Cristiano Ronaldo Like Ronaldo Was Enough to Win a Pions League Semi-fi Nals
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CCRICKETRICKET | Page 4 Sri Lanka sack Malinga as World Cup captain Thursday, April 18, 2019 FOOTBALL Sha’baan 13, 1440 AH Messi demands GULF TIMES more from Barca despite 3-0 win SPORT Page 2 SPOTLIGHT QOC chief attends Olympic Refuge Foundation meeting Qatar SC stay in QNB Stars League with playoff win By Sports Reporter remained alert to defl ect the Doha ball for a corner by diving to his left. Qatar SC scored in the 38th ussein Ali struck in minute through Hussein Ali’s the 38th minute as slick fi nish from close range. Qatar Sports Club Jugurtha Hamroun hood- pipped Muaither winked his marker from the HSports Club 1-0 in a playoff left fl ank and quickly slotted yesterday to retain their place the ball into the open space in- in next season’s QNB Stars side the rival box. League. Hussein Ali, stationed close Qatar SC had fi nished 11th to Muaither SC’s goalmouth, in the league, while Muaither jumped and defl ected the ball were the runners-up in the into the net with his right knee second division. and fortunately for him and A huge group of fans cel- his side, the ball slipped into ebrated Qatar SC’s victory in the net with keeper Gheith al- the winner-takes-all clash at Mohannadi in no position to HE Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani (fourth from left) with delegates at the Olympic Refuge Foundation meeting in the Al Duhail Stadium. stop the move. Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday. At bottom HE Sheikh Joaan is seen with IOC President Dr Thomas Bach. After some dramatic moves, Muaither SC nearly pulled including the referee’s de- off an equaliser two minutes QNA sioner for Refugees Filippo cision to use VAR to clear later when Diawara headed Lausanne Grandi, who is also vice chair Muaither SC’s Ibrahim Ahmed from close range, but his de- of the foundation, and other of a possible handball in- fl ection narrowly missed the top officials. fringement inside his own box, far post in what was a danger- E Qatar Olympic During the meeting they the game moved at a fast pace ous move. Committee (QOC) reviewed the ongoing projects in the fi rst 30 minutes. When the teams walked off President Sheikh in a number of refugee camps Just a minute after the half- the pitch at half-time, Qatar HJoaan bin Hamad which is organised by the hour mark, Muaither SC’s SC dominated the stats sheet al-Thani participated in the foundation, in co-operation Mamadou Diawara unleashed by enjoying 62 per cent of ball third meeting of the Olympic with the United Nations High a powerful low shot some 25 possession. Refuge Foundation execu- Commissioner for Refugees yards away from the goalline. Qatar SC held off Muaither tive office, which was held on and different organisations The ball swerved a little, but SC challenge in the second half Monday in Lausanne, Switzer- and partners of the Olympic Qatar SC keeper Jassim al- as well, with al-Hail thwarting land. movement. They also reviewed Hail, who had a good game, Ibrahim Ahmed and Diawara. The meeting was chaired by future projects which aim to International Olympic Commit- support refugees through tee (IOC) President Dr Thomas providing sports facilities FOCUS Bach, who is also Chair of the and activities and developing Olympic Refuge Foundation. required establishments for The meeting was attended by refugees to play sports around United Nations High Commis- the world. (QNA) Qatar supports Arab World FOOTBALL/LIGUE 1 Institute with Nantes keep PSG 250,000 euros waiting for title A Diego Carlos brace and Majeed Waris’ tap-in inflicted a third loss on Thomas Tuchel’s side AFP minutes later Alves appeared Nantes, France to have calmed Parisian nerves with his wonder strike. There looked to be little on aris Saint-Germain when the Brazilian collected failed to the seal the Leandro Paredes’ simple pass, Ligue 1 title for the but he quickly lashed an un- third match running stoppable dipping drive past Pyesterday after falling to their Maxime Dupe to score his first second defeat in a matter of Ligue 1 goal this season. days, 3-2 at Nantes. However just three minutes A Diego Carlos brace and after the opener Diego Carlos The ambassador of the State of Qatar to France Sheikh Ali bin Majeed Waris’ tap-in inflicted was allowed too much space to Jassem al-Thani (L) handing over the cheque for 250,000 euros a third league loss on Thomas nod home Valentin Ronger in- to president of the Arab World Institute Jack Lang. Tuchel’s side, who were ham- swinging corner. mered 5-1 at second-placed PSG continued to strug- he State of Qatar pro- ticipated in the opening of Lille on Sunday and drew with gle despite the odd flash from vided fi nancial sup- the exhibition, which was at- Bordeaux the previous week, Moussa Diaby, and the hosts port worth 250,000 tended by French Minister despite Dani Alves’ stunning grabbed a deserved second just euros to the Arab of Foreign Aff airs Jean-Yves opener and substitute Metehan before the break. TWorld Institute for the Arab Le Drian, a number of Arab Guclu pulling one back late on. Coulibaly was at the heart world and football exhibition ambassadors accredited to However PSG, who were of it, brushing Thilo Kehrer off which kicked off on Tues- France, besides French and without dropped Kylian the ball on the left flank, before day in Paris and will run until Arab VIPs from the sports Mbappe and missing a host cutting back to Samuel Mout- July 21. The Ambassador of fi eld. Qatar showcased the of other first-team players oussamy, whose mis-hit shoot the State of Qatar to France designs of its eight stadi- through injuries and suspen- evaded the dozing PSG defence Sheikh Ali bin Jassem al-Tha- ums which will host the 2022 sion, remain 17 points clear and found Waris for the sim- ni handed over the cheque to World Cup. The Qatar pavil- with six games left and could plest of tap-ins. president of the institute Jack ion received great interest and win their sixth title in seven Nantes’ French midfielder Nantes turned the screw Lang. admiration from the audience. years at the weekend. Valentin Rongier (R) and seven minutes after the break The president thanked Qa- The State of Qatar has con- Depleted PSG had to thank Ghanaian forward Majeed from another corner, this one tar for its support for the in- tinued contributions to sup- Gianluigi Buffon 12 minutes in Waris celebrate the team’s met by a Nicolas Pallois flick- stitute, which creates space port the activities of the Arab when he managed to push away third goal against PSG in on that crept through a sea of for interaction between Arab World Institute in Paris and in Kalifa Coulibaly’s header from Nantes yesterday. legs to Carlos, who unwittingly and French cultures. 2015 had allocated $2mn for point-blank range, and seven knocked in the third. The ambassador had par- its development. (QNA) Gulf Times 2 Thursday, April 18, 2019 FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT Ronaldo is not enough as Juventus crash out AFP as Juventus shares plunged 15% “We were missing four or fi ve “Ajax deserved to qualify and ture,” Agnelli said. Turin, Italy yesterday on the Milan stock ex- players.” you saw that on the pitch,” said “We played a great return change. For the fi rst time since 2010, Juventus president Andrea Ag- match against Atletico, and just “Not even a huge investment Ronaldo will not be in the Cham- nelli, who said Allegri would be a few years ago Juventus were ven Cristiano Ronaldo like Ronaldo was enough to win a pions League semi-fi nals. continuing as coach. 43rd in the European rankings, was not enough for Ju- title that Juve have been search- And he held his head in his Ironically Agnelli — who is also today we are fifth and this is the ventus to end their 23- ing for since 1996,” the sports hands in despair as he slumped to president of the European Clubs sign of the progress that con- Eyear wait for the Euro- daily added. the pitch at the Allianz Stadium. Association (ECA) — is the driv- tinues. pean title as they crashed out in Juventus have lost fi ve times He had single-handedly lifted ing force behind moves to change “A few years ago, the Cham- the Champions League quarter- in the fi nal since 1996 when they Juventus into the quarter-fi nal the Champions League and make pions League was a dream, this fi nals for a second consecutive won their last title, at the ex- with a stunning hat-trick in the it even harder for teams from summer it was a goal and it will year. pense of Ajax. second leg against Atletico Ma- smaller countries, like Ajax, to be next year too.” Juventus splashed out 100mn Ronaldo was bought to change drid. qualify. Ronaldo was a heavy invest- euros ($117mn) on the fi ve-time that and was handed an annual But he was unable to lift his Agnelli, 43, stressed that the ment with the club announcing Champions League winner last salary of 31mn euros. He has won team to a Champions League title team was growing. expected losses for this season, summer and the Portuguese star the title fi ve times and scored he had won in the three previous “For our part, we are aware of having gone 19.2mn euros into headed in his 126th Champions a 97th-minute penalty for Real seasons and in 2014 with Real having been in the Champions the red for the 2017/2018 cam- League goal to put the home team Madrid against Juventus last sea- Madrid, as well as with Man- League quarter-fi nals for fi ve or paign.