MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2017 SPORTS Klopp delighted by cut-price Liverpool stars DUBLIN: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will by those who cost little or nothing. means James Milner is free for midfield, so Liverpool in Dublin, in front of over 50,000 (Coutinho) had back problems yesterday keep an open mind on the Reds’ participa- “We’ve always said that until August 31 without being in the transfer market we Liverpool fans, but there was no sign of and today so there was no reason for any tion in the transfer market, after signing we’ll run through the world with open have a new midfield player, which is nice. fellow Brazilian Philipe Coutinho, who has risks, the same with (Jordan) Henderson. off on an unbeaten pre-season with a 3-1 eyes, that’s clear, but it’s not us alone who “Dominic Solanke, I think he’s already been linked with a move to Barcelona. He was a little bit ill, so we said ‘OK, no risk win over Athletic Bilbao. The Reds boss decides about these things. It’s all about shown that he’s ready for some adult foot- Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana today’. Daniel, of course, has a little muscle watched 19-year-old summer signing other clubs [too],” said Klopp. “I thought ball. Ryan Kent, I’ve known him for one- were also missing through injury, with the problem, but the squad is big and I Dominic Solanke score again, along with today and this pre-season brought us new and-a-half years and last year he devel- latter out for up to three months, but thought I saw today that a few boys really 17-year-old Ben Woodburn, while Alberto players, if you want. Alberto Moreno is oped unbelievably well and this pre-sea- Klopp says he must now focus on next showed up. Moreno impressed at full back. 100 per cent back, which is very nice after son is completely different to last pre-sea- week’s Premier League opener against “We will rotate, that’s clear, that’s not Klopp shelled out a club record £34 a really difficult year. son, he’s completely showed up now. Watford. my problem at the moment, I’ll prepare for million to Roma for Mohamed Salah this “Andrew Robertson shows all the skills “So, without paying too much money “Everybody knows about the injury to the Watford game from tomorrow on and summer, and £8 million for Scottish full he has, of course he still has to adapt to or the highest transfer fees we have addi- Adam Lallana, it’s a big blow, but this team then the next game, and then the next back Andy Robertson from Hull but he’s our way of playing but you can already see tions in the squad. That’s good.” Roberto deals with so many difficult situations and game, and then I’ll think about how we been enthused by the impressions made what a threat he can be offensively. “That Firmino scored the other goal for they will deal with this,” Klopp said. “Phil can do this.” —AFP BASEBALL Dodgers hit 5 homers to extend historic surge NEW YORK: Yasiel Puig hit a tiebreaking BREWERS 3, RAYS 0 homer in the seventh inning as the Los Zach Davies gave up one hit in seven Angeles Dodgers went deep five times to ral- innings as Milwaukee remained a half-game ly past the New York Mets 7-4 on Saturday to behind NL Central-leading Chicago after a extend their incredible surge. Chris Taylor, victory over Tampa Bay. It was the second Justin Turner, Corey Seager and rookie Cody straight shutout for the Brewers, who have Bellinger also connected for the Dodgers, given up only one run while winning three who are 43-7 since June 7. That’s the best 50- straight. game run by a big league team since the 1912 New York Giants compiled the same BLUE JAYS 4, ASTROS 3, 10 INNINGS mark from May 14 to July 3. Los Angeles has Ryan Goins hit a tiebreaking RBI single in won all but one of its last 13 games, upping the 10th inning as Toronto rallied to beat the top record in the majors to an astound- Houston. Goins hit the two-out single to left ing 78-32. That puts the Dodgers at 46 games field off Francisco Liriano (6-7), and Rob above .500 for the first time since 1962. Refsnyder touched home plate with his left hand just before Brian McCann tagged him. CUBS 7, NATIONALS 4 The Astros challenged the call, which stood Willson Contreras homered and drove in after a nearly two-minute review. three runs while Alex Avila homered for his first hit with the Cubs as Chicago beat RANGERS 4, TWINS 1 Washington to even the series between divi- Cole Hamels threw the 16th complete sion leaders. Kris Bryant and Jon Jay each game of his career - his first in nearly two added a run-scoring hit as the Cubs snapped years - and turned in his most efficient start a three-game losing streak. Bryce Harper hit of the season to lead Texas past Minnesota. his 28th homer and threw out a runner at With Hamels dominating on the mound, third base for the Nationals. Nomar Mazara’s first-inning, two-run homer off Kyle Gibson (6-9) was all the offense Texas YANKEES 2, INDIANS 1 needed to beat the Twins. Hamels (6-1) scat- Brett Gardner and Ronald Torreyes made tered four hits and allowed only four batters LONDON: Arsenal players hold the Community Shield trophy as they celebrate victory after the English FA Community Shield football match sensational defensive plays in the ninth to reach base. The Twins’ only run against between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in north London yesteday. Arsenal won 4-1 on penalties after the game ended 1-1.— AFP inning to save Aroldis Chapman from anoth- him was unearned. er late-inning meltdown in Progressive Field SOCCER as New York hung on to stop a four-game PADRES 5, PIRATES 2 losing streak. Chapman (4-2), making his first Rookie Dinelson Lamet allowed just one appearance in Cleveland since Game 7 of last hit in 5 2/3 innings while Wil Myers broke year’s World Series for the Chicago Cubs, out of a slump with a home run and three Courtois, Morata gift allowed a leadoff single in the ninth before RBIs as San Diego beat Pittsburgh. Lamet Jose Ramirez hit a fly to deep left that (6-4) struck out five and walked three, giv- Gardner grabbed with a jump on the warn- ing up just a single to Josh Bell in the fourth ing track. Edwin Encarnacion then hit a to win his third consecutive start. He also Arsenal Community Shield blooper toward right that Torreyes ran down picked up his first major league hit, a flare with a dive. to right field off Gerrit Cole (9-8) in the sixth. Brad Hand worked a perfect ninth for LONDON: Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and star RED SOX 4, WHITE SOX 1 his eighth save. Dusty Coleman went 3 for 4 signing Alvaro Morata were the Chelsea fall guys Andrew Benintendi and Jackie Bradley Jr. for the Padres, including his third homer, as Arsenal won the Community Shield 4-1 on hit two-run homers and Drew Pomeranz won while Josh Harrison hit a solo home run in penalties at Wembley yesterday. Bartra miss hands Bayern a career-best fifth straight decision to help the seventh and Adam Frazier added an RBI Goals from Chelsea’s Victor Moses and Boston beat Chicago. Pomeranz (11-4) gave single but couldn’t stop the Pirates from Arsenal new boy Sead Kolasinac sent the game up Tim Anderson’s homer on the second the German Super Cup falling 5 1/2 games behind first-place to a shootout and with both Courtois and pitch of the game, but didn’t allow another Morata limply squandering their spot-kicks, run before leaving with a 4-1 lead with one Chicago in the NL Central. DORTMUND: Bayern Munich lifted the back.” World Cup-winner Mario Goetze was Arsenal won the trophy for the third time in four German Super Cup on Saturday with a 5-4 missing for German Cup winners Dortmund out in the seventh. Since starting the season years. Courtois blazed his penalty over the bar 3-3, Pomeranz has lost just once in 15 starts. BRAVES 7, MARLINS 2 win in a penalty shoot-out at Borussia as the 25-year-old dropped out with a back Mike Foltzynewicz had a career-high 11 before substitute Morata, a £58 million (£75.6 Dortmund after Marc Bartra had his crucial injury after five months missing with a meta- million; 64.2 million euros) capture from Real ORIOLES 5, TIGERS 2 strikeouts and Freddie Freeman hit a three- final spot-kick saved. bolic disorder. run homer as Atlanta beat Miami. Miami led Madrid, shot wide, allowing Olivier Giroud to The game finished 2-2 over 90 minutes as Bayern were missing stars Jerome Welington Castillo hit a tiebreaking seal victory for Arsenal. Arsenal, embarking homer in the seventh inning while Adam 1-0 in the sixth when Giancarlo Stanton Christian Pulisic’s early goal for Dortmund Boateng, David Alaba and Arjen Robben, slugged his 36th homer, most in the majors. upon their first season without Champions was cancelled out by Robert Lewandowski. while new-signing James Rodriguez is out Jones and Tim Beckham also hit solo shots as League football since 1997, have won on their Baltimore ended Detroit’s four-game win- One night after homering twice, Stanton Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, last season’s with a hamstring injury.