14 Thursday, July 8, 2021 Sports

The GAZOO Racing World Rally Team’s Sebastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia pulled off a superb fightback in the No. 1 Toyota Yaris WRC to take their fourth win from six events and extend their Driver’s Championship lead to 34 points, while Taka- moto Katsuta scored his first-ever WRC podium in the No. 18 Toyota Yaris WRC to complete a one-two finish for the team at the first Safari Rally Kenya held as part of the FIA World Rally Championship. GAZOO Racing team achieves yet another spectacular 1-2 finish at Safari Rally Kenya Tribune News Network driver Julien Ingrassia pulled The event lived up to its right until the finish. Ogier which has helped to develop fast and smooth gravel roads Doha off a superb fightback in the reputation as an extremely sees Toyota claimed his seventh stage win the Japanese driver’s talent with many crests and jumps, No. 1 Toyota Yaris WRC to demanding rally. Ogier was in extend lead in FIA during the race to move ahead since 2015. These points mean as well as some demanding The GAZOO Racing (GR) take their fourth win from six seventh place and more than WRC Manufacturer’s before the one-two finish – Toyota is now 59 points ahead technical sections. World Rally Team secured an events and extend their Driv- two minutes off the lead on Championship to Toyota’s fourth this season – in the manufacturers’ stand- Toyota Results: No. 1 Toyota outstanding one-two victory er’s Championship lead to 34 the second day, but charged 59 points was secured during the rally- ings at the halfway stage of Yaris WRC (Sébastien Ogier & recently in the first Safari Rally points, while Takamoto Kat- back through the field to third ending Power Stage. the season. Julien Ingrassia); Position: 1st; Kenya to be held as part of the suta scored his first-ever WRC overall going into the fourth Katsuta’s maiden podium The team will look to fur- Time: 3h18m11.3s FIA World Rally Championship podium in the No. 18 Toyota and final day. and with just two stages to go, finish is a landmark result for ther increase its lead at the No. 18 Toyota Yaris WRC (Taka- (WRC) for nearly 20 years. Yaris WRC to complete a one- He successfully closed the the pair were tied on overall the TOYOTA GAZOO Rac- next event, Rally Estonia (July moto Katsuta & Dan Barritt); Po- Sebastien Ogier and co- two finish for the team. gap on his teammate Katsuta, time and competed for the win ing WRC Challenge Program, 15-18), which takes place over sition: 2nd; Time: 3h18m33.1s. beIN SPORTS marks ‘500 COPA AMERICA Days-To-Go’ FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 countdown Emiliano saves three penalties as Cup draws ever closer, on Fri- day 9 July, from 13:00 Mecca through to 02:00 on Saturday morning, beIN’s Arabic Sports Argentina earn final date with Brazil News Service will have dedi- cated bulletins, covering the 500 day milestone. Included DPA in the all day coverage will be Berlin a celebratory FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM special studio, Lionel Messi’s Argentina plus an exclusive Hassad bul- will face Brazil in the Copa letin scheduled for 01:00 on America final after overcom- Saturday. ing Colombia in a dramatic Exclusive broadcaster of The MENA English chan- penalty shoot-out thanks to the World Cup in MENA nel, beIN SPORTS EN 1, will Emiliano Martinez. and France flags down present their dedicated 500 With no extra time, pen- significant milestone with Day milestone studio imme- alties were needed after Luis special programming and diately after the Men’s Semi- Diaz equalised in the 61st- a social media competi- Final Wimbledon coverage at minute to cancel out Lautaro tion for avid football fans 23:00 Mecca. The Arabic and Martinez’s first-half opener in English coverage will be com- Brasilia on Tuesday. plemented with FIFA World Emiliano Martinez was Tribune News Network Cup And Qatar related pro- the hero in the shoot-out af- Argentina’s goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez stops the shot by Colom- Doha gramming on the Arabic and ter the Argentina goalkeeper bia’s Yerry Mina (out of frame) during the penalty shoot-out of their Argentina’s players celebrate at the end of the Conmebol 2021 Copa English sports channels, in- saved three spot-kicks to Conmebol 2021 Copa America semi-final at the Mane Garrincha America semi- against Colombia at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in beIN MEDIA GROUP - the cluding episodes of Welcome send the 14-time Copa win- Stadium in Brasiliaon Tuesdy. (AFP) Brasilia, Brazil, on Tuesday. (AFP) global sports and entertain- to Qatar, Road to Qatar, and ners – eyeing their first major ment broadcaster and its opportunities to relive previ- title since 1993 – through to after drilling home past Da- a bright start and Colombia Gonzalez’s header was nar- Colombia were fortunate flagship sports channel beIN ous World Cup tournaments. Sunday’s blockbuster decider vid Ospina - Messi with the were unfortunate not to equal- rowly pushed onto the roof of to still be on level terms SPORTS - the official broad- beIN’s exclusive celebratory against defending champions presence of mind to twist ise. the net by Ospina. when Ospina came flying out caster of the FIFA World coverage will also include con- Brazil. away from Yerry Mina before Colombia came within Colombia responded well of his penalty area as substi- Cup Qatar 2022TM for all 24 tributions from various football Messi, who is craving his lifting his head and finding a whisker of restoring par- to falling behind and they tute Angel Di Maria charged countries in Middle East and legends plus global reactions first senior crown with La Al- the Inter star. ity in the 37th minute, hitting were eventually rewarded via through, but Barrios was on North Africa (MENA) and to the milestone from beIN’s biceleste, was brilliant from Colombia almost celebrat- the woodwork twice within Diaz’s equaliser just past the hand to make the last-ditch France - marks the significant network of reporters and chan- the outset, the superstar danc- ed an immediate response, seconds after Mina’s header hour-mark. goal-line block, denying Lau- 500-days-to-go World Cup nels. The MENA studios will be ing past three players before though Emiliano Martinez was rattled the crossbar from the Diaz got in behind Ar- taro Martinez in the 73rd milestone as it continues to home to the official FIFA World picking out Lautaro Martinez, on hand to deny Juan Cuad- resulting corner following gentina’s defence following a minute. make preparations for broad- CupTM Winners Trophy for but the latter’s header sailed rado – earning his 100th cap Wilmar Barrios’ deflected shot quick free-kick and the winger Messi then saw his shot casting the world’s biggest the day. beIN’s international just wide of the post in the – just moments later. that struck the post. somehow managed to beat hit the woodwork with nine football event. and Arab talent - including fourth minute. As has so often been the On the stroke of half-time, Emiliano Martinez from an minutes remaining during a The tournament is set to visiting EPL star and Egyptian Martinez got his goal case during the tournament, Argentina went close to dou- acute angle as Lionel Scaloni’s tense finale as the showdown make history when it kicks National team full back Ahmed three minutes later, however, Argentina fell away following bling their lead after Nicolas men were caught napping. headed to penalties. off on 21 November 2022, for Elmohamady, Arsene Wenger, what will be the first FIFA Bacary Sagna, and Peter World CupTM to take place Schmeichel, plus many other in the Middle East and Arab well known faces - will be out world. and about in Qatar, conducting Celebrating the milestone, interviews and experiencing Liton, Mominul, steer Bangladesh in Mohammad Al Subaie, Acting the local sights and culture. CEO of beIN MENA, said: “In To celebrate the milestone, Agencies in the fifth over – edged and after he nicked one straight to just 500 days Qatar will proud- beIN will launch a social me- Harare caught by Dion Myers in the the keeper, followed by Momi- ly welcome football fans from dia competition on 9 July for slip cordon. nul who succumbed to Victor all over the world to what’s set its followers on beIN SPORTS Bangladesh’s Liton Das Then, it was the fifty-run Nyauchi after a clinical knock to be an unforgettable FIFA MENA’s Facebook, Twitter, (95), Mominul Haque (70), partnership between Bangla- of 70 from 92 deliveries. World Cup Qatar 2022TM. and Instagram accounts. Foot- and Mahmudullah (54*) res- desh skipper Mominul Haque The duo of Liton Das and From beIN’s MENA HQ in Qa- ball fans will need to identify cued the innings despite Bless- and Shadman Islam that car- Mahmudullah carried Bangla- tar, we will also deliver an ex- which FIFA World Cup Qa- ing Muzarabani denting the ried forward the rebuilding. The desh to safety as they stitched ceptional World Cup viewing tar 2022 stadiums are being top-order. pair added 60 runs for the third- together an all-important part- experience for our millions of shown in a short celebratory Blessing posed questions before Shadman per- nership of 138 off 256 balls. viewers and subscribers in the video. Five hundred randomly for the Bangladesh batters early ished to Richard Ngarava for 23. In the final hour, just as region where we will bring the selected participants will then in the day as he returned 3/48 However, the afternoon Liton was about to reach the world to Qatar, and showcase be in with the chance to win a before half-centuries from Liton session saw stran- three-figure mark in Tests for Qatar to the world. The World weekly beIN pass, gaining ac- Das, Mominul, and Mahmudul- gle the Bangladesh middle- the first time, Tiripano snared Cup is a truly defining and cess to 1-7 beIN SPORTS Pre- lah resuscitated the innings to order as an implosion was his wicket after Liton miscued unifying moment for the Arab mium, English, and French help the visitors go into stumps triggered. Despite a couple of one to Nyauchi at long-leg who world, and beIN SPORTS is Channels, amongst others. at 294/8 on the opening day of dropped chances of Mominul took a diving catch. Liton’s tremendously proud to be the beIN’s MENA channel the one-off Test in Harare. Bangladesh’s Liton Das during his knock of 95 as Zimbabwe wicket- and Mushfiqur in the field, gritty innings of 95 came in 147 exclusive broadcaster across alone broadcasts over 34 beIN Earlier, Mominul Haque keeper and look on the first the hosts were able to make a balls and included 13 fours. all 24 countries of MENA”. channels and has 816 hours of opted to bat and Bangladesh day of their one-off Test at on Wednesday. (AFP) strong statement with the ball. Brief Scores: Bangladesh beIN MENA’s Exclusive content every day across the encountered a bumpy start with From 106/3, Bangladesh 294 for 8 (Das 95, Haque 70, 500-Days-to-Go Coverage region and 600 hours live pre- the fall of opener Saif Hassan for Muzarabani soon followed an out-swinger that outdid crumbled to 132/6 as Shakib Mahmudullah 54*, Muzarabani As the first Arab World mium sport every week. nought in the very first over. the Hassan clean bowled with Najmul Hossain Shanto (2) Al Hasan went back for 3 runs 3-48) vs Zimbabwe.