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Hunt Takes the Stage As Technical Issues Cost Al Attiyah Overall Lead SPORT Tuesday 24 July 2018 PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Herath spins Froome ready to Sri Lanka to 2-0 give up yellow series win jersey dream Barshim takes first step towards recovery, eyes Doha Worlds FAWAD HUSSAIN THE PENINSULA jumper shared a short hospital damaged ligaments while Athletics Championships in Asian Games in Indonesia.ndonesia. clip on his Twitter account in attempting to set a new world London and will be hoping to He is also tippeded to be a which he was seen stepping record height of 2.46 metres, defend his title at home when new record holderderasr as DOHA: In favourable conditions down from stairs with the help after clearing a 2018 world- Doha will the event from Sep- Cuba’s Javier Sotomayormayor everyone can shine but true of a doctor and crutches. leading 2.40m in Hungary on tember 28 to October 6 at recently said that hee onlyonly Mutaz Barshim champions rise against the odds. “Where there is a will there July 2. Khalifa International Stadium sees Barshim beatingting his Qatar’s track and field star is a way. first step After the “I’m not anxious. I received next year. 2.45m mark, set onn JulyJuly 27, Mutaz Barshim has embarked surgery, target is world cham- positive news from my doctors The Qatari star has won two 1993. on exactly the same mission as pionships Doha 2019,” the 2017 and the most important thing for Olympic medals which include “If I had to givee a namename forffor he took his first step following IAAF’s World-Athlete-of-the- me is to recover from injury and silver at the Rio Olympics in the person most likelykely ttoo bbreakreak an ankle surgery that ruled him Year (@mutazbarshim) tweeted be fit 100 percent so that I can 2016 and a bronze at the the record, it’s (Barshim),”him),” saidsaid out for months – at least for the yesterday. jump again,” Barshim had earlier London Games in 2012 and was the Cuban, who is theheone onlyonly remaining of the season. Barshim, 27, suffered an said in a statement. the hot favourite to win gold one ever to jumpp an The gravity-defying high ankle sprain injury which led to Barshim won the IAAF World medal for Qatar at next month’s 8-plus-feet height. Hunt takes the stage as technical issues cost Al Attiyah overall lead THE PENINSULA 2018 SILK WAY RALLY – SS3 RESULTS: Hunt with Roma in third. But 1. Harry Hunt (GBR)/Sebastien Delaunay (FRA) Peugeot 3008 DKR 1hrs 15min 34sec heavy rain had been incessant 2. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU)/Timo Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 1hrs 18min 57sec ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA: Over- and rally officials decided to 3. Joan Roma (ESP)/Alex Haro (ESP) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 1hrs 20min 10sec drive Racing’s Nasser Saleh Al cancel the remainder of the 4. Matthieu Serradori (FRA)/Fabian Lurquin (BEL) MCM Original 1hrs 20min 19sec Attiyah lost the outright lead of stage after PC1 after the leading the Silk Way Rally and slipped 17. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 2hrs 15min 18sec cars had passed. to third overall on the second Teams would head to the half of the shortened Marathon OVERALL STANDINGS AFTER SS3: bivouac in Astrakhan on a stage between Elista and a 1. Harry Hunt (GBR)/Sebastien Delaunay (FRA) Peugeot 3008 DKR 8hrs 08min 42sec tarmac road section. It was a return to Astrakhan in southern 2. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU)/Timo Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 8hrs 29min 32sec welcome boost to Al Attiyah’s Russia yesterday. 3. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 9hrs 04min 52sec victory chances, but the Over- The Qatari and his French 4. Matthieu Serradori (FRA)/Fabian Lurquin (BEL) MCM Original 9hrs 14min 02sec drive Racing driver slipped to navigator Matthieu Baumel had 5. Dennis Krotov (RUS)/Dmyrro Tsyro (UKR) BMW X5 9hrs 45min 13sec third place in the unofficial begun the special stage with an overall rankings. outright lead of 3min 34sec England’s Harry Hunt now after incurring a one-minute conditions that were far from bogged down in a treacherous leads the event by 20min 50sec time penalty on Sunday, but ideal for a two-wheel drive car. muddy section three kilometres from Saudi Arabian driver they had suffered a trans- After only 50km of the before the checkpoint and was Yazeed Al Rajhi. mission issue on the run into stage, Al Attiyah was trailing towed out of the quagmire by Al Attiyah’s Silk Way Rally Elista and the car had lapsed leader Harry Hunt by over five Russian rivals Andrey Rudskoy challenge is running with into two-wheel drive. minutes with Yazeed Al Rajhi and Denis Krotov. The Qatari support from Red Bull, the Qatar With no service support also ahead of the Toyota. lost almost one hour at the Motor and Motorcycle Feder- permitted at the night halt the There was no respite and scene and still had 200km of ation (QMMF), Ooredoo Qatar Overdrive Racing’s Qatari driver crew could only work on the car Hunt reached PC1 (140km) in the stage to run. and Toyota GAZOO Racing. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his themselves with the spare parts front of both Al Rajhi and Joan Al Rajhi passed PC2 (215km) Today, teams tackle a French navigator Matthieu Baumel carried in the car. Their cause Roma, with Matthieu Serradori at the front of the field and second loop stage through the compete during the third leg of was not helped by the muddy in fourth place. Al Attiyah got running 11 seconds ahead of Takyr desert around Astrakhan. the Silk Way Rally 2018 yesterday Action during the friendly encounter between Qatar’s Al Sadd and Al Sadd thrash NK Radomlje 4-1 in friendly Slovenia’s NK Radomlje which was played in CHINTHANA WASALA Austria yesterday. Khalifa International Stadium on clash against fierce rivals Al THE PENINSULA August 5. Rayyan in the Sheikh Jassim Cup Elsewhere, yesterday, the clash on August 1. DOHA: Spanish legend Xavi Hern- reigning QSL champions Al Duhail Al Duhail meets Al Shahaniya andez-led Al Sadd thrashed Slov- met Turkish side Trabzonspor in four days later at Jassim Bin enian second tier club NK another pre-season friendly, which Hamad Stadium to kick-off their Radomlje 4-1 in a friendly ended in a one-all draw. QSL title defence. encounter which took place in Al Duhail are also in Austria, Meanwhile, Al Gharafa will Austria yesterday. taking part in a pre-season training today take on Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien Pedro Miguel, Hamza Al camp. in their second clash of the Sanhaji, Ahmed Sayyar and skipper Karim Boudiaf scored the Friendly Tournament which is Xavi were on target for the Qatari opening goal of the match in the being played in Oman. giants. 42nd minute as Hugo Rodallega On Sunday, their Dutch star The Wolves are taking part in equalised just before the half time Wesley Sneijder scored twice as a training camp in Austria and are whistle. former QSL champions warmed in the process of warming up for It was their third pre-season up for the new season with a 2-0 the new QNB Stare League (QSL) friendly in Europe for the Qatrai win against Oman’s Al Nasr. season. giants who are coached by The tournament sees four Coached by Portuguese tac- Tunisian Nabil Maloul. teams competing. tician Jesualdo Ferreira, Al Sadd Winners of the three trophies Al Gharafa will take on Qatar will begin their QSL campaign last season, Al Duhail are pre- SC on August 4 to kick off the new against Al Kharaitiyat at the paring for the season-opening QSL season. TUESDAY 24 JULY 2018 SPORT 17 Mercedes Rugby: Magical New Zealand before Hamilton retain World Cup Sevens crown and Bottas, AFP “Right now I am pretty sore, says Wolff New Zealand player and pretty gutted,’ he said. Joe Ravouvou (4) runs AFP SAN FRANCISCO: New Zealand “We came here expecting to became the first team in history with the ball against be amongst it and really wanting to win back-to-back World Cup England player Tom to be World Champions - that is HOCKENHEIM, GERMANY: Sevens crowns here on Sunday, Mitchell in the men’s the stuff you dream about. We Mercedes team chief Toto completing a clean sweep of championship final were there in the final after a lot Wolff denied yesterday that the titles with a 33-12 defeat of of the Rugby World of ups and downs this season. use of team orders in Sunday’s England in the final at AT&T Cup Sevens 2018 at “I am super proud to get to spectacular German Grand Prix Park. AT&T Park on Sunday. that point, but it means it hurts signalled that Lewis Hamilton The New Zealanders -- who more as we worked so hard to would be preferred as the beat England to win the last tour- get there.” New Zealand’s win number one driver. nament in 2013 in Moscow -- brought the curtain down on a Wolff was adamant that once again proved too strong for successful first ever Rugby World the triumphant Hamilton and the English, outscoring their Cup event on US soil, with more his team-mate Valtteri Bottas opponents by five tries to two. than 102,000 spectators will remain free to race each The victory completed a attending the three days of the other until late in the season golden weekend in San Fran- event.
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