20 Friday, November 3, 2017 SPORTS UAE Team Emirates confirm roster Dubai orldTour squad UAE Team Emirates has confirmedW a reduced 25-rider roster for the 2018 season. In 2017, the team had 29 riders on its books. The team has added European champion , Italian champion Fabio Aru, and Dan Martin among others, making UAE Team Emirates one of the most active in the transfer market before concluding its business. With the new additions, general manager Carlo Saronni recently told Cyclingnews the aim is to win a and become UAE Team Emirates (file pic) “a very top team” by 2020. director sportif, while Bahrain- enjoyed overall WorldTour of the Vuelta a Espana. There races in the 2017 season. August, UAE Team Emirates Along with the confirmed Merida DS Philippe Mauduit wins at the Abu Dhabi Tour was further WorldTour success Along with Aru, Kristoff also announced contract incoming and outgoing riders, and Joxean Matxin reunite with , and the Tour with outgoing Sacha Modolo and Martin, Rory Sutherland extensions with Matteo Bono, there has also been several with several of their former of Turkey with . winning a stage of the Tour de (Movistar), Sven Erik Kristijan Durasek, Roberto changes in management. Lampre-Merida riders and The team also enjoyed a Giro Pologne, while Ulissi also won Bystrøm (Katusha-Alpecin), Ferrari, Simone Petilli, Simone Aru’s former teammate Paolo colleagues. d’Italia stage win via , the GP de Montreal. In total, and Alexandr Riabushenko Consonni, , Tiralongo joins as an assistant In its debut season, the team and Matej Mohoric won stage 7 UAE Team Emirates won 19 (Neo-Pro) join from 2018. In . (cyclingnews) Cremer, 3/6 0 Glenreagh script great escape Special 19 21 Power Stage Bulawayo Stage across two Tests, was named that never got above waist imbabwe’s battling Man of the Series. height, but his defence held rearguard secured a draw While the match ended very firm when it really mattered 2/5 inZ the second Test at Queens tamely in the afternoon, West and bad balls were met with Service park/ Sports Club, but West Indies Indies had been probing with confident strokes. It had been refuel area still took the series 1-0, their both seam and spin for much eight innings - and almost three first Test series win under Jason of the day, with shared years - since he last passed fifty 17/20 Holder. ’s 89 and around. But neither the old in a Test match, and this knock, Regis Chakabva’s 71 ball nor the new could prise which stretched on for almost Coramba 1/4 formed the backbone of their a limpet-like Chakabva from 64 overs, will go some way effort on the final day. Their the crease, and he added an towards securing his place 18 LEG Total 947km obduracy was matched by unbroken 91 with Cremer to in the side for their next , the , stall West Indies’ push for Test against South Africa. Nov 17 311.80km 1 who blunted 150 deliveries for victory. The hosts were also SS 1-8 113.42km 7/8 his 28 not out when both sides Chakabva played and buoyed by Raza’s gritty Nov 18 428.64km shook hands and settled for missed several deliveries innings, which stretched 2 15/16 a draw at the start during the day and even for more than five hours SS 9-16 140.27km of the mandatory ducked into a Holder and 203 deliveries before Nov 19 207.11km overs. bouncer he inside edged a Holder 3 Start/Finish: SS 16-18 64.64km Raza, who inswinger onto his Coffs Harbour also scored stumps. (espncricinfo) Rally HQ 80 in the first innings, became 11 the second player BRIEF SCORE 10km in history after 326 (Masakadza 147, 6.2 miles to 10/14 pass 80 twice and take Raza 80, Roach 3-44) and 301 for five wickets in a Test, 7 (Raza 89, Chakabva 71*, Gabriel was named Man of 2-34, Roach 2-37) drew with West Indies 448 (Holder 110*, Dowrich Bowraville the Match. Devendra Bishoo, with 13 wickets 103, Powell 90, Raza 5-99) Zimbabwe’s Regis Chakabva plays a shot 13 Stoneman hopeful of Ben Stokes return London 9 and it would be great if we he was arrested following the ngland batsman Mark could have him in some part incident outside a nightclub 12 Stoneman hopes all- on this tour,” said Stoneman, on 25 September. rounderE Ben Stokes will play 30. Stoneman, a former team- DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP a part in the Ashes series in England’s opening tour mate of Stokes at Durham, 1. Sebastien Ogier FRA Australia “once things get game against a Waca XI in told BBC Sport: “It was pretty settled”. Perth starts on Saturday. devastating the events that Ford Fiesta 215pts Stokes, 26, will not be The five-Test series against unfolded. 2. Thierry Neuville BEL selected until further notice Australia begins in Brisbane “I’ve seen him since and Hyundai 183pts after being arrested on on 23 November, and the one- spoken a couple of times. suspicion of actual bodily day series on 14 January 2018. “I’ve spent a lot of time 3. Ott Tanak EST Hyundai i20: Andreas Mikkelsen, winner of harm after an incident in Last week two men said with him, especially in the Ford Fiesta 169pts 2016 Australia Rally, then driving for VW Bristol in September. Stokes was defending them early part of the career. He’s a “I hope there’s a way back from homophobic abuse when fantastic guy.” (BBC) Sources: WRC, Rally Australia Picture: Google Earth © GRAPHIC NEWS