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THE PENINSULA Qatar’s head coach Felix Sanchez looks at the AFC Asian Cup Trophy during a AL ANNABI’S ROAD ABU DHABHI photo session held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in , yesterday. TO THE FINAL Qatar, after a record-breaking run to their first-ever Asian Cup final, Unbeaten Qatar are feeling take on four-time champions Japan today. Beat Lebanon 2-0 upbeat ahead of today’s AFC Group Stage - January 9 Asian Cup final against former champions Japan, coach Felix Second-half goals from Bassam Sanchez said yesterday. Al Rawi and saw Playing an aggressive brand Qatar pick up a 2-0 win over a of football, Qatar stormed into determined and well-organised the title clash on the back of Lebanon as they recorded an wins over Lebanon, North opening victory in Group E. Korea, Saudi Arabia, , Korea Republic and the UAE. Beat North Korea 6-0 Hosts of the 2022 FIFA Group Stage - January 13 World Cup, Qatar will be Almoez Ali was the star of the playing their first Asian Cup show as he scored four and final whereas Japan are four- set up a fifth in Qatar’s 6-0 time champions. defeat of North Korea as Felix Sanchez, who has groomed Sanchez’s side moved to the the core group playing under top of the Group E standings him, yesterday said Qatar is one win away from creating football and into the knockout stage. history at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City Stadium. Beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 “This is definitely the most Group Stage – January 17 important game in Qatar’s Almoez Ali’s rich vein of form at football history,” Sanchez said the competition continued with at a pre-match press conference the striker scoring twice to help attended by captain Hassan Al Qatar beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 Haydos. and claim top spot in Group E. “We are now obviously at the stage of the tournament Beat Iraq 1-0 where the team is in a confident Round of 16 – January 22 mood and looking forward to A glorious second-half Bassam starting the game. Obviously if Qatari players take part in a training session in Abu Dhabi, Al Rawi free-kick proved the we win the trophy, it will be UAE, yesterday. difference as Qatar overcame Qatar’s biggest achievement in terms of football. a determined Iraq 1-0 to “Hopefully, we can have one We came here with progress through to the more good performance. One the hope that we could quarter-finals. of the key things for us is that challenge everyone there is a great team spirit, eve- Beat South Korea 1-0 ryone is working together to in Asia, and it is not a Quarter-final – January 25 achieve the same result. surprise to me that we Abdelaziz Hatem’s terrific long- “The players are determined are here as we already range strike on 78 minutes to get the victory we want by knew the qualities of helped Qatar beat Korea putting in one more huge effort our players. Republic 1-0 to claim a place in against Japan so that we can their first-ever AFC Asian Cup make the Qatari people happy We know Japan have semi-finals. once again and make history,” several strengths and he added. Beat UAE 4-0 At the 2015 edition of the a few weaknesses, Asian Cup in Australia, Qatar so we will need to be Semi-final: January 29 were eliminated at the first excellent throughout Two goals in either half saw Qatar beat host nation the hurdle. Fast forward to 2019 the game in order to and Qatar have fired in 16 goals 4-0 to and have conceded none. achieve the win we progress with relative ease and Thanks to striker Almoez want: Qatar head set up today’s title clash with Ali’s breath-taking form, Qatar coach Felix Sanchez the Japanese side. have left rivals stunned with deadly attacks in all of their six clashes before the final at the matches and we know they’re 24-team tournament. QATAR AT ASIAN CUP a strong opponent, so we have beIN to air final Sanchez said Qatar players 2019 one more fight to do and we’re delivered telling performances, going to do it with determi- Matches played: 6 on FTA channel adapting to change in team nation so that our players can Won: 6 tactics with flair. have the best performance on THE PENINSULA Goals scored: 16 “When we arrived to play in the field.” Goals conceded: 0 beIN Media Group has announced that the final of the AFC Asian Cup, our target Moriyasu’s side take on a Top scorer: Almoez Ali (8) the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 between Qatar and was to test ourselves against Qatar team that has scored 16 The young forward has Japan will be broadcast on its Free to Air (FTA) everyone, to be able to compete times in their previous six equalled ’s record – channel as a gift to its viewers. against all the teams here, and games and have yet to concede set in 1996 – for the most to be able to hold our own a goal as they booked their In addition to beIN Sports Max 1 and Max 2, goals scored in a single against the very best in Asia,” place in the country’s first-ever viewers will be able to follow the special coverage edition of the AFC Asian Cup. Sanchez said yesterday. AFC Asian Cup final. today on beIN Sports’ FTA channel. Coverage

“We have had six games and The Japan coach, though, is will kick off with the Morning Show at 8am local six different stories, there has to negate the threats they have,” confident his team is well- time. The dedicated match studio will begin at been pressure during the group Sanchez said. equipped to handle Felix 3.30pm local time. stage and then even more “We know Japan have Sanchez’s impressive young pressure during the knockout several strengths and a few side. phase. We trust the team and weaknesses, so we will need to “We are aware they are a Watch action on believe in them. be excellent throughout the very strong team, that they have “We came here with the game in order to achieve the scored 16 goals and kept clean giant screens hope that we could challenge win we want,” he added. sheets all the way through, but everyone in Asia, and it is not a Japan coach Hajime no matter how they play we will surprise to me that we are here Moriyasu yesterday said: stay the same,” he said. THE PENINSULA as we already knew the qual- “Tomorrow as a team we would “We will analyse them and There will be giant screens placed at many ities of our players,” he added. like to try to take the trophy then we will express our best popular locations in Qatar for fans to watch the Sanchez admitted clash back home, but I’m not too on the field,” Moriyasu said. Qatar’s historic Asian Cup final in a stadium-like against Japan would be the interested in what it means to “We are also a team that has atmosphere. biggest challenge. me,” said the former midfielder. reached the final, so I want the The screens are in place at Katara Esplanade, “The game against Japan is “I just want to celebrate the title players to be confident because now another story for us. Japan with all the team and we will do of that. We have been devel- Pearl Qatar (The Amphitheatre), Sheraton Park, have great quality and have won our best in training as well.” oping as a team throughout Souq Waqif (Western Arena), Mall of Qatar (Oasis), the AFC Asian Cup many times. He added: “I can say that it’s each game and I want us to Aspire Park (Behind Lake), Msheireb Downtown However, we are ready (for the going to be a tough match. show that development on the , Airport Park (next to Qatar Airways HQ) and challenge) and will play in a way We’ve already played six field tomorrow,” he added. Torba Market (Ceremonial Court, Education city). FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2019 SPORT 17 Qatar get it right on the pitch

AFP unprecedented sixth clean sheet in the champion high jumper Mutaz Essa it’s like a family,” defender Pedro Miguel ABU DHABI process. Barshim. said. With Qataris largely barred from But the major focus is football and “All the time we’re like a family, it’s “To quality for the final, with this Qatar’s transformation from also-rans UAE the Maroons have been virtually Aspire has gone to the lengths of buying important. And we take that into the result, we need to feel very proud to Asian Cup finalists was meticulously bereft of fans. But despite this, they have clubs in Spain and Belgium, and forging games... we’re in the final because of that.” for the country and for these players planned and has been years in the cut a swathe through the competition. links with others including Leeds United, After leaving Aspire, nearly all the who are doing an amazing effort making - and has finally given Qataris Almoez Ali has netted a record- to give its players greater exposure. players join Qatari teams with close links and making a lot of these people some swagger as they prepare to host equalling eight times, and Qatar’s goal The quality of the facilities is such to the academy. Eight of the semi-final happy. I am very proud of them. the World Cup. difference of scored 16, conceded none that Aspire is sought out for warm- starters came from the same club, Al “When I arrived in Qatar I The Gulf state has long projected its is the best in Asian Cup history. weather training by major European Sadd. started to coach players like Akram power through football, notably by It is a far cry from 2015, when Qatar clubs like Manchester United and “We like to keep the ball, play winning the right to host the 2022 World lost all three group games and left with Bayern Munich. football. This is our style, it’s good (Afif), (Assim) Madibo, Almoez (Ali, Cup and by buying Paris Saint-Germain, zero points. It also searches far and wide for football, enjoyable. Believe me, we work so it’s nice to make it all this way the club of Neymar, the world’s most But whatever happens in today’s high-quality coaches, including current very hard every training session to play with them. Now some of them are expensive player. final against Japan, Qatar have shown national team boss Felix Sanchez, who like this,” Miguel said. here in the first team, because they What was missing was a respectable they need to be taken seriously in 2022, moved from Barcelona’s academy in Qatar will take another step in their deserve it, they work hard, they national team, but Qatar seem to have despite being the World Cup’s first post- 2006. World Cup preparations when they play have the level and I’m very proud solved that problem after putting war hosts not to have previously played Sanchez was in charge of Qatar’s this year’s Copa America as guests, along of them, because I especially know together a record-breaking run in hostile in the competition. under-19s in 2014 when they won their with Japan. how hard they had to work to be conditions in the United Arab Emirates. first Asian title, with a squad including “We’re working very hard with the Plastic bottles and even shoes rained ‘Like a family’ Ali and several others now at the Asian young players in this team,” said Miguel here today.” down on the Qatari players as they Qatar’s success on the pitch stems Cup. “All the players are 22, 23. This is all part Felix Sanchez - Head coach thrashed the hosts 4-0 to reach their first from Doha’s , which has “We work very hard all the time. of the thinking to prepare for the World Asian Cup final, keeping an produced athletes of the calibre of world Every training session we train together, Cup 2022.” “I can tell you for sure, that I am not worried about myself as what really matters is that the team wins game after game. I think everyone can see the atmosphere among the Captain Al Haydos calls for calm players. Indeed, the 23 players plus all the technical staff are one big family and that is something which reflects positively on the pitch. We ahead of ‘most important match’ are confident and have prepared well for the tournament. We are AFC looking forward to doing even ABU DHABI better.” Hassan Al Haydos - Captain (6 Qatari captain Hassan Al appearances, 1 goal, 1 assist) Haydos has urged his team- mates to remain composed and patient as they chase a first “We don’t look at the statistics: ever AFC Asian Cup title in the You could win 1-0 today and lose final against Japan today. Under head coach Felix 3-0 tomorrow. Everything we did Sanchez, Al Annabi have so far is one thing, but what’s stormed into the decider with coming up is more important. The six successive wins, and a final needs patience, so if we are seventh at Zayed Sports City patient, play well and forget about Stadium will write an unprec- everything we did so far, only then edented chapter of success into will we win the final.” the football history of a nation Almoez Ali (6 appearances, 8 that had never previously pro- gressed beyond the goals) quarter-finals. With 16 goals scored, and none conceded, in the tour- “The feeling is so big. We don’t nament so far, Al Haydos’ side have too much time to recover enter the decider in rare form, because after two days, its the a status further underlined by game, you just have to do what you their stunning 4-0 defeat of hosts the UAE in the semi-final are doing now. Recover well, sleep on Tuesday. well, eat well and train well to reach Their sudden success has the final in a good way and make a to led enthusiastic celebrations good performance is the main thing back home, but their on-field for us. Everybody is now motivated for the final against Japan, because Under head coach it’s a difficult game. Japan have a Felix Sanchez, Al good team and good players but we Japan’s (left) and head coach Hajime Moriyasu (second left) pose with Qatari captain Hassan Al Haydos (second have to just continue what we have Annabi have stormed right) and head coach Felix Sanchez during a photo session at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, yesterday. done until now. Play like a family to into the decider get good results in the final and take with six successive leader says his side must “We must be highly focused performance and make them the final for us.” wins, and a seventh remain composed if they are to and patient.” happy as we did in previous Pedro Miguel (6 appearances) at Zayed Sports City take the final step to becoming The Qatari captain is a games. This what I can promise Asian champions. player of rich experience, We can promise them for the game against Stadium will write “What will make the dif- racking up over 100 senior caps Japan.” “The final will be a great match, an unprecedented ference is the physical and despite being just 28 years old, our fans that we While Qatar are appearing chapter of success mental readiness of the two and tasting AFC Champions will deliver our best in the decider for the first time, and we will go there to enjoy. We teams,” said Al Haydos, who League glory with Al Sadd back performance and Japan have not only appeared watched Japan against Iran - they into the football are quick and have really good will join , in 2011. make them happy as in four previous finals, but won history of a Makoto Hasebe and Mile Those involvements them all, starting with their players, but we are also good and nation that had Jedinak as recent AFC Asian provide a strong grounding for we did in previous breakthrough maiden title on have players who can make the never previously Cup-winning captains if suc- the challenge ahead but the games. This what I home soil in 1992, and Al difference. It is all about team cessful today. creative Al Haydos said nothing can promise them Haydos is full of respect for his work; before the tournament we progressed beyond “Japan may have had one will compare to the experience side’s opponents. worked a lot on the defensive side the quarter-finals. more day to rest, but this will ahead. for the game against “We now have the chance make no difference as we are “There are no words to Japan. We now have to make footballing history for of our game as a team, not just With 16 goals scored, playing in the final and this is describe what playing in the the chance to make Qatar,” he said. the back four. It bore fruit and we the most important thing for us. final means to me. It is defi- footballing history for “We are, though, facing did not concede for six games in a and none conceded, “I think the most important nitely very important to us as strong opponents who have a Qatar: Al Haydos row. For us, it doesn’t matter who in the tournament so thing in the game is to remain a team,” he declared. long history of playing in AFC starts and who doesn’t. This as far, Al Haydos’ side calm, everyone will be excited, “Also, I have played nearly Asian Cup finals. However, one of our strengths. There are 23 enter the decider but remaining calm is crucial. 130 games for the country we can get the result we want hopefully we can put in a per- players in the squad, all ready to Everyone must be patient and (including youth football) and and win the title. formance similar to those we in rare form. put into practice what the it is the most important match “We can promise our fans have already had in the give their all.” (5 coach tells us,” Al Haydos said. I will have played in. Hopefully, that we will deliver our best tournament.” appearances) 18 SPORT FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2019 Al Gharafa retain QSL Cup title

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Vladimir Weiss scored the winner as Al Gharafa retained their QSL Cup title after edging Al Duhail SC 1-0 in the final, yesterday. Having defeated in the last edition’s final, Al Gharafa proved to be a better side against Al Duhail on their home turf. It is the third QSL Cup title for ‘The Cheetahs’. Weiss scored the all- important goal in 13th minute on a penalty, which was awarded after a handball by defender Sultan Al Brake’s as he attempted to block Othman Al Yahri from entering the box. Weiss’ spot kick was stopped by goalkeeper Amin Lecomte but the Slovak striker did no mistake in a rebound to give his team the lead. Desperate for the equaliser, Al Duhail created chances but failed to score in front of defiant Al Gharafa goalkeeper Qasim Burhan, who denied striker Al Gharafa’s players and officials celebrate with the QSL Cup after winning the final against Al Duhail yesterday. Youssef El Arabi twice. Luis Martin also came close to scoring but his left footer Duhail stepped up their efforts On the other hand, Al enough to make back-to-back resident players during the they finished second with nine missed the target by a couple of for equaliser and dominated the Gharafa came close to scoring finals in the 12-team tournament match which was played last points. Despite missing several feet. proceedings. However, there again in the 73rd minute but following a decision taken by the Saturday. key players who are currently on Moroccan efforts was brilliantly tackled by Amro Seraj could not even hit the Qatar Football Association’s The committee handed a 3-0 national duty, Al Duhail reached made his debut for Al Duhail and a solid Al Gharafa defence. target, with only the goalkeeper (QFA) Disciplinary Committee. win for Al Gharafa as a result of yesterday’s final with two dom- made his presence felt with solid Al Duhail’s bid for a goal to beat. They lost to Al Kharaitiyat 1-4 the same. inant wins in a row. defence with slick moves inside received a major setback when Five minutes later, Seraj was in the semi-final, but the QFA They made it to the semis by They beat Al Khor 5-1 in the the box. Ahmed Abdulqader got a straight declared offside after he netted Disciplinary Committee decided defeating Al Ahli 1-0 in the last- quarter-final before overcoming With Al Gharafa going into red for a foul on Gharafa left the ball. that Al Kharaitiyat violated the eight clash, following an Qatar SC by an impressive 4-0 the second half with lead, Al back Ilyas Ahmed. Al Gharafa were lucky rule on the maximum number of impressive group stage in which margin in the semis.

Martial signs new deal at United Anthony Martial AFP his coaching staff for their belief naturally gifted players that any LONDON in me and for helping me to take coach would love to work with,” my game to the next level. This said the Norwegian interim boss. Anthony Martial has signed a new club is all about winning trophies “For a young man, he has a contract that will keep him at and I am sure the next piece of From the day I joined good footballing brain which, Manchester United until June silverware is not that far away.” I have been made to when coupled with his excep- 2024 just months after he seemed Martial signed from Monaco feel part of the United tional talent, makes for a player set to leave, the Premier League for an initial £36m ($47m) and family and I have been with an exciting future ahead of club announced yesterday. became the most expensive him.” The 23-year-old Frenchman, teenager in the world but until incredibly humbled While Martial commits his who moved to Old Trafford from recently it appeared a matter of and overwhelmed by future to the club, Marouane Fel- Monaco in 2015, has scored eight when rather than if he would the warmth and love of laini is reportedly set to end his Premier League goals this season. leave Old Trafford. five-and-a-half year stay at Old “I am loving my time at this The forward’s agent Philippe our fans, who continue Trafford, with United understood club,” said Martial, whose new Lamboley indicated in June that to amaze me with their to have reached an agreement in deal includes the option to extend his client wanted to seek a new support. principle regarding his sale to for a further year. challenge and former boss Jose Chinese club Shandong. “From the day I joined I have Mourinho was reportedly willing It is understood that the been made to feel part of the to sell him, although executive birth of his second child and was Belgium international has already United family and I have been vice-chairman Ed Woodward on the fringes of the side in the passed a medical, leaving incredibly humbled and over- made clear he wanted to keep the early weeks of the campaign. paperwork and final terms to iron whelmed by the warmth and love player. But the Frenchman has been out. of our fans, who continue to Martial was fined by an integral part of the side since Fellaini posted an Instagram amaze me with their support. Mourinho after failing to return Solskjaer replaced the sacked photo of himself at an airport on “I would like to thank (interim to the club’s pre-season tour of Mourinho in December. Thursday, with the phrase “let’s boss) Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer) and the United States following the “Anthony is one of those go” written across it. Arsenal sign In-form Zapata upstages Ronaldo REUTERS Gasperini fishing for explanations Barca’s Denis MILAN as to what had gone wrong. But once he got off the mark, the Duvan Zapata did not make goals have not stopped flowing. Suarez on loan Colombia’s World Cup squad last Zapata is now on 15 league year and his transfer from Samp- goals, level with Ronaldo and one AFP doria to Atalanta in the summer behind leading scorer Fabio LONDON caused barely a stir. Quagliarella. Yet six months later Zapata is One key change is that Arsenal announced the signing of Spain international Denis enjoying the most prolific spell of Gasperini has stopped using him Suarez on loan for the rest of the season on yesterday’s his career, his form upstaging as a target man and found him transfer deadline day. even Juventus forward Cristiano to be more productive when Suarez will link up again with Arsenal boss Unai Emery, Ronaldo as his goals have helped facing goal, where he uses his with whom he worked during a loan spell at Sevilla in the Atalanta storm up the Serie A power and speed to charge at 2014-15 season. table. defences. The 25-year-old has played 71 games for Barcelona, Zapata has scored in each of “With Gasperini I had to Duvan Zapata scoring eight goals and once for Spain. his last 10 games in all compe- change the way I play again -- “We are very happy that Denis Suarez is joining us,” titions, netting a remarkable 17 never with my back to the door. Emery said on Arsenal’s website. “He is a player we know goals -- including two against If there is space, I have to go for well and I have worked with him at Sevilla. Juventus on Wednesday which Italian trophy. Juventus, 11 points explosive pace, is at his fourth the byline,” he said. “He brings us quality and knocked them out of the Coppa clear at the top of Serie A, will club and in his sixth season in “The profi’s style of game is a options in many different Italia and handed them their continue their chase for an eighth Serie A where he has often been little bit different and he asked Denis Suarez attacking positions, so he’ll be first domestic defeat of the successive league title when they a bit-part player. me for other types over able to help the team.” season. host Parma tomorrow. After joining Napoli from movement,” he told Colombia’s The Spanish playmaker “I’m in a team that makes me Atalanta host Cagliari on Estudiantes in 2013, the 27-year- Caracol radio in an interview posted a picture of himself score goals,” he told state broad- Monday in their quest for a place old scored five goals in his first yesterday. with Barcelona teammates on caster RAI after Atlanta’s 3-0 win in next season’s Champions Serie A season, followed by six in “It was complicated until I his personal account on Wednesday. League. the next. managed to adapt. and said: “You’re a group of “I try to be ready to make the The Bergamo-based side, His tally has increased “I feel more comfortable each amazing people! Thank you most of my chances.” Juve’s who have become habitual over- season-by-season since as he Sunday and this is now beginning for everything, see you soon. defeat ended their hopes of a fifth achievers under the wily lead- netted eight and 10 with Udinese to show.” Good luck and Forca Barca.” successive league and cup double ership of Gian Piero Gasperini, and 11 with Sampdoria last Gasperini added: “He’s doing Arsenal are fourth in the and means that, for the first time are seventh with 32 points, three season. extraordinary things. If he con- Premier League after beating since 2014 when Napoli won the points outside the Champions He made a slow start at Ata- tinues like this until the end of the Cardiff 2-1 on Tuesday. Coppa Italia, a team other than League places. lanta, failing to score in his first season, he will certainly in the the Turin side will win a domestic Zapata, a bulky forward with 10 league games and leaving group of top strikers.” FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2019 SPORT 19 Boult blitz as Black Caps thrash India in Hamilton

REUTERS Nicholls and in-form Ross Taylor HAMILTON ensured there were no further hiccups. New Zealand fast bowler Trent The pair added 54 runs to Boult wreaked havoc with the wrap up the victory which sur- Mickelson new ball to bundle out India for prised their skipper. England 92 in Hamilton as the hosts “I don’t think we expected aims for cruised to a eight- win in this much,” Williamson said. collapse the fourth one-day international “It was just one of those fourth yesterday. days. At the same time, a lot of Bowling his 10 overs at a credit to the guys for the areas against victory stretch, Boult claimed 5-21 on they bowled in, especially Trent.” swing-friendly conditions after The teams move to Wellington WI again captain Kane Williamson won for the fifth and final ODI with AFP the toss and opted to field at India 3-1 ahead in the series. AFP LOS ANGELES Hamilton’s Seddon Park. NORTH SOUND, ANTIGUA AND Having clinched the series SCOREBOARD BARBUDA Phil Mickelson (pictured) with a hat-trick of victories and India (pictured) played college golf in rested captain Virat Kohli for the R. Sharma c&b Boult ...... 7 Jonny Bairstow Arizona and he would remainder of the tour, India S. Dhawan lbw b Boult ...... 13 was fighting a lone counter- like nothing more than looked to test their bench S. Gill c&b Boult ...... 9 attacking hand as the West to become the Phoenix strength in the build-up to this A. Rayudu c Guptill b de Grandhomme ...... 0 Indies fast bowlers again Open’s first four-time year’s World Cup in England and D. Karthik c Latham b de Grandhomme ...... 0 ripped through the England winner in the same place Wales. K. Jadhav lbw Boult ...... 1 top order with the visitors where he excelled as an Shikhar Dhawan and stand- H. Pandya c Latham b Boult ...... 16 stumbling to 78 for four at amateur. in skipper Rohit Sharma made B. Kumar b de Grandhomme ...... 1 lunch on the opening day of K. Yadav c de Grandhomme b Astle ...... 15 The PGA Tour makes a steady start and added 21 runs Y. Chahal ...... 18 the second Test in Antigua. it lone stop in Arizona before Boult hit his rhythm. K. Ahmed b Neesham ...... 5 Put in on a green pitch at this week and the The left-arm bowler first Extras: (lb 1, wd 6) 7 the Sir Vivian Richards 48-year-old, who trapped Dhawan (13) leg before Total: (all out; 30.5 overs) ...... 92 Stadium which challenged the attended Arizona State he caught Sharma (7), who was Fall of : 1-21 (Dhawan), 2-23 (Shar- batsmen through pace and University on a golf playing his 200th one-dayer, on ma), 3-33 (Rayudu), 4-33 (Kathik), 5-33 (Gill), variable bounce, Alzarri scholarship, will be his bowling follow-through. New Zealand’s Trent Boult (left) and James Neesham 6-35 (Jadhav), 7-40 (Kumar), 8-55 (Pandya), Joseph took two wickets making his record 30th Shubman Gill, whom Kohli celebrate after taking the wicket of India’s Shubman 9-80 (Yadav), 10-92 (Ahmed) while Kemar Roach and Henry 8-2-30-0, Boult 10-4-21-5 start. considers 10 times as talented as Gill during the fourth ODI at Seddon Park in Hamilton, Bowling: Jason Holder claimed the yesterday. (w2), de Grandhomme 10-2-26-3 (w3), Astle He won the last of his he was at 19, struggled to make 2-0-9-1 (w1), Neesham 0.5-0-5-1 others to justify Holder’s three titles here in 2013 an impact on debut and was dis- New Zealand decision to bowl first on by four strokes. In his missed for nine runs, giving M. Guptill c Pandya b Kumar ...... 14 winning the toss. opening round he sizzled Boult another return catch. over of his spell. Seamer James It surpassed their eigh- H. Nicholls not out ...... 30 Pummelled by 381 runs in to a 60 and almost Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Neesham and leg-spinner Todd wicket defeat by Sri Lanka with K. Williamson c Kathik b Kumar ...... 11 the first Test a week earlier in managed a rare 59 but Karthik, competing for a middle Astle claimed the final two 209 balls to spare in 2010. R. Taylor not out ...... 37 Barbados when they were his putt on the ninth order berth in the World Cup wickets as India were bowled “There is something to learn Extras: (nb 1) ...... 1 routed by the four-pronged lipped out. squad, were both dismissed for out in 30.5 overs for their lowest for us, when conditions are not Total: (2 wickets; 14.4 overs) ...... 93 pace attack for 77 in the first Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Guptill), 2-39 (William- Mickelson is playing ducks by paceman Colin de score in New Zealand. easy what to do as a batting unit. son) innings before the spin of with confidence after his Grandhomme, who finished with “One of our worst per- You need to grind it out at time Bowling: Kumar 5-1-25-2, Ahmed 3-0-19-0 Roston Chase demolished near victory in the Desert 3-26. formance with the bat in a long, but we failed to do that today. I (1nb), Pandya 3-0-15-0, Chahal 2.4-0-32-0, them second time round, Classic 10 days ago. Boult later removed Kedar long time,” Sharma said after don’t think it was a bad wicket,” Yadav 1-0-2-0 England were swiftly forced “The time has really Jadhav for one and ended India’s India’s biggest ODI defeat in Sharma said. Result: New Zealand win by 8 wickets onto the back foot again flown by... 30 years, hopes of getting to three figures terms of balls left as New The Kiwis lost the wickets of Toss: New Zealand with only Bairstow, who gosh,” Mickelson said. by dismissing all-rounder Zealand romped home with 212 Martin Guptill and Williamson Series: India lead 3-1 blazed his way to an “I remember when I Hardik Pandya (16) in the last balls to spare. early in the chase but Henry unbeaten 52 off 62 balls with was in college, it doesn’t nine fours and one six, seem that long ago that I offering anything resem- was playing in my first bling substantial defiance. Phoenix Open. WI women ease to win over Coming to the crease after “What a great feeling opener Rory Burns, the I experienced with the tourists’ topscorer in the first crowd and the many in first Twenty20 Test with 84 in the second memories that I’ve had innings, fell to a good low here. It’s a special place.” AP BRIEF SCORES catch by Holder at second slip This is the only event in the day’s fifth over, Windies (160 for 2 in 20 overs. Dottin 90 Not on the Tour’s west coast Bairstow recognised the need Out. C. Nation 50 Not Out). swing that doesn’t take The West Indies women’s first to play positively given the place in California. match in Pakistan was a 71-run Pakistan: 89 for all out in 18 overs (Bismah bowler-friendly conditions

The tournament has victory that passed without Maroof 38, Javeria Khan 19, Connell 3-29, and especially with wickets finished in a play-off incident yesterday. Selman 8-2) continuing to tumble. each of the past three Pakistan has staged only short He lost Joe Denly to a years with Japan’s Hideki limited-overs series against Zim- poor shot when the 32-year- Matsuyama winning two babwe, Sri Lanka, a World XI, and one-day internationals. old debutant, who took 15 of those. The defending the West Indies since a deadly Opener Deandra Dottin top- deliveries to get his first Test champ is Gary terrorist attack in March 2009 scored for the West Indies with run, chased Joseph’s first Woodland. against the Sri Lanka test team in 90 in a total of 160-2, then of the day -- a wide Organisers put Mick- Lahore. A women’s team from Pakistan, playing its 100th T20, long-hop -- and only suc- elson, Matsuyama and Bangladesh also toured Pakistan was bowled out for 89 in 18 overs. ceeded in edging a straight- Woodland together for in October 2015. Medium fast bowlers Shamilia forward catch to wicket- the first two rounds as The West Indies women, Connell (3-29) and Shakera keeper Shane Dowrich. the trio have won this making their first appearance in Selman (2-8) led the way. event a combined half- Pakistan in 15 years, agreed to The next T20 takes place Brief scores West Indies cricketers Chedean Nation (right) and Deandra dozen times, including play three Twenty20s there today with the final game England 78-4 (J. Bairstow Dottin run between the wickets during the first Twenty20 against the past three years. before both teams fly to , scheduled on Sunday, also in 52 not out; A. Joseph 2-18, K. Pakistan in Karachi, yesterday. United Arab Emirates, for three Karachi. Roach 1-9) vs West Indies Coe wants ‘fun bit’ in second term as IAAF chief

REUTERS were very clearly about reform, championships in Doha or at and he looked forward to they were 10, 15, 20 years ago ABU DHABI about creating structures that next year’s Tokyo Olympics. announcing new partners soon. and certainly when I was com- were safe and secure, about pro- “We need to have systems in Although Coe said he was not peting,”peting, Coe said. (pictured) Sebastian Coe viding foundations that would The next leg of the place that we trust, we need to “cavalier”“cavalier” aboutabout thethe dopingdoping yesterday all but confirmed that give confidence... that we are a enable athletes are able to problem,problem, he believes the IAAF he would run for a second term sport worth investing time, journey has to be express concerns... we need to congress tthathat meets in DohaDoha in as President of the International resource and finance into. about innovation, have coaches that have been SeptemberSeptember for the presidential Association of Athletics Federa- “The next leg of the journey it has to be about plying their trade not included electionelection is overseeing a “sig-“sig- tions (IAAF) to continue the fight has to be about innovation, it has in the sport,” he said. nificantlynificantly safer”safer” sport thanthan against doping and complete his to be about growing the sport, growing the “We have to make sure that inin yearsyears past.past. mission to rejuvenate the sport. creating an exciting experience, sport, creating an criteria is met, and when it is “One positivepositive test is too The 62-year-old British particularly for young people. exciting experience, met, hopefully full many,many, but the systemssystems former Olympic 1,500 metres “That’s the fun bit, so clearly particularly for young reinstatement.” thatthat we havehave champion was elected to the post I would like to be part of it.” In the meantime, in what Coe availableavailable to in 2015 amid the full storm of a The densest cloud hanging people: Sebastian Coe said was “very important philo- usus are 20,20, major doping scandal and has over the IAAF for the last three sophical position” for him, 30, 4400 spent much of his term trying to years has been the fallout from athlete samples now held by the Russian athletes would continue timest imes battle the use of banned sub- the Russian doping scandal, World Anti-Doping Agency to be able to compete interna- sasaferf e r stances in track and field. which resulted in the country’s (WADA). tionally under “neutral status” thathann “I think we’ve made a very athletics federation effectively As it was an independent once they fulfilled certain good start in the first few years,” being kicked out of the sport. process, Coe said it was difficult criteria. Coe said in an interview at the The IAAF instituted an inde- for him to predict whether Coe said the progress made Leaders Sport Business Summit pendent process for the rein- Russian athletes would be able in the fight against doping had in Abu Dhabi. statement of Russia, which to compete under their own flag also seen results in reassuring “The first two or three years included analysis of historic at this year’s world existing and potential sponsors