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Look-Back in Agony WEDNESDAY, JulY 13, 2016 VOluME XI ISSuE NO.23 QR2.00 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com P 22 | FOOTBALL P 24 | boxing BACK TO THE FUTURE QATARI PUGILIST RIO-BOUND QATAR’S FIRST Playing formations and systems never go Thulasi Tharumalingam becomes the second ENGLISH SPORTS totally obsolete as coaches always add boxer from Qatar, after Hakan Erseker, to WEEKLY finer points from them to their plans. book his berth at the Rio Olympics. FOLLOW US sweet and sourPAGES 6-19 P 20 | POSTER PORTUGAL 2016 EURO CHAMPS DSP SPECIAL STORY P 26 | CRICKET Look-back P 28 | TENNIS in agony Andythesis! DSP Graphics/ Joice Michael Joice DSP Graphics/ UK £1, Europe €2 | Oman 200 Baisas | Bahrain 200 Fils | Egypt LE 2 | Lebanon 3,000 Livre | Kuwait 250 Fils | Morocco Dh 6 | UAEDh 5 | Yemen 75 Riyals | Sudan 1 Pound | KSA 2 Riyals | Jordan 500 Fils | Iraq $1 | Palestine $1 | Syria LS 20 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com | Wednesday, July 13, 2016 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com 3 EXCITEMENT NOW JUST A TOUCH AWAY OutlookThe writer can be contacted at [email protected] Qatari youngsters can follow Ronaldo’s mantra of success ĈĈThe Portuguese showed fantastic tears, weeping inconsolably. He knew the impor- his integrity and commitment as he was seen moti- team spirit throughout Euro 2016 tance of the occasion and the opportunity that vating his team-mates from the sidelines, limp- lay ahead of him to bury the ghost of some near- ing with a heavily-bandaged knee. He had also CCORDING to Pele, widely regarded as misses in the past. He was also looking forward to shown fantastic team spirit throughout the tour- the greatest footballer of all time, success silence his critics, who accused him of being self- nament, openly acknowledging the contribution Ais no accident. It’s hard work, persever- centred and obsessed with personal glory rather of his team-mates, especially that of defensive ance, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of than winning a title worth its name for his country. cornerstone Pepe and rising midfielder Renato what you’re doing or learning to do. In modern- Fate, it seemed until the 109th minute, was cruel Sanches, besides striking a very healthy equa- day football, no one epitomises this better than to Ronaldo. But then came Eder’s goal, like a bolt tion with coach Fernando Santos, thereby creat- Cristiano Ronaldo. Yet, he has often been regarded from the blue, and the rest is history. ing excellent camaraderie in the changing room. one notch below Lionel Messi whenever a com- Ronaldo has exalted himself above some of Ronaldo’s is a difficult act to emulate. But I hope parison is made between today’s two superstars. his peers. He has now entered the pantheons of the new generation of footballers in our country But it all changed last Sunday and ironically with greats, joining the likes of Pele, Diego Maradona, would try their best to follow his mantra of suc- the Portuguese off the field! Zinedine Zidane, Franz Beckenbauer and Michel cess — hard work, discipline and commitment. Ronaldo was stretchered off after 25 minutes Platini, who all have played stellar roles in leading into the Euro 2016 final against France. Though their national teams to global or continental glory. he and his medical team tried everything humanly He has also certainly got one up on Messi, who’s possible to help him carry on with a bandaged yet to win a major title with the national team. knee following a tackle by France’s Dimitri Payet, Before the final, Ronaldo had said the national Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi it didn’t work. The Portuguese poster boy was in team was everything for him. No one could doubt Editor-in-Chief Retaining Belmadi was Germany in the quarterfinal, was the right thing to do easily the most astute manager INBOX of the Euro 2016 (Doha Stadium It’s good that Lekhwiya have reposed Plus, July 6). No one gave Italy any their faith in coach Djamel Belmadi chance, but Conte proved to be a Editor-in-Chief Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi P.O. Box: 24598, Doha, Qatar and aren’t keen on tinkering too master tactician as he plotted the Tel: +974 44138065, Fax: +974 44138597 much with the squad (Doha Stadium downfall of Belgium and heavy- Managing Editor Kumar Ravi WEDNESDAY, JulY 6, 2016 VOluME XI ISSuE NO.22 QR2.00 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com P 6 | FOOTBALL P 26 | WEIGHTLIFTING KEEPING FAITH BOUND FOR RIO Plus QATAR’S FIRST Lekhwiya management retains Djamel Qatar’s Faris Ibrahim books berth at Rio , July 6). weights Spain. Senior Editor/Writer ENGLISH SPORTS Belmadi as coach and decides not Games by finishing third at the Junior Aswin Abraham to tinker with the team too much. World Championships in Georgia. WEEKLY Editorial: Tel: +974 44138522, Fax: +974 44138593 FOLLOW US Senior Sports Writer Though the cops finished a dis- With him in charge at Stamford N Ganesh e-mail: [email protected] Sports Writers appointing fourth in the Qatar Stars Bridge, Chelsea look set to turn the Sajith B Warrier Marketing & advertising: Tel: +974 44138566 Mohammad Amin-ul Islam e-mail: [email protected] of League, they actually had a strong tables in the English Premier League Test mettlePAGES 8-9 Distribution: Tel: +974 44138535/36, Fax: +974 44138597 P 20 | POSTER finish to their last season’s cam- in the coming season. Sarath Pookkat DIMITRI e-mail: [email protected] PAYET Photographers Mohan paign. Suresh Kumar, Doha. Vinod Divakaran They won the Emirs Cup and Fadi Al Assaad almost staged a scintillating come- Djokovic will be back DSP SPECIAL STORY Mohammed Dabboos P 24 | VOLLEYBALL back against El Jaish in the double- P 22 | FUTSAL Qatar coach Magnus Opus! Piazza quits DSP Graphics/ Joice Michael Joice DSP Graphics/ Publishers: ASPIRE Printing, Publishing and Distribution A K BijuRaj UK £1, Europe €2 | Oman 200 Baisas | Bahrain 200 Fils | Egypt LE 2 | Lebanon 3,000 Livre | Kuwait 250 Fils | Morocco Dh 6 | UAEDh 5 | Yemen 75 Riyals | Sudan 1 Pound | KSA 2 Riyals | Jordan 500 Fils | Iraq $1 | Palestine $1 | Syria LS 20 leg AFC Champions League pre- Novak Djokovic surprisingly looked Publishers: ASPIRE Printing, Graphic Designers Abhilash Chacko quarterfinal. It will surely give them short of fitness and motivation as P O Box: 24598, Doha, Qatar. Publishing and Distribution Marketing & advertising: Tel: +974 44138566 Gopakumar K Printed at ASPIRE Printing Press a lot of heart this season. Sam Querrey shocked him in the Joice Michael Hassan Saha, Doha. third round of the Wimbledon (Doha e-mail: [email protected] www.twitter.com/dohastadiumplus Technical support Abdul Naser M Stadium Plus, July 6). Distribution: Tel: +974 44138535/36, Fax: +974 44138597 www.facebook.com/dohastadiumplusqatar e-mail: [email protected] www.flickr.com/photos/dohastadiumplusqatar Top tactician But it’s just a one off and the Serbian World No.1 is sure to bounce www.facebook.com/dohastadium www.twitter.com/dohastadiumplus www.flickr.com/photos/dohastadiumplusqatar © Stories and photographs appearing in this publication may not be reproduced without the permission of Antonio Conte, who quit the Italy back soon. ASPIRE Printing, Publishing and Distribution. job after the Azzurri bowed out to Matt Mitchell, Doha. www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com | Wednesday, July 13, 2016 3 OutlookThe writer can be contacted at [email protected] Qatari youngsters can follow Ronaldo’s mantra of success ĈĈThe Portuguese showed fantastic tears, weeping inconsolably. He knew the impor- his integrity and commitment as he was seen moti- team spirit throughout Euro 2016 tance of the occasion and the opportunity that vating his team-mates from the sidelines, limp- lay ahead of him to bury the ghost of some near- ing with a heavily-bandaged knee. He had also CCORDING to Pele, widely regarded as misses in the past. He was also looking forward to shown fantastic team spirit throughout the tour- the greatest footballer of all time, success silence his critics, who accused him of being self- nament, openly acknowledging the contribution Ais no accident. It’s hard work, persever- centred and obsessed with personal glory rather of his team-mates, especially that of defensive ance, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of than winning a title worth its name for his country. cornerstone Pepe and rising midfielder Renato what you’re doing or learning to do. In modern- Fate, it seemed until the 109th minute, was cruel Sanches, besides striking a very healthy equa- day football, no one epitomises this better than to Ronaldo. But then came Eder’s goal, like a bolt tion with coach Fernando Santos, thereby creat- Cristiano Ronaldo. Yet, he has often been regarded from the blue, and the rest is history. ing excellent camaraderie in the changing room. one notch below Lionel Messi whenever a com- Ronaldo has exalted himself above some of Ronaldo’s is a difficult act to emulate. But I hope parison is made between today’s two superstars. his peers. He has now entered the pantheons of the new generation of footballers in our country But it all changed last Sunday and ironically with greats, joining the likes of Pele, Diego Maradona, would try their best to follow his mantra of suc- the Portuguese off the field! Zinedine Zidane, Franz Beckenbauer and Michel cess — hard work, discipline and commitment. Ronaldo was stretchered off after 25 minutes Platini, who all have played stellar roles in leading into the Euro 2016 final against France. Though their national teams to global or continental glory. he and his medical team tried everything humanly He has also certainly got one up on Messi, who’s possible to help him carry on with a bandaged yet to win a major title with the national team.
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