Sports Friday, April 5, 2019 13 Asian U-21 Dressage C’ship final at QEF from today Amir Cup Shooting & Archery

The Amir Cup Shooting and Archery Championships began at the Losail Ranges on Thursday with pre- event training in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (men) and 50m Rifle Prone (women). The shooting competitions will conclude on April 27 with men and women’s Skeet finals at 12.30 pm. Competitors will contest in The Qatar Equestrian Federation’s indoor arena was abuzz with mandatory veterinary check activity for the first Asian Equestrian Federation U-21 Recurve and Compound events, which are slated for April 26 and 27. Qatar Shooting and Archery Associa- FEI Dressage Championship final to be held at the venue from Friday. Over 22 riders from Singapore, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, India, Malaysia, Chinese tion Executive Director Mohammed Taher has been appointed the chairman of the organising committee. Taipei, Thailand and Indonesia have qualified for the final. Dressage Test ride and Round 1 Competition will begin at 10am on Friday and last till The schedule of the Amir Cup is spread over a long duration due to the World Cup, which is also one of the 4pm. Saturday will see Dressage Test ride and Round 2 Competition from 9am onwards. The prize-giving ceremony will be held at 4.30pm. 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifying events. Al Ain is hosting the World Cup in shotgun from April 5 to 16. Yazeed, The Blue Eye steal the show

Day Trophy in December last Four winners year. This also fetched trainer de Mieulle a triple in the day. for rider Ronan The Blue Eye, under British jockey Harry Bentley, held off Thomas Al Shaqab Racing’s Heshem by one and a half lengths to win the Tribune News Network Qatar Gold Trophy (QA Group1) DOHA 2,200m race for four years or older thoroghbreds. This win- Umm Qarn-owned Yazeed and ner also helped owner Kuwari Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari’s and trainer Jassim Ghazali to The Blue Eye split the two big- wrap a treble. gest races of the Qatar Sword & Alignement (Theo Bach- Trophy Day at the Qatar Rac- elot) was third by nose margin, ing and Equestrian Club Race- while Galactic Prince (JP Guil- course in New Al Rayyan on lambert) picked the fourth spot, Thursday. beating Noor Al Hawa (Maxime An Alban de Mieulle- Guyon) by neck. schooled Yazeed had his revenge For seven-year-old bay of sorts over Julian Smart- horse The Blue Eye, it was the trained Ebraz and Gazwan second victory in four races this when the six-year-old gray colt, season after the Barzan Cup. He ridden by Oliver Peslier, landed also took his overall winners to the Qatar Gold Sword (Group 1 Alban de Mieulle (left), the trainer of Yazeed, and Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari, the owner of The Blue Eye, celebrate after their horses won the feature races at the 41st Race 17 in 29 races. PA) by half a length. Meeting - Qatar Gold Sword and Trophy Day in New Al Rayyan on Thursday. Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Moad- Gazwan, who had beaten Ya- die, ridden by Ronan Thomas, zeed in the prestigious race last produced a brilliant burst and year, was second, followed by de Results beat Tabouk by a length to grab Mieulle’s ward Tayf. Ebraz, the 41st Race Meeting - Qatar Sword & Trophy Day (Theo Bachelot), 5. Fakhir (Harry Bentley) 1. Anima Rock (Theo Bachelot), 2. Top Face (Faleh QATAR SILVER TROPHY 1,600m Won by 1.5, nose, short head, neck. Time 2:14.19 the Qatar Silver Sword, the third winner of the prestigious Amir PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE 1,400m Won by 1, 1, 1, 0.75. Time 2:04.71 Bughanaim), 3. Itorio (Tomas Lukasek) Prize Money: $80,000 (1st 45,600 2nd 17,600 3rd Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari. Trainer: Jassim most important race of the day. Prize Money: $30,000 (1st 17,100 2nd 6,600 3rd Owner: Al Jeryan Stud. Trainer: Hadi al Ramzani Won by nose, neck. Time 1:09.57 8,800) Ghazali Sword (Group 1 PA) race in Feb- 3,300) LOCAL THOROUGHBREDS 1,850m Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari. Trainer: Jassim 1. Aahil (Ronan Thomas), 2. Molheb Al Naif (Harry QATAR GOLD SWORD (Gr1 PA) 2,000m Ramzani also had the joy ruary this year, against Yazeed, 1.Gold Amer (Ronan Thomas), 2. Fuwairat (Eduardo Prize Money: $80,000 (1st 45,600 2nd 17,600 3rd Ghazali Bentley), 3. Sharesa (Theo Bachelot) Prize Money: $250,000 (1st 142,500 2nd 55,000 3rd of winning a double today. His was fourth, three lengths ahead Pedroza), 3. Rodina (Harry Bentley) 8,800) AL WAJBA TROPHY 1,850m Won by neck, 2.25. Time 1:43.90 27,500 4th 15,000 5th 10,000) ward Al Lusail, with Ronan of She’ris. Won by 0.5, neck. Time 1:30.67 1. Al Lusail (Ronan Thomas), 2. Surra Man Raa (Eduardo Prize Money: $80,000 (1st 45,600 2nd 17,600 3rd Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle 1. Yazeed (Olivier Peslier), 2. Gazwan (Theo Bachelot), 3. Thomas astride, stormed ahead Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle Pedroza), 3. Sraab (Ryan Curatolo) 8,800) QATAR GOLD TROPHY (QA Gr 1) 2,200m Tayf (Ronan Thomas), 4. Ebraz (Maxime Guyon), 5. She’ris This was the second victory QATAR SILVER SWORD 1,850m Won by 3.5, neck. Time 1:52.78 1. Luchador (JP Guillambert), 2. Arabic Channel (Maxime Money: $250,000 (1st 142,500 2nd 55,000 3rd (Eduardo Pedroza) with 200m left in the Local for Yazeed in the season’s four Prize Money: $150,000 (1st 85,500 2nd 33,000 3rd Owner: Al Jeryan Stud. Trainer: Hadi al Ramzani Guyon), 3. Ferro Grande (Tomas Lukasek) 27,500 4th 15,000 5th 10,000) Won by 0.5, 0.5, 2.25, 3. Time 2:10.24 Thoroughbreds and went on races, including his win in the 16,500 4th 9,000 5th 6,000) SEALINE SPRINT TROPHY 1,200m Won by 1.25, 1.5. Time 1:55.54 1. The Blue Eye (Harry Bentley), 2. Heshem (Olivier Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle to outrun highest-rated Surra Late Jassim Bin Mohammed Al 1. AJS Moaddie (Ronan Thomas), 2. Tabouk (Eduardo Prize Money: $80,000 (1st 45,600 2nd 17,600 3rd Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari. Trainer: Jassim Peslier), 3. Alignement (Theo Bachelot), 4. Galactic Prince Man Raa from outside to win Thani Trophy – Qatar National Pedroza), 3. Di Oco Py (Faleh Bughanaim), 4. Al Junood 8,800) Ghazali (JP Guillambert), 5. Noor Al Hawa (Maxime Guyon) the race. Liverpool In-form Hyderabad cruise ICC charges Lokuhettige over corruption top table for AFP ing “party to an effort to fix” er last year on behalf of the Colombo or “influence improperly” an Emirates Board, which agents fees past lacklustre Delhi international game, and of “di- organised the Sharjah event. Cricket’s world body on rectly soliciting and inducing a “That provisional suspen- IANS Thursday charged suspended player.” sion remains in full force and at 43 million New Delhi former fast bowler He has also been accused effect and he has additionally Dilhara Lokuhettige over three of failing to disclose approach- been provisionally suspended pounds Jonny Bairstow started from new match corruption accusa- es to take part in corruption. under the ICC Code pending where had he left against Roy- tions. No details were given of the determination of these reuters al Challengers Bangalore as The 38-year-old Lokuhet- the matches involved. new charges,” said an ICC LONDON he hit a whirlwind 28-ball 48 tige is the third Sri Lankan to Lokuhettige, who played statement. to set the runchase for Sunris- be charged with breaching the nine one-day internationals Sri Lankan has faced The 20 Premier League clubs ers Hyderabad (SRH) in their International Cricket Council’s and two interna- mounting scrutiny in recent splashed out a combined re- clash anti-corruption code following tionals for Sri Lanka between years over cricket corruption. cord 260 million pounds against Delhi Capitals (DC) cases against former 2005-2013, featured in an Al- Jayasuriya, who was also ($341.3 million) to agents at the Feroz Shah Kotla on and former Jazeera documentary, “Crick- a former chief selector, was last year, according to figures Thursday. fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa. et’s Match Fixers”, last year in banned from all cricket for released on Thursday by the Chasing 129, SRH won by Lokuhettige -- suspended which he spoke to an under- two years in February after Football Association. 5 with nine balls to since November over alleged cover reporter about fixing a admitting to two breaches of Title-challenging Liver- spare. match fixing at the 2017 in- match. the anti-corruption code with pool topped the table with The start from the open- augural T10 league in Sharjah The ICC said it had “provi- Zoysa over charges relating to 43.7 million going to agents ing pair of Bairstow and David -- has now been accused of be- sionally suspended” the bowl- national team matches. for the 12 months ending Jan. Warner set the platform for 31 -- more than Manchester the rest of the . Looking City and Manchester United to hit everything out of sight, combined. Bairstow put SRH off to a flyer Liverpool invested in new as they reached 62/0 in the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Johny Bairstow (left) and David Warner Pegula stuns fourth seed Sevastova players before the start of first six overs. during the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match the current season, spending Even though SRH lost against Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on Thursday. (AFP) as seeds struggle at Charleston Open about 177 million pounds on Bairstow and Warner (10) the likes of Roma keeper Alis- in quick succession, Vijay bowlers started well, stifling off Nabi with the scoreboard Reuters good. I was just trying to ride that momentum.” son, Naby Keita from Leipzig, Shankar and Manish Pandey the home team batsmen on a reading 52/3. Skipper Shreyas Los Angeles Caroline Wozniacki, seeded fifth, had little trou- Fabinho from Monaco and settled down to ensure that the which wore a typical Iyer did try to wage a battle, ble with Laura Siegemund, beating the German Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke scoreboard kept ticking. low and slow look. but he didn’t find much sup- Fourth seed Anastasija Sevastova was 6-2 6-2 in just under 90 minutes. City. However, Pandey (10) and Mohammad Nabi (2/21) port from the other end. stunned by world No. 81 Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-2 “Today, I played a pretty decent match and Chelsea were the second- Shankar (16) too fell in quick and Rashid Khan (1/18) made Iyer (43 off 41 balls) was in the second round of the Charleston Open on I’m ready for tomorrow again,” said 2011 cham- highest spenders on agents succession to once again raise full use of the conditions as the finally cleaned up by Rashid Wednesday as several seeds struggled in South pion Wozniacki, who will next face 12th seed Mi- fees with 26.8 million pounds the hopes of the Delhi play- DC batsmen failed to read the as the leg-spinner was finally Carolina. haela Buzarnescu. paid out, followed by Man- ers. However, it was too late two Afghanistan spinners. rewarded with a wicket for his Sixth seed Elise Mertens fell to Kaia Kanepi “Obviously the clay season you have the main chester City’s 24 million. Car- in the day as Mohammad Nabi Nabi (opening the bowl- quality effort. 0-6 6-0 7-5 and seventh seed Julia Goerges lost goal, and that’s the French Open, and that’s what diff’s 2.8 million was lowest of (17*) and Yusuf Pathan (9*) ing with Bhuvneshwar) sent to American Taylor Townsend 6-4 7-6(0). I try and peak for, and we’ll see how it goes along the 20 clubs. took SRH home. Nabi finished back Shikhar Dhawan (12 of Brief scores Pegula broke the Latvian five times en route the way.” Third seed Aryna Sabalenka narrowly Tottenham Hotspur spent things off in style with a six 36 balls). Delhi Capitals: 129/8 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 43, to an unlikely victory. escaped an upset, coming from a set down to 11 million pounds on inter- over third man. Star batsman Rishabh Pant Axar Patel 23 ; Mohammad Nabi 2/21, “Super special, because I’m from the area,” beat Kateryna Kozlova 3-6 6-3 6-3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/27) lost to Sunrisers mediaries despite making no Earlier, visiting skipper (5) fell while trying to up the Hyderabad: 131/5 in 18.3 overs (Jonny Bairstow Pegula told the Post and Courier. American eigth seed Madison Keys had to signings in the last two trans- Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the ante as Deepak Hooda picked 48, Mohammad Nabi 17 not out; Rahul Tewatia “I had a good feeling this week. I kind of went fight back from 4-3 down in the final set to defeat fer windows. toss and put DC in. The SRH up a smart catch at long-off 1/10, Axar Patel 1/18) by 5 wickets. in knowing that I feel comfortable here, I feel Germany’s Tatjana Maria 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4.