QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune It defines QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune everything. It’s just so big. It’s almost like history here. It was the only thing missing from my collection. Norway’s Karsten Warholm after 400m WEDNESday, AUGUST 4, 2021 hurdles gold Qatar’s Younousse and Tijan ready for beach volleyball QF clash against Italy

fierce battle, which the Qataris No. 1 Pair to won by two points to prompt a decider. They found more en- take on Italy’s ergy to persevere through the Nicolai and Lupo Tokyo heat in the third set suc- cessfully and celebrate with a Agencies/TNN 2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 15-11) victory. Tokyo “We were ready for a long game,” Cherif. “Even in prac- Qatar’s Cherif Younousse tice, our games are always very and Ahmed Tijan became one long. So I can say we were not of the first two teams to advance expecting an easy game. Now to the quarter-finals of the To- the first step is done.W e’re kyo 2020 men’s Olympic beach ready for the second step.” volleyball at Shiokaze Park on Ahmed said, “We always Sunday. The world’s ace pair keep on fighting. We play on Wednesday will clash with some tactics, but the main goal Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo is to keep on fighting. We nev- of Italy in the quarter-final at er give up. We don’t care about 4pm Doha Time. the score. We always focus on Nicolai and Lupo defeated the game, always focus on our- Michal Bryl and Grzegorz Fi- selves, not on the opponent or jalek of Poland in their last the score. We just have to play other defending champion, Grimalt and Esteban Grimalt round of 16 clash on Monday. well and enjoy the game.” Alison Cerutti, and his partner and advance to the quarterfi- The Qatari pair have The two thus will be keen Alvaro Filho. The Brazilians nals, where they will challenge emerged as heavy favourites to to move a step closer to the po- Qatar’s Cherif Younousse (R) and partner Ahmed Tijan during their men’s preliminary beach volleyball hammered out an emphatic Norway’s Anders Mol and win the men’s Olympic tour- dium with a deserving win in Pool C match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics against the USA at the Shiokaze Park in Tokyo. (AFP) win over Mexico’s Josue Ga- Christian Sorum. nament. Younousse and Tijan the quarters. xiola and Jose Luis Rubio to In a similar fashion, their have shown their prepared- The line-up for Wednes- comeback against USA’s Jake World Championship final, and Edgars Tocs upset defend- advance in the tournament. compatriots Krasilnikov and ness the way they came back day’s quarter-finals was com- Gibb and Tri Bourne to snatch Thole and Wickler will try to ing champion Bruno Schmidt In their eighth final match, Stoyanovskiy edged Spain’s Pa- to shock Americans Nick Lu- pleted on Monday. In the only the last remaining vacancy get back at world champs Vi- former world champion Evan- Ilya Leshukov and Konstantin blo Herrera and Adrian Gavira. cena and Phil Dalhausser 2-1 three-setter clash, Germany’s among the best eight. acheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg dro Goncalves. In the last eight Semenov of ROC kept more The quarter-finals win- in their final round of 16 clash. Julius Thole and Clemens Next, in a remake of the Stoyanovskiy of ROC. clash, Plavins and Tocs will focus when it counted the ners will play in the semis on The second set delivered a Wickler mastered a powerful 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Latvia’s Martins Plavins have to lock horns with the most to beat Chile’s Marco Thursday (August 5). Unstoppable Warholm smashes 400m hurdles world record in epic

DPA Thompson-Herah ran Tokyo away from her rivals on the Rai Benjamin of home straight, clocking 21.53 Norway’s Karsten Warholm seconds for 200m gold after smashed his own world record USA: “This was her 100m success on Satur- to take gold in an iconic men’s probably the best day, and also having won both 400 metre hurdles at the Tokyo race ... in Olympic events at Rio 2016. Olympics Games on Tuesday. Only American Florence Warholm, a two-time history. I don’t Griffith-Joyner has run faster world champion, stormed even think Usain in her world record 21.34 sec- home to cross the line in 45.94 Bolt’s 9.5 topped onds in 1988. seconds, taking .76 of a second Christine Mboma of Na- off the mark he ran on July 1 at that. (It was) mibia got silver in 21.81 sec- home in Oslo. 45.9, man; 46.1 onds and American Gabrielle American Rai Benjamin Thomas earned bronze in crossed the line second in 46.17 and I lost. The 21.87. That left no place on the and Brazil’s Alison dos Santos nature of the podium for veteran Jamaican claimed bronze in 46.72, just beast.” Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who two-hundredths off the former came fourth, another disap- record, in a race which saw six pointment after 100m silver. of the top seven set national or “It feels amazing to win continental records. two golds again. I have had Even fifth-placedA b- a rough week. I haven’t slept derrahman Samba of Qatar after the 100m final,” Thomp- clocked 47.12 which would son-Herah said. “That I could have been good enough for complete another double. I gold at every Games between can’t believe it.” 1996 and 2016. Vaulting sensation Duplan- Breaking the 46-second tis got gold as expected when barrier was the biggest moment the 21-year-old soared five of Warholm’s life, he said. heights in his first attempt for “It defines everything, all victory with 6.02m before fail- the hours I put in, everything ing to raise his world record to that my coach has been work- 6.19m - missing only narrowly ing for.” Warholm was “able to on two of his three attempts. find another gear” on the home American Christopher stretch of the race, he said. Nilsen pushed Duplantis as “It’s just so big. It’s almost he took silver with 5.97m, and like history here. It was the only 2016 gold medallist Thiago thing missing from my collec- Braz of Brazil earned bronze. tion. I had world champion- French 2012 winner and ships (gold). I had European 2016 runner-up Renaud Lavil- championships, I had the world Norway’s Karsten Warholm (L) crosses the finish line to win and break the world record ahead of second-placed USA’s Rai Benjamin (R) in the men’s 400m hurdles final of the Tokyo lenie was eighth with 5.70m, record, the European record. 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. Warholm stormed home to cross the line in 45.94 seconds. (AFP) plagued by injury. “The Olympic gold medal Mihambo snatched gold is what everybody talks about. claim back-to-back sprint in her final jump of the wom- I knew this race was going to doubles with 200m gold with en’s long jump, saving her be the toughest of my life, but the second fastest time in his- Sweden’s Armand Gold medallist best for last to pip American I was ready.” tory. Duplantis competes in Germany’s Malaika Brittney Reese and Nigeria’s Benjamin said: “This was Swedish world record the men’s pole vault final Mihambo with the Ese Brume with a season best probably the best race ... in holder Armand Duplan- during the Tokyo 2020 women’s long jump jump of 7.00 metres. Olympic history. I don’t even tis lived up to his top billing Olympic Games at the gold at the Olympic Reese, the 2012 Olympic think Usain Bolt’s 9.5 topped with pole vault gold and only Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo champion, silver medallist that. (It was) 45.9, man; 46.1 narrowly missed a world re- on Tuesday. (AFP) on Sunday. (AFP) from Rio 2016 and four-time and I lost. The nature of the cord, German world cham- world champion, and Brume beast.” pion Malaika Mihambo got had 6.97m each with Reese Everything else paled long jump gold with her last taking silver on countback. against this morning race attempt, American teenager “I feel overwhelmed. It on day five of the athletics Athing Mu took 800m gold, was, I think, the most excit- programme, even Jamaican and Polish hammer throw ing women’s long jump com- Elaine Thompson-Herah be- queen Anita Wlodarczyk got a petition in history,” Miham- coming the first woman to third straight gold. bo said. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 13

TEAM QATAR ATHLETES IN ACTION AT TOKYO OLYMPICS

Estonia’s Rasmus Qatar’s Femi Ogunode Magi, Qatar’s Abder- (C) crosses the finish line to rahman Samba, Bra- win ahead of Turkey’s Ramil zil’s Alison Dos San- Guliyev (L) and Japan’s tos, Norway’s Karsten Jun Yamashita (R) in the Warholm, USA’s Rai men’s 200m heats at the Benjamin and British Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Virgin Islands’ Kyron on Tuesday. Ogunode later McMaster compete in the semi-final clocked in the men’s 400m 20.34secs. (Pics: AFP) hurdles final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Qatar’s Adam Ali Musab, (3rd left) competes in the men’s 1500m heats at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. Musab clocked 3:42.55secs. Karsten Warholm the latest in a long list of hurdles stars

arsten Warholm’s run into the athlet- Kics and Olympic pan- Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates after winning the theon only highlighted that women’s 200m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the the sometimes overlooked Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. (AFP) 400 metres hurdles is right up there with the blue riband sprints. “We are going into a new Thompson-Herah stratosphere,” silver medallist Rai Benjamin of the US said. “I would say this is the best race storms to maiden ever in the Olympics. I don’t think anything can compare to it. It is undeniable, it was sprint double repeat insane.” Norwegian Warholm ran 45.94 seconds to smash DPA third by one-thousandths of the world record as he clinched Tokyo a second but advanced as one his first Olympic gold. of the two fastest losers into Former British 110m hur- Elaine Thompson-Herah Wednesday’s final. dler Colin Jackson told the of Jamaica became the first De Grasse meanwhile BBC: “When you talk about woman to claim back-to-back clocked a Canadian record world records, this is up there Olympic sprint doubles when 19.73 seconds as he under- with Usain Bolt’s time of 9.58 she stormed to 200 metres lined his ambition to get gold seconds in the 100m and up gold with the second fastest at last after eight minor med- there with Flo Jo’s 10.49 sec- time in history. als at worlds and Olympics, onds in the 100m.” Thompson-Herah ran including bronze over 100m in Tuesday’s Olympic final away from her rivals on the Tokyo on Sunday. for the ages in Tokyo is argu- home straight, clocking 21.53 American teenager Erri- ably the biggest hour the disci- seconds for gold after 100m yon Knighton also made it pline has seen but the one-lap success on Saturday. along with countryman Ken- race with 10 hurdles to cross Only American Florence neth Bednarek. has always produced extraor- Norway’s Karsten Warholm saisl over a hurlde as USA’s Rai Benjamin competes alongside in the men’s 400m hurdles final of the Tokyo 2020 Griffith-Joyner has run faster dinary results and characters Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Inset) Warholm reacts after breaking the world record. (AFP) in her world record 21.34 sec- Holloway into 110m over the decades. onds in 1988. hurdles semis Briton David Hemery athletes like two-time world Tuesday’s Olympic final for the ages in Tokyo is arguably Young and Warholm in 44 Christine Mboma of Na- American Grant Hollo- made the most of the altitude and Olympic champion Felix years between 1977 and July. mibia got silver in 21.81 sec- way underlined his top billing and thin air of Mexico City Sanchez of the Dominican Re- the biggest hour the discipline has seen but the one-lap “We have just seen one of onds and American Gabrielle when he led the 110 metres to smash the world record by public came and went. race with 10 hurdles to cross has always produced the greatest athletic perfor- Thomas earned bronze in hurdles heats at the Tokyo seven-tenths and win 1968 Enter Warholm, who came extraordinary results and characters over the decades. mances in the history of this 21.87, leaving no place on the Olympics. gold by almost a second with somewhat out of nowhere to sport,” former British long podium for veteran Jamaican Holloway clocked 13.03 48.1 seconds. get the 2017 world gold but not Benjamin moved with Kyron McMaster of the British jumper Greg Rutherford said Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. seconds into the semi-finals, Graceful Ugandan John only made headlines by sport- five-hundredths of the world Virgin Islands put him eighth on Eurosport. ahead of Jamaican Ronalkd Akii-Bua won 1972 gold in ing a Viking hat after big wins record before Warholm finally all-time and would have been In Norway, their was im- De Grasse makes a Levy (13.17) and Devon Allen world record time, before but also with his fast times. made it, clocking 46.70 sec- good enough for gold at all mense pride and Warholm’s 200m statement of the US (13.21). American Edwin Moses went With sprint icon Usain onds in front of a delighted Games between 1996 and achievement was ranked Canada’s Andre de Grasse Holloway is the world unbeaten in 122 races between Bolt already retired, the 400m Oslo home crowd on July 1. 2016 - but he didn’t even med- at least on a par with the led the way into the Olympic champion from 2019 and has 1975 and 1987, lowered the hurdles were already thrown But that was only the appe- al on the day in fourth. achievements of their winter 200 metres final while world not lost a race since the sum- record four times, won two into the spotlight at the 2019 tizer for Tuesday. “I never thought in my sports stars. champion Noah Lyles of the mer of 2020. He recently world titles and Olympic golds worlds in Qatar after War- Once the dust settled, wildest imagination that this “It may well be one of Nor- United States flirted with dis- missed the world record by each in a years-long duel with holm, American Benjamin Warholm had smashed the would be possible,” Warholm way’s biggest,” the VG paper aster when he eased up too one-hundredth of a second compatriot Danny Harris and and home hope Abderrahman world record by .76 with 45.94 said, adding that his rivals quoted Olympic 800m gold early. with a run of 12.81. German Harald Schmid. Samba had dipped below 47 seconds, Benjamin just missed were motivating him to im- medallist Vebjorn Rodal as Lyles was caught by Can- Famous no-shows at the American Kevin Young seconds in the run-up. out on 46.17 and Brazilian Ali- prove because “I don’t want to saying, with former distance ada’s Aaron Brown and Jo- start were former world cham- then set the benchmark of Warholm coasted to back- son dos Santos stayed just lose. I hate it.” running great Ingrid Kristian- seph Fahnbulleh of Liberia pion Sergey Shubenkov from 46.78 seconds for Barcelona to-back titles but Young’s two-hundredths over the old Warholm improved the sen adding: “I think it is one of with all three timed on 19.99 the Russian team and worlds 1992 gold, a world record that world record survived - until record on 46.72. world record by a bigger mar- Norway’s biggest, regardless seconds. and Olympic medallist Orlan- survived 29 years as other top this year. The time of 47.08 from gin in one race than Moses, of sport.” Lyles was only ranked do Ortega of Spain. 14 Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Medals Tally New Zealand’s Olympic golden girl Country G S B T China 32 21 16 69 USA 24 28 21 73 Japan 19 6 11 36 Australia 14 4 15 33 Carrington dominates kayak ROC 13 21 18 52 Britain 13 17 13 43 DPA Germany 8 8 14 30 Tokyo France 6 10 8 24 Netherlands 6 7 7 20 New Zealand kayaker Lisa South Korea 6 4 9 19 Carrington has paddled her New Zealand 6 4 5 15 way into the country’s history Italy 5 9 15 29 books, winning two Olympic golds on Tuesday. Hungary 4 4 3 11 The 32-year-old took part Cuba 4 3 4 11 in four races within as many Czech Republic 4 3 1 8 hours as she chases an un- Canada 3 4 7 14 precedented four gold medals Switzerland 3 4 5 12 in Tokyo. Carrington teamed up with Brazil 3 3 8 14 Caitlin Regal to top the po- Croatia 3 3 2 8 dium of the 500 metre double Chinese Taipei 2 4 4 10 kayak. Sweden 2 3 0 5 The pair led from the start, Poland 2 2 2 6 setting an Olympic best time of 1 minute 35.785 seconds. Denmark 2 1 3 6 Carrington said her team Jamaica 2 1 2 5 had a plan to get her through Norway 2 1 1 4 the day, including planning Slovenia 2 1 1 4 her transitions between races Ecuador 2 1 0 3 down to the minute. Greece 2 0 1 3 “It’s a different thing to execute it. It was a huge chal- Uzbekistan 2 0 1 3 lenge to be able to stick to that Kosovo 2 0 0 2 through the day,” she told Qatar 2 0 0 2 broadcaster Sky Sports. Spain 1 4 4 9 “I’m just so fortunate to Georgia 1 4 1 6 have Caitlin who’s such an amazing team-mate and to Romania 1 3 0 4 be able to go out there with Venezuela 1 3 0 4 someone and do what we just Hong Kong 1 2 0 3 did. I’m just super proud of South Africa 1 2 0 3 her and of our team because New Zealand’s Lisa Carrington (L) and New Zealand’s Caitlin Regal compete in the women’s kayak double 500m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sea Forest Slovakia 1 2 0 3 our team have worked so hard Waterway in Tokyo on Tuesday. (AFP) as well.” Austria 1 1 3 5 Carrington said she knows together and I’m so proud of Just 70 minutes earlier, claimed silver while Den- Hungary took gold and silver Enriquez teamed up to win Indonesia 1 1 3 5 “how special” it is to win an Lise and really keeping it cool Carrington won her third mark’s Emma Aastrand Jor- in the 1,000m single kayak gold in the men’s 1,000m dou- Serbia 1 1 3 5 Olympic medal. across the massive day.” straight 200m single kayak gensen won bronze. event. ble canoe. Belgium 1 1 1 3 “But to be able to do it with Poland’s Karolina Naja Olympic gold, becoming the Carrington will also con- Balint Kopasz set an Olym- The Cubans powered away Ethiopia 1 1 1 3 a team-mate is just so special.” and Anna Pulawska claimed first New Zealander to ever test the 500m single kayak pic best time, paddling over in the final 250m of the race Philippines 1 1 0 2 Regal, an Olympic debutante, silver, with Hungary’s Danuta win three gold medals in the on Wednesday and the 500m the finish in 3:20.643 for to set an Olympic best time of said the medal was a testament Kozak and Dora Bodonyi win- same event. fours kayak event on Friday. gold. Fellow Hungarian Adam 3:24.995. Tunisia 1 1 0 2 to the day and their team. ning bronze. She powered ahead of her If she makes the podium in Varga took silver, while Portu- China’s Liu Hao and Zheng Turkey 1 0 5 6 “We were clear that we had The win saw Carrington competitors, setting an Olym- one more event, she will have gal’s Fernando Pimenta took Pengfei claimed silver while Ireland 1 0 2 3 to pull together and do what became the first New Zealand pic best time of 38.120 sec- the most Olympic medals by a bronze. the German pair of Sebastian we do on a daily basis and that woman to win two gold medals onds. New Zealander ever. Cuba’s Serguey Torres Brendel and Tim Hecker fin- was come together and work at the same Olympics. Spain’s Teresa Portela In the day’s other races, Madrigal and Fernando Jorge ished with the bronze. Xie beats synchronized Biles repeats with beam bronze as partner for China dominate artistic gymnastics individual 3m DPA diving gold Tokyo DPA US gymnast Simone Biles took Tokyo another Olympic bronze med- al on the beam on Tuesday China’s Xie Siyi took Olym- after returning to competition pic gold in the men’s 3 me- following a break to safeguard tre springboard diving final her mental health. on Tuesday after the contest Germany’s Franziska Brausse, Germany’s Lisa Brennauer, Germany’s Lisa The 24-year-old, who came down to the last dive. Klein and Mieke Kroeger compete in the women’s track cycling team also managed bronze on the Xie, who also sealed the pursuit qualifying event at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Japan. (AFP) same apparatus at Rio 2016, synchronized title with Wang watched on as China’s Guan Zongyuan last week, edged out Chenchen took gold with the his team mate in the individu- German cyclists smash last routine by scoring 14.633. al competition as Wang had to Chinese 18-year-old Tang settle for silver. Xijing took silver with 14.233 Britain’s Jack Laugher got team pursuit world as Biles produced a strong bronze after struggling with 14.000 after a double pike dis- his last dive. mount. Wang was near perfect with record again for gold Her landing was not totally his final effort, putting the pres- clean but huge applause rang sure on Xie. But he had built DPA ing the mark by almost 6 sec- out from those in attendance up enough of a lead and even a Izu (Japan) onds overall across two days. at the Ariake Gymnastics Cen- small splash could not prevent It was Germany’s maiden tre, including International the 25-year-old from taking Germany’s women de- gold in the event after Britain Olympic Committee president China’s Guan Chenchen competes in the artistic gymnastics women’s balance beam final of the Tokyo gold with 558.75 points. stroyed their British rivals to had topped the first two edi- Thomas Bach. 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday. (AFP) The Chinese pair then win Olympic team pursuit cy- tions at the Olympics. “It’s been a very long week, hugged after a superb Games cling gold with a third world Britain’s run then also a very long five years. I didn’t The 23-year-old Zou, a for the duo. record in as many races at the ended in the men’s team sprint expect to medal today, I just double world champion on the Japan’s Ken Terauchi, who Tokyo Games on Tuesday. when after three titles in a row wanted to go out and do it for bars who was part of the Chi- turns 41 this week, was ap- Franziska Brausse, Lisa when they were beaten for me, and that’s what I did,” said nese team who sealed bronze plauded by all other competi- Brennauer, Lisa Klein and gold in the final against world Biles, who won four golds in last week, set a high score tors after finishing 12th as was Mieke Kroeger led from the champions Netherlands. Rio to become a global star. of 16.233. Germany’s Lukas sixth-placed Rommel Pacheco start as they clocked 4 min- Roy van den Berg, Harrie “It definitely feels more Dauser secured silver and of Mexico, who is also retiring. utes 4.242 seconds at the fast Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland special, this bronze, than the Turkey’s Ferhat Arican bagged Izu velodrome. and Matthijs Buchli were the balance beam bronze at Rio. I bronze. The British team finished Dutch team members as they will cherish it for a long time.” “Actually I don’t feel I did more than 6 seconds back got a first-ever gold in the The bronze was Biles’ sev- a very good job, and I don’t in 4:10.607 and the United event in an Olympic record enth Olympic medal overall know why I still got the gold States beat Canada in the 41.369 seconds. France beat meaning she is tied with Shan- medal,” Zou said. bronze medal race. Australia for bronze. non Miller for the most by a Daiki Hashimoto of Japan “To win the gold medal “We already became three US gymnast. added the horizontal bar title with a world record, it’s just times world champions, so The balance beam was Biles’ to the individual all-around unbelievable. we came here only for gold,” last chance to medal again in gold he won last week as he This is the dream of every Lavreysen insisted. Tokyo having withdrawn dur- USA’s Simone Biles competes in the artistic gymnastics women’s bal- prevailed ahead of 2017 world athlete, and I’m so proud of Jason Kenny was part of ing the team event last week ance beam final at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday. (AFP) champion Tin Srbic of Croatia these girls,” Kroeger said. the British team and with the where the US took silver. and Russian Nikita Nagornyy. “We made it today, and silver joined Sir Bradley Wig- Biles then skipped all ap- Tokyo and was seen as one of struggle with their mental Overall in artistic gym- Silver medallist China’s Wang we just let it all out. We really gins on a national record eight paratus finals except the beam the biggest stars of the Games. well-being. nastics in Tokyo, China ended Zongyuan (L) hugs Gold medallist fought to the line.” Olympic medals, six gold and as she said she was struggling Her willingness to openly China’s Zou Jingyuan up with the most golds with China’s Xie Siyi as they pose with The imperious German two silvers. His wife Laura in training to synchronize talk about her problems has produced a superb display to three compared to two for the their medals on the podium after quartet bettered the world re- Kenny was on the women’s mind and body. won widespread praise as take gold in the men’s par- US and Japan via Hashimoto the men’s 3m springboard diving cord in the qualifiers and again side for a fifth career medal She had been seeking a sport comes to terms with allel bars, even if he didn’t while the Russians took the final event at the Tokyo Aquatics in the heat and final - improv- from the Games. record six golds heading into the fact that even top names think so himself. two team titles. Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday (AFP) Sports Wednesday, August 4, 2021 15 England and India clash in the first Test of new WTC cycle Mauricio Sulaiman Saldivar, President of the World Boxing Council (WBC). Agencies Nottingham (UK)

WBC President Mauricio The first Test between England and India on 4 August at Trent Sulaiman Joins Save the Bridge will mark the beginning of the 2023 ICC World Test Dream High-Level Council Championship (WTC) cycle. India have had to deal with Tribune News Network through boxing, providing safe, injury woes yet again on the Doha fair, and inclusive sporting en- England tour with Mayank vironment regardless of one’s Agarwal out of the first Test Mauricio Sulaiman Saldi- religion, race or creed. due to a concussion. Shubman var, President of the World “Together, we pledge to Gill, Washington Sundar, and Boxing Council (WBC), has develop a variety of activities Avesh Khan are already ruled joined Save the Dream High- across the world, to enable out of the whole series. Level Council, to help pro- youth to benefit and learn from However, Prithvi Shaw mote the positive values of boxing, increase their knowl- and Suryakumar Yadav are sport among young people all edge about sport and the values flying to England as replace- around the world. of sportsmanship, and to learn ments will give the visitors op- The WBC President is a how to cope with challenges.” tions for the second Test. welcomed addition to the Save Massimiliano Montanari, Rohit Sharma is likely to the Dream High-Level Coun- Chief Executive Officer of the open with KL Rahul, who has cil comprising of eminent in- ICSS and Save the Dream, proved a strong contender af- ternational personalities from said: “We are delighted to wel- ter a hundred in the practice different fieldsincluding: HE come Mauricio Sulaiman as game against County Select Staffan De Mistura, Former a Save the Dream High-Level XI. It also remains to be seen Under-Secretary-General and Council member and we look whether India will go in with United Nations Special Envoy forward to working together two frontline spinners or think for Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and to preserve and safeguard the about adding a fourth pacer Lebanon, HE Jose Ramos-Hor- integrity of sport, as we con- with the conditions in England ta, Nobel Prize Laureate and solidate our mission to use its favouring the seamers. former President of East Timor, power and influence to inspire England, on the other Mohammed Hanzab, Chair- and unite people. hand, have a void to fill in the England captain Joe Root (left) and India skipper Virat Kohli with the trophies for the Test series ahead of the first Test at Trent Bridge in man of the International Centre “Throughout his career, absence of Ben Stokes, who Nottingham on Tuesday. for Sport Security (ICSS), HE the highly esteemed WBC brought balance to the side. Sheikha Hessa bint Hamad bin President has constantly and Sam Curran is the leading man Rahul for the middle-order slot. dul Thakur as an all-rounder. not like, the skipper has been in patches, but their technique Khalifa Al Thani, Special Envoy consistently showed passion in Stokes’ absence who can of- If Rahul does not open, then Vihari can roll his arm over so woefully out of form, and it is leaves a lot to be desired. of the Secretary- General of the and dedicated commitment fer the same set of skills with India has three other options he can play second-fiddle to ei- just a matter of time before he Squads: India: Rohit Sharma, Arab League for Humanitar- to promoting the values of the bat and ball. The hosts will – Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu ther Ravichandran Ashwin or gets that three-figure mark. Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pu- ian Affairs, Youssou N’Dour, sport. He created, shaped, and also be without the services of Easwaran, and the third wild Ravindra Jadeja. Coming to the bowling jara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Senegalese music legend, Iván molded various and diverse Jofra Archer, who is recover- punt is to send Cheteshwar Pu- Heading into the series, the department, it would be in- Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Dibos, IOC Member, Marcia L. initiatives via social and rein- ing from an elbow surgery. jara out to open. spotlight will be on Pujara as teresting to see whether the Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keep- Dyson, civic-social activist, and tegration programmes aimed The wicket at Trent Bridge Of all the options, opening his technique was exposed in management goes in with the er), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Raffaele Chiulli, President of at promoting women’s boxing, looks bowler-friendly with plen- with Rahul seems the most log- the WTC final, and the batsman same three pacers that played Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sport Accord and of the Global helping boxers in need, and ty of grass and with both teams ical one as Easwaran last played has not looked his old self for the WTC final –I shant Shar- Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Association of International commemorating classic fights. rich in pace options, it might be a domestic four-day game in a long time. The reluctance to ma, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Sports Federations (GAISF). Honored by the President a tightly-fought contest. early 2020. Pujara is also not dispatch bad balls for bounda- Jasprit Bumrah – or whether Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket- Commenting on his new of Mexico, Andres Manuel Virat Kohli might be In- at his best, so sending him out ries is there for everyone to see, there is a place for the young keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, role, Mauricio Sulaiman, said: Lopez Obrador, with the 2020 dia’s most successful Test cap- to open could look a bit harsh. and him going into his shell, and talented Mohammed Siraj. Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav. “I am very pleased to be join- National Sports Award for the tain, but he is yet to taste suc- Talking about Vihari, the right- often ends up creating pressure When one considers Eng- England: Joe Root (c), Rory ing Save the Dream High -Level Protection and Promotion of cess in England and 2021. handed batsman was not given on Pujara’s partners. land, it is hard to look past Burns, Dominic Sibley, Jos But- Council, and for having the the Practice of Sports, Mauri- Cricket pundits and fans a chance in the WTC final,so Ajinkya Rahane and Kohli their fragile batting line-up tler, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, privilege to contribute to this cio Sulaiman established the want KL Rahul to open along- picking him as an opener will had injury scares before the and this Indian bowling at- James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, movement in a meaningful way. Clean Boxing Program (CBP) side Rohit, but it is not as sim- raise a few eyebrows. first Test, but the duo is com- tack is more than capable of Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Zak We at WBC believe in and share which aims to raise awareness ple as it seems. Earlier, the However, if Vihari is indeed pletely fit to go for the first running through this Root-led Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan the same values and objectives among athletes about the dan- team management made it given a chance, then India will Test. Kohli is yet to score a ton lineup. Rory Burns, Dominic Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, in terms of inspiring youth gers and risks of doping.” public that they are considering have the luxury of playing Shar- since November 2019, but it is Sibley might have scored runs Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton. SheDaresTheDevil proves superstar Nasum stars with the ball as

Tribune News Network tas and jockey Mario Gutierrez. The Simon Callaghan -trained Bangladesh win first-ever Producing one of her best and Flavien Prat-ridden Paige performances to date, SheDar- Anne (Take Charge Indy), an esTheDevil (USA) (Daredevil outsider, stuck on well to claim T20I against Australia x Starship Warpspeed) proved third as she was further three much too strong for her four ri- and a half lengths back. ICC vals when winning the Clement Bred by WinStar Farm, Dhaka L Hirsch Stakes, a Grade 1 for SheDaresTheDevil now boasts three-year-old and older fillies an impressive record of three Nasum Ahmed’s sensational and mares over 1,700 metres, Grade 1, a Grade 2 and two spell of 4/19 helped the hosts at Del Mar, USA, on Monday, Grade 2 victories. The super- defend a score of 131 in Dhaka, August 2 nd , for her owners star filly started her career in helping them take a 1-0 lead in Flurry Racing Stables, Qatar June 2019 and has bagged the five-match series. Racing and Autry Lowry Jr. eight wins in 13 starts so far, Australia opted to field and Now a triple Grade 1 win- which is a sparling strike rate Josh Hazelwood returned with ner, SheDaresTheDevil is by all means. immediate dividends with a trained by Brad H. Cox and was The multiple Grade winner wicket in the fourth over. ridden by her regular jockey is by Daredevil (More Than The left-hander, Soumya Florent Geroux. Following this Shedaresthedevil and jockey Florent Geroux make easy work of the Ready) who now stands at Sarkar (2), attempted to success, the four-year-old bay Grade I $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at the Del Mar Thorough- Lanes End Farm, having pre- make room for himself but filly now qualifies automatically bred Club summer meet in Del Mar, California, on Sunday (Pic. Benoit) viously stood in Turkey. Her Hazelwood cramped him for for a place at the Breeders’ Cup dam Starship Warspeed (Con- space and chopped the ball Bangladesh’s Nasum Ahmed (R) celebrates after the dismissal of Aus- Distaff in November. With Venitian Harbour (Mun- loping clear to a three and a half- grats) also produced Mojova- onto the stumps. tralia’s Mitchell Marsh during their first Twenty20 International at the Drawn widest of five, She- nings) making her running, length success and was even tion (Quality Road), who fin- Bangladesh were off to a Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. (AFP) DaresTheDevil broke smartly SheDaresTheDevil challenged eased down close home. ished third in the 2017 Grade conservative start in the first six and was slotted in third position around the home turn and eas- Venitian Harbour finished Three Futurity Stakes at Bel- overs with 33/1. Mohammad par total of 131/7. But on the parted for 13, leaving them in a though the early part of the race. ily drew clear of her rivals, gal- second for trainer Richard Bal- mont Park. Naim did register a run-a-ball final ball of the innings, he was precarious situation. score that included two sixes bowled by a searing yorker Marsh failed to get any off Mitchell Starc but was clean that became Starc’s 50th T20I sort of support from the other bowled for 30 runs by Adam wicket - the first Australian end, as his fighting knock of 45 Zampa after he attempted to man to achieve this feat. was brought to an end by the Qatar Racing’s ‘Future’ gets off the mark at Windsor reverse-sweep the leggie. In response, Mahedi excellent Nasum Ahmed, who The experienced pair of Hasan bowled Alex Carey on celebrated his fourth scalp of Tribune News Network 600m from home and moved through to Shakib Al Hasan and Mah- the first ball for a golden duck. the contest. lead against the rail. Inside the final 400m mudullah were under pressure The retaliation didn’t stop The wicket dashed whatev- The Qatar Racing Limited-owned Future Future travelled strongly but faced chal- and needed to stitch a partner- here. In the next over, Na- er little hopes the visitors had, (Galileo x Question Times) opened her ac- lenges from both Crystal Starlet (Frankel) ship to rebuild the innings. sum Ahmed dismissed Josh as Bangladesh nudged closer count in style when taking the Fitzdares and Thefastnthecurious (Fast Company). The duo amassed 36 in 32 Philippe who charged down to a famous victory. Supports The British Racing School Fil- Thefastnthecurious hung violently left deliveries but in an attempt to the track to slog, however, It didn’t take too long for lies’ Novice Stakes at Windsor Racecourse inside the final 200m, allowing Future to get a move on, Mahmudullah was stumped behind by Nurul the hosts to dismiss the Aus- on Monday. gallop to a comfortable three quarter of a lost his wicket to Hazelwood Hasan for 9 runs. tralian tail, as the visitors Future is trained by John and Thady length success. for 20 after Moises Henriques Thereafter, a third spin- were bowled out for 108 in Gosden and fourth on her racecourse de- Bred by Sweetmans Bloodstock, took a sensational catch. ner was introduced in the third the finalball of the match, re- but at Chelmsford last month before pro- Future is by recently deceased stallion Then, Shakib too struggled over in Shakib Al Hasan. He too sulting in a 23-run victory for gressing well to finish second at Windsor Galileo. Her dam Question Times (Shar- to get going and could only picked up a wicket on his very Bangladesh as they went 1-0 two weeks later. With experience standing madal) was a winner over 1,200m and has manage to make a 33-ball 36 first delivery - Moises Henr- up in the series. her in good stead, Future then returned to produced black-type performers Latrobe as he dragged one on to the iques knocked over for one. Scores: Bangladesh 131 for Windsor to get off the mark on her third Future the Fitzdares Supports The British (Camelot), winner of the Group One Irish stumps. At the end of the 17th Mitchell Marsh and Mat- 7 (Shakib 36, Naim 30, Hazle- start, under jockey Oisin Murphy. Racing School Fillies’ Novice Stakes at Derby, Pink Dogwood (Camelot) Listed over, Bangladesh were 104 with thew Wade were then tasked wood 3-24, Starc 2-33) beat Breaking alertly from the stalls, Fu- Windsor on Monday. (Pic: Francesca Altoft) winner and Group One placed, and also half their side back in the hut. with the job of rescuing a flail- Australia 108 (Marsh 45, ture tucked in behind early leader Royal Diamond Fields (Fastnet Rock) a Group Afif Hossain’s 17-ball 23 ing innings for the visitors, but Nasum 4-19, Mustafizur 2-16, Harmony (Sharmadal) and settled well. Future was asked to take closer order Three winner at Naas. propelled the hosts to a below- the Australian skipper too de- Shoriful 2-19) by 23 runs.