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Doha to Host Iraq's Joint Qualifiers Sport TUESDAY 24 AuGust 2021 Western & Southern Open: Barty and Zverev clinch title wins in Cincinnati It’s been an awesome week. I felt like, each match, I got better and better in most parts of my game. I was just excited to get some matches under my belt in some tough conditions, and I think it put us in good stead going to New York. Ashleigh Barty Sport | 15 CRICKET: At lunch on Day 4: West Indies 123 for 8 (Afridi 4-40) trail Pakistan 302 for 9 dec (Alam 124 n.o., Babar 75) by 179 runs Doha to host Iraq's joint qualifiers QNA/THE PENINSULA – DOHA COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to Iraq's matches, Qatar will also Doha will host Iraq's joint qual- host China’s qualifier against ifiers for the FIFA World Cup Japan on Sept. 7. Qatar 2022 and the 2023 AFC The Asian Football Confed- Asian Cup, the Qatar Football eration announced on Friday Association (QFA) has that the decision to host the announced. Group B match between China The QFA has approved the and Japan at a neutral venue was request made by the Iraq made due to the challenges Football Association (IFA) to host faced by the Chinese Football their Group A matches, it was Association (CFA) in organising announced yesterday. its home matches in light of the The IFA had earlier posted travel restrictions caused by the on their official twitter handle COVID-19 pandemic. Qatar gear up for European qualifiers that Al Gharafa Stadium will be The AFC is now working in the host venue for the upcoming close partnership with the CFA, Qatar football players in action during their training camp in Austria matches. Japan Football Association as yesterday, ahead of the European qualifiers for the FIFA World The Group A teams which well as the QFA to ensure the Cup Qatar 2022. In the European qualifying games, the 2019 AFC will play against Iraq are South safe passage and wellbeing of Asian Cup champions will take on Serbia on September 1 before Korea, Syria, Iran, the United all stakeholders, the Asian meeting Christiano Ronaldo-led Portugal three days later. On Arab Emirates and Lebanon. Iraqi players in action during a training session ahead of the football governing body September 7, Al Annabi will take on Luxembourg. Iraq's first match will be Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint announced. against the South Korean team qualifiers. PIC: TWITTER/ @IRAQFA In addition to the World Cup in Seoul on Sept. 2. Its second qualifiers, Qatar will also host match will be against Iran in Iraq had earned 17 points to accordance with the cooperation the AFC Asian Champions Doha on Sept. 7. finish second and make it to the agreements signed between the League Round of 16 match The Iraqi team qualified for decisive third round of the qual- two sides. The move also reflects between Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr the third round after finishing ifiers. The decision to host the Qatar’s ability in successfully and Iran's Tractor SC. second in the third group which matches comes in light of the hosting major international The match will be played at was led by the Iranians with 18 strong brotherly relations events in the past amidst the Khalifa International Stadium points. between QFA and IFA, and in challenges posed by the on Sept. 14. Qatar 2022: Dybala recalled for Argentina qualifiers AP – BUENOS AIRES World Cup qualifiers in Sep- Angel Di María, the scorer of with 12 points from six tember, with veteran Sergio the winning goal against host matches. Striker Paulo Dybala was Aguero out injured. Brazil in the final, were all The team has away games called up to the Argentina Coach Lionel Scaloni called up. against Venezuela and leader squad for the first time in included most of the players Dybala was part of the 2019 Brazil before hosting Bolivia in almost two years yesterday who won the Copa America in Copa America squad and has Buenos Aires. after an impressive start to the July, Argentina’s first major played 29 games in total for Defender Cristian Romero season with Juventus. title in almost 30 years. Argentina. and midfielder Leandro Dybala was included in the Lionel Messi, goalkeeper Argentina is second in Paredes are suspended for the squad for three upcoming Emiliano Martínez and striker South American qualifying first game. Qatar SC clinch silver at Arab Club Championships Afghanistan’s Qatar SC players and officials during the ODI series against Arab Club Table Tennis Championships which concluded in Amman, Pakistan postponed Jordan, yesterday. Qatar SC went down AP – ISLAMABAD 1-3 to Egypt's Al Ahly in yesterday's final. Qatar Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against SC reached the final after Pakistan has been postponed, the Pakistan Cricket recording a thrilling Board said yesterday. 3-2 win over Egypt's The series was scheduled to be played in Sri Zamalek in the Lanka in early September, but the PCB said the semi-final onS unday. Afghanistan Cricket Board requested the post- During the same ponement following the collapse of the country’s Championships. Qatar SC government and the takeover by the Taliban. women's team bagged the The PCB cited both the difficulties in travelling bronze medal. They lost to from Afghanistan, an increase in COVID-19 cases Al Ahly women 0-3 in the in Sri Lanka and the “players’ mental health issues” semi-final on Friday. as reasons for the postponement. Kamil Grzybowski rides Sheikh Faisal Hamad Cephale De Ghazal seals Jassim Al Thani-owned Al Faisal to victory. PIC: SłUżEWIEC impressive win in Spain RACECOURSE THE PENINSULA – LASARTE- Alexandre ORIA, SPAIN Gavilan guides Cephale de Qatar owned horses have an Ghazal to win at impressive strike rate on the San Sebastian magnificent Spanish racetrack Racetrack in of San Sebastian. Lasarte-Oria, On Sunday, Al Shaqab Spain. Racing’s filly Cephale De PIC: HIPÓDROMO Ghazal (FR) (Munjiz x SAN SEBASTIÁN Chamade De Ghazal) landed a second victory in the Wathba Stallions Cup, a conditions race for Purebred Arabian fillies over ten furlongs. Al Faisal lands Polish Group One win Ridden by Alexandre Gavilan, Cephale De Ghazal THE PENINSULA – SlUZEWIEC Drawn in stall nine, Al Faisal of the field. Inside the final 200m chased the highly strung was forced wide through the Al Faisal began to pull clear of his Havane De L’ardus, who set The Sheikh Faisal Hamad Jassim early stages on the 1,600m. A rivals and went on to score by the pace and was very green Al Thani-owned Al Faisal (Al very steady pace was set by Han half a length. Maeali Muscat took throughout the race. Elisabeth Bernard, Cephale De France. Her dam Chamade De Albahar x Sakina De Faust) Rastaban (Assy) through the first second, while early leader Han In the straight, Cephale De Ghazal began her career with Ghazal is a Gr3 PA winning toughed out a narrow success in half of the race and Al Faisal sat Rastaban faded towards the end Ghazal proved to be too strong a victory in December on the daughter of leading the Emaela Stakes (Group 1 Wathba just off the leaders. With the field and finished a further two lengths and won the race even though Pau all-weather track. For her broodmare sire Dormane. She Stallions Cup) at Sluzewiec Race- tightly packed on the turn for back in third. she had to battle with Fow- second start, she finished sixth also produced Chaval De course in Poland on Sunday. home, Al Faisal took closer order Bred by his owner, Al Faisal airet (FR) (TM Fred Texas x in the Sheikh Mansoor Festival Ghazal, winner of a claiming Trained by Maciej Kacprzyk, and challenged Han Rastaban is by Af Albahar (Amer), who Balica De Faust), another Al - Prix Nefta (Gr2 PA). race in Qatar. Cephale De Al Faisal won a Group Two over 400m from home. Maeali Muscat stands at Haras De Thouars and Shaqab Racing filly, who fin- Cephale De Ghazal was Ghazal comes one of the finest course and distance in July and was (Nieshan) also challenged Han is out of Sakina De Faust (Al ished runner-up under Julien bred by Jean Cambon and his French maternal lines, her ridden by jockey Kamil Grzy- Rastaban for the lead in the home Sakbe) a winner over 2,000m in Grosjeanfor trainer Charles daughter Rose at Haras de ancestor being the renowned bowski on both occasions. straight and the three drew clear Germany. Gourdain. Trained by Ghazal in the Southwestof Nevada II. Sport TUESDAY 24 AUGUst 2021 15 Barty, Zverev clinch title wins in Cincinnati AP – MASON, OHIO welcome result for Zverev after a “You played exceptional tennis this grueling three-set semifinal win over week.” Ash Barty bounced back from a disap- Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday. Barty, of Australia, broke Teich- pointing loss at the Tokyo Olympics. “It’s been an awesome week,” mann’s serve to take a 5-3 lead in the Gold medallist Alexander Zverev Zverev said. first set, then won the next six games. carried over his momentum from “This is an incredible feeling going In the second set, the Swiss player Tokyo. into New York.” received medical attention during a Both are in fine form heading into Barty, who won her first Wim- changeover for blisters on her heavily the US Open, which begins next week bledon title in July before getting upset taped right foot. in New York. in the first round at the Olympics, didn’t “I was very happy with my week,” The top-ranked Barty won her fifth drop a set in four Cincinnati matches Teichmann said.
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