ildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis at Miami OpenYellow or green: Roger Federer’s comment on tennis balls’ colour adds fuel to fireThis was Roger Federer at his hard-to-beat best, a performance so unlike the pair of uncomfortable five-setters he labored through to begin the U. The Real Madrid forward, who played as a false striker in the Spanish attack, struck again in the 40. At the other end, Bale pulled off a superb saving tackle to deny Martin Harnik as both sides went for victory. One wonders what insight he would have brought to the table. , Honduras closes at Costa Rica and at home against Mexico, while Panama hosts Mexico in its finale next month. quarter-finals before moving to Real, although he struggled to truly realise his enormous potential until last season. ed a poem in honour of Britain’s late Princess Diana on Friday, as his 69th pole position from 201 starts sank in. A transfer didn’t happen for Mahrez and, with the winger unable to get to Zambia in time, Saturday’s qualifier didn’t go to plan for Algeria. “The second to last lap was OK at the beginning, but then I backed out of it, hoping that I’d get one more lap,” said the 32-year-old. e winner in the 1-0 Group D World Cup qualifying victory over Austria five minutes after coming off the bench in Cardiff.