19 Sports Thursday, June 25, 2020 Milik, Lozano goals help Napoli with a 2-0 win on Serie A return Andreas Cornelius scores second hat-trick of the season MILAN: Arkadiusz Milik and Hirving Lozano both an hour, but his goal was ruled out for a Mattia Za- scored headers as Napoli followed their Italian Cup ccagni handball in the build-up. triumph with a 2-0 win at Hellas Verona in their return Lorenzo Insigne missed a chance for a second for to Serie A on Tuesday. Napoli beat Juventus on the visitors with 10 minutes remaining by curling a penalties in the Italian Cup final last week after elim- shot over. But Mexican international Lozano, on as an inating Inter Milan in the semi-finals, but this was 84th-minute substitute, rose high to head home a their first league match since beating Torino on Feb- Faouzi Ghoulam cross six minutes later. ruary 29 before the coronavirus lockdown. Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina denied Samuel Almost four months later, they extended their Serie Di Carmine and Miguel Veloso as Verona suffered A winning streak to four games against one of their their first defeat since the league returned to action. rivals for a European place, while keeping their slim Insigne credited Gattuso for turning around the hopes of Champions League qualification alive by team’s fortunes since he took over from the sacked moving to within nine points of fourth-placed Ata- Carlo Ancelotti last December. “The coach has given lanta. us the right determination,” Gennaro Gattuso’s side re- said Insigne. main sixth, three points behind “It can also be seen in the fifth-placed Roma, who play We must fact that two players who Sampdoria later, and four haven’t played for a long time, points ahead of ninth-placed continue like Ghoulam and Lozano, they Verona. “We will not relax, we came on and were ready. “His have to create an identity and on this path (Gattuso’s) imprint can be seen fight for goals like the Champi- and can help us grow further.” ons League,” said Gattuso, as In Genoa, Andreas Cor- last year’s Serie A runners-up nelius scored his second hat- face struggling SPAL on Sunday. trick of the season as Parma moved seventh with a 4-1 “We must continue on this path, believe that work win over the port city side. Cornelius also teed up gives us important things, as happened in the Cup. “I Dejan Kulusevski to add a fourth three minutes from Napoli versus Hellas Verona game in action. don’t know if these 11 games will be enough for us to time. Iago Falque pulled a goal back for Genoa from get into the Champions League, we must already the spot after Parma goalkeeper Luigi Sepe had ear- since December 2 with Giovanni Simeone scoring Torino beat direct relegation rivals Udinese 1-0 for think about the challenge against SPAL.” lier stopped Domenico Criscito’s penalty. Parma are three minutes into injury time for a 1-0 win over their first win since January 12, moving six points clear Polish forward Milik opened the scoring on 36 level on points with AC Milan and three points off SPAL. The Sardinian side move up to 10th place with of the drop zone. Torino captain Andrea Belotti rifled minutes, nodding in Matteo Politano’s corner. Davide Napoli, with Genoa just above the relegation zone. SPAL second from bottom and facing relegation to in from an angle after quarter of an hour for his 10th Faraoni thought he had equalised for the hosts after Cagliari, meanwhile, earned their first league win Serie B next season. league goal this season. — AFP

peals in San Francisco. and women’s World Cups. Judge denies US But Klausner, who has scheduled a trial to begin Klausner ruled in May that the women couldn’t September 15 on the players’ remaining claim of dis- prove pay discrimination because they had previ- criminatory work conditions, ruled that no appeal ously turned down an offer in Collective Bargaining women footballers should go ahead before then — and that trial should Agreement negotiations to be paid along the lines of Burnley chairman vows not be delayed pending an appeal of the pay claim. the US men’s team. appeal of pay claim “The granting of an immediate appeal will not He allowed claims of gender discrimination, such to ‘root out racists’ eliminate the possibility of two trials or the possibility as discrepancies in areas of travel, housing and med- of successive appeals involving interlocking facts,” ical support to go ahead. after banner stunt LOS ANGELES: US women footballers will have to Klausner wrote Tuesday. “The court has declined the “One way or another, we intend to appeal the wait on their appeal against the dismissal of their parties’ request to stay trial pending the resolution of court’s decision which does not account for the cen- LONDON: Burnley chairman Mike Garlick has equal pay lawsuit after a Tuesday ruling by federal any appeal. tral fact in this case that women players have been pledged to “root out the racists” behind the White judge Gary Klausner. “And should a jury render a verdict unfavorable to paid at lesser rates than men who do the same job,” Lives Matter banner that flew over his team’s match US District Judge Klausner had dismissed the plaintiffs on their remaining claims, there is no reason Molly Levinson, a spokeswoman for the players, said at Manchester City. players’ equal pay claim in their lawsuit against the to think plaintiffs will not appeal that decision.” in a statement. A plane towing a banner that read “White Lives US Soccer Federation in May. The US women, who clinched back-to-back World “(Tuesday’s) ruling simply means that an appeal Matter Burnley” was seen in the sky above the Eti- Lawyers for the women had asked him to enter a Cup wins with victory at last year’s finals in France, may take longer to file and is a reminder that we must had Stadium on Monday shortly after both teams final judgment on that decision, which would have al- had based their claim for back pay in the disparities not give up our efforts both on and off the field to had taken a knee in solidarity with the Black Lives lowed them to take the case to the US Court of Ap- between prize money distributed by FIFA at the men’s fight injustice,” Levinson said. —AFP Matter movement. Burnley have promised to hand lifetime bans to those responsible and Garlick told ESPN: “We will root out these racists and I am sure they will be How 1983 WCup win dealt with in due course. “We will do whatever we can to make sure justice is done against these peo- ple. “Let’s be clear. The plane didn’t fly in our name. triggered India’s It has absolutely nothing to do with Burnley Foot- ball Club and we absolutely deplore it. “But we obsession with cricket have to talk about it. We cannot and will not sweep it under the carpet. “I was at the game and I have been chairman or NEW DELHI: “First love cannot be forgotten,” is how one member of Kapil Dev’s team describes India’s debut co-chairman for eight years. I have always been cricket World Cup win in 1983 — a victory that aroused proud to be in that position, but I can tell you that passions so fierce they would change the game forever. I wasn’t proud to be Burnley chairman last night.” When ‘Kapil Devils’ stunned the West Indies at However Despite a storm of criticism for the Lord’s, the traditional home of cricket, it triggered an ob- banner, Lancashire police investigated the incident session with the sport in India and created its biggest and said no crime was committed. “Today Lan- market — ultimately making India’s board the richest cashire Constabulary has been in liaison with and most powerful in the world. Greater Manchester Police, the Aviation Authority India was previously a hockey-loving nation, owing and the Crown Prosecution Service regards the to their five Olympic gold medals between 1948 and ‘White Lives Matter’ banner that was flown over 1980. But on June 25, 1983, India’s cricketers became the Etihad Stadium last night,” Chief Superintend- world-beaters. ent Russ Procter said. Nobody saw the victory coming, after India came “After assessing all the information available into the one-day tournament with just one win — surrounding this incident we have concluded that against East Africa — in the previous two editions. there are no criminal offences that have been dis- “We never, ever imagined we would reach the quar- closed at this time.” ter-final or the knockout stage,” Syed Kirmani, the LEICESTER: Brighton’s English defender Lewis Dunk (L) and Leicester City’s English striker Jamie Vardy team’s flamboyant wicketkeeper-batsman, told AFP. (2nd L) jump for the ball during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Burnley captain Ben Mee, in his post-match “A few of my colleagues in that team had expressed Brighton and Hove Albion at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England. — AFP comments after his side’s 5-0 defeat at City, said themselves that ‘we are going to have fun, enjoy our- he was “ashamed”, urging people to “come into the selves and that’s it’. 21st century”. “But we laid a very strong foundation by winning the ing: “We have to fight all the way. From the last two games, Iffy Onuora, an equalities officer for the Profes- Cup. It is like the first love cannot be forgotten. Thirty- Schmeichel saves you can see we are ready for the fight. sional Footballers’ Association, said Mee’s strong seven years have gone, people still remember our vic- “We had to battle. The first half we were really good, words had been well-chosen. “You get that moment tory.” He added: “The younger generation are also keen carried a threat and reduced a good side to not too much. of deflation but then there’s the positive reaction to know when we won the first World Cup and who were Leicester with “I’m proud of the endeavour and work rate. Sometimes since,” he said. the players. Oh God, it is a fantastic, nostalgic feeling.” Kasper Schmeichel is good at saving them. It happens, “I thought Ben Mee was absolutely fantastic. India’s run to the title is soon to get the Bollywood penalty stop you move on.” You feel inspired again. These are uncomfortable treatment, with popular actor Ranveer Singh playing Just 24 hours after a ‘White Lives Matters’ banner or- conversations but in order to progress, you have to Dev. MS Dhoni later led India to the inaugural Twenty20 ganised by Burnley fans flew over their match against have them.” Manchester City, both teams at the King Power main- World Cup title in 2007 and their second ODI world tro- The words “Black Lives Matter” have been LEICESTER: tained the trend of taking a knee before kick-off in soli- phy in 2011, but the victory in England will always remain Brendan Rodgers hailed Kasper Schme- printed on the back of shirts in place of players’ ichel as “world class” after the Leicester goalkeeper saved darity with the Black Lives Matter movement. a watershed moment. names for the first 12 games of the Premier The Board of Control for Cricket in India is now the Neal Maupay’s penalty in his side’s 0-0 draw with Leicester were held to a 1-1 draw at Watford in their League’s return. wealthiest association in the game and players like Sunil Brighton on Tuesday. first game back from the coronavirus hiatus on Saturday, Gavaskar, part of the 1983 team, Sachin Tendulkar and Schmeichel came to Leicester’s rescue when he with Ben Chilwell’s 90th-minute strike cancelled out by Players, coaches and referees have taken a knee Virat Kohli have been instrumental in taking Indian plunged to his right to stop Maupay’s spot-kick early in Craig Dawson’s stoppage-time equaliser for the hosts. before kick-off in every match to show their sup- cricket to greater heights. the first half at the King Power Stadium. The only drama came early this time and it was another port for the fight against racial injustice following “The board started getting commercial benefits only That was the highlight of a patchy performance from of Brighton’s youngsters, 20-year-old Aaron Connolly, the death of George Floyd in the United States last after the World Cup win and for us it was a game- third-placed Leicester in Rodgers’ 50th game in charge. who unlocked the Leicester defence in the 14th minute. month. changer,” Sunil Valson, who was part of the 14-member “Kasper has made a great save from the penalty, he’s Racing onto Aaron Mooy’s long pass, Connolly muscled “In itself, the words themselves aren’t offensive, squad, told AFP. invaluable,” Rodgers said of the Denmark international. his way ahead of Leicester defender James Justin, who re- it’s the context,” said Onuora, a former head coach “Understand nowadays whenever the Indian team “He’s a world-class goalkeeper. There is absolutely no sponded to the threat by clipping the forward in the of the Ethiopia national side, referring to the ban- goes for a World Cup the expectations are so high on doubt that he is one of the top goalkeepers in this league. penalty area. ner. “It’s the rejection of conversations we are hav- them. But in ‘83 nobody expected it, but the way we “Just his presence in the goal and his leadership. He stud- The penalty was confirmed after a VAR review, but ing at the moment and that’s what it represents.” played was just amazing. ies penalty takers and puts in the work and he’s so agile. Schmeichel came to Leicester’s rescue as he dived to his The aircraft took off and landed at Blackpool “‘83 will be ‘83, that changed the passion, the trend. “He’s been absolutely brilliant in the two games back.” The right to save Maupay’s strike. Airport, which said it would stop operating banner Money came into the sport much later, but certainly it Foxes are now four points clear of fourth-placed Chelsea It was a miss that might have drawn a few smiles from flights in the wake of the incident. was a great victory that came against any expectations.” and nine ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United in the the Arsenal players Maupay accused of lacking “humility” Sanjay Bhandari, chairman of Kick It Out, Eng- India were reeling at 17 for five in a crucial group race to qualify for the Champions League. Brighton move after a stormy clash that saw the forward accused of de- lish football’s anti-racism charity, said the fans who match against Zimbabwe when Dev’s unbeaten 175 won six points clear of the relegation zone, but Maupay’s miss liberately injuring Gunners keeper Bernd Leno. had organised the stunt were missing the point. the game and proved to be the turning point for their Brighton keeper Mat Ryan nearly gifted Leicester a denied them a second successive victory after the French “The point of Black Lives Matter is not to di- campaign. Kapil’s Devils outplayed hosts England in the goal when he threw the ball behind him by mistake as he striker scored the winner against Arsenal on Saturday. minish the importance of other people’s lives,” he semi-finals and then defended a modest total of 183 in Brighton gave first Premier League starts to Tariq attempted a roll out, only avoiding huge embarrassment said. “It is to highlight that black people are being the title clash. Roger Binny, who sent back West Indies Lamptey, 19, and Alexis Mac Allister, 21, making Graham by scrambling to save at Jamie Vardy’s feet. On a scorch- skipper Clive Lloyd for eight in the final, said Dev’s Potter’s starting line-up the youngest the Seagulls had ing hot summer evening, Leicester were dominating pos- denied certain human rights simply by virtue of the leadership and India’s all-rounders were key to the ever fielded in the Premier League. session but their top-scorer Vardy was held in check as colour of their skin. It is about equality.” — AFP team’s success.—AFP Potter hailed his raw team’s never-say-die spirit, say- he chased his 100th Premier League goal.—AFP