Weekender Alicante North Issue 106

46 FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019
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WOLVES MAUL SAINTS
by Alex Trelinski
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 Southampton’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 Cham-
pions 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
McIlroy 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.