Sport FRIDAY 30 APRIL 2021 15 South Korea inoculates Olympic athletes ahead of Games AP — SEOUL Athletes can receive the vaccination program, the qualifying events. South Korea vaccines if they have already statement said. sent about 160 athletes, South Korea began adminis- qualified for the Olympics or South Korea tentatively coaches and others to the Rio tering fast-track COVID-19 are in qualifying tournaments, aims to send about 800-900 Paralympics in 2016, Park said. vaccines yesterday to athletes, so some may get vaccinated people to the Olympics, 350 of Earlier yesterday, South coaches and others expected but not attend the games. them athletes and coaches in Korea’s health authorities said to attend the Tokyo Olympics. The sports ministry said in 27 events. Olympic committee they have inoculated about 2.8 The Korean Sport and a statement on Monday it sup- officials expect to finalize the million people, about 5.4% of Olympic Committee said the ports South Korean athletes Olympic delegation in late June its 52 million people. The gov- first group of about 100 people preparing for the Olympics and when all qualifying tourna- ernment recently said it has received the first doses at a hopes their vaccinations would ments are finished. secured enough vaccines for state-run hospital in Seoul at help realize their “safe, suc- The sports ministry said 99 million people, nearly twice the start of the country’s pri- cessful participation in the about 150 athletes and coaches its total population, and that it oritized vaccination program games.” hoping to attend the Tokyo seeks to achieve herd for its Olympic delegation. It said athletes and coaches Paralympics will separately get immunity by November. They will be given second shots will all get the Pfizer vaccine. virus shots on Friday and May 4. South Korea has avoided a in the coming weeks. Officials, support staff and Ministry official Park Seungjoon widespread outbreak but it’s A total of 930 athletes, journalists who are 30 or older said support staff for the Paral- recently experiencing a steady coaches, officials and other will be given the AstraZeneca ympics are expected to be given surge in new infections. As of South Korean Olympic volleyball team player receives the first support staff will be vaccinated vaccine but those younger than shots in May. yesterday morning, the country dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the National Medical Center ahead of the Tokyo Games, 30 are to receive the Pfizer The 150 people also include has reported 121,351 cases with in Seoul, yesterday. which is set to open on July 23. vaccine in line with a national athletes who are still in 1,825 deaths. Pochettino confident of PSG La Liga: Barca stunned by Granada, blow turnaround against Man City chance to move top

REUTERS — PARIS personality after a timid first REUTERS — BARCELONA shortly afterwards, and it half. proved to be a vital stop in the Paris St Germain will need to "They're a team who are Barcelona suffered a shock 2-1 context of the game - as well maintain their intensity levels able to do whatever they want home defeat by Granada as the title race. throughout the game if they are because they have the quality, yesterday, conceding two Darwin Machis levelled the to overturn a 2-1 deficit against so that's why you play a bit cau- second-half goals to blow the scores on 63 minutes after Manchester City in their Cham- tious. You cannot win the qual- chance of moving top of La Oscar Mingueza failed to cut pions League semi-final second We just have to keep the ification in the first leg, but you Liga. out Luis Suarez’s through ball leg next Tuesday, boss Mauricio same intensity with the can lose it in the first leg," he The result was a body blow and in the aftermath Barca Pochettino said. told a news conference. for Barca, who had lost just coach Ronald Koeman was sent Last year’s runners-up PSG ball. That’s what we have "I told them 'I understand you once in their previous 22 league off by referee Pablo Gonzalez got off to a solid start at the Parc to improve. guys, I was a player myself. If you games and no longer have the Fuertes. des Princes and went ahead lose you lose but you have to try destiny of the title in their own The hosts were stunned 11 through Marquinhos in the 15th Mauricio Pochettino to play our game. What is our hands. minutes from time when sub- minute before being over- identity as a team without the ball Things started well for the stitute Jorge Molina headed in whelmed after the interval and and with the ball'?" Catalans, who took the lead on Adrian Marin’s pinpoint cross conceding two goals and The City players showed 23 minutes after Antoine from close range to secure a receiving a red card in the space they got the message as they Griezmann teed up Lionel first-ever away win at Bar- of 14 minutes. played with more intent after Messi for his 26th league goal celona for Diego Martinez’s “We were the better team the interval. of the season. side. Barca sit third in the in the first half but then we con- "We were more aggressive The Argentine forward was standings on 71 points, two ceded two goals we normally in our game. In the first 45 denied by Granada keeper points behind league leaders don’t concede,” coach Mauricio minutes we played not to lose Aaron Escandell one-on-one Atletico Madrid. Pochettino told a news the ball but with no intention to conference. break the lines," Guardiola Kevin De Bruyne netted the explained. equaliser when his cross beat "The second half was better keeper Keylor Navas, who in every way, our football was failed to react as it curled into better." the far corner of the net. “We just have to keep the We are very close, it’s not the Despite the advantage they Riyad Mahrez scored the same intensity with the ball. time to have doubts.” carry into the second leg, Guar- winner with a free kick that That’s what we have to PSG will take comfort from diola is well aware that City will sneaked through the wall improve.” the fact that they won their two need to be at the top of their Barcelona’s Lionel before Idrissa Gueye picked up Captain Marquinhos said away legs in the previous game again next Tuesday. Messi in action with a straight red card. that PSG needed more rounds, 4-1 at Barcelona in the "We know that anything can Granada’s Nehuen “The key was that we didn’t composure. last-16, and 3-2 at holders happen in the second leg," Perez, yesterday. show the same energy with the “Sometimes you have to be Bayern Munich in the Guardiola said. ball than in the first half,” strategic and intelligent. We quarter-finals. De Bruyne said there would Pochettino explained. conceded two really stupid City showed true identity be moments in the second leg “But we are confident that goals. These are details that will in second half against PSG: when City would suffer. "We we can turn this around and count,” he said. Guardiola know how good they are you approach the second leg the “Above all, we need to have Meanwhile, Guardiola said have to set your mind on the fact same way. The first half showed personality. We have to have City's comeback win on you're going to work hard for the that we were right in our the mentality to win, to do Wednesday was down to the team and that's gonna happen approach of the game. whatever it takes to get through. team eventually showing their in the second game also," he said.

Pakistan players celebrate a wicket yesterday. PIC: PCB Twitter Seamers put Pakistan in control of first Test

REUTERS — HARARE SCOREBOARD their side a big first-innings Zimbabwe 1st innings 6-124 (Kaia), 7-127 (Chakabva), 8-141 (Chisoro), lead when play resumes on Seamers Shaheen Afridi and P. Masvaure c Butt b Afridi ...... 11 9-164 (Muzarabani) the second day. Hasan Ali took four wickets K. Kasuza b Hasan ...... 0 Bowling: Afridi 15.1-5-43-4, Hasan 15-2-53-4, Earlier, Zimbabwe were T. Musakanda b Nauman ...... 14 Nauman 11-1-29-1, Ashraf 7-2-14-0, Sajid 11-1- each as Pakistan seized B. Taylor c Ashraf b Hasan ...... 5 37-0 teetering at 30 for four after control of the first Test M. Shumba run out ...... 27 Pakistan 1st innings an early blitz with the new against Zimbabwe on the R. Kaia lbw b Hasan ...... 48 Imran Butt not out ...... 43 ball from Shaheen (4-43) and opening day at the Harare R. Chakabva c Butt b Hasan ...... 19 Abid Ali not out ...... 56 Hasan (4-53), but a 59-run Sports Club yesterday. D. Tiripano not out ...... 28 Extras: (b1, nb3) ...... 4 stand for the fifth wicket The pair helped the T. Chisoro b Shaheen Afridi ...... 9 Total: (for no loss; 30 overs) ...... 103 between innings top scorer B. Muzarabani b Afridi ...... 14 Yet to bat: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, tourists dismiss their hosts R. Ngarava b Afridi ...... 1 Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Kaia (48) and Shumba (27) for 176 in the first innings, Total: (all out; 59.1 overs) ...... 176 Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan steadied the home side. before Pakistan reached 103 Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kasuza), 2-18 (Masvaure), Bowling: Muzarabani 9-2-20-0, Ngarava 9-2-32- The teams are meeting in without the loss of a wicket 3-30 (Musakanda), 4-30 (Taylor), 5-89 (Shumba), 0, Chisora 6-1-17-0, Tiripano 6-1-33-0 Tests for the first time since in reply at the close to trail 2013, when Zimbabwe by 73 runs in the first game Openers Abid Ali (56 not out) looked assured on a placid claimed the last of their three of the two-match series. and Imran Butt (43 not out) wicket and will seek to give wins in 17 previous clashes. IPL: Delhi and Mumbai record Karunaratne and Thirimanne make identical seven-wicket victories

AP — NEW DELHI BRIEF SCORES games to sit seventh. Opening Bangladesh toil in second Test Rajasthan Royals 171/4 in 20 overs (Sanju batsman Prithvi Shaw’s six AP — PALLEKELE SCOREBOARD Delhi Capitals and reigning Samson 42, Jos Buttler 41; Rahul Chahar fours in the opening over of the which both sides scored more Sri Lanka (First Innings) champions Mumbai Indians 2/33, Jasprit Bumrah 1/15) lost to Mumbai run-chase helped Delhi cruise than 600 runs without being notched identical seven-wicket to 156-3 in 16.3 overs as the Openers Dimuth Karunaratne D. Karunaratne c Liton b Shoriful Islam ...... 118 bowled out in the drawn first Indians 172/3 in 18.3 overs (Quinton de Kock victories in the Indian Premier right-hander made a blistering and Lahiru Thirimanne posted Lahiru Thirimanne not out ...... 131 Test which finished on Sunday. 70 not out, Krunal Pandya 39; Chris Morris Oshada Fernando not out ...... 40 League yesterday. 82 off 41 balls. hundreds and a double century Karunaratne was watchful 2/33) by seven wickets with nine balls to Extras: (w 1, nb 1) ...... 2 Delhi’s clinical win over Kolkata’s batsmen con- stand as Sri Lanka reached Total: (for one wicket)...... 291 in the first hour, settling in Kolkata Knight Riders at spare tinued to struggle before Andre 291-1 against Bangladesh on an Overs: ...... 90 before cutting loose once the Ahmedabad lifted it to 10 points Kolkata Knight Riders 154/6 in 20 overs (A Russell’s quickfire 45 off 27 ominous first day of the second Fall of wickets: 1-209 (Karunaratne). ball got older. On 28, he was to share lead at the top of the Russell 45 not out, S Gill 43, L Yadav 2/13, A balls lifted his team’s total to Test yesterday. Toss: Sri Lanka dropped at first slip and that table with Chennai Super Kings Patel 2/32) vs Delhi Capitals 156/3 in 16.3 154-6. Captain Karunaratne scored To bat: Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, proved to be costly.

overs (P Shaw 82, S Dhawan 46, P Cummins Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Ramesh and Royal Challengers Ban- Shaw gave Delhi an electri- 118 for his 12th Test century, Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando and Its hoped the pitch may yet galore. Kolkata, after losing five 3/24). fying start when he hit fast then Thirimanne hammered his Praveen Jayawickrama. turn. If so, the teams have of its seven games, is fifth with bowler Shivam Mavi for six third century and second this Bowling: Abu Jayed 16-3-47-0 (w 1, nb 1), Taskin enough spin options. To back four points. boundaries in the first over. year. He was 131 not out at Ahmed 17-3-69-0, Mehidy Hasan 22-4-67-0, Shori- up debutant Praveen Jayaw- Mumbai pushed themselves coming off two consecutive Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan stumps in tandem with Oshada ful Islam 16-3-52-1, Taijul Islam 19-2-56-0 ickrama, the Sri Lankans have into the top four with a losses, is now fourth while had piled 66 runs in five overs Fernando, 40 not out. other spin options in Ramesh resounding win over Rajasthan struggling Rajasthan has and had taken the game well The Bangladesh bowlers in-form batsmen on another Mendis and Dhananjaya de Royals at New Delhi. Mumbai, dropped three of its past four under Delhi’s grasp. had little chance against the flat pitch, next to the block on Silva. Sport

FRIDAY 30 APRIL 2021 PochettinoP confident of PSG's turnaround agagainst Manchester City in second leg WeW are confident that we can turn this around and approach theth second leg the same way. The first half showed that we werew right in our approach of the game. MauricioMa Pochettino Sport | 15 PSPSG manager NBA: 76ers 127, Hawks 83; Jazz 154, Kings 105; Nuggets 114, Pelicans 112; Wizards 116, Lakers 107; Heat 116, Spurs 111 Qaiser excels, Noman claims second win

THE PENINSULA — LYON only tackling the 2,400m (12f) The race was run at a Qaiser, trained by Antoine de trip for the first time, but he was modest tempo, but the pace Watrigantin, in action on Wednesday. Having only visited the race- also up against far superior quickened on the turn when course for the first time in opposition. the quintet was line abreast. February, the three-year-old The Antoine de Watrigant The horses then made a Qaiser (Charm Spirit x Holly runner lifted the cloud of beeline for the stands’ side rail Polly) got off the mark at the doubt harboured by his con- in the straight, and the future third attempt a fortnight earlier. nections after delivering a winner, responding to a couple He the Class 2 Prix Vans second career victory full of of reminders from Olivier Théault won by five lengths in promise, winning the Class 2 Peslier, subsequently took the Lyon, but that form was hard to Prix Vans Théault. lead. He prevailed by a length weigh up. In a race in which Got Bright and a quarter, but giving the On Wednesday, card at La (Intello x Rumored) set the impression that he was very Teste-de-Buch, the represent- tempo, Qaiser travelled in mid- much in his comfort zone. ative of H H Sheikh Abdullah division in a heat which had The JC. Rouget-trained and bin Khalifa Al Thani was not been reduced to five runners. Jean-Bernard Eyquem-helmed Mothill (Golden Horn x Jilnaar) was second while The R. Avial Lopez-trained and the Julien Grosjean-ridden Paper Trophy "He was supplemented for seasonal debut at Ayr. The looked capable of handling a (FR) (Spanish Moon x Mislix) this because of the lack of three-year-old colt completed rise in grade. The David was further three quarters of a suitable other opportunities in a double on his third career O’Meara-trained and Cam length behind in third. the calendar. We chose La Teste attempt, winning the TV Profits Hardie-helmed Doctor Par- Antoine de Watrigant said: because we were looking for a Returned To Racing Novice nassus (IRE) (Make Believe x “Unlike today’s race, the Lyon flat track. I don’t know where Stakes, a three-runner 2000- We’ll Go Walking) was the victory was difficult to assess. I he goes next, but he will metre Class 5 run for three- runner-up. was a bit worried about the soft probably be earmarked for a year-olds and older, by three The Jim Goldie-trained and ground as this isn’t his forte. It Class 1 or a Listed race. He’s quarters of a length for trainer Paul Mulrennan-ridden Castle was a bit of a falsely run race, coming along gradually and is Hugo Palmer with Jason Hart View (IRE) (Casamento x Spirit as the other horses in the race a colt who strengthened up,” he in the saddle. Of The Sea) was further 16 were ‘reined’ back, but Olivier added. He did not have to force his lengths behind. Noman had Peslier gave him a good ride. Meanwhile, Al Shaqab Rac- talent as regards dominating his opened his account on only his Jason Hart guides Noman to second straight victory. Qaiser acquitted himself very ing’s Noman (IRE) (Shalaa x two rivals. second start as a two-year-old well and I’m very happy." Mathool) made a winning Logic dictated that he last season. ACL: Al Nassr beat Al Sadd Iran's Persepolis seal top spot in to qualify for Round of 16 Group E with win

AFC — JEDDAH points will be good enough Action from the match over Al Rayyan for them to qualify as one of between Al Sadd and Al Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr qual- the best three runners-up. Nassr yesterday. AFC — GOA ified for the AFC Champions With both sides assured League Round of 16 as of a top two finish before the Persepolis secured top spot in Group E of the Group D winners, leap- match, the equation couldn’t 2021 AFC Champions League yesterday as frogging Qatar’s Al Sadd SC have been simpler: Win on Yahya Golmohammadi’s side bounced back into top spot with a 2-1 win the night and qualify for the from their loss against Al Wahda to hand Qatar’s at King Saud University Round of 16 as group Al Rayyan a 4-2 defeat that ensured their Stadium yesterday. winners, lose and settle in passage to the Round of 16. Goals from Abderrazak for an uncomfortable The two-time finalists had slipped to a 1-0 Hamdallah and Abdulelah 24-hour wait, and it was Al loss to the club from the United Arab Emirates Al Amri either side of half- Nassr who started the on Matchday Five, but they eventually claimed time put the group hosts stronger. all three points against Laurent Blanc’s already- within sight of the knockout They could have been eliminated side after a nervy second half at the stage, before Santi Cazorla ahead as early as the sixth Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. made for a nervy finale minute, with Hamdallah Shahriyar Moghanlou opened the scoring in when he pulled a goal back missing the target with a the 27th minute having earlier hit the crossbar from the penalty spot with header after he latched onto with a header before Ehsan Pahlavan doubled seven minutes remaining. Sultan Al Ghannam’s cross the Iranian side’s advantage seven minutes later. While Al Nassr can look - the first of several pivotal But two goals from Yohan Boli kept Al Rayyan forward to September’s first half moments involving in contention in the second 45 minutes and Round of 16, Al Sadd will the prolific Moroccan Persepolis needed further efforts from Hossein need to wait until tonight to striker. Kanani and Isa Alkasir to confirm their fifth see if their final tally of 10 It was Hamdallah who continued five minutes into only his second save of 16. Al Sadd found a glimmer victory in six games in the group phase. powered the hosts into the before the break, but there the night when the Al Nasst of hope when Ali Al Lajami The Islamic Republic of Iran club had been lead in the 33rd minute, but was a twist to the plot this shot-stopper got down to hauled down Yusuf dominant throughout the opening quarter of While Al Nassr can look the goal owed plenty to a time as he squandered a gilt- deny the Spaniard in the Abdurisag just inside in the the game, with Moghanloo heading Vahid forward to September’s Round disastrous error from Al edged chance to double the 70th minute. penalty area, with Cazorla Amiri’s inviting cross against the woodwork Sadd goalkeeper Meshaal lead, missing a gaping net But that momentum was raising the stakes by slotting having seen an earlier free-kick pushed to of 16, Al Sadd will need to wait Barsham, whose botched after Noureddine Amrabat abruptly halted when Al the subsequent spot-kick safety by Al Rayyan goalkeeper Fahad Younis. until tonight to see if their clearance went directly into had sprinted into the box to Nassr found the all- but, despite a dramatic final Golmohammadi’s side finally – and final tally of 10 points will be the path of the 2020 ACL create the opportunity. important second goal four few minutes - which deservedly – broke the deadlock in the 27th good enough for them to Golden Boot winner, who Al Sadd slowly but surely minutes later, with Al Amri included Al Sadd boss Xavi minute when Moghanloo finished off a rapid qualify as one of the best seized the opportunity to began to ask more questions rising high to steer Amra- being sent off - Al Nassr held break that saw Omid Alishah feed Mehdi Torabi three runners-up. slam home his fourth of the of the hosts after the bat’s free-kick delivery into on to claim the crucial three down the left before receiving the return pass tournament from 15 yards. interval, with Cazorla the net and Mano Manezes’ points they needed to and setting up Moghanloo to score from the The Hamdallah show forcing Waleed Abdullah men edged closer to the last advance. edge of the area. Pahlavan made it 2-0 seven minutes later when he twisted and turned on the edge of the area, beating Al Rayyan defender Abdulrahman Al Duhail, Al Ahli Saudi square off in crucial tie Al Korbi twice before slamming a low right- foot shot past Younis as Persepolis claimed the AFC — JEDDAH Champions League West 16 as group winners, with his sides will be looking for a excellent start to the com- cushion their first half performance groups will also advance, team having drawn 1-1 with victory. petition. We lost the only warranted. 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