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Smith Hits Another Ton for Australia Sports Monday, August 5, 2019 15 Qatar grab three medals in West Asia squash Tamimi first Qatari to win individual title; Amjad bags bronze medal TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR put up a superb dis- play and won three medals, including an individual title through Abdulla al Tamimi, in the West Asia Squash Champi- onship, which came to an end in Gorgan, Iran on Sunday. (Left) Runners-up Qatar and winners Iran’s teams pose after the latter won the team title of the West Asia Squash Championship in Gorgan, Iran, on Sunday. (Right) Qatar’s Abdulla al Tamimi and Syed Azlan Amjad The Qatari team, coached (second right) after the medal ceremony for the individual titles. by Umer Zaman and managed by Yousef Salem al Malki, was Qatar, however, pulled off figured in the semi-finals and dividual gold medal.” vidual champion. having fever before the team represented by Tamimi, Syed two medals from the individual the former needed five games In the individual final, Qatar’s coach Zaman was “Also Amjad played well. It final. Despite not feeling well, Azlan Amjad, Hamad Mo- contests. Besides champion to qualify for the final. Tamimi proved too strong delighted with his team’s haul was unfortunate that Tamimi he tried his best but the Ira- hammad al Amri and Ibrahim Tamimi, Amjad and Kuwait’s After his gold medal per- for Iran’s Sajad Zareian of three medals. “We’re really and Amjad had to play the in- nian player managed to play Ahmed al Darwish. Amar al Tamimi won the formance, Tamimi tweeted his and defeated him. Tamimi proud to secure three medals dividual semi-finals and Tami- the crucial points and squeezed On the final day, Qatar and bronze medal for qualifying for comments: “By God’s grace, I for Qatar. This is the best- mi won the match and made it through to give an important hosts Iran played the team fi- the semi-finals. would to thank everyone who and Amjad figured in the ever performance by the na- to the final. He continued his victory to Iran team,” he added. nal. Tamimi won his rubber In the individual final, stood with me and supported semi-finals and the former tional team. Tamimi played good touch and emerged the The Qatar coach said but Amjad, who was feeling Tamimi proved too strong for me to get this achievement. I needed five games to wonderful throughout the champion,” Zaman added. his team would work harder feverish, and Amri suffered de- Iran’s Sajad Zareian and de- feel proud to become the first qualify for the final. championship and went on “Qatar should have won the and dish out stronger display feats as Qatar lost 1-2. feated him. Tamimi and Amjad Qatari to win the West Asia in- to become the deserving indi- team gold as well. Amjad was next time. Rumaihi wins trap bronze at Austria Open in Shotgun TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA Qatar’S Mohammed al Ru- maihi warmed up for the up- coming ISSF World Cup Shot- gun with a men’s trap bronze medal performance. The former Asia junior champion grabbed the oppor- tunity with both hands when he was contesting in the Austria Open in Shotgun in Leobers- dorf on Sunday. He shot 30 and finished in the third spot. RESULTS Results – (men’s trap) 1. SCHERHAUFER, Andreas (AUT) 116+1 & 42 2. MAMKIN, Gennadii (RUS) 114+6 & 40 3. AL-RUMAIHI, Mohammed (QAT) 116+2 & 30 COMEBACK SHOW: Australia’s Steve Smith celebrates his century against England on the fourth day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston in Bir- 4. KHEJAIM, Mohammed (QAT) 114+5 & 25 mingham on Sunday. The former skipper, who hit 144 in the first essay, made 142 in the second innings.( REUTERS) 5. HODOV, Nikita (RUS) 115 & 22 6. DETSARIDIS, Christos (GRE) 117 & 17 The title was won by for- mer European champion from Austria Andreas Scherhaufer. Smith hits another The 49-year-old veteran hit 42 to beat Russian teenager Mam- Qatar’s Mohammed al Rumaihi (right) after winning bronze in the trap kin Gennadii by two shots. event at the Austria Open in Shotgun in Leobersdorf on Sunday. Earlier, both Scherhaufer and Rumaihi were involved the Qatari had edged his ify for the final. He picked up in a shootoff to decide the rival 2-1. Mohammed Khejaim the fourth spot, after hitting ton for Australia placings in the final in which was the second Qatari to qual- 25 in the final. Wade adds 110 to put the visitors in dominant position AFP er Stuart Broad for his 10th four BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) in 147 balls faced. India beat Windies on DLS He celebrated by removing STEVE Smith hit his second his batting helmet and waving century of his comeback Test his bat joyously towards the after Sharma sizzles with 67 on Sunday as Australia set Australia changing room. England a daunting 398 to AFP wicketkeeper’s catch. win the Ashes opener at Edg- Waugh praises Smith LAUDERHILL (UNITED STATES) After going almost four baston. “He knows exactly what he’s overs without finding the Ashes-holders Australia, trying to do, exactly what the ROHIT Sharma led from the boundary ropes Krunal Pan- bidding to win their first Test opposition are trying to do... he front as India defeated the dya heaved two sixes and series away to England in 18 analyses every ball and it’s like West Indies in a rain-affected Ravindra Jadeja added anoth- years, made 487-7 declared in a computer, he spits out the an- second fixture of the three- er in Paul’s expensive finale to their second innings as they swer,” former Australia captain match T20 International se- the innings. capitalised on the absence Steve Waugh, now a mentor to ries at the Central Broward Faced with a daunting tar- from the home side’s attack of the team, told Channel Nine. Stadium in Florida on Sunday. get, and mindful of the poten- the injured James Anderson. Australia’s Matthew Wade during his innings against England at Wade, playing as a specialist Opening batsman Sharma tial threat of rain, West Indies That left England needing Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday. (AFP) batsman, with Paine behind the blazed 67 off 51 balls, with suffered two early setbacks 398 for victory, with the most stumps, reverse-swept England three sixes and six fours em- with Evin Lewis and Sunil they have made in the fourth SCOREBOARD skipper Joe Root to complete a bellishing his entertaining in- Narine both falling cheaply. innings to win a Test has been 70-ball fifty. nings, in pacing India to 167 Narine was promoted 332-7 against Australia at Mel- AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS): 284 (Wade), 7-409 (Paine) The new ball, however, did for five after captain Virat Rohit Sharma of India hits a to open the batting for this bourne back in 1928/29. ENGLAND (1ST INNINGS): 374 Bowling: Broad 22-2-91-1 (1w); Woakes 13-1-46-1 eventually give England the Kohli chose to bat first. boundary during the 2nd T20 match with John Campbell AUSTRALIA (2ND INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 124-3): (1w); Ali 29-1-130-2 (2nb); Root 12-1-50-0; Stokes Australia captain Tim C. Bancroft c Buttler b Ali 7 22-5-85-3 (4nb, 1w); Denly 14-1-72-0. wicket they craved. Despite a bludgeoning 54 International match against West dropped to accommodate an Paine’s declaration late on Sun- D. Warner c Bairstow b Broad 8 from Rovman Powell, West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida, on additional spinning option day’s fourth day left England U. Khawaja c Bairstow b Stokes 40 ENGLAND (2ND INNINGS): Crucial wicket Indies were kept in check at 98 Sunday. (AFP) for the Caribbean side in left- with an awkward seven overs to S. Smith c Bairstow b Woakes 142 R. Burns not out 7 Chris Woakes, who strangely for four off 15.3 overs when the armer Khary Pierre. T. Head c Bairstow b Stokes 51 J. Roy not out 6 bat before stumps. M. Wade c Denly b Stokes 110 Extras 0 bowled just seven overs on inclement weather intervened. Powell and Nicholas Rory Burns, fresh from his T. Paine b Ali 34 Total (0 wkts, 7 overs, 28 mins) 13 Sunday, got one to deviate in Torrential showers pre- BRIEF SCORES Pooran tried to get their team J. Pattinson not out 47 To bat: J Root, J Denly, J Buttler, B Stokes, J Bairstow, M maiden Test century in the first the air with Smith edging an vented any further play and India: 167 for five (Rohit Sharm 67, Virat Kohli 28; back on course with a 76-run innings, and Surrey teammate P. Cummins not out 26 Ali, C Woakes, S Broad, J Anderson intended drive to wicketkeep- India were declared winners third-wicket partnership. Extras (b11, lb2, nb6, w3) 22 Bowling: Siddle 2-0-4-0; Lyon 3-0-7-0; Pattinson 2-1- O. Thomas 2/27, S. Cottrell 2/25) Jason Roy saw England to 13-0 Total (7 wkts dec, 112 overs, 500 mins) 487 2-0. er Jonny Bairstow. by 22 runs on the Duckworth- West Indies: 98 for four in 15.3 overs (R. Powell 54; But they failed to score at the close. Did not bat: P Siddle, N Lyon Match position: England need a further 385 runs to As Smith walked back af- Lewis-Stern method as West W. Sundar 1/12, B. Kumar 1/7, 2-0-7-1 (1w), K.
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