Naseem Shah is ‘Man of the Match’ as Pak humble Bangladesh at Rawalpindi PaGe 14 Tuesday, February 11, 2020

QaTar NaTioNal sPorT day QOC to hold events at Team Sports Village in Barahat Msheireb

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK which makes National Sport people to stay fit and active, The event will feature a Day 2020 an even more signif- not only on National Sport diverse range of sports cater- icant day. The events and ac- Day, but all year long. Qatar is ing for all ages, including: THE Qatar Olympic Commit- tivities we have planned with one of the first countries in the athletics, basketball, volley- tee (QOC) will celebrate the the valuable help of national world to have a paid national ball, gymnastics, table tennis, 9th edition of National Sport sports federations and stake- holiday which is dedicated boxing, wrestling, taekwondo, Day on Tuesday in coopera- holders, will give our com- solely to sports and exercise, karate and judo. Throughout tion with Msheireb Properties. munity the opportunity to try which reflects both the for- the day there will also be live The QOC along with vari- new sports and enjoy engaging ward-thinking leadership of sports workshops featuring ous national sports federa- workshops. There will be an Qatar’s sports leaders, and the gymnastics and martial arts, tions will mark the day by of- opportunity to meet with some fact that sport is an important as well as on-stage entertain- fering members of the local of Team Qatar’s star athletes. pillar of the Qatar National Vi- ment from football freestylers community a wide-ranging It is our hope that these world- sion 2030,” he added. and sport jugglers. programme of sports activities class athletes will encourage Ali al Kuwari, Acting CEO One of QOC’s primary and demonstrations at Team young people to be physically of Msheireb Properties, said, aims for the National Sport Qatar Sports Village in Bara- active, and perhaps even in- “We are delighted to cooperate Day is to promote a healthy hat Msheireb. spire the future generation of with the Qatar Olympic Com- community both physically On this occasion, Jassim Qatari athletes. Qatar recognises the importance of sports, and it is a key goal of ours to encourage mittee as it is the first time for and psychologically by edu- bin Rashid al Buenain, Secre- “Qatar recognises the im- people to stay fit and active, not only on National Sport Day, but all year long. Barahat Msheireb to host such cating the community on the tary-General of the QOC, said portance of sports, and it is a Jassim bin Rashid al Buenain, Secretary-General, QOC a huge public event in celebra- many benefits of participating “This year is an Olympic year, key goal of ours to encourage tion of National Sport Day.” in sports. Confident , aim for winning starts Wolves play Al Nassr in Riyadh; Red Knights meet Persepolis in Doha

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FORMER champions Al Sadd and Qatar giants Al Duhail will be looking to launch their AFC Champions League (ACL) Group stage on a positive note on Tuesday – also Qatar’s Na- tional Sport Day. Al Sadd, coached by Xavi Hernanandez, left for Riyadh on Sunday where they face QSL CEO Hani Taleb Ballan and Chairman of the Board of Directors at GORD Yousef Alhorr during the MoU Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr in signing at Al Bidda Tower in Doha on Monday. their Group D opener while Al Duhail will meet Iran’s Perse- polis in Group C opener. Al Sadd’s match kicks QSL to be first in the off at 6:15pm Doha time at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sta- dium. Al Sadd, who had defeated world to go green Al Nassr in the quarter-finals last year before bowing in the ner with Gulf Organisation ers registered at the QFA and semi-finals to the eventual QSl, GoRD for Research and Develop- over 70,000 fans in recorded champions Saudi FC, Al Sadd’s Mohammed Waab speaks to the media ahead of their opening AFC Champions League Group D ment (GORD) in sustainabil- attendance annually to QSL are brimming with confidence match against Al Nassr at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on Monday. ity and going green. QSL has matches, efforts at reaching following their 2020 Qatar sign mou on a responsibility towards the the lofty goal of going carbon Cup triumph. environment and we will be neutral will start at stadiums The Wolves defeated Al Du- environmental the first football league in the across the country. hail 4-0 in the final following a world to go carbon neutral,” “We want to set a trend 4-1 thrashing of Al Rayyan in sustainability Ballan said at the signing. and inspire other leagues, this the semi-final. “The QSL can be a catalyst is how serious we are about Although they are ranked AYENI OLUSEGUN in preserving the environment climate change. There are third in the QNB Stars League Doha and providing the model for over 3000 players registered standings, Al Sadd’s recent generation to come on how with the QFA and over 70,000 wins have shown that the team, FOOTBALL stadiums are usu- change can happen and its fans watch the league across one of the best in Asia, is in ally packed each passing year, importance. We depend on the season, we hope to create good form ahead of the impor- but the beautiful game always the knowledge of GORD as we awareness during matches and tant away clash. comes with an ecological foot- have seen their impact in sev- other events. At the end the In tomorrow’s match, Al print, sometimes damaging to eral aspects of society. goal is to be carbon neutral on Sadd will miss two key players, the environment. “At QSL, it is our vision to and off the field,” QSL’s Execu- defender Salem Al Hajri due to From generating tonnes of be one of the top three league tive Director of Competitions an injury and Abdelkarim Has- solid wastes that increases the in Asia. To achieve this, we and Football Development san (suspension). The Wolves game’s carbon footprint, there’s need to seek opportunities that Ahmed Khellil Abbassi said. also suffered another injury a need for football authorities will make us pioneers, not just Qatar will be the first Arab blow on Monday as Ali Asad all over the world to uphold in words but also in action. We country to host a FIFA World suffered a cut in his Achilles their environmental stability. believe in sustainability which Cup in 2022. The Khalifa In- tendon during a training ses- In efforts to maintain sus- is why we are taking the steps ternational Stadium has been sion, the club reported. tainability and reduce carbon to promote it here. As a foot- installed with a district cool- Al Sadd recently added at- Al Duhail players during a training session at the Al Duhail Stadium in Doha ahead of their opening AFC emissions, Qatar Stars League ball family, we believe in what ing system – saving up to 40 tacking midfielder Marco Fa- Champions League Group C match against Iranian club Persepolis FC on Monday. signed a Memorandum of Un- the Supreme Committee have percent of energy compared bian to their fold. derstanding with Gulf Organi- been able to achieve in this to conventional cooling -- However, the London Addressing the media Duhail to bank However, they will miss the sation for Research and De- area,” he added. and is the world’s first open- Olympics gold winning Mexi- ahead of the match, Al Sadd on experience services of Yousef Msakni, Pau- velopment (GORD) in a new “Sustainability as we know air air-conditioned stadium. can team-member is ineligible player Mohammed Waed Ab- Meanwhile in Doha, Al Duhail’s lo Edmilson, Ismail Moham- venture aimed at becoming is no longer a passing trend. It It was awarded a four-star to play in the ACL dulwahab said, new coach, Moroccan Walid med and Bassam. the first football league in the is a pressing need of the day. rating by the Global Sustain- as he was not on the “A difficult match Regragui, will bank on an ex- “The match will be difficult world to go carbon neutral. Like other industries, sports ability Assessment System for initial list of players awaits us and we perienced line-up against the because it is the first in the ACL QSL CEO Hani Taleb Bal- sector has also realised the this system. registered with the will put up our best visiting Iranian giants. this season. lan, and Chairman of the immense potential green prac- Also recently, Education Asian body. show.” The kick-off is at 6:15pm at “We will face a strong op- Board of Directors at GORD tices hold. We are glad to work City Stadium became the first However, South Waed stressed the Al Duhail Stadium. ponent but our players have Yousef Alhorr, signed the with the QSL but it will be a Qatar 2022 tournament venue Korean star and for- that securing a first Al Duhail are currently prepared well, especially after agreement at the Al Bidda long journey to achieve our to receive a five-star rating mer QFA Player of win in the AFC was leading the QSL standings with the recent win in the Amir Cup Tower on Monday. goals,” Alhorr said. from the Global Sustainability the Year Nam Tae important for his 33 points, but their recent loss which was a good reaction to “Great pleasure to part- With over 3,000 play- Assessment System (GSAS). Hee, internationals team. in the Qatar Cup final against Al losing to Al Rayyan. Jung Woo-Young, “We must fight Sadd may add to their worries. “Iranian teams per- Baghdad Bouned- with a strong spir- The Red Knights also lost form well away from home, jah, former Atletico Madrid star it to achieve a positive result,” their unbeaten status in this but for us it will be a huge Gabi Fernandez, Asian Player he said. season’s QSL when they suf- boost playing in front of our Quick read of the Year Akram Afif and Has- “This is a different com- fered a 0-1 defeat at the hands fans,” Al Duhail coach Walid Coronavirus wipes out early-season lPGa golf swing in asia san Al Haydous make a strong petition that what we faced in of Al Rayyan. Regragui said. line-up at Xavi’s team. the Qatar Cup but our recent Along with Mario Man- The finalists of this year’s SINGAPORE: golf’s hSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore and the LPga Thailand were can- The team will also have wins at home give us a strong duzukic, Mehdi Benatia, Han ACL are guaranteed a spot in celled on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak, meaning the US LPga Tour has been forced to the services of Pedro Miguel, motivation to continue with Kwang-Song, Almoez Ali, and the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup scrap all three of its lucrative early-season events in asia. The World Championship is one of the most Ali Asad, Boualem Khoukhi the same approach and work co will be looking to make the in China while the winners get prestigious on the US LPga Tour with the world’s top 20 players and the previous year’s major-winners and star goalkeeper Saad Al strongly to achieve best re- opening game a memorable to play in the 2020 FIFA Club all participating. The three-event swing would have carried in excess of $5 million in prize money. (AFP) Dossari. sults,” he added. one for their new coach. World Cup in Qatar. sports Tuesday, February 11, 2020 13 inter win thrilling milan derby 4-2 to move top of serie a

then headed home substitute “Sunday will be a great The Nerazzurri Victor Moses’ cross three min- game against a great team.” Tottenham Hotspur’s English utes into injury time to main- Caicedo broke through just midfielder Dele Alli.(aFP) stage second half tain Inter’s charge for a first before the interval as the Ec- Serie A title in a decade. uadorian volleyed home after comeback after Milan’s collapse means they Parma failed to clear a ball into Alli sorry as missed the chance to move into the box. going down 2-0 the Europa League places and Napoli’s struggles contin- FA probe star’s sit 10th. ued as they collapsed to a 3-2 AFP “It’s difficult to explain. The defeat at home to Lecce. coronavirus post MILaN first half was almost perfect, the Last season’s runners-up second half the opposite.” said had rekindled hopes of Euro- AFP INTER Milan moved top Ibrahimovic. pean football next season after LoNDoN of Serie A on Sunday after “We conceded the first league wins over Juventus and storming back from two goals goal and the squad lost faith, Sampdoria, and by eliminating DELE Alli has apologised for down to snatch a 4-2 win over then conceded a second and Lazio from the Italian Cup. posting a social media video AC Milan in a pulsating derby everything fell apart. Inter in Gianluca Lapadula netted which has prompted a Foot- at the San Siro. the first half didn’t look like a double, opening the scoring ball Association probe after Inter pull level on 54 points a team who were second but after half an hour, with Marco the Tottenham star appeared with Juventus, who lost 2-1 at then demonstrated why they Mancoscu sealing victory with a to joke about the coronavirus. Hellas Verona on Saturday, were after the break.” superb free-kick eight minutes Alli’s Snapchat video but are ahead of the champi- Caicedo kept Lazio’s own from time. showed him wearing a face ons on goal difference thanks dream of a first ‘Scudetto’ in 20 Arkadiusz Milik had lev- mask in an airport depar- to a thrilling second half turna- years alive as a 1-0 win over Par- elled for Napoli just after the ture lounge with the message round after Ante Rebic and Zla- ma moved the Romans second break with Jose Callejon reduc- ‘Corona whattt, please listen tan Ibrahimovic had put Milan in Serie A. ing the deficit late on. with volume’. 2-0 up at the break. ICONIC: Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring against AC Milan during the Milan Derby at Simone Inzaghi’s side are The hosts were furious at The 23-year-old moved the Lazio are just a point be- the San Siro Stadium on Sunday. (aFP) right in the title discussion after being denied a penalty for a camera towards an Asian man hind in third after Felipe extending their unbeaten run to challenge on Milik, with the before showing a bottle of an- Caicedo scored the only goal cause they were able to resist fore knocking down for Rebic Brozovic lashed home a stun- 18 league games. Pole booked for diving. tiseptic hand wash captioned in a hard-fought win at Parma the blows which means that we to tap the opener past Daniele ning volley and two minutes Their last Serie A defeat was “I don’t understand why ‘This virus gunna have to be earlier on Sunday. are ready for something good. Padelli. later Mattias Vecino finshed off in September to Inter Milan, they don’t go to VAR when it’s quicker than that to catch me’. “It’s a special night because “It’s absolutely too early to Stefan De Vrij blocked an- an Alexis Sanchez pass to level who they host next weekend at a debatable one,” said Gattuso. The video, apparently taken in the first half we were in great talk about things that we can other cross to deny Rebic a sec- the scores. the Stadio Olimpico. “It would have taken a minute while Alli was on holiday during difficulty like we hadn’t been still dream of today.” ond tap in but Franck Kessie De Vrij put Inter deserv- “We are trying to stay in to see if Milik had been fouled.” the Premier League’s current this season. There was the risk Milan had dominated the flicked on for a waiting Ibrahi- edly ahead with a superb diving there, fighting against the bat- Napoli are 11th, four points winter break, was subsequently of taking a hammering,” said first half with Inter struggling movic to turn in the second. header with 20 minutes to go, tleships. With this spirit, we off the Europa League places, deleted after several complaints Inter boss Antonio Conte. to deal with Ibrahimovic, who The comeback began five and after Ibrahimovic hit the can advance very well,” said with Lecce three points above were made. “Credit to these lads be- soared above Diego Godin be- minutes after the break when post for Milan Romelu Lukaku Inzaghi. the relegation zone. With the coronavirus hav- ing claimed the lives of over 900 people in mainland China, the FA are reported to have written to Alli to ask him to ex- plain his post. Stunning own goal aids Ligue 1 The England midfielder could face a ban or fine and he tried to limit the damage by apologising in a video on the leaders PSG in win over Lyon Chinese social media platform Weibo. AFP “Hi guys, it’s Dele; I just PaRIS wanted to apologise on my be- half for the video I posted on PARIS Saint-Germain survived Snapchat yesterday,” he said. the absence of Neymar and a “It wasn’t funny and I re- Lyon fightback to win Sunday alised that immediately and night’s Ligue 1 clash 4-2 at a took it down. I let myself stormy Parc des Princes, helped down and the club. by Fernando Marcal’s truly “I don’t want you to have Barcelona’s Lionel Messi gestures during the Spanish league match stunning second-half own goal. that impression of me because it against Real Betis at the Benito Villamarin Stadium in Seville, Spain, Runaway leaders and de- wasn’t funny and I realised that on Sunday. (aFP) fending champions PSG were straight away and took it down. cruising at half-time with Angel “It isn’t something that Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe should be joked about. I’m Barca beat Betis to giving them a two-goal advan- sending all my love and all my tage against a Lyon side endur- thoughts and prayers to every- ing a disappointing season. one in China.” keep pace with Real Then Marcal comically blasted the ball into the roof of his own net just after the AFP then sent off in a frantic con- break, leaving Lyon looking at MaDRID test by the end of which, Barca another heavy defeat in Paris, Quick read had the victory they so desper- where they lost 5-0 last season. paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani (left) and teammates celebrate scoring against Lyon during their LIONEL Messi gave a hat- ately needed following a diffi- However, Martin Terrier and French L1 match at the parc des princes Stadium on Sunday. (aFP) monfils bags first trick of assists on Sunday as cult few days for the club. Moussa Dembele quickly pulled title in a year at Barcelona ended their turbu- Messi had put himself at goals back, and PSG needed a errors happen but I don’t know had been postponed due break, came what looked like montpellier lent week with a thrilling 3-2 the heart of a political spat this late strike by substitute Edinson if it’s the time to be too critical,” to the swirling wind and the coup de grace. victory over Real Betis to stay week by publicly taking excep- Cavani to secure the points. Tuchel added. “The team was rain caused by Storm Ci- An attempted cutback by FReNChMaN gael Monfils won in touch with Real Madrid at tion to comments made by “Normally after a goal like great and we can’t forget we ara – which left ticker-tape Julian Draxler was going no- his first title in a year on Sunday the top of La Liga. sporting director Eric Abidal, that the game is over,” said were without lots of players.” from pre-match fan displays where before Thiago Mendes after claiming the Montpel- Madrid’s 4-1 win at Os- who suggested the players coach Thomas Tuchel of the Without Neymar – as well strewn all over the pitch -- intervened, allowing Draxler lier aTP tournament with a 7-5, asuna earlier in the day put were the cause of the decision own goal. “But we were not dis- as his injured compatriots, as they struggled to keep up to keep the ball in play and 6-3 straight sets victory over pressure on Barca to respond, to sack Ernesto Valverde last ciplined enough and it was a les- Thiago Silva and Marquin- with PSG in the first half. return it to the edge of the six- Canada’s Vasek Pospisil. The only for Betis to twice lead at month. son for us that it’s never over.” hos, in defence – Tuchel’s side PSG broke forward to open yard box, where the hapless popular 33-year-old, who is world the Benito Villamarin through Barcelona were then PSG’s performance show- made it eight straight wins and the scoring midway through the Marcal slammed it into the number nine and was top seed at a penalty from Sergio Canales beaten by Athletic Bilbao and cased why they can ill afford stretched their unbeaten run to first half as Idrissa Gueye fed Di roof of his own net. Montpellier, last won on the tour and brilliant solo effort from knocked out of the Copa del to be complacent heading into 21 games in all competitions. Maria to cut in from the right Nevertheless, Lyon hit back at Rotterdam last year but was Nabil Fekir. Rey before the semi-finals for their Champions League last 16, Lyon, meanwhile, have not and beat Lyon goalkeeper An- with Terrier’s shot squirming too good for Pospisil. “I think that Yet both times Barcelona the first time in 10 years on first leg match away to Borussia won in three and this result thony Lopes with a low strike at under the body of Keylor Navas I was very solid and I’m really hit back as Frenkie de Jong Thursday. Dortmund on February 18, even leaves the seven-time former his near post. before Karl Toko Ekambi teed happy with how I managed the and Sergio Busquets pulled “In Bilbao we played well if sporting director Leonardo champions in ninth place. Thomas Meunier then up Dembele to convert his 13th key moments, said Monfils. This them level before Clement but they knocked us out,” said insisted to Canal Plus that the squared for Mbappe to score his in the league this season just was a ninth career tournament Lenglet headed in with 18 Barca coach Quique Setien. tie was “not life or death”. Rudi Cavani nears 15th league goal of the season in prior to the hour mark. win for Monfils and his third at minutes left, all three goals “This win will give us motiva- They will hope to have Ney- double-century the 38th minute after fine work It was not until the intro- Montpellier, where he also won in teed up by Messi. tion and extra energy for the mar back by then. How Rudi Garcia’s side must by Mauro Icardi. duction of Cavani that the home 2010 and 2014. (aFP) Fekir and Lenglet were future.” “We play a lot of games and have wished this match Then, two minutes after the side made sure of the points. Hamilton and Mercedes is ‘obvious pairing’ says F1 team boss Wolff

AFP Ineos in London. titles this year while Mercedes ment. The Team Ineos cycling LoNDoN “We would like to have the are attempting to win a sev- team, formerly known as Team fastest man in the car and I enth straight constructors’ Sky, made their debut last year MERCEDES Formula 1 boss know Lewis wants to be in the It is the obvious pairing championship. and Ineos funded Kenyan Eliud Toto Wolff said on Monday fastest car. There is an obvious going forward. We would The F1 season gets under Kipchoge’s successful quest to that his team’s tie-up with mutual outcome.” like to have the fastest man way on March 15 in Australia. run a marathon in under two Lewis Hamilton is the “obvi- Wolff revealed he had not in the car and I know Lewis Mercedes themselves have hours in October. ous pairing”, with the future spoken to Hamilton since the yet to commit to remaining in “The Mercedes team is a of the six-time world cham- team’s Christmas party in wants to be in the fastest Formula One beyond 2020 but leader in global sport and have pion still unclear on the eve of December. car. There is an obvious Wolff said the partnership with consistently shown that they are the new season. “We travel for 10 months of mutual outcome. Ineos “was an important cor- at the forefront of technological Hamilton, 35, is out of the year and what we do over nerstone of our future plans in innovation and human perfor- contract at the end of the year the winter is that we leave each – Mercedes boss Toto Wolff Formula One”. mance,” said Ratcliffe, one of and the British driver has been other in peace,” he said. “It once again serves to Britain’s richest men. linked with a move to Ferrari. “We said we would contin- long-term. I would hope we can demonstrate the attraction of “By strengthening our part- “It is the obvious pairing ue our discussions when he is continue to provide technology the sport for ambitious, global nership with Mercedes-AMG going forward,” said Wolff as back from America and we have to the best driver.” brands with a long-term vision Petronas it will allow us to iden- Mercedes unveiled a five-year kicked off the season. Lewis Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team principal Toto Wolff poses during a Hamilton will attempt to for success.” tify and unlock even greater partnership with Jim Rat- has proven he is the best cur- media event to reveal the team’s new livery for the upcoming 2020 equal Michael Schumacher’s The five-year deal is Rat- performance gains across the cliffe’s chemicals company rent driver, and on the mid and season, at the Royal Automobile Club in London on Monday. (aFP) record of seven drivers’ world cliffe’s latest sporting invest- wider Ineos sports family.” 14 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 sports

Police proud champions of Gulf Clubs Volleyball Championship 2020

QVA League champions Police won the Gulf Clubs Volleyball Championship in Kuwait City, Kuwait on Monday. In their round-robin league match, winner-take-all game, Police beat former four-time winners Al Hilal Club of Saudi Arabia in straight sets by 25-19, 25-23, 25-21. With this victory, the 2015 runners-up Police topped the table with 15 points and emerged the winners. Police are the third club from Qatar to win the Gulf title. Al Arabi won the title first time in 2010. Al rayyan bagged the crown on three occasions - 2011, 2015 and 2016. Also this was the fifth time that a Qatar team won the regional club volleyball title. Pakistan humble Bangladesh erupts in joy after biggest b’desh in first Test cricket triumph AFP with one publication liken- said, referring to the year- Teenager paceman Naseem Shah adjudged man of the match DhaKa ing Bangladesh captain Ak- long celebration of what bar Ali to Mughal emperor would have been the 100th AFP scoreboard THOUSANDS of fans flooded Akbar the Great. birthday of Bangladesh’s RaWaLPINDI (PaKISTaN) the streets of Bangladesh’s “Young Tigers Rule the founding President Sheikh BaNGlaDeSH (1ST iNNiNGS): ...... 233 capital Dhaka and the prime World”, roared the front-page Mujibur Rahman, who is her PAKISTAN completed a PakiSTaN (1ST iNNiNGS): ...... 445 minister on Monday promised headline of the largest-cir- father. BaNGlaDeSH (2ND iNNiNGS): crushing innings-and-44-run Tamim Iqbal lbw Yasir ...... 34 a public celebration after the culating English newspaper, The Bangladesh Cricket victory over Bangladesh on the Saif Hassan b Naseem ...... 16 under-19 team won the World The Daily Star. Board is expected to an- fourth morning on Monday, Najmul Hossain Shanto lbw Naseem ...... 38 Cup in the nation’s biggest “The Young Tigers created nounce financial rewards for taking a 1-0 lead in the two- Mominul Haque lbw Shaheen ...... 41 cricket triumph. arguably the most seminal the players. Taijul Islam lbw Naseem ...... 0 Test series. Mahmudullah c Sohail b Naseem ...... 0 Bangladesh stunned four- moment in its cricketing his- “We cannot express this Bangladesh were bowled Mohammad Mithun b Yasir ...... 0 time winners India in the final tory at Senwes Park in Potch- achievement in words. A out for 168 in their second in- Liton Das lbw Yasir ...... 29 of the Under-19 World Cup efstroom yesterday, ending World Cup is World Cup... we nings after resuming the day Rubel Hossain lbw Abbas ...... 5 late Sunday in South Africa to their wait for a major global were close many times in the Abu Jayed c Shafiq b Yasir ...... 3 on 126-6 as Pakistan’s pace Ebadat Hossain not out ...... 0 record a three-wicket victory trophy,” the Star wrote. past but it did not happen,” and spin attack was too hot to extras: (w2) ...... 2 over the favourites. Bangladesh Prime Min- the governing body’s spokes- handle despite a flat Rawal- Total: (all out; 62.2 overs) ...... 168 The elated supporters, ister Sheikh Hasina said a man Jalal Yunus said. Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Saif Hassan, 8.6 ov), 2-53 pindi stadium pitch. (Tamim Iqbal), 3-124 (Shanto), 4-124 (Islam), some wearing the team jer- “mass reception” would be The under-19 team played 5-124 (Mahmudullah), 6-126 (Mithun), 7-130 sey and painted from head held for the team once they 30 youth one-day interna- (Haque), 8-156 (Rubel), 9-165 (Das), 10-168 (Abu to toe as a tiger – the nation- return to Dhaka. tionals in two years before Despite Naseem being Jayed) al team’s nickname – held “They beat four-time the tournament, winning 18 unavailable to bowl on Bowling: Shaheen 16-6-39-1 (w1), Abbas 17.4-6- 33-1 (w1), Naseem 8.2-2-26-4, Yasir 17.2-3-58-4, spontaneous victory parades champions India. These boys matches. Monday with rib pain, Shafiq 3-0-12-0. and shouted “Bangladesh, are very brave,” she told a Their best showing at the Pakistan mopped up Result: Pakistan won by an innings and 44 runs Bangladesh”. weekly cabinet meeting. World Cup ahead of the tour- the last four wickets in National newspapers “This is the best gift in nament was a third-place fin- hailed the teen cricketers, Mujib Borsho (year),” Hasina ish as hosts in 2016. 90 minutes, inflicting Test Championship, taking their 10th defeat on their tally to 140 points. Bangladesh in 11 India lead the nine-team matches with one draw. championship table with 360 points followed by Australia kiwis to go all out for odis sweep vs india (246) and England 146. Fast bowler Naseem Shah, Top two teams on the who at 16 years and 359 days championship table will play became the youngest bowler the final at Lord’s in June 2021. to take a Test hat-trick on Pakistan’s victory was on Sunday, finished with 4-26 pakistan’s Naseem Shah, who got a hat-trick, holds a ball and the the cards after they bowled and was declared Man of the Man of the Match Award after the hosts won the first cricket Test Bangladesh out for 233 in the Match. match against Bangladesh in rawalpindi on Monday. (aFP) first innings and then piled Despite Naseem being una- up 445 in reply, with Babar vailable to bowl on Monday gust this year) so we will carry missed Das lbw and had Abu Azam smashing 143 and Shan with rib pain, Pakistan mopped this confidence. Jayed for three to finish with Masood 100. up the last four wickets in 90 “Naseem and other bowlers 4-58 and complete the win. This becomes Bangladesh’s minutes, inflicting their 10th bowled superbly and it was an sixth defeat in 14 months, in- defeat on Bangladesh in 11 outstanding batting display, so Disappointing batting cluding their fifth by an innings. matches with one draw. all in all it was a complete team Haque rued Bangladesh’s They have yet to score a cham- Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali effort.” low first-innings total. “Disap- pionship point in three Tests. said home wins – only pos- Bangladesh skipper Mo- pointing batting on a flat wick- The second Test starts in sible in recent months, after minul Haque started the day et (in the first innings) and no Karachi – after a two-month the resumption of Test cricket by square-driving paceman team can come back from such break – from April 5-9. in Pakistan following a dec- Shaheen Shah Afridi for his situations,” said Haque, who Bangladesh, who played a ade’s isolation over security fifth boundary in the first over, has now lost all three Tests as three-match Twenty20 series concerns – were important to but then fell leg-before in the skipper by an innings. with Pakistan last month, in- boost confidence. same over for 41. “Pakistan bowled superbly sisted on splitting their tour “It’s an important win and Liton Das (29) and tail- and exploited our weaknesses into three phases over security home wins always increase ender Rubel Hossain kept Paki- and that hat-trick changed the concerns. confidence within the team,” stan at bay for 11.5 overs before game completely to open Paki- They will also play a one- New Zealand, boosted by the return of captain Kane Williamson, will be seeking a clean sweep in the said Azhar. “We have to play Mohammad Abbas trapped stan’s victory path.” day international in Karachi one-Day International series against India in the third day and night match at Mount Maungauni on important away series includ- Rubel leg-before for five. With the victory, Pakistan (April 3) before the second Tuesday. The hosts, who had lost the Twenty20 International series 0-5, are 2-0 up in oDis. There is a lot ing one in England (July-Au- Leg-spinner Yasir Shah dis- gained 60 points in the World Test match. at stake for India in this match as they go to salvage their reputation. (aFP)

Arabian Peninsula Horse Show: reema al Nasser, magidaa al rayyan emerge winners

Sheikh Hamad bin Ali al Thani’s Magidaa Al rayyan and Safiya Al rayyan posted a fine 1-2 in the Class 3A three-year-old fillies on the opening day of the three-day Qatar Internation- al Arabian peninsula Horse Show on Monday. At the Longines Arena in Al Shaqab, Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser al Thani’s reema Al Nasser clinched the Class 2B two-year-old fillies in the show, being organised by Qatar racing & Equestrian Club.