SPORT Monday 30 July 2018 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 19 Lewis Hamilton Thomas seals wins Hungarian Tour de France Grand Prix triumph COTIF Tournament: Qatar off to a flying start Al Arabi beat THE PENINSULA Mesaimeer in Qatar U-19 players second match today, followed celebrate after by a clash against Morocco Mohammed ALCUDIA, SPAIN: Mohammed which will take place tomorrow. friendly match Waad scored their Waad converted from the Russia will be Qatar’s final penalty spot in the first half as opponents in Group A on winning goal against THE PENINSULA Valenciana in their Qatar Under-19 team pulled off August 2. opening match of the a thrilling 1-0 win over Valen- The tournament features 10 COTIF International ciana in the opening match of teams including Argentina, Mau- DOHA: Al Arabi beat second Tournament in L’ Group A in the L’ Alcúdia Inter- ritania, Murcia and Venezuela. division side Mesaimeer 3-0 national under-20 Football The COTIF tournament, in a friendly match played on Alcudia, Valencia, Spain Tournament on Saturday. originally known as L’Alcúdia Saturday. on Saturday. The tournament, also known International Under-20 The match which was as COTIF is being held in L’ Football Tournament, is an played at the Mesaimeer Alcudia, Valencia, Spain. annual football competition for Stadium was Al Arabi’s first With this result, Qatar youth teams, open to both clubs friendly since their return from starts leading Group B with and national and autonomous the training camp in Slovenia three points, while the teams. ahead of the new QNB Stars Valencian team moves to the The tournament is expected League (QSL) season. last position waiting for the to provide plenty of match New Colombian recruit debut of Morocco, Russia and practice and international Franco and Mohamed Salah Uruguay, other rivals in this exposure to Qatar juniors who El Neel scored for Al Arabi in year’s COTIF. will take part in the AFC Asian the first half and Fahd Qatar will meet strong Cup to be held in Indonesia from Khalfan added a third in the Uruguay counterparts in their October 18 to November 4. second session. New coach Maaloul eyes positive start for Al Duhail in season-opener

ARMSTRONG VAS and further fine tuning them by playing an uphill task for the former QSL THE PENINSULA some challenging friendlies during the champions. Austria training camp. Meanwhile, Qatar Football Associ- DOHA: Al Duhail’s new coach Nabil Out of the three friendlies they ation (QFA) have informed that if the Maaloul will face his first major test in played in Leogang, Austria, they won game ends in a draw there will be no the Sheikh Jassim Cup final when the two and lost one. extra time, but teams will go directly QNB Stars League (QSL) champions take They defeated Austrian side Bischof- for the tie breaker to determine the on Amir Cup runners-up Al Rayyan on shofen in the first friendly match and winning team. August 1 at the Al Sadd Stadium at followed it up with yet another win over QFA informed that a series of 7.00pm. Akhmat Grozny of Russian. meetings have been held for the smooth The 56-year old, who coached The team however found a match conduct of the event while the technical Tunisia at the recently concluded World in Turkish side Akhisarspor to whom meeting will be held next tomorrow Cup in Russia, took over as coach of the they went down 2-1. morning, attended by representative Qatar side after Algerian tactician Jamal Al Duhail’s Sheikh Jassim Cup rivals of both the teams and officials Belmadi stepped down. Al Rayyan also had their pre-season of QFA. Belamdi guided the team to a host of training camp in Europe and have since The gates will be open to titles and an impressive run in the AFC returned to Doha resuming training the public at 5 pm while Champions League in which Al Duhail immediately. tickets are available at the have reached the quarter-finals. The 2015-16 QSL champions trav- stadium in the designated The Tunisian will be hoping for a elled to Austria for a pre-season training venues, at the main winning start in the one off match camp that lasted for over a couple of entrance of the stadium. between the two sides which will kick weeks. The team also played friendly Both the teams off the new football season in Qatar. games during their sojourn which have been using the Last season, Al Duhail swept almost included a hectic training schedule. social media all the titles at stake which included the Al Rayyan went empty handed last handles to QSL, Amir Cup and Qatar Cup with only season, failing to win any titles under promote the season-opening Sheikh Jassim Cup popular coach Michael Laudrup. the eluding them. The Lions, under new coach Rodolfo game In the continental club champions, Arruabarrena of Argentina are also tar- and a lot of the Qatari club has qualified for the geting success in the new season. interest has quarter-finals and will take on Iranian Al Rayyan have already shown been generated club Persepolis on August 28. form during their Austrian tour on on the social net- Maaloul will have to live up to the which they also defeated Czech side working platform. high standards set by Belamdi while SC Znojmo 2-0 on Wednesday - their Both teams have been preparing the team for both the local last friendly match of the tour. Star very active in their bid to challenges and the upcoming interna- Rodrigo Tabata and Muwafaq netted mobilise fans for the final, tional club competitions. goals in the win. which will create herald the Al Duhail management set the ball However, beating Al Duhail, who start of the highly anticipated Al Duhail’s new coach in motion with the pre-season training clinched three titles last season, will be new football season. Nabil Maaloul Qatari shooters win gold and silver in Thailand Qatar to participate in Arab

THE PENINSULA Qatari shooter group standings while China secured Table Tennis Championships Saeed Abusharib the third spot. THE PENINSULA BANGKOK: Saeed Abusharib won a Head of delegation and chairman Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, gold medal as Qatar completed an of the national shooting team com- Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, impressive run at the Thailand Open mittee, Ali Saeed Al Mannai hailed the DOHA: The Qatar Table Tennis Lebanon hosts Egypt. Shooting Championships 2018. Qatari team’s success in the skeet team will participate in the 26th According to Khalil Ahmed In addition to Abusharib, Rashid championship. Arab Table Tennis Champion- Al Mohannadi, Chairman of the Al Athba won a silver medal, as Qatari He said these victories help the ships which will take place in Arab Table Tennis Federation shooting team secured the gold medal shooters prepare for the upcoming Cairo, Egypt from July 30 to (ATTF) the competition will be in Thailand. Asian games, which will be held in August 6. held at the Cairo International Team Qatar secured another August in Jakarta, Indonesia. As many as thirteen coun- Stadium under the supervision silver medal through Reem Al Shar- He added that the success during tries including Qatar have con- of the Arab Table Tennis Fed- shani, Hager Mohammed and Sara the Thai championship is mainly due firmed their participation for eration and will see the partic- Mohammed in the female to the aspirations sought by the Qatar the prestigious ipation of 386 players com- category. Shooting and Archery Association championship. peting in five different cate- The hosts, Thailand were ranked headed by Ali Mohammed Al Sheikh Al The competing teams are gories of Under-21, Under-18 second in the tournament’s final Kuwari, President of the association. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Under-15 years. MONDAY 30 JULY 2018 SPORT 17 Barca topple Spurs in penalties after draw in Pasadena AFP cushioned it into the net from point-blank range. PASADENA, US: Summer A second arrived courtesy signing Arthur marked his of a sublime strike from Arthur. Barcelona bow with a mouth- Rafinha laid the ball back to the watering goal, as the La Liga midfielder on the edge of the champions beat Tottenham area and he effortlessly swept Hotspur 5-3 on penalties after it into the far top corner beyond a 2-2 draw in Pasadena, Cali- the helpless Gazzaniga. fornia. Christian Eriksen produced Both sides were without Tottenham’s first meaningful their big names for the Inter- effort in the 32nd minute, with national Champions Cup clash, a free-kick from 25 yards that with the likes of Lionel Messi, was pushed away to his left by Luis Suarez, Harry Kane and Jasper Cillessen. Hugo Lloris all still recovering The woodwork denied from their exertions at the Eriksen from another set piece World Cup. six minutes after the restart, But Arthur, Barcelona’s 40 when his right-footed free-kick Liverpool FC’s Sheridan Shaqiri shoots million euro signing from Bra- bounced awkwardly for Cil- and scores during the second half of zilian side Gremio, caught the lessen and crashed back off the the 2018 International Champions eye with a lovely first-half outside of the post. Cup match against Manchester United finish, to add to Munir’s opener Malcom was a whisker away on Saturday. for the Catalans. from marking his first Barcelona Spurs had struggled to exert appearance with a 65th minute themselves in the opening 45 goal when he took on right-back minutes, but after Barcelona Serge Aurier and fired in a low made a raft of changes at the shot towards the near post Shaqiri’s goal highlights interval, Mauricio Pochettino’s which was smartly diverted men levelled proceedings with behind by Michel Vorm. two goals in as many minutes. Spurs’ comeback began in Son Heung-min and Georges- the 72nd minute after the Bar- Kevin N’koudou both pounced celona defence failed to deal on the rebound to profit from with Ben Davies’ left wing cross. Liverpool’s 4-1 victory suspect defending. Eriksen saw his shot blocked, Barcelona won the penalty but Son latched onto the shoot-out which followed, with rebound to divert a shot into the AP Xherdan Shaqiri scored on a spectacular new 41 million euro signing unguarded net. bicycle kick in the 82nd minute, capping a 3-goal officiating.“The referees, they Malcom converting the decisive A leveller arrived two ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN: second half for Liverpool in a 4-1 victory over come by mistake. They were spot-kick. minutes later after Barcelona Jose Mourinho said he called by the baseball feder- The early dominance of again struggled with a low cross, wouldn’t have wanted to pay Manchester United. ation. They thought was a Ernesto Valverde’s side paid off this time from the right. Eriksen’s money to watch this match - Sadio Mane, Daniel Sturridge and Sheyi Ojo baseball game,” Mourinho said. with a 15th minute opener after shot was cleared off the line, but but the Manchester United also scored for Liverpool in International Champions “They arrive here, and it a devastatingly simple academy product N’koudou manager had to admit there was soccer, and they had to be approach ripped the Spurs’ pounced with a volley from were a couple sparkling goals. Cup match at Michigan Stadium. in a soccer game.” defence apart. inside the six-yard box. Xherdan Shaqiri scored on Liverpool manager Jurgen Andre Gomes delivered an In the subsequent penalty a spectacular bicycle kick in Manchester United was without stars Paul Klopp said the field at the Big inswinging cross from the left, shoot-out, Anthony Georgiou the 82nd minute, capping a Pogba and Romelu Lukaku, both of whom are House caused some issues, but Rafinha escaped at the far post missed for Spurs, with Bar- three-goal second half for Liv- coming off deep World Cup runs. he was impressed with the and headed the ball back into celona converting all five of erpool in a 4-1 victory over crowd. the six-yard box, where Munir their spot-kicks. Manchester United on state of some of the rosters in Mohammed Salah in the “The only real story I know Saturday. this preseason tournament, starting lineup, and he drew from Michigan is the Fab Five,” Barcelona’s Malcolm Sadio Mane, Daniel Stur- saying American fans deserve the penalty kick that Mane Klopp said. “I saw the movie.” celebrates after scoring ridge and Sheyi Ojo also to see teams at their best. converted to open the scoring. Mourinho said midfielder the match winning penalty scored for Liverpool in this “The atmosphere was Pereira equalised with a free Nemanja Matic will miss the during the International International Champions Cup good, but if I was them I kick that went over the wall start of the season after having Champions Cup match match at Michigan Stadium. wouldn’t come. I wouldn’t and into the top corner of the surgery. against Tottenham Hotspur Andreas Pereira provided a come. I wouldn’t spend my net. Manchester United did on Saturday in Pasadena, highlight for Manchester money to see these teams,” Shaqiri set up the goal by have Alexis Sanchez in the California. United when he scored on a Mourinho said. “These people, Sturridge that put Liverpool lineup, but this version of the well-placed free kick in the I think they show how much ahead 2-1 in the 65th minute, team still looked overmatched first half. they love their clubs. ... There but the highlight was his left- against Liverpool. Manchester United was were two beautiful goals.” footed overhead kick that “The majority of the clubs, without stars Paul Pogba and The teams weren’t at full made it 4-1. Ojo’s goal came we cannot give the people the Romelu Lukaku, both of whom strength, but the crowd of on a second penalty kick for real quality football, which is are coming off deep World 101,254 didn’t seem to mind Liverpool, and the always- I think what can attract even Cup runs. too much. outspoken Mourinho had more passion in this country,” Mourinho bemoaned the Liverpool did have some choice words about the Mourinho said.

Tuchel treads carefully Rooney scores first MLS goal over Neymar play-acting as DC United down Rapids AFP between Neymar and fellow AP forwards Kylian Mbappe and DC United forward Wayne Rooney (left) has SINGAPORE: Paris Saint- Edinson Cavani, as well as ex- a shot attempt saved by Colorado Rapids Germain coach Thomas Tuchel coach Unai Emery. Tuchel said WASHINGTON: Wayne goalkeeper Tim Howard (right) during the pledged to keep his conversa- he needed a close relationship Rooney scored his first MLS second half in Washington on Saturday. tions with Neymar (pictured) with Neymar, whose difficult goal to help DC United beat the behind closed doors as he World Cup ended when Brazil Colorado Rapids 2-1 on weighs up how best to deal were stunned by Belgium in the Saturday night. with the combustible star. quarter-finals. United (4-9-5), who won Neymar, the world’s most “I’m very sure that I have a for just the second time since expensive player, was widely connection with him and I’m May 19, took a 2-1 lead on an lampooned for his play-acting very sure that I need to have a own goal in the 90th minute at the World Cup, but Tuchel connection with these kinds of when Ulises Segura’s cross refused to reveal if he would players,” Tuchel said. deflected off Colorado’s Niki raise it with the Brazilian. “He’s an outstanding Jackson into the net. “I’m young -- well, not so player. He knows how to Rooney, the 32-year-old young -- but I know when I handle big victories, he also English star who ranks second speak about Neymar there’s a knows how to handle defeats, with 208 career Premier lot of potential to every word because that’s the way League goals, opened the that I ssay,”ay, said the sportspor is. scoring in the 33rd minute. 44-year-old44-year-old German.German. “It’s always a Rooney ran onto a pass from Meanwhile, Josef Martinez served a one-game Saputo Stadium, soaking the “So“So tthehe bbestest tthinghing bigbig challenge to Luciano Acosta and slipped it scored his 23rd and 24th goals suspension. field as fans sought shelter whenwhen I speakspeak to himhim bouncebou back and I between the legs of Tim in MLS-leading Atlanta’s victory Atlanta opened the scoring under the grandstands. about somethingsomething that willw help him Howard into the net. over Montreal in a rain-delayed in the 31st minute. Hector Vil- When play resumed, we dodo ththisis iinn clclosedosed wwith that. (But) Colorado’s Kellyn Acosta, game. lalba won a race for a ball down players were sliding around on rooms.”rooms.” wwhat I talk who was acquired in trade with With 11 games left in the the right flank and crossed a the slick grass and Atlanta took Tuchel’sTuchel’s arrivaarrivall at abouta with him, FC Dallas on Monday, chipped regular season, Martinez is only ball in front that defender Rudy advantage on another counter PSGPSG follofollowsws when I talk a first-timer over goalkeeper three short of the MLS season Camacho just missed before a when Jukka Raitala stopped a reports ofof with him, it’s David Ousted and inside the record of 27 goals shared by leaping Martinez headed it shot on the goal line, only to see discorddiscord a secret that I near post to make it 1-1 in the three players. under the crossbar. Martinez steal the ball and tap keep.” 82nd. Ignacio Piatti scored for The 75-minute rain delay, it over the line in the 57th The Rapids (4-12-5) are Montreal (9-13-1). Goalkeeping which started during the inter- minute. winless in their last five coach Joel Bats acted as Mon- mission, was announced as a Piatti scored in the 87th games. treal coach as Remi Garde thunder shower passed over minute. 18 SPORT MONDAY 30 JULY 2018

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS Hamilton wins Hungarian GP 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1hr 37:16.427 2. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) at 17.123 3. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 20.101 4. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull-Renault) to extend championship lead 46.419 5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) 50.000 AP In a dramatic finish, Bottas by 24 points after 12 of 21 races. 6. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Toro Rosso-Honda) lost control of his car as he They will continue their battle 1:13.273 BUDAPEST: Lewis Hamilton won bumped Daniel Ricciardo’s Red for a fifth F1 title when the cham- 7. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari) the Hungarian Grand Prix from Bull off the track as he was about pionship resumes at the Belgian one lap pole position yesterday to to be overtaken. GP on Aug. 26. 8. Fernando Alonso (ESP/McLaren- extend his championship lead Bottas was told on team Vettel and Raikkonen drove Renault) one lap over Sebastian Vettel. radio to give the position back well considering both endured DNF: Charles Leclerc (MON/Sauber-Ferrari), Hamilton was untroubled as to Ricciardo, who finished a com- a botched pit stop because of a Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull-Renault), he secured a second straight win, mendable fourth after starting slow tire change. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren-Renault) fifth of the season and 67th 12th. Bottas risked further Ferrari team strategy meant overall. penalty after being summoned Raikkonen pitted twice for new But Mercedes missed out to speak to stewards over the tires and - on a scorching hot day on a 1-2 as Valtteri Bottas incident. - Ferrari bafflingly forgot to WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Mercedes’ was overtaken by Vettel Ricciardo’s teammate, Max properly attach his drinks supply. STANDINGS British and Kimi Raikkonen with Verstappen, launched a series of Hamilton secured pole with 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 213 pts driver Lewis five laps to go. expletives after engine failure a brilliant last lap in the rain on 2. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 189 Hamilton Bottas and Vettel curtailed his race after eight laps. Saturday, while Vettel started a 3. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 146 celebrates touched during the over- It is the fourth time Ver- modest fourth behind Raikkonen 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 132 with the taking move, with some stappen has failed to finish this and Bottas. 5. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 118 trophy on the debris flying off the season. Red Bull team principal The long straight up to Turn 6. Max Verstappen (NED) 105 podium after Mercedes. Christian Horner blamed the 1 was Ferrari’s best and - ulti- 7. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) 52 winning the “I got a hit from Renault engine as being sub- mately - only chance of over- Formula One behind. I wasn’t sure what standard. Red Bull is splitting taking Hamilton. But he com- 8. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 45 Hungarian was going on,” Vettel said. with Renault and working with fortably held position while 9. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 44 Grand Prix “Lucky that the car wasn’t Honda next season. Vettel jumped ahead of Raik- 10. Sergio Perez (MEX) 30 yesterday. broken and we could carry on.” Hamilton now leads Vettel konen and almost caught Bottas. Saga and Hirate seal podium finish for Toyota Prius in Thailand THE PENINSULA racing activities lays the founda- Saga and Hiratewho started out Koki Saga and Kohei Hirate drive their Toyota Prius APR GT during the 2018 Autobacs Super GT tions in our journey towards from 18th position, were steadily Series at the Changi International Circuit in Thailand. DOHA: Toyota has continued to building impressive, ‘ever-better’ gaining ground. amass podium finishes in the cars that bring satisfaction and With the race approaching 2018 Autobacs Super GT Series, a smile on our customers’ faces,” its middle stages, the front- coming up through the ranks to said Yugo Miyamoto, Chief Rep- runners became deadlocked, grab second place in a tightly resentative of Middle East and until an upset occurred at the end contested race that was held at North Africa Representative of the 21st lap, when the leading the Chang International Circuit Office, Toyota Motor vehicle returned to the pit after in Thailand recently. Corporation. sustaining damage in a collision. The No. 31 Toyota Prius APR The Chang Super GT race is Following this incident, the race GT, driven by Koki Saga and the only event of the 2018 ran smoothly with little variation Kohei Hirate, achieved the Autobacs Super GT series that is in the order of the vehicles; impressive feat despite starting held outside Japan. The morning however, in the final stages, out from 18th position on the of the race started with clear there was a closing charge by grid, maintaining Toyota’s skies, and conditions remained Saga and Hirate. After passing momentum in the Super GT300 fair throughout the day. The No. the No. 60 car during the 58th class. 21 car got off to a good start from lap, Saga and Hirate pulled up “I would like to extend my second place on the grid and suc- on the No. 55 competitor, which congratulations to the team for ceeded in passing the pole- was running in second place at giving Toyota a great per- starter on the first turn. The early the time. The two vehicles No. 55 and forcing it to return to This left the No. 11 with an Saga and Hirate claimed their formance in Thailand. Partici- stages of the race saw a three- clipped each other, causing the pit and lose its position in the unchallenged lead, and it went second, and Toyota’s fourth, pating and excelling in such way battle for the lead, while damage to the left rear tire of the race. on to take the chequered flag. podium finish of the season. Rabada, Shamsi set up Proteas’ big win India awaits Kohli magic AFP AFP 2014 failure. His form has been noticed DAMBULLA: Bowlers Kagiso in the England camp, however. Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has plundered Anderson said the Indian captain was starred yesterday in South Test runs in virtually every corner of the “telling lies” by saying his own runs do Africa’s five-wicket cricket world but England is a scoring not matter. hammering of Sri Lanka in desert for India’s superstar captain “For India to win here, of course it the first one-day interna- ahead of a tricky five-match series. matters. Virat will be desperate to score tional, some consolation for He returned from his first England runs for his team, as you would expect a disappointing tour. series in 2014 with just 134 runs from from the captain and one of the best They claimed four five Tests, unable to counter swing players in the world,” Anderson told the wickets each to help bowl bowlers. India, with Mahendra Singh Press Trust of India news agency in out Sri Lanka for 193, a total Dhoni as captain, lost the series 3-1. London. South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (Third left) celebrates with his team-mates after taking the visitors passed in just 31 The 29-year-old Kohli is now back Azharuddin backed Kohli’s view the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Shehan Jayasuriya (not pictured) during the first ODI in overs to take a 1-0 lead in the in England as reigning International that the team’s performance is more Dambulla yesterday. five-match series. Cricket Council player of the year and important. South Africa’s chase the world’s leading batsman with an “Cricket is not a game of one indi- depended on an 86-run put on a crucial 92 for the SCOREBOARD average of over 53 in 66 Tests. vidual. It doesn’t work like that. Eve- third-wicket stand between sixth wicket stand with SRI LANKA Mulder 3-0-34-0 (nb2, w1), Phehlukwayo 3-0-30-0 He has hit 301 runs in six limited- rybody has to score runs one person Quinton de Kock and skipper Thisara Perera, who made N. Dickwella c Shamsi b Rabada ...... 2 (w1), Shamsi 8.3-0-33-4, JP Duminy 4-0-22-0 overs matches on the tour. can’t win you a game,” said the U. Tharanga run out (Duminy) ...... 10 SOUTH AFRICA Faf du Plessis, who both hit 49 to give the total a K. Mendis c de Kock b Rabada ...... 3 H. Amla b Dananjaya ...... 19 India won the Twenty20 series and cricketer-turned-politician. 47. modicum of respect. K. Perera c Miller b Shamsi ...... 81 Q. de Kock c Lakmal b Dananjaya ...... 47 lost the one-day internationals, but “If the ball is seaming, batsmen in Off spinner Akila Dan- Kusal and Thisara A. Mathews c Amla b Ngidi ...... 5 A. Markram lbw b Dananjaya ...... 0 Kohli knows thathat hihiss TTestest per-per- bothboth teams willwill struggstruggle.le. BButut hhavingaving sasaidid anjaya struck at crucial counter-attacked to hit the S. Jayasuriya c de Kock b Rabada ...... 0 F. du Plessis c Mathews b Sandakan ...... 47 formance -- startingrting in EdgbastonEdgbaston that,that, IndiaIndia havehave a greatgreat chancechance ofof T. Perera c de Kock b Shamsi ...... 49 JP Duminy not out ...... 53 moments to get three South African bowlers to all A. Dananjaya b Shamsi ...... 11 D. Miller lbw b Lakmal ...... 10 on Wednesdayy --- willwill bebe thethe winningwinningg in EnEnglandglldhand thisthis time.” wickets but Jean-Paul parts of the ground as Sri S. Lakmal c de Kock b Rabada ...... 5 W. Mulder not out ...... 14 benchmark of success.ucceess. Duminy ensured a swift Lanka reached 100 in the L. Sandakan not out ...... 5 Extras (lb1, w5) ...... 6 Former Indiandiia L. Kumara st de Kock b Shamsi ...... 3 Total (5 wickets, 31 overs) ...... 196 chase with his 32-ball 16th over. Extras (lb4, nb2, w13) ...... 19 Did not bat: A. Phehlukwayo, K. Rabada, T. Shamsi, L. skipper Mohammadmmaad unbeaten 53. The left-handed batting Total (all out, 34.3 overs) ...... 193 Ngidi Azharuddin said KohKohlihli But it was a superb duo cashed in on the inex- Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Dickwella), 2-11 (Mendis), 3-22 Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Amla), 2-31 (Markram), 3-117 (de is a completelyy didif-if- opening pace spell from perience of rookie pacemen (Tharanga), 4-35 (Mathews), 5-36 (Jayasuriya), 6-128 Kock), 4-129 (du Plessis), 5-172 (Miller) ferent batsman ffromroomm (T. Perera), 7-166 (Dananjaya), 8-179 (K. Perera), 9-189 Bowling: Dananjaya 10-0-50-3, Lakmal 6-0-37-1 (w2), Rabada and Shamsi’s career- Willem Mulder and Andile (Lakmal), 10-193 (Kumara) Jayasuriya 4-0-23-0 (w1), Kumara 3-0-11-0 (w1), the last tour andnd ann best figures of 4-33 with his Phehlukwayo as they plun- Bowling: Rabada 8-0-41-4 (w7), Ngidi 8-1-29-1 (w4), Sandakan 8-0-74-1 (w1) exemplary leaderer ofo thethhe left-arm wrist spin that led dered runs. top-ranked Testt sisideidee inn South Africa to their first But the introduction of The innings folded soon fifties after Dananjaya and the world. victory of the tour after being spin in the 18th over put Sri afterwards. left-arm spinner Lakshan “At that time,e, iitt wawwasas swept aside in a two-Test Lanka in trouble again. South Africa suffered a Sandakan got the batsmen his first tour... noww heh hashaas series. Shamsi broke the dangerous wobbly start to their chase out respectively. got so many runsns behbehindb hinnd After the recent defeats, partnership by getting after opener Hashim Amla Duminy, who hit six him and I thinkhinkk wwill du Plessis said South Africa Thisara caught behind. and Aiden Markram fell to fours and two sixes, kept perform wonderfullyrfullly wwewell,”ell,”” were now looking forward Kusal kept up the good the guile of Dananjaya, who calm to complete his 26th Azharuddin SAID.D. to the rest of the tour. work to reach his fourth ODI opened the attack for the ODI half-century and the Kohli struggledgledd againstaagaainnst Sri Lanka’s innings lasted fifty and got support from hosts. veteran left-hand batsman seam bowlers inin 2014200144 withwitw h just 34.3 overs but batsman Dananjaya in a 38-run The left-right batting hit the winning runs. England pacemanemann JamesJJammes Kusal Perera hit a gritty 81 to partnership. combination of de Kock and The second interna- Anderson dismissingissingg thee right-rigght- lift the hosts from a pre- He finally fell to Shamsi, du Plessis blunted Sri Lanka’s tional, a day-night game, is handed batsman ffourouur timtimesimes in ththe serseries.ies.ies carious 36-5 following their who won the man of the spin threat with their on Wednesday, also in The Indian sskipperkippperr hashass insistedinsisted he decision to bat first. match award, after being measured approach. Dambulla. The two sides will is not concerned aboutaboout hishis ppersonalersosonaln perper-er- Kusal, whose 72-ball stay caught at point while However de Kock and du also play a one-off Twenty20 formances againstnst England,Englannd, hittinghittingg outouut included 11 fours and a six, attempting a reverse sweep. Plessis were denied their international on August 14. at critics for puttinginggt thehe spotlightspotlight ono hish s Virat Kohli MONDAY 30 JULY 2018 SPORT 19 Thomas seals Tour triumph

REUTERS Tour de France 2018 winner TOUR DE FRANCE WINNERS Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas PARIS: Geraint Thomas holds the Welsh flag as he 2018: Geraint Thomas (GBR) tightened Team Sky’s grip on celebrates his overall leader 2017: Chris Froome (GBR) the Tour de France when he yellow jersey on the podium 2016: Chris Froome (GBR) handed the British outfit their after the 21st and last stage of 2015: Chris Froome (GBR) sixth title in seven years the 105th edition of the Tour 2014: Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) yesterday and there is no sign de France, yesterday. 2013: Chris Froome (GBR) that their domination will end 2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBR) anytime soon. 2011: Cadel Evans (AUS) Thomas produced a near 2010: Andy Schleck (LUX) * flawless performance to become the third British and Team Sky 2009: Alberto Contador (ESP) rider to triumph after Bradley 2008: Carlos Sastre (ESP) Wiggins (2012) and Chris Froome 2007: Alberto Contador (ESP) (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017). 2006: Oscar Pereiro (ESP) ** Dutchman Tom Dumoulin 2005: *** finished second for Team 2004: *** Sunweb after also taking the 2003: *** runner-up spot in the Giro 2002: *** d’Italia won by Froome, who 2001: *** ended up third overall. 2000: *** Norway’s Alexander Kristoff 1999: *** won the final stage after 116km 1998: Marco Pantani (ITA) from Houilles to the Champs- 1997: Jan Ullrich (GER) Elysees, largely a long procession during which Thomas enjoyed 1996: Bjarne Riis (DEN) some champagne before heading 1995: Miguel Indurain (ESP) to the finishing line in a bunch 1994: Miguel Indurain (ESP) sprint. 1993: Miguel Indurain (ESP) Froome’s failure to beat 1992: Miguel Indurain (ESP) Thomas also showed how dif- * Schleck awarded victory after ficult it is to complete a Giro- Contador stripped of win for doping Tour double, with Marco Pantani ** Pereiro awarded victory after being the last man to achieve the Floyd Landis stripped of win for feat in 1998 during the doping- doping tainted era. *** Lance Armstrong stripped of Thomas, who won two gained ground on his two rivals Froome, but he had already vir- strongest team in the field. Thomas produced a seven consecutive victories from mountain stages -- including one after taking the yellow jersey at tually wrapped up the title in the Pundits agreed that the near flawless performance 1999-2005 for doping on the top of the iconic Alpe the end of stage 11. mountains. to become the third 21-year-old Egan Bernal, who d’Huez -- emerged as the Only in the final time trial did “Thomas was the absolute produced some amazing work LIST OF MOST VICTORIES: strongest man in the race as he he lose time on Dumoulin and strongest over the last three British and Team Sky rider in the mountains for his leaders 5 - Jacques Anquetil (FRA, 1957, weeks,” said Dumoulin. to triumph after Bradley on his Tour debut, would 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964), Eddie FAMOUS WELSH MOMENTS IN SPORTS “He didn’t make any mis- Wiggins (2012) and Chris probably soon win the three- Merckx (BEL, 1969, 1970, 1971, takes, he was never put into Froome (2013, 2015, week race. 1972, 1974), Bernard Hinault (FRA, Geraint Thomas’s success in the Tour de France highlighted once again that despite being a nation of just over trouble by anyone -- including 2016, 2017). Sky’s domination left the 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985), three million, Wales produces its fair share of great athletes. me -- in the mountains or in any others picking up crumbs. Miguel Indurain (ESP, 1991, 1992, Here are picks of memorable sporting achievements by Welsh athletes: stage.” Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, a 1993, 1994, 1995) Joe Calzaghe Boxer known as ‘The Pride of Wales’ -- although born in London -- his family moved to Dutchman Tom “The strongest rider won the one-day classic specialist, con- 4 - Chris Froome (GBR, 2013, 2015, Wales when he was two. Trained by his Italian father Enzo he would retire in 2009 with an unblemished record Dumoulin finished second Tour de France,” Froome said. firmed his huge potential by 2016, 2017) of 46 wins in 46 bouts and as the undisputed super-middleweight world champion -- he held the WBO version for Team Sunweb after “It was clear once we hit the Alps, winning two stages and taking 3 - Philippe Thys (BEL, 1913, 1914, for almost 11 years -- and The Ring’s world light heavyweight world champion beating two legends in Bernard Geraint was in better condition the polka dot jersey for the also taking the runner-up 1920), Louison Bobet (FRA, 1953, Hopkins and then defending it against Roy Jones Jr. All the more impressive he fought both in the USA and was than I was.” mountains classification. spot in the Giro d’Italia 1954, 1955), Greg LeMond (USA, floored in the first round in each bout only to come back and win. “There are no more mountains left to climb,” Thomas’s victory will come World champion Peter Sagan

won by Froome, who 1986, 1989, 1990) as a relief for Sky, especially in ground through the last days said Calzaghe when he retired. ended up third overall. Jade Jones Known as ‘The Headhunter’, Jones won two Olympic taekwondo gold medals in 2012 and the wake of Froome’s popularity after a heavy crash to secure a nose-diving in France after he record-equalling sixth green 2016. “To be a double Olympic champion seems surreal,” said the engaging Welsh girl from the town of Bod- Norway’s Alexander elwyddan in North Wales. She will be eternally grateful to her grandfather Martin Foulkes when, only eight- was cleared of a doping offence jersey for the points classification months after testing positive for Kristoff won the final and France’s Pierre Latour years-old, he said taekwondo would be excellent for self-defence and by her own admission she was getting excessive levels of an asthma stage after 116km emerged as a possible podium to be a “bit naughty”. She is targetting a third Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2020. drug. from Houilles to the finisher in the near future by Lynn Davies: He certainly earned the nickname ‘Lynn the Leap’ when aged just 22 he won the Olympic long Froome and other Team Sky Champs-Elysees. winning the white jersey for the The strongest rider jump gold medal in Tokyo in 1964. Competing in pouring rain, Davies -- who had only taken up the event when riders, including Thomas, were best under-25 rider. he moved to Cardiff from his village of Nantymoel -- held his own against the then world record holder and booed by the crowd on the side It was, however, a disap- won the Tour de 1960 champion Ralph Boston of the United States and the former record holder, the Soviet Union’s Igor Ter- of the road. Brailsford hit out at the locals, pointing race for France as France. It was clear Ovanesyan. Davies was in bronze medal position before seizing the lead with his penultimate jump of 8.07me- The four-time champion was saying booing and hitting the Romain Bardet showed his limits once we hit the Alps, tres (26feet 5 1/2 inches) and neither of his rivals were able to pass him. He remains the only Welsh athlete to the main target of the jeers, with riders was ‘a French thing’, both when he ended up sixth overall Geraint was in better have won track or field Olympic gold. “The Welsh gods were looking over the stadium because it was truly one spectator even slapping his Froome and Thomas kept their after two podium finishes in 2016 Welsh weather,” he recalled years later. “These were my two heroes who I had beaten in the Olympic final. It shoulder in the climb up to l’Alpe composure. They focused on bike and 2017. No Frenchman has condition than I was: took a long time to sink in.” d’Huez. racing, making no mistakes and won the race since Bernard Chris Froome While team principal Dave being well protected by the Hinault took his fifth title in 1985. Biles victorious on Baker sets 100m backstroke return to gymnastics world record at US Nationals competition AFP AFP was no world record for Ledecky, her distance dominance was on full IRVINE, US: Kathleen Baker sliced display as she shredded 400m field. LOS ANGELES: Simone Biles more than half a second off her On pace to break her own Olympic gymnastics personal best to win the women’s world record of 3:56.46 through champion Simone Biles 100m backstroke at the 2018 US the first 250 meters, Ledecky pro- made a triumphant, if Nationals Swimming Champion- fessed herself satisfied with a time imperfect, return to ships in a world record of 58.00sec under four minutes, with expec- competition on on Saturday. tations she’ll improve at the Pan Saturday, winning the Baker had been gunning for the Pacs coming up in less than two senior all-around Kylie Masse’s world record of 58.10 weeks. crown at the US Classic ever since she finished runner-up “It’s always good to go under in Columbus, Ohio. to the Canadian at the World Cham- four (minutes),” said Ledecky, who Biles, who tied an pionships in Budapest last year. touched 3.12sec ahead of runner- Olympic record with That was another silver medal up Leah Smith. Haley Anderson was five medals, four of performance for Rio Olympics third, 8.12sec behind. them gold, at the Rio runner-up Baker, and just more “I wanted to put myself through Games, hadn’t com- motivation for a swimmer who now some pain tonight,” said Ledecky, peted since 2016 and has her sights set on breaking who added the 400m free title to she showed some signs through the 58-second barrier. convincing victories in the 200m of nerves with a fall and a few uncharacteristic “I put a goal on my phone so it and 800m freestyles. wobbles. reminds me every day and right Kathleen Baker celebrates her victory and world record of 58.00 seconds She was skipping the 1,500m, Nevertheless, Biles took the senior all-around now it’s a 58.10,” Baker said. in the final of the women’s 100m backstroke in Irvine on Saturday. opting instead to get back to training title with a total of 58.700 points. “I just broke that, so now I’m for a few more days before heading Riley McCusker of Brielle, New Jersey, tallied going to put 57.99 down.” of the five-day championships, world record pace on the way to a to Tokyo for her first major inter- 57.500 for second, with 2017 World all-around Baker, who shared 200m back- which serve as a qualifier for both 400m freestyle victory in 3:59.09. national meet since turning pro in champion Morgan Hurd rounding out the top three stroke gold with 16-year-old Regan the Pan Pacific Championships next But it took her a moment to March. at 56.350. Smith this week, led a podium that month in Tokyo and the World realize what she’d accomplished. Meanwhile, world record- Biles won two of the four event titles: balance featured three women under 59 Championships in South Korea next “I was looking to see if I won holder Lilly King won the 100m beam and floor exercise as she qualified for the US seconds with 50m back winner year. first, and then I realised I went 58.0 breaststroke in 1:05.36, with Katie championships next month with the World Champi- Olivia Smoliga second in 58.75 and Baker said she fed off the energy and I was shook,” she said. Meili finishing second in 1:06.19 and onships coming up in October. “I feel pretty good with Smith third in 58.83. of Katie Ledecky -- who stirred up “I was like ‘Oh my gosh I just Micah Sumrall -- the surprise 200m where I’m at in this time of the year, and even from Hers was the first world record the crowd as she briefly pushed broke a world record!’” While there breast winner -- third in 1:06.34. Rio I feel like I’ve improved,” said Biles.