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Ahmed Al Hemaidi (centre), Secretary General of Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF), speaking during the Royal Air Maroc Cycling League press The Peninsula Gregory Gaultier, World Champi- conference at Melia Hotel in Doha yesterday. Also present are Abdulaziz Al Kuwari (left) of Qatar Cyclists, Saeed Al Hajri (second left), General onship runner-up , Sales Agent at Royal Air Maroc, Andrej Filip (second right), Technical Secretary at QCF, and Ben Keane of Qatar Chain Reaction. World No.4 Picture by: Baher Amin/The Peninsula and three-time World Champion DOHA: Defending champion Nick Matthew all vying for hon- of Egypt tops ours in Doha. an outstanding field of the world’s The main draw will be released greatest players who will once again on November 7. descend at the Khalifa International The qualifying stages of the Tennis and Complex in Doha 2016 Qatar Classic will take place Stage set for Royal Air for the 2016 Qatar Classic when the on November 11-12, while the main prestigious World Series tourna- draw begins a day later, with the ment begins on November 13. final taking place on November 18. Twenty-four players have gained a direct entry to the main draw 2016 Qatar Classic including Qatar’s Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (pictured), who has been Main Draw Entry List Maroc Cycling League handed a wildcard at the $150,000 1) Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) event - the third stage of the 2016-17 2) Gregory Gaultier (FRA) Men’s PSA Road to Dubai. 3) Omar Mosaad (EGY) The Qatar Classic offers the 4) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and opportunity for players to accrue 5) Nick Matthew (ENG) The 10-leg series, later named as ‘Qatar Cyclists Centre’. crucial points on the PSA Road to Our main interest is to promote cycling Dubai Standings, where only the 6) (EGY) supported by Qatar within Qatar and among all residents top eight players will qualify for a 7) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) Cyclists and Qatar in the country, with a special focus on place at the season-ending Dubai 8) (EGY) Chain Reaction, gets Qataris,” Al Kuwari said. PSA World Series Finals. 9) (EGY) “We are happy to be part of this El Shorbagy returns to the 10) Simon Rösner (GER) positive response league and we will provide logisti- scene of his two World Champion- 11) Cameron Pilley (AUS) cal and promotional support to the ship final defeats in 2012 and 2014, 12) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) project,” he said. and the hard-hitting World No.1 is Chairman of Qatar Chain Reaction in fine form after triumphing at the 13) Daryl Selby (ENG) By Rizwan Rehmat Ben Keane said: “Initially we formed Delaware Investments US Open – 14) Max Lee (HKG) The Peninsula a small group of cycling enthusiasts, the second stage on the PSA Road 15) James Willstrop (ENG) riding at Corniche. The group used to to Dubai, last week. 16) Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) meet at a garage in Al Khor.” The man who ended El Shor- 17) Chris Simpson (ENG) He added: “We were 10 guys to bagy’s World Championship 18) Saurav Ghosal (IND) DOHA: A new cycling series aimed start with and now we race with dream on those two occasions, fel- 19) Zahed Mohamed (EGY) at capturing the two-wheel interest Saeed Al Hajri (left), General Sales Agent at Royal Air Maroc, handing 150 or more people. We have grown low Egyptian Ramy Ashour, is also in Qatar kicks off tomorrow, organ- over the jersey to Ahmed Al Hemaidi, Secretary General of QCF. exponentially. We had no direction involved, with the former World 20) Gregoire Marche (FRA) isers said yesterday. though we were growing. We are on No.1 looking to put his injury prob- 21) Cesar Salazar (MEX) The Royal Air Maroc Cycling in Qatar. “We have our national team December and then February when social media with more than 2200 lems behind him as he eyes up a first 22) (EGY) League will start at Al Thak- that has done extremely well in the we have the Tour of Qatar,” he said. members on FB. We are pretty cer- Qatar Classic crown since 2007. 23) Tom Richards (ENG) ira Youth Centre and ends at Ras region for many years. We saw the “Each race will accord points to tain that with this league in place we A wealth of other world-class Wildcard) Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi Laffan, Secretary General of passion for the sport at the UCI World the top riders. And the riders will will see more cyclists taking up the talent will also feature, with the (QAT) Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) Road Championships that concluded have to accumulate points for every sport seriously.” likes of current World Champion Ahmed Al Hemaidi said yesterday. on Sunday.” race they compete in. The riders with Filip said: “We would like to The first leg starts and ends on the same The men’s competitions will be the top tally at the end of the league thank Qatar Cyclists and Qatar Chain day. held in three classes whereas the will be declared a champion. Reaction. Then there are sponsors The 10-leg series - supported by female riders will compete in two “The top riders will be given air like Go Sport, Al Rayyan Water and Qatar Cyclists (QC) and Qatar Chain categories, Andrej Filip, Technical tickets by Royal Air Maroc who are Carbon Wheels. We didn’t expect Reaction (QCR) - will see events Secretary, QCF, revealed. the sponsors of this league,” he said. such huge response. being held with a gap of two or three “This is the first league of its kind Filip said QCF will provide logistical “The interest in our league has weeks with the league officially cul- for cycling fans in Qatar,” Filip said. support to riders as will QCR and QC. exploded maybe because of the minating in April next year. “This is the best time to launch this Dr Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, repre- cycling worlds. We have to accom- “With this new series, our target league since we saw a fantastic week senting Qatar Cyclists, said: “Qatar modate as many riders as possible. is to make a statement on healthy liv- of cycling during the UCI worlds,” he Cyclists is a non-profitable organi- Some dates of league have not been ing in the country since we have a added. zation which was established in April confirmed. Sometimes the national huge fan base in cycling. We want “The new league will take rid- 2013 by a group of Qatari riders who team riders maybe travelling so we more and more people to take up ers to all corners of the country over have a special love of cycling.” may change the dates. Mostly the cycling,” Al Hemaidi said yesterday. a course of five or six months. We He added: “In January 2014, the races will be held on Fridays,” Filip “Cycling is well established sport will break for the holiday season in group was acknowledged and supported said. Qatar’s Al Hitmi retains FIG Executive Committee post

Agencies Seven Executive Al Kuwari, the Secretary General of QOC, for the support I was extended to promote Committee Members: the sport of gymnastics in Qatar and the Ali Al Hitmi (QAT), Jesus Carballo Martinez region,” Al Hitmi said in his statement. TOKYO: President of Qatar Gymnastics (ESP), Ron Galimore (USA), Youssef Altabbaa “I will continue to work hard so that we Federation (QGF) Ali Al Hitmi has easily (SYR), Jani Tanskanen (FIN), Martin Reddin may win greater laurels for Qatar in sports. retained his post as one of the seven mem- (GBR), Kim Dong Min (KOR) I am willing to work tirelessly to promote bers of the FIG Executive Committee, details gymnastics around the world,” he said. showed yesterday. Committee. “It is a huge honour for me. Two years ago, Doha was awarded the Al Hitmi is now set to begin his second Yes, I am very pleased that a large number rights to host 48th Artistic Gymnastics term as an Executive Committee mem- of members showed confidence in me and World Championships. ber after election results were announced voted for my success,” Al Hitmi said in a Earlier, Japan’s Morinari Watanabe beat by FIG, the world governing body, here statement released by QGF. French rival Georges Guelzec to become the yesterday. “I take this opportunity to thank the new head of world gymnastics. Watanabe, A total of 17 members contested the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al a former gymnast, succeeds Italy’s Bruno elections for seven seats. Al Hitmi received Thani and H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Grandi as president of the International President of Qatar Gymnastics Federation (QGF) Ali Al Hitmi with the other members of 60 votes in the second round to retain his Thani, the President of the Qatar Olympic Gymnastics Federation (FIG), said a spokes- the FIG Executive Committee. place on the highly influential FIG Executive Committee (QOC). I also thank Dr Thani man for the Japan Gymnastics Association. THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2016 21

QSL Standings Teams P W D L GF GA Pts Al Kharaitiyat battle Al Khor as El Jaish 3 3 0 0 7 4 9 Lekhwiya 3 2 0 1 12 7 7 Al Sadd 3 2 0 1 9 4 7 Al Arabi 3 2 1 0 6 5 6 Al Rayyan 3 1 0 2 4 1 5 Al Shahaniya face Al Gharafa Umm Salal 3 1 0 2 4 3 5 Al Ahli 3 1 1 1 6 5 4 three games. After narrowly losing for Al Shahaniya are big games. The Al Shahania 3 1 1 1 3 5 4 their last game to Al Arabi they will next game is against Gharafa and I Al Khor 3 1 2 0 2 3 3 Al Gharafa is a strong be hoping to bounce back against Al expect it to be difficult. I will put my team but we will go Khor. best team forward and we will try Al Gharafa 3 1 2 0 8 10 3 Amar Osim, the head coach of Al our best.” Al Kharaitiyat 3 1 2 0 3 7 3 into this match for Kharaitiyat, echoed the sentiments “I respect all opponents and Al the three points, says of his counterpart, “They are a very Gharafa is a strong team. To do what Al Wakrah 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 Al Shahaniya’s coach good opponents, we have we respect they did with the players they have Al Sailiya 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 them a lot. We played a lot of friendly is amazing. But we will go into this Jose Fernando games against them in the last couple match for the three points,” added Muaither SC 3 0 3 0 1 7 0 of years and we share the same field. the Portuguese tactician at the press We are looking forward to this game.” conference yesterday. Speaking about Al Khor’s attack- Speaking about his team’s ambi- Qatar Stars League The Peninsula ing threat in the form of Mouhcine tion Fernando added, “It is important Iajourand Madson , Osim added; to keep the distance from the drop Fixtures “Al Khor are a difficult team to face, zone and if we have more points we when the side has good attackers it can play with confidence. If we have Today’s matches Al Shahaniya’s new coach Jose DOHA: Al Khor takes on Al Kharaiti- makes it even more difficult. So it’s less points, the confidence is lower Al Khor vs Al Kharaitiyat at Al Khor Al Gharafa’s coach Pedro Caixinha Fernando speaking at a press yat in round four action of the QSl. up to us if we can contain them and and it’s not about the skill of the play- Stadium, 5.30pm The match will take place at the Al speaking at a press conference give them a tough time.” ers. These players put a lot of hard conference ahead of their QSL Khor Stadium today evening. ahead of his team’s match against “It is a special game for us as we work to come up in the QSL and they match against Al Gharafa in Doha Al Shahaniya vs Al Gharafa at Grand Al Khor currently have three Al Shahaniya in Doha yesterday. know them very well and we share want to stay here.” yesterday. Hamad Stadium, 7.40pm points from as many games. The the same stadium and I feel this game Al Gharafa so far has three points On Friday Knights will be looking to add the is kind of a derby,” added the Bos- from as many games which is a dis- many ways they changed the coach three points to their tally in their fortunes for his side Fernadez said; nian tactician. appointing start for the Cheetah’s. and now the assistant coach has Al Sadd vs Muaither SC at Jassim match against rivals Al Kharaitiyat. “My team has improved after the last In the other game of the day However they will be on the hunt become the head coach. However Bin Hamad Stadium, 5.30pm Jean Fernandez, the head coach season. From the start of the sea- newly promoted Al Shahaniya take for all three points against an inex- the tactics remain the same. They are of Al Khor, believes the two teams are son we have improved in each game on QSL veterans Al Gharafa in round perienced side. very strong in defence. We are pre- Umm Salal vs Al Sailiya at Seham very similar, “We are playing against we have played and we are aiming four of the league. The match will Pedro Caixinha, the head coach pared for a team that can capitalise Bin Hamad Stadium, 5.30pm a similar team and both teams are for exactly the same in the coming take place at the Al Arabi stadium. of Al Gharafa, spoke about facing two on our mistakes,” added the Portu- Al Arabi vs Al Ahli at Grand Hamad balanced. We are wishing to have a games.” Al Shahaniya have done surpris- recently promoted sides in back to guese head coach. Stadium, 7.40pm good game.” “The league is still in the begin- ingly well so far in the league picking back games, “I can connect these last Speaking about player confidence “Al Kharaitiyat have good players ning stages and we still have a long up four points from three games. two games as both teams came from levels, Caixinha added; “When the On Saturday and they did well in their last game. way to go and right now we can’t pre- They will be aiming to continue the second division and both of them team plays and they don’t get the This game is much more balanced dict anything because we lost only 6 their strong performance against Al are strong defensively. We need to be results it changes the confidence of Al Rayyan vs El Jaish at Jassim Bin and the team that put in more effort points,” added the sixty two year old Gharafa. strong offensively and organised in your squad. Hamad Stadium, 5.30pm will win,” added the Frenchman at head coach. Jose Fernando, the new head defence and learn from our mistakes “So when you have good per- Al Wakrah vs Lekhwiya at Saoud Bin the press conference yesterday. Al Kharaitiyat like their oppo- coach of Al Shahaniya believes that in previous games.” formances and good results this will Abdel Rahman Stadium, 7.40pm Speaking about the upturn in nents also have three points from all games are important, “All games “Al Shahaniya surprised me in get you confidence in the players.” Pavlyuchenkova, Jankovic New boost for Roland Garros expansion advance in Moscow AFP Formige’s heirs have been fighting to stop work on the 400-million-euro ($448 million) redevelop- ment in the plush western sector of Paris. The FFT plans to demolish certain greenhouses AFP to repeat my 2008 success here as PARIS: The long-running saga over the expansion of which it judges to be without architectural value it’s always my goal - to win the tour- Roland Garros, the historic but cramped home of the immediately beside the historic greenhouses. nament that I’m playing.” French Open, received a new boost on Tuesday after Opponents of the project believe this would mod- Pavlyuchenkova, who is seeking the Paris High Court confirmed work could go ahead. ify the entire architecture of the site. MOSCOW: Former champions a career ninth and season’s first title The Tribunal de Grande Instance (TGI) ruled that The TGI, however, found the “request to suspend Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and in Moscow, took the opening set in a work on a 5,000-seater stadium in the historic Serres unfounded” and that “the French Tennis Federation Jelena Jankovic advanced to a tiebreak after 51 minutes, while Sin- d’Auteuil in no way impacted on historic greenhouses project in no way affected (the greenhouses) listed second round showdown at the iakova fought back from 3-0 down by architect Jean-Camille Formige dating back to as historic monuments”. Kremlin Cup on Tuesday. in the second to level after one hour the 19th century. Part of the redevelopment of Roland Garros will Pavlyuchenkova, the 2014 52 minutes on court. The court set a date of November 3 for a final also see a roof built on the central Court Philippe winner and seeded seventh, bat- The deciding set was a mirror examination of the dossier. Chatrier but that is not expected to be finished before tled through a tough three-set first reflection of the second as Pavly- “For the second time in a week, the court noted 2020. round clash with Czech Katerina uchenkova overcame a three-game the facts and the project and rejected the applica- The sport’s other three Grand Slam events -- Siniakova. deficit to claim her second-round tion of the descendants of Formige,” said the French Wimbledon and the US and Australian Opens -- all The Russian, ranked 23rd, won spot. Earlier, Croatian lucky loser Tennis Federation (FFT) lawyer Julien Guinot-Delery. have covered stadiums. 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 7-5 in two hours 46 Ana Konjuh, ranked 58th, produced minutes, to chalk up her third win the first upset of the tournament over the 20-year-old Siniakova in beating sixth seeded Czech Bar- as many meetings. bora Strycova 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Pavlyuchenkova will face Jank- “I’m really pleased to get the ovic for a place in the last eight after win,” the 18-year-old Konjuh said. Troubled Kyrgios eyes more time off the 2008 winner from Serbia eased “It wasn’t easy after losing in qual- past Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-3, ifying but today thankfully I played 6-3 in 74 minutes. my own style of tennis.” AFP: The world number 14, who gave He was also questioned on “Overall it was tougher than the In the ATP section, Italy’s Paolo away points and swore and argued whether he enjoyed playing tennis, scoreline suggests,” Jankovic told Lorenzi, the seventh seed, cruised with fans, was fined by the ATP to which he answered: “lol”. AFP. into the second round with a 6-4, SYDNEY: Troubled Australian tennis $25,000 (€22,700) fine and the ban. If he goes through with his com- “It was a bit unusual with so 6-4 win over a compatriot Feder- star Nick Kyrgios (pictured) has indi- In a question-and-answer session mitment to seek help for his temper, many breaks and it was quite dif- ico Gaio. cated he will play fewer tournaments on Twitter yesterday, the suspended he could return to the tour on Novem- ficult for me to hold my serve. But Sixth seeded Spaniard Pablo in 2017 after his meltdown at the star was asked what his goals were ber 7, after the three-week ban. my good return made the differ- Carreno Busta ousted Austria’s qual- Masters saw him slapped for next year. “More time off,” he But with no more tournaments to ence today, Of course I would love ifier Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2). with an eight-week ban. replied. play then, his year is effectively over. Losail Circuit set for exciting Karting action Advantage for Rea ahead

The Peninsula under the age of 18 needs The coming dates of WorldSBK finale permission signed by a legal guardian for the of the karting are: karting activity. Also, to Dates: The Peninsula desert night of Qatar. While Chaz DOHA: Losail Circuit take part in the Karting Davies dominated proceedings once 20 October Sports Club opens again it is compulsory to bring again, Rea is in the enviable posi- its outdoor Karting and a helmet along for safety 21 October DOHA: Two points is all Jonathan tion of knowing that his Welsh rival Mini Moto track starting reasons, if not available, 28 October - Karting only - Rea needs to successfully defend his could hand him the title by winning from today with track the circuit can provide WorldSBK ticket is required WorldSBK title after two rostrum the opening race in Qatar. His team- activity from 17:00 to you one. finishes at Round 12 in Jerez. If the mate Tom Sykes needs to win both 22:00. During the week- 29 October - Karting only - Northern Irishman wins the title races to stand a chance of winning The price for a kart- end of the World Super WorldSBK ticket is required he will become the first rider since the title and as Davies is in the best ing session is QR 100 for bike Championship from 30 October - Karting only - Carl Fogarty to win two consecutive form of his life, Sykes admitted that 15 minutes and for both the October 28 to 30, World SBK titles and cement his sta- he is now “clutching at straws” for activities the registration the Karting track will WorldSBK ticket is required tus as a championship legend. his title bid. will be done directly at the be opened during the 3, 4,10,11,17,18 November The 29 year old has tradition- The last round of the WorldSBK VIP car park of the Losail 3-day event but it will 24 November - Karting only ally struggled at the Spanish venue will be held at the Losail Interna- International Circuit. be compulsory to have a but after having succeeded in pre- tional Circuit from October 28 to For the Karting, the WorldSBK ticket (Grand- 25 November - Karting only serving his lead against his title 30 with QR 100 for the Grandstand minimum age is 15 years stand – Paddock or VIP) 1 and 2 December rival Tom Sykes, he knows that he is ticket for the hugely popular 3-day old and any participant to access the karting area. almost certain to be crowned in the event . 22 THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2016 SPORT

Hall stars in New Bangladesh ready for England: Rahim Jersey’s win

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Skipper insists there NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: New Jer- will be no excuses sey’s Taylor Hall made his new fans as they seek maiden very happy with two power-play goals in a 4:11 span of the second victory over Alastair period as the Devils posted their Cook’s men in the first win of the season; a 2-1 over the road-weary and penalty- game’s longest format plagued Anaheim on Tuesday. Elsewhere, Joe Pavelski scored the late winner as San Jose edged AFP the New York Islanders, while Washington had a couple of power-play goals in handing Colo- rado its first loss of the season. CHITTAGONG: Captain Mushfiqur Hall, the former No. 1 over- Rahim insisted yesterday that Bang- all draft pick who was acquired ladesh would not use their long break in a major trade with Edmon- from Test as an excuse as they ton in June, tied the game at 1-1, seek a first victory over England in the Cook set for new putting the rebound of a shot by game’s longest format. Mike Cammalleri into an open net While Bangladesh have inflicted at 12:35, and doubled up soon after embarrassing defeats on England in as the Devils beat the Ducks for the ODI and cricket, they have England record first time in six attempts. lost all eight of their Test matches and Sami Vatanen scored on a are desperate to break that sequence in AFP power play for Anaheim, which the next fortnight. has just one point from four games Given that Bangladesh have not with one more to play in its five- played a Test match for 15 months, they CHITTAGONG: Alastair Cook (pictured) will become Eng- game road trip to start the season. could be forgiven for being somewhat land’s most capped Test player today when he leads his San Jose’s Pavelski scored with ring-rusty when the first contest in a side out against Bangladesh in Chittagong at the start of 2:11 left to lift the Sharks to a 3-2 two-match series begins in Chittagong a two-match series - his 134th appearance in whites for victory over the Islanders. today. his country. Melker Karlsson and Tomas But Rahim said the hosts would not Given that he is still only 31, remains at the top of his Hertl also scored to help the dwell on their lack of five-day cricket game and is remarkably injury-free, talk is growing that Sharks. and instead seek inspiration from their Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 200 On the tiebreaking goal, Joe vastly-improved form in the shorter Test appearances could be vulnerable. Cook is already the Thornton sent a pass into the formats. only Englishman to score more than 10,000 Test runs and slot and Pavelski deflected it in. “If we start thinking about these widely tipped to also overtake Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 It gave Pavelski his fifth point in things, then we are going on the back runs. But after flying back to rejoin the squad in Bangla- two games. foot,” he told a press conference. desh only days after his wife Alice gave birth to their second The Islanders trailed 1-0 “Now is the time to play and we are daughter, Cook acknowledged that the prospect of many after getting outplayed in the first focusing on that. Being a professional more years of touring was daunting. period, but took the lead with two cricketer you cannot say that we have “We play Tests so quickly nowadays so I could do (break goals 2:10 apart in the second not played for the last 15 months. Tendulkar’s appearances record)... The danger is looking at period. “The important thing is how you can it,” he told journalists late Tuesday in Chittagong. Washington’s T.J. Oshie scored do well in the coming five days. We are Cook at least will have a break from the international twice and Alex Ovechkin picked up not concentrating on not having played circuit between Christmas and July next year given that his first goal of the season, help- for a long time.” England have an extensive programme of one-day cricket ing the Capitals beat Colorado 3-0. Once the whipping boys of inter- in that period, including the Champions Trophy. Cook said Ovechkin and Oshie each national cricket, Bangladesh’s he never dreamed when he made his debut 11 years ago that scored on the power play to end Bangladesh cricket head coach Chandika Hathurusingha (right) speaks with performances in limited overs have he was embarking on a record-breaking career. Washington’s man-advantage earned them respect and they are no (centre) and captain Mushfiqur Rahim during a practice session at scoring drought this season, and longer regarded as pushovers -- espe- the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. Bangladesh the Avalanche lost for the first time cially on home turf. and England are due to play their first Test match, starting today. MOST CAPPED PLAYERS IN TESTS under new coach Jared Bednar. They won six consecutive ODI series 1. Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 200 (1989-2013) Dallas’ Jason Spezza scored at home in a sequence dating back to 2. Ricky Ponting (AUS) 168 (1995-2012) midway through the third period November 2014, before England’s nar- of , England play more Test Bangladesh are a hugely improved 3. Steve Waugh (AUS) 168 (1985-2004) to give the Stars a 2-1 win at row 2-1 victory earlier this month. matches than any other nation, some- cricketing nation over the last three or 4. Jacques Kallis (RSA) 166 (1995-2013) Nashville. “The last two years we played ODIs thing which their skipper Alastair Cook four years.” 5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WIS) 164 (1994-2015) Adam Cracknell added his sec- very consistently. We did not win all the acknowledged should give them an “There’s talent, which we hadn’t 6. Rahul Dravid (IND) 164 (1996-2012) ond goal of the season for Dallas. matches but the graph has been on an advantage. necessarily seen in the past, and a path- 7. Allan Border (AUS)156 (1978-1994) Mike Fisher scored for Nash- upward path,” said Rahim. “You get into a rhythm of playing way through for guys. I think it will be ville early in the second period to 8. (SRI) 149 (1997-2014) “So we want that we can become a Test cricket, there’s no doubt about it,” a really good test for us.” tie it 1-1. 9. Mark Boucher 147 (RSA)(1997-2012) team like that in Tests too, that we can said Cook while stressing that England The second Test against England will Ottawa’s Tom Pyatt, Mark 10. Shane Warne (AUS) 145 (1992-2007) play better and better with each Test.” would not be guilty of complacency. start in Dhaka on October 28 before the Stone and Chris Kelly had a goal While Bangladesh have had a dearth “As we saw in the one-day series, tourists head to India. and an assist each as the Senators defeated Arizona 7-4. Bobby Ryan, Zack Smith, Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson, into an West Indies batsman empty net, also scored for the Sen- Darren Bravo watches ators. Jordan Martincook scored the ball after playing Ton-up Bravo proud of WI fightback twice while Tobias Rieder and a shot on the final day Oliver Eckman-Larson had the of their first day-night other goals for the Coyotes, who Test against Pakistan AFP launch an attack in the last first two days in the entire declared, to stay longer at the lost goaltender Mike Smith to a leg on Monday. session. Test match we were totally crease. injury in the third period. “It was a situation where I outplayed. The way (Deven- “It was just a matter of Elsewhere, Tampa Bay’s wanted to actually bat out the dra) Bishoo bowled put us in spending time. I realised that Brayden Point scored the game- DUBAI: West Indian batsman entire day,” said Bravo. “As long good stead to obviously come as long as you spend time in winning goal in the sixth round of Darren Bravo, who scored a as I batted and spent a lot of out on top,” said Bravo. the middle, you’re going to a shootout, as the Lightning beat resolute hundred in the first time out in the middle, it defi- Bishoo took a career best score runs. Ali scored a triple- state rival Florida 4-3. Test against Pakistan, Tues- nitely frustrated the Pakistanis. 8-49 to dismiss Pakistan for century, he batted a very very day said his team could have “I think it was a very good a paltry 123 in the second long time. I didn’t really con- beaten Pakistan after fighting batting for the entire innings. centrate on runs, I just wanted NHL RESULTS their way in Dubai. match but the thing was with “I don’t think Bishoo to bat for the team. I think I did Bravo defied Pakistan’s the situation, if we had won bowled enough in the first that pretty okay and I just want New Jersey 2 Anaheim 1 potent bowling attack on a the game, we would have won innings and it was a con- to continue from here,” said San Jose 3 NY Islanders 2 weary fifth day pitch on Mon- the game in the last session or scious effort to give him the Bravo, who scored 87 in West Washington 3 Colorado 0 day, scoring 116 which lasted something like that, was wait- ball in the second innings to Indies first innings of 357. Montreal 4 Pittsburgh 0 310 minutes before his wicket ing to launch in the end.” work his magic and that is Bravo said he hoped West Ottawa 7 Arizona 4 saw West Indies lose by 56 runs Bravo, whose hundred was exactly what he did. He put us Indies could keep the momen- Tampa Bay 4 Florida 3 (SO) in the second ever day-night his eighth in Tests -- seventh on in a very very good position tum in the second Test, starting Dallas 2 Nashville 1 Test played with pink ball. away tours and fifth in Asia -- and I’m really happy for him. in Abu Dhabi from Friday. Minnesota 6 Los Angeles 3 Pakistan, who set a daunt- praised his team’s fightback. Hopefully he can continue for “I think it’s very important Chicago 7 Philadelphia 4 ing target of 346, are 1-0 up in “I think it was a tremen- the rest of the series.” that we start well in the sec- Calgary 4 Buffalo 3 (OT) the three-match series. dous effort. The guys really Bravo said he was inspired ond Test. We don’t want to be Edmonton 3 Carolina 2 Bravo said his plan was fought throughout the entire by Azhar Ali’s 302 in Pakistan’s behind the eight-ball playing Vancouver 2 St. Louis 1 (OT) to bat out the whole day and Test match even though the big first innings total of 579-3 catch up cricket.” Diack’s adviser Cisse in French custody as part of corruption investigation

AFP corruption along with Diack and They “admitted that after 2011 1999-2015, but found himself at the and drew up a 23-strong list of sus- Russia, the country was hit hard for Gabriel Dolle, former anti-doping the treatment of athlete biological centre of a maelstrom that blew track pected doping cheat in Russia. Cisse the Rio Olympics. All 68 track and doctor for the International Associ- passports for 23 Russian athletes and field’s governing body apart. then travelled several times to Mos- field athletes bar one (long jumper ation of Athletics Federations (IAAF). were carried out in an abnormal French police charged Diack with cow and investigators suspect him of Darya Klishina who is based in the PARIS: Habib Cisse, the former legal Cisse’s lawyers, Louis-Marie de way -- without the Russian athlet- corruption on suspicion the 83-year- having been sent by Diack to find a United States) were barred from com- adviser to disgraced former world Roux and Cedric Labrousse, told ics federation or the international old Senegalese accepted bribes to financial arrangement with the Rus- peting, while the entire Russian team athletics head Lamine Diack, has the decision was “unbelievable federation carrying out sanctions cover up doping cases in Russia. sian athletics federation. were blackballed for the Paralym- been placed in custody as part of and unjustified” and immediately or suspensions”. He was also charged with money “I’ve never been aware of a pic Games. Current IAAF president the French investigation into cor- appealed it. They gave the excuse that they laundering and conspiracy. Cisse, a corruption pact,” Cisse said on Sebastian Coe has insisted there ruption linked to state-sponsored Eliane Houlette, head of France’s did not want “a big scandal” before lawyer by profession, is thought to November 3 last year in the office of is no deadline for Russia’s return doping of Russian athletes, sources financial prosecution department, the 2012 Olympics that could have played a key role in the scandal. the investigating judges, according to international competition, with said on Tuesday. said in January that all three men had influence talks with a sponsor and He was named at the end of 2011 to one source. many athletes wondering whether Cisse, 41, was put under inves- admitted covering up positive Rus- over television rights. as the IAAF’s pointman for tracking Following bombshell revela- the country will be at the 2017 World tigation in November 2015 for sian drug tests. Diack headed the IAAF from Russian athletes’ biological passports, tions of state-sponsored doping in Athletics Championships in London. SPORT THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2016 23

Europa League fixtures Group A Group G At Manchester, England:Manchester At Vigo, Spain: Celta Vigo Leicester move closer to United (ENG) vs Fenerbahce (TUR; At (ESP) vs Ajax (NED); At Liege, Rotterdam, Netherlands: Feyenoord Belgium: Standard Liege (BEL) vs (NED) vs Zorya Luhansk (UKR) Panathinaikos (GRE) Group B Group H At Piraeus, Greece: Olympiakos At Lviv, Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (GRE) vs Astana (KAZ); At Bern (UKR) vs Gent (BEL); At Konya, Turkey: Young Boys (SUI) vs APOEL (CYP) Konyaspor (TUR) vs Braga (POR) last 16 as Real win big Group C Group I At Saint-Etienne, France: Saint- At Krasnodar, Russia: Krasnodar Etienne (FRA) vs Qabala (AZE) (RUS) vs Schalke (GER); At Salzburg, At Mainz, Germany: Mainz (GER) vs Austria: Sazlburg (AUT) vs Nice (FRA) Real Madrid thrash Anderlecht (BEL) Group J Group D At Liberec, Czech Republic: Liberec Legia Warsaw at At Dublin: Dundalk (IRL) vs Zenit (CZE) vs Fiorentina (ITA); At Baku: Bernabeu as Buffon St Petersburg (RUS); At Alkmaar, Qarabag (AZE) vs PAOK (GRE) Netherlands: AZ Alkmaar (NED) vs saves a penalty Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) Group K to inspire 10-men Group E At Beersheba, Israel: Hapoel Beer- Sheva (ISR) vs Sparta Prague (CZE) Juventus to victory At Rome: Roma (ITA) vs Austria At Milan, Italy; Inter Milan (ITA) vs Vienna (AUT); At Plzen, Czech Southampton (ENG) Republic: Viktoria Plzen (CZE) vs Astra Giurgiu (ROU) Group L Group F At Bucharest: Steaua Bucharest AFP (ROU) vs FC Zurich (SUI); At Ankara: At Genk, Belgium: Genk (BEL) vs Osmanlispor (TUR) vs Villarreal Athletic Bilbao (ESP); At Vienna (ESP)1905 GMT kick-offs Rapid Vienna (AUT) vs Sassuolo (ITA) PARIS: Riyad Mahrez secured another Champions League victory for Leicester City on Tuesday, while big boys Real Madrid, Juventus and Ex-marketing executive to Borussia Dortmund were also in winning form. Legia Warsaw’s goalkeeper Arkadiusz Malarz stops a ball during their UEFA Champions League match Leicester maintained a perfect plead guilty in FIFA bribe case against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday. record in Group G in their first foray in Europe’s elite club competition Reuters involving more than $200 million by edging FC Copenhagen 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur found them- after supporter violence marred the made it 2-0 but Dortmund were in bribes and kickbacks that were the King Power Stadium with Mah- selves hanging on for a point as they build-up to the game at the Santiago hanging on after Bruno Cesar sought and received by soccer rez getting the only goal of the game. claimed a 0-0 draw away to Bayer Bernabeu. reduced the deficit midway through officials for marketing and broad- Islam Slimani headed down a Leverkusen in Germany in Group E. Five fans and two police officers the second half. NEW YORK: A former sports mar- casting rights to tournaments and Jamie Vardy cross for Mahrez to A Vincent Janssen header that were treated for minor injuries fol- In Group H, Juan Cuadrado came keting executive who was arrested matches. score with a close-range volley with came back off the bar was the clos- lowing clashes outside the stadium off the bench to score a late winner last year in a US corruption probe Prosecutors accused Davidson the outside of his left foot five min- est Spurs came to scoring at the before kick-off. as 10-man Juventus beat Lyon 1-0 involving soccer’s global govern- of participating in schemes to bribe utes before half-time. BayArena. When the game began, Vadis in France. ing body FIFA is scheduled to plead soccer officials to secure millions With Porto winning 2-1 away The home side piled on the pres- Odjidja struck the post for the vis- Gianluigi Buffon was in fine form guilty on Thursday, according to a of dollars in sports marketing con- to Club Brugge in the group’s other sure in the second half but Javier itors before Gareth Bale fired in the for the Italian champions as he saved court filing. tracts for Traffic. game, Claudio Ranieri’s side now Hernandez was denied by a bril- opener and a Marcelo shot went in a first-half Alexandre Lacazette pen- The plea by Aaron Davidson, In total, 17 people and two know a win away to Copenhagen in liant save on the line by Hugo Lloris off Tomasz Jodlowiec. alty, while Juve had Mario Lemina who headed the Miami-based unit companies have pleaded guilty, their next match on November 2 will and Stefan Kiessling missed a great Miroslav Radovic pulled one back sent off early in the second period. of Brazilian sports marketing firm including the owner of Traffic, Bra- secure a place in the last 16. chance late on. from the penalty spot but Marco But Cuadrado netted the winner 14 Traffic Group, was disclosed in a zilian José Hawilla. Davidson had In Bruges, Jelle Vossen put the Just three points separate all four Asensio made it 3-1 before the inter- minutes from the end as the hosts scheduling order filed in federal been among seven defendants who home side in front early on but teams in the section, but it is Monaco val and substitutes Lucas Vazquez failed to make their man advantage court in Brooklyn on Tuesday. meanwhile were set to face trial in Miguel Layun lashed in the equal- who are on top after coming from and Alvaro Morata added further count. A lawyer for Davidson did not November 2017. iser midway through the second half behind to draw 1-1 at CSKA Moscow. goals in the second half. “I should thank Mario Lemina for immediately respond to a request Prosecutors are continuing to and Andre Silva scored a stoppage- Ivorian striker Lacina Traore, on Zinedine Zidane’s side are level his sending-off because I thought we for comment. seek the extradition of some of the time winner from the penalty spot. loan from Monaco, scored against his on seven points at the top of the played better with a man less,” said Davidson was first charged in other foreign defendants. For Porto goalkeeper Iker parent club in the 34th minute but group with Borussia Dortmund, who Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri. May 2015. He is one of 42 individuals Earlier on Tuesday, an Argen- Casillas it was a 92nd win in the Bernardo Silva equalised for the vis- were 2-1 winners over Sporting Lis- They are level at the top of the and entities charged as part of a US tine judge denied a US request to Champions League, allowing him to itors late on. bon in Portugal. group with Sevilla, who were 1-0 investigation that upended Zurich- extradite father-and-son sports surpass Barcelona legend Xavi Her- Reigning champions Real Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang winners away to Dinamo Zagreb based FIFA and the soccer world. marketing team Hugo and Mariano nandez and establish a new record. Madrid cruised to a 5-1 victory at burst through for an early opener in Croatia, Samir Nasri netting the Prosecutors have alleged the Jinkis and former regional soccer Leicester’s Premier League rivals home to Legia Warsaw in Group F and a superb Julian Weigl strike only goal. defendants engaged in schemes chief Eduardo Deluca. Is Mourinho getting his mojo back?

AFP defence at times, wingers Marcus Rashford and Ashley Young dropping back to assist the full-backs, while Marouane Fellaini helped shore up LONDON: In successfully stymying the centre of the pitch. a strongly fancied Liverpool team -- Liverpool have run riot on occa- and sowing a bit of mischief with his sion this season -- winning 4-3 at post-match comments -- Manches- Arsenal and thrashing champions ter United manager Jose Mourinho Leicester City 4-1 -- but against (pictured) looked like something United they mustered only three approaching his old self. attempts on target. Mourinho has made an unsteady Mourinho’s reputation was tar- start to life at Old Trafford, with nished by Chelsea’s lamentable three successive defeats in mid-Sep- league title defence last season, but tember threatening to derail United’s he was up to his old tricks in front But supporters were broadly season before it had really begun. of the television cameras after the supportive of his tactics at Anfield, But while they lie seventh in the game at Anfield. with 85 percent of respondents to Premier League table, their display United, he said, had shown Liv- a poll by local newspaper the Man- in Monday’s 0-0 draw at Anfield sug- erpool were “not the last wonder of chester Evening News saying he had Qatari national team players in action during a training session ahead of their game against Japan gested Mourinho’s methods could the world” and he even returned to found the “perfect game plan”. in the AFC Under 19 Asian Cup in Manama, Bahrain, yesterday. yet bring about an end to the club’s the press conference room to quibble The steely showing against Liv- three-year slump. statistics that showed his side only erpool allows United to approach United’s stifling display at had 35 percent of possession. their next fixtures against Chelsea AFC U-19: Qatar eye Japan scalp Anfield brought to mind Chelsea’s Mourinho was seen as a bad fit and Manchester City, with a renewed 2-0 win there under Mourinho in for United in some quarters due to sense of purpose. April 2014, which served to tor- the club’s attacking traditions and The dashing football of the Alex The Peninsula are creating chances,” Cano said but we’re okay with a draw” said pedo Liverpool’s hopes of league former midfielder Paul Scholes com- Ferguson era remains a distant yesterday. coach Atsushi Uchiyama. title glory. mented recently that the team did memory but Mourinho appears to “I full trust in our three “We knew it was going to be a United adopted a six-man not have an “identity”. have at least stopped the rot. strikers, Abdulrasheed, Hassan tough game but before the tourna- M A N A M A : Qatar coach Oscar (Ahmad) Palang and Sayed (Issa) ment began, I was predicting that Cano is gearing up for what prom- and if they keep on working, the we would need to play all three ises to be an intriguing encounter goals will come. games to decide who would qual- against Group C joint-leaders “Japan are a different oppo- ify from this group. Lippi to take over crumbling Japan in their AFC U-19 Champi- nent to the teams we’ve faced so “This game against Qatar will onship Bahrain 2016 match today. far, they have another style of play be decisive so I need to decide Although the defending cham- that makes their senior team one of which are the best eleven players pions are unbeaten in this year’s the favourites to win the Asian Cup. for my team, taking into consider- AFP to pore over the details of the World Cup in Russia looking slim. tournament so far, just like their “We will try to make them ation the conditions and fatigue. Chinese football association’s offer.” Sitting a lowly 78th in FIFA’s next opponents, Cano is keen uncomfortable on the pitch and I am open to changing some However, the China Football rankings, China have claimed just to avoid any slip ups going into make sure they don’t have as players”. Association’s Huang Shiwei said that one point from four games and the final group game at Bahrain much possession as they’d like. Today’s simultaneous kick- MILAN: Former World Cup-winning the selection process for a new coach dropped to bottom place in a Group National Stadium. “It will be a nice game despite off, IR Iran take on Yemen who coach is being tipped was continuing. A which includes Iran, Uzbekistan, Qatar drew 1-1 with the the pressure because both teams have nothing to play for but pride to take over as coach of China after “Only 2 things I can tell you , Syria and Qatar. Islamic Republic of Iran in their are playing for qualification”. following their elimination on being offered the job following the now. Firstly, we have accepted Gao Lippi, who steered Italy to their opening match, following it up Meanwhile, Japan, who have Monday. resignation of Gao Hongbo, reports Hongbo’s resignation. Secondly, for fourth and most recent World Cup with a late Abdulrasheed Umaru finished runners-up on six dif- Amir Peiravani’s men are still said yesterday. the coach candidate of the national triumph in 2006, is not new to work- winner to beat Yemen 1-0 on ferent occasions but have never in contention, but know that only “Lippi, coach of China,” ran the football team, we are doing relevant ing in China. Monday despite struggling to won the tournament, are keen a win will do after two consecu- headline on the front page of Italy’s selection work and our selection has The 68-year-old coached Chi- finish off chances throughout to recover from a gritty goal- tive draws against leaders Qatar second most popular sports daily not been finished,” he said. nese top flight side Guangzhou the game. less draw against the IR Iran on and Japan. Opponents Yemen Corriere dello Sport. Former China coach Gao Evergrande to three consecutive “I’m not happy with the effi- Monday. impressed against Qatar but came It claimed the Italian maestro resigned on October 11 following a Super League titles between 2012 ciency from our attackers but “Of course we wanted to win away empty-handed after con- was “inclined to accept the offer” 2-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to and 2014. Lippi was set to return to the important thing is that we and get three points against Iran ceding a late goal. and added: “In the coming days, Uzbekistan. The result left China’s the club on a three-year deal worth the former Italy coach will travel to chances of qualifying for the 2018 €20m net per season.