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Sports Information ‘Strong Qatar’ will be cheered Committee to launch promotional booklets on by Brazilian fans: Macedo Qatar at Copa TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK QNA DOHA SAO PAULO THE Felix Sanchez-coached THE Qatari Sports Infor- Al Annabi are an ambi- mation Committee will tious lot and a strong team launch four promotional which can make an impres- booklets on Qatar in four sion at the forthcoming Copa world languages on the America 2019, feels former sidelines of Copa Ameri- Brazil and Qatar coach Evar- ca 2019 which will kick isto De Macedo. off in Brazil on Friday In a video message shared (June 14) and conclude with Qatar team ahead of on July 7. their participation in the Former Brazil and Qatar coach The Qatari team is 2019 Copa America, Mac- Evaristo De Macedo shared a taking part on an invitation edo said, “My message to video message with Qatar’s sent to the Asian champi- the players of Qatar National National football team ahead of ons by the South American team is that there is no team their participation in the 2019 Football Confederation in Copa America which hasn’t Copa America. (CONMEBOL). Qatar will experienced a loss. be the first Arab team to “Qatar’s team is strong and though the Asian champions participate in the tourna- their ambitions are aimed high. lost 2-0, they showed they won’t ment which includes Brazil, Your named will be be spectators when Argentina, Uruguay, Colom- forever remembered the competition be- bia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, in this tournament. gins on June 14. Paraguay, Japan, Ecuador You guys have the They won a and Bolivia. strength within you. warm-up clash The promotional book- The Brazilian fans against Brazilian lets titled “Qatar.. Legacy will be cheering for club Madureira Es- and Vision”, will promote you in your matches,” porte Clube 2-1. the culture and heritage of added the veteran, The team will Paraguay’s Federico Santander (left) and coach Eduardo Berizzo take part in a training session at Albiroga Complex in Ypane, near Asuncion, Qatar and introduce its his- who coached Qatar leave for Rio de on Tuesday, ahead of the Copa America 2019. Qatar will play their opening match against Paraguay on Sunday, June 16. (AFP) torical, geographical, tour- from 1980 to 1986 Janeiro on Thurs- ism and economic aspects. and again in 1992. day after camping announced on their website. mous Maracana Stadium. de Tijuca beach and is half B match in Sao Paulo on June The booklets will also shed Al Annabi had a at Porto Belo where Sanchez and his wards Qatar will be based at the an hour away from the Ma- 20, before what promises to light on the sports aspect taste of what is to come when they won the friendly match will arrive two days before Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio racana Stadium. be a feisty clash against Lionel with highlights Qatar while they played Brazil in a friendly against the local club, the their opener against Para- de Janeiro – a five-star hotel Al Annabi will also play Co- Messi’s Argentina in Porto completing its prepara- last Wednesday in Brasilia. Al- Qatar Foorball Association guay on June 16 at the fa- which overlooks Rio’s Barra lombia in their second Group Alegre on June 23. tions for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Brazil to unroll large security operation They provide a com- prehensive overview of the country’s most promi- beIN to broadcast Copa America 2019 with documentaries nent achievements in the field of sports and how it TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK historical matches including exclusive documentaries on became a sports capital, DOHA those of heavyweights Brazil, the best Copa America teams having succeeded in the Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. and matches by using the organisation of successful BEIN SPORTS is set to host beIN’s multi-talented pre- hashtag #beINCopa. tournaments and sporting the much-anticipated Copa senters from around the world Interactive polls will also be events held during the last America Brazil 2019 tourna- including Mohamed Saadon conducted so viewers can vote few years. ment live and exclusive on its al Kuwari, Ayman Jadah, Mo- for their best teams, players and The working on the channels. The action-packed hamed Abutrika, Nabil Maal- performers during this year’s brochures took more event will be taking place in oul and Lakhdar Berriche will Copa America Brazil 2019. than four months and the Brazil across 5 cities and 6 host special guests and con- beIN’s unique statistical View of the dock of Tororo with the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in the issuance will be in four venues from the 14th of June duct exclusive interviews with based ‘Match Centre’ format background, in Salvador, Brazil. (EPA-EFE) languages, namely: Arabic (Saturday, 15th of June Mecca Subscribers can benefit Copa America Brazil 2019 ded- will bring live statistical and (the official language of Time) until the 7th of July. from the beIN summer promo- icated studios available with historical data to subscribers RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil will deploy snipers and sniffer dogs for the the state), Portuguese (as For the first time in Copa tion with access to the 24 hour both Arabic and English com- in-game. Latin American tournament kicking off Friday, as the soccer-mad the brochures will be dis- America history, this edition dedicated Copa America Brazil mentary, ensuring fans don’t Viewers will also have country braces for the influx of thousands of fans. Around 10,000 tributed in Brazil), Spanish will see AFC Asian Cup cham- 2019 channels, 12 hours of ex- miss a moment of the action. the opportunity to join in private guards will be used to provide security inside stadiums for (which is the official lan- pions Qatar as the first Arab clusive documentaries on the beIN SPORTS’ digital and the discussions surround- the championship, while police will patrol outside as they monitor for guage of the rest of South nation to compete in the tour- Qatar national football team, social platforms will be shar- ing the live games through hooligans. “With all our experience I can guarantee that we have the American countries), and nament along with AFC Asian the life of Lionel Messi, Ney- ing articles and stories on Qa- all beIN SPORTS digital and conditions for a secure Copa America,” Cesar Martinez, director of in English (the first global Cup runners up Japan. mar and more – as well as 60 tar’s participation as well as social platforms. Integrated Operations at the justice and security ministry, told AFP. communication language among countries). The booklets will be distributed to more than 4,000 journalists and media professionals Chance for Chile’s Sanchez to banish United woes representing South Ameri- can countries as well as AFP He scored 60 goals in 123 on the left suggests that United was increasingly tion in Chile’s Group C opener nows Haiti on Thursday. scribes from Europe who RIO DE JANEIRO league games for the Gunners, have made their feelings clear. not the case un- against Japan next Monday is Spanish newspaper Marca will be present to cover almost one in every two match- The Copa America will come der Ole Gunnar uncertain due to an ankle in- has dismissed Chile’s chances of the events of the oldest IT’S been an annus horribilis es, but that ratio has dropped as welcome respite for Sanchez, Solskjaer at Old jury picked up at the end of the completing a hat-trick of victo- tournament in history. and a half for Chile’s iconic lead- to less than one in 10 at United, not least because if fit he will Trafford. But club season. Sanchez was back ries as slim due to a lack of crea- The 136-page brochure er Alexis Sanchez, who is known where he had just nine Premier certainly start for Chile his par- working on Monday with his tivity, something that would be will highlight Qatar’s as the “Nino Maravilla” – won- League starts and one goal in – something that ticipa- team-mates at their training provided by Sanchez’s usual cut remarkable achievements der-kid – in his homeland. the last campaign. base in Itu, near Sao Paulo. and thrust. The squad has also in all sectors, including Chile’s most capped player He also had to sit out the “Without a doubt, Alexis been affected by rumors of in- sports and the accomplish- of all time and record goalscor- 2018 World Cup in Russia as is important for the national fighting surrounding the omis- ments made in the sports er, Sanchez is so popular in the Chile hadn’t qualified. At 30, team,” said central sion of former captain and vet- facilities and stadiums South American country that he Sanchez is far from finished midfielder Pablo eran goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. which will host FIFA World even stars in a film about him- but at Old Trafford there have Hernandez, That has proved unpopular Cup 2022. self that was released in Chile been signs that he’s lost his describing the with many fans that have sub- The booklets will also last month. spark. The won- Manchester sequently protested against Co- highlight the leading Having helped Chile win the der kid has at Star on United forward as “a key piece” lombian coach Reinaldo Rueda. sports facilities in Qa- last two Copa America compe- times saved his and off for the start of the tournament. Sanchez, though, has taken tar, including Aspire and titions – including the one-off best for the na- Team-mate Jose Pedro on the role of leader to call on Aspetar, and will include 100-year celebration Centenar- tional team and the field Fuenzalida said that Sanchez everyone to come together for speeches for President io in the United States in 2016 a strong show- “raises the level of the team the benefit of the team. of Qatar Media Corpora- – a statue of him has even been ing at the Copa could boost his Chile’s most capped when he’s on form, because he’s “We won two Copa America tion HE Sheikh Hamad erected in his home town Toco- options in the transfer market player of all time and a destabilizing player.” titles for the first time in Chile’s bin Thamer al Thani, and pilla. But it’s been an otherwise should he leave United, as ex- Sanchez was key in Chile’s history,” he wrote on his social Qatari sports media per- dreadful last 18 months for the pected, during the off season. record goalscorer, back-to-back Copa triumphs in media platforms. It was by be- sonalities. Manchester United winger on Return moves to either Italy Alexis Sanchez is so 2015 and 2016: the first in the ing united and with the support The booklets will the pitch. And Sanchez will be or Spain have been mooted de- popular in the South country’s history. He scored the of all Chileans, that’s essential provide a rich and reliable desperate to prove he has much spite the financial burden of American country that winning penalty in a shoot-out despite any differences.” source for Qatar’s march more to offer than his recent trying to match his reported he even stars in a to beat Argentina in the final Chile’s hopes of retaining towards achieving a club form suggests. 500,000 pounds ($636,000) on home soil in 2015. His ab- the trophy may rest on Sanchez sustainable legacy for Since moving from Arsenal a week wages. And the signing film about himself that sence was acutely felt in Chile’s re-discovering his form of old, generations and Qatar in January 2018, the vibrant of young Welsh winger Daniel was released in Chile one pre-Copa friendly interna- which would also boost his National Vision 2030. and pacey forward has been a James in direct competition for last month. tional, a labored come-from- chances of finding a way out of shadow of his former self. Sanchez’s preferred position behind 2-1 victory against min- his United nightmare. 14 Thursday, June 13, 2019 Sports

Jovic signing kicks Africa hopes stars can shine in off Real Madrid rebuilding project, says Perez Egypt after officials cause shame REUTERS MADRID AFP Liverpool conquer Europe was JOHANNESBURG Mane, the stand-out performer THE signing of Serbia striker in a Senegal side aiming to lift Luka Jovic marks the begin- TOP African football officials the trophy for the first time after ning of a “new project” for hope the history-making Cup of finishing 2002 runners-up. Real Madrid as they look to Nations in Egypt from June 21 Egypt and Senegal are return to winning ways next can deflect attention away from among the six top seeds with season, club president Floren- a string of embarrassing inci- defending champions Cam- tino Perez said on Wednesday. dents involving them. eroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Jovic, who joins from Ein- In recent weeks, CAF presi- Tunisia. tracht Frankfurt, is one of dent Ahmad Ahmad and senior Were the finals staged any- Real’s three major signings so vice-president Amaju Pinnick where except Egypt, Morocco far after an embarrassing cam- and VAR have been dominating would probably be favourites paign in which they did not win the headline space usually re- In recent weeks, CAF to succeed again 43 years after a trophy, sacked two coaches served for stars like Mohamed president Ahmad Ahmad their lone success. and finished 19 points adrift of Salah and Sadio Mane. and senior vice-president Their French coach, Herve La Liga champions Barcelona. Malagasy Ahmad was ques- Amaju Pinnick and VAR Renard, is the only one to win “This is the start of a new tioned by French authorities have been dominating the the tournament with different project for the next season,” last week during a probe into countries, guiding no-hopers Perez told reporters before corruption, breach of trust and headline space usually Zambia to glory in 2012 and Jovic was presented to fans forgery amid reports that CAF reserved for stars like repeating the feat with Ivory in the Santiago Bernabeu sta- illegally changed kit suppliers. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Coast three years later. dium as a Madrid player. Former CAF secretary gen- Mane. The Moroccan stars include “We know we have to work eral Amr Fahmy from Egypt Mohammed Salah celebrates after leading Egypt to the African Cup of Nations. winger Hakim Ziyech, part of hard because the results have was sacked recently after mak- the Ajax side that stunned Real not been what we expected. ing various serious accusations High Court has ordered Pinnick Ahmad and his executives eroon, who had fallen behind other venues for the tourna- Madrid and Juventus in the “This club never gives up against Ahmad. and four other football officials later ruled that the second leg with preparations. ment with hosts Egypt slight fa- Champions League before a and we will prove it. It was These include corruption, to stand trial for allegedly steal- against Esperance Tunis, who Then, the dates were vourites to become champions dramatic loss to Tottenham. unique and magical to win four sexual harassment, nepotism ing millions of dollars intended were leading 2-1 overall when changed as Algeria, Morocco a record-extending eighth time. Nigeria will hope for goals Champions League titles in and a disregard for CAF statutes for football development. the second leg was abandoned, and Tunisia said players need- There have been four Cup of from Arsenal attacker Alex Iwo- five years... but now we have by an official who succeeded And if the image of CAF was must be replayed. ed more time to recover from Nations tournaments in Egypt bi while teamwork is the man- the responsibility and mission long-serving Issa Hayatou two not tainted enough, there was a There have been numerous Ramadan, when Muslims ab- with the home team winning tra of Tunisia, coached by star to return to winning ways.” years ago on an anti-graft ticket. farcical scene in the second leg VAR controversies since its in- stain from food and drink be- three while finishing third in 1980s France midfielder Alain Madrid have also recruited While Ahmad being ques- of the Champions League final troduction in Africa last year tween sunrise and sunset. Tuni- the other. Giresse. Belgian forward Eden Hazard tioned in France caused huge with Wydad Casablanca walk- and it is due to be used during sia also wanted certain kick-off The Pharaohs will rely heav- Cameroon have won three from Chelsea and Brazilian embarrassment, the first Cup ing off over a disallowed goal. the Cup of Nations, reportedly times altered, saying the tem- ily on serial scorer Salah, whose of the last 10 Cup of Nations defender Eder Militao from of Nations with 24 teams and The Moroccan club wanted for the knockout stages. peratures during afternoon fix- penalty set up Liverpool to win tournaments and Indomita- Porto, while French left-back the first to be staged in June the goal referred to VAR only to The 2019 Cup of Nations tures could exceed 40 degrees the UEFA Champions League ble Lions legend Roger Milla Ferland Mendy is also re- and July was receiving lesser discover that the system mal- has had its share of drama too celsius, particularly in Cairo. final against Tottenham Hot- says “there is no reason why ported to be on his way to the prominence. functioned before the match be- as Egypt were named hosts only Mediterranean city Alexan- spur this month. they cannot retain the trophy Spanish capital from Olym- Meanwhile, the Nigerian gan and could not be used. this January to replace Cam- dria, Ismailia and Suez are the Another star who helped in Egypt”. pique Lyonnais.

Thailand manager apologises to fans after historic loss to US Qatar trio of referees arrive in the US for Gold Cup

REUTERS Nuengrutai Srathongvian. Oth- BANGKOK ers conceded that the defeat showed the country’s lack of de- THE general manager of Thai- velopment in the sport. land’s women national soc- “People were so happy cer team apologised to fans on when we qualified but this re- Wednesday after the record sult shows how far we really 13-0 defeat by world champions are from the world champions,” the United States in the World Chonticha Asavanich, a former Cup in France. sports news anchor and nation- The Group F result is the al athlete told Reuters. largest margin of victory in both “The football community men’s and women’s World Cup Thailand’s players react after losing the France 2019 Women’s World here has to do more to develop football, surpassing Germany’s Cup Group F match against the USA on Tuesday. (AFP) the sport,” she said. 11-0 win over Argentina in 2007 The lack of resources in and almost double the Ameri- strongest opponent in the world The last time the two teams Thai women’s soccer is high- cans own previous record of 7-0 but I did not think we would lose met, the US won 9-0. lighted by the absence of a do- against Taiwan in 1991. this much,” said Thailand man- There were a lot of excite- mestic league forcing players in Thailand were trailing by ager Nualphan Lamsam adding ment in Thailand before the the national team to earn a liv- three goals at halftime before that she, the coaching staff, and tournament having qualified for ing in other jobs while training. Qatari referees, Abdulrahman al Jassem, and assistant referees Taleb Salem al Marri and Saud Ahmed the US netted ten goals in the the players “would like to apolo- their second World Cup in suc- “It is a nightmare for us but al Maqaleh arrived in the United States to participate in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The tourna- second half, four of which came gise to all our fans... and thanks cession. However, many fans also a page in the history book ment will run from June 16 to July 7. The participation of the delegation of Qatari referees comes in a six minute interval shortly for all their support.” were disappointed by the team’s to remind ourselves that we will within the framework of the referees’ exchange program between the AFC and CONCACAF, and it is the after the restart. “We will do our best in the capitulation with some calling return,” Sasom Pobprasert, a first time Qatari referees will participate in this tournament. “We met with one of the next two games,” she said. for the sacking of head coach former men’s Thai footballer. Al Shaqab, Al Rayyan to compete Aguirre returns as Al Rayyan coach in Menton Arabian horse show TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

AL Rayyan continued their summer revamp ahead of the 2019/20 season with the ap- pointment of Uruguayan Diego Aguirre as the club’s new head coach. The Lions, who finished outside the top four in the Qa- tar Stars League last season, announced on Twitter that the 53-year-old who coached the club from September 2011 to Newly appointed Al Rayyan Umm Salal’s new signing Joao Victor poses with a club official while November 2019, will take over coach Diego Aguirre holding the team’s jersey after signing a one-year deal with the club. from U-23 coach Gilson Da Souza who guided the club on a Michael Laudrup, Rodolfo Ar- stranger to football in Qatar Umm Salal sign Brazil temporary basis last season. ruabarrena and Bulent Uygun having won the Amir Cup for Al midfielder Victor In another post, Al Rayyan in the last last three years at the Rayyan in 2013 -- the last time Umm Salal have signed announced they will hold a help. They have also watched the four-time champions lifted Brazilian midfielder Joao pre-season camp in Spain next on the sidelines as Al Sadd and the trophy. Victor from Cypriot side TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to participate in the major The Qatari horses that are month. Al Duhail dominate the local He will be charged with Anorthosis Famagusta on a DOHA event, Sheikh Hamad bin Ali Al Rayyan have been incon- scene. building a competitive squad one-year deal the club an- al Thani, Al Shaqab Breed- going to take part in the sistent since their title-winning Even on the continen- which still relies heavily on age- nounced on Twitter. AL Shaqab and Al Rayyan ing and Show Director, said: two-day event are: Zuhair 2015/16 season under Jorge tal stage, Al Rayyan continue ing stars like Rodrigo Tabata The 30-year-old midfield will participate in the Menton “Menton is one of the biggest Al Shaqab, Sawar Al Fossatti. The Uruguayan left his to underperform in the AFC and Sebastian Soria. Aguirre’s powerhouse also played for Arabian Horse Championship horse shows in the world and Zahab, Hamila Al Shaqab, post in October 2016 to lead the Champions League --capping last job was at Sao Paulo in Spanish side Real Mallorca in the eastern French city of we are keen to participate in Qatar national team. last season with failure to make 2018, where he left the club af- for five season after a two- Menton on June 22 and 23 order to showcase the quality Thamma Al Shaqab (all The Club is yet to regain it past the group stages. ter falling to fifth position in the yesr spell with Uzbek side with a large number of inter- of our horses in Al Shaqab or from Al Shaqab) and that dominance and have had Aguirre however, is no Brazilian league. Bunyodkor. national horses competing for Al Rayyan. Nawal Al Rayyan (Al the glory. “We just don’t go to par- Menton is the first stop of ticipate and collect titles in Rayyan). the European horse show sea- these horse shows. We rather Quick read son, culminating in the World aim to do our best as we are an, we always strive to prepare Championship. representing Qatar, which is horses in many categories AFC president hails South Korea’s run to U20 World Cup final The Qatari horses that leader in the horse shows in with the world championship are going to take part in the the world.” being our main target every SEOUL: Asian football chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa said on Wednesday that South Korea’s run to the final of the Under 20 World two-day event are: Zuhair Sheikh Hamad added, year. For this a great deal of Cup was “remarkable” and reflects the rising standards across the continent. South Korea reached their first men’s final of anyFA FI competition Al Shaqab, Sawar Al Zahab, “The championship is expect- planning and efforts goes into after Choi Jun’s first-half goal saw them beat Ecuador in Lublin, Poland. The Koreans have had an incredible ride to the final,eating b six-times Hamila Al Shaqab, Tham- ed to be strong with lots of it. As a results, we have a big champions Argentina in the group stage before going on to eliminate Japan, Senegal and Ecuador. ma Al Shaqab (all from Al famous stud owners partici- group of strong horses ready South Korea will face Ukraine for the title on Saturday in Lodz. “Their achievements so far have been remarkable, and I hope they carry on this Shaqab) and Nawal Al Rayyan pating in the competition with to meet the challenges and form and go on to win the competition,” said the Bahraini in an AFC statement. “It is satisfying to witness Korea Republic’s impact in the compe- (Al Rayyan). their best horses. demands of the high quality tition which clearly reflects the growing standard of the sport in Asia.”(REUTERS) Before heading to France “In Al Shaqab and Al Rayy- competition.” Sports Thursday, June 13, 2019 15 Warner blasts ton for Australia Five-time winners hold off fighting Pakistan in 41-run victory in Taunton Amir bowls REUTERS opted to field under grey he tried to launch Afridi and brilliantly TAUNTON (ENGLAND) skies. It looked a poor deci- was caught by Imam-ul-Haq. sion as Finch and Warner At 242-2 in the 38th over DAVID Warner scored his clattered the ball around -- Australia still looked set for AFP first century since returning helped by poor fielding. a score in the mid-300s but TAUNTON (UNITED KINGDOM) from a ban as holders Aus- Finch was dropped twice Pakistan hit back. tralia ran out 41-run winners and survived a tight lbw re- Amir removed Shaun PACE spearhead Mohammad over Pakistan in an exciting view before falling for 82, Marsh, Usman Khawaja and Amir soaked up the adulation World Cup clash at Taunton skying Amir to Mohammad Alex Carey as Australia’s in- from Pakistan fans as he roared on Wednesday. Hafeez. nings stalled, then wrapped to the top of the World Cup After losing to India on Warner, who had made up the innings by having bowling charts with career-best Sunday, Australia needed a two pedestrian 50s in the Starc caught on the boundary figures against Australia on response and Warner, back tournament, looked much to end with five for 30. Wednesday. from serving a 12-month more like his old self, al- Pakistan, lost Fakhar Za- Amir was back in Taunton, suspension for his part in though Steve Smith, also man to Pat Cummins for a in southwest England, where last year’s ball-tampering back from a ban, lasted only duck and Babar Azam for a he made his return to first-class scandal, struck a classy 107 13 balls before slicing to extra breezy 30 but Imam-ul-Haq cricket three years ago follow- in his side’s 307 all out in 49 cover off Hafeez for 10. and Hafeez brought the 100 ing a ban for spot-fixing. overs. Shaheen Afridi bowled up in 18.3 overs. He celebated the return Warner and skipper Maxwell for 20 before Warn- Imam was out for 53, edg- with a bang, taking five for 30 Aaron Finch shared a 146- er reached his century with a ing a wide Cummins delivery in his 10 overs on Wednesday run opening partnership, big outside edge, celebrating behind to Carey and when to improve on his previous best wildly. Hafeez went in the next over figures of 4-28 against Sri Lan- Warner was somehow Pakistan were sliding before ka a decade ago. Warner, who notched his dropped at third man by Hasan blazed 32 in 15 balls With the crowd chanting 15th ODI century, said Asif Ali in the next over but to start the fightback. “Amir, Amir, Shabash” (come Australia’s lower-than- on) from the stands in Taun- expected total had left the SCOREBOARD ton, he delivered two maiden game in the balance. overs in his first spell as Aus- Australia’s David Warner poses for a photo with fans after the ICC Cricket World Cup match against AUSTRALIA: PAKISTAN: tralia openers Aaron Finch Pakistan in Taunton, England on Wedensday. (REUTERS) A. Finch c Hafeez b Amir 82 Imam-ul-Haq c Carey b Cummins 53 and David Warner played and Australia’s largest in ODIs D. Warner c Imam b Shaheen 107 Fakhar Zaman c Richardson b Cummins 0 missed. S. Smith c Asif b Hafeez 10 Babar Azam c Richardson b Coulter-Nile 30 in England since 1975, but England, Pakistan have lost “Our bowlers bowled Amir before Sarfaraz was G. Maxwell b Shaheen 20 Mohammad Hafeez c Starc b Finch 46 Amir conceded just 11 runs Pakistan hit back with Mo- two of their four matches fantastic, they probably got brilliantly run out for 40 by S. Marsh c Malik b Amir 23 Sarfaraz Ahmed run out 40 off his opening four overs and hammad Amir taking five and have work to do to reach closer than we expected but Glenn Maxwell’s direct hit to U. Khawaja c Riaz b Amir 18 Shoaib Malik c Carey b Cummins 0 then returned to snare Austral- wickets. the semi-finals. it was a great game.” end the match. A. Carey lbw Amir 20 Asif Ali c Carey b Richardson 5 ia captain Finch before taking N. Coulter-Nile c Sarfaraz b Riaz 2 Hasan Ali c Khawaja b Richardson 32 When Pakistan reached Warner, who notched his A game of fluctuating for- “We made some runs and P. Cummins c Sarfaraz b Hasan 2 Wahab Riaz c Carey b Starc 45 the wickets of Usman Khawaja, 136-2 in reply and then 15th ODI century, said Aus- tunes was tipping Pakistan’s got starts but we’ve got to M. Starc c Malik b Amir 3 Mohammad Amir b Starc 0 Shaun Marsh, Alex Carey and launched a late counter- tralia’s lower-than-expected way when Sarfaraz and Riaz convert them and go long,” K. Richardson not out 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi not out 1 Mitchell Starc. attack through Hasan Ali, total had left the game in the began swinging the bat. said Sarfaraz, whose team Extras (lb10, nb3, w6) 19 Extras (lb4, nb1, w9) 14 Australia century-maker Total (all out, 49 overs) 307 Total (all out, 45.4 overs) 266 captain Sarfaraz Ahmed balance. With six overs and three face India next. “If you want Fall of wickets: 1-146 (Finch), 2-189 (Smith), 3-223 Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Zaman), 2-56 (Babar), 3-136 Warner hailed Amir, describing and Wahab Riaz a stunning “We should have been wickets in hand, Riaz had to win the match your top (Maxwell), 4-242 (Warner), 5-277 (Khawaja), 6-288 (Imam), 4-146 (Hafeez), 5-147 (Malik), 6-160 (Asif), his second spell as “fantastic”. win looked possible before around 340-50, but credit to scored 45 in 39 balls with four must score runs.” (Marsh), 7-299 (Coulter-Nile), 8-302 (Cummins), 7-200 (Hasan), 8-264 (Riaz), 9-265 (Amir), 10-266 Amir’s haul took him to Mitchell Starc restored order Pakistan, their second spells Sarfaraz well set as Pakistan 9-304 (Carey), 10-307 (Starc) (Sarfaraz) 10 wickets for the tournament Bowling: Amir 10-2-30-5 (1w); Shaheen 10-0-70-2 Bowling: Cummins 10-0-33-3 (1nb); Starc 9-1-43-2 to seal a third victory in four were fantastic and made it reached 264-7. But Starc had Grey skies (1nb, 1w); Hasan 10-0-67-1 (1nb, 3w); Riaz 8-0-44-1 (2w); Richardson 8.4-0-62-2 (2w); Coulter-Nile 9-0-53- after three matches at an aver- games for Australia. hard for us to hit down the Riaz caught behind off the His day begun badly (1w); Hafeez 7-0-60-1; Malik 4-0-26-0 (1nb). 1 (2w); Maxwell 7-0-58-0 (1w); Finch 2-0-13-1 (1w) age of 12.30 and an impressive Despite beating hosts ground,” he said. thinnest of edges and bowled when he won the toss and economy rate of 4.73.

Buttler set to India call up Pant as cover, hope News face Windies in brief AFP Dhawan will be fit to face England Gayle relishing taking on England LONDON quicks, says West Indies coach REUTERS ‘finisher’. Dhawan’s absence not only de- ENGLAND head coach Tre- NOTTINGHAM (ENGLAND) nied India a left-right combination at the LONDON: Chris Gayle will “relish” the chance to take on vor Bayliss is optimistic that top but also left them without a southpaw England quicks Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, according to West Jos Buttler will be fit to play WICKETKEEPER-BATSMAN Rishabh in the existing batting lineup. Indies coach Corey Collymore. in Friday’s World Cup match Pant will join the India team before Sun- “He (Pant) bats in the middle or- Gayle has hinted he could retire from one-day cricket after against the West Indies in day’s clash with Pakistan as cover for der and obviously being a left-hander it the World Cup and is eager to bow out on a high befitting his Southampton. opener Shikhar Dhawan who will miss helps,” Bangar said, acknowledging the self-appointed “Universe Boss” moniker. Buttler hurt his right hip the next three to four games with a hand benefit of having a left-right combina- The 39-year-old proved there was plenty left in the tank while batting in England’s win injury, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said tion which forces bowlers to alter line and when England toured the Caribbean earlier this year, smashing against Bangladesh, hobbling on Wednesday. length. “It’s always an advantage if you a record 39 sixes in a drawn five-match series. for the remainder of his knock Dhawan’s injury, sustained during his have a right-left combination right at the The teams reconvene at the Hampshire Bowl on Friday, and passing on wicketkeeping match-winning century against Australia, top of the order,” Bangar said. when Gayle can expect to face a barrage from Barbados-born duties to Jonny Bairstow. has forced the twice champions into rejig- “Shikhar will definitely be missed in Archer and Durham’s Wood. He was scheduled to join ging a settled lineup after two of their nine the next three to four games but we have Both men have hit 95 miles per-hour (153 kph) since the his team-mates during a net group matches. great back-ups for each position. With start of the tournament, but very little worries the big-hitting session at the Hampshire They remain optimistic, however, of India’s K.L. Rahul bats in the nets during a that we should be able to make it up.” Jamaican. Bowl on Wednesday and Bay- welcoming the southpaw back before the training session at Trent Bridge in Nottingham The former Test all-rounder also ex- “Chris thrives on that. I have known him since he was 16 liss said: “Yes, he’s fine. He’ll June 30 clash against hosts and tourna- on Wednesday. (AFP) plained why the team have not given up and he has always loved a challenge,” said Collymore, the be taking part in today’s prac- ment favourites England. on Dhawan, who has an outstanding re- West Indies bowling coach. tice fully. Bangar confirmed that back-up open- ing regularly as a standby.” cord in global events in England. “He has always enjoyed the challenge of fast bowling so I “It was a little bit precau- er KL Rahul, who was picked to play at Many pundits had questioned India’s “We’ve been observing him and it will expect him to relish that. I have known Archer for a while and I tionary the other day. He said number four, will partner Rohit Sharma decision to leave out Pant, whose six-hit- take ten to twelve days until we get to saw Wood in the Caribbean. They are both very impressive, as he could have kept, but he at the top of the order starting with Thurs- ting prowess makes him a limited-overs know where he stands and (will) be in a we have seen throughout this tournament.” (AFP) wasn’t really sure if he would day’s match against New Zealand. asset, and pick Dinesh Karthik as the better position to take a call,” Bangar said. be able to run after a high “In 10-12 days we’ll be taking a call on second wicketkeeper behind Mahendra “You don’t really want to rule out a catch.” the status of Shikhar,” Bangar told report- Singh Dhoni. precious player like Shikhar right at the Bangladesh confident injured Shakib will Asked if Buttler might ers after the team’s light practice at Trent Like Dhawan, 21-year-old Pant is an time when his injury happened.” play Windies play as a specialist batsman Bridge. aggressive left-hander from Delhi who All-rounder Vijay Shankar is likely to to lighten his workload in the “If and when a replacement is re- has played only five one-day internation- fill the void created by Rahul’s move up LONDON: Bangladesh are optimistic that all-rounder Shakib field, Bayliss kept his options quired, it’s always good to have the re- als, and was pipped by Karthik, who is 13 the order but Bangar said the team had Al Hasan will recover from a thigh injury in time for Monday’s open. placement player already in and practis- years older and has a reputation as a calm other options. World Cup match against West Indies in Taunton, their coach Steve Rhodes has said. Shakib strained a muscle in his left thigh while batting against England in Cardiff last week, but fought past the pain to make 121 runs as Bangladesh lost by 106 runs. The 32-year old, who has scored 260 runs at the tourna- Kiwis to reap left-right benefit against India ment so far, was a doubt for Tuesday’s match against Sri Lanka, which was subsequently abandoned, and Rhodes is have to wait and see,” he said. confident the extra week’s rest will do him good. Luck will play its part in this The 2015 finalists have “He picked up a little injury in that game against England made a perfect start in their and he fought on and battled on and played extremely well with World Cup, says Taylor quest for a maiden World Cup an injury,” Rhodes told reporters on Tuesday. title, winning their first three “We’re very, very optimistic that with the treatment he will AGENCIES “He and Rohit Sharma matches before the tourna- get this week he can recover well and play in that next game NOTTINGHAM (ENGLAND) have a very good partnership, ment was hit by poor weather, against West Indies.” (AFP) and I think they complement which has already resulted NEW Zealand’s steady supply each other well because they’re in three matches being either of left-handed batsmen will right and left-handed. called off or abandoned. Aussie reject Hazlewood finds World Cup come in handy in Thursday’s “I think we’ve had a similar “I said at the start of the too painful to watch World Cup match against an balanced side for a long time, tournament that luck is going Indian team without that va- and when you do have a right- to play a part,” Taylor said. BRISBANE: Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood admits riety in their top order, senior left hand combination, it does “England is a beautiful he is barely watching the World Cup as his disappointment at Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor said put pressure in different ways place, but it’s not famous for not being selected continues to cause him pain. on the eve of the match. on the bowling opposition.” good weather. In saying that, The 27-year-old was overlooked after being out of action Opener Shikhar Dhawan’s A left-right combination there’s still a long way to go since January with a back injury, as selectors preferred him to injury has not only robbed In- forces bowlers to alter line and New Zealand’s Ross Taylor during a press conference at Trent Bridge in this tournament. I’m sure focus on getting ready for the Ashes Test series in England, dia of a left-right pair at the length while the fielding cap- in Nottingham on Wednesday, ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup there’s going to be rained out which begins in August. top of their order but has also tain is also compelled to tinker match against India. (AFP) games that could have freaked Hazlewood is currently in camp at Brisbane with the left the two-times champions with field settings every time us along the way.” Australia A squads -- along with the likes of Peter Handscomb, without a southpaw in the top the batsmen change ends. much... 35-year-old Taylor reckoned He also said it was too Travis Head and Marcus Harris -- ahead of their departure for half of their batting. Taylor said such variety in “It’s traditionally a short the duo might bowl slightly early to pick favourites for the England on Friday for a seven-week tour. In contrast, New Zealand the batting lineup was neces- boundary here. If that is the more defensively at Trent World Cup, with most of the Now fully fit, he said he had was trying to avoid the World have three left-handers in sary to make the most of the case, then hopefully we can ex- Bridge. 10 teams firmly in the race to Cup and direct his energies elsewhere. “I’m trying to focus on their top six, including opener World Cup grounds. ploit it with the right and left “Shorter boundaries can reach the semi-finals. what I’m doing up here,” he told cricket.com.au Wednesday. I’ll Colin Munro. “A lot of these grounds in handers.” sometimes play in the minds Kane Williamson’s side sit down at night and watch a couple of overs but I’m trying to “Obviously Shikhar is a the UK have a short boundary A lot will depend on how of the spinners, one might spin have won all three of their steer clear of it a little bit. The more you watch something, the big loss to India,” Taylor told to one side, and if you’ve got New Zealand fare against the a little bit more defensive, but matches to top the table ahead more you probably miss it. So I’m just trying to pretend it’s not reporters at Trent Bridge on two right-handers or two left- wrist-spin of Yuzvendra Cha- with the weather around and of their match against India in on, to a degree.” (AFP) Wednesday. handers, you can’t exploit it as hal and Kuldeep Yadav but the so much uncertainty, we’ll just Nottingham on Thursday.