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India’s ‘Faith Tori Bowie, Runner’ falters on from foster the final straight child to fame TUESDAY, AUGUST13 8, 2017 13 Real ready to go without Ronaldo against Man Utd Page 15 MANCHESTER: England’s Keaton Jennings, right, dives in but misses a catch from South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis, left, during day four of the Fourth Test at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, England, yesterday.— AP Ali bowls England to South Africa series win MANCHESTER: Moeen Ali finished a brilliant put on 123 for the fourth wicket. But Ali then the newly-named James Anderson End, to Cook. Anderson, England’s all-time leading Test wicket- appropriately, finished the match with Morkel campaign with a five-wicket haul as England took three wickets for five runs in 11 balls- Temba Bavuma again battled hard until, from taker. Anderson, who finished with three for 16, holing out for a duck before Olivier, also out for beat South Africa by 177 runs in the fourth Test including the prize scalp of Amla-as the Proteas the last ball before lunch, he was given out then had Kagiso Rabada caught in the covers. Ali, nought, was taken by Stokes at slip. —AFP at Old Trafford yesterday to seal a 3-1 series win. collapsed from 163 for three to 173 for six. caught behind on review off Toby Roland-Jones. Victory, achieved with more than a day to Earlier, Ali, both the man-of-the-match and Amla completed a 100-ball fifty with his ninth spare, also saw Joe Root triumphant in his first the man of the series, made 75 not out off just four, a pull off Ben Stokes. He then twice forced SCOREBOARD Test series as England captain. South Africa, set a 66 balls in England’s second innings 243, having Stokes off the back foot for two stylish offside MANCHESTER: Scoreboard yesterday after England beat South Africa by 177 runs in the fourth and final test at Old huge 380 for victory, were bowled out for 202 been dropped on 15. That left South Africa fac- fours before driving Ali for six. Trafford to take the series 3-1. shortly after tea on the fourth day when Ali took ing a mammoth chase, with no side having But with South Africa 163 for three, Amla two wickets in two balls to remove Morne made more to win in the fourth innings of a Test missed an intended whip shot off Ali and was England 1st Innings: 362 all out. Kagiso Rabada c Westley b Anderson 1 Morkel and Duanne Olivier. at Old Trafford than England’s 294 for four lbw, although England, for the second time yes- South Africa 1st Innings: 226 all out. Morne Morkel c Root b Ali 0 That gave the off-spinner a return of five for against New Zealand in 2008. terday, had to first review umpire Kumar England 2nd Innings: 243 all out. Duanne Olivier c Stokes b Ali 0 69 in 19.5 overs and 25 wickets in total in a South Africa’s already difficult task was not Dharmasena’s original not out decision. Extras: (4b, 3lb) 7 series where he also scored 252 runs. This result helped when they lost both openers, leaving No replays were required when Quinton de South Africa 2nd Innings (Target: 380) Total: (all out) 202 meant England had won their first home Test them at 18 for two. Dean Elgar, who made a Kock (one) edged a drive off Ali to Alastair Cook Heino Kuhn c Cook b Anderson 11 Overs: 62.5 Dean Elgar c Bairstow b Broad 5 series against South Africa since 1998. It was gritty second-innings hundred in England’s in the slips. And 173 for five became 173 for six Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-18, 3-40, 4-163, 5-173, 6-173, 7-183, Hashim Amla lbw b Ali 83 8-195, 9-202, 10-202. also just South Africa’s second defeat in 20 away 239-run victory in the third Test at The Oval, fell when Theunis de Bruyn fell for a duck, nicking Temba Bavuma c Bairstow b Roland-Jones 12 Test series, their other overseas campaign for five on Monday when caught behind off Ali to slip fielder Stokes. Faf du Plessis c Bairstow b Anderson 61 Bowling: James Anderson 14-7-16-3, Stuart Broad 12-5-24- reverse in that sequence coming against India in Stuart Broad. The end came quickly for South Africa, 182 Quinton de Kock c Cook b Ali 1 1, Toby Roland-Jones 9-1-52-1, Moeen Ali 19.5-1-69-5, Ben 2015/16. Heino Kuhn, struggling to cement his Test for six at tea. Du Plessis, who played at Old Theunis de Bruyn c Stokes b Ali 0 Stokes 6-1-26-0, Joe Root 2-0-8-0. South Africa, 43 for three at lunch, saw place, repeatedly played and missed before, on Trafford for Lancashire, had added just one to his Keshav Maharaj not out 21 Result: England won by 177 runs. Hashim Amla (83) and captain Faf du Plessis (61) 11, edging James Anderson, again bowling from tea score when he was caught behind off Sizzling Zverev takes fourth title of the year WASHINGTON: Alexander Zverev issued few Grand Slams. He definitely seems to “What a way to start together and a warning to top ATP rivals Sunday after be on a path in that direction.” Zverev, hopefully we have many more years to winning the Citi Open for his fourth title of who will remain a career-best eighth in come and many more titles together,” the year-he’s not the next generation, he’s Monday’s rankings, made a Slam-best Zverev said. “It’s amazing what we’ve the now generation. The 20-year-old fourth-round Wimbledon run, losing in already accomplished.” German defeated South Africa’s Kevin five sets to Milos Raonic. Russia’s 58th-ranked Ekaterina Anderson 6-4, 6-4 to capture the $355,460 Makarova prevented a German title (302,000 euros) top prize at the US Open MAKAROVA WINS WOMEN’S TITLE sweep by rallying past 40th-ranked Julia tuneup event on the Washington hard- “Winning those types of matches is the Goerges 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-0 for her third courts. World number eight Zverev next level I need to reach,” Zverev said. “To career WTA crown. “I was dreaming to win dropped only nine points on his serve and get far in those events is my next goal.” this tournament and I’m so happy,” never faced a break point in becoming Zverev thanked new co-coach Juan Carlos Makarova said. the youngest player to win four ATP titles Ferrero, the former world number one Makarova hadn’t won a title since 2014 in a year, or take the Washington crown, from Spain who worked with him at an in Pattaya City. Her first WTA trophy came since Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro event for the first time this week. at Eastbourne in 2010. —AFP did it at 19 in 2008. “I improved a lot in the last few months to get where I can win tourna- STANFORD: Madison Keys, right, of the United States, holds the winner’s plate next to Coco Vandeweghe, left, of the United ments,” Zverev said. “The longer the tour- States, with the runner-up plate, after the final in the Bank ofthe West Classic tennis tournament in Stanford, Calif. — AP nament goes for me the better I’m able to play. Hopefully this can continue to be like that.” Zverev won his first title last Madison Keys outslugs September in St. Petersburg and added trophies this year at Montpellier, Munich and Rome, where he downed Novak CoCo to win at Stanford Djokovic in the final. He also ousted num- ber four Stan Wawrinka at Miami and pushed Rafael Nadal to five sets in the STANFORD: Madison Keys and CoCo Vandeweghe had never match point, Keys raised her hands in the air in triumph then third round of the Australian Open. played on opposite sides of the net, just together on Fed Cup for gave Vandeweghe a hug at the net before waving to the crowd. “I’m ‘Next Gen’ but the rankings say it the US, bonding and becoming friends during that extended stay Keys stayed after the trophy ceremony to sign autographs. Keys, for themselves,” Zverev said. “I think I in Australia in April last year. who missed the first two months of the season following surgery showed I can play with the big guys this They sure put on an entertaining show of tennis when they on her left wrist, eliminated Wimbledon champion and top-seed- year. “I think I showed I’m not an ‘in the finally faced off for the first time Sunday. Third-seeded Keys out- ed Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-2 in just 57 minutes Saturday night future’ kind of guy. I’m right now.” slugged No. 6 Vandeweghe 7-6 (4), 6-4 to win the Bank of the West to snap Muguruza’s nine-match winning streak and advance to Only Wimbledon and Australian Classic in a thrilling display of power and serving by the two her first final this year. Open champion Roger Federer with five young American stars in their first career matchup. Afterward, A day later, Keys needed nearly that amount of time to win titles has won more ATP crowns this year they hugged and Keys playfully sat on her opponent’s lap.

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