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Sport THURSDAY 25 MARCH 2021 MaxM Verstappen seeks early win aas Lewis Hamilton starts record bid NowN I have to deliver and the team have to deliver so we can tryt and mount a title fight. I like the track and it will be exciting tot see our performance. It’s time to see who has got what. Max Verstappen Sport | 08 NBA RESULTS: Denver 110-99 Orlando, New York 131-113 Washington, New Orleans 128-111 LA Lakers, Phoenix 110-100 Miami Qatar’s Mohammed Muntari scores against Luxembourg during the opening European Qualifier played at Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary yesterday. Muntari scores winner as Qatar beat Luxembourg; Turkey stun Netherlands AGENCIES – DEBRECEN YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Qatar 1-0 Luxembourg Mancini expects Qatar striker Mohammed Turkey 4-2 Netherlands Muntari's first-half goal N Ireland to helped the 2022 World Cup hosts beat 10-man Luxem- TODAY'S FIXTURES bourg 1-0 in an international Qualifying round provide Italy’s friendly at the Nagyerdei Bulgaria vs Switzerland Stadium in Hungary Israel vs Denmark biggest test yesterday. Sweden vs Georgia Felix Sanchez's side went ahead in the 12th minute Spain vs Greece REUTERS – PARMA through Muntari's side-footed Italy vs Northern Ireland shot. Luxembourg's Aldin Moldova vs Faroe Islands Italy manager Roberto Mancini expects Skenderovic was dismissed Scotland vs Austria a “typically British” Northern Ireland following a second yellow team to cause his side problems when Andorra vs Albania card in the 87th minute. they kick off their World Cup qualifying Qatar, who have qualified Hungary vs Poland campaign today, four months after their automatically for the World England vs San Marino last game. Cup and must rely on friendly Qatar coach Felix The Azzurri begin their bid to reach Sanchez shakes hands Liechtenstein vs Armenia games to prepare for the Romania vs North Macedonia Qatar 2022 on a 22-match unbeaten run, tournament, have been with Moayad Hassan after but they haven’t played a match since a included as a guest team in yesterday's victory. Germany vs Iceland 2-0 win over Bosnia in November 2020. European World Cup quali- “It will be our first and most difficult fying Group A. Portugal, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Turkey has not qualified Yilmaz opened the scoring in Ligt’s header had not fully game, coming after so many months,” The move mirrors the Luxembourg and Ireland. for a World Cup since fin- the 15th minute with a shot crossed the line before Mancini told a news conference ahead of approach taken by France for Elsewhere, in Istanbul, ishing third in 2002, while the from outside the penalty area Yokuslu headed it clear. the match at Parma’s Ennio Tardini the 2016 European Champi- veteran striker Burak Yilmaz Dutch failed to reach the last that deflected off defender There was no video referee stadium. onship that they hosted. scored a hat trick as Turkey tournament in Russia after Matthijs de Ligt’s hand to beat on hand to check. “We will have to be very careful and Qatar's matches will not stunned the Netherlands 4-2 also finishing third in Brazil goalkeeper Tim Krul. He AC Milan midfielder focused as it’s always better to start off count towards the qualifi- yesterday in their opening in 2014. The Netherlands, doubled the lead from the Hakan Calhanoglu made it on the right foot. cation process and will be game. The 35-year-old Lille which has finished runner- penalty spot in the 34th 3-0 in the first minute of he “Northern Ireland are a typically categorised as friendly forward struck twice before up three times at the World minute after Donyell Malen second half, turning in space British team, strong on the counter-attack. internationals. the break and again late in Cup, also missed the 2016 fouled Okay Yokuslu. outside the penalty area and We must not take risks as there will be They will play against the second half to secure the European Championship and The Netherlands looked firing a low shot into the far limited spaces. whichever team has a free win in the Group G opener their recent struggles in qual- to have cut the lead in the corner. Trailing by three “Physically they are Anglo-Saxons, but date on a given matchday in just as the Netherlands was ifiers reared up again at 45th minute, but referee goals, Netherlands coach their game is a little different. They are a Group A - which includes threatening a comeback. Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Michael Oliver ruled that De Frank de Boer made three team that always defends very well and attacking subsitutions and doesn’t give away much space and they’re they paid dividends. good at counter attacking.” One of the replacements, Juventus and Italy captain Giorgio Davy Klaassen, controlled a Chiellini was also wary of the threat cross from Memphis Depay posed by Ian Baraclough’s men, despite and turned in the same their failure to win a competitive game movement before firing past in regulation time since a 1-0 Euro 2020 goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir to qualifying victory over Belarus in June make it 3-1 in the 75th 2019. minute. And another sub- “It won’t be an easy game for many stitute, Luuk de Jong, made it reasons. We’re facing a team diametri- 3-2 a minute later, bundling cally opposed to us in terms of our char- another cross from the left acteristics. If they manage to block us off, over the line. they will be dangerous,” Chiellini said. But Yilmaz scored his Mancini’s ability to keep his players third with a curling free kick fresh will be put to the test, as his team is in the 81st to seal the win for in the unusual position of playing three Turkey. Depay missed a games in a week. penalty deep in stoppage time After facing Northern Ireland, the to compound the Dutch four-time World Cup winners travel to disappointment. Bulgaria and Lithuania for their final The Netherlands was games before this summer’s European without captain and center Championships. back Virgil van Dijk, who is “It’s a bit of a problem, playing three Turkey’s Burak Yilmaz celebrates with team-mates after scoring their first goal against the Netherlands yesterday. still recovering from a serious intense qualifying games for Qatar 2022,” injury to his right knee. Mancini said. THURSDAY 25 MARCH 2021 SPORT 11 Ambassador receives Qatari shooters in New Delhi H E Mohammed bin Khater Al Khater, Qatar's ambassador to India, posing for a photograph with the Qatari shooters who are currently taking part in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in New Delhi. At a meeting held at the Embassy of Qatar yesterday, the Ambassador praised the efforts made by the Qatari shooters and said that he is proud of their achievements. Qatar have so far won three medals at the World Cup in India. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah won the bronze in the men's individual skeet before bagging a silver along with Rashid Hamad in the team event. Hamad and Reem Al Sharshani secured Qatar's third medal in the mixed skeet. Ducati rider Jack Miller Star-studded in action during pre-season test at the fields announced 2021 tech: What can Losail International Circuit. PIC: MOTOGP for Istanbul Half Marathon fans expect to WORLD ATHLETICS – ISTANBUL Organisers of the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon have announced the most remarkable line-up in the see at Round 1? history of this World Athletics Elite Label road race on April 4. Having staged a successful edition under intense measures against COVID-19 in September last year, the event is now set to host a limited number of 4000 participants. MOTOGP.COM – DOHA creations, the most notable being their manufacturer that don’t have this rider Sylvain Guintoli, Joan Mir and The race will see the long- new front aero. This is quite a signif- feature. Alex Rins gave a 2022 engine a run awaited clash of the reigning and Plenty of new and updated innova- icant change and something we’ve KTM: out. Guintoli and Rins both said that former world record-holders over tions were tested in Doha at the Official never seen before, it seems like it’s The Austrian manufacturer’s it’s a marked improvement. A new the distance. Kibiwott Kandie of Test, now we will see what has been more than just a ‘winglet’. biggest visual change is the new seat chassis was being used too as well as Kenya, now the world’s fastest half- kept when racing begins We don’t know for sure, but Ducati unit. Dani Pedrosa tested it thoroughly a new swingarm, with Mir’s crew chief marathon runner, improved the One of the most interesting aspects could possibly be looking at tidying up in Qatar, while the other riders tried Frankie Carchedi explaining on Twitter time set by his compatriot Geoffrey of pre-season testing is seeing what the airflow to increase top speed and out a new fairing. It’s slimmer at the that they’ve had “many more new and Kamworor in Valencia in the different manufacturers have been create more grip in the corners. It’s a top with – seemingly – a few more exciting” parts to try. December, bringing down the working hard on during the winter. very interesting update and what we ‘shark teeth’ carved in. YAMAHA: world record to 57:32 from 58:01. New technology is being rolled out all do know for sure is that Gigi Dall’Igna HONDA: The Yamaha riders have been Kamworor, who has three World the time in MotoGP and 2021 is no and Ducati are continuing to flex their The Japanese giants brought three testing a new chassis, with Franco Athletics Half Marathon Champi- exception, as we saw plenty of new muscles in the aero department.