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16 SPORT MONDAY 8 MARCH 2021 Sport 16 SPORT MONDAY 8 MARCH 2021 Sport MONDAY 8 MARCH 2021 AlA Khelaifi welcomes Federer to Qatar RogerR is one of the greatest athletes of all time, while also being ththe epitome of good grace and sportsmanship on and off the court.co For me it is his values as much as his achievements that aare most inspiring, together with his relentless pursuit of exexcellence. Nasser Al Khelaifi, Chairman of beIN MEDIA GROUP and Sport | 14 President of Qatar Tennis Squash and Badminton Federation QNB STARS LEAGUE: Al Arabi beat Qatar SC 1-0, Al Wakrah beat Al Sailiya 1-0, Al Rayyan beat Al Ahli 3-1, Al Sadd beat Umm Salal 3-0 Al Sadd's players and officials celebrate with the Falcon Shield after their 3-0 win over Umm Salal which sealed their 15th QSL title at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. Unbeaten Wolves clinch 15th Falcon Shield with four rounds to spare Dominant Al Sadd seal QSL title FAWAD HUSSAIN THE PENINSULA Five months ago, Xavi Hernandez addressed the team’s fans and said that Al Sadd would bounce back strongly after his team suffered a shock loss to Persepolis FC in the last-16 tie of the AFC Champions League. Fast forward to today and the Wolves are living on that promise sweeping every title coming their way. Yesterday, they clinched the pres- tigious QNB Stars League (QSL), with four games to spare lifting the Falcon Trophy for 15th time after a 3-0 victory over Umm Salal on their home turf. The win took the Wolves to 50 points, giving them an unassailable lead of 13 points over second-placed and defending champions Al Duhail. Feared striker Baghdad Bounedjah (34 minute), Yusuf Abdurisag (51 minute) and veteran Rodrigo Tabata (90+2 minute) scored goals for Al Sadd in the memorable win. This QSL title triumph, coming without a defeat, is arguably Al Sadd’s best achievement in the league. The Xavi-coached side have so far won 16 matches besides playing drawing a +57 goals, also showing solid “I am happy to be in this group of With the QSL title, Al Sadd remain on Abdurisag assisted in the goal as Malick couple of matches. defence. players, management, and a technical course of a quadruple with Ooredoo guarding his left corner had no chance They have scored a whopping 69 “We have created history by and medical apparatus, who put Cup and Amir Cup 2021 still to be with the ball landing in the opposite goals, maintaining a difference of winning the QSL in such a fashion,” a together their efforts to win every tour- decided. direction. jubilant Xavi said after nament. I would like to thank Al Sadd’s Yesterday, the Wolves started in Al Sadd continued to assert captain Hasan Al fans specially, who continued their their traditional attacking style keeping pressure for more goals but had to Haydos lifted the support throughout the season. We constant pressure on Umm Salal as return to the tunnel with a 1-0 lead. Falcon Shield in front promise them to continue working they looked to seal the title early. However, they returned with the same of home fans last night. hard to make them happy and win Striker Bounedjah along with approach and added two goals in their “This is my first more championships for Al Sadd,” he Qatari star Akram Afif and Spaniard tally to claim the victory. Pos Club M W L D GF GA GD PTS QSL title as a coach and added. Santiago Cazorla started making early Abdurisag netted Al Sadd’s second 1 Al Sadd 18 16 0 2 69 12 57 50 I am very happy with Having won the 2020 Amir Cup in inroads to keep Umm Salal’s defense goal pushing the ball over Malick after 2 Al Duhail 18 12 5 1 43 22 21 37 the triumph,” said the December, Al Sadd also won the Qatar in check. The Algerian made his first a brilliant pass from Al Haydos. Tabata 3 Al Rayyan 18 9 5 4 25 16 9 31 Barcelona legend. Cup after beating Al Duhail last month. attempt in the fourth minute but his coming off the bench to replace Afif in 4 Qatar SC 18 8 6 4 26 17 9 28 shot from just inside the box didn’t pose the 72nd minuted wrapped up a 3-0 5 Al Gharafa 17 8 6 3 32 25 7 27 much problem for Umm Salal goal- victory with a brilliant hit in stoppage 6 Al Arabi 18 7 6 5 22 24 -2 26 keeper Baba Malick. time. Malick had no chance to stop a 7 Al Ahli 18 8 8 2 22 31 -9 26 Looking for an early goal, Al left-footed drive from the veteran as 8 Al Sailiya 18 6 7 5 19 29 -10 23 Haydos fired a shot from a long range Al Sadd clinched the Falcon Trophy in 9 Al Wakrah 18 5 10 3 14 28 -14 18 and Umm Salal were lucky to thwart style. 10 Umm Salal 18 3 9 6 8 21 -13 15 the attack after Malick collected the Following the win, Al Sadd’s offi- 11 Al Khor 17 3 9 5 13 35 -22 14 ball despite fumbling. cials showered praise on the team for 12 Al Kharaitiyat 18 2 16 0 11 44 -33 6 Roozbeh Mohammad was their title victory. penalised with a yellow card for a Mohamed Ghulam, Sports Director handball as he tried to stop Nam Tae- of Al Sadd Club, said: “We are happy to hee’s attempted pass near the box. be crowned champions after a very Referee Abdulhadi Alasmar Al Ruaile special season. The team showed out- punished Umm Salal with a free kick standing performance and proved its but Al Haydos fired the ball wide from domination. All members of the squad a good position. deserve credit for the win. We salute When Al Sadd are playing, the the fans of Al Sadd for their support and oppositions’ goalkeepers remain under it is the most beautiful gift for them.” constant threat and Malick also Abdullah Al Barik, Director of Al received the same fate. However, he Sadd football team, commented: “We made some superb saves in the match have very great confidence in all including an effort in which he jumped players and their ability to continue to punch away Bounedjah’s header, the same approach in the future off a long ball from Tae-hee. tournaments. Al Sadd always have However, the goalkeeper failed to the goal of winning the tournaments. resist the move in which an unmarked We must commend the great effort Bounedjah, put the ball in with a first of the players throughout the time flick to take Al Sadd ahead. season.” 14 SPORT MONDAY 8 MARCH 2021 MotoGP Test: Quartararo quickest on Day 2 MOTOGP - DOHA to the summit, with Franco Morbidelli Brad Binder Miguel Oliveira slotting as close as he possibly could and Andrea The second day of the Official MotoGP behind the RS-GP on the timesheets – Dovizioso Qatar Test at the Losail International 0.001s in it heading into the final hour. Circuit saw Monster Energy Yamaha Quartararo then jumped up to P1 with MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo become the just over half an hour to play with the first and so far only rider to dip into the first 1:53 lap time of the test as the pace 1:53s yesterday. intensified under the lights, Miller snuck Ducati Lenovo Team’s Jack Miller into P2 shortly after. was less than a tenth off his Yamaha A couple of days rest today and rival and once again, Aleix Espargaro tomorrow is now on the agenda for the (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) was up riders, before the three remaining days the sharp end on the brand-new RS-GP get underway on Wednesday, Thursday – a 1:54.152 saw the Spaniard place and Friday. 0.212 off Quartararo. TOP 10 DAY 2: Day 2 brought the best conditions 1. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha the riders have faced since pitlane MotoGP) – 1:53.940 Stefan Bradl opened at the Losail International 2. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.077 Circuit on Friday afternoon. There was 3. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) still a little bit of wind swirling across + 0.212 the track but nowhere near as bad as 4. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) the Shakedown and Saturday’s first + 0.213 Official Test Day – great news for the 5. Stefan Bradl (Honda Test Team) + 0.270 runners. Midway through Sunday’s 6. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 0.416 action, HRC test rider Stefan Bradl had 7. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha beaten Aleix Espargaro’s Day 1 pace – MotoGP) + 0.455 albeit by mere thousandths – and the 8. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.575 pace would get quicker as the day 9. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.711 passed by. Miguel Oliveira Aprilia’s number one soon returned 10. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.718 Qatar International Baja: Entries World Tour returns open for new round of FIM series as bid for Olympic THE PENINSULA – DOHA 248.80km through the central and tackle the super special stage and then spots reopens northern regions of Qatar. A second the concept follows a relay-type format. Entries are now open and beginning to liaison of 87.71km returns riders and Each day, one rider will tackle roughly AGENCIES – DOHA pool advancing to the single elim- come in for the new Qatar International drivers to the Losail Sports Arena.
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