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Barty, Kyrgios lead Australia’s Messi at the double as Olympic tennis team Argentina overrun Bolivia 4-1 breaks Argentina’s record for caps at Copa America win

Uruguay beat Paraguay• 1-0 to set up Colombia Copa 148 America date appearances have been made by Lionel Messi TDT | Manama for Argentina to beat the mark previously held by Ashleigh Barty in action during a match retired defender Javier ionel Messi celebrated Mascherano AFP | Sydney his record 148th interna- tional cap with two goals orld number one Ash- Las Argentina trounced Bolivia majority of chances but strug- Wleigh Barty confirmed 4-1 to clinch top spot in Copa gled to break down Paraguay’s she will compete at the Tokyo I can’t wait to be a America Group A on Monday. stubborn defence. Olympics yesterday, headlin- part of it. Competing Messi -- who had equalled Uruguay were also lacking ing an 11-strong Australian ten- in an Javier Mascherano’s Argentini- a bit of quality in front of goal nis team for the Games that in- Argentina’s Lionel Messi in action during the match is always a dream an caps record of 147 last week and had to rely on Cavani’s 21st cludes firebrand Nick Kyrgios. as young kids you -- marked his 148th appearance when Messi’s delightful chipped Bolivia pulled a goal back in minute spot kick for the win. Barty’s announcement in style, setting up the opening pass released Papu Gomez who the 60th minute with a cleverly The best early chances fell comes just a day after four- aspire to goal before bagging a brace of volleyed past Lampe to make it worked move, Chura’s deft back to Giorgian de Arrascaeta, be- time gold medallist Serena ASHLEIGH BARTY his own. 1-0 after six minutes. heel releasing Leonel Justini- fore Nahitan Nández was bun- Williams revealed she would The victory at Cuiaba’s Arena Argentina doubled their lead ano down the right flanke who dled over in the box for an 18th be skipping the Games, which Minaur is the top-ranked Aus- Pantanal stadium sees Argen- on 33 minutes when Gomez was crossed for Erwin Saavedra to minute penalty, dispatched by will also be without Spanish tralian man, with the volatile tina advance to a quarter-final brought down in the area by score. Cavani. great Rafael Nadal. Kyrgios likely to be one of the on Saturday against Ecuador, Bolivia’s Diego Bejarano. Argentina responded swift- The Manchester United strik- The 2019 French Open highest profile male players in the fourth placed finishers from Messi duly stepped up to con- ly though, substitute Lautaro er made way for Luis Suarez in champion Barty, 25, said she the draw, despite his modest Group B. vert the penalty to put Argenti- Martinez tapping in from close the 68th minute, but the Atlético intended to compete in both ranking of 60. Bolivia, who had already been na firmly in control. range in the 65th minute just Madrid forward was also frus- singles and doubles at the Both will play singles with eliminated after three defeats in Bolivia got their first shot on two minutes after coming on trated in front of goal. Games, adding “I can’t wait to De Minaur also featuring in their opening three games, were goal shortly afterwards, Jeyson for Aguero. With a narrow lead, Uruguay be a part of it”. the doubles. outclassed from the outset by a Chura’s ferocious long-range conceded a late free kick near “Competing in an Olympic In contrast to veteran Stosur, rampant Argentina. effort forcing Argentina goal- Uruguay ease past Paraguay their goal that gave Paraguay Games is always a dream as Barty De Minaur and Kyrgios The Argentines almost took keeper into a An Edinson Cavani penalty hope of a late draw but the effort young kids you aspire to,” she will all be making their Olym- the lead after three minutes, diving save at full stretch. sealed an easy 1-0 win for Uru- came to nothing. said. pic debuts in Tokyo. only for Bolivia goalkeeper Car- But Argentina reasserted their guay against neighbours Para- Group A winners Argentina, The Australia team compris- “It’s super special being able los Lampe to pull off a remark- dominance and it was Messi guay Monday’s other Group A who beat Bolivia 4-1, will face es six men and five women, to represent your country in able double save from Sergio who made it 3-0, latching on to game, setting up a quarter-final Ecuador in the last eight, while including former US Open one Olympics let alone five,” Aguero and Angel Correa in a clever lofted pass from new tie against Colombia. host nation Brazil will take champion Sam Stosur who will said Stosur, who also com - quick succession. Barcelona team-mate Aguero Despite the narrow scoreline on Chile in Rio de Janeiro on be going to her fifth Olympic peted at 2004, But Argentina did not have to and lobbing a cheeky finish over it was a dominant performance Friday. Paraguay play Peru the Games at the age of 37. 2008, London 2012 and Rio wait long for the breakthrough, the advancing Lampe. from Uruguay, who had the vast same day. World number 15 Alex de 2016.

Fakhreddine takes on arch-rival Maalem for Murray wins first Wimbledon vacant Light Heavyweight title at BRAVE CF 52 singles match since 2017 TDT | Manama AFP | London ohammad Fakhreddine Mand Mohamed Said Maalem will finally have the wo-time champion Andy opportunity to settle their dif- TMurray won his first Wim- ferences with gold on the line. bledon singles match since 2017 They are set to be the main on Monday with a four-set tri- event of BRAVE CF 52: Bad umph over Nikoloz Basilashvili Blood, which takes place in of Georgia. association with The Golden Murray, the champion in 2013 Cage, in Milan, Italy on August and 2016 but who has fought a 1st. long battle with hip and groin BRAVE Combat Federation injuries in recent years, tri - has announced that its Mid - umphed 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 over dleweight world champion the 24th seeded Basilashvili. Fakhreddine will attempt to “It has been extremely tough, become a two-division title- even in the last few months,” holder, as he takes on arch-rival said 34-year-old Murray. Mohamed Said Maalem with “It was not the most serious Andy Murray celebrates his win the vacant Light Heavyweight of injuries but it was frustrat- belt on the line. ing not to be able to get on the intends to keep playing. Their fight was supposed to court. “I keep on being asked will take place at BRAVE CF 50, but “I have had so little momen- it be my last match or my last Fakhreddine fell ill during the tum over the last few years but It has been extremely Wimbledon,” he said. day of the event, and wasn’t kept on going to the gym and tough, even in the last “I don’t know why I keep on able to walk out on fight time. trying to get back to do it again.” few months. It was being asked. I want to keep on After the cancellation was an- Now ranked a lowly 118 in not the most serious playing. I enjoy it and I can still nounced, Said Maalem went on ners in the cage’’, said ‘’L’Am- reer of Middle East’s most fa- the world, former number one of injuries but it was play at the highest level. a tirade, accusing ‘’The Latest’’ biance’’. mous fighter. Murray will face either Oscar “Basilashvili is ranked 28 in of being disrespectful, and then Now he will have another With BRAVE CF 52: Bad Blood, Otte of Germany or France’s frustrating not to be the world and I beat him.” used his social media profiles opportunity to rise up to the Italy becomes the eighth differ- Arthur Rinderknech for a place able to get on the court. It was a roller-coaster to poke fun at Fakhreddine’s occasion and become the new ent European country visited by in the last 32. I have had so little evening for Murray who let slip stomach issues, which ignit- Light Heavyweight champion BRAVE Combat Federation, af- His last appearance in the momentum over the a 5-0 lead in the third set. ed a huge feud between both of the world, while making sure ter Northern Ireland, England, singles tournament at Wimble- last few years but kept That led to a delay in pro - fighters. his hated counterpart doesn’t Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, don four years ago ended in a on going to the gym and ceedings to allow for the Centre ‘’I came today for the belt. make history. Russia, and Belarus. The show five-set loss to Sam Querrey in Court roof to close. I’m here and my opponent isn’t For Fakhreddine, it will be and partnership with The Gold- the quarter-finals. trying to get back to do But Murray broke in the first here even though he disrespect- a chance to definitively write en Cage aims to solidify the or- A long-standing hip problem, it again game of the fourth set to send ed me and said I don’t have any his name in MMA folklore by ganization’s stance as having which required surgery, then ANDY MURRAY him on his way to victory. wrestling and any boxing even becoming the first-ever BRAVE the most active MMA market pushed him tearfully to the “It’s amazing to be back out though I was a respectful per- CF simultaneous two-division share in Europe, and dedication brink of retirement. ner and back-to-back Olympic here playing again on Centre son. I wanted to reply to his world champion, something towards fostering the European But three-time major win- gold medallist Murray said he Court,” he added. trash talk and teach some man- that can define the storied ca- mixed martial arts scene.