22 Tuesday, December 13, 2016 SPORTS SPORTS Tuesday, December 13, 2016 23 Mahrez wins African player award London keep going with my football paid tribute to the winger. iyad Mahrez has been and see what I can do.” “I want to see him continue Rcrowned the BBC African The award caps an as a fantastic player,” the Italian Footballer of the Year 2016. exceptional year for Mahrez, told BBC Sport. “ It’s very “My position hasn’t Fans from across the world who had already won the important for us, for the team. Cavani double changed whether we voted for the Algeria and English Premier League title He is improving every day. won this game or lost” Leicester midfielder ahead of and was voted Professional “I don’t speak about his Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Footballers’ Association quality. I speak about his -England captain Andre Ayew, Sadio Mane and Player of the Year. It is further sacrifice, he has fought Alastair Cook Yaya Toure. recognition for his outstanding for the team because it’s Winger Mahrez, 25, told form as Mahrez, whose family very important for us to be BBC Sport: “It means a lot, comes from the small town of together.” Paris saves1 leaders all the way to the final PSGCyprien whipped a ferocious it’s something big for African El Khemis in Algeria, took the In May, Mahrez became the players so I am very happy, I Premier League by storm. first African to be voted the second-half brace from whistle. free-kick round the PSG wall into am very proud. He was a driving force in best player in the league by A Edinson Cavani saw “We really suffered out there, the top right hand corner against “It’s always good to receive Leicester City’s shock title his fellow professionals, only champions Paris Saint Germain they imposed a terrible rhythm the run of play. Kalinic double stuns awards and for African players triumph, scoring 17 goals two years after he had joined come from two down to earn a 2-2 early on and it was difficult for us, And then, just before the break, Sassuolo draw with Ligue 1 leaders Nice at but then came that extraordinary Plea beat both Thiago Silva and it’s a huge honour. To all the and providing 11 assists as Leicester from Le Havre for Paris the Parc des Princes on Sunday. goal,” Favre said after the game. Marquinhos at the edge of the fans, thank you very much.” the Foxes pulled off what had £400,000. Mahrez has made a Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic The visitors withstood an early Cavani had the ball in the back PSG area to dispatch a deft left- He added: “Also I want to been a 5,000-1 shot before the remarkable rise from playing struck a stunning first-half onslaught to go into the break of the net again with 15 minutes foot shot that saw the home side thank the Algeria fans and season. street football as a youngster brace as Fiorentina held off 2-0 up after a sumptuous free- to go but Blaise Matuidi was booed off at the break. dedicate this to them as well Leicester manager Claudio to shining in the company a spirited fightback from kick from Wylan Cyprien on 32 offside when receiving the ball to In the second half, Paris and for my family. Ranieiri was in attendance as of some of the world’s best Sassuolo to prevail 2-1 and Riyad Mahrez (file pic) minutes and a slick left-foot shot provide the final pass. concentrated on the flanks and the “I just have to carry on and Mahrez received his award and footballers. (BBC) move up to seventh in Serie from Alassane Plea right on the The PSG front line’s assault two Cavani goals, which took his A yesterday. break. saw Nice ‘keeper Yoan Cardinale league taly to 16 so far, came from The result puts Nice on 40 produce seven saves, the last a wide crosses from Serge Aurier Qatar Airways looking at Bahrain’s points from 17 games, one clear brilliant stop on the line from and Kurzawa. Magnificent seven for Hosszu of second placed Monaco, who a Layvin Kurzawa header in Mario Balotelli came on as a late fresh sponsorship deals Sabah bags beat Bordeaux 4-0 on Saturday stoppage time. substitute and quickly produced a Doha Montreal and four clear of under-pressure But earlier Cavani was in the snap shot that PSG keeper Alphons Qatar Airways, the out- BHL Bahrain Netball atinka Hosszu brought the silver in Unai Emery’s champions. right place at the right time to Areola saved well. 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BSabah has won a silver PSG’s Edison Cavani champions ripped into the Ligue The opening goal came when at this stage. (AFP) Former FA chiefs hit out though tonight the Annual The Hungarian swimming medal in the 90kg category at Charity Tinsel Tournament star, affectionately known the International Federation at governing body takes place at the Dilmun as the “Iron Lady” surged to of Bodybuilding World London Sports Club in Saar from victory in the 100m butterfly to Championships in Santo De Villiers Five former English Football 7pm, with all proceeds cap a superb campaign at the Domingo in the Dominican India hail ‘sweetest’ win over Eng Association bosses have hit going to the Dream Society championships in Windsor, Republic. steps down Mumbai in a win that confirms India out at the governing body (kids with cancer). Ontario. Sabah was congratulated London irat Kohli hailed India’s as Test cricket’s top side and and urged the British gov- Festive attire on the night Hosszu touched the wall by Governor of the Southern tar batsman AB de Villiers series win over England avenges their two consecutive ernment to reform an “out confirmed yesterday he has asV his “sweetest” as captain series defeats to England. of balance” organisation for teams is preferred for 55.12sec, taking gold ahead of Katinka Hosszu Katinka Hosszu of Hungary competes in the 100m Butterfly final Governorate, HH Shaikh S players. Kelsi Worrell of the United Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, stepped down as captain of the yesterday after the hosts “This series win is probably filled with “elderly white States (55.22) and Japan’s Janeiro Olympics with three to come away from Brazil gold in the 50m discipline. President of the Bahrain South Africa Test team with humiliated the tourists by an the sweetest we have had in the men.” BOC official participates Rikako Ikee 55.64. gold medals. empty-handed. Van der Burgh took the title Bodybuilding and Weightlifting immediate effect as he recovers innings and 36 runs in the last 14-15 months,” said Kohli, Mourinho left scared by in ISSG meeting The 27-year-old Hosszu had There was more gold too Park finished well clear of in 25.64sec, finishing ahead Federation, who dedicated from an elbow injury. fourth Test. who took over from Mahendra already stamped her class on on Sunday for South Korea’s his rivals in 14:15.51, ahead of Peter Stevens of Slovenia this success to the Kingdom’s De Villiers, 32, was Off-spinner Ravichandran Singh Dhoni as Test captain Mkhitaryan injury Manama Manchester Director of Arab and the championships with wins Park Tae-Hwan, who added of Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, (25.85) and Brazil’s Felipe leadership along with HH appointed in January following Ashwin tore through England’s last year. (AFP) in the 100m, 200m and 400m the 1,500m title to the 200m who clocked 14:21.94 for Lima (25.98). Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Hashim Amla’s resignation, lacklustre lower order in just Jose Mourinho admits he International Relations was scared when he saw Directorate at the BOC, medley as well as the 200m and 400m crowns won earlier silver and Poland’s Wojciech But there was more Khalifa, representative of His and led the team in two Test half-an-hour in Mumbai as butterfly and 100m and 200m in the week. The win ensured Wojdak, who took bronze in disappointment for US Majesty the King for Charity matches against England before India clinched the five-match BRIEF SCORE Manchester United mid- Fajer Jassim, took part in fielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan the directors’ preparatory backstrokes. Park finishes the year on 14:25.37. teenager Lilly King. King, Works and Youth Affairs, injury forced him to miss the series 3-0 with a game to spare India 631 (Kohli 235, Vijay Sunday’s final win at the a triumphant note after a Elsewhere Sunday, South one of the rising stars of US Chairman of the Supreme series against New Zealand and and equalled their longest stretchered off the field meeting of the Islamic 136, Jayant 104) beat during his team’s 1-0 Solidarity States Games WFCU Centre completes a tumultuous season which saw Africa’s 2012 Olympics swimming who won gold in the Council for Youth and Sports Australia.