Qatar to Flag Off FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies Next Year
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SPORT Sunday 9 December 2018 PAGE | 08 PAGE | 10 India take control Al Sulaiti, Jassim with wickets, steal the show runs on day three with double wins in Adelaide in first round Qatar to flag off FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies next year RIZWAN REHMAT The eight-stop championship will visit THE 2019 FIA WORLD CUP FOR THE PENINSULA the UAE, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Poland, CROSS-COUNTRY RALLIES Jordan and Portugal where the series will CALENDAR: The 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country conclude on October 26. Rallies will start in Qatar next year, the Qatar will also serve as the starting point February 21-26: Manateq Qatar world governing body has confirmed. for the FIA Middle East Rally Championship Cross-Country Rally, Qatar The five-stop championship will start (MERC) in March next year. March 30 - April 04: Abu Dhabi with the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally The Qatar International Rally will be Desert Challenge, the UAE from Feb 21 to 26, according to details held from March 14 to 16, according to the May 05-11: Turkmen Desert Race, posted on the FIA website. FIA list of events posted on the official Turkmenistan In recent years, the Qatar leg of the website. Mat 26 - June 01: Rally hugely popular series was held in April as Two-time Dakar Rally champion Nasser Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan the fourth round of the championship - by Saleh Al Attiyah is expected to headline both October 04-08: Rallye du Maroc, Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation events in Qatar - the Manateq Qatar Cross- Morocco (QMMF). Country Rally and the Qatar International The calendar has been finalised at the Rally. THE 2019 FIA WORLD CUP during the FIA Council Meetings in Saint- Jordan will host the second round (April FOR CROSS-COUNTRY BAJAS Petersburg, Russia, over the week. 25-27) while the championship moves to The week-long FIA General Assembly Lebanon for the third round (August CALENDAR: meetings were attended by QMMF Pres- 30-September 01). February 14-17: Baja Russia- ident Abdulrahman Al Mannai and QMMF Cyprus (September 27-29) and Kuwait Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) President Abdulrahman Al Northern Forest Russia Secretary General Abdul Razzaq Al (October 31-November 2) will be the hosts Mannai (left) and QMMF Secretary General Abdul Razzaq Al Kuwari (right) pose March 07-09: Dubai Baja, UAE Kuwari. of the last two rounds of the five-stop for a photograph with FIA President Jean Todt during the FIA Council Meeting June 20-23: Italian Baja, Italy “The meetings were very good,” Al championship. held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Mannai, who returned from Russia yes- July 25-28: Baja España Aragón, terday, said. Al Mannai met with FIA Pres- Spain The Annual General Assembly is the largest ident Jean Todt and members of the mot- August 08-11: Hungarian Baja, and most important gathering in the orsport family. Hungary “We look forward to the opening round FIA’s calendar, the Assembly being the August 29 - September 01: Baja in Qatar. Our goal is to organise a top event Federation’s supreme body. Bringing Poland, Poland as usual,” he added. together the FIA President and Vice- September 19-21: Jordan Baja, Presidents with representatives of all “We will see how this event develops Jordan FIA regions, as well as delegates from further in the future. I think that there are October 24-26: Baja Portalegre across the Federation’s member clubs, more countries that will enter the champi- 500, Portugal onship in the future,” he said. the week-long programme of meetings is where key decisions affecting every The second round of the championship THE 2019 FIA MIDDLE EAST RALLY region are taken. will be held in the UAE from March 30 to CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR: April 4. The third round will be staged in Turk- Aside from approving reports and hearing of recent developments within March 14-16: Qatar International menistan (May 5-11) while the second-last Rally, Qatar round will move to Kazakhstan (May the FIQ, the Annual General Assembly April 25-27: Jordan Rally, Jordan 26-June 1). also hosts meetings of the World Council August 30 - September 01: Rally The fifth in final round will be held in for Automobile, Mobility and Tourism, to of Lebanon, Lebanon Morocco with the Rallye du Maroc (Oct 4-8). deal with non-sporting activities, and September 27-29: The Cyprus The FIA also announced the 2019 FIA the World Motor Sport Council, which Qatar's rally star Nasser World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. rules on all sporting matters, including Rally, Cyprus Saleh Al Attiyah in action in The 2019 championship will kick off In the ratification of international sporting October 31 - November 02: Russia with the Baja Russia-Northern Forest calendars. this file photo. Kuwait International Rally, Kuwait event from February 14-17. Al Balooshi shines for Al Arabi as Tiberkanine brace helps Al Sailiya THE PENINSULA DOHA the area and nipped in between two defenders to tuck a header inside the near Qatari striker Fahad Al post. Balooshi scored twice (27, 36) Abdulqadir Ilyas nearly before Mohammed Salah El added another just before the Neel netted a third (53) as Al Al Arabi’s Qatari break, but his athletic volley Arabi stormed to a 3-0 win striker Fahad struck the post. over Umm Salal in their QNB Al Balooshi Within minutes of restart, Qatar Football Association (QFA) Secretary General Mansoor Al Ansari Stars League (QSL) match (left) celebrates Tiberkanine was quick to (left) submitting the documents for the candidacy of Saud Al Mohannadi, yesterday. after scoring double Al Sailiya’s lead, Vice-President of AFC and QFA, for the AFC elections. At the Al Gharafa Stadium, his second goal thanks to his natural pred- the deadlock was broken against Umm atory instinct. With the ball midway through the first half Salal during falling inside the box after a QFA submits Al Mohannadi’s with a quick counter-attack the QNB Stars scramble, he reacted quickest that caught Umm Salal off League match to poke it home with his right guard. Some slick play played at the Al boot from eight yards. Al Khor candidature for AFC elections between Franco Hurtado and Gharafa Stadium grew into the game immedi- El Neel resulted in a perfectly- yesterday. ately and had multiple THE PENINSULA weighted through ball for the chances denied by some last- KUALA LUMPUR onrushing Al Balooshi to gasp heroics from opposition smash home from the edge of Jawad Ahnash saw his Tiberkanine scored in the goalkeeper Saoud Al Khater. Qatar Football Association (QFA) Secretary General Mansoor Al Ansari the penalty area. poorly-executed back pass 14th and 48th minutes before Following some heavy yesterday presented the candidature of Saud Al Mohannadi, Vice-Pres- Ten minutes later, they being intercepted by El Neel, Al Khor grabbed a consolation pressing, Al Khor were pro- ident of AFC and QFA, for the AFC elections to be held next year. increased their advantage who rounded the goalkeeper penalty goal through Wagner vided with a lifeline after a After submitting the papers, Al Ansari held a meeting with Dato’ when Diego Jardel whipped to send the ball into an empty Ferreira in the 79th. penalty was awarded when Windsor John, Secretary General of AFC, and discussed matters of mutual in a corner from the left and net and seal all three points With a rapid start to the Mostafa Hamid wrestled interest to develop the game around Asia. Al Balooshi outjumped his for Al Arabi. game from both sides, it was Diogo to the ground. Wagner During the meeting, Al Ansari also discussed issues relating to Qatar’s marker at the near post to Earlier, at the Al Khor inevitable that an early goal stepped up to drive his penalty participation at next month’s Asian Cup to be held in the UAE. power home. Stadium yesterday, a brilliant was on the cards and Al hard into the top right-hand Matters relating to Qatari delegations - that includes media and fans The game was effectively brace by Moroccan star Sailiya made the perfect start, corner. - heading to the UAE for the January 5-February 1 event were also over not long after the second Rachid Tiberkanine helped Al thanks to talisman While applying further discussed. half started when following a Sailiya clinch an entertaining Tiberkanine. pressure Al Khor’s hopes were Qatar are in Group E with Lebanon, North Korea and Saudi Arabia. double whammy of defensive 2-1 away win against the He responded well to a in vain, with Al Sailiya holding errors. hosts. looped cross from the left of on to win all three points. 08 SPORT SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER 2018 SCOREBOARD India (I innings) .................................250 Australia (I innings) A Finch b Sharma .............................................0 M Harris c Vijay b Ashwin .............................26 India take control with wickets, U Khawaja c Pant b Ashwin .........................28 S Marsh b Ashwin ............................................. 2 P Handscomb c Pant b Bumrah ..................34 T Head c Pant b Shami ..................................72 T Paine c Pant b Sharma ..................................5 P Cummins lbw b Bumrah ...........................10 runs on day three in Adelaide M Starc c Pant b Bumrah ............................... 15 N Lyon not out ................................................24 J Hazlewood c Pant b Shami .......................... 0 Extras (LB10, B6, NB2, W1)........................ 19 Total: (10 wkts) ................................. 235 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-45, 3-59, 4-87, 5-120, 6-127, 7-177, 8-204, 9-235, 10-235 Bowling: Sharma 20-6-47-2, Bumrah 24-9- 47-3, Shami 16.4-6-58-2, Ashwin