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VINAY NAYUDU DOHA TICKETING INFO CATEGORY A WITH 45 weeks (320 days to Open seating: QR60 (€14) go) before the start of the 2019 Follow Your Champion A- Allocated seating: IAAF World Championships QR150 (€35) Euro) in Qatar – the first athletics FOLLOW YOUR CHAMPIONS B worlds to be held in the Mid- Allocated seating: QR120 (€28) Finish Line- Allocated seating: QR300 (€71) dle East –the Local Organising PACKAGES Committee (LOC) launched Family Package: 2 Adults + 2 children with ticket sales programme for the 25% from 2-12 years old event with an eye on consider- Group Package 1: Minimum 10 -Maximum ing every option to engage fans. 49 tickets (-15%) - contact [email protected] The IAAF (International Group Package 2: 50 tickets onwards (-18%) Association of Athletics Fed- - contact [email protected] erations) President Sebastian Special Needs: Wheelchair access (-50%) + Coe and Dahlan al Hamad, 1 accompanying (-20%) Corporate Packages: A purchase of 50 tick- Vice Chairman & Director ets must take place for a discount of 18% per General of the Local Organis- ticket – contact [email protected] Discounts ing Committee and Vice Presi- also available on purchase of bulk tickets. dent of the IAAF, provided de- MIDNIGHT MARATHON tails at a news conference on No ticket needed to watch the midnight mara- Sunday while going online for thons along the Corniche. the first time from Doha. The 17th edition of the IAAF Worlds (September 27 - the 3,500 athletes and officials October 6, 2019) is set to take from more than 200 nations. the sport towards a new future But equally important is the by inspiring new fans, new Dahlan al Hamad, Vice Chairman and Director General of the Local Organising Committee of 2019 World Athletics Championships and Vice President of the IAAF, and IAAF fan experience and the memo- athletes and new audiences President Sebastian Coe address the media following live tickets sales launch for 2019 IAAF World Championships to be staged in Doha from September 27 to October 6, 2019. ries we create for those attend- of all ages and interests with ing. A world-class stadium a host of innovations, includ- is as willing to be creative and needs a vibrant atmosphere. ing a revamped competition Qatar is to unveil a new and the first-ever bold. And the nation’s track Athletes need to feed off that schedule to create more in- midnight marathon along the Corniche and record in our sport is further energy. Beyond the physical tense action in single evening We want fans to witness the commitment that they share infrastructure, the welcome sessions and a new range of best athletes on the planet a first 4x400m mixed relay at an IAAF our vision to grow the sport. from the host nation and the ticketing options. compete head to head over Worlds, each designed to maximise fan The IAAF has hosted events excitement in the stadium, “Today is another positive 10 dramatic days of entertainment and global reach. in Qatar for the last 21 years, that is what people remember step forward for athletics and competition but and, at the so we know the people and most. This will be our focus further proof of Qatar’s com- the country, and we hope the and we will work with our part- mitment to welcome the world same time, get to know the world of athletics gets to know ners and the IAAF to inspire to Doha. As the pricing and people and the real Qatar. them too,” stressed Coe. and welcome as many fans as flexible ticket offerings show, Dahlan al Hamad, Vice Since revealing to the world possible,” Dahlan said. our approach is simple. We the state-of-the-art Khalifa Avid athletics fans can se- want to make it as easy and Chairman & Director General International Stadium and lect from an array of options enjoyable for as many people of the Local Organising showcasing the revolutionary which allow them to follow as possible to be our guests. Committee and Vice President in-stadium air-conditioning their champion, sit in tradi- We want people from all cor- of the IAAF technology during the 1 year to tional Arab cushioned Majlis ners of the world to come and go celebrations in September, seating or choose finish line experience the warmth of our the LOC have received regis- seats. Whilst for those new to hospitality, our world-class finalising full travel packages trations of interest from liter- athletics, affordable taster op- facilities and our pleasant Sep- to Doha, including flights, ho- ally all corners of the world. tions have been made available tember climate. tels and transfers. The official Fans as far and wide as Aus- to purchase. “We want fans to witness championship travel packages tralia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cana- Family and group discounts the best athletes on the planet are expected to be launched da, China, Cameroon, Chile, are also on offer for those look- compete head to head over 10 during January 2019. South Africa to Sri Lanka and ing to attend with their families dramatic days of competition With direct flights from hard to create an event that designed to maximise fan en- We have a new country and as close to Doha as Azerbai- or groups of friends or col- but and, at the same time, get over 110 destinations, a sim- suits its climate, is fun and ex- tertainment and global reach. new innovations ready to em- jan, Jordan, Syria and Tunisia, leagues from work. to know the people and the ple visa process plus a stadium citing for fans with some inno- The programme will replace brace new fans and new op- have all sought ticket informa- Looking further ahead into real Qatar. A young, ambi- that is located centrally expec- vations and flair and provides morning sessions with split portunities with new formats tion and registered for tickets. 2019, Doha is also preparing tious, safe and progressive na- tations are high for inbound optimal conditions for the ath- evening sessions. One-hour in- and ticket options as part of “As highlighted in our 1 to host the IAAF council meet- tion,” said LOC Director Gen- travelling fans and families. letes to excel. tervals will be incorporated into a global event. Whether it is year to go celebrations, our ing in March, the 23rd Asian eral Dahlan. IAAF chief Coe said, “Go- Qatar is to unveil a new and each session to combine enter- Doha, Tokyo, Nanjing or Eu- stadium is complete and the Athletics Championships in In the coming months, the ing live with tickets is a big the first-ever midnight mara- tainment and family-centred gene, we are looking at our infrastructure ready. Now, April 2019, the official test LOC will move forward in the moment in any major cham- thon along the beautiful Cor- activities with the excitement of sport with a fresh perspective with 45 weeks to go everything event for the IAAF World Ath- next phase of its preparations pionship and the Doha Organ- niche and a first 4x400m mixed the competitive action. and fresh eyes. For Doha 2019, is in place to guarantee the letics and the IAAF Diamond and outreach programme by ising Committee has worked relay at an IAAF Worlds, each “Athletics is looking ahead. we have a trusted partner that best possible experience for League in May. QNB and IAAF sign worldwide Manchester City win derby to stay 4-year sponsorship agreement two points clear of Liverpool DPA The result means City LONDON are now 12 points ahead of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK United, who remained eighth, DOHA MANCHESTER CITY out- although manager Jose Mour- classed local rivals Manches- inho said his side were crea- QNB, the largest financial in- ter United 3-1 on Sunday to tors of their own downfall. stitution in the Middle East keep their noses in front of “I think it is not a bad and Africa, became the latest Liverpool at the top of the Pre- performance at all,” Mour- worldwide level official IAAF mier League. inho said. “It was a perfor- partner signing a four-year David Silva, Sergio Aguero mance with mistakes and we deal that will see the bank and Ilkay Guendogan scored paid for it. All three goals are support all World Athletics the goals at the Etihad Sta- our mistakes. Against a team events from January 1, 2019 dium, with Anthony Martial’s like City, if you make mistakes till the end of 2022. second-half penalty their only you will get punished. The partnership, was re- moment of joy. Mo Salah, with his eighth cently signed in Qatar by IAAF Sebastian Coe, IAAF President, and Abdulla Mubarak al Khalifa, Acting Chief Executive Officer at QNB “We deserved the victory,” goal of the season, and President Sebastian Coe and Group, with Dahlan al Hamad, Vice President & Director General of the Local Organising Committee and City manager Pep Guarduiola Xherdan Shaqiri sealed victory Acting Chief Executive Of- Vice President of the IAAF, during the signing of the sponsorship agreement. said. “The first half we played for Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool ficer at QNB Group Abdulla a little bit with fear. We didn’t side over the league’s bottom Mubarak al Khalifa in presence in Minsk, Belarus and the World health and wellbeing of com- Abdulla Mubarak al Khalifa, want to attack and they de- team, keeping them in touch of the Vice President & Director Athletics U20 Championships munities in which it operates. said “As the Official IAAF Part- fended well. “In the second Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan with City. “I’m completely General of the Local Organis- in Nairobi, Kenya in 2020. “New partners also bring ner, QNB is pleased to establish half the game is a bit open so celebrates scoring their third happy,” Liverpool manager ing Committee and IAAF Vice Commenting on the sign- new ideas and new thinking such partnership, which empha- we have to find more space but goal with teammates against Juergen Klopp told reporters. President Dahlan al Hamad. ing, Coe said: “It is always ex- and we look forward to the sises the importance we dedi- we made a good performance Manchester United on Sunday. “Apart from scoring more The sponsorship will include citing to be signing new part- contribution and involvement cate to sports in general and to against a top, top team.” (REUTERS) goals it was a really good per- the next two IAAF World Cham- nerships and taking the sport of QNB in our sport. We are athletic events in particular. We Liverpool climbed to sec- formance. We had to work pionships – Doha 2019 and Eu- of athletics to new organisa- already talking to them about are keen to support the IAAF, ond thanks to a 2-0 win over dle it. Silva opened the scoring hard and we won it.” gene, Oregon in 2021 – as well tions, their customers and their financial security exper- being the home of world athlet- Fulham, leapfrogging Chelsea, on 12 minutes and Aguero dou- Fulham held out for 40 as the IAAF World Relays in stakeholders. This partner- tise, their strong culture of cus- ics, as we believe they share the who dropped to third after a bled their lead three minutes minutes but Salah and Shaqiri Yokohama, Japan and the IAAF ship, in particular, is reward- tomer service and their com- same vision with QNB in the sig- 0-0 draw at home to Everton. into the second half. scored either side of half-time World Cross Country Cham- ing as QNB is the largest finan- mitment to youth, education nificant role it plays in improv- Arsenal lost ground in fifth Martial gave United hope to leave the London club rock pionship in Aarhus next year cial institution in the Middle and sustainability. There are ing the world of sports”. as they were held to a 1-1 draw when Martial scored from the bottom. The win means Liver- and, in 2020: the IAAF World East and Africa with a global many aspects to their business As part of their partnership, in the day’s other game by spot after a foul on substitute pool have equalled their best- Indoors in Nanjing, China; The presence and a strong vision that will help to enhance and QNB will have exclusive brand- Wolves, who stay 11th. Romelu Lukaku but Guen- ever start to a Premier League, IAAF Half Marathon in Gdynia, for growth across the region promote athletics across the re- ing on all female athlete bibs City came out of the blocks dogan wrapped things up, fin- with 30 points from 12 games, Poland; the IAAF World Race as well as a stated desire to gion and the world.” added Coe. competing at the IAAF World quickly against United and Jose ishing off a 44-pass move with matching their tally from the Walking Team Championships promote and encourage the Acting CEO at QNB Group Championships Doha 2019. Mourinho’s side couldn’t han- a superb third late on. 2002/03 season. Sports Monday, November 12, 2018 17 Mominul, Mushfiqur put Bangladesh in command at Dhaka

The Indian team celebrates with the trophy after winning the T20I series against West Indies at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. (AFP) Dhawan hits 92 as India

Mominul Haque (right) is congratulated by his partner Mush- fiqur Rahim on reaching his century on the first day of their second sweep T20 series vs WI Test against Zimbabwe at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. (AFP) AFP visiting West Indians. SCOREBOARD in Australia (2020).” AFP CHENNAI Paceman took The left-handed Pooran, DHAKA SCOREBOARD two wickets including the dan- WEST INDIES R. Sharma c Brathwaite b Paul 4 who was playing his fifth BANGLADESH (1ST INNINGS) OPENER gerous Pant in a penultimate S. Hope c Sundar b Chahal 24 L. Rahul c Ramdin b Thomas 17 match, came in to bat with MOMINUL HAQUE and Liton Das c Mavuta b Jarvis ...... 9 smashed 92 as India com- over that yielded just three S. Hetmyer c Pandya b Chahal 26 R. Pant b Paul 58 West Indies in a bit of trouble Mushfiqur Rahim shared a re- Imrul Kayes c Chakabva b Jarvis ...... 0 D. Bravo not out 43 M. Pandey not out 4 Mominul Haque c Chari b Chatara ...... 161 pleted a six-wicket runs, leaving India needing D. Ramdin b Sundar 15 D. Karthik not out 0 at 94-3 but took the attack to cord partnership with centu- Mohammad Mithun c Taylor b Jarvis ...... 0 international win on the last five from the final six balls. N. Pooran not out 53 Extras: (lb1, nb2, w4) 7 the opposition bowlers. ries apiece to put Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim ...... batting 111 ball against West Indies on stood out Extras: (lb4, w16) 20 TOTAL: (For 4 wickets, 20 overs) 182 He hit four fours and fours in a strong position in the sec- Taijul Islam c Chakabva b Jarvis ...... 4 Sunday to sweep the three- with the bat for West Indies in TOTAL: (For 3 wickets, 20 overs) 181 Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Sharma), 2-45 (Rahul), 3-175 sixes during his blitz, with ond Test against Zimbabwe in Riyad ...... batting 0 Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Hope), 2-62 (Hetmyer), 3-94 (Pant), 4-181 (Dhawan). Extras: (b9, lb5, w1, nb3) ...... 18 match series. the final game of a tough tour, (Ramdin). Bowling: Pierre 2-0-13-0, Thomas 4-0-43-1 (nb1, w1), Bravo at the other end playing Dhaka on Sunday. TOTAL: (For 5 wickets; 90 overs) ...... 303 Dhawan put on a crucial with a 25-ball 53 that guided Bowling: Ahmed 4-0-37-0 (w2), Sundar 4-0-33-1 Paul 4-0-32-2, Brathwaite 4-0-41-0 (nb1, w3), Pollard a calculated 37-ball knock. Mominul made 161 while To Bat: Ariful Haque, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur 130-run third wicket stand the visitors to 181-3 after elect- (w8), Kumar 4-0-39-0, Pandya 4-0-40-0 (w3), Chahal 3-0-29-0, Allen 3-0-23-1. Openers , who Mushfiqur added an unbeat- Rahman, Khaled Ahmed. with , who hit ing to bat first. 4-0-28-2 (w3) Toss: West Indies. made 24, and Shimron Het- en 111 as Bangladesh reached Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Imrul), 2-16 (Liton), 3-26 INDIA (TARGET 182) Result: India won by six wickets. (Mithun), 4-292 (Mominul), 5-299 (Taijul). 58, to bring India close to their But the left-handed pair S. Dhawan c Pollard b Allen 92 Series: India won the three-match series 3-0. myer, who hit 26, gave the 303-5 at stumps on the open- Bowling: Jarvis 19-5-48-3 (w1, nb1), Chatara target of 182 before West In- of Dhawan and Pant put the West Indies a strong start with ing day at Sher-e-Bangla Na- 18-10-28-1, Tiripano 15-3-33-1(nb2), Raza 12-1- dies hit back in Chennai. hosts’ chase on track after they their 51-run partnership be- tional Stadium. 63-0, Williams 8-0-31-0, Mavuta 16-0-79-0, Pant was out in the 19th had lost two early wickets in- ance, hitting 10 fours and two liked,” said skipper Carlos fore Yuzvendra Chahal struck Mominul and Mushfiqur Masakadza 2-0-7-0. over and Dhawan lost his cluding their in-form skipper sixes during his 62-ball knock. Brathwaite. back for the hosts. shared 266 runs in their Toss: Bangladesh. wicket on the penultimate for four. Pant, 21, complimented “I will take the effort and Chahal got Hope on his fourth wicket stand, helping ball of the match, but Manish “We wanted to be ruthless his senior partner with some belief, especially taking it to very first delivery and then cut Bangladesh bounce back from concentrating fully.” Pandey hit the winning run to and not take a backseat. This lusty hitting in his 38-ball stay the last ball after Shikhar and short Hetmyer’s brisk knock 26-3 to cross the 200-run Kyle Jarvis removed night- deny West Indies any chance kind of performance gives a lot at the crease. Rishabh’s partnership.” to check the opposition surge. mark for the first time in their watchman Taijul Islam for of a consolation victory. A tie of confidence. We didn’t want Earlier Pooran put on a key “There are a few here; Shai The leg-spinner returned fig- last nine Test innings. four in the penultimate over would have taken the match to be complacent and wanted 87-run unbeaten stand with (Hope), (Shimron) Hetmyer ures of 2-28. India will now Mominul faced 242 balls of the day to give Zimbabwe a into a super over. to come out and win,” said , who made 43, and Pooran,” Brathwaite said head to their all-important and hit 19 fours in his seventh boost before stumps. The result caps off a com- Sharma. “As a team there is al- to give the tourists a competi- of his team’s upcoming talent. tour of Australia that begins Test century, while Mushfiqur Zimbabwe, buoyed by plete domination by India, ways scope for improvement.” tive total. “But it is important to get November 21 with the first of smashed nine fours for his their 151-run victory in Sylhet who had won the Tests 2-0 Dhawan registered his first “We wanted to put a smile the best out of everyone and the three T20 matches in Bris- sixth Test hundred. -- their first Test win in five and then the one-day inter- fifty of the series across for- on the fans’ face but didn’t create a unit that can chal- bane. The two sides will also They surpassed Bangla- years -- applied pressure in the national series 3-1 against the mats as he batted with assur- get the result we would have lenge for the T20 World Cup play four Tests and three ODIs. desh’s previous record-high first hour through their seam- for a fourth wicket stand of ers and were rewarded early. 180 runs, shared by Mominul The visitors hammered and Liton Das against Sri Lan- Bangladesh in the morning Quick read ka earlier this year. session as paceman Jarvis re- After some early success, moved openers Imrul Kayes Women’s World T20: Mithali guides India to win over Pakistan Rain ruins Pak’s chance of series win over NZ Zimbabwe had to wait for the and Liton while Donald Tiri- DUBAI: Persistent rain forced the third and final One-Day Interna- second new ball to break the pano handed debutant Mo- PROVIDENCE (Guyana): Seasoned batter Mithali Raj cracked a half century to guide India to a facile tional between Pakistan and New Zealand to be abandoned Sunday, partnership, when Tendai Cha- hammad Mithun a duck. seven-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World T20 here on Sunday. Raj held fort extending the Asian side’s seven-year wait for a series win over the tara forced Mominul to give a Jarvis forced an inside from one end to make short work of India’s run chase with a 47-ball 56 which she made with the help Black Caps. New Zealand, set a daunting 280-run target against a catch at gully to Brian Chari. edge from Imrul Kayes to earn of seven fours in the Group B match which was marred by unprecedented docking of 10 penalty runs potent Pakistan bowling attack were 35-1 after 6.5 overs when rain “There’s a bit of regret of the first breakthrough as wick- on Pakistan. Even before a ball being faced, 10 runs were on India’s scoreboard after Pakistan were halted play. That left the series tied at 1-1 after New Zealand won course. My dismissal brought etkeeper Regis Chakabva took docked five-run penalty twice during their innings on account of their batswomen running on the dan- the first match by 47 runs while Pakistan claimed the second by six along another wicket. It would the catch. ger area of the pitch during their innings. India had little difficulty in gunning down the modest target wickets with both games played in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan have not have been better had I batted Imrul, who faced 16 balls, of 134 with six balls to spare, reaching 137 for 3 in 19 overs. Previous game centurion and beaten the Kiwis in a one-day series since their win in New Zea- for longer for the team,” Mo- was unable to open his ac- Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy remained not out on 14 and 8 respectively. Courtesy the land in 2011, having lost in 2014 (2-3 in UAE), 2015 (0-2 in New minul said. count. Fellow opener Liton victory, India (with four points) now have one foot in the semifinals from the five-team Group B. Two Zealand), in 2016 (0-2 in New Zealand) and in January 2018 (0-5 in “It was the type of wicket picked out the midwicket teams each from the two groups qualify for the semifinals.Brief Scores: India 137/3 in 19 overs New Zealand). Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said his team had where losing a wicket was al- fielder Brendon Mavuta after (Mithali Raj 56; Diana Baig 1/19) beat Pakistan: 133/7 in 20 overs (Bismah Maroof 53, Nida Dar 52; been in a good position to force a series win. “It’s a sort of disap- ways around the corner. So it he flicked Jarvis in the bowl- Poonam Yadav 2/22, Dayalan Hemalatha 2/34) by seven wickets. (IANS) pointing end,” said Sarfraz. (AFP) was important that we were er’s next over. Miller, du Plessis plunder tons in SA’s series triumph Down Under AFP Africa their first ODI series HOBART win in Australia since 2009 and left Australia with plenty DAVID Miller and Faf du Ples- to ponder ahead of India’s ar- sis plundered big-hitting centu- rival this month for a three- ries in a batting masterclass as format tour. South Africa beat Australia by “I thought we played our 40 runs to win the One-day se- best game of cricket (of the ries and inflict another defeat on tour),” said du Plessis after Justin Langer’s misfiring side. clinching the series 2-1. The pair shared in a 252- “We challenged ourselves run stand to power the Proteas to put in a performance. From to 320-5 in the third and final a batting point of view we were match in Hobart -- a record good, but from a bowling point fourth wicket partnership by of view we were excellent.” South Africa against the hosts Australian captain Aaron in Australia. Finch praised the partnership They came together at 55-3 between Marsh and Stoinis, in the 16th over with Miller but admitted the South African swatting 139 for his fifth lim- attack was too hot to handle. ited-overs century and skipper “They bowled exception- du Plessis smashing 125 -- his ally well at the end, credit to 10th one-day ton. them in the last 10 overs,” A composed Shaun Marsh he said. The South African team celebrates with the trophy after defeating Australia in the third One-Day International to take the series 2-1, in Hobart, on Sunday. (AFP) cracked a fighting 106 in the “After 35 overs we were in run chase, ably supported by a great position but they took SCOREBOARD (63) and Alex it away at the end.” Carey (42) -- an improvement Both sides opted for un- SOUTH AFRICA TOTAL: (For 5 wkts, 50 overs) 320 S. Marsh c Klaasen b Pretorius 106 Extras: (lb2, w8) 10 Q. de Kock c Carey b Starc 4 Did not bat: D. Steyn, K. Rabada, L. Ngidi, I. Tahir. T. Head c Markram b Rabada 6 TOTAL: (For 9 wkts, 50 overs) 280 on recent batting displays but changed line-ups after Aus- R. Hendricks c Carey b Stoinis 8 Fall of wickets: 1-4 (de Kock), 2-26 (Hendricks), 3-55 (Markram), M. Stoinis c Markram b Pretorius 63 Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Lynn), 2-18 (Finch), 3-39 (Head), 4-146 (Stoinis), still not good enough. tralia snapped a seven-game A. Markram c Carey b Starc 32 4-307 (du Plessis), 5-318 (Miller). A. Carey c de Kock b Steyn 42 5-226 (Marsh), 6-256 (Carey), 7-278 (Maxwell), 8-278 (Starc), 9-278 Pace spearheads Kagiso losing streak to clinch the F. du Plessis c Marsh b Stoinis 125 Bowling: Starc 10-1-57-2, Hazlewood 10-1-53-1, Cummins 10-2-67-0, G. Maxwell c Hendricks b Steyn 35 (Zampa). Rabada and Dale Steyn both second match in Adelaide on H. Klaasen not out 1 Stoinis 7-0-70-2, Zampa 6-0-32-0, Maxwell 7-0-38-0. P. Cummins not out 7 Bowling: Steyn 10-0-45-3, Ngidi 10-0-56-1, Rabada 10-3-40-3, Imran D. Miller c Finch b Hazlewood 139 AUSTRALIA M. Starc c&b Rabada 0 Tahir 7-0-58-0, Pretorius 10-0-61-2, Markram 3-0-18-0. took three wickets in con- Friday by seven runs. South D. Pretorius not out 1 A. Finch c Rabada b Ngidi 11 A. Zampa c du Plessis b Rabada 0 Toss: Australia trolled and disciplined spells. Africa easily won the first in Extras: (lb2, b1, w7) 10 C. Lynn c de Kock b Steyn 0 J. Hazlewood not out 0 Result: South Africa won series 2-1. The victory handed South Perth by six wickets. 18 Monday, November 12, 2018 Sports

Canada closer to Rugby World Mercedes clinch constructors’ Cup after Kenya thrashing title as Hamilton rules in Brazil REUTERS MARSEILLE

WINGER DTH van der Merwe The British driver claims his 72nd career win and a 10th victory of the season at the Interlagos Circuit scored a hat-trick of tries as fa- vourites Canada opened their DPA ing the Briton with fresher and Rugby World Cup repechage SAO PAULO softer tyres on the straight in campaign with an emphatic lap 41 of the 71 laps. 65-19 victory over Kenya at the WORLD champion Lewis However Verstappen tan- Pierre-Delort Stadium on Sun- Hamilton won the Brazil- gled three laps later in a colli- day. ian Grand Prix as Mercedes sion with Ocon who was 16th Germany also got their tour- clinched a fifth straight For- and after being lapped tried to nament off to a positive start mula One constructors’ title. unlap himself. with a 26-9 win against Hong Hamilton, who had al- Verstappen span but was Kong in an evenly-matched en- ready captured his fifth driv- able to continue although was counter that the European side ers’ title, made it a 72nd ca- later told he had floor dam- only ran away with in the final reer win and a 10th victory of age. 15 minutes. the season at the Interlagos Stewards investigated the Canada, who have qualified circuit. incident and slapped Ocon for every previous World Cup, Red Bull’s Max Verstap- with a 10-second stop-go pen- making the quarterfinals in pen had to settle for second alty. 1991, scored 10 tries in a domi- after his race was compro- Although the Red Bull had nant performance that under- mised while leading by a col- floor damage, Verstappen was lined their status as favourites lision with backmarker Este- able to recover to move closer to reach next year’s finals in ban Ocon in a Force India. to Hamilton but not close Japan. “We did everything today. enough to threaten the Mer- Fullback Theo Sauder and He [Ocon] was such an idiot cedes. lock Brett Beukeboom both he gets taken out while he’s It was a disappointing bagged a brace of tries to go with being lapped,” an angry Ver- race meanwhile for Vettel, the treble for Glasgow Warriors stappen said. who quickly lost second place wing Van der Merwe as Canada “I think the race was bet- on the grid to Bottas and was led 27-12 at halftime. Tries from ter than expected for us to- unable to match the pace. replacement prop Matthias day. The car worked well. Behind the top six were Schosser and South African- The strategy worked well. I’m Charles Leclerc in a Sauber, born hooker Kurt Haupt sealed happy with second, but we the Haas duo Romain Gros- victory for Germany after the should have won today.” jean and Kevin Magnussen, teams had been level at 6-6 at Hamilton, who had previ- and Force India’s Sergio halftime in a forward-based ously failed to win after wrap- Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos, Sao Perez. battle that had little in the way ping up the drivers’ cham- Paulo on Sunday. (REUTERS) Hamilton has 383 points of backline spark. pionship, said: “These guys in the standings to Vettel’s The next round of fixtures have worked so hard over the “I’ve always said it’s such want to thank everyone. The Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, who Pole sitter Hamilton took 302, while Mercedes move will be played on Saturday when past six years, it’s been an in- an honour to drive for them. team give me the tools and I had started from 11th place, the chequered flag 1.469 sec- to 620 points to Ferrari’s Canada take on Germany in a credible journey. This is what We were a sitting duck at one do the best I can.” Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes onds ahead of Verstappen, 553 ahead of the season final potential competition decider we’ve worked for every single stage. We were having prob- Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel in a Fer- who had come from fifth on grand prix in Abu Dhabi on and Hong Kong tackle Kenya. day. lems with the engine. I just finished third ahead of Red rari. the grid to lead after overtak- November 25.

Czech Republic Debutant Anderson off to flyer at beat US to win ATP Finals with win over Thiem sixth Fed Cup in REUTERS He broke serve in the eight years LONDON fourth game after a deep ser- vice return forced an error REUTERS KEVIN Anderson made a from the Austrian and had PRAGUE winning debut at the ATP Fi- chances for a double break nals with a 6-3 7-6(10) victory two games later but Thiem THE Czech Republic won over Austrian Dominic Thiem hung in. their sixth Fed Cup title in in the opening singles match Anderson wrapped up the eight years on Sunday as at the O2 Arena on Sunday. set on serve at 5-3 but Thiem world doubles number one Wimbledon runner-up came out striking the ball Katerina Siniakova outlasted Anderson, the first South with more aggression in the American Sofia Kenin 7-5 5-7 African to qualify for the second set and improved his 7-5 in front of a boisterous, Lee Westwood and his partner and caddie, Helen Storey, lift the fa- season-ender since Wayne serving percentage to such an sold-out home crowd. mous crystal trophy after his victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Ferreira in 1995, was com- extent that he conceded only In an exciting back-and- Sun City, South Africa on Sunday. fortably the better player in a two of 25 points after landing forth rubber lasting three one-sided first set. his first delivery. hours 45 minutes, Siniakova The second set was a Thiem could make little held off the 19-year-old Fed Westwood claims much tighter affair with serve impression on the Anderson Cup debutante to give the dominating but Anderson serve either, though, and Czechs a 3-0 win in the fi- sneaked a gripping tiebreak- the match drifted into a tie- nal against a United States er 12-10 on his fourth match breaker. team who were the defending first European Tour point, banging down his 13th The 25-year-old Austrian champions but were missing ace to open his account in the saved a match point at 5-6 their top players. Lleyton Hewitt group. before playing a sensational Despite also losing their title since 2014 Anderson, 32, celebrated point to earn a set point of his two best players just before by leading the packed crowd own, only to then net a fore- the final, the Czechs proved in singing ‘happy birthday’ to hand off a powerful Anderson their dominance in the wom- The 45-year-old Englishman finished the his wife Kelsey. first serve. en’s team tournament this event on 15 under par, three strokes clear Swiss Roger Federer will World number six Ander- decade, leaning on the hustle begin his quest for a record- son earned a second match of Siniakova. of overnight leader Garcia extending seventh title at point and again Thiem re- “It was an unbelievable the eight-man season-ender sponded strongly, saving it match for me. It was up and AFP him, closed out a stunning when he faces Japan’s Kei with a deft volley. down, nerves,” the 22-year- SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA eight-under round. Nishikori in the evening ses- Anderson fired down an old Siniakova said on the “I was three behind af- sion. ace to save a second set point court after the marathon FORMER world number one ter the third round, knew I The opening action fea- and, despite failing to con- match that was just short of Lee Westwood snatched his had to make a fast start and tured two of this year’s Grand vert a third match point, he the longest rubber -- at four first European Tour title in eagled two,” Westwood said Slam runners-up but it was would not be denied. There is hours flat -- in Fed Cup his- over four years by overhaul- after becoming the first Eu- Anderson who looked best- South Africa’s Kevin Anderson returns to Austria’s Dominic Thiem still time for Thiem but with tory. “I am just terribly happy ing Sergio Garcia and Louis ropean to win three Nedbank equipped to make a big im- during their singles round-robin match on day one of the ATP World Federer still to play he faces I won.” Oosthuizen with a superb titles following 2010 and 2011 pression alongside the River Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday. (AFP) a third consecutive group Siniakova, who won the final-round 64 to win a third triumphs. Thames. phase exit. French Open and Wimbledon Nedbank Golf Challenge in “On the back nine, I just Standing at six foot eight, taller guys, he’s playing out- this year, having won their The Gustavo Kuerten doubles titles with her Czech Sun City on Sunday. stuck to my game-plan and it would be easy to dismiss standing from the baseline,” previous six clashes, and he Group, featuring world num- team mate Barbora Krejcikova The 45-year-old English- it was one of the best shots him as just a big server but Thiem told reporters. “Of looked fired up to reassert his ber one and tournament fa- this season, proved too much man finished the event on 15 of my career for the birdie on his all-round game was too course, he can win the title dominance over this year’s vourite Novak Djokovic, Ma- in the end for the Russian- under par, three strokes clear 17 -- a seven-iron from 185 good for Thiem. here.” French Open runner-up, rin Cilic, Alexander Zverev born Kenin, who cried after the of overnight leader Garcia, to yards to 10 feet. “He’s very dangerous. He Anderson had lost both clenching his fist regularly af- and American debutant John match and was consoled by her claim his first win on either of “Under pressure, I was serves well. I think out of the his matches against Thiem ter winning points. Isner begins on Monday. team mates. the two major tours since the able to turn the screw on my Malaysian Open in 2014. opponents.” “That is what sport is all Four-time major cham- about,” said Westwood, who pion Rory McIlroy was never took his career Sun City win- a serious contender and his nings past $5 million after closing 71 left him 14 shots Tamimi eases into QSF No.1 quarter-final becoming the oldest champi- adrift. on at the tournament with his Westwood had birdied the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK RESULTS third title at the venue. 13th with a 12-foot putt from DOHA Greg Lobban (SCO) bt. Richie “It was great to win again the fringe and then picked up Fallows (ENG) 11-9, 9-11, after four years, and at 45 another shot on the par-five QATAR’S Abdulla al Tamimi 13-11, 11-5 (54m) years old you are never sure 14th. When the Englishman booked a spot in the quarter- Raphael Kandra (GER) bt. if you will taste victory again collected back-to-back bird- final on the second day of the Mohamed Reda (EGY) and you don’t know how long ies on the daunting 16th and QSF No.1, PSA World Tour 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 (28m) you will go on. 17th holes, there was no com- Bronze tournament after beat- Joshua Masters (ENG) bt. Eain “But today showed I have ing back for his pursuers. ing Iker Pajares 3-1 on Sunday. Yow Ng (MAS) 11-9, 8-11, still got it mentally, it was a Although Oosthuizen also Tamimi is the only Qa- 11-8, 4-11, 11-8 (69m) great performance. I put the birdied 13 and 14, he bogeyed tari left in the draw after both Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt. pressure on, they had to try 15 as his downhill putt from Radshid al Harib and Hamad Christopher Binnie (JAM) and make birdies and they just off the green ran 10 feet al Amri both lost their opener 11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6 (52m) ended up making mistakes.” past the hole and he could not on Saturday. Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) It was a tight three-way sink the par putt coming back. Tamimi who received a bt. Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) battle with Garcia, Oosthui- Garcia, who led for three first round bye, clinched the 11-9, 12-14, 11-8, 11-3 (59m) zen and Westwood tied for rounds, had his moments, first set 11-9 but Spaniard who Daryl Selby (ENG) bt. Olli the lead at 12-under as the like an approach from 154 edged Tamimi in the Qatar Tuominen (FIN) 4-11, 11-3, final three-ball finished the yards to two feet for birdie Circuit No.5 final in Decem- 13-11, 11-7 (53m) 12th hole. on the sixth, and he narrowly ber, 2017 fought back to win George Parker (ENG) bt. Cameron But South African Oost- missed a hole-in-one at the the second set 12-14. The 23-year-old Qatari will Number one seed Egypt’s take on Englishman Joshua Pilley (AUS) 17-15, 11-5, huizen made a costly bogey 12th. But Tamimi looking to play third-ranked Daryl Selby. Omar Mosaad dispatched ja- Masters in the quarter-final. 11-7 (42m) on the 15th hole as West- But he could not match make up for his Qatar Clas- The Englishman cruised past maica’s Christopher Binnie. The $51,000 tournament Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt. Chris wood, who had his girlfriend the consistent brilliance of sic first round exit saw off the Finland’s Olli Tuominen 4-11, Mosaad who lost the Macau will continue today from Simpson (ENG) 11-6, 11-9, Helen Storey caddying for Westwood. match 11-8, 11-3 in 59 minutes. 11-3, 13-11, 11-7. Open final back in April will 5:30pm. 11-9 (41m) Sports Monday, November 12, 2018 19 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Iranian women attend Asian football final in rare ‘victory’ Heads of Asian football & FIFA president praise the attendance of women at the match AFP festive day for football, a real TEHRAN breakthrough,” Infantino said. Women were barred from HUNDREDS of Iranian wom- attending matches after the en attended a crunch football 1979 Islamic revolution, with match in Tehran, in a rare step clerics arguing they must be seen Sunday as a “victory” by protected from the masculine local newspapers and hailed by atmosphere and sight of semi- FIFA as an “historic and festive clad men. day” for the sport. They have also worried About a thousand women about the crush of men and were allowed into Azadi Stadi- women when leaving stadiums. um late oSaturday to watch Ira- The ban on women in stadi- nian giant Persepolis FC battle ums has been frequently criti- it out in the Asian Champions cised from across the political League with Japan’s Kashima spectrum. Antlers, an AFP reporter said. On Sunday, state-run IRNA The Japanese side tri- reported that authorities had umphed 2-0 on aggregate, after allowed a select group of 850 a goalless draw in Tehran, but women fans to attend the Perse- for the reformist Etemad news- polis-Kashima Antlers match. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in action with Fulham’s Maxime Le Marchand during a Premier League match at Anfield in Liverpool on Sunday. (REUTERS) paper the clear winners were Sazandegi newspaper said Iranian women. most were “handpicked” and “Women were the winners included female relatives of the of Azadi (“Freedom” in Farsi) local side as well as women foot- match,” it said in a bold head- ball and futsal players. Liverpool beat Fulham, line on its front page. Reformist newspaper A picture on the front page Shargh reported that about 500 of another reformist daily, female fans were kept outside Sazandegi, showed women the stadium gates. cheering at the stadium with The AFP reporter said the a headline reading: “Iranian women who entered were seat- Chelsea held by Everton women’s victory in Asian fi- ed in a separate stand inside the nals.” stadium and allowed inside two Haft-e Sobh newspaper, hours before the game started Both Liverpool-Chelsea remain unbeaten in the league, but the Reds enjoy a 2-point advantage over the Blues which has no marked politi- to avoid a crush. cal affiliation, carried a banner After the revolution almost AFP tile reception the Kosovo-born headline on its front page that 40 years ago, women were al- LONDON Swiss international would re- said: “A thousand real women.” lowed to attend a football match ceive for his controversial goal The Asian Football Confed- in Iran for the first time in No- LIVERPOOL took advantage celebration against Serbia at eration and FIFA presidents vember 2001 when around of Manchester City’s later the World Cup. praised the attendance of wom- 20 Irish women were among kick-off against Manchester But he showed why his en at the match, in a joint state- the crowd for an Iran-Ireland United on Sunday by beating guile and eye for goal was ment. “I thank the authorities World Cup qualifier Fulham 2-0 to move top of the missed by turning home Andy in Iran for making it possible for Iranian women had to wait Premier League, while Chel- Robertson’s cross eight min- a diverse and socially represent- four more years, until June 8, sea stumbled in a 0-0 draw utes into the second-half. ative crowd to witness an ex- 2005 when a few dozens were with Everton. At Stamford Bridge, Mau- traordinary occasion,” said AFC allowed to watch an Iran-Bah- Both Liverpool and Chel- rizio Sarri’s unbeaten start as president Salman al-Khalifa. rain match, also a World Cup sea remain unbeaten in the Chelsea boss in all competi- “Tonight, was historic in so qualifier. league after 12 games, but Ju- tions stretched to 18 games, many ways,” he said. After that match, women rgen Klopp’s men now enjoy a but the hosts couldn’t find a Gianni Infantino, head were rarely allowed to watch two-point advantage over the way past inspired England of world football’s governing men’s football in stadiums and Blues thanks to goals either number one Jordan Pickford. body FIFA who attended the in very limited numbers. side of half-time at Anfield In keeping with Chelsea’s match, said he was “delighted On October 16, however, for from Mohamed Salah and season so far, Eden Hazard to personally” see Iranian fe- the first time, as many as 100 Xherdan Shaqiri. was the major threat for the male football fans inside the Iranian women entered Azadi Liverpool also edge a point hosts, but Alvaro Morata 100,000-capacity stadium. stadium for a friendly between ahead of champions City, who failed to build on his double “Today is a historic and Iran and Bolivia. could open a 12-point gap against Crystal Palace last over their local rivals United with victory in the Manchester Results derby at the Etihad. Despite a fine start to their Liverpool 2 - 0 Fulham league campaign, Liverpool’s Chelsea 0 - 0 Everton chances of Champions League Arsenal 1 - 1 Wolverhampton progress were put in peril by Man City 3 - 1 Man United a shock 2-0 defeat to Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday. Klopp’s side got back on weekend in a frustrating after- track against rock bottom Ful- noon for the Spanish striker. ham, who suffered a seventh Pickford saved Morata’s straight defeat. best effort from Hazard’s in- But Liverpool needed a viting cross before the Belgian huge slice of luck in 14 sec- took centre-stage. onds that completely changed Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas (second right) and Antonio Rudiger (R) vie with Everton’s Lucas Digne and Richar- Twice he forced Pickford the game shortly before the lison during their English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in London on Sunday. (AFP) into flying saves, while Wil- break. lian fired wide from Hazard’s Aleksandar Mitrovic head- season. “Good routine. At the end this counter-attack but this pass that opened up the visi- ed home for the visitors only “The most important thing we were a bit lucky.” counter-attack shouldn’t ex- tor’s defence. to be wrongly ruled offside. is reacting in a situation like Under-pressure Fulham ist. It’s a completely absurd But Everton stood firm The hosts quickly broke that and that was brilliant. Al- boss Slavisa Jokanovic de- situation we have to defend.” and got the luck they needed upfield and Trent Alexander- lison, Trent, Mo and done, it scribed the situation as “ab- Shaqiri hadn’t made the when Marcos Alonso’s effort Arnold’s pass freed Salah to was a fantastic situation,” said surd”. trip to Belgrade in midweek came back off the post to pick Persepolis female fans cheer for their team during the second leg of score his eighth goal of the Klopp “We didn’t defend well due to concerns over the hos- up a very creditable point. the AFC Champions League final on Saturday in Tehran. (AFP)

Sanchez calls up 25 players A compact FIFA World Cup will make for Swiss, Icelandic friendly an esteemed Qatar 2022, says Dalic TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA The Croatian led his country to a Travelling QATAR National Team Coach Felix Sanchez has announced runners-up finish in Russia 2018 problems the squad for twin friendlies O “Constantly changing against Switzerland and Ice- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK gle match in one day, maybe land to be played this month. DOHA even three, which is a big ad- location can be a headache Qatar will take on Switzer- vantage.” and affect the game land on November 14 in Swit- CROATIA head coach Zlatko The Croatian is no stran- adversely. I think a zerland. Dalić says a compact 2022 ger to the Gulf after spending compact World Cup will The Maroons will then trav- Felix Sanchez, Qatar coach. World Cup will make the game seven years managing teams make the game more “high el to the Belgian city of Eupen more esteemed among fans and in Saudi Arabia and the United level.” to face Iceland on November (goalkeeper), Pedro Miguel, managers as it will give them Arab Emirates. Dalić won four 19, the first meeting between Salem Al Hajri, Tarek Salman, the opportunity to watch more major honours in the region Building a the two sides since striker Abdul Karim Hassan, Boualem matches. and reached the final of the Mohammed Muntari scored a Khoukhi, Hassan al Heidos The former defensive mid- AFC Champions League with strong team late equaliser for Qatar in a 1-1 and Akram Afif (Al Sadd). Bas- fielder, who led his country Al Ain in 2016. Luka Modric and Zlatko Dalic, Head coach of Croatia during a Croatia friendly draw last year. sam Hisham al Rawi, Sultan al to a runners-up finish at this “I coached in this part of press conference during the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Luzhniki O “There must be trust Coach Felix Sanchez will Barik, Asim Madbo, Moham- summer’s World Cup in Rus- the world for seven years and Stadium on in Moscow. (GETTY IMAGES) among the players, while it be looking to test his players med Mousa, Kareem Boudiaf sia, spoke to www.sc.qa during I have to say that it was very is very important to against formidable opposition Ali Afif and al Moaz Ali (Al the 52nd International Sports nice. I learned a lot of new mundial, Dalic said: “There for title-contending clubs in maintain unity and in a bid to form a powerful Duhail), Yousuf Hassan (goal- Symposium in Sarajevo. things in life being here, but must be trust among the play- the countries where they play. discipline.” side in the build-up to the 2019 keeper), Abdul Aziz Hatem “Constantly changing lo- most importantly, I had good ers, while it is very important “In the end, we also had Asian Cup set to take place next and Ahmad Alaa (Al Gharafa) cation can be a headache and results on the pitch. I can say to maintain unity and disci- the best players of the World January in the United Arab and Abdul Karim Salim al Ali affect the game adversely. I in the Gulf I became calmer, pline. Also, it’s integral that na- Cup and the best player of the “The team must love the Emirates. (Al Sailiya) Mohammed Alaa think a compact World Cup and how to remain calm is tional team players are playing tournament, Luka Modric. We pitch they play on. Showing In the 2019 Asian Cup, Qa- (Al Rayyan) Ahmed Fathi (Al will make the game more “high important for a manager who in continental tournaments like had a great generation that heart is the most important tar will be playing against Leb- Arabi) Ali Awad and Jassim Al level” and of course, like the must deal with defeats.” the UEFA Champions League, only wanted great success, so thing, because then, even if you anon, Saudi Arabia and North Hail (Qatar) Mohammed Bakri fans, managers might also be Advising Qatar on how or in Qatar’s case the AFC there is also an element of luck do not win the game, no one will Korea in Group E. (goalkeeper) (Al Khor) and Ab- able to watch more than a sin- to build a strong team for the Champions League, and play involved.” be disappointed,” he added. Squad: Saad Al Sheeb dulrahman Fathi (Al Ahli).