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June 15, 2017 SPORT Thursday 15 June 2017 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 Johnson Kohli offers Xi meets FIFA looks to no mercy in boss as China retain title Bangladesh battle eyes World Cup Qatar coach Fossati resigns after win over South Korea Doha over and Qatar now have seven QNA / Agencies points from eight games. His record has been mixed. atar national team coach They have won two, drawn Jorge Fossati presented once and lost three times in the Qhis resignation despite his qualifying campaign under Fos- team's 3-2 win over South sati but despite that still Korea in a match held on Tues- implausibly have an outside day at Jassim Bin Hamad chance of qualifying for Stadium in Al Sadd in the 8th Russia. Asian qualifying round for the They need to win their last 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held two games and hope in Russia. Uzbekistan lose theirs to reach President of the Qatar Foot- the play-offs for next summer's Pakistan's Hasan Ali (third left) celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow (unseen) for 43 runs during ball Association (QFA) Sheikh competition. Qatar, who will their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff, yesterday. Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed host the 2022 tournament. Al Thani said that he was sur- Meanwhile, South Korea prised by Fossati's decision who coach Uli Steilike was facing the submitted his resignation after axe after a turbulent World Cup his team beat South Korea qualifying defeat to Qatar Clinical Pakistan thrash yesterday. plunged the team into a "big cri- The QFA President said that sis" yesterday. Fossati took the technical man- The Taeguk Warriors agement of the team according weren't the only team to drop to a specific task and played the points in Tuesday's qualifiers, role entrusted to him accord- with Japan also conceding a late England to reach final ing to his abilities and equaliser in their 1-1 draw with capabilities which are known Iraq. to everyone, pointing to his But after the 3-2 defeat in Cardiff SCOREBOARD and Yorkshire team-mate Jonny strong relationship with the Doha – South Korea's first to AFP Bairstow, recalled in place of Association during the previ- Qatar in 32 years – the Korean ENGLAND 2 (2w); Imad 5-0-16-0; Shadab 9-0-40-1; Hasan 10-0- J Bairstow c Mohd Hafeez b Hasan Ali ...............43 35-3 (1nb, 1w); Hafeez 8-0-33-0. dropped opener Jason Roy, man- ous years during which he Football Association turned on akistan booked their A Hales c B Azam b Rumman Raees ...................13 PAKISTAN aged 43. worked with the national team Steilike, whose team has also lost place in the Champi- J Root c S Ahmed b Shadab Khan .......................46 Azhar Ali b Ball ..........................................................76 Rumman Raees, in for and clubs. to Iran and China in Group A. ons Trophy final with E Morgan c S Ahmed b Hasan Ali .........................33 Fakhar Zaman st Buttler b Rashid .......................57 injured fellow left-arm quick He added that the executive "This is a big crisis. We've a crushing eight- B Stokes c Mohd Hafeez b Hasan Ali ..................34 Babar Azam (not out) .............................................38 Mohammad Amir, took two for office of the Association will lost a game which we should wicket win over J Buttler c S Ahmed b Junaid Khan ........................4 Mohammad Hafeez (not out) ...............................31 44 on his ODI debut. decide on the resignation after have won. The possibility of us PEngland in Cardiff yesterday. M Ali c F Zaman b Junaid Khan ..............................11 Extras (LB-1, W-11, NB-1) ........................................13 England, who were 128 for talking to Fossati, indicating surviving in the qualifying A Rashid (run out) ......................................................7 Total (for 2 wkts in 37.1 overs) ..............215 Set just 212 to win, Pakistan L Plunkett c A Ali b Rumman Raees ......................9 Did not bat: Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Imad two, lost their last eight wickets that the Spanish coach Felix rounds is now in limbo," said finished on 215 for two. M Wood (run out).......................................................3 Wasim, Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees, Hasan Ali, Jun- for just 83 runs. Sanchez would take over if Fos- KFA spokesman Cho Jun-Heon. Pakistan will now face title- J Ball (not out) .............................................................2 aid Khan Bairstow replaced Roy after sati does not back down from "KFA may discuss the coach's holders India in Sunday's final Extras (LB-1, W-3, NB-2) ..........................................6 Fall of wickets: 1-118, 2-173. the Surrey opener had managed his decision. position when it holds a meet- at the Oval if their arch-rivals Total (all out in 49.5 overs) ...................211 Bowling: Wood 8-1-37-0 (2w); Ball 8-0-37-1 (2w); just 51 runs in eight ODI innings Having lost their two first ing of its technical committee," beat Bangladesh in today's sec- Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-80, 3-128, 4-141, 5-148, Stokes 3.1-0-38-0 (1nb, 2w); Plunkett 6-0-33-0; Rashid this season. games in Group A, Fossati took he added. 6-162, 7-181, 8-201, 9-206, 10-211. 10-0-54-1 (1w); Ali 2-0-15-0. ond semi-final at Edgbaston. Dropped twice, Bairstow's Bowling: Junaid 8.5-0-42-2 (1nb); Rumman 9-0-44- Result: Pakistan won by eight wickets. Azhar Ali (76) and Fakhar luck ran out when a misjudged Zaman (57) all but ended previ- pull off Hasan sailed gently to ously unbeaten tournament presentation ceremony. "We On a Cardiff ground where Hafeez at deep square leg. Qatar's head hosts England's slim hopes of adapted to conditions, we knew they chased more than 300 to Root fell when well set after victory with an opening stand of if we restrict them we could eas- beat England in an ODI last year, an edged cut off leg-spinner coach Jorge 118. ily chase it down," he added. Pakistan completed Wednes- Shadab Khan was well held by Fossati reacts But the real damage was Pakistan's openers com- day's pursuit with a mammoth wicket-keeper Sarfraz. on the sidelines done when England collapsed pounded England's misery to the 77 balls to spare when Moham- Morgan, who made 87 in a during the to 211 all out after Pakistan cap- delight of their supporters at a mad Hafeez pulled Stokes for 40-run win against Australia last World Cup tain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss sun-drenched Cardiff. four. England did avoid a time out, fell for 19 when he 2018 Asia on a used pitch that played more Left-hander Fakhar hit a six 10-wicket defeat when Jos But- charged down the pitch to Hasan qualifying like a sub-continental surface -- something England didn't tler stumped Fakhar off and edged behind. match against than a British one. manage in their entire innings leg-spinner Adil Rashid and Stokes, fresh from his South Korea at Paceman Hasan Ali led a dis- -- when a top-edge off fast Azhar too fell before the finish, career-best 102 not out against the Jassim Bin ciplined attack with a bowler Mark Wood flew safe. pulling Jake Ball into his stumps. Australia, took 64 balls to score Hamad Stadium man-of-the-match return of The dashing Fakhar com- Pakistan, however, had the a 34 that, remarkably for the in Doha on three for 35 from his maximum pleted a 49-ball fifty to follow game all but won at 173 for two. usually big-hitting all-rounder, Tuesday. 10 overs. his 50 against Sri Lanka. Azhar, England didn't manage a sin- did not include a single bound- "Credit goes to the bowlers who pulled all-rounder Ben gle individual fifty in their ary. He eventually holed out to and the batters who finished it Stokes for six, followed him to innings. cover when deceived by Hasan's very well," said Sarfraz at the the landmark in 68 balls. Joe Root top-scored with 46 slower ball. Veteran Haas cuts Federer comeback short in Stuttgart Stuttgart terms of combined ages, since 1982. had served him so well earlier this year, Germany's Tommy Reuters He squandered a matchpoint in the was again on display. Haas (left) comforts second set as 39-year-old Haas, in his Haas, a former world number two Roger Federer after oger Federer slumped to a 2-6, farewell season, proved more consist- but currently at 302, was broken again the match. 7-6 (8), 6-4 loss to German vet- ent, eventually setting up a quarter-final as the Swiss served out the set on his Reran Tommy Haas at the Stuttgart clash against countryman Mischa first opportunity after 22 minutes and Open yesterday in a disappointing Zverev. looked to be cruising to a comfortable comeback after the 18-times grand-slam "I am speechless, of course," Haas victory. champion missed the entire claycourt said in front of an ecstatic home crowd. But Federer lost his focus, allowing season. "Playing Roger is always special, Haas to find a way back into what until Federer, who opted to miss it in especially on grass. There are a lot of that point had been a one-sided order to prepare for an assault on an emotions when you are playing a close encounter. eighth Wimbledon crown, made a sen- friend." The world number five saved four sational start to the year by winning the "When you come into the second set, set points and wasted a match point as Australian Open and subsequent titles save a match point and then come back, the German forced a third set, where he at Indian Wells and Miami.
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