CCYCLINGYCLING | Page 2 CRICKET | Page 3 Ganna claims Pakistan’s Gul third stage calls time on win, Almeida topsy-turvy extends lead journey Sunday, October 18, 2020 MOTOGP Rabia I 1, 1442 AH Quartararo claims GULF TIMES Aragon pole despite second crash SPORT Page 6 MOTORSPORTS FOOTBALL / PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool denied derby win by VAR Al-Attiyah all set as Chelsea held in for Cyprus rally six-goal thriller win with big lead Qatari star holds more than 12-minute lead going into the final day today By Sports Reporter Doha atari star Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah raced to a huge lead in the Cy- prus Rally yesterday, Liverpool’s Sadio Mane celebrates his goal during the English Premier Qsetting him up for a back-to- League match against Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, United back victory in the event today. Kingdom, yesterday. (Reuters) The fi rst leg of the 2020 edi- tion of the rally, part of the FIA AFP awarded after a VAR review be- Middle East Rally Champion- London, United Kingdom cause Van Dijk had been mar- ship, yesterday turned into a ginally off side and Pickford was fi ght for survival with numer- lucky to avoid a red card. ous retirements. However, al- iverpool were denied a The Dutchman was substi- Attiyah and his French co-driver cathartic victory against tuted and his towering presence Matthieu Baumel ended the day Premier League lead- was missed at the other end as with a lead of 12 minutes and 29 ers Everton by VAR and Michael Keane equalised in the seconds. LChelsea drew 3-3 with South- 19th minute. The hugely successful Qatari- ampton on another day of Mohamed Salah put Liverpool French duo won three special breathless drama in the English back in front 18 minutes from stages out of six yesterday. top-fl ight yesterday. time but Dominic Calvert-Lewin A conservative drive in their Manchester City beat Arse- netted his 10th goal of the season Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 today nal 1-0 as Pep Guardiola got the to pull Everton level again. should allow the 15-time Middle better of former assistant Mikel Richarlison was shown a East Rally champion to win his Arteta. straight red card for a dangerous seventh Cyprus Rally title. Jurgen Klopp’s champions tackle on Thiago Alcantara in the “It was a good day for us, but were desperate to atone for their 90th minute and Everton were not easy in the beginning as we 7-2 mauling against Aston Villa grateful for the intervention of lost a bit of time. We came back Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel in action during the Cyprus Rally yesterday. (CyprusRally.com.cy.) before the international break VAR in the fi nal seconds. strong in the second loop. We but were forced to settle for a 2-2 have a big lead after day one and akou in Hyundai i20. Eneos Super Special Stage at the same time of 15:47.9, a rarity in Demosthenous and Costas Pav- draw after Jordan Henderson’s CHELSEA DRAMA I’m happy with the perform- In the 2WD Category, Con- Achna speedway at 14:26. rally racing. lou in Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, late strike was chalked off for Chelsea looked to be in total con- ance. We had some problems stantinos Televantos and Takis Those who retired yesterday In the fi rst noon stage, how- Sofi anos Rousos and Andreas off side. trol after cruising into a 2-0 lead with the drive shaft, but it’s OK, Stavrou have a 21.4 second lead are entitled to return on the sec- ever, Tsouloftas had a problem Yiannakou (Mitsubishi Lancer Everton, who have not beaten against Southampton at Stam- sometimes you need to keep go- in their Peugeot 208 R2 ahead of ond and last day today, however, with the right rear axle of his Evo X) were fi fth. These four Liverpool since 2010, remain ford Bridge, courtesy of new ing. I hope to have a good day to- Chrysostomos Panteli and Tho- with prescribed penalties (the Volkswagen Polo and fi nished Cypriot crews are a mere 65 sec- three points clear of their Mer- signing Timo Werner’s fi rst Pre- morrow,” said al-Attiyah. mas Theophanous (Ford Fiesta). time of the fi rst of their class second. He then had to retire like onds apart, with some big bat- seyside rivals at the top of the mier League goals. Seven Cypriot duos followed Yesterday, the crews covered plus 10 minutes per stage they a few others had already since tles anticipated today. table after a number of contro- But a goal from Danny Ings the leaders into the Nicosia 313.84km of which 105.8km did not complete). morning. Oman’s Abdullah al-Rawahi versial calls went their way at shortly before half-time and a Service Park with the team of were special stages. The day Alexandros Tsouloftas was Yiangou-Kyriakou were sec- and his Jordanian co-driver Ata Goodison Park. second-half strike from Che Ad- Savva Savvas and Andrea Pa- was completed by 13 out of the impressive in the morning spe- ond, but power steering problems al-Hmoud are in ninth place in But Klopp was mystifi ed that ams wiped out their lead. pandreou second in their Mit- 21 crews who had started in the cial stages, having built a 10.9 on the last stage of the day cost their Ford Fiesta R5. Kuwait’s Henderson’s potential winner Frank Lampard’s side rallied subishi Lancer EVI IX. morning. second lead on al-Attiyah in the them time and they fi nished third Meshari al-Thefi ri and his Qa- in added time against 10-man immediately to regain the lead, Third overall are Panagiotis The Cyprus Rally ends today fi rst two stages. The two tied behind Savvas-Papandreou. tari co-driver Nasser al-Kuwari Everton was ruled out for a bare- Werner teeing up Kai Havertz Yiangou and Panagiotis Kyri- with four special stages and the for the third stage with an exact In fourth place are Christos are 12th. ly perceptible off side decision for a neat dinked fi nish to make against Sadio Mane. it 3-2. He was also at a loss to explain But Southampton were not to how Everton goalkeeper Jordan be denied and Jannik Vestergaard Pickford had not been dismissed bludgeoned home an added- Al Wakrah to face Al Arabi in Qatar Cup basketball fi nal and had not conceded an early time equaliser for Saints from a penalty for a knee-high chal- free-kick that Chelsea failed to lenge on Virgil van Dijk. clear. “There were a number of big Lampard said his side had to moments in the game,” said a tighten up at the back after con- baffl ed Klopp. “The only situa- ceding three goals for the second tion I saw back is the Henderson time this season. goal and I didn’t see off side. The “We are seeing lots of goals picture I saw is no off side, but it across the league and no man- was off side because somebody ager is happy” he said. decided it.” “I don’t know why it is. There Everton manager Carlo Ance- are attacking players in this league lotti was delighted with his side’s and maybe pre-season and lack of performance, even though they working time plays a part. But we were denied a fi fth straight Pre- have to get better at it.” mier League win. City returned to winning ways “We competed with them,” after an indiff erent start to the he said. “We were 1-0 down and season, courtesy of a fi rst-half equalised, 2-1 down and equal- goal from Raheem Sterling. ised. It was a good test and I have Aguero drove forward and fed a good feeling. Phil Foden on the left, with the “To know we can compete England midfi elder cutting in with the champions of the last to shoot. Bernd Leno could only season it gives us more confi - parry his eff ort, which fell kindly dence for the future.” for Sterling to sidefoot home. Sadio Mane, who missed the Villa Park mauling after testing RESULTS positive for coronavirus, put Liv- Everton 2 (Keane 19, Calvert- erpool ahead in the third minute. Lewin 81) Liverpool 2 (Mane 3, But the pivotal moment in the Salah 72) Al Wakrah’s Nicholas Stover (left) in action during the Qatar Cup 2020 match came when Van Dijk was Chelsea 3 (Werner 15, 28, semi-final against Al Sadd at Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday. Julius V Al Gharafa players (in blue) defend against Al Arabi’s Ater James Majok (centre) during their on the receiving end of a danger- Havertz 59) Southampton 3 (Ings Coles Jr scored match-high 37 points, while teammates Stover scored 14 in Qatar Cup 2020 semi-final at Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday. Majok scored 16 points, while ous late lunge from Pickford in- 43, Adams 57, Vestergaard 90+2) Wakrah’s 82-79 victory. PICTURES: Shemeer Rasheed teammate Sammy Monroe Jr scored 28 in their 77-67 win. side the box minutes later. Manchester City 1 (Sterling However, no penalty was 23) Arsenal 0 Gulf Times 2 Sunday, October 18, 2020 SPORT TENNIS Rublev sets up fi nal clash with Coric Agencies ner Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Shapovalov remains in 12th po- Rublev will face last year’s tion. St Petersburg Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and sition with 2,830 points, 350 runner-up Borna Coric in the fi - “In that game [at 1-2], he was Alexander Zverev have already points behind ninth-placed nal.