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SPORT Friday 10 February 2017 SPORT Friday 10 February 2017 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 23 I'llI'l never 'feel great' Al Rayyan look too again, admits cut Lekhwiya leadad Tiger Woods in key clash FIA T2: Qatar's Adel crowned world champion The Peninsula The Qatari driver claimed victories in Portugal, Abu Dhabi and Spain race issan’s Adel Hussein (pictured) during a successful campaign in the has won his FIA appeal and has world’s toughest off-road N belatedly been crowned the championship. 2016 FIA T2 World Champion. “I would like to thank the FIA for Running with support from Nissan confirming me as the 2016 FIA T2 Middle East, Nissan Qatar and the Qatar World Champion and a special thanks Motor and Motorcycle Federation to Nissan Middle East, Saleh Al-Hamad (QMMF), the Qatari produced several Al-Mana Co. and the QMMF for their stunning performances in last year’s support,” said Adel Hussein. FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Ral- “I am very happy and am now look- lies and finished second in the unofficial ing forward to 2017 and a calendar that points’ standings behind Saudi Arabia’s features an extra two events, where I Yasir Saeidan. hope to defend my title. I expect the But Adel Hussein’s TOK Sport team competition to be even stronger this protested the legality of his main rival’s year. The timing of the decision was car at the Rally of Morocco in October particularly poignant for me with the Adel Hussein in action in this file photo. The and the protest was upheld at a recent new season set to start in Russia at the Qatari driver has been crowned the 2016 FIA Court of Appeal. on top of the championship for the sec- end of February. FIA T2 world champion after his team won This meant Saeidan lost the points ond successive year , after Denis “I am the number one ranked T2 appeal. he scored at the event and Adel Hus- Berezovskiy’s victory in 2015. In his driver in the world and it is the perfect sein was declared the FIA T2 World first full season of cross-country start to what I know will be another Champion, with Nissan’s rugged Patrol competition, challenging year.” Ismael aims Kuznetsova to play key withdraws role against Al Rayyan from Qatar Total Open The Peninsula The Peninsula ekhwiya winger Ismael Mohammed is looking ussia’s Svetlana Lto make a big impact for Kuznetsova, the world his sides title chances when RNo. 8, has announced the Qatar Stars League (QSL) her withdrawal from the 2017 leaders take on Al Rayyan in Qatar Total Open due to an the match of the week for abdominal injury. round 20. The 2009 French Open The Qatar international is winner made the announce- set to return to the side after ment yesterday. suspension. “I am sad to announce "It’s going to be a tough that I am not able to partici- match, that could decide the pate in the Qatar Total Open title perhaps. I am looking this year," said the Russian. Action from the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match between Al Kharaitiyat and Al Sailiyah at Al Khor Stadium yesterday. Al forward to the game," Ismael "I recently sustained a said ahead of the crunch tie. Kharaitiyat bagged full points with a 2-1 victory. minor abdominal injury. My He hoped his team will doctors have advised me to maintain their unbeaten run rest so I can be prepared to in the ongoing season. get back on the court as soon "I don’t predict games, but as possible. Doha puts on an I hope that Lekhwiya will win, Al Kharaitiyat edge feisty amazing event and I apolo- of course," he said. gise to all the fans that I won’t "If we follow the head be joining this year, but I look coach’s instructions, and it is forward to coming back next also important to be in full year! I extend my best wishes concentration during the Al Sailiyah as Al Arabi win to the organizers," she added. match, taking into consider- Qatar Total Open Tour- ation that match might be nament Director Saad al tight with very few chances The Peninsula Round 20 A clumsy clearance by Al resumption of play, Al Kharaiti- Mohannadi said: “We wish in front of goal," said the Sailiyah goalkeeper Gregory yat's Abdulrahman helped his Svetlana Kuznetsova all the Qatari player. l Kharaitiyat yester- Al Kharaitiyat come Gomis saw Al Kharaitiyat draw side take lead, heading one in best as she recovers from her He termed the Al Rayy- day picked up their from behind to bag level in the 30th minute. from close range. injury. She will definitely be an's duo of Sebastian Soria fifth win of the Qatar fifth victory of the Following a penalty box Abdulrahman produced a missed in Doha this year but and Sergio Garcia as the main Stars League (QSL) season with melee, goalkeeper Gomis failed snap-header on a pass from San- we look forward to welcom- threat for his side. season with a 2-1 Abdulrahman scoring to punch the ball away confi- jar Tursunov. Six minutes later, ing her at future events.” "Al Rayyan is a big team victoryA over Al Sailiyah the winning goal dently and the ball landed near Wagner swept into Al Kharaiti- The 2017 Qatar Total with quality players, I believe yesterday. the feet of Saad who calmly slot- yat box but his shot from close Open will be held from Feb- Sebastian Soria and Sergio Playing at Al Khor Stadium, Al Kharaitiyat's Deya ted a shot into the net. range was punched away by ruary 13 to 18 at the Khalifa Garcia are the players to Al Kharaitiyat rallied for their In the 34th minute, Al Saili- goalkeeper Sufian. International Tennis and- misses penalty kick watch out for," he said. win after conceding a goal in the yah's Wagner Ribeiro produced In the 65th minute, Wagn- Squash Complex in Doha. with goalkeeper 17th minute which was scored a bullet from the edge of the Al er's snap-header from inside the by Dragos Grigore. Gomis blocking the Sailiyah box but goalkeeper box ricocheted off the goalpost However, Al Kharaitiyat hit attempt easily Ahmed Sufian offered a timely as Al Sailiyah failed to find the back through Mohammed Saad block. equaliser. (30) and Mohamed Abdulrah- The rebound landed at Wag- In the 76th minute, Al man (49). leaving the backline of Al ner's feet again and another Kharaitiyat's Deya messed up a The match kicked off with a Kharaitiyat shocked. attempt at the goal saw the ball penalty kick that was easily flurry of fast-paced moves The ball sailed to the far left slip past the goalpost. deflected by goalkeeper Gomis. around the midfield but neither corner of the Al Kharaitiyat Two minutes from the first- Meanwhile, Al Arabi seem- side could make any genuine before crashing into the net to half whistle, Al Sailiyah's ingly turned a corner yesterday inroads inside each other's the the absolute joy of the Al Saili- Romanian midfielder breezed when they stunned former QSL penalty boxes. yah camp. past three Al Kharaitiyat play- champions Al Gharafa 2-0. Al Sailiyah, however, pro- Eight minutes later, Al ers but his quick-footed shot Jiminez Luis (49) and Yusef duced a magic moment to take Kharaitiyat's Anwar Deya sailed above the crossbar in Ali (70) powered Al Arabi with the lead in the 17th minute. Grig- launched a ferocious drive from what was lucky escape for the spectacular footwork as the boys ore back-headed off a 25 meters but his shot sailed just boys in white. in red posted their 7th win of the Ismael Mohammed near-perfect corner kick, above the Al Sailiyah crossbar. Four minutes into the season. Svetlana Kuznetsova SPORT FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2017 21 I'll never 'feel great' again, admits Woods Tiger Woods Dubai Woods made an ill-fated and Rory McIlroy. "This is the AFP attempt to play in the European changing of the guard. All these Tour's Dubai Desert Classic last guys can move it," he said. "It iger Woods has admitted week, pulling out with back wasn't important to hit the ball the combined toll of mul- spasms after a birdie-free first- I feel good, but hard, it was more important to Ttiple operations on his round 77 left him 13 shots off the not great. I don't hit the ball flush, but now these battered body means he doesn't lead. kids tee it up and just go after it." think he "will ever feel great" Woods had missed the cut a think I'll ever feel Meanwhile, US Ryder Cup again. week earlier at his first US PGA great because it's captain Jim Furyk said on But the former world number tour event of the year at Torrey Wednesday he wants winners on one said he hoped to be able to Pines. three back the American squad to take on compete for titles and majors in He is entered for next week's surgeries, four Europe in the match play show- the future, in an interview for tournament at Riviera as he tries knee operations: down in France in 2018, and has Dubai magazine Vision. to recover form and fitness tweaked the selection process "I feel good, but not great," before a tilt at the season's first Tiger Woods accordingly. said Woods, 41.
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