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Ronaldo thanks Ali Daei after record goal: ‘True champions are forever’ DPA/AFC Germany’s Miroslav Klose Brazilian sports portal Glo- BERLIN who has 19. boEsporte.com said “Cristiano But on Instagram he Ronaldo doesn’t let time pre- CRISTIANO Ronaldo’s sec- thanked Daei for the mes- vail over talent” after equalling ond goal from the spot against sage: “The true champions are the record and also taking over France on Wednesday was one champions forever. I’m very as sole top scorer at Euro 2020 for the record books. The Por- proud to read such kind words with five goals. tugal star equalled the men’s from a big idol like you. Thank Daei has said on several international scoring record of you, Ali Daei.” Ronaldo and occasions that he would be 109 goals with Iran’s Ali Daei. Portugal will have a difficult “delighted” if Ronaldo broke And as Portugal secured a task against world ranking his record, as he believes the spot in the Euro 2020 round leaders Belgium as they try to Juventus striker ranks among of 16, Ronaldo will have the defend their European title. the best three players in his- chance to take sole possession After qualifying as one tory, alongside Lionel Messi of the record when they face of the four best third-placed and Diego Maradona. Belgium on Sunday. teams in the group stage, the “Congratulations to @cris- Daei was among the first striker asked Portuguese fans tiano who is now one goal away to congratulate the evergreen to “keep believing as much as from breaking the men’s inter- 36-year-old. Ali Daei of Iran. we do.” Ronaldo was praised national goal scoring record,” “I am honoured that this by fans and sports media Daei posted on Instagram. remarkable achievement will 109 goals. around the world. The Argen- “I am honoured that this belong to Ronaldo,” he wrote Ronaldo didn’t speak tinian newspaper Ole said “the remarkable achievement will on Instagram. much after the game, where Ronaldo myth keeps grow- belong to Ronaldo – great The Iran forward needed he also took sole possession ing” and Italy’s Gazzetta dello champion of football and car- 149 games to reach the mile- of the record of most goals at Sport called the Juventus for- ing humanist who inspires stone, while Ronaldo required Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a second penalty kick during the UEFA EURO Euros and World Cups with ward the “new emperor” of in- and impacts lives throughout 178 matches to score the same 2020 Group F match against France at Puskas Arena in Budapest on Wednesday. (AFP) 21 strikes, breaking a tie with ternational football. the world.” Five-star Palestine come from behind to thrash Comoros 5-1 FIFA DOHA

PALESTINE came from be- hind and beat Comoros 5-1 to book their place at the FIFA Jockey Pat Dobbs guides South Audley to victory in the Restricted Arab Cup 2021 at the Jas- Maiden Stakes at Nottingham, UK, on Thursday. (Pic: Mick Atkins) sim Bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday. They will join Morocco, Mohammed Al Attiya’s Saudi Arabia and Jordan in a competitive-looking Group C South Audley opens account at the end of the year. Comoros started brightly at the Jassim Bin Hamad Sta- in style at Nottingham dium. Within five minutes Les Coelacantes were on the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK before being eased up close scoresheet thanks to Moussa DOHA home to win by a comfortable Djoumoi, who latched on to the 2¼-length margin. end of a flicked through pass THE Mohammed Bin Ab- It was an impressive per- from Mohamed M’Changama. dulla Nasser Al Attiya-bred formance by South Audley, Palestine slowly started and owned South Audley (GB) who has progressed with each growing into the game, and in (Aclaim x Sefaat) won the rac- run. Last Hoorah (GB) (Bated the 34th minute they had their ingtv.com Restricted Maiden Breath x Fibou) could manage equaliser. Layth Kharoub was Stakes at Nottingham race- second for trainer Archie Wat- the most alert in Comoros’ course in UK on Thursday. son and jockey Hollie Doyle. penalty area and he poked in The Richard Hannon- The KR Burke-trained from close range after Moy- trained colt was having his and Clifford Lee-ridden Li- adh Ousseni failed to deal third career start and he won amarty Dreams (GB) (Oasis with the free-kick. cosily under a hands and heels Dream x Heavenly Verse) Eight minutes later Oday ride from jockey Pat Dobbs. finished 2 further lengths be- Dabbagh produced a moment Drawn in stall 7 in the hind in third. of individual brilliance and 6-furlong Class 6 race for South Audley is the second rocketed a left-footed shot 2-year-olds, South Audley was foal out of the unraced Seefat, past a helpless Ousseni. Palestine’s players pose for a picture after winning the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 quali er against Comoros at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday. (AFP) smartly away as the field split who is a half-sister to listed After the half-time break, into two groups. He led the winner Tazahum. She comes Palestine did not take their foot curled in a Luka Modric-esque, off the far post and in. a plate for Seyam to score from some slack defending before larger group up the centre of from the family of Group Two off the gas and continued their outside-of-the-boot cross for In the 71st minute it was close range and make it 4-1. scoring Palestine’s fifth and the racecourse. Two furlongs winner Maraahel. His sire dominance. Palestine extended Tamer Seyam, who made a a case of deja vu as Dabbagh Ten minutes later Islam ensuring they will participate out, Dobbs asked the bay colt Aclaim stands at The National their lead with arguably the lung-bursting run to the near broke free on the right wing Batran put the icing on the in the Arab Cup at the end of for an effort and the latter Stud and 2021 sees his first pick of the bunch as Dabbagh post before glancing in a header again before putting a pass on cake as he took advantage of the year. quickly drew clear of his rivals crop of two-year-olds. Bahrain-Kuwait rivalry set for another chapter in FIFA Arab Cup playoff

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK progress at international stage In 1977, the Kuwaitis pre- Gulf Cup. DOHA in recent years. vailed in the pair’s first Group Bahrain opened the scor- On the other hand, the 4 clash in the Asian qualifiers ing in the first minute through IN a battle of equals, the final first Arab country from Asia for Argentina (2-0), then re- Abdullah Helal, who currently play-off qualification clash to qualify for a World Cup in peated the feat a week later plays in the Czech Republic. for a place in the FIFA Arab Spain in 1982 – Kuwait – are (2-1) to progress to the final Unperturbed, Kuwait roared Cup 2021 on Friday will see the most successful side in the round, where they finished back with an Abdulhadi Bahrain and Kuwait battle for Gulf. They won AFC Asian Cup third behind IR Iran and Ko- Khamis hat-trick, before his honours at the Khalifa Inter- title as hosts in 1980 and are rea Republic. team-mates weighed in with national Stadium on Friday the most decorated team in Then in the preliminary another three second-half evening at 8pm. Arabian Gulf Cup history, win- competition ahead of Korea/ goals in a six-minute spell. The winner of the match ning the title ten times. Japan 2002, Bahrain topped Despite Kuwait still hav- will enter Group A which also However, both the teams Group 4 after defeating Ku- ing the better head-to-head includes hosts Qatar, Iraq are entering the match after fail- wait 1-0 on the final matchday. record, Bahrain have proved and Oman. ing to qualify for the next year’s That win, secured with a Mo- dangerous opponents in re- Ranked 98 in the world, FIFA World Cup, hoping to seal hamed Husain strike, took the cent years, winning three of Bahrain, who are 50 places berth in the Arab Cup. Bahrain coach Helio Sousa (right) speaks to the media on Thursday. Reds into the second round the last four matches. In fact, above Kuwait in the FIFA “We are disappointed be- and ended Kuwait’s World you have to go back to 2013 for standings, will start as favour- cause of our exit from the World Enad, tonight’s match is going cial feel to them, seeing as the ever, it was to be their only Cup aspirations for another Kuwait’s last win. ites but much will depend on Cup qualifiers and we want to to be a battle of nerves. former faced Kuwait in their point at the tournament as four years. Their most recent fixture, which side click in the match. make amends and qualify for “The match will be more first official international at they went on to lose their next played at the Khalifa Interna- Bahrain, who won two the Arab Cup,” Bahrain coach psychological than technical. the third edition of the Arab three games. Kuwait biggest win tional Stadium in the group maiden titles in 2019 within Helio Sousa told a an online The two teams are similar but Cup hosted by Iraq in 1966. The pair crossed paths The biggest winning margin in stage of the 2019 Gulf Cup, the space of five months – news conference on Thursday. Bahrain will enter the match Despite the gap in expe- again in FIFA World Cup™ the series came in 2013. Play- went Bahrain’s way (4-2). It the West Asian Football Fed- “The two teams know each oth- having better chance of win- rience at the time, Bahrain qualifiers for Argentina 1978 ing at Bahrain’s National Sta- clearly spurred on Helio Sou- eration Championship in Iraq er well and this match is going ning,” he said. surprised everyone by scoring and Korea/Japan 2002, with dium, the Blue Wave defeated sa’s side, who went on to claim and the Arabian Gulf Cup in to be tough,” he added. Matches between Bahrain four times to draw their open- Kuwait triumphing in three of the hosts 6–1 in the third-place their maiden Gulf Cup title a Qatar - have enjoyed good For Kuwait coach Thamer and Kuwait always have a spe- ing group game (4-4). How- those four encounters. game at the 21st edition of the week later. Sports Friday, June 25, 2021 11

ROUND OF 16 TIES Saturday 26 June Wales vs Denmark Italy have luck of last 16 (At Amsterdam:7pm) Italy vs Austria (London: 10pm)

Sunday 27 June Netherlands vs Czech Republic draw, England hampered (Budapest: 7pm) Belgium vs Portugal Tuesday 29 June DPA Italy had maximum (Seville: 10pm) England vs Germany BERLIN (London: 7pm) points in their group Monday 28 June Sweden vs Ukraine THE Euro group stages are over and although there were and now face an Croatia vs Spain (Glasgow: 10pm) no real shocks, the last 16 has Austria side who (Copenhagen: 7pm) panned out better for some have never reached a France vs Switzerland Note: All timings are sides than others. (Bucharest: 10pm) Doha Time. Italy, who managed nine Euro last 16 before. points from nine in Group A, finally have to leave Rome but Top-ranked Belgium come up against an Austria have a tough game side who have never made it this far at a Euros before. The with champions Quick read trip to Wembley on Saturday Portugal while England has already been criticized by host Germany, with Baumgartner says Austria want Austria coach Franco Foda to ‘achieve something bigger’ given travel restrictions mean a top midfielder set very few fans will make the to miss out again. VIENNA: Austria are con dent journey. going into their clash with Italy on “It makes no sense playing Saturday after reaching the round in London,” he told the Kleine of 16 at a Euros for the rst time. Zeitung. scoresheet. “We have already achieved some- But even with a stadium England against Germa- thing big, but we want to achieve full of Austrians, few pundits ny at Wembley on Tuesday something even bigger,” mid elder would give them a hope of has fans running for the his- Christoph Baumgartner said on upsetting Roberto Mancini’s tory books, where Joachim Thursday. “We want to beat Italy, Austria’s mid elder Christoph well-blended side. The Azzurri Loew’s side clearly hold the even though we know it will be Baumgartner celebrates after have been very much on the This combination of pictures shows Austria’s German coach Franco Foda (L) at the National Arena in advantage. But the Three dif cult. We just want to keep on scoring against Ukraine at the attack so far, belying their Bucharest on June 21 and Italy’s coach Roberto Mancini at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on June 11, Lions are always strong at dreaming.” Baumgartner’s goal in National Arena in Bucharest catenaccio heritage, and will 2021. Italy will face Austria in their UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 match at Wembley Stadium in London home, even if they look likely the 1-0 win over Ukraine in the last on Monday. (AFP) expect to crush their northern on Saturday. (AFP) to be without midfielder Ma- group stage match paved the way neighbours too. son Mount again as he is self for Austria to reach the knock-out Wales against Denmark in defending champions Por- tive geniuses Kevin De Bruyne Copenhagen on Monday pits isolating. rounds. “That was de nitely the most important goal of my career. I Amsterdam on the same day is tugal and five-goal topscorer and Eden Hazard will be fitter two similar sides together “It is great news to play know that I made a lot of people in Austria very happy with it,” he a hard one to predict. Cristiano Ronaldo in a game and may both start. while France take on Swit- England in London, at Wemb- said. Now Baumgartner and his team-mates want to continue to Belgium and the Nether- where the 36-year-old can The Dutch face the Czechs zerland that day in Bucharest ley,” beamed Loew. surprise in London against the Italians, who have been very strong lands were the only sides other break the outright record of also on Sunday and will be glad that winning their group Sweden take on Ukraine so far. “We have made history, but we are ready for one or two more than Italy to pick up maximum 109 for goals scored by a man wary of striker Patrik Schick in earned them an easier game. the same day in Glasgow in a milestones,” he assured. (DPA) points in the group stage but in international football. Budapest, although Georginio Karim Benzema is back battle of the yellows. Andriy they have trickier encounters The game on Sunday is Wijnaldum also has three among the goals for France Shevchenko’s team were the in the last 16. in Seville making it easier for goals so far for the Nether- while the ominous sign weakest to get through but a Belgium winger Carrasco: ‘Other Belgium, the number one Portuguese fans to reach. But lands. for the Swiss is that Kylian shock has to happen at the Eu- teams also afraid to play Belgium’ ranked side in the world, meet a plus for Belgium is that crea- Croatia against Spain in Mbappe has yet to get on the ros at some point. ST PETERSBURG: Belgium winger Yannick Carrasco was calm when contemplating the tough round of 16 challenge awaiting his national team at Euro 2020. “It’s a very dif- cult road, the other half looks easier. But Danes hope 4,000 fans in Amsterdam other teams are also afraid to play Belgium and we now have to prove why,” Carrasco said on Thursday. World ranking leaders Belgium will face defending champions make Wales clash like a home game Portugal in the round of 16 in Seville on Sunday. Coach Roberto Martinez and his DPA quality. We have to watch out team will have to pay special attention to COPENHAGEN for him and not allow any Belgium’s Yannick superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who leads the counter-attacks or free-kicks. Carrasco. scoring charts with ve goals. “He scores DENMARK are feeling confi- But this is not just a one-man and scores. We have to keep him in close dent ahead of their first away team,” said Cornelius. cover, but there are other players who can provide the decisive match at the European Cham- Denmark coach Kasper situations for Portugal,” Carrasco said. After this game, it won’t pionship - with thousands of Hjulmand has been widely get any easier for whoever advances into the quarter- nals, where a fans likely to make the last 16 praised for the way he has duel with the so far awless Italians could follow. (DPA) clash with Wales on Saturday led his team to the knock-out feel like a home game. stages and handled the squad “Yes, we have had incred- after Eriksen’s collapse. ible support in Copenhagen so Hjulmand told a news con- far. And that will be very dif- ference on Thursday that “at beIN SPORTS launches ferent this time. the moment I have the best job “But even in Amsterdam, in the world,” and that he’s not 4,000 Danish fans want to planning to take a job at a club KNOCKOUT package support us. That is also unbe- after the tournament. lievable,” midfielder Thomas “I love being here. I love Delaney told reporters on these players. We’ve grown for Euro 2020 and Thursday. even closer together recently,” The Danes lost their open- Hjulmand said. er to Finland 1-0 after Chris- Delaney said the coach Copa America 2021 tian Eriksen collapsed on the “cares a lot” about the players pitch but put up a strong fight and that he’s “full of emotion.” TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK before losing 2-1 to Belgium. “His qualities as a per- DOHA They then qualified for the last Denmark’s mid elder Thomas Delaney addresses a press conference at the team’s base camp in Helsin- son and as a coach go hand 16 after a thrilling 4-1 triumph goer on Thursday. (AFP) in hand. It’s important for us BEIN SPORTS on Thursday over Russia. players, especially in times like announced the launch of its “We have a good energy in “We managed to get back er two very, very good games. 2016 semi-finalists Wales of- these, to have someone like new KNOCKOUT Package that this team,” said striker Andre- on the pitch after everything We are ready for the next chal- fer a real threat. him to lead the team in this gives subscribers to this pack- as Cornelius. that happened to us and deliv- lenge.” But Denmark know “Gareth Bale has so much way,” Delaney said. age across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) access to watch all the matches of the knockout phases including the finals of the UEFA Euro Delighted Luis Enrique says Spain have silenced critics 2020TM and Copa America 2021 for a special price. 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The and Marcel Desailly as well rique believes critics of his side the largest margin of victory in for Monday to come around UEFA Euro 2020 is available as Gianfranco Zola, Peter could have nothing to com- a game at the European Cham- soon.” He added: “It is a relief. on beIN SPORTS MAX 1 and Schmeichel, Bacary Sagna, Ju- plain about after their 5-0 rout pionships, Spain becoming the Not just for me, but in terms of beIN SPORTS MAX 2 for Ara- lio Cesar, current Aston Villa of Slovakia sealed their spot in fifth different side to win by what it means with our ability bic coverage, beIN SPORTS full back Ahmed Al Moham- the Euro 2020 last 16. five goals in the tournament to achieve a convincing result MAX 3 for English coverage, madi, Nader Elsayed and Badr Luis Enrique’s Spain had (after France and Denmark in with our style.” beIN SPORTS MAX 4 for Eldin Aledresi amongst oth- been subject to boos from 1984, the Netherlands in 2000 The former Barcelona French coverage, and beIN 4K. ers. 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DEFENDING champions Brazil secured the top spot in Group B in dramatic fashion, claiming a last-gasp 2-1 win over Colombia as controversy marred the Copa America showdown. Austrian Dominic Thiem with a support cast on his injured wrist. Colombia were left seeth- ing when Brazil substitute Roberto Firmino’s 78th- Thiem out of Wimbledon minute equaliser came after the ball deflected off referee Nestor Pitana in the build-up due to wrist injury - the official allowing play to DPA The 27-year-old said: “I’m continue rather than call for LONDON going to do everything the a drop-ball, leading to lengthy doctors say in order to recover protests from Colombia. US Open champion Dominic as quickly as possible. Brazil compounded Co- Thiem has pulled out of Wim- “They’ve informed me lombia’s frustrations after bledon because of a right wrist that I might be out for several Casemiro struck in the 10th injury. weeks but I will do my best to minute of stoppage time as the The Austrian, ranked fifth be back on court soon. I’m re- Selecao extended their win- in the world, sustained the in- ally sorry for pulling out of the ning streak to 10 games on jury during a second-round upcoming three tournaments I Wednesday. match against Adrian Mannari- had in my calendar: Wimble- Colombia had been holding no at the ATP event in Majorca don, Hamburg and Gstaad. on to a 1-0 lead after Luis Diaz’s earlier this week and a scan re- “They are very important spectacular 10th-minute volley, vealed a detachment of the pos- tournaments for me. I appre- ending Brazil’s six-game run terior sheath of the ulnar side. ciate all the support from the without conceding a goal. Thiem, who had already fans in these difficult moments Reinaldo Rueda’s Colom- Brazil’s Casemiro (C) celebrates after scoring against Colombia during the Conmebol Copa America 2021 group phase match at the Nilton decided against competing at - I’m determined to come back bia took the lead in stunning Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday. (AFP) the Tokyo Olympics, will wear stronger.” Thiem is the second fashion, when Juan Cuadrado a wrist splint for five weeks top-five player to pull out of whipped in a cross from the wide from outside the box was glanced in by Firmino, 2-0 at half-time in Goiania. Lapadula scored his first and is now in a race against Wimbledon after Rafael Na- right flank, finding an un- shortly after. with Ospina unable to prevent A Renato Tapia own goal had international goal in the 49th time to be fit for the defence dal and his withdrawal means marked Diaz - who fired home In the 66th minute, half- it from creeping under him. handed Ecuador a 1-0 lead af- minute to give hope to Peru - of his first grand slam title in Alexander Zverev will be the a sensational bicycle volley time substitute Firmino pro- With virtually the last kick ter 23 minutes and Eduar Pre- the only side to have progressed New York at the end of August. fourth seed. at the back post in Rio de Ja- duced a clever pass for Neymar of the game, an unmarked Ca- ciado doubled the advantage from all group stages in the neiro. to round goalkeeper David Os- semiro headed in Neymar’s in the third minute of first-half Copa America since 1997. Brazil, who went into the pina, only to hit the post off- corner at the near post, spark- stoppage time. The Italy-born Benevento game having scored more balance from an angle. ing mass celebrations. Peru – runners-up in 2019 forward then turned provider, Champion Murray named goals (seven) and had more Brazil found an equaliser - had entered the fixture know- teeing up Andre Carrillo for shots on target per game with 12 minutes remaining, Peru overturn two-goal ing victory would see them the equaliser five minutes later in British squad for Tokyo (eight) than any other team although it was controversial deficit to draw 2-2 with through to the quarter-finals as Peru escaped with a point. at this year’s Copa America, after the ball hit the referee Ecuador of CONMEBOL’s showpiece The result left Peru third in DPA struggled to create chances in in the lead-up, with play al- In another match, Peru rallied tournament. Group B on four points from LONDON the first 45 minutes. lowed to continue, rather than from two goals down to sal- Former Milan forward three games, level with Colom- Neymar had his first sniff a drop-ball. vage a 2-2 draw with Ecuador Gianluca Lapadula inspired bia and two points behind de- DEFENDING champion Andy on goal in the 55th minute Tite’s Selecao immediately on Wednesday. Peru’s comeback with a stun- fending champions Brazil, while Murray has been selected as from a direct ball he volleyed pushed the ball wide to substi- Ecuador were in control of ning five-minute performance Ecuador sit fourth with two part of a six-strong British tamely on target, while he shot tute Renan Lodi, whose cross the Group B contest leading in the second half. points from their three fixtures. tennis squad for the upcoming Olympic Games. The Scot, a two-time winner Andy Murray. in men’s singles, will have an- other opportunity to strike gold Murray will also compete in British F1 GP will have full capacity crowd at Silverstone when he competes in Tokyo. the men’s doubles alongside Murray is set to appear at Joe Salisbury, an Olympic DPA rival at Silverstone or proof of with hundreds of thousands of his fourth Olympics having debutant and two-time Grand BERLIN full vaccination. fans.” The race weekend at Sil- also been part of the squad for Slam doubles winner - most “The Silverstone team will verstone will be the first one to Beijing 2008 prior to victories recently in the French Open THE British Formula One be working closely with the ERP hold the sprint qualifying trial. at London 2012 and Rio 2016. mixed event. Grand Prix at Silverstone on [event research programme] Another two tests are sup- On his inclusion, he said: Current British number July 18 will have a full capacity experts and particularly the posed to take place this year “The Olympics means a huge one Dan Evans is also part of crowd, F1 and organizers said Director of Public Health in but venues are still unknown. amount to me, it’s a massive the men’s line-up. His partner on Thursday. Northamptonshire on the spe- The British Grand Prix will honour to be able to compete in the latter will be Neal Skup- The race was included in cific conditions of entry that be the first one this season to at a fourth Games. “Leading ski who, like Evans, is set to the latest phase of the British will enable the event to operate host a 100 per cent fan capac- Team GB out at the Opening appear at his first Games. government’s event research safely,” a statement read. ity. Around 15,000 fans were Ceremony five years ago in Rio Britain’s women’s repre- programme amid the corona- F1 chief executive Stefano allowed per day last weekend was one of the highlights of sentatives are Heather Wat- virus pandemic. Domenicali said: “It is fantas- at the French Grand Prix, my career. “Going to a second son and Johanna Konta, who Ticket holders will need to tic news that Silverstone will while the same number will be Olympics as defending cham- are appearing at their third provide either a negative test be a full capacity event and it allowed at the Styrian Grand pion is exciting and I’m look- and second Olympic Games taken within 48 hours of ar- British Formula One GP at Silverstone is on July 18. will be an incredible weekend Prix in Austria on Sunday. ing forward to the challenge.” respectively.

DOHA ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS APPARATUS WORLD CUP Turkey’s Euro star Ferhat tops parallel bars

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TURKEY’S reigning Euro- pean champion Ferhat Arican warmed up for the parallel bars final after his effortless attempt saw him top the quali- fication chart at the 13th Ar- tistic Gymnastics World Cup at the Aspire Dome here on Wednesday. Ferhat, who on Wednes- day made it to the Pommel Horse final, collected an im- pressive 15.200 points. Compatriot Ahmet Onder finished second with 14.766 points. A gymnast performs in the women’s oor exercise at the Aspir Dome on Thursday. Ahmet, who had earlier qualified for Rings and Floor see a good contest in the finals 13.933. (11.666); Omar Mohamed (EGY) on Wednesday, made it to tomorrow.” Parallel Bars: Ferhat Arican 10.666 his fourth apparatus finals The finals start at 4pm (lo- (TUR) 15.200; Ahmet Onder Women: Balance Beam: Zso a by qualifying for Horizontal cal time) with three appara- (TUR) 14.766; Petro Pakhniuk Kovacs (HUN) 13.233; Rebeca Bar. tuses in MAG (Floor, Pommel (UKR) 14.733; Nestor Abad Andrade (BRA) 13.166; Saraiva Doha is the eighth and fi- Turkey’s Ferhat Arican on the parallel bars at the 13th Artistic Gymnastics World Cup at the Aspire Dome Horse, Still Rings) and two in (ESP) 14.600; Milad Karimi Flavia (BRA) 13.091; Diana Var- nal stop on the 2018-2021 FIG on Thursday. WAG (Vault, Uneven Bars). (KAZ) 14.500; Caio Souza (BRA) inska (UKR) 13.066; Anastasiia Apparatus World Cup series, 14.466; Nicolau Mir (ESP) Bachynska (UKR) 12.800; Zeina where some of the top-ranked Francisco Barretto Junior track to book Tokyo Olym- Covid-19 protocols. Qualification Results 14.133; Francisco Barretto Ibrahim (EGY) 12.766; Coline gymnasts will have one last made the grade. pics ticket after she topped “I thank all the partici- Men: Vault: Hidenobu Yonekura Junior (BRA) 13.966 Devillard (FRA) 12.466 chance to book their places at Spanish duo Nestor Abad the qualification chart with pants and delegates for their (JPN) 14.633; Radivilov Igor Horizontal Bar: Marios Georgiou Floor: Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) the Games. and Nicolau Mir also ensured 13.600 points. unstinted support in mak- (UKR) 14.616; Mahdi Olfati (CYP) 14.266; Milad Karimi 13.600; Zso a Kovacs (HUN) Two Brazilians and as their presence in the final with For the first time since ing this event a successful (IRI) 14.433; Adem Asil (TUR) (KAZ) 14.066; Joel Plata (ESP) 12.800; Lorrane Oliveira many Spaniards also made the some excellent efforts. Doha hosted the high-profile one,” said LOC Chairman Ali 14.116; Milad Karimi (KAZ) 14.033; Francisco Barretto Jun- 12.700; Diana Varinska (UKR) cut in parallel bars. In the women’s floor ex- FIG event in 2008, this year’s Ahmed Al Hitmi, who is also 14.037; Jeahwan Shin (KOR) ior (BRA) 13.966; Ahmet Onder 12.633; Jana Mahmoud (EGY) Caio Souza, who will also ercise, three-time Olympian edition is being held behind the Qatar Gymnastics Federa- 14.024; Zapata Rayderley (ESP) (TUR) 13.933; Arthur Mariano 11.966; Anastasiia Bachynska contest in the Rings final, and Vanessa Ferrari stayed on closed doors due to the strict tion president. “We hope to 14.016; Andrey Medvedev (BRA) 13.666; Nicolau Mir (ESP) (UKR) 11.900. The Last Word Friday, June 25, 2021 13

AMIRI LAND FORCES SIGN AGREEMENTS WITH ITALIAN ARMED FORCES

LEBANON’S CARETAKER PM MEETS QATAR’S AMBASSADOR Beirut: The Lebanese Republic’s Caretaker Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, met with Ambassador of Qatar to Lebanon HE Mohammed Hassan Al Jaber on Thursday. (QNA)

QU’s Ibn Khaldun Center launches new award for Ooredoo Group announces launch of interdisciplinary studies commercial 5G services in Indonesia Ooredoo Group now o ering superfast 5G mobile broadband in ve of its operating markets TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

OOREDOO on Thursday an- nounced that its Indonesian operating company PT Indo- sat Tbk (Indosat Ooredoo) has launched its first commercial TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to adhere to the scientific 5G services in the city of Solo DOHA methodology in writing the in Central Java. research paper; the research The new 5G services will IBN Khaldun Center for Hu- should not have been pub- provide Indosat Ooredoo’s manities and Social Sciences lished previously; and the re- consumer and business cus- at Qatar University (QU) has search should not be less than tomers with access to en- launched the ‘Ibn Khaldun ten thousand words. hanced mobile broadband Center Award for Interdisci- The prize money, $10,000, Internet enabling them to un- plinary Studies’, which seeks is sponsored by the Ministry of lock new opportunities, and public of Indonesia Johnny G customers in Qatar, Kuwait, city’s economic recovery.” stimulate innovation in busi- to bridge the relationship be- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. If help to meet growing demand Plate, and Mayor of Surakarta Oman and the Maldives. Commenting on the nesses across all industries. tween social sciences and fo- two candidates share the first in Indonesia for digital con- Municipality Gibran Rakabu- Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, launch, President Director Today’s launch marks the be- rensic sciences. prize, the amount will be divid- tent and services over mobile ming Raka. managing director of Ooredoo and CEO Indosat Ooredoo, ginning of our journey in pow- The conditions for partici- ed equally between them. networks. The launch of commercial Group, said: “Ooredoo has Ahmad Al-Neama, said: “I am ering the 5G revolution in In- pation in the award competi- The deadline for submit- Indosat Ooredoo an- 5G services in Indonesia fur- long been a leader in the de- deeply humbled and proud donesia, helping to move the tion are: The research should ting complete research paper is nounced the commercial thers Ooredoo Group’s mis- ployment of 5G services and to launch Indosat Ooredoo’s nation towards a 5G-enabled employ concepts, theories and January 1, 2022, and the win- launch of 5G services at an sion to enrich people’s digital I am delighted that Indosat first commercial 5G services future.” approaches from the field of ner will be announced before event in Solo attended by lead- lives by providing super-fast Ooredoo has now brought 5G in Solo and to showcase the Indosat Ooredoo’s 5G ser- social sciences and forensic March 1, 2022. The research ing dignitaries, including Qa- connectivity and outstanding to the people of Indonesia. 5G transformative power of 5G vices will be initially available sciences; the research should paper should be sent to the tar’s Ambassador to Indonesia digital services. To achieve this and its myriad use cases offers technology to the youth and in Solo, with plans to extend be related to one of the follow- email: Ibnkhaldon-award@ HE Fawziya Edrees Salman objective Ooredoo Group is fantastic potential to acceler- business communities in this the commercial roll-out to ing social sciences: Education, co.edu.qa. The Ibn Khaldun Al-Sulaiti, Indosat Ooredoo rolling-out 5G mobile broad- ate digital transformation and wonderful city. We believe 5G other major cities in Indone- Sociology, Anthropology, Psy- Center will have the right to CEO Ahmad Al Neama, Min- band across much of its global I hope this launch will make technology will help acceler- sia, including Jakarta, Sura- chology, Management science publish the winning research ister of Communication and footprint, with commercial 5G a meaningful contribution to ate the digital transformation baya and Makassar, where de- and Media; the researcher across its various platforms. Information Technology Re- services already available to the people of Solo and to the of Indonesian society and mand for data services is high.

Qatar an important destination for lovers QATAR-GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP of art and museums, says Polish expert GROUP MEETS AMBASSADOR OF GEORGIA ASHRAF SIDDIQUI Qatar and Poland among the ian dishes; and traditional Pal- DOHA Polish viewers, she said. estinian dance ‘Dabke’. It was the second year Talking about Qatari mu- THE University of Warsaw, when the students of Arabic seums, the Polish researcher Poland, in collaboration with Studies Research Group at the said Qatar’s efforts to preserve the Embassy of Qatar in War- University of Warsaw were its heritage and traditions saw and Embassy of Poland participating in the Annual have been of great interest to in Qatar, recently organised Arab Culture Week. her. By the beginning of the the second learning and famil- She thanked Qatari Am- 21st century, Qatar became an iarisation programme in con- bassador to Poland HE Abdul- important destination in the nection with the Arab Culture lah Fakhroo and Polish envoy world for those interested in Week. to Qatar Janusz Janke for art and museums, she said. On the occasion, Dr Mag- their support in this regard. She expressed her admi- dalena Pinker, Polish lecturer The events included a ration for the remarkable ar- at the Department of Arabic Dr Magdalena Pinker slew of programmes related chitecture of the Museum of and Islamic Studies, the Uni- to museums of Qatar; an in- Islamic Art and the National versity of Warsaw, and chief on the sidelines of the event, terview with Bassem Akiki, Museum of Qatar, along with curator at the department of Dr Pinker said the univer- Polish-Lebanese conductor the preserved artefacts. Oriental Art, National Muse- sity’s participation in the pro- and music director of Warsaw She said that cultural ex- um, Warsaw, gave a presenta- gramme aimed to familiarise Opera; an interview with Hatif changes and hosting of exhibi- tion on Qatari museums and the students with the history, Janabi, renowned Polish-Iraqi tions between Qatar and Pol- The Qatar-Georgia Parliamentary Friendship Group met with Ambassador of Georgia to Qatar HE the role of Qatar in the devel- culture and arts of the Arabic poet and writer and author of ish cultural institutions would Nikoloz Revazishvili on Thursday at the Shura Council. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral opment and preservation of and Islamic world. Moreover, Arabic book ‘The Anthology greatly benefit artists and art relations as well as the ways to strengthen and develop them, particularly in the parliamentary realm. culture. the initiative taken by Polish of Polish Poetry from Kocha- lovers from both sides, while Their Excellencies Members of the Shura Council Abd Ul-Aziz bin Mohammed Al Attiyyah and Moham- In an exclusive online in- University helped enhance nowski Till Modern Times’; bringing closer people of the med bin Mahdi Al Ahbabi attended the meeting. (QNA) terview with Qatar Tribune sensibility towards cultures of preparation of Arabic and Syr- two countries. Mondrian Doha wins three FACT dining awards 2021 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK award-winning chef Timur existence in Doha, we are masters. 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