FOOTBALL | Page 4 NHL | Page 6 Liverpool fans Bergeron line streets to powers Bruins honour Europe to 2-1 Stanley winners Cup series lead Monday, June 3, 2019 MOTORCYCLING Ramadan 29, 1440 AH Ducati’s Petrucci GULF TIMES takes fi rst MotoGP win at Mugello SPORT Page 7 2019 ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP Inspired Bangladesh add to South Africa’s agony Mushfiqur and Shakib in record partnership as Bangladesh post 330; Mustafizur scalps three to restrict Proteas to 309 Reuters But South Africa, who lost to London hosts England at the same venue on Thursday, were unable to keep the brakes on and continued to angladesh piled up their leak runs right to the end of the highest one-day in- innings. ternational total and Mahmudullah hit an unbeaten bowled superbly to up- 46 and Mosaddek Hossain scored Bset South Africa by 21 runs in the 26 runs off 20 balls as Bangladesh Cricket World Cup at The Oval smashed 54 runs off the last four yesterday. overs. It was a major scalp for Bang- “It was one of our top innings. ladesh, underlining their reputa- We’ve had some previous upsets tion as dangerous outsiders at the but this is a World Cup where we tournament, while South Africa really want to do well,” said man- slumped to their second succes- of-the-match Shakib. sive defeat. “It’s the way we wanted to Mushfi qur Rahim and Shakib Al start, you cannot get better than Hasan put together a record part- that.” nership as Bangladesh made 330 South Africa had gambled on for six after being put into bat. putting Bangladesh, four places That meant South Africa below them in the ODI rankings, needed to pull off the highest run into bat and hoping to bounce chase in World Cup history, but them out cheaply with their pace they ended on 309 for eight and attack but that fell fl at on a docile with their next game against In- wicket, and was exacerbated by a dia on Wednesday, their chances hamstring injury to Lungi Ngidi. of making the semi-fi nals are al- The fast bowler left the fi eld Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman (right) celebrates the wicket of South Africa’s JP Duminy during the 2019 ready under threat. after bowling just four overs and ICC Cricket World Cup match at The Oval in London yesterday. (Reuters) is a doubt for Wednesday. It was one of our top “Nothing went to plan and I Scorecard innings. We’ve had some feel we are fi ring at only 50 to previous upsets but this 60% of our potential,” said losing is a World Cup where we captain Faf du Plessis. BANGLADESH (Mithun), 5-250 (Rahim), 6-316 C. Morris c Sarkar b Rahman 10 ‘ South Africa’s target was a T. Iqbal c De Kock b Phehlukwayo (Hossain) K. Rabada not out 13 really want to do well tough one and after Quinton de — Shakib Al Hasan, 16 Bowling: Ngidi 4-0-34-0; Rabada I. Tahir not out 10 Kock departed, Aiden Markram Man of the Match S. Sarkar c De Kock b Morris 42 10-0-57-0 (3w); Phehlukwayo (45) was bowled by Shakib to 10-1-52-2 (3w); Morris 10-0-73-2 Extras (b4, nb1, w9) 14 make the Bangladeshi all-round- Shakib Al Hasan b Tahir 75 (2w); Markram 5-0-38-0; Tahir Total (eight wickets, 50 overs) 309 Mushfi qur and Shakib added er, playing his 199th ODI, the M. Rahim c van der Dussen b 10-0-57-2; Duminy 1-0-10-0; Fall of wickets: 1-49 (De Kock), 142 runs for the third wicket to fastest player to the double of Phehlukwayo 78 SOUTH AFRICA 2-102 (Markram), 3-147 (Du Ples- notch up Bangladesh’s highest 5,000 runs and 250 wickets. M. Mithun b Tahir 21 sis), 4-202 (Miller), 5-228 (Van der World Cup partnership in an ag- Du Plessis threatened to lead a Q. de Kock run out (Rahim) 23 Mahmudullah not out 46 Dussen), 6-252 (Phehlukwayo), gressive batting display backed successful chase but was bowled A. Markram b Shakib 45 7-275 (Morris), 8-287 (Duminy) by enthusiastic support. for 63, followed by David Miller M. Hossain c Phehlukwayo b Morris Bangladesh moved on to 217-2 (38) and Rassie van der Dus- 26 F. du Plessis b Hasan 62 Bowling: Rahman 10-0-67-3 (2w); Hasan 10-0-44-1; Saifuddin before Shakib was bowled for 75 sen (41) as South African hopes M. Hasan not out 5D. Miller c Hasan b Rahman 38 by Imran Tahir in the 36th over slipped away. 8-1-57-2 (1nb, 2w); Shakib 10-0- Extras R. van der Dussen b Saifuddin 41 while attempting a sweep shot to Mustafi zur Rahman returned (lb9, w12) 21 50-1; Mortaza 6-0-49-0; Hossain JP Duminy b Rahman 45 a full-pitched ball. the best fi gures of 3-52 but all six Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim (right) acknowledges the crowd after Total (six wickets, 50 overs) 330 6-0-38-0 (1w) Mushfi qur went for 78 not long bowlers contributed to keeping reaching a half-century (50 runs) as teammate Shakib Al Hasan looks Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Iqbal), 2-75 A. Phehlukwayo c Shakib b RESULT: Bangladesh won by after, caught on the boundary off South Africa in check with a good on during the 2019 Cricket World Cup match against South Africa at (Sarkar), 3-217 (Shakib), 4-242 Saifuddin 821 runs Andile Phehlukwayo. variety of deliveries. The Oval in London yesterday. (AFP) BOXING Ruiz shocks Joshua for three heavyweight world titles AFP Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs) has been out his mouthguard and the ref- pion of Mexican descent. New York underestimated because of his eree waived it off while he leaned “I think Mexico has a champ in physique, but he knew what was on the ropes. every weight and now we have a at stake and how fortunate he Joshua needed medical atten- heavyweight champion. I am so nthony Joshua’s bid to was to get a second chance at a tion after the bout and did not happy,” said Ruiz. make a splash in his US world title. attend the post fi ght news con- The loss will be devastating debut ended in misery He was a late replacement for ference. for the career of Joshua who Afor the three belt heav- Jarrell Miller, who withdrew from Joshua, who won a gold medal was looking past Ruiz for a su- yweight world champion with a the bout with Joshua after failing at the 2012 Olympics, was com- perfight unification showdown stunning loss to underdog Andy three drug tests in April. ing off a nine-month layoff since with WBC champion Deontay Ruiz at Madison Square Garden “Everything is possible man. knocking out Alexander Povetkin Wilder. on Saturday. Look at me, I just made history,” in September. Together with Briton Tyson Ruiz recorded a monster upset, Ruiz said. Fury they are trying to revive the by knocking down Britain’s Josh- Joshua was knocked down for DEVASTATING LOSS sport’s prestige division but the ua four times to take the World the fi rst time in the third when Ruiz’s ambush win is being inability to get them together in Boxing Association, Internation- Ruiz hit him with a left hook hailed by some as one of the ma- the ring had left a sour taste in al Boxing Federation and World to the temple. Realizing he had jor upsets in heavyweight his- the mouth of boxing fans. Boxing Organisation titles. the champ in trouble, Ruiz then tory, ranking with 42-1 underdog One of the fi rst to pile on The 29-year-old Ruiz came charged forward and got the sec- Buster Douglas knocking out Joshua was Wilder who tweeted, into the fi ght as a massive 32-1 ond knockdown by connecting Mike Tyson in 1990 and Leon “He wasn’t a true champion. His underdog. But he won it by TKO Andy Ruiz Jr (third from right) celebrates with his team after winning the WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO on a straight right. Spinks’ 15-round split decision whole career was consistent of in the middle of the seventh world heavyweight titles bout against Anthony Joshua (left) at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Joshua got up at the count of over Muhammad Ali in 1978. lies, contradiction and gifts.... when the referee stopped it at Saturday. (Reuters) eight but it was late in the round “We did an upset, just exactly now we know who was running 1:26 of the round after the fourth and he was saved by the bell. what I have been saying from all from who!!!!” knockdown. real,” Ruiz said. pared to 250 for his most recent from the fi rst knockdown early in “The speed got him,” said Ruiz. the people that doubted me, I Fury was less critical, tweeting Ruiz, sent to the canvas once Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) had a fi ght. the third. Ruiz was the fi rst to go to the just proved them wrong,” Ruiz “We have our back and Forth’s himself, knocked Joshua down massive height and reach advan- Ruiz, who has won four fi ghts “Riuz won fair and square but mat when he got hit by a left hook said. but @anthonyfj oshua changed twice in the third round and tage as he weighed in at a chis- in a row, looked fearless and I know Anthony Joshua’s work from Joshua earlier in the third.