6 July 17, 2019 Iran’s Jafari Snatches Bronze at World Wimbledon Champion Djokovic Para Powerlifting Championships Consolidates Top Ranking NUR-SULTAN, Kazakh- 207kg. stan (Dispatches) – Amir Algeria’s Hocine Bet- Jafari of Iran has won a tir was a distant runner- bronze medal on day three up with 194kg, bettering of the World Para Power- third-placed Jafari of Iran lifting Championships in by 1kg. Kazakhstan’s capital Nur- The 2019 World Para Sultan. Powerlifting Champion- In the men’s up to 65kg, ship is being held with Malaysia’s Bonnie Bu- the participation of more nyau Gustin came on than 450 athletes from 79 top with a junior world countries and will end on Amir Jafari record-breaking lift of July 20. PARIS (Dispatches) - Novak Djokovic’s successful defence of his Wim- bledon crown ensured that the Serb remained at world number one in the Grizzlies Beat Timberwolves 95-92 for NBA Summer League Title latest ATP rankings released on Monday. The 32-year-old collected his fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major WASHINGTON (Dispatch- with a 30-point third quarter Sunday with a thrilling five-set win over Roger Federer, a match that es) - Brandon Clarke totaled 15 to chip away the lead and keep last three minutes short of five hours. points, 16 rebounds and three the game close all the way to He is now 4,500 points clear of second-ranked Rafa Nadal who is just 485 points ahead of 37-year-old Federer. blocks to lead the Memphis the final buzzer. But the Griz- The biggest climber is Roberto Bautista Agut whose ride to the semi- Grizzlies to a 95-92 win over zlies held nerves to seal the finals, where he lost in four sets to Djokovic, sees him rise nine places the Minnesota Timberwolves victory. to 13, equalling his best ranking. in the NBA Summer League fi- Bruno Caboclo and Dusty David Goffin, who lost to Djokovic in the quarters, returns to the Top nal held in Las Vegas on Mon- Hannahs added 15 points 20, rising five places to 18th. Wimbledon women’s singles champion Simona Halep also rose to day night. apiece for Memphis. Tyler fourth on the latest WTA rankings, while 15-year-old American Coco Memphis jumped out to a hot Harvey finished with 12 points Gauff made the most of her stunning Wimbledon performance to break start behind five early three- while Evans had eight points into top 150 for the first time in career. pointers to take a 31-19 lead and eight assists. Halep eased past 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Serena Williams after the first quarter. They Clarke, a first-round pick out 6-2, 6-2 in 56 minutes on Saturday. After winning her second Grand Slam singles title, the Romanian went up from seventh to fourth. kept momentum to storm to a Minnesota Timberwolves’ Jordan McLaughlin (26) drives around of Gonzaga, was voted as MVP Despite falling in the Wimbledon final for the second straight year, 56-40 lead by halftime. Memphis Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke during the first half of an NBA of both the Summer League Williams also rose one spot up to ninth. Minnesota stormed back summer league basketball game Monday, July 15, 2019, in Las Vegas. and the championship game. The top three remained unchanged, as Australia’s Ashleigh Barty sat atop the rankings with 6,605 points, followed by Naomi Osaka (6,257) and Karolina Pliskova (6,055). Gauff undoubtedly came into spotlight with her fairytale journey at Seven Gold in Hands, China Continue Winning Wimbledon. Kicking off from the qualifiers through wildcard, Gauff shocked the tennis world by reaching the fourth round, including upset- ting five-time winner Venus Williams. Streak in Diving As the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon in the Open Era, Cao, 2012 London Olympic feeling in the air. I made mis- Gauff saw her rank soar from 313th to 141st. champion and bronzed medal- takes in the entry tonight and Wang Qiang remained the highest ranked Chinese player with her ist in 2013 worlds, moved to 3m did not come up to my goal -- 14th position. After reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals, Zhang Shuai climbed 15 places up to 35th. springboard since then and won to dive as perfect as possible,” The latest WTA world top 10 players are Barty, Osaka, Pliskova, Ha- the 3m champion in 2016 Rio said Cao who will compete 3m lep, Kiki Bertens, Petra Kvitova, Elina Svitolina, Sloane Stephens, Ser- Olympic Games. In Gwangju, springboard on July 17. ena Williams and Aryna Sabalenka. he claimed 3m synchro with Xie “We talked about our target be- ATP rankings as of July 15 (changes in brackets): Siyi two days ago and then built fore the final that we hoped to 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 12,415 pts 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7,945 up his reputation on the synchro get points over 500+. We were 3. Roger Federer (SUI) 7,460 platform, again. very close to that. So next time 4. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4,595 Started from second place in we should set our goal higher 5. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4,325 the first round, Cao/Chen led the than that, and therefore we may 6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4,045 field from the second dive and have better results. It was the 7. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,040 8. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2,890 (+1) never looked back by keeping best performance I did this year. 9. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,785 (+1) high poise in their four free at- We were lucky that we made 10. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 2,625 (+3) Gold medalists Cao Yuan (R)/Chen Aisen of China pose for photos after tempts, all in 90+ points. Their the team through our three-leg 11. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 2,500 (-3) winning the men’s 10m synchro platform final of diving event at FINA 12. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 2,380 (-1) World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 15, 2019. fourth dive 207B (Backward 3 national Olympic trials,” Chen 1/2 somersault pike) collected as Aisend said. 13. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 2,320 (+9) 14. Borna Coric (CRO) 2,195 GWANGJU, South Korea Cao Yuan became the first high as 97.20 and snatched the Russian pair Viktor Minibaev/ 15. John Isner (USA) 2,040 (-3) (Xinhua) - Chinese divers kept double winner in Gwangju as gold in 486.93. Aleksandr Bondar also had a 16. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 1,995 unbeaten streak at the Gwangju he and two-time Olympic cham- “I competed in the synchro good performance in the final 17. Marin Cilic (CRO) 1,940 (+1) FINA World Championships as pion Chen Aisen dominated the springboard and now synchro and finished in 444.60, 42.33 be- 18. David Goffin (BEL) 1,860 (+5) Shi Tingmao/Wang Han and Cao men’s 10m platform final and platform at the worlds. I need hind the Chinese divers. Thomas 19. Gael Monfils (FRA) 1,815 (-4) 20. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 1,800 Yuan/Chen Aisen won two more brought China diving seventh to get used to different events, Daley/Mattew Lee settled for Serbia’s Novak Djokovic synchro titles. title. different partners and different the third place at 425.91. Crosswind Blows Alaphilippe, Ineos Clear on Tour Casillas to Join Porto Staff ALBI, France (AFP) - Belgian rookie MADRID (AP) -- FC Porto says Wout Van Aert has won stage 10 of the goalkeeper Iker Casillas will join Tour de France as Julian Alaphilippe ex- its staff while he continues his re- tended his overall lead after a blistering late charge split the peloton. covery from a heart attack. Yellow jersey wearer Alaphilippe Porto said that the 38-year-old launched the attack from 38 kilometers Casillas will take on a role that out, where narrow roads and a crosswind ‘’ensures the connection be- created perfect conditions for the devas- tating attack. tween the players, the coach and Defending champion Geraint Thomas the club officials.’’ and his powerful Ineos team leapt into Casillas suffered a heart attack the fray in what turned into a rampage all on May 1 during training with the way to the quaint Tarn town of Albi. Pre-stage title pretenders Richie Porte, the Portuguese club and had to Thibaut Pinot, Jakob Fuglsang, Rigo- be rushed to hospital. When he berto Uran all lost 1min 40sec, while Belgium’s Wout van Aert gained his first Tour de France stage victory was released five days later, he ter helping Real Madrid win five Championships. Movistar’s Mikel Landa lost over two made no commitment on wheth- Spanish league titles and three Casillas has a contract with minutes. 16sec, and van Aert’s teammate Steven “We knew there was a chance of a Frenchman Alaphilippe leads second Kruijswijk is another 11sec off in fourth. split,” said Alaphilippe. “I have my am- er he would be able to play again Champions League trophies. Porto until the end of the 2019- placed Thomas by 1min 12sec, a sec- Pinot, who started in third, dropped to bitions, and we will defend this jersey professionally. He also helped Spain win one 20 season, with an option for an- ond Ineos rider, Egan Bernal, is at 1min 11th, 2min 33sec behind his countryman. every day. Casillas joined Porto in 2015 af- World Cup and two European other year..