SPORT Wednesday 9 August 2017 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 Golden McLeod Balanced England Stoke City’s Ireland restores Jamaican ccana win Ashes series, back in the game, sprint pride says du Plessis thanks to Aspetar Kiprop eyes El Guerrouj’s record four world titles London Reuters sbel Kiprop, Kenya’s three-time world champion over 1,500 metres, said yester- Aday that he has come to London to equal the four world titles of the Moroccan middle-dis- tance great Hicham El Guerrouj. The 28-year-old Kiprop, a former Olympic champion, hopes to get his fourth championship at the World Athletics Championships, before he moves on to 5,000m. “I want to become the first and only Kenyan to equal El Geurrouj’s four-title mark, then I move to 5,000m,” Kiprop told Reuters at the Kenyan team hotel in central London. His 1,500m cam- paign starts tomorrow. Qatari sprinter Abdalelah Haroun celebrates after British multiple world champion Mo Farah winning the bronze medal in the men’s 400 meters will again be the favourite in the men’s 5,000m event of the 2017 IAAF World Championships at when the qualification rounds start on Wednes- the London Stadium in London yesterday. day at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium. The last Kenyan to win the 5,000m was Benjamin Limo in 2005 in Helsinki. “We have a serious challenge in the 5,000m,” Kiprop said. “I hope and pray that I will be able to fulfil my ambition in the 1,500m before setting Haroun wins bronze my eyes on this event (5,000m).” Spotakova reclaims London Nathon Allen (Jamaica) in the diagnosed with an infectious dis- Agencies final stretch. ease and ordered to observe a At the London Stadium in Lon- 48-hour quarantine. world javelin title oung Qatari sprinter don, United Kingdom yesterday, That did not stop Makwala try- Abdalelah Haroun Van Niekerk, who also set the ing to get into the stadium before after 10 years blasted through in the world record when winning Olym- being refused entry. final stretch to secure pic gold in Rio last year, was in “The IAAF is very sorry that the London the bronze medal, imperious form, running a devas- hard work and talent of Isaac Reuters clockingY 44.48 seconds in the tating final bend to finish in 43.98 Makwala won’t be on display men’s 400 metres final of IAAF seconds. tonight but we have to think of the arbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic World Athletics Championships “It’s an amazing blessing,” said welfare of all athletes,” world ath- regained the javelin world title she first won yesterday. Van Niekerk, whom Usain Bolt has letics’ governing body said in a B10 years ago at the World Championships South African Wayde van pegged as his most likely succes- statement. yesterday. Niekerk got his bid for an auda- sor as the athlete capable of And so Van Niekerk now The world record holder threw 66.76 metres cious 200/400m double off to a dominating the track after the turns to the 200m, in which nei- on her second attempt in the final, which proved flying start when he defended his Jamaican sprint star’s exit from ther Bolt nor the world’s fastest enough to clinch a second world gold for the one-lap title yesterday while Ste- athletics after these world champs. man this season, Makwala, are 36-year-old. ven Gardiner of the Bahamas was “I’ve got a good team that will running. Spotakova, who claimed the second of her a clear second in 44.41. The help me recover after this and I’ll Should Van Niekerk bag the Olympic titles in the same London stadium five 20-year-old world junior cham- be back tomorrow.” double, it would be the first since years ago, improved on her 2016 performance pion and Asian Champion There was drama before the American Michael Johnson when she won bronze in the Rio Games. Haroun made his way through race, however, as the IAAF barred achieved the feat at the 1995 China’s Li Lingwei, twice Asian champion, to snatch bronze by overcoming in-form Botswanan Isaac Mak- worlds in Gothenburg and a year threw a personal best of 66.25 to clinch silver and Baboloki Thebe (Botswana) and wala from competing after he was later at the Atlanta Olympics. her compatriot Lyu Huihui, who came second in Beijing two years ago, claimed bronze with her penultimate throw of 65.26. Isco magic seals UEFA Super Cup for Real Madrid Skopje from the Premier League club Madrid’s players celebrate with start of the second half, yet it was AFP in the final stages. the trophy after winning the UEFA at the other end that the chances It was to no avail, with Zin- Super Cup final against Manchester kept coming. delightful goal by Isco edine Zidane’s side winning this United at the Philip II Arena in Skopje De Gea repelled a Kroos pile- proved the difference as trophy for the second year run- yesterday. driver but there was nothing he A Real Madrid survived a ning and the fourth time overall. could do to stop Isco making it Manchester United fightback to It is the eighth time in nine years 2-0 in the 52nd minute. win 2-1 and lift the UEFA Super that a Spanish club has won the Surrounded by red shirts just Cup in the Macedonian capital Super Cup. inside the area to the left, Isco of Skopje yesterday. While Ronaldo started on the escaped their attentions by play- Casemiro put the reigning bench for Madrid having only ing a one-two with Bale before European champions in front on commenced pre-season train- coolly finishing past De Gea. 24 minutes on a steamy sum- ing at the weekend, Bale was Bale then struck the bar, and mer’s night in the Balkans and included in the line-up. all this was going on without Isco doubled their lead seven United boss Mourinho Ronaldo, who appeared from the minutes into the second half caused a stir on Monday when bench to warm-up, raising hys- after a one-two with Gareth he claimed he would make a bid teric cheers from the sizeable Bale. to take the Welshman to Old number of locals with sympa- The gulf in class between Trafford if he were not a starter thies for the Spanish side. Madrid -- for whom Cristiano at the Philip II Arena. United had a mountain to Ronaldo appeared as a late sub- Despite the presence of £75m climb and were not helped when stitute -- and Europa League ($97m) signing Lukaku up front, Lukaku blazed over after Keylor winners United that Jose Mour- with Paul Pogba behind, United Navas pushed a Pogba header inho had feared was all too gave the impression that they out into his path. evident and it looked like the could do with some extra inspi- The Brazilian midfielder first half as Dani Carvajal was intervene to save from a Karim Lukaku did not make the Spaniards would go on to win ration in the final third. almost opened the scoring in the afforded the time to flight a ball Benzema snap-shot that fol- same mistake twice, converting by a wider margin. Having missed much of last 16th minute, getting in front of over Victor Lindelof -- another lowed a driving run into the area the rebound when a Nemanja But Romelu Lukaku pulled season’s run-in due to injury, Matteo Darmian to head a Toni United debutant -- for Casem- by Luka Modric, as Zidane’s side Matic drive was not convincingly one back just past the hour, Bale is fit again, but it was Kroos corner against the bar iro to stretch and volley past were restricted to a one-goal dealt with by Navas, but the marking his competitive debut Casemiro who emerged as the from six yards. David de Gea. lead at the break. ‘keeper redeemed himself with for United with a goal and unlikely main threat going for- And the breakthrough came De Gea, formerly a Madrid Mourinho sent on Marcus a vital late save to deny sparking a big improvement ward for Real in the first half. just past the midway point in the transfer target, then needed to Rashford for Jesse Lingard at the Rashford. SPORT WEDNESDAY 9 AUGUST 2017 21 Omar McLeod (right) of Jamaica celebrates winning the men’s 110 metres hurdles Williams final at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London on Monday. stars as Pirates top Tigers 3-0 Pittsburgh AP revor Williams allowed one hit over seven dom- Tinant innings to outduel Detroit’s Jordan Zimmermann and lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory on Monday night. Williams (5-4) struck out five and walked two, giving up only a leadoff single to James McCann in the third. Williams threw a career-high 107 pitches and never allowed a runner to third base. The Pirates have won three straight and four out of five. Bolt to run Francisco Cervelli gave the Pirates the early lead with Golden McLeod restores an RBI double off Zimmer- in 4x100 mann (7-9) in the second. John Jaso provided some late insurance with a pinch-hit metres two-run homer in the seventh. Jamaican sprint pride Zimmermann struck out qualifiers three and walked two in London “I really wanted to keep the was initially matched by seven innings. The Tigers Reuters Jamaican flag flying,” he said Shubenkov and Merritt.