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Sport
Golf
Women’s European Tour Jabra Open
Évian-les-Bains: Leading final scores (Great
Britain and Ireland unless stated): 207 T
Koivisto (Fin) 72, 69, 66; W Hillier (Aus) 67, 71,
69 (Koivisto won play-off at first extra hole).
210 L Harm (Ger) 68, 75, 67; J Gustavsson
(Swe) 68, 73, 69. 211 P Babnik (Slovenia) 73, 72,
66; C Alonso (Sp) 66, 73, 72. 212 M Stark (Swe)
72, 72, 68; M Simmermacher (Arg) 75, 66, 71;
M de Roey (Bel) 74, 69, 69. 213 L-A Pace (SA)
70, 69, 74; C Alexander (SA) 71, 71, 71; R Davies
69, 75, 69.
Rugby league
Betfred Super League Hull 31 Wigan
Warriors 22; Hull Kingston Rovers 8 Catalans
Dragons 20.
Betfred League Championship Batley 28
London Broncos 12; Dewsbury 18 Barrow 20;
Leigh 58 Workington 6; York 24 Halifax 40.
Saturday Bradford 36 Newcastle 20;
Featherstone Rovers 78 Whitehaven 0.
League One Keighley 28 Midlands
Hurricanes 18. Saturday Rochdale 46
Doncaster 28; Swinton 54 Cornwall 16; West
Wales 12 Hunslet 50.
Women’s Super League: Group one York 13
St Helens 6. Group two Featherstone Rovers
56 Barrow 6; Warrington 86 Wakefield 0.
Saturday Bradford 12 Leigh Miners 8.
Rugby union
Gallagher Premiership Bath 27 London Irish
24; Harlequins 28 Gloucester 24; Newcastle 5
Leicester Tigers 27; Saracens 42
Northampton 38.
Championship Cup final Ealing Trailfinders
19 Coventry 13.
United Rugby Championship Connacht 22
Zebre 20; Dragons 11 Lions 21; Edinburgh 28
Glasgow 11; Leinster 35 Munster 25; Scarlets
21 Stormers 26.
Women’s Allianz Premier 15s play-offs
Saracens 30 Harlequins 10; Exeter 28
Bristol 24.
Tennis
French Open
Roland Garros: First round (seeds in
brackets): Men (9) F Auger Aliassime (Can) bt
J P Varillas (Per) 2-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3; (23) J
Isner (US) bt Q Halys (Fr) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 7-6
(7-1), 7-6 (8-6); (3) A Zverev (Ger) bt S Ofner
(Austria) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4; H Dellien (Bol) bt
D Thiem (Austria) 6-3 6-2 6-4; F Fognini (It)
bt A Popyrin (Aus) 6-4, 7-5, 6-4; (15) D
Schwartzman (Arg) bt A Kuznetsov 6-3, 1-6,
6-4, 6-2; T Griekspoor (Neth) bt (25)
A Davidovich Fokina (Sp) 2-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6-4;
(18) G Dimitrov (Bul) bt M Giron (US) 6-1, 6-1,
6-1; A Ramos-Viñolas (Sp) bt T Kokkinakis
(Aus) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5); A BedeneNottingham
Going: good (good to firm in places)
1.00 (5f 8yd) 1, Maylandsea (David Egan, 9-2);
2, Keep Bidding (28-1); 3, Sugar Hill Babe
(250-1). 9 ran. 2Kl, 1Ol. M L W Bell.
1.30 (1m 75yd) 1, Secret State (W Buick,
1-3 fav); 2, Laasudood (14-1); 3, La Yakel (14-1).
12 ran. NR: Alyth, Fresh Fancy, Miss
Blennerhasset. 1Ol, 1Ol. C Appleby.
2.00 (1m 75yd) 1, Billy Mcgarry (Ray Dawson,
11-2); 2, By Pass (17-2); 3, Henery Hawk (6-1).
12 ran. NR: Fra Angelico, Miss Houdini.
4 Kl, 1Nl. D H Brown.
2.30 (1m 75yd) 1, Dark Shift (W Buick, 3-1);
2, Dubai Mirage (11-8 fav); 3, Baldomero (28-1).
6 ran. 3l, Kl. C Hills.
3.05 (1m 2f 50yd) 1, Fifteenthamendment
(L Morris, 11-1); 2, Australian Harbour (3-1 fav);
3, Shivraj (100-30). 8 ran. NR: Tidal Storm.
1l, Kl. M Botti.
3.40 (5f 8yd) 1, Four Adaay (R Coakley, 15-8
fav); 2, Abate (7-2); 3, Grandfather Tom (33-1).
7 ran. NR: Fantasy Master. Kl, Kl. B R Millman.
4.10 (1m 6f) 1, Blistering Barney (Ray
Dawson, 5-4 fav); 2, Red Derek (12-1);
3, Lednikov (4-1). 5 ran. NR: Hackberry.
3 Kl, 3Nl. C N Kellett.
Placepot: £96.00.
Quadpot: £9.90.York
Going: good (good to soft in places)
3.30 (1m 3f 188yd) 1, Topanticipation (Pierre-
Louis Jamin, 7-1); 2, Charging Thunder (14-1);
3, Eclipse De Lunar (80-1); 4, Casilli (33-1).
18 ran. NR: Dragons Will Rise, Sociologist.
1 Kl, 2l. Harry Eustace.
4.00 (5f) 1, Walbank (S De Sousa, 2-7 fav);
2, Beautiful Sunrise (8-1); 3, Minnesota Lad
(15-2). 4 ran. 7l, 1Nl. D Loughnane.
4.35 (6f) 1, Showtime Mahomes (S H James,
12-1); 2, Devaste (12-1); 3, Latin Lover (17-2);
4, Westmorian (18-1). 21 ran. NR: Cotai Class.
Kl, 1Kl. Grant Tuer.
5.05 (7f 192yd) 1, Eilean Dubh (C Lee, 13-2
jt-fav); 2, Lion Tower (13-2 jt-fav); 3, Delgrey
Boy (18-1); 4, Empirestateofmind (14-1).
20 ran. 2Nl, Kl. K R Burke.
5.35 (6f) 1, Asjad (P J McDonald, 18-1);
2, Zargun (16-1); 3, Gulliver (25-1). ; 4, Adaay To
Remember (12-1). 21 ran. NR: Barbill. Kl, Kl.
James Horton.
6.05 (2m 56yd) 1, Evaluation (Callum
Rodriguez, 15-2); 2, Super Superjack (3-1 fav);
3, Geremia (12-1). ; 4, Ghadbbaan (11-1). 17 ran.
Kl, 1Kl. K Dalgleish.
6.40 (7f) 1, Heredia (S M Levey, 11-2);
2, Espressoo (11-4 fav); 3, Divine Magic (16-1).
11 ran. Hd, 2l. R Hannon.
Placepot: £2,101.90. Quadpot: £154.90.(Slovenia) bt C O’Connell (Aus) 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (5-
7), 6-1; P Cuevas (Uru) bt (31) J Brooksby (US)
6-2, 6-1, 6-2; J Munar (Sp) bt D Altmaier (Ger)
6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; (26) B van de Zandschulp
(Neth) bt P Kotov 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; B Coric
(Cro) bt C Taberner (Sp) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1; G
Barrere (Fr) bt T Daniel (Japan) 3-6, 6-2, 0-6,
6-3, 6-4; (21) K Khachanov bt N Borges (Por)
6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; J Kubler (Aus) bt D Kudla (US)
7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3); C Ugo Carabelli
(Arg) bt A Karatsev 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10-5);
B Zapata Miralles (Sp) bt M Mmoh (US) 7-6 (9-
7), 6-3, 7-5; (6) C Alcaraz (Sp) bt J Ignacio
Londero (Arg) 6-4, 6-2, 6-0. Women M Linette
(Pol) bt (6) O Jabeur (Tun) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5;
(4) M Sakkari (Gr) bt C Burel (Fr) 6-2, 6-3; S
Stephens (US) bt J Niemeier (Ger) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2;
K Kanepi (Est) bt (10) G Muguruza (Sp) 2-6, 6-
3, 6-4; (18) C Gauff (US) bt R Marino (Can) 7-5,
6-0; (26) S Cirstea (Rom) bt T Maria (Ger) 6-3,
6-3; (31) E Mertens (Bel) bt G Ruse (Rom) 6-3,
6-1; K Muchova (Cz) bt C Monnet (Fr) 6-3, 6-3;
(23) J Teichmann (Switz) bt B Pera (US) 6-2,
6-1; V Gracheva bt A Sharma (Aus) 4-6, 6-4, 7-
5; D Vekic (Cro) bt M Bjorklund (Swe) 7-6 (8-6),
6-2; A Sasnovich bt Wang Xinyu (China) 6-4,
6-1; O Danilovic (Serbia) bt D Galfi (Hun) 3-6,
7-6 (7-4), 6-2; B Haddad Maia (Br) bt C Bucsa
(Sp) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; K Siniakova (Cz) bt P Martic
(Cro) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6); A van Uytvanck (Bel) bt A
Li (US) 3-6, 2-3 ret; C Osorio (Col) bt H Tan (Fr)
6-4, 6-3; (14) B Bencic (Switz) bt R-L Jani (Hun)
6-1, 6-1; (17) L Fernandez (Can) bt K
Mladenovic (Fr) 6-0, 7-5.Fakenham
Going: good
1.50 (2m 4f 1yd hdle) 1, Guidedbythescience
(Miss Becky Smith, 4-1); 2, Olympic Honour
(5-2); 3, Jeu De Mots (16-1). 9 ran. NR: Hey Bob.
11l, 13l. G Boanas.
2.20 (2m 59yd ch) 1, Arbennig (G Sheehan,
2-1); 2, Getaway Jewel (3-1); 3, Ar Mest (15-8
fav). 5 ran. NR: Rann Of Kutch. Ol, 4l. Jamie
Snowden.
2.50 (2m 3yd hdle) 1, Jubilee Gold (Charlie
Hammond, 2-1 jt-fav); 2, Pure Bubbles (2-1
jt-fav); 3, Sweet Moon (8-1). 5 ran. 2Ol, 5l. Dr R
D P Newland.
3.20 (3m 38yd ch) 1, Miami Present (Harry
Bannister, 6-1); 2, Orchestrated (9-1); 3, Dubai
Guest (7-2 fav). 9 ran. 2Kl, 3l. H Bethell.
3.52 (2m 7f 95yd hdle) 1, Fine By Her (Harry
Bannister, 11-2); 2, Post No Bills (4-1);
3, Milanese Rose (3-1). 8 ran. 12l, 7l. J S Smith.
4.25 (2m 5f 44yd ch) 1, Al Roc (Phillip Armson,
3-1); 2, Percussion (2-1 fav); 3, Isaac Wonder
(20-1). 7 ran. 21l, 4Kl. D Pipe.
4.55 (2m 3yd hdle) 1, Glimpse Of Gold
(T Scudamore, 2-1); 2, Oslo (8-13 fav); 3, Grand
Revival (6-1). NR: John Betjeman. 8Kl, 18l.
Mrs S J Humphrey.
Placepot: £42.70.
Quadpot: £11.60.Yesterday’s racing results
Ciccone lands his
third Giro stage win
Cycling Giulio Ciccone went solo
in the finale to win the 16th stage
of the Giro d’Italia, a 177-km
mountain trek between Rivarolo
Canavese and Cogne, as Richard
Carapaz retained the overall lead.
Ciccone attacked from a group
of breakaway riders 4km into the
final climb and never looked
back. The 27-year-old Italian had
plenty of time to celebrate the
third Giro stage win of his career
before crossing the line 1min
31sec ahead of Santiago Buitrago,
of Colombia.
Carapaz survived an early scare
when he was involved in a pile-up
but he was unscathed and helped
back into the peloton by his
Ineos-Grenadiers team-mates. It
was then a comfortable ride for
the 2019 champion, who retained
a nine-second overall lead from
the Australian Jai Hindley.Pujara recalled by India
Cricket Cheteshwar Pujara has
been recalled to the India squad
for July’s rescheduled fifth Test
against England at Edgbaston.
Pujara, 34, was dropped for the
home series with Sri Lanka in
March but he has been in
outstanding form for Sussex this
season, scoring four centuries in
eight innings to average 120 in
the County Championship.
The fifth Test, called off last
September because of a Covid
outbreak in the India camp, will
be staged at Edgbaston from July
1-5. India lead the series 2-1.Titmus breaks record
Swimming The double Olympic
gold-medallist Ariarne Titmus
has broken the women’s 400m
freestyle world record at the
Australian championships.
Titmus, who won gold in the
200m and 400m freestyle in
Tokyo, finished in 3min 56.40sec
in the final at the South
Australian Aquatic Centre to
improve on Katie Ledecky’s
previous mark of 3.56:46 set at
the 2016 Rio Olympics.Hapless Pant is backed
Cricket Coach Ricky Ponting said
Rishabh Pant would remain his
first choice as Delhi Capitals
captain despite blunders from the
wicketkeeper-batsman that cost
them a place in the IPL play-offs.
Pant dropped a catch and failed
to review a caught-behind off
Mumbai Indians’ Tim David, who
went on smash a match-winning,
11-ball 34 in a five-wicket win.Barker in the
swing with
new balls
Geoffrey DeanAfter Somerset had been bowled out
for 69 in only 25 overs to lose to Hamp-
shire by ten wickets on Saturday, their
tormentor-in-chief, Keith Barker,
praised the better quality of the second
batch of Dukes balls that were released
early for this seventh round of County
Championship matches. The much-
maligned first batch “obviously had
something wrong with them” accord-
ing to James Anderson, who com-
plained they were “not swinging and
were going out of shape, and soft, with-
in ten overs”.
Barker, the 35-year-old all-rounder,
took six for 27 in 13 overs on Saturday,
getting his wickets largely on the back
of swing. He said it was the first innings
this season when Hampshire had not
asked to get the ball changed.
Counties were given the option last
week of continuing with the first batch,
or switching to the second ahead of
schedule. “We used the second batch
and there was definitely more swing in
both innings for us,” Barker said. “Al-
though there was swing, the wicket
offered a lot through the whole game.”
It was the 35-year-old left-armer’s
third five-wicket haul of a season, in
which he has taken 27 wickets at only 16
apiece. His form has helped lift Hamp-
shire into second place, three points
behind the first-division leaders Surrey,
raising hopes of a first championship
title for 49 years.
Somerset’s fourth defeat of the
season, and their second against
Hampshire who thrashed them by an
innings at Southampton last month,
underlined the fragility of their batting.
“If you bat like that and don’t front up as
a group you are not going to win any
games,” Tom Abell, their captain, said.
“There was a little bit more swing
with this batch of balls but we are not
going to make excuses for ourselves.”
Barker revealed that Hampshire had
been surprised by Abell’s decision to bat
first on a green top. “We would definite-
ly have put them in had we won the
toss,” he said.
Abell praised the “quality” Hamp-
shire attack, which looks the best in the
country. “They’re always at you, always
asking questions,” he said. “We fronted
up in the first innings and showed a bit
of character to fight through and get to
a competitive total [211] on that wicket.
“The lack of fight and character in
the second innings — that’s what hurts
the most. There have been games
where we have folded too quickly. We
have to be more consistent.”as Crawley finds much-needed form
shire, batting through the final day to
save the match.
Kent were involved in yet another
high-scoring draw, on a flat pitch at
Wantage Road against Northampton-
shire, and are still searching for their
first win of the season. There was good
news for England, though, as Zak Craw-
ley returned to form after a torrid start
to the season, making 84 in the second
innings as Kent made 170 for one,
having scored 519 in their first innings.
In Division Two, Nottinghamshire’s
ten-wicket win over Derbyshire at
Trent Bridge was not enough to knock
Middlesex off top slot. The openers,
Haseeb Hameed and Ben Slater, shared
and unbroken partnership of 167 to see
their side home within a single session
— albeit one extended by almost 20
minutes to avoid the players having to
return after lunch. It was Derbyshire’s
first defeat since Mickey Arthur took
over as head coach amid something of
a bowling injury crisis — Suranga
Lakmal and Anuj Dal were both ruled
out of the match and a groin injury
restricted Luis Reece to just nine overs.
Paul Nixon, Leicestershire’s head
coach, said his team’s hammering by
Worcestershire by an innings and 259
runs at Worcester was the “lowestpoint” of his time in charge of the
county. Having bowled Leicestershire
out for 148 on the first day, the home
team piled on 577 for six declared,
thanks to a double century by Azhar Ali
and Jack Haynes’s third century in as
many weeks — the 21-year-old now has
526 runs at an average of 65.75.
In the tour match at Hove there were
two wickets apiece for Matt Henry,
Jacob Duffy, Colin de Grandhomme
and Ajaz Patel as Sussex were bowled
out for 247. The New Zealand openers,
Tom Latham and Will Young, who both
retired in the first innings after making
fifties, are 20 not out overnight.DAVID ROWE/ALAMY
Stokes edges
Roland-Jones
to Robson at
second slip to
depart for a
duck at Lord’s