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record of wins at Majors.
Nadal beat Diego
Schwartzman 6-4 7-5
6-2 to reach the US
Open semi-finals.
He faces Matteo
Berrettini, with the
winner to take on
Daniil Medvedev or
Grigor Dimitrov.
Schwartzman said: “Rafa
is like a lion in the jungle.”
pulled out, with Harry
Aikines-Aryeetey, who
anchored the British
quartet to the
European title in
2018, his
replacement.
Ujah (left) said:
“My team and I know
this is the right step to
get myself healthy for
2020 and beyond.”
LIONHEART RAFA
BY GARY RALSTON
RAFA NADAL has been
hailed king of the
jungle on his charge
to the brink of
history.
The Spaniard
(right) is two
matches away from a
19th Grand Slam title,
which would put him one
short of Roger Federer’s
IT’S UJAH AND OUT
CJ UJAH is out of the
British squad for the
World Athletics
Championships
with a back injury.
The sprinter
helped the 4x100m
relay squad to gold
two years ago and
was again a member of the
group selected for Doha.
But the 25-year-old has
BOXING DUBOIS v TETTEH
him and began training
him at five.
“My dad started it all
off,” he said. “Before I was
born, he said I’d be world
champion.”
Dubois can take
another step to realising
his dad’s vision by beating
Ebenezer Tetteh for the
vacant Commonwealth
title on September 27.
DAN’S A ‘BORN CHAMP’
BY DAVID ANDERSON
DANIEL DUBOIS’ dad had
a vision he would be world
heavyweight champion –
before he was even born.
Dubois is tearing
through the heavyweight
division and is the third-
youngest holder of the
British title at 21.
His boxing-mad dad
David had great hopes for
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Three tries from Jake keeps the Tigers’ play-off dreams alive
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Hull KR to win
by 6-10 points
HOW THEY STAND
P W D L F A Pts
St Helens 27 24 0 3 846 383 48
Wigan 27 16 0 11 627 519^32
Warrington 27 15 0 12 682 491 30
Salford^ 27 15 0 12 746 569^30
Castleford 28 15 0 13 638 532 30
Hull^28 15 0 13 639 746^30
Catalans 27 13 0 14 519^675 26
Leeds 27 11 0 16 612 620 22
Wakefield 27 10 0 17 573 690 20
Huddersfield 27 10 0 17 541 706 20
Hull K R 27 10 0 17 516 731 20
Ldn Broncos 27 9 0 18 475 752^18
Hull KR v London 7.45pm
St Helens v H’field 7.45pm
Wigan v Catalans 7.45pm
Leeds v Salford 7.45pm
Warrington v Wakefield 7.45pm
KIERAN DIXON wants
London Broncos to defy
the odds for two more
weeks.
London were widely
tipped to struggle after
promotion but can still
survive if they beat
Rovers and Wakefield.
Former Robin Dixon
said: “We’ve got two
games to prove a lot of
people wrong.”
SAINTS boss Justin
Holbrook says his family
have put off planning their
return to Australia while
he targets Old Trafford.
He takes charge at Gold
Coast Titans next year but
said: “The only changes
we will make as a family
will be after the season.
“I want them to be here
for the exciting part of the
year too – we’ve a clear
focus because we have
worked so hard all year.”
CATALANS coach Steve
McNamara is in line for a
new deal, despite Dragons’
disappointing season.
The French side again
missed out on the play-
offs, but owner Bernard
Guasch has blamed it on
several players.
Backing his coach,
Guasch said: “I cannot
overstate what Steve has
brought to the club.”
SALFORD lucky charm
Josh Johnson wants to
continue his winning run –
and end their Rhinos jinx.
Prop Johnson has been
on the winning side in all
six matches since joining
from Barrow, but Ian
Watson’s side have lost
their last 12 trips to Leeds.
He said: “If we stick to
Watto’s plan I can’t see why
we can’t keep winning.”
BLAKE AUSTIN is back for
Warrington – and on the
wrapper of special
chocolate bars being
handed out by the club.
The club are marking his
return from injury by
handing out Cadbury’s
Flake rebranded as Blakes.
In one will be a pair of
tickets to the Steve
Prescott Man of Steel
awards night.
stretching out to narrow the gap
at the break. But just 78 seconds
after the restart Trueman – head
bandaged after a first-half clash
- was quick to capitalise on a
Ratu Naulago mistake to
complete his hat-trick.
Hull responded briefly again
despite losing Shaul to the sin bin
for a professional foul when Jack
Logan raced the length of the
field for a breakaway try.
But smart hands allowed
James Clare to touch down out
wide, before Trueman stepped
forward again, kicking perfectly
for Jordan Rankin.
With Hull’s Jake Connor shown
a yellow card for dissent, a Matt
Cook try completed a one-sided
victory.
helped create the game’s opening
try, allowing centre Cheyse Blair
to twist over for his first try for
Castleford in his 15th
appearance.
Moments later Trueman
stepped through a static defence
to double the lead.
And he topped that in the 18th
minute when he spotted another
gap, raced through it and around
full-back Jamie Shaul for his
second.
Three Jamie Ellis goals and a
penalty had the Tigers in
complete control at 20-0.
The visitors finally stirred into
action following the emergence
of all four of their subs, which
gave them some impetus, with
one of those, Masi Matongo,week, coupled with defeats
elsewhere, to keep alive their
faint Old Trafford hopes.
Tigers boss Powell had stressed
his belief before the game that he
has a team capable of going all
the way this year, and they lived
up to his billing.
Castleford have had to cope
with the absence of injured
England playmaker Luke Gale for
the entire season, placing extra
pressure on the shoulders of
Trueman, who is just 20 years
old.
But here he looked every inch
the star of the future he has long
been tipped to be, adding a
dynamic running game to his
creativity.
It was a Trueman pass thatHAT-TRICK hero Jake
Trueman put on a dazzling
show to move Castleford
Tigers into the box seat for a
play-off place.
The talented stand-off scored
two tries and made another as
Daryl Powell’s men roared into a
20-0 lead in their must-win
clash.
Trueman completed his treble
after the break to help Cas go
above Hull and into the top five
ahead of the final round of
fixtures.
The Black and Whites now
need a shock win at home to
runaway leaders St Helens nextBY GARETH WALKER
Rugby Lge Correspondent
@garethwalkerTRUEMAN SHOW
Jake Trueman
(right) celebrates
his hat-trick of
tries against
HullKING OF
THE CASTLE