SPORT Thursday 2 August 2018 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 England’s Root Konta hands Williams quickest to reach the worst defeat of 6,000 Test runs her career Al Rayyan players and officials celebrate with the Sheikh Jassim Cup Trophy after defeating Al Duhail at the Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Pictures: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula Al Rayyan clinch Sheikh Jassim Cup ARMSTRONG VAS THE PENINSULA DOHA: Al Rayyan edged Al Duhail in the penalty shoot-out to win the It was a team effort. It feels great Sheikh Jassim Cup at Al Sadd to start the season with a win like Stadium here yesterday. The win turned out to be a this. I hope all the players can give sweet revenge for the Lions who such committed performances in lost to the QNB Stars League (QSL) the coming weeks also. I have to holders Al Duhail in the Amir Cup give credit to my team-mates and final last May. the way the new coach worked so The final of the one-off match hard with us. We won because tournament saw the teams shared a goal apiece at the end of regular of the hard work we put in the period of play. off-season: Al Rayyan skipper The penalty shoot-out turned Rodrigo Tabata out to be a big challenge for the SHEIKH JASSIM CUP substitutes with Al Rayyan players RECENT WINNERS standing up to the task. to play in the season’s first when their reliable player Karim Al Rayyan’s new recruit and competition. Boudiaf had to carried off the field seasoned campaigner Khalfan Both the teams took time to due to a knee in the third minute 2018 : AL RAYYAN Ibrahim along with Ahmed settle down and played at a of the match. 2017 : Al Sadd SC Mohamed Ali found the net while subdued place but shifted gears Boudiaf leapt high to clear an 2016 : Lekhwiya SC Al Duhail’s Mohammed Muntari as the match progressed. aerial ball and hurt his knee as he failed to beat the Al Rayyan keeper Al Duhail playing under a new fell on the turf. 2015 : Lekhwiya SC President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad with the fourth kick and in the end coach Nabil Maaloul could not Al Duhail thus was forced to bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani presenting the Sheikh Jassim Cup 2014 : Al Sadd SC Muntari’s miss proved decisive as recreate the same level of fluency make an early substitution with Mohammed Ali converted to give which was part of their game last Luiz Martin Junior taking over Trophy to Al Rayyan skipper Rodrigo Tabata. 2013 : Al Rayyan SC coach Rodolfo Martin Arrua- season. from Boudiaf. 2012 : Al Rayyan SC barrena his first trophy of the The Tunisian coach, who had Al Rayyan on the other hand the run of play in the 23 minute of Harazi came close to giving the 2011 : Al Arabi SC season. guided his national team at the pressed for an early advantage play through Ismail Mohammed. much needed equaliser for Al For Al Rayyan, Rodrigo FIFA World Cup in Russia last and were the first one to test the Ismail, with his back facing Rayyan in the 59th minute. Al 2010 : Al Arabi SC Tabata, Myongin Koh and month, tried a few combination Al Duhail as early in the seventh the goal, received a square pass Harazi’s was unsuccessful in his 2009 : Umm Salal SC Sebastain Soira were the other ahead of the new season with minute of the match. on the top of box, beat his marker first attempt as it swung far of the 2008 : Al Arabi SC scorers, while Yousef El-Arabi, challenging QNB Stars League Captain Tabata who was with a swift body feint and post but a minute later he was on Nam Tae-hee and Mohamed season in mind. entrusted with the free kick curled unleashed a right foot drive which target finishing off a move started 2007 : Al Gharafa SC Moosa Ali, scored for the Al Yesterday, Al Duhail missed it over the Al Duhail defensive wall beat Al Rayyan keeper Oumar from the left flank. 2006 : Al Sadd SC Rayyan. out on the services of Youssef but found Al Duhail’s keeper Barry with his elegant drive. Al Rayyan nearly took the lead Duhail thus finished on the Msakni who suffered a serious Lecoumet Kloud Amin diving to Thereafter, bot the teams tried in the 76th minute but Soira’s 2005 : Al Gharafa SC losing side for the second suc- knee ligament injury towards the his right to deflect the ball for a to break open the defense but angular drive from the top of the 2004 : Al Wakrah SC cessive year. Last year they lost end of last season which also kept flag kick. without any success. box flew inches over the cross bar. 2003 : Al Shabab 4-2 to Al Sadd. him away from last month’s Thereafter both teams tried to In the second half, Al Rayyan During the injury time, Al The tournament usually pits World Cup for Tunisia. break open the defense with stepped up the pace to get the Duhail almost got the match 2002 : Al Khor SC QSL and Emir Cup champions, but The QNB Stars League (QSL) varied combinations but without equaliser and tasted success after winner as Murad Naji’s thun- 2001 : Al Sadd SC since Duhail had won both, the winners suffered another body any success. a quarter into the second half. derbolt went astonishingly close 2000 : Al Rayyan SC Emir Cup runners-up was chosen blow very early into the match Al Duhail struck much against Abdulrahman Mohammed Al to the target. THURSDAY 2 AUGUST 2018 SPORT 21 Managers to be shown yellow, red cards for misconduct, says FA REUTERS LONDON: Managers in English soccer will be shown yellow and red cards for misconduct in the technical area during competitive fixtures in the new season, the Football Associ- ation (FA) said yesterday. Cards will be issued in the FA Cup, English Football League, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy and National League. Managers and coaches in the Premier League, however, will not be issued cards, but given verbal warnings instead. The decision comes after a review of the technical area code of conduct by the stakeholders of the English game. “Stage one warnings” will be issued to occupants of the technical area for inappropriate language and gestures towards match officials, the FA said. Other forms of “irresponsible behaviour” that could result in a yellow card or warning include kicking or throwing water bottles, coats or other objects in a show of dissent as well as sarcastic clapping. An automatic one game suspension will be triggered when an individual reaches four warnings. Eight warnings carry a two-game ban and 12 warnings will result in a three-game ban. AS Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy (92) looks to shoot during The FA will hand misconduct charges to individuals accu- the match against FC Barcelona in an International Champions mulating 16 warnings, with a regulatory commission deter- Cup match at AT&T Stadium. mining subsequent sanctions. Napoli owner MLS eager to show off Atlanta takes over troubled Bari REUTERS success story at All-Star Game MILAN: Napoli’s charismatic owner Aurelio De Laurentiis AP Cristiano Ronaldo, acquired from has taken over troubled Real Madrid a few weeks ago in former Serie A club Bari after ATLANTA: The MLS All-Star a record transfer deal for a they were relegated to the Game is more than the league player older than 30. Italian league’s fourth tier showing off its best players Still recovering from the over financial difficulties. against Italian powerhouse World Cup, Ronaldo remained Bari, who last played in Juventus. in Italy to train, along with new Serie A in 2010-11, finished It’s a chance to flaunt one of teammates Gonzalo Higuain, seventh in Serie B last season its biggest success stories. Juan Cuadrado, Mario Mand- and qualified for the pro- Atlanta United has shattered zukic and Paulo Dybala. motion playoffs. just about every MLS attendance Manager Massimiliano But they were refused a record since joining the league Allegri is confident that his squad licence last month for next in 2017, which made it a natural is ready to make another title run season and forced to restart choice to host the All-Star Game in Serie A. in Serie D, the highest of the at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “There isn’t much to do,” he amateur leagues. Another mark could fall in said through a translator. “We On Tuesday, the city’s the night’s match, expected to have the defenders. We have the mayor Antonio Decaro lure upwards of 70,000 fans to midfielders. It’s just a matter of offered the ownership of the this technological marvel of a crowds in MLS history have all 2026 World Cup that will be Game format was adopted in deciding who are the two or club to De Laurentiis ahead stadium. been in Atlanta, which has largely hosted by the United 2005, pitting a team of MLS stars three in front who are basically of 10 other candidates. “That’s why the game is eclipsed 70,000 for every reg- States. against a prominent club from going to put the ball in the goal.” “This club has a very long here,” said United defender ular-season match in which the The winning bid, which also Europe, the American-based The MLS team also will be history of 110 years.