NNBABA | Page 5 CCRICKETRICKET | Page 2 Paul, coaches Holder hopes grateful for England tour bubble as MLB Caribbean by hit with virus end of year Wednesday, July 29, 2020 FOOTBALL Dhul-Hijjah 8, 1441 AH Liverpool’s Klopp GULF TIMES named Manager of the Year SPORT Page 3 RACING Qatar Goodwood Festival start sees top-quality action Stradivarius created history on Day 1 by becoming the first horse to win the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times Agencies Chichester, United Kingdom Frankie Dettori rides Stradivarius to Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) victory at Qatar Goodwood Festival near Chichester, United Kingdom, yesterday. (Goodwood) atar Goodwood Festival is a world-famous fi ve-day festival and one of the highlights of the fl at racing season. Held on the Qworld’s most beautiful racecourse, the Festival features class racing, with several black type races bearing the name of Qatar. The Qatar-sponsored annual Festival kicked off yesterday, and will continue up to the fi nale on Saturday. Day 1 featured eight races and the most important of them were the Group 1 Al Shaqab Good- wood Cup Stakes, the Group 2 Qatar Len- nox Stakes and the Class 2 Qatar Handicap Stakes. While this year’s renewal is being held in exceptional circumstances due to the Covid-19 challenges, the opening day came in ideal surroundings and saw top- William Buick rides Space Blues to Qatar Lennox Stakes (Group 2) quality racing. victory at Qatar Goodwood Festival near Chichester, United King- dom, yesterday. (Goodwood) STRADIVARIUS WINS AL SHAQAB GOODWOOD CUP… AGAIN The mighty stayer Stradivarius, trained by John Gosden, created history on Day 1 by becoming the fi rst horse to win the Group 1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times, adding to his wins in 2017, 2018 and 2019. He previously shared the honour of three Goodwood Cup wins with Double Trigger (1995, 1997, 1998). It was Nayef Road who took the seven- strong fi eld along. He still held the advan- tage entering the straight, with Stradivar- “It’s beautiful ground, but slow ground SMOOTH SUCCESS FOR SPACE ridden by David Probert. Escobar, trained ius looking a bit short of room. It was not – is some achievement. Stradivarius had to BLUES IN QATAR LENNOX STAKES by David O’Meara, fi nished third under until inside the fi nal furlong that Stradi- work for it today,” trainer Gosden said. “He Space Blues was the comfortable winner Daniel Tudhope. varius, with Frankie Dettori astride, found has been in tremendous form since Royal of the seven-furlong Group 2 Qatar Len- the necessary opening and quickened im- Ascot. But I knew that, you know, you keep nox Stakes for trainer Charlie Appleby. The ONLY SPOOFING WINS pressively, taking the lead half a furlong out piling those big races on. He ran in the four-year-old Dubawi colt won at the level QATAR HANDICAP STAKES and recording a one-length success over Coronation Cup and he ran brilliantly and for the fi rst time in his career, having twice A tremendous fi nish to the fi ve-furlong Nayef Road, trained by Mark Johnston and obviously the Gold Cup before this, so he been placed at G1 level. Held up towards the Qatar Handicap saw the Jedd O’Keeff e- ridden by Andrea Atzeni. is going to have a freshen up now. He is a rear, Space Blues was travelling well, under trained Only Spoofi ng get up close home The second favourite, this season’s fabulous horse. William Buick, and made smooth headway under Kieran O’Neill to deny long-time Group 1 Irish Derby winner Santiago, who “Let us hope Enable and Stradivarius to challenge two furlongs out. Entering the leader Acclaim The Nation, who is trained is trained by Aidan O’Brien, held every are in top order [for the Arc]. Frankie will fi nal furlong, he shot clear and never looked by Eric Alston and was ridden by Jason chance two furlongs out, but was unable have to decide what he is riding, I probably in any danger as he came home two lengths Hart by a neck. A Momentofmadness, to quicken in the fi nal furlong and fi nished know the answer, but that will be his deci- to the good of Duke Of Hazzard, who is trained by Charlie Hills, fi nished third un- Kieran O’Neill rides Only Spoofing to Qatar Handicap Stakes at Qatar third under Ryan Moore. sion,” Gosden said after the win. trained by Paul and Oliver Cole and was der William Buick. Goodwood Festival near Chichester, United Kingdom, yesterday. CRICKET Broad in 500 club as England win series 2-1 AFP Manchester England’s Stuart Broad celebrates SCORECARD taking the wicket of West Indies’ Kraigg Brathwaite, his 500th England I innings 369 (O Pope 91, J Total (all out, 37.1 overs) 129 tuart Broad joined one of crick- Test wicket, on the final day of Buttler 67, S Broad 62, Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Campbell), et’s most exclusive clubs when the third Test cricket in R Burns 57; K Roach 4-72) (AFP) 2-6 (Roach), 3-45 (Brathwaite), 4-71 he took his 500th Test wicket Manchester yesterday. West Indies I innings 197 (Hope), 5-79 (Brooks), 6-87 (Chase), yesterday as England completed (S Broad 6-31) 7-99 (Holder), 8-117 (Dowrich), 9-119 Sa series-clinching win over the West (Cornwall), 10-129 (Blackwood) Indies at Old Traff ord. England II Innings 226-2 decl (R The 34-year-old became just the Burns 90, J Root 68 no, D Sibley 56) Bowling: Anderson 8-4-18-0; Broad seventh bowler and fourth pacemen to West Indies II Innings 8.1-1-36-4; Woakes 11-0-50-5; Archer reach the landmark when he had open- (target: 399, overnight: 10-2) 10-1-24-0; er Kraigg Brathwaite plumb lbw for 19 K. Brathwaite lbw b Broad 19 England team: Rory Burns, Dom on the fi fth day of the third Test. Sibley, Joe Root (capt), Ben Stokes, Broad ended the series when he had J. Campbell c Root b Broad 0 Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wkt), Chris Jermaine Blackwood caught behind as K. Roach c Buttler b Broad 4 Woakes, Dom Bess, Jofra Archer, the West Indies, set a huge target of 399 S. Hope c Broad b Woakes 31 Stuart Broad, James Anderson for victory, collapsed to a meagre 129 all Result: England won by 269 runs out in under 38 overs. Broad fi nished S. Brooks c Buttler b Woakes 22 with a match return of 10-67 in addi- R. Chase run out (Bess) 7 Man-of-the-match: Stuart Broad (ENG) tion to the dashing 62 he made batting four wickets, complete a 2-1 win in a in his 140th Test, had been stranded was so clearly out. J. Blackwood c Buttler b Broad 23 at No 10 in England’s fi rst innings 369 three-match series and regain the Wis- on 499 wickets when, after he had al- “It feels amazing,” Broad told Sky Series: England win three-match J. Holder lbw b Woakes 12 that featured Ollie Pope’s 91. den Trophy they lost in the Caribbean ready taken eight in this match, rain Sports of his landmark achievement, series 2-1 In between Broad’s strikes on Tues- last year. washed out the whole of Monday’s which came during a behind close S. Dowrich lbw b Woakes 8 England man of the series: day, fellow paceman Chris Woakes re- West Indies were left thinking about fourth day. He reached the 500-mark doors series that marks international R. Cornwall lbw b Woakes 2 Stuart Broad turned innings fi gures of 5-50. how they could have escaped with a on Tuesday when a full-length ball cricket’s return from the coronavirus Victory saw England, who contro- draw when, soon after their defeat, rain struck Brathwaite’s back pad, with the lockdown.I’m looking forward to play- S. Gabriel not out 0 West Indies man of the series: versially left Broad out of the side that hammered down at Old Traff ord. opener not bothering to review umpire ing in front of crowds again,” added Extras (lb1) 1 Roston Chase lost the fi rst Test at Southampton by Man-of-the-match Broad, playing Michael Gough’s decision because he Broad. Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, July 29, 2020 CRICKET SPOTLIGHT Broad says he could be last paceman in ‘500 club’ The 34-year-old Broad is only the seventh bowler in history to have taken 500 Test wickets and the fourth quick AFP Manchester, United Kingdom tuart Broad said changes to the global cricket calendar could mean he will be the last pace- man to take 500 Test wickets. SBroad reached the landmark fi gure by trapping Kraigg Brathwaite plumb lbw as England completed a dominant 269-run win in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Traff ord yes- terday that saw the hosts to a 2-1 series victory. The 34-year-old Broad is only the seventh bowler in history to have taken 500 Test wickets and the fourth quick. When Fred Trueman became the fi rst man to take 300 Test wickets back in 1964, the outstanding England fast bowler, asked if anyone might break his record, reportedly replied: “Aye, but whoever does will be bloody tired.” Broad, whose one-day international career was eff ectively ended by England in 2016 to keep him going in the Test match arena, said scheduling would now be the issue for a fast bowler want- ing to join him in the ‘500 club’.