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SATURDAY 11 JULY 2020

Al Sadd, Umm Salal draw 1-1 in friendly Al Khor, Al Arabi in one-all draw Al Sadd's striker Akram Afif (left) vies for the ball with an Umm Salal player during their friendly match played at the Al Sadd Sports Club training grounds yesterday. Baghdad Bounedjah scored Action during the opening goal the friendly of the match match before Nasser Al between Al Nasr equalised for Khor and Umm Salal in the Al Arabi 68th minute as the yesterday. The match ended in a match ended in a one-all one-all draw. draw.

Verstappen Dowrich puts Windies on top leads Styrian

AFP – SOUTHAMPTON made an unbeaten 202 during the SCOREBOARD GP practice, West Indies’ 381-run win over ENGLAND, 1st Innings ...... 204 Shane Dowrich steered the West England in the first Test at their WEST INDIES, 1st Innings ....(overnight: 57-1) Ricciardo Indies into a commanding lead Kensington Oval home ground. K. Brathwaite lbw b Stokes ...... 65 over England on the third day of That victory helped West Indies J. Campbell lbw b Anderson ...... 28 crashes the first Test at Southampton regain the Wisden Trophy but it is S. Hope c Stokes b Bess ...... 16 yesterday. 32 years since they last won a Test S. Brooks c Buttler b Anderson ...... 39 REUTERS – SPIELBERG Dowrich made 61 after opener series in England. R. Chase lbw b Anderson ...... 47 J. Blackwood c Anderson b Bess ...... 12 Kraigg Brathwaite had top-scored England dropped veteran S. Dowrich c Buttler b Stokes ...... 61 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with 65 in a total of 318 all out. paceman Stuart Broad for this J. Holder c Archer b Stokes ...... 5 went fastest in Styrian Stand-in captain Ben Stokes current match to play express A. Joseph b Stokes ...... 18 Grand Prix practice led England’s attack with 4-49 to quicks Jofra Archer and Mark K. Roach not out ...... 1 yesterday while Australian follow his top score of 43 in the Wood together for the first time in S. Gabriel b Wood ...... 4 Daniel Ricciardo crashed hosts’ 204. a Test. Extras (lb21, nb1) ...... 22 his Renault and six-times But that left West Indies 114 Archer and Wood took just one Total (all out, 102 overs, 452 mins) ...... 318 Formula One world Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-102, 3-140, 4-173, 5-186, runs ahead on first innings in a wicket between them in a com- 6-267, 7-281, 8-306, 9-313, 10-318 champion Lewis Hamilton match that marks international bined 44 overs -- and that was only Bowling: Anderson 25-11-62-3; Archer 22-3-61-0 had a difficult afternoon at cricket’s return from lockdown. when Wood bowled last man (1nb); Wood 22-2-74-1; Stokes 14-5-49-4; Bess 19- Mercedes. And they were still 99 runs in Shannon Gabriel to end the 5-51-2; Hamilton’s Finnish front after openers Rory Burns and innings. team mate Valtteri Bottas, Dom Sibley survived a tricky 10 West Indies resumed behind ENGLAND, 2nd Innings the championship leader overs to take England to 15-0 in closed doors on 57-1, with the first R. Burns not out ...... 10 after winning Tomorrow’s their second innings at stumps. sunny blue skies of the match pro- D. Sibley not out ...... 5 Austrian season-opener at 0 Stokes’ haul included the viding ideal conditions for batting. Extras ...... the same Red Bull Ring Total (0 wkts, 10 overs, 45 mins) ...... 15 wicket of West Indies captain Jason Barbados-born Archer nearly To bat: J Denly, Z Crawley, B Stokes, O Pope, J But- circuit, was second and a Holder for just five, with the had Shai Hope lbw for 16 but a tler, D Bess, J Archer, M Wood, J Anderson mere 0.043 slower. England talisman having fallen to West Indies review revealed a Bowling: Roach 5-3-6-0; Gabriel 3-1-5-0; Holder Mexican Sergio Perez, his rival all-rounder during the no-ball. 2-1-4-0 who put Racing Point’s towering seamer’s Test-best 6-42 Hope, however, was still on 16 ‘Pink Mercedes’ on top in on Thursday. when he edged off-spinner Dom Test wicket-taker returning the morning session at And when Stokes bowled Bess to first slip where Stokes, figures of 3-62. Jermaine Spielberg, ended the day tailender Alzarri Joseph, he had his captaining England in the absence Blackwood gave his wicket away with the third best time. 150th Test wicket. of Joe Root, held a sharp catch. by driving Bess (2-51) straight to It was another tough But wicketkeeper Dowrich It was an encouraging moment Anderson at mid-off. day for Ricciardo, who held firm with a fine fifty until a for Stokes, who could have been Dowrich, however, drove Bess brought out red flags in the West Indies’ 115-ball innings featuring eight forgiven for second-guessing for two fours in three balls before, afternoon after locking up Shane Dowrich boundaries ended when he was himself after deciding to bat first on 25, he hammered a drive the and hitting the tyre wall at facing a bouncer caught down the legside by on winning the toss. Somerset bowler could only parry. speed backwards at turn on the third day opposing gloveman Jos Buttler off But, as he has so often done Roston Chase drove the first nine with only 13 minutes of the first Test Stokes. before, Stokes made a vital break- delivery with the new ball, from gone. against England It was not the first time through when he trapped Wood, for four before he was lbw The Australian seemed at the Rose Bowl Dowrich had proved a thorn in Brathwaite in front of the stumps. to Anderson for a defiant 47 off to limp after clambering Cricket Stadium England’s side. Shamarh Brooks made a 142 balls. out of the car. Renault said in Southampton, Last year he made 116 and promising 39 before he was Holder was undone by a sur- he had gone to the medical yesterday. shared a huge stand of 295 with caught behind off James Anderson, prise bouncer, he hooked Stokes centre for a check-up and Holder when his fellow Bajan with England’s all-time leading straight to Archer at long leg. been declared fit. Hamilton ended the second session sixth, behind Canadian Lance Stroll in fourth for Racing Wimbledon to allocate prize money despite cancellation Point and Carlos Sainz fifth for McLaren. AP – WIMBLEDON England Club chief executive forced officials to cancel the The Racing Point, Richard Lewis said. tournament for the first time Organisers revamp men's seedings whose ‘Pink Mercedes’ Wimbledon will pay out In addition, 120 players since 1945. nickname comes from its $12.5m in prize money to 620 who would have competed “We are pleased that our AFP – LONDON Next year’s Championships similarity to the 2019 Mer- players despite the tourna- in doubles will each receive insurance policy has allowed will run from June 28 to July 11 cedes that took Hamilton ment’s cancellation because £6,250 ($7,800); 16 players us to recognise the impact of The men’s singles seedings will after the 2020 edition was can- to his sixth championship, of the coronavirus pandemic, who would have competed the cancellation on the players revert to the world rankings at celled due to the coronavirus lived up to its the All England Club said in the wheelchair events will and thatt wwee are now in a next year’s Wimbledon, after pandemic. reputation. yesterday. each receive £6,000 ($7,500); position ttoo ofofferfeer thisthhiss ppaymentaya almost two decades of being “Given the quality of com- Perez lapped with a After consulting with its and four players who would as a rewardward forfor thethhe hahardrd workwork basedba on grass-court form, petition, entertainment and best time of one minute insurance provider, club offi- have competed in the quad they haveavve investedinvesttedd iinn bubuildingildid ng organisersorgan announced modern grass courts, fol- 04.867 seconds on soft cials said 256 players who wheelchair events will each their rankingankn ing to a ppointoint wwhereheh re yesterday.yesteerday. lowing detailed discussion tyres in the morning, with would have competed in the receive £5,000 ($6,200). they wwouldouo ld hhaveave gaggainedainedd ddirectiri ect TheThhe All EnEnglandgla with the player groups, the Verstappen putting in a main draw will each receive “We know these months entryy intoiinto TheThe ChampionshipsChaampioonships Lawn TennisTennis & CroquetCroq AELTC has decided that the 1:03.660 in the second £25,000 ($31,000), while 224 of uncertainty have been very 2020,”220,”, LewisLewiis said.saaid. Club (AELTC)(AELTC) said theyth grass court seeding formula session. players who would have worrying for these groups, hadd taken the decidecisions used since 2002 has served its Ferrari were off the competed in qualifying will including the players, many afteraftter consultaticonsultationso time,” the organisers said in a pace in both sessions as each receive £12,500 of whom have faced financial wiwithth various pplayerla statement. they evaluated new parts, ($15,600). difficulty during this period groups.grg oups. “From The Championships with Sebastian Vettel 10th “Immediately following and who would have quite 2021, seeding for the Gentle- and Charles Leclerc 12th the cancellation of The Cham- rightly anticipated the oppor- men’s singles draw will be based in the morning. Leclerc pionships, we turned our tunity to earn prize money at solely on ranking. was ninth after lunch, attention to how we could Wimbledon based on their “There will be no change to Vettel 16th -- slower than assist those who help make world ranking,” Lewis said. the method of seeding for the George Russell’s Wimbledon happen,” All The pandemic Ladies’ singles draw.” Williams. SATURDAY 11 JULY 2020 SPORT 15

A total of eight teams will head to CL draw throws up possible Portuguese capital Lisbon for a ‘Final Eight’ mini tournament behind closed doors, with the final on August 23 at Barcelona-Bayern clash Benfica’s Estadio da Luz.

AFP - PARIS European champions Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola’s team Barcelona and Bayern Munich will go on to a quarter-final will meet in a blockbuster against either Juventus or Lyon. Champions League quarter-final City won 2-1 in Madrid in the should both sides make it first leg in March and are well through, after yesterday’s draw placed to advance to the mini for the latter stages of the tournament in Lisbon in what competition which will be could be their last chance to win played out in Lisbon in August the coveted trophy for a while following a long suspension -- they are due to be banned because of the coronavirus. from the Champions League for Barca and Bayern, who have the next two seasons for each won five European Cups, breaches of Financial Fair Play are hoping to be among the eight rules, pending the outcome of teams who will head to the Por- an appeal to the Court of Arbi- tuguese capital for a ‘Final Eight’ tration for Sport. mini tournament behind closed “We have to play against doors, with the final on August Madrid. If we think about the 23 at Benfica’s Estadio da Luz. next step, the king of this com- Bayern, who won their petition -- Real Madrid -- will eighth straight German Bun- put us out,” Guardiola said. desliga title last month, already Juventus must overturn a 1-0 have one foot in the quarter- deficit from the first leg of their finals having won 3-0 away to last-16 tie against Lyon. Post- Chelsea in the first leg of their poned in March as the pandemic last-16 tie in March, while Bar- took over, all remaining last 16 celona have more work to do second legs are due to be played A general view of the Champions League quarter-finals and after a 1-1 draw with Napoli in on August 7 and 8. semi-finals draw ceremony in Nyon, Switzerland, yesterday. the first leg in Italy. The winners will advance to However, Bayern chairman the Final Eight, which will be Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had a held as a unique straight will meet Atletico Madrid, “It is a difficult draw. Ata- All games are set to be at a worrying rate. However, warning for his team, who also knockout tournament in Lisbon runners-up to city rivals Real the lanta are a team who love to played without spectators after UEFA president Aleksander won the German Cup last week. due to the difficulties caused by last time the Champions League attack and score lots of goals,” UEFA confirmed on Thursday Ceferin has dismissed fears that “After we won the double, the coronavirus. final was played in Lisbon in said PSG coach Thomas Tuchel. that “matches should take place an alternative plan to complete there is already too much The draw threw up the pos- 2014. Atletico knocked out PSG against Atalanta will be behind closed doors until further the tournament may be required, euphoria around. Now the focus sibility of a Clasico semi-final, holders Liverpool in the last 16. the first quarter-final at the notice” because of the uncertain saying last week “there is no is on Chelsea, then we’ll see. But with Barcelona and Madrid on The winners of that quarter- Estadio da Luz on August 12, with health situation around Europe. need for a Plan B”. of course in the quarter-finals a collision course to meet in the final will face either Paris Saint- RB Leipzig facing Atletico at The situation in Lisbon is This season’s final was ini- there are only very strong oppo- last four should both make it that Germain or Atalanta in the last Sporting’s Estadio Jose Alvalade particularly concerning, with tially supposed to be played in nents anyway,” he said. far. four. None of those teams have the following day. The other ties lockdown restrictions reimposed Istanbul in late May before the Meanwhile, if Manchester The other side of the draw is ever won the trophy, and only will be played on August 14 and last week on 19 neighbourhoods COVID-19 crisis took hold. The City can finish the job in their clearer. First-time quarter- Atletico have been to the final 15. The semi-finals are scheduled across the northern periphery Turkish city will now host the last-16 tie against record 13-time finalists RB Leipzig of Germany before. for August 18 and 19. of the city as virus cases increase 2021 final instead.

DRAW FOR EUROPA LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW: LATTER STAGES ** Real Madrid-Manchester City The schedule for the latter stages of this season's Europa League vs Olympique Lyon-Juventus after the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland ** RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid yesterday: ** Barcelona-Napoli vs Bayern Munich-Chelsea LAST 16 Wednesday, August 5 ** Atalanta vs Paris Saint-Germain ** At Kiev (1655 GMT) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) vs Wolfsburg (GER) DRAW FOR SEMIS: Shakhtar won first leg 2-1 ** (Real Madrid-Manchester City) - (Olympique ** At Copenhagen (1655 GMT) Lyon-Juventus) vs (Barcelona-Napoli) - FC Copenhagen (DEN) vs Istanbul Basaksehir (TUR) Istanbul Basaksehir won first leg 1-0 (Bayern Munich-Chelsea) ** At Manchester, England (1900 GMT) ** RB Leipzig-Atletico Madrid Manchester United (ENG) vs LASK (AUT): Man United won first leg 5-0 vs Atalanta-Paris Saint Germain ** At Gelsenkirchen, Germany (1900 GMT) Inter Milan (ITA) vs Getafe (ESP) First leg postponed so being played as a one-off tie Thursday, August 6 ** At Duisburg, Germany (1655 GMT) Sevilla (ESP) vs Roma (ITA) First leg postponed so being played as a one-off tie ** At Leverkusen, Germany (1655 GMT) Bayer Leverkusen (GER) vs Rangers (SCO) Leverkusen won first leg 3-1 ** At Basel, Switzerland (1900 GMT) The logo of the English Premier League is pictured on a match ball during an English Premier League football match between Everton Basel (SUI) vs Eintracht Frankfurt (GER): Basel won first leg 3-0 and Southampton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England, on Thursday. ** At Wolverhampton, England (1900 GMT) Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) vs Olympiakos (GRE) First leg 1-1 QUARTER-FINALS Monday, August 10 (1900 GMT) German fans ** At Cologne, Germany France becomes first of ‘Big 5’ LASK (AUT) or Manchester United (ENG) vs Istanbul Basaksehir (TUR) or FC Copenhagen (DEN) may return ** At Duesseldorf, Germany leagues to welcome back fans Inter Milan (ITA) or Getafe (ESP) vs Rangers (SCO) or Bayer to stadiums Leverkusen (GER) Tuesday, August 11 (1900 GMT) AFP - PARIS third-division Boulogne-sur-Mer and Caen are at this autumn ** At Gelsenkirchen, Germany home to Paris FC for matches which will probably Wolfsburg (GER) or Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) vs Eintracht Frankfurt The fans will return to French football stadiums draw only a few hundred spectators, at most. REUTERS - BERLIN (GER) or Basel (SUI) before Ligue 1 does. Domestic competitive The large-scale test will come tomorrow ** At Duisburg, Germany football shut down in France in early March and when Le Havre, another second division club German soccer fans may be able Olympiakos (GRE) or Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) vs Sevilla the authorities decided to scrap their league take host the stars of Paris Saint-Germain. to return to stadiums to cheer (ESP) or Roma (ITA) season. Because the 5,000-limit includes teams, offi- on their heroes in national team SEMI-FINALS The other four leading European leagues all cials, journalists and security staff, between 4,000 and Bundesliga matches soon, Sunday, August 16 (1900 GMT) resumed their seasons in empty stadiums. This and 4,500 tickets were made available to the the German Football Associ- ** At Cologne weekend, French clubs will open their doors, spectators and were snapped up in a matter of ation (DFB) and the German Olympiakos/Wolves/Sevilla/Roma vs LASK/Man United/Basaksehir/ slightly, as they play friendly matches with a minutes, according to the Le Havre club. football league (DFL) said Copenhagen maximum attendance of 5,000 and under strict The attendance at the 25,000 seater Ocean yesterday. Monday, August 17 (1900 GMT) health protocols. Stadium will come close to the crowd at the club’s The two bodies are working ** At Duesseldorf Some teams had already planned games for last home match: 5,948 spectators for a second with health authorities on ways Inter/Getafe/Rangers/Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg/Shakhtar/Eintracht the weekend before the authorities announced division match against Auxerre in March. It should to reduce the risk of infection Frankfurt/Basel that was the day stadiums could reopen to the be the biggest football crowd to a match in one from COVID-19 at matches as FINAL public. of the ‘big five’ European countries since March well as on the way to and from August 21 in Cologne (1900 GMT) Two second-division grounds in the northwest and will come close to the attendance at Le the stadium. of France will host matches today. Chambly host Havre’s last home game. DFB Secretary General Frie- drich Curtius said in a statement that he expects that the associ- ation will develop a concept that will allow the German national Derby will not decide ‘big things’: Mourinho team to play in front of spec- tators at home games this REUTERS - LONDON autumn. Most sporting events “This moment we are both in a very similar situ- Tottenham since the restart, especially in an attacking were shut down earlier this year Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says his ations,” Mourinho said. “It’s not that incredible emotion sense. Tottenham have kept three clean sheets in their due to the novel coronavirus first north London derby tomorrow is ‘not a match where we are fighting for something really big, more last four games, but have managed only five goals in pandemic. While some leagues that will decide big things’ but knows the importance than just to finish above the other one. five games, compared to Arsenal’s 10. have resumed, matches have of bragging rights for fans. “It’s missing that, it’s not a match that will decide “To defend better, to concede less, to keep some been played behind closed With Tottenham in ninth place and Arsenal one big things, but probably decides the only thing we can clean sheets is obviously important for the team but doors and in eerie silence. place and one point better off, both clubs are not where fight for. Both of us, realistically, are not fighting for we want to be attacking minded,” Mourinho said. The Dutch football associ- they would like to be, although Europa League qual- a Champions League position. But it’s a big match for “We arrive in very dangerous positions, many times ation (KNVB) said on Thursday ification is still possible. the table, and on top of that there is a rivalry. in crossing positions, we have good percentages of that domestic soccer in the Mourinho is used to battling for major silverware “Clubs are made by and for the fans and the fans ball possession, spend the majority of the time in the Netherlands would resume in and while there is no medal for finishing as the top have a special feeling for this match and so the people opponents half, but no sharpness, no objective, always September with 15% to 35% of club in north London, tomorrow’s clash could prove on the pitch have to fight.” one more touch, not clear aggressive, sharp, killer the stadium available for spec- crucial in deciding that issue. Arsenal have been more impressive than decisions to go direct to goal.” tators but with no away sup- porters allowed.