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30 FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019 www.weekender.news Sports & Local News El Plantio 2 Golf Society BENIGN conditions that make Spain such a lovely place to live in away from the hot periods of July and August greeted the 8 members making up 4 pairs in El Plantio 2’s Texas Scramble. However, a breeze sprang up on the last nine holes to make things little spicy. Judging by the final scores with just 2.5 shots separating first and fourth positions, handicapping was spot on. Indeed first and second position was decided by a mere 0.3 handicap points. Nearest the pins – Hole 4 Graham Blakeway, Hole 8, Ray Housley. Second place, Handicap 6.9, David Swann, Paddy O'Brien – 48.1 points First place, Handicap 7.2, Ray Housley, Mike Davies – 47.8 points. If anyone would like to join our Society, we play at El Plantio Golf Club every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. We use both courses - the Par 3 9 hole course and the main 18 hole course, so we cater for all abilities. The membership rates are very competitive, so call for more details. Anyone who wishes to play in the Society as a guest or join as a new member, contact David Swann on 865 779 983 or 648 476 752. Canadian stunner Teenager Bianca Andreescu stunned Serena Williams in a gripping US Open final to claim a first Grand Slam title last weekend and deny the American a 24th major. Williams, 37, did not cope with the 19-year-old's quality in a 6-3 7-5 loss. by Alex Trelinski Canadian 15th seed Andreescu, in the main draw here for the first time, blew a double break in the second set before taking her third match point and falling to the ground in disbelief. "This year has been a dream come true," Andreescu told the crowd. "I am beyond grateful and truly blessed. I've worked really hard for this moment. To play on this stage against Serena - a true legend of the sport - is amazing." Marc’s Marino bid Picture from L to R: Mike Davies, Ray Housley, David Swann, Paddy O'Brien, Graham Blakeway Casey’s tight win by Alex Trelinski Paul Casey won his first European Tour title for five years with a onestroke victory at the Porsche European Open last Sunday. Casey shot a six-under 66 in Hamburg to finish ahead of Scotland's Bob MacIntyre, German Bernd Ritthammer and Matthias Schwab of Austria. It was a second victory of 2019 for the 42-year-old after success at the Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour. "This is an incredibly prestigious tournament," said Casey. "I'm over the moon to be European Open champion." The 2019 MotoGP season resumes this weekend with the San Marino GP, and Spain’s Marc Marquez continuing his domination of the title race. The Misano circuit opened 50 years ago, and has seen plenty of Italian success in the past, though all eyes will be on world champion Marquez, who has admitted that his failure to win races twice in a row at Silverstone and by Alex Trelinski Austria have been his worst moments of the year. The perfectionist that Marquez is and despite the fact he leads the standings, he said that losing on the last lap at Silverstone in late August to fellow Spaniard, Alex Rins, was also hard to take. Marquez though is on 250 points, 78 points clear of sec- by Alex Trelinski citing Italian Grand Prix at Monza last Sunday. ond-placed Andrea Dovizioso, and he’ll be hoping that the Italian won’t be bring on a home victory this Sunday. Back to back wins Ferrari's Charles Leclerc held on under intense pressure from both Mercedes drivers to win an ex- Leclerc's victory was his second in a row, following his maiden win in Belgium a week earlier, and Ferrari's first at their home race since Fernando Alonso triumphed in 2010. The 21-year-old pushed the rules on driving conduct to hold off Lewis Hamilton through the middle of the race before Valtteri Bottas took up the challenge in the closing laps after a mistake from the world champion. Bottas finished second and his teammate Hamilton third, with Singapore to come a week on Sunday, and Hamilton a healthy 63 points ahead of Bottas in the championship.
Facebook: @The<strong>Weekender</strong>Spain Sport FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019 31 Sport ON TV THIS WEEK Premier League Football Saturday 14th September Liverpool v Newcastle BT Sport1 - 13:30 Norwich v Man City Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League - 18:30 Sunday 15th September Bournemouth v Everton Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League - 15:00 Watford v Arsenal Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League - 17:30 Monday 16th September Aston Villa v West Ham Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League - 21:00 English Football Saturday 14th September English Championship – Fulham v West Brom Sky Sports Football - 13:30 English National League – Wrexham v Sutton Utd BT Sport1 - 18:20 Sunday 15th September English Championship – Huddersfield v Sheff Wed Sky Sports Football - 13:00 Champions League Football Tuesday 17th September Various Games BT Sport1 BT Sport2 BT Sport Extra BT Sport ESPN Wednesday 18th September Various Games BT Sport1 BT Sport2 BT Sport Extra BT Sport ESPN Golf Friday 13th September KLM Open 2019 SSRB - 13:00 A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier Sky Sports Golf - 20:00 Saturday 14th September KLM Open 2019 SSRB - 13:00 A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier Sky Sports Golf - 21:00 Sunday 15th September Solheim Cup 2019 Sky Sports Golf - 11:30 KLM Open 2019 SSRB - 13:00 A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier Sky Sports Golf - 21:00 Motor Sport Friday 13th September Moto GP – Moto3 – San Marino – Practice 2 BT Sport1 - 13:15 Moto GP – Moto GP – San Marino – Practice 2 BT Sport1 - 14:10 Moto GP – Moto2 – San Marino – Practice 2 BT Sport1 - 15:10 Saturday 14th September Moto GP – Moto3 – San Marino – Practice 3 BT Sport1 - 09:00 Moto GP – Moto GP – San Marino – Practice 3 BT Sport1 - 09:55 Moto GP – Moto2 – San Marino – Practice 3 BT Sport1 - 10:55 Moto GP – Moto3 – San Marino – Qualifying 1 & 2 BT Sport1 - 12:35 Moto GP – Moto GP – San Marino – Practice 4 BT Sport1 - 13:30 Moto GP – Moto GP – San Marino – Qualifying 1 & 2 BT Sport1 - 14:10 Moto GP – Moto2 – San Marino – Qualifying 1 & 2 BT Sport1 - 15:05 Sunday 15th September Moto GP – Moto3 – San Marino – Race BT Sport1 - 11:00 Moto GP – Moto2 – San Marino – Race BT Sport1 - 12:20 World Rallycross – Latvia Free Sports - 13:00 Moto GP – Moto GP – San Marino – Race BT Sport1 - 14:00 Cricket Friday 13th September England v Australia Sky Sports Cricket Sky Sports Main Event - 12:00 Saturday 14th September England v Australia Sky Sports Cricket Sky Sports Main Event - 12:00 Sunday 15th September England v Australia Sky Sports Cricket Sky Sports Main Event - 12:00 Monday 16th September England v Australia Sky Sports Cricket Sky Sports Main Event - 12:00 Boxing Saturday 14th September Edwards vs Guarneros BT Sport1 - 21:00 Sunday 15th September Tyson Fury vs Otto Wallin BT Sport Box Office - 04:00 Vunipola Watford produced the first Premier League managerial sacking last weekend by showing the door to Javi Garcia, and then reappointing Quique Sanchez Flores to his old job. Sanchez was in charge of Watford for the 2015-16 campaign before leaving at the end of the season. Fellow Spaniard Gracia, whose coaching team have also left, had been in charge since January 2018 - making him the first Hornets boss to last more than one full season since 2013. The appointment of Flores blowby Prop Mako Vunipola will Alex Trelinski not be fit until the end of England's Rugby World opener against Tonga on Cup pool-stage campaign after suffering a setback with his hamstring injury. It was initially hoped Vunipola would be fit for September 22nd. "He's probably going to be right for the third or fourth game," coach Eddie Jones said after England beat Italy England's tournament 37-0 in Newcastle last Friday in their last warm-up match. "He just had a little scar tissue which was impairing his movement." The England boss added: "But that's all been fixed. He's progressing really well now." Sack and return by Alex Trelinski was confirmed 30 minutes later. Watford are bottom of the Premier League table with one point. Gracia led the club to Wembley last season, where they lost 6-0 to Manchester City in the biggest FA Cup final win in over a century, as well as 11th place in the Premier League.
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