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ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 16 Mainz 05’s Moussa Niakhate, (left), in action with Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham during the Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FSV Mainz 05 in Dortmund, Germany, Jan 16. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Antonio scores on return, West Ham beat Burnley West Brom edge Wolves for 1st EPL win under Allardyce WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Jan 16, (AP): West Bromwich Albion collected only their second win in the Peterhansel wins Dakar Rally 30 yrs after first victory Premier League - and fi rst under new JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan 16, (AP): Stephane Peter- 55 and still buzzed by competing and winning. manager Sam Allardyce - as two pen- hansel managed Nasser Al-Attiyah on the last stage to “It’s still the same emotion for the 14th victory,” he Leipzig denied alties by Matheus Pereira helped to win the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, 30 years after he said. “There are no easy victories on the Dakar. This one earn a 3-2 victory over Wolverhamp- fi rst won the world’s toughest rally. from the outside maybe looked easy, but it was not easy ton on Saturday. Peterhansel took a handy 15-minute lead into the 12th every day to manage the small gap over Nasser. There Allardyce was unable to call upon two and fi nal stage from Yanbu, and stuck close to Al-Atti- was a lot of pressure on the body. We felt every day that key players - goalkeeper Sam Johnstone we had everything to lose.” and winger Matt Phillips - after they con- yah, who gained only 40 seconds overall on the 200-ki- top spot again tracted the coronavirus, but West Brom lometer (125-mile) special south to Jeddah, where the He led the race from stage two. From that day he was still managed to boost its survival hopes race began on Jan 3. off the podium in a stage only once (a fourth), and paid with its fi rst win since beating Sheffi eld tribute to the navigation skills of his new co-pilot Ed- United on Nov. 28. ouard Boulanger, another former motorbike race in the Dortmund rue missed penalty RALLYING Dakar. The closest Al-Attiyah got to Peterhansel overall in SOCCER The victory was the 14th for the Frenchman dubbed the second week was fi ve minutes on Monday. He was BERLIN, Jan 16, (AP): The visitors almost grabbed another “Mr Dakar.” It was his record-extending eighth in a car, undone by 16 punctures. The three-time champion from Borussia Dortmund cap- shortly afterward when Alexander Pereira slotted home his fi rst penalty on a third different continent. They follow his record six Qatar was runner-up for a fi fth time and more disap- Hack struck the crossbar with a header. in the fourth minute after Callum Rob- victories on a motorbike, the fi rst in 1991 when the race pointed than last year, when his Toyota also split the tain Marco Reus missed a The 16-year-old Youssoufa Mouko- inson was tripped at the edge of the used to start in Paris and fi nish in Dakar, Senegal. He’s Minis of Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz. penalty in a 1-1 draw with ko had just gone on for Dortmund and penalty area, but Wolves fought back he played a decisive role for his side’s lowly Mainz while Leipzig to lead at halftime thanks to goals by West Ham have missed the mobility last four league games, keeping three for his seventh goal of the season. equalizer in the 73rd, keeping the ball Fabio Silva in the 38th and Willy Boly again missed the chance in play before sending in a cross that and presence up front of Antonio, who straight clean sheets in the process, Burn- Brighton halted a 10-game winless in the 43rd. was sidelined before Christmas with ley have lost three of their last four games run in all competitions. The last tri- to move to the top of the was cleared by Mainz defender Phil- Center half Semi Ajayi scored for lipp Mwene - only as far as Meunier, a hamstring injury and has been eased and dropped to fourth-to-last place, one umph was on Nov. 21 at Aston Villa. Bundesliga on Saturday. the third time since Allardyce arrived back into action by manager David It was a successful return to El- who fi red back in to equalize. a month ago after a header following above the relegation zone. Leipzig, which were denied top Meunier was then fouled in the Moyes given his importance to the team. Scoring is their biggest problem - Sean land Road for Brighton’s Ben White, a long throw-in in the 52nd minute, He came on as a substitute against South- who helped Leeds win promotion to spot in losing to Dortmund 3-1 last penalty area by Hack, giving Reus and Pereira regained the lead for West Dyche’s team have just nine goals in 17 a chance to score from the spot. The ampton and Everton over the festive pe- games, tied for the fewest in the league the top-fl ight during a loan spell last weekend, could manage only 2-2 Brom four minutes later from a penalty riod, and played in the win over Rochdale season. His former club slipped to a at Wolfsburg and they remain a Dortmund captain sent his kick outside again won by Robinson. with last-placed Sheffi eld United. Rel- of the left post. in the FA Cup on Monday. egation is a distinct possibility for the third straight loss for the fi rst time in point behind league leaders Bay- West Brom remained in next-to-last Moyes has few other alternatives 12 months. It could have been worse for Reus’ place, but moved in sight of safety. northwest club, which became the latest ern Munich. Bayern host Freiburg team as Mainz captain Danny Latza hit for the striker role, especially with Se- league team to be owned by Americans Marcelo Bielsa’s side were bidding on Sunday. the post late on. Dortmund remained West Ham 1, Burnley 0 bastien Haller recently leaving to join when ALK Capital’s sports investment to bounce back from last week’s em- Dortmund were looking for their fourth, four points behind Bayern, Michail Antonio scored in his fi rst Ajax in the Netherlands, so keeping arm, Velocity Sports Partners, bought an barrassing FA Cup defeat at fourth-tier fourth win in fi ve league games under which have a game in hand. English Premier League start for West Antonio fi t is particularly important if 84% stake in December. Crawley and sorely missed suspended new coach Edin Terzić but were frus- Ham since November in a 1-0 win over West Ham are to fi nish in the top half midfi elder Kalvin Philiips. trated by a committed performance Burnley . of the standings. Brighton 1, Leeds 0 Leeds rarely got close to producing from Mainz in Bo Svensson’s second SOCCER Antonio side-footed home from Burnley thought they equalized be- Brighton notched their fi rst English the form which has won the team so game in charge. close range in the ninth minute after fore halftime when a cross by Chris Premier League win in nearly two many admirers since their return to the The draw was enough for Mainz to Substitute Cedric Teuchert scored a left-wing cross from Pablo Fornals Wood was turned into his own net by months thanks to Neal Maupay’s fi rst- Premier League. move off the bottom on goal difference late for Union Berlin to stun third- fl icked off the top of Burnley defender West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell, half goal in a 1-0 victory at Leeds. Rodrigo was inches away from con- from Schalke, which visit Eintracht placed Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 . Ben Mee’s head and into the path of but the goal was disallowed because The French striker applied the fi n- verting Ezgjan Alioski’s low cross, Frankfurt on Sunday. Teuchert came on for the injured the West Ham forward, who was free Wood was offside in the buildup. ishing touch at the far post following a however, and Mateusz Klich blazed Dortmund got off to a fi ne start with Sheraldo Becker midway through the at the back post. While West Ham are unbeaten in their fl owing team move in the 17th minute off target after neat buildup play. Erling Haaland fi ring inside the left fi rst half and missed chances before post in the second minute. But the goal fi nally beating Leverkusen goalkeeper was ruled out through VAR as Thomas Lukas Hradecky in the 88th minute af- Meunier was offside in the buildup. ter a brilliant through ball from Chris- Jude Bellingham struck the post topher Lenz. toward the end of the half and it was “A few good counterattacks before as close as Dortmund came to scoring we eventually get the goal. An amaz- before the break. ing win,” Union forward Marcus In- Mainz defended doggedly and took gvartsen said. its chance in the 57th when Levin Öz- The game ended on a sour note, tunali eluded Mats Hummels with a however, with Leverkusen midfi elder back-heel trick and let fl y from 20 me- Nadiem angrily approaching Union ters inside the top right corner. midfi elder Florian Hübner and point- ing his fi nger in his face. Union coach Urs Fischer attempted to console the furious Nadiem.