Al Rayyan, Al Gharafa Post Wins

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TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2020 OlympicO champion Farah takes a break ffrom running as he bids for TV crown I know a lot of people will be surprised as they don’t see me ini that way. They associate me with running and winning but nothingn other than that.

Mo Farah Sport |08 OOREDOO CUP RESULTS: GROUP A - Round 5: Al Arabi 2-1 Al Kharaitiyat, Umm Salal 0-2 Al Rayyan, Al Ahli 0-3 Al Gharafa Ooredoo Cup: Al Rayyan, Al Gharafa post wins THE PENINSULA – DOHA Al Gharafa topped the table with an Al Rayyan and Umm unbeaten record as they clinched their Salal players in action Al Rayyan blanked Umm Salal 2-0 in fourth win in the group stage during yesterday's their Round 5 Group B match of the yesterday. match. Ooredoo Cup at the Al Arabi Stadium Saied Elhag Eisa (3), Othman Al yesterday. Yahri (10) and Sofiane Hanni (68) scored Johan Boli (58th-minute penalty) the goals. and substitute Ali Ferydoon (79th Al Gharafa grabbed the lead when minute) scored for Al Rayyan, who Abdulghani Muneer beautifully curled ended up their group engagements with in a free-kick and Saied found the target seven points. with a snap-header after outpacing Al Umm Salal stood on four points. Ahli defender Shane Lowry. Al Rayyan had more of the ball in Al Gharafa doubled their lead the first half (62 per cent) and had some through Al Yahri, who exhibited good chances. Mowafak Awad made two speed near the Al Ahli box. After attempts at the goal and Abdulaziz receiving a loopy cross a few metres Hazaa one. away from the edge of Al Ahli box, Al At the other end, Umm Salal’s Law- Yahri outpaced Mohammed Al Naimi rence Quaye’s free-kick hit the before rifling in a low shot with his right defensive wall and the ball went out. foot. In the 20th minute, Al Ahli’s Hazem Al Rayyan were in good spirit in the Shehata fired a left-footed low drive second half too. Boli’s shot off a cross that beat Al Gharafa keeper Salah from the right by Mohammed Alaaeldin Zakaria Hassan, but the ball got rico- was blocked by Umm Salal goalkeeper cheted off the post. Samy Habib. Twelve minutes later, Al Ahli’s Al Rayyan’s persistent efforts saw Abdulrasheed Umaru took aim at the Earlier, a brilliant double by Fahd Oumar Sako tried to kill the move near was Fahad Khalfan again, straddling them take the lead as Boli converted a Al Gharafa goal from close range, but Khalfan (45 +2), and 50 powered Al his own goalmouth. into the Al Kharaitiyat box, but the goal- penalty awarded when Gabriel Mer- misfired with his effort despite having Arabi to a 2-1 win over Al Kharaitiyat Overall, Al Kharaitiyat remained in keeper stopped his low powerful shot. cado’s header hit the hand of Umm ample space to find the net. at Al Arabi Club. Ivan Mensah scored control of the first half, enjoying 65 per Mensah unleashed a powerful Salal’s Omar Yahya. Al Gharafa’s third goal came after the only goal of Al Kharaitiyat during cent of possession. Al Arabi doubled swinging shot from the edge of Al Arabi Ferydoon, who came in for Al Ahli defender Ibrahim Majed pro- injury time (90 + 4). their lead after Fahad Khalfan, who box in the 69th minute, but his shot Mohammed Alaaeldin in the second half, duced a clumsy sliding tackle on Hanni Al Arabi opened the scoring with a received a well-timed slip pass, bounced off the goalpost. doubled the lead with a brilliant shot that close to the box. Hanni survived the slick goal. Fahad Khalfan, lurking inside launched a missile from outside the Al However, Menshah was not to be went in after hitting the right post, Abdul- tackle and charged into the box. Al Ahli the Al Kharaitiyat box unmarked, Kharaitiyat box. His left-footed drive denied deep into the game as he found rahman Al Harazi setting him up with goalkeeper Yazan Naim stepped out to latched on to a loopy cross from the smashed into the net with keeper the target with a spectacular low drive good work along the right flank. block the move, but Hanni calmly edge of the box, lunged forward and Mustafa Abdulkardeen in no position off a free-kick to reduce Al Kharaitiyat’s Elsewhere, three-time champions slotted the ball home. tapped the ball into the net even as to stop the ball. Three minutes later, it deficit.

Magnificent Lusail Stadium Who said what this nearing sporting weekend completion “It’s a love story which lasted 11 years.” A general view of the Seven-time Grand Tour winner Chris under-construction Lusail Stadium, the Froome after the 2020 Vuelta, his last race with biggest Qatar 2022 Ineos, the former Team Sky. World Cup venue. The 80,000-seat “Before this tournament I wasn’t in great Lusail Stadium will be transformed into form, zero finals this year and I was crying, a community space well complaining, to my wife, ‘Oh my God, I after 2022, including don’t have the level, not playing well, not schools, shops, cafés, even any finals’.” sporting facilities and health clinics. Paris Masters champion Daniil Medvedev PIC:ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA “The kick-off time set us up to fail. We have been to Turkey, played loads of games this season already, we got back Thursday morning and we are playing Saturday lunchtime, it’s an absolute shambles.” Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Al Sadd, Al Wakrah battle for top spot Solskjaer after the 3-1 win at Everton in a match which kicked off at lunchtime. THE PENINSULA – DOHA with Al Sailiya in the last round. Al Sadd’s other victory was in the group with four points, one However, their position at the against Al Khor (1-0). The Wolves point less than fourth-placed Al Qatar football heavyweights Al Sadd top is under threat from the reigning had played out a 4-4 draw with Al Sailiya. The Kings have one victory, “They are the best team in the world.” will look to topple Al Wakrah with champions, Al Sadd who are on a Sailiya, while they lost 2-3 to Qatar a draw and two defeats against Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Braut Haaland eye on top spot when the two teams high after beating defending QNB SC. their name. after the 3-2 Bundesliga loss to European face off in their fifth and final Stars League champions Al Sadd 3-0 Al Wakrah have already made Qatar SC lost 0-2 to Al Khor and Ooredoo Cup Group A at the Qatar in a postponed match from Round it to the knockout round. 0-1 to Al Duhail after beating champions Bayern Munich. SC Stadium today. The match kicks 1 that was played on Saturday. Regardless of the outcome of holders Al Sadd 3-2 following their off at 5:15pm. Nam Tae-Hee, Saoud Al Nasr today's encounter, Al Sadd will also campaign-opening 1-1 draw with “It was difficult because I had to stay home Al Wakrah are currently occu- and Rodrigo Tabata were the have a shot at reaching the Al Wakrah. alone for 24 days and it was boring.” pying the top spot in their group scorers for Al Sadd, who rose to knockout stage given the outcome Al Sailiya have recorded one with eight points after recording two second position in the group with of the match between Qatar SC and win, two draws and a defeat. MotoGP star Valentino Rossi on his time victories and as many defeats. seven points. Al Sailiya. Elsewhere, at Al Khor Stadium, away from the world championship to recover The Blue Wave beat Al Khor The game was postponed owing The Qatar SC vs Al Sailiya Al Khor face Al Duhail in the final from Covid-19. 2-1 and Al Duhail 3-1, while they to both teams’ campaigns in the match kicks off at the same venue match of the group stage. The match drew 1-1 with Qatar SC and 2-2 2020 AFC Champions League. at 7:30pm. Qatar SC are placed fifth will kick off at 7:30pm. “Harry Kane, you have to say has this many Al Wakrah and goals, this many assists, this number of balls Al Sadd players recovered, this number of duels won, this taking part in number of balls that he saved his team in a practice sessions on the eve of defensive set-piece. This is Harry Kane. It’s their Ooredoo goals plus this and this and this and that.” Cup Group A ﬁfth Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho on Harry round match Kane who scored his 150th Premier League goal in which will be played at the the win over Wolves. Qatar SC Stadium. The match kicks “The boy has made a mistake. Ade is the first off at 5:15pm. The to understand that. When you’re young and winners of today's match will top the you’re learning you have to learn quick.” group. Fulham boss Scott Parker on Ademola Lookman’s embarrassing last-minute attempt at a ‘Panenka’ penalty which lobbed into the arms of West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski in his side’s 1-0 defeat. TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2020 SPORT 11

ENGLISH PREMIER Quarantines LEAGUE RESULTS EPL: Leicester on top after Arsenal 0 Aston Villa 3 (Saka-og prevent 25, Watkins 72, 75) Leicester 1 (Vardy 15-pen) Wolves 0 players from Manchester City 1 (Jesus 31) weekend of changing leaders Liverpool 1 (Salah 13-pen) West Brom 0 Tottenham 1 (Kane 88) joining their Everton 1 (Bernard 19) Manchester REUTERS – MANCHESTER United 3 (Fernandes 25, 32, Cavani national teams 90+5) The revolving door at the Crystal Palace 4 (Dann 12, Eze AP – ROME summit of the Premier League 22, Costa 42-og, Ayew 70) Leeds continued spinning on Sunday 1 (Bamford 27) Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a as first Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea 4 (Abraham 23, Chilwell hat trick for Roma on Sunday then Leicester City reached it 34, Silva 77, Werner 80) Sheffield and is in perfect form entering before Liverpool stumbled in United 1 (McGoldrick 9) the international break. their bid to reclaim it with a West Ham 1 (Soucek 90+1) Too bad he wasn’t allowed draw at Manchester City. Fulham 0 to join Armenia yesterday for Southampton had begun the decisive Nations League games day as unlikely leaders but PREMIER LEAGUE'S against regional rivals Georgia Harry Kane's late goal, his 150th and North Macedonia. in the Premier League, earned LEADING SCORERS The pandemic is further Tottenham a 1-0 win at West 8: Calvert-Lewin (Everton), disrupting international Bromwich Albion. Salah (Liverpool), Son Heung- football with at least a dozen That put Jose Mourinho's min (Tottenham), Vardy (Leicester) players from the Italian league men into first place with 17 7: Bamford (Leeds United), Kane blocked from joining their points from eight games but a (Tottenham) national teams. couple of hours later Leicester's 6: Watkins (Aston Villa), Wilson Roma and Fiorentina said 1-0 win against Wolver- (Newcastle) their clubs remain in controlled hampton Wanderers, sealed 5: Fernandes (Man Utd), Ings isolation after Edin Džeko at with a Jamie Vardy penalty, (Southampton), Zaha (Crystal Roma and José Callejón at hoisted them up to 18 points. Palace) Fiorentina tested positive for Champions Liverpool were 4: Grealish (Aston Villa), Jimenez the coronavirus, on course to move top when Leicester City’s English midﬁelder (Wolverhampton), Mane (Liverpool), Genoa, Inter Milan, Lazio Mohamed Salah fired them Harvey Barnes shoots at the goal Maupay (Brighton), Werner and Sassuolo are also having ahead from the penalty spot during the English Premier League (Chelsea) to isolate apart from when after Sadio Mane had teased football match between against playing domestic matches or Kyle Walker into a foul. Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday. FRENCH LIGUE 1 training. But Gabriel Jesus equalised The order to prevent after a smart turn and City could RESULTS players on quarantined teams have been in front before clubs should be allowed to use They moved up to sixth race, appear to be mounting Brest 3 (Pierre-Gabriel 15, Perraud joining their national squads for halftime had Kevin de Bruyne five substitutes as they were place with 15 points, having another challenge. 19, Cardona 42) Lille 2 (Yilmaz the two-week international converted a penalty awarded after Project Restart at the end played a game less than the Vardy's 15th-minute penalty 45+3-pen, 57) window was imposed by local via a VAR check after his cross of last season. teams above them. proved enough against Wolves Lens 4 (Banza 21, Foket 77-og, health authorities in Italy. was adjudged to have struck the "This year, the October is Tottenham fielded Kane, although he also had another Sotoca 90, 90+1) Reims 4 (Cafaro Preparations for fixtures, arm of Joe Gomez. like a December, the November Gareth Bale and Son Heung- spot-kick saved. 47, Dia 54, 81, Medina 79-og) including in the UEFA Nations De Bruyne sent his kick is like the December and min from the start for the first "It's been an incredible start, Lorient 0 Nantes 2 (Bamba 80, League, are also being ham- wide. December is still like a time in the Premier League but I'm so happy for the players," Blas 83) pered by new travel restrictions The second half petered out December," Klopp said. "If we the formidable trio were kept manager Brendan Rodgers, Metz 1 (Yade 21) Dijon 1 (Balde 13) being imposed in response to as Liverpool ended the day in continue like this, and hopefully quiet by a gritty West Brom side whose side face Liverpool after Nimes 1 (Kone 90+1) Angers 5 concerns about the mutated third spot behind Tottenham on we can play the Euros next who are yet to win a league the international break, said. (Lage 1, Bahoken 23, 56, Diony variation of the coronavirus goal difference while City, yet summer, let's see which players game this season. "I have always said failure 82-pen, Cabot 90+4) among minks in northern to really get going, remain in can take part." But Kane popped up late on is learning and if anyone says Nice 1 (Lees-Melou 69) Monaco Denmark. While elite athletes 10th. Aston Villa returned to to head in Matt Doherty's long us not getting into the Cham- 2 (Disasi 23, Diop 53) have not had to abide by Brit- Liverpool boss Juergen winning ways with a dazzling pass to secure a third consec- pions League last season was Lyon 2 (Kadewere 65, 74) Saint- ain’s pandemic quarantine-on- Klopp said the poor quality of 3-0 win at Arsenal in which utive win for Tottenham. failing then, OK. For us it was Etienne 1 (Lopes 40-og) arrival requirements, that the second half was a result of Ollie Watkins was twice on Leicester, who out-lasted about learning and Paris Saint-Germain 3 (Kean 11, exemption is being stopped for a punishing schedule and said target. Tottenham in the 2015-16 title developing." Di Maria 21, 73) Rennes 0 anyone who has been in Bordeaux 0 Montpellier 2 (Mollet Denmark. 49, Delort 66) That puts at risk England’s game on Nov. 18 at Wembley LEADING SCORERS IN against Iceland, which is due Father-to-be Redmayne to miss FRANCE’S LIGUE 1 to play Denmark in Copen- 8: Dia (Reims) hagen three days earlier. 7: Mbappe (Paris SG) Unless the British gov- 6: Ben Yedder (Monaco), Niane ernment changes its policy, Sydney FC’s ACL trip to Qatar (Metz), Yilmaz (Lille) Danish players with Premier 5: Depay (Lyon) REUTERS – HONG KONG Sydney FC League clubs won’t be conclusion of their involvement 4: Bahoken (Angers), Bamba goalkeeper returning home to play for their in the competition, Redmayne (Lille), Delort (Montpellier), Kakuta Andrew country to avoid having to self- Australian champions Sydney decided not to travel and is (Lens), Ganago (Lens), Toko Ekambi Redmayne isolate for 14 days upon their FC will travel to Qatar for next likely to be replaced by second- (Lyon), Wissa (Lorient) return to England. week’s Asian Champions string goalkeeper Tom So Denmark coach Kasper League without first choice Heward-Belle. Hjulmand has initially called goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, “Once it was confirmed SPANISH LA LIGA up nine new players for an who has chosen to remain at that we were going I just knew RESULTS upcoming friendly against home with his pregnant wife it was something I would have Getafe 1 (Arambarri 16) Villarreal Sweden tomorrow. ahead of the birth of their first to do, to say no, and it’s the first 3 (Paco Alcacer 11, Trigueros The England-based players child. time in my life where I’ve put Munoz 18, Gerard 62) dropped from the team for the The 31-year-old is due to anything or anyone above Real Sociedad 2 (Monreal 22, Sweden game are: Kasper Sch- become a father in January but football but I think now is a Oiarzabal 27-pen) Granada 0 meichel, Jonas Lössl, Andreas would have risked being stuck time like no other to do that,” Valladolid 2 (Orellana 19-pen, Andre Christensen, Jannik Vester- in quarantine upon his return said Redmayne. 48) Athletic Bilbao 1 (Williams gaard, Henrik Dalsgaard, to Australia should Sydney go “I think it’s going to be an 86-pen) Mathias Jensen and Pierre- deep into the continental amazing experience for them Levante 1 (Morales 51) Alaves Emile Højbjerg. competition. and one that I’m regretfully 1 (Lucas 4) Schmeichel told Sky Sports: “It wasn’t an easy decision missing, but missing for a good Valencia 4 (Soler 35-pen, 54-pen, “The politics of it is the gov- to make,” he said. reason.” Steve Corica’s side will 63-pen, Varane OG-43) Real ernment has made a decision “It’s tough. It’s hard leaving “But there’s enough talent Doha with all 16 teams from return to action with back-to- Madrid 1 (Benzema 23) for now. I hope they come to the boys. I’m a team man. in the squad and enough lead- the east of Asia converging on back games against Shanghai their senses and see we are “I love being around the ership in the squad to do the Qatari capital to play out SIPG on Nov. 19 and 22 before LEADING SCORERS IN very protected and in a bubble. boys, I love supporting the boys extremely well over there and the remainder of the meeting Yokohama F Marinos We get tested all the time and on and off the pitch, so it’s I’m looking forward to sup- tournament. and Jeonbuk Motors in the SPAIN’S LA LIGA I hope to be able to participate going to be hard missing out porting them from home.” The With Australian teams return fixtures. The top two 6: Oiarzabal (Real Sociedad) in at least one, if not two, of the on some really good quality coronavirus-delayed compe- facing two weeks in quarantine teams in the group will 5: Felix (Atletico Madrid), Paco games.” games. tition resumes on Nov. 18 in upon their return home at the advance to the last 16. Alcacer (Villarreal), Suárez (Atletico Madrid) 4: Aspas (Celta Vigo), Benzema (Real Madrid), Fati (Barcelona), Mahrez-led Algeria set to extend 20-match unbeaten run Moreno (Villarreal), Morales (Levante), Portu (Real Sociedad), AFP – JOHANNESBURG Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez to Group G, scoring only once Playing Pierre-Emerick Soler (Valencia), Tello (Real Betis) in draws with modest Kenya Aubameyang-skippered Gabon Riyad Mahrez-captained and even lower ranked away should prove the toughest ITALIAN SERIE A Algeria are expected to extend Comoros to lie third. test yet and Gambia will miss RESULTS a 20-match unbeaten record The record seven-time playmaker Hamza Barry, who Lazio 1 (Caicedo 90+5) Juventus when they host Zimbabwe this African champions will hope for is recovering from cruciate lig- 1 (Ronaldo 15) week as 2021 Africa Cup of goals from the Liverpool sharp- ament surgery. Genoa 1 (Pjaca 50) Roma 3 Nations qualifying restarts after shooter, whose successful (Mkhitaryan 45+2, 66, 85) IVORY COAST V MADAGASCAR an 11-month coronavirus- penalty earned Liverpool a Atalanta 1 (Miranchuk 78) Inter induced break. draw at Manchester City on French coach Patrice Milan 1 (Martinez 58) The Desert Foxes have won Sunday. Beaumelle has packed his Ivory Torino 0 Crotone 0 15 and drawn five competitive Togo have fared even worse Coast squad with Premier Bologna 0 Napoli 1 (Osimhen 23) and friendly internationals than Egypt under veteran League players as he tries to AC Milan 2 (Magnani 27-og, since they last lost, away to French coach Claude le Roy, get the Ivory Coast back on the Ibrahimovic 90+3) Hellas Verona Benin two years ago in the pre- losing at home to the Comoros winning trail after a shock 2 (Barak 6, Calabria 19-og) vious Cup of Nations qualifying before salvaging a little pride away loss to Ethiopia late last competition. by forcing a draw in Kenya. year. Manchester City winger He chose defenders Eric LEADING SCORERS IN Mahrez says much of the credit GABON V GAMBIA Bailly (Manchester United), SERIE A for the unbeaten streak must go Forced to pre-qualify, the Willy Boly (Wolves) and Serge 8: Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) to coach Djamel Belmadi, Gambia needed a penalty Aurier (Tottenham) and 6: Belotti (Torino), Ronaldo calling him “a magician who has shootout to eliminate football attackers Sebastien Haller (West (Juventus) breathed a soul into our featherweights Djibouti, which Ham), Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal) 5: Caputo (Sassuolo), Pedro national team”. makes their leadership of Group and Wilfried Zaha (Crystal (Cagliari), Lukaku (Inter Milan), Algeria have hammered D all the more remarkable. Palace). Simeone (Cagliari) former champions Zambia and competitive test for Zimbabwe five of the other matchday 3 fix- The Scorpions have never Madagascar defied the odds 4: Castrovilli (Fiorentina), edged Botswana in Group H, coach Zdravko Logarusic, a tures that start tomottoe and appeared at a Cup of Nations, by reaching the 2019 Cup of Gomez (Atalanta), Lozano giving them a two-point lead Croat whose contract with continue through Saturday. but an away win over Angola Nations last-eight, and top (Napoli), Martinez (Inter Milan), over Zimbabwe, and it would Sudan was not renewed after and a home draw with the Group K after a 6-2 thrashing Muriel (Atalanta), Quagliarella be a shock if they did not collect he guided them in the first two EGYPT VS TOGO Democratic Republic of Congo of Niger, but it is hard to (Sampdoria), Soriano (Bologna), three more points in Algiers. qualifying rounds. Mohamed Salah-inspired under Belgian coach Tom imagine any result in Abidjan Veretout (Roma) It will be the first Here, AFP Sport spotlights Egypt have made a woeful start Saintfiet has Gambians excited. other than an Ivorian victory. 10 SPORT TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2020

Senior Men's League: Al Arabi and Al Ahli claim victories QSA to resume swimming events from November 14

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The Qatar Swimming Associ- ation (QSA) announced the resumption of its competitions after a long hiatus due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The competitions will resume with an open water swimming championship on November 14 at Sharq Hotel beach, and the tournament will be held according to the pre- cautionary measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. Qatar Swimming Cup will be held from November 22 to 25 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre. A meeting was held yesterday to discuss the resumption of sports competitions, also attended by a Action from the Senior Men's League match between Al Arabi and Al Gharafa at QVA Hall yesterday. Al Arabi won the match 3-0 with a 25-16, 25-17, 25-23 score- member of the Board of line. RIGHT: Al Khor and Al Ahli's players in action in yesterday's other match. Al Ahli won the match 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 15-8). Directors Khalid Abdullah, Executive Director Mohammed Al Sheeb. Kohli given ‘paternity IPL: Champions Mumbai out to leave’ for 3 Australia shatter Delhi’s dream in final

AFP — DUBAI Tests Mumbai Indians team players AFP — NEW DELHI Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians celebrate with the are aiming for a record- IPL trophy in this India captain Virat Kohli has extending fifth title when they May 13, 2019 ﬁle been granted “paternity leave” defend their Indian Premier photo. to miss three of the country’s League crown today, but the four Tests in Australia starting Delhi Capitals under skipper in December. Shreyas Iyer are threatening a But the Board of Control for changing of the guard. Cricket in India also announced The 13th IPL final will be yesterday that another key played in an eerily empty Dubai batsman, Rohit Sharma, has stadium because of the corona- been added back to the Test virus pandemic, but more than squad despite his injury 200 million are expected to worries. Kohli, 32, and his Bol- watch on television in India lywood actress wife Anushka alone. Sharma are expecting their first Delhi outplayed Sunrisers child in January and the team Hyderabad on Sunday to reach captain has been given special their first final, meaning a new dispensation to be present. name could be added to the India leave for Australia trophy if the Ricky Ponting- this week and the BCCI said coached Capitals beat Mumbai, Kohli told them in October that who lifted it in 2013, 2015, 2017 he would return after the first and 2019. Test ends in Adelaide on Led by the 25-year-old Iyer, December 21. Delhi have been the surprise dwell on it,” he said yesterday, Sharma is not in the best of “The BCCI has granted package of 2020 -- though their Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians are aiming for a record-extending fifth title when “because one guy having a good form with the bat and missed a paternity leave to the Indian path to the final has not been they defend their Indian Premier League crown today, but the Delhi Capitals day can take the game away few games because of a ham- captain,” said a board smooth. under skipper Shreyas Iyer are threatening a changing of the guard. from you. string injury which keeps him statement which also con- They started the season bril- “We need to keep focus, do out of the one-day and firmed his return date. liantly, winning seven of their little things well. Treat this as a Twenty20 squad from India’s That means the world’s top first nine games and briefly bat- fresh game, think they are a upcoming tour of Australia. ranked one-day batsman will tling Mumbai for top place in family,” Iyer said after his while fellow South African new opponent. We keep doing But his team remain lead India in the three one-day the league before four straight team’s 17-run win over Anrich Nortje has set the IPL the right things on the field I am favourites against Delhi, with a internationals, three Twenty20 defeats. Hyderabad in the final play-off record for the fastest delivery sure we will have the fifth one strong batting line-up that matches in November and Three defeats have come match took them to the final. at 156 kilometres (97 miles) per in the bag.” includes rising star Ishan December and the opening against Sharma’s Mumbai -- “In the next game... we have hour. Ponting was part of the Kishan, South African wicket- Test, a day-night fixture including the first play-off last to play freely and maintain our Stoinis, who took three Sharma-led Mumbai team keeper Quinton de Kock and starting December 17. Thursday. temperament.” wickets and scored 38 in Sun- which won the first of their four Suryakumar Yadav. The second Test starts in Mumbai-born Iyer said Iyer’s inconsistent batting day’s victory, said Delhi at their titles seven years ago. The pace duo of Jasprit Melbourne on December 26 Delhi, with Shikhar Dhawan has been a cause for concern, best should be able to beat Sharma, 33, was appointed Bumrah and Trent Boult, who followed by matches in Sydney shining with the bat and the but Dhawan has hit two cen- Mumbai, who he called a “great skipper midway through the moved from Delhi Capitals this and Brisbane in strict bio- impressive pace of Kagiso turies while Australian Marcus team”. 2013 season after Ponting year, have shared 49 wickets in bubbles during the pandemic Rabada, had to hold their nerve Stoinis and West Indian But Sharma said beating stepped down due to poor form, their impressive run to the final. crisis. India will leave on to counter Mumbai’s big-match Shimron Hetmyer have con- Delhi three times this season but has since grown into his role But Boult, who struck twice Thursday to undergo a two- experience. tributed valuable power-play will not matter much on a new as a leader -- even being touted in his first over of the opening week quarantine before the “This has been a roller- runs. day in a closely contested IPL. as a rival to Virat Kohli as play-off, bowled just two overs first ODI on November 27 in coaster. A lot of ups and downs. Rabada leads the IPL “You can take confidence captain of India’s limited-overs before going off the field with a Sydney. We have stuck together like a bowling chart with 29 wickets, from the past but you can’t teams. reported groin strain. QTTA honours national team officials AGCFF, ICSS sign agreement to safeguard sport in Gulf region THE PENINSULA — DOHA continuously improve the game of football and to promote it in Acknowledging that safety, The agreement will give initial the countries of the Members’ security, and integrity are priority to the security Associations, in light of the uni- essential elements of football, preparations of future Arab Gulf fying and collective educa- the Arab Gulf Cup Football Cups, to the provision of risk tional, cultural and humani- Federation (AGCFF) and the tarian values shared in the International Centre for Sport assessment and risk mitigation region.” Security (ICSS) have signed a strategies and the promotion of Massimiliano Montanari, Cooperation Agreement on models to strengthen different CEO, ICSS said: “Major sporting developing joint programmes forms of multi-sectoral events have a unique capacity to safeguard sport in the Gulf cooperation within the region. to bring people and nations Region. together, and the Arab Gulf Cup The agreement will give is one of the most extraordinary initial priority to the security examples of such a power." preparations of future Arab Gulf "We are extremely pleased Cups, to the provision of risk solutions to support AGCFF to enter this joint effort with assessment and risk mitigation members in their efforts to AGCFF and to launch it on a strategies and the promotion of prepare and protect the Arab memorable day like the 9th of models to strengthen different Gulf Cup as an event of November, which reminds us of The Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) yesterday honoured the women’s national team members forms of multi-sectoral coop- common interest. the fall of the Berlin Wall. We will headed by Farida Ali at Ras Abu Abboud Indoor Hall. Ali Sultan Al Muftah, Assistant Secretary of QTTA, eration within the region. Jassim Al Rumaihi, Sec- merge our respective expertise Thani Al Zaraa, member of the Board of Directors and the director of the national teams, Maha Al The joint initiative will also retary General, AGCFF said: to support the preparation of the Abdul Jabbar, Assistant Secretary of the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee, Faten Al Bakhit, Noora Al explore the areas of com- “Together, we can work on the future editions of the Arab Gulf Abri and the coaches were also present. The QTTA thanked the administration of the national squad pliance, tactical and operational Arab Gulf Cup and all future Cup while preserving and pro- handing certiﬁcates for their meritorious services to the team. planning, asset protection and AGCFF competitions, and moting their legacy and unifying a broad gamut of cutting-edge further support our mission to power of football.” TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2020 SPORT 09

LONDON: The Sports Diary from November 10 to December 5.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Sports Diary from November 10 CRICKET: IPL final in UAE; Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Lahore, 3rd T20I TENNIS: ATP at Sofia (until Nov 14); WTA at Linz (until Nov 15) to December 4 FOOTBALL: International friendlies TENNIS: ATP Finals, London (until Nov 22) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 GOLF: EPGA at Joburg Open; USPGA at Sea Island, Georgia; LPGA at TENNIS: ATP at Sofia (until Nov 14); WTA at Linz (until Nov 15) Belleair, Florida (until Nov 22) FOOTBALL: International friendlies FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4) FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 FIGURE SKATING: Russian Grand Prix, Moscow (until Nov 22) TENNIS: ATP Finals, London (until Nov 22) GOLF: EPGA at Joburg Open; USPGA at Sea Island, Georgia; LPGA at Belleair, Florida (until Nov 22) Alexander Zverev FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4)

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 RUGBY UNION: Tri-Nations Championship - Argentina vs New Zealand, FIGURE SKATING: Russian Grand Prix, Moscow (until Nov 22) Newcastle TENNIS: ATP Finals, London (until Nov 22) RUGBY UNION: Autumn Nations Cup - Scotland vs Fiji (Murrayﬁeld), Wales GOLF: EPGA at Joburg Open; USPGA at Sea Island, Georgia; LPGA at vs England (Llanelli), France vs Italy (Paris) Belleair, Florida (until Nov 22) FIGURE SKATING: NHK Trophy, Osaka, Japan (until November 29) ALPINE SKIING: World Cup, Levi (Finland) GOLF: EPGA at Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek, South Africa RUGBY UNION: Tri-Nations - Argentina vs Australia, Newcastle; Autumn (ends Nov 29) Nations Cup - Italy vs Fiji, England vs Ireland, Wales vs Georgia SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 SKI JUMPING: Men’s World Cup season starts in Wisla, CRICKET: New Zealand Poland vs West Indies at Mount FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar Maunganui, 2nd T20I; (until Dec 4) Australia vs India at Sydney,

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22 2nd ODI; South Africa vs England at Paarl, 2nd T20I FIGURE SKATING: Russian Grand Prix, Moscow (until Nov 22) FIGURE SKATING: NHK TENNIS: ATP Finals, London (end) Trophy, Osaka, Japan (ends) GOLF: EPGA at Joburg Open; USPGA at Sea Island, Georgia; GOLF: EPGA at Alfred Dunhill LPGA at Belleair, Florida (end) Championship, Leopard Creek, ALPINE SKIING: World Cup, Levi (Finland) South Africa (ends) Tiger Woods MOTOR CYCLING: Season-ending MotoGP of Portugal, FORMULA ONE: Bahrain Algarve Grand Prix RUGBY UNION: Autumn Nations Cup: Scotland vs France SKI JUMPING: Men’s World THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 SKI JUMPING: Men’s World Cup season starts in Wisla, Cup in Ruka, Finland FOOTBALL: Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs in Tbilisi, Belgrade, Belfast, Poland FOOTBALL: Asian Champions Budapest FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar League matches, Qatar (until GOLF: Masters at Augusta, Georgia, (until Nov 15) (until Dec 4) Dec 4) TENNIS: ATP at Sofia (until Nov 14); WTA at Linz (until Nov 15) FOOTBALL: International friendlies; World Cup qualifiers, South American MONDAY NOVEMBER 23 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 zone FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar CRICKET: New Zealand FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) (until Dec 4) vs West Indies at Mount

Maunganui, 3rd T20I FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24 Babar Azam FOOTBALL: Asian Champions GOLF: Masters at Augusta, Georgia, (until Nov 15) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League group stage League matches, Qatar (until TENNIS: ATP at Sofia (until Nov 14); WTA at Linz (until Nov 15) matchday four Dec 4) FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers, South American zone FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar RUGBY UNION: Autumn Nations Cup: Ireland vs Wales (until Dec 4) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25 CRICKET: South Africa vs England at Cape Town, 3rd T20I FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League group stages, matchday five SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League group stage matchday four FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4) GOLF: Masters at Augusta, Georgia, (until Nov 15) FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4)

TENNIS: ATP at Sofia (ends); WTA at Linz (until Nov 15) FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers, South American zone; international THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 CRICKET: Australia vs India at Canberra, 3rd ODI friendlies; Nations League matches FOOTBALL: UEFA Europa League group stage matchday four FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League group stages, matchday five RUGBY UNION: Autumn Nations Cup: England vs Georgia; Italy vs Scotland; GOLF: EPGA at Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek, South FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4) Tri-Nations: New Zealand vs Argentina, Sydney Africa (ends Nov 29) FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) ALPINE SKIING: World Cup parallels, Lech, Austria THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4) CRICKET: New Zealand vs West Indies at Hamilton, 1st Test (until Dec 7) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 GOLF: Masters at Augusta, Georgia (ends) FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27 FOOTBALL: UEFA Europa LeaLeaguegue ggrouproup stages,stages, matchday five RUGBY UNION: Autumn Nations Cup: France vs Fiji CRICKET: Australia vs India at Sydney, 1st ODI; New Zealand vs West GOLF: EPGA at Sun CityCity Open, SoutSouthh Africa,Africa, USPGUSPGAA FOOTBALL: Nations League matches Indies at Auckland, 1st T20I (night); South Africa vs England at Cape at Playa del Carmen,, Mexico; LPGA at TheThe ColonyColony FORMULA ONE: Turkish Grand Prix Town, 1st T20I (night) Texas (until Dec 6) MOTOR CYCLING: Valencia MotoGP, Spain FIGURE SKATING: NHK Trophy, Osaka, Japan (until November 29) FOOTBALL: Asian Championshampions LeLeagueague matches, TENNIS: WTA at Linz (ends); ATP Finals, London (until Nov 22) GOLF: EPGA at Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek, South Qatar (until Dec 4) FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) Africa (ends Nov 29)

ALPINE SKIING: World Cup parallels, Lech, Austria FRIDAY, DECEMBERER 4 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 FOOTBALL: African Champions League final, Alexandria, Egypt CRICKET: New Zealandand vs West InIndiesdies TENNIS: ATP Finals, London (until Nov 22) FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4) at Hamilton, 1st Test ((untiluntil Dec 7)7);; FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Australia vs India at CCanberra,anberra, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1st T20I, South Africafrica vs FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers, South American zone; international England at Cape Town,Town, friendlies; Nations League matches 1st ODI TENNIS: ATP Finals, London (until Nov 22) GOLF: EPGA at Sun CiCityty FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) Open, South Africa,ica, USPGA at Playa ddelel WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Carmen, Mexico; LPGAGA FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers, South American zone; Nations League at The Colony Texasas matches (until Dec 6) TENNIS: ATP Finals, London (until Nov 22) RALLYING: Rallyy FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (until Nov 18) Monza (until Dec 6) FOOTBALL: Asian Champions League matches, Qatar (until Dec 4) FOOTBALL: Asiann Champions Leagueue Neymar THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 matches, Qatar (untilntil Dec 4)

Amir Cup 2020 Nerves and serves: Top table tennis Shooting and Archery event players back in action after 238 days from November 12 THE PENINSULA - DOHA AFP - SHANGHAI rebuild their competitive edge and win a bio-secure “bubble” to prevent infec- tournaments were cancelled in China The Amir Cup 2020 Shooting & world-ranking points as they look tions. They also had to quarantine after after the government’s announcement Archery Championship will take place Top players said they were nervous and towards next summer’s delayed Tokyo landing in China. earlier this year. from November 12 to 28 Qatar rusty, but excited, as international table Olympics. The ITTF, the sport’s world gov- However, the country where the Shooting & Archery Association's tennis returned this week in China after “Even before the match we were erning body, said in September that coronavirus emerged late last year has shooting complex in Losail. an enforced eight-month break joking that someone will miss their players would be banned from seen the number of local infections The championship will kick off with because of the coronavirus. serve because everyone was so breathing on balls and there would be plummet since a nationwide shutdown PET Trap event on Thursday (Nov 12) The Women’s World Cup began on nervous,” said 24-year-old Lily Zhang no handshakes after matches. in February. and will see Trap, PET Skeet, PET Sunday behind closed doors in the of the United States, beaten in her Puerto Rico’s world number 19 China, the dominant force in table Double Trap, PET 25m Rapid Fire Pistol eastern coastal city of Weihai with 21 opener by Ukraine’s Margaryta Adriana Diaz said that she felt “very tennis, will also host the Men’s World competitions. Later from Nov 13, the players from across the globe taking Pesotska. lucky to be here and just enjoying the Cup later this week, also in Weihai, fol- 10m Air Pistol and 10m Air Rifle, 10m part over three days. “Obviously it doesn’t feel great that moment”. lowed by the ITTF Finals in Zhengzhou Running Target, 50m Rifle Prone, 50m It will be followed by two other I lost, (but) on the bright side it’s just “It is a little weird, having these on November 19-22. Rifle 3 Positions and 25m Centre Fire International Table Tennis Federation amazing that I get to be here and to nervous moments before the match Liu Guoliang, president of the Pistol competition will be held. (ITTF) events in mainland China. participate in this tournament," Zhang starts, and I will need to learn how to Chinese Table Tennis Association and The skeet and double trap events The prestigious tournaments have said. get used to it again,” said the a former world and Olympic champion, will be held on Nov 20 (Friday) onwards. taken on extra significance because the “I think all of us has been out of 20-year-old. called it “a landmark moment”. The skeet mixed teams action will be pandemic has badly impacted all sport match practice this year, (there) haven’t “It was difficult not playing table The Women’s World Cup was orig- on the concluding day (Nov 28). Mean- and China appears to be making a rare been any international competitions tennis for such a long time. It was sad inally scheduled to take place in while, the archery action will be held exception after saying in July that it since March, so we are a little nervous, that Tokyo was postponed. I just want Thailand and the men’s in Germany. on Nov 13 and 14. Friday will see would not host most international a little rusty.” to play better and looking forward to Sun Yingsha, China’s world number Recurve qualification and elimination sports for the rest of the year. Like many other sports that have Tokyo 2021.” three, said it had been “a difficult events while Saturday will have Com- The events are also a crucial oppor- returned during the pandemic, players, The Shanghai Formula One Grand journey”. “I will cherish every match I pound 2x50 qualification and elimi- tunity for top table tennis players to coaches and officials are being kept in Prix,and leading golf and tennis play,” she added. nation rounds. Sport TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2020 08 McIlroy tries again to complete career Grand Slam at Masters

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Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz captured I think it sets up well for his first US PGA Tour title, firing Dustin Johnson (pictured) is a me. Obviously no matter five birdies in a five-under par dangerous threat heading into how much I like it or how 67 for a two-shot Houston Open this week’s Masters after the victory over top-ranked Dustin world number one showed great it sets up for me, Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama. impressive form since coming I’ve got to play good golf Ortiz padded his margin back from COVID-19. if I want a chance to win. with the final flourish of a birdie The American came on on 18 at Memorial Park Golf strong to finish tied for second Dustin Johnson Course, a municipal layout in place in Houston on Sunday, the Texas city hosting a PGA coolly rolling in a birdie putt on event for the first time since 15 to build momentum as he 1963. guns for his first Green Jacket. “It was awesome finishing Last week’s tournament with this birdie putt on 18,” said was Johnson’s first since testing legendary course. “Obviously Ortiz, who rolled in a 22-footer positive for COVID-19 but the no matter how much I like it or at the last for a 13-under par 36-year-old said he felt well. how great it sets up for me, I’ve total of 267. Carlos Ortiz of Mexico “My health is good. The got to play good golf if I want a The victory gives him a spot poses with the trophy state of my game is undeter- chance to win.” in next year’s Masters, although after winning the Houston mined,” he said last week. Johnson said he was finding not in the final major of the Open at Memorial Park Johnson was dominant this his game again having been pandemic-reshuffled season Golf Course in Houston, year, winning the Tour Cham- forced to quarantine after con- that starts on Thursday at Texas. pionship to claim his first-ever tracting COVID-19. Augusta National. FedExCup title in September “It wasn’t that bad as far as The week provided an and then finished tied for sixth I didn’t get really sick,” he said. at the US Open. “I felt like I had a cold for a “It was a really good year. few days and then after that I HOUSTON OPEN SCORES It was especially good at the didn’tdidn t - so I was pretty much 267 - Carlos Ortiz (MEX) 67-68-67-65 end,” he added.added. asymptomatic. 269 - Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 70-70-66- JJohnsonohnson is one of the most “A“A llittleittle ffatigueatigue anandd tthingshings 63, Dustin Johnson 72-66-66-65 consistent playersplayers on Tour likelike that,that, butbut I couldn’tcouldn’t encouraging tuneup for the Open, but said his performance away. American Talor Gooch butbut hhasas just one major tittitlele rreallyeally ffigureigure out iiff 271 - Talor Gooch 68-69-71-63 Masters for Johnson, Japan’s this week was a good sign going matched Matsuyama’s 63 to toto his name - the 2016 that was because I 272 - Brooks Koepka 72-70-65-65, Sepp Matsuyama and others, into Augusta. finish alone in fourth on 271, US OpenOpen - and some was stuck in a Straka 68-69-66-69 including four-time major “My good finish over the and Koepka, the former world havehave arguedargued hehe hasn’thasn’t hotel room for 273 - Mackenzie Hughes (CAN) 70-72-68- winner Brooks Koepka. weekend is going to really number one heading into the livedlived uupp to hhisis like 11 days not 63, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 71-70-67-65, World number one Johnson, hopefully help me in the Masters after a season disrupted potential.potential. doing anything Sam Burns 68-65-68-72, Jason Day (AUS) winner of the Northern Trust Masters this week coming up,” not only by coronavirus but by WinningWinning the Masters oror itit wwasas COVIDCOVID 67-68-67-71 and the Tour Championship Matsuyama said. injury, closed with his second would put all those doubts thatthat made me feel who had a runner-up finish at Johnson and Matsuyama straight 65 to share fifth on 272 toto resrest.t. thatthat way,” tthehe WorWorldld 274 - Adam Long 68-70-69-67, Shane the PGA Championship and a kept the pressure on Ortiz all with Austrian Sepp Straka, who “I“I thinkthink it sets upup No.1No.1 added. Lowry (IRL) 69-69-68-68, Patton Kizzire share of sixth at the US Open, afternoon, Matsuyama briefly carded a 69. wewellll fforor me,” 69-67-70-68, Aaron Wise 70-66-69-69 missed two planned October grabbing a share of the lead on “Played good the last two JohnsonJohnson said 275 - Harold Varner 67-71-72-65, Franc- starts after testing positive for 11-under when he rattled in a days,” Koepka said. of the esco Molinari (ITA) 70-68-71-66, Russell coronavirus. 16-foot birdie putt on the 17th. “It was nice (to) build some Knox (SCO) 69-71-67-68, Viktor Hovland He had six birdies and a But Ortiz moved a shot confidence going into Augusta, bogey in his closing 65 for an ahead with a birdie at the par- scoring well. (NOR) 70-69-68-68, Michael Thompson 11-under total of 269. five 16th, eight feet from the pin “The first two days, it’s a 67-72-67-69 He was joined by Mat- and two-putted for a birdie that shame I put in a new driver. 276 - Maverick McNealy 71-71-67-67, Erik suyama, who had seven birdies put him 12 under. Never should have done that, van Rooyen (RSA) 71-69-69-67, J.T. Pos- without a bogey in his 63. Johnson, 11-under after a probably cost me the tour-

ton 70-67-70-69, Dawie van der Walt Matsuyama, a five-time US 10-foot birdie at the 15th, nament, but at the same time (RSA) 70-66-69-71 tour winner remains without a couldn’t take advantage of the (I’m) playing well, just got to victory since the 2017 Phoenix par-five 16th and Ortiz pulled play well next week.” NFL: Steelers edge Cowboys to stay Farah takes a break from running as he unbeaten; New Orleans beat Tampa Bay bids for TV crown

REUTERS — NEW YORK the extra point, leaving it AFP — LONDON 13-6. Quarterback Ben Roethlis- Roethlisberger retreated Mo Farah is temporarily hanging up his berger led a six-play, to the locker room, pressing running shoes to take part in British TV 79-yard drive capped by an backup Mason Rudolph into reality show “I’m A Celebrity... Get Me 8-yard touchdown pass to action for four plays, ending Out Of Here!”, raising questions over his Eric Ebron with 2:14 left as with Boswell’s franchise- preparations for next year’s Olympics. the visiting Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers record 59-yard field goal to The four-time Olympic champion Steelers eked out a 24-19 win quarterback Ben make it 13-9 at halftime. will reportedly be paid an appearance over the Dallas Cowboys in Roethlisberger Meanwhile, Drew Brees fee of £300,000 ($395,000) to compete Arlington, Texas, to remain (left) throws a pass threw four touchdown against nine other well-known figures unbeaten. against the Dallas passes and Tom Brady threw in a contest for the title of King or Queen Pittsburgh, down 13 Cowboys in the three interceptions as vis- of the Castle. points in the first half and 10 second quarter at iting New Orleans defeated The ITV show, which starts on points entering the fourth AT&T Stadium. Tampa Bay. November 15, will be staged at Gwrych quarter, is 8-0 for the first Brees entered the game Castle in Wales rather than its usual time in franchise history. one touchdown pass behind location in the Australian jungle due to Brady for the NFL career coronavirus restrictions. NFL SCORES lead and finished the game Farah, 37, who is aiming to run the Minnesota 34 Detroit 20 with 564 to Brady’s 561. 10,000 metres in next year’s delayed Denver 27 Atlanta 34 Brees completed 26 of 32 for Tokyo Games, said he hopes to show the 222 yards and 12 different British viewing public a different side of Houston 27 Jacksonville 25 team-mates caught passes himself. N.Y. Giants 23 Washington 20 on the night. “I’ve watched it on telly and thought Seattle 34 Buffalo 44 Roethlisberger, who tweaked Andy Dalton and Dak Zuerlein’s 44-yard field goal The Saints (6-2) won to myself I would like to challenge myself Chicago 17 Tennessee 24 his left knee late in the first Prescott, was 21 of 38 for 243 made it 13-0. their fifth consecutive game and see what I can do -- and so that is Carolina 31 Kansas City 33 half but finished, was 29 of yards with a scoring pass to With 1:31 left in the half, to pass the Buccaneers (6-3) the whole reason behind it,” said the Baltimore 24 Indianapolis 10 42 for 306 yards, and also CeeDee Lamb. Greg Zuerlein Neville Gallimore hit Roeth- for first place in the NFC Somalia-born athlete. Las Vegas 31 LA Chargers 26 had touchdown passes to kicked four field goals lisberger, who came up South. New Orleans swept “I know a lot of people will be sur- James Washington and Juju The Cowboys drove 65 limping. But, three plays the season series after prised as they don’t see me in that way. Miami 34 Arizona 31 Smith-Schuster. yards and made it 10-0 as later, Roethlisberger threw defeating Tampa Bay 34-23 They associate me with running and

Pittsburgh 24 Dallas 19 For Dallas (2-7), Garrett Gilbert rolled right and 17 yards to James Wash- in the season opener in winning but nothing other than that," he New Orleans 38 Tampa Bay 3 Gilbert, in his first career hooked up with Lamb in the ington in the back of the end which the Saints intercepted added. start because of injuries to end zone from 20 yards. zone. Chris Boswell missed Brady twice.