SPORTS Sunday, August 13, 2017 21 RooneyLiverpool scores startwinner of a push into the Premier It took 20 minutes for ayne Rooney rolled back League’s top four. Koeman Everton to get a shot on target the years for Everton as has spent over £90 million on and even then Idrissa Gueye’s theW England striker’s clinical new signings, with Swansea low drive was easily scooped up header sealed a 1-0 win over midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson by Jack Butland. Stoke on his second Premier likely to arrive soon, as he looks Rooney dropped deeper into League debut for his boyhood to fulfil that ambition. midfield in a bid to spark his club. Rooney’s name had been team into life and immediately Rooney had already played cheered to the rafters when the began to control the tempo, one home game -- a Europa Everton team, featuring fellow drawing a booking for Allen League qualifier against debutants Jordan Pickford, when he wriggled clear of Ruzomberok -- in his second Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen the Stoke midfielder, who spell as an Evertonian following and Sandro Ramirez, was read responded with a blatant tug. his close-season move from out before kick-off. In stoppage-time, Rooney Manchester United. Everton’s spending spree is once again took possession But the 31-year-old’s first intended to off-set the loss of in midfield, quickly moving Premier League appearance Romelu Lukaku to Manchester the ball wide before making a for the Toffees at Goodison United and Rooney ensured the perfectly-time burst forward. Park since 2004 still felt like Belgian striker wasn’t missed. By the time Dominic a landmark moment for the Stoke gave debuts to Darren Calvert-Lewin swung over a player and his club on Saturday. Fletcher and Kurt Zouma and pin-point cross, Rooney had And Rooney rose to the Mark Hughes’ side almost took eluded the Stoke defence so occasion, heading home in first an early lead when Joe Allen completely that he had the half stoppage-time to collect Everton’s Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring the goal with Davy Klaassen (L) and Idrissa Gueye released Mame Biram Diouf freedom of the penalty area his first Everton goal for 4,869 Leeds in April 2004. Koeman’s team to start the new Everton will hope the return down the right for a cross-shot to bury a clinical header past days -- when he netted against That was enough for Ronald season with three points and of the prodigal son signals the that Pickford blocked. Butland from 10 yards. (AFP) Bahrain resume its Group A Marquez romps to Austrian GP pole Spielberg bei Knittelfeld, campaign today Austria Aidan Payne/DTNN orld champion Marc [email protected] Marquez on a Honda stormedW to pole position for Manama today’s Austrian Grand Prix ahrain under coach ahead of Ducati pair Andrea Ebrahim Ali resume its Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo. GroupB A campaign today with Having won the last its fourth match against Egypt two GPs, three-time world in the 2017 Men’s Youth World champion Marquez has a Handball Championships at 14-point lead in the standings the Tbilisi Sports Palace in the over Maverick Vinales, who capital of Georgia. was fourth yesterday with his After losing its opening Yamaha teammate Valentino group match by 42-20 to Rossi seventh. defending champions France, It is a third straight pole Bahrain bounced back with a for Marquez who posted a (From L-R) Second placed Andrea Dovizioso of Italy, winner Marc Marquez of Spain and third 35-31 win over Denmark in time of 1min 23.235sec to beat placed Jorge Lorenzo of Spain pose its second match, then lost Dovizioso by 0.144sec for the following June’s Dutch GP, Austria 12 months ago in a so this is the most important to Norway 39-23 in its third 42nd pole of his 70-race career. behind Vinales, Dovizioso race where Ducati went 1-2 thing,” said Marquez. things Marc Marquez match. Marquez, 24, has taken and Rossi. Despite claiming thanks to Andrea Iannone and “Last year we were struggling and it competes After today’s match with control of the Moto GP season back-to-back wins in Germany Dovizioso. to be in the top five but this looks like Egypt, Bahrain concludes its after struggles earlier in the and the Czech Republic, the “I’m feeling much better year it looks like we have a we have a round-robin group matches season had left him fourth Spaniard was only fifth in than last year at this circuit, good rhythm; we tried many good base. (AFP) against Sweden tomorrow. Other matches in the group see today Denmark against Norway and Sweden taking on France, while tomorrow France Spinners put India on backfoot plays Denmark and Norway Pallekele, Sri Lanka struck five times to leave the took three wickets and Lakshan wickets included the prized reporters. with Egypt. hikhar Dhawan smashed tourists on edge after the first Sandakan two, leaving India scalp of Indian “We got a good start and still In the other groups, a scintillating century for day of the third Test yesterday. on 329-6 at the close, with skipper Virat Kohli feel at the end of the day, 329 Germany heads Group B, SIndia, but Sri Lanka’s spinners Malinda Pushpakumara Wriddhiman Saha on 13 and for 42. is a good score. Those (who) Portugal in Group C and Spain Hardik Pandya on one. “The Sri are batting now are capable of in Group D. Pushpakamara rattled the Lankan scoring big runs,” said Dhawan, All the teams take a rest break SCOREBOARD bowlers adding India are looking to get on Tuesday with the placement India 1st Innings bowled 400 and more. and knockout matches getting S. Dhawan c Chandimal b Pushpakumara 119 well and The left-right opening underway on Wednesday. L. Rahul c Karunaratne b Pushpakumara 85 Indian top-order pulled the batting team of Dhawan and Group A standings after C. Pujara c Mathews b Sandakan 8 with his left-arm spin match a Rahul, who made 85, took (three rounds, win, draw, loss V. Kohli c Karunaratne b Sandakan 42 after a 188-run little bit on India through the first session points): A. Rahane b Pushpakumara 17 opening stand their side,” against a hapless Sri Lankan 1. France (3-3-0-0-6) R. Ashwin c Dickwella b Fernando 31 between Dhawan, Dhawan, who bowling attack. 2. Denmark (3-1-1-1-3) W. Saha not out 13 who hit 119 in 123 celebrated Sri Lanka captain Dinesh 3. Egypt (3-1-1-1-3) H. Pandya not out 1 balls, and Lokesh his sixth Test Chandimal then rotated his 4. Sweden (3-1-0-2-2) Extras (b6, lb5, nb2) 13 Rahul. century, told spinners in the second session 5. Norway (3-1-0-2-2) Total (6 wickets, 90 overs) 329 Left-arm wrist India’s Shikhar Dhawan and India lost three top 6. Bahrain (3-1-0-2-2) spinner Sandakan’s plays a shot batsmen in just 11 overs. (AFP).