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THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2019 SPORT 17 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Rohit and Rahul blaze away as India canters to victory Mathews’ fighting century and his 124­run partnership with Thirimanne go in vain for Sri Lanka; Bumrah proves a tough customer again SCOREBOARD

SRI LANKA Dimuth Karunaratne c Dhoni b Bumrah 10 (17b, 2x4), Kusal Per­ era c Dhoni b Bumrah 18 (14b, 3x4), Avishka Fernando c Dhoni b Pandya 20 (21b, 4x4), Kusal Mendis st. Dhoni b Jadeja 3 (13b), Angelo Mathews c Rohit b Bumrah 113 (128b, 10x4, 2x6), Lahiru Thirimanne c Jadeja b K.C. Vijaya Kumar Kuldeep 53 (68b, 4x4), Dhanan­ Leeds jaya de Silva (not out) 29 (36b, 1x4), Thisara Perera c Pandya b A few days ago, while awe lu­ Bhuvneshwar 2 (3b), Isuru Udana bricated his voice, Virat Koh­ (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (b­4, lb­2, li said: “Rohit Sharma is the w­8, nb­1): 15; Total (for seven best one­day player.” The In­ wkts. in 50 overs): 264. dian skipper’s words found FALL OF WICKETS further validation as Rohit 1­17 (Karunaratne, 3.4 overs), 2­ etched his fifth hundred in 40 (Kusal Perera, 7.1), 3­53 the current World Cup and it (Kusal Mendis, 10.4), 4­55 also proved to be a third ton (Fernando, 11.4), 5­179 (Thirim­ on the trot. anne, 37.5), 6­253 (Mathews, 48.2), 7­260 (Thisara Perera, The vice­captain’s raptu­ 49.2). rous knock (103, 94b, 14x4, INDIA BOWLING 2x6) and the synergy he Bhuvneshwar 10­0­73­1, Bumrah found from fellow centurion 10­2­37­3, Pandya 10­0­50­1, K.L. Rahul (111, 118b, 11x4, Jadeja 10­0­40­1, Kuldeep 1x6) deflated Sri Lanka as In­ 10­0­58­1. dia clinically won its World INDIA Cup fixture at Headingley K.L. Rahul c K. Perera b Malinga here by seven wickets. 111 (118b, 11x4, 1x6), Rohit Able ally: K.L. Rahul complemented Rohit Sharma with his first Purple patch: Rohit Sharma, with his fifth three­figure knock and third on the trot, moved past Kumar Sangakkara’s record Sharma c Mathews b Rajitha 103 (94b, 14x4, 2x6), Virat Kohli (not Afternoon’s anthem century of the World Cup. * AP of four centuries in an edition. * AFP out) 34 (41b, 3x4), Rishabh Pant On a Saturday that dawned lbw b Udana 4 (4b, 1x4), Hardik with a drizzle and subse­ — sixes off spinner Dhanan­ another southpaw — Ravin­ (53), scripted a vital 124­run Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Pandya (not out) 7 (4b, 1x4); Ex­ quently embraced sunshine, jaya de Silva, the strokes had dra Jadeja. Incidentally, the fifth­wicket partnership. The spilled the catch. The all­ tras (lb­1, w­5): 6; Total (for the chants of “Rohit, Rohit” beauty as the overwhelming last­named was drafted into two preferred the doughty rounder continued unhin­ three wkts. in 43.3 overs): 265. turned out to be the after­ flavour. Just as he neared his India’s playing eleven along approach and once Mathews dered though the alliance FALL OF WICKETS noon’s anthem while a sea of hundred, Rohit played a cov­ with Kuldeep Yadav after punched Kuldeep for four, ended with Thirimanne suc­ 1­189 (Rohit, 30.1), 2­244 blue with flecks of orange, er­drive for the ages. Malinga Mohammed Shami and Yuz­ his confidence grew. Thiri­ cumbing to Kuldeep. Math­ (Rahul, 40.6), 3­253 (Pant, exulted. Pursuing Sri Lanka’s sealed both cover and extra­ vendra Chahal were rested. manne then swept the china­ ews reached the three­figure 41.6). 264 for seven that was cover but the batsman non­ man bowler and the Indians mark with an upper­cut off SRI LANKA BOWLING Malinga 10­1­82­1, Rajitha 8­0­ mounted upon a splendid 113 chalantly drove through the Early trouble had to constantly alter their Pandya and even though he 47­1, Udana 9.3­0­50­1, Thisara (128b, 10x4, 2x6) by Angelo small gap. This was a master Soon while trying to cut, the lines as they had to contend holed out during the slog, Perera 10­0­34­0, Dhananjaya Mathews, Kohli’s men re­ at work and though Rohit Sri Lankan captain edged with the right­left mix of the Sri Lankan total had ac­ 6­0­51­0. plied with 265 for three in perished immediately after Bumrah to M.S. Dhoni, who Mathews and his partner. quired strength. Rohit and Toss: Sri Lanka. MoM: Rohit. 43.3 overs. reaching his milestone, the had a busy morning. Perera, Mathews relished a life­ company, however, felt oth­ India won by seven wickets India’s chase found an warm pats on his back from meanwhile, swung hard at line on 61 when he hoisted erwise. with 39 deliveries remaining. ideal launch­pad through Ro­ the opposition fielders, re­ Bhuvneshwar and the catch hit and Rahul’s 189­run part­ flected the aura he exuded. eluded Kuldeep as he and bails being whipped while nership off 181 deliveries. La­ Hardik Pandya nearly collid­ Avishka Fernando fell to the sith Malinga’s tussle with his Rahul takes over ed. On seven then, Perera combine of Bumrah and Mumbai Indians skipper Ro­ Rahul then extended the aes­ couldn’t capitalise as he Dhoni. hit was an important ele­ thetic mauling, driving, pull­ snicked Bumrah and Sri Lanka gasped at 55 for ment and the latter won the ing and being unhurried at warmed Dhoni’s gloves. Two four in the 12th over and joust. Malinga wavered out­ the crease while his captain more wickets collapsed as Mathews had to douse the side off­stump and Rohit Kohli applauded from the Kusal Mendis lunged for­ fire. He precisely did that with a half­step, drove him other end. A glide to third ward to Jadeja and heard the and with Lahiru Thirimanne past covers. The curly­haired man off Malinga, ushered in menace then over­compen­ another special hundred for sated on the leg­side and the the day and India’s cup of joy Mumbaikar elegantly brimmed. The pacer, who on­drove. suffered two more fours at Kasun Rajitha, the other the opener’s hands, had his seamer, equally felt the heat vengeance with a bouncer of Rohit’s willow and both that grazed the glove but the the premier batsman and his Men in Blue were by then understudy Rahul prospered just a few hits from the win­ and the fight ebbed away ning post. from Dimuth Karunaratne’s Earlier, Karunaratne opt­ men. India’s first­wicket pair ed to bat and he and Kusal devoured the bowlers and Perera coped well with Bhuv­ the aggression was distilled neshwar Kumar but found into correct cricketing shots. an impenetrable fortress in Even when they reached Jasprit Bumrah. When Ka­ their respective fifties with runaratne tried to dab past an identical modus­operandi point, he couldn’t hoodwink CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Staying in the present is Rohit’s success mantra Umpire Gould Iconic and inspirational calls it a day K.C. Vijaya Kumar Leeds Press Trust of India The smile ain’t leaving Rohit Leeds Sharma’s face. The ODI bat­ Englishman Ian Gould ting behemoth sauntered in­ brought down the curtains to the press conference hall on his umpiring career af­ at Headingley here on Satur­ ter officiating in the India­ day evening. He blinked Sri Lanka match here on once, nodded at known fac­ Saturday. es and, when asked about Gould officiated in 74 whether he is conscious of Tests and 140 ODIs. An ac­ his fresh records, India’s cen­ complished wicketkeeper, turion in a winning cause he played for England in against Sri Lanka, said: “I am the 1983 World Cup, figur­ not here for the records, I am ing in 18 ODIs in total. here to play cricket, score runs and lift the (World) Seasoned campaigner: Angelo Mathews came in for praise Cup.” from skipper Dimuth Karunaratne. * AFP And what’s his mantra for success? “Staying in the pre­ and the opener revealed the “You don’t want someone India the favourite opener keeps “batting and sent,” he replied. nature of that conversation: yapping in your ear all the Meanwhile, Dimuth Karuna­ batting” and is an ideal inspi­ When probed about being “Yuvi is like a big brother. I time,” he quipped. ratne backed India to win the ration for young batsmen. dropped from the 2011 World was telling him about getting But what about his relative World Cup. After his team Karunaratne praised Angelo Cup squad and if that is per­ starts in IPL but not convert­ failure to convert his tons in­ suffered a seven­wicket de­ Mathews but rued that they haps pushing him to work ing those and he said when it to Daddy hundreds, like he feat against Virat Kohli’s couldn’t give a winning harder, Rohit countered: “It mattered I will deliver, he did in the past? “It is not men, the Sri Lankan captain World Cup farewell to Lasith has been eight years now was hinting at the World much of a worry because said: “India has balance. It Malinga. and I have moved on.” Cup. He was in a similar eventually we won, but yes has good bowlers and a top­ And as for the game, he Phenom: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has space before the 2011 World the plan is to bat deep and if I order that is scoring centu­ said: “We just couldn’t applauded M.S. Dhoni for changing “the face of Indian Big brother Cup.” am in such a position again ries. It has a better chance to squeeze India. Their bowlers cricket.” It also posted a video celebrating the former Indian Yuvraj Singh had recently For now, Rohit wants to come the semifinals, I will win this World Cup.” did well and then their bat­ skipper’s achievements. Dhoni turns 38 on Sunday. * AFP tweeted about a chat he had cut out the surround sound ensure that I stay,” he an­ The skipper lauded Rohit smen played fearless crick­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC with Rohit during the IPL of advice and expectations. swered. and mentioned that the et.” Ian Gould. * AP

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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Record-setting Federer and Nadal roll on In the women’s section, World No. 1 Barty and former champions Serena and Kvitova make the last 16 REUTERS The 6­4, 6­3, 6­2 win over LONDON American Steve Johnson Roger Federer kept tennis marked the player’s 400th statisticians on their toes on tour­level match win and saw Saturday as he mopped up a him reach the round of 16 for few more records by tram­ a fourth time, sharing the Ja­ pling all over Lucas Pouille’s panese record with Ai Sugi­ dreams in a rip­roaring yama. The eighth seed 7­5, 6­2, 7­6(4) win to will next face Ka­ reach the fourth zakh Mikhail Ku­ round of kushkin for a Wimbledon. place in the The Swiss be­ quarterfinals. came the first In other player — man or match­ups, woman — to notch American Sam up 350 match wins at Querrey overcame

Superb knock: South African skipper Faf du Plessis signed off with a brilliant ton.* REUTERS the Majors. He also set a pro­ John Millman of Australia fessional era record of reach­ and Tennys Sandgren ousted ing the last 16 for the 17th 12th seed Fabio Fognini of time — surpassing the pre­ Italy. South Africa piles it on vious benchmark he had Earlier, in the women’s shared with Jimmy Connors. section, top seed Ashleigh Rafael Nadal was in ruth­ Barty swatted aside Briton du Plessis (100) and van der Dussen (95) make merry less form as he marched into Harriet Dart 6­1, 6­1 to be­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Agence France-Presse DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD for 33 and fellow opener the fourth round with a 6­2, come the first Australian wo­ MANCHESTER Australia 191 for four Quinton de Kock caught at 6­3, 6­2 rout of France’s Jo­ man to make the fourth South Africa captain Faf du short third man for 52. Wilfried Tsonga in 108 round of Wimbledon since Plessis led from the front B Australia was 191 for four But du Plessis completed minutes. Jarmila Wolfe in 2010. with a century and Rassie in 35 overs with his third successive fifty and The victory was his 51st at Warner (102) and Carey van der Dussen made a sup­ the All England Club, equall­ Strycova stuns Bertens (35) at the crease. fourth of the tournament be­ erb 95 as the Proteas piled DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD fore he advanced down to ing five­times champion In a minor upset, Barbora up 325 for six against Austra­ drive fast bowler Pat Cum­ Bjorn Borg in eighth place on Strycova stunned fourth seed lia in the concluding league Carey not missed a chance mins for a superb six. A sin­ the Open Era list for most Kiki Bertens 7­5, 6­1 to reach match on Saturday. to stump van der Dussen off gle helped him reach the Wimbledon men’s singles the fourth round for the first off­spinner Glenn Maxwell landmark in 93 balls, with match wins. time since 2014, when she when the batsman had made seven fours and two sixes. went on to make the quarter­ just four. van der Dussen fell short Nishikori’s quiet march finals. Aiden Markram, opening of his maiden ODI hundred Kei Nishikori’s quiet­but­effi­ Serena Williams, seeking a the innings after Hashim when, trying to hit the last cient victory will feature in record­equalling 24th Grand Amla was ruled out with a ball of the innings for six, he no tournament highlight re­ Slam crown, stayed on knee injury playing football holed out to Maxwell off trospectives, but it did make course with a comfortable Marching ahead: Seven­time champion Serena Williams made the second week at

during warm­up on Friday, Cummins. He faced 97 balls some milestones. 6­3, 6­4 victory over Germa­ The Championships for the 16th time in her illustrious career.* REUTERS set the tone with two well­ including four fours and four timed boundaries. sixes, with the 30­year­old ny’s Julia Goerges in a re­ the end of the road for 13th can Sloane Stephens in their Nathan Lyon struck twice now boasting an ODI aver­ match of last year’s semifinal. seed Belinda Bencic who was three previous meetings this to have Markram stumped age of 73.77 from 14 innings. Belgium’s 21st seed Elise beaten 4­6, 6­4, 6­4 by Alison year, had to dig deep to down Mitchell Starc equalled Mertens also advanced with a Riske. the American 3­6, 6­4, 6­1 SCOREBOARD SOUTH AFRICA VS AUSTRALIA Australia legend Glenn battling 6­2, 6­7(9), 6­4 win Local hope Johanna Kon­ and set up a last­16 clash with McGrath’s record of most SOUTH AFRICA 50 overs): 325. over Wang Qiang but it was ta, who had defeated Ameri­ Czech Petra Kvitova. wickets at a World Cup, set Aiden Markram st. Carey b Lyon FALL OF WICKETS in the 2007 edition in the Ca­ 34 (37b, 1x4, 1x6), Quinton de 1­79 (Markram, 11.3 overs), 2­ THE RESULTS ribbean, when he moved to Kock c Starc b Lyon 52 (51b, 114 (de Kock, 17.4), 3­265 (du 7x4) 26 wickets after a return of , Faf du Plessis c Starc b Plessis, 42.5), 4­295 (Duminy, Third round: Men: 2­Roger Fe­ Wilfred Tsonga (Fra) 6­2, 6­3, 6­3; 21­Elise Mertens (Bel) bt (94b, 7x4, two for 59. Behrendorff 100 46.5), 5­317 (Pretorius, 48.5), derer (Sui) bt 27­Lucas Pouille 6­2; Tennys Sandgren (USA) bt 15­Qiang Wang (Chn) 6­2, 6­7 2x6) du Plessis, who won the , Rassie van der Dussen c 6­325 (van der Dussen, 49.6). (Fra) 7­5, 6­2, 7­6(4); 17­Matteo 12­Fabio Fognini 6­3, 7­6(12), (9), 6­4; 6­Petra Kvitova (Cze) (97b, Maxwell b Cummins 95 AUSTRALIA BOWLING Berrettini (Ita) bt 24­Diego 6­3; Ugo Humbert (Fra) bt 19­ bt Magda Linette (Pol) 6­3, 6­2. toss, and van der Dussen put 4x4, 4x6) , Jean­Paul Duminy c Starc 9­0­59­2, Behrendorff 8­ Schwartzman (Arg) 6­7(5), 7­6 Felix Auger­Aliassime (Can) on 151 for the third wicket in (13b, 1x4) 19­Johanna Konta (GBr) bt Stoinis b Starc 14 , 0­55­1, Lyon 10­0­53­2, Cum­ (2), 4­6, 7­6(5), 6­3; Mikhail 6­4, 7­5, 6­3. front of a sun­drenched Dwaine Pretorius b Starc 2 (5b), 9­Sloane Stephens (USA) 3­6, mins 9­0­66­1, Smith 1­0­5­0, Kukushkin (Kaz) bt 33­Jan­ Women: 1­Ashleigh Barty (Aus) crowd. It might have been a Andile Phehlukwayo (not out) 4 6­4, 6­1; Barbora Strycova (Cze) Stoinis 3­0­19­0, Maxwell 10­ Lennard Struff (Ger) 6­3, 7­6 bt Harriet Dart (GBr) 6­1, 6­1; different story, however, had (3b, 1x4); Extras (b­1, lb­10, bt 4­Kiki Bertens (Ned) 7­5, 6­1. 0­57­0. (5), 4­6, 7­5. Alison Riske (USA) bt 13­Belinda Australia wicketkeeper Alex w­13): 24; Total (for six wkts. in Toss: South Africa. Sam Querrey (USA) bt John Bencic (Sui) 4­6, 6­4, 6­4; 11­ Mixed doubles: Second round: Golden jubilee: Rod Laver, who did the ‘calendar Grand Slam’ Millman (Aus) 7­6(3), 7­6(8), Serena Williams (USA) bt 18­Ju­ Laura Siegemund (Ger) & Artem in 1962 and 1969, holds aloft the replica of the Wimbledon 6­3; 8­Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt lia Goerges (Ger) 6­3, 6­4. Sitak (NZ) bt 13­Aryna trophy presented to mark the 50th anniversary of his last Steve Johnson (USA) 6­4, 6­3, 30­Carla Suarez Navarro Sabalenka (Blr) & Rohan Subah Ka Tara for feature event title at the All England Club. * AFP 6­2; 3­Rafael Nadal (Esp) bt Jo­ (Esp) bt Lauren Davis (USA) 6­3, Bopanna (Ind) 6­4, 6­4. BENGALURU: Subah Ka Tara, who 65, 3­30: 1. New Moon (—) (—) 60, 2. Amazing Skill (5) Mark 56.5. has been well prepared, is expected Dr Logan (4) P.S. Chouhan 59.5, 3. 1. MYSTIC FLAME, 2. GERONTOCRAT, to score in the Chief Minister’s Cup Aeolus (8) Zervan 58, 4. Nikandros 3. SAHARA (1,200m), the chief event of the (6) Md. Asif Khan 56.5, 5. Standout India gets into Intercontinental Cup with WC in mind races to be held here on Sunday (2) Antony 55.5, 6. Silver Dew (3) PENDRAGON PLATE (1,600m), ( July 7). False rails (width about Bhawani Singh 54.5, 7. Attorney 6 rated 15 to 35, 4­y­o & over, 5­ 8.5m from 1,600m to the winning General (1) A. Merchant 54 and 8. 00: 1. Armenia (1) Suraj 60, 2. Maria­ We do not have much time but we will try to use it wisely, says coach Stimac post) will be in position. Masada (5) S.A. Amit 53.5. chi (4) T.S. Jodha 60, 3. Ultimate Power (8) Darshan 59.5, 4. Radiant SNOW DEW PLATE (1,600m), 1. AEOLUS, 2. DR LOGAN, 3. Amitabha Das Sharma the team’s priority. STANDOUT Treasure (3) Yash 58.5, 5. Marco working on the players so side with some seniors like 1 maiden 3­y­o only, (Terms), 2­30 Polo (7) P.S. Chouhan 56.5, 6. Eka­ AHMEDABAD that they can improve and Chhetri, Sandesh Jinghan, For the young blood in the p.m.: 1. Cavaliere (7) Antony 56, 2. CHIEF MINISTER’S CUP lavya (2) Sandesh 55, 7. Three advance their game. We do Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Pri­ side like Anirudh Thapa, Sa­ Defender (1) Zervan 56, 3. Mighty 4 (1,200m), 4­y­o & over, (Terms), Wishes (6) Bhawani Singh 55, 8. In­ As the Indian national team Red (2) Darshan 56, 4. Roman Sen­ 4­00: 1. Captain Courage (5) John dian Brahmos (9) A. Merchant 54.5 prepared to make its second not have much time but we tam Kotal, Pronoy Halder, hal Abdul, Jobby Justin, Man­ ator (3) Sandesh 56, 5. Silver Eclipse 60, 2. Cavallo Veloce (9) A. Imran and 9. Ocean Park (5) S.A. Amit 52. (8) Rayan 56, 6. Streaming Gold (5) international event in two will try to use it wisely,” Sti­ Udanta Singh and Rowllin dar Rao Desai, it will be 60, 3. Accolade (6) Suraj 58, 4. 1. MARIACHI, 2. MARCO POLO, 3. Neeraj 56, 7. Hukumat (6) Trevor about displaying the right at­ Dream Catcher (10) Akshay K 57, 5. ARMENIA months, the new head coach mac said. Borges (and recalling E. Anas 54.5 and 8. Sainthood (4) T.S. Jodha Into The Spotlight (3) Sandesh 57, 6. Igor Stimac reminded that The Croatian gaffer is look­ from retirement), Stimac has tributes which the head 54.5. Smile Stone (1) Irvan 57, 7. South­ BASQUE PLATE (DIV. II) , 1. ROMAN SENATOR, 2. DEFENDER, 3. (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 4­y­o & the prime objective of his ing to overhaul the Indian infused a lot of young names coach is looking for. paw (11) P.S. Chouhan 57, 8. The 7 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD STREAMING GOLD Champ (4) N.S. Parmar 57, 9. East­ over, 5­30: 1. Winning Heart (7) Zer­ side will be obtaining the ne­ team and also its playing who he thinks are the invest­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD van 60, 2. Mahanati (2) Vinod RAMKIRPAL PLATE (1,100M), ern Star (2) T.S. Jodha 56.5, 10. Star cessary impetus for the FIFA style. ment for the future. The fixtures 2 rated 00 to 20, 3­00: 1. Scarlet Baron (7) Zervan 56.5, 11. Subah Ka Shinde 57.5, 3. Quick Action (3) M. Tara (12) Trevor 56.5 and 12. Or­ Naveen 57.5, 4. Beond Reach (1) A. World Cup qualifiers starting “It is more important for Princess (2) John 60, 2. Song And B July 7: India vs Tajikistan Dance (6) Noornabi 60, 3. Majestic ganic (8) Neeraj 55. Merchant 57, 5. Reczai (8) in September. Adapting to new style us get together certain things 1. SUBAH KA TARA, 2. ACCOLADE, 3. Raghuveer Singh 56, 6. Panama (5) Heroine (7) Nazerul 59, 4. Singhsaab The Hero International When India takes on Tajikis­ in our performance that will B July 8: Syria vs DPR Korea (3) Koushik 58.5, 5. Prime Star (5) CAPTAIN COURAGE Arshad 55, 7. Depth Charge (4) R. Manish 54.5, 8. Bold Move (10) S. Cup assignment is primarily tan in the opening game at help us in doing well in the Tauseef 58, 6. Smile Of Peace (1) T.S. BASQUE PLATE (DIV. I) , B July 10: Tajikistan vs Syria Jodha 58, 7. Global Ruler (8) P. Mani Shareef 54, 9. Halfsies (6) N.B. being treated as a sparring the EKA Arena on Sunday, (FIFA World Cup 2022) quali­ 5 (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 4­y­o & Kuldeep 54 and 10. Kingsfield (9) 57, 8. Dontbreaktherules (11) S. session for the side to shar­ Sunil Chhetri and his col­ fiers. B July 13: India vs DPR Korea over, 4­30: 1. Mystic Flame (2) Zer­ S.A. Amit 54. Shareef 56, 9. Tudor Prince (9) van 60, 2. Gerontocrat (8) John 59.5, 1. WINNING HEART, 2. BOLD MOVE, pen the skills for the tough leagues will not just be look­ “We are now focused on B Ashok K 56, 10. Odyssey (10) 3. Optimisticapproach (3) Koushik July 15: DPR Korea vs 3. DEPTH CHARGE Stimac with Chhetri. Raghaveer Singh 55.5 and 11. Mag­ 59.5, 4. Sahara (1) P.S. Chouhan challenges ahead. ing at retaining the title but doing well in the qualifiers * COURTESY: AIFF Tajikistan nitude Queen (4) N.B. Kuldeep 55. 58.5, 5. Orenda (9) Sandesh 58, 6. Day’s best: ROMAN SENATOR “Football is so beautiful also at adapting to the new and I will not at any time put 1. SCARLET PRINCESS, 2. Land Of Liberty (4) Rajesh K 57.5, 7. Double: MARIACHI — WINNING that it can surprise all of us. I coming qualifiers. But I will shape and style that Stimac is pressure on my players about B July 16: India vs Syria SINGHSAAB, 3. TUDOR PRINCE Nitromax (7) Shobhan 57.5, 8. Spirit HEART D.M. SHIVASWAMY MEMORIAL Bruce (10) Darshan 57.5, 9. Black Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and 4; wish we can become one of not make promises. I will do looking to infuse in the team. results in this tournament,” B July 19: Final 3 TROPHY (1,400m), rated 45 to Whizz (6) Akshay K 57 and 10. (ii): 5, 6 and 7. the nice surprises in the up­ my best on a daily basis, Retaining the nucleus of was how Stimac laid down DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Storm Breaker wins Sweden Teunissen clinches SUDOKU finishes third opening stage Juvenile Sprinters’ Million WOMEN’S WC BENGALURU: Storm Breaker Favourite: Indian Democrat. Mark Saldanha, Poonawalla Ra­ Reuters (Yash up) won the Juvenile Owner: Mrs. Geetha Dilip cing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. rep. Sprinters’ Million, the feature Ranka. Trainer: B. Prithviraj. by. Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & NICE (France) event of the races held here on MAHALAKSHMI PLATE Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pan­ Sweden benefited from Saturday ( July 6). dole and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy 3 (1,400m), rated 00 to 20: poor defending and the vi­ The winner is owned by Mrs. CHULA VISTA ( John) 1, Desert Pvt. Ltd. rep. by. Mr. Byram N. B.E. Saldanha, Mr. Mark Angel (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Phoenix Jeejeebhoy. Trainer: M. deo assistant referee to de­ Saldanha, Poonawalla Racing & Reached (T.S. Jodha) 3 and High Narredu. feat England 2­1 in the Wo­ Breeding Pvt. Ltd. rep. by. Mr. Tide (Dhebe) 4. ½, 3­3/4 and 2­ JULY PLATE (1,100m), rated men’s World Cup football Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Si­ 1/4. 1m, 26.99s. ₹21 (w), 13, 14 mone Poonawalla Pandole and 6 15 to 35: MORRANE GABRI- third place playoff match and 32 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 75, FP: ELLA (R. Pradeep) 1, Mischief Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Pvt. Ltd. 52, Q: 34, Trinella: 412 and 280, here on Saturday. rep. by. Mr. Byram N. Jeejeebhoy Flyer (A. Ramu) 2, She’s Superb Exacta: 1,142 and 400. Favour­ (Akshay K) 3 and Genuine Star and trained by M. Narredu. ite: Chula Vista. THE RESULTS (Suraj) 4. 1/2, 1­3/4 and 3/4. 1m, Early goals Owner: Sarainaga Racing Pvt. 07.30s. ₹23 (w), 11, 23 and 13 (p), NOBLE PRINCE PLATE Ltd. Trainer: Arjun SHP: 64, THP: 43, FP: 240, Q: Early goals from Kosovare 1 (1,400m), rated 15 to 35: Mangalorkar. 258, Trinella: 384 and 190, Ex­ Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson BROTHERS IN ARMS (Suraj) 1, KARNATAKA POLICE CUP acta: 1,210 and 818. Favourite: were enough to see off Phil Blarney Stone (A. Ramu) 2, Shiv­ 4 (1,200m), rated 60 & above: Morrane Gabriella. alik Kiss (Shobhan) 3 and Amber INTO THE GROOVE Neville’s side, which pulled Photo Finish: Team Jumbo­Visma’s Mike Teunissen, right, wins (Suraj) 1, Owner: Mr. R. Keshava Moorthy. Crown (Bhawani Singh) 4. Not Bora Bora (P.S. Chouhan) 2, one back through Fran Kir­ the stage ahead of BORA­Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan. * REUTERS run: Goodwill Warrior. 1­1/4, 2 Trainer: Pradeep Annaiah. Headi’s Folly (Irvan) 3 and Dia­ by and had an Ellen White and 4­1/2. 1m, 26.36s. ₹16 (w), 11, mond Rays (Neeraj) 4. Snk, 2 BHISHMA PLATE (1,200m), 18 and 12 (p), SHP: 56, THP: 41, and 2­1/2. 1m, 12.45s. ₹19 (w), 13, 7 rated 15 to 35: BERNARDINI equaliser ruled out for TOUR DE FRANCE 2019 Tour and the first FP: 93, Q: 67, Trinella: 181 and 41 and 14 (p), SHP: 132, THP: 38, (S. Shareef) 1, Industrialist (R. handball. Dutchman to lead the race in Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku 39, Exacta: 555 and 327. Favour­ FP: 594, Q: 394, Trinella: 1,668 Manish) 2, Cosmic Feeling (Zer­ Winger Karen Carney 30 years. Teunissen edged ite: Brothers In Arms. and 391, Exacta: 3,618 and 1,447. van) 3 and Darahasini (S. Agence france-presse Owners: Mr. Neil Darashah & Favourite: Into The Groove. Mubarak) 4. Not run: A Heart­ came on for Nikita Parris in Brussels Peter Sagan in a photo finish Mrs. Anneka Darashah. Trainer: Owner: Mr. Chaduranga Kan­ toremember. 2­1/2, Hd and 1­3/4. the 74th to make her final at the winning line, with the Neil Darashah. thraj Urs. Trainer: S. Attaollahi. 1m, 14.19s. ₹28 (w), 12, 13 and 11 Dutch rider Mike Teunissen Slovak taking the green (p), SHP: 30, THP: 44, FP: 117, Q: appearance in an England RARE GEM PLATE (1,100m), JUVENILE SPRINTERS’ MIL- shirt, having announced won a chaotic opening stage sprint points jersey after he 2 maiden 3­y­o only, (Terms): 5 LION (1,200m), 3­y­o only, 116, Trinella: 161 and 43, Exacta: SLICE OF HEAVEN (Darshan) 1, (Terms): STORM BREAKER (Yash) 411 and 297. Favourite: Cosmic on Friday that she would of the Tour de France on Sa­ won the early intermediate Will To Win (Zervan) 2, Siroco 1, Sitara (Trevor) 2, Mzilikazi (Ak­ Feeling. retire after the match. turday after a collision in the sprint. The Tour de France (Neeraj) 3 and Schafenberg (S.A. shay K) 3 and Breaking Bounds Owner: Mr. Arun Alagappan. However, she was un­ final kilometre blew the was given a festive send off as Amit) 4. Not run: Caesars (Zervan) 4. 3­1/4, Nk and 1­1/4. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala. Palace. 8­1/2, ¾ and 1/2. 1m, 1m, 11.96s. ₹22 (w), 14 and 12 (p), able to help her team claim bunch sprint wide open. the 176 contenders for the Jackpot: ₹6,189 (105 tkts); 05.94s. ₹28 (w), 13, 15 and 25 (p), SHP: 27, THP: 37, FP: 41, Q: 15, a second successive third­ The 26­year­old Jumbo­ 106th edition embarked on a SHP: 35, THP: 58, FP: 141, Q: 84, Trinella: 159 and 97, Exacta: 597 Runner up: 196 (1,422 tkts); Trinella: 485 and 309, Exacta: and 311. Favourite: Sitara. Treble (i): 105 (255 tkts); (ii): place finish at the World Visma rider becomes the first 194.5km jaunt around 4,658 and 1,837. Owners: Mrs. B.E. Saldanha, Mr. 1,319 (21 tkts). Cup. yellow­jersey holder on the Belgium. CM A ND-NDE YK