BASKETBALL | Page 3 OLYMPICS | Page 4 Daniels has a Fans fear new team but being victims missing one of greed after vital thing postponement Sunday, April 12, 2020 GOLF Sha’ban 19, 1441 AH Year after glory, GULF TIMES has virus doomed Tiger’s 18-major bid? SPORT Page 5 FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT Liverpool Beating virus would legend Dalglish tests positive for be ‘real’ victory, coronavirus says PSG’s Sarabia ‘All that is in our hands, if we can help, donate, do what is in our hands, (we will)’ AFP Paris, France aris Saint-Germain winger Pablo Sarabia says that beating the Pcoronavirus would be the “real victory of the season”, with most professional football shut down due to the pandemic. France’s Ligue 1 was suspend- ed on March 13, with PSG sitting 12 points clear of Marseille at the top of the table, while hav- ing also reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2016. But Spanish international Sarabia says public health has to AFP ances for Scotland, was knighted come first ahead of getting back London, United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II in 2018. onto the pitch. “Kenny would like to take this “No, I’m not afraid about opportunity to thank the bril- that (the season not restarting), iverpool legend Kenny liant NHS staff, whose dedica- it’s not the thing I am worrying Dalglish has tested posi- tion, bravery and sacrifice should about,” he told AFP. tive for coronavirus but is be the focus of the nation’s at- “I am thinking about my fam- Lnot showing symptoms of tention at this extraordinary ily first and foremost and then the disease, his family said Friday. time,” added the family state- about getting this sorted. This is The 69-year-old former Scot- ment on Friday. a critical situation. tish international striker, who “He would also ask that they “Who knows right now wheth- started his career at Celtic, was are given the space to do their er the league will restart or not — admitted to hospital on Wednes- jobs during what is an extremely it is hypothetical and we all need day for treatment for an infec- challenging time for them and to focus on the pandemic. Com- tion which required intravenous that his own family’s privacy is ing through this would be the real antibiotics. respected. victory of the season.” “He was subsequently tested “He looks forward to being Football players have come In this February 23, 2020, picture, Paris Saint-Germain’s Spanish midfielder Pablo Sarabia arrives to attend a training session. (AFP) for Covid-19 despite having home soon. We will provide fur- under pressure to take salary previously displayed no symp- ther updates as and when it is cuts, with Barcelona, Real Ma- our captains are in discussions He is hoping to use his unex- over by a Qatari investment group we lost in Dortmund but eve- toms of the illness,” said a family appropriate.” drid, Juventus and Bayern Mu- and all we can do to help PSG pected free time to improve his in 2011 has been to lift the Cham- rything that has happened has statement. The coronavirus has claimed nich stars all among those to ac- and the country in general, we French, having signed a five- pions League trophy, but the cap- shown how united we all are as a “Unexpectedly, the test re- the lives of nearly 9,000 people cept a reduction in pay. will try to do that.” year contract with PSG. ital club have still not reached the team,” said Sarabia. sult was positive but he remains in Britain, while the number of And Sarabia says that the “I like to talk and if I don’t un- semi-finals since 1995. “I could see in the eyes of my asymptomatic. confirmed cases in the country French clubs are also planning to EURO HOPES ON ICE derstand the language and can’t A last-16 victory over Borussia teammates that we were going “Prior to his admission to hos- climbed Friday close to 74,000. take similar measures. Sarabia, 27, joined the French communicate that frustrates me Dortmund last month, though, to get through, you could feel it. pital, he had chosen to voluntar- “All that is in our hands, if we champions from La Liga outfit a bit,” said Sarabia. having trailed after the first leg, “(But) there is still a long ily self isolate for longer than the DALGLISH’S SON THANKS can help, donate something, do Sevilla last year and has im- “I’m trying to make the most raised hopes that PSG could final- way to go before the final, and advised period together with his WELL-WISHERS what is in our hands, (we will),” pressed in Paris, scoring 14 goals of these days to study and come ly make a serious tilt at European as I said before I don’t think we family. Dalglish’s son, Paul, admitted he said. in all competitions so far this out with a better level of French.” football’s greatest prize. should be thinking about that “He would urge everyone to he was “truly humbled” by the “We are talking about it and season. PSG’s main aim since the take- “It was a difficult time when just now.” follow the relevant government messages of support that poured and expert guidance in the days in from across the football world and weeks ahead.” after the Liverpool legend tested Dalglish won the Scottish positive. PHOTO OF THE DAY league title with Celtic as a play- Paul tweeted: “It’s not my Blast from the past er on four occasions before sign- place to comment on my old ing for Liverpool in 1977. man, he can do that for himself With sporting events around At Anfield, he captured eight in due course. the world grinding to a halt, English league titles, three FA “Truly humbling messages Gulf Times Sport dived down Cups and three European Cups from supporters of all teams. the vault for some fantastic, during a glittering 13-year stint “I’m sure we can all agree this sometimes offbeat stories as a player and in two managerial is more important than foot- that can be told through spells. ball and that we are all united as pictures. In his Liverpool playing career, blues to support the NHS. Stay he scored 172 goals in 515 games. safe everyone.” We start with Qatar’s very As well as his role in Liver- Dalglish’s daughter, Sky own Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah, pool’s golden era in the 1970s and Sports presenter Kelly Cates, the multiple time Dakar Rally 1980s, Dalglish received plaudits also shared a message of thanks champion and Middle East for supporting victims’ families to fans for their kind words and Rally Champion, who took after 96 fans died in the 1989 well wishes. three-time MotoGP world Hillsborough stadium disaster. “Thank you so much for your champion Jorge Lorenzo of He also went on to coach lovely messages and I’m really Spain for some dune bashing Blackburn Rovers to the Premier sorry I can’t reply to them all,” at Sealine a few days before League title in 1995. she tweeted. the MotoGP season kicked Former Liverpool skipper Ste- Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson off at Losail International ven Gerrard, now manager of Becker said on Twitter: “Love Circuit last year. The thrill, the Glasgow Rangers in Scotland, from Becker family to Sir Kenny conversations, the views... (Red posted a picture to his Instagram Dalglish!!” Bull Content Pool) page of Dalglish with one of his Former Liverpool defend- daughters, with the message: er Jamie Carragher tweeted: “Get well soon king.” “Hopeful Kenny will be rid of the Former teammate Terry Mc- virus ASAP.” Dermott tweeted: “Thinking of Blackburn, who Dalglish led to my big pal @kennethdalglish — the Premier League title in 1995, hoping he makes a speedy recov- said: “Everyone at Rovers would ery from this awful virus”. like to send their love and best Dalglish, who also made more wishes to Sir Kenny Dalglish and than 100 international appear- his family.” Gulf Times 2 Sunday, April 12, 2020 FOOTBALL FOCUS MEASURES ‘Test all players for virus’ before English Belarus soccer goes season restart AFP they’re doing 50,000 tests a day. London, United Kingdom “In this country we’re do- ing 10,000 per day, although the government are targeting on amid anxiety eague Managers Associa- 100,000 each day by the end of tion chief executive Rich- the month. ard Bevan said Friday that “Our managers do not want to Lthe English season can be back on the pitch unless the only be restarted if all footballers players have been tested.” are tested for coronavirus. Clubs in the Championship, “Tests must be made available League One and League Two and empty stands first to National Health Service were sent a letter by the Football (NHS) workers and patients,” League this week revealing that Bevan told the BBC. the governing body hope to com- ‘Am I worried or not worried? I guess most likely not... there are not many people “Once that’s happened, by all plete the season this summer de- means let’s access it in sport.” spite the on-going pandemic. coming, there are no crowds. And all measures are taken at the stadium’ Football has already been But Bevan insists bosses shelved for a month due to the should have been consulted. Reuters virus which has killed nearly “You’re going to have to get Minsk, Belarus 9,000 people in Britain.