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RUGBY | Page 4 NHL | Page 5 Leitch says Blues beat Japan can Bruins in seven make history at to capture fi rst World Cup Stanley Cup Friday, June 14, 2019 CRICKET Shawwal 11, 1440 AH Archer will take GULF TIMES Windies clash in his stride, says Morgan SPORT Page 2 FOCUS Piracy issue puts Saudi’s Italian Super Cup plans in trouble almost two years. De Siervo said yesterday: Saudi Arabia. By Anthony Harwood Serie A is next to beIN London But the Doha-based channel “Serie A is next to beIN Sports The piracy has now spread so is threatening to re-evaluate how Sports against BeoutQ against BeoutQ in the fi ght far and wide that it is the subject much it pays for TV rights across in the fi ght against against piracy. For Serie A this is of a lawsuit at the World Trade audi Arabia’s plans to host the Middle East and North Africa ‘ piracy. For Serie A this a fundamental area, from which Organisation, and been attacked the next ‘Supercoppa’ are (Mena) region because so many is a fundamental area, about a third of international TV by the BBC and Sky over illegal in danger after Serie A people are able to watch pirated from which about a third rights arrive. broadcasts across Europe. took legal action over the content for free. of international TV rights “We have already taken legal beIN CEO, Yousef al-Obaidly, Sdesert kingdom’s rampant TV De Siervo’s predecessor, arrive action. We will start shortly was furious with Serie A when piracy. Marco Brunelli, signed a €7mn — Luigi De Siervo, to make a strong campaign to- the deal between Serie A and Luigi De Siervo, the new boss (USD8mn) deal with Saudi Ara- Italian Serie A CEO wards our government and Saudi Arabia was originally an- of the top Italian league, said il- bia for the Supercoppa – played other governments to bring the nounced. legal transmissions by the rogue between the winners of the Ital- BeoutQ phenomenon to total He said: “Among all the coun- channel called BeoutQ were ian League and the country’s cup tar channel had paid for, but reduction.” tries in the world that you could putting at risk a third of its inter- competition — to be held in Jed- also from human rights cam- BeoutQ was launched follow- have chosen to host your race, national TV rights, worth about dah twice over four years. paigners who were up in arms as ing a Riyadh-led diplomatic and you have chosen the only coun- $500mn. The decision to go ahead with the Juventus-AC Milan fi xture A video grab of the rogue BeoutQ transmission of the Juventus vs trade boycott of the Qatar which try that supports the theft even The Riyadh-based station has the fi rst fi xture in January was came three months after the Fiorentina Italian Super Cup match in April this year. meant that sporting events such of your contents on an industrial been pirating on an industrial not only met with opposition Saudi murder of journalist Jamal as the FIFA World Cup, Cham- scale. I ask if it is appropriate to scale the output of beIN Sports, from beIN Sports, over BeoutQ’s Khashoggi. that women fans would not be accompanied, as is the custom in pions League, Premier League proceed with the Super Cup which is based in rival Qatar, for piracy of Serie A which the Qa- Politicians also complained allowed to attend the match un- Saudi Arabia. and Serie A were not available in match in Jeddah.” CYCLING Surgery successful, Froome should be back racing in six ‘One of the things which sets Chris apart is his mental strength and resilience — and months: surgeon we will support him totally in his recovery’ AFP Saint-Etienne, France our-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has undergone a success- ful four-hour operation Ffollowing a devastating crash and could be back racing in six months, his surgeon said yester- day. Froome was airlifted to hospi- tal in Saint-Etienne for emergen- cy surgery after slamming into a wall at high speed during prac- tice on Wednesday ahead of the fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine race in central France. The force of the impact frac- tured his pelvis, right femur, and left him with broken ribs and a broken right elbow. “The operation was long, al- most four hours, but it went very, very well,” said Remi Philippot, chief surgeon for sports trauma at Saint-Etienne hospital. Team Ineos’ doctor Richard Rescue workers are seen through a window as they transport Team Ineos rider Christopher Froome of Usher echoed Philippot’s com- Great Britain on a stretcher upon arrival at the Centre Hospitalier in Roanne, France. (AFP) ments through a statement is- sued by the outfi t owned by Brit- care for 48 hours before being “We have had a look at his Tour de France director Chris- ish billionaire Jim Ratcliff e. authorised to move to a unit spe- data, he went from 54km/h to a tian Prudhomme said Froome’s “First things fi rst, the surgery cialising in rehabilitation. dead stop,” Brailsford said. absence was a blow to the 2019 was a success. The operation The accident happened in the edition of cycling’s biggest stage went very well,” he said. DEAD STOP village of Saint-Andre d’Apchon. race. “The Tour de France won’t “Chris will remain in hospital Froome’s Ineos team principal Froome had taken his hands off be the same without him. Chris for the next few days for obser- Dave Brailsford said his star rider the handlebars in order to blow Froome has been the central vation, but he is already actively had the mental force needed in the his nose “and the wind’s taken character at the Tour since 2013,” engaging in discussing his reha- battle for recovery that lay ahead. his front wheel and he’s hit a he said. bilitation options, which is very “One of the things which sets wall,” Brailsford added. Froome had started the year in encouraging,” Usher added. Chris apart is his mental strength Following treatment at the low-key form. He trailed in 91st Froome received further and resilience — and we will sup- scene Froome was airlifted to in the Tour of Colombia, 94th at positive news as he stands to be port him totally in his recovery, intensive care at Saint-Etienne the Tour of Catalonia, 11th in the handed the 2011 Vuelta a Espana help him to recalibrate and assist hospital. Tour of the Alps and 13th at the title after original winner Juan him in pursuing his future goals Froome’s wife Michelle Cound Tour de Yorkshire. Cobo was found guilty of an anti- and ambitions.” tweeted that she was on her way The Kenyan-born Froome, doping rule violation and could The team will nevertheless be to join him there and asked fans to who at his best combines top be stripped of victory, the In- Team Ineos rider Christopher Froome of Great Britain rides during the third stage of the 71st edition of the without their key rider for the keep the rider “in your thoughts.” level time-trialling skills with a ternational Cycling Union (UCI) Criterium du Dauphine on Tuesday. (AFP) Tour de France next month after Brailsford said Froome had fearsome prowess for climbing, said. the horror crash which happened worked “incredibly hard to get in fi rst won the Tour in 2013 with Philippot said the good news 50km/h, with very little body bouncing back. compound fracture to the femur on a downhill stretch of road in fantastic shape and had been on Team Sky. was the high-impact crash had protection, causing a high- “He started asking immedi- while Giorgio Gesta, an ortho- the Loire region. track for the Tour” which starts He went on to win the Tour de caused no neurological or head energy impact,” said Philippot, ately when he could get back on paedic surgeon and former Ital- Froome was riding with Dutch on July 6 from Brussels. France again in 2015, 2016 and trauma and he expected Froome who spoke to Froome yesterday his bike. He should be back rac- ian hockey international, worked teammate Wout Poels when The Criterium du Dauphine 2017. He also won the 2017 Vuelta would be back in the saddle in six morning for one hour. ing in about six months,” said on fractures to the right elbow. he lost control of his bike and represents a full dress rehearsal and the 2018 Giro d’Italia, mak- months. “Chris Froome has the morale Philippot. Philippot said the 34-year-old slammed into the wall of a house and Froome was doing well, in ing him the greatest Grand Tour “The impact was at around of a winner and is very rapidly He personally operated on the Briton would remain in intensive at full speed. eighth spot before the crash. rider of his generation. Gulf Times 2 Friday, June 14, 2019 CRICKET WORLD CUP FOCUS Archer will take Windies clash in his stride: Morgan Barbados-born Archer, whose father is English, was cleared to play for England under new eligibility rules Reuters London SPOTLIGHT ngland captain Eoin Morgan is relieved to Bayliss will have to live with the have fast bowler Jofra Archer at his disposal for Etoday’s World Cup clash against ‘Sheldon Salute’, says Holder West Indies rather than having to face his pace. Reuters The Barbados-born 24-year- Southampton, England old, whose father is English, was cleared to play for England under new eligibility rules which meant est Indies bowler he needed three years residency, Sheldon Cottrell may rather then seven.

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