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SPORT Wednesday 23 August 2017 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 Frenchman shocks F1 eyeing two Klopp feels heat as legend Lee; Lin Dan more street Liverpool eye wins to open title bidd races in Asia group phase Al Sailiyah draw Ronaldo’s appeal with Ben Aknoun rejected again in Tunis friendly The Peninsula Madrid NB Stars League side Al Sailiyah, who are AFP currently on their preseason training camp Q in Tunisia, faced Algerian side ES Ben ristiano Ronaldo's final Aknoun in a friendly on Monday. The match was route of appeal part of the Peregrines preparations for the against his five-match 2017/2018 season. ban for pushing a ref- Sami Trabelsi’s men ended up drawing the eree after being sent game against the Algerian opposition with a final Coff in the Spanish Super Cup was "Impossible to be immune to score of 2-2. Qatari player Mohammed Mudather rejected by Spain's administra- this situation, 5 games!!" Ron- scored the first goal while Romanian professional tive sports court (TAD) aldo posted to his 108 million Valentin Lazar scored the second for Al Sailiyah yesterday. followers on Instagram after his to get their names on the score sheet and ensure "TAD has rejected the appeal first appeal was dismissed by the both sides were honours even at full time. presented by Real Madrid federation last week. Al Sailiyah are expected to return to Doha on against the five-match ban," a "It seems to me exaggerated the 29th of August after completing their presea- TAD spokesperson confirmed. and ridiculous, this is called son training camp in Tunisia. They will face Al Ronaldo blasted his treat- persecution!" Arabi in their first QNB Stars League match on ment by the Spanish football Ronaldo has already served September 16 at the Al Arabi stadium. Real Madrid’s Cristiano federation as "persecution" after two games of his suspension as Meanwhile, League new comers, Al Markhiya he was controversially shown a Madrid completed a 5-1 aggre- Ronaldo is shown a red announced the signing of three local players as second yellow card for diving gate win over Barcelona in the card by referee Ricardo part of their effort to strengthen their ranks ahead after coming off the bench to Super Cup second leg and as de Burgos Bengoetxea of the new season. Mohammed Salah Al Nili from score as Real won the first leg of Real opened their La Liga cam- after receiving a second Al Rayyan, Saleh Al Yazidi from Al Sadd and the Spanish Super Cup 3-1. paign with a 3-0 win at yellow card for simulation Ahmed Al Askar from Al Sailiya are the players The Portugal captain was Deportivo la Coruna. during Super Cup First recruited into the side. handed a one-match ban for the Real will also be without Leg against Barcelona in The three Qatari players will look to have a 10th red card of his career and their all-time top scorer for La Barcelona in this file photo. positive season ahead with their new side and will a further four-game suspension Liga matches at home to Valen- TAD yesterday rejected the aim to retain their spot in the Qatari league at the for pushing referee Ricardo de cia and Levante and away at Real appeal presented by very least. In terms of foreign players, the Oryxes Burgos Bengoetxea in protest. Sociedad. Real Madrid against the have already filled up their quota as they have five-match ban. Rebin Sulaka, Alain Traore, Tijan Jaiteh and Kwame Karikari. Yusef Adam’s men are currently on their pre- season training camp in Bulgaria and are expected to return on September 5. Stage set for Men’s Youth Handball Championship Elsewhere, Al Gharafa beat Kuwaiti Premier League side Kuwait SC in a friendly on Monday evening. The Cheetahs ended up winning 1-0 in The Peninsula The Qatari squad will include team yesterday announced their to a wildcard and hosts Al Sadd. a close encounter which took place towards the Hassanain Aziz, Ahmad Mohammad squad for the IHF Super Globe. Al Sadd face Sydney University end of their preseason training camp in Turkey. he Qatar Handball Association Al Sulaiti, Jassim Jabor Al Sulaiti, The club’s Algerian head coach on the opening day, which also sees HE Sheikh Jassem Bin Thamer Al Thani, President (QHA) announced the schedule Ahmad Abdullah Al Kharousi, Belal Chouaib Kafi named a 16-man squad Esperance Sportive take on Barce- of Al Gharafa Club was also present during the T of Qatar Men’s Youth Interna- bin Masoud, Talal Mohammad Al for the tournament, which features lona, Macedonian side RK Vardar play friendly match. tional Friendly Handball Darwish, Hamad Mohammad Al the likes of defending champions Iran’s Naft and Gaz, and Fuchse Ber- Al Gharafa’s Qatari player Muayad Hassan Championship to be staged on the Saadi, Saifaldin Nasser Salim, Kha- Fuchse Berlin of Germany, African lin face EC Pinheiros. scored the only goal of the game in the 66th minute sidelines of the 2017 IHF Super Globe lid Saif, Ibrahim Al Hitmi, Nasser runner-ups Esperance Sportive de The semifinals are scheduled for of the match. The game saw positive spells from from August 25 to 28. Mohammad Al Kebaisi, Ali Medhat Tunis, Asian runner-ups Naft and August 26 before the final match two both sides involved and it ended in favour of Jean The championship will feature Abdulhadi, Hassan Basheer Moham- Gaz Gachsaran, Oceania champi- days later. Fernandez’s men courtesy of the solitary goal by the participation of three teams mad, Abdullah Mohammad Al ons Sydney University, Pan Al Sadd are aiming to replicate Hassan. including Oman, Iran and hosts Qatar. Sharqawi, Abdulrahman Maher Has- American Club Championship win- their past form in the tournament, After the end of their camp in Turkey, the final The opening match will be held san, Abdullah Al Dosari and Thenyan ners EC Pinheiros of Brazil, which they won in 2002 and came stage of training in Doha is expected to start in the on Friday, in which Iran will clash Khalifa. European champions RK Vardar, second twice in 2010 and 2014, and coming days before the QNB Stars League begins against Oman. Meanwhile, Al Sadd’s handball Barcelona who participate thanks third in 2012. on September 15. SEA Games: Schooling ATP chief hails Nadal’s grabs second gold Kuala Lumpur return to number one AFP London “Being No. 1 after all the things that I lympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling Reuters have been going through the last couple grabbed his second gold medal of the Southeast of years is something unbelievable, so (it) OGames yesterday as hosts Malaysia brushed off royal afael Nadal’s (pictured) return toto ththee is, fforor me, an amazing achievement to be opposition to reign supreme on the medals table. top of the world rankings is a testa-testa- back to that positionposition after three yeyears,”ars,” said Schooling led Singapore to victory in the men’s 4x100m Rment to the Spaniard’s longevityvity in Nadal.Nadal. freestyle relay in a Games-record 3min 17.85sec, as the the game and is as impressive as any of his Nadal has claimed four titles on tour 100m butterfly Olympic gold-medallist pressed his bid for career achievements, men’s tennis chiefchief this season,season, winningwinning 49 matches and los- six titles in Kuala Lumpur. Chris Kermode has said. ing nine in a stellar 20172017.. “It’s a great feeling. I just tried to do my best for my The 31-year-old Nadal becamee the team, tried to get them ahead,” Schooling said. “I’m glad world number one for the first time sincesince ATP TOUR SINGLES RANKINGSRANKIK NGS we could get a new record and win.” July 2014 after replacing Britain’s AndyAndy 1 (2)(2) Rafa Nadal (Spain) Vietnam’s “Little Mermaid” Nguyen Thi Anh Vien also Murray at the top spot on Monday. 2 (1(1)) AnAndydy MurraMurrayy (B(Britain)ritain) set a new Games record of 2:13.64 in the women’s 200m “To regain the No. 1 ranking nine years 3 (3) Roger Federer (Switzerland) backstroke and won the 400m freestyle to reach three gold after having first reached it is unprece-prece- 4 (4) Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) dented,” ATP president Kermode saidid in a medals for the competition. There were further swimming 5 (5) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) successes for Singapore as Roanne Ho clinched the wom- statement. 6 (7) Alexander Zverev ((Germany)Germany) en’s 50m breaststroke in a tournament-record 31.29, and “Rafa has been setting recordscords 7 ((6)6) Marin CCilicilic ((Croatia)Croatia) Quah Zheng Wen won the men’s 200m butterfly in 1:57.95. throughout his remarkable career andnd this But the busiest day of the competition so far, with 45 one is as impressive as any. It shows incred-ncred- 8 (8(8)) Dominic Thiem (Austria)(Austria) titles on offer, belonged to Malaysia, who scored victories ible dedication and longevity, andd we 9 (11) GGrigorrigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) across a swathe of events to build their lead on the med- congratulate him on this amazingazing 1100 (9) Kei Nishikori (Japan) als table. Malaysia won the men’s team time trial cycling, achievement.” 18 minutes ahead of Thailand, and in gymnastics Tan Fu Nadal, a 15-times grand slam winner,inner, Jie and Jeremiah Loo shared men’s pommel horse gold and came back from a series of knee andd wrist Tan Ing Yueh won the women’s vault. injuries to reach the Australian Openn final The hosts also took gold in both men’s and women’s and claimed a record 10th French Open karate, wushu, petanque, mixed doubles bowling and the title this season.