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MONday, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 Qatar’s skeet team takes gold Three golds, record Olympic quotas for India

Vinay Nayudu Doha

Even as a sand storm and heavy rain lashed Qatar on Sunday afternoon, the Na- tional Skeet shooting team of Nasser al Attiyah, Rashid Hamad and Masoud Hamad stuck to their task at the Losail Shooting Complex to claim gold at the 14th Asian Shoot- ing Championship. The Qatar trio staved off the challenge from Kuwaiti and Kazakhstan shooters to take the top podium spot scor- ing 360 shots against Kuwait’s 358, and Kazakhstan’s 357. Qatar’s shotgun shooters Nasser al Attiyah, Rashid Hamad and Masoud Hamad on the podium after they Qatar’s six-time Olympian and 2012 London Games medallist Nasser al Attiyah with the National flag at In the individual competi- won the men’s skeet team event at the 14th Asian Shooting Championship at Losail on Sunday. the Losail Shooting Complex. tion though, none of the Qatari shooters could turn lucky with dust and rain adding to their troubles. All the three, along with five others made it to the qualification shoot-off with identical scores of 120, but missed a few clay discs to miss out from the final six. While Rashid Hamad end- ed up 7th (120+13), Attiyah was 8th (120+13) and Masoud Hamad 9th (120+11). India’s Angad Bajwa went on to take the gold and his compatriot and Mairaj Ahmad Khan the silver. Both shooters ended on 56 points but Ba- jwa won a shoot-off 6-5. Ku- The men’s skeet individual podium finishers Angad Vir Singh Bajwa wait’s Saud Habib claimed the and Mairaj Ahmad Khan of India, and Saud Habib of Kuwait. bronze (45). Speaking of the home show, Attiyah said, “Our con- Results & Schedule centration was good as such. Skeet Men 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Yesterday we had good results, Team 1. India (Manu Bhaker, Abhishek Verma) 387- but today we couldn’t do any- 1. Qatar (Nasser al Attiyah, Rashid Hamad, 18x; 2. India (Yashaswini Singh Deswal, Saurabh thing because there was sand- Masoud Hamad) 360; 2. Kuwait (Abdullah al Chaudhary) 387-14x; 3. Iran (Golnoush storm and a lot of rain. Rashidi, Saud Habib, Mohammad al Daihani) Sebghatollahi, Javad Foroughi) 386-14x 358; 3. Kazakhstan (Vadislav Mukhamediyev, “Yet, we did our job win- David Pochivalov, Alexandr Mukhamediyev) 357 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Junior ning the team gold medal. Individual 1. India (Esha Singh, Sarabjot Singh) 569-9x, “Individually, we were in 1. Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (IND) 56 (Shoot-off 6); 381-9x; 2. Korea (Minseo Kim, Yunho Sung) the shoot-off but all three of 2. Mairaj Ahmad Khan (IND) 56 (Shoot-off 5); 3. 574-14x, 378-14x; 3. China (Shuyao Li, Jinbo us were not lucky. There were Saud Habib (KUW) 45 Guo) 559-18x, 376-9x eight qualifiers with a score of 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men 120 and it was stiff. But this is 1. Jonghyun Kim (459.9); 2. Zhonghao Zhao Monday Schedule how the sport is. You can’t do Spectators at the Losail Shooting Complex during the men’s skeet final under grey skies at the 14th Asian Shooting Championship. (CHN) 459.1; 3. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Finals Only (IND) 449.1 Team: 1. China (Changhong Zhang, 1.15pm: 10m Air Pistol Men Junior much in such situations. Zhonghao Zhao, Yuncong Yao) 3505-182x; 2. 1.30pm: Skeet men Junior “I’m glad for the team be- has two more events including car rallyist. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Zhonghao Zhao (459.1). Korea (Jonghyun Kim, Sang Do Kim, Min Ho 3pm: Skeet Women Junior cause it’s a strong team and to a World Cup in New Delhi to Bajwa and Mairaj, howev- won a bronze in the Men’s India also claimed the Cheon) 3499-178x; 3. 3.30pm: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Junior. win an Asian championship make the grade. er, booked India’s record 14th 50m Rifle 3 Positions to bag 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team gold is great,” he said. “It will not be easy to quali- and 15th Olympic quota plac- India’s 13th quota place. gold and silver after Manu Attiyah, who is a six-time fy for the Olympics but we will es with their gold and silver Tomar shot 449.1 in the Bhaker and Abhishek Verma Iranian duo Golnoush Seb- Pistol Mixed Team Junior gold Olympian and a bronze med- see. I have some good results show. The Indian contingent eight-man finals to finish defeated team-mates Sau- ghatollahi and Javad Foroughi medal with the pairing of Esha allist at the London Games in and I also hope to receive a had arrived in Qatar having al- third on the podium behind rabh Chaudhary and Yashas- saw off China’s Qian Wang and Singh and Sarabjot Singh pre- 2012, is also aiming to make it wild card,” said the shooter, ready booked six places. gold medallist Kim Jonghyun wini Singh Deswal 16-10 in Wei Pang 17-15 for bronze. vailing Korean Minseo to Tokyo 2020. He, however, who is also Middle East’s ace Earlier in the day, teenager (459.9) of Korea and Chinese the final. India also won the 10m Air Kim and Yunho Sung.

Quick read Herrmann double keeps Gladbach Qatar, Yemen through to 2020 AFC U-19 C’ship four points clear in Bundesliga their newfound numerical ad- Berlin: Borussia Moenchengladbach maintained their four-point The two sides play vantage, equalising through a lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday as Patrick Herrmann close range Resul Chopanov vol- scored twice in an emphatic 3-1 home win over Werder Bremen. RB out an absorbing ley in the 63rd minute, before Leipzig, who won at Hertha Berlin, and defending champions Bayern 1-1 draw at Aspire a horror stretch for Sri Lanka Munich, who routed Dortmund saw Hashika Navodha become 4-0 at the Allianz Arena, had both TNN/AFC the second player sent off in the trimmed Gladbach’s lead to just Doha 66th minute, before Aly Bor- a point with their victories on jakov made it 3-1 with a sweet Saturday. Qatar held on to book their strike on the outside of his foot Gladbach finished with 10 ticket to the AFC U-19 Cham- a minute later. men after goalscorer Ramy pionships Uzbekistan 2020 Sajid pulled one back for Sri Bensebaini was sent off late on after a fiercely fought 1-1 draw Lanka with a sensational 80th- for a second yellow card before against Yemen at the Aspire minute solo effort, but a poach- Bremen midfielder Leonardo Bit- Academy on Sunday. er’s finish from Myratberdiyev tencourt netted a late goal deep Both teams knew a point with a minute remaining gave Moenchengladbach’s French into added time. It was a week- each would be enough for them the forward the goal his play forward Marcus Thuram and end to remember for Herrmann, to qualify and were evenly had merited as Turkmenistan German midfielder Patrick Her- whose wife gave birth to their matched in a tight contest. The showed what they were capable rmann (left) celebrate the 3-1 first child on Friday. “Before the young Al Annabi go through of in a morale-boosting win. victory against Werder Bremen match, I hadn’t noticed that the as top of the group with seven Qatar U-19 players and coaching staff celebrate their qualification for the AFC U-19 Championship Uzbeki- The 11 group winners and on Sunday. (AFP) birth had given me a big boost,” points, same as Yemen but en- stan 2020 at the Aspire Academy on Sunday. four best runners-up will join said Herrmann. “I’m going to pick joy a better goal difference. Uzbekistan in the 2020 Finals. them up from the hospital afterwards.” Having won their earlier level when Ahmed Maher sent but they delivered a memora- ties in the first half. Tajikistan have already Hosts Gladbach took the lead with two goals inside 107 sec- matches in Group B, Fabio Ce- his effort across goal beating Qa- ble parting gift to fans in Doha, Those misses looked par- qualified as Group C winners onds. sar’s wards drew first blood just tar’s Yousef Balideh. Both teams putting on a pulsating clash ticularly costly when Sri Lan- and should Uzbekistan finish ei- Midfielder Laszlo Benes whipped in a free-kick and left-back before half time. went in search of the winner but which included six goals and ka’s Muhammed Sajid open- ther top of Group F of the Quali- Bensebaini out-jumped the Bremen defence to power home his Naif al Hadrami settled for a point each. two red cards. ing the scoring with a looping fiers or are among the best four header on 20 minutes. curled in a beautiful freekick Meanwhile, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan had the up- header in the 43rd minute, second-placed teams, the fifth The second followed almost immediately from a counter-attack, from 25 yards to score Qatar’s added a positive final chapter per hand early and would have but the South Asians found best runners-up will qualify. when French striker Marcus Thuram drew Bremen goalkeeper Jiri 10th goal of the qualifiers and to their campaign, earning a 4-2 been disappointed not to have themselves a man short when Group A of the Qualifiers - Pavlenka to present Herrmann with a simple tap-in. make certain the lead heading win over Sri Lanka in an enter- gone ahead through either Rah- Mohamed Kursheeth was featuring Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Yuya Osako looked to have halved the lead with 28 minutes into half time. taining clash at Aspire Academy. man Myratberdiyev or Begench- shown a second yellow card in Kuwait and Pakistan - will be gone when Bremen’s Japan forward hit the net, the goal was disal- Less than 10 minutes into Both sides were already myrat Myradov, both of whom first half stoppage time. played on November 22-30 in lowed by VAR for a foul in the build-up. (AFP) the second half, Yemen pulled eliminated prior to kick-off, spurned significant opportuni- Turkmenistan seized in Muscat, Oman. Sports Monday, November 11, 2019 13 ElShorbagy bros book last 16 spots at World squash stroke against him after the Qatar’s Tamimi to referee adjudged him to have taken Abouelghar’s line after be in action today a drop, and the decision was upheld after an Au video re- Tribune News Network view. That lost review proved India’s bowler Deepak Chahar (centre) celebrates with teammates Doha crucial as Abouelghar was after taking the of Bangladesh batsman awarded with another stroke during their third T20 International match at the Vidarbha Cricket Bristol-based Egyptian at match ball in a similar situ- Association Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday. (AFP) brothers Mohamed and Mar- ation, meaning Au was un- wan ElShorbagy remain on able to query the decision as course for a quarter-final Abouelghar advanced into the Chahar’s best bowling (6-7) clash at the 2019-20 PSA next round. Men’s World Championship “I couldn’t be happier, I sees India clinch T20 series after both players claimed know we get tough calls, both their round three spots at the me and the opponent, it’s part AFP Scoreboard Khalifa International Tennis & of the game,” Abouelghar said Nagpur Squash Complex on Sunday. afterwards. Ind ia: R. Sharma b Shafiul 2, S. Dhawan c World No.2 Mohamed and Also through to the next Paceman Deepak Chahar b Shafiul 19, KL Rahul c Liton b Al-Amin 52, S. Iyer c Liton b Soumya 62, R. Pant b World No.10 Marwan became round was New Zealand’s returned best-ever Soumya 6, M. Pandey not out 22, S. Dube not out 9; the first brothers in history to World No.5 Paul Coll, who bowling figures of six for seven Extras: (w2) 2 contest the men’s World Cham- cruised past former World as India clinched the series 2-1 Total: (For 5 , 20 overs) 174 pionship final when they met Mohammed ElShorbagy in action against Adrian Waller in the second round match of the 2019-20 PSA No.5 Borja Golan in straight against Bangladesh with a 30- Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Sharma), 2-35 (Dhawan), 3-94 (Rahul), 4-139 (Pant), 5-144 (Iyer). in the title decider of the Man- Men’s World Championship at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex on Sunday. games after an immaculate run win on Sunday. Bowling: Al-Amin 4-0-22-1, Shafiul 4-1-32-2, chester event in December performance saw him win 11- Chahar, a medium-pace Mustafizur 4-0-42-0 (w2), Aminul 3-0-29-0, Soumya 2017, and both players moved 7, 11-4, 11-8. bowler, finished the match 4-0-29-2, Afif 1-0-20-0 one step closer to a rematch Results & Schedule “It has been a good tourna- with a hat-trick to pack off Bangladesh (target 175): c Sundar b Chahar 9, b Dube 81, Soumya after respective wins over Eng- Third Round ment so far but I have got eyes Bangladesh for 144 in 19.2 Sarkar c Dube b Chahar 0, c land’s Adrian Waller and Swit- 4-Paul Coll (NZL) bt Borja Golan (ESP) 3-0: 11-7, on much further down the overs while chasing 175 for vic- Rahul b Chahar 27, b Dube 0 zerland’s Nicolas Mueller. 11-4, 11-8 (40m) line,” Coll said. tory in Nagpur. Mahmudullah Riyad b Chahal 8, Afif Hossain c & b 12-Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [WC] Syed Azlan Amjad Dube 0, Aminul Islam b Chahar 9, Shafiul Islam c ElShorbagy was caused “I am just taking it match- Chahar became the first Rahul b Chahar 4, Mustafizur Rahman c Iyer b plenty of problems by World (QAT) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 (25m) by-match and not getting Indian bowler to get a T20 14-Zahed Salem (EGY) bt Mostafa Asal (EGY) 3-1: Chahar 1, Al-Amin Hossain not out 0 No.17 Waller, who played at 11-7, 6-11, 11-2, 11-7 (58m) caught up in it. I am really hap- hat-trick as he went past Sri Extras: (lb3, w2) 5 a fast tempo and dominated py today but I am also looking Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis who Total: (All out, 19.2 overs) 144 8-Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bt Alan Clyne (SCO) 3-0: Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Liton), 2-12 (Soumya), 3-110 large parts of the fixture. How- 11-8, 11-3, 11-6 (29m) ahead to my next match.” had figures of 6-8 against Zim- (Mithun), 4-110 (Mushfiqur), 5-126 (Naim), 6-126 ever, unforced errors ultimately 7-Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt Leo Au (HKG) 3-2: He will play 2015 runner- babwe in 2012. (Afif), 7-130 (Mahmudullah), 8-135 (Shafiul), proved to be his downfall as he 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 4-11, 12-10 (68m) up Omar Mosaad, who de- Left-handed opener Mo- 9-144 (Mustafizur), 10-144 (Aminul). failed to capitalise on leads in 9-Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) bt Nicolas Mueller (SUI) feated Syed Azlan Amjad in a hammad Naim made 81 and put Bowling, Ahmed 4-0-27-0 (w2), Sundar 4-0-34-0, 3-1: 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (40m) Chahar 3.2-0-7-6, Chahal 4-0-43-1, Dube 4-0-30-3. all three games as ElShorbagy comfortable 3-0 victory as the on 98 runs for the third wicket Toss: Bangladesh won 13-11, 11-9, 11-9. 10-Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Lucas Serme (FRA) 3-0: Qatari player made his return with Mohammad Mithun, who 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (36m) Result: India won by 30 runs Series: India won the three-match series 2-1. “I have never seen Adri- 1-Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) from injury after being struck made 27, but the rest of the bat- an play with such a fast pace 3-0: 13-11, 11-9, 11-9 (48m). with the ball in his opening ting faltered in the chase. before,” said 28-year-old round match with Spain’s Iker Chahar, who wiped off the two, broke the threatening ElShorbagy, who plays India’s Monday Fixtures Pajares Bernabeu. tail with a wicket on the last third-wicket stand after sending Saurav Ghosal in the next round. 5-Simon Rosner (GER) v 11-Joel Makin (WAL) at 3pm Colombia’s No.8 Miguel ball of his third over and two at back Mithun caught out for 27. “After the first game, he 13-Fares Dessouky (EGY) v 6-Diego Elias (PER) at Rodriguez and Egypt’s Zahed the start of his fourth, was ably Dube struck on the first played with such a high pace 4pm Salem were the other winners supported by fellow paceman ball of the very next over as and he has never done that James Willstrop (ENG) v 3-Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) on day three as they beat Scot- Shivam Dube who claimed MushfiqurR ahim was played at 5pm against me before. I told my- 3-Tarek Momen (EGY) v Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi land’s Alan Clyne and World three wickets. on for a golden duck to give self after the first game that (QAT) at 6pm. Junior Champion Mostafa It was a special effort by the medium-pace bowler his he would not be able to do Mohamed Abouelghar in action against Hong Kong’s Leo Au. Asal, respectively. the Indian bowlers who found maiden T20 scalp. it all match. After all these it difficult to grip the ball due Dube then got Naim’s years on tour, I cannot fail trol. But ElShorbagy had won three games and I would have 11-8, 8-11, 4-11, 12-10 margin. Home delight to the presence of last even- prized scalp with a perfect because of pressure because their four previous matches lost the match. I am glad that The match was an intrigu- Qatar’s Abdulla al Tamimi fac- ing due. “It were the bowlers yorker that rattled the stumps it is not acceptable. and he drew on that experi- I fired myself up and I found ing tactical affair, with Abouel- es a tough task against second who won us the game. I know of the left-hander and was on “It is only the second round ence to impose himself on the a rhythm. I found my game ghar dominating the first two seed Tarek Momen in the third how tough it was in the middle a hat-trick after getting new and there is still along way to go match from the second game and I think I started to control games against a disinterested round on Monday. considering the dew factor,” batsman Afif Hossain caught for this event. The world cham- onwards to complete an 5-11, the match from about halfway looking Au who struggled to Tamimi has already made stand-in-skipper Rohit Shar- and bowled. pion is not always the best play- 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 victory. through the second game, and get to grips wth the Egyptian’s history for the hosts as the ma said after the win. Earlier Indian batsmen er in the world. There is usually “Nicky started the first I played really well after that.” shot-making talents. But Au first Qatari to get to this stage “But this must be one of KL Rahul, who made 52, and a surprise in this tournament. I game really well and he came His opponent for a place in looked like a different man as of a world championship, but the best comebacks in this Shreyas Iyer, who score 62, will give it my best shot and see out firing.I t was a big test the last eight will be No.7 seed he returned to court after the another victory for the world format for India. It was easy made the hosts reach 174 for five how it goes this week.” coming back from that first Mohamed Abouelghar, who game break, taking advantage number 47 would be a huge ac- for them at one stage, with 70 after being put in to bat first. The 26-year-old Mar- game because I had to find snuck past Hong Kong’s World of the cold conditions on court complishment for the 24-year- needed in eight overs. But the Iyer and Rahul put on a wan faced a stern test against a way to get myself into the No.30 Leo Au by the slimmest as he lobbed the ball to the old. The last time both players boys showed characters, took crucial 59-run stand for the World No.27 Mueller and ini- match,” Marwan said. of margins, with two controver- back of the court time and time met was in the second round up the responsibility.” third wicket to give the hosts tially went a game down after “I had to do something, sial stroke decisions right at the again, and he duly drew level. of the 2019 US Open Cham- Chahar, who took two early a challenging total in their 20 the lower ranked player built because he could have just death seeing him edge an excit- The fifth went to a tie- pionships which Momen was wickets on successive balls as overs after India were invited on an 8-0 lead to take con- played like that for a good ing 68-minute battle by an 11-6, break, when Au received a after five gruelling sets. Bangladesh slipped to 12 for to bat first. England snatch T20 series in super finish against New Zealand in Auckland AFP A Chris Jordan three early wickets, partnered Auckland on the last ball of the England Eoin Morgan in a 17-run stand Scoreboard innings brought the tourists in the match- and series-de- New Zealand: M. Guptill c Banton b Rashid 50, C. 2-0-28-0, Rashid 3-0-34-1, Mahmood 2-0-20-1. Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Banton), 2-9 (Vince), 3-39 Bowling: Southee 1-0-17-0 England snatched the level with New Zealand’s 146 ciding over. Munro c Vince b S. Curran 46, C. de Grandhomme c England: T. Banton lbw Boult 7, J. Bairstow c Seifert b (Morgan), 4-100 (Bairstow), 5-101 (S. Curran), 6-107 New Zealand: T. Seifert c Morgan b Jordan 6, M. Guptill Twenty20 series against New pushing the rain-shortened But unlike the World Vince b Mahmood 6, T. Seifert b T. Curran 39, J. Neesham Neesham 47, J. Vince c Kuggeleijn b Southee 1, E. (Gregory), 7-134 (T. Curran) not out 1, C. de Grandhomme not out 0 Zealand in dramatic fashion match into a tiebreaking Cup final, when even the not out 1, R. Taylor run out (S. Curran/Billings) 3; Morgan c Kuggeleijn b Boult 17, S. Curran st Seifert b Bowling: Boult 3-0-35-2 (2w), Southee 2-0-22-1 (3w), Extras: (w1) 1 Extras: (lb1) 1 Santner 24, S. Billings not out 11, L. Gregory c Southee Santner 2-0-20-2 (1w), Kuggeleijn 1-0-20-0, Sodhi 1-0- Total: (For 1 wkt) 8 in Auckland on Sunday, with super over. super over was tied, this Total: (for 5 wkts, 11 overs) 146 b Santner 6, T. Curran c de Grandhomme b Neesham 12, 22-0 (1w), Neesham 2-0-25-2 Fall of wicket: 1-7 Seifert a super over required to break Jonny Bairstow, whose time New Zealand finished Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Guptill), 2-93 (de Grandhomme), C. Jordan not out 12 Super over Bowling: Jordan 1-0-8-1 (1w) the deadlock in scenes remi- thumping man-of-the-match nine runs short to give Eng- 3-120 (Munro), 4-143 (Seifert), 5-146 (Taylor). Extras: (lb2, w7) 9 England: J. Bairstow not out 8, E. Morgan not out 9; Toss: England; Result: England win after super over niscent of the World Cup final 47 enabled England to catch land the win and take the Bowling: S. Curran 2-0-33-1, T. Curran 2-0-30-1, Jordan Total: (For seven wkts, 11 overs) 146 Total: (0 wickets) 17 Series: England 3-2. four months ago. New Zealand after they lost series 3-2. Fedex Cup golf series, a spin off from PGA Tour, to begin in Qatar

Tribune News Network Club; 7th February - Education Doha City Golf Club; 13th March – Doha Golf Club; 3rd April – The Fedex Cup Series will Education City Golf Club; 17th commence this month in Qa- April – Doha Golf Club; FedEx tar. The event which is a spin Final – 29th May – Education off event from the PGA Tour City Golf Club – Round 1; FedEx will be held at the two champi- Final – 30th May – Doha Golf onship golf courses in Qatar – Club – Round 2. Doha Golf Club and Education City Golf Club. The tourna- The Playoffs ment series will span a period The top 15 players from Doha of 7 months and will be open Golf Club and Education City to members of the golf clubs. Golf Club will progress to the The participants will have playoffs being held on the the opportunity to accumulate 29th and 30th May 2020. points each month with the se- With 2 rounds of golf over ries that will see 15 players from both Championship Courses Doha Golf Club and 15 Players the Fedex Cup Series Cham- from Education City golf club A view of the Education City Golf Club course which along with DGC will play host to the Fedex Cup Series. pion will be decided. The Gen- participate in the Fedex Cup eral Manager of Fedex, Doha Series Final to be held in May members of both clubs and we pate in the Fedex Cup series, Manager of Doha Golf Club stated, “We are excited to be 2020. This is the first time such look forward to seeing who will golfers must be a member of commented “Since Doha Golf bringing this event to not only an event has occurred in Doha be the champion golfer in 2020, either Doha Golf Club or Edu- Club has been open since 1998 Qualifying dates among the top15 to progress to Qatar but to the Middle East for amateur golfers competing our thanks go out to Fedex for cation City Golf Club with a this is the first time an event of for playoffs the finals.T he tournaments will for the first time.T he tourna- over the two golf courses. bringing this event to the Ama- valid handicap to participate. this magnitude will take place The season structure will be be conducted over the clubs as ment will showcase the best Michael Braidwood General teurs of Qatar.” Points will be accumulated over 2 courses in Qatar. We are formulated between the two follows: 8th November – Edu- golfers in Qatar to claim the Manager of Education City Golf each month at the players excited to be working along- golf clubs with rotating monthly cation City Golf Club; 22nd No- Fedex Cup Series. Our thanks Club stated, “The Fedex Cup Se- Qualifying criteria home club with double points side Education City Golf Club qualifiers. Through the sea- vember - Doha Golf Club; 6th goes out to both golf clubs ries for Qatar will be a highlight for playoffs available in the final event. in bringing this tournament to son players earn points in each December – Education City Golf for creating the event for the in the tournament calendar for For those looking to partici- Gary McGlinchey General the members of both clubs.” event they play, the goal is to be Club; 10th January - Doha Golf community of Qatar.” 14 Monday, November 11, 2019 Sports Muntari returns to national squad as Qatar prepare for Afghanistan Tribune News Network Al Annabi will take on Group E ri- Salem al Hajri, Tariq Salman Suleiman, Doha vals Afghanistan in Tajikistan on No- Bualem Khoukhi, Hassan al Haydos, vember 19. The 2022 Wolrd Cup hosts Akram Hassan Afif, Bassam Hisham al Al Duhail’s Mohammed Muntari currently lead the group after three Rawi, Almoez Ali, Karim Boudiaf, Moham- makes his national team return in wins and a draw. Al Annabi will also med Musa Abbasi, Ali Hassan Afif, Is- the latest FIFA World Cup and 2023 use the match against Afghanistan to mail Mohammed, Mohammed Muntari, AFC Asian Cup joint qualifying match gauge player fitness and form for the Ahmed Fateh Muhammed, Fahad Ali, against Afghanistan after being 24th Gulf Cup to be held in Doha from Yusuf Abdulrazzaq, Musab Kamal, Yusuf named in Felix Sanchez’s squad. November 27 to December 9. Hassan Muhammed, Almehdi Ali, Ahmed The lanky striker has been in su- The Asian Champions are also Alauddin, Moeed Hassan, Abdulaziz perb goalscoring form for the QNB scheduled to play Singapore in a Hatem, Fahad Younus, Abdulrehman Mu- Atletico Madrid’s Alvaro Morata Stars League leader, banging in seven friendly match. hammed, Abdullah Abdulsalam, Ahmed (left) heads the ball next to goals already this season. The List: Saad al Sheeb, Pedro Miguel, Moeen and Muhammed Bakari. Espanyol’s Didac Vila during their match on Sunday. (AFP) Morata makes it six in a row Liverpool take control of title as Atletico move third AFP race with 3-1 win over City Madrid Alvaro Morata hit his sixth goal in as many games in all Reds are now competitions as Atletico Madrid moved third in La Liga with a nine points Ask to the referees, don’t 3-1 win over struggling Espan- ask me. Ask to (referee’s yol on Sunday. ahead of holders head) Mike Riley and the Morata thumped home his guys in VAR. I would like to fifth league goal of the season Man City; United just before the hour mark to put talk about our performance, Atletico in front in Madrid after beat Brighton 3-1 it was so good. It was one Sergi Darder had shocked the at Old Trafford of the best performances Wanda Metropolitano with fine we have played. opener seven minutes before the break. DPA Manchester City manager Pep The 27-year-old also set up London Guardiola after the match Angel Correa to level the scores in first-half stoppage time as Liverpool left no doubt of he continued his superb recent their Premier League title in- “I would like to talk about form which has seen him find tentions with a 3-1 win over our performance, it was his shooting boots after not Manchester City on Sunday. so good. It was one of the scoring since the first game of Fabinho, Mohamed best performances we have the season. Salah and Sadio Mane scored played.” “The important thing is that at Anfield as City moved eight In Sunday’s other games, we won. I always say it, in the points clear of Leicester City Manchester United and end it’s about being all togeth- and Chelsea and left champions Wolverhampton Wanderers er,” said Morata. City nine points adrift in fourth. climbed into the top half of Koke rounded off the vic- The victory for Juer- the table with home wins. tory in added time when he col- gen Klopp side didn’t come Andreas Pereira and lected Diego Costa’s low cross without controversy as VAR Marcus Rashford scored to to slot the third past Espanyol played a part in the Reds’ help United beat Brighton goalkeeper Diego Lopez. sixth-minute opener. 3-1, while goals from Ruben Diego Simeone’s side stay City couldn’t recover from Neves and Raul Jimenez led just a point behind Barcelona the early blow and may have Wolves past Aston Villa 2-1 in and Real Madrid, easy win- seen their hopes of a third Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Fabinho (centre) celebrates scoring the opening goal against Manchester City during their English Premier a West Midlands derby. ners over Eibar and Celta Vigo straight title slip away as un- League match at Anfield on Sunday.(afp) The wins leave the sides respectively on Saturday, but beaten Liverpool made it 11 level on 16 points, with Unit- move above Real Sociedad, who wins from 12 games this sea- The game’s major talking teams during the VAR review time without further dam- boss Pep Guardiola appeared ed above Wolves in seventh drew 1-1 with Leganes on Fri- son. point came when Alexander- and City were left infuriated age, City’s hole got deeper to tell Oliver and his assis- on goal difference. day. “Obviously we’re on a Arnold looked to have han- when the goal was given. six minutes after the re-start tants “thank you very much” “It was an excellent per- Atletico were expected to good run of form, still un- dled the ball. And things got worse for as Mane made it 3-0 with a as he shook their hands. formance from the lads,” challenge for the title this sea- beaten,” defender Trent Referee Michael Oliver them seven minutes later header of his own. Afterwards, the Spaniard United manager Ole Gunnar son after signing teen prodigy Alexander-Arnold told Sky ruled to play on and Liverpool when Salah headed home at Bernardo Silva’s goal gave couldn’t be drawn into dis- Solskjaer told the BBC. Joao Felix in the summer, and Sports. went down and took the lead the far post, the goal right- the visitors a glimmer of hope cussing VAR. “The table does not really they are in the mix despite a “It’s about keeping up the when Fabinho sent a rocket fully confirmed byV AR after in the 78th minute, but it was “Ask to the referees, don’t matter at the moment. spotty opening three months of momentum, it’s not about from 25 yards inside the post. a check for offside against the simply a case of too little, too ask me. Ask to [referee’s “We need to keep improv- the season that has seen them other teams - we have to fo- Oliver was then sur- striker. late. head] Mike Riley and the ing and keep winning games lose only once but draw six of cus on us.” rounded by players from both After making it to half- At the final whistle, City guys in VAR,” he said. and see where it takes us.” their 13 league matches. Icardi strikes late again to edge Record-chasing Djoko braces Ligue 1 leaders PSG past Brest for onslaught from Federer fans AFP Paris AFP like to see us going head to London head, and of course I under- Mauro Icardi came off the stand that, and hopefully it’s bench to score a late winner as Novak Djokovic is brac- going to be a packed house Paris Saint-Germain extended ing himself to battle Roger and everyone will enjoy their their Ligue 1 lead to nine points Federer and his army of fans tennis.” despite another unconvincing as he seeks to equal the Swiss performance in a 2-1 victory at player’s record tally of six ATP Mladenovic upsets Brest on Saturday. Finals titles. Barty to give France The reigning French cham- The Serbian world number pions, who were beaten by two started his campaign on 2-1 Fed Cup final lead then-bottom club Dijon last Sunday with a straightforward week before scraping past 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italy’s Perth: Kristina Mladenovic Club Brugge in the Champions Matteo Berrettini. stunned world number one Ash- League, needed Icardi’s ninth Federer, seeded three in leigh Barty in three sets to give goal in eight games to secure Paris Saint-Germain’s Mauro Icardi celebrates after scoring the win- London, plays fifth seed Domi- France a 2-1 lead over Australia the three points. ner against Stade Brestois 29 during their French L1 match in Brest nic Thiem. in the Fed Cup final Sunday and “We can’t score four goals on Saturday. (AFP) But all eyes are on a inch them closer to a first title each time,” said PSG coach mouth-watering repeat of the since 2003. Thomas Tuchel. The Costa Rican joined Cavani wasted two clear-cut Wimbledon final in Group Barty has been in scintillating “I’m very happy. It’s five Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, de- chances in the space of three Bjorn Borg later in the week Novak Djokovic after his straight sets win over Matteo Berrettini in the form, thrashing Caroline Gar- wins in six games. I didn’t fenders Thomas Meunier and minutes just after the hour – the top two players from the men’s singles round-robin match on day one of the ATP World Tour cia 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday after expect us to have our best Thilo Kehrer and midfielder mark, and Brest made him pay. four-man group qualify for the Finals at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday. (AFP) winning the WTA Finals in China match, but we had to be calm Ander Herrera on the sidelines. Substitute Grandsir col- semi-finals. last weekend. and fight.” Edinson Cavani made his lected the ball inside the area Djokovic, 33, saved two “He is who he is. And what chants in his mind at Wimble- But after Barty comfortably took Brest, promoted from the first start since August, but and fired a low effort through match points on Federer’s he has achieved and the per- don. the first set, 40th-ranked Mlad- second tier last season, caused struggled in front of goal. goalkeeper Sergio Rico, making serve to win his fifth Wimble- sonality that he is, he deserves “When I said that I was enovic found her touch to claw PSG problems throughout “For Edi (Cavani), it wasn’t his Parisian debut after signing don crown despite overwhelm- that. Sometimes, you know, kind of trying to transform the back the second set and topple and had levelled with 18 min- easy because he’s lacking on-loan from Sevilla. ing support for the Swiss from the crowd is on your side, the chanting into ‘Novak, Novak’ the Australian 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 utes remaining through Sam- rhythm,” added Tuchel. “He has But the Spaniard redeemed the crowd in July. majority of the crowd is on when I heard ‘Roger’, that’s re- (7/1) at a packed Perth Arena. uel Grandsir. to manage his competition with himself shortly afterwards, Speaking after his victory your side, and sometimes it’s ally what I try to do,” he said. “It’s hard to speak,” said an Second-placed Angers Icardi. He is full of confidence.” keeping out Haris Belkebla’s at the O2 Arena on Sunday, against you. It’s something “It really works mentally in emotional Mladenovic after- missed the chance to cut the The visitors claimed a 39th- long-range strike. Djokovic said he understood throughout my career I had these kinds of moments. It will wards as the tears flowed. “We gap to seven points as they minute lead as Angel Di Maria On-loan Inter Milan why Federer had such a huge to learn how to handle, how to not be anything particularly (the team) kept on fighting for were held to a goalless draw at raced clear before clipping a striker Icardi had the final following and explained his accept, and how to deal with different in terms of my reac- every point and that’s the way I Reims. chipped finish over Brest goal- say, though, pouncing inside strategy to feed off the energy that.” tion if that happens.” like to play my tennis.” Tuchel saw his long injury keeper Gautier Larsonneur the six-yard box in the 85th of the crowd. The Serbian, who has won Djokovic said he would fo- Australia are targeting an eighth list extended before kick-off as to score his eighth goal of the minute to scramble the ball “I understand why there is 16 majors and is chasing the cus on what worked for him in title and first in 45 years, while goalkeeper Keylor Navas pulled campaign. His effort survived a over the line after Eric Maxim so much support for Roger,” end-of-year number one rank- order to win. France are seeking a third, and out of the game after suffering a VAR review for offside to send Choupo-Moting’s cross was said Djokovic of the 20-time ing, said he had twisted “Rog- “Obviously there is a lot their first since 2003.(AFP) thigh problem in the warm-up. PSG into the interval ahead. only partially cleared. Grand Slam champion. er, Roger” chants into Novak of people and tennis fans that