Business | Spothrursdaty , Ocs Tober 171, 20 19 Football: Canada Stun US
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The Business | SPOThRursdaTy , OcS tober 171, 20 19 Football: Canada stun US wCanaida tdefheated first win in 34 ylead. Tahe Chrelseas forward was by no TORONTO: the United States for the first time means alone however, with Josh Sar - in 34 years after goals from gent and Weston McKennie also Alphonso Davies and Lucas Cav - struggling to forge much in the way allini delivered a stunning CONCA - of goalscoring opportunities. CAF Nations League upset. Bayern The Canadian breakthrough came Munich teenager Davies pounced in midway through the second half. US the 63rd minute before Cavallini veteran Michael Bradley coughed up blasted home deep into stoppage possession cheaply in midfield and time to seal a deserved 2-0 victory Canada swarmed forward. Another for the Canadians, who had not poor clearance from US centre-back beaten the US since 1985. The re - Tim Ream saw the ball end up with sult deepens the gloom surrounding Scott Arfield, whose low cross was the United States national team, met by Davies who tapped in from which has been in a protracted close range The US struggled to get slump since its shock failure to back in the game thereafter, and qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Canada might have doubled their The questions will now pile up for lead only for Junior Hoilett to be de - US coach Gregg Berhalter, who has nied by a superb save from Fortuna struggled to build a coherent squad Dusseldorf's Zack Steffen. But the and tactics since taking over at the final hammer blow came in time start of the year. The Americans sharper from the outset. The miser - make an impression in the Premier added on when Mexico-based for - were second best all over the pitch on able US performance was embodied League, was substituted on the hour ward Lucas Cavallini latched on to a Tuesday at Toronto FC's BMO Field by the form of Chelsea's Christian mark shortly after squandering a gilt- lofted pass from Jonathan Osorio to against a Canadian side who looked Pulisic. Pulisic, who is struggling to edged chance to give the USA the volley home. —AFP Spain draw National Games, int’l badminton with Sweden to qualify tourney coincidence puts PBF in a fix for Euro 2020 ISLAMABAD: The (PSB) on Wednesday. Ac - event). It’ll also not send a gles, Women’s Singles, rescheduling of the 33rd Na - cording to Wajid the partic - very positive message in the Men’s Doubles, Women PARIS: Rodrigo Moreno tional Games has put Pak - ipating nations include world,” an apparent worried Doubles and Mix Doubles. fired Spain into Euro 2020 istan Badminton Federation Malaysia, United States, Wajid added. The all-impor - Wajid said the PBF dele - with a last-gasp equaliser in (PBF) in a fix as it is going Thailand, Mauritius, Mal - tant tournament will also gation would soon meet Sweden while the Republic of to host an international bad - dives, Iran, Iraq, Canada, serve as a qualification Minister for Inter Provincial Ireland's chances of reaching minton tournament almost Afghanistan, Nepal, Czech round for the Tokyo Coordination Dr Fehmida the finals are still in the bal - RAMALLAH: Saudi defender Ziyad Al-Sahafi vies for the ball with Palestine’s during the same period. Republic and hosts Pakistan. Olympics 2020 and Wajid Mirza to seek her help for ance after they fell 2-0 in Abdelatif Babdari during their World Cup 2022 Asian qualifying match. The federation is set to “There is a clash between said that was why foreign making the event a real suc - Switzerland. Spain became hold the Badminton Asia the dates of both the events players were chipping in it cess. He said that the minis - the sixth team to qualify for and Badminton World Fed - ter had always been very next summer's tournament eration (BWF) approved kind and he was sure she thanks to Rodrigo, who came ‘Yonex Sunrise Pakistan Se - would issue directions to off the bench to score a dra - FIFA President ‘disappointed’ by ries International Tourna - hold the event in a befitting matic injury-time leveller in a ment at Pakistan Sports manner. “Yonex Sunrise is 1-1 draw in Stockholm, Complex Islamabad from the event’s title sponsor and sparking wild celebrations on empty stands at Koreas qualifier November 7-10. Whereas will provide $10000 to PBF the touchline. TOYKO: FIFA president the 33rd National Games, for cash prize for the play - "Qualification is a must for Gianni Infantino said he was which were earlier sched - ers, whereas Badminton a team like Spain but achiev - "disappointed" after attend - uled to start on October 26 Asia will give us $8000 to ing it still has value," said ing a historic but bizarre will now take place on No - meet other expenditures,” Moreno. "It releases the pres - World Cup qualifier between vember 9-14 as per Pakistan said Wajid, who is also sure and gives us time to North and South Korea that Olympic Association and Chairman Development work." Robert Moreno's side had empty stands and no live the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asia. He said a total of are top of Group F on 20 broadcast. government’s joint decision, Rs3.5 million were needed points after drawing their last The rare match in the taken on Tuesday. “Around to hold the event. two matches. They are five North Korean capital ended 50 foreign and 30 Pakistani The amount provided by ahead of Sweden and six 0-0 on Tuesday, with Infan - shuttlers will be vying in dif - (National Games and Bad - in such a large number. “It is Badminton Asia, he said above Romania, who missed tino one of the few people al - ferent categories of the bad - minton tournament). The a very important event for would be spent on players the chance to take second spot lowed to see the surreal minton tournament, which badminton tournament is them as it offers them a per - lodging and other facilities. when Norway's Alexander game play out at Py - bring back a DVD recording. tion (AFC) had billed as carries a prize purse of also a very big event. We fect chance to better their He said the federation Sorloth snatched a late 1-1 ongyang´s Kim Il Sung Sta - "For us, freedom of the press "one of the most eagerly an - $10,000,” Wajid Ali cannot cancel it at this time ranking and earn spots for would arrange accommoda - draw in Bucharest. dium. "I was looking and freedom of speech are ticipated fixtures" for years, Chaudhry, secretary PBF as its dates were announced the Olympics by amassing tion for foreign players in However it was a far from forward to seeing a full sta - obviously paramount, but on was a limited online text told media at a press confer - some one year back. We’ll maximum points,” the PBF hotels, while country’s vintage display from Spain, dium for such a historic the other hand it would be commentary posted on the ence at Media Centre of be heavily fined by BWF if secretary said. The players shuttlers would stay at who started brightly but match but was disappointed naive to think we can change FIFA and AFC websites. Pakistan Sports Board we do that (cancel the will compete in Men’s Sin - PSB’s hostels. —APP faded as the match wore on to see there were no fans in the world from one minute to Meanwhile North Korean against the lively hosts, who the stands," he said in an in - the next," Infantino said. state media did not offer were distraught after missing terview published on the The match comes in the much in the way of colourful ‘The Hundreds’ players’ draft out on a famous victory right FIFA website. wake of a series of North description in its report on at the death. A celebratory "We were surprised by Korean missile tests that the match. Amir most Smith, Gayle, Warner among most night was tempered slightly this and by several issues re - raised tensions in the region, "The game of attacks and expensive among by the loss of goalkeeper lated to its live broadcast and and after the breakdown of counterattacks ended in a expensive players in ‘The Hundred’ draft David de Gea to a thigh in - problems with visas and ac - talks with the US over Py - draw," summarised the offi - 35 Pakistanis jury in the second half, al - cess for foreign journalists." ongyang´s weapons pro - cial Korean Central News though that will worry his grammes. It is a far cry from Agency in a two-line dis - The Business Report No foreign media were at the club Manchester United more game — the first competitive the cross-border warmth of patch. Infantino said he and ahead their meeting with Pre - last year, when South Ko - his team had raised questions KARACHI: Pakistan’s men´s match to be played in mier League leaders Liver - Pyongyang between the two rean President Moon Jae-in of free press and speech with fast bowler Mohammad pool this weekend. seized on the Pyeongchang North Korea´s football asso - Amir has been included as sides, whose countries are IRELAND LEFT still technically at war. Winter Olympics to broker ciation. "We will certainly the most expensive Pakistani SWEATING: In Group D, Frustrated South Korean the Pyongyang-Washington keep pushing so that football cricketer in the players draft Haris Seferovic's early strike fans who were not permitted discussion process. can have a positive influence for the inaugural edition of and Shane Duffy's late own to travel to the game will The only simple way to in (North) Korea..