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30 FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019 www.weekender.news Sports & Local News Las Ramblas Golf Society Results for w/c 26.8.19 Our thanks for this week’s report go to our latest sponsors AccuWeather. After having been given the all clear from Michael Fish, the pressure was on as we stormed into action for Monday’s 1-2-3 Waltzer. On cloud nine, with 83 points, were Bryan Neal, Pete Dunn, Nick Lee and Petina Murray. Mind you it was no landslide! Playing the back 9 twice due to essential work being carried out on the course Nick Lee was again singing in the rain after he blew away the opposition in Wednesday’s Stableford. With a thunderous 40 points he ‘rained’ supreme\s leaving his wife Rachel giving him a cold front as she was runner up with 38. A very handsome local newspaper reporter (yes me!) breezed in with 35 points to claim 3rd. Just two ‘2’s today (and it was a rollover!) which went to Alan Douglas and Graham Murray. Por ultimo, John Shervell says to his caddy, ‘You’ve got to be the worst caddy in the world.’ Caddy replies, ‘I don’t think so. That would be too much of a coincidence.’ Pues hasta la semana que viene Peter Reffell BACK ON TRACK The Formula 1 season restarts at one of its most pionship position. by Alex Trelinski title in a commanding cham- iconic circuits this Sunday, on December 1st. The sport Hamilton, who won eight of with the Belgian GP the broke for summer after the the first 12 races, is 62 points first of nine races that will Hungarian GP at the start of ahead of Mercedes team-mate determine the outcome of the month on a high after a Valtteri Bottas after enjoying 2019’s world title battles. series of thrilling, unpredictable the best start to a season of The race weekend at Spa- races which saw Red Bull his career. But the prospect Francorchamps kicks off the and Mercedes win two apiece of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen run-in to the end of the season, and six different drivers take emerging as the world cham- with nine races in 14 to the podium. pion’s nearest challenger grew weeks in the build-up to the Lewis Hamilton resumes in the quartet of races before season finale in Abu Dhabi his quest for a sixth drivers’ the break. BURY BURIED Bury’s expulsion from the English Football League is a “tragedy”, says Sports Minister Nigel Adams. The financially stricken League One club lost their place in the EFL late on Tuesday night after a proposed takeover by C&N Sporting Risk fell through earlier in the day. “This is a very dark day for English football,” Adams said in a statement. “It is a tragedy for the fans of Bury, the local community and everyone connected with the historic club.” Meanwhile Bury’s neighbours Bolton have by Alex Trelinski been given until September 10th to find a buyer or prove they have the funds to complete the season, or they will be expelled as well. The EFL suspended the withdrawal notice while Bolton, in administration since May, negotiated a proposed takeover by Football Ventures (Whites) Limited. It appeared the sale collapsed on Saturday, with administrators saying the club was close to liquidation. El egance El a egance game of a game of uar y 2 0 1 9 Handbook & Rules Handbook & Rules A Members Guide A Members Guide Published 2019 Published 2019 A Game Univer sal l y Bel oved f or it s El egance and Spl endour , gol f wil l al ways be a game of honour E xt r act fr om R & A P layer ’s E dit ion of t he R ules of G olf J anuar y 2 0 1 9 Handbook & Rules A Members Guide Published 2019 NEYMAR MEETING ar y 2 0 1 9 by Alex Trelinski Officials from Paris St-Germain and Barcelona met in Paris on Tuesday to discuss a possible deal for Neymar to return to the La Liga champions. Both clubs said the talks were “positive” but there is “still lots of work to do”. Neymar, 27, joined PSG from Barcelona in 2017 for a world record fee of 222m euros, with Barca said to be offering 170m euros to be paid after a year’s loan. The loan cost would be at least 35m euros, though they may offer players to reduce the cash payment as negotiations continue. The Catalan press, following leaks from the club, suggested Neymar was pushing for the deal to go through, and wants to return to the Nou Camp rather than a move to Real Madrid or Juventus.
Facebook: @The<strong>Weekender</strong>Spain FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019 31 WOLVES MAUL SAINTS by Alex Trelinski Sport Warrington were involved in a Wembley upset for the second year running as they held off St Helens, 18-4, to win the Challenge Cup for the ninth time last Saturday. A year on from being stunned by Catalans Dragons, this time Wire were the victors on a blisteringly hot day as they shocked runaway Super League leaders St Helens. After two controversially disallowed Saints tries, Warrington did the main damage with two tries in seven minutes from Joe Philbin and Ben Murdoch- Masila - both converted by Stefan Ratchford. LONG WAY TO GO Coach Eddie Jones has warned his England team that they are not ready to win the World Cup despite a record 57-15 win over Ireland last weekend. The victory over a rustylooking Irish side was the biggest winning margin and highest number of points scored in matches between the two. “Our aim is to be the best side in the world, it always has been,” Jones said. ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEK 3 There was one monday night game and a full Premier League at the weekend which gave the Alfaz Fantasy Football League 31 goals (the highest so far this Season), three clean sheets, 35 yellow cards and one red, which was Brighton’s Andone who received a straight red from Referee Kevin Friend for a vicious tackle on <strong>South</strong>ampton’s promising young full-back Valery. There is no doubt the girls are giving the Lads a good run for their money as five of them are in the top nine of this Season’s Fantasy League. Jayne’s team Up the Dale is one of them and she is sharing the top spot with Macca’s Albir Villains,both teams have a two point advantage over last week’s leaders Tony Red’s Miles Platting Swifts and Stephen’s Vote for Pedro.At the other end of the table Len’s Prove you are the Best have been joined by Mark’s Tory Boys United who are just four points ahead. In our Mark Carte Ladies by Alex Trelinski “Are we moving in the right direction? Yes. Are we ready to win the World Cup now? No.” After running in eight tries against Ireland, England play their final warm-up match next Friday against Italy at St James’ Park. England’s first World Cup match in Japan is against Tonga in Sapporo on September 22nd. Section Jayne’s team Up the Dale have started the Season like a house on fire and at the moment they have a three point lead at the top over Catherine’s Pompey Hammers who were this weeks top scorers with a tally of 62 points thanks to a little help from Liverpool’s Mo Salah who was this weeks top Fantasy Player with 15 points to his name. Isobel’s team The Bluebells are in 3rd spot followed by Pauline’s Vodka Army and Elaine’s Barbra’s XI who both finished in the top 3 of this Section last Season. We have a new team at the bottom with Dannielle’s We are all Boro arnt We trailing two teams Liz’s Leia’s Yum Yums and Kyle’s All Stars. We have had three different teams at the top of our Junior League so far and this week it’s young Ollie’s Team Olly 11 turn who have moved two points clear of Harley’s Ginger Ninja. Luca’s Lucky Red F.C. are 3rd while last weeks frontrunner More Than a Game have slipped down to 5th. Olly’s other team he shares with Jim is really struggling at the bottom and they are already beginning to be cut adrift as they are seven points behind Romeo’s team My Dad Supports Liverpool. With over 30 goals being scored there was plenty of points to be had in our Across the Costa’s Golden Boot League. Stephen’s team Vote for Pedro scored 41 points which took them right to the Summit by replacing Jayne’s Up the Dale. Tony Red’s Miles Plattng Swifts are still flying around the Summit and are onlt 6 points behind the leaders in 3rd place. Catherine’s Pompey Hammers are well in contention in 4th place along with Macca’s Albir Villains(5th). Down at the foot of the table Olly & Jim’s team have still to get off the Mark with a big Fat Zero score. Two teams are five points above them and they are Terry’s Could this be the Year & Kyle’s All Stars. Top Player in this Section is Manchester City’s flying winger Raheem Sterling with 35 points 10 points more than Norwich’s Finnish Striker Pukki. Macca’s Albir Villains have held on to the top spot of our Champion of Champions League for the 2nd week running by keeping Pauline’s Vodka Army at bay by five points. Gary’s Hammered Again make up the top 3.Down in the basement Eric’s City Slickers have swapped places with his Grandson’s team Power Blueboys and are left in the bottom spot 4 points away from the Blueboys. Two more teams will go into our Monthly Wine Draw and they are Catherine’s Pompey Hammers who top scored with 62 points and our lowest scoring team Brian’s Bernie’s Finest who only managed 4 points. Manager of the Month for August has been kindly sponsored by Linda at the Bar Tapas which is situated right on the front in Albir and provide a super International Menu as well as serving up some tasty Tapas. With one week to go two teams are joint top Albir Villains & Up the Dale and two teams are also joint 2nd Miles Platting Swifts & Vote for Pedro. Pompey Hammers are also in with a chance of winning this excellent meal for two at the Bar Tapas. With Fantasy up and running now with our Mini- Leagues also on the go it’s important keep an eye on how your team performs as the Season unfolds by visiting our website which is www.alfazffl. com RORY’S BIG PAY DAY Northern Ireland’s Rory Mc- Ilroy won the Tour Championship for a second time on Sunday to secure the FedEx Cup title. McIlroy, 30, carded a finalround 66 to finish on 18 under par, four shots clear of secondplaced Xander Schauffele and five ahead of third-round leader and world number one Brooks Koepka in Atlanta. He pocketed £12.2m - a prize fund he has previously questioned. “To play like that alongside Brooks and win, it’s awesome,” said McIlroy. “To win the FedEx Cup on SPANISH SILVERSTONE ROMP Spanish riders grabbed the top three places last Sunday, as Alex Rins snatched a dramatic victory on the line on his Suzuki to win the British Grand Prix ahead of MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez. Marquez appeared to have held off the younger Spaniard, only for Rins to produce a spectacular piece of riding for his second win of the season. But Marquez still extended his lead in the Championship to 78 points after secondplaced Andrea Dovizioso of Italy suffered a bad crash on the first lap. Another Spaniard, Maverick Vinales, was third, with Valentino Rossi a place further back. Rins and Marquez are not on good terms, so the emotions by Alex Trelinski multiple occasions is a pretty big deal. Any time you can do something which only Tiger Woods has done, you know you’re doing something right.” “Three wins, another FedEx Cup, a Players Championship, which I’ve never won before, this season is right up there with one of the best I’ve played. People will maybe look and say I haven’t won any majors this year, but I feel like I’ve played some of the best golf of my career so I will rate this 2019 season very highly.” by Alex Trelinski were stark on the podium afterwards as Rins celebrated his second win of the year, having won the Grand Prix of the Americas in April. “This is unbelievable,” said Rins. “I don’t have words to explain this.” It was another disappointment for Marquez, who had begun on pole position, as the same thing happened to him last time out in Austria. But the Honda rider is still 78 points clear of nearest challenger Dovizioso in the riders’ standings with only seven races remaining and on course for his sixth world title. There’s a bit of breathing space now for the riders until the San Marino MotoGP on Sunday September 15th.
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