ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3-4, 2021 16

Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, returns a shot against Adrian Mannarino, of France, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships in New York. Tsitsipas won 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0. (AP) – See Page 14 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Ronaldo breaks men’s scoring record as Bosnia ‘hold’ France Denmark stay perfect, Norway spoil Louis van Gaal’s return as Netherlands coach

FARO, Portugal, Sept 2, (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but still broke the men’s interna- tional scoring record be- fore adding a second goal as Portugal beat visiting Ireland 2-1 in World Cup qualifying. Portugal lead with 10 points from four games and sit three points ahead of Serbia, which did not play. Luxembourg are one point be- hind Serbia in third after winning 2-1 against visiting . Ronaldo grabbed his 110th goal in the 89th minute to move ahead of for- mer Iran striker Ali Daei. Six minutes into stoppage time, Ronaldo made it 111 in 180 games to break Irish hearts after defender John Egan gave his nation the lead in the 45th.

SOCCER

“I’m very happy, not only because I beat the record but for the special moments that we had,” Ronaldo said. “Two goals at the end of the game is so tough, but I have to appreciate what the team did. We believed until the end.” But Ronaldo, who has returned to join Manchester United, is still 76 goals behind the game’s most prolifi c international scorer. Christine Sin- clair, who is 38 years old, scored her 187th goal for Canada last month at the Tokyo Olympics. Ronaldo’s night had been frustrat- ing up until the late heroics. Russia’s Arsen Zakharyan (left), challenges for the ball with Croatia’s Josip Juranovic during the World Cup 2022 group H qualifying soccer match between Russia and Croatia at the Luzhniki His 15th-minute spot kick was well Stadium in Moscow, Russia. (AP) saved by goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, who was just 2 years old when Ron- aldo scored his fi rst for Portugal as a skinny winger at the 2004 European Iraq hold South Korea to 0-0 draw Championship. Ronaldo’s only title with Portugal came at Euro 2016. Although he was the top scorer at Oman shock Japan in WC qualifying this year’s European Championship with fi ve goals in four games, his OSAKA, Japan, Sept 2, (AP): Japan team’s title defense ended in the round fell to a shock 1-0 defeat against of 16. Oman in the opening Group B game Ex-FIFA offi cial life Bosnia and Herzegovina stunned of World Cup qualifying on Thurs- ban cut to 20 years 2018 World Cup winners France when day. veteran striker Eden Dzeko struck in Substitute Issam Al-Sabhi swept LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept the 36th minute with his 60th interna- home from close range in the 88th 2, (AP): A Brazilian soccer offi- tional goal. cial indicted by federal prosecu- Griezmann equalized three minutes minute in rainy Osaka to claim vic- tory against the world’s 24th-ranked tors in the United States in the later following a scramble after Kylian FIFA bribery case has had his Mbappe’s corner. team, the highest in Asia. It could have been worse for the life ban from the sport cut to 20 A thrilling fi nish in Astana saw years. midfi elder Ruslan Valiullin equalize hosts as Oman, ranked 55 places low- er, saw a second-half penalty award The Court of Arbitration for in the sixth minute of stoppage time Sport confirmed FIFA’s case to earn Kazakhstan a 2-2 home draw overturned after the referee, who had against Marco Polo del Nero “as with Ukraine. initially pointed to the spot following to the findings on the merits” but Forward Danylo Sikan came off the Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (right), controls the ball during the World Cup ordered a reduced ban for taking bench to score in the third minute of 2022 group A qualifying soccer match between Portugal and the Republic bribes. injury time, yet it was not enough for of Ireland at the Algarve stadium outside Faro, Portugal. (AP) SOCCER Del Nero will turn 97 before victory. the ban expires in 2038, though Ukraine had a strong start as Roman from a 2-0 defi cit to draw 2-2 with onto a through ball by Martin Ode- the former president of the Yaremchuk netted after two minutes Group G leaders Turkey. gaard but hit the post with a curling a handball by Yuto Nagatomo, con- Brazilian soccer confederation with a great strike from outside the Cengiz Under and Yusuf Yazıci put left-foot shot. sulted VAR. reportedly still has influence on penalty area, but Valiullin equalized Turkey ahead before Adam Marusic Substitute Donyell Malen also came Japan have made six consecutive his former organization. in the 74th and then did so again in the and Radunovic salvaged a point for close for the Netherlands in a disap- World Cup appearances, but Oman South Korea’s Son Heung-min drib- Del Nero was on the FIFA last seconds. have never qualifi ed. The Japanese bles during the fi nal round of their executive committee when he Montenegro. pointing second half, cleverly making Asian Zone group A qualifying soc- European Championship semifi nal- Turkey remained on top of Group room for himself on the edge of the enjoyed the majority of possession fled Switzerland in May 2015 in ists Denmark sit proudly on top with cer match between South Korea G after four matches, while the draw penalty area before shooting just wide. but struggled to create clear chances and Iraq for the FIFA World Cup the fallout of soccer officials four straight wins after beating Scot- in Oslo left the Netherlands one point against their well-organized oppo- being arrested at luxury hotels in land 2-0, thanks to goals from veteran Croatia kept fi rst place on goal dif- Qatar 2022 at Seoul World Cup sta- adrift in second, ahead of Montenegro ference with seven points after draw- nents. dium in Seoul, South Korea. (AP) midfi elder Daniel Wass and defender and Norway on goal difference. Latvia “It was a disappointing defeat,” Joakim Maehle. ing 0-0 away to second-place Russia SOCCER beat Gibraltar 3-1 in the group’s other in Moscow. Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said. day. Israel and Austria both won, but it’s “Now the focus is to bounce back to Israel in second place on goal differ- match. Slovakia are one point behind in In Group A, South Korea were also Van Gaal restored the team to the take three points in the next game.” ence thanks to striker ’s third following a 1-1 draw at Slovenia. frustrated after being held by Iraq to Zurich in early morning raids. He hat trick in a 4-0 win away to Faroe formation of four defenders, three Malta beat last-place Cyprus 3-0. That comes against China on Tues- midfi elders and three forwards fa- a 0-0 draw in an empty Seoul World was formally indicted six months Islands. Cup Stadium. later, resigned his Marko Arnautovic scored in Aus- vored by his players. But the attacking setup left the Dutch vulnerable to Nor- The hosts, aiming for a 10th suc- $300,000-a-year FIFA position tria’s 2-0 win away to Moldova. cessive appearance at the World Cup, and has since stayed in Brazil, Erling Haaland spoiled Louis van way’s fast breaks and the Netherlands where he has avoided being Gaal’s return as Netherlands coach , forwards could not break down the were in charge for much of the game against the hard-working visitors but extradited to the United States. scoring the opening goal as Norway stubborn Norwegian defense. American prosecutors have held the Dutch to a 1-1 draw in World Haaland forced a good save from could not break the deadlock. accused him of taking millions of Cup qualifi cation Group G. Dutch debutant goalkeeper Justin Bi- Lee Jae-sung came closest, blast- dollars in kickbacks from com- Haaland’s 20th-minute strike was jlow in the 15th minute and fi ve min- ing over in the fi rst half from close mercial deals signed for South canceled out by Netherlands midfi eld- utes later the 21-year-old controlled a range after a goal-line clearance American soccer competitions, er in front of 7,000 high ball, held off a Van Dijk challenge from Iraq, looking to add to their sole including the Copa America and fans at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadium. Sub- and poked the ball past Bijlow to give World Cup appearance in 1986. Copa Libertadores. stitute came close to Norway the lead. It was the Borussia Hwang Hee-chan, who recently FIFA found him guilty in snatching a winner for the Netherlands Dortmund striker’s eighth goal in just signed with English Premier League 2018 on charges of bribery and with the last attempt of the match. his 13th international match. team Wolverhampton, headed corruption, accepting gifts and The qualifi er was the fi rst for the The Netherlands pushed forward conflict of interest. He was also throughout the fi rst half and were straight at the goalkeeper from a good Netherlands since Van Gaal took over position after the break. fined 1 million Swiss francs for his third stint as coach and marked rewarded in the 36th minute when ($1.1 million), a decision the return of captain Virgil van Dijk, Klaassen bundled the ball into the net The top two from both six-team upheld by CAS. who was sidelined for months with a after a low cross by Georginio Wijnal- groups qualify automatically for next Del Nero is among several serious knee injury. dum. year’s World Cup. The third-placed Brazilian soccer leaders indicted In Istanbul, Risto Radunovic scored Haaland came close to restoring the teams meet in a playoff and the win- in the American investigation an equalizer deep in second-half stop- Norway lead in the 66th minute when Marcel Hug SUI wins the Men’s 800m T54 Athletics Final at the Olympic ners then face an opponents from an- and later banned by FIFA. page time as Montenegro recovered he again beat the Dutch defense to run Stadium during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. (AP) other confederation.

THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT Published by: Arab Times Publishing House

Editor-in-Chief Editorial Office: Telephone: 24813566 & 24849144 Advertising: Tel: 55633481 Annual Subscriptions: Airport Road, Shuwaikh Fax: 24818267 Fax: 24911307 Individuals KD 45/- Companies and Offi cial Tel: 24849144 AHMED AL JARALLAH Departments KD 75 Airmail charges extra for Fax: 24839487 P.O. Box 2270, 13023 Safat, Kuwait E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] overseas