Ricciardo wins at Great Britain top 17Spa for Red Bull 18table in Berlin MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 Cameroon striker Ebosse dead after hit by object Page 19 SUNDERLAND: Manchester United’s English midfielder Ashley Young falls to the ground after a challenge by Sunderland’s English defender Wes Brown during the English Premier League football match between Sunderland and Manchester United at The Stadium of Light in Sunderland, north-east England yesterday. — AFP United off the mark in Sunderland draw United manager van Gaal, who has admitted United opening the scoring, the first goal coming after being allowed a free run by his marker The ball broke to Ashley Young, who was rightly winning the Premier League in his first season in moments after Connor Wickham had wasted a Valencia. cautioned for his attempt to earn a penalty with a Sunderland 1 charge after succeeding the sacked David Moyes clear opening to put the hosts ahead. United’s cause was not helped by Robin van theatrical dive as he came under challenge from would require a “miracle”, was left with plenty to The England Under-21 forward shot tamely at Persie missing a chance to head clear before former United defender Wes Brown. ponder after his team were outplayed for long peri- David de Gea when given clear sight of goal from Rodwell, a £10m pre-season signing from champi- Sunderland were soon back on the offensive, ods by a side who only narrowly avoided relegation 15 yards by an astute pass from Will Buckley. ons Manchester City, made telling contact on his and Larsson should have done better when put last term. home debut. through by Steven Fletcher. However, the Swede Man Utd 1 On this evidence, the Dutchman needs to bring Defensive frailties Van Persie was one of three changes for a delayed to allow Adnan Januzaj to block the mid- in significantly more reinforcements than Angel di Wickham’s wastefulness proved costly when, in United side without new signing Marcos Rojo. The fielder’s shot from 15 yards as the visitors were Maria, the Argentinian international who has been the 17th minute, Antonio Valencia easily beat Argentina international is awaiting a work permit again caught short of numbers at the back. linked to a £60 million ($99 million, 75 million euro) Patrick van Aanholt to deliver a low cross from the following a £16m move from Sporting Lisbon. With Wayne Rooney a peripheral figure for most SUNDERLAND: Louis van Gaal was left waiting for move from Real Madrid, before the transfer win- right which Mata met at the far post, despite the Van Persie lasted just over an hour on his return of the game, United created only half-chances late his first Premier League win after Manchester dow closes at the end of the month. attentions of Seb Larsson. before being substituted by compatriot van Gaal, on in their attempts to force the contest’s decisive United’s unconvincing start to the season contin- United now have one point from their first two Sunderland, who have now drawn their open- also in charge of the striker when helping his native third goal. ued with a 1-1 draw at Sunderland yesterday. games following the opening day defeat at home ing two games, equalised before the half-hour Netherlands finish third at this year’s World Cup in Substitute Michael Keane headed Mata’s corner Juan Mata’s early close-range goal at the to Swansea City, and although they took the lead, it mark as the visitors’ defensive frailties were once Brazil. straight at Vito Mannone. The Sunderland ‘keeper Stadium of Light was cancelled out before half- came as little surprise when Gus Poyet’s side again exposed. The forward’s exit came after his most eye- had to be alert to sprint out of his area to clear at time by former Manchester City midfielder Jack deservedly levelled in an open encounter on Larsson delivered a routine near-post corner, catching contribution, when it took a fine saving the feet of Young, whose low long-distance effort, Rodwell’s powerful header, as the former champi- Wearside. Sunderland had been on top for the and England international Rodwell was given the tackle from Santiago Vergini to halt a purposeful comfortably saved by Mannone, proved to be ons again looked anything but title material. opening quarter of an hour in the prelude to freedom of the six-yard box to head past de Gea run inside the area. United’s last attempt on goal. — AFP Chadli ruins Redknapp’s Stoke rescues draw Tottenham return against 10-man Hull Pochettino has every chance of becoming the first Spurs boss since off a Potters player. Tottenham 4 Redknapp to qualify for the Nikica Jelavic’s close-range finish shortly Champions League. Hull 1 before half-time had put Hull in front In stark contrast, a disorganised despite James Chester’s 14th-minute send- and passionless effort from QPR sug- ing off. But rather than celebrate a draw, QPR 0 gests Redknapp will have to work Bruce said: “We feel an injustice because you overtime if the Championship play- can see how blatant it is. off winners, pointless after two Stoke 1 matches, are to avoid relegation. “It’s Ridiculous LONDON: Nacer Chadli ruined Harry a very disappointing day obviously. “Their player ran away and didn’t want to Redknapp’s return to White Hart Lane We started poorly and could have HULL: Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross bun- even take the throw-in. Surely that’s an indi- as the Tottenham winger’s double been one down in 30 seconds. We dled home from a late equalizer against 10- cation to the referee or the officials to say, inspired a 4-0 rout of woeful QPR yes- looked like a team of strangers,” man Hull to claim a 1-1 draw in the Premier ‘Hang on a minute, it must have hit him’. terday. Redknapp said. “Getting beat here is League yesterday. “It wasn’t even a slight deflection either. QPR boss Redknapp was back at no different to anywhere else. It’s just James Chester had been sent off after LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s Argentinian midfielder Erik Lamela (R) vies Everyone in the ground must have seen it his old club for the first time since his three points. That’s all that matters to only 14 minutes but Hull appeared on except for the officials. “I expect three offi- me.” with Queens Park Rangers’ Irish defender Richard Dunne (L) during the sacking in 2012, but his hopes of course for an unlikely win after Nikica cials to get something as blatant as that Pochettino emerged for his first English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and avenging that surprise dismissal by Jelavic’s instinctive finish put the Tigers throw-in right...they’re only 30 yards away competitive match at the Lane with Queens Park Rangers at White Hart Lane in north London yesterday. — AFP chairman Daniel Levy swiftly evapo- ahead in the 42nd. and I saw it. rated as Tottenham ran riot. Inspired little fanfare, although he did pause Kaboul when the French centre back through the heart of the shambolic Even with a man disadvantage, Hull, to exchange a hug with Redknapp “They said to me I was only guessing but by a sublime display from Argentine allowed Matt Phillips to get in on QPR defence that ended with a pin- which beat Queens Park Rangers in its when you see it, it’s ridiculous.” Bruce added: playmaker Erik Lamela, Spurs surged before kick-off. With Tottenham goal, but the striker’s miscued chip point cross to Chadli, who was com- league opener, was the better side, outpass- “I got into trouble twice last year so I’ve into a three-goal lead before half- pressing with intensity and attacking drifted harmlessly over. That escape pletely unmarked as he planted a ing and outworking a Stoke team that vowed I’m not going to give the FA any time thanks to a brace from Belgian QPR’s creaky defence at blistering sparked Spurs back into life and header past Green from eight yards lacked direction. more money. winger Chadli either side of defender speed, there was an air of inevitability Christian Eriksen crashed a free kick out. Lamela endured a disappointing But Stoke grabbed its first point of the Eric Dier’s second goal for his new about their opening goal in the 12th against the bar from 25 yards, before maiden season at Tottenham follow- season when Phil Bardsley’s angled shot ric- “But we’ve had two shocking decisions in club. Emmanuel Adebayor com- minute. QPR’s shoddy defending was pun- ing his move from Roma, but ocheted off the inside of the post against two weeks. Last week it was an awful penal- pounded Redknapp’s misery when ished again in the 30th minute. Pochettino has made it a priority to goalkeeper Allan McGregor and was ty in the last 10 minutes but it didn’t count his strike put the finishing touch to Poor positioning This time it was debutant Leroy get the best out of the little nudged over by Shawcross in the 84th. The (against us), it was saved. the move of the match in the second Adebayor’s power and pace car- Fer who made the critical mistake Argentine and he already looks revi- goal came from a Stoke throw-in which “Given the circumstances you would half. Redknapp had insisted he har- ried him down the left flank when the Dutch midfielder lost Dier talised under his compatriot.