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DX1STMain picture: CHARLES COATESwas handed back to
Edwards. Hearn said:
“When you’ve got 12
screens that we put up
around the thing now,
you can’t ignore it.
“So is it time now for
the British Boxing
Board of Control to
say that, ‘Yes, we
will have the
replay system for
WBC events or do
we just implement it
anyway?’”ensured he would not get up.
Martinez had his hand raised
and was announced as the new
champion to a chorus of boos
from the O2 crowd, who could
see the replays on the big
screens.
British Boxing Board of
Control rules do not allow
officials to review decisions but
WBC rules do and their
president Mauricio Sulaiman
took matters into his own
hands and declared the fight a
no-contest and the WBC beltCharlie Edwards’ WBC
flyweight defence against Julio
Cesar Martinez ended in
controversy.
Edwards thought he had lost
the title when he was counted
out in the third round by
referee Mark Lyson. But the
official somehow missed
Martinez firing in a body shot
when the Surrey man was
already on the canvas.
Edwards had taken a knee to
recover from an earlier heavy
blow but the illegal shotanded back to
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Carre will join
English champions
Saracens from Cardiff
Blues after the
World Cup and his Test
bow came in Saturday’s
defeat by Ireland.
Evans – a regular in
Wales’ Six Nations
Grand Slam this year- has missed out with
Gatland worried about
his ability to stay fit
over the course of a
long tournament.
Resolving his other
selection dilemma,
Gatland opted for Rhys
Patchell over Jarrod
Evans as fly-half cover
for Dan Biggar.
Wales have
gone for a split
of 18 forwards
and 13 backs
and Gatland
believes they
have all the
qualities of a
side capable of
winning the
World Cup. “We’re not
hiding away from the
expectation. We’re not
afraid of playing
anyone,” said the Kiwi,
who will leave his role
after the tournament.
“You need a bit of
luck, but you also need
a bit of confidence and
self-belief and I think
we’ve got that. We’ve
put in some good
performances and had
some positive results
in the last 18 months.
“We’re a team that
doesn’t give up.”
WALES SQUAD – Backs: Josh
Adams, Hallam Amos, Dan Biggar,
Aled Davies, Gareth Davies, Jonathan
Davies, Leigh Halfpenny, George North,
Hadleigh Parkes, Rhys Patchell, Owen
Watkin, Liam Williams, Tomos Williams.
Forwards: Jake Ball, Adam Beard,
Rhys Carre, James Davies, Elliot Dee,
Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis, Cory Hill,
Alun Wyn Jones, Wyn Jones, Dillon
Lewis, Ross Moriarty, Josh Navidi, Ken
Owens, Aaron Shingler, Nicky Smith,
Justin Tipuric, Aaron Wainwright.
RUGBY UNION
By Alex BywaterWARREN GATLAND
admits he has taken
a huge World Cup
gamble on Rhys Carre
after the Saracens prop
continued his meteoric
rise by making Wales’
31-man party for
Japan.
Carre has started
just four games in his
professional career and
has only 40 minutes of
experience at Test
level. He was the
surprise name in head
coach Gatland’s squad
announcement
yesterday.
The 21-year-old, who
has lost one-and-a-half
stone in training with
Wales this summer,
got the nod over
big-name casualty
Rob Evans.
Gatland has
rolled the dice
with that
selection
but believes
Carre is worth
the risk.
“Rhys is a
massive call.
He is 128kg
and is a big man, but
he is only going to get
better and better. The
progress he’s made has
been phenomenal,”
Gatland said.
“He is going to make
mistakes but, if a guy
comes in at 138kg and
is really struggling and
is then beating the
other props in terms of
fitness, you have to take
your hat off to him.
“He’s got some
engine on him and
he’s explosive when
he carries the ball.
Sometimes you take
a bit of a risk because
you think someone can
do a job for you when
they’re called upon.
“He might make a
mistake, but sometimes
that risk is worth
looking at. We’re
confident if we
continue to work withRisky business as
Wales take chance
on rookie Carre
PATCHELL: InSURPRISE
PICK:
Rhys Carre
is going
to the
World CupSPA STAR:
Leclerc’s
Ferrari on
the way to
victory in
BelgiumTRIBUTES: Lewis
Hamilton, top, pays
his respects to the
family of Anthoine
Hubert, aboveFOR HUBERT
RESPECT:
Campbell, left,
embraces
Lomachenko
after thrillerRULE WORLD SAYS HEARN
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 13/21
1 C Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1h 23m 45.710s
2 L Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:23:46.691
3 V Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:23:58.295
4 S Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:24:12.132
5 A Albon (Tha) Red Bull 1:25:07.035
6 S Perez (Mex) Racing Point 1:25:10.158
7 D Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:25:15.367
8 N Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:25:32.349
9 P Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:25:34.878
10 L Stroll (Can) Racing Point 1:25:35.548
11 L Norris (Gbr) McLaren at 1 lap
12 K Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 at 1 lap
13 R Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 at 1 lap
14 Dl Ricciardo (Aus) Renault at 1 lap
15 G Russell (Gbr) Williams at 1 lap
16 K Raikkonen (Fin) Alfa Romeo Racing at 1 lap
17 R Kubica (Pol) Williams at 1 lap
18 A Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing at 2 lapsNot Classified: 19 C Sainz (Spa) McLaren
1 lap completed, 20 M Verstappen (Ned) Red
Bull 0 laps completed.
Fastest Lap: Vettel 1:46.409 (36).
Pole: Leclerc 1:42.519.STANDINGS
Drivers
1 Hamilton (Gbr) 268pts
2 Bottas (Fin) 203
3 Verstappen (Ned) 181
4 Vettel (Ger) 169
5 Leclerc (Mon) 157
6 Gasly (Fra) 65
7 Sainz (Spa) 58
8 Kvyat (Rus) 33
9 Raikkonen (Fin) 31
10 Albon (Tha) 26
11 Norris (Gbr) 24
12 Ricciardo (Aus) 22
13 Perez (Mex) 21
14 Hulkenberg (Ger) 21
15 Stroll (Can) 19
Manufacturers
1 Mercedes GP 471pts
2 Ferrari 326
3 Red Bull 254
4 McLaren 82
5 Toro Rosso 51
6 Renault 43
7 Racing Point 40
8 Alfa Romeo 32
9 Haas F1 26
10 Williams 1.