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Kane and Son Shine As Spurs Hit Everton For SPORT Monday 24 December 2018 PAGE | 09 PAGE | 10 Finch says finger One-horse would need to races dominate be cut off to miss club football third Test in 2018 Qatar beat Jordan 2-0 in home friendly Qatari skipper Hassan Al Haydos (left) vies for the ball possession with a Jordanian player during their friendly match played at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, yesterday. Al Moez Ali (30) and Ahmad Alaa (90) scored as the hosts won 2-0. RIGHT: Qatar’s Al Moez Ali (right) celebrates with team-mate Abdulrahman Mustafa after scoring a goal. AFC Asian Cup: First match crucial, says Palestine coach Ali THE AFC DOHA Palestine coach Noureddine Ould Ali reckons his team’s first match in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 against Syria will prove key to their progress in the tournament. Palestine will be playing at this level for only the second time and a January 6 clash in Sharjah against the Syrians could prove decisive for qualification to the knockout stage from a group which also includes reigning champions Aus- tralia and Jordan. “The first game in a tournament is always the most difficult,” Ali told the-AFC.com in an exclusive interview. “When you start a tournament, you are Tottenham’s Harry Kane scores their sixth goal against looking for rhythm. The rhythm in training or Everton at the Goodison Park in Liverpool, Britain, yesterday. during a preparatory match is not the same as the rhythm you are supposed to have in a proper match situation,” Ali added. The Palestinians have been in Doha since early December training hard for the Conti- nental showpiece that gets under way on Kane and Son shine as January 5 with a match between hosts UAE and Bahrain at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. They are high on enthusiasm and confi- dence, especially after a string of encouraging Spurs hit Everton for six results in recent matches. Last month, they drew 1-1 against China in AFP in a top of the table clash in ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE STANDINGS produced a technically an international friendly in Haikou with the LIVERPOOL their next three games over perfect controlled volley Chile-based Yashir Pinto, one of Palestine’s the festive period, Tot- RANK CLUB P W D LOST POINTS from the edge of the box to several foreign-based players, scoring the Tottenham Hotspur showed tenham have the oppor- 1 Liverpool 18 15 3 0 48 make it 4-1. equaliser in the second half. why manager Mauricio tunity to haul themselves 2 Manchester City 18 14 2 2 44 Three minutes later Ever- They beat Pakistan 2-1 last month in Pochettino is a wanted man into a three-way title race if 3 Tottenham Hotspur 18 14 0 4 42 ton’s deficit was back to two another friendly and in October, won a rare by thrashing Everton 6-2 at they maintain the standards 4 Chelsea 18 11 4 3 37 as Gylfi Sigurdsson dribbled international title when they beat Tajikistan Goodison Park on Sunday to set at Goodison. 5 Arsenal 18 11 4 3 37 across the whole Tottenham 4-3 on penalties in the final of the Bangabandhu close to within six points of Kane had chipped into the 6 Manchester United 18 8 5 5 29 defence before firing back Cup in Bangladesh. Premier League leaders side-netting and Jordan 7 Watford 18 8 3 7 27 across Hugo Lloris. They had an unbeaten run in the six-nation Liverpool. Pickford produced a fine save 8 Bournemouth 18 8 2 8 26 Yet, any hope of a tournament, beating Nepal and Tajikistan in Spurs have had to cope to deny England team-mate 9 Leicester City 18 7 4 7 25 fightback was extinguished the group stage before accounting for hosts with the unwanted attention Kieran Trippier in the early 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 7 4 7 25 just after the hour mark when Bangladesh 2-0 in the semi-finals. of Pochettino being linked stages. Son’s fine control cushioned “We have had good results in our past five with the Manchester United But it was Everton who Erik Lamela’s pass before he or six matches and that has led to some great job following Jose Mourinho’s struck first in a wildly open The England number one Premier League golden boot finished through the legs of team spirit in the team,” said Ali. sacking this week. contest when Theo Walcott rushed from his goal but and showed his predatory Pickford. “We are Palestine and we don’t need any But they showed no signs stabbed home at the near post only succeeded in getting in instincts to side-foot into an It was announced this extra motivation to do well. In that way we are of being distracted as they from Dominic Calvert- the way of his own defender empty net after Trippier’s fine week that the South Korean exceptional. Everything about us is exceptional,” roared back from a goal down Lewin’s cross. Kurt Zouma and Son took free-kick came back off the will go to the Asian Cup in the Algerian added. thanks to doubles from Son Marco Silva’s men could advantage with a wonderful post three minutes before January despite already rep- Palestine first participated in the Asian Cup Heung-min and Harry Kane even have been 2-0 up had finish from a narrow angle. half-time. resenting his country at the in 2015 when it was held in Australia, but it with Dele Alli and Christian Calvert-Lewin not been Once back on level Both teams face the least World Cup and Asian Games didn’t end well for them as they lost all their Eriksen also on target. penalised for a push on Dav- terms, Spurs were relentless rest time of any Premier this year. three group matches and crashed out. Fatigue may yet still derail inson Sanchez when heading as Pickford denied Son a League side over the festive And Son showed why he “Obviously we were not experienced at that Tottenham’s bid to win a first home moments later. second but Alli charged into period with another three will be missed by his club in level then but then again it was a new expe- trophy under Pochettino with But Spurs looked as if they the box to sweep home the games to come between now January once more with an rience! We learned many lessons. We figured Spurs still involved in four could score with almost every rebound to turn the game and New Year’s Day. inch-perfect cross for Kane out the problems and developed solutions. competitions. attack and were soon on level around. Kane is now just one However, there was no to slide in for his second of the “Now we are fully focused. The players But with Liverpool facing terms with the aid of a goal behind Pierre Emerick- let up in the pace of the game afternoon 16 minutes from know they can make history. They are ready Arsenal and Manchester City Pickford error. Aubameyang in the race for the after the break as Eriksen time. to take on any team.” 08 SPORT MONDAY 24 DECEMBER 2018 WADA’s integrity on Jerebko shines in Warriors test in Russia: Rodchenkov win; Bryant lifts Wizards lawyer AFP AFP LOS ANGELES NEW YORK Jonas Jerebko was an unlikely The attorney for Russian catalyst as the two-time doping scandal whistleblower defending NBA champions Grigory Rodchenkov said on Golden State held off the Dallas Saturday that restoring Russia Mavericks 120-116 in Oakland, to World Anti-Doping Agency California, on Saturday. compliance after being On a team that features the denied key lab data would superstar quartet of Stephen destroy WADA’s integrity. Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay The move came a day Thompson and Draymond after the Canada-based sport Green, it was Sweden’s Jerebko doping watchdogs announced receiving a massive ovation as a five-member panel would he departed in the fourth quarter return from Moscow empty- having scored 23 points in 21 handed after not being minutes with three assists and allowed to retrieve data from six rebounds. a suspended Russian Anti- Durant led the Warriors with Doping Agency (RUSADA) 29 points, 12 rebounds and eight laboratory. The data had been assists, but Jerebko’s relentless required to complete Russia’s energy was crucial to the War- controversial September riors victory. reinstatement to sports by “He shot the ball really well, WADA after revelations of a but he got a lot of offensive state-backed doping boards, too,” Warriors coach Golden State Warriors forward program. Steve Kerr said. Jonas Jerebko (21) shoots during “(WADA president) Craig “He had several plays that the match against Dallas Mavericks Reedie is Nero, playing his got the crowd into it with his centre DeAndre Jordan (6) during fiddle while Russia burns hustle. He gave us a huge lift.” the third quarter at Oracle Arena clean sports to the ground,” Jerebko scored nine points in the on Saturday. attorney Jim Walden said. fourth quarter -- contributing a “The time for half measures tip-in, a dunk and a three- and appeasement must finally pointer as the Warriors powered come to an end. If RUSADA is to a 111-96 lead. Angeles Clippers. Salt Lake City, where Paul in NBA history in which a player Ben Simmons added 26 points not now banned, the last He was back on the bench as Danilo Gallinari and Tobias George scored 43 points to lead made at least 14 baskets without with 12 rebounds and eight measure of WADA’s integrity Golden State saw their lead cut Harris scored 21 points apiece the Thunder in a 107-106 victory a miss and the first since Gary assists, while Jimmy Butler con- will vanish.” to one point.
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