Sport MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2020 Hathab Series has done wonders for young Qatari riders: QEF chief The young riders participating in our competitions have shown great interest in becoming better. That was the sole reason we started this series, to get the young riders interested and in helping them achieve their dreams. Hamad bin Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah Sport |10 VUELTA A ESPANA: Stage 18 winner: Pascal Ackermann (Germany) 3:28:13 Overall winner: Primož Roglic (Slovenia) 72:46:12 City, Liverpool draw as Kane joins 150 club AFP – LONDON Bruyne cross but the Belgian skewed wide. Harry kane you have to say has this Kevin De Bruyne missed a The draw left Liverpool in many goals, this many assists, this penalty as Manchester City third place on 17 points after number of balls recovered, this number squandered the chance to close eight games, one behind of duels won. When you go to stats in the gap on Liverpool yesterday Leicester and five clear of City, relation to the strikers, I always say while Tottenham’s Harry Kane who have a game in hand. celebrated joining the Premier that the stats should be how many League’s 150 club. Kane reaches 150 goals goals has a striker scored, and what he A win at the Etihad would Earlier, Kane headed in a did for his team in the matches where have taken the Reds to the late winner in a 1-0 victory he didn't score. And many of the summit but they were forced to against struggling West Brom strikers that history will show an settle for a 1-1 draw in a battle to briefly lift Jose Mourinho’s incredible number of goals that they between the two dominant side to the top of the table after powers over the past two their fourth win in five league scscore,oree, pplusllus zezero:eror : JoseJooses MourinhoMouo rinhho insistsinsists seasons. games. strikersttriker HarryHaarry kane'skaanne'ss influenceinflul ene ce forfor That meant Leicester clung Only Alan Shearer and TottenhamTToottenham HotspurHootst pur goesgooes wayway beyondbeyyond onto top spot after leapfrogging Sergio Aguero have scored 150 thethhe 20120201 goalsgooals he hashass nownow scoredscoreed forfor Spurs with a 1-0 win at home Premier League goals in fewer thethhe northnoortrth LondonLoL nddon clubclulub to Wolves. appearances than Kane, who Jurgen Klopp’s champions reached the landmark in his made an aggressive start against 218th match. City, with Sadio Mane, Mourinho was effusive in Mohamed Salah, Roberto his praise for his star striker, Firmino and Diogo Jota all in a who also has 10 assists in all fearsome-looking starting competitions this season. line-up. “Harry Kane, you have to The visitors went ahead in say has this many goals, this the 13th minute when Salah many assists, this number of Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane (left) celebrates after scoring the opening converted a penalty after Kyle balls recovered, this number of Walker clipped Mane in the box. duels won, this number of balls goal during the English Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion, yesterday. City drew level just after the that he saved his team in a half-hour mark when De defensive set-piece,” he said. Mourinho started with Brom team still without a league Johnstone and the England 15th minute -- following a VAR Bruyne picked out Gabriel Jesus “This is Harry Kane. It’s Kane, Gareth Bale and Son win this term. captain arrived to flick a header check -- after Max Kilman in the area with his back to goal. goals plus this and this and this Heung-min in his front three for Son wasted an early chance into the far corner. handled Dennis Praet’s cross in The City striker cleverly turned and that.” the first time, and while the but the home side had oppor- But Spurs’ stay at the top of the area. past Trent Alexander-Arnold The landmark effort for latter two were quiet, Kane was tunities of their own through the Premier League table was But he blew a chance to and poked past Alisson Becker. Kane, who scored his 200th on hand to clinch Tottenham’s Karlan Grant, Kyle Bartley and short-lived as Jamie Vardy make it 2-0 when he was City were awarded a penalty Tottenham goal in all competi- third successive league victory. Jake Livermore. netted his eighth Premier denied by Rui Patricio late in the themselves just before the tions against Ludogorets on Spurs are now unbeaten in Kane finally broke Albion’s League goal of the season for first half after James Justin was interval after a VAR check when Thursday, was perfectly timed their past seven league games resistance in the 88th minute Leicester. brought down in the box but Joe Gomez was unable to get his after they had laboured to break but were below their best for when Matt Doherty’s cross Vardy scored the decisive Brendan Rodgers’ team held on arm out of the way of a De down stubborn Albion. long periods against a West caused indecision from goal from the penalty spot in the to win all three points. QSL hosts coordination meeting and friendly match THE PENINSULA – DOHA In line with the policy of continuous co-ordination and co-operation in order to reach the best technical, administrative and organisational levels, and within the framework of continuous development of Qatar football, the Qatar Stars League (QSL) held several meetings with coaches of Al Sadd's coach Xavi Hernandez, Al Sailiya coach Sami Trabelsi, Al Duhail coach Sabri Lamouchi and officials in action during a friendly match played at the Aspire clubs and officials at the Aspire Zone Zone, in Doha, yesterday. The match was hosted by the Qatar Stars League (QSL), on the sidelines of the QSL co-ordination meetings. yesterday. Executive Director of Competi- tions and Football Development at the QSL, Ahmed Khellil Abbassi, met with coaches, where the calendar for the Ronaldo strikes but Caicedo disappoints Juventus current season 2020-21 and the approved health protocol for the next AFP – MILAN top striker Ciro Immobile, phase were discussed, and all opinions midfielder Lucas Leiva and and proposals were reviewed, lis- Felipe Caicedo again rescued goalkeeper Thomas Stra- tening to the coaches, their comments Lazio, scoring deep into injury kosha, who remain in coro- and their points of view on technical time to cancel out Cristiano navirus isolation. matters. Ronaldo’s early goal for The Roman club are being Director of QSL’s Competitions Juventus in a 1-1 draw investigated by the Italian Department, Ahmed Salman Al yesterday. football federation for pos- Adsani, held a meeting with the sports Ronaldo had opened after sible Covid violations. officials of clubs, the calendar and quarter of an hour in Rome Immobile was among a tournaments of the season were but second-half substitute number of Lazio players reviewed. Caicedo once again proved blocked by UEFA from taking The coaches and sports officials decisive firing in the equaliser part in Champions League expressed their happiness with the five minutes into injury time. games against Club Bruges Lazio’s Felipe discussions and by presenting all the The 32-year-old Caicedo and Zenit Saint Petersburg Caicedo (centre) views and opinions and comments had rescued his side in a 1-1 after testing positive. celebrates with that emerged out of the meetings. Champions League draw at But they were included in team-mates Adam They also expressed their optimism Zenit Saint Petersburg during last weekend’s game against Marusic and Andreas about reaching the common targets the week and also an injury Torino, in which Immobile Pereira after scoring and goals. time 4-3 winner against also scored, following neg- against Juventus, yesterday. On the sidelines of the meetings, Torino last weekend. ative tests carried out in a lab a friendly exhibition match was Juventus missed the used by the club. played in accordance with the chance to move second Inzaghi had been opti- after a month out injury. sixth goal in four league went off with 15 minutes to COVID-19 precautionary measures behind Serie A leaders AC mistic about them lining out Leonardo Bonucci, making games. Sergej Milinkovic- go after taking a knock to his and procedures, in the presence of Milan, with the champions in the Stadio Olimpico but his 400th start for Juventus, Savic sent a header wide for ankle. And Caicedo, who had Executive Director of Sales, Mar- three points behind their they were left out after they proved decisive early the hosts with Joaquin Correa come off the bench nine keting and Communication at the northern rivals who host were also reported to have blocking Vedat Muriqi. also testing Wojciech minutes after the break, once QSL, Hassan Rabiah Al Kuwari, Exec- Hellas Verona later on tested positive in another But it was again Ronaldo Szczesny. again had the final word. utive Director of Competitions and Sunday. Italian lab. who proved decisive finishing Ronaldo had two chances The Ecudorian picked up Football Development at the QSL, Simone Inzaghi’s Lazio, Lazio midfielder Luis off a Juan Cuadrado cross for a second in the first half, a Correa cross, swivelling to Ahmed Khellil Abbassi, and a number currently embroiled in coro- Alberto returned after recov- after the Colombian shook off rattling the post, with Pepe fire in the equaliser to hand of oficials and members of the QSL navirus chaos, are ninth, five ering from coronavirus with defenders Luis Alberto and Reina tipping a free-kick over Juventus their fourth staff. points off the leaders. the hosts also boosted with Mohamed Fares.