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MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2016 • 2 MOHARRAM 1438 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar O’Brien’s day as Found wins Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

The four-year-old Irish filly bags €5m in Europe’s richest race in Chantilly

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CHANTILLY, : Irish trainer Aidan place for riders , O’Brien celebrated a podium sweep after Found won Europe’s most prestigious horse race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Chan- says Merckx tilly yesterday. The four-year-old Irish filly, saddled by Ryan Moore, kicked with four furlongs to The Peninsula run to convincingly win the Arc, the rich- est race in Europe with €5m ($5.6m) in total prize money. Highland Reel and Order of St George DOHA: With only one week remaining before the came in second and third to round off an UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 kicks outstanding day’s racing for O’Brien, whose off, event Ambassador and cycling legend Eddy sole previous Arc victory was by Dylan Tho- Merckx says Qatar is always welcoming the pro- mas nine years ago. fessional riders and the people take good care of Pre-race 2/1 favourite Postponed came everything. in fifth. “The is well organised as the “It’s a great feeling to saddle the first three World Championships will be too,” he said. home in an Arc, there’s not much to beat it, The UCI Road World Championships Doha but it’s all down to a fantastic team effort 2016 are the first time the pinnacle event of the and I’m delighted for (owners) John (Mag- cycling calendar will be held in the Middle East. nier), Michael (Tabor), Derrick (Smith) and Merckx came to Qatar for the first time fif- their families,” O’Brien was quoted as say- teen years ago and has been delighted to see the ing on sportinglife.com. Tour of Qatar earning its place on the interna- Irish Ryan-Lee Moore, astride Found celebrates after he won the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the Chantilly “And what makes it amazing is that they tional cycling calendar since. are all by Galileo,” he said of the retired Irish racetrack near Paris yesterday. INSET: Ryan-Lee Moore (third left) celebrates with his trophy. “Qatar was the first country in the Middle East thoroughbred he used to train but is now an to organise a professional cycling race. The coun- active sire. Order Of St George, ridden by Frankie try developed rapidly over the past decade. Each O’Brien added: “It’s a privilege to be here Dettori, moved up into second behind year I got back and each year there were new roads and be part of it. How can you see anything Vedevani with The Grey Gatsby third and and new buildings.” higher (in his career) than this? Postponed wide in fourth being tracked by Merckx is the only rider in history to have won “I couldn’t dream this would happen. You Left Hand and Makahiki. all five monuments (Milan–San Remo, Tour of know how difficult the Arc is. But as the horses hit the home stretch in Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, “She’s only run over a mile and a half four perfect conditions at the racetrack north of and the ), all three Grand Tours times before and she was unlucky in the Arc Paris, Found acclerated through the jostling (Giro d’Italia, , Vuelta a España) and last year. field along the inside rail with Highland Reel the UCI Road World Championships. “Epsom (Coronation Cup) was also a on her coattails and found herself with a free Looking ahead to the UCI Road World Cham- falsely-run mile and a half, and we came run-in to the line. pionships Doha 2016, the Ambassador predicted here very hopeful after a good run last time. Found’s victory ended a run of five suc- that the races may end in exciting bunch sprints; “We’ve had our eye on this for a long time. cessive runners-up spots in Group One races but that’s not certain at all. When Ryan rode her as a two-year-old and including being beaten by Postponed in the The Tour of Qatar is traditionally held in Jan- said she could win an Arc - he was obviously Coronation Cup at Epsom in June. uary, when the Doha climate gives professional right.” But the filly, listed at 6/1, had run a superb riders a perfect opportunity to prepare for the Reaching speeds of up to 60kph over the prep race for the Arc in finishing second in the Spring Classics that are held wintertime. tricky 2.4km (1½-mile) Chantilly track, host- Irish Champion Stakes in September. “It’s an excellent place for riders to get in shape ing the race while Longchamp undergoes “It’s the most special race of the year!” in wintertime, because it’s often too cold to train Horce race course owners Michael Tabor (centre), David Smith (left) and much-needed renovations, Found was not Found’s jockey Moore beamed of the Arc. or race in the rain and snow in Europe,” Merckx among the early pace-setters led by Vedevani, The Arc is currently the third richest race Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani hold a trophy after the 95th Qatar explains. touted Japanese runner Makahiki and High- in world after the Melbourne Cup ($6.2m) and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe horse race at the Chantilly racecourse in northern In October, the Qatari climate is different, how- land Reel. Dubai World Cup ($10m). France yesterday. ever, and the riders need to prepare with this in mind. “It’s warmer in October and this could be an important factor during the races, but there’s always wind. With long straight roads through Qatari athletes shine at Asian Beach Games in Vietnam the desert this can make for a very tough race. Riders need to be alert constantly, because the pelotons can break up into echelons at any given The Peninsula place in the final stage, follow- time, and whoever is too far at the back may miss ing a convincing 2-0 victory the decisive moment in the race,” he added. over Kazakhstan. “Because the course is flat, the race may very Qatar also bagged the men’s well end up in a bunch sprint, but riders with DA NANG, Vietnam: Cherif beach handball gold medal yes- a good punch could also end up victorious. It Samba and Jefferson Pereira terday when they beat Oman depends a little on what happens during the race, outplayed Julio Junior and 2-1 (23-22) (22-24) (6-2) in the which teams will have enough riders up front to Ahmed Tijan Janko in an all- final. control the peloton in the final?” Qatari men’s beach volleyball The team comprised of Looking to the men’s events, Merckx said that final of the prestigious fifth Mohab Mahfouz, Ali Garba, teamwork will be important: “The Germans have Asian Beach Games 2016 in Da Ahmed Abdelhak, Amir Den- good sprinters, but they can only start six men, Nang, Vietnam yesterday. guir, Mohamed Hassan, Anis which is a setback because the more men a team Qatar Team 1, comprised of Zouaoui, Sid Kenaoui, Hani has upfront in the finale, the better it can posi- Samba and Pereira had no dif- Kakhi, Mutasem Mohamed and tion its sprinter.” ficulty in beating their fellow Ahmed Morgan. “If the big sprinters do not have enough sup- countrymen, Team 2, in straight This was Qatar’s fifth gold port, riders like (NED) or Zdenek sets of 2-0 (21/14,21/15) in the medal during the event. In Stybar (CZE) might be able to jump for victory in final to win the gold medal. addition to that, they have also the final kilometres. And if the big sprinters fail Men’s beach handball gold medallists, Qatar Team 1’s Samba and Pereira (centre), silver medallists Qatar team 1 reached the won one silver and a bronze to stay upfront all the way to the final, their teams Qatar Team 2’s Julio Junior and Ahmed Tijan Janko (right) and bronze medallists, Kazakhstan’s final after defeating Indone- medal. may switch tactics and try to attack instead of con- D Yakovlev and A Sidorenko on the podium during the Asian Beach Games in Da Nang, Vietnam sian duo 2-0 (21/17 and 21/15). The 5th Asian Beach Gems trol the race,” said the former champion rider. yesterday. Likewise, Qatar team 2 booked conclude today. MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2016 21

Rose wants focus US stretch Ryder Cup lead taken out of

RYDER CUP SCORES Hazeltine heckling American golfers United States lead Europe 9 1/2 - 6 1/2 move closer to their Reuters Fourballs

first Ryder Cup Match 5 Rory McIlroy/Thomas Pieters (Europe) beat Brooks Koepka/Dustin victory since 2008 CHASKA: The Ryder Cup has been marred by heck- Johnson (US) 3 and 1 lers shouting while European players are executing Match 6 J B Holmes/Ryan Moore (US) shots but England’s Justin Rose says the offenders beat Danny Willett/Lee Westwood (Eu- are a minority and he wants the focus to remain on AFP rope) 1 up the competition. Match 7 Phil Mickelson/Matt Kuchar (US) The former US Open champion and his Swedish beat Martin Kaymer/Sergio Garcia (Eu- playing partner Henrik Stenson were on the receiv- rope) 2 and 1 ing end of boisterous and, at times, rude fans during CHASKA: Moving closer to their Match 8 Patrick Reed/Jordan Spieth (US) Saturday’s fourballs at Hazeltine, a distraction that first Ryder Cup victory since beat Justin Rose/Henrik Stenson (Europe) Rose described as “inevitable”. 2008, the United States captured 2 and 1 “It’s whatever,” Rose told about the heckling after Saturday’s three final four-ball he and Stenson had lost a match of high quality 2 matches to seize a 9 1/2 - 6 1/2 and 1 to American young guns Patrick Reed and Jor- edge over Europe. “It fueled me a lot,” McIlroy Jordan Spieth of the United States hits dan Spieth. Heckling crowds that Europe said. “The more they shouted out of a bunker on the ninth hole during “I’m not even bothered about it. It’s a minority star Rory McIlroy says have at us the better we played. I afternoon fourball matches of the 2016 and that’s inevitable. That’s the way it is and let’s not gone over the top with insults at hope they shout at us all day Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf focus on them. That’s what they want.” Hazeltine were delighted as the tomorrow.” Club in Chaska, Minnesota on Saturday. As the Saturday fourballs session wore on, the Americans put themselves in Patrick Reed and Phil Mick- hecklers seemed to grow more bold and perhaps more prime position to snap a three- elson made clutch putts over the alcohol-fuelled, as Stenson and Rose found to their edition losing streak in the final holes to secure two vital five-time major winner Phil Open champion Henrik Stenson and Pieters beat Phil Mickel- cost on the 11th green. biennial team golf showdown. US points while 10-time Cup Mickelson against Sergio Garcia. of Sweden 2 and 1 in four-ball. son and Rickie Fowler 4 and Just as the Swede was preparing to putt for a par- “We always get criticized starter Lee Westwood, a captain’s It would take Europe’s sec- Reed won four holes in a row 2 in foursomes and beat US five, a noisy spectator shouted: ‘Rose, get out of the - we don’t bond as a team, we choice, botched a two-foot putt to ond-biggest rally to keep the starting at the fifth with three Open champion Dustin John- way’. don’t have enough passion - and cost Europe half a point. Cup, having trailed 10-6 in 2012 birdies and an eagle at the par-5 son and Brooks Koepka 3 and 1 All four players showed their evident disgust, Sten- this time we’ve taken it person- As a result, the US team before a Love-guided US squad sixth, lifting the Americans 3-up, in four-balls. son backed away from his putt while Rose walked ally,” US captain Davis Love said. needed only five points from was shocked in the “Miracle at then silenced a rally with birdied “You might see this in Paris,” towards the crowd with a face like thunder. “We’re in a good position. I’m yesterday’s 12 concluding singles Medinah.” to win the 14th and 15th holes and McIlroy said, looking ahead to “He (Reed) has a lot of energy and they’ve obvi- very elated.” matches to reclaim the Cup while “It has been done before from restore the 3-up edge. the 2018 Ryder Cup. ously been on the losing end quite a few times so Personally is how McIlroy, Europe must take 7 1/2 points to a worse position than what we Spieth and Reed lead the US Pieters will be the first they’re definitely fanning the fire with the fans and who won in four-balls and alter- keep the trophy. have,” Clarke said. team at 2-1 with one halved while Europe rookie to play five 90 percent of that is a lot of fun,” said Rose, referring nate shot matches Saturday with “Disappointed. We had a few Since 1979, when the Cup McIlroy and Pieters pace Europe matches since 1999 and a win to the US team’s three straight Ryder Cup defeats. Belgian partner Thomas Pieters, chances but the American guys expanded beyond a British- as a partnership at 3-0. over J B Holmes would give him “That’s fine,” the Englishman added when asked has taken spectators’ taunts. played very good,” Europe cap- Irish team, teams ahead by three “I know he has that in him. four points, the most ever by a about the incident. “I think there have been tain Darren Clarke said. “We points or more entering singles He’s Captain America for us,” Europe rookie and the top rookie “That’s tame compared to what’s being said out some boundaries overstepped are going to have to work hard have won seven of nine times. Spieth said of Reed. “He’s as good total since Larry Nelson’s five in here. out there,” McIlroy said. “I let it tomorrow.” “I’m excited but a 3-point as anybody on the big stage.” 1979. Holmes and Ryan Moore “It was basically while Henrik took the putter get to me a couple times when I McIlroy and Reed were lead can be gone in the first three Spieth and Reed, 4-1-2 over- beat Masters champion Danny back. The fan shouted at the top of his voice and then shouldn’t have. You’re going to to meet in yesterday’s singles matches,” US star Jordan Spieth all, matched the all-time US Willett and English compatriot Henrik missed his putt. And there were two or three let it get to you when emotions opener with other matchups said. pairs points record of five set by Westwood 1-up after Westwood other expletives directed at Henrik.” are running this high.” including Jordan Spieth against Reed and Spieth, who lost Arnold Palmer, the six-time Cup missed a two-footer at 18 to halve Making matters worse for Rose and Stenson is Third-ranked McIlroy was British Open champion Hen- four of the last six holes to halve winner who died last Sunday at the match. Mickelson and Matt that they ran into a human buzz saw in the shape screaming and fist pumping all rik Stenson of Sweden, Olympic a morning foursomes match, age 87, and Gardner Dickinson. Kuchar downed Spain’s Sergio of Reed in the fourballs, as the fired-up American day, spurred on by the crude champion Justin Rose of Eng- beat Olympic champion Jus- McIlroy, last week’s PGA Garcia and ’s Martin played inspired golf to raise the decibel level at Hazel- remarks. land against Rickie Fowler and tin Rose of England and British Tour Championship winner, Kaymer 2 and 1. tine where around 50,000 fans were in attendance. 22 MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2016 SPORT Rohit builds imposing lead for India

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Hosts reach 227 for 8 Rohit Sharma India (I innings): 316 India (II innings): at end of third day’s plays a shot New Zealand (I innings): M Vijay c Guptill b Henry 7 play of the second on the third M Guptill b Kumar 13 S Dhawan lbw Boult 17 day of the T Latham lbw Shami 1 C Pujara lbw Henry 4 Test in Kolkata second Test H Nicholls b Kumar 1 V Kohli lbw Boult 45 in Kolkata, R Taylor c Vijay b Kumar 36 A Rahane c Boult b Henry 1 yesterday. L Ronchi lbw Jadeja 35 R Sharma c Ronchi b Santner 82 AFP M Santner lbw Kumar 11 R Ashwin lbw Santner 5

B J Watling lbw Shami 25 W Saha (batting) 39 M Henry b Kumar 0 R Jadeja c (sub) b Santner 6 KOLKATA: Batsman Rohit Shar- J Patel c Shami b Ashwin 47 B Kumar (batting) 8 ma’s dominant half-century put N Wagner lbw Shami 10 Extras (B-10, LB-1, W-2) 13 India firmly in command of the sec- T Boult (not out) 6 Total (for 8 wkts) 227 ond Test against New Zealand as the Extras (B-9, LB-4, W-5, NB-1) 19 To bat: M Shami. hosts stretched their lead to 339 on Total (all out) 204 Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-24, 3-34, 4-43, 5-91, the third day in Kolkata yesterday. 6-106, 7-209, 8-215. India were 227 for eight at stumps Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-18, 3-23, 4-85, 5-104, in their second innings with Wriddhi- 6-122, 7-122, 8-182, 9-187, 10-204. Bowling: Boult 14-5-28-2; Henry 15.2-2-48- man Saha on 39 and Bhuvneshwar Bowling: Kumar 15-2-48-5; Shami 18-1-70-3; 3; Wagner 13-2-43-0 Patel 8-0-50-0; Santner Kumar on eight at the crease. New Jadeja 12-4-40-1 (nb1); Ashwin 8-3-33-1. 13-1-51-3. Zealand bowlers Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner took three wick- ets each. middle-order batsman struck 9 fours Ronchi, who kept wickets in place of Sharma, who scored 82, put on and 2 sixes during his 132-ball stay BJ Watling. 103 runs for the seventh wicket with at the crease. Saha and Kumar then played Saha to get their second innings back Sharma got good support from through the final few overs in fading on track after the New Zealand seam- number-eight Saha, who scored an light until the umpires called it a day. ers rattled the Indian top-order with unbeaten 54 in the first innings, as “I think anything that is set, is regular wickets. seen uneven bounces occasionally,” on a pacy in-cutter that hit the out- India skipper Virat Kohli, who struck the batting duo entertained the rau- definitely achievable,” said Boult Fast bowlers Henry and Trent Sharma told reporters. “The condi- side of the batsman’s front pad, but a purposeful 45 to lift India from 43/4. cous home crowd at Kolkata’s Eden about the New Zealand squad’s Boult shared five wickets between tions were not easy... you can’t relax.” TV replays suggested that the ball The star batsman was trapped lbw. Gardens. “That depth gives you a mindset. “We got to take small steps them to strike back on the two-paced Henry, who had returned with might have missed the leg stump. Kohli’s departure once again leverage to play your shots and be at a time. If we can set small goals pitch after the visitors conceded a figures of 3-46 in the first innings, Boult joined forces to get Shikhar raised New Zealand’s hopes of a aggressive and more expressive,” of batting for half a session and 112-run lead. sent opener Murali Vijay (4) and Dhawan, who got a nasty blow on his fightback but Sharma made sure Sharma said while talking about then a session.” Earlier Indian pac- “I think over the last two days, Cheteshwar Pujara walking back thumb early on in the innings against the hosts kept up the good work of India’s lower-order batting strength. ers Kumar and Mohammed Shami you may have seen the wicket that to the pavilion soon after the lunch the left-handed pacer, trapped lbw stretching their lead further. Santner’s left-arm spin finally got helped bowl out New Zealand for 204 it’s not a typical Kolkata wicket. They break. for 17. Sharma tackled the New Zea- through Sharma’s defenses after the in response to India’s first innings have relaid the surface and you may Henry trapped Pujara lbw for 7 Boult’s big wicket was that of land bowling with aplomb as the batsman was caught behind to Luke score of 316.

BCCI rejects Du Plessis ton lifts South Africa several key reform to big victory over Australia recommendations

Reuters SCOREBOARD Reuters SOUTH AFRICA D Warner c Miller b Duminy 50 Q de Kock c Tremain b Hastings 22 S Smith c De Kock b Steyn 14 JOHANNESBURG: A century from MUMBAI: The Indian cricket R Rossouw c sub b Hastings 75 G Bailey b Parnell 9 stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis lifted board (BCCI) has rejected some South Africa to a huge 142-run win F du Plessis c Smith b Marsh 111 M Marsh c De Kock b Parnell 19 of the Supreme Court’s key over Australia and a 2-0 lead in the J Duminy b Marsh 82 T Head lbw Rabada 51 recommendations aimed at five-match one-day international D Miller c Zampa b Marsh 26 M Wade c Duminy b Parnell 33 administrative reform, a move series at The Wanderers yesterday. F Behardien c Warner b Hastings 13 J Hastings c Miller b Phehlukwayo 23 that could bring sanctions from Du Plessis, who is leading the the country’s highest judicial body.

W Parnell (not out) 8 J Mennie b Imran Tahir 1

side in this series in the absence of The Court accepted in July Pakistan batsman Babar Azam hits the ball as West Indies’ the injured AB de Villiers, plundered A Phehlukwayo (not out) 13 A Zampa b Phehlukwayo 8 most of the recommendations of wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin looks on during the 2nd ODI match at 111 from 93 balls as South African Extras (LB-1, W-10) 11 C Tremain (not out) 0 the Lodha Committee, a three- the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, yesterday. Fast-rising one-drop batsman posted a commanding 361 for six in Total (for 6 wkts in 50 overs) 361 Extras (LB-4, W-6) 10 member panel it set up to look into Azam cracked a successive hundred to propel Pakistan to another their 50 overs having been asked to Fall of wickets: 1-70, 2-146, 3-296, 4-308. Total (all out in 37.4 overs) 219 the operations of the world’s rich- dominating 337-5. bat by Australia. est cricket board, which is run by Bowling: Tremain 10-0-78-1 (2w); Mennie Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-29, 3-55, 4-87, 5-114, The tourists lost regular wick- politicians and businessmen and 10-0-82-0 (1w); Hastings 10-0-57-3 (1w); 6-183, 7-185, 8-204, 9-213. ets on a good batting track and were has been criticized for a perceived Marsh 10-0-68-2 (1w); Zampa 8-0-54-0; all out for 219 in the 38th over as the Bowling: Steyn 7-0-37-1 (1w); Rabada 7-0-31-2 lack of transparency. home side recorded their second big- Head 2-0-21-0 (1w). (4w); Parnell 7-0-40-3; Phehlukwayo 6.4-0-59- In their report, former chief Qatar to host GCC squash gest ODI win over Australia by runs, AUSTRALIA 2 (1w); Imran Tahir 7-1-31-1; Duminy 3-0-17-1. justice of India RM Lodha and two eclipsed only by a 196-run victory a A Finch c Behardien b Rabada 1 Result: South Africa won by 142 runs of his colleagues recommended decade ago in Cape Town. age and tenure restrictions for top championship for juniors Australia captain Steve Smith officials, as well as banning them inserted South Africa in the belief Australia gave debuts to open- Head (51) were the only batsmen to from serving successive terms. that bowling conditions would be ing bowlers Chris Tremain and Joe threaten big scores but they could The BCCI, after a marathon best in the morning but the home Mennie but they found their intro- not convert to three figures to give special general meeting on Sat- The Peninsula Kuwait and Bahrain are taking part side made a fine start, racing to 70 duction to international cricket their side a chance. urday, said in a statement it had in the tournament.. The draw of the in the 12th over before Quinton de an eye-opener. Tremain recorded Wayne Parnell (3-40 in seven adopted “important recommen- championship will be held tomor- Kock, who blasted 178 in the first figures of 1-78 in his 10 overs and overs) was the most threaten- dations” made by the committee row at Hilton Hotel at 7.00pm. game on Friday, mistimed his shot Mennie finished with 0-82. ing of the home bowlers, while but made no mention of the age DOHA: Qatar Squash Federation The event will kick with the sin- and was caught for 22. John Hastings was the pick of the Kagiso Rabada (2-31 in seven) and and tenure recommendations nor (QSF) will host the GCC U-15 and gles matches for the first two day of Fellow opener Rilee Rossouw visiting attack with 3-57 in his 10. Imran Tahir (1-31 in seven) the most a “one state/one vote” policy. U-19 championship for boys from the championship. The team cham- (75) and JP Duminy (82) made val- South Africa, in turn, were able miserly. “Wherever they (members) Wednesday. pionship will begin on Friday and will uable contributions but the innings to apply pressure with the ball and The third ODI will be played in find legal challenges and practical The four-day event will be end on Saturday on the final day. was steered by Du Plessis’s century never let the Australian scoring Durban on Wednesday when South difficulties, they have given their contested in the team and indi- Meanwhile, hosts Qatar have as he struck 13 fours and manoeu- tempo climb to the required rate. Africa will have an early chance to viewpoints and have not accepted vidual category and will be held at began the final phase of their prep- vred the ball around with great skill. David Warner (50) and Travis wrap up the series. those recommendations,” BCCI the Khalifa International Squash aration for the event. President Anurag Thakur told Complex, informed Gamal Rasmi, Rasmi informed that Qatar reporters. Technical Secretary at QSF squad will be announced today The BCCI said it would not Players from four countries after the results of the qualifying be able to provide a 15-day gap including hosts Qatar, Saudi Arabia, rounds. between the India team’s matches and the Indian Premier League South African Twenty20 tournament in 2017, as batsman and captain per the recommendations, as the Faf du Plessis plays Champions Trophy in England is a shot during the scheduled around the same time. ODI match against Thakur said a detailed report South Africa at the would be sent to the Lodha Com- Centurion cricket mittee and submitted to the Supreme ground in Centurion, Court, which has scheduled the next yesterday. hearing in the case for Thursday.The Court had earlier said all of the com- mittee’s recommendations must be adopted by the BCCI. Meanwhile, Puducherry is to be granted associate membership of the BCCI. In other decisions, the BCCI set in motion the formation of the Players Association and their representation on the BCCI A file picture of two junior players competing in a championship Committee. Members were also at the Khalifa International Squash Complex in Doha. Qatar Squash unanimous in giving voting rights Federation (QSF) will host the GCC U-15 and U-19 championship for to the Associate members as per boys from Wednesday. the ICC guidelines. SPORT MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2016 23

2018 World Cup qualifiers: Qatar gear up for Korea and Syria matches

Qatar football players in action during a team’s training session at Aspire training pitch yesterday. Qatar continue their campaign in the 2018 FIFA qualifiers taking on Korea on October 6 and Syria on October 11. For new Qatar coach Jorge Fossati, the twin matches will be the first major test after taking over from Daniel Carreno. RIGHT: Qatar coach Fossati during a training session.

Eibar stretch Real’s winless run, Spurs deal Guardiola first City loss Atletico go top

English Premier League “This is the best performance Misfiring Leicester Results all season and could have been one AFP of these fat results in the Premier Leicester 0 Southampton 0 draw a blank against League, it could have been 5-0 or Manchester United 1 (Martial 69) 6-0,” United manager Jose Mour- MADRID: Real Madrid surren- Saints as Stoke Stoke 1 (Allen 82) inho told BT Sport. dered top spot in La Liga as they strike late to deny Tottenham 2 (Kolarov 9-og, Alli 37) “We had big chances, with amaz- failed to win for a fourth consecu- Manchester United Manchester City 0 ing saves and big misses.” tive game in a 1-1 draw at home to Burnley 0 Arsenal 1 (Koscielny 90+3)) Stoke manager Mark Hughes Basque minnows Eibar yesterday. Played on Saturday said: “I’m really pleased with the Atletico Madrid now lead their AFP Hull 0 Chelsea 2 (Willian 61, Costa 67) performance. city rivals on goal difference at the Sunderland 1 (Van Aanholt 83) West “We had a game plan and we top of the table despite missing Brom 1 (Chadli 35) executed it to the letter.” two penalties as Antoine Griez- Swansea 1 (Fer 8) Liverpool 2 Turning to Grant’s display, mann and Kevin Gameiro netted LONDON: Manchester City suffered (Firmino 54, Milner 84-pen) former United striker Hughes said: in a 2-0 win at Valencia. their first defeat under manager Pep Watford 2 (Deeney 50, Success 65) “He’s a good keeper, a great charac- Barcelona can go top with vic- Guardiola as Tottenham Hotspur Bournemouth 2 (Wilson 31, King 62) ter and we are pleased he is with us.” tory at Celta Vigo later on Sunday. underlined their Premier League Elsewhere, strikers Jamie Vardy The population of Eibar would West Ham 1 (Payet 57) Middlesbrough title credentials with a 2-0 win at 1 (Stuani 51) of Leicester and Charlie Austin of fit into Madrid’s Santiago Bern- White Hart Lane yesterday. Southampton both missed chances abeu stadium three times over, Meanwhile, reigning champions in a drab goalless stalemate, with and the travelling fans celebrated Leicester City were held to a goalless England caretaker manager Gareth their first ever league goal against draw by Southampton while Man- Mauricio Pochettino just his sec- Southgate among the crowd at the Madrid when Fran Rico headed chester United endured a frustrating ond league win over Guardiola in 10 King Power Stadium before naming home Pedro Leon’s cross despite 1-1 draw at home to Stoke City. matches, and the first since Espanyol his first squad for the forthcoming Keylor Navas’s best efforts after An Aleksandar Kolarov own goal beat Barcelona in the coaches’ first World Cup qualifiers against Malta just six minutes. and a Dele Alli strike gave Spurs vic- such encounter in February 2009. and Slovenia. The draw left Leicester Normal service appeared tory and they could even afford for “It was a great, great victory for marooned in mid-table, with hopes to have been resumed just nine Erik Lamela to squander a second- us against this opposition. I am very of a successful title defence fading minutes later when Cristiano Ron- half penalty. happy,” Pochettino said. fast. Leicester, however, defeated aldo’s lofted cross to the back post The result lifted Spurs to second, At Old Trafford, it looked as if Porto in midweek to secure a second was headed home by Gareth Bale a point below City. substitute Anthony Martial’s 69th- successive victory in their maiden for his 50th La Liga goal. It was Guardiola’s first defeat in minute goal would give United Champions League campaign and However, Real were met with 12 games as City manager and fol- victory over a Stoke side who started manager Claudio Ranieri was not a cacophony of whistles at full- lowed a mid-week 3-3 draw at Celtic the day bottom of the table. downbeat over Sunday’s result. time as they failed to convert their in the Champions League that ended But a mistake by United goal- “Everything is a new experi- pressure into a winner after the his side’s perfect start to the season. keeper David de Gea led to Joe ence,” he said. “I’m very relieved break. “They (Tottenham) were better,” Allen’s equaliser eight minutes because Southampton deserved to The European champions said Guardiola. “We were not in the from time, the point gained seeing win.” badly missed the presence of Luka right positions, so congratulations Stoke leapfrog Sunderland. United A bizarre last-gasp goal deflected Modric, who is set to be sidelined to them. wasted numerous chances, with into the net off Laurent Koscielny’s for a month after undergoing knee “I am not here for the talk around world-record signing Paul Pogba hand from a close-range effort by surgery on Sunday morning. me; I am here to do my job. It is Octo- and Zlatan Ibrahimovic among the Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave Eibar could even have retaken ber. You cannot imagine my team is offenders as Stoke goalkeeper Lee Arsenal a 1-0 victory at Burnley that the lead when Leon waltzed past Tottenham’s Dele Alli celebrates scoring a goal against Manchester City already done.” Grant, on loan from Derby County, moved them up to third in the Pre- Danilo before his rising drive was during the English Premier League match at White Hart Lane yesterday. The result gave Spurs boss made several fine saves. mier League beaten behind by Navas. Real took almost an hour to get firm control of the game and Ronaldo had the chance to snatch the three points when he blasted over from point-blank range. Ricciardo claims season’s maiden win in Malaysia A super Bale header also came back off the post and substitute Alvaro Morata had a goal rightly Reuters points with five races remain- marking his fourth career win F1 - MALAYSIAN GRAND ruled out for offside as Eibar held ing. The Briton, who kept clear by drinking champagne from PRIX RESULT on for a historic point. of the chaos unfolding behind his boot in his now famous Earlier, Valencia goalkeeper him to build on a dominant pole, ‘shoey’ celebration. 1. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull - TAG Diego Alves’s heroics couldn’t SEPANG: Daniel Ricciardo was comfortably on course to “No hard feelings to Lewis Heuer 1:37:12.776 deny Atletico as he extended his claimed an elusive maiden score a 50th career win when but I’ll definitely take the win,” 2. Max Verstappen (NED) Red Bull - exceptional penalty record with win of the season at a dramatic his engine exploded in a burst added the Australian, who last TAG Heuer +00:02.443 stops from Griezmann and Gabi Formula One Malaysian Grand flames, with 16 circuits of the won at the 2014 Belgian Grand 3. Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes either side of the Frenchman’s Prix yesterday, the Australian 56-lap race to run. Prix and had claimed four podi- 00:25.516 opener just after the hour mark. handed victory when a race- “I just can’t believe that ums in the last five races. 4. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari However, Gameiro finally leading Lewis Hamilton retired there are eight Mercedes cars There was no evidence of 00:28.785 sealed a deserved three points for with a blown engine. and only my engines are the the misfortune that would befall 5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Williams-Mer- Atletico in stoppage time. Ricciardo was shadowed ones that have been going Hamilton at the start when the cedes 01:01.582 New Valencia coach Cesare across the line by his 19-year- this year,” the 31-year-old tri- Briton pulled clear from pole, 6. Sergio Perez (MEX) Force India - Prandelli watched on from the old Red Bull team mate Max ple world champion, who also keeping the lead off the line Mercedes 01:03.794 stands before officially taking Verstappen, a result that gave suffered a series of reliability ahead of his team mate and 7. Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren charge on Monday, but other than the former champion team a woes earlier this season, told through the first corner. 01:05.205 Alves taking his record of saved first one-two finish since the reporters. Behind him, though, there penalties to 22 from 45 faced in 8. Nico Huelkenberg (GER) Force India 2013 season-ending Brazilian “Something just doesn’t feel was a tremendous battle for Spanish football, there were few - Mercedes 01:14.062 Grand Prix in their dominant right but there’s nothing I can position with Verstappen and positives for the Italian. heyday. do about it. Vettel fighting for the same 9. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren “It doesn’t make any differ- Nico Rosberg finished third “These next five races, I piece of road only for the Fer- 01:21.816 ence to me. I wanted to win the for Mercedes, fighting back from know me and my mechanics rari to tag the back of Rosberg’s 10. Jolyon Palmer (GBR) Renault game, which was the most impor- 21st after being spun around have got it in us but who knows Mercedes that pushed the cham- 01:35.466 tant thing,” Alves told BeIn Sports by Sebastian Vettel at the start what those next engines that I pionship leader into a spin. Spain. and also collecting a 10-sec- have are going to do,” the visi- The damage from the colli- The Red Bull pair engaged “If I save penalties and it helps ond time penalty for causing bly disappointed Briton added. sion broke Vettel’s suspension, in a lively tussle of their own the team I am delighted, but if we a collision with Kimi Raikko- Ricciardo, who lost a certain ending his race immediatetly, in the second half of the grand lose I don’t care.” nen in the other Ferrari. The victory to his Mercedes rival at and prompting the first of sev- prix, racing side-by-side before The Valencia stopper made a result prevented Mercedes from the Monaco Grand Prix in May eral virtual safety car periods. Ricciardo gained an advan- spectacular save to turn a fierce wrapping up a third straight due to a bungled pitstop, was From that point on the race tage, until they both pitted Griezmann effort onto the roof of constructors’ title at the home more than happy to accept his was finely poised strategically one last time after Hamilton’s Red Bull Racing’s Australian driver Daniel the net early on. race for title sponsor Petro- good fortune in Malaysia. with Verstappen initially gam- retirement. Ricciardo kisses his trophy on the podium after Alves’s best stop was still to nas but allowed Rosberg to “It obviously went the other bling on a two-stop strategy as Raikkonen finished fourth winning the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix come, though, as the visitors were extend his championship lead way at Monaco, so I’ll take this Hamilton and Ricciardo opted for Ferrari after battling Ros- in Sepang yesterday. awarded a penalty two minutes over team mate Hamilton to 23 today,” Ricciardo said after for one less tyre change. berg for the final podium spot. before half-time.