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Skipper Kohli hails ‘super-human’ De Villiers after RCB’s massive IPL win TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 paGE 15 Amir Cup Table Tennis: Qatar Sports Club triumph a third successive time TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR Sports Club (QSC) won their third successive HH The Amir Cup table tennis ti- tle scoring a 3-1 victory over Al Sadd in the finals played at the Abdullah Bin Suhaim Hall on Monday. The winners took home the trophy as well as a cash award of QR100,000, while runners-up Al Sadd received QR60,000. After the finals at the Qa- tar Sports Club, Khalil Al Mo- hannadi, President of the Qa- tar Table Tennis Association (QTTA), crowned the winners in the presence of HE Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani, First Vice-President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, Sheikh Suhaim bin Abdulaziz, Vice- President of Qatar Sports Club and other officials. Qatar Sports Club topped Group A and defeated Al Arabi in the semi-finals, while Al Sadd topped Group B and ousted Al Khor to reach the finals. On Monday, Al Sadd start- ed off with a victory in the first The Qatar Sports Club table tennis team with officials and others after winning the Amir Cup title on Monday. singles with their Chinese pro- fessional Chen Hao defeating Mohamed Abdelwahab Thani praised the Qatar Table Ahmed Khalil Al Mohannadi club’s management, headed Ahmed Khalil Al Mohannadi then accounted for Ahmed Tennis Association for organ- said Al Sadd were tough oppo- by HE Sheikh Hamad bin Su- Mohamed Abdelwahab exults as Qatar Sports Club won the finals 3-1 11-6, 11-8, 11-6. Muthanna 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, ising an excellent tournament nents and his team had to be haim Al Thani, who fully sup- against Al Sadd. But they could not build on 11-7 to put Qatar Sports Club and congratulated the winners. at their best to beat them for ported the team, and also to their lead as Qatar Sports Club 2-1 ahead. “The tournament was held the title. team head Khaled Al Kuwari Club saying they have proved ship so their success is not a leveled the scores with Slove- Tukic later completed the in a very professional manner “Our team proved its worth and members of the technical their mettle not only in Qatar great surprise,” he said. nian Bojan Tukic comfortably formalities, beating Chen Hao and the matches were also of for the third year in a row. We staff,” said Al Mohannadi. but also at the Arab level. “They are one of the best beating Walid Nasser 11-1, 11- 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9. great quality,” he said deserved the trophy and I ded- The QTTA President also “Qatar Sports Club have clubs as far as table tennis is 4, 11-2 in the second singles. HE Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Qatar Sports Club player icate this achievement to the congratulated Qatar Sports also won the Arab Champion- concerned in the Arab world.” Fans flock stadium as rugby Test match ends pandemic-lockdown in New Zealand Mo’unga says The southern hemi- sphere heavyweights Wallabies All Blacks (NZ) and ‘better’ side, Wallabies (Australia) Hodge haunted fought out a 16-16 by penalty miss draw in Wellington on Sunday, ending inter- AFP WELLINGTON national rugby’s pandemic-enforced ALL Blacks playmaker Richie Mo’unga conceded on Mon- shutdown with a Test day that the Wallabies were match hailed as an the better team in the drawn Bledisloe Cup opener over the instant classic. weekend, while Australia’s Reece Hodge lamented the missed penalty that cost his side victory. The southern hemisphere heavyweights fought out a 16-16 draw in Wellington on Sunday, ending international rugby’s pandemic-enforced shutdown with a Test match hailed as an instant classic. Fly-half Mo’unga was full of praise for the Wallabies, who entered the match as underdogs but came within the width of a goalpost of re- A general view of the Sky Stadium GV during the Bledisloe Cup rugby union match between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington on Sunday. (AFP) cording a major upset to mark new coach Dave Rennie’s first the ball never came his way. ticked past 80 minutes. “Obviously it was pretty He said Rennie’s men were relishing the prospect of facing match in charge. “I dropped into the pocket, The replacement wing’s swirly wind. In the warm-up full of belief and would be Australia at the venue. “I think they were a little but momentum had us and booming kick was easily long they (kicks) were going every- working hard to improve on the “I don’t know if I’m allowed bit better because they im- we looked likely to score, so a enough, but it thumped into where, left, right... I aimed it just result in the next Test at Auck- to say this, but it has always felt posed themselves on us a lit- drop kick wasn’t in the ques- the upright. inside the left post, just outside land’s Eden Park on Sunday. like our home ground,” he said. tle bit more,” Mo’unga told tion,” he said. “Had Jordie Mo’unga described the would have been a bit better. “There were a few momen- “There’s always been a lot of big reporters. (Barrett) had got the pass... kick attempt as “pretty awe- “But I hit it as well as I tum swings on the back of a Tests, so it’s got a lot of history.” “We didn’t have the ball we wouldn’t really be talking some” in Wellington’s swirl- could have and was kind of few errors from us in that at- Foster said the draw left much, and when we did we about drop kicks, but it defi- ing wind and rain, although praying when it was in the air.” tacking zone so I think that the All Blacks with “a flat gave it away.” nitely was on my mind.” Hodge admitted he was “beat- While pundits have will be a focus for us heading feeling” but also revived the Australia’s Lukhan Salakaia-Loto With the score level at Hodge, meanwhile, said he ing himself up” over the miss. praised the Wallabies for re- into next Sunday,” he said. Bledisloe rivalry, creating an (right) vies for the ball with New 16-16 after the final siren had hadn’t been able to sleep eas- “It was a bit of a broken storing Australian pride fol- “There’s a lot of good stuff atmosphere where both teams Zealand’s Ardie Savea during the sounded and the All Blacks ily Sunday night, haunted by sleep last might, I’ve probably lowing a difficult period for the to build on.” were keen to battle each other Bledisloe Cup rugby union Test on the attack, Mo’unga said the penalty from 55 metres out replayed it hundreds of times code both on and off the pitch, The Wallabies last won just as hard next week. match between New Zealand he positioned himself for a that would have sealed victory by now,” the Melbourne Re- Hodge said the players were at Eden Park in 1986 and All “It’s under way, full and Australia in Wellington on match-winning drop goal but for the Wallabies as the clock bels back said. disappointed with the draw. Blacks coach Ian Foster was steam,” he said. Sunday. (AFP) Sports Tuesday, October 13, 2020 13 LA Lakers capture 17th NBA title Lakers fans stand in line to celebrate in front of a mural of Kobe Bry- ant and his daughter Gianna Bryant in Los Angeles, California, on Sun- day following Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA triumph. (Getty Images/AFP) Kobe’s spirit lived on in Lakers’ drive to crown AFP “He said, ‘I’ll give you ORLANDO two, three years, you’ll fix this. You’ll get the Lakers KOBE Bryant’s spirit could be back on top.’ felt by the Los Angeles Lakers Pelinka looked to the as they finished a run to the heavens and said, “I guess NBA title on Sunday, nine you were right, man. You months after Bryant’s death gave me the energy to do it.” in a helicopter crash. Davis received encour- The Lakers completed a agement from Bryant at championship run dedicat- games in the months before ed to the late LA legend by the tragedy. defeating Miami 106-93 to “He would come to the The Los Angeles Lakers pose for a team photo with the trophy after winning the 2020 NBA Championship over the Miami Heat in Game Six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth capture the NBA Finals four game and just tell us, ‘This is Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Sunday. (GETTY IMAGES/AFP) games to two in a quarantine y’all year. This is y’all year. Go bubble at Orlando, Florida. out and take it,’” Davis said. “Kobe, I know he’s look- “He had a lot of confidence Humble Miami Heat 106-93 for record-equalling championship title but their first in a decade ing down on us super proud,” in our team. He had a lot of Lakers star forward Anthony confidencein our organiza- half total as the Lakers took a Davis said. “We miss him, tion to go out there and win 64-36 lead into the break with and this is definitely for him.” it this year.” four players already scoring in Bryant, his 13-year-old Outside the Lakers’ home double figures.