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15 MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019 sports Rangers beat champions Celtic in Old Firm finale Hami seizes championship lead AFP | Glasgow Lewis Hamilton goes back to top of the drivers’ championship after he led home a Mercedes one-two for teven Gerrard’s Rangers Sgave their fans reason for the fifth time this season optimism with a 2-0 win over Scottish Premiership champions Celtic at Ibrox Valtteri Bottas yesterday in the final Old • Firm derby of the season. finished second with Next term will see Celt- Max Verstappen third ic bidding for a ninth suc- KNOW WHAT cessive title but this loss to Hamilton took their arch Glasgow rivals lead• on turn one and suggested the Hoops may not have things all their own stayed in front It was Hamilton’s third win this year, the 76th way. of his career and his Rangers went ahead as AFP | Barcelona early as the second minute fourth in Spain follow- through captain James Tav- ewis Hamilton beat Valt- ing victories in 2014, ernier’s low free-kick before teri Bottas in the Span- 2017 and 2018 Scott Arfield doubled their Lish Grand Prix yesterday lead midway through the to replace his team-mate as taking his chance to pass the second half. world championship leader as flat-spotted Vettel, then swept The Light Blues’ victory Mercedes’ extended their re- up to third. meant both sides had won cord start to the season with a Almost invisibly, Hamilton two derbies each this sea- fifth 1-2 finish. then began to pull clear. From son. The defending five-time 1.7 seconds after three, his lead It also saw treble-chasers world champion seized the in- was 2.2 in six and three seconds Celtic’s lead at the top of itiative at the start in Barcelona Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton competes in the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix by lap 10. Bottas could not match the table cut to six points, and led from lights to flag with his thrust through traffic and by although given Neil Len- a consummate demonstration of hero Carlos Sainz of McLaren, hard first four races. Naturally start to draw level with pole- lap 20, when Vettel pitted, the non’s side had wrapped up his speed and race-craft at the Daniil Kvyat of Toro Rosso and we have a great car, but we don’t man Bottas and seize the initia- champion was clear by seven the title last week that was Circuit de Catalunya. Romain Grosjean in the second always get along. I’m grateful tive as they began the long run seconds. mainly of statistical interest. It was his third win this year, Haas. in the race that we managed to to Turn One. In that time, on lap 12, Fer- the 76th of his career and his It was the 16th time that Ham- settle our differences.” This left Bottas to respond, rari told Vettel to let Lerclerc fourth in Spain following victo- ilton won a Grand Prix after Bottas said: “I lost it there, but he had to defend against an pass him for fourth, the Mone- ries in 2014, 2017 and 2018. leading every lap of the race. at the start. The clutch was attack on his left from Vettel gasque moving up to third when Juventus lose their Responding to being outpaced Hamilton’s triumph hoisted strange – bite and release, bite down the third-longest straight Verstappen pitted on lap 23. By by Bottas in qualifying, Hamil- him back to the top of the stand- and release. I’ve never had that on the F1 calendar. Hamilton’s the time Hamilton had been in stripes as new kit ton came home 4.074 seconds ings with 112 points, including before.” surge gave him the inside line and out after lap 27, the order unveiled ahead of the Finn who was sec- one for fastest lap, ahead of Bot- while Vettel locked up as he resumed: Hamilton ahead of ond ahead of Max Verstappen tas on 105. Steely attempted to pass Bottas and Bottas by eight seconds with AFP | Milan of Red Bull, four-time champion “I have to put it down to this Verstappen said: “It was a hec- swerved left to avoid a collision. Verstappen, Leclerc and Vettel Sebastian Vettel and his Ferrari incredible team,” said Hamilton. tic first corner – I just backed out Bottas had to move quickly chasing. erie A champions Ju - team-mate Charles Leclerc. “This is history in the making to of it and it gave me a good posi- too as Leclerc cut in from the Notably, both Ferrari stops Sventus yesterday un- Pierre Gasly was a solid sixth have five 1-2’s. I am very proud tion. From there, the Mercedes right, the Ferraris narrowly took 4.4 seconds while the veiled their new home kit in the second Red Bull ahead of of that! were just too quick today.” missing each other as the order Mercedes men were stationary for the 2019-20 season, Kevin Magnussen of Haas, home “It’s definitely been a bit of a Hamilton made a near-perfect settled in Turn Two. Verstappen, for 2.8 and 2.6 respectively. which for the first time in over a century removes the iconic black-and-white stripes traditionally worn by players. Ackermann stuns Viviani The club was founded in 1897, but players have worn black and white stripes of for Giro stage two win various types since 1903. AFP | Fucecchio, Italy first stage win on his Giro de- Next season Cristiano but. Ronaldo and his teammates erman champion Pascal The 25-year-old had warmed will wear a half-and-half GAckermann won a high up for the three-week race jersey with white on the speed bunch sprint to claim around the Italian peninsula by right and black on the left. victory on stage two of the Giro winning the Eschborn-Frank- The team debuted the d’Italia yesterday, edging home furt, a World Tour race in his new jersey against Roma favourite Elia Viviani at the native Germany earlier this in Serie A yesterday in the line. month. His Bora team have Stadio Olimpico. Slovenian Primoz Roglic re- claimed 21 wins this season, “The daring new design tains the overall lead as the but just one by Slovak team evokes the past, whilst ig- peloton finished together af- leader Peter Sagan. niting the future of the club ter a 205km run from Bolo - Ackermann said his victory New Millennium School-DPS students after winning the title in the CBSE Cluster (Bahrain Chapter) Inter-School through the evolution of gna to Fuceccio, with Acker- boded well for the teams am- Under-19 Tennis Championship, 2019. In the final, NMS-DPS overwhelmed by defeating Indian School (4-1 in Singles and the iconic black and white mann, of the Bora-hansgrohe bitions at the three week race. 3-1 in Doubles) and emerged as winners stripes,” the team said. team, crossing the line in 4hrs “I feel so happy. It was my 44mins and 43sec. first chance to win a stage and Ackermann finished just we achieved it straight away. ahead of Viviani and Austral- It’s good for the next three ian Caleb Ewan, to claim his weeks. Belotti brace keeps Torino in European chase AFP | Milan elite European football next sent for a second yellow card back into season alive after Atalanta, AC after celebrating by pulling his the game ndrea Belotti scored the Milan and Lazio had already jersey over his head. on 81 Awinner with a spectacular won their games on Saturday. Belotti almost scored after the min- overhead kick as Torino came Walter Materazzi’s side over- break but Sassuolo goalkeep- utes from behind to see off ten-man take Roma -- who were to host er Andrea Consigli denied his with Be- Sassuolo 3-2 yesterday to keep champions Juventus later yes- over-head kick. lotti sealing victory the pressure on their rivals for terday -- and are now in sixth The Torino captain grabbed with another over- Champions League football position three points adrift of the equaliser on 56 minutes, head kick which next season. Inter Milan who occupy fourth but Sassuolo charged back with this time found the Torino skipper Belotti missed place and host Chievo today. Jeremie Boga racing down the back of the net a a penalty after 17 minutes in Medhi Bourabia put Sassuo- flank forcing a Salvatore Sirigu minute later for Turin but made up with two lo ahead after 27 minutes, but save, only for Pol Lirola to turn his eighth goal in second half goals. the visitors played a man down in the rebound with a back-heel the last ten league Torino needed a win to keep for most of the game when the flick. games, to bring his Team Bora rider Germany’s Pascal Ackermann jubilates as he finishes first their hopes of a first foray into Moroccan midfielder was then Simone Zaza pulled Torino tally to 15. Andrea Belotti.