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Qatar players with the President’s Cup after they beat Russia in the IHF World Handball Championship in Germany on Sunday. Benali, Marjo power Qatar to President’s Cup TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Cup was not his side’s goal but DOHA added his team, after a slip up in the group league, played PIVOT Youssef Benali and eventually to its capability. defender Frankis Marjo “We made big mistakes Vietnam’s players celebrate their victory over Jordan in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. (AFP) slammed eight goals each to in the preliminary round,” he power former silver medallists said, “but after the group stage Qatar to the President’s Cup the team showed in these two Iran drub Oman; China make a comeback to beat Thailand at the IHF World Handball matches here in Cologne what Championship with a facile they are.” AFP ed an early penalty for Oman. 36-28 victory in Cologne, Ger- “I am happy how the team DUBAI Iran will remain in the many on Sunday. played in defence and attack same venue for their Thursday After having swept aside yesterday and today. We were VIETNAM emerged victorious last-eight meeting with Mar- Chile 37-27 on Saturday, the better team in both match- from a penalty shoot out with cello Lippi’s China, who staged the 2015 runners-up Qatar es and we shall learn from our Jordan to become the first a stirring second half come- trailed 0-2 in the beginning. mistakes and do better next team to reach the Asian Cup back to defeat Thailand 2-1. But they smashed three goals time,” he added. quarter-finals on Sunday – in a row through line player Qatar’s Moustafa Heiba after being the last side to Lippi joy as China fight Benali to hit the front and said, “First of all, I am very hap- scrape into the round of 16. back to reach last eight never looked back. py today because we won this After extra-time finished at Coach Marcello Lippi hailed After the half-time (17-14), match which was very impor- 1-1, BT Dung rolled in the deci- China’s fightback on Sunday Qatar worked on increasing tant for us. As a team we want- sive spot-kick for a 4-2 penal- in Al Ain after they staged a their three-goal cushion and ed to finish this championship ties win and saluted the crowd second-half revival to beat eventually ended up with a six- very well. All big teams get sick after Baha Faisal and Ahmed Thailand 2-1 and reach the goal margin, thanks to superb but never die. We learned a lot Samir had missed for Jordan. quarter-finals. scoring from both Benali and from our mistakes.” The dramatic win upset The giant nation were all at Marjo, redeeming themselves Dejan Peric, the assistant the odds after Jordan were the sea as they fell behind to Supa- with the 13th place. coach of Russia, commented, first to qualify for the knock- chai Jaided’s opener but they IHF President Dr Has- “This result was very clear outs, and Vietnam only went hit back after the break through san Moustafa presented the because Qatar were the bet- through because of their dis- substitute Xiao Zhi and Gao trophy to the Qatar team at ter team and they wanted ciplinary record after they fin- Lin’s well-taken penalty. the podium ceremony. Benali this victory more than us. The ished with an identical points Iran’s players greet their Omani opponents after the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 match between It meant China live to fight was adjudged the player of the President’s Cup was important and goals record to Lebanon. Iran and Oman at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. (AFP) another day under Lippi, who match as well. as a game for us too. We had However, the Southeast is expected to step down after Qatar coach Valero Rivera respect because Qatar have Asian champions came back Dung’s dipping shot was was only delaying defeat as the Asian Cup, while Thailand admitted in the post-match been the second best team in from a goal down to force ex- tipped over by Jordan goal- Results Dung coolly netted the winner, will know they were beaten by conference that the President’s the world. tra time, and they were on bal- keeper Amer Shafi. Jordan 1 (Baha Abdel- giving a military salute in cel- a superior team. ance the stronger and more Vietnam, who won South- Rahman 39) Vietnam 1 ebration before being mobbed “I’m very satisfied with the positive team over the 120 east Asia’s Suzuki Cup in De- by his team-mates. win. It was not an easy game minutes. cember, levelled six minutes (Nguyen Cong Phuong 51) because the opponent was Vital Borkelmans’ Jordan after the break, when Cong Vietnam win 4-2 on penalties Iran punish Oman 2-0 very tough,” said Lippi, who came into the game as the Phuong showed great tech- China 2 (Xiao 67, Gao 71-pen) Three-time continental cham- coached his native Italy to vic- form side and they spurned nique to steer home a volley Thailand 1 (Supachai 31) pions Iran took advantage of tory at the 2006 World Cup. a number of chances before from close range. Iran 2 (Jahanbakhsh 32, Oman’s errors to progress into “We didn’t play very well opening the scoring six min- On the hour-mark, Van Oman 0 the quarter-finals with a 2-0 in the first half because we utes from half-time. Duc nearly snatched it for the Dejagah 41-pen) victory in Abu Dhabi. made a few mistakes but I’m Baha Abdel-Rahman, tak- Vietnamese but his dink over Alireza Jahanbakhsh very happy with the reaction ing a free kick from the right Shafi was hacked off the line Dubai’s Al Maktoum Stadi- pounced on a defensive mis- from my players, especially in edge of the penalty area, hit by Anas Bani-Yaseen. um was thick with tension for take and Ashkan Dejagah the second half where in the it just right as the ball bent And Jordan’s Yaseen the spot-kicks and when Faisal scored a penalty to have Team end we created many chances. around the wall and flew into Bakheet had a great chance to hit the bar and Van Lam saved Melli cruising before the break “It was a great perfor- the top corner. grab the win in the first period from Salih, Vietnam were very at the Mohammed Bin Zayed mance in the second half, so However, the goal stung of extra time, but from a high much in the driving seat. Stadium. I’m very happy for the victory Vietnam into action and they ball into the box he ballooned Shafi, diving low, saved It could have been different and the fact that we got to the Qatar’s Wajdi Sinen receives the trophy from IHF President Dr Hassan nearly hit back when Hung his volley over. Minh Vuong’s attempt but it had Ahmed Mubarak convert- quarter-final.” Moustafa in Cologne, Germany, on Sunday. Qatar’s Almoez closing in on goal-scoring record

AFC Cup UAE 2019. With at least one more ready level with Iran’s Behtash AFC Asian Cup ABU DHABI Ali, who claimed the top game still to come, the Fariba and Korea Republic ace scorer award at the AFC U23 22-year-old Al Duhail for- Choi Soon-ho who bagged sev- Top Scorers WITH excitement building Championship in 2018, has ward’s impressive tally has en goals apiece during the AFC Ali Daei (Iran) Goals: 8 in 1996 ahead of his country’s Round been in sensational form seen him move to within one Asian Cup in 1980. Almoez Ali (Qatar) Goals: 7 of 16 encounter with Iraq, throughout the tournament, strike of the record haul by a Besides his ‘super hat- Qatar hotshot Almoez Ali is netting seven times in three player at Asia’s premier event, trick’ against the Koreans, Ali in 2019 (ongoing) on the verge of writing him- matches – including a four- one which was set by Iran leg- rounded off the scoring in Qa- Behtash Fariba (Iran) Goals: 7 self into the competition’s goal haul against DPR Korea end Ali Daei when he scored tar’s 2-0 win over Lebanon on in 1980 history books thanks to the – as Qatar claimed top spot eight at the 1996 edition, also Matchday One and grabbed Choi Soon-ho (Korea Republic) striker’s impressive goalscor- in Group E en route to the in the UAE. both goals in last Thursday’s Goals: 7 in 1980 ing exploits at the AFC Asian knockout phase. The Qatari youngster is al- 2-0 defeat of Saudi Arabia. 20 Monday, January 21, 2019 Sports Man City close gap on leaders Liverpool; Winks rescues Spurs Quick read Head of scandal- on Dele Alli’s header following Huddersfield were playing plagued Indonesian The defending a poor clearance. their first game since manager football resigns champ ease past And just as it looked like David Wagner left the club on they were headed to their first Monday, with assistant Mark JAKARTA: Indonesia’s top football Huddersfield to league draw, Winks headed in Hudson taking temporary official resigned Sunday follow- at the back post. charge. ing a match-fixing scandal that move four points “It’s a great moment and And they held their own in has reignited concerns over the a win that we needed,” Winks the first half as City only led game’s long-running struggle with behind the Reds told . because Danilo’s shot deflect- corruption in the Southeast Asian DPA “We knew it would be a ed off Christopher Schindler country. LONDON tough game and we had to dig for an own goal. Chairman Edy Rahmayadi in to do our best.” Fulham’s It was City’s 100th goal in announced he would step down TOTTENHAM and Man- third straight loss keeps them all competitions this season, at the Football Association of In- chester City beat the Premier seven points from safety. making them the first team donesia’s (PSSI) annual congress League’s bottom two teams on “I am confident and in Europe’s top five leagues - in Bali, according to the organisa- Sunday to continue their pur- haven’t lost my confidence England, Germany, France, tion’s Twitter account. suit of leaders Liverpool. about the team,” Fulham boss Italy and Spain - to reach the “For the future of the PSSI, I am Harry Winks scored in Claudio Ranieri said. century mark. resigning as chairman,” he was stoppage time to give Totten- “When I watch the players City started fast in the reported as saying by Indonesian ham a 2-1 win at Fulham while play, if we continue to fight in second half, breaking the news website detik.com. Rah- Man City won 3-0 at last- this way and everybody be- game open with goals from mayadi, who was elected chair of placed Huddersfield. lieves, we can survive.” Raheem Sterling and Leroy the scandal-plagued PSSI in 2016, The results leave champi- After scoring 19 goals in Sane in the first 11 minutes. admitted some failings under his ons City four points back of their previous three games, That was more than enough leadership, local media reported. Liverpool with Spurs a further Man City were far from their to hand Huddersfield a ninth Indonesian football has re- five back in third. best at Huddersfield. defeat in 10 league games cently been rocked by a series of “If we want to win the Pre- Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling scores their second goal against Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s “The way we played we and keep them 10 points from match-fixing allegations. The PSSI mier League, we have to win Stadium on Sunday. (REUTERS) didn’t deserve more than three safety. and police announced a crack- every week,” City defender goals,” manager Pep Guardio- “If it wasn’t for the deflect- down on match-fixing after an Danilo said. top scorers, Tottenham found with South Korea left Fernan- as John Michael Seri’s corner la told the BBC. ed goal I think we could have executive member of the associa- “We have to do our job a way to win leave Craven Cot- do Llorente as Spurs’ lone es- went in off his leg for an own “We have to demand more stayed in the longer,” Hudson tion was caught on tape trying to and at the end of the season tage with three points. Harry tablished striker. goal. from ourselves in every game said. “After that we were de- bribe a coach about $10,000 to we will see.” Kane’s injury and Son Heung And while the Spaniard But Spurs equalised six and do our best, but some- flated, I could see that, but we throw a second division Despite missing their two Min playing at the Asian Cup did score, it was for Fulham minutes into the second half times it’s difficult.” fought to the end. game. (AFP)

‘Not mentally ready’ AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 Higuain dropped by Milan as Chelsea Leckie returns as Australia move looms take on Uzbekistan in last 16 AFP MILAN The Socceroos AC Milan coach Gennaro Gat- tuso has dropped Gonzalo coach believes Higuain for Monday’s Serie A the 2015 champs game against Genoa saying the Argentine forward was “not are ready to mentally ready to do battle” as a AC Milan’s Gonzalo Higuain. transfer to Chelsea looms. improve after Gattuso insisted that “noth- “This team needs calm, fo- ing has been decided yet” con- cus and enthusiasm, elements two days rest cerning the transfer but all the we have been lacking recently.” talk has unsettled the 31-year- Former Real Madrid and AFC old Argentine and the team. Napoli forward Higuain has had AL AIN “I’ll be honest with you, a difficult season in Milan since I saw one of the worst train- moving from Juventus to make MATHEW Leckie will be ing sessions since I have been way for Cristiano Ronaldo. available for the first time here,” Gattuso told a pre-match Milan paid 18 million eu- at the AFC Asian Cup UAE press conference. ros to sign him on loan, with a 2019 after Socceroos coach “All this talk is not good for clause to make the deal perma- Graham Arnold confirmed him. I spoke to Higuain, it’s nent for a further 36 million eu- the Hertha Berlin winger will right we do this. I want to see ros. He is keen to link up again start Monday’s Round of 16 people who are mentally ready with former Napoli coach Mau- meeting with Uzbekistan on to do battle and Higuain at this rizio Sarri at Chelsea. Higuain the bench. moment is not ready. scored a Serie A record of 36 Leckie, a key member of “I am not disappointed in goals for Napoli in the 2015- the Australia team that won him, I too have been a player. 2016 season. the AFC Asian Cup on home I did everything I could and he AC Milan take on Genoa af- soil in 2015, has yet to feature behaved correctly throughout. ter losing the Italian Super Cup for Arnold’s team at the tour- “I accept his choice, just as title to Juventus in Saudi Arabia nament after joining up with I did with Leonardo Bonucci midweek, with Higuain coming the squad carrying a ham- (wanting to return to Juventus) on as a substitute for the last 20 string injury. “We were patient with Fixtures “But we’ve analysed them so we have no room to make over the summer. minutes. But the Socceroos’ head that and our medical staff and we expect to expose their errors. We will come to the coach confirmed the 27-year- have done a great job getting Japan vs Saudi Arabia weaknesses. They’ve had a pitch to win, but at the same old would be available for him ready. And that, with his Australia vs Uzbekistan three-day turnaround and time we realise Australia are a selection in a squad that also positive attitude and how he UAE vs Kyrgyz Republic we’ve had five so we’re men- tough rival and one of the best Back to winning ways welcomes back Josh Risdon is in camp and in around the tally fresh and feel great and teams in Asia.” from injury and Trent Sains- boys, has given the boys a lift are ready to go for this game.” “During the last three Marseille halt slide with win at Caen bury, who was suspended for already. Uzbekistan come into the days we have tried to improve the win over Syria. “Josh Risdon is back more rest than Uzbekistan game off the back of a 2-1 loss on all of our mistakes and we PARIS: Marseille snapped a run of nine games without a win by beat- “The wonderful thing is again, so he will be back, and and Arnold believes his play- at the hands of Japan in their have tried to analyse the Aus- ing Caen 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Mathew Leckie is back and Trent Sainsbury is back from ers are ready to show further final game in the group phase tralia side. Based on their ad- Morgan Sanson, on as a substitute for Payet, guided home a header he will be on the bench,” said suspension. Andrew Nab- improvements in the knock- of the competition, but coach vantages, we will make some from a Kevin Strootman cross two minutes after the interval as Mar- Arnold. bout is the only one out at this out rounds. Hector Cuper is confident his changes but it doesn’t mean seille won for the first time since late November. Caen played most of “It’s like signing a new stage so we’re getting strong- “We’re into the last 16, team can bounce back against we’re going to change the sys- the second half with 10 men after Frederic Guilbert was dismissed for player halfway through a tour- er and stronger as the tourna- so it’s a step up in the com- the defending champions. tem or style of our game. a second booking. Marseille had faced angry supporters in heated nament. We planned when he ment goes.” petition and a step up in the “We know the importance “We will come to the pitch exchanges following last weekend’s 1-1 home draw with Monaco, the got injured at Hertha Berlin Australia played their last tournament and I expect our of tomorrow’s game,” said the and the players will do their culmination of a dismal run that included a humiliating French Cup de- that we needed to look at how game on January 15 and, as team to step up another level former Egypt coach. best to get the necessary re- feat by fourth-tier amateurs Andrezieux at the start of the month. (AFP) the injury would come along. a result, have had two days as well,” he said. “It’s the knockout stage, sult.” Atletico shoot for football future in cricket-mad Pakistan

AFP history with FIFA that has re- “Both the sons and daugh- LAHORE, PAKISTAN sulted in multiple bans for vio- ters have equal rights,” he lating the body’s rules. We are not looking for said. SPAIN’S Atletico Madrid are The country remains on For 12-year-old Hussam taking on a challenge tougher thin ice with the governing or- players for Atletico Madrid Suhail the Atletico academy than winning -- devel- ganisation, currently sits 199th because we know that this not only provides a place to oping football in cricket-mad in the FIFA rankings and has is going to be very emulate his idols but also a Pakistan, where bat and ball still never qualified for a foot- difficult... Our target is to safe pitch to hone his skills. are king, pitches come with ball World Cup. improve the football here. “In the streets there are stumps not goalposts, and Things weren’t always trees and cars coming, you even the prime minister is a so dire. The national squad Javier Visea can’t play well, while here you former World Cup winner. boasted a top 10 place in Asian can play very well without During a recent session football until the 1970s. The stopping,” he said. at the club’s new facility in sport remains widely watched baller like her heroes Lionel The opening of the acad- Lahore -- the country’s first by middle-class Pakistanis, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, emy also comes as security has European football academy and football video games like practising in her backyard dramatically improved across -- a cabal of Spanish coaches the FIFA franchise are as pop- before joining Atletico’s acad- Pakistan after years of mili- watched as a new class of ular as ever. emy. tancy, paving the way for the young Pakistani hopefuls fired Those seeds of fandom are As she sprinted down the gradual return of international off penalty kicks. what Atletico hopes to nur- new facility’s pitch, her father sports. “We are not looking for ture with their facility, which Pakistani youths exercise with local coaches at Atletico De Madrid club’s new facility for developing Muhammad Shahid said he “At the moment they asked players for Atletico Madrid opened last September in the football in Lahore. (AFP) takes great pride in watching us about coming here we were because we know that this is nation of over 200 million. his daughter play the beauti- a little bit scared because all going to be very difficult... Our “We know cricket is the their own brand in the vast un- tions and won four World Cup ship. ful game in conservative Pa- the news coming from Paki- target is to improve the foot- main sport,” said Visea. “But tapped football market that is titles. Cricket has ruled the kistan, where boys are more stan to Spain (is) not good ball here,” coach Javier Visea ... there are a lot of football South Asia. And a promising The sport was only over- sporting roost ever since – but likely to be allowed to compete news,” said coach Daniel Li- told AFP. fans, they are following (the) future for football may not be shadowed by cricket with the the hope is that another strong in sports than girls. mones. To succeed in carving out Premier League, they are fol- as quixotic as it sounds. rise of the dashing all-rounder, personality with a winning Shahid, who is from a But things changed when a place for football, they will lowing La Liga.” For decades, field hockey and now prime minister, Im- streak in football could change humble background and holds he landed in Pakistan. need to overcome marginal Atletico aims to promote was the most popular sport in ran Khan – culminating with everything again. conservative religious beliefs, “We are feeling like if we are government support, poor football, health, and sports in the country as Pakistan domi- the country’s World Cup win Ten-year-old Fiza Shahid is a firm believer in his daugh- Spain, so there is no security is- infrastructure and a troubled general, he said – along with nated international competi- in 1992 under Khan’s leader- dreams of becoming a foot- ter’s right to play. sue or those things,” he said. Sports Monday, January 21, 2019 21 GREEK There’s nothing really I can say to TRAGEDY describe this. I’m the happiest man on earth right now. Swiss Roger Federer reacts Stefanos Tsitsipas after a point against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas during their FOR FEDERER men’s singles match at the Australian Open on Sunday. (AFP) Roger bats NextGen star Tsitsipas away ‘changing of guard’ talk, knocks out the Swiss great and to play defending champion French Open AFP in Sunday shocker MELBOURNE SWISS great Roger Federer de- nied Sunday his defeat to Greek young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas AFP pelled 10 break points. signalled a changing of the MELBOURNE This time, however, Tsitsipas guard as he announced he will quickly took two points against play the French Open this year YOUNG Stefanos Tsitsipas signalled a Federer’s serve and levelled the for the first time since 2015. changing of the guard at the top of world ten- match after just over two hours. The 20-time Grand Slam nis as he shocked defending champion Roger At 4-5 in the third, Tsitsipas champion was shocked by a Federer in the Australian Open fourth round forced his first two break points man 17 years his junior in the on Sunday. of the entire match but Federer last 16 of the Australian Open The NextGen Finals champion beat weathered that storm. 6-7 (11-13), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-6 Federer, who is 17 years his senior, 6-7 (11- But the clouds were dark- (7/5) on Rod Laver Arena. 13), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Rod Laver ening over the 20-time Grand But Federer, the defending Arena. Slam champion who was mak- champion, played down sug- Tsitsipas, seeded 14, became the first Greek ing an uncharacteristic series gestions it was the beginning in history to reach the quarter-finals of a Slam of mistakes, largely on his fore- of the end for a man who has where he will meet Spain’s 22nd seed Roberto hand wing. dominated the sport for so long. Bautista Agut. On Federer’s next service “I’ve heard that story the last “There’s nothing really I can say to de- game the youngster again 10 years. From that standpoint, scribe this,” said the 20-year-old. “I’m the got to 15-40, this time for set nothing new there,” he said. happiest man on earth right now.” points, and a 42nd unforced And in a signal that he is The pair’s only previous meeting in the error into the net saw the vet- hungry for more, the 37-year- mixed team Hopman Cup earlier this month eran behind in a match for the old said he planned to play on was a tight affair where Federer had won first time in the champion- clay again this year for the first courtesy of two tiebreaks. ship. time since 2015. Federer prevailed that day but was at Tsitsipas called the train- “It’s a bit of a desire. I’m in a loss to explain how he created 12 points er in the changeover after the a phase where I want to have to break the powerful Tsitsipas serve over seventh game of the fourth fun and I’ve missed not doing four sets on Rod Laver Arena and converted set a he began to cramp on a it,” he told reporters. none. warm and sticky night. He missed Roland Garros in “It definitely didn’t go the way I was Federer couldn’t take ad- 2016 with an injury and skipped hoping on the break points,” a despondent vantage of his opponent’s plight and the clay season the last two Federer told reporters immediately after his Tsitsipas sealed the win on his first match years. “I don’t feel it is neces- hopes of winning a record seventh Austral- point in the third tiebreak of the match. sary to have a big break again,” ian Open were shattered. “Roger is a legend of our sport,” said Tsit- he added. sipas. “I have so much respect for him. It’s a The long-haired Tsitsipas, ‘Something is wrong’ dream come rue.” seeded 14, has been touted as a “I also didn’t break him at the Hopman Cup, “That moment is definitely something future Grand Slam champion so clearly something is wrong how I return that I will never, ever, ever forget,” said Tsit- and Federer had nothing but him, what I’m trying to do. sipas. praise, saying he saw similari- “He’s doing a good job to defend them,” “This match point is going to stay, I’m ties to himself. added Federer. pretty much sure, forever, for the rest of my “He has a one-handed So there was little surprise when life. backhand and I used to have the first set also went to 6-6 and a “I lost to a better player who was play- long hair, too,” said the world decider. ing very well tonight,” said Federer. “Hung number three. It ended on a controversial note when a in there, gave himself chances at some point, “Yeah, so maybe a little bit, fan jumped the gun and shouted “out” on a stayed calm. sure. He has more of a conti- Tsitsipas forehand with Federer 12-11 ahead. “It’s not always easy, especially for nental grip than players nowa- The call distracted Tsitsipas, who mis-hit younger guys. Credit to him for taking care days. That’s a bit more my way his next forehand and Federer put it away. of that.” than, let’s say, Rafa’s way. The second saw Federer constantly pres- Tsitsipas will meet Spain’s 22nd seed “I see him definitely being sure the Greek’s serve but each time the en- Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals. high up in the game for a long ergetic Tsitsipas resisted. “This win is a good milestone, let’s say time. That was a good night for By the time the second set reached the good first step to something bigger,” said him tonight.” tiebreak the gutsy Greek had already re- Tsitsipas. Federer conceded he had “massive regrets” about losing and said he didn’t win because he struggled to convert his 12 break points, making none of them count. “I have massive regrets, you know, tonight. I might not look the part, but I am. I felt like I have to win the second set,” he said. “I don’t care how I do it, but I have to do it. Cost me the game tonight. There is always multiple factors that play into Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece after winning his round four men’s singles match against Roger Federer of a match like this,” he added. Switzerland at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday. (EPA-EFE) “But it definitely didn’t go the way I was hoping on the break points. ” Kerber, Sharapova stunned as Nadal powers into quarters others to fall, but there was no of these.” in the semi-finals after the RESULTS (ROUND 4) Pavlyuchenkova such drama for a rampant Ra- Her next assignment is young American celebrated shocks Stephens fael Nadal who powered into against unseeded Russian An- his 21st birthday by grinding MEN’S SINGLES the last eight with a straight astasia Pavlyuchenkova, who down Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-6 Frances Tiafoe (USA) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x20) 7-5, 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (1/7), 7-5 Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in late night pic sets win over Tomas Berdych. beat Stephens 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, (8/6), 6-7 (1/7), 7-5. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x22) bt Marin Cilic (CRO x6) 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Wimbledon winner and 6-3 in a late night epic. Hometown hero Ashleigh Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE x14) bt Roger Federer (SUI x3) 6-7 (11/13), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) AFP 2016 champion Kerber, and Barty also made the last eight MELBOURNE the favourite along with Ser- Chipping away muscling past Sharapova and WOMEN’S SINGLES Petra Kvitova (CZE x8) bt Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6-2, 6-1 ena Williams after defending Men’s second seed Nadal, will next meet Petra Kvitova. Ashleigh Barty (AUS x15) bt Maria Sharapova (RUS x30) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 ON a day of upsets at the Aus- champion Caroline Wozni- returning from foot surgery, Sharapova claimed her Danielle Collins (USA) bt Angelique Kerber (GER x2) 6-0, 6-2 tralian Open second seed An- acki was ousted early, was no barrelled past former world biggest scalp since complet- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bt Sloane Stephens (USA x5) 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-3 gelique Kerber crashed out match for Collins, ranked 35 in number four Tomas Berdych ing a drugs ban in 2017 when while Rafael Nadal kept up his the world. 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) as he stays she rolled Wozniacki in round charge for an 18th Grand Slam Collins is little known after on track for an 18th Grand three and looked on track to 22-year-old is Kvitova, who Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova title on Sunday. playing much of her tennis in Slam title. carry the momentum forward. beat Barty in the final of the ground down American fifth World number two Kerber the US college system and was “I always say the same The 30th seed won the warm-up Sydney Internation- seed Sloane Stephens to reach was sensationally bundled out making her debut in the main when I am back for injury,” first set but then fell to pieces, al this month. the quarter-finals. by a woman playing the event draw at Melbourne Park. She said the Spaniard. eventually succumbing 4-6, The two-time Wimbledon The World No. 44 beat Ste- for the first time, with Ameri- had never won a Grand Slam “I don’t expect negative or 6-1, 6-4. champion beat 17-year-old phens 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-3 to set can Danielle Collins humiliat- match before this year. positive things. I just try to do “I knew I had to keep chip- Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-1 to up a last eight clash with Collins. ing the Wimbledon champion “I may not have won a my work every day and just be ping away – in a sense, trust match her best performance “I heard someone was 6-0, 6-2 in under an hour. Grand Slam match before this with (the) right attitude every the work we’ve done. I know at a major since 2016. yawning during the match, Five-time Grand Slam win- but I tell you, it’s going to keep single day.” Danielle Collins of the U.S. that I can match it with the In a late night epic that so I’m sorry. But anyway I’m ner Maria Shaparova and fifth happening,” said the 25-year- He will play world number celebrates defeating Germany’s best,” said Barty, seeded 15. ended in the early hours of happy I stayed awake,” said seed Sloane Stephens were old. “I better have many more 39 Frances Tiafoe for a place Angelique Kerber. (REUTERS) Next up for the diminutive Monday, unseeded Russian the Russian. 22 Monday, January 21, 2019 Sports Pacquiao batters Broner in

An elderly woman reacts as she watches the WBA welterweight lopsided welterweight bout world title boxing match between Philippine boxing champion AFP Manny Pacquiao and U.S. boxer LAS VEGAS Adrien Broner, on a screen in a basketball court in Manila, MANNY PACQUIAO put on Philippines. (REUTERS) a master class in elite boxing on Saturday with a 12-round Philippines demolition of Adrien Broner, defending his welterweight ti- cheers Manny’s tle in his first fight on US soil in two years – and his first as a first win since 40-year-old. Pacquiao easily won with turning 40 an impressive display of supe- rior hand speed and destruc- DPA tive power that landed him a MANILA unanimous decision victory over the much younger Ameri- THE Philippines on Sunday can at the MGM Grand Hotel cheered Filipino boxing icon in Las Vegas. Manny Pacquiao for his win over American fighter Adrien Broner, his first since his 40th birthday last month. The senator outpoint- I really don’t believe my ed Broner throughout the career is over. I proved it in 12-round fight in Las Vegas, my last fight against (Lucas) winning by unanimous deci- Matthysee. And now I prove sion to retain his World Boxing it again at the age of 40. Association’s welterweight title. Thousands of Filipinos Manny Pacquiao screamed and jumped every time Pacquiao scored against Broner as they trooped to pub- The Filipino star almost lic parks and gyms where free knocked Broner down twice in live viewings of the bout were the seventh and ninth rounds sponsored by local officials. and showed that he can still be a force in the highly-compet- itive division despite turning Presidential spokesman 40 last month. Salvador Panelo hailed “I really don’t believe my ca- Manny Pacquiao for reer is over. I proved it in my last bringing honour to the fight against (Lucas) Matthy- see,” Pacquiao said. “And now I country and uniting prove it again at the age of 40.” Filipinos worldwide “with In his 70th fight as a pro- his display of athleticism, fessional, Pacquiao retains the power and Filipino pride.” lesser version of the WBA’s two welterweight belts and possi- TAKE THAT! Manny Pacquiao (black trunks) and Adrien Broner box during their WBA welterweight world title boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, United States bly sets the stage for a rematch on Saturday. Pacquiao, fighting his first bout on US soil in two years, won via unanimous decision.(USA TODAY SPORTS) Presidential spokesman with Floyd Mayweather, who Salvador Panelo hailed Pac- watched the bout from ringside. willing to come back in boxing.” Fernandez) told me to counter quiao for bringing honour to Pacquiao improved to 61-7- Mayweather, who helped and wait for opportunities.” the country and uniting Fili- 2 with 39 knockouts, winning promote Saturday’s box- Broner seemed content to pinos worldwide “with his dis- on all three judges’ scorecards, ing card, was non-committal simply flail away for most of play of athleticism, power and including by one tally of 117- when asked if he would get the fight with a slapping jab Filipino pride.” 111. The other two judges also back in the ring with Pacquiao. that hardly connected. “While 11 years older than had it one-sided at 116-112. “Right now I am living the Broner said after the fight his opponent, the 40-year-old Pacquiao started the on- happy life,” he said. he was pleased with his per- ‘Pambansang Kamao’ [na- slaught in the seventh round Mayweather also visited formance and disagreed with tional fighter] displayed his by hitting the 29-year-old Pacquiao in his dressing room the scoring. vintage form just like in his Broner with a left hook then before the fight. “He just said “You all know I beat that heyday and dominated Bron- immediately doubling it up. hello. Wished me luck,” Pac- boy,” Broner said. “They trying er, who went back-pedalling, Broner went into a shell quiao said. to get that money again with in full twelve rounds of battle,” mode, absorbing more blows Pacquiao went to work Pacquiao and Floyd but it’s cool. he added. but managed to hold on to the from the opening bell on I ain’t worrying about that.” Foreign Secretary Teodoro end of the round. executing the fight plan he Mayweather won the Locsin lashed out at the analysts Pacquiao landed his best put together after reuniting 2015 bout with Pacquiao in a and critics who suggested it was punch in the ninth with a blis- with his long-time trainer contest that generated $600 time for Pacquiao to retire after tering left on the chin that sent Freddie Roach. million in revenue and a re- he turned 40 in December. Broner back peddling towards He was the more active of cord 4.6 million pay per view “I told you. The eternal the ropes. But Broner showed the two boxers and it didn’t buys but failed to live up to its hero. The purest example of he can take a punch as he take long for Broner to get “Fight of the Century” hype. pure fighter,” Locsin tweeted stayed on his feet and survived frustrated with Pacquiao’s Pacquiao was hampered after the fight. “I will slap another punishing round. speed as Broner delivered a after suffering a torn right anyone who suggests again Pacquiao is now hoping to right forearm shiver to his op- rotator cuff while training for he retired.” avenge his 2015 loss to May- ponent’s jaw at the end of the Mayweather. “Fighters never retire; weather which became the second round. Fans of Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao cheer as they watch the WBA welterweight world title Pacquiao last fought in fighting is their oxygen; they richest one-day sporting event boxing match between Pacquiao and Adrien Broner, on a screen in a basketball court in Manila, July, 2018, when he scored accept even permanent dam- in history. Damaging left hook Philippines, on Sunday. (REUTERS) his first knockout in six years age and blistering defeat as Immediately after the Pacquiao did a good job of set- with a 7th-round stoppage badges of honour,” he added. fight Pacquiao called out May- ting up solid head and body face as Broner ducked down to even that wasn’t enough for knockout in a row. of Argentina’s Matthysse in “Fight, Manny, for country.” weather. shots with well-timed head protect his midsection. Broner to win the round. “I can still be a greasy Kuala Lumpur. The judges scored the fight “Tell him to come back to fakes and jabs. Pacquiao had a good sixth Pacquiao’s best rounds fighter and give my best at the It is his first bout in the US 117-11, 116-112 and 116-112, the ring and we will fight,” Pac- His most effective punch round but got caught at the were seven through nine but age of 40,” he said. since a unanimous decision giving Pacquiao his 61st win in quiao said. “I am willing to fight in the early rounds was a body end with an uppercut and left the only blemish on his night “I wanted to be more ag- win over Jessie Vargas in Las 70 professional fights. again Floyd Mayweather. If he is shot and then a left hook to the hook on the chin -- though was he couldn’t get his second gressive but (co-trainer Buboy Vegas in November 2016. Souq Waqif Equestrian Festival attracting a large audience

A horse during the auction show at the Souq Waqif Equestrian Festival 2019, which began on Friday and continues till Wednesday. Cantara Al Shaqab which won in the Class1 A Fillies’ category.

QNA A total of 142 horses took owned by Abdullah Hamad category will get a gold med- two competitions, which are set Souq Waqif. Thani expressed his happi- DOHA part on the first two days in Mohammed al Hajri, won in al and QR100,000. Second to be very competitive this year. Abdulrahman al Naama, ness with the festival, saying the Arabian horses competi- category (B) of the same age placed will get a silver medal The horses auction has who oversees the event, noted it is witnessing a large audi- THE Souq Waqif Equestrian tion while Saturday saw ponies group. Al Shaqab also topped and QR70,000, while the third been scheduled for Wednes- that the current version of the ence which reflects their desire Festival 2019 which began on aged two years to three and the contest in the three-years placed will get a bronze medal day, with total 83 horses par- Souq Waqif Equestrian Fes- to recognise such equestrian Friday has gathered momen- horses aged four years to six age group, winning all three and a prize of QR40,000. ticipating in the event. The tival is different this year as it events. He added that the festi- tum attracting a large audience. take part in the qualifiers. top positions. The committee also as- majority of the horses are Ara- has two competitions this time, val’s location was also helpful, Organised by the Private Al Shaqab won in the cat- The Organising Commit- signed international judges bian, in addition to four horses compared to last year’s one. given the status of Souq Wa- Engineering Office, the festival egory (A) of ponies aged two tee has allocated big prizes from Europe and U.S., with a from Umm Qarn stud as well Owner of Al Nasser Stud qif as one of the most famous will last another three days. years. Meanwhile, ‘I’m Queen’, this year. First place in each total of six judges for each of the as many others that are from Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser al landmarks of Qatar. Sports Monday, January 21, 2019 23

Sheikh Joaan attends IOC meeting in Lausanne AL BAYT STADIUM’S RETRACTABLE Qatar Olympic Committee ROOF STEEL WORK COMPLETED President His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani took part in the meeting of the IOC Commission for Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday. He was nominated as a member of the commission. The IOC Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport Commission aims to share QOC’s recent developments and successes with IOC members and non-members. The QOC chief seeks to strengthen relationships between the QOC and members of the Olympic Movement at all levels and explore opportunities to share knowledge and expertise with other national Olympic committees and Olympic organisations through agreements, exchange programmes and joint projects led by Mario Pescante and his deputy Luis Moreno. Retractable roof steel work has been completed at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums. While the external facade installation is nearing completion, the iconic Sadu internal fabric membrane installation is also advancing rapidly. Russia’s four big Indian cricket team arrives in Auckland clubs to renew Thrilling ODI and T20 series expected with Black Caps also rivalry in Doha in strong form AGENCIES The prestigious Match Premier Cup football starts at Aspire Zone today AUCKLAND THE Indian cricket team, led by Virat Kohli, arrived in SCHEDULE Auckland on Sunday afternoon 21 January: as they prepare for their three- Indian wicketkeeper MS Dhoni obliges young fans with autographs at Spartak vs Rostov (20:00) week tour in New Zealand. the Auckland airport on Sunday. The number two ranked 22 January: one-day side in the world be- Under the inspiration cap- ful tour Down Under. Zenit vs Lokomotiv Moscow (20:00) gin their five-match ODI series taincy of Kohli, India recently On the other hand, New against the Black Caps in Napi- won their first-ever bilateral Zealand decimated the Sri 25 January: er on Wednesday, which is fol- ODI series in Australia. Earli- Lankans at home. They won Zenit vs Spartak Moscow (18:30) Rostov vs Lokomotiv Moscow (21:30) lowed by three Twenty 20s. er, they had won their maiden the two-match Test series Strong crowds are ex- Test series in Australia in 71 1-0, swept the three-match 28 January: pected throughout the tour as years and 11 attempts after ODI series 3-0 and won the Rostov vs Zenit (20:00) India make their first visit to levelling a three-match T20I one-off T20I to end the series New Zealand since 2014. series 1-1 on a highly-success- on a high. 29 January: Spartak Moscow vs Lokomotiv Moscow (20:00) ICSS, Clue to fight organised The tournament is set to be the main event in the Russian football calendar crime in sports jointly for January 2019 and will garner extensive media TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The Clue platform will tions in sport as well as build coverage, including live DOHA greatly assist the SIU and its strategic networks with other oversight of the Sport Integ- Clue users. “ broadcasting in Russia on THE Sport Integrity Unit rity Hotline in managing risk, Thomas Drohan, Com- Match TV and Match (SIU) of the International intelligence and investigation mercial Director Clue Com- Premier channels. Centre for Sport Security activities in a single applica- puting said: “Clue is well TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK (ICSS) has strengthened its tion and so increase the Unit’s placed to help the SIU man- DOHA landic defenders Sverrir Ingi resources with the state-of- efficiency and capacity for ac- age their increasing volume Ingason (Rostov), Ragnar Sig- the-art Clue intelligence and tionable intelligence on illicit of complex multi-faceted, ASPIRE Academy is set to urdsson (Rostov), and striker, case management technology. activity in sport. cross border investigations. host the Match Premier Cup Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdsson The Clue software provides Fred Lord, Director, Anti- Our software will help the Football Tournament, fea- (Rostov). There is also Serbian the SIU with a leading support Corruption and Transparency SIU to build up actionable turing four leading Russian national team defender Bran- platform to consolidate and Operations of the Sport In- intelligence, uncover new clubs, from January 21 to 29. islav Ivanovic (Zenit), Polish build on its operational and tegrity Unit, said, “With over lines of enquiry through data, The crème de la crème of Rus- ner extensive media coverage, Moscow), international midfielder Maciej intelligence. 160 cases of criminal activity collaborate with relevant au- sian football clubs - Zenit St. including live broadcasting and striker Fyodor Smolov Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow), The SIU was established in sport, reported through the thorities and ultimately stem Petersburg, Spartak Moscow, in Russia on Match TV and (Lokomotiv Moscow), and goal- Croatian defender and finalist by the ICSS in response to SIU Hotline, it is clear that the tide of increasing crimi- Lokomotiv Moscow and Ros- Match Premier channels. keeper Andrey Lunev (Zenit St in the 2018 World Cup, Vedran the growing demand for in- sport including football, crick- nal activity associated with tov - will battle here for a foot- Football fans in Qatar will Petersburg). All these players Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow). dependent investigations and et and tennis are being used the lucrative sports sector. ball extravaganza. be able to watch international were part of the Russia 2018 This event also provides a intelligence services within as a getaway car for organised International organised The Match Premier Cup is players who played in the re- World Cup squad that reached great opportunity for football the sports industry. The Sport crimes such as player traffick- crime operations do not limit organised by both Match TV cent World Cup in Russia, as all the quarter-finals on home soil. fans in Qatar to get to know Integrity Hotline, managed ing, doping, match-fixing, bet- themselves to specific sports and the Russian Premier Liga, four teams have these players. The other stars who will more about Russian football by the SIU and set up nearly a ting fraud, terrorism, e-sport or crime types. They are dy- and will be held in conjunc- The largest number of interna- be in action at Aspire Acad- and its leading clubs. Fans year ago, has been a vital tool manipulation and money namic and move quickly to tion with the Qatar Football tionals will be from Russia and emy to showcase their talents in Qatar keen to attend the in fighting corruption in sport. laundering.” exploit and profit from op- Association and Aspire Zone include midfielders, Aleksandr are Portuguese international tournament at free entry are The Sport Integrity Hotline is “This agreement with portunities presented through Foundation. The tournament Erokhin, , Daler midfielder Manuel Fernandes encouraged to do so by reg- accessible for all, from athletes Clue will help us expand our sports including anything is set to be the main event in Kuzyaev (all Zenit St Peters- (Lokomotiv) and Peru interna- istering at the following link: to officials and the public, to global intelligence network from match fixing, to doping, the Russian football calendar burg), , Alex- tional winger Jefferson Farfan https://matchpremier.time- report allegations of miscon- and strengthen our capacity to human trafficking, to ter- for January 2019 and will gar- sandr Samedov (both Spartak (Lokomotiv Moscow). Ice- pad.ru/event/882149/ duct or abuse in sport. to investigate integrity viola- rorism and more.

AHMED O ALLOUH AND CO-DRIVER KUWARI WIN QATAR MANATEQ BAJA ROUND 6

Ahmed O Allouh and his co-driver Nasser al Kuwari clinched the Qatar Manateq Baja 2019 Round 6, beat- ing Mohammed al Meer on Friday. Allouh and Kuwari, finished the rally in Can-Am Maverick X3 one minute and 39 seconds ahead of Meer and his Russian co-driver Aleksey Kuzmich (Nissan Patrol). The overall third place went to Abdulazizi al Bshayer, who completed the course in Can-Am Maverick one hour and 18 minutes off the winner. 24 Monday, January 21, 2019 The Last Word Amir attends Arab Economic and Social Development Summit HH Amir, Aoun discuss regional, int’l issues

THE Amir His Highness Sheikh delegation accompanying the Amir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani took and a number of Lebanese minis- part in the opening session of the ters attended the meeting. 4th Arab Economic and Social Earlier, the Amir and the Development Summit in Beirut, accompanying delegation were re- Lebanon, on Sunday. ceived at Rafic Hariri International Ahead of the conference, Airport by General Aoun. the Amir met with Lebanese The Amir and his team were President General Michel Aoun. also welcomed by Lebanese They reviewed important topics Minister of Foreign Affairs and on the agenda of the summit, in Emigrants Gebran Bassil, Minister addition to the bilateral relations of State for Presidency Affairs Dr between the two countries and Pierre Raffoul, Arab League Secre- the means of promoting them to tary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, wider horizons. The two leaders Ambassador of Qatar to Lebanon also exchanged views on the HE Mohammed Hassan al Jaber, current issues on the regional and Ambassador of Lebanon to Qatar international arenas. HE Hassan Najem and a number The members of the official of senior Lebanese officials. QNA)(

Singaporean band to perform MoTC inks deal with Qatar Post Continued from page 1 Ô at Katara on January 25-26 “THE new services targeting both business groups and indi- viduals will not only make the documentation faster but also reduce the number of people visiting MoTC offices for vari- The agreement ous purposes by not less than was signed by 50 percent at the end of this Hassan al Hail, year,” Hamadi said, adding that advisor to HE the application also helps users the Minister of contact the ministry directly via Transport and multiple channels and social Communica- media platforms that are avail- tions, and Qatar TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK able in the app. Post Chairman DOHA “The ministry is set to make and Managing all its e-services available on its Director Faleh al THE Cultural Village Foun- mobile application in the future. Naemi. dation – Katara – continues It plans to add land transport e- to bring in more countries to services as soon as the relevant enrich the third edition of the land transport laws and regula- ing a minimum safe manning a large vessel and insurance va- the Minister of Transport and Cultural Diversity Festival. tions are officially released,” she certificate are among the new lidity as well as replacement and Communications, and Qatar Singapore’s famous Sri added. e-services launched. rodent-free certificates. Post Chairman and Managing Warisan cultural band will per- The application is reliable MOTC places consider- MoTC also signed an agree- Director Faleh al Naemi. form at Katara Amphitheatre in terms of cybersecurity, hav- able attention on developing its ment with Qatar Post for the Naemi said Q-Post is cur- as part of the festival on Janu- ing been tested and verified by services and making them ac- delivery of certificates and own- rently working on new strategies ary 25 and 26. The show will be the Qatar Computer Emergency cessible and available anytime, ership cards for the transactions to cater future requirements held from 7pm to 8:45pm and Response Team (Q-CERT). anywhere, for the best user ex- completed via the mobile appli- in various sectors including E- the entry is free. Small vessel and jetski perience and highest satisfac- cation or the ministry website, Commerce and services linked Sri Warisan, founded in Holland, Greece etc. and has fantastic show by Tunisian and ownership transfers, adding tion, she added. to their respective individuals to different government entities. 1997, has performed in many many contributions in national Kazakh cultural bands which or removing an owner to small Other maritime transport e- and companies. “The new strategy is expected countries around the world in- projects in Singapore. entertained the audience with vessels, issuing a certificate for services include the issuance of The agreement was signed to launch in the third quarter of cluding Belgium, China, India, Last weekend witnessed a scintillating performances. small vessel owners and issu- certificates related to deletion of by Hassan al Hail, advisor to HE this year,” Naemi added. QNL extends its role as regional IFLA conservation centre

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and offers support in capaci- DOHA ty-building and professional development to specialists QATAR National Library working in this field. (QNL) has renewed an agree- The library will also hold ment with the International training courses and work- Federation of Library As- shops on preservation and sociations and Institutions conservation in several Arab (IFLA), which extends its role countries in the future. as the IFLA Regional Center In collaboration with the for Preservation and Con- National Archives of Moroc- servation (PAC) for the next co, the library and UNESCO, three years. recently concluded a three- The agreement enables day training course entitled, the library to take a leadership ‘Practical Methods for the role in coordinating preserva- Scientific Examination of Li- tion and conservation activi- The agreement enables the library to take a leadership role in coordinating preservation and conservation activities among Arabic-speaking countries in the MENA region. brary Objects.’ ties among Arabic-speaking The IFLA Preservation countries in the Middle East conservation in Qatar and the tion and Conservation man- crucial role in preserving Qa- to maintain rare books, docu- long project in collabora- and Conservation (PAC) Cent- and North Africa (MENA). region. The regional PAC will ager at Qatar National Li- tar’s and the region’s herit- ments and manuscripts.” tion with the United Nations ers network supports libraries As part of the arrange- raise awareness around these brary, said: “We are delighted age in an inclusive manner. The library will undertake Educational, Scientific and around the world to safeguard ment, the library will coordi- issues among leaders in herit- to extend our role as the IFLA The library has world-class several projects to support the Cultural Organization (UN- documentary heritage in its nate capacity-building pro- age and precious collections, Regional Preservation and resources in-house, which preservation of documentary ESCO). The project focuses diverse forms and formats and grammes and promote best as well as the wider public. Conservation Center. This allow us to continue raising heritage in the Arab region, on identifying documentary promotes international coop- practices in preservation and Stephane Ipert, Preserva- enables us to continue our awareness of the best ways which includes an 18-month heritage in Arab countries, eration in support of this cause.