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NBA Page 5 Harden extends streak, Rockets lose cool in loss to LA Lakers Saturday, February 23, 2019 FO0TBALL Jumada II 18, 1440 AH Barca, Real wrestle GULF TIMES fatigue and form ahead of Clasico double-header SPORT Page 3 MANATEQ QATAR CROSS-COUNTRY RALLY ‘For a short stage, to have a lead of 3min 05sec is very good. Tomorrow will be a long Al-Attiyah edges into stage. I am quite happy. It was a little bit tricky today with the navigation but we did slender lead in Qatar not have any mistakes’ Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah in action in the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally yesterday. Picture on right shows his brother, Mohamed, who topped the T3 category. By Sports Reporter to be able to follow Nasser tomorrow section of 77.15km returns teams to the Lusail into the longer stage and try to push a service park in the early afternoon. little bit.” Przygonski said: “It was tricky. It 2019 Manateq Qatar Cross-Country ocal star Nasser Saleh al-Atti- was the fi rst time together, but we Rally – positions after SS1 (unoff icial yah edged into a lead of 3min made no mistakes. There is good co- @ 15.40hrs) 05sec at the Manateq Qa- operation between us. We are trying to 1. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mat- tar Cross-Country Rally af- fi nd the same language and are work- thieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Lter the short opening loop section of ing together in English. We are starting Overdrive 52min 40sec 109.76km through the central Qatar further behind tomorrow, so it will be 2. Bernhard Ten Brinke (NLD)/Tom deserts yesterday. easier with the lines.” Colsoul (BEL) Toyota Hilux Overdrive The short opened didn’t feature any Mohammed al-Attiyah and Uru- 55min 45sec passage controls or decidedly tricky guayan navigator Sergio Lafuente 3. Yazeed al-Rajhi (SAU)/Dirk von navigation and the fi ve-time event topped the times in the T3 category in Zitzewitz (DEU) Toyota Hilux Overdrive winner was comfortable at the wheel of their Can-Am Maverick X3. The Qatari 56min 40sec his Toyota Hilux on the way to the fast- fi nished just under a minute in front of 4. Jakub Przygonski (POL)/Timo est time of 52min 40sec. the Brazilian Monster Energy Can-Am Gottschalk (DEU) MINI John Cooper Al-Attiyah said: “For a short stage, to duo of Reinaldo Varela and Gustavo Works Rally 57min 11sec have a lead of 3min 05sec is very good. Gugelmin. 5. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS)/Konstantin Tomorrow will be a long stage. I am Qatar’s Adel Abdulla drove his T3 Zhiltsov (RUS) BMW X3 CC 57min 21sec quite happy. It was a little bit tricky to- Can-Am Maverick 3 for the fi rst time 6. Eugenio Amos (ITA)/Sebastien De- day with the navigation but we did not with new Spanish navigator Marc Serra launay (FRA) Ford 2WD Buggy 59min have any mistakes.” and held third in T3. He said: “It was 49sec Poland’s Jakub Przygonski opened complicated today. My start position 7. Yasir Seaidan (SAU)/Laurent Lich- the day’s proceedings on the short loop was not perfect. When the drivers in tleuchter (FRA) MINI John Cooper with new navigator Timo Gottschalk T1s behind catch you, you are always Works Rally 1hr 06min 49sec in the fi rst of two MINI John Cooper looking in the mirror and not pushing. 8. Mohamed al-Attiyah (QAT)/Sergio Works Rally derivatives on a timed test Then they pass and you need to slow Lafuente (URY) Can-Am Maverick T3 that started 66.34km from the Lusail down. So two cars pass and you lose, 1hr 11min 37sec Sports Arena at the village of Al Khar- maybe two minutes, and you are in the 9. Mohamed al-Meer (QAT)/Alexey saah. The Pole continued to run fi rst on dust. The communication between us Kuzmich (RUS) Toyota Land Cruiser T2 the road, although al-Attiyah overtook was okay. You are outside completely 1hr 12min 13sec Russia’s Vladimir Vasilyev (fi fth over- in the T3 and the nose of the car is very 10. Reinaldo Varela (BRA)/Gustavo all) and began to close in on the MINI as short.” Gugelmin (BRA) Can-Am Maverick T3 the stage progressed, before overtaking Qatar’s Khalid al-Mohannadi and 1hr 12min 28sec the Pole near the end of the special that Mubarak al-Khelaifi stopped early in 11. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Marek also fi nished close to Al Kharsaah. the stage with mechanical issues, with Sykora (SVK) Ford F150 Evo 1hr 13min Przygonski overcame the disadvan- the former losing over 30 minutes and 18sec tage of opening the road to card the the latter over an hour. Ibrahim al-Mu- 12. Adel Abdulla (QAT)/Marc Serra fourth fastest time with al-Attiyah’s hanna gave his Mercedes Unimog truck (ESP) Can-Am Maverick T3 1hr 15min teammates Bernhard Ten Brinke and its Qatar debut and held the T4 advan- 11sec Yazeed al-Rajhi completing an Over- tage and 16th overall. 13. Abdullah al-Zubair (OMN)/Nasser drive Racing 1-2-3 for Toyota. Seventh- The day’s short stage also acted as al-Kuwari (QAT) Can-Am Maverick T3 placed Yasir Seaidan lost over nine the fi rst of three rounds of the Qatar 1hr 16min 24sec minutes with navigational issues and a Manateq Baja held in conjunction with 14. Michele Cinotto (ITA)/Maurizio fl at tyre and that delay opened the door the FIA event and acting as the fourth Dominella (ITA) Polaris RZR 1000 T T3 for Italian Eugenio Amos to snatch of six rounds of the championship. No 1hr 21min 46sec sixth place in his Ford 2WD Buggy. less than 22 drivers were registered to 15. Mohamed al-Harqan (QAT)/Vili Oslaj “It was a very good start” said Ten score points. Mohamed al-Attiyah led (SLO) Nissan Patrol T2 1hr 23min 19sec Brinke. “It was not an easy stage. Tom the way from Mohamed al-Meer (T2 (Colsoul) did a good job and we had a leader) and Adel Abdullah, all three of 2019 Qatar Manateq Baja – round 1 good rhythm and the Toyota was good. whom are also tackling the FIA event. (unoff icial @ 15.40hrs) Still, it is the fi rst day. The navigation 1. Mohamed al-Attiyah (QAT)/Sergio had a couple of diffi cult points and we TODAY’S ACTION Lafuente (URY) Can-Am Maverick T3 drive for around 30km in the dust and Crews tackle a punishing 323.58km 1hr 11min 37sec lost a little bit of time.” selective section across some of the 2. Mohamed al-Meer (QAT)/Alexey Al-Rajhi added: “I am quite happy most remote areas of the country today. Kuzmich (RUS) Toyota Land Cruiser T2 with third place today. It is the fi rst The stage gets underway at 08.45hrs 1hr 12min 13sec time in a new car with a new co-driver after a road liaison of 69.14km from 3. Adel Abdulla (QAT)/Marc Serra (ESP) and a lot of experience. Our target was Lusail Sports Arena. A second road Can-Am Maverick T3 1hr 15min 11sec Gulf Times 2 Saturday, February 23, 2019 SPORT EQUESTRIAN Al-Qahtani wins Big Tour class on day two of Amir’s Sword Day one winner Mubarak Yousuf al-Rumaihi this time had to settle for runner-up place with his champion horse Vivaldi K By Sports Reporter Doha Awad al-Qahtani and 16-year-old grey stud Cassander Van Het Bremhof clinched the Big wad al-Qahtani threw down Tour title on day two of the HH The Amir’s the gauntlet ahead of today’s Sword Equestrian competition yesterday. feature event of the HH The Amir’s Sword equestrian Achampionship, after he claimed the Big Tour victory yesterday. On the penultimate day of the Cham- pionship at the outdoor arena of Qatar Equestrian Federation, al-Qahtani was in fi ne form with his 16-year-old grey stud Cassander Van Het Bremhof to win the 140/150cm class. Day one winner Mubarak Yousuf al- Rumaihi this time had to settle for run- ner-up place with his champion horse Vivaldi K, with the pair coming home in 68.18secs, four seconds behind al- Qahtani and Cassander Van Het Brem- hof. In third place was Faleh Suwead al-Ajami astride Carport, as the duo completed their round in 68.38secs. Today, the Big Tour Class will be the one to watch out for as the rider’s battle it out for the prestigious Amir Sword. The winner will also walk away with a brand new car. Today’s action will however begin with two dressage competitions at 10am before the action switches to the marquee event, Big Tour 140/150cm, one round against the clock Cyrine Cherif astride Gerlin VD Waterkant won the Medium Tour class at the for HH The Amir Sword at 2:30pm. The outdoor arena of Qatar Equestrian Federation yesterday. Small Tour will start at 4pm while the Medium Tour will kick off at 6pm. Earlier yesterday, French rider Cyrine Cherif was in sizzling form with her fa- vourite mount the 12-year-old bay stud Gerlin VD Waterkant to win the Medi- um Tour class. Cherif, a regular at the Hathab national series, marshalled her RESULTS horse superbly to top the 18-rider fi eld in 66.65secs. Big Tour: Table A, One round against Small Tour: Table A, One round Future Riders: Table A, One round Sultan Rashid al-Marri on Le Premier the clock FEI Art.