Sport WEDNESDAY 26 MAY 2021 SolskjaerS hoping Europa League win actsa as springboard to further success When players sign to play for Man United, they sign to win trophies. They accept the challenge of being the best, because this is the best clubc in the world so that’s the pleasure of the pressure of Man United. Manchester United manager Sport | 19 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer FOOTBALL: INTERNATIONAL Thailand 0-1 Oman; Indonesia 2-3 Afghanistan AUSTRALIAN A-LEAGUE: Brisbane Roar 3-0 Melbourne City Diamond League: Barshim headlines stellar line-up at Florence meet DIAMONDLEAGUE.COM – FLORENCE There will be Three-time Diamond Trophy winner stardust in the The men’s high jump and women’s pole women’s 1500m as vault promise some enthralling goes up against home hero Tamberi well, as Dutch star clashes in Sifan Hassan Florence, launches her title as the likes defence in a of Mutaz Essa stacked field which Barshim, Gian- also includes marco Tamberi, Gateshead Katerina Stefanidi and Diamond League Anzhelika Sidorova star at the third winner Laura Muir Wanda Diamond League meeting of the and Kenyan super- season. stars Beatrice The Pietro Mennea Golden Gala in Chepkoech and Florence will feature a high-class clash in the Faith Kipyegon. men’s high jump, as home hero Gianmarco The 2021 Tamberi goes up against three-time Diamond Wanda Diamond Trophy winner Barshim. League comprises Qatari star Barshim has fond memories of 14 meetings and Rome, having broken the meeting record there started with with a jump of 2.41m on his way to the Diamond Gateshead (which Trophy in 2014. Barshim talks with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi at the Khalifa International Stadium replaced Rabat as Eyeing a fifth successive Diamond League in Doha during the 2019 World Athletics Championships in this file photo. the first host city title in 2021, Greek pole vault star Katerina Ste- on this year’s fanidi will have her work cut out at the third circuit) on Sunday. Qatar’s Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season Sidorova at the World Athletics Championships A single final will be held across two days in Mutaz in Florence, as she faces up against world in Doha in 2019. Zurich at the end of the season (September 8-9). Essa champion Anzhelika Sidorova. Their head-to-head in Florence on June 10 Each meeting will be broadcast globally in a live Barshim Four-time Diamond Trophy winner Stefanidi will be the second time they clash in the space two-hour programme. The 2021 calendar in action has been imperious on the Diamond League of just two weeks, with both women also set to remains subject to change depending on the in this file circuit since 2016, but won bronze behind jump in Friday’s Doha Diamond League. global health situation in the coming months. photo. White House stands by Tokyo Games as COVID-19 surges REUTERS – WASHINGTON The White House yesterday reaffirmed its support for Tokyo’s plan to hold the Olympic Games this summer and for US athletes competing there despite a new Qatari players and coach Felix Sanchez during a wave of coronavirus cases and a US travel advisory practice session as they gear up for their World for Japan. Cup 2022 and Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Group “Our position has not changed on the Olympics,” E matches against India and Oman to be played White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. next month. Qatar will play India on June 3 before “The government has stressed that public health meeting Oman four days later. Both the matches remains a central priority as they plan to host the will be played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Games.” On Tuesday, a US State Department spokes- person said President Joe Biden supports “the US ath- letes who have trained for these Games and will be competing in the best traditions of the Olympic spirit”. The White House had already issued a statement CL: UEFA CAF Super Cup tickets go on sale in April during a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga saying that Biden supported Tokyo’s to sell 1,700 efforts to hold a safe Olympics. THE PENINSULA – DOHA allowed for each booking. Bookings Only two categories of fans But a fourth wave of novel coronavirus infections can be made by following the tick- (must be 12 years or older) can pur- in Japan led the State Department to issue a “Do Not tickets The Total CAF Super Cup 2020 Local eting process instructions and pur- chase tickets to attend the event. Travel” advisory for the country on Monday. Organising Committee (LOC) has chasing through the following link: The first category is the fully vac- The US advisory and guidance for Japan did not announced that tickets for the match tickets.qfa.qa cinated individuals who have taken mention plans for the Olympics, which is scheduled for final are on sale via the website of the Friday's match will be the 29th the second shot before May 14, and to start on July 23, but warned against visiting the AP – NYON Qatar Football Association (QFA). edition of the game, bringing that the vaccine must have been country now. Japanese officials said they did not antic- In line with Qatar’s Ministry of together Egypt’s Al Ahly team, the taken in the last 9 months. The ipate any effect on the Games from the travel advisory. With only four days to go Public Health (MOPH) measures, the Total CAF Champions League second category is the individuals before the Champions League stadium’s capacity will be limited to winner, and the Moroccan club RS who have recovered in the last 9 final in Portugal, UEFA put 30% to prevent the spread of Berkane the Total CAF Confedera- months with last day of recovery 1,700 tickets on sale yesterday COVID-19. tions Cup. The match will kick off at 21 days before match day (Recovery Vaccination mandatory for fans worldwide for the The tickets are priced at QR50, 7pm (6pm Cairo time and 5pm Casa- Period: August 28, 2020 to May 7, game between Manchester City with a maximum of four tickets blanca time). 2021). for Tokyo-bound and Chelsea. UEFA said the tickets, which cost between €70 and Aussie Paralympians €600 ($78 and $670), were being sold on its website. REUTERS – MELBOURNE Buyers are limited to two tickets. Australia has made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory The Estádio do Dragão in for Paralympic athletes heading to Tokyo because Porto will be one-third full with unvaccinated members on the team could pose a health up to 16,500 spectators for Sat- risk, chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said yesterday. urday’s game. It was moved The policy is out of step with the International Par- from Istanbul because of alympic Committee which is encouraging athletes to current travel limits in Turkey get vaccinated but has not made it mandatory for the amid the coronavirus pan- Aug. 24-Sept. 5 Paralympics. “If we have unvaccinated demic. Man City and Chelsea people in the team, it poses a risk to both those athletes each had an allocation of 6,000 or officials who refuse to have the jab, because we know seats to sell to their fans. that there will be COVID in the village,” McLoughlin UEFA gave two options for told state broadcaster ABC on Tuesday. spectators to get into the The Australian Olympic Committee has followed stadium - a negative PCR test the International Olympic Committee’s lead in making dating no earlier than vaccination voluntary for able-bodied athletes going Wednesday or a negative to the July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Olympics. antigen test result from Friday McLoughlin said Paralympic Australia’s (PA) policy or Saturday. meant some prospective Paralympians could be barred Border controls in Portugal from going. “It could be ...it was a very difficult decision The players and officials of Morocco's RS Berkane, the winners of the CAF Confederations Cup, upon their arrival will also apply to countries to come to, but we’ve mulled over it for a while now,” at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, yesterday ahead of the CAF Super Cup 2020-21. They will take on where fans have traveled from, she said. “At the end of the day, we have to keep eve- Egypt's Al Ahly, the CAF Champions League winners at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Friday. UEFA said. ryone on that team safe.” WEDNESDAY 26 MAY 2021 SPORT 19 Millions of viewers await CL, Europa League finals on beIN SPORTS THE PENINSULA – DOHA manager Unai Emery is a specialist in programs dedicated to the Champions be many more with the UEFA Europa this competition having won it three League final, including ‘UEFA UCL – the League and UEFA Champions League beIN SPORTS will broadcast the UEFA times in a row with Sevilla as well as players documentary’ which will be finals coming up exclusively on our Champions League final and the UEFA reaching the final with Arsenal in 2019. League final, but with players such as broadcast on May 29 at 18:30 Mecca English, Arabic and 4K channels. We are Europa League final live and exclusively The Europa League final on beIN Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Kevin Time (GMT +3) on beIN SPORTS 1 then straight into an unbelievable to its millions of viewers and subscribers SPORTS will host special guests and De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez in their Premium. summer of sport – with the French across the 23 countries of the Middle talent including former Dutch and Man- ranks – they have a strong chance of The global sports channel will also Open, Copa America 2021, Wimbledon, East and North Africa (MENA), from chester City player Nigel de Jong, ex winning this year’s competition.