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FFORMULAORMULA 1 | Page 4 NNFLFL | Page 6 Thai Albon Seahawks secures Red edge past Bull driver slot 49ers in for 2020 season thriller Wednesday, November 13, 2019 FOOTBALL Rabia I 16, 1441 AH Emotions got the GULF TIMES better of me, says dropped Sterling SPORT Page 2 TRAINING SESSION Qatar football coach Felix Sanchez reacts during a training session in Doha yesterday. Qatar will play Afghanistan next week in a 2022 World Cup qualifier. WORLD SQUASH Coll advances as Egyptian siblings set up last 8 clash ‘I am very relieved because it was really scrappy squash there at the end. There weren’t many flowing rallies...’ By Mikhil Bhat Doha ew Zealand’s Paul Coll, the highest ranked non-Egyp- tian player, had to dig deep as he won a gladiatorial bat- Ntle with 12th seed Omar Mosaad for a spot in the quarter-fi nals of the PSA Men’s World Squash Championship in a match that just stopped short of the two-hour mark yesterday. At the glass court of the Khalifa In- ternational Tennis and Squash Com- plex, fourth seed Coll had to fi ght back into the match after the world number 15 had taken the fi rst game. However, Mosaad, egged on by a partisan crowd, levelled the encounter at 2-2, before an edgy fi fth game saw both Coll and Mosaad squander match balls. The New Zealander, who, as the host of the evening said, provided quite a few moments to the photographers with his dives, eventually closed the decider at 16-14 for a 3-2 (9-11, 14-12, 11-9, 6-11, 16-14) win. The match, at 119 minutes, is the longest of the tournament so far. communication (with brother Mar- Results (Round III) “I am very relieved because it was wan) in the next 24 hours,” Mohamed 4-Paul Coll (NZL) bt 12-Omar Mosaad really scrappy squash there at the end. New Zealand’s Paul Coll plays a shot as Omar Mosaad looks on during their last-16 match in the World Squash said after his match yesterday much to (EGY) 3-2: 9-11, 14-12, 11-9, 6-11, 16-14 There weren’t many fl owing rallies so Championship yesterday. At right, favourite Mohamed Elshorbagy in action against India’s Saurav Ghosal (unseen). the amusement of the crowd present. (119m) it became tough mentally and the ball PICTURES: Jayan Orma “It’s emotionally very diffi cult for 14-Zahed Salem (EGY) bt 8-Miguel was getting soft, so I just had to keep us because one of us will have to end Rodriguez (COL) 3-1: 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 it together and I am happy that I came ing to bounce twice. I need to go and match 3-1 (8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9) in 74 “We both go way back and we are the other’s dreams. Believe me we hate (74m) through the other side,” Coll said af- see the physio now, get some food in minutes. great friends,” Mohamed said about it. But it is a unique situation for our 9-Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) bt 7-Mo- ter the match, which saw the referees and maybe go to the pool. I need to re- “I’m happy to be through to the his training partner for the last one sport, we both give something diff er- hamed Abouelghar (EGY) 3-0: 11-4, 11-8, being put in a spot often with a vocal cover as much as I can. Physically I was quarter-fi nals, it’s the fi rst time for me month, Ghosal. ent to the sport and I am glad to be a 11-4 (30m) crowd for company. feeling alright, it was just mentally that at the World Championship,” said Sa- “To beat him 3-0 is a huge boost part of it.” 1-Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt “I knew I just had to keep on it men- it was tiring.” lem. And then there were the ElShor- for my confi dence because it is never And then came the kicker: “As 10-Saurav Ghosal (IND) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, tally and I always thought that I should Coll will go against yet another bagy brothers – world number two easy to beat him in three. Really happy long as I win it, I will be a happy elder 14-12 (50m) have closed it out earlier. It got a bit Egyptian in the quarter-fi nals today – Mohamed and number 10 Marwan. to come back in that third game when brother.” scrappy and I lost my squash and I lost 14th seed Zahed Salem. Salem slightly The 2017 World Championships fi - I was 10-8 down. That is something I Today’s quarter-fi nal action will Today’s schedule (Quarter-finals) what I was doing. bettered his recent record against Co- nalists closed out both their matches am really proud of.” kick off at 4pm with German fi fth seed 4pm: 5-Simon Rosner (GER) v James “In the end, I got a bit more positive, lombian eighth seed Miguel Rodriguez in three games with the elder brother, The results mean that the two Simon Rosner taking on former world Willstrop (ENG) a bit more aggressive and I took the picking up only his second win in their Mohamed, beating India’s 10th seed brothers, only siblings so far to face number one James Willstrop of Eng- 5pm: 4-Paul Coll (NZL) v 14-Zahed game to him and I was happy to close it last nine matches. Saurav Ghosal 11-6, 11-8, 14-12 after off against each in the men’s World land. Salem (EGY) out on that fi nal match ball. Rodriguez got going fi rst taking the saving game balls in the last game, and Championships fi nal, one which elder Tarek Momen is the fourth Egyptian 6pm: 2-Tarek Momen (EGY) v 6-Diego “I had to just survive. I had to chase opening game, but after several physi- Marwan breezing past compatriot Mo- brother won in Manchester, will meet in fray for a spot in the semi-fi nals, and Elias (PER) down everything and do whatever I can cal rallies, the Egyptian managed to hamed Abouelghar 11-4, 11-8, 11-4 in for the 18th time today in the last eight. he will face Peruvian sixth seed Diego 7pm: 9-Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) v do, making sure the ball was never go- win three straight games to take the 30 minutes. “There probably will not be much Elias in their last eight match at 6pm. 1-Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 SPORT SPOTLIGHT Emotions got the better of me, says dropped Sterling England winger dropped from the squad to face Montenegro in their Euro 2020 qualifier at Wembley after altercation with Liverpool’s Gomez AFP the end of Sunday’s match. London England manager Gareth Southgate moved quickly to deal with the issue — arguably one of his achievements dur- aheem Sterling said he allowed ing his time in the post has been to erase his “emotions” to get the bet- the rivalries between members from ter of him leading to a brief al- diff erent clubs which plagued previous tercation with Liverpool’s Joe England squads. RGomez that resulted in the Manchester The likes of former star defender City player being dropped for tomor- Rio Ferdinand have spoken about how row’s Euro 2020 qualifi er against Mon- when they used to join the England tenegro. camp he and Manchester United play- Sterling admitted on Instagram yes- ers would stick together and fi nd it hard terday he and Gomez “had words” to mix with Chelsea or Liverpool stars. when they met up at the England camp Southgate said in a hastily-organised the day after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over press conference yesterday he would defending champions City which left rather deal with the matter publicly the latter nine points adrift of Jurgen now than let it fester till his usual meet- Klopp’s side. ing with the media on the eve of match- “Both Joe and I have had words and es. The 49-year-old, clearly irked by fi gured things out and moved on,” Ster- how the information had leaked out ling said. “We are in a sport where emo- regarding the set-to, said Sterling’s tions run high and I am man enough to emotions had run over but “it is not the admit when emotions got the better of same for Joe (Gomez)”. me. This is why we play this sport be- However, he emphasised a line had cause of our love for it — me and Joe been drawn under the incident. “I Gomez are good, we both understand love all of my players,” he said. “We it was a fi ve to 10-second thing... it’s are like a family and all families have done, we move forward and not make disagreements. The important thing is this bigger than it is. Let’s get focus on for a family to communicate and work our game on Thursday,” Sterling added. through problems. I don’t expect as a The Daily Mail reported that manager to not have to deal with issues, Gomez and Sterling had to be sepa- that’s part of the job. Our focus is now rated by teammates on Monday after on moving forward.” a “physical confrontation”. The pair Despite being dropped for tomor- had also clashed on the field towards row’s match Sterling took part in Eng- land squad training — as did Gomez — and more positive headlines regarding that Sterling had apologised for his ac- criticised by former England captain yesterday.