14 Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Sports Horses from QF’s Al Shaqab stand out at major auction a group of the most prestig- Equine and ious Arabian horses on the market, including the prog- Lusail Sports Club President Nawaf Al Mudhahka and Omar equestrian enies sired by the legendary Shamiyeh, CEO of Cossete Solutions at the launch new logos and enthusiasts Marwan Al Shaqab. Despite announcement of new partnerships. the challenges caused by the snap up the pandemic, the event proved a great success, and as soon New Lusail Sports finest pure-bred as one the horses entered the Arabian horses at arena, it caught the attention of horse lovers and local own- Club and academy recent Doha event ers, as the competition to own Arabian horses of the highest Tribune News Network caliber became more intense. logos unveiled Doha “The event included horses that belong to the Al Shaqab Tribune News Network As with most sectors, the breed,” said Khalid Al Jehani, DOHA equine industry sector has head of horse training and been significantly affected by show events at Al Shaqab. The Lusail Sports Club on the COVID-19 pandemic, with “At Al Shaqab, we used to Monday unveiled the new club many events such as horse rac- organise our own auctions on and academy logo and also an- ing competitions being can- annual basis, and such events nounced details of its strategic celled during the lockdown. have always been successful and commercial partnerships But for equestrian lovers and highly attractive for the for the coming period during in Qatar, the coronavirus cri- local owners and audience.” a press conference held at the sis has not stopped them from The horses participat- Grand Hyatt Hotel. taking advantage of the op- ing in this auction varied Among those present in- portunity to own some of the between categories of mares cluded Lusail Sports Club best pure-bred Arabian horses and foals. Lina Al Shaqab President Nawaf Al Mudhah- in the world – including those came to the top of the bidding ka, CEO Muhammad Saeed Al bred by Qatar Foundation’s with a value of QR105,000, Misnad, team Khaled center of equine excellence – which was the highest price Nawwaf, the club’s official stand out Al Shaqab. fetched at the event, followed spokesman Abdulhadi Al Sah- This was reflected by the by Ghoroub Al Shaqab, who li and CEO of Cosette, Omar turnout for a major horse auc- was sold for QR95,000. Shamiyeh and sponsors. tion held this month in Doha, “Buyers are more often Addressing the gather- where local owners and horse interested in female horses, ing, Al Mudhahka stated that lovers came together to dem- because they can use them for Lusail Sports Club is the first onstrate their commitment to competition purposes as well as commercial club in Qatar and promoting the legacy of Ara- for breeding,” said Al Jehani. was launched in 2014. The new Lusail Sports Club and bian horses and equestrian “The prices that we have “The club was launched with Lusail Football Academy logos. sports in Qatar, and their pas- witnessed during this auc- an idea to educate and train Qa- sion for acquiring the finest tion are considered as good tari youth of Aspire graduates ence. Me and my players have Arabian horses. prices in light of the chal- and amateurs. At the beginning benefited a lot from it. In order Organised by Al Rayyan lenging period that the horse the club members participated to teach youngsters all about Farm, the auction was the first industry is experiencing, in the Ramadan tournaments football skills, I encourage local event of its kind for Al Organised by Al Rayyan Farm, the auction was the first local event of its kind for Al Shaqab-bred horses with less events and activi- and amateur competitions.” Al them to be part of a competitive Shaqab-bred horses since the since the beginning of the pandemic held at Qatar Equestrian Federation’s Indoor Arena. ties due to current situation. Mudhahka said. and sporting atmosphere like beginning of the pandemic, This proves the status of our Al Mudhahka also said that the one seen at the academy.” and was organised under strict to limit the spread of the virus, ing measures and wear face The event took place at Arabian horses and the great Lusail Club, as a commercial Omar Shamiyeh, CEO of preventive measures in line such as bidders being asked masks, in order to ensure the Qatar Equestrian Federation love and appreciation people club, is primarily concerned Cossete Solutions, the sponsors with government guidelines to observe physical distanc- safety of all attendees. Indoor Arena, and showcased have for this breed.” with investing in sports and of Lusail Sports Club, said: “We players, refining them and in- are proud of our sponsorship troducing them to the big clubs of Lusail Sports Club and the and eventually the Qatari na- Lusail Football Academy. We tional teams so that the players hope that this joint coopera- Kishan’s 99 in vain as RCB down MI in Super Over could compete internationally. tion will extend and continue in The president said that the the future and help develop the AFP 15th over of Mumbai’s chase skipper gave Ban- goal of the club is to attract game among youngsters.” Dubai when they needed 90 to win galore a brisk start with his 35- all residents in Qatar without “Lusail Sports Club is the off the last five overs. ball 52 and a opening stand of screening as the club continues first club in Qatar that was set ’s 99 went in “It was a great game, We 81 with Padikkal. to work on its ‘Vision 2026’. up as commercial entity. This is vain for holders Mumbai In- were not in the game at all Kohli, who fell to the spin “We have established the an opportunity for Cossete So- dians after Royals Challengers when we started with the bat. of Deepak Chahar for three off Lusail Football Academy in lutions to be the first marketing Bangalore prevailed in a dra- Great innings by Ishan to get 11 balls, said his side’s fielding the Doha Golf Club to support company to sponsor a sports matic super over in the second us back,” Mumbai skipper Ro- should improve in the upcom- the youngsters falling in the club and to be part of a club tied match of this IPL season hit Sharma said after the loss ing games. age groups of 4 to 16 years old. that is keen to develop the game on Monday. in the 13th edition of the In- “Fielding is something The training period is divided among youngsters,” he added. Kishan, 22, smashed nine dian Premier League. we have to keep working on,” into three stages. Each stage “One of our most impor- sixes in his 58-ball blitz and “With Polly (Pollard) be- Kohli said of the couple of consists of a period of three tant goals is to develop com- put on a key 119-run fifth- ing there, anything can hap- dropped catches and fielding months and the door is open munity sports and to help stand with Kieron Pol- pen, and Ishan can hit it. We lapses from his side that end- to residents of all nationali- develop Qatari players in all lard, who hit 60 , as had the belief that we could do ed at the bottom of the eight- ties,” Al Mudhahka said. sports fields. We sponsored Mumbai equalled Bangalore’s it. They held their nerves al- table last year. On his experience with Lu- world champion Mutaz Bar- score of 201 in Dubai. though we put pressure.” “If we’d taken out chances sail Sports Club, team captain shim, and we seek to help ’s Bangalore AB de Villiers watched his again it wouldn’t have been Nawwaf said: “Playing in the develop future stars also,” then kept down Mumbai to Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli and AB De Villers team’s second win in three so close. As I said, these little side has been a good experi- Shamiyeh said. seven in the Super Over, a score celebrate after winning the match against games from the non-strikers things we’re not capitalising they surpassed with the skipper in the Super Over in Dubai on Monday. end after hitting an unbeaten on, we need to work on.” hitting the winning boundary 55 in Bangalore’s 201 for three Scores: Royal Challengers on the final ball from Mumbai less overs during regular play, the final ball away and ensure while first. Bangalore 201 for 3 (de Villiers quick . then turned up with some ex- Mumbai’s story of comebacks The former South African 55*, Padikkal 54, Boult 2-34) delivered a cellent Super Over of ended on the last ball of the captain put on key partner- tied with Mumbai Indians 201 standout Super Over to keep his own, though his gamble to Super Over. ships including a 62-run third- for 5 (Kishan 99, Pollard 60*, Pollard, and bounce AB de Villiers with fine But for the tie, left-handed wicket stand with young opener Udana 2-45). to just 7 for 1. leg up went for a top-edged Kishan and Pollard, who hit , who scored Super Over: Royal Challeng- Bumrah, who had gone four. With scores level, Virat fives sixes in his 24-ball stay, 54 – his second IPL fifty. ers Bangalore 11 for 0 beat for 42 runs in four wicket- Kohli used his wrists to put nearly pulled it off after the Australian limited-overs Mumbai Indians 7 for 1.

‘Superman’ Pooran wows IPL with ‘unbelievable’ six save Dynamite Club captain receives the trophy after his side won AFP man Kevin Pietersen, com- the Bravo Cricket Academy Box Cricket League defaeting United Man- Dubai mentating on television, was galore in the final at Al Wukair recently. blown away by Trinidad-born stunned Pooran’s “unbelievable” ex- the cricket world and social ploit, which resulted in two Dynamite are Bravo box media with a gravity-defying runs being taken instead of six. piece of fielding to prevent a “No way, no way, no way. six on a record-breaking night That is unbelievable! The cricket champs again in the Indian Premier League. save of T20 cricket ever, that Pooran dived cat-like to is the best I have seen,” Piet- Tribune News Network “It’s been long since the grab the ball at full stretch ersen said. Doha entire sporting world has six feet (two metres) over the The video of the spectacu- come to a standstill because of boundary before twisting in lar effort lit up social media. Dynamite emerged kings COVID-19 pandemic. mid-air and backhanding it “Nicolas Pooran save for of box cricket again as they “Many passionate cricket- over the rope a split-second the boundary was inhuman successfully defended the ers who were longing to play before he hit the ground. extraordinary, he has rede- Bravo Cricket Academy Box one of the shortest and excit- The West Indian’s acro- fined the human thinking ca- Cricket League title defeat- ing Bravo box cricket League batics to deny Rajasthan Roy- pability, take a bow,” said one ing United Mangalore at Al turned up for the tournament als batsman Sanju Samson a Twitter user. Wukair recently. after the Qatar government and six weren’t enough, however, Another said: “Wowza, su- The other teams which Ministry of Health relaxed re- to stop his Kings XI Pun- perman Nicolas Pooran”. took part in the league includ- strictions and allowed outdoor jab side losing to the biggest Pooran’s effort came after ed M3B3, Cloud 7, 7 Wonders, activities after several months,” run chase in IPL history in A combination of video grab pictures show West Indian Nicholas Pooran’s gravity-defying piece of fielding his eight-ball 25 with the bat Desert lions, EVO and United said Christopher, Head of Bra- Sharjah on Sunday. to prevent a six for Kings XI Punjab on a record-breaking night in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. as King’s XI piled up an un- Lankan. vo Cricket Academy. He also cricket legend assailable-looking 223 for two Hassan, skipper of team thanked the sponsors for their called it “#godofcricket” from Punjab’s best save, EVER. Fantastic 1 of the best defensive field- from their 20 overs. Dynamite won the Man-of- support and said such tourna- “the best save I have seen in fielding coach . work by @nicholas_47 who ing displays I have ever seen,” But the Royals got home the-series title while the Best ments will be played quarterly my life. Simply incredible!!” “(There) really is NO inspired the rest of the @li- Rhodes tweeted. with four and three Batsman award went to Sunil each year given the game’s -- prompting thanks to the question about it being THE onsdenkxip fielders to put on Former England bats- balls to spare. from United Mangalore. popularity among the expats.