Chinese Financial Muscle a Threat

SPORTS Saturday, December 17, 2016 23 Ali puts Eng “I am not surprised at all. I knew from the physical point of view he could resist but obviously he in charge cannot play 60 matches” -Manchester United Ali mounted crucial partnerships with Root on this tour and proved it with two brilliant Manager Jose Mourinho (88) and Jonny Bairstow (49) to revive the England hundreds,” said Root. Chennai innings after the visitors lost their openers in the Root was also responsible for the rebuilding act about Zlatan Ibrahimovic oe Root urged centurion first hour of play. Ali’s 146-run third-wicket after the fall of Keaton Jennings (1) and skipper Moeen Ali and the rest stand with Root remained the highlight of the Alastair Cook (10) but he missed out on what ofJ the England batsmen to innings as England, who have already lost the would have been his second ton of the series. put India under pressure series 3-0, search for a consolation win. The Englishman was given caught behind yesterday after the visitors “It would be really nice to go home with a win off Ravindra Jadeja by the on-field umpire but made a solid start in the under our belt and we have set it up nicely today, India successfully reviewed the decision after a fifth and final Test in it’s (now) about tomorrow going on and taking it disturbance in the snicko suggested the ball had Chennai. forward,” Root told reporters yesterday. grazed the bat before going into the keeper’s Guardiola rubbishes The tourists were “And hopefully Moeen can carry on how he glove. Root did Claudio Bravo rumours 284 for four at has played today, Stokesy can get in and play one not seem happy Manchester stumps with Ali of his mouth-watering innings he is capable of with the call as BRIEF SCORE Pep Guardiola made clear (120) and Ben Stokes doing,” said Root. he dejectedly England 284 for 4 (Moeen yesterday his belief Chilean (five) at the crease Ali absorbed the pressure after Root’s dismissal walked back to 120*, Root 88, Bairstow 49, goalkeeper Claudio Bravo after they elected to bat to pilot the innings. the pavilion but Jadeja 3-73)v India is happy at Manchester first at Chennai’s MA “That added responsibility of batting higher later termed his City, amid reports the goal- Chidambaram Stadium. up in the batting order he has taken really well reaction. (AFP) keeper could be on his way back to Spain. Rafinha signs Bayern contract extension Moeen Ali Chinese financial muscle a threat Munich London Oscar is to join Shanghai SIPG danger for all teams in the Defender Rafinha has he new-found spending for an estimated £60 million world. Not only for Chelsea, extended his contract Tpower of Chinese clubs ($76m, 71.5m euros). but all teams in the world.” with Bayern Munich by a is a danger to teams all over The league leaders’ iconic Conte, 47, who made year until June 2018, the the world, even the Premier but ageing captain John Terry, his name as a manager with German giants said yester- League, Chelsea manager who is out injured and like Juventus, for whom he also day, as they tie down their Antonio Conte warned Oscar not first choice, has played with distinction as stellar names. yesterday. also been linked with a move a combative midfielder, said The Italian, whose to China, where teams are China may have the money Fourcade threatens to lead side will try to snapping up foreign players on but the quality remained in the make it mammoth wages. Premier League. Russia doping boycott 11 league Conte believes that means “I think that this league is Oslo wins Chinese clubs could entice the fantastic and to play in this Olympic biathlon cham- on the best players. league is a great opportunity, pion Martin Fourcade has bounce “I don’t know exactly the a great honour,” said Conte, threatened to lead a boy- against amount or the situation,” said who will have Belgian star cott of the sport’s World Crystal Palace Conte of Oscar. “But now we Eden Hazard back this Antonio Conte Cup series unless the today, made have to wait. I think when it weekend after he missed the “You must be very proud to international federation the remarks when will be the moment, you’ll midweek 1-0 victory over play in this league because I takes tough action against asked about reports know Oscar’s situation. Sunderland because of a knee think now it’s the best league in Russian doping. Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder “The Chinese market is a injury. the world.” (AFP) Alexis Sanchez should join me in China: Pellegrini World champion London Former Manchester City Crawford gets Court rejects Benzema bid to drop case coach Manuel Pellegrini has risked infuriating Arsenal jail Paris Investigators suspect fight on to clear his name. by offering fellow Chilean Los Angeles court yesteday rejected 28-year-old Benzema of acting “Karim Benzema is Alexis Sanchez a lucrative nbeaten superlightweight a request from Real as an intermediary between innocent, he did nothing move to the Chinese club world champion Terence MadridA and France striker the presumed blackmailers -- wrong in this case. We are he now manages. Crawford,U five days removed Karim Benzema to drop the including one of his childhood going to do everything we can from his latest title defense, was investigation into alleged friends -- and Lyon midfielder to prove his innocence,” he Sanchez tells Arsenal to sentenced to 90 days in jail on blackmail over a sex tape Valbuena. said. keep him happy Thursday over a disturbance at featuring international Benzema and three of The prosecution says Cisse London a Nebraska car repair shop. teammate Mathieu Valbuena. the other suspects asked for helped to further the deception Alexis Sanchez has told Judge Marcena Hendrix, The case, which cost the case against them to be by informing Valbuena that Arsenal he is “very happy” telling Crawford that he was Benzema a place in France’s dropped. “rumours” were circulating at the Premier League not above the law, also ordered Euro 2016 squad on home They say police used about the existence of the tape. club, but the Chile forward the 29-year-old champion to soil, is now expected to go to “dishonest” methods by posing Cisse, 35, was arrested as insists it is up to them to serve two years’ probation trial next year. as a friend of Valbuena’s in a part of the investigation in come up with the right and 120 hours of community “We are pretty astonished telephone conversation with 2015 but was released without contract to keep him. service. He must undergo because the decision is to one of the accused. charge. Karim Benzema For more, catch us random drug and alcohol tests reject our requests for the The court rejected their He said in a TV interview at online at: and pay the owner of the body investigation to be cancelled,” also asked the investigating arguments and ruled the the time that he had only been www.newsofbahrain.com shop $6,000 in restitution. said Serge Money, who magistrate to consider police’s methods were arrested “so the investigators Crawford is expected to represents another suspect in charging former Liverpool and permissible. could hear my side of the /nobonline serve about 53 days of his jail the case. Marseille striker Djibril Cisse Benzema’s lawyer Sylvain story. I never swindled anyone sentence, based on sentencing The Versailles appeal court for his alleged involvement. Cormier said his client would -- Mathieu is a friend.” (AFP) /newsofbahrain guidelines..

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