Sports Sunday, September 29, 2019 15 Al Duhail labour past Al Shahania; Hatem’s double fires Al Rayyan Al Rayyan beat Al Ahli; QSC pick first points of the season Tribune News Network

Karim Boudiaf’s 23rd minute strike extended Al Duhail’s unbeaten run as the Red Knights secured a hard fought victory against bottom side Al Shahania at the Al Arabi Stadium on Saturday. The win moves Rui Far- ia’s men to second on the table with 11 points, while Al Shahania have now gone five straight without a win. The game was scrappy throughout despite a prom- ising start to the evening’s proceedings. Ahmed Yasser Al Duhail’s Karim Boudiaf (left) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Al Shahania during their QNB Stars League played match at Al Rayyan players exult after their third goal against Al Ahli at the had a good early chance with the Al Arabi Stadium on Saturday. Al Gharafa Stadium on Saturday. a header inside the box, but he failed to trouble the keep- with a free hit on goal. for the easiest of tap-ins from when clean through, but his Al Rayyan fought back from a and 93rd minutes saw the urday, Al Sailiya handed er once he had found his po- The deadlock was finally close range. intricate finish went wide. goal down to beat Al Ahli 3-1. Lions roar back for their sec- Slavisa Jokanovic his first sition. broken midway through the In the second half, Mun- The woes continued Abdulrasheed Ibrahim ond straight win this season loss as Al Gharafa coach with Shortly after, Al Shahania half, thanks to the trickery tari created a chance out of for Al Shahania who once had put the Brigadiers ahead after three draws. a convincing 3-1 win over the nearly took a surprise lead and awareness of . nothing when he teed up again failed to get on the just before the hour mark af- Yacine Brahimi capped Cheetahs. when the ball fell perfectly His jinking run into the box the ball and struck a fero- scoresheet, but equally con- ter a goalless first half. off the game with a sublime Qatar Sports Club on the for Ramin Rezaien on the from the left saw him skip cious volley just wide, while cerning is their lack of oppor- But a brace in the last 10 effort in the last minute of other hand recorded a first edge of six-yard box. Howev- through three players before Almoez should have finished tunities created in open play. minutes of the game from added time. win of the season, beating Al er, he failed to hit the target cleverly laying off to Karim off the game at the death In the other early kickoff, Abdelaziz Hatem in the 88th In other matches on Sat- Khor 2-1. Sixteen quality horses entered for Qatar Arabian World Cup at ParisLongchamp Tribune News Network outings, and are considered very Doha strong contenders, and three who were placed when they Less than two weeks before the were last seen. The P. Colling- 2019 renewal of the Qatar Ara- ton-trained Mashhur al Khale- bian World Cup (Gr1/PA) kicks diah, who won a listed mile race off, the entries of the 2000-me- comfortably in front of Tayf and tre race for four-year-old and Rodess Du loup at Baden Baden older pure Arabians have been earlier this month. published. As many as 16 qual- The Landgoed Waterland- ity horses, including the 2017 owned and Karen Van Den Bordeaux’s Youssef Ait-Bennasser (left) vies with Paris Saint-Germain’s winner, Gazwan, and black type Bos-trained Akoya won the Neymar during the French L1 match in Bordeaux on Saturday. (AFP) winners, have been entered in (Group 1 PA) over the €1 million race to be hosted 2000 metres at ParisLonchamp at ParisLongchamp, only 40 earlier this month. In his previ- minutes before the Qatar Prix ous outing, the five-year-old bay I’ll give my life to de l’Arc de Triomphe race, on Akoya landed that the Group 1 October 6. Ten of the entries are (PA) Qatar Cup at Deauville in for Qatari connections. August when he got the better PSG, says Neymar The list includes a trio of Marid, Kattab and Deryan, owned and bred by HH Sheikh who finished second, third and Abdullah bin Khalifa al Thani. fourth respectively and seek to AFP post. The Alban De Mieulle-trained reverse the places at ParisLon- Paris “The most important thing TAYF finished second in his last champ. The Polska AKF SP. is that these goals are decisive, two outings; a listed mile race at Z.O.O.-owned and M. Kacpr- Brazilian superstar Neymar in tight matches, that’s why I’m Baden Baden earlier this month Ebraz (M. Guyon) while winning the Qatar International Stakes Gr.1 PA in Goodwood recently. zyk-trained Salam al Khalediah pledged Saturday to “give my here,” added Neymar. and the mile-long (Group 1 PA) won a Group 3 (PA) event over life to PSG” after his goal kept “It’s obviously a pleasure Qatar International Stakes at when he landed the (Group 1 he was last seen and that was in month. Melabi finished second 2600 metres at Varsovie in Au- the French giants top of Ligue 1 to link up with Kylian again. Goodwood in July. PA) Qatar Arabian Trophy Des Prix Kann over 2100 metres at last time and that was in the gust. with a 1-0 win at Bordeaux. He came back with his smile However, the seven-year- Poulains over the same distance Dax this month. His latest win (Group 1 PA) President of UAE The Jean-Marc De Watri- Neymar, the world’s most and with his football talent,” he old grey son of Amer won the at Saint-Cloud. was in a 2400-metre race in Cup over the same distance at gant-owned and D. Watrigant- expensive footballer, had been added. (Group 1 PA) UAE Cup at the Another trio are owned by Doha when he broke his maid- Doncaster earlier this month. trained Ahzar finished fourth in strongly linked to a return to The last time Mbappe and same course (ParisLonchamp) HH Sheikh Mohammed bin en tag in March. His latest win was in May when the Group 2 (PA) French Ara- Barcelona over a tumultuous Neymar had appeared together and distance (2000 metres) in Khalifa al Thani and trained by A third trio are owned by Al the four-year-old grey colt of bian Breeders’ Challenge Sprint summer. was in the French Cup final last May. He finished nearer last Julian Smart. Gazwan, was the Shaqab Racing and trained by Dahess won the Prix Aicha over over 1400 metres at Bdx Le However, in an attempt April, a match which ended in than first in the Qatar Arabian winner of Qatar Arabian World Thomas Fourcy. Khataab was 2300 metres at Dax. Bouscat last week. The D. Guil- to win over PSG fans, many of defeat. World Cup last year. Cup in 2017 and he finished the runner-up in the Qatar Ara- Khalifa bin Hamad bin lemin-trained Deryan finished whom have become uncon- As Bordeaux pressed, Another De Mieulle’s fourth in 2018. The eight-year- bian World Cup last year. He Khalifa al Attiyah’s Rodess DU fourth in the (Group 1 PA) Doha vinced by the player’s attach- Mbappe and PSG began to charge, Yazeed, was a winner old grey son of AMER won the was last seen at Deauville when Loup finished sixth in the 2018 Cup over the same distance at ment to the French capital, Ney- carve open the home defence. when was last called out. The (Group 1 PA) Shadwell Dubai he finished third in the (Group edition of the Qatar Arabian Deauville in August. mar has looked a rejuvenated He burst through on his six-year-old grey son of Mun- International Stakes over the 1 PA) Doha Cup over the same World Cup. The Charles Gour- The only female in the en- figure, scoring for a third match own, but goalkeeper Benoit jiz won the (Group 1 PA) Qatar same distance at Newbury in distance at Deauville in August. dain five-year-old grey son of tries is the RMP SP ZOO-owned in a row. Costil anticipated the chip. Gold Sword over the same dis- July when he was last seen. The latest win of the seven- DAHESS finished fourth in his and M. Janikowski-trained “I’m very happy to be able Then Costil again reacted quick- tance at Al Rayyan Park, Doha, EBRAZ finished third in year-old grey son of Amer was last outing; a listed mile race General Lady, who finished to help PSG, it’s better with the ly, diving at Angel Di Maria’s in April. He finished fifth in the the Qatar Arabian World Cup at Toulouse when he won the at Baden Baden earlier this third in the (Group 1 PA) Qa- fans,” he said. feet as the Argentine ran onto Qatar Arabian World Cup last in 2018. The six-year-old grey (Group 2 PA) Prix De Carthage month. His record includes be- tar Cup the same distance at “It’s like with your girl- Mbappe’s angled through ball. year. son of AMER won his last out- – Hannibal over 2000 metres. ing the runner up of the (Group ParisLonchamp earlier this friend, one moment you’re bad, PSG, who had suffered a The Antoine de Watrigant- ings. He won the (Group 3 PA) Kair al Cham remained 1) Doha Cup at Deauville and month. Given the names and but with hugs and a lot of love, shock 2-0 loss to Reims on trained Marid finished second Shadwell - Coupe Du Sud-Ouest unbeaten in his last three out- the winner of the (Group 1 PA) the records of these horses dou- it’s better. I am here to give my Wednesday, survived a late last time and that was in the Des Pur-Sang Arabes over 1900 ings. The four-year-old grey President of the UAE Cup at bled with the fact that many, if life to PSG. They are my team, video review for a potential Bor- (Group 1 PA) Doha Cup over metres at La teste Buch and the colt of Dahess won a mile race Doncaster over the same dis- not all, of them are facing each my goal is to help my club, to deaux penalty to recapture first the same distance at Deauville mile-long (Group 1 PA) Qatar at Royan in June, a 2000-me- tance in August and September other gain, the 2019 renewal of continue to score goals.” place. in August. The last win of the International Stakes at Good- tre race at Newbury and finally 2018 respectively. the Qatar Arabian World Cup On Saturday, Kylian Mbap- Nantes had briefly moved four-year-old grey colt of TM wood in July. a Group 3 (PA) 2000-metre The other six entered horses will be definitely a highly thrill- pe and Neymar played together to the top of Ligue 1 when they Fred Texas was in October 2018 MAXR finished third when contest at Duindigt earlier this include three who won their last ing contest. for the first time this season and won 1-0 win at Lyon earlier in combined for the only goal in the day. Lyon had the best of Bordeaux. the chances but conceded the Mbappe, who had been out only goal in freakish fashion just injured since August 25, started before the hour. Ferrari’s Leclerc bags pole at Russian GP on the bench but, with PSG As Samuel Moutoussamy struggling for a breakthrough, broke into the home area, left- AFP his time in the final seconds and Series leader and defend- came on after an hour. The back Fernando Marcal slid in Sochi, Russia set up an end to Mercedes’ five- ing five-time champion Lewis Parisian attack immediately and attempted to poke the ball year domination of the event Hamilton pulled out a dazzling gained a more menacing edge. out for a corner. Instead, it Charles Leclerc reeled off his since it began in 2014. final sector and final lap to take Both Mbappe, with a shot, struck his other leg and looped fourth consecutive pole position After three successive Fer- second ahead of Sebastian Vet- and Neymar, with a header, over goalkeeper Anthony Lopes with another stunning lap on rari wins, two from Leclerc, he tel in the other Ferrari by a nar- went close before combining to and into the goal. Saturday as he topped the times appears set to extend the scarlet row margin. open the scoring for the game’s As the home fans whistled in qualifying for Sunday’s Rus- scuderia’s run of success to four Red Bull’s Max Verstap- only goal in the 70th minute. their team, the Lyon players sian Grand Prix. races, his performance making pen took fourth but, because of Mbappe outpaced the Bor- appeared increasingly lost, al- Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (left) smiles next to Mercedes’ Lewis The in-form Monegasque him the first Ferrari driver since a penalty, dropped to the fifth deaux defence on the right. His though the brilliance of Nantes Hamilton after taking pole position in the qualifying session for the clocked a best lap of one minute Michael Schumacher secured row, with Valtteri Bottas joining precise low cross presented goalkeeper Alban Lafont was a Formula One Russian Grand Prix in Sochi on Saturday. (AFP) and 31.628 seconds to improve four straight poles in 2001. Vettel on the second row. Neymar with a tap in at the far major factor in their failure.