NNBABA | Page 5 GGOLFOLF | Page 6 Curry Johnson leads warriors grabs lead in to win over Tournament of Clippers Champions Monday, January 8, 2018 FOOTBALL Rabia II 21, 1439 AH Messi on target GULF TIMES in routine Barca win over Levante SPORT Page 3 Qatar ExxonMobil Open we had to look hard for the last one.” Despres takes a timing error, now sitting third and 5min 44sec “We want to make it out of Peru in good shape,” recognised for being the off the pace. he said. “That was a great day,” said Despres, a five-time Two-time winner Nasser al-Attiyah steered his Dakar lead as winner at Dakar in the motorbike section. best 250 Series event in 2017 Toyota to victory on the opening stage of the “It’s the first time our car has been in these condi- 9,000km Rally on Saturday, but he had a bad day al-Attiyah’s tions. Big, easy to climb dunes as well as very soft plateaus. We saw others stuck in the sand (nota- yesterday after his co-driver fell sick. co-driver falls sick bly Carlos Sainz) but we avoided that.” “It was not easy. We opened all day. The reason Run around Pisco, which is known for its local we lose a lot of time is because Matthieu got sick from the beginning and I had to take care about AFP, Pisco, Peru liquor of the same name, Sebastien Loeb also enjoyed the dunes and recovered from a horror him. But we finished the stage. We know we lose a show on Saturday, which saw him suffer a brake lot of time. Tomorrow, we know, will be better. We renchman Cyril Despres steered his Peu- failure, to climb to fourth overall. will see,” al-Attiyah, who is now in fifth position, geot to victory on the second day of the “It went better than yesterday,” said the nine-time said. Dakar Rally yesterday, speeding across world rally championship winner who is bidding Another driver who had a poor day was Argen- F 267km in 2hrs 56min 51sec on the dunes for his first Dakar win. tine Lucio Alvarez, who barrelled his Toyota down of Ica along the coastal roads around Pisco in Peru. Loeb, who was third on the day to complete a a dune, eventually emerging unscathed from his His win puts him top of the overall standings, Peugeot sweep, said it had been confusing in the upturned vehicle. 27sec ahead of his teammate and defending dunes to find the best path. Monday’s third stage runs from Pisco to San Juan champion Stephane Peterhansel, with South “We always follow the tracks because we don’t de Marcona with a 502km run along the Pacific Tournament Director Karim Alami (L) receives the award from Africa’s Giniel De Villiers, who was originally an- want to lose them. We’ve got much to lose if we ATP umpire Lars Graff . coast with 295km of specials. nounced as Sunday’s winner in his Toyota through can’t find a waypoint. For example, near the end, atar ExxonMobil Open win the honour for another year. Tournament Director He added that it was a result Karim Alami received of the big eff orts made by the Qa trophy from the organising committee pre- ATP on Saturday after the 2017 sided over by Nasser Ghanem edition of the tournament was al-Khelaifi, saying that it will be adjudged the best 250 series a boost to all who work for the event last year. tournament. He said players It is the second time that the voted for Qatar’s competition competition won the award, because they get a good experi- which is based on the votes by ence when they participate as players. The previous occasion the organisation provides the was in 2015. Chair umpire Lars players with everything facility Graff , representing the ATP, required for them to excel in the Toyota’s Qatari driver Nasser handed the award to Alami dur- event. al-Attiyah and French co-driver ing the final day of the competi- He added that it was no surprise Mathieu Baumel compete during tion. that the tournament received the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 2 in and The tournament director the accolade, given that each around the Peruvian town of Pisco expressed his delight that Qatar year sees a host of the top- yesterday. ExxonMobil Open managed to ranked players take part. CRICKET England lurching to defeat aft er Marsh brothers’ tons The Australians amassed a massive 303-run innings and then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93 for four AFP SYDNEY SCORECARD Sydney Australia’s Mitchell Marsh (R) celebrates scoring his century against England with his teammate athan Lyon was spin- and brother Shaun Marsh (L) on the ning Australia toward fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test in an emphatic victory in Sydney yesterday. Nthe fi nal Ashes Test as beleaguered England unravelled on a torrid day in Sydney yester- day. The Australians amassed a massive 303-run innings lead in blistering heat and then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93 for four at the close with a day to play. Compounding England’s woes was a fi nger injury for skipper Joe Root, his team’s last major hope of staving off a 4-0 series rout on England first innings: 346 (J. ran 25-3-82-1 (1w), Crane 48-3-193-1 Monday’s fi nal day of the Test. Root 83, D. Malan 62; P. Cummins (2nb), Root 8-3-21-0 Root was unbeaten on 42 at the 4-80) close with Jonny Bairstow not out England second innings 17. Australia called a halt to their Australia first innings (over- A. Cook b Lyon ...................................................10 epic fi rst innings at 649 for seven, night 479-4) M. Stoneman lbw b Starc .........................0 and soon had England in trouble C. Bancroft b Broad..........................................0 J. Vince c Smith b Cummins ...............18 after the tourists had been cooked D. Warner c Bairstow b Anderson 56 J. Root not out .....................................................42 in the fi eld for more than two U. Khawaja st Bairstow b Crane ...171 D. Malan lbw b Lyon .......................................5 draining days. Mark Stoneman S. Smith c and b Ali .......................................83 J. Bairstow not out ...........................................17 was leg before wicket to Mitch- James Vince survived a caught pened in Test cricket. off 141 balls with 15 fours and two next ball fi nding Vince at long S. Marsh run out (Stoneman) .......156 Extras (lb1) ...................................................................1 ell Starc for a duck and lost a re- behind off Lyon on review on 15, The Chappells were the fi rst sixes. The century came after his on for 11. Tim Paine (38) and Pat M. Marsh b Curran .......................................101 Total (4 wickets; 46 overs) ..................93 view in the process, and next ball but three runs later edged Pat Australian brothers to notch cen- 181 in the third Test in Perth. Cummins (24) were at the crease T. Paine not out ..................................................38 Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Stoneman), Alastair Cook was put down at Cummins to Steve Smith at slip. turies in the same innings at The He was the third centurion of when Steve Smith called them in M. Starc c Vince b Ali .....................................11 2-15 (Cook), 3-43 (Vince), 4-68 fi rst slip by Shaun Marsh off Josh Dawid Malan followed when Oval in 1972 with the Waughs the the massive Australian fi rst in- about an hour before tea. P. Cummins not out .....................................24 (Malan) Hazlewood for fi ve. Lyon trapped him leg before last to do it against England, also nings total, following Usman Big-hearted paceman James Extras (b2, lb4, w1, nb2).............................9 Bowling: Starc 9-2-17-1, Hazlewood But Cook’s reprieve did not wicket for fi ve. Shaun and Mitch- at The Oval, in 2001. Khawaja’s 171 on Saturday. Anderson bowled with great Total (7 wickets dec; 193 overs) ....649 9-1-26-0, Lyon 19-6-31-2, Cummins last long and he was bowled for ell Marsh earlier became the third Mitchell Marsh almost spoiled Shaun Marsh was eventually economy in the stifl ing conditions Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Bancroft), 7-1-12-1, Smith 2-0-6-0 10 when a sharp Lyon turner hit set of brothers to score centuries his century in all the excitement dismissed after lunch, run out for as temperatures hit 42 Celsius 2-86 (Warner), 3-274 (Smith), 4-375 Crowd: 33,285 the top of off -stump in the off - in the same innings for Australia. as he embraced his brother mid- 156 by Stoneman’s direct throw (108 Farenheit), taking one for 56 (Khawaja), 5-544 (M. Marsh), 6-596 Toss: England spinner’s fi rst over. Cook, who The Marsh boys joined Greg and pitch before he had completed the from the covers. He batted for 403 off 34 overs. (S. Marsh), 7-613 (Starc) Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena became during his innings only Ian Chappell and Steve and Mark second run scrambling back to his minutes and faced 291 balls for his Spinners Ali and debutant Ma- To bat: J. Hazlewood, N. Lyon (SRI) Joel Wilson (WIS) the sixth batsman to score 12,000 Waugh to score brotherly centu- crease to avoid being run out. second century of the series and son Crane conceded a combined Bowling: Anderson 34-14-56-1, TV umpire: Sundaram Ravi (IND) Test runs, fi nished the series with ries for Australia, while it was the Mitchell Marsh was bowled his sixth in 28 Tests.