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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2016 23 Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Mostly cloudy with some rain at times, and with the possibility of an isolated thundery shower in the morning VISIBILITY: Moderate to good becoming good except in showers WIND: West Southwest force 6 to 7, becoming locally force 4 to 5 for some time in the morning, and becoming Westerly force 7 locally force 8 by afternoon while decreasing to force 6 overnight SEA: Rough becoming very rough SWELL: Low to moderate Southeast becoming West Sea Temp.: 16°C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 18 º C / 14 º C UV INDEX: 5 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Preceding marriage 8. Fertile area in a desert 9. Feel grief 10. Optical device 12. Novice 14. Former county in SE England 17. Rules 21. German submarine 22. Fright 23. Water line Down 2. Gum 3. Fog 4. Lover of Juliet 5. Large motor vehicle 6. Cavalry weapon 7. Moderately cold 11. Sister 13. Nocturnal bird 14. American Indian woman 15. Recreation 16. Go into 18. Diminish 19. Identical 20. Destiny Qe4+ Kf6 Qxe6+ Kg5 Ke4 Kh4 Kf4 Kh5 Qd6 Kh4 Qh6# MOTO GP Lorenzo says Qatar among best wins MOTOGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo says his perfor- mance during the Qatar Grand Prix was among the best of his career, as he opened his 2016 ac- count with victory from pole po- sition. Lorenzo was overhauled by Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone during the early stages of the race, as the Italians used superior straight line speed to breeze past Lorenzo. Lorenzo fought back to move ahead and after holding a slen- der lead for much of the race he pulled clear with a handful of laps remaining to win by two seconds, his 41st triumph in the premier class. "We are there, in first position, without struggling and suffering and riding in the perfect way," he explained. "For me, over all laps, this race has been one of the best of my whole career and that was why I was able to win and could make this little difference in the last three laps that gave me the vic- tory." Lorenzo reckons choosing the softer tyres aided his cause to- wards the end of the race, but added that he was "proud" of how he rode to begin his title defence on the top step of the podium. "I was surprised how fast my pace was towards the end of the race," he said. ""I was sliding so much, but at the same time I was very smooth and concentrated and made no mistakes and that's why even with the pressure from Dovizio- so, I didn't get nervous and kept riding better and better. "I feel very proud of my riding and my race and also the work of the team, because we put togeth- er the electronics and the setting of the bike in a very good way."