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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 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 . 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

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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 , 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. We must Michael Parkhurst, one of five upper deck has been open. includes Mexico and Canada, league holds a 7-6 edge. missing one of its top players - rise quickly and try to return players from league-leading The target to beat for an All- calls for six games to be held in Of course, this game means LA Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahi- to Serie A,” De Laurentiis told Atlanta picked for the MLS team. Star Game is 70,728, which was Atlanta - including a semifinal. a lot more to MLS than it does to movic, who ranks second in the a news conference “It’s to showcase the city itself, the record turnout for the 2010 The stadium has already the opponent. league with 15 goals. yesterday. the stadium, the atmosphere that match at Houston’s NFL stadium. developed quite a reputation in Juventus, which is riding a The 36-year-old Swede “One thing is certain. We we create here. It’s special.” If the weather forecast holds MLS, with its chanting, flag- streak of seven straight titles in chose to not to make the cross- cannot mix Naples and Bari, Indeed, there’s nothing - there was a strong chance of waving fans showing off their Serie A, is merely tuning up for country trip to Atlanta after two different cities, each with unusual about drawing such a thunderstorms - the camera passion while giving United a a league season than begins in playing three league matches its own history and its own mammoth soccer crowd in lens-resembling roof will be huge home-field edge. less than two weeks. over a nine-day span, saying he fans that must be respected... Atlanta. closed to ensure a comfortable “It’s surprising,” New York The Italian club already was more focused on leading his Bari will not just be an In its debut season, United setting for both the players and Red Bulls forward Bradley played two exhibitions in the US streaking team to the playoffs. appendix to Napoli.” shattered the league record by the big crowd. Wright-Phillips said before a as part of the International Under league rules, he’ll also De Laurentiis said his son averaging 48,200 per game - The complex structure only workout at the stadium. “I heard Champions Cup - beating Ger- have to skip the Galaxy’s next Luigi would be responsible more than doubling all but three recently began operating a lot of talk before they came into many’s Bayern Munich and Por- match against Colorado on for the club. other teams in MLS. The club is properly, allowing it to open or the league about how it was tugal’s Benfica - and has one Saturday. “I have finally convinced projected to go even higher this close in less than 10 minutes. going to be. I wasn’t sure, but more friendly Saturday against Commissioner Don Garber him after several days of season, averaging nearly 52,000 Every other aspect of the playing here and watching them Real Madrid before returning to told reporters he was “disap- phone calls and discussions, through its first dozen home $1.5bn stadium has drawn rave on TV, the support these players Europe. pointed” that Ibrahimovic would because he was never inter- matches. reviews, setting it up to be one have is amazing.” Juventus didn’t bring along skip “the most important special ested in football up to now,” The top five individual game of the leading venues for the Since the current All-Star five-time FIFA Player of the Year event that the league has.” he said.

Ashley Cole of the Los Angeles Galaxy Man City dribbles the ball down the field at Iraq withdraw from Asian StubHub Center in Carson, California. sign Sandler Games football tournament REUTERS LONDON: Manchester City REUTERS initially denied reports the team would be removed have signed defender from the competition and that the squad’s prep- from HONG KONG: Regional giants Iraq have with- arations were being finalised following the com- Dutch top division side PEC drawn from the football tournament of this pletion of a training camp in the northern city of Zwolle, the Premier League month’s Asian Games in Jakarta, potentially Erbil. champions announced throwing the competition into turmoil less than Earlier this week, football officials were yesterday. two weeks before kick-off. reported to have been fired over their involvement The 21-year-old, a The Iraq Olympic Committee have pulled the in the selection of overage players for the nation’s product of the Ajax team from the event, according to a source in under-16 team after they were stopped at passport Amsterdam youth system, has Baghdad, and the decision will leave officials control on their way to participate in a regional represented the Netherlands needing to address an imbalance in the opening tournament. at under-20 level and can phase of the tournament. The withdrawal of Iraq’s footballers follows play as a centre back or in a Last week the Asian Football Confederation a decision by the Philippines not to send the holding midfield position. conducted a redraw of the competition’s group nation’s basketball team to Jakarta in the aftermath City did not provide Friendly results - collated stage to add Palestine and the United Arab of their on-court brawl with Australia during a financial details of the deal, LOS ANGELES: Results from International Champions Cup Emirates after the pair had been left off the original recent World Cup qualifier. but media reports said the fee pre-season exhibition tournament on Tuesday: entry list. The football tournament at the Asian Games was in the region of £3m That meant two of the six groups swelled from begins on August 10 and features teams made up ($3.51m). The reports added At Miami four teams to five, but Iraq’s withdrawal now of players 23 years of age and under. Coaches are that Sandler could be loaned Manchester United (ENG) 2 (Sanchez 18, Herrera 27) Real means one group - containing China, Timor Leste permitted to select three overage players. back to a club in the Nether- Madrid (ESP) 1 (Benzema 45+3) and Syria - will feature just three countries. The final will be played on Sept. 1. lands. Sandler is City’s third At Dallas, Texas The Olympic Council of Asia, the organisers At the 2014 Asian Games, hosts South Korea signing of the close season Roma (ITA) 4 (El Shaaraawy 35, Florenzi 78, Cristante 83, of the Asian Games, have yet to respond to a beat North Korea 1-0 with virtually the last kick and follows forward Riyad Perotti 86-pen ) Barcelona (ESP) 2 (Rafinha 6, Malcom 49) request from reporters for comment. of extra time to win a cliff-hanging Asian Games Mahrez and defensive mid- A source at the Iraq Football Association had men’s football final. fielder Claudio Gomes. 22 SPORT THURSDAY 2 AUGUST 2018 Captain Root Root’s run-out triggers collapse quickest to 6,000 runs as India take charge on day one AFP BIRMINGHAM: England AP captain Joe Root became the quickest batsman to 6,000 BIRMINGHAM: A moment of Test runs in terms of time magic from Virat Kohli stopped from his debut when he England in its tracks and helped reached the landmark on the give India the upper hand on the first day of the series opener opening day of the first cricket against India at Edgbaston Test at Edgbaston yesterday. yesterday. The home team was in com- A streaky four off spinner plete command after winning the Ravichandran Ashwin saw toss in its 1,000th Test match, but the 27-year-old Root, in his captain Kohli swooped on the SCOREBOARD 127th Test innings, to the 40 ball with the score on 216-3 and runs he had needed to reach ran out opposite number Joe ENGLAND, 1st Innings 6,000. Root for 80 with a direct-hit Alastair Cook b Ashwin ...... 13 It meant Root, who won throw on the turn from mid- Keaton Jennings b Shami ...... 42 the toss, had got to the Joe Root run out (Kohli) ...... 80 wicket after Jonny Bairstow had Dawid Malan lbw b Shami ...... 8 landmark in five years and called for an ambitious two. Jonny Bairstow b Yadav ...... 70 231 days of his Test career, Root’s dismissal sparked a Ben Stokes c and b Ashwin ...... 21 surpassing former England collapse as England lost six Jos Buttler lbw b Ashwin ...... 0 captain Alastair Cook’s wickets for 67 runs to end the Sam Curran not out ...... 24 mark of five years and 339 day on 285-9. Adil Rashid lbw b Sharma ...... 13 days. Behind Root as he walked Stuart Broad lbw b Ashwin ...... 1 It is perhaps unsurprising back to the pavilion, Kohli cele- James Anderson not out ...... 0 that two England batsmen Extras: (9b, 4lb) ...... 13 brated by blowing a kiss, TOTAL: (for 9 wickets) ...... 285 are at the top of this list given mouthing some fruity advice and Overs: ...... 88 how much Test cricket their putting his finger to his lips. Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-98, 3-112, 4-216, side plays, with yesterday’s He also produced a mime to India’s Ravichandran Ashwin (second left) 5-223, 6-224, 7-243, 8-278, 9-283. match their 1,000th fixture mock a gesture last month from celebrates with skipper Virat Kohli after Bowling: Umesh Yadav 17-2-56-1, Ishant at this level. Sharma 17-1-46-1, Ravichandran Ashwin the England captain, after he had taking the wicket of England’s Alastair To put Root’s helped clinch the one-day series 25-7-60-4, Mohammed Shami 19-2-64- achievement into per- Cook during their first Test match in 2, Hardik Pandya 10-1-46-0. in Leeds with a second suc- Edgbaston, Britain yesterday. spective, Donald Bradman cessive hundred for the hosts. remains the quickest Bairstow, who had shared a batsman to 6,000 Test runs stand of 104 for the fourth wicket James Anderson (0). Curran was bounce that was good for batting. defense defeated by a perfect and ended a 72-run second- in terms of innings, the Aus- with Root, chopped a ball from given a lucky let-off when he Root was extremely disap- off-break from Ashwin as he wicket stand with Root in curious tralia great needing just 68 Umesh Yadav on to his stumps was dropped by the diving wick- pointed to fall 20 runs short of was clean bowled in the seventh circumstances. The opener knocks to achieve the feat. for 70 before Jos Buttler was etkeeper Dinesh Karthik off his 14th Test century, but he over.Keaton Jennings survived pushed the ball down into his Yet such were the infre- trapped lbw by spinner Ravi- Shami’s penultimate ball of the achieved a notable milestone, on nine when Ajinkya Rahane crease and then on to his foot quency of Test matches, then chandran Ashwin for nought. day. Ashwin was the chief displacing Alastair Cook as Eng- dived in front of Kohli in the before it trickled back on to the played by far fewer coun- Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid and destroyer for India, taking 4-60, land’s quickest to 6,000 runs in slips, but could not hold the base of the stumps. tries, it took Bradman more Stuart Broad then also fell while fast bowler Mohammed this format. edge. Dawid Malan then fell lbw to than 19 years to appear in the cheaply, leaving Sam Curran 24 Shami chipped in with 2-64 on Only Cook (13) fell in the first The return of Shami for his Shami for eight to leave England 45 Tests that yielded those not out at stumps alongside a wicket of even pace and true session of the day, his front-foot second spell did for Jennings (42) on 112-3. 68 innings.

SCOREBOARD South Africa’s Quinton Afghanistan’s Khan de Kock watches the Windies win SRI LANKA ball after playing a shot U. Tharanga c de Kock b Ngidi ...... 9 N. Dickwella b Phehlukwayo ...... 69 during the second one- rain-hit T20 boosts Sussex’s hopes K. Mendis lbw b Ngidi ...... 0 day international (ODI) AFP K. Perera c Ngidi b Phehlukwayo ...... 12 cricket match against AFP available for the seven A. Mathews not out ...... 79 Sri Lanka in Dambulla S. Jayasuriya c de Kock b Mulder ...... 18 remaining matches after T. Perera c de Kock b Ngidi ...... 19 yesterday. BASSETERRE, SAINT KITTS LONDON: Afghanistan’s withdrawing from the Car- A. Dananjaya c Miller b Rabada ...... 9 AND NEVIS: Kesrick Williams’ Rashid Khan, the world’s ibbean Premier League. S. Lakmal b Phehlukwayo ...... 7 career-best bowling figures and top ranked Twenty20 Sussex are fourth in the P. Jayasuriya not out ...... 10 a hurricane batting cameo by bowler, has boosted South Group ahead of their Extras (lb3, w9) ...... 12 Andre Russell highlighted an Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) ...... 244 Sussex’s chances of game in hand against Did not bat: K. Rajitha efficient effort by the West reaching the knockout leaders Gloucestershire Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Tharanga), 2-13 (Mendis), Indies in defeating Bangladesh stages of the English later on Wednesday. 3-56 (K. Perera), 4-123 (Dickwella), 5-165 (S. Jayasuri- by seven wickets in the rain- county T20 Blast compe- “I had always wanted ya), 6-197 (T. Perera), 7-216 (Dananjaya), 8-227 (Lakmal) affected T20 International Bowling: Rabada 9-1-48-1 (w4), Ngidi 8-1-50-3 (w2), tition by committing to to play more than the first Mulder 7-0-26-1, Phehlukwayo 9-0-44-3 (w2), JP Du- series at Warner Park in St Kitts them for all of their group seven games so when I miny 7-0-30-0 (w1), Shamsi 10-0-43-0 on Tuesday. games. heard I was now going to After off-spinner Ashley The 19-year-old leg- be free, I asked the club SOUTH AFRICA (target 245) Nurse rocked the visitors with spinner -- who in March straightaway if they would Q. de Kock c Lakmal b Rajitha ...... 87 the wickets of both openers H. Amla c and b Dananjaya ...... 43 reached the landmark of like me to stay for the full A. Markram c K. Perera b Dananjaya ...... 3 without scoring in the first over 100 one-day international 14 matches,” Khan said in F. du Plessis c and b Dananjaya ...... 49 of the match, fast bowler Wil- wickets quicker than any a statement released by JP Duminy c Mendis b T. Perera ...... 32 liams claimed four for 28 as the other player -- became Sussex. D. Miller c Mendis b Lakmal ...... 3 tourists finished at 143 for nine. W. Mulder not out ...... 19 Set a revised target of 91 off A. Phehlukwayo not out ...... 7 Extras (w3) ...... 3 11 overs after rain delayed the Total (6 wickets, 42.5 overs) ...... 246 West Indies response by more New Zealand say no Did not bat: K. Rabada, T. Shamsi, L. Ngidi than 90 minutes, Russell blazed Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Amla), 2-109 (Markram), 3-162 (de an unbeaten 35 off 21 balls with Kock), 4-195 (du Plessis), 5-198 (Miller), 6-231 (Duminy) three fours and three sixes to Bowling: Lakmal 7-0-39-1, Rajitha 5.5-0-44-1, Dananjaya to T20s in Pakistan ensure there were no alarms for 10-0-60-3 (w2), T. Perera 7-0-34-1 (w1), P. Jayasuriya 10-0-53-0, S. Jayasuriya 3-0-16-0 the home side in taking a 1-0 AP advisory, (Ministry of series lead. Foreign Affairs), ICC, inde- WELLINGTON: New pendent security con- SCOREBOARD Zealand has declined an sultants, and those were BANGLADESH offer to return to play peer reviewed back here as De Kock’s quickfire knock Tamim Iqbal stpd wkpr Ramdin b Nurse ...... 0 cricket in Pakistan for the well. Soumya Sarkar b Nurse ...... 0 first time in 15 years. “We just came to the Liton Das c Fletcher b Paul ...... 24 The Pakistan Cricket decision that given the sets up Proteas’ second win Shakib al Hasan c Williams b Paul ...... 19 Board issued an invitation current circumstances, it Mushfiqur Rahim c Powell b Williams ...... 15 REUTERS Mahmudullah b Williams ...... 35 in April for New Zealand to just wasn’t right for us to and South Africa captain Faf du bowlers once again managed to Ariful Haque b Russell ...... 15 play two Twenty20s in their accept the invitation to play Plessis pegged Sri Lanka back with prevent Sri Lanka from posting a Mehidy Hasan c Nurse b Williams ...... 11 country as part of a bigger in Pakistan.” DAMBULLA: South Africa opener a 53-run stand for the third wicket. commanding total. Nazmul Islam c wkpr Ramdin b Williams ...... 7 series, most of which will New Zealand last Quinton de Kock’s attacking 87 set De Kock hit 13 fours and a six Ngidi, who took 3-50, provided Rubel Hossain not out ...... 2 take place in the United toured Pakistan in up a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in his 78-ball knock while du Plessis the early breakthroughs for the Mustafizur Rahman not out ...... 3 Arab Emirates between December 2003. A tour 18 in the second one-day international chipped in with a handy 49, before tourists by dismissing Upul Tha- Extras (lb-2, w-10) ...... 12 October and December. months earlier was cut yesterday, handing the tourists a spooning a catch back to Dananjaya ranga and Kusal Mendis off con- Total (20 overs, 9 wickets) ...... 143 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-5, 43-3, 43-4, 5-90, 6-116, The series will com- short by a bomb blast 2-0 lead in the five-match series. to become the off-spinner’s third secutive deliveries in his opening 7-125, 8-132, 9-137 prise three tests, three outside the touring team’s Chasing 245 for victory, South victim. over. Bowling: A. Nurse 1-0-6-2, A. Russell 4-0-27-1, S. one-day internationals and Karachi hotel on the Africa reached their target with 43 South Africa lost du Plessis and Dickwella and Mathews Badree 3-0-35-0, K. Paul 4-0-24-2 (4w), C. three T20s, and all of those morning the second test balls to spare, giving themselves the David Miller in quick succession but steadied the innings with a 67-run Brathwaite 4-0-21-0 (1w), K. Williams 4-0-28-4 (1w) matches will now be played was due to begin. perfect opportunity to pick up a once Dananjaya’s quota of 10 overs stand for the fourth wicket before in the UAE. International teams series win in the 50-over format ended, Sri Lanka’s attack lacked the the former was bowled by Pheh- WEST INDIES (revised target - 91 off 11 overs) Chairman Greg Barclay have routinely refused to after going down 2-0 in the test teeth to pull off an unlikely victory. lukwayo, who picked up 3-45, for A.Fletcher c wkpr M Rahim b M Rahman ...... 7 E. Lewis c Liton Das b M Rahman ...... 2 said New Zealand wrote to tour Pakistan since Sri matches. Earlier, half-centuries from 69. A. Russell not out ...... 35 Pakistan last week Lanka’s team bus was De Kock and Hashim Amla gave captain Angelo Mathews and Sri Lanka failed to add much M. Samuels c Mahmudullah b Rubel Hossain ...26 declining the invitation. attacked in Lahore in 2009. the touring side the perfect platform opener Niroshan Dickwella took Sri momentum to their innings as none R. Powell not out ...... 15 “We were open- Pakistan has since in their run chase with an opening Lanka to 244 for eight in their 50 of their other batsmen managed to Extras (b-1, lb-1, w-6) ...... 8 minded and went through played home games in the stand of 91 before spinner Akila overs after the hosts won the toss cross a score of 20. Mathews Total (9.1 overs, 3 wickets) ...... 93 all the information,” UAE, a decision the PCB’s Dananjaya dismissed Amla for 43. and chose to bat. remained unbeaten on 79 off 111 Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-10, 3-52 Barclay said. “It was an chief executive estimates Dananjaya, who picked up Pace duo Andile Phehlukwayo deliveries. Bowling: Mehidy Hasan 1-0-9-0, Mustafizur Rah- man 2-1-18-2, Shakib al Hasan 2.1-0-27-0 (1w) Naz- extensive due diligence has cost $140m in stadium 3-60, also sent back Aiden and Lungi Ngidi picked up three The third ODI will be played at mul Islam 2-0-24-0, Rubel Hossain 2-0-13-1 (1w) exercise: government hire and accommodation. Markram soon after but de Kock wickets each as South Africa’s Kandy on Sunday. THURSDAY 2 AUGUST 2018 SPORT 23 Qatar Racing’s Lightning Spear strikes at Glorious Goodwood THE PENINSULA Lightning Spear reaching the finish line to win the Qatar Sussex Stakes at the Qatar Goodwood Festival LONDON: Ridden by Oisin in West Sussex, England yesterday. Murphy in the colours of Sheikh Fahad’s Qatar Racing Ltd, Lightning Spear powered to an impressive victory in yesterday’s feature race of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, the G1 Qatar Sussex Stakes, to end his Group One hoodoo. The winning horse scored at 9/1, beating Expert Eye (4/1) and Lord Glitters (10/1) by one and a half lengths and half a length. The David Simcock-trained Lightning Spear had run in G1 company 15 times before yes- Dr Ahmed Al Muftah presenting terday, with notable efforts the Qatar International Stakes including a short-head second trophy to representatives of to Rhododendron in the G1 Al Muraaqib. Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in May, 2018. The seven-year-old son of Arabian horse I have trained and Pivotal, a dual winner of the G2 probably right now he is the best Celebration Mile at Goodwood in the world, certainly at a mile. (2016 & 2017), travelled Under The Covers (16/1) smoothly in fourth in today’s trained by Ron Harris, won the mile contest and once finding Chelsea Barracks Handicap room in the home straight, under P J McDonald, beating El quickened up smartly to score Astronaute (11/2) by three by a length and a half. lengths, with Boom The Groom Simcock, who has also riding like that [covered up] Murphy said: “The pace was bearing in mind this is a mile and Muraaqib, carrying jockey Jim (14/1) back in third of the 13 enjoyed Classic success this year because he has such a turn of slow, but he relaxed, and I got a his best form is over seven. I had Crowley. runners. with Teppal in the Poule d’Essai foot. He’s seen too much day- little bit of cover off James Doyle a G1 winner on Benbatl on Trained in France by Lil Rockerfeller secured the des Pouliches at Longchamp, light on occasions in races, but (on runner-up Expert Eye). Sunday, but to get a second G1 Francois Rohaut, the winner £50,000 Matchbook Betting France, was effusive in his fair dues to the Simcocks [David “I never ever get nervous for Sheikh Fahad (after Roaring scored by one and a half lengths Podcast Goodwood Handicap praise of the seven-year-old and his wife Jenny, who rides before G1s - before the Derby Lion’s G1 Eclipse Stakes win) is and two lengths from Ebraz under Silvestre De Sousa. He entire’s performance. the horse each day] because and that I like making fun of the unbelievable. This will mean a (9/4f), who was following up his made the running and ground Lightning Spear had run they have the key to him. They other jockeys - but I was nervous lot to Qatar Racing, Sheikh Fahad second place in the same race his rivals into a long submission, previously in 14 top-grade races, and the boss were patient and today and down at the start I was and his brothers.” last year, and Lightning Bolt scoring as the 11/4 favourite by and frequently been placed, it has paid off.” trying to hide it. I am over the Earlier, Rumble Inthejungle (5/1). 15 lengths and half a length from including when third in the Redvers confirmed that moon - what a horse! And what won the £75,000 G3 Markel There is a £1m bonus for any Altaayil (28/1) and Imphal (7/1). Qatar Sussex Stakes last year. Lightning Spear would join the a training performance. He Insurance Molecomb Stakes over horse who wins the Arabian Local trainer William Knight His CV also includes two other Qatar Bloodstock roster of stal- deserves to win a major G1 and five furlongs. Triple Crown, comprising yes- landed his first winner of the Goodwood wins in the G2 Cel- lions at his Tweenhills Stud in at seven years of age, it is Last year, Richard Spencer terday’s race plus legs at Long- 2018 Qatar Goodwood Festival ebration Mile (2016 & 2017). Gloucestershire, adding: “He’s outstanding. trained the winner of a top two- champ on Prix de l’Arc de Tri- with the victory of 20/1 shot Soto David Redvers, racing and one of the best-looking horses “I always reflect on races and year-old race at Royal Ascot, omphe Sunday in October, and Sizzler in the 12-furlong Move bloodstock manager to Sheikh in racing, he’s won a stallion- I possibly left a G1 behind me this when Rajasinghe landed the G2 at in Qatar in February, Over To Matchbook Handicap. Fahad, said: “From some time making race and he’s by season on this lad. I am lucky I Coventry Stakes, but a win at the but Rohaut does not expect The Mick Channon-trained ago we felt this was his race, and Pivotal.” have a good boss in Sheikh Qatar Goodwood Festival con- Muraaqib to take in the French Caravela (11/1) captured the EBF the way he has been running Jenny Simcock, fighting back Fahad and a supportive trainer firmed he is no one-hit wonder. race, which is over 2,000 metres Breeders’ Series Fillies’ Handicap this year we knew he had a fine tears of joy, said: “That means in David Simcock. The (Arabian G1) Qatar Inter- (about 10 furlongs). under Andrea Atzeni, the sixth chance. The way the race was everything. I’m spoilt and ride “I wanted to ride him as I did national Stakes, run over a mile Rohaut said: “He has been race on day two. run suited him. him every day, and he’s a gen- because he loves to travel behind and worth £400,000 in total in my yard for four years now The Qatar Goodwood Fes- “There was a moment when tleman, a very expressive horse, heels. I was sure Expert Eye was prize money, was won in and in my eyes has always been tival, also known as the Glorious I was worried, but he needs and he leads the string. going to fade away at some stage, runaway style by six-year-old a champion. He is the best Goodwood, continues today. Qualifier Young beats Konta hands Serena the three-time Slam worst defeat of her career winner Wawrinka AFP AFP

LOS ANGELES: Serena Williams WASHINGTON: Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan suffered the most lopsided loss of Wawrinka, struggling in his comeback from left knee her career at the WTA San Jose surgery, was ousted by US qualifier Donald Young at the event on Tuesday, losing the final ATP and WTA Washington Open on Tuesday. 12 games in a shocking first-round Young, ranked 234th, outlasted the 33-year-old Swiss upset to unseeded Johanna Konta. 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3) and advanced to a second-round The 23-time Grand Slam match with Japanese seventh seed Kei Nishikori. winner struggled mightily against “It was a tough fight, a lot of nerves because he can hit the British No. 1 and former winner any shot,” Young said. “Stan at the top is totally different Konta, who crushed Williams 6-1, than when he’s working his way back. I’m sure he’ll be 6-0 in just 51 minutes on the main back. I won’t want to play him when he’s back.” Stadium. Wawrinka, ranked 198th, fell to 6-11 this year after Williams, who was playing her missing most of nine months before returning in May. first match since dropping the “It’s painful to lose in the first round here, especially Wimbledon final, is trying to 7-6 in the third,” Wawrinka said. regain her top form after missing On the women’s side, reigning US Open champion most of the 2017 season due to a Sloane Stephens opened by beating fellow American pregnancy. Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7-5, 6-4. The 36-year-old Williams tried Third-ranked Stephens, who captured her first Grand to shrug off the worst loss of her Johanna Konta (left) of Great Britain reacts after beating Serena Williams of the United States during Slam title last year in New York, rallied from 5-2 down in hall of fame career. Day 2 of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at in San Jose, California on Tuesday. RIGHT: Serena waves the first set to book a second-round match against Ger- “I don’t know. I have so many to the crowd as she leaves the court following her loss to Konta. many’s Andrea Petkovic. things on my mind that I don’t Wawrinka, who began his career in 2002, won his first have time to be shocked about a Grand Slam title at the 2014 Australian Open and added loss where I clearly wasn’t at my their first match since Wimbledon, Williams had won this tour- who earned an impressive win the 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open titles. He reached best,” she said. where Williams finished runner- nament the last three times she over qualifier Veronica Cepede the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2014 and 2015 but hasn’t Williams, who was seeded up to Angelique Kerber and Konta played it in 2011, 2012 and 2014 Royg on Monday. gotten past the second round since. sixth, managed just nine winners lost in the second round to and won her only previous Konta played a superb match Hard-learned patience over 12 years before his Slam against 25 unforced errors and had eventual quarter-finalist Dominika meeting with Konta 6-2 6-3 in the with 17 winners, nine unforced breakthrough is paying dividends as Wawrinka tries to her serve broken six times. Cibulkova. 2017 Australian Open errors and won 83 percent of her recapture top form. She looked nothing like the The loss to Konta comes just quarter-finals. first-serve points. It doesn’t help that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal player that dominated the Tour for over a month after Williams com- “I think she played better in This was one of the biggest returned from injuries and quickly found top form. After years, winning 72 singles titles and plained that she is being discrim- this match than she did 18 months wins of her career but Konta said several knee injuries, Nadal has won three of the past six earning more than $86 million in inated against by the sport’s drug ago, so that’s a good thing for her,” she won’t be celebrating too long Grand Slam titles. Federer has taken three of the past seven prize money. testing program because of the said Williams. because there is more work to Slam titles after 2016 knee surgery. “She obviously wasn’t playing number of samples she is being Konta won her maiden WTA do. Stephens, who won her first WTA title at Washington her best level -- nowhere near -- asked to provide. title at this event in 2016 when it “All this match has given me in 2015, fired her sixth ace on her first match-point chance so I tried to play the match on my “Out of all the players it’s been was held in Stanford University, is the chance to play another one. to advance after one hour and 53 minutes. terms and just do what I can out proven I’m the one getting tested defeating Williams’ older sister I’m grateful for that opportunity Stephens became the top-rated player in the draw when here,” Konta said. the most. Discrimination? I think Venus in the final. and will work hard for another world number two Caroline Wozniacki, the reigning Aus- Both women were playing so,” Williams wrote in a tweet. Konta next faces Sofia Kenin, one.” tralian Open champion, withdrew due to a right leg injury.