smoothly through the gears at the locker room after scoring the Turkish Airlines Open on 57 points Friday night, LeBron Saturday, firing a joint best-of- James expressed what amount- the-day 64 to boost his chances ed to a warning for upcoming of claiming back-to-back Euro- opponents: “This is the best I’m pean Tour victories. feeling in my career.” The 37-year-old English- Just in case there were man, who had opened up with any questions about Eastern scores of 69 and 68, rattled off Conference supremacy, James four straight birdies from the poured in the second-highest 12th hole to close within two point total of his career and an strokes of third-round leaders NBA-best this season to help his Shane Lowry of Ireland (65) Cleveland Cavaliers end a four- and Thailand’s Kiradech Aphib- game losing skid by beating the arnrat (66). Washington Wizards 130-122 While Rose was blooming, on Friday night. three sixes on the back nine “Every shot that I took,” the proved a devil of a problem for four-time league MVP said, “I Nicolas Colsaerts. felt like it was going in.” The Belgian slipped back He hadn’t scored this much into a share of third place along- since getting a career-high 61 side Rose and Padraig Har- for the Miami Heat on March rington (64) on 12-under 201, Justin Rose 3, 2014, against the Charlotte having started the day with a Hornets. commanding four-shot lead ter a win.” strong.” And James did it efficiently over the field. Another victory here would Lowry, looking to claim his against Washington, making 23 Rose, who wiped out an help Rose to put a dent in fel- first European Tour triumph of 34 field-goal tries and all nine eight-shot deficit on the final low countryman Tommy Fleet- since 2015, rattled off six birdies free throws, adding 11 rebounds day to win last week’s WGC- wood’s bid to land the Europe- in a flawless round. and seven assists. HSBC Champions event in an money-list title. “It’s been a while since I “He still has it, if you guys China, was full of self-belief on The 2013 U.S. Open cham- won,” he said. “Hopefully some- didn’t know that,” Wizards Saturday. pion is third in the Race to Du- thing comes flooding back to coach Scott Brooks said. “We “I felt like I could hole every bai standings with two more me tomorrow and I manage to knew that.” putt on the front nine,” he told events to go, just over one mil- get the job done.” Perhaps. But neither Brooks Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) gestures after scoring against the Washington Wizards in reporters on another afternoon lion points adrift of leader Fleet- Aphibarnrat is also chasing nor his players could find a way the fourth quarter of an NBA game at Capital One Arena in Washington DC on Friday. The Cavaliers won of glorious sunshine at the Reg- wood who returned a third- his first win on the circuit since to slow James. Several Wizards 130-122. (USA TODAY SPORTS) num Carya Golf and Spa Resort round 67 for 208. 2015 and, like Lowry, managed tried to — including All-Star situated on the south-west coast “Every shot counts at this to avoid dropping a stroke on point guard John Wall, even Results field and going 5 for 12 on free of Turkey. stage of the season,” said Rose, Saturday. after he hurt his left shoulder so throws. “Today was the best I’ve with an eye on scooping the “I just keep trying to knock badly that he was wearing black LA LAKERS 124 Brooklyn 112 James wouldn’t take the played all week, and maybe 985,000 points available to the on the door,” said the burly sling in the locker room. Boston 101 OKLAHOMA CITY 94 bait when asked about what even better than last week. The Turkish Open champion. “It’s Thai. “One day it will open for “It’s on fire right now,” Wall DENVER 95 Miami 94 Beal and Wall had said, reply- confidence always increases af- nice to be ending the season me.” said about his shoulder, which Toronto 109 UTAH 100 ing: “I don’t have a comment he hurt on a collision with about that. I have so much more Channing Frye. “It was like my New Orleans 99 DALLAS 94 on my plate right now.” arm went dead.” SAN ANTONIO 108 Charlotte 101 Cavs coach Tyronn Lue Wall stayed in the game and Houston 119 ATLANTA 104 skirted the topic also, saying in Defending champ Feng leads in Japan had X-rays afterward but won’t NY KNICKS 120 Phoenix 107 a voice dripping with sarcasm: get results until Saturday. DETROIT 105 Milwaukee 96 “They’re right: They are the best At 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds, team in the East.” AFP Japan’s Ai fol- leading a tournament, but Wall never really stood much of Chicago 105 ORLANDO 83 James didn’t need much TOKYO lowed Feng with a 65, with of course it’s my first time a chance against James, who is PHILADELPHIA 121 Indiana 110 help, but teammates Derrick five stellar birdies and an (when) maybe I’m not too far listed at 6-8, 250, especially in Cleveland 130 WASHINGTON 122 Rose (20 points) and Jae Crow- DEFENDING champion eagle. away from a title defence,” the low post. der (17) each managed to top Feng Shanshan fired a 9-un- “What was working well said Feng. “Whenever you’re hit- their season highs before the der 63 to lead in the second was my putting today,” said “Of course, before I came ting tough, hand-in-your-face James hurdled over a seated shown on ESPN earlier Friday third quarter was done. round of the LPGA Japan Feng, a Rio Olympic bronze I was like, ‘if I can do it, it turnaround fadeaways from off Bradley Beal while dribbling, that they thought the Cavaliers Cleveland finally looked like Classic on Saturday, leaving medalist. would be great,’ but the most the left and the right shoulder, swatted a shot by Wall off the wanted to avoid the Wizards in a team that has been to the NBA behind six others who shared Feng birdied five of her important thing I think is to it’s your night,” Wizards for- backboard, and looked for a the playoffs last season. Finals three consecutive years, the lead in the first round. first seven holes Saturday enjoy the whole process and ward Kelly Oubre Jr. said about camera to wag both index fin- And while Beal backed up thanks in large part to James. China’s Feng, who is to jump ahead -- leading by then playing with Ai tomor- James. “He was on a different gers at in the midst of a three- that sort of talk, scoring 36 “It’s like it’s ‘his’ Finals. looking to become the first four shots at one point -- be- row will be fun,” she said. level tonight.” point play. points, Wall was not at his peak. Seems like every year he’s player to defend an LPGA fore Suzuki fired a 6-under- England’s Charley Hull Certainly was. Probably just a coincidence Yes, he handed out 15 assists, there,” Brooks said before title in 2017, birdied seven par 30 on the back nine to a and South Korea’s Min- And did it with style at both that Washington’s two start- but he scored only 13 points, tipoff. “I can imagine there’s no, holes and eagled on the par- hair’s-breadth of two shots. Young Lee tied for the third ends of the floor, too. ing guards said in an interview shooting 4 for 13 from the like, panic in their locker room.” 5 12th hole. “It’s not my first time place, sitting at 10-under par.