FIFA Arab Cup 2021 May See Full Return of Fans to Stadiums in Qatar: Nasser Al Khater

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Nasser Al Khater, CEO, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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With the State of Qatar overcoming challenges posed by the global pandemic and successfully hosting sporting events, the Chief Executive Officer of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Nasser Al Khater hopes for the successful return of fans to stadiums when the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 is staged from November 30 to December 18. Speaking soon after the draw ceremony for FIFA Arab Cup 2021 at Katara Op- era House on Wednesday, Nasser Al Khater said, “The important thing is for us to be a dynamic culture. We have luckily been able to host several tournaments with the safe return of football fans to teams from all over the Arab he said. during a similar timeslot to the the stadiums earlier. We hope We have luckily been able to host several tournaments with the safe return of world as part of the country’s Al Khater underlined that FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. that the situation will be dif- preparations to receive teams FIFA is satisfied with all the It is seen as a vital oppor- ferent now with the rollout football fans to the stadiums earlier. We hope that the situation will be different now and fans from around the preparations, and that every- tunity to test operations and of the vaccines and we would with the rollout of the vaccines and we would be able to host a tournament with the world in the largest sporting one praises the preparations facilities exactly a year before be able to host a tournament full return of fans to the stadiums. However, we’ll be ready for any eventuality. event in the region’s history for the World Cup. Qatar hosts the first World with the full return of fans to next year. The Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Cup in the Middle East and the stadiums. However, we’ll Nasser Al Khater on FIFA Arab Cup 2021 On the difficulty of some will take place later this year Arab world. be ready for any eventuality.” groups, Al Khater indicated Al Khater also said that the that there is no difficult or easy event will provide a footprint teams in the group stages. So balling perspective. However, The first-ever FIFA Arab group, and that all teams will of how things will be leading it is a big tournament and it for us as organizers, it’s very Cup will offer an opportunity surely face difficulties, as each FIFA announces to FIFA World Cup 2022. “It’s is a big opportunity for the important to test all the opera- for fans, players and officials team will strive to win and an important milestone for celebration of football in the tional plans that we’ve put in to use world-class facilities qualify for the second round. us. As you know, the Confed- Arab world. place over the over the years. dedicated to hosting the World “The technical level of Arab Cup Qatar 2021 erations Cup was always the “For us, what’s impor- The FIFA Arab Cup 2021 is Cup, including the stadiums, football in all the countries has main test event for previous tant, that this is a successful the main event for us prior to training venues and others. been improving over the years World Cups. For us, this will tournament from a technical hosting the FIFA World Cup in Al Khater said Qatar looks and as such the competition match schedule be a 23 team tournament, 16 perspective and from a foot- 2022,” Al Khater said. forward to hosting national will provide for top contests,” QNA As for Group C, Morocco Doha will meet the winner from Palestine and Comoros, and FIFA has revealed the fixtures Saudi Arabia with the winner and dates of the FIFA Arab from Jordan and South Sudan Manchester City rally after being a goal Cup Qatar 2021, to be held in the first round on Decem- between November 30 and ber 1, while Morocco will meet December 18. the winner from Jordan and The tournament draw re- South Sudan, and Saudi Ara- down to edge PSG 2-1 in Paris sulted in Qatar at the top of bia will meet the winner from Group A with Iraq, the winner Palestine and Comoros in the DPA from Oman and Somalia and second round on December Berlin the winner from Bahrain and 4. Morocco will play Saudi Kuwait matches. Arabia, and the winner from Manchester City came Hosts Qatar will open the Jordan and South Sudan will from behind to win 2-1 at 10- tournament on November meet the winner from Pales- man Paris Saint-Germain on 30, facing the winner of the tine and Comoros in the third Wednesday and take a big step Bahrain-Kuwait match in the round on December 7. towards a first-ever place in qualifiers, at 1 pm Doha time, In Group D, Algeria will the Champions League final. and Iraq will play in the same meet the winner from Libya Captain Kevin de Bruyne round with the winner from and Sudan, and Egypt will in the 64th and Riyah Mahrez’ Oman and Somalia. meet the winner from Lebanon free-kick seven minutes later Then, in the second round, and Djibouti in the first round cancelled out an early lead for the Qatari team will face the on December 1, while Algeria last season’s finalists PSG from winner from Oman and So- will meet the winner from Leb- their skipper Marquinhos. malia on December 3 at 4 pm anon and Djibouti, and Egypt PSG’s misery was complete Doha time, while Iraq will play will meet the winner from when Idrissa Gueye was sent off with the winner from Bahrain Libya and Sudan in the second in the 77th for a tackle from be- and Kuwait. In the last round, round on December 4, while hind into the Achilles of Ilkay Qatar will meet Iraqi counter- Algeria will meet Egypt, and Guendogan. part at 10 pm on December 6. the winner from Libya and Su- Neymar, Kylian Mbappe While the winner from Kuwait dan will meet the winner from and company looked more and Bahrain will play in the Lebanon and Djibouti in the dangerous for long parts of same round with the winner third round on December 7. the game before the Premier from Oman and Somalia. From each group in the League leaders hit back some- In Group B, Tunisia will first and second teams, win- what out of the blue and with meet the winner from Yemen ners will qualify. The first of some luck - with De Bruyne’s and Mauritania match, and Group A will face the second ball seemingly an intended the UAE will meet Syria in of the Group B, and the first cross and Mahrez’ free-kick the first round on November of Group B with the second going through the PSG wall. 30, while Tunisia will meet group of Group A, and the first The return leg is on Tues- with Syria, and the UAE will of group C will play with the day at the Etihad where City meet the winner from Yemen second of Group D; and the manager Pep Guardiola and Mauritania in the second first of Group D will play with hopes to make the final set Manchester City’s Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez celebrates after scoring the second goal during the UEFA Champions League first leg round on December 3. Tunisia the second of Group C. for May 29 in Istanbul for the semi-final match against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Wednesday. Monachester City won 2-1.( AFP) will face the UAE, and Syria The tournament will be first time in a decade since his meet with the winner from held at six of the FIFA World Barcelona days. drid and Chelsea drew 1-1 in their return leg at Stamford Scoreline: PSG 1 (Marquinhos De Bruyne 64’, Riyad Mehrez Yemen and Mauritania in the Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums Record winners Real Ma- the other tie on Tuesday, with Bridge on Wednesday. 15’) Manchester City 2 (Kevin 71’). third round on December 6. which will be revealed later. 14 Thursday, April 29, 2021 Sports

Defender Chris Smalling’s return has raised AS Al Sadd, Al Nassr set for AFC Roma hopes. Champions League cracker AFC Al Nassr may beaten Al Riyadh Sadd the last time out but the Qatar champions have grown It will be winners take all from strength to strength with when Al Sadd SC of Qatar and each passing game, record- Smalling out to stop Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr clash ing three consecutive wins in their final 2021 AFC Cham- to finish top of the table after pions League Group D tie at Matchday Five. Man United’s charge the King Saud University Sta- Head coach Xavi will hope dium on Thursday. that his charges keep up their DPA for nearly the last two years, I Al Sadd grabbed top spot fine performance, with the leg- London think, I know the importance from Al Nassr after the Qa- endary Spaniard describing of bringing home a trophy be- tar champions beat Foolad their 1-0 win against Fololad Roma defender Chris Small- cause it’s been far too long. Khouzestan FC on Matchday on Matchday Five as their best ing is returning to Old Trafford “There’s so many ingredi- Five to move up to 10 points, display of football yet. determined to damage former ents for this so I don’t think with the Saudi club missing While a draw is all they club Manchester United’s Eu- there will be a bigger game to out on vital points when they need to confirm a seventh ropa League dreams. be a part of. suffered a 2-1 defeat to Al We- consecutive appearance in The 31-year-old clocked up “I’m just thankful I’m now hdat stay second two points the knockout stage, there will 323 appearances for United fit and I’m able to contrib- adrift. be no doubt that Al Sadd will after signing from Fulham in ute because the whole squad The onus will be on Al be out to avenge their earlier 2010, winning two Premier needs every player.” Nassr to secure full points loss to Al Nassr and finish the League titles and six cups dur- Smalling was allowed to while Al Sadd only need a group stage with a flourish. ing his decade-long stint with leave Old Trafford in 2019 draw to confirm their place in “Like all the other match- the Red Devils. despite being one of United’s the Round of 16. es, we have another final, we Smalling spent the last better centre-backs as the club The two teams are no stran- need to get the three points in year of that time on loan at made room for Harry Maguire. gers to one another, having the final match to stay first in Roma before making the move “This season they’re obvi- also been drawn together in the tournament,” said Xavi. permanent in October, with ously having a very good sea- the 2020 edition, but with only “We are leading the group, the defender set to feature at son,” the ex-United defender the group winners guaranteed but we can’t relax, as we are his old stomping ground in said of the work being done by a spot in the Round of 16, Al going to play against a strong Thursday’s Europa League Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Nassr will be hoping to repeat Al Sadd will take on Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh in the Group D team who reached the semi-fi- semi-final first leg. “When he first came in I their Matchday Two triumph, AFC Champions League clash at 9pm on Thursday. nals last year. But we are ready The centre-back started as was injured, but then as soon where they recorded a convinc- for the match. All the players United won that competition as I got fit he played me and we ing 3-1 win over Al Sadd. against Al Sadd, and the im- fected by several factors, as We made things harder for are ready to play, as there are in 2017 and is now looking to had a good relationship. Mano Menezes’ side re- portance of this match is more we played against teams with ourselves after we lost the no injuries or suspensions in halt his former club’s bid for “Then obviously we had corded positive results in their because it is decisive in deter- different styles, and we were last match, but we still have a the squad. their first piece of silverware very honest conversations in back-to-back matches against mining who will qualify,” ex- also affected by the fitness de- chance in tomorrow’s match. “Both teams will play un- since then. the summer but, yeah, now Foolad, but their unbeaten pressed Menezes. mands. We were also affected “We will miss some more der pressure, as each team Asked if facing United we’ll meet on the pitch and I’m streak came to an end when “We will try to play at the with the absence of many key players in this match, but we wants to get the result that brings added extra motiva- really looking forward to it.” Al Wehdat stunned the Saudi same level of the last match players who can make the dif- have good cards to replace gets them to the second round, tion, Smalling said: “Yeah, 100 Smalling returned from a side 2-1 to put their qualifica- against Al Sadd, but we don’t ference in the team.” them, and we will enter the but we will play for the win. per cent. six-week absence with a knee tion hopes at risk. know how they will react, but “I took the mission of lead- match with high confidence, We showed our real perfor- “It’s a special game, it’s a complaint in Sunday’s 3-2 loss “This is the final match for we will play for the win. ing the team for only four and we promise our fans to mance in the last match, and semi-final and added on top to Cagliari – a period in which us, and it will be difficult for “Our performances in matches, and still don’t have fight and do our best until the we want to repeat that against playing against United. his family home in Italy was also us, like the previous match the last five matches were af- enough idea about the team. last minute,” said Menezes. Al Nassr.” “Obviously being in Rome targeted by armed robbers.

EUROPA LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS Manchester United want to forget 2020 EL trauma,

Al Rayyan will take on Iran’s Persepolis in Group E of the 2021 AFC Arsenal fight to save season Champions League in Goa on Thursday. DPA Al Rayyan aim to Berlin Before the kick-off of the Europa League semi-finals end on high note first leg on Thursday, Man- chester United and Arsenal have been in the spotlight - as Persepolis off the field, for the attempt to join other 10 European top clubs and create their own Su- seek top spot per League. The project crumbled AFC selves in the next stage of the around 48 hours after the of- Goa competition,” said Golmo- ficial announcement andthe hammadi. teams involved must now fo- Islamic Republic of Iran’s “We did not deserve to lose cus on securing the best pos- Persepolis will be chasing a against Al Wahda but we were sible finale to the season. return to winning ways when caught because we performed they play Qatar’s Al Rayyan badly for first 45 minutes. We on Matchday Six in Group E had good chances to score and Manchester United’s of the 2021 AFC Champions it didn’t happen and I felt we hopes of reaching the League at Pandit Jawaharlal should have earned a penalty. Europa League final were Nehru Stadium on Thursday. “We have to play good foot- crushed by Sevilla last Persepolis lead the stand- ball against a tough team like Al season but they must put ings with 12 points from five Rayyan, we have to play qual- the trauma behind when matches, two clear of second ity football. We must be able to they host Roma. placed Al Wahda FSCC of UAE finish this stage as the group with FC Goa third spot with winners. Tomorrow we have to Meanwhile, Arsenal will three points while Al Rayyan play with all our strength to get try to end a poor season lie bottom with two points. the three points.” in a positive way. Victory for the 2020 AFC Regardless of the outcome Champions League runners- against Persepolis, Al Rayyan Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has up will cement their place on will return home with the once again led United to a Eu- top of the standings while a knowledge of having under- ropa League semi-finalafter draw will put them at risk of performed. losing the chance to play in the losing their spot if Al Wahda They will be missing sever- final last season with a 4-2 ag- win their match with a huge al players but head coach Lau- gregate defeat to Sevilla. margin against FC Goa. rent Blanc will urge his team “We’re going into it hoping Persepolis were made to - which is expected to consist to get to the final. If we can fin- This combination of file pictures created ahead of Manchester United’s UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg tie against Roma shows Roma’s work for their 1-0 victory over of several youngsters - to end ish the season with a trophy, Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) and Manchester United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar UAE’s Al Wahda on Matchday their campaign on a high note. that’d be great,” manager Sol- Solskjaer is aiming to reach a final at the fifth time of asking since taking charge of the Red Devils against Roma.( AFP) One but then went on to eas- “This group was difficult be- skjaer said. ily defeat Al Rayyan 3-1 before cause we have three very good Blocking their way to the Roma striker Edin Dzeko 10th in the Premier League. In their attempt to save the real,” Emery said. securing back to back wins teams with Persepolis being the final in Gdansk, Poland on said they know United’s strength They’re nine points off season, Arsenal will travel to Emery, who’s a three-time against FC Goa. favourites while Al Wahda and May 26 is Italian side Roma. and that they’re “certainly fa- West Ham, who currently Spain and meet former coach Europa League winner with Al Wahda, however, ended FC Goa have proven to be dif- If United have been imperious vourites, but the very fact that have the last Europa League Unai Emery, who now leads Sevilla, will hope to become the their unbeaten run and head ficult to beat,” said Blanc. in the competition, Roma have we’ve got to the semi-finals gives spot, and are unlikely to con- opponents Villarreal. first coach to lift the trophy four coach Yahya Golmohammadi “The problem with our shown they can also get the job us the right to believe.” tinental competition next sea- His time at Arsenal ended times as he currently shares the will be expecting Persepolis to team is not the way we play but done. Arsenal’s involvement in son unless they lift this trophy. in “unwanted circumstances,” best mark with Italian legend bounce back against Al Rayyan. our finishing in the final third. “It feels like a proper Eu- the Super League has been a “I think we are such a he told UEFA.com, but add- Giovanni Trapattoni. “This is the last match of We have a lot of opportunities ropean tie because Roma are highlight in a poor season so great team. We need to not ing “we experienced great mo- “We’ll approach it with hu- the group stage and in the past to score but we’re not taking a club with lots of history. far. Their FA Cup campaign make silly mistakes. We have ments together on the pitch.” mility, pride and responsibil- five matches we have shown them. We need to improve our We’ve done well against Ital- ended prematurely in the third a great chance of making the “I will have to put aside my ity. This is a chance to estab- some good performances and attack and our mentality in or- ian sides,” Solskjaer analyzed round after a defeat to South- final,” Arsenal forward Bu- feelings for Arsenal. I want to lish Villarreal on the top rung we’re ready to announce our- der to win tomorrow.” before the Old Trafford tie. ampton, while they sit only kayo Saka said. win for myself and for Villar- of European football,” he said. Sports Thursday, April 29, 2021 15 Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Abbes lands Gr3 PA Prix Dormane

Tribune News Network Cabre. It was a special day for his second place, and he has Doha the French trainer recording also travelled [abroad], with a 1-2-3 in this contest as both all that entails. He can do very Abbes (FR) (TM Fred Texas the runner-up and the third well at Chantilly. x Raqiyah), carrying the col- are trained by him as well. “Hoggar De L’ardus may ours of His Highness Sheikh With this victory under also head to Chantilly. He Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Tha- his belt, Abbes cemented his didn’t get the rub of the green ni, made a winning return at position as the favourite for in the straight. He’s a horse La Teste-de-Buch, capturing the Qatar Derby des Pur- with a sharp turn of foot and a the Sheikh Mansour Festival Sang Arabe de 4ans (Gr1 PA), tendency to do things his own - Prix Dormane (Gr3 PA), on which is the equivalent of the way. He is still somewhat ten- Wednesday. Prix du Jockey- Club (French der at this level. However, it With Olivier Peslier in the Derby) for the Purebred Ara- bodes well for the Gr1 PA race. saddle, the Thomas Fourcy- bian breed, and which forms I don’t know if he’ll beat his trained colt prevailed by the part of the Chantilly card on two stablemates, but we may minimum margin at the main June 20th. complete the tricast. All three expense of Abdullah bin Fahad The trainer said: “I’ve al- have the earned the right to Al Attiyah’s Munir Du Soleil ways held Abbes in high re- tackle the Derby.” (FR) (Munjiz x Rahab), who gard. He’s a horse for the big Abbes is out of the high was ridden by Julien Auge and occasion. class Raqiyah (Amer) and her- was campaigned at Doha dur- He was very switched off self a multiple Gr1 PA, having the winter. throughout the race. It’s a very ing won at the highest level HH Sheikh Mohammed’s good preparation for the Der- in France (including two edi- bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Hog- by in June. Munir Du Soleil is tions of the Coupe d’Europe), gar De L’ardus (FR) Mister progressing because Abbes is Qatar and Britain, where she Ginoux x Alfa De L’ardus) one of the best PA four-year- provided Olivier Peslier with was further 1¼ lengths be- olds, if not the best. He has Gr1 PA success on the King hind in third under Jerome no reason to be ashamed of Abbes made a winning return at La Teste-de-Buch, capturing the Sheikh Mansour Festival - Prix Dormane (Gr3 PA), on Wednesday. (Pic: Robert Polin) George card. Turkey to replace Canada for Formula One 2021 season ANI also giving others the chance London to battle their way through the field onS aturday to increase Formula 1 on Wednesday their race chances on Sunday.” confirmed that the Formula 1 In the sprint qualifying Germany’s Alexander Zverev returns the ball to Lithuania’s Ricardas Grand Prix Du Canada 2021 weekends, teams will have a Berankis in their match of the ATP Tennis BMW Open in Munich, will be replaced by the Turk- 60-minute practice session Germany, on Wednesday. Zverev won 6-2, 6-4. (AFP) ish Grand Prix this season be- and the traditional Q1, Q2, Q3 tween June 11- 13. qualifying format on Friday to “Due to the ongoing in- set the grid for the sprint qual- Zverev moves into ternational travel restrictions ifying on Saturday. in place in Canada, it became Teams will get a second impossible for Formula 1 to 60-minute practice session Munich quarters with enter the country without a ahead of the sprint race, which mandatory 14-day quarantine. will run to about one-third of We are grateful for the efforts the distance of a Grand Prix win over Berankis of the promoter and the au- and will set the grid for Sun- thorities in Canada, Quebec day’s main race, where the DPA Uruguay 6-3, 6-2 in just over and Montreal in the past few traditional format remains London an hour to set up a quarter- weeks to try and make the race unchanged. final against John Millman. happen and we are pleased to The top three finishers in Top seed Alexander Zverev The Australian eighth seed announce a two-year exten- Saturday’s sprint qualifying coasted into the quarter-fi- progressed after Argentinian sion to our partnership with will receive points, three for nals of the BMW Open with a Guido Pella retired when trail- the Canadian Grand Prix,” the winner down to one point straight-sets victory over Ri- ing 0-2 in the second set, hav- Formula 1 said in a statement. for third. cardas Berankis in Munich on ing won the opening set 6-4. “We will work with the Turkey will re-join the F1 calendar this season on June 11-13 after an incredible race in 2020. A podium ceremony, how- Wednesday. At the Millennium Esto- promoter to ensure those with ever, will remain a privilege Zverev, the world number ril Open in Portugal, third tickets from 2020 and 2021 a Grand Prix in 2021 after an race that shows the huge inter- Grand Prix, organisers said for the top three in Sunday’s six, had been given a first- seed Ugo Humbert was taken races get the options of a re- amazing race last season. I est in our sport and the hope on Wednesday. Grand Prix. round bye, and needed just the distance by Italian Marco fund or to transfer their tickets know all our fans are excited from many locations to have a Earlier this week, F1 an- Silverstone will host the under an hour and a half to Cecchinato before eventu- to next year’s race and look by the dramatic start to the Grand Prix. We have had very nounced it would test the British Grand Prix on July 18, dispatch lucky loser Berankis ally booking his quarter-final forward to racing in Canada in season and Turkey is a great good conversations will all new format at three grands with the sprint race to take 6-2, 6-4. place, the 31st-ranked Hum- 2022,” it added. circuit that delivers great bat- the other promoters since the prix in 2021 and the race in place on July 17. Tickets are The 24-year-old German, bert winning 6-4 3-6, 6-3 in Turkey will re-join the cal- tles on the track.” start of the year and continue Silverstone is the first one already on sale as organisers who had been troubled by a re- just under two hours. endar this season on June 11- “I want to thank the pro- to work closely with them dur- confirmed. hope to stage the event in front cent right elbow problem, will Former world number 13 after an incredible race in moter and authorities in Can- ing this period,” he added. “The format is designed to of fans. next face qualifier Ilya Ivashka three Marin Cilic needed even 2020. ada for all of their efforts in increase the on-track action A second sprint qualifying in the last eight as he looks to longer as the sixth-seed came Stefano Domenicali, Presi- recent weeks but the travel sit- First F1 trial sprint qualifying and engage fans in new and in- is reportedly to take place in stay on course for a third title. from behind to battle 6-7 (5- dent and CEO of Formula 1, uation made our plans impos- to be held in Silverstone novative way,” organisers said Monza for the Italian Grand “I haven’t played a lot of 7), 6-4, 6-4 past qualifier Nuno said: “While it is disappoint- sible. I equally want to thank Meanwhile, the first Formula in statement. Prix. If the format works, the tennis lately. I need to im- Borges, who had secured his ing we cannot be in Canada the promoter and authorities One sprint qualifying format “It also strikes the right idea is to roll it out at selected prove in the next rounds. I first ATP Tour-level victory in this season we are excited to in Turkey for their ongoing will be held at the Silver- balance of rewarding driv- weekends in the future, rather didn’t have a lot of rhythm in the first round. confirm that Turkey will host willingness to host a Formula 1 stone Circuit for the British ers and teams on merit while than at every Grand Prix. the match,” Zverev said. Kevin Anderson defeated Belarusian Ivashka won lucky loser Roberto Carballes Wednesday’s late match on Baena 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) and will Centre Court against Ameri- play Cilic in the last eight. can Mackenzie McDonald, Eighth seed Alejandro Da- coming through three sets 6-7, vidovich Fokina beat French- Gaikwad and Du Plessis shine in (7-9), 6-1, 6-2. man Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 6-2 Second seed Casper Ruud to secure a place in the last CSK’s seven-wicket win over SRH powered past Pablo Cuevas of eight against Humbert.

ANI Moeen Ali (15) on successive pleted his fifty in the 16th over. Roger Federer to auction New Delhi balls. Ravindra Jadeja and Warner smashed his 50th Suresh Raina remained un- fifty and 200 sixes in the IPL. old equipment for charity Ruturaj Gaikwad’s blister- beaten on seven and 17 runs He also completed 10,000 ing 75-run knock and a fifty respectively as CSK won the runs in the T20 cricket. from Faf du Plessis helped game with nine balls to spare. In the 18th over, Lungi Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to For SRH, Rashid returned Ngidi bagged both Warner defeat SunRisers Hyderabad with the figures of 3-36 in his (57) and Pandey (61) and left (SRH) by seven-wicket here four overs. the side reeling at 134/3. at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Earlier, a late onslaught Williamson and Kedar Wednesday. from Kane Williamson and fif- Jadhav took the charge of With this win, CSK moved ties from Manish Pandey and moving the scoreboard. Wil- at the top of the table with its skipper David Warner guided liamson’s hitting enables SRH fifth consecutive wins. Chas- SRH to 171/3 in their allotted to accumulated 20 runs from ing 172, Gaikwad and Du Ples- 20 overs. Shardul Thakur’s 19th over. sis gave a flying start to SC K. Opting to bat first, openers In the last over, the duo added The openers showed their in- failed to give the side the de- 13 runs and took the total to Christie’s tweet about two unique sales comprising Federer’s personal tentions from the beginning of sired start as Jonny Bairstow 171/3 in 20 overs. sporting memorabilia being sold to benefit the Roger Federer Founda- the run-chase. (7) was picked by pacer Sam Williamson’s 26-run knock tion that helps deliver educational resources to children in Africa and Both the openers started Curran in the fourth over. was studded with a six and Switzerland. (Pics: Twitter) taking on SRH bowlers and Manish Pandey, brought in four 4s while Jadhav scored 12 smashed them all around the the playing XI, joined Warner off four balls. DPA A total of 20 lots from park. The duo added 54 runs in the middle. The duo after For CSK, Ngidi bagged two Berlin his Grand Slam victories in the Powerplay overs. The Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings during his innings of 75 setting their eyes on the ball scalps while Chahar took one will be offered for auction openers continued the car- against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League match played furiously and increased wicket. Tennis star Roger Federer in an online event on June nage and went on to take the played in Delhi on Wednesday. (BCCI/IPL) the run-rate as they smashed Scores: SRH 171/3 in 20 will auction some of his old 23, the London auction side to the three-figure mark boundaries at regular intervals. overs (Manish Pandey 61, David equipment for good causes, house Christie’s said on in the 11th over. century. The 129-run opening off 44. His knock was studded Pandey and Warner knit- Warner 57, Kane Williamson among the items being the Wednesday. Meanwhile, Du Plessis partnership was put to an end with 12 fours. ted a 106-run partnership off 26*; Ngidi 2-35); CSK 173/3 shoes from his Wimbledon In addition, around 300 completed his fifty off 32 balls. by Rashid Khan in the 13th Rashid in his last over 87 balls. Meanwhile, Pandey in 18.3 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad win over Rafael Nadal in 2007 items from Federer’s career In the 12th over, Gaikwad also over as he dismissed bowled gave a double blow to CSK as completed his half-century 75, Faf du Plessis 56; Rashid and a racket from the French will be up for an online bid smashed his fifth IPL half- out Gaikwad after scoring 75 he picked Du Plessis (56) and in 35 balls. Warner also com- Khan 3-36). Open triumph in 2009. from June 23-July 14.