Jordan Tame Syria to Reach Asian Cup Knockout Stage Jordan Are the First Team to Enter the Quarter-Final Stage; Brave India Go Down Fighting Against Hosts
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Qatar to take on Angola in world handball today at 3.30pm FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2019 Attiyah’s impressive win in 4th stage of the Dakar Rally ASIAN CUP 2019 PALESTINE VS AUSTRALIA Jordan tame Syria to reach Asian Cup knockout stage Jordan are the first team to enter the quarter-final stage; brave India go down fighting against hosts Thailand’s Chanathip Songkrasin (left) celebrates scoring a goal with teammate Tristan Do during the Asian Cup group A match against Bahrain in Dubai on Thursday. (AFP) whistle. Cup football tournament here Earlier, bleach-blond on Thursday. Chanathip fired Thailand to The Indians dominated the only the second Asian Cup win first-half and were unlucky to in their history as they beat miss out on their second con- Bahrain 1-0 to reignite their secutive victory. campaign in Group A. They created around half The Consadole Sapporo a dozen clear chances most of midfielder’s second-half strike which came off the woodwork. was enough for the Thais, who India, who beat Thailand sacked their coach Milovan 4-1 in their campaign opener, Rajevac after opening with a now have 3 points from two shock 4-1 loss to India. matches. Players of Jordan celebrate a 2-0 goal during their 2019 AFC Asian Cup group B preliminary round match against Syria in Al Ain on Thursday. (EPA) Thailand had no shots on The uae, who drew 1-1 with target as Bahrain controlled Bahrain, have four points from AFP/IANS against Palestine. that they have a good team,” he Jordan’s lead two minutes Syria’s Omar Khrbin came the first half, with Mohamed two matches. AL AIN Vital Borkelmans’ team, added. from half-time, when he bun- close twice after the break, once Jasim Marhoon and Sayed The uae took the lead who stunned defending cham- At a raucous Khalifa Bin dled past Syrian captain Omar when his free header cleared Dhiya Saeed coming clos- against the run of play when JORDAN won a bruising derby pions Australia in their first Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, Jor- the bar and again when he un- est as they forced goalkeeper Khalfan Mubarak (41st min- with Syria 2-0 to become the game, could soon be joined in dan slowly asserted dominance leashed a shot which went just Chatchai Bootprom into a ute) produced a well-placed first team to reach the Asian the last 16 by surprise package and could have scored when Results wide. sharp double save. But Chan- finish a short while before the Cup knockout stages on Thurs- India, who face hosts UAE later Suleiman’s mazy run prised Tempers flared when Jehad athip, whose fans compare him break. day, while talisman Chanathip in Group A. open Syria’s defence, but Group A: UAE 2 (Mubarak 41, Al-Baour pulled back Suleiman to Lionel Messi, seized victory The hosts played better “Messi Jay” Songkrasin hauled “We know where we are Yousef Rawshdeh’s shot sailed Mabkhout 88) India 0 during a break and a shoving for the War Elephants near in the second-half even as the crisis-hit Thailand back on coming from -- from very over. Bahrain 0 Thailand 1 match developed on the touch- the hour-mark with a superbly visibility disheartened Indians track. low. And we changed a lot of But on 26 minutes, after (Chanathip 58) line, egged on by the crowd. struck first-time shot that rock- tried hard for the equaliser. In a rowdy atmosphere at things,” said Borkelmans, a a break down the left, the two Saeed Al-Murjan’s lunge eted past Sayed Shubbar Alawi The uae got their second a packed Khalifa Bin Zayed former Belgium assistant coach combined again when Sulei- to get on the end of a free kick in the Bahrain goal. goal a couple of minutes be- Group B: Jordan 2 (Suleiman 26, Stadium, first-half goals from who joined Jordan last year. man stabbed home Rawsh- was somehow kept out by Syr- A spirited India dominated fore the end of regulation time Mousa Mohammad Suleiman “Before, nobody believed deh’s shot from close range, Khattab 43) Syria 0 ian ‘keeper Ibrahim Alma but pre-game favourites the United when a long ball caught most of and Tareq Khattab gave Jor- in these players but now at this triggering deafening celebra- the job was already done for Arab Emirates (uae) before go- the Indian defence out of po- dan a maximum six points in moment I think all the media tions. Al-Soma to nod in a corner in Jordan, who celebrated joy- ing down 0-2 in their second sition and Ali Mabkho (88th) Group B with one game to go and the Jordan people believe Tareq Khattab doubled at the near post. ously with their fans at the final Group A match at the Asian scored with a cool finish. Quick read beIN SPORTS signs Mourinho as pundit for beIN urges Serie A to change Italian “Special” Week of Football DOHA: Jose Mourinho will join beIN SPORTS, the global sports broadcaster, this week as part of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 and Super Cup venue from Saudi’s Jeddah English Premier League coverage, which viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) enjoy exclusively on the leading sports TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The beIN Media Group channel. In his first TV appearance since leaving Manchester United DOHA CEO also wrote, “We’ve also in December, the former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Porto received reports of beoutQ manager will be part of a panel of expert analysts based in beIN BEIN Media Group CEO being openly accessed in Lon- SPORTS’ studios exclusively covering two of the most watched prod- Yousef al Obaidly urged Serie don, Geneva, Florida and con- ucts in the MENA region. A to switch the Italian Super tinuing to spread. This content Mourinho, known as the ‘Special One’, will be providing his forth- Cup final match from Jeddah has not only been brazenly right opinions during the the English Premier League match, Arsenal as the host country has been stolen from beIN SPORTS vs Chelsea, on Saturday 19 January; and the AFC Asian Cup 2019 actively supporting the plague but from broadcasters such as including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Scholes, Ruud Gullit, Arsène of piracy against the world NBCUniverseal and your UK Wenger, Marcel Desailly, Yaya Touré, Nemanja Vidic, Wesley Sneijder sports. broadcast partner ELEVEN and Graeme Souness. Obaidly wrote a letter to SPORTS. We’ve provided to Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo you comprephensive, incon- on Wednesday to change the trovertible and independent Al Kharaitiyat beat Umm Salal to reach venue of the January 16 final third party evidence of where QSL Cup quarter-finals, Gharafa held between Juventus and AC Mi- beoutQ is based and who is be- lan. hind it.” DOHA: Al Kharaitiyat blanked Umm Salal 2-0 in the QSL Cup Round The World Trade Organi- “While (Gaetano) Micciche 5, while Al Arabi played out a 1-1 draw with Al Gharafa in Group A sation has already launched an (Serie A Preisident) has said in matches played at the Al Arabi Stadium on Thursday, The fight for the investigation into Saudi Ara- his recent statement that the fourth quarter-final spot from the group was between Umm Salal and bia’s violation of intellectual match in Jeddah will promote Al Kharaitiyat, while Al Arabi were out of contention for qualification. property rights. beoutQ has Gonzalo Higuain (left) of AC Milan and Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus. ‘Made in Italy’ and its values, Umm Salal needed only a draw, while Al Kharaitiyat were in a been committing a completely the match in fact serves mere- must-win situation. unprecedented and brazen to stop the match in Jeddah associations for the protection months, which is undermin- ly as promotion of ‘Stolen by The match between Qatar SC and Al Duhail will be played on theft of intellectual property by saying “The decision to play of journalists, and sports fans ing the long-term commercial Saudi Arabia’ and the endorse- Friday, along with the three Group B games. over the past 18 months - af- the Italian Supercup in Saudi are also demanding action and prospects of Serie A and rights ment of such a flagrant daily Al Kharaitiyat beat Umm Salal 2-0, with first-half goals from fecting rights holders, broad- Arabia must be blocked im- sanctions against Saudi Ara- holders worldwide. breach of international norms Majed Salmeen and Abdulaziz al Ansari powering them. Meanwhile, a casters, and other stakehold- mediately... What happened in bia. “Furthermore, the MENA and the rule of law. second-half strike by Wesley Sneijder helped Al Gharafa record a 1-1 ers across the world of sports the consulate of Saudi Arabia Obaidly, who had writ- regions is one of the world’s “If the game goes ahead, draw against Al Arabi. Hosts Al Arabi grabbed the lead in the 23rd and entertainment. in Istanbul cannot be passed ten to Serie A in December as most important and fastest Serie A will have failed to up- minute. Fahad Khalfan spotted Diego Jardel unmarked close to the Italian Deputy Prime Min- over in silence.” well, wrote in his latest letter: growing markets for sports hold its duty to its member Al Gharafa box and slipped in a neat cross. The Brazilian midfielder ister Matteo Salvini called the Amnesty International “Our chief concern, however, and live entertainment and clubs and the wider sporting tapped the ball and charged into the Al Gharafa box even as keeper holding match in Saudi Arabia said recently about Saudi Ara- as a global sports and enter- unless Saudi Arabia’s attempt community, including other Qasim Burhan stepped out of his position.