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SUNDAY 7 JULY 2019 SPORT 18 I’m still extremely hungry and World No.1 Ashleigh driven to try to do well, to try and Barty says after she FOOTBALL FOOTBALL grow and develop as a player and booked her maiden a person, trying to take as much place in the fourth Copa America, Final: Women’s World Cup,

as I can from every single match. round at Wimbledon. Brazil vs Peru ACTION Final: USA vs Netherlands TODAY’S Sharma hits record-breaking ton as clinical thrash Sri Lanka

REUTERS LEEDS SA pip SEMI-FINALS became the first player July 9: 1st Semi-final to end World to make five centuries in a single India vs New Zealand World Cup match and his opening Cup campaign partner KL Rahul also struck a fluent July 11: 2nd Semi-final century as India crushed Sri Lanka Australia vs England on winning note by seven wickets in their final group match at Headingley yesterday. REUTERS India had already qualified for the MANCHESTER last four and finished on top of the Pakistan’s standings with 15 points after Aus- Prolific opener David Warner smashed a tralia lost to South Africa in their last brilliant 122 but could not claim victory Malik retires group match of the tournament. for Australia as they slipped to a 10-run Sri Lanka, who failed to reach the defeat to South Africa in their World Cup semi-finals, slumped to 55-4 in the clash at Old Trafford yesterday, leaving from ODIs 12th over before Angelo Mathews them facing a semi-final against hosts smashed his first century in nearly England. REUTERS two years to help them to a The result allowed India to take over LONDON respectable 264-7. at the top of the round-robin table at the In-form Rohit and his partner end of the first stage, meaning Australia Former Pakistan captain Rahul made a mincemeat of the Sri will battle the host nation at Edgbaston on (pictured above) announced his Lankan attack to add 189 runs, the Thursday, while the Indians meet strug- retirement from the 50-over format highest opening stand at this World gling New Zealand at Old Trafford on shortly after his team bowed out of the Cup, which effectively settled the Tuesday. Cricket World Cup, narrowly missing match. Already-eliminated South Africa chose out on a semi-finals spot. Captain made 34 not to bat and a century from captain Faf du All-rounder Malik, 37, played 287 out as India romped home with 39 Plessis took them to 325 for six in their 50 one-day internationals for Pakistan and balls to spare for their seventh win overs, a total boosted by Rassie van der scored 7,534 runs including nine cen- in nine matches. Dussen’s well-constructed 95. The victory turies. The off-spinner also picked up Sri Lanka pace spearhead Lasith means South Africa’s disappointing cam- 158 wickets in the format. Malinga completed figures of 1-82 in paign in the World Cup ends on a winning “Today was our last game, and I’m his final World Cup match. note. retiring from ODI cricket,” Malik told Earlier, Dimuth Karunaratne won Australia were in trouble early in their reporters after Pakistan thrashed the toss and unsurprisingly elected innings and a hamstring injury to number Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord’s on to bat in a rematch of the 2011 final India’s Rohit Sharma plays three batsman Usman Khawaja saw him Friday. between the neighbours. a shot on his way to his retire hurt, and put the rest of his tour- “I had planned this for a few years Jasprit Bumrah rocked the record fifth ton during the nament in jeopardy, but they rallied mag- ago to retire on the last Pakistan World islanders early with a two-wicket match against Sri Lanka at nificently before being bowled out for 315 Cup match. I’m sad that I’ll be leaving burst and Mahendra Singh Dhoni was Headingley, yesterday. with one ball remaining. a format of cricket that I loved but busy behind the stumps as Sri Lanka happy that I’ll have more time to spend lost their top four batsmen soon after SCOREBOARD with my family. crossing the 50-mark. SHARMA’S CENTURIES AT ICC WORLD CUP 2019 SOUTH AFRICA “This will also allow me to focus on Both Karunaratne and Kusal A. Markram st Carey b Lyon ...... 34 Twenty20 cricket.” 122* (against South Africa); 140 (against Pakistan); Q. de Kock c Starc b Lyon ...... 52 Malik, who made his debut in 1999, SCOREBOARD 102 (against England); 104 (against Bangladesh); F. du Plessis c Starc b Behrendorff ...... 100 R. van der Dussen c Maxwell b Cummins ...... 95 was the most capped player in Paki- SRI LANKA 103 (against Sri Lanka) JP Duminy c Stoinis b Starc ...... 14 stan’s current World Cup squad but D. Karunaratne c Dhoni b Bumrah ...... 10 was dropped after the team’s humili- K. Perera c Dhoni b Bumrah ...... 18 MOST CENTURIES BY A BATSMAN AT A SINGLE WORLD CUP D. Pretorius b Starc ...... 2 A. Phehlukwayo not out ...... 4 ating loss to arch-rivals India in Man- A. Fernando c Dhoni b Pandya ...... 20 K. Mendis st Dhoni b Jadeja ...... 3 Rohit Sharma, India, 2019 (5*); Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka, Extras (b1, lb10, w13) ...... 24 chester last month. Total (six wickets, 50 overs) ...... 325 He managed just eight runs in his A. Mathews c Sharma b Bumrah ...... 113 2015 (4); Mark Waugh, Australia, 1996 (3); , L. Thirimanne c Jadeja b Yadav ...... 53 Did not bat: C. Morris, K. Rabada, Imran Tahir, T. Shamsi three matches, including two ducks, D. de Silva not out ...... 29 India, 2003 (3); Matthew Hayden, Australia, 2007 (3) Fall of wickets: 1-79, 2-114, 3-265, 4-295, 5-317, 6-325 and took one wicket. T. Perera c Pandya b Kumar ...... 2 Bowling: Starc 9-0-59-2 (4w), Behrendorff 8-0-55-1, Lyon Malik, who led Pakistan to the final I. Udana not out ...... 1 10-0-53-2, Cummins 9-0-66-1 (3w), Smith 1-0-5-0, Stoinis of the inaugural World Twenty20 in Extras (b4, lb2, nb1, w8) ...... 15 Perera fell caught behind off Bumrah Sri Lanka toiled for 30 overs 3-0-19-0 (1w), Maxwell 10-0-57-0 (1w) 2007 where they lost to India, was a Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 264 and Ravindra Jadeja did not have to without success as Rohit and Rahul FOW: 1-17 (Karunaratne), 2-40 (K. Perera), 3-53 (K. Mendis), AUSTRALIA key member of the side’s triumph in wait for success in his first match at flayed their attack all round the D. Warner c Morris b Pretorius ...... 122 the following edition in England in 4-55 (Fernando), 5-179 (Thirimanne), 6-253 (Mathews), 7-260 (T. Perera) this year’s World Cup. ground. A. Finch c Markram b Tahir ...... 3 2009. Did not bat: K. Rajitha, L. Malinga The left-arm spinner lured Kusal Rohit smacked Dhananjaya de U. Khawaja b Rabada ...... 18 Malik, who said his goal was to play Bowling: Kumar 10-0-73-1 (w3), Bumrah 10-2-37-3 (w2), Mendis out of the crease for Dhoni, Silva for two sixes, the first one S. Smith lbw b Pretorius ...... 7 the shortest format’s showpiece event Pandya 10-0-50-1 (w1), Jadeja 10-0-40-1, Yadav 10-0-58-1 who was involved in each of the first bringing up his half century, and M. Stoinis run out (Rabada/de Kock) ...... 22 in Australia next year, was congratu- INDIA four dismissals, to effect a simple reached his record and third suc- G. Maxwell c de Kock b Rabada ...... 12 lated by his wife , the Indian KL Rahul c K.Perera b Malinga ...... 111 stumping. cessive hundred with a boundary off A. Carey c Markram b Morris ...... 85 player. R. Sharma c Mathews b Rajitha ...... 103 All-rounder Mathews and Lahiru Kasun Rajitha. P. Cummins c Duminy b Phehlukwayo ...... 9 “Every story has an end, but in life V. Kohli not out ...... 34 M. Starc b Rabada ...... 16 R. Pant lbw b Udana ...... 4 Thirimanne (53) refused to throw in The disdain they had for the Sri J. Behrendorff not out ...... 11 every ending is a new beginning’ @ H. Pandya not out ...... 7 the towel, though, their defiant Lanka attack was best illustrated in N. Lyon c Markram b Phehlukwayo ...... 3 realshoaibmalik... u have proudly Extras (lb1, w5) ...... 6 124-run stand raising Sri Lankan the ramp shot Rahul played, bending Extras (lb4, w3) ...... 7 played for your country for 20 years Total (3 wickets, 43.3 overs) ...... 265 hopes. back and lowering himself before Total (all out, 49.5 overs) ...... 315 and u continue to do so with so much FOW: 1-189 (Sharma), 2-244 (Rahul), 3-253 (Pant) Dropped on 61 by Bhuvneshwar guiding the ball over the wicket- Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-33, 3-95, 4-119, 5-227, 6-272, 7-275, honour and humility... Izhaan and I are Did not bat: MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Kumar, Mathews went on to com- keeper’s head to the boundary. 8-301, 9-306, 10-315 so proud of everything you have Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah plete his third one-day century, Rohit’s onslaught ended on 103 Bowling: Tahir 9-0-59-1, Rabada 10-0-56-3, Pretorius 6-2- Bowling: Malinga 10-1-82-1 (w4), Rajitha 8-0-47-1, Udana achieved but also for who u r,” Mirza including two sixes and 10 fours, when he drove Rajitha to mid-off 27-2 (1w), Morris 9-0-63-1, Shamsi 9-0-62-0 (1w), Phehluk- 9.3-0-50-1, T. Perera 10-0-34-0, De Silva 6-0-51-0 (w1) wayo 2.5-0-22-2 (1w), Duminy 4-0-22-0 said on . before Bumrah dismissed him for 113 and Rahul’s 111 included 11 fours and Result: India won by seven wickets Result: South Africa won by 10 runs in the penultimate over. a six. No need to panic after earlyrly exitexit,, sasaysys Wasim

AFP “It is not a bad finish and I of the team forfor years to come. listlist goes on anandd on. AnAndd lective consistency. But my LONDON don’t think we need to panic. “At 24,4, we’re the look,look, there’s ggoingoing toto message, again, is ‘let’s stay “There is no quick fix and the youngest teameam byby a longlong bebe a review nownow,, positive’.” Every World Cup failure for Pakistan woke up late people running cricket need time way in thiss compcompetition,etition, aandnd wwe’lle’ll see hhowow Another World Cup winner, Pakistan sparks a wave of and must keep the example of and that is ssomethingomething tthathat thatthat goes. Ramiz Raja, believes Pakistan reviews and sackings and the in the World Cup and how England lifted their one-day we can be pproudroud of,of, andand I “Unfortu-“Un f ortu- have the ability to produce promise of a fresh approach -- when they gained cricket. I am ready to contribute think that augursugurs well fforor natelynately it hashas “magical” cricket and says their until the team wins again and all momentum they won towards that.” the future ooff PaPakistankistan alalwaysways bbeeneen thisthis exit is a loss to the showpiece is forgotten. England’s humiliating first- cricket,” saidid Arthur,Arthur, who wayway forfor PakistanPakistan tournament. The script is expected to be four straight games. It round exit in 2015 sparked a wants to continuentinue in tthehe rorolele -- we ddon’ton’t seem ttoo But he said every defeat was similar after Sarfaraz Ahmed’s is not a bad finish and I radical rethink and the host of coach. be ableable to ffindind an opportunity to assess things team failed to make the semi- don’t think we need to nation started this World Cup as “We’ve showcasedshowcased a thatthat col-col- and that ruthless decisions were finals in England and Wales panic: Wasim Akram the number one side in the lot of our young required. despite a late charge. world. talent, andd I “I think every defeat gives an Pakistan won four straight The positions of head coach think thee opportunity for introspection, so matches to finish level on 11 set-up and style of play, but 1992 Mickey Arthur and captain Sar- likes of Pakistan need to do four or five points with New Zealand, but World Cup winner Wasim Akram faraz -- both of whom had con- Shaheen things if they want to be a force they bowed out of the tour- said there was no need to panic. tracts until the World Cup -- will Afridi, in world cricket,” he said. nament due to an inferior net “Pakistan woke up late in the be looked at as part of the Babar “Pakistan have to correct run-rate. World Cup and when they gained assessment. Azam, their system, which can provide There have once again been momentum they won four Luckily for Pakistan, they Imam-ul-- them with regular talent and calls for an overhaul of the straight games,” said the former have a crop of talented young- Haq, Shadabb Wasim Akram then define and refine that system, changes in the team captain. sters who can form the nucleus Khan, the talent.” SUNDAY 7 JULY 2019 SPORT 19

USA hoping Brazil banking on defence for more celebrations against Dutch in Copa final against Peru in Cup final

AFP AFP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil’s Casemiro gestures during LYON a training session in Teresopolis,

Brazil will be looking to maintain Brazil, yesterday. The United States head into the their defensive invincibility women’s World Cup final against Peru in today’s Copa against the Netherlands today America final, midfielder seemingly in such rude health Casemiro says. that the biggest controversy The hosts have yet to surrounding the holders in concede a goal in the tour- recent days has been Alex nament, including when they Morgan’s tea-sipping goal cele- thrashed Peru 5-0 in a group- bration against England. stage match earlier in the Morgan, one of the faces of competition. Ending the the USA side that has made And keeping their goal intact competition history by reaching a third con- will be key to lifting a ninth Copa without secutive final, has been at the crown, according to the Real conceding a goal centre of a veritable storm in a Madrid man. tea cup since using the cele- “Ending the competition is one of our aims. bration to mark her winner in without conceding a goal is one And if we don’t Tuesday’s semi-final. of our aims,” said Casemiro. concede a goal, Whether it was an “And if we don’t concede a attempt to wind-up the goal, it’s not just thanks to the it’s not just thanks Brazil coach Tite English for their love of the guys at the back, those up front to the guys at the gestures during a drink, or something more help us a lot and that makes the Peru’s Alexander Callens takes back, those up training session, innocent, the 30-year-old difference.” part in a training session in Rio front help us a lot yesterday. has been struck by the level The woodwork also made a of media attention. de Janeiro, Brazil yesterday on and that makes difference in Brazil’s 2-0 semi- the eve of the Copa America “You see men celebrating final victory over arch rivals final match against Brazil to be the difference: all around the world in big tour- Argentina, as did referee Roddy held at the Maracana Stadium. Casemiro. naments, grabbing their sacks Zambrano’s refusal to consult or whatever it is, when I look at VAR twice when Lionel Messi sipping a cup of tea, I’m a little and his team-mates were taken aback and kind of you claiming a penalty. Brazil have identified the state championship in 2013 and a defensive meltdown. They’ve -- we have to respect them.” It’s have to laugh about it to see all Sergio Aguero headed main threat to their defensive Flamengo to do likewise in the bounced back spectacularly from only the second time Peru have the criticism,” Morgan said on against the bar in the first half invincibility today at Rio de Rio state championship four that set-back, though, first reached the Copa final in its 103- Friday. and Messi rattled the post after Janeiro’s iconic Maracana years later. “He’s a player who ousting Uruguay on penalties in year history. They beat Colombia The striker scored five goals the break, while Brazil captain stadium: Peru forward Paolo deserves special attention for the quarter-final, in a match in in a play-off in Caracas in 1975 in the record 13-0 win over Dani Alves and midfielder Arthur Guerrero. He’s a player well everything he’s done in the past,” which they were clearly second after each side had won at home Thailand with which the USA both got away with blatant off- known to Brazilian fans having said center-back Marquinhos. best, and then in a stunning per- in a two-legged title decider. began their defence of the the-ball fouls inside the area on spent the last seven years playing “I know him well, I played formance to beat the outgoing And their first title in 1939 on trophy, but it is Megan Rapinoe Manchester City pair Aguero and in the country. The 35-year-old with him for a bit at Corinthians champions Chile 3-0 in the last home soil came at the end of a who has been the big star of the Nicolas Otamendi respectively. scored the winning goal for Cor- and I’ve played against him four. single five-team tournament tournament. Argentina have complained inthians in the 2012 FIFA Club several times for the national “It’ll be a great final, a really played in a round-robin format. The pink-haired midfielder to South American football’s gov- World Cup final against Chelsea. team.” difficult match. We can’t think “We’ve got to approach it scored all of her team’s goals in erning body CONMEBOL over Currently playing for Inter- One of those was two weeks it’s already won, we have to play calmly. It’s true that we’ve the wins over Spain and France the refereeing in that semi-final, nacional in Porto Alegre, he pre- ago at the Corinthians Arena in it,” said Casemiro. achieved something very before missing the England although to no avail as the result viously helped Corinthians win Sao Paulo when Guerrero was “They’ve eliminated great important after many years,” showdown due to a hamstring will not be changed. the Sao Paulo kept quiet while Peru when into teams -- Uruguay and Chile said forward Raul Ruidiaz. problem.

Nigeria topple Cameroon in Sweden down England to finish third Africa Cup of AFP Belgium, started slowly and were NICE made to pay for slack defending Nations classic as Asllani put Sweden in front. Sweden’s players Sweden ended their women’s Left-back Alex Greenwood celebrate their victory AFP World Cup campaign on a high was at fault, totally miskicking ALEXANDRIA by beating England 2-1 in yester- at the end of the an attempted clearance straight day’s third-place play-off in France 2019 Women’s to Asllani, who drilled a low Odion Ighalo scored twice and Nice, as Sofia Jakobsson’s first- World Cup third place finish into the net. teed up Alex Iwobi’s winning half strike proved to be the final against England, Neville’s team were all over goal as Nigeria eliminated winner. yesterday.. the place at the back and almost defending Africa Cup of Nations England were looking to fell two goals down inside the champions Cameroon after a claim the bronze medals for the quarter-hour when Jakobsson thrilling 3-2 victory in Alex- second successive World Cup, ran clear and fired against the andria yesterday. but it was Peter Gerhardsson’s post. The Montpellier winger China-based forward side who finished third for the was not to be denied in the 22nd Ighalo bundled home a scrappy third time. minute, though, cutting inside opener but Clarence Seedorf’s Kosovare Asllani gave and bending the ball past the Cameroon hit back through Sweden an 11th-minute lead, despairing dive of England goal- Stephane Bahoken and Clinton before Jakobsson curled in an keeper Carly Telford. Njie with two quick-fire goals excellent second midway An end-to-end opening before half-time. through the first half, and period continued as Kirby, back Nigeria drew level as Ighalo although Fran Kirby quickly in the English starting line-up volleyed in his second just past pulled one back, England could after coming on as a substitute the hour and he then turned not find an equaliser. against the Americans, clipped provider to play in Iwobi to “I just think maybe it was a the ball in off the far post to score steer home three minutes later carry-on from the semi-final, the her first World Cup goal. and set up the prospect of a emotion,” said England manager Ellen White thought she had highly anticipated quarter-final Phil Neville. equalised less than two minutes clash with hosts and favourites “The two goals probably third straight major tournament today. “Both teams looked shot, “We came to this tournament later with a tournament-leading Egypt. sparked us into life. After that, I semi-final loss when beaten 2-1 to be honest, almost on their to win it, not to finish third or seventh goal, but was denied by Seedorf’s penchant for thought it was the best we’ve by reigning champions the knees,” added former Man- fourth.” VAR review for handball. change has seen the former played.” It was a second defeat United States on Tuesday. chester United player Neville. England, whose men’s team White had also seen a goal Dutch star heavily rotate his in under a week for Neville’s The Americans will face the “It’s a really difficult game to get also lost the third-place play-off ruled out by VAR in the loss to Cameroon side in Egypt. Lionesses, after suffering their Netherlands in the final in Lyon up for. It’s a nonsense game. in last year’s World Cup to the USA. Marquez takes pole for seventh successive year at German GP

years, the Honda rider went on Quartararo who will start from team doctor -- appeared to have early on but came back to take Andrea Dovizioso, second in the AFP to win the race. second on his Yamaha. fixed the problem as he finished fourth on his Suzuki. championship standings. SACHSENRING “I am very happy but the Quartararo, who began from just 0.205sec behind Marquez. He is joined on the second The Ducati rider failed to get Yamaha and Suzuki riders are pole before finishing second in Quartararo was being row by Ducati’s Jack Miller direct entry into the second Marc Marquez continued his going really strong,” said last week’s Dutch GP in Assen, pressed all the way by Mav- and Honda’s Cal Crutchlow round of qualifying after missing recent dominance of the Sach- Marquez. had a scare in morning practice erick Vinales, who won in who is riding in spite of frac- the top 10 in practice. He was senring by taking pole for today’s The 26-year-old, who leads when his Yamaha developed Assen last week. The Spaniard turing his tibia and damaging then only third quickest in Q1 German MotoGP. the championship standings by steering problems, the vibrations was just 0.006sec slower and his anterior cruciate ligament consigning him to 13th on the It is the seventh straight year 44 points, set a new lap record causing serious pain in his right completes the front row on his in a cycling accident earlier in grid. that the Spaniard will start the of 1min 20.195sec, edging out the shoulder. Yamaha. the week. The German MotoGP starts race as pole-sitter. The last six French youngster Fabio His mechanics -- and the Alex Rins went off the track It was a bad day, though, for at 1200 GMT on Sunday. SUNDAY 7 JULY 2019 20

PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Sharma hits Brazil banking record-breaking on defence in ton as clinical India Copa America final thrash Sri Lanka against Peru Federer, Nadal cruise into last 16 AFP LONDON Giant-killer Gauff Eight-time champion Roger mature beyond Federer reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the 17th time yesterday, her years but still racking up a record 350th win at the Grand Slams while a teenager inside two-time winner Rafael Nadal had a much more REUTERS enjoyable experience LONDON yesterday than his previous match. Teenager Coco Gauff has captivated The Swiss second seed Wimbledon with her extraordinary talent eased past French 27th seed and youthful exuberance but, as her beaten Lucas Pouille 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 opponent said on Friday, she is “probably (7/4) and will face Italy’s 17th older in her head than the numbers show”. seed Matteo Berrettini for a The 15-year-old American exhibited place in the quarter-finals. remarkable maturity and poise to fight back It will be Federer’s 17th from a set and 5-2 down in her third-round appearance in the fourth 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-5 defeat of Slovenian Polona round at Wimbledon, taking Hercog. him ahead of Jimmy Connors Afterwards a clearly delighted Gauff, on the all-time list. who beat five-times champion Venus Wil- Berrettini saved three liams in the first round before taking the match points to see off Diego Switzerland’s scalps of former semi-finalist Magdalena Schwartzman of Argentina in Rybarikova and Hercog, switched between 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 7-6 action during his reflective adult and excited teenager. (7/4), 6-3. Wimbledon third “It’s was pretty surreal how life changes Nadal eased into the last round match in a matter of seconds,” she said. 16 with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 romp against France’s Lucas “I remember before I played Venus, as over French veteran Jo-Wil- Pouille at the All you know, when you walk to leave the fried Tsonga. England Lawn Tennis practice courts, there are people waiting. The ease with which and Croquet Club One little kid asked me for a picture. Then Nadal made the fourth round after the next day, after I played Venus, eve- in London, Britain, Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his third round match for the ninth time was repli- rybody was screaming my name.” yesterday. against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, yesterday. cated on the women’s side by She said it was awe-inspiring to walk -- who will be out on Centre Court, describing it as “sacred” breaking new ground in WIMBLEDON RESULTS dispensing with German Julia Roger Federer, by beating Lucas but she did not feel nervous. appearing in the last 16 for Goerges 6-3, 6-4. Pouille 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(4) to reach “Obviously this moment is an incredible the first time -- and Serena MEN: THIRD ROUND Barty, bidding to become the fourth round of Wimbledon, moment. I’m still excited I get to keep living becomes the first player to Williams. Sam Querrey (USA) bt John Millman (AUS) 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (10/8), 6-3 the first Australian Wim- it,” she said, adding that defeats she had suf- notch up 350 match wins at the Nadal, who embraced Tennys Sandgren (USA) bt Fabio Fognini (ITA x12) 6-3, 7-6 (14/12), 6-3 bledon women’s champion fered in the past had helped her to achieve majors. Tsonga fondly at the end in Rafael Nadal (ESP x3) bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 since Evonne Goolagong success this week. stark contrast to the chilly Kei Nishikori (JPN x8) bt Steve Johnson (USA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Cawley won her second title The teenaged Gauff appeared equally handshake he had with fiery in 1980, will play unseeded Federer also sets a professional excited about a posting about her by Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER x33) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-5 Australian Nick Kyrgios in the American Alison Riske for a era record of reaching the last Beyonce’s mother, about a new album by Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Lucas Pouille (FRA x27) 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) previous round, said he was place in the last eight. 16 for the 17th time - surpassing Jaden Smith and about a video of her delighted with the manner of She is also the first Aus- the previous benchmark he had mother’s celebration in the players’ box WOMEN: THIRD ROUND his victory describing every tralian woman to make the shared with Jimmy Connors. going viral. match as a battle. Ashleigh Barty (AUS x1) bt Harriet Dart (GBR) 6-1, 6-1 second week since 2010. “Please tell me she’s a meme. I’m so “I was very happy,” said Alison Riske (USA) bt Belinda Bencic (SUI x13) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 “That was really good,” Rafael Nadal, playing excited to go on Instagram,” she laughed. Nadal. (USA x11) bt Julia Goerges (GER x18) 6-3, 6-4 said Barty. “I served really Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the “I’m going to retweet it and everything.” “I played a great match Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x30) bt (USA) 6-3, 6-3 well and getting out of the first time at a in And she said it was “cool” to have won from the beginning to the Barbora Strycova (CZE) bt (NED x4) 7-5, 6-1 love 40 game was massive. over 11 years, blasts past the some $220,000 so far this week so she end. (BEL x21) bt Qiang Wang (CHN x15) 6-2, 6-7 (9/11), 6-4 “Incredible it is a first for Frenchman. would pprobablyy buyy some hoodies. “Jo is one of those players (GBR x19) bt (USA x9) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 me (to be in the last 16), new “II lovelovev wearwearingiingngg you don’t want to face early territory for me.” hoodies.dieesees. MyM mmom,, shehee Petra Kvitova (CZE x6) bt Magda Linette (POL) 6-3, 6-2 Serena Williams, seeking a but today was my day.” Williams goes on to face bannedned mmee frfromomm His great rival eight-time Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro record-equalling 24th Grand buyinginngg hhoodiesoooodiodio iese fforor champion Roger Federer fol- On the women’s side semi-finalist Johanna Konta for a place in the quarter- Slam crown, stays on course two months.mmomonontths.hs EvEveEveryverry lowed him onto Centre Court Barty and Williams could respectively. finals. 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AFP One of the Tour de France TOUR DE FRANCE: BRUSSELS overall favourites, Denmark’s STAGE 1 RESULTS Jakob Fuglsang also crashed 18km 1. Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Dutch rider Mike Teunissen won from the finish but struggled back Jumbo - Visma 4:22:47 a chaotic opening stage of the to the peloton looking shocked 2. Peter Sagan (SVK) Tour de France yesterday after a and bleeding from the head. BORA - hansgrohe collision in the final kilometre Greg Van Avermaet claimed 3. Caleb Ewan (AUS) blew the bunch sprint wide open the first King of the Mountains Lotto - Soudal in Brussels. polka dot jersey after winning an 4. Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) The 26-year-old Jumbo- intense struggle on the 7.8 Team Dimension Data Visma rider becomes the first yellow-jersey holder percent gradient Mur de Grammont climb at 5. Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) on the 2019 Tour and the first Dutchman to lead 45km, which often features in the Flanders Bahrain - Merida the race since Erik Breukink 30 years ago. one-day classics. 6. Michael Matthews (AUS) Teunissen edged Peter Sagan in a photo finish The 34-year-old Van Avermaet, on his golden Team Sunweb at the winning line, with the Slovak taking the Olympic champion bike, was in Saturday’s early 7. Matteo Trentin (ITA) green sprint points jersey after he won the early breakaway, from which he also came second on Mitchelton - Scott intermediate sprint. the day’s other, lesser, Bosberg climb securing 8. Oliver Naesen (BEL) Australian rookie Caleb Ewan took the young the polka dot jersey after just 50km. AG2R La Mondiale rider’s white jersey after staying clear of the crash. Half a million fans and well-wishers turned out 9. Elia Viviani (ITA) The race was marked by two falls as young as the race embarked in balmy sunshine from Team Jumbo-Visma rider Mike Teunissen (right) of the Netherlands winning Deceuninck - Quick-Step Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen, who many Brussels city centre, passing the Grand Place, the the opening stage of the Tour de France ahead of BORA-Hansgrohe rider Peter 10. Jasper Stuyven (BEL) tipped for the stage win, caused a mass fall as the Royal Palace and the European Commission building Sagan (centre) of in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday. Trek - Segafredo tension mounted a kilometre from home. before a 194.5km loop through the lush Belgian plains.