QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune I just put my head in the water and that’s it. I just can’t believe it. It’s a dream come true. Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui after winning 400m freestyle MONday, JULY 26, 2021 swimming gold

Qatar’s Younousse & Tijan begin campaign on high note

Qatar’s Ayoub Elidrissi (in blue) during the 2020 Olympics men’s -66kg elimination round bout against Belarus’ Dzmitry Minkou at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP)

Left: Ayoub Elidrissi waits for his bout at the Nippon Budokan in Qatar’s Cherif Younousse (L) hits a shot past Switzerland’s Mirco Gersonas as Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan looks on in the men’s preliminary beach Tokyo on Sunday. volleyball Pool C match during the Tokyo 2020 at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on Sunday. The Qatar duo won 21-17, 21-16. (AFP) raise the scale of challenge Tribune News Network tory over Adrian Heidrich and to final F of women’s single Esraa Khogali. termined to break my personal against top competitors. I have Tokyo Mirco Gerson of Switzerland sculls to be held on Thursday. Qatar’s Judo player, Ayoub record. been fond of triple jump since at the Shiokaze Park. Tala clocked a time of Elidrissi suffered a defeat “I’m very proud to be part my early years as a young girl, Qatar’s Beach Volleyball In their next match, You- 8:24:24 minutes to lead the at the hands of Belorussia’s of these Tokyo 2020 Olympic I did run of fantastic achieve- duo of Cherif Younousse and nousse and Tijan will take on standings ahead of Uganda’s Dzmitry Minkou in the Men’s Games as I have been dream- ments in the triple jump over Ahmed Tijan began their To- Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Kathleen Noble, Nigeria’s 66kg event. ing to participate in Olympics the past years, but in these kyo 2020 Olympics campaign Enrico Rossi who suffered a Esther Toko and Sudan’s Al Elidrissi participation in since long years ago, now my games, I represent my country on high note on Sunday. 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) defeat at the the Olympics is really a posi- dream turned into reality and in 100m event. Younousse and Tijan con- hands of USA’s Jake Gibb and Team Qatar rower Tala Abujubara tive turning point in his career I’m the only Qatari female ath- “So, shifting from sport tinued the solid performances Tri Bourne on Sunday. claimed the first place in E/F 1 which will help him improve lete to participate in the athlet- discipline to another had no they have shown on the FIVB Meanwhile, Team Qatar semi-final race on Sunday his international experience. ics competitions.” any negative effect on me, Beach Volleyball World Tour rower Tala Abujubara claimed to qualify to final F of women’s On the other hand, Team “Yes, it is a beautiful and right now I’m looking to fight since the start of the 2021 the first place in E/F 1 semi- single sculls to be held on Qatar sprinter Bashayer Al challenging task but I’m ready tooth and nail to break my season with a 21-17, 21-16 vic- final race onS unday to qualify Thursday. Manwari said, “I’m really de- to take the responsibility and personal record.” She added.

Medals Tally Tunisia teen Hafnaoui Country G S B T China 6 1 4 11 5 1 0 6 USA 4 2 4 10 S Korea 2 0 3 5 storms to shock ROC 1 4 2 7 Italy 1 1 3 5 Australia 1 1 1 3 France 1 1 1 3 Hungary 1 1 0 2 400m freestyle gold A woman walks in front of an electric bulletin board showing Japan’s Tunisia 1 1 0 2 Yui Ohashi, the gold medalist of the women’s 400m individual medley Austria 1 0 0 1 Agencies swimming event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Sunday. (AFP) Ecuador 1 0 0 1 Tokyo Iran 1 0 0 1 Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui Ohashi takes gold for Kosovo 1 0 0 1 has shocked the swimming Thailand 1 0 0 1 world with a stunning victory Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 in the men’s 400m freestyle Japan in pool, Aussie final onS unday. The 18-year-old, who relay world record just three years ago finished Gymnastics eighth in the same event at the DPA minutes, more than 9 seconds 2018 Youth Olympic Games Tokyo slower than her world record Biles blunders but in Buenos Aires, beat off the at the Games five years ago. superstar stays in challenge of Australia’s Jack Japan’s Yui Ohashi took a “It doesn’t feel real. It is gold hunt McLoughlin and the USA’s Ki- first home swimming medal in like a dream for me,” said eran Smith to win gold. the pool on Sunday as Hunga- Ohashi. Simone Biles mixed brilliance After a lightning-fast first ry’s Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu Australia’s first gold medal with an unfamiliar touch of the 200m that was under world- lost her shine in the individual of the Games came in style erratic as she launched into record pace, times slowed in medley while Australia set a with the women’s 4x100m action at the Tokyo Olympics, just the second half of the race. world record in winning the freestyle relay by lowering about keeping alive the pros- However, Hafnaoui grew women’s 4x100-metre free- their own world record to pect of beating her Rio haul of stronger over the last 50 me- style Hosszu won both med- 3:29.69 minutes, from 3:30.05 four gold medals. The American tres, touching the wall in leys at Rio 2016 and has multi- in April 2018. gymnastics great headed the all- 3:43.36. ple world titles to her name but Bronte Campbell made a around individual standings, just Hafnaoui had entered the struggled in Saturday’s 400m solid if unspectacular open- ahead of the impressive Brazilian final as the underdog, hav- heats after a poor season and ing before Meg Harris moved Rebeca Andrade, with USA team- ing qualified eighth from the the 25-year-old Ohashi, an into a lead neither Emma Mc- mate Sunisa Lee in third. She re- prelims in a time of 3:48.68. Asian Games champion and Keon nor Bronte’s sister Cate mains in the hunt in six events, In 2019, he had stated his third at the 2019 worlds, took Campbell looked like losing to but it was far from a dominant intent to win gold in full advantage. Canada, more than 3 seconds Biles at the Ariake Gymnastics 2024, however he can now Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui celebrates after winning the final of the men’s 400m freestyle swimming event Ohashi moved into the lead back in silver. Centre, and the United States call himself an Olympic during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) decisively in the third breast- The US claimed bronze team as a whole had an unusu- champion in Tokyo having stroke leg, after a nip and tuck ahead of the Netherlands. ally mediocre day. The Russian become the fifth Tunisian to in Tokyo. Hafnaoui joins compa- jing 2008. first half to the race, and held “Breaking the world record Olympic Committee gymnasts win a gold medal at an Olym- After the race, Hafnaoui triot Oussama Mellouli, who “I was in tears. When I see on through the freestyle to win is incredible,” said Bronte finished above them in the team pic Games. said: “I just can’t believe that, won Olympic gold in the the flag of my country, and I in 4 minutes 32.08 seconds. Campbell, who along with her standings for the first time since The young Tunisian swim- it’s amazing. I felt better in 10km marathon swimming hear the anthem in the back- American Emma Wey- sister also won the event five 2010 at a major event. Russia’s mer has strong athletic genes, the water this morning than event at London 2012, as ground, it was great. I’m so ant took silver, 0.68 seconds years ago in Rio. score of 171.629 suggested they with his father Mohamed yesterday and that’s it. I’m the the only Tunisian swimming proud of it.” behind, while her compatriot “We were just going out can post a major challenge in the Hafnaoui a former member of Olympic champion now. gold medallists. Hafnaoui is also scheduled Hali Flickinger took bronze at there to do our job and see final to the usually dominant US the national basketball team. “I just put my head in the “He’s a legend. I wish to be to compete in the 800m free- a distant 2.32 seconds. what we could do and to go (170.562), although Biles and However, now he has water and that’s it. I just can’t like him someday,” Hafnaoui style event that begins on July Spain’s Mirela Belmonte under 3 minutes, 30 seconds her team-mates will want to prove written his own slice of histo- believe it. It’s a dream come said of Mellouli, who also won 27th, with the final taking place took fourth with Hosszu a with this team is pretty in- themselves once again. (DPA) ry with a memorable victory true.” 1500m freestyle bronze at Bei- two days later on July 29th. disappointing fifth in 4:35.98 credible.” 10 Monday, July 26, 2021

Japanese Abe siblings make history with double judo gold DPA Tokyo

Japanese siblings Uta and made history on Sunday when they claimed double judo gold for the Olym- pic hosts at the Tokyo Games within one hour on Sunday. Uta Abe, 21, first beat French star Amandine Buchard by ippon in golden score time in the women’s -52kg category at the iconic Budokan venue. She then watched with a huge smile when 23-year-old Hifumi Abe beat Georgia’s Japan’s Naomi returns a shot to China’s Zheng Saisai during Vazha Margvelashvili by waza- Japan’s Uta Abe celebrates winning the judo women’s -52kg final bout Japan’s Hifumi Abe (white) competes with Georgia’s Vazha Margve- their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women’s singles first round tennis ari in the men’s -66kg event. against France’s Amandine Buchard at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo lashvili during their judo men’s -66kg final bout during at the match at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) It is the first time at the on Sunday. (AFP) Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) Olympics that siblings have won gold on the same day in strong support teams who the same day as well in 2018. nation and prepared believ- young career, most notably Osaka wins on an individual sport. helped us win the medals. We While Uta Abe qualified ing in ourselves.” Japan now going one better than famous “I was watching her. I was worked together to obtain the early for the Games, Hifumi have three golds from the To- compatriot Tadahiro Nomura sure she would get the gold gold, we had strong determi- Abe needed to survive a gruel- kyo Games in the sport they who won three straight golds return but Barty and I was telling myself she nation.” ling domestic match to make invented and where they also between 1996 and 2004. would bring the victory to me “My brother came up to the team and fulfilltheir ulti- lead the all-time list with 42 “I hope to be able to lead so that I can also win,” Hifumi me before my victory ceremo- mate Olympic dream. golds since a 1964 debut of the Japanese judo, I hope to be- crashes out Abe said. ny. We talked and hugged and “When my sister started sport at the first Tokyo Games, come such a judoka,” he said. “It made me even more de- said ‘congratulations.’” to thrive as a senior both of us in the same arena. “I hope to further polish my DPA with written press. termined to win. I had a fight- The Abe siblings are both had a dream to win a gold in And it isn’t supposed to style and to achieve the ul- London “Honestly I don’t feel that ing spirit within myself.” double world champions each, Tokyo,” he said. stop here as especially Hifu- timate goal of winning four weird about it,” she said. “It Uta Abe said: “We have having won their first gold on “We had a strong determi- mi has big plans in his so far Olympic golds.” Naomi Osaka returned to the might feel weird to you guys. I’m tennis spotlight on and off the happy I guess that you guys are court with victory over China’s asking me questions but more Zheng Saisai in the opening than anything I was just focus- round of the Tokyo Olympics ing on playing tennis. I feel a lit- Strong home team start at Brazil held in football; France, on Sunday. tle bit out of my body right now.” Two days after lighting the As a mixed race woman Spain and Germany win Olympic flame to cement her and outspoken advocate on is- Games good news for Japan status as the face of the Games, sues of equality and now men- DPA proved to maximum six points Osaka was out in an empty sta- tal health, Osaka’s starring DPA Tokyo in Group A from a 2-1 against dium for a 6-1, 6-4 victory. role in the opening ceremony Tokyo 10-man 2012 gold medallists But Wimbledon champion was an indication that Japa- The 2016 champions Brazil Mexico who have three points, Ashleigh Barty became the nese society is changing. Japan’s strong start into were held 0-0 by Ivory Coast just as France who came from first big casualty of the tour- She revealed she was asked the Tokyo Olympics with five in Olympic football on Sunday behind three times in a late nament, beaten 6-4, 6-3 by to perform the role in March, golds on the opening weekend while Germany, France and 4-3 over South Africa. Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo saying: “I feel very, very proud. is good news for beleaguered Spain claimed first victories Teji Savanier scored a two weeks after defeating When I lit the flame, I was su- organizers and politicians be- and hosts Japan are the only stoppage time winner after Karolina Pliskova to win her per honoured.” cause it gives them a breather. side with maximum points. Andre-Pierre Gignac levelled second grand slam title. In the second round, Osa- Three golds in their very Coming off an opening 4-2 three times for a hat-trick he The 23-year-old Osaka last ka will take on Swiss Wimble- own sport of judo in the iconic over the Germans in a rematch completed in the 86th. played a match eight weeks don quarter-finalist Viktorija Budokan arena, one in swim- of the Rio final from five years Rigobert Rivas gave Hun- ago before pulling out of the Golubic, with six victories ming, and boasting the first gold ago Brazil found no opening duras a late 3-2 victory against French Open on mental health needed to claim gold. medallist in the new sport of against their African oppo- New Zealand in Group B grounds after announcing she Barty’s disappointment skateboarding have the nation nents after having Douglas where all four teams have would not be taking part in in contrast to Osaka as she counting medals rather than Japan’s Hifumi Abe (in white) becomes the cynosure of cameras after Luiz sent off in the 14th. three points. South Korea won press conferences. walked through the mixed coronavirus infection numbers. winning the judo men’s -66kg gold on Sunday. (AFP) Ivory Coast lost Eboue the other game 4-0 against That prompted a debate that zone with head down, not Such an early gold rush Kouassi with 10 minutes left in Romania, with a brace from went a lot wider than tennis and stopping to talk to reporters. is just what the International both dreamed of getting double majority opposed the hosting the game in Group D which both Valencia’s Lee Kang In. added extra intensity to what It was a huge result for Sor- Olympic Committee (IOC) al- gold and thanked everyone in- of the Games under the current sides lead on four points apiece. Spain moved top of Group was already a high pressure ribes Tormo, who has been hav- ways hopes for because early volved for making this possible conditions. But now television Germany follow on three C with four points past Aus- environment for Osaka, who is ing an excellent season and beat success from the host nation by staging the Games against ratings are going through the after a tense 3-2 victory over tralia from a 1-0 against them looking to become Japan’s first a world number one for the first is a big boost for the entire all odds and public opposition. roof as the host country is enjoy- Saudi Arabia, with Felix thanks to Mikel Oyazabal’s gold medallist in the sport. time on another day of intense Games, and even more now. “We are going through ing the action from home - just Uduokhai scoring a 75th- 81st-minute winner. The lack of crowds meant heat and humidity in Tokyo. “It can continue like this lots of challenges and didn’t what the government wanted. minute winner although team- They finish on Wednes- Osaka was able to go about Novak Djokovic called for every day,” IOC spokesman even know whether the Games Primi Minister Yoshihide mate Amos Pieper was sent off day against Argentina who her business in a calm envi- matches to be played later in Mark Adams said on Sun- would be held,” he said. Suga was among the first to eight minutes earlier. got their first points in a 1-0 ronment on court, with only the day after his first victory but, day when he learnt that Yuto “Without that I could not congratulate Japan meanwhile im- against Egypt. a smattering of journalists, although the schedule remained Horigomes had just won the have won the gold. I wanted who won Japan’s first gold, coaches and other team mem- the same on Sunday, a con- skateboard gold in the Tokyo to show my gratitude to all in judo, on Saturday, quoted bers in the cavernous arena. cession was made with longer area where he grew up and the people. They made sure as saying that “many were It was a different matter breaks at changes of ends as part started the sport. that countermeasures against moved to see the tears of a off court, with tickets for the of the extreme weather policy. That was a feel-good story Covid would be placed and us man after competition.” mixed zone - where journalists Pliskova and third seed for everyone in the country athletes are thankful for all the Takato had had also ex- can ask questions to players - Aryna Sabalenka would both and may even make the Japa- efforts made.” pressed gratitude that the in high demand and social dis- have been grateful for quick nese finally appreciate this ur- The conditions under Games were taking place, just tancing out of the window. winners - Pliskova beating ban sport. which the Games are held as the other thousands from Osaka stopped briefly to Alize Cornet 6-1, 6-3 and Judo has no such prob- one year behind schedule are around the world - despite all talk to two TV channels before Sabalenka easing past Magda lems as it was invented in Ja- harsh and range from empty the restrictions. doing three short interviews Linette 6-2, 6-1. pan and provided an even big- arenas to victory ceremonies “It is annoying without ger feel-good factor when Uta with little emotions in a host spectators but apart from that Abe and her brother Hifumi city under a state of emer- very nice. To experience the both took gold within the span gency in which the Games take Olympics in the athletes vil- of an hour - a first at Olympics place within a bubble. lage is a very special flair,” USA’s Jrue Holiday (R) goes for the basket past France’s Guerschon South Korea keep team in an individual sport. The Japanese wouldn’t have German handball player Jo- Yabusele during the men’s preliminary round group A match at the archery monopoly Hifumi later said they had cared a few weeks ago as a vast hannes Golla said. Super Arena in Saitama on Sunday. (AFP)

Quick Takes Kiesenhofer stuns elite field Horigome wins first-ever Top stars Rahm and DeChambeau for road cycling gold skateboarding gold in his backyard forced out with COVID-19

Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer upset the odds in spec- The first-ever Olympic gold in skateboarding went to World number one Jon Rahm and last year’s US tacular fashion to win a brilliant gold medal on Sunday Japan’s Yuto Horigome, who won the men’s street event Open champion Bryson DeChambeau have been as she cycled solo to a famous victory in the women’s on Sunday in the Tokyo district where he grew up and forced out of the Olympics after they both tested road race at the Tokyo Olympics. Kiesenhofer, 30, is started the sport as a boy. Horigome, 22, posted 37.18 positive for COVID-19 prior to travelling to Tokyo. without a professional contract and had never previ- points at the Ariake Sports Park to edge out Brazil’s Kel- The pair were due to make their debuts in the Games ously won a major race before earning gold with 3 vin Hoefler (36.15) and American JaggerE aton (35.35) when the men’s event starts on Thursday at Kasu- hours 52 minutes 45 seconds of agonizing effort over in the event based around a recreated street course. migaseki Country Club and would have been top a 137-kilometre course with 2,700 metres of climbing In the eight-man final, each athlete had to make two contenders to claim a podium position. around Mount Fuji. It was the first summer Games runs of 45 seconds and show five tricks marked by Rahm in particular would have been heavily fancied gold for Austria since 2004 and the first in cycling judges, with the worst scrapped. “I’m so happy. This is after ending a long wait for his first major last month, South Korea’s An San (R) takes a photograph with her gold medallist since the first modernO lympics 1896. The powerful my home town. My house is like 20 minutes from here. when the 26-year-old Spaniard edged out South Af- teammates Jang Min-hee and Kang Chae-young, silver medallists Rus- Dutch team were expected to deliver the winner but I was born in Koto City and I’m just so happy to win the rica’s Louis Oosthuizen to win the US Open at Torrey sia’s Ksenia Perova, Svetlana Gomboeva and Elena Osipova, and bronze had to settle for Annemiek van Vleuten’s silver some gold here,” Horigome said. “I was able to perform at my Pines in California. medallists Germany’s Lisa Unruh, Michelle Kroppen and Charline Schwar- 75 seconds behind Kiesenhofer while bronze went to best and I am super happy. It is very meaningful and He then travelled to the United Kingdom for the zduring during the women’s team victory ceremony during the Tokyo 2020 Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy in a repeat of her third aspiring for me. I have been doing skateboarding all my Open – where he finished in a tie for third – and as Olympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field on Sunday. South place from Rio 2016. Kiesenhofer was part of a life.” Horigome now mainly lives and performs his sport a requirement to enter Japan, he had to pass three Korea have won every women’s team event since its debut 1988 in Seoul. three-strong breakaway and was the only one left as in the US where skateboarding has a much bigger PCR tests. Two samples were negative but the third The superpower in the sport is aiming to sweep all five Tokyo golds, after this fell apart with around 40km to go. acceptance than in Japan. produced a positive result. (DPA) winning all events for the first time 2016 in Rio. (AFP) Sports Monday, July 26, 2021 11 Qatar steamroll into Gold Cup semis as El Salvador stage comeback but in vain Agencies Phoenix (ARIZONA)

Qatar defeated El Salvador 3-2 in a thrilling quarter-final to seal their place in the 2021 Gold Cup semi-finals at the State Farm Stadium in Glen- dale, Arizona, on Saturday. A brace by Almoez Ali and Abdulaziz Hatim’s strike saw Qatar race into a 3-0 lead be- fore El Salvador pulled two back to give the reigning AFC Asian Cup champions a nervy Qatar coach Felix Sanchez (right) in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday final 25 minutes. Qatar, however, held on for the win, which propells We deserve to them into a semi-final against either the United States or Ja- maica on Thursday. be in semis, says Qatar raced off the blocks to take the lead in the second minute following a swift coun- coach Sanchez ter-attacking move that sur- prised their Central American Agencies this fatigue,” Sanchez said. opponents. Phoenix (ARIZONA) “The team played a good Hugo Perez’s men, who match, and the players showed advanced as the Group A Coach Felix Sanchez on Sun- an outstanding performance runners-up behind Mexico, day praised the fighting perfor- where we scored three goals. were punished for giving mance of his side, saying Qatar Our opponents tried to return away possession as Akram Qatar’s Almoez Ali (left) scores from the penalty spot against El Salvador’s goalkeeper Mario Gonzalez during the Concacaf Gold Cup quarter- deserved to reach the semi-fi- to the match by scoring two Afif weaved his way past the final at State Farm stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday. Qatar won 3-2.(AFP) nals of the 2021 Gold Cup. goals, and they had a desire to El Salvador defence before Qatar beat El Salvador 3-2 modify the result, but we were setting up Ali to score from in a gripping match on Satur- able to secure the qualifying inside the box. day. It is Qatar’s maiden ap- ticket in our favour with a dar- El Salvador responded with pearance at the highly popular ing show,” Sanchez said. Alexander Larín having a look tournament. at the goal in the fifth minute, “First of all, I congratulate but he failed to find the target the players on this achieve- from outside the box. ment for reaching the semi- Qatar oozed confidence finals of the Gold Cup in which This is a competition that is and tightened their grip on they are participating for the never easy for any team. the game in the eighth min- first time,” Sanchez said at the With a fighting performance ute, with Hatim spectacularly post-match press conference. like this, that’s why we finishing a fantastic build-up “This is a competition that deserve to be in the from just above the box. is never easy for any team. Qatar, playing on an invi- With a fighting performance semi-finals. tational basis, could have ex- like this, that’s why we de- Felix Sanchez tended their lead, but Hatim, serve to be in the semi-finals,” Karim Boudiaf and Afif failed Sanchez said. to finish their opportunities. Qatar could not have “We will learn what hap- El Salvador tried to claw asked for a better start, as they pened after our progress at their way back into the game grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 2′ this event. We will improve but could not convert their when an El Salvador giveaway our performance by focusing chances as Qatar took a two- led to a counterattack, end- on some points,” he said. goal cushion into the break. ing with Akram Afif dishinga When asked about whether El Salvador gave Qatar pass to Almoez Ali, whose fin- he expected to reach the semi- another chance to get on the ish beat El Salvador GK Mario finals of an event Qatar got an scoresheet after a penalty Gonzalez for the goal. invite for, Sanchez said: “Our was given due to a handball “We played a good match presence in this tournament is inside the box in the second in which we dominated for 60 no different from our partici- half. Ceren’s extended arm minutes where we were the pation in other tournaments blocked an Almoez Ali shot, best in all parts of the pitch in which we always try to com- and the referee pointed to and scored three goals – in- pete as well. We participated the spot following a Video cluding two goals in the first with 15 teams and appeared at Review. 10 minutes or so. an extraordinary level, and we Ali, the AFC Asian Cup “After that, El Salvador are now in the semi-finals.” UAE 2019 MVP and Golden led attacks on our goal in an He continued: “We have Boot winner, made no mistake intense manner in which they played the championship since from the spot, slotting home managed to score two goals. the first round to be competi- coolly past goalkeeper Mario They were able to form bat- tive without considering that González to net his fourth goal tling resistance, and this made we are participating for the of the Gold Cup. the match difficult for us. first time in the Gold Cup.” El Salvador, however, did “Here, I want to clarify a He added: “We knew our not throw in the towel and point related to the number opponents well after we played pulled one back in the 63rd of rest days that we had were a friendly match before the start minute courtesy of Joaquín Ri- only three days, unlike our op- of the tournament. As expected, vas, who found a way through ponent, who was on rest for they also had an idea of ​​our per- the Qatar defence to score past four days. So the three days formance and tactics. Our com- Meshaal Barsham. between our last match against petitor is a team that plays with The Central Americans Honduras and facing El Salva- a high spirit and a strong per- continued to apply pressure, Qatar players thank their fans after the match at State Farm stadium in Glendale, Phoenix (Arizona), on Saturday. dor were very few since we are sonality. Even after we scored and Rivas scored his second at the end of the season. three goals, they did not give up three minutes later with an- found his crowning achieve- However, as he found the had raised his flag and called surge to walk away with the “The players are tired, and but tried to fight back, so I am other well-crafted build-up. ment, a hat-trick goal to tie back of the net, the FC Tulsa the play offside. Qatar, how- win and book their place in the despite that, we played a great happy that we beat a team with Rivas then thought he things up. attacker saw that the linesman ever, held off El Salvador’s late semi-finals. match, and everyone resisted such strength.” IPL 2021: MI to play CSK on Bhuvneshwar, Suryakumar star as India defeat Lanka Sept 19; final on October 15 ANI breakthrough. ANI Royal Challengers Bangalore Colombo In the next over, Bhu- Mumbai take on Chennai Super Kings. vneshwar struck to help India In all, 13 matches will be Bhuvneshwar Kumar bounce back in the game as he The Board of Control for held in Dubai, 10 in Sharjah, picked four while Deepak Cha- dismissed Avishka Fernando. Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sun- and 8 in Abu Dhabi. har scalped two wickets as India Charith Asalenka kept Sri day announced the schedule There will be 7 double- defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in Lanka’s hopes alive as he hit for the remainder of the Indian headers (5 matches already the firstT 20I on Sunday. regular boundaries and sixes. Premier League (IPL) 2021 played in India - total of 12 Indian bowlers got the job He stitched a vital stand which will be held in the United matches) with the first match done without any trouble as with Ashen Bandara before Arab Emirates (UAE). A total of starting at 3:30 PM IST (2:00 the visitors took a 1-0 lead in Hardik Pandya dismissed the 31 matches will be played in the PM Gulf Standard Time). All the three-match T20I series. latter. duration of 27 days. evening matches will start at India bundled out Sri Lanka Sri Lanka needed 61 in The 14th season, which 7:30 PM IST (6:00 PM Gulf for 126 in the 19th over. 6 overs and Deepak Chahar was postponed in May this Standard Time). Chasing 165, Sri Lanka got picked two wickets in his over year in the wake of the COV- The final game of the off to a decent start scoring 20 to dent hosts’ all hopes. With India’s Suryakumar Yadav greets Bhuvneshwar Kumar after he dismissed Sri Lanka’s Chamika Karunaratne ID-19 pandemic, will resume league stage will be played in the first two overs. Howev- wickets falling at regular in- during the first Twenty20 Internatuonal at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. on September 19 in Dubai between Royal Challengers er, Krunal Pandya dismissed tervals, Sri Lanka fell 39 runs with a blockbuster clash be- Bangalore and Delhi Capitals opening batsman Minod Bha- short of the target. golden duck. with Suryakumar Yadav took smashed 20 runs off 14 balls tween Chennai Super Kings on October 8. The 1st Quali- nuka in the third over to put Earlier, Dushmantha Cha- Skipper Shikhar Dhawan India’s score to the 100-run to help India reach 164 in the and Mumbai Indians. fier will be played in Dubai on the hosts on backfoot. meera and Wanindu Hasa- and Sanju Samson revived vis- mark in 12 overs and brought allotted 20 overs. The action will then shift to October 10. The Eliminator & Sri Lanka were 46/1 after ranga picked two wickets each itors’ inning as they brought up the fifty-run partnership. Scores: India 164/5 (Suryaku- Abu Dhabi where the Kolkata Qualifier 2 will be played in six overs and were going good as Sri Lanka restricted India to 50 runs inside the powerplay. Just when things started mar Yadav 50, Shikhar Dhawan Knight Riders will square off Sharjah on October 11 and 13 in the chase before they suf- 164/5. However, Sri Lanka again looking easy, India lost both 46; Dushmantha Chameera against Royal Challengers Ban- respectively with Dubai host- fered another jolt. Yuzvendra Put in to bat first, India got pulled things back as they Dhawan and Suryakumar in 2-24 ); Sri Lanka 126 (Charith galore. Sharjah will host its first ing the final of IPL 2021 on Chahal cleaned up Dhanan- off to a bad start as debutant dismissed Samson in the sev- consecutive overs. Asalanka 44, Avishka Fernando game on September 24 when October 15 this year. jaya de Silva to give India a Prithvi Shaw departed for a enth over. Dhawan then along In the end, Ishan Kishan 26; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-22).