Established 1961 Sport WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 Antetokounmpo’s 43 points Uruguayan players’ union Liverpool stumble again in 14fuel Bucks to 125-115 victory 15 brands English FA ‘racist’ 15 a 1-0 Southampton defeat South Africa complete series win South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets for series sweep JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s Aiden Markram (center) watches the ball after playing a shot as Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella (left) looks on during the third day of the second Test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg yesterday. — AFP JOHANNESBURG: Dimuth Karunaratne’s century ripped through the tail to take three for 40. against Vishwa Fernando with his score on 14 in the sequence of three successive series losses. could not prevent South Africa from completing a 2-0 Karunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella started last over before lunch. South Africa will depart soon for their first series series win on the third day of the second Test against brightly after Sri Lanka resumed on 150 for four. Kusal Mendis dived forward from second slip and in Pakistan since 2007/08. The first of two Tests Sri Lanka at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg Karunatne went to a 123-ball century with two suc- appeared to take a good catch but a television starts in Karachi on January 26. Sri Lanka will return yesterday. South Africa won by 10 wickets after Sri cessive off-side boundaries off Anrich Nortje but an review showed he had taken the ball on the bounce. home on a chartered flight and go straight to Galle, Lanka were bowled out for 211 in their second innings. attempted pull off the same bowler looped off a top Markram finished on 36 not out while Dean Elgar where they will play two Tests against England, start- Set to make 67 runs to win, the hosts sealed their vic- edge to backward square leg. Ngidi followed up with followed up his 127 in the first innings with 31 not ing on January 14. Sri Lanka were hit hard by injuries tory half an hour after lunch. Karunaratne, the Sri the wicket of Dickwella in the next over when a lead- out. Elgar made 253 runs in the series and was only in South Africa. Four players were injured during the Lankan captain, made 103 after starting the day on 91. ing edge carried to mid-off and there was minimal dismissed twice. It was South Africa’s first Test first Test and could not play in Johannesburg, while His dismissal started a collapse in which Sri Lanka lost resistance from the rest of the batting. Aiden series win since they defeated Pakistan 3-0 in South leading fast bowler Suranga Lakmal and opening their last six wickets for 35 runs. Lungi Ngidi took Markram batted aggressively at the start of the final Africa in 2018/19. A surprise 2-0 home defeat batsman Oshada Fernando were unable to play in four for 44 and fellow fast bowler Lutho Sipamla innings but escaped when he edged a loose drive against Sri Lanka in the same series started a either match because of injuries. — AFP ‘Freak’ Williamson’s Al-Attiyah masterful 238 leaves wins Dakar Pakistan in trouble 3rd stage CHRISTCHURCH: Kane Williamson underscored WADI AD-DAWASIR: Qatari his ranking as the world’s premier batsman with a driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the masterful double century as New Zealand took third stage of the Dakar Rally in control of the second Test against Pakistan yester- Saudi Arabia yesterday, holding day. In between the showers at Hagley Oval in CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand’s captain Kane off the challenge of French arch- rival Stephane Peterhansel. The Christchurch, Williamson was in classic form, bat- Williamson plays a shot on day three of the second three-time winner of the Dakar ting for nine hours 33 minutes for his 238 and lead- cricket Test match between New Zealand and Pakistan sped through a 403km loop ing New Zealand to an imposing 659 for six at Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday. — AFP WADI AD-DAWASIR: Toyota’s driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and his co- declared to lead Pakistan by 362. around Wadi ad-Dawasir, the gateway to the Empty Quarter, a driver Mathieu Baumel of France compete during Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally At stumps on day three, the tourists were already 2021 around Wadi Ad-Dawasir, in Saudi Arabia yesterday. — AFP in trouble at eight for one, with Kyle Jamieson has happened several times in the Test the chance vast sand desert that covers much adding to his five-wicket haul in the first innings by was put down, this time by Azhar Ali, who earlier in of the southern Arabian Peninsula, removing Shan Masood for a duck. It was a relent- the day had dropped Henry Nicholls short of his in 3hr 17min 39sec to take the his lead in the overall standings happy with the co-pilot, so it’s less performance from Williamson who became only century. Pakistan spinner Zafar Gohar, who went for victory. with a third-placed finish, 4:05 off good for the next day.” the second New Zealander after Brendon McCullum an expensive 159 off 32 overs on debut, said the Already winner of the prologue the pace. Two-time winner Toby Price and Monday’s second stage, Al- to score four double centuries. fielding errors hurt. “The dropped catches cost us. The Frenchman, whose previ- clocked 3hr 33min 23sec in win- Attiyah finished 2:27 ahead of Daryl Mitchell, who wondered if he would ever There is no reason to drop catches but it happens in ous Dakar victories came seven ning the motorbike category for Toyota teammate Henk Lategan of get a bat while Williamson was at the crease, times in a car and six on a motor- his 13th Dakar stage win, the cricket,” he said. “Dropping Kane Williamson cost South Africa. “I’m quite happy,” described his skipper as “a freak who’s set us up us a lot of big runs.” bike, said a mixed terrain including Australian KTM rider tracking said Al-Attiyah, also an Olympic big rocks, sandy canyons, dunes down Argentinean Kevin with a chance to win”. Williamson delayed the dec- Williamson and Nicholls had rebuilt the innings bronze medallist in the skeet at the laration until Mitchell completed his maiden century after New Zealand were reduced to 71 for three on and a fast plateau had made it “a Benavides (Honda) in a gripping 2012 London Games. “Today we really complete stage”. “The result race. Price, winner of the Dakar in and the all-rounder said despite his unbeaten 102 Monday’s second day. By the time Nicholls was dis- really pushed a lot and Mathieu off 112 balls it remained a good pitch for the bowlers missed early in the afternoon session for 157, the is not perfect because of the 2016 and 2019, finished just 1:16 (Baumel, co-pilot) did the naviga- puncture,” he said in reference to ahead of Benavides-later extend- and should produce a result. “If we put it in the right pair had put on 369, the third-best all-time partner- tion well. Everything is working areas and bang those hard lengths, there is a lot of ship for New Zealand and a record for the fourth an early incident. “But I’m really ed by a 2min penalty for the very well like we need it to. “I’m happy with the job done by Argentine - and now sits third in pace there and hopefully we can put Pakistan under wicket. The day had resumed with New Zealand really quite happy with the pace, Edouard Boulanger, my co-pilot. the overall standings behind new some pressure and see what happens,” he said. 286 for three, 11 runs in arrears and with conditions because to open and to win the In the complicated places, he did a American leader Skyler Howes Williamson should have been out for 177 on the favourable for the bowlers who had cloud cover and stage is good.” Peterhansel, a 13- really good job. and Frenchman Xavier de first ball after the first of two rain stoppages, but as a ball only five overs old. —AFP time Dakar winner, consolidated I’m happy with the car and I’m Soultrait. —AFP .