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September 15, 2017 16 SPORT FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2017 Duhail ready for debut as QSL begins TODAY’S FIXTURES New Kings coach Gabriel Al Gharafa vs Al Ahli at Al Gharafa Stadium Calderon said the QSL is going Laudrup expects tough (6pm) to be a tough challenge for his Umm Salal vs Al Kharaitiyat at Al Gharafa Stadi- side. um (8:10pm) “I am happy to be coaching challenge from Al Khor in the QNB Stars League. We Al Duhail vs Qatar SC at Al Duhail Stadium (8:10pm) have had a good two months of preseason and the team is pre- The Peninsula opponent, they caused us plenty Fawad Hussain pared. It will be a real challenge of trouble last season. We will The Peninsula against the former champions l Rayyan will be target- have to be patient and I hope but confidence is high and moral ing full points when they our team can give a perform- is good in my team.” Awill meet Al Khor in their ance that our fans deserve after l Duhail are looking “We will have to start at a opening QNB Stars League our preseason.” to overcome Qatar high tempo and impose our match tomorrow. “Al Rayyan are not the only SC as the newly- game on our opponent. This will Al Rayyan head coach side who is fighting for the title. formed side make be tough against Duhail, but I Michael Laudrup is confident Al Sadd and Al Duhail have fur- their QNB Stars feel that is we do this we have his team will start well in the ther added to their squads this LeagueA (QSL) debut at Duhail every chance of causing an QSL. season. They will also be in the Stadium today. upset” added the experience “We have had many new title fight, whilst Al Gharafa The opening day of prestig- Argentinian coach on the pros- players join us in preseason. It have added well to their team. ious league will see three pect of surprising Al Duhail. is important that they all accli- We need to play a few games matches being played but Al Qatar SC player Mohammed matise to our style and get first to decide who will be look- Duhail - formed after merger of Omar said the side is in good settled in order to do their best ing to win the league” he added. giants Lekhwiya and El Jaish - spirits heading into the first for the side. This is a gradual Meanwhile, Al Khor coach will be in focus on the inaugural match of the season. process but I feel our team is Laurent Banide said: “Al Rayyan day. “We are working well as a ready for the match against Al are one of the best sides in Al Duhail consist majority of team in training, the coach has Khor,” Laudrup said ahead of Qatar and this will be a real test Lekhwiya players, who won the lifted our confidence levels. We the match. of our training so far. Presea- previous season of the QSL feel that we can do well this sea- Laudrup also added he is son went well overall with all under the guidance of head son in the league.” expecting a tough test against of the players playing well. Now Al Duhail’s head coach Djamel Belmadi, speaks at a pre-match coach Djamel Belmadi. Earlier, the first match of the away from home. we have to put this into prac- press conference ahead of his team’s opening QNB Stars The Algerian coach will season will see Al Gharafa take “Al Khor are a tough tise against Al Rayyan.” mentor the new side too and League game against Qatar SC. on Al Ahli while the second Pictures: Baher Amin/The Peninsula he must be eyeing a winning match of the day will be played start in the league, which is between Umm Salal take and Al expected to be the toughest contest of all previous the ‘favourites’ tag. Kharaitiyat. editions. “The squad has only been The team combination improved with the signings in makes Al Duhail, one of the title the summer. I now have to man- favourites along side Xavi’s Al age these expectations over the Sadd and Michael Laudrup’s Al season, my aim is to always win Rayyan, but Belmadi is advising and I feel we can achieve some- We are a confident his ranks to be cautious in their thing with this side.” group of players opening game. Duhail winger Ali Afif said “I am expecting an interest- his team will be targeting the and have been ing game against Qatar SC QSL title, terming the opening together for a because they have been pro- game crucial. moted and I don’t have too much “We are a confident group number of years. information on the side,” Al of players and have been We must start Duhail coach said at a pre-match together for a number of years. press conference. We must start well, and take the well, and take the “I feel that they have a good season game by game.” season game by coach and will do well in the Qatar SC, who are returning game: Afif league this season” noted Bel- to the QSL after missing the last madi when asked about his season due to relegation, are Al Duhail’s winger Akram Al Rayyan SC Coach Michael Laudrup, addressing the media opponents. banking on their preseason Afif speaks during the press Belmadi said his players are preparations for a good start in at a press conference at the Al Gharafa SC yesterday. conference. Picture: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula starting with no pressure under the league. Losail to kick start QREC continues to back big races MotoGP season Doha to, adding that Qatar sponsorship QNA and participation in this event is Paris Thailand, with the Chang part of its position on the world QNA International Circuit in atar sponsors many of the stage. Buriram penning a three- world’s largest horse races, He said Arabian horse racing osail International year deal with Dorna Qwith the Qatar Racing and has a great heritage in the State of Circuit topped provi- following the British Grand Equestrian Club (QREC) sponsor- Qatar, and Qatar has made Arab Lsional 2018 MotoGP Prix. ing the most prestigious races in horse races of international char- calendar, which was The inaugural Thai- France and Britain, as well as the acter after the introduction of the announced by MotoGP land Grand Prix will take signing of agreements with a Triple Crown in three countries: bosses yesterday, reveal- place on October 7, with number of international institu- Britain, France, Qatar. ing a 19-race schedule that the Japanese, Australian tions in the field of horse racing, The first Qatari sponsorship of will begin on March 18, and Malaysian events still such as the Curragh Racecourse in the international races was the though no venue for the forming a triple-header Ireland to sponsor the race Phoe- sponsorship of the most prestig- British Grand Prix. run from October 21 - nix Sprint and also the partnership ious festival in France, the The season will begin November 4. with Breeders’ Cup in the United Qatar-Arc de Triomphe, which has at the Losail International The longest season in States. been held annually for more than Circuit in Qatar with the the Grand Prix history is The QREC is preparing to 100 years. Qatar has successfully race schedule on March 18. set to conclude on Novem- organise the Qatar Festival of the won the sponsorship of the race The most notable ber 18 at the Ricardo Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which annually since 2008 and until change to next year’s cal- Tormo Circuit in will be held at the end of this month 2022. endar is the inclusion of Valencia. and will continue until October 1, The past years have seen a starting with the horse auction and major development in this race, MOTOGP CALENDAR then the start of the races at the which takes place on the Long- Saint-Clair in Paris and then mov- champ track in Paris before moving 1- QATAR GP, Losail International Circuit, (MARCH 18) ing to Chanti. to Chanti last season due to the 2- ARGENTINA GP, Termas de Rio Hondo, APRIL 8 Director General of QREC maintenance and modernization 3- AMERICAS GP, Circuit of the Americas, APRIL (22) Nasser Sherida Al Kaabi said of the Longchamp track. 4- SPANISH GP, Circuito de Jerez, (MAY 6) Qatar’s sponsorship of foreign This August 2016 file photo shows a race action during Qatar- This sponsorship has had a sig- sponsored Goodwood event. 5- FRENCH GP, Le Mans, (MAY 20) races has had a significant impact nificant impact on the development on the development of local eques- of the equestrian level within 6- ITALIAN GP, Autodromo di Mugello, (JUNE 3) trian events and has been a world through its external partic- under the new 10-year partner- Qatar. The festival has become a 7- CATALUNYA GP, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, (JUNE 17) defining feature of Qatari eques- ipation, and a lot of owners and ship between Qatar and the global forum of Qatari excellence 8- DUTCH GP, TT Circuit Assen, (JULY 1) trian. It has also helped the trainers attend the auctions and put Goodwood track. in all fields. It has also been a strong 9- GERMAN GP, Sachsenring, (JULY 15) presence of a large number of their eyes on the production of Al Kaabi said the Qatari attach- announcement of the level of 10- CZECH GP, Automotodrom Brno, (AUGUST 5) famous horse owners in France Qatar, and there are those who ment to Goodwood is very Qatari horses.
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