The Times - UK (2022-06-08)

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1 Recess for violinist? (5)

4 Atlas, for example, might indicate

eastern deserts (9)

9 Virtual world with a dislike of the

police? (9)

10 Old actor in family pairing? (5)

11 Design of hat peculiar, an

arrangement light years away (5,8)

14 Usual intake for legislative

assembly? (4)

15 Thus newspaper publication

features leader in the flesh? (4,6)

18 Am I not able to handle a type of

spanner? (10)

19 Box held in reserve, not closing (4)

21 Steps taken, not necessarily in

tossing of the caber? (8,5)

24 Every second counting, pair is

doing something illegal (5)

25 Bird of prey pursuing grub, as

wriggling in receptacle (5,4)

27 Same reforms with party treasurer

(9)

28 Crop in meadow originally

changed (5)

1 Fish always smothered in mint dip

(6,4)

2 Temple, dictator’s eh? (3)

3 Celebration taking in a show (6)

4 Way to maintain high score, flashy

system? (5,4)

5 Grain clearly indicated (5)

6 French beef cooked minus oil (8)

7 Lady, is drink good in place of mud

pie? (11)

8 Cardinal visiting London in Ealing

(4)

12 False hope in dish served by

airline? (3,2,3,3)

13 Scruffy mattress in tatters, loot

initially stuffed inside (10)

16 Junior say sent up: we aren’t upset

about that (9)

17 State feeling upset about trap,

doodlebug overhead (8)

20 Head sliced from tasteless fish, for

scrap (6)

22 Great player giving tip to the

audience? (5)

23 River pollution originally affected

(4)

26 Odd numbers? Essentially the first

of all (3)

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Raducanu’s

SW19 scare

John Westerby

Johnson quits

the PGA Tour

Rick Broadbent

Emma Raducanu is unsure whether

she will be fit for Wimbledon this

month after suffering an “absolute

freak injury” to her side during her first

competitive match on home soil since

winning the US Open in September.

The 19-year-old world No 11 retired

after seven games of her first-round

match against Viktorija Golubic in the

Rothesay Open at Nottingham, having

felt pain around her ribs during the first

game. It is the latest in a string of

injuries she has suffered in her first full

season on the WTA Tour.

“I think I pulled something. I’m not

sure what happened, an absolute freak

injury,” she said. “I was like, ‘This

doesn’t feel right at all.’ ”

Her serve was broken in that opening

game and, even though she broke the

Swiss world No 55 in the second game,

Continued on page 64

The future of professional golf was

plunged into fresh turmoil last night as

four major winners resigned from the

PGA Tour to join the Saudi breakaway.

Dustin Johnson, the former world

No 1 with career winnings of $74 million

(£58 million) from the PGA Tour, an-

nounced he had quit at a press event at

Centurion Club near St Albans, where

the $255 million LIV Golf Invitational

Series starts tomorrow. Sergio García,

of Spain, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl

Schwartzel have all joined him. Kevin

Na, the American world No 34, had

already resigned and Branden Grace, a

third South African, followed.

In another twist the USGA (United

States Golf Association) said last night

that Johnson, García, Phil Mickelson

and other Saudi sign-ups were free to

Continued on page 62

2GM Wednesday June 8 2022 | the times

Sp ort

What his team-mates can learn

from brilliant Lord’s century

Steve James, page 60

Root’s masterclass

Kane

strikes

gold

Gareth Southgate hailed Harry

Kane as “exceptional” after he

became only the second male

player to score 50 goals for

England last night when his

penalty two minutes from time

earned a draw with Germany in

the Uefa Nations League.

Wayne Rooney is the only other

player to have scored 50 England

goals and Kane is now only three

short of equalling his record of 53

for his country.

Jonas Hofmann had given

Germany a deserved lead after 50

minutes but with time running out

Kane went down in the box after a

clash with Nico Schlotterbeck.

Having initially waved play on,

the Spanish referee, Carlos del

Cerro Grande, reviewed the tackle

after advice from the VAR and

Continued on page 67

Captain brings up 50th goal

to rescue lacklustre England

Germany 1

England 1

Kane celebrates

his 88th-minute

equaliser from

the penalty spot

in Munich

James Gheerbrant Munich