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Sunday, February 16, 2020 Manchester City face more questions after UEFA’s two-year ban as the team faces a ban from European competition, questions will be raised over the future of the club and their manager

DPA hailed by Spain’s La Liga biggest club in Europe and win pundit and former Manches- LoNDoN president Javier Tebas when the Champions League. But ter United midfielder Paul he said the move was “better look what he did. They had (for- Ince pointed out. MANCHESTER City have said late than never.” In Novem- mer manager) Roberto Manci- “For Pep, they’ve got to they will appeal their two-year ber 2018, German publica- ni, who won everything except win it this year,” said Ince. ban from European competi- tion Der Speigel obtained a the Champions League and “The best players want to go tion, but the suspension could series of internal Manchester they sacked him.” And what to the best clubs because of the have further implications in City emails from the Football about current coach Pep Guar- Champions League. If they’re the coming months. Leaks organization. diola’s future? The Spaniard’s not in it for the next two years, UEFA announced on Fri- One of the damaging contract runs out in 2021 and are they going to be able to get day that the ban for the next emails appeared to show that without the Champions League, the best players?” One thing two seasons was for “serious City’s owner, Sheikh Mansour will he walk away to chase what from the UEFA ban that has breaches” of its financial fair of the Abu Dhabi royal family, is ultimately his dream? City been confirmed is that their play rules, namely City over- was personally funding 57.5 play Real Madrid in this sea- women’s team will still be eligi- stating sponsorship revenue million pounds of a 67.5 mil- son’s Champions League last 16 ble for European competition. for four years between 2012 lion sponsorship deal of the over the next two months and The final question mark and 2016. club’s shirt, stadium and acad- Guardiola is looking forward to concerning the men’s team re- In a counter-statement, emy through his primary com- what could be his final match in sides with the Premier League. City, who were also fined 30 pany Abu Dhabi United Group the elite competition with City. Will they be deducted points million euros (32.5 million (ADUG). Etihad Airways oper- “I will enjoy to prepare from their current tally or dollars), said they will appeal ates out of Abu Dhabi. against Madrid and see what I even worse kicked next sea- to the Court of Arbitration for Under the financial fair play can do and it will be the happi- son given the UEFA ruling? It Sport (CAS) at the “earliest (FFP) rules, UEFA placed lim- est moment of my profession,” seems highly unlikely but the opportunity” in the hope of its on how much a club’s owner Guardiola told Sky Sports. Premier League has refused to dismissing what they called can influence the team’s budget Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final Without the Champions comment at this stage. a “prejudicial process.” But to further encourage clubs to second leg match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in Manchester last April. (AFP) League, questions will be With their appeal also how did it come to this and spend within their means. raised on what elite players still to come, the next few what happens next? This was Rodney Marsh, who played could force Sheik Mansour to pions League is upheld, I can Sirius XFM. they can attract to the team months are going to bring a long-awaited and expected for the club between 1972 and put the club up for sale. see a channel for the owner to “Mansour said he wanted and whether they can keep more questions than answers decision and one which was 1976, believes the decision “If this ban from the Cham- sell,” radio host Marsh said on Manchester City to become the their current crop, as BT Sport for Manchester City.

FINA /CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Doha (QAT) 2020 Germany’s beck, Frenchman Olivier emerge champions

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LEONIE Beck (GER) and Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA) won the women and men’s ti- tles respectively after thrilling races in the season-opening FINA /CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Doha (QAT) 2020 at Katara Beach on Saturday. Both the 10km races were exciting with Beck clinching her first major gold medal with a time of 1:56’41.1 in the women’s race, which went down to wires. Olivier clocked an impressive 1:49’46.6 to top Al Sadd’s new recruit Marco Fabian (centre) shoots on his debut the men’s race. during the ooredoo Cup quarter-final against Qatar SC on Saturday. “The races were very excit- ing and we are happy to start the FINA Marathon series in a thrilling fashion,” said Qatar Al Sadd, Al Rayyan Swimming Association (QSA) President Khaleel al Jabir. “Fields for both the races shoot their way into were very strong in presence of many Olympic and World champions. We now wish all the athletes the best in this The men’s race podium finishers with Qatar Swimming Association The women’s race podium finishers with FINA Technical Delegate and an Ooredoo Cup semis important Olympic year,” President Khaleel al Jabir and an official at Katara Beach on Saturday. official at the Katara Beach on Saturday. he added. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Rayyan needed goalkeeper In the women’s race that DohA Saoud al Hajri to make a big started at 11am, Germany’s Medal winners save to put The Lions in the Beck shocked many top- WomEn’s raCE: Gold - Leonie Beck AL Sadd edged Qatar SC 5-4 on Ooredoo Cup semi-final. ranked athletes to win her first (GER) 1:56’41.1; Silver - Ana Marcela penalties following a 1-1 draw Al Rayyan beat Al Khor 7-6 title in FINA Marathon. Cunha (BRA) 1:56’41.3; Bronze - in normal time to book a spot in sudden death after playing She outpaced last year’s Sharon Van Rouwendaal (NED) in the semi-final of the Ooredoo out a 1-1 draw in regulation Doha winner Ana Marcela 1:56’41.3 Cup at the Suhaim bin Hamad time. They will play Al Arabi in Cunha (BRA) – winner of mEn’s raCE: Gold - Marc Antoine Stadium on Saturday. the semi-final. multiple major FINA events, Olivier (FRA) 1:49’46.6; Silver - Rob The Wolves opened the Tiago Bezerra scored the and reigning Olympic cham- Muffels (GER) 1:49’59.2; Bronze - scoring in the 62nd min- opener in the 56th minute for pion Sharon Van Rouwendaal Florian Wellbrock (GER) 1:49’59.3. ute through Hamed Ismail’s Al Khor, before Rodrigo Taba- (NED) by just 0.2sec. free-kick, only for Qatar SC ta’s equaliser from the penalty Cunha secured silver med- to equalise late in the second sport after VAR confirmation. al after she was shown slightly capital, completed the race in half. In the shootout, Khaled ahead of Sharon – who took 1:50’02.6 to finish sixth. Akram Afif, Baghdad Muftah, Ibrahim Masoud, bronze – on camera. 2019 overall champion Bounedjah, Hassan al Haydos Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud, Lee Beck’s best show came in the Kristof Rasovszky (HUN) and Gabi were all left out of Jae-Ik and Rodrigo Tabata final lap of 2km after Sharon endured a shaky start to the the squad for the Wolves. scored for Al Rayyan in the tie- dominated most part of the The season-opening FINA /CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Doha (QAT) 2020 in progress at the season as he took 1:52’08.9 to Al Sadd will play Al Ahli in breaker. Afterwards, Abdul- grueling 5-lap race. Katara Beach waters on Saturday. reach the finish line. A total of the semi-final. rahman Al Korbi and Mekki “I am very happy, this is 75 completed the tiring race. Al Sadd’s Khalid Mubarak Tombari found the target for my first international title,” This was the third con- fouled Kayke Rodriguez in the The Lions. Beck said after her victory. fourth in the race with a time Olympics in 2016, was out- Rob Muffels (GER) won secutive year when Doha box and was shown a red card For Al Khor, Said Brahimi, “My target was to finish of 1:56’42.4, while Olympic sil- standing as he registered the the silver medal with a time hosted this FINA marathon. for his tackle. Kayke himself Musaab Abdulmajid, Lucca among the top three or four ver medalist Haley Anderson commending win with a mar- of 1:49’59.2 while world The second meet of the 2020 converted the resultant pen- Borges, Ahmed Salem and swimmers and I am surprised (USA) finished fifth, clocking gin of 12.6sec. champion Florian Wellbrock series will be held in Victoria alty, sending the game into Ahmed Al Mohannadi were to win the race. In the final lap 1:56’42.9. “I am very happy to win (GER), who was also defend- (SEY, May 3). shootouts. on target in the tie-breaker. I didn’t know what was hap- The 2019 overall champi- the first race of the season like ing his title in Doha, had to Budapest (HUN, June 6), Abdelkarim Hassan, Mohammed Al Jabri too was pening as I was only focusing on of this FINA series, Rachele this,” said Olivier. content with a bronze medal Setubal (POR, June 13), Lac Hamed Ismail, Mohammed lucky with his kick in sudden to finish the race fast,” the Bruni (ITA) 1:56’43.9 came “It was technically a differ- after he finished the race in St-Jean (July 19), Lac Megan- Waad, Ayoub Mashhour and death, but Abdulrahman Ra- 23-year-old added. in sixth position. All the 53 ent and difficult race for me and 1:49’59.3. tic (August 1), Ohrid (MKD, Rami Suhail all scored their jab’s shot was blocked by Al “The temperature of water swimmers finished the wom- winning in it will give me confi- Fares Zitouni (FRA) August 30), Nantou (TPE, penalties for Al Sadd, while Rayyan goalkeeper Saoud Al was fine as the sun was shin- en’s race. dence for the other events espe- and Gregorio Paltrinieri got September 19), Chun’An Meshaal Barsham saved Qatar Hajri with his leg. ing. The conditions were good Meanwhile, in the men’s cially for the Tokyo Olympics. I fourth and fifth positions (CHN, October 15) and Hong SC midfielder Abdenasser El Al Rayyan coach rested Yo- to compete,” said Beck. race that started at 1:30pm, will work more to give myself respectively, while Ferry Kong, China (HKG, October Khayati’s effort. han Boli, Yaccine Brahimi and Former European cham- the 24-year-old Olivier, who a chance to win gold medal at Weertman (NED), who won 24) will be the other host ven- In the other match, Al Franck Kom for the encounter. pion Arianna Bridi (ITA) was won bronze medal at the Rio Olympics,” he added. the 2018 meet in the Qatari ues of the series. Sports Sunday, February 16, 2020 13 Reigning champions Rangers leave it late against Suwon

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK only for Mohsen Al Sharshani weaving past three challenges but Real put the game beyond DohA to point to the spot. Sangmin al kass international Cup before firing home. doubt when David Garcia beat Lee took the spot kick but tried Zenit then pulled off a shock the keeper at his near post. REIGNING champions Glas- a Penanka which lacked the Rangers players by going ahead on 42 minutes. gow Rangers grabbed a last- height and McConnell really celebrate after Nikita Luzan crossed and Ni- Kashiwa Reysol stun Barca gasp winner to send battling should have saved it. scoring against kita Vershinin tried to flick it FC Barcelona failed to get Koreans Suwon Samsung out of Rangers levelled when Suwon Samsung on to Igor Kozlov who finished off to a winning start on their contention for the Al Kass Inter- Harkness sent a harmless high during the Al in style. return to the Al Kass Inter- national Cup. ball into the box and the keep- Kass Internation- Real started the second half national Cup as they came up Suwon had led in both of er, under no pressure, opted al tournament at brightly, seeing a penalty appeal against determined Japanese their games, but fail to reach the to punch but made a mess of Aspire Zone on waved away after Polo’s shot outfit Kashiwa Reysol. knock-out stage after defeats to it and Icelandic youngster Jo- Saturday. hit an arm, but the latter soon Kashiwa were ahead after Aspire Academy (3-1) and now hannes Bjarnason headed into grabbed a 49th minute equal- just 45 seconds as Barca suf- Rangers (3-2). an empty net, despite the efforts izer when he fired home after fered a nightmare start with The Koreans twice took the of Jongseok Yu to reach it. Perez’s shot was saved. goalkeeper Alejandro Pinazo lead but after grabbing a 77th Hyunjin almost paid the Zenit retook the lead on 52 putting through his own net. minute equalizer they pushed price for his tendency to punch minutes with a superb volley by Minutes later, Ryoga Tan- for a winner and it was player of when he again opted not to catch Nikita Luzan but the Spaniards aka went close with a free-kick the match Charlie Lindsay who and Lindsay almost caught him fought back in an enthralling for Kashiwa but it came as no snatched it in the 93rd minute. out with a lob that the keeper game as the classy Paz sent a surprise when Aleix Garrido The opening goal came on scrambled back to catch. But low left-foot shot into the net for equalised with a well-taken goal 34 minutes when Seongjin Lee, Lindsay made no mistake when a 57th minute equaliser. on 32 minutes. who had just been booked, con- gifted a 93rd minute tap-in after Having kept his side in The Spaniards were nected beautifully with a low Ure’s attempted pass ricocheted the game on many occasions, stunned though when Kashiwa drive from outside of the box. into his path. Moskvichev gave away a pen- took the lead on 86 minutes. Rangers equalised on 48th alty on 67 minutes, bringing Ota Yamamoto sent in a free- minute when Lindsay burst into Real beat Zenit in eight- down Perez with his feet as the kick and skipper Go Otsuki the box and unselfishly pulled goal thriller Spaniard tried to round him, went down in the box under the ball back for skipper Robbie Former champions Real twice took the lead in a game of into the path of Spanish striker ken arm, rose to head the Span- and the striker picked himself a reckless challenge by Toni, Ure to fire home. Madrid beat debutants FC Zenit many chances. Samuel Polo. iards in front following a well- up to slot home the spot kick. leaving the referee with no al- Suwon took the lead again in an eight-goal thriller on Sat- Real tested Zenit keeper The lively Marina was also taken corner by Mario Rielves. Eric Alcon defended su- ternative but to point to the on 65 minutes with a rather urday. Bogdan Moskvichev after just twice denied by the impressive Zenit responded superbly perbly to keep Zenit at bay on spot. Pinazo threw himself to fortuitous goal. Han had a Real, who won the competi- 23 seconds, the lively Abraham keeper but the opening goal did and stunned Real with an out- 75 minutes, just when Evge- the right to pull off a fine save great chance to score but Kelsey tion in 2017, were pushed all the Marina seeing his effort beaten finally come when Nico Paz, standing solo equaliser just a nii Pshennikov seemed likely from Yamamoto, who followed Ewen lunged to block his effort, way by the Russian outfit, who out with the ball almost falling wearing a cast to protect a bro- minute later, Andrei Marianov to equalize for the Russians, up to score. mane strikes for liverpool; burnley beat Southampton

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SADIO Mane struck as Liver- pool overcame Storm Dennis and feisty basement club Nor- Amiens’ Chadrac Akolo (left) celebrates next to PSG’s Julian Draxler wich to extend their lead at during the French L1 match on Saturday. (AFP) the top of the Premier League table to 25 points on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s runaway PSG without neymar, league leaders were short of their fluent best during their 1-0 victory but returned im- Mbappe held 4-4 mediately to winning ways af- ter their winter break. They are galloping towards by lowly Amiens their first league title for 30 years and can also dream of AFP before ex-Chelsea midfielder a treble to match Manchester AMieNS, FRANce Gael Kakuta doubled the lead United’s achievement in 1999. 20 minutes later. The result leaves Daniel AMIENS’ Serhou Guirassy Fousseni Diabate, on-loan Farke’s Norwich rooted to the scored an injury time equaliser from Leicester City, made it bottom of the table, six points on Saturday to secure a roller- 3-0 on the 40-minute mark behind 19th-placed Watford coaster 4-4 draw with a Paris after his low effort was de- and they look set for an im- Saint-Germain side without flected by PSG captain Thiago mediate return to the Cham- Sadio Mane scores the winner for Liverpool during their English Premier League match against Norwich City on Saturday. The Reds are now 25 Neymar and Kylian Mbappe Silva. pionship despite their battling points clear of the second-placed Manchester City. ahead of next week’s Champi- Midfielder Ander Herrera performance. ons League last 16 tie at Borus- cut the league strugglers’ lead Klopp brought back tested Tim Krul from distance on offer. Storm Dennis brought Hasenhuttl’s men recov- sia Dortmund. seconds before half-time with midfielder Naby Keita for in the 58th minute. Burnley withstood a bat- heavy rain and strong winds ered from their poor start and Relegation-haunted Amiens a side-footed volley. his first start in a Premier But just when it seemed tering from Storm Dennis to to the south coast of England began to dominate and former had been on course for a shock Tuchel made two changes League match since Decem- Norwich could become just the beat Southampton 2-1 and just a week after Storm Ciara Burnley striker Ings curled win when they surged into a 3-0 at the break with Marco Ver- ber and Mane was on the second team this season after climb to 10th in the Premier lashed Europe. into the corner from outside lead after 40 minutes before the atti and Marquinhos replacing bench as Liverpool started Manchester United to deny League table thanks to Matej Saints debutant Kyle the area in the 18th minute for French champions clawed their Idrissa Gueye and Silva. with confidence. Liverpool all three points, Vydra’s spectacular winner. Walker-Peters was straight his 15th Premier League goal way back to lead 4-3 on the Teenager Tanguy Kouassi Liverpool’s silky forward Mane broke the deadlock. After Ashley Westwood into the action as he conceded of the season. back of Tanguy Kouassi becom- scored his first senior goal af- Roberto Firmino was particu- The second-half substitute and Danny Ings had traded a corner in the second minute. Even heavier rain arrived ing PSG’s youngest scorer in 44 ter an hour from a Julian Drax- larly impressive, producing controlled a long ball from first-half goals, substitute Vy- Westwood went over to take at the beginning of the second years. ler header to become PSG’s an exquisite piece of skill to Henderson with his right foot dra score the decisive goal on the kick and scored the opener period, but Vydra gave the Brazil forward Neymar has youngest goal scorer since Li- control a long Jordan Hen- in the 78th minute before the hour mark at a rain-soaked after 93 seconds. away fans something to cel- been sidelined since February onel Justier in 1976. derson pass before the ball lashing home with his left. St Mary’s. The midfielder curled a ebrate on the hour mark. 1 with a rib injury while France The 17-year-old holding was stolen off his toes as he European champions Liv- It was Burnley’s third win cross into the front post and Jeff Hendrick’s ball World Cup winner Mbappe was midfielder, who remains on an shaped to shoot. erpool, who play Atletico Ma- in four Premier League match- Southampton forward Ings forward was superbly con- rested ahead of Tuesday’s trip to academy contract with the Pa- Liverpool were quickly on drid in the first leg of their es and lifted Sean Dyche’s side let it go, anticipating the ball trolled by the substitute, Germany. risians, equalised five minutes top again in the second half, last-16 tie on Tuesday and are to 10th in the table but Ralph would go out for a goal kick, who took a touch to get away PSG move 13 points clear of later from an Angel Di Maria keeping Norwich at arm’s through to the FA Cup fifth Hasenhuttl was left to ponder but it crept in before Alex Mc- from Walker-Peters before second-place Marseille while as PSG pushed on. length, but struggled to cre- round, now have a chance to his side’s third defeat in four Carthy could stop it going over he rifled an effort into the the home side remain in the The visitors thought they ate clear chances until Keita win the three biggest trophies Premier League games. the line. top corner. relegation zone and without a had completed a huge come- league win since November 2. back as Juan Bernat found The hosts’ boss Luka Els- Mauro Icardi at the back-post ner made two changes to his and the on-loan forward hit his side from last Saturday’s loss 19th goal of the season. Bundesliga to Monaco as Haitam Aleesami But after one minute of Griezmann shines as Barca edge gritty Getafe and Bongani Zungu started in- injury time, Guirassy was fed leipzig win to go stead of the suspended Thom- by winger Quentin Cornette to top, hertha prevail AFP straight wins without conced- as Monconduit and Bakaye equalise for his eighth effort of BARceLoNA ing a goal, gave Barca a scare. Dibassy. the campaign. after klinsmann exit Getafe, playing in their Former French youth in- On Friday, attacker Islam A slick Antoine Griezmann dayglo yellow away strip, often ternational Guirassy opened Slimani claimed a 1-0 victory RB Leipzig went back to the strike set Barcelona on their silenced the 80,409 fans at the the scoring after nine minutes for Monaco at Montpellier. top of the Bundesliga for a way against Getafe in La Liga Camp Nou. day at least after a 3-0 home on Saturday before they sur- Their direct approach win over relegation-threatened vived a late onslaught from the yielded a goal when Angel Werder Bremen on Saturday. gritty visitors to win 2-1. Rodriguez scored with a pow- champions Bayern Munich, who The result leaves Barcelo- erful volley on 66 minutes. Champions League drew 0-0 at home with Leipzig na trailing on goal-difference Rodriguez came within last weekend, travel to cologne atop La Liga before leaders an inch of pulling Getafe lev- manchester City’s motivation against in the early Sunday clash when Real Madrid’s Sunday home el on 73 minutes sparking a real will be ‘immense’, says zidane they can reassume command of game with Celta Vigo. goalmouth scramble. Goal- the table. In a physically engaging keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen ReAL Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday said that he is hertha Berlin began life without game, Barca star Jordi Alba scooped the ball off the line. expecting Manchester city’s motivation to be “immense” when the juergen Klinsmann with a 2-1 limped off in the first half. Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann reacts after scoring against Getafe CF Mallorca climbed out of two sides meet in the champions League following the announce- win at bottom side Paderborn. Alba, the club tweeted during the Spanish league match at the Camp Nou on Saturday. (AFP) the relegations places as Cu- ment of the english side’s two-season ban from Fourth-placed Bayer after the game, “is suffering cho Hernandez scored the european competitions. Leverkusen won 3-2 at from a right adductor muscle mann’s finish was perfect as he World Cup winner Griezmann. goal in a 1-0 home victory over Real host Pep guardiola’s city in their last-16 first leg on February union Berlin in a thriller, injury and will be undergoing clipped the ball over onrush- Sergi Roberto doubled the Alaves. 26, with the return game at the etihad on March 17. Wolfsburg also triumphed further tests.” ing goalkeeper David Soria on scores six minutes after the Real Sociedad’s visit to Eibar “For what has just happened, their motivation will be immense,” 3-2 at hoffenheim thanks to The Catalan giants have a 33 minutes. opener, firing into the bottom on Sunday has been called off said Zidane. “i’m not going to go into what happened, what is going Wout Weghorst’s hat-trick and Champions League last-16 game “I’ve been here seven corner from a cross by Alba’s because of poor air quality fol- to happen... it’s a team anyway, who will be a difficult opponent, Augsburg were held 1-1 by away to Napoli on Tuesday. months and have started to fit replacement Junior Firpo. lowing a landslide into a nearby knowing also how they have been doing in the Premier League. Freiburg. (DPA) Fed by a masterful through in and build an understand- But a late rally from Getafe, rubbish dump, the clubs an- So they will have extra motivation.” (AFP) ball from Lionel Messi, Griez- ing (with Messi),” said French third in La Liga after four nounced on Saturday. 14 Sunday, February 16, 2020 Sports The Bolt of buffalo? Indian jockey’s Uganda’s big win over record wins national praise President Eleven AFP NeW DeLhi All-rounder INDIAN sports authorities an- nounced on Saturday they will Muhumuza hold trials for a buffalo jockey sparkles for the whose record-setting perfor- mance in a traditional footrace tourists with a has seen him compared to Us- ain Bolt. half-century and On a track of muddy slush, Srinivas Gowda ran 142.50 three wickets metres in 13.62 seconds on January 31, setting a record TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in the traditional buffalo race DohA known as ‘Kambala’ held eve- ry year in southern Karnataka VISITING Uganda salvaged state. some of their reputation as The 28-year-old farmer they routed President Eleven has since become a sensation by 138 runs during the second after people praised him on 50-over-a-side match at the social media and compared Asian Town Stadium on Friday. him to retired Jamaican sprint It was all-rounder Deus- superstar Bolt, who is the In this photo taken on January 31, 2020, Srinivas Gowda, 28, hailing from the Dakshina Kannada district dedit Muhumuza, who fol- world’s fastest man for his re- runs alongside his buffalos during ‘Kambala’, the traditional buffalo racing event, held at Aikala village in lowed up his a half-century cord run of 100 meters in 9.58 Dakshina Kannada district about 30 kms from Mangalore in southern India. (AFP) with a three-wicket haul to play seconds. a stellar role in the tourists’ Comparing Gowda’s per- for trials under the country’s mance, considering the high of the southern coastal state romp. He was also declared formance with the Jamaican best coaches. standards of the Olympics during the winter. the Player of the Match and star’s record, commenters “Officials from Sports Au- and the help received from “I did not think I would awarded by QCA Operations have assumed that the farmer thority of India (SAI) have the buffaloes, who during run this fast. The buffaloes Manager Manzoor Ahmad. would have run 100 metres in contacted him. His rail ticket the races are lashed together were quick and I followed 9.55 seconds, which is 0.03 is done and he will reach SAI with ropes and outfitted with them,” Gowda told reporters. muhumuza and henry seconds faster than the Olym- centre on Monday. I will en- a plough while a participant The sport was briefly pian’s feat. sure top national coaches to matches their speed and con- banned following petitions by ssenyondo shared six India’s junior sports min- conduct his trials properly,” trols them. animal rights groups who de- wickets, while Frank ister Kiren Rijiju said that Rijiju wrote on Twitter. Gowda is a regular par- cried it as cruel, but races re- nsubuga, richard agamire authorities have called Gow- Many users have however ticipant in the popular buffalo sumed in 2017 under govern- da to the capital New Delhi cast doubts on his perfor- races held in the farming belts ment orders. and trever bukenya got one wicket each.

Batting first, Uganda rode three half-centuries to post a challenging 282 for seven. Saud Islam dominated the 65- mcilroy follows leader run opening stand with Roger Mukasa (14) as he smashed nine boundaries to get 57. A 114-run alliance be- kuchar by two shots tween skipper Brian Masaba and Muhumuza for the fourth wicket provided a solid plat- AFP form to Uganda to build a LoS ANgeLeS Leaderboard healthy total. Masaba made 54 with a six and four bounda- RORY McIlroy, making his leading second-round scores on Friday ries, while Muhumuza hit 53, uganda’s Dusededit Muhumuza with the Player of the Match Award first start as world number in the us PGa tour Genesis invitational which included a six and three after his team beat President Eleven at the Asian Town Stadium. one since 2015, pulled within at riviera Country Club (usa unless fours. two strokes of 36-hole leader noted, par-71): Frank Akankwasa and Brief Scores Matt Kuchar on Friday as Ti- 133 - Matt Kuchar 64-69 Fred Sehelam used long han- ger Woods’s hopes of a land- 135 - Harold Varner 67-68, Rory McIlroy dle to consolidate Uganda fur- uganda beat President Xi by 138 runs mark Genesis Invitational (NIR) 68-67, Wyndham Clark 67-68 ther with a 45-run sixth-wick- uganda: 282 for seven in 50 overs (Saud Islam 57, Brian Masaba 54, Deusdedit win dwindled. 136 - Kang Sung (KOR) 69-67, Adam et partnership. Akankwasa Northern Ireland star Scott (AUS) 72-64, Vaughn Taylor 69-67, took just 18 balls to collect 37 Mumuza 53, Frank Akankwasa 37; Himanshu Rathod 2/49, Mohamed Azlan McIlroy fired six birdies in a Russell Henley 67-69 with four big sixes and a four, 1/36, Imran Ashraf 1/36, Owais Ahmed 1/33, Saqlain Arshad 1/45) four-under par 67 at Riviera 137 - Chez Reavie 69-68, Rafa Cabrera Sehelam added 17. President Eleven: 144 all out in 37.1 overs (Zaheeruddeen Ibrahim 26, Country Club, to share second Bello 68-69 Zaheeruddeen Ibrahim Dharmang Patel 27, Imran Ashraf 28; Frank Nsubuga 1/26, Richard Agamire place on seven-under 135 with 138 - Jon Rahm 70-68, JB Holmes and Saqlain Arshad gave a 1/40, Trevor Bukenya 1/23; Henry Ssenyonda 3/23, Deusdedit Muhumuza 3/31) 69-69, Justin Rose (ENG) 69-69, Kim Americans Harold Varner and good start of 42 runs but Pres- Player of the match: Deusdedit Muhumuza (Uganda). Wyndham Clark, who both Si-woo (KOR) 69-69, James Hahn ident Eleven struggled to get signed for 68s. 68-70, Carlos Ortiz (MEX) 68-70, Dustin runs after the former got run Kuchar, who started the Johnson 72-66, Paul Casey (ENG) out for 26. Ibrahim had a six players in quick succession scorers. day with a three-shot lead, 69-69, Sebastian Munoz (COL) 69-69, and two fours in his 35-ball before they folded up in 38th Muhumuza and Henry posted a two-under 69 that Bryson DeChambeau 68-70 knock. over. Arshad (23), Dharmang Ssenyondo shared six wickets, put him at nine-under par 133. 139 - Joel Dahmen 68-71, Luke List Khurram Shahzad got out Patel (27) and Imran Ashraf while Frank Nsubuga, Richard Woods was nine shots off 71-68, Scott Piercy 70-69, Scott Brown at the same score for duck and (28 with two sixes and two Agamire and Trever Bukenya Kuchar’s lead, tied for 45th, 71-68, Brian Harman 70-69 President Eleven kept losing fours) were other double-digit got one each. after a two-over 73 that in- cluded a double-bogey and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his shot from the 13th tee during the second round of the Genesis three-bogeys. Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, uS, on Friday. (AFP) “I made some bad mis- takes out there,” said Woods, couldn’t get his seven-footer empty in 12 prior starts. “But I managed it well, QOC’s doping lecture for shooters who opened with a birdie at to save par to drop. “I’m going to have to make played the angles, got a couple the 10th but soon found him- Two more bogeys in some birdies this weekend,” of really nice up-and-downs The Qatar Olympic Commit- self in trouble. “I had a wedge the next three holes further he said. towards the end -- a nice two- tee’s doping body organised in my hand at 15 and made dimmed his chances of break- McIlroy, playing Riviera putt on 18.” an educative lecture to create double there, sand wedge on ing Sam Snead’s record of 82 for just the fourth time, birdied Kuchar, however, said his awareness on the ill-effects of three and made bogey there. PGA Tour victories this week. all three par-fives and while he lack of accuracy had him on doping for shooters at the Losail “Three runaway shots with Woods matched the record hit just four of 14 fairways he the defensive all day. Range on Saturday. Dr Mohamed wedges, something I rarely with a win at the Zozo Cham- avoided major trouble. “Wasn’t driving it nearly Adel briefed all those present ever do,” added Woods, who pionship in Japan in October, as accurate as I did the first on the occasion, including the was in the fairway with 144 and finished tied for ninth in Playing the angles day,” said Kuchar, who made Qatar Shooting and Archery As- yards to the hole at 15 but his only other start since at “Most of the day I did the the first of his two bogeys at sociation Technical Committee found a greenside bunker on Torrey Pines. things that I needed to do,” he the par-five first. After an 18- Head Abdullah Ali al Mutawa al the way to a double-bogey. The record would be extra said. “I missed a few fairways foot birdie putt at the third he Hammadi. Adel highlighted the He clawed back two shots sweet this week at Riviera -- coming in and it makes it very rolled in a 20-footer from the importance of doping knowledge with birdies at the 17th and the course where Woods made difficult to control your spin fringe at the fifth, but a bogey so that sports persons don’t fall first, but was in another green- his tour debut as a teenager, and get any spin onto the ball at the seventh saw him make victims even if they use some- side bunker at the third and but where he has come up coming into these greens. the turn even for the day. thing unintentionally. Clijsters faces tough second return to tennis against Bertens

when I was young, Kim Cli- She had initially sched- Kim Clijsters of Belgium, a four-time Grand Slam jsters was my role model”. uled her comeback for Janu- singles champion, has not competed on Tour since the “I think it would be nice if I ary to compete in the Aus- 2012 US Open. She retired for the first time in May 2007 could play against her one day. tralian Open, the first Grand and returned in August 2009 after the birth of her first I don’t know how I’d feel if that Slam of the season, which happened, but of course I’d she won in 2011. child Jada. She went on to reclaim the number one rank- want to beat her,” the Dutch But a knee injury forced ing and win three more majors. Since retiring for a second player continued. her to change plans. She said time she has had sons, Jack and Blake. Clijsters, a four-time that her first tournament Grand Slam singles champion, would be in Monterrey, Mex- AFP Clijsters, a Belgian moth- has not competed on Tour ico in March before bringing BRuSSeLS er-of-three, joked in Dubai since the 2012 US Open. the date forward to the hard- that she was not receiving the She retired for the first court tournament in Dubai. KIM Clijsters, 36, who is start- full support of her family. time in May 2007 and re- “There have been a few ing her second comeback to “My son Jack is hoping turned in August 2009 af- bumps but looking forward to professional tennis in Dubai I’ll lose early, so I’ll be home ter the birth of her first child returning to the match court,” next week, will not have an soon,” she told Belgian media. Jada. She went on to reclaim she tweeted. easy return, as she was handed Bertens, 28, said earlier the number one ranking and She told Belgian media a first-round tie against world this year in a column for the Kim Clijsters. win three more majors. Since this week that “things were go- number eight Kiki Bertens in BBC that “although I never re- retiring for a second time she ing well in training” but added Saturday’s draw. ally enjoyed watching tennis has had sons, Jack and Blake. “I need matches the most”.