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Verstappen Ends Mercedes' Winning SPORT SPORT | 18 SPORT | 19 England's Europa League: Stokes to miss United, Inter rest of Pakistan favourites in Test series unique quarters MONDAY 10 AUGUST 2020 Red Bull driver storms to 70th Anniversary Grand Prix win at Silverstone Verstappen ends Mercedes’ winning run REUTERS – SILVERSTONE F1: 70TH ANNIVERSARY GRAND PRIX Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates with RESULTS (TOP 10) Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won team-mates. Formula One’s 70th Anni- versary Grand Prix at Silver- 1. Max Verstappen stone yesterday to end (NED/Red Bull- Mercedes’ run and become Honda) 1 h 19:41.993, Lewis Hamilton’s closest chal- 2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/ lenger. Mercedes) at 11.326, 3. In a race dominated by Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) tyres and strategy, Hamilton 19.231, 4. Charles Leclerc (MON/ swept past Mercedes team mate Ferrari) 29.289, 5. Alexander Albon Valtteri Bottas to take second (THA/Red Bull-Honda) 39.146, 6. Lance place late in the race and stay Stroll (CAN/Racing Point-Mercedes) 42.538, 30 points clear in the standings. 7. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Racing Point- Six times world champion Mercedes) 55.951, 8. Esteban Ocon (FRA/ Hamilton, who gained an extra Renault) 1:04.773, 9. Lando Norris (GBR/ point for fastest lap, also McLaren-Renault) 1:05.b544, 10. Daniil equalled Ferrari great Michael Kvyat (RUS/AlphaTauri-Honda) 1:09.669 Schumacher’s record of 155 career podium finishes. “I didn’t see it coming, but Max Verstappen after the first stint it seemed like celebrates on the we were really good on tyres,” podium. said Verstappen as he cele- brated his ninth win that left him with 77 points to Hamil- ton’s 107. “Of course there was a question mark how Mercedes were going to go on the hard tyre. We had a lot of pace in the car and I didn’t really have a lot Red Bull’s Max Verstappen of tyre issues at all. We just kept winning the Formula One 70th pushing.” Anniversary Grand Prix at the Bottas dropped to third Silverstone Circuit, yesterday. overall on 73 points after starting on pole position in a race again run without spec- pole, but Verstappen was alone out a one-stopper. Pirelli had consideringing a one-stopperone-stopper on tators due to the COVID-19 among the top 10 on the grid to brought softer tyres this time, heavily blisteredlistered tyres.tyres. AlexanderAlexander pandemic. start on the hard tyres and it forcing a change of strategy, “We haven’thaven’t really had an AlbonAlbon andannd “As a team we were paid off. and Mercedes were ill at ease opportunitynity in allall thethe races so thethe RacingRacciingng sleeping at some point when The champions were in a fast-changing two-stop far to pushh themthem andand I couldcould see PointsPoints ooff LaLanceannce SStStrollrollll Max managed to get ahead of mindful that Hamilton and race. we were pushingpushing them. I tried andand stand-instand-inn NicoNiicco Hulkenberg.HuH lkkeennbergg. us and my strategy was far, far Bottas had both suffered late Red Bull piled on the to put thee pressure on, theythey had Renault’sRenault’’s EstebanEsteeban OconOOcon waswas from ideal. Lots to learn from blowouts at the previous week- pressure, forcing Hamilton into to pit, I didid my own pace,” saidsaid eightheighth withwith McLaren’sMcMcLarren’’s LandoLaL ndo today, I think,” said the Finn. end’s British Grand Prix at Sil- a second pitstop with 11 laps to Verstappen.en. NorrisNorris ninthninthh andandd RussianRussiian DaniilDaniil Mercedes had won the four verstone, when Hamilton won go when he was leading and Ferrari’sari’s Charles Leclerc KvyatKvyat takingtaking thethe finalfinall pointpoint forfor previous races, and taken every on three wheels, in trying to eke looked like he might be was fourth,th, aheadahead of RedRed Bull’sBull’s AlphaTauri.AlphaTauri. Four Al Sadd players in ACL2018 ‘Dream Team’ THE PENINSULA/AFC – KUALA official statistics provider for the Al Sadd players, Baghdad Bounedjah, Pedro LUMPUR AFC, is also included as a Miguel, Abdelkarim Hassan and Barca legend comparison. Xavi make it to the final XI following an The Asian Football Confederation Collecting a huge 89% of the online poll conducted by the Asian Football yesterday revealed the 'Dream votes, the popular Persepolis cus- Team' from the 2018 AFC Cham- todian and 2018 runner-up was out Confederation. Xavi Hernandez pions League, selected by fans. in front by some distance, with The list, revealed on https:// Kashima Antlers’ three-time AFC www.the-afc.com yesterday, Champions League winner includes four Al Sadd players, Kwoun Sun-tae (10%) namely Baghdad Bounedjah, Pedro coming second. Miguel, Abdelkarim Hassan and Esteghlal’s attacking Barca legend Xavi. full-back Khosro Heydari Over 250,000 votes have been (92%) was way out in front cast to select the Dream Team and ahead of Jeonbuk Hyundai Baghdad the final line-up features a host of Motors Lee Yong (4%), Bounedjah standout performers from the Kashima Antlers’ Koki competition. Anzai (3%) and Guangzhou The 2018 AFC Champions Evergrande’s Zhang Linpeng Siamak Nemati League was filled with classic (2%). more than played his matches, nail-biting moments and Al Sadd’s centre-back Miguel part in what was Persepolis’ fabulous individual performances clinched the fans’ vote for centre- best AFC Champions League per- and, after reviewing the competi- back and he partners Persepolis’ formance to date and the fans have Pedro Miguel tion’s key players, we present the defender Shojae Khalilzadeh in our rewarded him with a whopping ‘Dream Team’ as voted by the fans. rearguard. 68% of the votes. Eleven players who made the Khalilzadeh edged out his club Nemati takes the right side of cut on the public polls on the-AFC. captain Jalal Hosseini, while Gen our three-man midfield with coun- com, while an XI by OPTA, the Shoji of Kashima Antlers, Tianjin’s tryman Farshid Esmaeili and Xavi, Kwon Kyung-won and Jeonbuk who received the second and third Hyundai Motors’ Choi Bo-kyung most votes respectively, taking up Abdelkarim were also in the running. the other two spots. Hassan Hassan’s performances in Al There were plenty of super Sadd’s 2018 campaign were so strikers to choose from to lead our impressive that they helped him win frontline but, ultimately, it was the AFC Player of the Year award Persepolis targetman Ali Alipour at the end of the campaign and the who came out on top ahead of fans have reflected this too, naming Mame Thiam of Persepolis’ the Qatari star as the left-back in fierce rivals Esteghlal. our XI. Al Sadd’s Bounedjah, His 45% share of the vote saw who was the tournament’s him hold off Kim Jin-su of Jeonbuk top scorer, rounds out our Hyundai Motors (26%), Shuto three-man attack in this Yamamoto of Kashma Antlers (19%) exciting-looking all-star and Guangzhou Evergrande’s Li team from the 16th edition of Xuepeng (9%). the AFC Champions League. 18 SPORT MONDAY 10 AUGUST 2020 Dustin Johnson in action during Stokes to miss rest the third round on of Pakistan Test series Saturday. AFP — MANCHESTER leaving hospital, praising him that all media respects the fam- as “strong and stubborn”. ily’s privacy at this time.” Out- England star Ben Stokes “Stokes will leave the UK later standing all-rounder Stokes (pictured) will miss the this week and travel to New played in the England side that concluding two Tests against Zealand,” said an ECB beat Pakistan by three wickets Pakistan for family reasons, the statement issued yesterday. at Old Trafford on Saturday to Legend Akram England and Wales Cricket “He will miss England’s two go 1-0 up in three-match series. Board announced yesterday. Test matches against Pakistan The England vice-captain disappointed Stokes’s father Ged was at the Ageas Bowl (starting) on has been an ever present in the admitted to hospital in Johan- Thursday 13 August and Friday side this season and led the with Azhar’s nesburg two days before 21 August. team in Joe Root’s absence Christmas lastast year with a “TheThe England and WalesWales during the seriesseries opener against captaincy serious illnesss whilewhile followingfollowing CricketCricket Board,Board, alongalong withwith thethe thethe WeWestst InIndiesdies last month -- a his son’s progressogress withwith thethe StokesStokes family,family, matchmatch regularregular skipper Root REUTERS — MANCHESTER England cricketket team durinduringg requestsrequests missed to attendattend the birth of his their tour of SouthSouth Africa.Africa. secondsecond child.child. Pakistan captain Azhar Ali Ged Stokes,kes, a formerformer AlthoughAlthough born in “missed a trick” several times New Zealandd rugbyrugby leagueleague Christchurch on the South in the opening Test against international,al, underwent IslandIsland ofof New Zealand, England and their three- three operationstions and StokesStoke came to wicket loss will hurt the team spent 37 daysays in EnglandEnglan as a 12-year- and their fans, according to hospital, withh his old whenw his father bowling great Wasim Akram conditions ini-ni- GedGed got a job (pictured above). tially describeded coachingcoachi the Work- Ali and his men held the as “critical”l” ington rugby league upper hand for most part of before itit clubclub anda grew up in the series opener and had stabilised. thethe nearby West England, chasing 277 for He has sincece CumbrianCu town of victory, reeling at 117-5 at Old continued his Cockermouth.C Trafford before England recovery in NewNew Ged and his fought back. 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