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Messi still awaits 700th goal as Barca blink first in La Liga title race SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 PAGE 12 Zanardi in artificial coma after horrific head injuries in bike crash AFP “Zanardi underwent a deli- when he crashed at 320kmh achieved a new Paralympic MILAN cate neurosurgical interven- at Lausitzring while taking triathlon world record time tion and (was) subsequently part in a CART race. at the Ironman of Cervia, Ita- EX-FORMULA One driver transferred to intensive care, But what could have been ly of 8 hours, 25 minutes and Alex Zanardi has been placed he has stable hemodynamic the end of the sports career 30 seconds. in an artificial coma, but re- and metabolic parameters,” for the former Lotus and Wil- It was a record which he mains “in a stable condition” the hospital said. liams Formula One driver achieved a few days after win- on Saturday after suffering “He remains intubated and from Bologna proved to be the ning two golds and a silver horrific head injuries in a crash supported by artificial ventila- start of another. medal at the world champion- while competing in a handbike tion while the neurological pic- gold medals on his handbike in Zanardi adapted to his ships in London. race in Italy. ture remains serious.” the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic prosthetic legs and was back “Alex is one of life’s truly Zanardi, who had both legs Neurosurgeon Giuseppe Games, and two silver medals, competing in the final race inspirational people and amputated in a motor racing Olivieri told the AGI news and multiple world champion- of the European Touring Car as we all know, a fighter accident almost 20 years ago agency that Zanardi’s condi- ship titles. Championship at Monza in through and through. Stay before going on to become a tion could stabilise “in a week On Saturday, news of the 2003 driving for BMW. strong and Forza Alex,” his Paralympic champion, was or 10 days. Then he can be Italian icon’s accident covered In addition to his Para- former Williams team wrote participating in the ‘Obiettivo awakened and evaluated”. the front pages of all three A file photo of former F1 driver and paracyclist, Italian Alex Zanardi lympic medals, Zanardi also on Twitter. tricolore’ relay race in Tuscany Zanardi was a former sports national dailies on a day during the 23rd Marathon of Rome in 2017. (AFP) competed in the gruelling “Alex has already had his on Friday when he lost control Grand Prix driver who twice when Serie A football returns Ironman triathlon in Hawaii share of bad luck, which he of his bike and crossed into the won the CART championship after a three-month coronavi- Prime Minister Giuseppe in Italian Charles Leclerc, the in October 2014. transcended with a mighty de- path of an oncoming truck. in the United States before rus-enforced absence. Conte wrote on Twitter: “Cour- Monegasque driver of the F1 He had been due to com- termination and spirit to win The 53-year-old Italian having both his legs ampu- “Alex’s drama,” headlined age Alex, don’t give up. All of Ferrari team. pete in the Paralympics in To- again,” said former F1 driver was airlifted to hospital in Sie- tated following an accident on the Gazzetta dello Sport. Italy is fighting with you.” kyo this summer before they Martin Brundle. na where he underwent emer- the Lausitzring track in Ger- “No Alex, no!” wrote Cor- “Fight as you know how ‘TrULY INSPIRATIONAL’ were cancelled until next year. “Let’s hope he’s fine and gency surgery for serious facial many in 2001. rierre dello Sport, with Tutto- to do it, Alex. You are a very Zanardi’s life changed for- His most recent feat was this is nowhere near as seri- head injuries. He went on to win four sport headlining “Alex, Italy!” great man, courage,” tweeted ever on September 15, 2001 last September when he ous as it sounds from reports.” Call us the ‘asterisk Arsenal rocked by champions!’: Klopp ready for Liverpool title push AFP according to some pun- late Brighton winner, LONDON dits, who claim the Premier League’s new normal of LIVERPOOL can move with- matches behind closed doors in touching distance of the with more substitutes al- Premier League title when lowed has taken the shine off the runaway leaders face the leaders’ achievements. Watford rescue draw Everton on Sunday, while Klopp doesn’t care about the relegation battle will be those critics and, on the eve AFP in the spotlight in the first of Liverpool’s return, the LONDON full weekend of top-flight German hit back. action since the coronavirus “Now I have had a lot of ARSENAL’S hopes of qualify- outbreak. time to read. I had to Google ing for the Champions League Jurgen Klopp’s side will the word ‘asterisk’. I only suffered a fatal blow as Neal play for the first time since knew the word from a com- Maupay fired Brighton to a the Premier League was sus- ic!” Klopp said. last-gasp 2-1 win after Gun- pended in March over the “This is the most difficult ners keeper Bernd Leno was COVID-19 pandemic as the year and season to become stretchered off, while Watford title chasers make the short champions, 100 percent. It snatched a late 1-1 draw against trip to Merseyside rivals is an interrupted season, like Leicester on Saturday. Everton on Sunday. has never happened before. In the first full weekend of Liverpool, 22 points “Whoever will be cham- English top-flight matches since clear of second placed Man- pions, it will be historic be- the coronavirus shutdown in chester City, need two wins cause it is a year that we will March, Arsenal’s faint chances from their remaining nine never forget. of finishing in the top four fad- games to end their 30-year “Give us an asterisk, yes. ed further. Their cause wasn’t wait to be crowned English We cannot do a lot of things helped by the controversial in- champions. that we usually can do but in jury to Leno, whose screams If the Reds beat Everton, this specific case at least we echoed round the empty Amex they can wrap up the title can say this is really special. Stadium after he slid awkwardly with another victory against “That’s when he came to collect the ball Crystal Palace at Anfield on why we just inside his own penalty area. Wednesday. enjoy the The German seemed to twist Klopp’s men have not little as- his knee and was given oxygen been in action for 106 days terisk during several minutes of treat- and the Liverpool boss is re- there.” ment. Leno appeared frustrated lieved to return after talk the with Brighton forward Maupay, season might be declared shouting and pointing a finger null and void, which at him while being stretchered would have deprived to the tunnel. his team of the title Maupay had been the their superb season Brighton player challenging deserves. Leno for the ball when he fell. Liverpool had Already hit by injuries to RESULTS been on course Granit Xhaka and Pablo Mari Brighton 2 (Lewis Dunk 75’, Brighton’s French striker Neal Maupay (centre) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s second to become the in their 3-0 defeat at Manches- goal during the English Premier League match against Arsenal on Saturday. (AFP) first English ter City on Wednesday, Leno’s Neal Maupay 90+5’) bt champions to departure was another blow to Arsenal (Nicolas Pepe 68’) ball on to Maupay and he kept guishing in ninth place, eight Brighton’s win moved be crowned in Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. Watford 1 (Craig Dawson his head for a fine finish. points adrift of the top four, them five points clear of the March after re- Nicolas Pepe put Arsenal 90+3’) vs Leicester City 1 Maupay took a post-match and may not even qualify for relegation zone. cording 27 wins ahead in the 68th minute with (Ben Chilwell 90’) swipe at the Gunners, saying: the Europa League. Arteta At a deserted Vicarage from 29 matches. a superb strike, the Ivory Coast “Some of their players need didn’t blame Maupay for Le- Road, Watford’s hopes of avoid- However, Liv- winger cutting in from the right West Ham 0 lost to Wolves 2 to learn what is humility, es- no’s injury, saying: “I think it ing relegation looked set to be erpool’s inevitable Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp. and curling into the far corner (Raul Jiminez 73’, Pedro Neto pecially one of them. He was was very unfortunate. I don’t dented by Ben Chilwell’s superb title will now come from the edge of the area. 84’) talking all game, he was say- think he wanted to hurt him, 90th minute strike. with an asterisk But Arsenal’s defensive ing bad things. but it is not looking good. But in a remarkable con- frailties were exposed seven “I don’t want to say because “It is unacceptable in the clusion, Hornets centre-back minutes later when Brighton clearance bounced off him. I could be in trouble. I just said way we lost the game. The fact Craig Dawson launched him- defender Lewis Dunk stabbed Adding insult to injury for that this is what happens when we missed so many chances self into an acrobatic effort home from close-range af- Arsenal, deep into stoppage- you talk too much on the pitch.” and we did not compete for the moments later to claim his ter Rob Holding’s attempted time Aaron Connolly helped the Arteta’s team are lan- second goal.” first goal for the club.