Khawaja steers Australia to comfortable win over Sri Lanka PAGE 19 TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2019 Aston Villa seal Premier League return with 2-1 win over Derby County PAGE 18 TENNIS FRENCH OPEN QATAR TEAM ARRIVES IN BRAZIL AHEAD OF COPA AMERICA The Qatar national football team arrived in Brazil on Monday, kicking off the final phase of preparations for the 2019 Copa America which will take place from June 14 to July 7. The delegation consists of 28 players selected by coach Felix Sanchez. Qatar will train in Rio de Janeiro in preparation for a friendly match with Brazili on June 5 in Brasilia at the Mani Garincha Stadium, followed by a second friendly meeting with a Brazilian club side on June 9. Qatar will become the first West Asian team to participate in the Copa America. Qatar are in Group B where they face 14-time champions Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay in the June 14-July 7 tournament. FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP Ooredoo to sponsor Qatar national team for the next 2 years TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sorship, Sheikh Abdullah “Our team is participating “We look forward with our Ukraine edge DOHA bin Mohammed bin Saud al in the Copa America for the Ooredoo to further joint work Thani, Chairman of Ooredoo first time in a few days, and we to serve Qatar football, as this OOREDOO has announced Group, said: “Our sponsorship are confident that it is capable sponsorship is an extension of Qatar 1-0 in its sponsorship of Qatar’s first of the team comes as a result of honoring Qatari football be- the sponsorship of the Amir football team under a two-year of our support for Qatari sport Stimulus cause it has unique elements Cup and the various activities agreement starting in 2019. and the fact that this support Ooredoo’s sponsorship of the capable of making a differ- supported by Ooredoo. This Ooredoo will be the patron of is part of the corporate social first team follows the victory ence,” he added. sponsorship also underscores even contest Al Annabi in the upcoming responsibility.” Commenting on the part- the company’s commitment to tournaments, which will be the “The team has been able of the national team at nership, QFA president Sheikh supporting Qatari sport in gen- top of the Copa America 2019. to achieve a unique achieve- the 2019 Asian Cup in an Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed eral and football in particular.” Ooredoo’s sponsorship of ment by winning the Asian Cup unprecedented achievement al Thani said, “We thank Oore- Ooredoo is a key supporter the first team follows the victory well deservedly, and its suc- for Qatari football. doo for sponsoring the team, of the football federation, con- of the national team at the 2019 cess in raising the flag of Qatar which underscores the long- tributing effectively to sup- Asian Cup in an unprecedented as a bounty and square on the port the achievement of more standing relationship we have porting the UEFA Champion- achievement for Qatari football. throne of Asian football and this achievements at the continental with a leading telecom brand ships and sponsoring many Commenting on the spon- requires us to continue to sup- and international levels. for 10 years.” tournaments and events. Serena survives Russian scare to win 800th match AFP of Wimbledon last year, broke PARIS Williams twice in the open- ing set in the fifth and seventh Qatar’s Andri Syahputra in action during the FIFA U-20 World Cup SERENA Williams survived a games, claiming the opener on match against Ukraine on Monday. first-set scare before defeating a third set point. Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko Williams fired four aces in FIFA.COM on Monday during Group C 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the sec- the set but also 14 unforced TYCHY action of the FIFA U-20 World ond round of the French Open errors. Cup Poland 2019. The result on Monday. Suddenly, she was staring DENYS Popov is the man saw La Celeste secure their The 37-year-old American, at only her second first round for the big occasion. The place in the knockout stage. who is attempting to equal loss at a Slam after her 2012 Ukraine defender scored his Uruguay’s first was the Margaret Court’s all-time re- defeat in Paris by Virginie second consecutive winning product of a well-worked cord of 24 Grand Slam titles, Razzano. goal at the FIFA U-20 World set piece in the 41st minute. racked up her 800th career But she stormed back to Cup Poland 2019 in his Brian Rodriguez’s delivery main draw win with her victo- level the encounter, cutting side’s 1-0 victory over Qatar from more than 40 yards out ry in front of a half-full Court the errors by half and breaking in Tychy in Group D, which reached the head of Sebastian Philippe Chatrier. in the second and sixth games confirmed their place in the Caceres on the right-hand side “There is always a lot fear of the set. knockout phase. of the penalty area. for a first round match,” said She swept through the After an evenly-contest- The 19-year-old defend- Williams who eventually raced decider, breaking in the first, ed first half, Popov headed er flicked the ball tantalis- to victory, taking 12 of the last third and fifth games. home in the 59th minute on ingly across the face of goal, 13 games. I made lots of mis- One year after her ‘Black a second-chance opportuni- teeing up Acevedo’s right- takes in the first set and I just Panther’ catsuit caused con- ty from an initial corner for footed blast into the back of said ‘good luck, Serena’. troversy, Williams returned the Ukrainians. Serhii Bu- the net. “I was strong after that... to Roland Garros, dressed in letsa provided the delivery Coming off a thorough de- now I feel like I need to go and a zebra-striped cape embla- for his second assist of the feat at the hands of New Zea- practice.” zoned with the words ‘mother, competition. land, Honduras coach Carlos Williams, the 2002, 2013 champion, queen, goddess’ all Things went from bad to Tabora made five changes to and 2015 champion in Paris, translated into French in a nod worse for Qatar as captain Na- his starting XI, and the im- will face either Japan’s Kurumi to her hosts. sir Peer was shown a straight provement was immediately Nara or Dalila Jakupovic of Slo- Serena Williams in action against Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko during her first round match of the French Open Once the cape was re- red card for a late tackle on evident. Los Catrachos were venia for a place in the last 32. at the Roland Garros on Monday. The 37-year-old American, chasing Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam moved, Williams revealed a Maksym Chekh. stingy in defence and at times Williams won her most re- titles, dropped a set before recovering to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-0. (REUTERS) black and white zebra-stripe Ukraine have now ad- overwhelmed Uruguay with cent major at the Australian print dress. vanced to the Round of 16 in their attacking movement up Open in 2017 while pregnant. that meeting and stalled her as- Her Australian Open cam- entered – retiring in the third She fell foul of tournament all four of their appearances the left flank. She returned to Grand sault on a fourth title in Paris. paign in January ended in a round of Indian Wells and organisers last year with her in competition history (2001, But Uruguay struck again a Slam tennis after giving birth Defeat in the 2018 Wim- quarter-final loss to Karolina withdrawing after winning one-piece black outfit which 2005, 2015 and 2019). How- minute into second-half stop- to her daughter at Roland Gar- bledon final and US Open Pliskova despite having led a round in Miami, and after she said she needed to wear to ever, they have yet to reach the page time. Nicolas Schiappac- ros in 2018, making the last championship match, where 5-1 in the final set and holding winning one round in Rome boost her circulation. quarter-finals. asse barrelled into position to 16 where she had been set to her now-infamous meltdown four match points. due to a right knee injury. Williams had suffered life- Late goals in each half finish off an elegant counterat- resume her bitter rivalry with overshadowed Naomi Osaka’s Since Melbourne, Williams On Monday, the 83rd- threatening blood clots when helped Uruguay outlast Hon- tack, ensuring his side a spot Maria Sharapova. title triumph, followed her had been unable to finish the ranked Diatchenko, who she gave birth to her daughter duras 2-0 at Lublin Stadium in the last 16. An arm injury torpedoed Paris heartbreak. three tournaments she had knocked Maria Sharapova out Alexis Olympia in 2017. Sports Tuesday, May 28, 2019 17 French Fries Merciless Nadal, Slam-chasing Djokovic get into cruise mode Wozniacki loses, injured Kvitova Teenager Parry triggers Mauresmo withdraws comparison REUTERS/AFP PARIS: One victory at the PARIS French Open and a single- handed backhand was all it CLAYCOURT master Rafael took for 16-year-old wildcard Nadal quickly adapted to the Diane Parry to draw compari- new surroundings at Roland sons with former world num- Garros with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 ber one and fellow French- demolition of German quali- What I did during all woman Amelie Mauresmo on fier Yannick Hanfmann in the Monday.