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FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 2-3 BBOXINGOXING | Page 6 Qatar 2022 Fury says he venues take will knock out shape despite Joshua inside pandemic two rounds Tuesday, January 5, 2021 CRICKET Jumada I 21, 1442 AH Classy Williamson GULF TIMES century swings momentum for NZ SPORT Page 7 FOOTBALL Al Duhail take on Al Ahli in Amir Cup opener By Sports Reporter bi will go head-to-head with Umm League of the 2019-2020 season. Doha Salal. The dates will be confi rmed Al Duhail, Al Rayyan, Al Sadd, Al later. Gharafa, Al Sailiya, Al Wakrah, Al The draw for the tournament was Arabi and Qatar SC were placed in he 49th Amir Cup will kick held in the presence of Khaled Mu- Group A as they are the top eight sides off on January 25 with a barak al-Kuwari, Director of Market- from the fi rst division. match between Al Duhail and ing and Communications, QFA; Ali Al Ahli, Umm Salal, Al Khor and Al Ahli, according to the draw Hassan al-Salat, Head of Commu- Al Shahaniya were slotted in Group B Theld yesterday at the Ritz-Carlton nication Department; Ali Hammoud along with Al Kharaitiyat, Al Markhi- Hotel. Sixteen teams are taking part al-Nuaimi, Head of the Competitions ya, Al Shamal and Muaither. in the tournament. Department; and Hamad al-Hajri, The 2021 Amir Cup is beginning In other fi xtures, Qatar SC will take member of the Competitions Com- earlier than usual keeping in view the on Al Shamal, Al Wakrah will play Al mittee, who conducted the draw cer- international engagements of the na- Kharaitiyat and Al Rayyan will face emony with the participation of club tional team. off against Al Markhiya. Elsewhere, offi cials. Last month, Al Sadd beat Al Arabi Al Gharafa will take on Al Shahaniya, The draw for the 49th Amir Cup 2-1 at the brand new Qatar 2022 ven- Al Sadd will play Muaither, Al Sailiya is based on the rankings in the QNB ue, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, to win the have a date with Al Khor while Al Ara- Stars League and the Second Division 2020 Amir Cup title. DAKAR RALLY FOCUS Al-Attiyah wins Qatar to set up All Asia stage, rises to third Football Lab By Sports Reporter science and sports medicine in ‘We went flat out and everything is working very, very well... no mistakes at all...’ Doha relation to football The availability of sports AFP centres or other suitable venues Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia atar is building a for competitions, training and state-of-the-art facil- camps ity aimed at facilitat- atari driver Nasser ing the exchange of Potential topics of exchange al-Attiyah won the Qknowledge, innovation, research programmes include: second stage of the and training which will available Good governance Dakar Rally in Saudi to all Member Associations of Marketing and promotion- QArabia yesterday ahead of rivals the Asian Football Confederation al activities Stephane Peterhansel and Car- before, during and after the 2027 Sports venues manage- los Sainz. Asian Cup. ment The three-time winner of the The All Asia Football Lab, as Study and research Dakar sped through the 457-kil- it is called, will be ready by 2026 Technical and condition- ometre stage from Bisha to Wadi and is part of Qatar’s legacy pro- ing coaching ad-Dawasir in 4hr 03min 14sec gramme as the country bids to Refereeing to take the victory after reigning host the 2027 Asian Cup. Football technology champion Sainz won Sunday’s The All Asia Football Lab will Sports medicine opening stage. be designed and planned in close The impact on the Asian foot- “It was a good day,” said al- collaboration with the AFC to ball family would go far beyond Attiyah, who is aiming for a sev- ensure it contributes towards the elite game and would be open enth Olympic skeet appearance elevating Asian football to its vi- to men’s and women’s teams in Tokyo later this year. sion as the world’s leading con- alike. Olympic teams, youth “Yesterday we lost a lot of federation. teams, futsal teams and beach time because we opened the way Off ered services can include: soccer teams will have access to and it was not really good for us Technical and educational the Lab. and we didn’t take risks. courses, seminars and confer- Additionally, the All Asia “But today we went fl at out ences Football Lab will champion and everything is working very, Experience and exper- meaningful activities directed at very well. The tyres were amaz- tise in the areas of construction, promoting women’s participa- ing and the car too, the pace management of sporting instal- tion in sports, including the de- from start to fi nish, no mistakes lations, materials, sport and sci- velopment of a Women’s Football at all... there’s still a long way, entifi c equipment Programme. but it’s a good start.” The training of technical It will be a structured training Peterhansel, a 13-time win- personnel and organisational programme, bringing in experts ner of the race, leads the overall procedures to train Qatari women to become standings with Spaniard Sainz Experience, expertise and international standard coaches 6min 37sec behind and al-Atti- training in the areas of sports and match offi cials. yah just over nine minutes back. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel of France compete during Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally between Bisha and Wadi The Frenchman said he had ad-Dawasir in Saudi Arabia yesterday. (AFP) been stressing about how to avoid getting bogged down in ian Toby Price in Sunday’s fi rst the Empty Quarter, a vast sand quin (FRA/BEL/Century) +10:27 2. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) the fi rst sand dunes of this year’s stage after losing his way in the desert that covers much of the 6. Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena +3:55 Dakar. desert terrain. southern Arabian Peninsula and (FRA/MON/Brx) +16:53 3. Pablo Quintanilla (CHI/Husq- “It was the fi rst dunes, but Barreda, whose victory was given prominence by explorers 7. Brian Baragwanath/Taye Perry varna) +6:02 also the car was full of diesel his 25th on a Dakar special, said such as Wilfred Thesiger. (RSA/RSA/Century) +17:21 4. Ross Branch (BOT/Yamaha) which meant it was really heavy,” he had no option but “to push Organisers have promised a 8. Jakub Przygonski/Timo +11:54 said Peterhansel, whose 13 Dakar with everything — I put it all in “hefty serving of dunes, albeit Gottschalk (POL/GER/Toyota) 5. Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo victories came seven times in a today”. spread far and wide and in small +17:49 (CHI/Honda) +12:06 car and six on a motorbike. “I enjoyed this type of stage a chains” for the 403km special. 9. Vladimir Vasilyev/Dmitro 6. Adrien Van Beveren (FRA/ “So, the priority was not to lot. It’s faster and better for me, Tsyro (RUS/UKR/Mini) +20:38 Yamaha) +12:42 get stuck. After that, I have to better than enduro like it was STAGE 2 RESULTS 10. Bernhard Ten Brinke/Tom 7. Stefan Svitko (SVK/Ktm) +14:15 say that we navigated well.” yesterday,” the Spaniard said. Car (top 10) Colsoul (NED/BEL/Toyota) +21:38 8. Luciano Benavides (ARG/ “Right now, everything is 1. Nasser al-Attiyah/Matthieu Overall standings (top 3) Husqvarna) +15:21 ‘KEEP RIDING’ perfect. Sure, tomorrow will be Baumel (QAT/FRA/Toyota) 1. Stephane Peterhansel/Edouard 9. Daniel Sanders (AUS/Ktm) Spain’s Joan Barreda took the a long day and really hard again, 4:03:14 Boulanger (FRA/FRA/Mini) 7:17:18 +16:31 second stage in the motorbike but the race is like this. We need 2. Stephane Peterhansel/Ed- 2. Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (ESP/ 10. Xavier De Soultrait (FRA/ category, fi nishing ahead of to keep calm and stay in front. ouard Boulanger (FRA/FRA/Mini) ESP/Mini) +6:37 Husqvarna) +17:24 American rider and title holder For sure, there are still a lot of +2:35 3. Nasser al-Attiyah/Matthieu Overall standings (top 3) Ricky Brabec, who is also on a kilometres to come and we will 3. Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (ESP/ Baumel (QAT/FRA/Toyota) +9:14 1. Joan Barreda Bort (ESP/Honda) Honda. try to keep riding, that’s all.” ESP/Mini) +9:17 8:15:38 Brabec has a lot of time to Today’s third stage sees com- 4. Yazeed al-Rajhi/Dirk Von Zitze- Moto (top 10) 2. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) +6:23 claw back after trailing in almost petitors racing a loop around witz (KSA/GER/Toyota) +10:24 1. Joan Barreda Bort (ESP/Honda) 3. Ross Branch (BOT/Yamaha) 20 minutes behind Austral- Wadi ad-Dawasir, the gateway to 5. Mathieu Serradori/Fabian Lur- 4:17:56 +6:37 Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, January 5, 2021 SPECIAL FOCUS QATAR 2022 VENUES TAKE All venues will be completed AL BAYT STADIUM CAPACITY: 60,000 hospitality, the venue will host completed and is ready to host and tested well DESIGNER: Dar Al-Handasah nine matches through to the matches. This includes the DISTANCE FROM DOHA CITY semi-finals stage of Qatar 2022 laying of the stadium pitch in in advance of CENTRE: 43km (27 miles) and is covered by a structure world record time. This year, the resembling a traditional Arab venue achieved a high sustain- the World Cup, remarkable sight will wel- tent known as ‘bayt al sha’ar’, ability rating from the Global A come fans to Al Bayt Sta- complete with a state-of-the-art Sustainability Assessment Sys- which kicks off dium, which is being delivered retractable roof.