Pak Crush SA, After ICC Slaps Ban on Sarfraz
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Sports Monday, January 28, 2019 19 Attiyah expected to lead Pak Manateq QCCR entries crush Scott Abraham, managing director of the Big field likely for the South Racing and South Racing Can-Am Teams, has also confirmed that his Russelsheim-based operation will send vehicles to the Qatar event. SA, 1st round of FIA World South Racing built Can-Am Maverick X3s that claimed the first four places in the Side-by-Side Cup for Cross-Country (SxS) category at the recent Dakar Rally and there were 17 cars built by the team at the finish after Rallies in Qatar in Lima last week. In 2017, South Racing-run cars – in the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK hands of Germany’s Jürgen Schröder and Span- DOHA iard Fernando Alvarez – finished eighth and ICC 12th in Qatar. Alvarez returned last April in a NASSER bin Saleh al Attiyah, the Arab world’s new Volkswagen Amarok, but retired on the fi- most famous rally driver and a sporting am- nal day after sub-frame damage and hefty time bassador for the State of Qatar, is expected to penalties. top the entry list for the Manateq Qatar Cross- This year’s FIA off-road scene has been split slaps Country Rally (QCCR), the opening round of into two different championships by officials at the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, the sport’s governing body and five long distance on February 21-26. five or six-day events in Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Turk- menistan, Kazakhstan and Morocco will count ban on for the FIA World Cup, while eight shorter Baja- style events in Russia, Dubai, Italy, Spain, Hun- gary, Poland, Jordan and Portugal constitute a new FIA Baja series. Sarfraz Organised by the Qatar Motor and Motor- cycle Federation (QMMF), the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally gets underway with a cer- emonial start on The Pearl-Qatar on February Pakistan’s Usman Shinwari (centre) celebrates after castling South Africa’s Dale Steyn during their fourth One-Day International at the 21 and finishes on February 26. Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed could not play the match as he was handed a four-match The event will also host rounds of the suspension for his racist remark against Andile Phehlukwayo in the previous ODI. (AFP) Manateq Qatar National Baja Championship. The sixth round of the 2019 series was won last Qatar’S staR RALLYIST NASSER BIN SALEH AL weekend by the Qatari duo of Ahmed Allouh and Sinwari triggers South Africa collapse; Visitors win by eight wickets ATTIYAH: Fresh from his third Dakar Rally victory. Nasser al Kuwari in a T3 Can-Am Maverick X3. The Losail Sports Arena plays host to the AFP presentation that Pakistan The ban had still not been Miller before fellow left-arm Fresh from his domination of the recent event for the first time with the bivouac located JOHANNESBURG only found out after they ar- announced by the ICC when fast bowler Usman Shinwari Dakar Rally, where he and French navigator in the grounds of the stadium. rived at the ground that Sar- Malik walked out for the toss. claimed four wickets in six balls. Matthieu Baumel guided Toyota to a first-ever Further entry information and details are PAKISTAN shrugged off a four- fraz had been banned under Malik handled his bowlers He finished with 4 for 35 and victory on the world’s toughest rally, Attiyah is available from Davy Patterson, the QMMFs of- match suspension imposed on the International Cricket and fielders astutely and South was named man of the match. expected to try and win back the FIA World Cup ficial co-ordinator, Email: davypatterson777@ captain Sarfraz Ahmed with a Council’s anti-racism code for Africa were kept under pres- Imam, the top scorer in the and Qatar titles that he last won in 2017. gmail.com. Regulations and Rally Guide 1 are crushing eight-wicket win over remarks aimed at South Afri- sure almost from the time he series, looked in control from The Qatari’s home off-road event is close available for download from www.qatarcross- South Africa in the fourth one- can all-rounder Andile Phe- won the toss and sent them in the start of Pakistan’s reply. to his heart and the host nation’s sporting all- country.com. day international at the Wan- hlukwayo during the second on a pitch which had early life. He and Fakhar Zaman (44) rounder has already secured victory on the Entries for rounds of the 2019 FIA World Cup derers Stadium on Sunday. match in Durban on Tuesday. Shaheen Shah Afridi put on 70 for the first wicket event on five occasions (2012 and 2014-2017) for Cross-Country Rallies must be done online on The result levelled the five- Sarfraz was heard mak- made two early strikes before before he was joined by the in seven years. the FIA website. All competitors must complete match series at 2-2. The de- ing a comment in Urdu about Hashim Amla (59) and captain in-form Babar Azam, who fin- Entries officially close on February 5, but the the online entry form at https://registrations. ciding match will be in Cape Andile Phehlukwayo during Faf du Plessis (57) made half- ished with 41 not out. opening round of the FIA World Cup is sure to fia.com/rally to be eligible to score points in the Town on Wednesday. last week’s one day internation- centuries and put on 101 for It was South Africa’s first attract many of the sport’s leading protagonists, World Cup and associated competitions. Pakistan’s bowlers set up al in Durban, where the South the third wicket. defeat in eight matches on what despite its close proximity to the South Ameri- For further information about the 2019 the win, bowling out South African all-rounder earned a Malik’s use of spinners has become known as ‘Pink Day’ can event that finished on January 17. Qatar Cross-Country Rally, interested rallyists Africa for 164. Imam-ul-Haq match-winning partnership Imad Wasim and Shadab with their players and many The German X-raid is likely to send cars to may contact the Qatar Motor and Motor Cy- made 71 before playing a loose with Rassie van der Dussen. Khan kept the scoring rate in spectators dressed in pink in aid the deserts of Qatar, with Poland’s Jakub Przy- cle Federation (QMMF), Losail Sports Arena, shot when the scores were lev- The Pakistan captain later check and both batsmen fell to of breast cancer awareness. gonski and his Belgian navigator Tom Colsoul Al-Wusail, North Relief Road, PO Box 8708, el as Pakistan cruised to vic- apologised for the comment the slow men before the fast Brief Scores looking to target the defence of their FIA World Doha, Qatar, Tel: + 974 443 79885, Fax: + 974 tory with 18.3 overs to spare. on Twitter. The apology was bowlers returned. Pakistan 168 for 2 (Imam 71, Babar 41*, Phehlukwayo Cup title and the first win they claimed in a MINI 443 79732, E-mail: [email protected] and Stand-in captain Shoaib given weight by the ICC as it Mohammad Amir dis- 1-17) beat South Africa 164 (Amla 59, du Plessis 57, John Cooper Works Rally in Qatar last April. website: www.qmmf.com Malik said at the after-match handed out its suspension. missed the dangerous David Shinwari 4-35, Afridi 2-24) by eight wickets. Khelaifi continues to stretch his QTCC lead laps to reach the front but Another double for the Honda S2000 when Abdulla saw me behind him, he pressed to open a gap driver despite tight battle with and maintained it till the end. Thanks to the organisation Saadon al Kuwari for this championship and helping all those drivers who TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK over 39 seconds adrift of the are doing very well. I hope to DOHA winner. Hamad al Sulaiti see a new generation of driv- (Toyota GT86) and Hamad Al ers on the top,” Kuwari said. DEFENDING Qatar Tour- Asam (Toyota Integra) were For Mohamad al Khaiat, Roston Chase of West Indies, who claimed 8 for 60, at the end of ing Car champion Abdulla al fourth and fifth, respectively. runner-up in the second race the fourth day of the first Test against England at the Kensington Oval Khelaifi stamped his authority The second race was held of the first round, the third in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. (AFP) on the series once again as he with the reverse grid. De- round was not very good. He wrapped up his third succes- spite starting from the back, had some mechanical prob- sive double at the Losail Inter- Khelaifi and Kuwari, who lems in his car and he fin- Chase spells doom for national Circuit on Saturday. started from the pit lane due ished ninth in the first race Veteran driver Saadon al to some technical issues, both but couldn’t start in the sec- Kuwari returned to the action finished again first and sec- ond race England, now among and secured the second spot ond, respectively. Khelaifi QTCC third round double winner Abdulla al Khelaifi is flanked by After the third round, ahead of Ibrahim al Abdul- was more consistent and beat second-placed Saadon al Kuwari (left) and third-placed Ibrahim Khelaifi is on the top of the ghani in the first race. Kuwari, who managed the al Abdulghani on the podium in Losail on Saturday. championship table with 96 Windies elite bowlers Khelaifi, at the wheel of quickest lap of the race again, points.