14 Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Sports Professional Boxing Fencing bronze for Qatar at GCC Women’s Games in Kuwait Basketball team beats Bahrain

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Qatar’s women fencing team clinched the bronze medal at the prestigious sixth edition of GCC Women’s Games 2019 Sheikh Fahad bin Khalid bin Jassim al Thani being declared the which got underway in Kuwait winner after he knocked out Romanian Marius Petre Sorin in the on Sunday. third round in Spain on Saturday. Team Qatar opened the campaign with a bronze medal in the foil class (individual) Qatar’s Sheikh secured by fencer Ameera Abo Jobara, while her teammate, Lina al Boainin reached the last eight stage. Fahad knocks On the same track of victo- ry, Team Qatar defeated Bah- raini counterparts 74-64 in the Qatar’s Ameera Abo Jobara in action in the individual foil class of the fenc- out Sorin in Spain basketball event on Sunday. ing event in Kuwait which she won to claim the bronze medal on Sunday. Qatari duo , Duha and QNA A month after celebrat- Zikryat Rashid Al Abdullah Madrid ing his 32nd birthday with a alongside sisters Sara and victory in Madrid, the super Haya Fadi Diyab were due Qatar’s professional boxer welterweight boxer won by a to compete in the Epee and Sheikh Fahad bin Khalid bin knockout in the third round to Sabre classes. While Qatar’s Jassim al Thani continued his stay unbeaten in his pro career handball team will lock horns winning spree defeating Roma- and pick up his second victory against hosts Kuwait. nian Romanian veteran Marius against Sorin. The ten-day games are Petre Sorin on Saturday In July, Skeikh Fahad had bringing together six GCC na- The first Qatari profes- beaten Sorin via a technical tions competing in 11 events. sional boxer notched up his knockout in Leon, Spain. Team Qatar delegation to 13th straight successive vic- It was also his third victory the games is chaired by Lolwa tory. The super welterweight with Franck Bohec as his head al Marri, President of Qatar boxer was 300-odd km east coach. Bohec, who has the Qa- Women’s Sport Committee , of the Spanish capital, going tari boxer’s longtime trainer, accompanied by 132 athletes, up against Romanian veteran took over from Cuban coach administrators and technical The Qatar women’s basketball team in action against Bahrain. Qatar Marius Petre Sorin. Ismael Salas. staff members. Ameera Abo Jobara with her bronze medal and the Qatar fencing team. won the match 74-64.

CRICKET CORNER WorldSBK set for Qatar closer India on brink of Rea vs Bautista, the final face-off of 2019: Who will master Losail International Circuit? series sweep, Elgar Tribune News Network and Michael van der Mark, and future Doha Pata Yamaha star Toprak Razgatlioglu suffers concussion (Turkish Puccetti Racing). After 34 races, 12 rounds, visits to Two of them have won races this AFP ten countries across five continents, season; the other remains ahead in the Ranchi Scoreboard unbelievable comebacks, shattered re- standings. The two men in blue hold 15 India (1st innings): 497-9 dec cords, public rivalries, controversy, the podium finishes between them; Raz- Pace duo Mohammed Shami South Africa (1st innings; overnight 9-2) occasional inclement weather, laughs, gatlioglu has claimed 13 alone yet still and Umesh Yadav had India D. Elgar c Saha b Shami 0, Q. de Kock c Saha b tears and, most importantly, some phe- trails them on points. It’s been a stand- on the brink of a series white- Yadav 4, Z. Hamza b Jadeja 62, F. du Plessis b Yadav 1, T. Bavuma st Saha b Nadeem 32, H. Klaasen b nomenal racing, it has arrived at the out season for all three – but there’s wash after South Africa crum- Jadeja 6, G. Linde c Rohit b Yadav 37, D. Piedt lbw b final destination – The MOTUL FIM only room for one on the highlight reel. pled while following-on in the Shami 4, K. Rabada run out (Yadav) 0, A. Nortje lbw Superbike World Championship lands Early 2019 saw the birth of several third Test, as batsman Dean b Nadeem 4, L. Ngidi not out 0; Extras: (b8, lb3, in Qatar where fireworks are sure to fly new projects in WorldSBK; Round 13, Elgar was diagnosed with con- nb1) 12; Total: (All out, 56.2 overs) 162 Fall of : 1-4 (Elgar), 2-8 (de Kock), 3-16 once again between the top contenders, accordingly, will be the moment to eval- cussion after suffering a winc- (du Plessis), 4-107 (Hamza), 5-107 (Bavuma), as they have done nonstop for the past uate where they stand one year on. For ing blow to the helmet. 6-119 (Klaasen), 7-129 (Piedt), 8-130 (Rabada), eight months. Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldS- At the end of the third 9-162 (Linde). The fierce back-and-forth between BK Team), his first year after trading day the tourists were on 132- : Shami 10-4-22-2, Yadav 9-1-40-3, Nadeem 11.2-4-22-2 (nb1), Jadeja 14-3-19-2, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing the green and black leathers for white 8, trailing India by 203 runs, Ashwin 12-1-48-0. Team WorldSBK) and Alvaro Bautista ones can only be deemed a success. A with replacement batsman South Africa (2nd innings; following-on) (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) promises win under the floodlights would cap off Theunis de Bruyn on 30 and Q. de Kock b Yadav 5, D. Elgar retired hurt 16, Z. to continue for several years to come, this first season quite nicely. Anrich Nortje, on five. Hamza b Shami 0, F. du Plessis lbw b Shami 4, T. Bavuma c Saha b Shami 0, H. Klaasen lbw b Yadav but for now this will be the final time This has also been the first year of De Bruyn came in under the 5, G. Linde run out (Nadeem) 27, D. Piedt b Jadeja they face off in their current colours. the triple-pronged Moriwaki-Althea- new concussion sub rule after 23, T. de Bruyn not out 30, K. Rabada c Jadeja b Bautista will serve the new HRC squad Honda project. A season somewhat opener Elgar took a nasty hit on Ashwin 12, A. Nortje not out 5; Extras: (b5) 5 from 2020 onwards, closing a brief yet marred by injuries and disappoint- the helmet from a short Yadav Total: (For 8 wickets, 46 overs) 132 Fall of wickets: 1-5 (de Kock), 2-10 (Hamza), 3-18 intense chapter in red (whilst perhaps ing results has taken an upturn in the and had to retire hurt (du Plessis), 4-22 (Bavuma), 4-26 (Elgar, retired not creating one of the biggest ‘what ifs’ in last couple of rounds thanks to Leon on 16. The impact left the opener out), 5-36 (Klaasen), 6-67 (Linde), 7-98 (Piedt), WorldSBK history). ometre-plus start-finish straight, one man sits atop of the Losail podium; nor Camier, who has managed to close shaken as he lay on the ground 8-121 (Rabada). Bowling: Shami 9-5-10-3, Yadav 9-1-35-2, Jadeja While pure dominance led Rea to would think it would suit the Borgo would it be for Leon Haslam (Kawasaki the gap with the leading machines. getting physio assistance. 13-5-36-1, Nadeem 5-0-18-0, Ashwin 10-3-28-1. at least three of his previous four world Panigale rocket and therefore Bautista; Racing Team WorldSBK), who ended More top ten results are on the cards South Africa said late Mon- Toss: India. titles, this one has undoubtedly been but Rea, let’s not forget, is undefeated his previous full-time stint in WorldS- for the Englishman. day that Elgar was “assessed marked by his consistency, even in de- here since 2017. BK with a victory in Qatar. Instrumen- The finalR ound of 2019 is waiting by the team’s medical staff and feat. Yet the Northern Irishman still has Their respective teammates will tal to KRT retaining the Teams Cham- for you! Race 1 will take place on Friday, diagnosed with concussion”. South Africa’s first innings, in- a chance to match his total number of also be looking to end the season on a pionship, a first win in green would be 25th October at 8pm, with Saturday Events did not improve for dicated that his teammates had victories from 2018 – albeit in 37 races high. Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – a fine finale to his Kawasaki comeback. 26th hosting the Tissot Superpole Race South Africa, however, with concentrated too much on In- rather than 25 – and trump his nemesis Ducati) will be sat on the V4 R next year Honour is always on the line in the 4pm and Race 2 8pm. Shami claiming three wickets, dia’s spin threat and been taken in the process. Rea has won 14 races, and seems to be coming to terms with final showdown of the year, but for All tickets have access to the Pad- including South Africa skipper by surprise by the fast bowlers. 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India tour in doubt drop as Bangladesh Sarfraz, Malik from players go on strike Australia tour Dhaka: Bangladesh’s profes- : Pakistan dropped sional cricketers – including former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed several members of the national from the T20 and Test squads squad – went on strike Monday for their upcoming Australian to call for better pay and ben- tour while Shoaib Malik and efits. The protest, announced by Mohd Hafeez were also given national Test and cap- the axe in the shorter format. tain Shakib Al Hasan, could also Squads: T20: Babar Azam put next month’s tour of India (), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, in jeopardy. Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad “Unless our demands are met Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Khusdil we will not get involved in any Shah, Mohammad Amir, Moham- cricketing activities,” said Al mad Hasnain, , Hasan, flanked by former and Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeep- current national players, at a er), Musa Khan, Wahab Riaz, Shad- press conference in Dhaka. ab Khan, Usman Qadir; Tests: “It includes everything -- first- Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, Asad class cricket, national team Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, preparations, (and) international Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan senior, cricket.” Iftikhar Ahmed, Kashid Bhatti, The industrial action is signifi- Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad cant in cricket-mad Bangladesh, Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Nusa Khan, where national players are Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah The Losail International Circuit which will host the final leg of The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in Qatar from October 24 to 26. idolised. (AFP) Afridi, , Yasir Shah.