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GGOLFOLF | Page 3 NNFLFL | Page 5 US polish Bills stun off lopsided Falcons, while Presidents Patriots lose Cup win at home Tuesday, October 3, 2017 TENNIS Muharram 13, 1439 AH Muguruza exits on GULF TIMES the day of upsets at China Open SPORT Page 2 FOCUS Doha all set to host FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup QNA onship have started to arrive in Doha. The Cup 2017 includes eight legs in the Middle Doha South African team was the fi rst to arrive with East, Europe and Asia. This year, the com- their star swimmer Chad Le Clos. The Hun- petition kicked off on August 2 in Moscow garian team, with the world champion Katin- and will conclude on November 19 in Sin- atar Swimming Association has ka Hosszu, and teams of Russia, Germany, gapore. Berlin, Hong Kong, Doha, Beijing, completed all preparations to Jamaica, Poland, USA, Netherlands, Australia and Tokyo complete the list of host cities host the 5th round of the FINA/ and Iran too have arrived. Some of the FINA for 2017. airweave Swimming World Cup, board members were received too. The rest of Le Clos claimed two silvers and a gold, Qwhich will be held tomorrow and Thursday the delegations will be in Doha by today. in 50m butterfl y, at the Hong Kong leg on at Hamad Aquatics Center with the par- Qatar will be represented in the 5th Saturday. ticipation of 153 swimmers from around the FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup by 12 “That’s four years undefeated now in the world. swimmers. 50m fl y short course. The last time I lost Delegations participating in the champi- The FINA airweave Swimming World was Doha 2013,” said Le Clos. South Africa’s Chad Le Clos will be making a trip to Doha for the event. CRICKET / PAKISTAN VS SRI LANKA, 1ST TEST CRICKET / SOUTH AFRICA VS BANGLADESH, 1ST TEST Rabada, Maharaj Wily Herath spins help South Africa SL to fi ghting win win fi rst Test AFP of the morning, putting on 15 before Potchefstroom, South Africa Mustafi zur pushed back a return catch to Maharaj. Bangladesh’s rapid demise meant he pace of Kagiso Rabada and that South Africa were hardly ham- the spin of Keshav Maharaj pered by the absence of Morkel, who sent Bangladesh crashing to a suff ered a side strain after taking the over Pakistan 333-run defeat on the fi fth day fi rst two wickets on Sunday. Tof the fi rst Test against South Africa at Team manager Mohammed Moosajee Senwes Park yesterday. said Morkel required around six weeks Herath is second Sri Lankan after Muralitharan to bag 400 Test wickets Bangladesh lost seven wickets for 41 rest, ruling him out of the second Test in runs in less than an hour and a half as Bloemfontein, starting on Friday. AFP they were bowled out for 90 after being South Africa dominated the match Abu Dhabi set 424 to win. after Rahm’s surprising decision to South Africa’s victory was overshad- send them in to bat on an easy-paced owed by an injury to fast bowler Morne pitch, with Dean Elgar (199), new cap angana Herath became the Morkel, who is expected to be out for Aiden Markram (97) and Hashim Amla second Sri Lankan to bag 400 six weeks. (137) enabling them to score 496 for wickets as his six-wicket haul Rabada started the destruction by three declared in the fi rst innings. steered Sri Lanka to a thrill- taking the fi rst three wickets of the Ring 21-run win over Pakistan in the morning. He fi nished with three for 33, SCORECARD fi rst Test in Abu Dhabi yesterday. while left-arm spinner Maharaj took SOUTH AFRICA 1st inns 496-3 decl. The veteran left-arm spinner took four for 25. BANGLADESH 1st inns 320 all out 6-43 — 11-136 in the match — to scup- Resuming on 49 for three, Bang- SOUTH AFRICA 2nd inns 247-6 decl. per Pakistan, set a modest 136-run ladesh lost their captain, Mushfi qur BANGLADESH 2nd inns (o/n 49-3) target, for just 114 on a weary fi fth day Rahim, to the 12th ball of the morn- T. Iqbal b Morkel 0 Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch. ing when he pushed at a lifting deliv- I. Kayes c De Kock b Maharaj 32 The victory was achieved when ery from Rabada and was well caught M. Haque lbw b Morkel 0 Herath trapped last man Mohamed above his head by Hashim Amla at fi rst M. Rahim c Amla b Rabada 16 Abbas leg before for nought to give Sri slip for 16. Mahmudullah b Rabada 9 Lanka a 1-0 lead in the two-match se- Mahmudullah was bowled off an in- L. Das lbw b Rabada 4 ries. side edge when he played a tentative S. Rahman lbw b Maharaj 4 Herath, a long-time nemesis of Pa- defensive shot against the fast bowler M. Hasan not out 15 kistan, also completed 100 wickets in and Liton Das off ered no shot and was T. Ahmed lbw b Maharaj 4 20 Tests against them, during an in- leg before wicket to a ball which slanted S. Islam run out (Rabada) 2 nings in which only debutant Haris in to him. M. Rahman c and b Maharaj 1 Sohail fought with some resolve for Sabbir Rahman and Taskin Ahmed Extras (b1, nb2) 3 his 34 runs. were both leg before to Maharaj before Total (32.4 overs) 90 Herath became the 14th most suc- Shafi ul Islam was run out when he and Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Iqbal), 2-0 (Haque), cessful bowler in all Test cricket and Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath (right) celebrates after dismissing Pakistan’s Mohamed Amir on Day Five of the first Test at Mehedy Hasan attempted a third run 3-49 (Kayes), 4-55 (Rahim), 5-62 (Mah- fi fth spinner behind his countryman Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. (AFP) against the strong fi elding arm of Ra- mudullah), 6-67 (Das), 7-67 (S Rahman), Muttiah Muralitharan, Australia’s bada after a relay throw from 12th man 8-71 (Ahmed), 9-75 (Islam) Shane Warne and the Indian duo of Pakistan started the chase on a shaky Pakistan were given two key wickets N. Pradeep b H. Ali 0 Wayne Parnell, who chased a ball to Bowling: Morkel 5.2-2-19-2 (1nb), Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh to note when Herath dismissed opener by medium fast bowler Abbas who fi n- Extras (lb3, nb1) 4 long-off . Rabada 10-3-33-3 (1nb), Olivier 5.4-0- reach the 400-wicket milestone. Sami Aslam for two before accounting ished with 2-22. Total (all out; 66.5 overs) 138 Hasan and last batsman Mustafi zur 12-0, Maharaj 10.4-1-25-4, Phehlukwayo An unassuming Herath said he for Asad Shafi q, who made 20. It was then left to Shah who on con- Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Karunaratne), Rahman shared the best partnership 1-1-0-0 didn’t know why he always took wick- Herath had taken 5-93 in Pakistan’s secutive deliveries dismissed Perera 2-33 (Thirimanne), 3-51 (Silva), 4-65 ets against Pakistan. fi rst innings of 422 and this time he for six and then had Herath caught by (Chandimal), 5-73 (Mendis), 6-86 “I have no idea,” said Herath, who shared the new ball with Suranga Lak- close in fi elder to complete his fourth (Lakmal), 7-101 (Perera), 8-101 (Herath), took 22 wickets against Pakistan in mal to put Pakistan in trouble with consecutive fi ve wicket haul in as 9-135 (Sandakan) 2014 — a world record for a two-match regular wickets. many Tests. Bowling: Amir 12-4-27-0, Abbas 12-3- series. “Maybe I have played more Perera then had Shan Masood (sev- Dickwella then took a rearguard ac- 22-2 (1nb), Shah 27-5-51-5, H. Ali 7.1-0-21- against them, that’s why. en) and a shaky Babar Azam for three tion, shielding the number 10 Lakshan 1, Shafiq 3.4-0-7-1, Sohail 5-2-7-1 “I am so happy with the remarkable to leave Pakistan struggling at 32-4. Sandakan from the bowling during a achievement (400 wickets).” In between fast bowler Lakmal had resistance-packed ninth wicket stand PAKISTAN 2nd innings Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed Azhar Ali caught behind for nought. of 34 which came in 10.1 overs. S. Masood c Silva b Perera 7 called the defeat “disappointing”. On the either side of tea, Sohail Shah fi nally had Sandakan caught at S. Aslam c Karunaratne b Herath 2 “We should have won this,” said and Ahmed (19) fought hard to stitch point while Hasan Ali (1-21) ended the A. Ali c Dickwella b Lakmal 0 Ahmed, skippering his side for the a 42-run stand but Herath provided innings by bowling Nuwan Pradeep, A. Shafiq c Karunaratne b Herath 20 fi rst time in a Test. “We have a few is- the breakthrough when he forced the leaving Dickwell’s fi ght stranded. B. Azam c Dickwella b Perera 3 sues, especially in the fi fth day when Pakistan skipper out of his crease and H. Sohail lbw b Perera 34 we come under pressure.” had him stumped by Dickwella. SCORECARD S. Ahmed st Dickwella b Herath 19 The 136-run target for Pakistan was Perera ended Sohail’s fi ght by trap- SRI LANKA 1st innings 419 all out H.
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    FREE GAMES GOALS GLORY: THE A-LEAGUES TEAMS, PLAYERS, COACHES AND GREATEST MOMENTS PDF Roy Hay | 208 pages | 01 Oct 2016 | HARDIE GRANT BOOKS | 9781743791806 | English | South Yarra, Australia A-League records and statistics - Wikipedia The season was originally scheduled to begin in late February but postponed before a ball was kicked; however, a rejigged version with two groups of eight teams will begin on Saturday, with Group A based in Dalian and Group B in Suzhou. Each side will play the other teams in their group twice before those finishing in the top four progress to a knockout round Championship Stage to decide the Chinese Super League winners, Players the bottom four entering into a Relegation Stage where they will face off in a bid to avoid dropping into the second tier. Guangzhou Evergrande have been by far the most Games Goals Glory: The A-Leagues Teams side in the Chinese Super League in the last Coaches and Greatest Moments. The Guangdong-based club have picked up eight of the last nine championships and also claimed two Continental titles when they lifted the AFC Champions League trophy in and Their stranglehold did momentarily slip inhowever, when Shanghai SIPG edged them out and they were run close last season by the Shanghainese and traditional heavyweights Beijing FC, with the two sides likely to be their main rivals for the foreseeable future. For several years, Guangzhou have boasted the best foreign and domestic stars in the Chinese game and there remains a Coaches and Greatest Moments core from the two-time Continental Games Goals Glory: The A-Leagues Teams side that includes Zhang Linpeng, Huang Bowen and Elkeson.