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TENNIS | Page 4 FOOTBALL | Page 7 Wimbledon Italy beat seeding system China 2-0 to disrespects reach World rankings: Nadal Cup last eight Wednesday, June 26, 2019 NBA Shawwal 23, 1440 AH Bucks forward GULF TIMES Antetokounmpo named MVP SPORT Page 5 FOOTBALL Qatar future bright aft er tough Copa America debut AFP The Gulf state has lofty ambi- tics, their teamwork... look what teams he took over the top job Porto Alegre, Brazil tions and took a pair of important happened with Paraguay,” said from Uruguayan Jorge Fossati in steps this year. Queiroz before his side played July 2017. In February in the United Arab the Qataris. And it’s been an immediate atar may have fallen at Emirates, they overcame a hostile “They go to 2-2 and Qatar success with Qatar beating Japan the fi rst hurdle in their home crowd — provoked by a po- could have won it.” 3-1 to win the fi rst major title in South American ad- litical spat in the Gulf region — to their history in February. venture but the 2022 win the Asian Cup for the fi rst ‘RAPID TRANSITION’ But for bouts of naivety, Qatar QWorld Cup hosts showed enough time, having never before gone Although Colombia dominated, could realistically have made the in Brazil to suggest the future is beyond the quarter-fi nals. Qatar held on grimly for 86 min- knock-out stages in Brazil. bright for the Maroons. And their participation in the utes and created several chances They gave away fourth-minute They arrived at the Copa Copa America — the oldest con- on the counter-attack before goals against Paraguay and Ar- America as an unknown quan- tinental national team competi- eventually falling to a Duvan Za- gentina — the latter after a sui- tity as far as the locals were con- tion in the world — has exposed pata header. cidal Bassam Hicham pass across cerned but despite losing two Qatar to a higher level of tour- “It was a very diffi cult match his own area fell straight to Lau- of their three matches, Qatar nament than they’ve ever faced and it was very important to be taro Martinez to fi re home. proved competitive enough to before. patient,” said Colombia mid- Against Paraguay, two Qatar ensure they won’t be a surprise Despite a positive start when fi elder Gustavo Cuellar after the players failed to turn a wicked package next year when making they fought back from 2-0 down game. cross into an open goal at 1-0. their second appearance in the to draw 2-2 with Paraguay, it “We managed to counter their “We paid for inexperience, we South American showpiece. proved a chastening experience threat which was the rapid tran- started two matches by conced- “There were times that we following defeats by Colombia sition from defence to attack.” ing goals from unnecessary ac- played well. We have to keep (1-0) and Argentina (2-0). Qatar’s has been a patient tions,” bemoaned Sanchez. working hard,” said Qatar’s But Colombia’s Portuguese project, and many years in the That, though, is something Spanish coach Felix Sanchez. coach Carlos Queiroz, who has a making. they should be able to iron out of “It’s a young team looking at lot of experience playing against Sanchez, a product of Barce- their game, if not by next year’s the next three years. We need to Qatar having coached Iran for lona’s renowned La Masia train- Copa America, then at least the work hard to be strong when we eight years, feels there is more to ing centre, joined Qatar’s Aspire World Cup. get there.” come. Academy — which aims to devel- “They’re a very worthy team Qatar have never qualifi ed for “Qatar are here to show that op elite athletes — in 2006. with a great future, with young the World Cup and will take part there’s football in Asia and if you Having coached Qatar’s un- players,” enthused Argentina Qatar’s Boualem Khoukhi (top) and Argentina’s Sergio Aguero struggle for the ball during the Copa America for the fi rst time as hosts in 2022. don’t respect their characteris- der-19, under-20 and under-23 coach Lionel Scaloni. match at the Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Sunday. (AFP) ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP Australia outclass England Finch scores a century before Behrendorff scalps five as to reach semi-fi nals England lose by 64 runs AFP London Scorecard AUSTRALIA 27 ustralia captain Aaron A. Finch c Woakes b Archer 100 J. Root lbw b Starc 8 Finch hit a hundred before left-arm quicks D. Warner c Root b Ali 53 E. Morgan c Cummins b Starc 4 Jason Behrendorff and U. Khawaja b Stokes 23 B. Stokes b Starc 89 AMitchell Starc shared nine wick- S. Smith c Archer b Woakes 38 J. Buttler c Khawaja b Stoinis 25 ets as the reigning champions G. Maxwell c Buttler b Wood 12 C. Woakes c Finch b Behrendorff 26 thumped England by 64 runs at Lord’s on Tuesday to book their M. Stoinis run out 8 Moeen Ali c Carey b Behrendorff 6 place in the semi-fi nals of the A. Carey not out 38 A. Rashid c Stoinis b Starc 25 World Cup. P. Cummins c Buttler b Woakes 1 J. Archer c Warner b Behrendorff 1 Finch made exactly 100 in a M. Starc not out 4 M. Wood not out 1 total of 285-7 before England slumped to 221 all out with 32 Extras (lb4, w4) 8 Extras (lb5, b1, w3) 9 balls left. Total (seven wickets, 50 overs) 285 Total (all out, 44.4 overs) 221 The recalled Behrendorff took Fall of wickets: 1-123 (Warner), Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Vince), 5-44 — his fi rst fi ve-wicket haul 2-173 (Khawaja), 3-185 (Finch), 2-15 (Root), 3-26 (Morgan), 4-53 in a one-day international — 4-213 (Maxwell), 5-228 (Stoinis), (Bairstow), 5-124 (Buttler), 6-177 while Starc became the leading 6-250 (Smith), 7-259 (Cummins) (Stokes), 7-189 (Moeen), 8-202 bowler at the tournament with Bowling: Woakes 10-0-46-2 (Woakes), 9-211 (Archer), 10-221 19 scalps thanks to a haul of 4-43. (1w); Archer 9-0-56-1 (1w); Wood (Rashid) For England, who entered the 9-0-59-1 (2w); Stokes 6-0-29-1; Ali Bowling: Behrendorff 10-0-44-5 showpiece event as the top- 6-0-42-1; Rashid 10-0-49-0 (1w); Starc 8.4-1-43-4; Cummins ranked side in ODI cricket, this 8-1-41-0 (1w); Lyon 9-0-43-0; was a second straight defeat af- Stoinis 7-0-29-1 (1w); Maxwell ter their shock 20-run loss to Sri ENGLAND 2-0-15-0 Lanka. J. Vince b Behrendorff 0 The host nation, bidding to RESULT: Australia won by 64 J. Bairstow c Cummins b Behrendorff win a fi rst World Cup title, can runs still qualify for the semi-fi nals but they are likely to need to beat Maxwell for two sixes in three men, with the exception of Chris at least one of India and New balls but, shortly before com- Woakes, dropped short. Zealand in their remaining two pleting his fi fty, the all-rounder The skipper’s exit sparked a group games. pulled up with a calf injury. late fl urry of wickets but Austral- “There are teams that you have Starc was brought back to take ia had enough runs on the board. confi dence playing against but a key wicket and duly obliged Both Warner, the World Cup’s I have had plenty of low scores with a thunderbolt yorker, his leading run-scorer, and Steve against England as well,” said 18th wicket of the tournament, Smith were booed as they en- man-of-the-match Finch. that ended Stokes’s 115-ball in- tered and exited the fi eld follow- “It was nipping around fi rst nings of 89, including eight fours ing their recent return from year- thing. We were as tight as we Australia’s Jason Behrendorff (centre) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Jofra Archer (not pictured) during the ICC and two sixes. long bans for ball-tampering. could be and then took advantage Cricket World Cup match at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London yesterday. (Reuters) Stokes’s dismissal left England Finch went to his century of any width.” 177-6 in the 37th over and eff ec- thanks to a misfi eld by Woakes England’s reply saw them lose nine balls. Australia, who had lost 10 of too many of their top-order ap- damage with a fi fth-wicket stand tively ended the contest. Starc but next ball he miscued a hook a wicket off just the second ball Test skipper Joe Root was their previous 11 ODIS against pear to know only one way to bat. of 71. ended the match when he dis- off Jofra Archer and Woakes held of their chase, with the strug- plumb lbw to an inswinger for England, were in complete charge Buttler was well caught by Us- missed Adil Rashid. the catch at fi ne leg. gling James Vince — only playing eight before England captain with the hosts now 26-3. CARELESS ENGLAND man Khawaja, running round Earlier Finch, dropped on 15, The skipper faced 116 balls, because Jason Roy was out with a Eoin Morgan (four) fell into a England have surged to the top Jonny Bairstow, for example, fell and staying just inside the deep and fellow opener David Warner with 11 fours and two sixes in hamstring injury — bowled by a hooking trap when a top-edge of the ODI rankings on the back next to a careless hook off Be- square leg boundary off Marcus (53) came through some testing his second century of this World Behrendorff inswinger.