SSWIMMINGWIMMING | Page 6 TTENNISENNIS | Page 7 Ikee claims Badosa stuns clean sweep Barty in but misses Charleston Olympic spot quarters Sunday, April 11, 2021 CRICKET Sha’aban 29, 1442 AH Rizwan steers GULF TIMES Pakistan to their highest T20 chase SPORT Page 4 PREMIER LEAGUE Leeds stall City’s title march, Reds end Anfi eld losing streak on the pitchside monitor. ertson’s shot was parried into his Pulisic scores City equalised in the 76th path by Emiliano Martinez. minute when Bernardo Silva Villa winger Trezeguet hit the a brace as fl icked the ball into the path of post in the second half, but Al- Ferran Torres and the Spaniard exander-Arnold won it in added Chelsea thrash clipped his shot past Illan Mes- time when the right-back blasted lier. home from the edge of the area. Palace 4-1 But in the fi rst minute of stop- Chelsea ensured Liverpool’s page time, City were caught by move into the top four was a brief AFP brilliant Leeds counter. one as they surged into a 3-0 lead London, United Kingdom Dallas raced onto a fi ne inside half an hour against Pal- through ball from Ezgjan Alioski ace. and guided a cool fi nish past Ed- Kai Havertz netted just his anchester City’s erson. second Premier League goal be- march to the Premier fore Christian Pulisic blasted into League title stalled LIVERPOOL LATE SHOW the roof of the net. yesterday as 10-man Liverpool are desperately trying Kurt Zouma’s header from MLeeds beat the runaway lead- to salvage their troubled cam- Mason Mount’s free-kick round- ers 2-1, while Liverpool ended a paign by qualifying for next sea- ed off a dominant fi rst-half as six-game losing streak at Anfi eld son’s Champions League via a Thomas Tuchel’s men made it 12 when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s top-four fi nish. wins in 16 games since the Ger- late strike sealed a 2-1 win over Jurgen Klopp’s men had not man took charge in January. Aston Villa. won at home since December, “The fi rst half an hour we were Chelsea moved back ahead but the Reds avenged their hu- excellent; very hungry, very ag- of Liverpool in the battle for a miliating 7-2 defeat at Villa in gressive,” said Tuchel. place in next season’s Champi- October when Alexander-Arnold “I came to England for the tar- ons League, though, as the Blues curled home in stoppage time. get to fi nish in the top four. This thrashed Crystal Palace 4-1 at “I can’t remember the last time was the challenge and the chal- Selhurst Park. we did it easy but it’s fi ne in our lenge is still there, there is still a City are counting down to situation after losing six home long way to go.” their third title in four seasons, games,” said a relieved Klopp. Christian Benteke pulled a goal but Stuart Dallas’ stoppage-time Villa striker Ollie Watkins scored back for Palace after the break, strike leaves them still needing 11 a hat-trick in the October rout and but Pulisic converted Reece points from their last six games he was back on the scoresheet af- James’s defl ected cross at the to clinch the crown. ter 43 minutes with a low shot that back post to round off the scoring Just a fourth league defeat of squirmed under Alisson Becker’s with his second. the season for the leaders came weak attempted save. after Pep Guardiola made seven Leeds United’s Stuart Dallas (right) celebrates after scoring a goal during the Premier League match against Manchester City at the Etihad Liverpool were denied an equal- RESULTS changes following their midweek Stadium in Manchester, England, yesterday. (AFP) iser moments later when Roberto Liverpool 2 (Salah 57, Champions League quarter-fi nal Firmino’s close-range fi nish was Alexander-Arnold 90+1) Aston fi rst-leg win over Borussia Dort- up to ninth in their fi rst season “When they defend in the way off on the edge of the area and hit foul on Gabriel Jesus. chalked off by VAR for an extreme- Villa 1 (Watkins 43) mund. back in the top fl ight after a 16- they were you have to stop them a fi rm low shot that left Ederson Referee Andre Marriner ini- ly tight off side call against Diogo Manchester City 1 (Torres 76) With Kevin De Bruyne on the year absence. running and we did not do that.” rooted to the spot as it rebounded tially booked Cooper after he Jota in the build-up. Leeds 2 (Dallas 42, 90+1) bench at the Etihad, City were “We did not create enough Leeds took the lead three min- in off the post. caught the Brazilian on the knee, But Mohamed Salah levelled Crystal Palace 1 (Benteke 63) below their best and made to pay for the forwards. It is part of the utes before half-time when Dal- Moments later, Leeds defender but changed his decision to a red in the 57th minute with a close- Chelsea 4 (Havertz 8, Pulisic 10, by a lively Leeds side that move game,” Guardiola said. las took Patrick Bamford’s lay- Liam Cooper was dismissed for a card after reviewing the incident range header after Andrew Rob- 78, Zouma 30) QNB STARS LEAGUE Al Gharafa beat Umm Salal to clinch top four spot By Sports Reporter Doha Standings Club M W L D GD Pts l Gharafa secured a top four spot in 1. Al Sadd 22 19 0 3 63 60 the QNB Stars League after thrashing 2. Al Duhail 22 15 5 2 28 47 Umm Salal 5-1 at the Suhaim Bin Ha- mad Stadium yesterday. 3. Al Rayyan 22 10 7 5 9 35 AGharafa were in sixth place going into the fi nal 4. Al Gharafa 22 10 9 3 7 33 round of the league, but with Al Ahli and Qatar Sports Club suff ering losses on Friday, Slavisa 5. Al Ahli 22 10 9 3 -10 33 Jokanovic’s men needed to win against Umm 6. Qatar SC 22 9 8 5 6 32 Salal yesterday. Gharafa fi nished with 33 points, the same as 7. Al Arabi 22 8 9 5 -4 29 Al Ahli but snatched the fourth place as they had 8. Al Wakrah 22 7 10 5 -10 26 a better goal diff erence. Qatar SC, who had lost to Al Sadd on Friday, ended their campaign in 9. Al Sailiya 22 7 10 5 -14 26 sixth place with 32 points. 10. Umm Salal 22 5 11 6 -18 21 Yesterday, Gharafa made full use of the golden opportunity but not without early scare. Umm 11. Al Khor 22 3 11 8 -25 17 Salal took the lead through Kayke Rodrigues in 12. Al Kharaitiyat 22 4 18 49 -32 12 the 15th minute but Gharafa equalised through Koo Ja-Cheol in the 26th minute. Jokanovic’s men came back with much bet- punched away nicely by Amine soon after the ter purpose in the second half as Gharafa went start of second session. ahead just two minutes after the resumption Al Arabi were in good control keeping Al through Othman Alawi. In the 59th minute, Sailiya under constant pressure with repeated Ahmed Mohamed Al Ganehi doubled the attacks. A fabulous display inside the box by lead before goals from Jonathan Kodjia (62nd substitute Mohamed Salah was also denied by minute) and A Guedioura (90th minute) put the The Peregrines after the hour mark. victory behind doubt. Al Gharafa’s Othman al-Yahri (right) and Umm Salal’s Ismail Mahmoud Mardanli in action during the QNB Stars League match at Suhaim Bin Hamad Al Sailiya got a chance to equalise following a In another match, Al Wakrah beat Al Khar- Stadium yesterday. long cross by Belhadj, picked well by Mohanad itiyat 2-0 with Abdulrahman Fahmi Moustafa Ali in the area, but Al Arabi goalkeeper Mah- and Muneer Abdulghani Mazeed scoring a goal (45+2) pulled one back for Al Sailiya. The Dream Team took the lead after winning But Al Arabi doubled the lead, with Mehrdad moud Abunada blocked his attempt from close each. Kharitiyat were already relegated before Al Arabi fi nished seventh with 29 points after a penalty, with Serigne Mbodji being penalised doing the damage again with a stunning left- range. the match, while Wakrah fi nished eighth with their eighth victory while Al Sailiya concluded for a foul on Sebastian Soria inside the box. Me- footed hit on the right from outside the box, Gunnarsson was carted off after suff ering an 26 points. their campaign on 26 points. hrdad took the spot kick, fi ring the ball in centre leaving no chance for a diving Amine. ankle injury 15 minutes from time. In the fi rst match yesterday, Al Arabi defeated Al Arabi’s Abdulaziz al-Ansari took fi rst shot with Al Sailiya goalkeeper Claude Amine unable Al Sailiya cut the lead just before half-time as Mehrdad completed his hat-trick with an- Al Sailiya 3-1. on target in the fi rst minute as the match gener- to read his strike. Ramin headed in a long cross from Nadir Belh- other impressive goal as he raced into the goal Mehrdad Mohammadi scored a hat-trick ated a lot of pace shortly after kick-off . Al Ansa- Mbodji’s header from a free-kick in the 17th adj.