CCRICKETRICKET | Page 4 Delport hits ton as Islamabad storm into PSL play-off s Sunday, March 10, 2019 FOOTBALL Rajab 3, 1440 AH Sterling hat-trick GULF TIMES lift s City four points clear of Liverpool SPORT Page 3 COMMERCIALQatar’s BANK QATAR MASTERSAbdulla seals T3 victory in Dubai By a correspondent climbed to second place in the 2019 Dubai International Baja – T3 Dubai overall classifi cation at the ex- positions after SS2: pense of Emirati driver Michel 1. Adel Abdulla (QAT)/Jean-Michel Fadel and Russian Fedor Voro- Polato (FRA) Can-Am Maverick X3 atar’s Adel Abdulla byev fi nished fourth. Adel won 6hrs 14min 33sec and French co-driver the second stage from the Om- 2. Abdullah al-Zubair (OMN)/Nasser Jean-Michel Polato ani by 14 seconds. al-Kuwari (QAT) Can-Am Maverick X3 got their challenge for Adel said: “We fi nished fi rst 6hrs 30min 37sec Qhonours in the FIA T3 World overall in T3. It was a big chal- 3. Michel Fadel (ARE)/Craig Tyson Championship off to a superb lenge. The race was tough and (ARE) Polaris XP 1000 6hrs 38min winning start with victory in the the terrain was tricky in some 12sec category at the Dubai Interna- places. We managed it. We tried 4. Fedor Vorobyev (RUS)/Kirill Shubin tional Baja, round two of the FIA to be fast on the fi rst day and we (RUS) Can-Am Maverick X3 6hrs World Cup for Cross-Country were clean and not as fast to- 40min 30sec Bajas, on Saturday. Adel Abdulla (R) and French day. We tried to stay away from 5. Santiago Navarro (ESP)/Pedro The Qatari began the fi nal day co-driver Jean-Michel Polato problems. This strategy also Lopez (ESP) Can-Am Maverick X3 6hrs with an advantage in T3 of 4min celebrate their win yesterday. gave us the lead on the last stage. 46min 17sec 59sec and went on to reach the “I would like to say thanks for 6. Michele Cinotto (ITA)/Mauricio ceremonial fi nish at the Du- the support from Ooredoo and Dominella (ITA) Polaris RZR 1000 6hrs bai Autodrome with a winning my FN Speed Team. I hope that 52min 55sec margin of 16min 04sec after these 25 points are the start of the second selective section of a good season for us this year. FIA World Cup for Cross-Country 204.93km through the Al-Qudra This is a small gift to the people Bajas – T3 Trophy standings after desert. of Qatar and His Highness the round 2 (unoff icial): It was an impressive perform- Amir Sheikh Tamin bin Hamed 1. Abdullah Al-Zubair (OMN) 36pts ance by the former FIA T2 World Al-Thani.” 2. Michele Cinotto (ITA) 33pts Champion on only his second The win catapults Adel Ab- 3. Adel Abdulla (QAT) 25pts event in a Can-Am Maverick X3 dulla up into third position 4. Fedor Vorobeyev (RUS) 20pts being managed on events by the in the unoffi cial T3 standings 5. Dmitrii Ponomarenko (RUS) 15pts Spanish FN Speed Team with behind Al-Zubair and Italy’s 5. Michel Fadel (ARE) 15pts support from Ooredoo. Michele Cinotto, both of whom 7. Alexey Shmotov (RUS) 12pts Oman’s Abdullah Al-Zubair have now tackled two rallies. 8. Frederic Chavigny (FRA) 10pts MOTORCYCLING/VISITQATAR GRAND PRIX Vinales masters conditions to grab pole position in Qatar ‘We are bringing the bike to the limit all the time and that’s really positive’ By Sahan Bidappa Doha n diffi cult conditions, Mav- erick Vinales mastered the Losail International Circuit to take the pole position for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Vinales of Spain (C), who clocked the best time ahead of Ithe VisitQatar Grand Prix yes- Mission Winnow Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso (L) and Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez of Spain (R), poses terday. The Spaniard put in a with them at the end of the qualification session of the VisitQatar Grand Prix at the Losail International MotoGP riders compete in the fourth free practice session. blistering lap of 1 minute 53.546 Circuit yesterday. PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil seconds on his Yamaha YZR-M1 Meanwhile, Rossi will line- taking fi fth place for new squad fi rst Moto3 pole position of the on an evening when several rid- pole position then on the basis can deliver in the race,” he said. the conditions for his struggle up 14th ahead of Lorenzo, who Petronas Yamaha ahead of LCR new season in impressive fash- ers suff ered crashes in cold and of practice times, where he was Jack Miller briefl y moved up on the night. “The conditions on crashed once again, having suf- Honda’s Cal Crutchlow who pro- ion. The Spaniard was the only windy conditions. the fastest. He went on to win to second with a 1:53.809s, only the track were not so good, really fered similar problems in test- gressed through Q1 along with man the go beneath the 2:06 bar- But Vinales was untouched on the rain-delayed and shortened to crash at Turn 2 moments later, cold and windy. That is the rea- ing. Lorenzo was the fi rst rider in team-mate Takaaki Nakagami. rier, eventually fi nishing just un- the night, as he dominated the Q2 race back then on his debut for and the Australian was eclipsed son all the riders wanted to start qualifying to go down at Turn 2 Factory Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci, der two tenths clear of the chas- in qualifying to secure a fi rst pole Yamaha, and looks good to repeat by Ducati stablemate Dovizio- the qualifying and race one hour during his fi nal run in the open- who topped FP4, heads up row ing pack with a 2:05.883. Lorenzo of the year by almost two-tenths the feat today. so by 0.065s. Miller was then earlier because it gets very cold. ing session, while Rossi contin- three ahead of fellow country- Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) and of a second over Andrea Dovizio- The Spaniard sounded out a pushed out of the front row as I had better pace and rhythm in ued to struggle for one-lap pace man Franco Morbidelli on the Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia) so of Ducati. warning to his rivals, saying he is Marquez vaulted up to third at practice, but we will work really on his Yamaha. Petronas Yamaha and Nakagami. took second and third on the grid Last year’s winner in Qa- at his best ahead of today’s open- the chequered fl ag. hard for the race,” the Spaniard Rookie Fabio Quartararo Meanwhile, Sterilgarda Max to grab debut front row starts for tar, Dovizioso managed to beat ing race of the season. “I think Dovizioso said he was pleased said. stunned on his MotoGP debut by Racing’s Aron Canet clinched the both riders. reigning MotoGP world champi- I’m riding my best in my third to start from second place, hav- on Marc Marquez on the Honda season with Yamaha. I always try ing come into the opening race by just 0.001s. Marquez’s new to work for the race set-up and I of the season with some disap- QUALFIFYING RESULTS team-mate Jorge Lorenzo failed felt great after one lap. After set- pointing pre-season tests. “I’m to make past the Q1, so did Val- ting the fastest time early, I just really happy because we came SRT +0.690s 5. Remy Gardner (AUS) ONEXOX TKKR SAG entino Rossi, whose struggle on attacked and gave my best. We here before the weekend with MotoGP (top 10 ) 9. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN) LCR Honda Team, 1m 58.819s Yamaha was even more perplex- are bringing the bike to the limit not a really good feeling after a 1 . Maverick Vinales (ESP) Monster Yamaha, +0.693s ing after Vinales’ stunning show. all the time and that’s really posi- strange testing,” the Italian said. Time: 1:53.546s 10. Alex Rins (ESP) Suzuki Ecstar +0.711s Moto3 (top 5) In the pre-season testing at tive,” he said. “This weekend we worked re- 2. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team 1. Aron Canet (ESP) Sterilgarda Max Racing the Losail circuit, Vinales had Vinales, though, was quick to ally hard and we are improving +0.198s Moto2 (top 5) Team; Time: 2:5.883s impressed and the 24-year-old add that Yamaha is far from the step by step, practice by practice, 3. Marc Marquez (ESP) Repsol Honda +0.199s 1. Marcel Schrotter (GER) Dynavolt Intact GP, 2. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (ITA) Leopard Racing, continued his strong form. This best. “We need to improve. In small things, but the key was to 4. Jack Miller (AUS) Pramac Ducati +0.263s Time: 1:58.585s 2:6.080s is Vinales’ second pole in Qa- the last corner, we were pretty stay calm. We came into FP4 and 5. Fabio Quartararo (FRA) Petronas Yamaha 2. Xavi Vierge (ESP) Marc VDS, 1:58.731s 3. Kaito Toba (JPN) Honda Team Asia, 2:6.109s tar but only the fi rst time he has slow. We have two opponents in qualifying with a better feel- SRT +0.400s 3. Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) Flexbox HP 40, 4. John McPhee (GBR) Petronas Sprinta Rac- topped the qualifying at Losail (Dovizioso and Marquez) who ing, and the lap time got better. 6. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) LCR Honda +0.549s 1:58.784s ing, 2:6.308s Circuit. In 2017, persistent rain can hit the top seed tomorrow in We are very close to the fastest 7.