DOCSLIB.ORG

Blatter and Platini

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Blatter and Platini NBA | Page 6 FOOTBALL | Page 10 Red-hot Butler Prince Ali blasts To Advertise here leads Bulls to ‘irresponsible’ Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 fi ft h straight Blatter and victory Platini Thursday, January 7, 2016 CRICKET Rabia I 27, 1437 AH Amla quits as GULF TIMES SA captain as Test ends in a draw SPORT Page 3 HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday watched the Qatar ExxonMobil Open match between Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Spain’s Fernando Verdasco at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. Djokovic won the match 6-2, 6-2 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Others seen in the picture are Novak Djokovic’s coach Boris Becker watches the action at the Khalifa International Qatar Tennis Federation President Nasser al-Kheleifi (R) and Alistair Routledge, President and General Manager ExxonMobil Qatar. Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday. TENNIS Djokovic, Nadal win easily to move closer to title clash At the Khalifa Complex, the two put on a masterclass, giving a glimpse of what to expect this week, and maybe even this season By Sahan Bidappa Novak Djokovic blasts many mistakes and was serving well,” Doha a forehand to said Nadal. Fernando Verdasco. “I think I returned well tonight. And the serve was a little bit worse ovak Djokovic and Rafael than yesterday, but in general, I played Nadal cruised into the quar- much better than yesterday, no? So ter-fi nals of the Qatar Exx- very happy with the victory and with onMobil Open yesterday, the level of tennis,” the 14-time Grand Nopening up the enticing prospect of a Slam champion added. title clash between two of the sport’s Meanwhile, third seed Tomas Ber- greatest stars in history. dych also entered the quarterfi nals At the Khalifa Complex, the two put after the Czech swept aside Damir on a masterclass, giving a glimpse of Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina what to expect this week, and maybe 6-0, 6-4 in a late-night match. Ber- even this season. dych will next play qualifi er Kyle Ed- Djokovic was fi rst to take the centre mund of Great Britain. Edmund carried court and the World No.1 didn’t waste his good qualifying form as he came much time in swatting aside Spaniard back from a set down to beat Daniel Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-2. Thereaf- Munoz De La Nava of Spain 5-7, 6-3, ter, Nadal joined in the fun as he scored 7-6 (3). In an all-French clash, Jer- an equally impressive win over Robin emy Chardy beat Paul-Henri Mathieu Hasse of Germany 6-3, 6-2. In today’s 6-2, 6-4. He will next face David Fer- last quarter-fi nal matches, Djoko- rer slayer Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko, vic will face eighth-seeded Leonardo who put it past Teymuraz Gabashvili of Mayer of Argentina, while Nadal plays Ukraine 6-4, 6-2. Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov. Results (round of 16) It was a dominant performance 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Fernando Ver- from the two in markedly calm condi- dasco (ESP) 6-2, 6-2; 2-Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt tions, which helped them in express- Robin Haase (NED) 6-3, 6-2; 7-Jeremy Chardy ing themselves on the court by playing (FRA) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-2, 6-4; a wide array of shots. 8-Leonardo Mayer (ARG) bt Pablo Andujar Once a top-10 player, Verdasco has (ESP) 6-2, 6-4; Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) bt dropped to No. 45 in the world. And Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 7-6 (6), 6-1; Illya the reason for that showed in his game Marchenko (UKR) bt Teymuraz Gabashvili as he repeatedly hit his forehand long, (RUS) 6-4, 6-2; 3-Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt making it easier for Djokovic to fi nish Rafael Nadal serves Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-0, 6-4; (Q) Kyle the match in one hour nine minutes. to Robin Haase of the Edmund (GBR) bt Daniel Munoz De La Nava Djokovic, who won three Grand Netherlands. PICTURES: 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Slams and six Masters titles in 2015, Noushad Thekkayil and Today’s order of play now has dropped just four games into agencies Singles Quarterfinals the new season in his fi rst two match- Centre Court starts at 3:30 pm es. The 28-year-old has won 19 con- coach Boris Becker, a former champion Djokovic closed out the match in style, second set. There were a couple of from a two sets to one defi cit to beat [7] J. Chardy (FRA) vs I. Marchenko (UKR) secutive matches versus left-handers; here in 1993, Djokovic broke Verdasco whipping a crosscourt forehand to im- close games.” Haase. Yesterday, he moved well from A. Kuznetsov (RUS) vs [2] R. Nadal (ESP) his last loss to a lefty came against to take a 3-1 lead. He won eight of his prove his record to 8-4 over Verdasco. Nadal, meanwhile looked much bet- the beginning as he broke the Dutch’s [1] N. Djokovic (SRB) vs [8] L. Mayer (ARG) Nadal in the 2014 French Open fi nal. next 10 service points before break- “Very pleased with the way I have ter that his fi rst round win over fel- serve in the second game and never let [3] T. Berdych (CZE) vs K. Edmund He’s also on a 17-match winning streak ing again to take the opening set in 31 started this season, two matches, low Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, his opponent even have a sniff as he (GBR) against Spanish players dating back to minutes. straight sets,” said Djokovic later. to whom he conceded the fi rst set. won in 65 minutes. Court 1 starts 4:00 pm a 2014 loss to Tommy Robredo. And he In the second set, Verdasco had cou- “Tonight it was tougher than the fi rst Against Hasse, the World No. 5 looked “A good match, good performance. I [1] J. Rojer (NED) / H. Tecau (ROU) vs [4] P. showed no signs of slowing down yes- ple of chances to force a break but the round. Obviously I expected that. The in control right from the start. think I played at very high level against Petzschner (GER) / A. Peya (AUT) terday. Spaniard continued to hit long and was scoreline was the same, but still I had In their lone prior meeting at the a player, who I think played well for a [3] F. Lopez (ESP) / M. Lopez (ESP) vs [2] J. Watched by his wife Jelena and anguished with himself. Soon enough, to work for the win, especially in the 2010 Wimbledon, Nadal had rallied lot of moments. He played with not Murray (GBR) / B. Soares (BRA) Gulf Times 2 Thursday, January 7, 2016 SPORT SPOTLIGHT OBITUARY Zidane is good for Irish golf pioneer Real, says Nadal O’Connor ‘I know him. He’s a good person and a humble person’ Jnr no more By Sahan Bidappa Yesterday, a journalist asked him in Doha a press conference, quite cheekily, if he European Tour tles – the latter in the 1992 Brit- ever lets his hair down and has some fun. Dublin ish Masters. While taken aback at the query, Nadal was From The European Tour’s in- afael Nadal has a strong connec- quick to point out that he has another side ception in 1972, he did not fi nish tion with football. He has been to his on-court persona. hristy O’Connor Jnr, a outside the top 100 in the Order a die-hard supporter of Spanish “Serious? I am not serious (laughs). No, former Ryder Cup hero, of Merit in his fi rst 21 seasons, and giants Real Madrid and is also a I am serious on court, but outside of the European Tour and Sen- that class and longevity extended R10 percent shareholder of RCD Mallorca, court I am not much serious,” the World ior Tour veteran, and pi- into his Senior Tour career. his local club by birth. No.5 said. Coneer of golf in Ireland, has died In his maiden campaign in the So it was understandable, that he “I like to enjoy life in general, and I aged 67. over-50s ranks, O’Connor Jnr would be asked about Real Madrid’s sack- think I’m a hard worker. But at the same The Galway native passed stormed to a three-shot victory ing of Rafael Benitez on Monday and the time I know how to enjoy my life. I always away in his sleep while on holi- in the 1999 Senior Open Cham- appointment of French legend Zinedine say the same. The tennis is a very impor- day in Tenerife. He is survived by pionship at Royal Portrush Golf Zidane at Los Blancos. tant part of my life, for sure, but it is not his wife Ann, daughter Ann and Club, before returning to North- Nadal, while being a friend of Zidane, everything” he added. son Nigel. ern Ireland a year later to suc- wished him best and said ‘Zidane is part Ironically, though, he fi nished with a O’Connor Jnr is best known cessfully defend the title at Royal of Real Madrid’s history’, he also felt sorry ‘serious’ answer. “For sure the way that I for hitting one of the most fa- County Down. for Benitez, who was sacked after just 25 understand the sport is to work and try to mous shots in Ryder Cup history He also lifted two titles on the games in charge into the La Liga season.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Announcement
    Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-08-22 12:01 1 Rio 2016: Only football medal counts for Brazilians (1.06/2) Brazil won the entire Olympics — or so it felt for fans dancing in the streets after Neymar fired the winning penalty for football gold. Drivers of cars and trucks hooted and crowds in countless bars across the city screamed in delight on Saturday night 2016-08-22 10:33 1KB www.mid-day.com 2 Rio 2016: Canada's childhood sweethearts are now medal-winners (1.03/2) Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton are the power couple of the Olympics, a gold and bronze medal to their names, but they have little to talk about. American star Eaton, who retained his decathlon crown in Rio, and his Canadian heptathlon bronze medallist wife, married in 2013 2016-08-22 10:39 2KB www.mid- day.com 3 Flights grounded as typhoon hits near Tokyo A strong typhoon struck near the Japanese capital Tokyo on Monday, with heavy rain and strong winds grounding more than (1.02/2) 400 flights as officials warned of possible landslides and flooding. 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 4 This picture of Shivraj Chouhan getting a 'lift' from cops is flooding Twitter (1.02/2) An image of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan being carried by two policemen during his visit to flood- hit areas of the state has gone viral on social media 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 5 Tokyo 2020 clues: when Japan's PM dressed up as Super Mario (1.02/2) Rio 2016's closing ceremony held some exciting clues as to what Tokyo2020 might have in store.
    [Show full text]
  • Static GK Capsule 2017
    AC Static GK Capsule 2017 Hello Dear AC Aspirants, Here we are providing best AC Static GK Capsule2017 keeping in mind of upcoming Competitive exams which cover General Awareness section . PLS find out the links of AffairsCloud Exam Capsule and also study the AC monthly capsules + pocket capsules which cover almost all questions of GA section. All the best for upcoming Exams with regards from AC Team. AC Static GK Capsule Static GK Capsule Contents SUPERLATIVES (WORLD & INDIA) ...................................................................................................................... 2 FIRST EVER(WORLD & INDIA) .............................................................................................................................. 5 WORLD GEOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................................ 9 INDIA GEOGRAPHY.................................................................................................................................................. 14 INDIAN POLITY ......................................................................................................................................................... 32 INDIAN CULTURE ..................................................................................................................................................... 36 SPORTS .......................................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. News Diary 20-81 Pandora Box (Part - C) 100-114 103, Pragatideep Building, Plot No
    Mahendra Publication VOL - 12 Pvt. Ltd. ISSUE - 03 Editor Contents N.K. Jain Associate Editor Neeraj Gaur Interview 5 Climate Change Impact Farm Advisors Competition Booster 6-11 Sector Growth 88-89 Neeraj Chabra K.C. Gupta In Focus 12 Pandora Box (Part - A) 91-95 Registered Office News Makers 13-18 Pandora Box (Part - B) 96-99 Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. News Diary 20-81 Pandora Box (Part - C) 100-114 103, Pragatideep Building, Plot No. Drought Management in India : 08, Laxminagar, District Centre, New National 100-104 Delhi - 110092 A Perusal 83-84 TIN-07136921593 Technology Vision 2035 - Putting International 105-106 w.e.f. 10-04-2014 Science to Use 85-86 Economy 107-112 Branch Office Soil Health Card – A tool for Agri Miscellaneous 113-114 Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. revolution 87 E-42,43,44, Sector-7, Noida (U.P.) For Queries regarding Promotion, Distribution Technology Vision 2035 - & Advertisement contact: Drought Management in India : A Perusal Putting Science to Use mahendrapublication.org Ph.: 0522-3247030 Owned Printed & Published by N.K. Jain 103, Pragatideep Building, Plot No. 08, Laxminagar, District Centre, New Delhi - 110092 Copyright Reserved Soil Health Card – A tool for Climate Change Impact Farm @ No part of this issue can be printed Agri revolution Sector Growth in whole or in part without the written permission of the publishers. @ All Disputes are subject to Delhi Jurisdiction only. Please send your suggestions and grievances to:- Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. CP-9, Vijayant Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow - 226010 MARCH/2016/MASTERmahendrapublication.org IN CURRENT AFFAIRS 3 @Mahendra’s EDITORIAL You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
    [Show full text]
  • P17 2 Layout 1
    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 SPORTS Mumbai boy’s 1,000 runs in innings smash 117-year record MUMBAI: A Mumbai schoolboy made been bowled out earlier for just 31, ment sent Twitter into a frenzy. His history yesterday when he became the according to the Press Trust of India. name trended in India, with excited but first batsman in any class of cricket to Dhanawade’s innings lasted 395 minutes also nervous cricket fans posting regular score 1,000 runs in a single innings, with and occurred during the Bhandari Cup score updates as he neared the 1,000 Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar leading school tournament, which is officially mark. the plaudits. recognised by the Mumbai Cricket Ayaz Memon, a cricket expert, said it Fifteen-year-old Pranav Dhanawade Association. would be a phenomenal feat for a crick- smashed his way to 1,009 not out off 323 The teenager, who also plays as wick- eter to score four digits at any level of balls as he obliterated a 117-year-old et-keeper, surpassed Collins’ score on the game. record for the highest number of runs Monday, finishing the day on 652, before “It’s just incredible. Scoring 1,000 runs scored in one innings. crossing the 1,000 mark after lunch yes- in less than two days at this speed is a Dhanawade, the son of an auto-rick- terday. great achievement,” Memon told AFP. shaw driver, soared past Arthur Collins’ “I have always been a big-hitter. But translating this accomplishment previous record total of 628 in England When I started I never thought about from club to international level will be a in 1899, during an inter-school tourna- breaking the record,” Dhanawade told big challenge for the teenager, he said.
    [Show full text]
  • KT 6-1-2016AD Layout 1
    SUBSCRIPTION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 RABI ALAWWAL 26, 1437 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait recalls envoy as Min 07º Max 20º Saudi-Iran crisis widens High Tide 09:57 & 20:44 Low Tide Iranian ambassador summoned • MPs demand severing all ties 03:37 & 14:33 40 PAGES NO: 16747 150 FILS By B Izzak and agencies conspiracy theories RIYADH: The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened yesterday as Kuwait recalled its Talk of the town ambassador to Tehran and Bahrain severed air links in the face of growing international concern. Joining Riyadh and its Sunni Arab allies in taking diplomatic action, Kuwait said it was withdrawing its envoy over weekend attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and consulate in Mashhad. Kuwait’s move came after the UN By Badrya Darwish Security Council strongly condemned the attack, car- ried out by protesters angry over Saudi Arabia’s execu- tion of a prominent Shiite cleric. Also yesterday, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah summoned Iran’s ambassador to [email protected] Kuwait Ali Reda Enayeti and handed him a written protest note over the attacks. Jarallah said in the protest note that such action by Iran constituted a flagrant vio- or the last couple of months, we are all hearing lation of international conventions and norms. The rumors here and there in diwaniyas, social protest note reiterated the condemnation of Kuwait of Fmedia and gatherings about the government’s the flagrant violations, stressing the need for Iran to intention to lift all subsidies on fuel, food, water, elec- respect its international commitments towards accredit- tricity, etc.
    [Show full text]
  • Free PDF Download
    DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION ENTWICKLUNG UND ZUSAMMENARBEIT International Journal ISSN 2366-7257 Monthly e-Paper May 2016 Multilateral finance Digital technology Migrants The aspirations of the The World Bank Why Bangladeshis go African Development emphasises the abroad and what they Bank’s new president analogue foundations experience Souza/picture-alliance/NurPhoto The power of sports Title: Usain Bolt during London Olympics in 2012. Photo: picture-alliance/dpa Focus: Editorial The power of sports Games in times of crisis Great runners The Rio Olympics were supposed to be a special moment of Dilma Rousseff’s presidency in Brazil. Now legislators have started impeach- Jamaica’s achievements in track and field sports are ment proceedings, however, and it is uncertain whether she will still be in legendary. Usain Bolt and many other Olympic gold medal power when the games begin in August. winners are from this Caribbean nation. Local coaches spot promising talents, but they lack funding. Jamaican When the Olympic games and the Football World Cup were awarded to their coach Everton Leslie discussed matters in an interview. country years ago, Brazilians celebrated. They felt that their nation was In Kenya too, many young athletes hope to join the finally being recognised globally. The mood has turned sour however. After country’s world-famous long-distance team,as journalist a long boom, Brazil’s economy is now in deep recession, and masses of pro- Isaac Sagala reports. Page 14, 16 testors are rallying against corruption and government failure. Earning respect It currently looks as though some sports facilities may not be ready in time.
    [Show full text]
  • Lic Aao Capsule -2016
    LIC AAO CAPSULE -2016 Presents Dear BA"ians, We bring to you most eagerly awaited LIC AAO CAPSULE to give a kick start to your preparation. We know most of you feel energised the moment the capsule comes into your access, so here it is. This capsule is a compilation of last 2 months worth of GK and Current Affairs i.e December and January and along with GK the till the 10th of February covered in an exhaustive manner. Since this is an insurance related Exam, we do not ant you to leave any stone unturned, so have covered the Insurance portion aswell A separate Banking related Capsule will be up this week only to add to this Blast of Knowledge. The remaining days of February will be covered in our other weekly Tonic and Hindu review initiatives So brace yourself to update your self and become Exam ready soon!. Good luck! 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.careeradda.co.in LIC AAO CAPSULE -2016 INSURANCE SECTOR IN NEWS S. No News 1. LIC offered a ‘New Year gift’ to the public in the form of a limited-premium, non-linked and with-profit endowment assurance plan ‘Jeevan Labh’. The highlight of the plan is that premium is payable for a limited period while risk is covered for the whole policy term. The plan is available from ages 8 to 59 years with a choice of policy term of 16, 21 and 25 years and premium-paying terms of 10,15 and 16 years.
    [Show full text]
  • Sample 10458.Pdf
    CURRENT AFFAIRS FEBRUARY 2017 QUIZ PDF 1. Who has been elected as the head of African Union (AU) Commission? a) Robert Mugabe b) Jean Ping c) Moussa Faki Mahamat d) Amara Essy Answer c) Moussa Faki Mahamat. Chadian foreign affairs minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected as the head of African Union (AU) Commission. He will replace Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. 2. The U.S. Senate confirmed ___________ as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state a) Lee R. Raymond b) Rex Tillerson c) Igor Sechin d) Jeffrey R. Immelt Answer b) Rex Tillerson. The U.S. Senate confirmed Rex Tillerson as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, filling a key spot on the Republican’s national security team despite concerns about the former Exxon Mobil Corp chief executive officer’s ties to Russia. 3. Who becomes the ambassador of Swachh Bharat campaign recently? a) Priyanka Chopra b) Sonakshi Sinha c) Sonam Kapoor d) Anushka Sharma Answer d) Anushka Sharma. Anushka Sharma is the new celebrity entrant in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign. The actress will be joining Amitabh Bachchan in championing the initiative founded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlight the women-centric aspects of open defecation as part of the nationwide health and sanitation campaign. 4. Who presented the First National Entrepreneurship awards 2016 in New Delhi? a) Rajnath Singh b) Arun Jaitley c) Manohar Parrikar d) Nitin Gadkari Answer a) Rajnath Singh. Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh presented the First National Entrepreneurship awards 2016 in New Delhi. The Minister of State (I/C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy was the guest of honour on the occasion.
    [Show full text]