Sports Saturday, December 15, 2018 13 Aussie teen ‘Terminator’ Titmus Doha to host FIBA 3x3 World sets new swimming world record Tour Masters in April next year TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK AFP themselves on speed, but I DOHA SHANGHAI will take it.” It has been a breakthrough FIBA and the Qatar Basket- AUSTRALIAN prodigy Ari- year for the young Australian, ball Federation (QBF) have arne Titmus broke the wom- who won three golds at the signed a multi-year contract en’s short-course 400m free- Gold Coast Commonwealth to host a FIBA 3x3 World style record on Friday to grab Games earlier in 2018. Tour Masters in Doha, at the her second gold medal at the She only turned 18 in Katara Cultural Village on World Swimming Champion- September and has already April 25-26 next year. ships in China. earned the nickname “Ter- Unlike in 2018, 3x3 fans In a battle of the talented minator” – her Dad calls her won’t have to wait for nine teenagers, the 18-year-old – “Arnie” and that became Ter- months for the number one dubbed the “Terminator” – minator in Australian media event of the professional sea- blasted away the twin threat after the Arnold Schwarzeneg- son to return. of home hopes Wang Jianjiahe ger character. The FIBA 3x3 World Tour and Li Bingjie in Hangzhou’s Ariarne Titmus of Australia with her Women’s 400m Freestyle Finals There was a surprise in will make its first-ever ap- 25m pool. gold at the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in the men’s 50m freestyle when pearance in Qatar. However, Titmus claimed a dominant Hangzhou, China, on Friday. (REUTERS) Caeleb Dressel of the United the country has been involved victory in 3mins 53.92secs, States, who has been likened to in 3x3 from an early stage: will take place in Utsunomi- for next year was to extend narrowly bettering the 3:53.97 Titmus also claimed gold (Wang) would go out fast and I US swimming legend Michael their national team won the ya, Japan on November 2-3. the season to engage with our clocked in October by rival on Tuesday, the first day of was worried she would have a Phelps, was beaten into silver FIBA 3x3 World Cup back in “We’re excited to build fans all year long. The interest Wang, who is just 16. competition, in the 200m free- little left in the tank at the end, by Russia’s Vladimir Morozov. 2014 and Doha played host to again on the legacy of 3x3 in to host a professional event Wang, an easy winner in style in an Australian and Oce- but I held her off. The 26-year-old Morozov the FIBA 3x3 All Stars from Qatar,” FIBA 3x3 Managing has skyrocketed since 3x3 the 800m freestyle on Thurs- ania record time of 1:51.38. “I can’t believe it and for put the new golden boy of US 2013 to 2016. Director Alex Sanchez said. joined the Olympic program day, was forced into silver, “I am a little bit in shock,” it to be a short-course world swimming into the shadows, The FIBA 3x3 World Tour “The FIBA 3x3 World and we will announce more 0.64secs behind Titmus, with she said after her latest tri- record is something. I am touching the wall in 20.33secs, 2019 will now stretch to at Tour has been growing every exciting news and events in Li a distant 4.07secs off. umph. “I knew the Chinese girl someone who does not pride 0.21 ahead of Dressel. least 8 months since the Final year since 2012 and our goal the upcoming weeks.” Oz happy after Day One despite India fightback AFP Qatar wicket-keeper goes for a catch against a Bhutan batsman PERTH during their Group A ICC U19 Cricket World Cup division Two - Asia Qualifier match in Bangkok on Friday. AUSTRALIA were pleased with their overall position at the end of the first day of the second Test against India on Friday, Agarwal scalps six despite several top order bats- men failing to capitalise on promising starts in Perth. as Qatar make light A century opening partner- ship after captain Tim Paine won the toss and elected to bat work of Bhutan, book appeared to lay the foundation for a sizeable total on a challeng- ing pitch at Test cricket’s new- semi-finals spot est venue, but openers Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch were five overs. Bhutan, however, among a number of top order ICC U19 Cricket claimed three quick wickets players who couldn’t build the World Cup Division to make Qatar wait but Syed big individual score Australia Tameem’s boundary took his craved. Two – Asia Qualifier side to victory as they reached At stumps on a scorching 62/3 in 11.4 overs. day, the home side were 277 for Qatar won a place in the six, with Tim Paine on 16 and semi-finals from Group A Pat Cummins on 11, a crowd of alongside Oman, who had al- 20,746 braving the heat to be ready claimed their place in part of history on the first day the last four earlier in the week of Test cricket at the new Optus and finished top of Group A af- Stadium. ter they defeated Thailand by Finch, who made 50 at the six wickets. top of the order to ease some of Kuwait finished top of the pressure on his spot in the Group B by virtue of their 81- team, said the Australians were run win against Bahrain, who satisfied with their work given Shubh Agarwal receives the Man would have qualified them- the conditions. of the Match award, his second selves if they had won. Hong “I thought we batted re- Australia’s Marcus Harris (right) and Aaron Finch greet each other after their 100-run opening partnership on Day One of their second Test in the tournament so far. Kong became the final semi- ally well today,” he said, adding against India at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday. (AFP) finalists as they beat Maldives that the wicket presented “some AGENCIES by 10 wickets in a match re- challenges”. evenly poised heading into the Harris had been there for BANGKOK (THAILAND) duced to 28 overs. “The position we are in, we second day. SCOREBOARD 141 balls, but his dismissal Both matches played in would have taken that at the “The first hour tomorrow is AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS) Extras (b4, lb3, nb1, w7) 15 meant Australia had lost three A six-wicket haul by leg-spin- Bangkok on the last day of start of the day,” he said. crucial,” he said. M. Harris c Rahane b Vihari 70 Total: (For six wickets; 90 overs) 277 wickets for just 22 runs and sur- A. Finch lbw Bumrah 50 Fall of wickets: 1-112 (Finch), 2-130 (Khawaja), ner Shubh Agarwal saw Qa- group action were completed India dropped two catches “If we can get them out for U. Khawaja c Pant b Yadav 5 3-134 (Harris), 4-148 (Handscomb), 5-232 (Marsh), rendered their early advantage. tar beat Bhutan comprehen- by lunch time. Qatar became and ended the day with con- less than 320 we are back in the S. Marsh c Rahane b Vihari 45 6-251 (Head). Australia slumped to 148 for sively and book a semi-final the second team to qualify for cerns of their own. game. P. Handscomb c Kohli b Sharma 7 Bowling: Sharma 16-7-35-2 (nb1), Bumrah 22-8-41- four when Peter Handscomb spot in the ICC U19 Cricket the semi-finals. Bhutan had Paceman Ishant Sharma “The important thing for us T. Head c Shami b Sharma 58 1, Yadav 18-2-68-1 (1w), Shami 19-3-63-0 (1w), Vihari (7) again fell against a short ball T. Paine not out 16 14-1-53-2, Vijay 1-0-10-0 World Cup Division Two – found run-scoring hard work briefly left the field late in the is no to think about those as- P. Cummins not out 11 Toss: Australia. outside off stump, Indian skip- Asia Qualifier played at the during this tournament but day with what team officials pects (bounce) too much.” per Virat Kohli pulling down a Asian Institute of Technology would have been pleased with said was cramp, and their bats- Four Australian batsmen scintillating one-handed catch Ground on Friday. the start they made to their men would have been slightly made over 40, but none went Despite the pitch having a short ball from Umesh Yadav in slips from the bowling of With man-of-the-match last match as they reached alarmed by some of the variable on to post a substantial innings. distinctly green tinge that ap- and getting a thick edge to wick- Sharma (2-35). Agarwal returning the best fig- 37/2 after seven overs. bounce. Second-gamer Harris led pealed to a rare four-pronged etkeeper Rishabh Pant. Marsh, dropped by Pant on ures of the tournament -- 6-3- Recalled batsman Hanuma the way with 70, Finch made Indian pace attack, the pair Harris was dropped at sec- 24 from the bowling of Vahari, 6-6, Bhutan were bowled out SCORES: Bhutan U-19: 58 all Vihari, who picked up two im- 50, Travis Head hit 58 before backed their captain’s call at ond slip from the bowling of and Head steadied the shop for 58 in 22 overs. out in 22 overs (GK Ghalley 23; portant wickets with his part- throwing his wicket away and the toss until Finch’s luck ran Mohammed Shami on 60, he with an 84-run stand.