22 Friday, July 21, 2017 SPORTS Bolt, Van Niekerk all set to shine PSG edge in Monaco

Usain Bolt Monaco sain Bolt and Wayde van Niekerk, the man tipped Los Angeles penalty. Brazil international “He talks a lot on the pitch, find a rhythm to open the Uto take over from the retiring ASaris Saint-Germain Dani AlvezRoma made his debut he also brings a lot in second half. Jamaican as track and field’s next edged AS Roma 5-3 on for PSG, starting at right attack.” But Roma gradually superstar, headline a glittering cast Ppenalties on Wednesday back a week after he signed The match drew more increased the pressure at today’s Diamond League meeting after they played to with the French club in a than 36,000 to Comerica and were rewarded on the in Monaco. a 1-1 draw in a friendly deal worth a reported 14 Park, home of Major hour mark a pass from The event offers one final tune- international football million euros ($16 million). League Baseball’s Detroit Gerson saw the speedy up ahead of next month’s world match in Detroit, Michigan. Alves played 69 minutes Tigers. Sadiq put in behind and championships in London, from Brazilian defender and was perhaps lucky not had seized the 20-year-old Nigerian August 4-13, where eight-time gave the to concede a penalty in the the lead nine minutes put the ball through Olympic gold medallist Bolt will giants the lead in 57th, when his slide tackle before halftime. A neat Alphonse Areola’s legs. bring down the curtain on his the 36th minute, but Roma caught Diego Perotti in the combination between had incredible career. responded with a strong area. Thiago Motta and Jese saw three late chances for The Stade Louis II, the home of second-half performance PSG’s Spanish coach the ball fall to Marquinhos, PSG, including blazing French football champions Monaco, that saw Sadiq Umar nab Unai Emery was satisfied who fired home a right- over from close range provides an idyllic backdrop on the equalizer in the 60th with what he saw from footed shot from the centre in the 85th minute and the Mediterranean coast for Bolt’s minute. Alves, who won three of the area. an injury-time effort. second-to-last appearance. Under the rules of the Champions Leagues The French club In the shoot-out, It is just the second time the International Champions and six titles at continued to push, with the first five penalties 11-time world champion is running Cup friendly tournament Barcelona and who many Lucas Moura firing straight were in Monaco, after 2011, with the the match was then settled had expected to end up at Roma keeper Alisson, converted 100m scheduled for 1935 GMT by a shootout. with former manager Pep but the lead remained at before as Bolt looks to dip under the Only Roma’s Gerson Guardiola at Manchester 1-0 at halftime. Gerson, the 10-second barrier for the first time failed to convert, and City. With six changes for third penalty- this year. Marquinhos capped his “He played with his Roma and two for PSG, taker for Roma, Marquinhos #5 of Paris “This race is mostly about night with the decisive experience,” Emery said. both clubs struggled to missed. (AFP) Saint-Germain celebrates execution and working on my flaws,” Bolt said. (AFP) Isner, Karlovic advance, Celtic enjoy trouble-free Mannarino out at Newport European cruise Glasgow of the season was very good,” said no answers to the dominance cott Sinclair bagged a double as Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. of their hosts. Like the first leg, Celtic eased to a 4-0 win over “We were a bit wasteful in the Sinclair opened the scoring. Olivier SLinfield in the second leg of their first half but our intensity wore Ntcham, making his competitive Champions League second round them down in the end.” debut following his summer switch qualifier to seal a 6-0 aggregate After nasty scenes from Manchester City, fired in a victory. marred the first leg in shot from outside the box which The Hoops, who triumphed Belfast, the travelling deflected perfectly into the path of 2-0 in a fiery clash in Belfast Linfield fans were the English winger who gleefully last week where the match was escorted into the swept the ball into the net. overshadowed by sectarian fears, ground under a heavy The signs looked ominous for John Isner (file pic) got off to the perfect start when police escort, but their Linfield as the Hoops pinned them Sinclair fired them into a fourth- presence failed in their own half with Moussa Washington match. minute lead. to inspire Dembele somehow slicing a S top seed John Isner and second- Isner advanced to a quarter-final A lack of clinical finishing meant David half-volley wide from close seeded defending champion Ivo matchup against fellow American it took until the 47th minute for Healy’s range. UKarlovic advanced to the quarter-finals Dennis Novikov, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Australian international Tom side, Former Man United of the ATP Hall of Fame Championships Canadian Frank Dancevic. Rogic to double Celtic’s advantage who ‘keeper Roy Carroll, so with straight-set triumphs Wednesday at Karlovic booked a quarter-final over the Northern Ireland had impressive in the first leg, Newport, Rhode Island. meeting with Germany’s Peter champions. then had to look sharp Isner, the 2011 and 2012 winner at Gojowczyk, who eliminated ’s Sinclair added to keep out Dembele’s the grass-court event, fired 13 aces in Konstantin Kravchuk 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. a third in the 55th diving header before the defeating Australian qualifier Sam Groth Germany’s Tobias Kamke pulled the minute before Frenchman pulled 6-2, 6-4. The hard-serving American biggest upset so far, ousting French third substitute Stuart Armstrong a shot wide of the improved to 3-0 all-time against Groth, seed Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (7/5), 7-5. He wrapped up the scoring in stoppage post when Rogic who dropped prior meetings in Davis will next face Australian qualifier Matthew time to book their place in their had sent him Cup ties this year and last year, with the Ebden, who defeated sixth-seeded third qualifying round where they clean through on goal. 61-minute triumph. Slovakian Lukas Lacko 6-1, 7-6 (7/2). will face Rosenborg. Rogic was Croatia’s Karlovic, 38, defeated Also advancing was fourth-seeded Celtic will host the Norwegian then presented with a golden American Denis Kudla 6-4, 6-4 to reach Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who champions, who needed extra time chance in first-half stoppage the final eight. Karlovic, seeking his outlasted Spain’s Adrian Menendez- to see off Dundalk, in Glasgow next time but the Australian somehow ninth career ATP crown, lost the 2014 Maceiras 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. His next opponent Wednesday. clipped his effort wide from eight and 2015 Newport finals before downing American Bjorn Fratangelo, who ousted “Some of the football at this stage yards. (AFP) Gilles Muller 14-12 in a third-set tie- Australian Akira Santillan 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, Scott Sinclair (file pic) breaker to win last year’s championship 6-1. (AFP)