Sport WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 Make helmets mandatory for batsmen, Indian legend Tendulkar urges ICC Be it a spinner or pacer, wearing a HELMET should be MANDATORY for batsmen at professional levels. Request @icc to take this up on priority.

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Diogo Jota scored a hat-trick Tuchel asks as Liverpool demolished Atalanta 5-0 in the Champions PSG to show League yesterday to secure a third win in as many matches collective in Group D. Portugal forward Jota struck twice in the first half in strength Bergamo before Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane added REUTERS – LEIPZIG goals early in the second period. Jota completed his Paris Saint Germain coach Thomas treble on 54 minutes. Tuchel asked his team to show Jurgen Klopp's side have a collective strength to make up for maximum nine points and are Liverpool’s the absence of starting players five clear of both Atalanta and Portuguese including Kylian Mbappe and Ajax, who won 2-1 at Danish striker Diogo Neymar when the French champions Champions Midtjylland. Jota (right) face RB Leipzig in the Champions Meanwhile, Bayern scores past League today. Munich came from behind to Atalanta’s Italian PSG face Leipzig away, after an crush RB Salzburg 6-2 with goalkeeper opening defeat to Manchester United two goals from Robert Marco Sportiello at the Parc des Princes and an away Lewandowski on Tuesday, during the UEFA win at Istanbul Basaksehir, without stretching their record Champions their two top strikers as well as winning run in the Champions League match forward Mauro Icardi as they have League to 14 consecutive at the Atalanta been hit by a string of injuries. Mid- games and leading their group Stadium in fielders Marco Verratti and Julian by five points after three Bergamo, Draxler have also been ruled out. games. yesterday. “We’re missing several key The Bavarians, who have players. We’re not happy about it but we’re not sad either. We’re going to won five titles in 2020 their top scorer Lewandowski but Neuer got his fingertips to Boateng powering in a header try to cope without them and play including the Champions levelled with a 21st minute Enock Mwepu's shot to turn it from Joshua Kimmich's corner as a team,” Tuchel told a news League, went behind after only penalty. wide. The Bayern keeper was in the 79th and Leroy Sane conference. four minutes when Mergim Salzburg defender Rasmus beaten in the 66th minute, scoring with a perfectly curled “We’ll try to make more efforts Berisha was left completely Kristensen then turned a however, when Masaya shot four minutes later. as a team, with a better collective unmarked inside the box to Thomas Mueller cross into his Okugawa fired Salzburg level. Lewandowski headed his mindset. We have to grow together beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. own net a minute before the Despite a string of chances second goal in the 88th and in this situation. We’re going to find Bayern instantly bounced break. for the home side, it was Lucas Hernandez drilled in a a starting 11 and we’re going to have back and Serge Gnabry had his The hosts came close to an Bayern who scored again in a sixth in stoppage time to lift to show that we can fight together. shot cleared off the line before equaliser right after the restart strong finish with Jerome Bayern to nine points in Group It’s necessary.” YESTERDAY'S RESULTS A ahead of second-placed Angel Di Maria is expected to GROUP STAGE Bayern Munich’s Corentin Tolisso Atletico Madrid. start alongside Pablo Sarabia and Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atlético Madrid in action with FC Salzburg’s Andre Elsewhere, Substitute Moise Kean, who has scored four Shakhtar Donetsk 0-6 Borussia Ramalho during their Group A Rodrygo scored an 80th- goals in his last two appearances. Monchengladbach match yesterday. minute winner as Real Madrid Earlier yesterday, PSG said that Red Bull Salzburg 2-6 FC Bayern beat Inter Milan 3-2 to get its Mbappe would miss the game due Munich Champions League campaign to a hamstring problem. Real Madrid 3-2 Internazionale back on track. Mbappe, 21, sustained the injury FC Porto 3-0 Olympique de Marseille Meanwhile, Ferranan TorresTorres,, during SaturdaSaturday’sy’s 33-0-0 Manchester City 3-0 Olympiacos Gabriel Jesus and Joaoao Cancelo LigueLiL gue 1 victoryvictory Atalanta 0-5 Liverpool were on target as Manchesteranchester against Nantes andand FC Midtjylland 1-2 Ajax City made it three winswins out of was withdrawnwithdrawn three in group C with a 3-0 win towardstowards ththee TODAY'S FIXTURES over Olympiakos at ththee EtiEtihadhad closingclosing stages ooff 8:55pm Qatar time Stadium. thethe mmatch.atch. FC Zenit vs SS Lazio Earlier, in Kievv Striker Basaksehir vs Manchester United Alassane Plea scoreded a hat- 11:00pm Qatar time trick as Borussiaussia Chelsea vs Stade Rennais Moenchengladbachach Sevilla FC vs FC Krasnodar crushed their hostssts Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund Schakhtar Donetsk 6-0-0 Ferencváros vs Juventus yesterday to take overer FC Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev from them at the top RB Leipzig vs Paris Saint-Germain of their group . PSG coach Thomas Tuchel Brahimi's late double powers Al Rayyan to 2-0 victory

THE PENINSULA – DOHA the shot. Soon after the first water break on the half-hour mark, Boli pro- Al Rayyan struck late with a magnif- duced a snap-header from close icent brace from substitute Yacine range, but his deflection was smartly Brahimi to clinch a 2-0 win over Al blocked by Al Ahli goalkeeper Yazan Ahli in their Ooredoo Cup Round 4 Naim. (Group B) match played at the Al Arabi On the hour mark, Abdulrahman Stadium yesterday. Al Harazi was benched and in walked The victory, their first in the group Brahimi. In the 65th minute, Franck stage, increased Al Rayyan's points Kom produced a neat slip pass to tally to four. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS - GROUP B Brahimi, who failed to outduel his Al Ahli's third defeat in four Al Rayyan 2-0 Al Ahli marker within striking range of the Al matches meant they only have just one Al Gharafa 0-0 Al Arabi Ahli goal. point which they earned after drawing Al Kharaitiyat 1-2 Umm Salal Nine minutes later, Al Ahli skipper 1-1 with Umm Salal in the third round. Omid Ebrahimi curled in a spectacular Yesterday also it looked like the TODAY'S FIXTURES - GROUP A shot from the edge of the box, but Al match was heading for a draw until 17:15 - Qatar SC Stadium Rayyan goalkeeper Saoud Al Hajri was the final few minutes before Algerian alert to the situation and dived to his Al Duhail vs Qatar SC star Brahimi took advantage of an left to collect the ball. 19:30 - Qatar SC Stadium 85th minute penalty. Then came Brahimi’s goals. The Brahimi converted the penalty and Al Sadd vs Al Khor penalty was awarded when he was then produced a brilliant finish for his 19:30 - Al Khor Stadium brought down by Fahad Ahmed. The second goal of the match just a minute Al Sailiya vs Al Wakrah Algerian attacking midfielder scored later. his second goal with a surprise shot. Al Rayyan's Yacine Brahimi (left) in action during yesterday's match. Ivorian Yohan Boli received a long Hazem Shehata unleashed a powerful Meanwhile, Umm Salal defeated cross from the flank as early as the shot from the edge of the box and his Al Kharaitiyat 2-1 at Al Khor Stadium, third minute, but the striker missed shot kissed the crossbar and flew thanks to goals from Adnan Mustafa The result raided Al Gharafa's the Qatar SC Stadium. Al Sadd will an easy tap into the net from close away. (64) and Elis Hamid (87). Ivan Mensah points tally to 10 at the top of the table meet Al Khor at the same venue in the range when he took the shot on the Moments later, Al Rayyan’s (61) scored Al Kharaitiyat's goal. in Group B while Al Arabi are second day's second match while Al Sailiya volley. Ibrahim Masoud also muffled a shot Al Arabi Stadium, Al Gharafa and with eight points. and Al Wakrah face off at Al Khor In the next 10 minutes, two close from close range as Al Ahli goalkeeper Al Arabi were involved in a goalless Today, Al Duhail face Qatar SC in Stadium in the final game of the chances went waste when Al Ahli’s quickly moved in to kill the angle of draw in the third match of the day. the first Group A match of the day at round. WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 SPORT 11

Round 2 World champion Momen books last 16 clash with Willstrop Results

Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 3-0 Declan James (ENG) Qatar Classic: Farag storms into 13-11, 11-7, 11-8 (42m) Lucas Serme (FRA) 3-1 Tom Richards (Eng) 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6 (57m) [8] Joel Makin (Wal) 3-0 last 16 as Al Tamimi crashes out Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) FAWAD HUSSAIN 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 (33m) THE PENINSULA Miguel Rodriguez (Col) 3-0 Shahjahan Khan (USA) World No.1 Ali Farag kicked off World No.1 Ali his title defence at the Qatar Farag (foreground) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (44m) Classic Squash Championship in action against James Willstrop (ENG) 3-1 with a straight-game victory as England’s Richie Greg Lobban (SCO) home favourite Abdulla Al Fallows during their 11-7, 13-15, 11-7, 11-7 (59m) Tamimi crashed out in the second round match, [2] Ali Farag (EGY) 3-0 second round of PSA Platinum yesterday. Richie Fallows (ENG) event at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3 (28m) yesterday. [5] Diego Elias (PER) 3-0 Reigning world champion Abdulla Al Tamimi (QAT) Tarek Momen, the third seeded 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 (43m) Egyptian, also joined compatriot [3] Tarek Momen (EGY) 3-1 Farag in today’s last-16 stage Youssef Soliman (EGY) after a commanding victory 13-11, 9-11, 11-1, 11-5 over countryman Youssef Soliman. (56m) Farag, who regained his top spot in November’s world Round 3 rankings, looked well composed Fixtures as he begun his campaign Today against England’s Richie 11.00 [6] Marwan Fallows, who defeated Paki- stan’s Tayyab Aslam in the first ElShorbagy (EGY) v round. Raphael Kandra (GER) He faced resistance in the 11.45 Fares Dessouky first two games from the Eng- (EGY) v Borja Golan (ESP) lishman with scores going neck 13.30 [4] Paul Coll (NZ) v and neck but the second seeded Gregoire Marche (FRA) Egyptian remained clinical to 14.15 [8] Joel Makin (WAL) take 2-0 lead. The 28-year-old completely dominated the third v Lucas Serme (FRA) 16.00 [2] Ali Farag (EGY) v game to seal an emphatic 11-9, Peru’s Diego Elias The World No.22 saved two 11-8, 11-3 victory in 28 minutes. plays a backhand game balls in the second and Eain Yow Ng (MAS) “This is a unique court in a shot against Qatar's leveled the match with some 16.45 [1] Mohamed good way in that it takes the ball Abdulla Al Tamimi. good lengths. But Willstrop, a ElShorbagy (EGY) v in very easily, so any bad shot regular visitor in Doha with 17 Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) and you’re penalised immedi- appearances in Qatar Classic, ately,” Farag said yesterday denied Lobban further success 18.30 James Willstrop after his win. to keep hopes alive of his first (ENG) v Tarek Momen “All credit to Richie he title in the event since 2005. (EGY) played really well. In the first “I feel alright and quite fit. 19.15 [5] Diego Elias (PER) two I couldn’t really find my We’ve been training all week v Miguel Rodriguez (COL) range and in the third I was and it’s just exciting to be on the happy I was able to find the court now,” said Willstrop. corners I was intending to,” he “It’s a bit of a sad situation added. right now everywhere but we’re The World No.1 will now enormously grateful and we’re take on Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng, pleased. I’m in a good frame of We need nothing here, who defeated England’s Declan mind and feeling good,” he said. the Qatar Squash James earlier yesterday. In what was expected to be “Another guy I’ve never a thriller, Welshman Joel Makin Federation always does a played before up next. What a – World No. 10 - eased past great job of making us promising talent he is, World Egypt’s World No.11 Mohamed feel comfortable and Junior champion and has been Abouelghar in straight games there is nothing else you knocking on the door for a while with a 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 score-line need other than thinking now,” Farag said of the in only 33 minutes. Malaysian star. Makin will meet Frenchman about your squash. Errors, injury end Al comfortably. “We’ve played talented Soliman 13-11, 9-11, It took Willstrop – the Lucas Serme in the last 16. Tamimi’s run (together) all of our lives,” said 11-1, 11-5 in 56 minutes. current World No. 18 – 59 Serme made a brilliant World No.1 Al Tamimi headed into yes- the World No.7 after the match. Soliman, a World No. 28, gave minutes to dispatch Lobban, fightback against Englishman Ali Farag terday’s match with a 3-0 “I think the first time we his best of the match in second who produced a good fightback Tom Richards, marking a 9-11, advantage over Peru’s World played I was 14 and he was 16. game but an experienced after dropping the first game. 11-9, 11-9, 11-6 win to advance. No.7 Diego Elias in their pre- We played a couple of times in Momen proved too good for him vious head-to-head meetings, juniors and he beat me there in the next two games as he but the top Qatari player made also. It’s the first time I’ve beat booked the third round clash World champion Tarek Momen many errors before injury even- him here. He (Al Tamimi) is with former World No.1 James in action against Youssef tually ended his dream of lifting really hard to play, he has so Willstrop. Soliman, yesterday. the title as Elias won the match many different shots from the “James (Willstrop), as eve- 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 in 43 minutes. front and I never know what ryone knows is a former World The World No.30 Qatari he’s going to do. It’s really hard No.1 and his skills are just could have easily won the first for me, we’re really good friends incredible and out of this world. game had he not struck tins on too, so I’m really sad for what I always enjoy watching him eight occasions as Elias took the happened and I hope he has a and he is still competing at a lead. quick recovery,” Elias added. really high level,” said Momen Al Tamimi doubled the The Peru star will meet after his win. deficit after repeating more mis- Colombia’s World No.9 Miguel “He’s more than capable of takes in the second game before Rodriguez, who outclassed toppling any top player on a good coming with an improved show America’s Shahjahan Khan 11-3, day, so I have to be careful and in the third. 11-3, 11-6 for a place in the be on my toes. I know tomorrow However, Al Tamimi suf- quarter-finals. won’t be an easy match but I’m fered from hamstring strain Willstrop faces Momen in going to enjoy it against a really when Elias was leading 9-8, just third round good player,” he said. to return to complete the match Momen, who clinched the Earlier, England’s Willstrop after a three-minute treatment, world title in Doha last year, had defeated Scotsman Greg Lobban with Peruvian winning the a slow start yesterday but later 11-7, 13-15, 11-7, 11-7 to march remaining two points on he gained rhythm to oust into the last 16 stage.

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka Wawrinka ready for ‘last push’ in career returns the ball to Britain’s Dan AFP — PARIS Evans during their ATP PARIS MASTERS RESULTS at Monte Carlo, has not won men’s singles Second Round an ATP event for more than first round match, Stan Wawrinka said he is Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Corentin Moutet (FRA) -- walkover three years. yesterday. hoping to produce a “last First Round “I think in general my push” in his career to chal- Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) bt Pablo Andujar (ESP) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 form has been going okay. lenge for tennis’ biggest It’s been going well. I’m titles again, after beating Stan Wawrinka (SUI x12) bt Dan Evans (GBR) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) playing well,” he added. “I Britain’s Dan Evans to reach Richard Gasquet (FRA) bt Taylor Fritz (USA) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 still need to work on many, the Paris Masters second Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) bt Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 6-1, 6-4 many aspects.” round yesterday. Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt Laslo Djere (SRB) 5-2 -- retired Wawrinka will face The 35-year-old won the Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) bt Tennys Sandgren (USA) 2-6, 6-4, either Frenchman Gilles last of his three Grand Slam 7-6 (7/4) Simon or the US’ Tommy

titles at the 2016 US Open Paul next. but was then hit by multiple Milos Raonic (CAN x10) bt Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-3, 6-2 Former Wimbledon injuries and is now ranked runner-up Milos Raonic also 20th in the world. beating Evans 6-3, 7-6 (7/3). my top, and I’m trying to do booked a second-round But the Swiss thinks he “But I also believe I have that. I’m going to try to even place, beating Aljaz Bedene can still rediscover past one last push that I really push it more during the off- 6-3, 6-2, while Richard glories in his final years on want to, again, one more season and see what next Gasquet won a match for the the ATP Tour. time push myself to the year brings.” first time since the US Open “I’m close to the end of limit, make the sacrifice that Wawrinka, whose only by edging out Taylor Fritz in my career,” he said after you need to make to be at Masters title came in 2014 three sets. 10 SPORT WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 Make helmets mandatory for batsmen, Tendulkar urges ICC

AFP – DUBAI it getting safer? Recently we witnessed taking the hit but escaped injury in the during an exhibition game in his playing an incident which could’ve been nasty,” IPL league game last month. days. Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar Tendulkar wrote on Twitter with a video Head injuries in the game were back “@RaviShastriOfc , this also reminded yesterday urged cricket’s world body to link of the action. in focus after Australian batsman Phil me of the time when you got hit after top make helmets “mandatory” for batsmen “Be it a spinner or pacer, wearing a Hughes’ tragic death in 2014 due a hit edging a full toss bowled by Mr. (Sunil) at all times during a match. HELMET should be MANDATORY for on the neck just below the helmet. Gavaskar during an exhibition game,” Ten- Tendulkar was reacting to an Indian batsmen at professional levels. Request The International Cricket Council has dulkar tweeted. Premier League incident when Sun- @icc to take this up on priority.” since improved helmet standards with “That could’ve been a grave injury too risers Hyderabad batsman Vijay Batsmen usually wear a helmet when equipment companies adding extra pro- but thankfully wasn’t!” Tendulkar, whose Shankar took a blow on the helmet by facing a fast bowler but take the head tection in the neck area to prevent word still holds weight in the cricketing a throw from Kings XI Punjab’s Nicholas gear off when a spinner comes on to serious injuries. world, made his debut for India aged just Pooran. bowl. Tendulkar, 47, also recalled a blow 16 in 1989 and broke almost every batting “The game has become faster but is Shankar fell to the ground after to current India coach Ravi Shastri record before retiring in 2013. Australia’s Muzarabani stars as Zimbabwe Watson set to end career beat Pakistan in super over thriller after IPL AFP – RAWALPINDI heartache Paceman Blessing Muzarabani took career best figures of 5-49 REUTERS – DUBAI as Zimbabwe beat Pakistan in Zimbabwe’s Blessing a thrilling super over finish in Muzarabani (left) Australian all-rounder Shane the third and final one-day celebrates after Watson retired from all forms international yesterday. taking the of of cricket yesterday, drawing The actual match finished Pakistan’s Imam-ul- the curtain on an injury- in a tie after Pakistan skipper Haq during their third plagued career which he Babar Azam hit the final one-day international managed to extend by rein- of the 50th over from match in Rawalpindi venting himself as a jour- Richard Ngarava for a boundary yesterday. neyman specialist. to level the scores at 278. Watson ended his test But man-of-the-match career in 2015 and quit inter- Muzarabani dismissed Iftikhar national cricket the next year, Ahmed and Khushdil Shah for surrendering in his battle two runs on four balls in the against a litany of injuries that super over which Zimbabwe bedevilled his career. scored off just three balls He quit Big Bash League without any loss. last year but played this year's Despite the defeat Pakistan Indian Premier League where won the three-match series 2-1. his team Azam, who finished with a failed to make the play-off. run-a-ball 125 with 13 bound- "It really does feel like the aries and a six, led Pakistan’s right time now that I've played fightback and stood firm after my last game of cricket ever for Pakistan were set a daunting Zimbabwe’s total of 278-6 Zimbabwe skipper Chamu SCOREBOARD my beloved CSK..." the popular 279-run target. was built around a fighting Chibhabha (nought), Craig ZIMBABWE Fakhar Zaman lbw b Ngarava ...... 2 blond said in a video on his He added a match turning unbeaten 118 by Sean Williams Ervine (one) and Brian Chari B. Chari b Hasnain ...... 9 Babar Azam c Taylor b Muzarabani ...... 125 YouTube channel. 100 for the seventh wicket with who helped his team recover (nine) in his first four overs of C. Chibhabha c Ahmed b Hasnain ...... 0 lbw b Ngarava ...... 13 "To think that I'm finishing who made 52. from paceman Mohammad hostile fast . C. Ervine c Rizwan b Hasnain ...... 1 Mohammad Rizwan b Tiripano ...... 10 my playing days as a 39-year- With 28 needed Riaz held Hasnain’s best figures of 5-26. Williams added an inval- B. Taylor c Khushdil b Hasnain ...... 56 Iftikhar Ahmed b Tiripano ...... 18 old, after all of my injury set- out off Muzarabani, Babar took The win broke Zimbabwe’s uable 84 runs for the fourth S. Williams ...... 118 Khushdil Shah c Taylor b Muzarabani ...... 33 backs that I had along the way, W. Madhevere c and b Hasnain ...... 33 Wahab Riaz c Williams b Muzarabani ...... 52 the fight by smashing a six in sequence of ten consecutive wicket with Brendon Taylor (56) Sikandar Raza b Riaz ...... 45 Shaheen Shah Afridi c Raza b Muzarabani ...2 I feel so ridiculously fortunate," the 49th over to reduce the defeats and gave them only and another 75 for the fifth with D. Tiripano not out ...... 1 Musa Khan not out ...... 9 said Watson who made 14 in target to 13 off the final over. their fifth win over Pakistan in Wesley Madhevere (33) to stage Extras: (lb5, nb1, w9) ...... 15 not out ...... 3 his last outing against Kolkata When he finally got the 62 ODIs. a fightback. Total: (50 overs; for six wkts) ...... 278 Extras: (lb1, nb1, w5) ...... 7 Knight Riders on Thursday. strike off the last ball, Pakistan Zimbabwe’s pace trio of Dropped three times on 73, Did not bat: R. Ngarava, B. Muzarabani, T. Total: (50 overs, for nine wkts) ...... 278 For an injury-prone player, needed five which resulted in a Muzarabani, Ngarava (2-62) 75 and 81, Williams finally Chisoro Fall of : 1-4, 2-6, 3-20, 4-51, 5-88, Watson played 59 tests, 190 boundary. and Donald Tiripano (2-39) left reached his hundred with a Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-4, 3-22, 4-106, 5-181, 6-151, 7-251, 8-266, 9-266 one-dayers and 58 Twenty20 6-277 Bowling: Muzarabani 10-1-49-5 (w3), Ngarava Muzarabani’s previous best Pakistan snaring at defeat with couple off paceman Wahab Bowling: Afridi 10-1-42-0 (w3), Hasnain 10-3- 9-0-62-2, Chisoro 7-0-48-0, Tiripano 7-0-39-2 matches in his 14 years in inter- figures of 4-47 came against the score at 6-151. Riaz, much to the jubilation of 26-5 (1w), Musa 10-0-80-0 (2w), Riaz 10-0-65- (2w) Raza 10-0-42-0 (1nb), Williams 7-0-37-0 national cricket. Afghanistan at Bulawayo two Debutant Khushdil scored the Zimbabwe dressing room. 1 (2w), Ahmed 10-0-60-0 RESULT: Match tied, Zimbabwe win on Super The brevity of 20-overs years ago. 33 and added 63 for the sixth He hit 13 boundaries and a PAKISTAN Over cricket suited the all-rounder The series gives Pakistan 20 wicket with Azam. six in his knock. Imam-ul-Haq b Muzarabani ...... 4 SUPER OVER: Pakistan 2-2; Zimbabwe 3-0 who played franchise cricket points and Zimbabwe ten in the Earlier, Williams’s 135-ball Taylor, who scored a in Australia, India, Bangladesh, One-Day Super League, the knock for his fourth ODI century in the first game on Pakistan and West Indies. qualification process for 2023 hundred lifted Zimbabwe from Friday, hit eight boundaries own bowling to improve on his 96 runs for sixth wicket, piling He helped Rajasthan Royals World Cup in India. a precarious 22-3 after they before falling to a miscued cut previous best of 2-52 against on 46 in the last five overs. win the inaugural IPL title in Pakistan won the first won the toss and batted. off Hasnain. Australia in Dubai last year. The teams will now play 2008, when he was adjudged match by 26 runs and the It was 20-year-old Hasnain, who had five Williams and Sikander Raza three Twenty20 internationals player of the tournament, and second by six wickets, also in paceman Hasnain who shook wickets in his first five matches, -- who made a 36-ball 45 -- cut on November 7, 8 and 10 -- all also won the 2018 crown with Rawalpindi. the tourists by removing had Madhevere caught off his loose in the final overs adding in Rawalpindi. Chennai. Warner, Saha power SRH into IPL play-offs England rest Archer, Stokes IANS – SHARJAH for ODIs against South Africa Openers David Warner and Wrid- AFP – LONDON TWENTY20 SQUAD Smith said Covid-19 pro- dhiman Saha Eoin Morgan (capt), , Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos tocols had changed the concept yesterday took England’s Jofra Archer, Ben Buttler, , , Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason of rest. SunRisers Stokes and Sam Curran will be Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood Archer, speaking last week, Hyderabad (SRH) to rested from the one-day inter- ODI SQUAD said he was counting down the an emphatic national leg of the 50-over Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom days until he was “free again” 10-wicket win over world champions’ tour of South Curran, , , Adil Rashid, Joe Root, , Olly after spending so much of the Mumbai Indians Africa, it was announced Stone, Reece Topley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood past few months in a bubble. (MI) and took their yesterday. Reserves across both formats: Jake Ball, Tom Banton, Tom Helm. Reece Topley, whose career team to a third- But with the 2021 T20 has been blighted by injury, is place finish on the World Cup on the horizon, the out how the side’s improved some rest and we, as selectors, in both 15-man squads, with Indian Premier three players were all included white-ball form had coincided are very mindful of that. fellow left-arm quick David League (IPL) points David Warner of SunRisers in the squad for the three with more players being “We’re going to take those Willey ruled out by a back table. Hyderabad in action. , which start later allowed to participate in the opportunities to give them a problem. Warner PIC: TWITTER/@SUNRISERS this month, ahead of the three- IPL. break when we believe it’s in Warwickshire paceman (85 runs off 58 match ODI series. “If you look at the com- England’s best interests and Olly Stone, Lancashire batsman balls) and Saha’s Players will be confined to mitment shown to Englandgy by that’sthat’s wwhathat wewe’re’re dodoinging foforr ththee Liam Livingstoneg and Somerset (58 not out off 45) 151-run the 150-run mark after Rashid bio-secure bubbles during the those threeee players -- Curran, secondsecond leg of this South AfricaAfrica all-rounder Lewis GrGregory have opening partnership helped Khan, Sandeep Sharma and tour as they were during the Archer aandnd StokesStokess -- tour.”tour.” a chance to impress during the their team chase down a target Shahbaz Nadeem starved the English international season. and theirr big per-per- ODIsODIs in tthehe ababsence of of 150 without losing a wicket. batsmen of runs in the middle Archer, Stokes and Curran formanceses in aann Stokes, ArcArcher and MI scored 149 for eight wkts in overs. MI scored 51 runs in the have all been in a new bubble England shirt, I Curran.Curran. 20 overs and SRH made 151 last five overs, most of them while taking part in the Indian don’t thinkthink ButBut England without loss in 17.1 overs. courtesy Pollard, who scored 41 Premier League tournament, anyone could TTestest ccaptaina Joe Warner scored the winning off 25 balls. He hit two fours and which is being staged in the questionn their RoRootot aand fellow four off the first ball of the 18th four sixes in his innings before United Arab Emirates due to the commitmentment to WorldWoW rld Cup-winnerCup-wi Chris over. It was his 10th four of the falling to his West Indies coronavirus. the cause,”e,” Smith WoakesWoakes wwereer both left innings in which he also hit one teammate Jason Holder. Fast bowler Archer, a hero said. out of the T20T20 squad. six. Saha hit seven fours and one Holder put up yet another of last year’s World Cup final “Clearlyrly multi- England’s matches in six. influential performance with the win, spent 87 days in the format players,layers, whowho SouthSouth AfAfricarica will be Saha provided the acceler- ball for SRH in the ‘death’ overs, England bubble. also play franchisefranchise staged at BolandBolan Park in ation in the first three overs, dismissing Nathan Coulter-Nile Star all-rounder Stokes cricket, soo the Paarl and Newlands,Ne in racing to 21 off 13 balls after as well and conceding just 25 missed a chunk of the English players wwe’ree’re CapeCape TTown.o which Warner caught up with runs in his four overs. season to spend time with his talkingn g NewlandsN him. The pair went neck and Brief scores: MI 149/8 ill father in New Zealand but about -- willwill stage both neck, before Warner pushed up ( 41, Suryakumar left-arm seamer Curran (Jos) Buttler,ler, thethe opening after the 12th over. This is the Yadav 36; Sandeep Sharma appeared in both red and Stokes,s , T20T2 on first time since 2011 that MI have 3/34) SRH 151/0 in 17.1 overs white-ball internationals. Archer andnd NovemberNo 20 fallen to a 10-wicket loss. (David Warner 85 not out, Wrid- England national selector Curran ---- andan the first Earlier, Kieron Pollard’s late dhiman Sahah 58 not out; Ed Smith, defending the are peoplele ODIOD on Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes charge helped MI reach close to Dhawal Kulkarni 0/22) decision to rest the trio, pointed who needed DecemberDe 4. WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 SPORT 09

MELBOURNE CUP Twilight Payment wins Melbourne RESULTS WINNER: TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE), Joseph O’Brien, Jye McNeill, Cup with no fans in the stands 55.5kg - barrier 12 2nd: TIGER MOTH (IRE), Aidan AP - MELBOURNE O’Brien, Kerrin McEvoy, 52.5kg - barrier 22 The race that stops a nation also saw tens of thousands of spectators prevented from 3rd: PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB), Charlie attending one of the biggest single-day sporting events in Australia. Fellowes, Jamie Kah, 54.5kg - But like a familiar refrain in 2020, barrier 1 blame COVID-19. Irish-bred Twilight Payment, ridden Last: AVILIUS (GB), James Cummings, by Jye McNeil and trained by Irishman John Allen, 57kg - barrier 10 Joseph O’Brien, gave Australian owner Lloyd Williams his seventh win in the 4th: THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ), Murray Melbourne Cup. Baker & Andrew Forsman, Daniel Twilight Payment led virtually the Stackhouse, 53.5kg - barrier 5 entire race in the 3,200-meter (2-mile) classic at Flemington. 5th: PERSAN, Ciaron Maher & Tiger Moth was second by about half David Eustace, Michael Dee, 51kg a length and Britain’s Prince of Arran - barrier 19 placed third for the third consecutive year. Tiger Moth was trained by Joseph Twilight Payment ridden by Jye McNeil (front left) heading to 6th: SIR DRAGONET (IRE), Ciaron O’Brien’s father, Aidan. The younger victory in front of empty grandstands in the Melbourne Cup at the Maher & David Eustace, Glen Boss, O’Brien won his first Melbourne Cup in Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne yesterday. 55.5kg barrier 14 2017 when Rekindling beat Johannes Vermeer, trained by his father. 7th: VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ), “Just too many emotions, a very good top weight. Anthony Van Dyck raced 19 In another setback for the race, jockey But Melbourne is only just coming out Chris Waller, Mark Zahra, 55.5kg moment,” McNeil said after crossing the times in five countries and collected five Kerrin McEvoy was fined A$50,000 of lockdown following a spike in second- - barrier 15 line in first. other wins to go alongside his English ($35,600) for breaching Australian rac- wave COVID-19 infections in Victoria “All my family watching from home, Derby triumph. ing’s whip rules while riding runner-up state and the easing of restrictions didn’t 8th: RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE), Danny unfortunately they couldn’t be here. But “It is with sadness that we confirm Tiger Moth. Stewards found McEvoy extend to large crowd sizes. O’Brien, Damien Oliver, 53.5kg - I’m not worried about the empty grand- that Anthony Van Dyck had to be struck the Irish stayer 13 times before the So the Flemington race course was barrier 16 stands at all. This has been a dream of humanely euthanized after sustaining a 100-meter mark and 21 times overall. restricted to jockeys, trainers and mine since Day One.” fractured fetlock,” Racing Victoria The three-time Melbourne Cup- essential track workers on Tuesday. The race was marred by a horse - spokesman Jamie Stier said. winning jockey pleaded guilty and he will McNeil increased the pace from the 9th: FINCHE (GB), Chris Waller, 2019 Epsom Derby winner Anthony Van “The horse received immediate vet- also serve a 13-meeting suspension for 1,000-meter mark and sent his mount James McDonald, 54.5kg - barrier 6 Dyck - breaking down early in the race erinary care, however, he was unable to the breach. Under Australian racing rules, out to a clear advantage late in the race. and having to be euthanized. It was the be saved due to the nature of the injury jockeys are not allowed to strike their From there, McNeil said he was con- 10th: ASHRUN (FR), Andreas Wohler, seventh horse since 2013 to be put down sustained. Our sympathies are extended mounts more than five times before fident Twilight Payment could keep the Declan Bates, 53kg - barrier 23 after racing in the Melbourne Cup. to the owners of Anthony Van Dyck, reaching the 100-meter mark. momentum going despite Tiger Moth and Anthony Van Dyck, ridden by veteran trainer Aidan O’Brien and all his staff who It was the first time in the race first Prince Of Arran closing hard. 11th: OCEANEX (NZ), Mick Price jockey Hugh Bowman, broke down at the cared for the horse and are greatly sad- held in 1861 that the Melbourne Cup was “I was confident. I was trying not to & Michael Kent (jnr), Dean Yendall 400-meter mark and had to be dened by their loss.” held without spectators. use the whip too many times,” said 51.5kg - barrier 17 euthanized. Bowman was not injured in the Flemington often attracts a crowd of McNeil, a winner in his first Melbourne Tiger Moth’s stablemate had carried accident. up to 100,000 for the event. Cup ride. 12th: WARNING, Anthony & Sam Freedman, Luke Currie, 53kg - barrier 8 Melbourne Cup’s grim toll grows 13th: SURPRISE BABY (NZ), Paul Preusker, Craig Williams, 54.5kg with Anthony Van Dyck death - barrier 7 14th: MIAMI BOUND (NZ), Danny O’Brien, Daniel Moor, 51kg - barrier REUTERS - MELBOURNE racetracks for big prizes during of the incident and any 13 the marquee spring meetings. potential learnings to assist in The death of Epsom Derby The Chris Waller-trained the prevention of similar 15th: MASTER OF REALITY (IRE), winner Anthony Van Dyck cast Regal Monarch was euthanised injuries in the future.” Joseph O’Brien, Ben Melham, 56kg a pall over the Melbourne Cup after falling in race four in 2017, No crowd was present at - barrier 11 yesterday, angering animal while British stayer Red Flemington yesterday, with rights activists while high- Cadeaux was put down two COVID-19-related social dis- lighting the growing toll of weeks after falling and breaking tancing rules limiting the race- 16th: STEEL PRINCE (IRE), Anthony Australia’s most prestigious a leg in the 2015 Melbourne track to essential staff and & Sam Freedman, William Pike, horse race meeting. Cup. The 2014 race claimed the officials. 53.5kg - barrier 20 Carrying top weight in the lives of two runners in favourite Yet attendances have fallen gruelling two-mile handicap, Admire Rakti and seventh- in recent years amid concerns 17th: ETAH JAMES (NZ), Ciaron Jockey Jye McNeil holds the Lexus Melbourne Cup after riding the Aidan O’Brien-trained horse placed Araldo, while French over the treatment of thorough- Maher & David Eustace, Billy Egan, Twilight Payment to victory in race 7, The Lexus Melbourne Cup, broke down with 350 metres mare Verema died after breds and growing protests 52.5kg - barrier 21 to run on a hot afternoon at breaking her leg in the back from animal rights groups. during Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Flemington Racecourse and straight of the 2013 edition. Last year’s Melbourne Cup Australia, yesterday. 18th: VOW AND DECLARE, Danny was put down by vets soon after “His final moments would drew 81,000, its smallest crowd O’Brien, Jamie Mott, 57kg - barrier 4 Twilight Payment’s victory. have been so painful and terri- in over 20 years, following a The five-year-old stallion fying,” animal rights group state media investigation into 19th: MUSTAJEER (GB), Kris Lees, was the second horse prepared Animals Australia said on social the mistreatment of retired Michael Rodd, 55kg - barrier 2 by master trainer O’Brien and media of Anthony Van Dyck. racehorses and reports of hun- owned by breeding giant “No animal deserves to dreds of thoroughbreds being 20th: STRATUM ALBION (GB), Coolmore Stud to be euthanised suffer like this for gambling slaughtered at an abbatoir in Willie Mullins, Jordon Childs, 55kg after pulling up lame in the money... RIP Anthony Van northeastern Queensland state. - barrier 9 “race that stops the nation.” Dyck.” The week-long Melbourne Coolmore’s The Cliffsof- Racing Victoria’s integrity Cup Carnival, which includes 21st: DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB), moher broke down early in the chief Jamie Stier said Anthony three other major race meetings Andrew Balding, Michael Walker, 2018 race and was put down on Van Dyck had been “humanely at Flemington, drew 276,000 54.5kg - barrier 18 the track after vets found the euthanised after sustaining a last year, well down from a horse had broken a shoulder. fractured fetlock” during the record of 418,000 in 2006 and 22nd: AVILIUS (GB), James Melbourne Cup day has race. continuing a steady decline in Cummings, John Allen, 57kg - proved a lethal undertaking for “The horse received imme- recent years. barrier 10 runners in recent years, with diate veterinary care, however “Melbourne Cup is DID NOT FINISH: ANTHONY VAN seven horses killed due to com- he was unable to be saved due beginning to feel like plications since 2013. to the nature of the injury sus- Groundhog Day,” said Animal DYCK (IRE), Aidan O’Brien, Hugh Most have been prepared by tained,” Stier added. Justice Party’s Andy Meddick, Bowman, 58.5kg - barrier 3 European trainers for owners Racing Victoria also said its a lawmaker in Victoria state, of SCRATCHED PRE-RACE: KING OF Irish horse Anthony Van Dyck is seen with jockey Hugh Bowman who spend small fortunes on integrity team would prepare which Melbourne is the capital. LEOGRANCE (FR), Danny O’Brien, heading to the barriers for the start of the Melbourne Cup at bringing horses to run on the a “fatality report” to give “con- “Almost every year, a horse Damian Lane, 53.5kg relatively firm turf of Australian sideration to the circumstances breaks down and is killed. Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne yesterday. USA Rugby urged to bid for World Cup by top executive

AP - NEW YORK bankruptcy in March - soon after the 3 - and not that far behind the Talks surrounding a proposed coronavirus outbreak - following years broadcast markets of the UK and Nations Championship, containing 12 USA Rugby is in better shape as it of increased training expenditures, France.” of the sport’s leading countries - emerges from bankruptcy and should sponsor pull-back and losses from a Brazil and China are other markets including maybe the US - and poten- bid to host an upcoming World Cup to poorly attended Wales-South Africa World Rugby wants to break into, but tially backed by private finance worth provide “a great growth engine for the test in Washington last year. the United States has long held a $7.5bn over 12 years, broke down in sport,” rugby’s leading executive said With the help of funding from special status in the eyes of the world 2019 over disagreements about who yesterday. World Rugby, the federation is getting governing body. would be involved and whether it World Rugby chief executive Brett back on its feet and is conducting a fea- Rugby 7s events have been well- would feature aspects like promotion Gosper (pictured right) strongly urged sibility study to determine whether to attended, including the 2018 World and relegation. US rugby leaders to put together a can- bid for the 2027 or 2031 World Cup. Cup Sevens in San Francisco, while Gosper said conversations between didacy for either the 2027 or 2031 tour- A ’27 tournament would place it NBC aired 221 hours of rugby in 2019 the unions and various competitions naments, which would enable a sport between a soccer World Cup partly - seven times more than it did in 2014. continue but are “still in the kitchen” beset by financial concerns amid a staged in the United States in 2026 and “I think the (World Rugby) council and would unlikely bring about any pandemic a better chance to break into the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. would recognize that if they were able meaningful changes until 2024. a largely untapped market in North The process of talking to pro- to put together an attractive bid, which “There is an urgency to get these America. spective nations will begin in February, financially, they are much more fit for I think is possible,” Gosper said, “that things done,” Gosper said, in light of “There is no commercial market with the formal candidate process purpose to be a strong force going would provide a great growth engine the financial predicament rugby fed- like the United States,” Gosper said in starting three months later. forward.” for the sport, in all areas - not just erations across the world find them- a video call. “They are definitely rebounding Gosper was speaking exactly a year Rugby World Cup but all other prop- selves in. “That doesn’t mean it’s an easy well in terms of their governance struc- since the final of the 2019 Rugby World erties, to national leagues and other Gosper said World Rugby has dis- market to break into, but it would tures,” Gosper said, “and they certainly Cup, which was held in Japan as World international competitions.” tributed $100m from a relief fund to appear it needs the force of something have ambition around that Rugby Rugby sought to give the sport a bigger Central to Bill Beaumont’s re- around 30 unions across six regions. as substantial as a Rugby World Cup World Cup area. presence in Asia. election as chairman of World Rugby “Hopefully we can see this through to really realize their potential,” he “I think things are well set up and He said the 2019 tournament this year was his appetite to unite the if things start to get back to normality, said. well-structured, and certainly coming helped Japan go from being rugby’s northern and southern hemispheres whatever that is, halfway through next USA Rugby filed for Chapter 11 out of the challenges they had “No. 7 broadcast market to being No. in one global calendar. year,” he added. Sport WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 08 UK Athletics to focus on Collin Morikawa participation, not medals

REUTERS – LONDON the sport and the bit that UK Sport or Sport England fund you After years of administrative This is a significant for is the bit that they find chaos, UK Athletics (UKA) has opportunity for the sportt attractive within your strategy,” published a 12-year strategy she said in a statement. document that shifted emphasis and the first time that alll “I’m writing a 12-year from a lottery-funded chase for five governing bodies haveave strategy so that the sport survives. Olympic medals to a rejuve- come together as equal It’s a different mindset. nation of the sport at grass- “This is a significant oppor- Being major champion roots level. partners to build a unitedd tunity for the sport and the first In a sport long-riven with strategy for athletics in thethe time that all five governing doesn’t make PGA Tour internal and regional disputes, UK: UKA Chief Executivee bodies have come together as the new document has been Joanna Coates equal partners to build a united delivered in co-operation with strategy for athletics in the UK,” any easier: Morikawa the governing bodies of Coates said. England, Scotland, Wales and “The co-development of a REUTERS – LONDON Northern Ireland after consul- long-term strategy and tation with more than 5,000 one of Britain’s most successful wheelchair propulsion - within framework agreement for ath- Winning the PGA Championship in August has been the highlight athletes, coaches and officials. in the Olympics but which has 12 years. letics across the UK, with an of Collin Morikawa’s short career but the American said being a In May, UK Sport delivered been suffering at club level There is no mention of medal ethical decision-making culture major winner does not automatically make things easier on the a damning report on athletics’ despite the huge popularity of targets in the new approach, and a new communications PGA Tour. governance after a series of res- the volunteer-led parkrun which potentially puts UKA at strategy, will ensure that we The 23-year-old, who turned pro last year, triumphed at TPC ignations, scandals and movement. odds with UK Sport, whose address the sport’s long-term Harding Park for his first major title but failed to make the cut at financial failings, saying the The first goal is that by 2032 funding model is based on the issues.” the US Open and Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in his first organisation “couldn’t get any the British team will have a rep- statement that “success is Sally Munday, CEO of UK two starts on the 2020/21 Tour. worse”. resentative at every discipline measured by medals won and the Sport, described the new plan as “I’ve realised over the last couple of weeks ... that this is without Joanna Coates, who became in all senior international events systems in place to find and “an important milestone for the question a new PGA Tour season,” Morikawa wrote in a PGA Tour UKA Chief Executive in March, and that 95% of the Paralympic support the most promising sport in enabling it to flourish at blog. “I can use all those positives that came from my breakthrough took those criticisms on board team will reach their final. future champions.” all levels.” victory at the PGA Championship, but that doesn’t necessarily mean and has spent much of the The second is to develop an Coates suggested on Monday She added: “We remain com- things are automatically going to come my way now. summer trying to rebuild trust infrastructure of athletics and that it was a back to front mitted to supporting UKA and the “Sure, I may be a Major winner now, but I still have to play good in the organisation and set out running clubs that will have approach and there was now a Home Country Athletics Feder- golf, and everyone out here is really good at golf, too. That’s what a transparent plan for the 250,000 registered athletes “clear departure from previous ations as they progress in their makes the PGA Tour awesome, is that any week anyone can win.” future. across the UK by 2032. focus areas. work to deliver on all aspects of Morikawa, whose father is of Japanese descent, tied for 50th At the heart of the new The third goal is to have “You don’t write a strategy the Change Plan for the sport, at last month’s Zozo Championship, an event he has fond mem- strategy is a three-goal nine million people running and for the sport based around which followed the independent ories of having travelled to Japan last year to be part of the tour- approach to running the sport, “pushing” - the new term for funding, you write a strategy for review earlier in the year”. nament’s unveiling.

Alexander Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL mulling 16-team Povetkin quarterback Tom Brady throws the ball during the second half of their NFL play-off field if games game against New York Giants in East Rutherford, lost to pandemic New Jersey, USA, on Monday. AGENCIES – NEW YORK In case of major postseason The NFL has not yet lost any scheduling changes, the scheduled games because of NFL’s likely first move the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But the league is would be to eliminate the constantly preparing in case week off scheduled it does. between the conference The latest evidence is a plan that potentially could championships and the adjust this season’s play-off Super Bowl LV, currently Povetkin format to a 16-team field, slated for Feb. 7, 2021 in with eight teams in each Tampa. tested positive conference qualifying for the postseason, ESPN reported for COVID-19 Monday. The fall-back option was discussed on a conference REUTERS – LONDON call conducted by the NFL competition committee on Monday, with the purpose to soften some of the A WBC interim heavyweight league’s financial blow in case multiple games are rematch between Alexander eventually cancelled and bye weeks are lost due to Povetkin and Britain’s Dillian Whyte COVID-19. has been postponed to January after Brady back on top as Bucs win NFL sources were cited describing the idea that would the Russian was admitted to hypothetically increase the numbers of playoff teams hospital with COVID-19, promoter by two to 16, with one additional team each from the Eddie Hearn said yesterday. AFP – NEW YORK clear of Brees once more with 561 Succop closed the gap to five AFC and NFC. This postseason was already slated for a ‘Body Snatcher’ Whyte was career touchdowns to 560. points at 14-9 with his third field two-team playoff spike, with one more wild-card team knocked out by 41-year-old Pov- Tom Brady reclaimed top spot as The Tampa Bay win goal of the night early in the third in each conference, after the league approved the switch etkin, the 2004 Olympic super- the NFL’s all-time touchdown improved the Buccaneers to 6-2 quarter. in March. heavyweight gold medallist, in the pass leader as the Tampa Bay in the NFC South, while the Brady then picked out tight If approved and instituted, the seeding system would fifth round of their fight in London Buccaneers defeated the New Giants remain rooted to the foot end Rob Gronkowski for a include no byes for division champions and instead rank last August. York Giants 25-23 at East of the NFC East at 1-7. touchdown to make it 15-14. each team by conference from No. 1 through 8. In the The rematch was scheduled for Rutherford on Monday. Antoine Winfield Jr blocked Graham Gano’s field goal opening round, the top seed -- the division champion Nov. 21 behind closed doors at Lon- Six-time Super Bowl the Giants’ attempted two-point pushed the Giants into a 17-15 with the best overall record -- would face the wild-card don’s Wembley Arena. champion Brady had been conversion that would have tied lead at the end of the third team with the worst record as the No. 8 seed. Then the “Unfortunately we got the news knocked out of first place in the the game after Daniel Jones con- quarter, but Brady’s 561st career second seed would face the seventh seed, with No. 3 today that Alexander Povetkin is in touchdown standings on Sunday, nected with Golden Tate in the touchdown pass to Mike Evans versus No. 6 and No. 4 against No. 5 in the opening hospital after testing positive for when New Orleans Saints quar- endzone for a touchdown with left Tampa Bay in control at 21-17. weekend. COVID-19. The fight will now be terback Drew Brees threw for 28 seconds remaining. Succop’s 38-yard field goal The league office has reportedly remained steadfast rescheduled to a target date of Jan two touchdowns in his team’s Earlier, the Giants had taken looked to have made the game in its hopes to avoid any schedule changes that could 30,” Hearn said on Twitter. win over the Chicago Bears. a 14-3 lead after touchdowns safe for the Bucs at 25-17, but threaten its current Super Bowl LV date, currently slated Povetkin fought Britain’s But a pair of Brady from Dion Lewis and Wayne there was still time for Jones to for Feb. 7, 2021 in Tampa. In case of major postseason Anthony Joshua for the WBA, IBF, touchdown passes at MetLife Gallman. Tampa Bay were lead the Giants on one last scheduling changes, the NFL’s likely first move would WBO and IBO titles at Wembley Stadium on Monday saw the restricted to two Ryan Succop 13-play, 70-yard drive for Tate’s be to eliminate the week off scheduled between the con- stadium in 2018 and was stopped 43-year-old quarterback edge field goals in the first half. touchdown. ference championships and the Super Bowl. in the seventh round. Honus Wagner MLB: Betts eyes rare double in MVP awards rookie card sells AFP – LOS ANGELES the Dodgers through to the end of the 2019, had another solid season with a for over $1.4m 2032 season. 2.69 ERA while averaging just under 10 Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts If Betts adds the National League strikeouts per nine innings pitched. AP – RUNNEMEDE, NJ (pictured) could become only the MVP award to his 2018 American The Cleveland second player in history to win Most League honor, he will become only the Indians’ Shane Bieber A Honus Wagner rookie baseball Valuable Player in both of Major League second player in baseball history to win completed the American card has sold for more than $1.4m. Baseball’s top leagues after being MVP in both leagues after Frank Rob- League Cy Young The price was a record for the named among the finalists for the inson, who won the award in 1961 and nominees. rare T-206 card of the Pittsburgh National League award. 1966 with different teams. In the National Pirates great, the highlight of the Betts, who played a pivotal role in The 2020 American League MVP League, Cincinnati weekend Goldin Auctions October helping the Dodgers win their first nominees are the Chicago White Sox’s Reds’ hurler Trever Legends Auction. World Series since 1988 with their 4-2 Jose Abreu, the New York Yankees’ D.J. Bauer, who led the Also fetching a record price was series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays LeMahieu and Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez. league with a 1.73 the basketball rookie card of Michel last week, was named alongside the In the Cy Young pitching award cat- ERA, was nominated Jordan, which sold for $124,230. Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman and egories, two former Los Angeles along with the Chicago Other notable sales included a 1952 the San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado. Dodgers -- the Minnesota Twins’ Jap- Cubs’ Yu Darvish and the New York Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card The 28-year-old Betts was the anese ace Kenta Maeda and the Toronto Mets’ Jacob deGrom. that sold for $584,250 and a 1958 American League’s MVP in 2018 when Blue Jays’ Hyun-Jin Ryu -- were among In the manager of the year awards, Pele card that went for $295,200, a he helped the Boston Red Sox to their the three nominees from the American Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash -- who guided record for a football card. World Series crown. League. Maeda notched six wins with the Rays to the World Series despite the Several items from Cal Ripken Betts was sensationally traded away a 2.70 ERA and 80 strikeouts in just 66 team having the third-lowest payroll Jr.’s personal collection netted by the Red Sox to the Dodgers in Feb- 2/3 innings over 11 starts. in baseball -- is nominated alongside $1.2m, with the money going to the ruary this year, and later signed a $365 Ryu, who was second in the Toronto’s Charlie Montoyo and the family foundation. million contract that will keep him at National League Cy Young voting in Chicago White Sox’s Rick Renteria.