SPORT SPORT | 06 SPORT | 07 Tiger Woods not Impossible to in field for PGA play under US Tour’s return Open's DOVID-19 next week protocols: Djokovic SUNDAY 7 JUNE 2020 Al Shaqab Kameko lands second Gr1 Racing’s win in style at Newmarket Snan stays unbeaten THE PENINSULA – NEWMARKET Jockey Oisin Murphy guiding Qatar Racing Limited’s Kameko towards victory yesterday. QNA – PARIS Bayern The first British Classic of the Munich’s year went to Qatar Racing Kingsley Limited’s Kameko in a spec- A winner for his first and only Coman scores tacular race on Newmarket’s start on the all-weather at their first goal Rowley Mile yesterday, Pau in January of his against Bayer breaking the record time for 4-year-old year, the Al 04 Leverkusen. this race. Shaqab Racing-owned & bred Fifteen runners lined up Snan kept his 100% strike for this historic challenge and rate on the turf track in the the starting favourite was Prix Ba Toustem at La Teste, Bayern beat Pinatubo, last year’s 2-year- France. old Champion. Julien Auge was on board, Leverkusen, There was drama from the and they started as a favourite. off in this race when Kenzai Taking no risks, the jockey sat stay on course Warrior reared as the stalls him on the outside of the opened, nearly losing his racing pack. for league title jockey. Once in the straight, the They raced in a single Thomas Fourcy-trained four- Group on the rail, with Per- year-old chestnut colt came REUTERS – BERLIN suasion setting a smart pace. up to the lead to battle with The second favourite, Wichita, The H H Sheikh Mohammed Bayern Munich came from a sat just off the leader, with bin Khalifa Al Thani-owned goal down to ease past hosts Pinatubo and Arizona together and bred Askar, but the closer Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Sat- behind. Kameko was perfectly they came to the line, the urday and remain firmly on placed behind these three bigger Snan’s advantage course to win the Bundesliga title horses. Wichita came to take Andrew Balding and for Qatar obviously with the current Fahad bin Abdullah bin became. with four games remaining. the lead at the 3-furlong pole Racing Limited. pandemic, he couldn't be here. Khalifa Al Thani’s much- He won by an impressive Lucas Alario fired in after 10 and racing really got Last year’s Group 1 I started my career with missed Champion Roaring 4 1/2 lengths. Askar was the minutes as Leverkusen, without underway inside the two- Futurity Trophy winner, Andrew Balding as trainer. To Lion. runner up for trainer Francois the injured Kai Havertz, scored furlong marker. Kameko, had been described ride a Classic winner, my first Both attractive grey colts, Rohaut and jockey Damien with the first chance of the game. Having to come around a by Balding as the best horse one, in these colours - this Roaring Lion also ran in the Morin. But Bayern recovered from failing Arizono into the centre to pass through his care and horse's father is Kitten's Joy, 2,000 Guineas for a sixth Nachmi Al Cham, also the early shock and Kingsley of the track, Kameko showed he certainly lived up to that the same as Roaring Lion – is place behind Saxon Warrior. owned by Al Shaqab Racing Coman curled in the equaliser in a remarkable turn of foot to description here. He is now incredible. It's the stuff of Again, as with Roaring and trained by Thomas Fourcy, the 28th minute before the vis- pass his rivals to win by a neck favourite for the Epsom dreams. It was a gutsy per- Lion, Kameko was bought as was further one and a half itors struck twice in three minutes in front of Wichita, with Derby, following yesterday's formance. He hardly blew a a yearling at the Keeneland lengths behind in third under to turn the game around. Pinatubo a further length scintillating performance. candle out afterwards – he September Yearling Sale. He Jerome Cabre. Leon Goretzka completed a behind in third. This was a Jockey Oisin Murphy said must have a tremendous is out of Sweeter Still, a Group "He only did the very sensational passing move in the first Classic success for jockey after the race, "I don't want to amount of ability." 3 winner who is a sister to minimum when he won on his 42nd minute and Serge Gnabry Oisin Murphy, and a first cry. My boss, Sheikh Fahad is Kameko is the son of Kit- Kingbarns, a Group 1 winner debut," commented winning chipped the ball over keeper 2,000 Guineas win for trainer at home in Newmarket and ten’s Joy, as was H E Sheikh at 2, in the Futurity Trophy. trainer Thomas Fourcy. Lukas Hradecky on the stroke of halftime. Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski headed in Thomas FIFA open to salary cap and Qatar to meet India Mueller's 20th assist of the season to seal Bayern's ninth straight win before a superb 89th-minute goal on October 8 as AFC from 17-year-old Florian Wirtz transfer fee limit proposals cut the deficit for the hosts. announces new dates Leaders Bayern moved 10 AFP – PARIS and reforming the transfer America both postponed until next points clear of Borussia system to keep football year. However, Infantino said a Dortmund, who beat Hertha FIFA President Gianni Infantino “credible”. reworked international schedule THE PENINSULA – DIHA Berlin later. (pictured) called yesterday for “On the financial and gov- could be published shortly. discussions over proposals to ernance aspects, I also heard “On another very important Holders Qatar will resume their 2023 Asian Cup quali- introduce salary and transfer fee some interesting proposals on a topic, namely the international fying campaign on October 8 when they take on India caps to football in the wake of wide range of topics,” Infantino match calendar, I am happy to in Bhubaneswar according to the latest fixtures revealed Dortmund the coronavirus pandemic. wrote in an open letter to FIFA’s report that we also made some by the Asian Football Confederation. World football’s governing members. goodgood The Asian giants and hosts of 2022 FIFA World Cup beat Hertha to body intends to finalise plans in “FIFA is doing alreadydy a lot progress,progress,”” were originally supposed to take on the South Asian team the coming weeks for a financial of work on this area, evenn if we hehe said.said. in March before the COVID-19 Pandemic disrupted the maintain faint relief package following the eco- face some strong vested interestsnterests sport calendar. nomic damage caused to the who fight against our pleaea for a The fixture, which is also a qualifier for the Qatar sport by the global health crisis. better global governancee in our 2022 World Cup, will be played at the Kalinga Stadium title hopes FIFA announced in April it sport.” in India’s eastern state of Odisha. would release $150m to its 211 Infantino is hoping too push Qatar, who are Group E table toppers, still have three REUTERS – DORTMUND member associations “as the first through the rescue packagekage by matches remaining against India, Bangladesh and Oman. step of a relief plan”. UEFA the time of the next FIFAFIFA Al Annabi will next meet Bangladesh at the Jassim Borussia Dortmund kept alive shortly afterwards said it had council meeting later thisthis Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on October 13 before playing their fading hopes of wrestling allocated €236.5m to its 55 month. their final Group match against Oman on November 12. the Bundesliga title from Bayern member federations. While domestic leaguesues The AFC said in a statement that it will continue to Munich’s grasp after a second- Last month, the German FA are gradually restarting, thehe monitor the situation closely to ensure the safety and half goal from Emre Can gave and Bayern Munich chairman international calendar hass well-being of all teams, officials, fans and stakeholders them a 1-0 home win over Hertha Karl-Heinz Rummenigge urged been decimated with Euro as the action resumes after a three-month break . Berlin yesterday. industry talks about a salary cap 2020 and the Copa The result left Dortmund second on 63 points with four rounds of games remaining, seven behind champions Bayern Top drivers up against in-form rivals in third QORC series who moved a step closer to securing their eighth successive title with a 4-2 win at Bayer THE PENINSULA – DOHA Organised by the Qatar The final line-up of ‘drivers’ Leverkusen earlier in the day. Motor and Motorcycle consist of a total of 27 gamers, The first half in Dortmund Seasoned drivers will be up Federation (QMMF), the including two from Oman as was played almost at walking against a host of in-form rivals QORC WRC8 series is the well as three competitors from pace and produced two chances during the Qatar Online Racing Kuwait. for the home side, as Thorgan Championship (QORC) WRC8 third edition of the online The championship compe- Hazard sliced his shot wide from which flags off today. racing competitions titions will take place over two seven metres before Julian Organised by the Qatar conducted by the weeks, as the first week Brandt fired wide from 18 metres. Motor and Motorcycle Feder- motorsports governing includes the qualifying stage, With Dortmund dominating, ation (QMMF), the series is the body, following which includes three races that Can finally broke the deadlock third edition of the online racing successful completion take place on Sunday, Tuesday in the 58th when he drove the competitions conducted by the of online MotoGP and and Thursday, during which ball into the bottom left corner motorsports governing body, competitors compete on the from the edge of the penalty following successful completion Touring Car events.