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Public enemy? Nadal wants love Salah fires Liverpool after Aussie hat- trick

AFP | Melbourne

afael Nadal hopes home Rfans will still love him seven points clear after he broke their hearts by completing an Aussie Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford strike as Manchester United beat Brighton hat-trick at the first Grand Slam of the year. diving by Palace players after a The Spanish world num- Newcastle out of failed attempt to win a first-half ber two has only faced Aus- • penalty. tralians so far at Melbourne bottom three as Fabian But he exacted his revenge Park -- and sent all three Schr sinks Cardiff City with an equaliser 60 seconds packing in double quick after the interval, the Egypt for- time. AFP | London ward slotting in his 18th goal of James Duckworth, Mat- the season after Virgil van Dijk’s thew Ebden and the nation’s iverpool moved seven shot deflected into his path. number one Alex de Minaur points clear at the top of Liverpool went ahead in the were all brutally dismissed Lthe Premier League as 53rd minute when Brazilian from the Australian Open Mohamed Salah’s double in- striker Roberto Firmino, sur- as the “Spanish Bull” roared spired a dramatic 4-3 victory rounded by defenders, still man- into the fourth round with- over Crystal Palace, while Man- aged to unload a shot that de- out dropping a set. chester United stretched their flected in off Palace’s Cheikhou Told by reporters he winning streak to seven games Kouyate. might be public enemy as they beat Brighton 2-1 yes- James Tomkins out-jumped number one after his dem- terday. Fabinho to head Palace level in olition job, the affable Span- With second-placed Man- the 65th minute, yet Liverpool iard was taken aback. chester City travelling to bottom were gifted the crucial third 10 “What do you mean, pop- of the table Huddersfield today, minutes later thanks to a howler ularity going down?” he Liverpool seized the chance to from Speroni -- at 39 the Pre- Mohamed Salah of Liverpool scores his sides third goal smiled. tighten their grip on title race. mier League’s oldest player and “I don’t think so, no, no. Jurgen Klopp’s side were making his first appearance celebration was to mark him St Mary’s. Claude Puel as the Wolves mid- My feeling is people here pushed hard by Palace but Sa- since December 2017 becoming a father for the first Diogo Jota’s hat-trick piled fielder’s last-gasp strike secured understand the sport. Peo- lah’s predatory instincts and James Milner’s cross prompt- time, with his girlfriend Maria pressure on Leicester manager a thrilling 4-3 win. ple here love the sport. a woeful mistake from Eagles ed a nervous flap from Speroni, Salaues believed to have given “I think Australians don’t keeper Julian Speroni ensured who tipped the ball high over his birth this week. English Premier League see me like an opponent. Liverpool improved their un- own head and Salah was on hand United winger Marcus Rash- I have been always friend Wolverhampton 4 - 3 Leicester City beaten home league run to 32 to convert on the line. ford marked his 150th game for from Australia.” games. Milner was sent off in the 89th the club with his side’s second Bournemouth 2 - 0 West Ham United At least Nadal won’t be Liverpool’s haul of 60 points minute for a second booking, but goal in the 42nd minute. Liverpool 4 - 3 Crystal Palace exacerbating the situation from 23 games tops the Reds’ Liverpool made in four in stop- Rashford sent a superb finish by making it four Aussie Manchester United 2 - 1 Brighton previous best tally of 59, set at page-time through Sadio Mane into the far corner from a tight scalps in a row. He faces the same stage of the 1893-94 before Max Meyer capped a angle for his fourth goal in his Newcastle United 3 - 0 Cardiff City Czech Tomas Berdych in and 1987-88 campaigns. frantic finale with Palace’s third. last five games. Southampton 2 - 1 Everton the last 16 on Sunday, hop- Palace, the last team to beat Pascal Gross reduced the defi- ing to feel love once more. Watford 0 - 0 Burnley Liverpool in a Premier League Child’s play for Pogba cit in the 72nd minute, but Unit- “I think the fans appreci- game at Anfield, in April 2017, At Old Trafford, Manchester ed weren’t to be denied. Arsenal 2 - 0 Chelsea ate that I feel close to them. took a shock 34th minute lead. United extended their superb Newcastle climbed out of the I feel a good connection Wilfried Zaha picked out An- form since interim manager Ole relegation zone with a 3-0 win Italian Serie A with all the people there. dros Townsend, who drilled a Gunnar Solskjaer replaced the over Cardiff at St James’ Park “When I’m on court, I feel crisp finish past Alisson Becker. sacked Jose Mourinho. that saw their opponents drop Roma 3 2 Torino the love of all of them, no?,” Salah had been accused of After a minute’s applause to into the bottom three. Udinese 1 - 2 Parma said the 2009 Australian mark the 25th anniversary of Fabian Schar put Newcastle Open champion. the death of United’s legendary ahead with a fine solo effort in Spanish La Liga “It is a feeling that is diffi- manager Matt Busby, Solskjaer’s the 24th minute. cult to describe,” added the side took the lead in the 27th Schar netted again in the Real Madrid 2 - 0 Sevilla man who is gunning for an minute. 63rd minute and Ayoze Perez Huesca 0 - 1 Atletico de Madrid 18th Grand Slam crown. Gaetan Bong conceded a pen- struck in stoppage-time to give “When you go walk on alty with a foul on Paul Pog - Newcastle their first win in six court, you feel the support Premier50 League goals French Ligue 1 ba and the France midfielder league games. and love of the people, it’s have been scored by stroked home the spot-kick for Southampton boosted their Paris Saint-Germain 9 - 0 Guingamp one of the feelings that Mohamed Salah his 10th goal of the season. bid to avoid relegation with a you’ll miss the most when Pogba’s ‘rocking the baby’ 2-1 victory against Everton at *Scores as of closing you are not playing.”

Casemiro wonder goal helps Bevin hangs on to lead after crash, Ewan disqualified Madrid defeat Sevilla AFP | Adelaide, Australia

ace leader Patrick Bevin BETTER Rcrashed and fifth stage win- ner Caleb Ewan was disquali- fied on a dramatic penultimate KNOW day of Australia’s Tour Down Under outside of Adelaide yes- terday. The Sprint and King of New Zealander Bevin’s ochre the Mountain classi- leader’s jersey hopes were in fications are also set the balance after he was taken to be decided on the to hospital with a suspected rib final stage today and collarbone injury from a crash nine kilometres (5.5 miles) Casemiro (L) of Real Madrid scores the opening goal past Quincy Promes of from the finish at Strathalbyn. stopped and got him back in the Sevilla Bevin hopped back on his bike game, now we’ve just got to wait AFP | Madrid confidence. while his CCC teammates waited CCC Team rider and race leader Patrick Bevin (R) of New Zealand is helped after and see.” Casemiro’s brilliant strike in for him and he was able to rejoin being injured in a crash Canadian rider Mike Woods asemiro’s stunning long- the 78th minute and Modric’s the peloton to not lose any time. Belgian Jasper Philipsen as he the start of today’s final stage, said that Impey had sportingly Crange strike and a late goal injury-time finish settled a Bevin will take a seven-sec- attempted to take his spot on featuring a gruelling hilltop fin- called for the peloton to slow from Luka Modric earned Real cagey contest of third against ond lead over South Africa’s de- the wheel in front of him and ish to Willunga. after Bevin’s crash. Madrid a 2-0 win over Sevilla fourth but Madrid were dom- fending champion Daryl Impey Ewan was relegated to last and “We knew there was a crash Impey tweeted after the yesterday and a much-needed inant in the second half and into today’s final stage. Philipsen declared the winner. and you see the race leader on stage:“Another great team per- boost to their flailing title chal- deserved more than a draw. There was further drama Bevin looked a forlorn sight the ground with three of our formance today. Happy to grab lenge in La Liga. It means they jump above when Australia’s ‘pocket rock- as he dismounted from his bike jerseys standing around,” Team 5 seconds more but I hope @ Madrid began the day 10 Sevilla, whom they were level et’ sprinter Caleb Ewan was and sought medical attention CCC owner Jim Ochowicz said. PaddyBevin is going to be ok points adrift of leaders Barce- on points with at kick-off, and disqualified after he was first clutching his right side, bleeding “We had to get a bike change and can race tomorrow. He has lona, a gap that will be restored register their most impressive across the finish line for what from his leg and elbow and with because his bike was broken. had an amazing race so far. if the Catalans defeat Leganes result in weeks, following a race commissaires said was an the back of his jersey shredded. “It was so close to the fin - “One mustn’t try prosper off on Sunday, but this victory run of only two wins from five “irregular sprint”. The CCC Team was hopeful ish that yeah, it’s hard to get someone else’s misfortune. I feel should inject a timely shot of matches. Ewan appeared to headbutt Bevin would take his place at that back. But the whole team sorry for Bevin.”