SPORT Wednesday 11 April 2018 PAGES | 28 PAGE | 29 Semenya and Ronaldo looking Makwala roar on better than ever Gold Coast track ahead of Juve return Roma stun Barcelona in amazing comeback; Liverpool in semi-finals REUTERS Roma’s Edin Dzeko (centre) scores their first goal against Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match ROME: AS Roma pulled off one played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy yesterday. of the greatest Champions League comebacks by knocking Barcelona out with a remarkable 3-0 win in their quarter-final second leg yesterday, overcoming a 4-1 deficit from the first leg to reach the semi-finals on away goals. Roma’s Kostas Manolas headed the decisive third goal in the 82nd minute, putting the Italians in the last four for the first time since they reached the European Cup final in 1984. Roma forward Edin Dzeko had opened the scoring when he beat the offside trap and latched onto a perfectly weighted through ball from Daniele De Rossi to score in the sixth minute, lifting the hopes of the boisterous home fans in the Olympic Stadium. Captain De Rossi converted a penalty in the 58th for the hosts after Dzeko was fouled by Gerard Pique, giving Roma a deserved second goal after Dzeko and his Czech strike partner Patrik Schick missed two clear chances each before the break. Elsewhere, in Manchester, Liverpool moved into the semi- finals of the Champions League after a 2-1 win against Man- With a three-goal deficit to Gabriel Jesus to slot home. line but was ruled offside. City burst into the box, City keeper UEFA CHAMPIONS chester City at the Etihad Stadium make up from the first leg, City Sensing the comeback might objected strongly and as the Ederson dived at his feet but the LEAGUE yesterday earned them a 5-1 needed an early goal to give be within reach, City attacked teams came off for halftime ball spilled out to Salah who QUARTER-FINALS: aggregate victory. them hope and they got exactly relentlessly but with Liverpool their manager Pep Guardiola’s took his time before coolly SECOND LEG Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah that, taking the lead in the defending well in numbers protests resulted in him being converting. and Roberto Firmino struck in the second minute. chances were rare until Ber- sent to the stands for the second Any lingering questions over Manchester City 1 - 2 Liverpool second half as they fought back Liverpool defender Virgil nardo Silva struck the post in half. who would advance to the last (Aggregate 1-5) from going a goal down on the van Dijk gave the ball away and the 40th minute. All City’s breathless efforts four were ended 13 minutes night to reach the competition’s Fernandinho played a superb Two minutes later, Leroy though were undone in the 56th from the end when Firmino Roma 3 - 0 Barcelona last four for the first time in 10 pass to Raheem Sterling on the Sane thought he had added a minute when Liverpool got the robbed a sloppy Nicolas Ota- (Aggregate 4-4) years. right who slipped the ball to second, poking the ball over the crucial away goal -- Sadio Mane mendi and slotted past Ederson. Al Shamal win Emir Cup opener against Muaither Al Duhail players and officials celebrate on the podium as they receive the U-23 League Championship trophy yesterday. Al Shamal’s Jose Montiel (not in picture) scores their second goal against Muaither during the Al Duhail crowned Qatargas opening match of the 2018 Emir Cup at the Suheim bin Hamad U-23 League champions Stadium yesterday. The Emir Cup, Qatar’s most THE PENINSULA finished the U-23 League in (26), Al Sailiyah (26), Al Ahli (24), popular tournament, second place with 48 points. Al Kharaitiyat (19) and Umm kicked off as goals from DOHA: Al Duhail were crowned Al Gharafa, with 12 wins, Salal (13) completed the table. M. Mohamed (38’) and Qatargas U-23 League cham- ended the season with 38 points In the last round of matches, Montiel (53’) powered pions despite losing their last to secure the third spot in the Al Arabi beat Umm Salal 3-2, Al Al Shamal to a 2-0 win match of the season yesterday. 12-team championship. Gharafa edged Qatar SC 2-1, Al yesterday. RIGHT: Players Al Duhail, with 17 wins, Al Rayyan, also with 38 Ahli blanked Al Kharaitiyat 5-0, vie for the ball during topped the overall standings, points, finished in the fourth Al Sailiyah downed Al Khor 3-1 yesterday’s match. having accumulated 52 points in spot. and Al Sadd beat Al Duhail 1-0. Pictures: Abdul Basit / The 22 matches. Al Markhiya (33 points), Al Al Rayyan and Al Markhiya Peninsula Al Arabi, with 15 wins, Sadd (32), Al Khor (30), Qatar SC match ended in a 2-2 draw 28 SPORT WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES: MEDAL STANDINGS Botswana’s Isaac Makwala (centre) celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men’s 400m final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games RANK/NATION G S B TOTAL at the Carrara Stadium in Gold Coast yesterday. 1: Australia 50 38 42 130 2: England 24 29 21 74 3: India 11 4 6 21 4: New Zealand 9 10 7 26 5: South Africa 9 6 6 21 6: Canada 8 21 15 44 7: Wales 7 8 7 22 8: Scotland 6 10 12 28 9: Nigeria 4 4 0 8 10: Cyprus 4 0 2 6 11: Jamaica 2 4 3 9 12: Malaysia 2 2 3 7 13: Samoa 2 2 0 4 14: Uganda 2 0 1 3 15: Papua New Guinea 1 2 0 3 16: Singapore 1 1 1 3 17: Botswana 1 1 0 2 17: Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 2 19: Fiji 1 0 1 2 19: Northern Ireland 1 0 1 2 2121:: BermBermudauda 1 0 0 1 Semenya and Makwala roar on Gold Coast track REUTERSREUTERS gold was some consolation for that disappointment. GOLDGOLD COAST:COAST: SouthS African flag- “Disappointment is disappointment bearerbearer Caster SemenyaSem powered to the (in) 2017, now we are focused again on the 1,5001,500 metresme title at the Basically I’m more like a 2018, so we forgot about what happened CoCommonwealthmm Games captain so I need to show in 2017,” said Makwala, whose path to gold yesterday,yes keeping her the guys that I’m a woman was smoothed by the absence of South bidb for a golden double of my words. If I say I will Africa’s Olympic champion Wayde van at the Gold Coast Niekerk. intact. do something I will do it. Blake’s stumbling effort for a disap- The 800m Also it’s just to motivate pointing bronze put a dampener on the South Africa’s Caster Olympic and world them so they can believe in Jamaican team on Monday, but the ath- Semenya celebrates champion bided her themselves: Caster Semenya letics powerhouse hit back with golds in after winning the timetim before burning the 110 metres hurdles and the triple jump. women’s 1,500m awayaway from the modest field Ronald Levy led a Jamaican one-two final yesterday. to poposts a Games record time Semenya’s gold continued a proud in the hurdles ahead of former world silver of fourfour minminutesutes andand 0.72 seconds on a Games for South Africa on the track, fol- medallist Hansle Parchment, with local soggy track at Carrara Stadium. lowing Akani Simbine’s 100m gold when runner Nicholas Hough claiming bronze. Semenya, who will run for gold in the he upstaged Jamaica’s favourite Yohan Jamaica’s Kimberly Williams also led 800m, left Kenya’s silver medallist Bea- Blake on Monday. a one-two for the nation in the triple jump, Admin error costs cyclist trice Chepkoech (4:03:09) in her wake, Another African nation, Botswana, also leaping 14.64 metres on her final effort to with Wales’ Melissa Courtney taking the denied Jamaica in the men’s 400m as the pip her team mate Shanieka Ricketts by her place in time trial bronze. flamboyant Isaac Makwala blitzed the field 12cm. Before arriving in Australia, Semenya with a quality time of 44.35 seconds. Olympic champion Elaine Thompson AP It meant she wasn’t formally promised to lead South Africa by example. With another bumper crowd roaring won her heat to qualify fifth fastest for the entered for the race. She now hopes her commanding win will support, Makwala crossed the line with 200 metres semi-finals. Her team mate GOLD COAST: Australians Cameron “While Team England has inspire her team mates. mouth agape and arms spread like an aer- Rasheed Dwyer, the defending champion, Meyer and Katrin Garfoot won their apologised, I’m still gutted not to “Basically I’m more like a captain so I oplane, well clear of runner-up compa- was also safely through to the men’s semis. time trial gold medals in Common- have the opportunity to represent need to show the guys that I’m a woman triot Baboloki Thebe (45.09) and third- Grenada’s aptly-named Lindon Victor wealth Games road cycling my country after all the hard miles of my words,” the 27-year-old told placed Jamaican Javon Francis. took gold in the decathlon with a total yesterday. Melissa Lowther never I’ve put in,” said the 21-year-old reporters after an evening session punc- He dropped to the track and did some 8,303 points, capitalising on defending had a chance in the women’s race.