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Sports Sunday, July 18, 2021 15 Hamad Al Attiyah chairs Asian Equestrian Federation’s Tour de : Pogacar General Assembly meeting QNA Doha set for victory as Wout

The Asian Equestrian Fed- eration’s Ordinary General As- sembly, chaired by President of the Asian and Qatar Eques- van Aert wins time trial trian Federations Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah, dis- Agencies cussed a number of issues and decisions related to the sport. Tadej Pogacar is set to win In its annual assembly, his second which was held on Friday via after finishing seventh in the video communication tech- penultimate stage time trial, nology, the event identified reports BBC.com. the levels and technical de- Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van tails of the equestrian sports Aert won stage 20, his second to be held in the Asian Games stage victory this year. in 2022 in the Chinese city of President of the Asian and Qatar Equestrian Federations Hamad bin Pogacar, 22, will officially Hangzhou. It discussed the Abdulrahman Al Attiyah during the meeting on Friday. win the yellow jersey after possibility of strengthening Sunday’s final stage to Paris, and developing the commit- when - by tradition - the leader tee of referees and coaches is not challenged. because of its prominent role Defending champion that is reflected in the perfor- Pogacar, of UAE-Team Emir- mance of the jockeys. ates, is five minutes 20 sec- The members also held onds ahead of Jumbo-Visma’s discussions about the Inter- Jonas Vingegaard in second. national Equestrian Federa- Ecuador’s Richard Cara- tion’s organization of Asian paz of will Continental Championship finish third, seven minutes 2023, as they discussed the three seconds down. possibility of hosting it in one “I’m super happy to finish of the member states such as - it went so fast,” said Pogacar. Thailand, which had hosted “There was so much support this tournament in 2019, or Secretary of the Asian Equestrian Federation Badr bin Mohammed on course, I was just enjoying any other country. Al Darwish also attended the meeting. every moment, though I was It was also decided to hold suffering as it was super hot. elections for the presidency “I cannot describe it. I was of the regional groups in the going flat out but it was totally Asian Equestrian Federation different to stage five [another Team UAE Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey reacts after from the first group to the fifth time trial, won by Pogacar] crossing the finish line at the end of the 20th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, group. where there was much more a 30 km time trial between Libourne and Saint-Emilion, on Saturday. (AFP) The meeting was attend- adrenaline. But today I did my ed by Secretary of the Asian best - I was prepared, but not rently shares with Belgian leg- a disappointing performance locating his shoulder on stage Equestrian Federation Badr as good in the legs. end Eddy Merckx by securing from Ineos Grenadiers, who three. bin Mohammed Al Darwish, “I cannot compare - last a 35th victory. produced the overall winner Even Carapaz’s attack on in addition to presidents of year was something else. This Pogacar’s performances in on seven occasions between stage 17 - after brilliantly bluff- 25 national federations, the year is just different.” the lead-up to the Tour were 2012 and 2019. ing his way up the Col du Olympic Council of Asia, the A hot day in the saddle imperious, beating a string Like Michal Kwiatkowski’s Portet on the wheels of Ving- International Equestrian Fed- The time trial took place of in-form riders - several of victory on stage 18 in 2020, it egaard and the yellow jersey - eration, and the Organizing on a hot day near Bordeaux them from Ineos, including is scant consolation for a team fell flat as he conceded time to Committee for the 2022 Asian and, for many tired riders, it at the UAE Tour widely believed to have the both at the summit finish. Games in Hangzhou, China. showed. in February. biggest budget in cycling. Speaking at the end of Former Tour winner Ge- The first week of this race In their defence, team boss stage 20, Thomas said: “I am raint Thomas, who sacrificed was a controversial, crash- Sir can point well up for the challenge and any chances of a potential strewn affair, with Pogacar to numerous high-profile vic- the fight with the boys. We overall win after a crash early the only leading man to stay tories this season. are certainly up against it. He Lewis stars with bat before West Indies in the three-week race, came out of trouble as rivals Roglic triumphed at [Tadej Pogacar] is a talented home 37th. and Thomas crashed out of the first of the sea- guy but nobody is unbeatable.” fielding masterclass seals victory The Briton said: “Definite- contention. son - the Giro d’Italia - while General classification after ly been the hardest Tour I’ve There were early race at- (Tour de Ro- stage 20 ICC triggering Australia’s demise (1/41) introduction brought done mentally. I enjoyed today tacks, hoping to upset his mandie), Carapaz (Tour de 1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE- Gros Islet with the bat. an end to Gayle’s innings on - took it easy. team, but, since his stage five Suisse) and (Cri- Team Emirates) 80hrs 16mins The hosts raced out of the 21, but there was no stop- “You’ve got to go all in. I time-trial victory, Pogacar has terium du Dauphine) have all 59secs A power-packed innings from blocks, scoring 40 runs in the ping Lewis, who reached his had a good team around me. not looked back. enjoyed notable wins. 2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jum- Evin Lewis proved the back- first four overs before Adam half-century in 23 balls in Don’t get me wrong - there’s Attacks against him in the However, the Tour re- bo Visma) +5mins 20secs bone of a 16-run victory for Zampa (2/30) bowled Andre the eighth over. been some dark times.” mountains were few and far mains a key barometer of suc- 3. (Ecu/Ineos West Indies in the fifth and -fi Fletcher for 12. He celebrated the fifty by Van Aert won the 30.8km between, and when riders such cess as the most prestigious Grenadiers) +7mins 3secs nal T20I against Australia. That was the leggie’s first hitting four consecutive sixes time trial by 21 seconds over as the surprising Vingegaard - race in cycling. 4. Ben O’Connor (Aus/AG2R In what should prove a of the match, but his across two overs from Andrew Demark’s Kasper Asgreen of riding for Jumbo-Visma - did And for the second year Citroen) +10mins 02secs confidence-boosting perfor- day quickly took an ugly turn Tye (3/37) and Swepson. Deceuninck-Quick Step, with venture off the front of the running barely anything has 5. Wilco Kelderman (Ned/Bora- mance for West Indies ahead as Chris Gayle collected 20 Having completed their Vingegaard third, a further 11 peloton, Pogacar would follow gone to plan during a period Hansgrohe) +10mins 13secs of the ICC T20 World Cup, the runs from the first five balls he five-match T20I series, the seconds back. them - making a strong point in which Pogacar’s dominance 6. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) victory sealed a 4-1 series win faced, hitting Zampa for two two teams will now turn their Vingegaard clawed back that he could marshal most has seemed absolute. +11mins 43secs against their Super 12 group fours and two sixes. attention to the 50-over for- 15 seconds overall on Pogacar, situations himself. Porte and Tao Geoghegan 7. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Asta- opponents. Lewis, who had already mat, with the ODI series com- but Carapaz lost one minute 12 Hart’s effectiveness was im- na) +12mins 23secs Electing to bat, West In- hit three sixes and a four by mencing on Tuesday. seconds. The race ends on the Another Tour of toil mediately impaired after they 8. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Cofid- dies set Australia a target of that stage, then hit two more Champs-Elysees in Paris on for Ineos were caught in a crash on is) +15mins 33secs 200 to win thanks to a 34- sixes and two more fours in a Scores: West Indies 199 for 8 Sunday, when Britain’s Mark The sight of Carapaz on the stage one, and 2018 champion 9. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Bahrain- ball 79 from Lewis and held single 21-run over from Jason (Lewis 79, Tye 3-37) beat Aus- Cavendish will have a chance podium in Paris is unlikely to Thomas - whose contract is Victorious) +16mins 4secs the tourists to 183/9, with an Behrendorff (0/46). tralia 183 for 9 (Cottrell 3-28, to break the record for Tour deflect attention away from due to expire at the end of the 10. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Edu- incredible Fabian Allen catch Mitchell Swepson’s Russell 3-43) by 16 runs. de France stage wins he cur- what will likely be viewed as year - has struggled since dis- cation Nippo) +18mins 34secs.

Zimbabwe Pakistan eye T20 series win against England look to bounce after Livingstone’s whirlwind ton goes in vain back against Bangladesh ICC Scoreboard (1st T20I) Nottingham After a comfortable victory Pakistan J. Roy c Azam b Khan 32 in the first ODI, the visitors After the run feast at Trent Mohammad Rizwan c Bairstow b Gregory 63 J. Bairstow c Wasim b Afridi 11 will aim to take an unassail- c Bairstow b Willey 85 Moeen Ali c Rauf b Hasnain 1 Bridge, the action moves to Sohaib Maqsood c Willey b Curran 19 L. Livingstone c Afridi b Khan 103 able 2-0 lead as the hosts hope Headingly as Pakistan aim for a c Roy b Mahmood 26 E. Morgan c Rauf b Wasim 16 to take the series to a decider. series victory against England. b Curran 24 L. Gregory c Afridi b Khan 10 After a heavy 155-run defeat After being whitewashed in Azam Khan 5 D. Willey c Khan b Rauf 16 in the opening contest, skipper (Roy/Bairstow) 3 T. Curran run out (Khan) 1 the ODI series, Pakistan came Extras: (lb4, w3) 7 S. Mahmood not out 0 Brendan Taylor will be left pon- roaring back in the first match Total: (6 wkts, 20 overs) 232 M. Parkinson b Afridi 0 dering his choices for the second of the T20I series with a thrill- Did not bat: , Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Extras: (lb1, w9) 10 match, with a quick turnaround ing 31-run win. The visitors Rauf, . Total: (All out, 19.2 overs) 201 between the two clashes. The Fall of : 1-150 (Rizwan), 2-169 (Maqsood), Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Malan), 2-42 (Bairstow), 3-48 looked the better side in all 3-175 (Azam), 4-221 (Hafeez), 5-221 (Zaman), 6-232 (Moeen), 4-82 (Roy), 5-133 (Morgan), 6-177 unit will be tasked with three departments, with Babar (Wasim). (Gregory), 7-183 (Livingstone), 8-191 (Curran), 9-201 coming up with a much better Azam leading from the front Bowling: Willey 4-0-39-1 (2w); Mahmood 4-0-46-1 (Willey), 10-201 (Parkinson). performance, as they had no with the bat. With not long left (1w); Curran 4-0-47-2; Gregory 2-0-25-1; Parkinson Bowling: Wasim 4-0-46-1; Afridi 3.2-0-30-3 (1w); answers in countering the spin 4-0-47-0; Livingstone 2-0-24-0. Hasnain 4-0-28-1 (1w); Rauf 4-0-44-1 (1w); Khan for the ICC T20 World Cup, England 4-0-52-3 (2w). of the veteran Shakib Al Hasan. Pakistan will want to get into D. Malan c and b Afridi 1 Result: Pakistan won by 31 runs. Bangladesh skipper the groove for the big tourna- Tamim Iqbal will be much ment and what better way to they lost Dawid Malan, Jonny Unfortunately, he found more content with the perfor- do that than bagging a series Bairstow and Moeen Ali in the no support from the rest of the mance of his men but will be win against the top-ranked Powerplay. took the pack as Morgan (16) and Greg- wary of the hosts hitting back T20I team at their home. Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi (L) celebrates with Mohammad Rizwan after taking the final during attack to Pakistan with a 13- ory (10) never really looked hard. He will be quietly confi- Eoin Morgan has already the T20I against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Friday. (AFP) ball 32 but fell to Shadab Khan at ease. Once Livingstone fell dent though about his players’ said that England would be us- in the seventh over. the very next ball after getting ability to clinch an unassail- ing this series to assess fringe in the bid to keep the series alive T20Is, thanks to the foundation It was a nightmare in Notting- Liam Livingstone hit the his hundred, Pakistan ripped able 2-0 lead in the series. players ahead of the World Cup going into the decider. laid by Babar Azam and Moham- ham for the English bowlers, ground running and got to his through the tail to bundle out The win also meant that and it seems he has found a gem Records tumbled when the mad Rizwan’s 150-run opening with almost every single bowler fifty in just 17 balls, the fastest by the hosts for 201, thus regis- Bangladesh notched up an- in Liam Livingstone. With an two sides faced off in the first stand. Sohaib Maqsood, Fakhar bar David Willey going for more an English batter. He then raced tering a 31-run win. Shaheen other 10 points in the ICC abundance of T20 resources at T20I at Trent Bridge. Zaman and Mohammad Hafeez than 10 runs an over. to his hundred in just 42 balls, Afridi was awarded the Player Men’s World Cup Super their disposal, expect the home Put in to bat first, Pakistan played handy cameos to propel England’s chase got off breaking the English record for of the Match for his fiery spell League standings and sit firmly side to make a couple of changes recorded their highest score in the visitors to 232/6 in 20 overs. to a less-than-ideal start as the fastest hundred. of 3/30. on the second position. (ICC)