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Page 22 Aug 22.Indd SPORT Tuesday 22 August 2017 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 PAGE | 23 Stenson captures Neymar dazzles World champion PGA Wyndham in home debut Joshua open to Championship for PSG MMA crossover fight QNB renews mega sponsorship deal The Peninsula NB Group, the larg- est financial institution in the Middle East and QAfrica, announced the renewal of its sponsorship agreement with Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Qatar Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria Stars League Management poses for photographs (QSLM) for six seasons, whereby with the ball boys and the QNB Group sponsors all of girls after his win over QFA and QSLM competitions, Nick Kyrgios of Australia in including The Emir Cup, Qatar the Cincinnati Open men’s National Teams and where for final at the Lindner Family the first time Qatar Stars League Tennis Center on Sunday. (QSL) shall become the “QNB Stars League”. This sponsorship agreement has already begun since last season 2016-2017 and this occasion is an opportunity to Dimitrov captures reconfirm the support of QNB Group. The sponsorship agreement Qatar Football Association (QFA) and President of QSLM, has been signed by President of the Qatar Football Associa- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani (right) and first Masters title tion (QFA) and President of QNB Group CEO Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari display the QNB logo QSLM Sheikh Hamad bin Kha- on a football jersey during a press conference held yesterday. lifa bin Ahmed Al Thani and Cincinnati QNB Group CEO Ali Ahmed Al He also noted that the asso- Al Kuwari said: “We believe Reuters Kuwari. ciation of a leading brand such that QNB Group is aware of its With this renewal, QNB will as QNB with the country’s national duty towards society, rigor Dimitrov clinched the biggest title sponsor QFA and QSL champi- national team and its presence and there is no doubt that this of his career and enjoyed a huge con- onships, which include: all alongside local tournaments continued support is the result fidence boost ahead of the US Open Qatar national teams - The show the great value of these of our understanding of this by beating Nick Kyrgios 6-3 7-5 to win Emir Cup - Qatar Stars League leagues and teams, and helps role, which is part of our com- the Cincinnati Open on Sunday. (QNB Stars League) - Qatar Cup achieve the goals sought by mitment to achieve Qatar GWith three of the ‘Big Four’ players nursing - U-23 Championship - Sheikh everyone in the world of foot- National Vision 2030.” injuries and Rafa Nadal knocked out in the quar- Jassim Cup - Second Division, ball in Qatar. The Group also will contin- ter-finals by Kyrgios, Bulgarian Dimitrov grasped in addition to the community He also hailed this sponsor- uously strengthen its presence his chance with both hands, winning his first Mas- competitions of Amateur ship agreement, saying it will in all the QFA and QSLM events, ters 1000 series event under a broiling hot sun. League, Universities League - have a positive impact on clubs in addition to working on high- A break in each set was enough for the sev- Universities Cup and the and tournaments organised by lighting their activities among enth seed to claim his third title of the year and Schools League. the Association and QSLM, and the Bank’s staff. seventh of his career. Commenting on the expressed his hopes that other It is worth mentioning that “I’m just happy. There’s nothing else I can say, renewal of the agreement, the national institutions and com- QNB Group has a long history honestly,” the 26-year-old told reporters. QFA President thanked QNB panies will follow the example in supporting and sponsoring “I’m just happy and I’m humbled to have that Group for continuing to spon- of QNB and support commu- sport activities that bridge the trophy in my hands, and especially to win here, sor the Qatari football and for nity-based activities such as gap between the banking and my first Masters 1000. providing unlimited support to sports, which represent an sports sectors and highlight “I always like this tournament. I have played the prominent sports events important aspect of the their identity on the local and it quite a few times and always thought this can hosted by Qatar. progress of societies. international arenas. be maybe one of the first ones, and it is the first Garbine Muguruza of Spain poses with the one.” winner’s trophy after defeating Simona Dimitrov did not drop a set all tournament, Halep of Romania during the women’s final the first player to do so at a Masters 1000 tourna- of Cincinnati Open on Sunday. Umm Salal, Al Khor to meet in Holland ment since Novak Djokovic’s 2007 win at Miami. He was almost impregnable on serve, win- The Peninsula in while at their training camps. Colombian professional ning 52 of his 53 service games. But he was thrilled with his run to a first final Umm Salal recently played Christian Nazarit scored a “Going to the (US) Open, it’s for sure a lot of of the year, having been jeered by the crowd three mm Salal and Al Khor will Dutch outfit Travis and lost 1-0 sensational hat-trick which positivity with it,” said Dimitrov, a semi-finalist weeks ago at the Citi Open in Washington DC when face each other in a while Al Khor picked up a 3-0 was enough to take his side at the Australian Open in January. he retired from his match with a shoulder injury. Ufriendly match in the win against Dutch side over the line in an end to end Both players were in their maiden Masters The US Open starts August 28. Netherlands today. Bagdad. encounter. Joaquin Caparros’s 1000 title match but Dimitrov showed more poise In the women’s circuit, Spanish fourth seed The match will take place in Meanwhile, Al Ahli beat men now return to Doha than his 22-year-old opponent, saving a pair of Garbine Muguruza fine-tuned her preparations the Netherlands where both Dutch outfit Magreb 90 3-2 in a tomorrow ahead of the new early break points to set the tone. for US Open by crushing Simona Halep 6-1 6-0 teams are having their presea- pre-season friendly match on Qatar Stars League season Kyrgios’s 31 unforced errors comfortably out- in the final. son training camps. Sunday. The match was part of which kicks off on September stripped his 21 winners, the combustible Australian The Wimbledon champion kept her opponent The match comes as part of the Brigadier’s preseason train- 15 when Al Gharafa and Al Ahli unable to find the magic he produced in his quar- pinned to the baseline and improved her career a series of friendly encounters ing camp exercises in Holland meet at the Al Gharafa ter-final win over Nadal. record to 3-1 against the Romanian second seed. that both sides are taking part which ends today. Stadium. Treasuring wins QREC Curragh Stakes in Ireland The Peninsula McLiney-owned and J A Stack-trained Good Things Take Time declared the atar Racing Limited’s Treasuring challenge. claimed the Group three Qatar Rac- With C D Hayes in the saddle, she kept Qing & Equestrian Club (QREC) on in the final furlong to go second near Curragh Stakes at the Curragh Racecourse the line. in Ireland on Sunday. The other J A Stack, Sirici, owned by The Ger Lyons-saddled filly won the Michael Slevin came third. She was and 1,000-metre race reserved for two-year ridden by P J Smullen. QREC Racing Man- olds, sponsored by QREC, in 1:2:35m. ager, Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi, presented She took the lead in the final furlong the trophies to the winners. and stayed on well. The talented two- “She has done nothing but improve year-old daughter of Havana Gold was from her first run to here”, noted steered by jockey Colin Keane to her third Lyons victory in the colours of H E Sheikh Fahad “I can only imagine she will keep bin Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Qatar improving over the winter into a nice Jockey Ger Lyons guiding Treasuring (left) towards the victory in the Group three Qatar Racing & Equestrian Racing Limited. three-year-old. It’s great for the owners,” Club (QREC) Curragh Stakes at the Curragh Racecourse in Ireland on Sunday. The D Keoghan and Casey he said. 22 AUGUST 2017 SPORT 22 TUESDAY Formula One Pakistan to host World XI, launches eSports World Sri Lanka and West Indies Championship Lahore London AFP Reuters akistan yesterday announced ormula One will crown its the return of international We are getting first virtual world cham- cricket to its soil, with three positive signals and Fpion at the season-ending separate sides scheduled to Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after visit after years of isolation the doors of announcing yesterday the launch Pover security concerns. of an eSports series to run from international cricket A World XI tour kicks-off in Sep- September to November. tember followed by a short visit by Sri are opening on The new eSports Series is a Lanka for a Twenty20 match in Octo- Pakistan: Najam Sethi partnership with Formula One, ber, then a Twenty20 series against the game developer Codemasters West Indies a month later. and events and competitions “We are getting positive signals and specialists Gfinity. the doors of international cricket are The series will be in three opening on Pakistan,” Najam Sethi, the stages, starting with qualifica- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tion events through September told a press conference in Lahore.
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