Nine-Man Spurs Suffer Shock Loss to Dent Top Four Hopes
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Quartararo becomes the youngest rider to take pole in MotoGP at the Spanish GP SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 PAGE 18 Al Ahli Club, Police into Amir Cup volleyball semi-finals PAGE 18 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE CHELSEA VS WATFORD Nine-man Spurs suffer shock loss to dent top four hopes Fulham’s Harvey EPL Results Elliott becomes Friday Everton 2 Burnley 0 the Premier Saturday Bournemouth 1 Tottenham 0 League’s West Ham 3 Southampton 0 youngest ever Wolverhampton 1 Fulham 0 player at 16 Cardiff 2 Crystal Palace 3 AFP ever player at 16 years and 30 LONDON days. English midfielder Elliott, MAURICIO Pochettino insisted born in April 2003, surpassed on Saturday that nine-man Tot- the previous record set by for- tenham won’t let a “cruel” 1-0 mer Fulham player Matthew defeat at Bournemouth ruin Briggs, aged just 16 years and their bid to finish in the top 65 days in 2007. four and reach the Champions London-born Elliott’s only League final, while Fulham’s previous appearance for Ful- 16-year-old Harvey Elliott be- ham this season came in a come the Premier League’s League Cup win at Millwall in youngest ever player in their 1-0 September. defeat Wolves. Marko Arnautovic ended Tottenham’s South Korea his 11-game goal drought with forward Son Heung-min was a brace in West Ham’s 3-0 win sent off for a needless push in against Southampton at the the closing moments of the first London Stadium. half and Argentine defender Arnautovic hadn’t scored Juan Foyth saw red for a studs- for Manuel Pellegrini’s men up lunge soon after the interval. Tottenham Hotspur’s French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris watches as the ball flies into his net as Bournemouth’s Dutch defender Nathan Ake scores the winner during their English Pre- since January 5, but the Austria Pochettino’s side looked like mier League match at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday. (AFP) forward fired mid-table West they would hold on for a point Ham ahead in the 16th minute as the match entered stoppage- fifth, will move to within one body expected Tottenham to be Champions League semi-final closer to sealing an impressive of ninth placed Leicester, who with a clinical finish from Mark time, but Bournemouth de- point of their north London in the position they are today.” second leg at Ajax on Wednes- seventh place finish as Leander have two matches remaining. Noble’s pass. fender Nathan Ake ended third- rivals if they beat Brighton on Tottenham’s ninth defeat in day. Dendoncker saw off relegated If Manchester City win the Arnautovic struck again placed Tottenham’s stubborn Sunday. their last 15 games in all compe- “We are fighting six teams. Fulham. FA Cup final against Watford in the 69th minute when he resistence to delay their attempt “Of course it is difficult to titions means they need to wait It’s impossible for all six to get Belgian midfielder Dendon- later on May 18, the team which headed home after Arthur Mas- to guarantee a place in the top get something positive. We for Sunday’s results to see if the top four, whatever happens cker netted in the 75th minute finishes seventh will go into uaka’s cross was palmed into four. made a massive effort,” Pochet- they need to win their final Pre- I will feel proud and whatever at Molineux to give Wolves a the Europa League qualifying the air by Southampton keeper A win at Dean Court would tino said. mier League game of the season happens in the semi-final I will third successive win. rounds next season. Fraser Forster. have achieved that aim, but “We need to move on. We at home to Everton on May 12. be proud,” Pochettino said. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team In the 88th minute, Fulham Hammers defender Ryan fourth-placed Chelsea will now have ahead two finals. It is in It was the worst possible - Elliott makes history -In are four points clear of eighth provided an historic footnote as Fredericks wrapped up the go above Spurs if they defeat our hands. If it does not happen preparation for their bid to their first season back in the placed Everton, who only have Elliott was sent on to become points in the 72nd minute with Watford and Arsenal, currently we will be proud because no- overturn a 1-0 deficit in the top-flight, Wolves moved a step one game left, and six ahead the Premier League’s youngest his first Premier League goal. Bangalore beat Hyderabad, end IPL on winning note AGENCIES SRH’s hopes of securing a play- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Virat Earlier, Kane Williamson BENGALURU offs berth were kept on standby. Kohli got began RCB’s riposte dealt in fours and sixes as It rained sixes and fours as with two delightful strokes -- a Sunrisers Hyderabad plun- SHIMRON Hetmyer and Gur- the duo of Hetmyer (right) and straight-driven boundary and dered 28 runs in the final keerat Singh Mann finally Gurkeerat (left) blunted the a flicked six -- but the main- over to reach a challenging displayed their batting talent opposition attack with their stay nicked a length ball to 175 for seven. in IPL 2019 as they powered exemplary batting. stun the home crowd. SRH were 147 for seven at Royal Challengers Bangalore During their 144-run part- More trouble was in store the end of the 19th over but Werder Bremen’s Peruvian for- to a four-wicket victory over nership for the fourth wicket, for RCB as they lost AB de Vil- Williamson cut loose after ward Claudio Pizarro. Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ben- Hetmyer smashed half a dozen liers, who snicked Bhuvnesh- that, smashing Umesh Yadav galuru on Saturday. sixes and four boundaries for war to the first slip where Mar- for two sixes and as many fours Both Hetmyer and Gur- his 47-ball 75, while Gurkeerat tin Guptill took a neat catch. to finish the innings on a high. Pizarro deals keerat hit blazing fifties as made 65 in 48 deliveries with RCB were tottering at 20 Brief scores RCB recovered from a hope- the help of eight fours and one for three in the third over but Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Dortmund lessly placed 20 for three in maximum. Shimron Hetmyer and Gur- Hyderabad by four wickets the third over to reach the This was the first time keerat Singh Mann had other Sunrisers Hyderabad: 175 for 7 in 20 overs 176-run target with four balls that RCB had a hundred-plus ideas. Gurkeerat was contend (Kane Williamson 70 not out; Washington title hopes Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Gurkeerat Singh Mann (left) to spare. partnership since 2013 when to play second fiddle to Het- Sundar 3/24). comforts Shimron Hetmyer as the latter walks back to the pavilion The win meant RCB ended Kohli and De Villiers were not myer initially, when the Guya- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 178 for 6 in 19.2 another blow after being dismissed for 75 runs during the 2019 IPL match against what has been a forgettable involved. After Parthiv Pa- nese was dealing in fours and overs (Shimron Hetmyer 75, Gurkeerat Singh Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. (AFP) season on a positive note, while tel was snapped up early by sixes, but opened up later. Mann 65; K Khaleel Ahmed 3/27). REUTERS BREMEN BORUSSIA Dortmund let slip a two-goal lead and were held 2-2 at Werder Bremen, Qatar to play historic friendly against Haydar seriously denting their Bun- qualifies for desliga title hopes, on Satur- day with 40-year-old Claudio Brazil ahead of Copa America Tokyo 2020 Pizarro scoring the equaliser for the hosts. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK commences its participation Two first-half goals, a solo DOHA in the Copa America,” QFA effort from Christian Pulisic said. and a free kick from Paco Alcac- ASIAN champions Qatar will Qatar will play against er, gave Dortmund a 2-0 lead. play Brazil in an interna- Argentina, Colombia and Kevin Moehwald pulled tional friendly at the Mané Paraguay in one of the two one back with a shot which Garrincha Stadium in Brasi- groups of 2019 Copa Amer- slipped through goalkeeper lia on June 5, Qatar Football ica. Roman Buerki’s legs in the Association (QFA) said. Copa America is the old- 70th minute and Peruvian vet- The clash will allow Qatar est international continental eran Pizarro rifled home the take on a challenger and pro- football competition. The equaliser as Bremen capital- vide match practice ahead of competition determines the Abdalla Haydar has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after ised on a defensive mix-up five this year’s Copa America in continental champion of finishing fourth with a time of 1:44.82 in the men’s 800m race at minutes later. which Qatar is one of the South America. Since the the Doha Diamond League on Friday. Haydar had set a personal Dortmund dropped four participating teams. 1990s, teams from North best of 1:44.33 at the Asian Athletics Championships last month, points behind Bundesliga lead- Brazil will host the Copa July 7, 2019. opportunity for Al Annabi to America and Asia have also winning the gold medal at the meet. ers Bayern Munich with two America from June 14 to “The match is an ideal get match practice before it been invited to participate. matches each to play. Sports Sunday, May 5, 2019 17 Superhero Celtic cruise to eight-in-a-row Ronaldo takes on robots and but summer of change awaits aliens in comic book series seem from the European elite The Hoops are now compared to their glori- AFP ous past.