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Vasyl Lomachenko Courtois, Morata defends belt, stops gift Arsenal Marriaga after 7 rounds Community Shield MONDAY, AUGUST13 7, 2017 15 India beat Sri Lanka to clinch Test series Page 14 ENSCHEDE: Netherlands’ team players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 football tournament final match between Netherlands and Denmark at Fc Twente Stadium in Enschede yesterday. — AFP Dutch beat Danes to win women’s Euro ENSCHEDE: A brace from Vivianne Miedema led home a superb cross from right winger Shanice Spitse then scored five minutes after the with a torn knee ligament, while Sandvej came in Veenendaal ended in the hands of the Dutch hosts Netherlands to a 4-2 win over Denmark van de Sanden who had outsprinted Cecilie break with a low shot from a free-kick and for left-back Line Roddik. keeper and then she missed a cross. In the sec- and their first women’s Euro title in Enschede Sandvej on the wing. Miedema made it 4-2 after fooling a defender Propelled by a sold-out Twente stadium in ond half, Van Es sent a long-range shot wide, yesterday. Miedema pulled the hosts level at 1-1 Martens turned with the ball just outside the inside the box and beating Petersen with a low Enschede, the Dutch dominated the early min- Petersen superbly stopped Miedema’s blast from on ten minutes and added her second goal two box in the 28th minute and her low left-footer shot in the 89th minute. utes of a very lively first half, but Denmark’s first long range and Jackie Groenen narrowly missed minutes from the end to round off the scoring, beat diving Danish keeper Stina Petersen at her The Dutch are only the fourth team to lift the goal levelled the situation on the pitch. Martens from long range. with Lieke Martens and skipper Sherida Spitse left post. The valiant Danes equalised on 33 min- trophy after eight-time champions Germany, could have extended her scoring record after 15 At the other end, Katrine Veje’s attempt from also scoring for the champions. utes when skipper Pernille Harder picked up a two-time winners Norway and Sweden, who minutes, when van de Sanden’s low cross found inside the box missed the Dutch goal, just like a Denmark took the lead as Nadia Nadim long pass on the right wing, took it inside the won the first edition in 1984. Denmark, like the her inside the box, but Petersen had little trouble rebound from a corner by substitute Frederikke scored from the penalty spot on six minutes after box and wrong-footed Dutch keeper Sari van Dutch playing in their first final, made two clearing her weak shot. Thogersen. Troelsgaard missed the top corner by Kika van Es had brought down Sanne Veenendaal, scoring with a low left-foot shot to changes in their starting line-up as Sofie Junge Nadim had two good chances to add to her an inch five minutes from the end as the Danes Troelsgaard in the box. Miedema then fired her left post. Pedersen replaced midfielder Line Jensen, out opener, but her one-on-one with Van pushed for an equaliser. —AFP Gatlin gatecrashes Bolt’s Kirui gives Kenya gold in men’s marathon at worlds 100 metre farewell party LONDON: Geoffrey Kirui gave Kenya a record men’s shot put. fifth men’s marathon title at the world cham- After the Americans went 1-2 in the men’s pionships yesterday, winning a seesaw race 100 meters with Justin Gatlin taking gold and LONDON: American veteran Justin Gatlin was booed global golds, 13 have come in individual events and incredibly slow to react out of the blocks, the 100 and with Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia that finished on reducing Usain Bolt to bronze, Olympic after he stunned Usain Bolt to win the 100m world allied with a charismatic personality, it has guaran- 200m world record holder behind Coleman in the London’s famed Tower Bridge. champion Elaine Thompson will be seeking title in London on Saturday and rain on the teed Bolt recognition as one of the world’s most suc- lane outside from the off. Kirui had to come from behind to pass to get one back for Jamaica. Tori Bowie leads Jamaican’s farewell race in the blue riband event. cessful sportsmen The crowd, on their feet, roared, and so Bolt Tola in the final quarter of the race. And once the US challenge. Gatlin, who has served two doping bans and won sil- . responded as he has so many times before. After 50 he got through the winding streets of The US team could well win more medals vers behind Bolt at the last two world championships, KINGSTON IN STRATFORD metres, he moved into his famed “drive phase”, head London, Kirui found the way clear for a victo- with Ryan Crouser favored to add the world clocked 9.92 seconds, with teammate Christian “It feels like most of Kingston is in Stratford coming slowly up as part of the process that unleash- rious run along the River Thames over the last title to his Olympic shot put gold. —AP Coleman winning silver in 9.94sec. tonight,” the stadium announcer said of the welcome es the full power from his long legs. But it was not miles. Kirui won in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 27 sec- Bolt suffered a dreadful start and could only claim afforded Bolt in the eastern London stadium now quite enough. onds, creating such a gap over Tola that he bronze in 9.95sec. “I’m sorry I couldn’t end it on a win- home to West Ham United in the English Premier Teeth gritted and eyes glued on the big screen of had time to slap the outstretched hands of Bahrain’s Chelimo ning note, but I want to thank you for your support,” League. In temperatures of 19 degrees Celsius (68F), the Trevor Brooking Stand, Bolt streaked through the fans in the finishing straight before crossing said Bolt, who embraced Gatlin after they streaked Bolt the showman demonstrated exactly what athlet- finish line but any fairytale individual finish to a star- the line. Tola weakened at the end and just wins women’s through the line with no clear victor immediately ics will miss when he bows out. The sell-out 60,000 tling career was dashed by Gatlin and young pre- held off bronze medalist Alphonce Simbu of world marathon apparent. crowd roared as he entered the stadium to do his tender Coleman. For the IAAF, could there have been Tanzania at the end. “It’s been a wonderful experience as always.” Gatlin final warm-up on the track. a worse outcome? Tola first shook off Kirui about three-quar- LONDON: Kenyan-born Bahraini Rose was afforded the same rough reception as he had in Stripped to a vest and tight shorts in the black, Russia remains banned from international compe- ters through the race but overestimated his Chelimo edged veteran Edna Kiplagat to the heats and semi-finals, loud boos and jeering ring- green and yellow of Jamaica, chants of “Usain Bolt” tition over doping and now their prized athlete, des- strength. Slowly, the Kenyan came back and win the women’s marathon at the IAAF ing around the same stadium where in 2012 his rival- rang around in a surprisingly tense atmosphere. tined for some kind of future ambassadorial role with- took over the lead by the 35-kilometer mark. ry with Bolt was presented as ‘good against evil’, given Gatlin, on the other hand, was emotionless as loud in the body, bows out beaten by a two-time, largely “I feared the Ethiopian because he had such a World Championships yesterday. the American’s doping-tainted past. jeers welcomed him. Starting in lane four, Bolt was unrepentant drugs cheat. —AFP fast time, so I just followed my plan to 35K Kiplagat hit 40km a second ahead, but “I tuned it out (the boos) through the rounds and and then felt my body to see how I was Chelimo kicked in the last 2km to win stayed the course,” said Gatlin. “I did what I had to do. doing,” Kirui said. “Good for me it responded Bahrain’s first medal in the event in 2hr The people who love me are here cheering for me well.” Kirui, who won the Boston Marathon in 27min 11sec. and cheering at home. “It is Bolt’s last race. I have had April, got his nation its first men’s marathon Kiplagat, a two-time previous cham- many victories and many defeats down the years. It is title since 2011. pion in 2011 and 2013, claimed silver an amazing occasion. We are rivals on the track but in seven seconds adrift, with American Amy the warm-down area we joke and have a good time.” THIAM EXTENDS HER LEAD Cragg taking bronze. “I was not expect- The jeering did indeed continue unabated after it In the Olympic Stadium, Nafi Thiam ing to win,” said Chelimo, who transferred became clear Gatlin, a sprinter whose past divides extended her lead with a strong showing in allegiance to Bahrain in 2015. track and field, had gatecrashed Bolt’s party. the javelin, the penultimate event in the hep- “I tried my best and I managed to Gatlin initially put his finger to his pursed lips as if tathlon. With only the 800-meter race to go become the world champion. “Edna to hush the crowd, before dropping to his knees to later, the Olympic champion has 5,980 points, Kiplagat is strong.