Zhizhen Zhang shocks Evgeny Donsky as Musetti exits Australian Open qualifiers in Doha MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 paGE 15 Nasser Al Attiyah stays second as Peterhansel extends lead Nasser Al Attiyah of Toyota Gazoo Racing (centre) sits with his team during the rest day of the Dakar 2021 in Saudi Arabia’s city of Hail on Saturday. (AFP) Mini’s driver Stephane Peterhansel (also inset) and his co-driver Edouard Boulanger of France compete during stage 7 of the Dakar Rally 2021, between Saudi Arabia’s northern cities of Hail and Sakaka, on Sunday. (AFP) “Normally we take two or three minutes but I think we stopped seven or eight min- Yazeed Al Rajhi claims Stage Seven; Dakar mourns former winner Auriol utes,” he added. Stage seven was the first AGENCIES It’s hard to beat a buggy with part of a two-day marathon RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) a 4x4.” stage, with competitors having Attiyah of for Toyota Ga- to get through it without exter- Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah zoo Racing team was fourth nal assistance. stayed a firm overall second, fastest with five stages still re- Defending champion Car- trailing by 7m53secs, even as maining. los Sainz, Peterhansel’s X- Frenchman and veteran The day ended on a sad Raid Mini JCW teammate, campaigner Stephane Peter- note as the rally mourned the was third on the stage and hansel extended his Dakar passing of former champion third overall with 41 minutes Rally lead in Saudi Arabia Hubert Auriol, the first to win to make up. on Sunday. on both two wheels and four. In the motorcycle category, The 7th stage of Dakar was Organisers said former defending champion Ricky Bra- won by Toyota’s Saudi driver race director Auriol, who tri- bec won the stage but was eighth Yazeed Al Rajhi. umphed on a motorcycle in A file photo, taken on January 9, 2013, of French driver Hubert Auriol overall and 15 minutes behind Peterhansel led much of 1981 and 1983 and in the car who died on January 10, 2021 aged 68. The organisers of Dakar Rally Honda teammate and new lead- the 453km Stage 7 between category in 1992 when the mourned his loss. (AFP) er Jose Ignacio Cornejo. Ha’il and Sakaki, the first part its peak. suffered a flat tyre and, from rally was held in Africa, had Australian Toby Price was of the two-day marathon stage Attiyah, however, re- then on, we were extra cau- died after a long illness. He those victories on a motorcycle destroyed the rim. It was re- only a second behind Chilean where crews have to do with- mained unfazed saying, “Tack- tious to avoid breaking things. was 68. before switching to cars, said, ally complicated to remove the Cornejo overall, with Britain’s out external assistance, his ad- ling the marathon stage after We’re still close to Stephane Peterhansel, Dakar winner “In the last 40km we had a wheel because it was blocked Sam Sunderland, also on a vantage stretching to 4m15s at a rest day wasn’t easy. We and there’s a long way to go. a record 13 times with six of big impact on the rock and we on the caliper. KTM, third. Cricket Australia apologises as India players racially abused AGENCIES MELBOURNE CRICKET Australia apolo- gised to the India team on Sunday and launched a probe into allegations visiting play- ers were subjected to racial abuse by some fans in the crowd during the third Test at Sydney Cricket Ground. The Indian team lodged an official complaint after play on Saturday after bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj complained of hearing racist slurs while fielding near the boundary rope. On Sunday, Siraj ap- proached the umpire point- ing towards the stands and action was paused as police ejected a small group of fans from the ground. Cricket Australia launched a parallel investigation with Policemen speak to the spectators as the game was halted after ‘racist’ remarks were made by the India’s Mohammed Siraj gestures next to the umpire as the game was halted after ‘racist’ remarks were New South Wales Police, spectators on the fourth day of the third Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground made by spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on Sunday. (AFP) promising to take the “strong- (SCG) on Sunday. (AFP) est measures” against anyone Langer joined the condemna- insulted by Sydney spectators tional Cricket Council’s anti- found to be guilty. apologise to the Indian team.” match fee in 2012 for respond- thetic things said on the tion. in the past but the racial abuse discrimination policy, it falls “It is most regrettable that New South Wales, which ing to abuse from the Sydney boundary lines, this is the ab- “It’s upsetting and it’s dis- had crossed a line during the on Cricket Australia to investi- an otherwise excellent test operates the stadium, said se- Cricket Ground crowd by ges- solute peak of rowdy behav- appointing,” he said. “It’s one continuing match, which is be- gate the incident and submit a match contested in tremen- curity camera footage was be- turing at them with his middle iour,” Kohli said on Twitter. of my greatest pet hates in ing played in front of a reduced report to the global governing dous spirit by two friendly ri- ing reviewed to assist the inves- finger. “It’s sad to see this hap- life that people think they can crowd of less than 10,000. body within two weeks. vals has been tarnished by the tigation and any fans identified Kohli, who returned home pen on the field.T he incident come to a sporting event and “It is definitely not accept- A man was banned from actions of a small number of as engaging in racial abuse after playing in the first test needs to be looked at with abuse or say whatever they able in this day and age. This attending cricket matches in spectators over the past two would be banned from the Syd- to attend the birth of his first absolute urgency and serious- like. I hated it as a player and I must definitely be dealt with New Zealand for two years af- days,” Head of Integrity and ney Cricket Ground and other child, said racial abuse was ness and strict action against hate it as a coach. It’s really sad iron fist and we must make ter being found guilty of abus- Security Sean Carroll said in a major stadiums in Sydney. completely unacceptable. the offenders should set things to see it happen in Australia.” sure it doesn’t happen again,” ing England fast bowler Jofra statement. India’s regular captain Vi- “Having gone through straight for once.” India’s Ravichandran Ash- the bowler said. Archer during a 2019 tour. “As hosts, we once again rat Kohli was fined half of his many incidents of really pa- Australia coach Justin win said the team had been According to the Interna- (Aljazeera.com) Sports Monday, January 11, 2021 13 Judokas eye Tokyo berths as Doha World Judo Masters kicks off today IJF president thanks HH The Amir, Qatar for making the event possible I would like to thank HH the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK government, the National Olympic Committee, the DOHA Asian Judo Union, the Qatari Judo Federation, the SINCE the resumption of the sponsors and the media, as well as all the World Judo Tour at Grand Slam Hungary, last October, the judo participants of the World Judo Masters, for having world had been eagerly waiting done everything in their power to make this major for the launch of the new sea- son. With the Doha World Judo event possible. Masters which begins Monday, this has been made possible, – International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer thanks to Qatar. The draw for Doha World Judo Masters – the 2020 To- kyo Olympics qualifying event -- took place at the Lusail Multi- purpose Hall on Sunday. With tight regulations in place as per the Ministry of Pub- lic Health guidelines, the Qatar Judo & Taekwondo Federation and the International Judo Fed- eration have ensured a much looked forward to event. IJF President Marius Vizer thanked HH The Amir of the State of Qatar during his wel- come speech on the occasion of the draw, which was held en- The International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer and Qatar tirely online. Judo & Taekwondo Federation President Khalid Hamad Al Attiyah. “I would like to thank HH the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh categories, the heavyweight ti- Silva Morales (CUB), Krisz- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Officials preside over the opening ahead of the official draw of the IJF World Judo Masters 2021 at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall on Sunday. tle could be contested by the tian Toth (HUN), the 2019 and his government, the Na- legend Idalys Ortiz (CUB), the world champion Noel Van T tional Olympic Committee, two Brazilians Beatriz Souza End (NED) and another world the Asian Judo Union, the (BRA) and Maria Suelen Althe- champion in the judogi of Ser- Qatari Judo Federation, the man LHEMAN (BRA) or Iryna bian Nemanja Majdov (SRB). sponsors and the media, as Kindzerska (AZE), but surprises Will Peter Paltchik (ISR) well as all the participants of cannot be ruled out. be able to re-affirm his hard- the World Judo Masters, for For men, the show will al- won European title form, from having done everything in ready be worth it in the -60 kg the end of 2020? Will Varlam their power to make this ma- opening group, with the Rus- Liparteliani (GEO) be able to jor event possible,” he said.