60 Daily Express Thursday, August 08, 2019 FOOTBALL: EUROPA LEAGUE
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& SOAR
UEFA Champions Lge
Third Qualifying Round
First Leg
KRASNODAR (0) ..... 0 FC PORTO (0) ....... 1
Sergio Oliveira 89
ISTANBUL B (0) ..... 0 OLYMPIACOS (0) .. 1
Masouras 53
BASEL (0) .............. 1 LASK LINZ (0) ...... 2
Zuffi 87 Trauner 51, Klauss 82
CFR CLUJ (1) ......... 1 CELTIC (1) ............ 1
Rondon 28 Forrest 37
MARIBOR (0) ......... 1 ROSENBORG (0) ... 3
Tavares 71 Soderlund 50, 64
Jensen 72
UEFA Europa League
Third Qualifying Round
First Leg
S BRATISLAVA (0) .. 1 DUNDALK (0) ....... 0
Holman 86
Leasing.com Trophy
Northern Group B
OLDHAM (2) .......... 3 LIVERPOOL U21 (2). 2
Azankpo 20 Williams 4
Iacovitti 29, Stott 81 Elliott 44, Att: 1,522
Vanarama National
League North
DARLINGTON (0) .... 1 GATESHEAD (1) .... 1
Liddle 78, Att: 1,989 O’Donnell 21
Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer
Challenge Cup - First
Round South
HAMILTON U21 (1). 4 BSC GLASGOW (0). 0
Breen 37
Winter 69 (pen), 77
Slaven 81
MOTHERWELL U21 (1). 1 SPARTANS (0) ...... 0
Semple 18
Friendly Matches
R B SALZBURG (0). 0 REAL MADRID (1). 1
S BELLMARE (0) .... 0 ATHLETICO PR (1) 4
CRICKET
T20 BLAST - NORTH GROUP—
Leicestershire v Warwickshire
(Grace Road): Leicestershire 189-6
(20.0 overs; H Swindells 63, L J Hill
58). Warwickshire 134 (17.4 overs;
S R Hain 61; C N Ackermann 7-18).
Leicestershire (2pts) beat Warwick-
shire by 55 runs.
Northamptonshire v Durham
(Northampton): Northamptonshire
145-6 (20.0 overs). Durham 124-8
(20.0 overs; P S P Handscomb
65no). Northamptonshire (2pts)
beat Durham by 21 runs.
P W L T NR Pts RR
Lancashire............ 7 5 0 0 2 12 1.30
Worcestershire ....... 7 4 2 0 1 9 0.74
Nottinghamshire ..... 7 3 3 0 1 7 0.58
Leicestershire......... 8 3 4 0 1 7 -0.99
Durham .................. 7 3 4 0 0 6 -0.34
Warwickshire.......... 7 2 3 1 1 6 -0.48
Yorkshire................ 7 1 3 1 2 5 0.10
Northamptonshire... 6 2 3 0 1 5 -0.02
Derbyshire .............. 6 2 3 0 1 5 -0.58
SOUTH GROUP—Somerset v Es-
sex (Chelmsford): Somerset 225-6
(20.0 overs; Babar Azam 56). Es-
sex 111 (12.5 overs; R E van der
Merwe 5-32). Somerset (2pts) beat
Essex by 114 runs.
Kent v Gloucestershire (Bristol):
Kent 125-8 (20.0 overs; D J Bell-
Drummond 62). Gloucestershire
131-5 (18.5 overs). Gloucestershire
(2pts) beat Kent by 5 wickets.
P W L T NR Pts RR
Sussex ................ 7 5 0 1 1 12 1.11
Kent .................... 8 6 2 0 0 12 0.50
Middlesex ........... 6 4 2 0 0 8 0.75
Hampshire ........... 7 3 3 0 1 7 0.51
Gloucestershire ... 7 2 2 1 2 7 -0.08
Somerset ............ 7 3 4 0 0 6 0.39
Essex .................. 7 2 4 0 1 5 -1.16
Surrey ................. 6 1 4 1 0 3 -0.36
Glamorgan........... 7 0 5 1 1 2 -1.95
TOUR MATCH—Australia v
Worcestershire (New Road): Aus-
tralia 266-5dec. (75.0 overs; T M
Head 109no, U T Khawaja 57).
Worcestershire 31-3 (9.0 overs).
CYCLING
TOUR DE POLOGNE (Poland) Stage
5: (Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka - Biel-
sko-Biala 154km): 1 L Mezgec (Slo)
Mitchelton-Scott at 3h 49m 55s, 2
E Prades (Spa) Movistar Team, 3 B
Swift (Gbr) Team Ineos, 4 P Vakoc
(Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep, 5 P
Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale, 6 R
Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe all at
same time. Overall: 1 P Ackermann
(Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe at 18h 6m
30s, 2 L Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-
Scott at 4s, 3 B Swift (Gbr) Team
Ineos at 16s, 4 E Prades (Spa)
Movistar Team at 18s, 5 M Mohoric
(Slo) Bahrain-Merida at 20s, 6 Q
Jauregui (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale at
22s.
SNOOKER
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
(Daqing, China)—3rd rd: J Trump
(Eng) bt J Perry (Eng) 6-2, G Wilson
(Eng) bt J Jones (Eng) 6-3, T Ford
(Eng) bt A Higginson (Eng) 6-4, M
Selby (Eng) bt D Gilbert (Eng) 6-5;
M Allen (NIrl) bt A Carter (Eng) 6-2;
G Dott (Sco) bt J Higgins (Sco) 6-2;
D Junhui (Chn) bt L Wenbo (Chn)
6-5; S Murphy (Eng) bt N
Robertson (Aus) 6-5.
TENNIS
ATP COUPE ROGERS (Montreal,
Quebec, Canada)—2nd rnd: (1) R
Nadal (Spa) bt D EVANS (Gbr) 7-6
(8-6) 6-4, (14) M Cilic (Cro) bt J
Millman (Aus) 6-3 6-4.
WTA ROGERS CUP PRESENTED BY
BANK NATIONAL (Toronto, Ontario,
Canada)—2nd rnd: D Yastremska
(Ukr) bt V Azarenka (Blr) 7-5 7-5, (11)
B Bencic (Swi) bt J Goerges (Ger) 5-7
6-3 6-4, (6) E Svitolina (Ukr) bt K
Siniakova (Cze) 6-3 3-6 6-3, (3) K
Pliskova (Cze) bt A Riske (USA) 6-4
6-7 (4-7) 6-2, (16) A Kontaveit (Est)
bt C Suarez Navarro (Spa) 7-5 3-1 ret,
(4) S Halep (Rom) bt J Brady (USA)
4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-5), E Alexandrova (Rus)
bt S Zhang (Chn) 6-4 6-3.TODAY’S DIARY
Europa League Third
Qualifying Round First Leg
Ludogorets v TNS FC (6.30) .....................
Pyunik v Wolverhampton (5pm) ................
Rijeka v Aberdeen (7pm) .........................
Midtjylland v Rangers (7pm) ....................
Sparta Prague v Trabzonspor (5pm), Thun v
Spartak Moscow (6pm), Maccabi Tel-Aviv v FK
Suduva (6.30), Antwerp v Plzen (6.30), F91
Dudelange v Nomme Kalju (7pm), Sarajevo v
BATE Borisov (6.45), Astana v Valletta (3pm),
AEK Larnaca v Gent (4.30), Universitatea
Craiova v AEK Athens (5.15), Brondby v Braga
(5.30), Ventspils v Guimaraes (5.45), Sheriff
v AIK Stockholm (6pm), Neftchi v Bnei Yehuda
(6pm), Malmo v Zrinjski Mostar (6pm),
Haugesund v PSV Eindhoven (6pm), Mariupol
v AZ Alkmaar (6pm), Molde v Aris (6pm),
CSKA Sofia v Zorya (6.30), Lokomotiv Plovdiv
v Strasbourg (6.30), Feyenoord v Dinamo
Tbilisi (6.30), IFK Norrkoping v Hapoel Beer
Sheva (7pm), Vaduz v Eintracht Frankfurt
(7.30), FCSB v Mlada Boleslav (7.30), Austria
Vienna v Apollon Limassol (7.30), Lucerne v
Espanyol (8pm), Partizan Belgrade v Yeni
Malatyaspor (8pm), Legia Warsaw v Atromitos
(8pm), Torino v Shakhtyor (8pm).
CRICKET
First One Day International: West
Indies v India (Providence, 2.30pm).
t20 Blast - South Group: Middlesex
v Surrey (Lord’s, 6.15pm).
GOLF
USPGA Tour The Northern Trust
(Liberty National GC, Jersey City).
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Ladies Scottish Open (The
Renaissance Club, North Berwick).
RUGBY LEAGUE
Betfred Super League (7.45):
Warrington v St Helens.SPORT IN BRIEF
then they’ll sleep because Sunday they
have to go again.”
Wolves will touch down and train on
Friday to get ready for Leicester.
Nuno said: “We won’t even be
thinking about Leicester until after the
game but once we’ve played it will all be
about active recovery.
“We prepare ourselves as a club – it’s
very important. Everything is ready. It’s
tough, but we are ready.
“It’s a long way and there are a lot of
hours flying but we have to do it and so
you have to prepare well and only then
think about Leicester.
“We’re going to try to make use of the
time on the flight back – good food, cold
packs and things like that.
“It’s a challenge but we have to
embrace it and we will. The players are
very willing to challenge themselves.”
Nuno said there is no chance of his
side underestimating the unfancied
Armenians, insisting: “They are a good
team with good players.
“In football there are no favourites.
Football is one of the only sports that
can’t be dictated by statistics.
“You can’t afford to think about who
you are going to face. I’m always very
careful about that.
“That’s why I don’t think about
statistics. What’s important is to prepare
well and play the game.”
Nuno is keeping his cards close to his
chest on how strong he goes in tonight’s
first leg, but all his big-hitters will make
the trip including Raul Jimenez who has
recovered from a foot injury.
WOLVES (probable): Ruddy; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Traore, Saiss,
Neves, Moutinho, Vinagre; Jota, Cutrone. KICK-OFF: 5pm.WOLVES will use Robocop technology
to make sure they are ready for their big
Premier League kick off on Sunday.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men face
Leicester but before that they have a
gruelling 6,000-mile round trip to
Armenia in the Europa League.
Wolves face minnows Pyunik Yerevan
tonight in the third qualifiying round,
first leg before getting straight back on
their chartered jet to prepare for the
season opener at the King Power.
They want to avoid a shock out on the
pitch, but they are guaranteed one or
two on the way home – the Wolves plane
is kitted out with hi-tech electronic
pulse equipment to aid muscle recovery.
The Molineux sports scientists are
leaving nothing to chance in minimising
the impact of the match in the Asian
outpost.
Asked to explain what the players are
in for, Nuno burst out laughing,
extended both arms sideways and did
Frankenstein-style jolting movements.
“I don’t know exactly... some kind of
electro stimulation,” he said. “They’ll
have food prepared by our chef andWolves will get pulses racing
HAVING A
BALL:
Nuno says
Wolves are
prepared,
as Doherty
and Coady,
below, get
ready on
plane for
ArmeniaBy Dave Armitage