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Max Verstappen of Red Bull was the big winner of a wet and turbulent Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday which was red-flagged mid-way through after a big collision. Seven-time world cham- pion Lewis Hamilton of Mer- cedes had a sensational re- covery to second place after sliding off the track and drop- ping to ninth. McLaren’s Lando Norris also put up a great performance towards the podium after start- Winner Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates on the po- ing seventh on the grid. dium after the Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix at the Autodromo Inter- “Very challenging out nazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track in Imola, Italy, on Sunday. (AFP) there, especially the begin- ning. I think we managed eve- Results rything well,” Verstappen said. Hamilton acknowledged it TOP 14 8: P. Gasly (AlphaTauri) +52.818s was the first time he’s made a 1: M. Verstappen (Red Bull) 2:02:34.598 9: K. Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) +64.773s 2: L. Hamilton (Mercedes) +22.000s 10: E. Ocon (Alpine) +65.704s mistake “in a long time”, but 3: L. Norris (McLaren) +23.702s 11: F. Alonso (Alpine) +66.561s said he was “grateful.” 4: C. Leclerc (Ferrari) +25.579s 12: S. Pérez (Red Bull) +67.151s “It was so hard to get go- 5: C. Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) +27.036s 13: Y. Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) +73.184s ing again. I had some really 6: D. Ricciardo (McLaren) +51.220s 14: A. Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) +1 Lap fun battles with all the guys,” 7: L. Stroll (Aston Martin) +51.909s 14. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) DNF he said. Verstappen had a fulminant but Verstappen made his way trouble after the restart as he start from third to drive straight through while Hamilton was cruised to his first win this past team-mate Sergio Perez, left with front wing damage. season and 11th of his career, who was second, and then The safety car came out in while Hamilton battled his challenged Hamilton down Winner Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Internazionale the second lap after Nicholas way through the midfield to into Taburello. They touched Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track in Imola, Italy, on Sunday. (AFP) Latifi of Williams crashed fol- clinch a podium finish. lowing an incident with Haas’ Norris tried his best to hold Nikita Mazepin. on to second, but Hamilton Once the safety car was in, was “way to quick for me.” “It’s Miami GP to join F1 there was another battle be- nice to be fighting these guys, tween Verstappen and Hamil- it’s nice to be there on merit, ton at Tamburello for first place, there on pace. I’m happy with calendar from 2022 but the Dutch held position. third, I’m not disappointed,” They kept on a tight fight af- he said. ANI Circuit of The Americas in ter the pit stops, until Hamilton Perez had a catastrophic Miami (Florida) Austin. slid off the track and only didn’t race as he received a 10-time The race will provide lose more ground because penalty and spun on track af- Formula 1 is heading back an additional tourist boost team-mate Valtteri Bottas and ter the race restart, finishing to Florida, as the organisers and economic impact to lo- Williams’ George Russell had a 12th. Ferrari were fourth and on Sunday confirmed that cal businesses in the greater big crash which forced the race fifth with Charles Leclerc and the brand-new Miami Grand Miami region and Formula to be red-flagged for around Carlos Sainz respectively. Prix will join the F1 calendar 1 and the promoter will be half an hour. Four-time world champion in 2022. working closely with the local Russell tried to overtake Sebastian Vettel of Aston Mar- The race – set to be the community to ensure an al- Bottas, but the Williams driver tin retired on the penultimate first since 1959 in the US lotment of discounted tickets dipped his right-side wheels lap with gearbox issues. He state – will be held on an ex- for Miami Gardens residents, on the grass, which sent him had already started the race citing new layout at the Hard ensuring they have the op- into the Mercedes car at high from the pit lane due to brakes Rock Stadium complex in portunity to experience the speed. Both drivers walked off problem and received a 10-sec- Miami Gardens, home to the thrill of the sport. the car unharmed with Russell ond stop/go penalty earlier. NFL’s famous Miami Dol- Additionally, there will be Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen (R) drives ahead of Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton during the angrily arguing with Bottas for Next stop on the calendar phins franchise. Although a programme to support lo- Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track in the way the latter defended. is the Portugal Grand Prix on the exact date of the race has cal businesses and the com- Imola, Italy, on Sunday. Hamilton finished second after he had slid off the track and dropped to ninth. (AFP) Verstappen had no major May 2. yet to be confirmed, the 2022 munity to ensure they get event will be the first in a the full benefits of the race 10-year deal, and means the being in Miami Gardens, in- USA will host two races. cluding a STEM education The circuit itself will be programme through F1 in 5.41km, and will feature Schools as well as the oppor- Quartararo wins dramatic duel in Portugal 19 corners, three straights, tunity for local businesses to and potential for three DRS be part of the race weekend. lap, but he made contact with zones, with an estimated We are thrilled to an- Marquez 7th in another rider on the second top speed of 320km/h. Hard nounce that Formula 1 will his first race lap and eventually dropped to Rock Stadium - a multi-pur- be racing in Miami begin- ninth place. pose sports and entertain- ning in 2022,” said Stefano after comeback He kept a decent pace but ment hub that has hosted six Domenicali, President and could only make up a few po- Super Bowls, two Baseball CEO of Formula 1. Agencies sitions, finishing just ahead World Series, and numerous “The USA is a key growth PORTIMAO (Portugal) of brother Alex Márquez and rock concerts - will sit at the market for us, and we are received a round of applause heart of the track, which has greatly encouraged by our Fabio Quartararo won the Por- from the members of his team been designed to encourage growing reach in the US which tuguese Grand Prix from pole after the race. close racing while meeting will be further supported by position on Sunday, with six- Quartararo lost ground the highest safety standards. this exciting second race. We time MotoGP champion Marc early on but was back in front Miami will be the 11th will be working closely with Marquez finishing seventh in his by the halfway point of the race location Formula 1 has raced the team from Hard Rock Sta- first race in ninth months. in southern Portugal, holding at in the United States since dium and the FIA to ensure The Frenchman converted on for his fifth MotoGP win. the Championship began in the circuit delivers exciting pole position to victory at the He was coming off a win in 1950, following Indianapolis, racing but also leaves a posi- Grande Premio 888 de Por- Qatar two weeks ago. Sebring, Riverside, Watkins tive and lasting contribution tugal as the MotoGP race saw Jack Miller and Miguel Glen, Long Beach, Las Vegas, to the people in the local com- some big names crash out, but Oliveira crashed early in the Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, and munity,” he added. that wasn’t the case for sec- race, while Alex Rins fell later ond place Francesco Bagnaia Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s French rider and winner Fabio Quartararo (C) poses on the podium with when he was near the front. (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Ducati Lenovo Team’s 2nd-placed Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia (L) and Team Suzuki Ecstar’s third-placed Veteran Valentino Rossi also third place Joan Mir (Team Spanish rider Joan Mir after the MotoGP race of the Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International crashed to add to his struggles Suzuki Ecstar). The returning Circuit in Portimao, Portugal, on Sunday. (AFP) at the start of the season, while Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Johann Zarco — the champi- Team) battles through the Results at Turn 11 for P3. onship leader coming into the pain to finish P7 in Portimao. Marquez had a lackluster Portuguese GP — went down The win saw Quartararo 1: F Quartararo (FRA) Monster Energy Yamaha 41’46.412 9: Enea bastianini (ITA) Avintia Esponsorama +22.369 race in his return after break- with six laps to go while fight- 2: Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati Lenovo Team +4.809 10: T Nakagami (JPN) LCR Honda IDEMITSU +23.676 move into championship lead . 3: Joan Mir (SPA) Team Suzuki Ecstar +4.948 11: M Vinales (SPA) Monster Energy Yamaha +23.761 ing his right arm at the Span- ing at the top. Marquez made a wonder- 4: Franco Morbidelli (ITA) Petronas Yamaha SRT +5.127 12: Luca Marini (ITA) SKY VR46 Avintia +29.660 ish GP last summer. Zarco had finished second ful start and was battling Jack 5: Brad Binder (RSA) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +6.668 13: D Petrucci (ITA) Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing +29.836 He missed the rest of last in the first two races of the sea- Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) 6: Aleix Espargaro (SPA) Aprilia Racing Team Gresini +8.885 14: Lorenzo Savadori (ITA) Aprilia Racing Team +38.941 season and the first two races son, both in Qatar. 7: Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team +13.208 15: Iker Lecuona (SPA) Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing +50.642 for P3. 8: Alex Marquez (SPA) LCR Honda Castrol +17.992 this year. Maverick Vinales won the A graphic impression of the Hard Rock Stadium complex in Miami Mir made a typically great The Spaniard jumped to season-opener. Gardens, Florida, United States of America. start and was up into the top quez again on the opening lap. pion shoved his GSX-RR up fourth at the start and was as It was the third straight five, and it was Mir vs Mar- The reigning World Cham- the inside of the Repsol Honda high as third during the first win for Yamaha this season. Sports Monday, April 19, 2021 13 Icardi heads 95th-minute PSG winner in frenetic five-goal finale DPA Berlin

Returning substitute Mauro Icardi gave Paris Saint-Germain a remarkable 3-2 win at home to Saint- Etienne on Sunday to signifi- cantly boost the champions’ title hopes. A perplexing encounter was goalless until the 77th minute when Denis Bouanga had Saint-Etienne in front and PSG, beaten in their previous three home games, facing defeat again. Kylian Mbappe levelled just 84 sec- onds later, though, and then won and converted a penalty to seemingly win the match and close to within a point of Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian forward Mauro Icardi (L) celebrates with PSG’s French forward Kylian Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain players celebrate after winning at the end of the French L1 match against Saint- leaders Lille, held by Montpel- after scoring against Saint-Etienne in French L1 at the Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, on Sunday. (AFP) Etienne at the Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, on Sunday. (AFP) lier on Friday. Yet that was far from the ful error from stand-in goal- Romain Hamouma a 92nd- Saint-Etienne had just to protect a point but allowed with a thigh strain, to reach nod in to spark jubilant cel- end of the drama, with an aw- keeper Sergio Rico gifting minute equaliser. three more minutes to see out Icardi, back after a month out Angel Di Maria’s cross and ebrations.

AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE UEFA warns clubs over participating Al Ahli Saudi rally to in a breakaway Super League hold Al Duhail 1-1 DPA sporting merit which are at Berlin the heart of the domestic and AFC European football pyramid.” Jeddah Europe’s ruling body The FA also condemned UEFA is set to approve sweep- the plans and German Foot- Al Ahli Saudi FC’s Omar Al ing Champions League reforms ball League chief Christian Soma scored in added time to on Monday and has issued a Seifert said his body “rejects cancel out Michael Olunga’s stern warning to clubs amid a any kind of European Super opener for Al Duhail SC as latest Super League threat. League concept” which would the two sides played out a 1-1 Sources told dpa that clubs “irreparably damage the na- draw on Matchday Two of the from England, Italy and Spain tional leagues as the basis of 2021 AFC Champions League were part of the latest plan, European professional foot- group stage at King Abdullah and news reports spoke of a ball.” Sports City on Sunday. league comprising 20 teams The latest development The home side had lost which could be announced as comes on the eve of a UEFA their opening Group C match early as Sunday and start in executive committee meeting against Esteghlal by a huge 2022. which apart from finalising scoreline while their Qa- Reports named Premier the host cities for the sum- tari opponents took all three League clubs Manchester mer’s Euro tournament is points against Iraqi side Al United, Arsenal, Liverpool, also to approve a Champions Shorta. The two sides had Tottenham and Chelsea; Ita- League reform from 2024 on- to settle for a draw this time ly’s Juventus and Milan clubs wards. around. AC and Inter, and the Span- The powerful European A lively start to the match ish trio of Barcelona, Real and Club Association (ECA) and took hold when inside the Atletico Madrid as part of it. UEFA’s club competitions first minute of play, captain Fifteen or 16 of the 20 committee were reportedly in Almoez Ali latched onto Ed- clubs in all are to be perma- agreement Friday about the milson’s pinpoint cross and nent members, and the re- reform under which the elite narrowly missed Mohammad maining four or five to qualify event is to be increased from Al Owais’ far post, as the Qa- for an event which according 32 to 36 teams and each team tari side looked to set the tone to the New York Times would plays 10 instead of six group for the match early on with Ol- “generate hundreds of mil- games in what is known as unga narrowly heading wide a lions of dollars in additional “the Swiss model.” Two of the few minutes later as well. revenue for the participating additional four clubs are to be Al Owais was forced into a teams, which are already the controversially come via his- save when Olunga received a richest clubs in the sport.” toric results not through qual- pass from Abdallah Al Ahrak Action from the Group C Matchday Two action between Qatar’s Al Duhail and Al Ahli Saudi played at the King Abdullah Sports City in jeddah on Sunday. Champions League title ification via domestic action. and carefully placed a right footed shot that the Saudi The deadlock was broken made no mistake in front of yet he somehow skied it. hail sitting atop Group C on keeper was more than equal to. less than 10 minutes into the goal this time. Al Soma equalised for four points, pending the late Ali once again tested the second half, with the home With the final whistle ap- the hosts at the death when game between Esteghlal FC keeper 10 minutes before side finally caving under pres- proaching, goalscorer Olunga Al Duhail’s defence failed to and Al Shorta while Al Ahli sit the break when he dribbled sure when Edmilson ran down missed a golden chance to clear a corner that fell to Mo- in third place with a loss and through the Saudi side’s ranks the right flank and crossed the double his tally and the score- taz Hawsawi, who played it to a draw. and fired a shot that was dealt ball into the area - initially line when some smart inter- the Syrian, the latter volleying with by Al Owais, after a peri- looking like it was aimed for play between his teammates it into the net against the run Scoreline: Al Duhail 1 (Michael od of play where the intensity Ali - but a deflection put into culminated in a penalty-shot of play. Olunga 53’) vs Al Ahli (KSA) 1 had slightly dropped. Olunga’s path and the Kenyan like situation for the Kenyan, The result leaves Al Du- (Omar Al Somah 90+1’).

The UEFA logo is seen at the organization’s headquarters in Nyon. UEFA and English, Spanish and Italian football authorities announced on Sunday that any clubs who take part in a so-called European Super Barcelona win Copa del Rey with League would be banned from all other domestic and continental competitions. European football’s governing body said it had learned that some English, Spanish and Italian clubs might announce a impressive destruction of Athletic breakaway competition. (AFP) holders Bayern Munich and The large number of ad- runners-up Paris Saint-Ger- ditional matches is a threat DPA many clear cut chances. main are said not to be among to domestic competitions and Barcelona Messi had a shot blocked the clubs who have not signed fan groups have also voiced and a free kick which hit the up or expressed interest. their dissent, with an even Lionel Messi and Frenkie de wall, while Inigo Martinez In a statement, UEFA and bigger upcry expected if a Su- Jong inspired Barcelona to a flicked an effort inches wide at football leagues and federa- per League becomes reality. 4-0 thrashing of Athletic Bilbao the other end. tions from England, Italy and The reports said that Eu- on Saturday to win the Copa del Antoine Griezmann should Spain spoke of “a cynical pro- ropean officials were discuss- Rey for a record 31st time. have broken the deadlock in ject, a project that is founded ing counter measures which The Catalans picked up the second half but was denied on the self-interest of a few could include banning Super their first trophy of the season from point-blank range by Ath- clubs at a time when society League clubs from next sea- and gained revenge for their letic goalkeeper Unai Simon. needs solidarity more than son’s Champions League. Spanish Super Cup defeat by The Spain international ever. “We will consider all meas- Athletic in January with a con- pulled off an even better stop “As previously announced ures available to us, at all lev- vincing victory. moments later, denying Sergio by FIFA and the six Federa- els, both judicial and sporting The Basques, who lost the Busquets from similarly close tions, the clubs concerned will in order to prevent this hap- postponed 2020 final a fort- proximity. be banned from playing in any pening. night ago also at La Cartuja in Eventually Barcelona other competition at domes- Football is based on open Seville, have not won the cup broke the deadlock on the tic, European or world level, competitions and sporting since 1984, when they beat hour mark, with Griezmann and their players could be de- merit; it cannot be any other Barcelona. making amends for his earlier nied the opportunity to repre- way,” the UEFA statement Ronald Koeman’s side, in miss by sweeping home from sent their national teams. said. search of their first trophy for De Jong’s cross. “We thank those clubs in “We call on all lovers of almost two years, started well The Dutchman headed other countries, especially the football, supporters and poli- and almost went ahead when home the second to end French and German clubs, ticians, to join us in fighting De Jong fired against the post Athletic’s resistance, before who have refused to sign up against such a project if it from Messi’s cut-back. Messi struck a superb brace to this.” The were to be announced. This It was the best opportunity A handout picture released by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) shows Barcelona’s players celebrat- to give new president Joan said it “condemns any pro- persistent self-interest of a of a first half which they domi- ing with the trophy at the end of the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) final against Athletic Club Bilbao at Laporta the first trophy of his posal that attacks the princi- few has been going on for too nated, without creating too La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, on Saturday. (AFP) second reign. ples of open competition and long. Enough is enough.” 14 Monday, April 19, 2021 Sports Tsitsipas downs Rublev for maiden

A file photo of Roger Federer Masters 1000 title in Monaco celebrating his win against Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2019 ATP other. Playing Andrey was a French Open in Paris. (AFP) Monaco very difficult thing to do to- day, also considering that it Federer confirms Third time proved to be the was a final. charm for Stefanos Tsitsi- “There is extra stress French Open pas at the Rolex Monte-Carlo and extra importance in the Masters on Sunday when he match that we had to play. (I participation collected his first ATP Masters am) definitely proud of the 1000 title with a 6-3, 6-3 vic- way I managed to behave and DPA tory against Andrey Rublev. be out on the court today. Berlin Appearing in his third “The clay court season final at the level, Tsitsipas couldn’t have started bet- Roger Federer confirmed on dropped just four points be- ter,” Tsitsipas said. Sunday he will grace the clay hind his first serve (24/28) “It is the best thing win- courts at the French Open and to capture the second big- ning my first Masters 1000 Geneva Open. gest title of his career after and it is even more special The 20-time grand slam 71 minutes. As a result of doing it here on home soil in champion made his comeback his final win, the 2019 Nitto Monte-Carlo and doing it on at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open ATP Finals champion will clay, which is my favourite last month after a long ab- climb to first position in the surface.” sence following knee surgery. FedEx ATP Race To Turin Tsitsipas made a fast Federer was beaten on Monday. start on Court Rainier III. by Nikoloz Basilashvili at the The six-time ATP Tour The Athens native pinned quarter-final stage in Doha be- titlist did not drop a set Rublev into his backhand fore opting against playing in throughout his week at the corner to earn his first break Dubai and Miami. Monte-Carlo Country Club. point of the match at 1-0 and The 39-year-old Swiss on “I had an unbelievable week switched tactics with a back- Sunday announced he will fea- in Monte-Carlo,” Tsitsipas said hand up the line to claim the ture on home soil in a Geneva in his post-match interview. only break of the set. Open event that gets under “I can’t describe my feel- Tsitsipas dropped just way on May 16. ings right now. I am over- two points across his next World number seven whelmed by so many differ- four service games (16/18) to Federer will also be in the ent emotions and nostalgia. move one set from victory. draw for the second grand It is incredible that I am able Tsitsipas showcased a slam of the year at Roland to be in the position that I mix of power and precision Garros, where he reached the am. We both deserved to be Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after winning the final of the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters against Russia’s Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3 in Mo- on his backhand and found semi-final two years ago in his in the final. We put on an naco on Sunday. (AFP) consistent depth on his first appearance at the Paris amazing fight and an amaz- forehand return to break for major since 2015. ing show… I would consider are the only players to have I had an unbelievable week in Monte-Carlo. I following his straight-sets the second time at 1-1 in the He tweeted: “Hi everyone! it as the (best) week of my claimed 20 or more victories can’t describe my feelings right now. I am over- quarter-final win at Roland second set. Happy to let you know that I life so far.” this season. whelmed by so many different emotions and Garros last year. The World No. 5 contin- will play Geneva and Paris. Tsitsipas claimed early The 23-year-old gained “I knew that he was go- ued his fine serving perfor- “Until then, I will use the breaks in each set and domi- revenge for his semi-final nostalgia. It is incredible that I am able to be in the ing to be a very difficult op- mance to reach match point, time to train. Can’t wait to play nated on serve to narrow the loss to the Russian at last position that I am. We both deserved to be in the final. ponent to face. There were when he broke Rublev for in Switzerland again.” Rafael gap on Rublev at the top of month’s ABN AMRO World We put on an amazing fight and an amazing show… I a lot of nerves coming into the third time. Nadal will be a strong favour- the 2021 wins leaderboard. Tennis Tournament in Rot- would consider it as the (best) week of my life so far. that match. Tsitsipas sunk to his ite to surpass Federer’s tally The Monte-Carlo finalists terdam. Tsitsipas has won “(We) always want to knees in celebration after of grand slam titles in Paris, currently occupy the top his past two clay-court en- Stefanos Tsitsipas bring the best out of [our- Rublev fired a cross-court where he has won the French two positions on the list and counters against Rublev, selves] when facing each backhand into the tramline. Open a record 13 times. Maxwell, De Villiers and bowlers Delhi Capitals register easy hand RCB 38-run win over KKR win over Punjab Kings ANI ANI Mumbai Chennai Mayank Agarwal masterclass Glenn Maxwell and AB de had put Punjab Kings on course Villiers’ knocks of 78 and 76 of victory but Shikhar Dha- were backed up a spirited wan’s ferocious knock took the bowling performance as Royal game away from the KL Rahul- Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led side as Delhi Capitals regis- defeated Kolkata Knight Rid- tered an easy win in the Indian ers (KKR) by 38 runs on Sun- Premier League (IPL) match day here at the MA Chidam- here at the Wankhede Stadium baram Stadium. on Sunday. Andre Russell played a Mayank’s sensational knock of runs for KKR, but in knock and a final over cameo the end, RCB managed to hold by Shahrukh Khan had pro- on to record their third victory pelled Punjab Kings to put in a row this season. This is the an impressive 195 for four. In first time that RCB has man- response, Dhawan’s firingin - aged to win their first three nings and Stoinis’ onslaught games in an IPL season. helped Delhi Capitals get over Chasing 205, KKR got the line with 10 balls to spare. off to a flier as ShubmanG ill Dhawan failed to score a scored 21 runs off just nine century as he got out on 92 Delhi Capitals’ Shikhar Dhawan during his knock of 92 runs against balls, but in trying to look for off 49 balls but the opening Punjab Kings in the Vivo IPL at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on another big shot, Gill lost his batsman ensured Delhi Capi- Sunday. (BCCI/IPL) wicket to Kyle Jamieson in the tals were right on track for a second over of the innings. victory. for six. The left-handed bats- for the first wicket. Rahul Tripathi then joined After Dhawan’s departure, man three back-to-back fours Rahul tried to change Nitish Rana in the middle and Stoinis’ cameo steered Delhi in the 14th over but got out in gears but Kagiso Rabada dis- the duo put on 34 runs for the Capitals to a comfortable win the next over. missed him in the 16th over second wicket, but in looking despite the side losing skipper With Delhi Capitals still as Marcus Stoinis took an for a maximum, Tripathi (25) Rishabh Pant in the 18th over. needing 44 in five overs, easy catch. Six balls later Chris ended up losing his wicket Chasing 196, Delhi Capi- Rishabh Pant played a cau- Gayle sliced the ball in the air to Shubman Gill in the sixth tals got off to a solid start as tious knock but Marcus but failed to get any distance over, reducing KKR to 57/2. openers Prithvi Shaw and Shi- Stoinis bludgeoned the Punjab as Chris Woakes took his first In the very next over, Yuz- khar Dhawan fired the side to Kings bowling attack thanks wicket of the day. vendra Chahal managed to 57 in the first five overs. to two no-balls from Shami in Deepak Hooda and Nicho- send Rana (18) back to the South African AB De Villiers (left) and Australian Glen Maxwell of Royal Challengers Bangalore during their However, Arshdeep Singh the 17th over. las Pooran then whacked what pavilion and KKR was left in a innings against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. (BCCI/IPL) ended Shaw’s short stint at the Earlier, put in to bat first came in their slot before Avesh spot of bother at 66/3. crease as the opening batsman Punjab Kings got off to a fly- Khan ended the West Indies KKR fell further into a In the end, the task proved (1) in the second over of the third-wicket partnership and departed after scoring 32 off ing start with Mayank and KL batsmen knock in the penulti- slump as Dinesh Karthik (2) too much and KKR ended up innings. Varun Chakravarthy reducing RCB to 95/3. 17 balls in the sixth over. Rahul firing on cylinders right mate over. failed to impress with the bat stumbling to a 38-run loss. provided the first two break- De Villiers then joined Steven Smith, who came from the word go. In the final over Shahrukh and ended up losing his wicket Earlier, RCB might have throughs to KKR. Maxwell in the middle and the into bat at number three failed Mayank hit his first fifty of Khan scored 15 runs to take to Chahal. been 9/2 in the second over, Maxwell then joined duo further accelerated the in- to leave a mark. The Austral- the season in just 25 balls as Punjab Kings close to 200 in Eoin Morgan played a 29- but Glenn Maxwell and AB de Padikkal in the crease and nings, not giving KKR bowlers ian batsman’s sluggish knock Punjab Kings got over the 90- their allotted 20 overs run knock from 23 balls, but Villiers’ knocks of 78 and 76 the duo revived the innings any sort of respite. ended when he tried to break run mark in 10 overs. How- Scores: Punjab Kings 195/4 his innings was cut short by ensured that the side posts a for RCB. Maxwell (78) finally de- the shackles but was caught in ever, Meriwala provided Delhi (Mayank Agarwal 69, KL Rahul Harshal Patel with KKR still total of 204/4 in the allotted Padikkal played a second parted in the 17th over as Pat the deep. Capitals the much-needed 61; Lukman Meriwala 1-32); needing 91 more runs for the twenty overs. fiddle while Maxwell took Cummins bounced him out. But Dhawan continued his breakthrough as he dismissed Delhi Capitals 198/4 (Shikhar win. Along with Maxwell and on the mantle of being the However, the Proteas bats- onslaught and smacked a Mo- Mayank in the 13th over end- Dhawan 92, Prithvi Shaw 32; Andre Russell came out de Villiers, Devdutt Padik- aggressor. man carried on with the mo- hammad Shami’s slower ball ing the 122-run partnership Jhye Richardson 2-41). to bat next and he even hit kal and Kyle Jamieson also The right-handed Max- mentum and in the end, RCB Yuzvendra Chahal for 19 runs played knocks of 25 and 11 well hammered KKR bowlers posted a total of more than the in the 17th over and as a re- respectively. all around the park and he was 200-run mark. sult, KKR needed 59 runs for For KKR, Varun looking set to take RCB’s score Muttiah Muralitharan undergoes angioplasty in Chennai the win from the final three Chakravarthy returned with beyond the 180-run mark. Scores: RCB 204/4 (Glenn Chennai: Former Sri Lankan spinner and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowling coach Muttiah Murali- overs. Shakib Al Hasan (26) two wickets. Prasidh Krishna finally Maxwell 78, Ab de Villiers 76*, tharan has undergone angioplasty here in Chennai. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the bowling and Pat Cummins (6) lost Opting to bat first, RCB provided the much-needed Varun Chakravarthy 2-39) legend has had a stent fitted to unblock his artery. Muralitharan, who has 800 wickets in the longest their wickets to Jamieson in got off to a bad start as the breakthrough to KKR as he vs KKR 166/8 (Andre Russell format of the game, will rejoin SRH camp when he is discharged from the hospital. SRH lost the Indian the 18th over and it all boiled side lost wickets of Virat dismissed Padikkal (25) in the 31, Eoin Morgan 29, Kyle Jamie- Premier League (IPL) match against Mumbai Indians on Saturday. The David Warner-led team will next down to Russell. Kohli (5) and Rajat Patidar 12th over, ending the 86-run son 3-41). lock horns with Punjab Kings on Wednesday. (ANI) Sports Monday, April 19, 2021 15 Kipchoge back on top of podium with marathon win in Enschede DPA Frankfurt (GERMANY)

World record holder Eli- ud Kipchoge of Kenya won a tune-up marathon for the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday in the Netherlands. Kipchoge returned to the top of the podium in an eight-lap race under strict hygiene rules at Enschede airport after suffering a first defeat in October inL on- don in an eighth-place finish. He clocked 2 hours 4 min- utes 30 seconds on Sunday, almost three minutes off his (L-R) Second place Kenya’s Jonathan Korir, winner Kenya’s Eliud Kip- world record 2:01:39 hours. choge and third placed Eritrea’s Goitom Kifle pose on the podium after Compatriot Jonathan Korir the “Hamburg Marathon” in Enschede, the Netherlands on Sunday. (AFP) was second and Goitom Kifle of Eritrea was third. the Olympics to test our fitness. Dubbed “the fastest way to Kipchoge aims to become To organise this in the middle Tokyo,” the race was designed the third man to win two Olym- of a pandemic and show that to help runners meet qualify- pic marathon golds in a row, people can still run and deliver ing standards for the Olympics the others being Ethiopia’s their best race before the Olym- in summer. Abebe Bikila and Waldemar pics is very important.” Organizers said that 15 Cierpinski of East Germany. The race only open for elite men and 10 women met the “It is mission accom- runners was originally sched- automatic qualifying standard, plished,” Kipchoge said. “The uled to take place on April 11 the women including German conditions were really good, a in Hamburg but had to be can- winner Katharina Steinruck bit windy but I have no com- celled there owing to tightened who clocked 2:25:30 hours plaint, we were running as one. coronavirus regulations in the over the 42.195-kilometres The race was really perfect. The leading group consisting of Kenya’s Jonathan Korir, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, Pacemaker Kenya’s Philemon Kacheran and Pacemaker Kenya’s German port city. Enschede distance to beat Sara Moreira “It was so good a marathon Noah Kipkemboi compete during the “Hamburg Marathon” held at the Twente airport in Enschede, the Netherlands on Sunday as part of the stepped in and organized the of Portugal and another Ger- happened a few months before qualification for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.( AFP) event in less than a fortnight. man, Rabea Schoeneborn. Dortmund keep Champions League bid alive with 4-1 over Bremen DPA tivated after yesterday,” Reus Dortmund (Germany) told Sky TV in reference to Frankfurt’s and Wolfsburg’s Erling Haaland scored a defeats. brace as Borussia Dortmund “We cut the deficit which came from behind on Sunday was our big aim. We stayed for a 4-1 victory calm after falling behind and AC Milan’s Croatrian forward Mario Mandzukic (C) and teammates over Werder Bremen and kept played our game. We must celebrate after Genoa scored an own goal during the Italian Serie A their Champions League am- continue this way. It’s all match vs Genoa at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Sunday. (AFP) bitions intact. open.” Bremen’s Niklas Mois- Bremen led early from ander said: We are aware of but Dortmund the situation and need points Own goal keeps Milan turned matters around within against (fellow strugglers) nine minutes from Giovanni Mainz on Wednesday.” The Reyna and the double from second Sunday game between in Serie A title hunt Haaland who raised his season Mainz and Hertha Berlin was tally to 23 goals. Mats Hum- postponed because Hertha DPA hand by Scamacca, who inad- mels was named scorer of the are in a two-week quarantine Berlin vertently diverted Hakan Cal- late fourth which went in off after several positive corona- hanoglu’s corner into his own Bremen defender Theodor Ge- virus tests, with their next two Milan kept some pressure on net in the 68th minute. bre Selassie. games also pushed back. Serie A leaders Inter Milan as They required late defen- Dortmund remained fifth Bayern Munich won 3-2 in they cut the gap at the top of the sive heroics from Kjaer and but moved within four points Wolfsburg on Saturday to go table to eight points with an un- Fiyako Tomori to stay in front of Eintracht Frankfurt who in seven points clear at the top convincing 2-1 win over Genoa. as they each produced goal- fourth occupy the last Champi- but that was overshadowed by Ante Rebic’s superb 13th- line clearances to deny Andrea ons League slot with five games the announcement of coach minute opener appeared to Masiello and Valon Behrami left in the season and lost Sat- Dortmund’s Norwegian forward Erling Braut Haaland heads the ball during the German first division Bun- Hansi Flick that he wants to put Milan on course for a rou- and keep Milan hanging on urday, just as Wolfsburg one desliga match against SV Werder Bremen in Dortmund, Germany, on Sunday. (AFP) leave in summer. tine win, but they made heavy Inter’s coattails. point ahead of them in third. Bayern bosses reacted Sun- weather of things thereafter. Inter can stretch their lead Bremen are being sucked from Hummels after a long ball area in the 29th, Haaland con- a row following last week day after a long silence saying Former Milan loanee at the top back to 11 points by into the relegation fight after from Maximilian Eggestein and verted a penalty five minutes against Leipzig in the 87th “FC Bayern disapproves of the Mattia Destro levelled before beating Napoli later on Sun- a fifth straight defeat, in 13th striking into the far left corner later after captain Marco Reus when Jiri Pavlenka parried a unilateral communications is- half-time and the Rossoneri day, but Milan’s slim hopes just four points above the dan- for a 14th-minute lead. was brought down, and poked header from Hummels but the sued by Hansi Flick” because required an own goal from are still alive, while this result ger zone. But Reyna then sensation- Dortmund’s third in the 38th. ball bounced over the line off they said they had agreed to Gianluca Scamacca to claim is another step towards mak- The visitors started well, ally smashed into the top right Bremen were then con- Gebre Selassie. talk about it after next week’s maximum points. ing sure of Champions League with Rashica running away corner from the edge of the fined to a second 4-1 loss in “We were even more mo- two games. Milan were given a helping qualification. Bayern Munich still silent after Flick’s Nketiah nets late equaliser as departure plan; Nagelsmann next? Arsenal hit back against Fulham DPA DPA Berlin Arsenal striker Eddie Nke- Bayern Munich were still tiah came off the bench on silent on their website and so- Sunday to score a last-gasp cial media accounts on Sunday equaliser against Fulham - morning after coach Hansi whose Premier League sur- Flick had revealed the pre- vival bid suffered another late vious day he has asked club blow as a result. bosses to be released out of his Scott Parker’s side lost to contract after the season. Leipzig’s German headcoach Julian Nagels- a last-minute goal to Wolver- There were neither post- mann reacts from the sidelines during the hampton Wanderers last time match quotes from the 3-2 German Bundesliga match against TSG out but appeared on course victory at Wolfsburg which 1899 Hoffenheim in Leipzig on Friday. (AFP) for a first-ever away win over drew Bayern closer to a ninth Arsenal following Josh Maja’s straight Bundesliga title, not second-half penalty. the usual broadcast of Flick’s Instead, it was further news conference, and no reac- heartbreak as Nketiah scram- tion from the leadership. bled in from point-blank range President Herbert Hainer, to earn the misfiringG unners chairman Karl-Heinz Rum- a 1-1 draw. menigge and others must now Mikel Arteta made five decide whether to grant Flick’s changes from Arsenal side Arsenal’s English striker Eddie Nketiah (L) celebrates scoring a late wish to go before the expira- board member sports Hasan ing to Kicker sports magazine ing a salary with RB Leipzig which cruised into the semi- equalising goal for 1-1 during the English Premier League match tion of his deal until 2023, and Salihamidzic. made Flick ponder an exit since coach Julian Nagelsmann who finals of the Europa League against Fulham in London on Sunday. (AFP) if they do so, find a successor In an interview with ZDF last autumn and that club lead- is considered the favourite for with a 4-0 win at Slavia for the man who won six ti- television Saturday night, ers “lost control” over the issue. the Munich hotseat. Prague on Thursday but they their penalty as referee Craig hammer the ball home from tles with the team last season Flick explicitly thanks Rum- “For Flick and Bayern it is Erik ten Hag of Ajax Am- never looked like hitting those Pawson pointed to the spot 12 yards and give Fulham re- and likely a seventh this term menigge, Hainer and ex-pres- now about making sure that sterdam, a former Munich heights here. on the advice of his assistant, newed optimism of avoiding through the league. ident Uli Hoeness for being the dents of the past months reserve team coach, has also But there would be VAR with VAR checking Gabriel the drop. They have all but no choice given the opportunity to coach and weeks for both parties been mentioned. Flick is controversy throughout, Dani Magalhaes’ foul on Mario Nketiah’s eventual leveller to let Flick go after the five re- Bayern, while Salihamidzic don’t amount to a total loss,” meanwhile expected to suc- Ceballos seeing a header ruled Lemina and then a potential would stand after an offside maining games. was not mentioned. Kicker said. ceed Joachim Loew as Germa- out after Bukayo Saka had offside against in the check against Rob Holding Flick refused to go into The relationship has been The report suggested that ny coach, having been Loew’s been centimetres offside in the move leading to the spot-kick. in the build-up, with Parker details but the main reason damaged for months, mainly Flick believed that Salihamid- assistant between 2006 and build-up. With both decisions stand- exasperated on the touchline is said to be a major rift with over transfer issues, and accord- zic was already even discuss- the 2014 World Cup win. Then Fulham would get ing, it was left to Maja to once again.