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GULF TIMES FOOTBALL Sterling Bounces Back from City Brink NNBABA | Page 5 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 7 Curry suff ers US soccer ankle injury president as Warriors Gulati to post victory step down Wednesday, December 6, 2017 CRICKET Rabia I 18, 1439 AH India scent win as GULF TIMES pollution makes more players sick in Delhi SPORT Page 3 CRICKET England keep hopes alive as Anderson, Root excel England need 178 runs for victory with six wickets in hand SCORECARD AFP Adelaide kipper Joe Root led a spirited Eng- lish fi ghtback to frustrate Australia and raise hopes of a miracle victory in the gripping second Ashes Test Sin Adelaide yesterday. After three days of Australian domi- nance, Root took up the challenge of a record run chase with a fi ghting unbeaten half-century as the momentum began to shift towards England, roared on by their bellowing Barmy Army supporters. In contrast, his counterpart Steve Smith, who attracted criticism for not enforcing the follow-on despite a 215-run Australia first innings 442-8 Bowling: Anderson 22-7-43- fi rst innings lead, burned two reviews in declared (S. Marsh 126 not out, T. 5 (1w), Broad 13-6-26-0 (1w), the space of three balls and put down a Paine 57; C. Overton 3-105) Overton 2-0-11-1, Woakes 16-3-36- tough catch. 4, Moeen 5-0-20-0 At the close of an absorbing fourth day England first innings 227 (C. in the fi rst day-night Ashes Test, England Overton 41 not out; N. Lyon 4-60) England second innings were 176 for four with Root unconquered A. Cook lbw b Lyon ................................16 on 67 and nightwatchman Chris Woakes Australia second innings M. Stoneman c Khawaja not out on fi ve — 178 runs from victory (overnight 53-4) b Starc .................................................................36 with six wickets in hand heading into C. Bancroft c Bairstow J. Vince c Handscomb Wednesday’s fi nal day. b Anderson ........................................................4 b Starc.....................................................................15 The highest winning fourth innings at England captain Joe Root plays a shot on D. Warner c Root b Woakes .........14 J. Root not out .............................................67 the Adelaide Oval is 315 for six by Aus- the fourth day of the second Ashes Test in U. Khawaja lbw b Anderson ......20 D. Malan b Cummins .........................29 tralia against England in 1902. Adelaide yesterday. S. Smith lbw b Woakes .........................6 C. Woakes not out ......................................5 “A win would be huge for us, both in P. Handscomb c Malan Extras (b3, lb5) ............................................8 terms of what it would do for our con- gone over the stumps. and Joe’s innings has made that pos- England lost openers Alastair Cook b Anderson .......................................................12 Total (4 wickets; 62 overs) 176 fi dence as a team and we would be all Australia then lost their second and sible,” he added. “But if we can get his and Mark Stoneman before the dinner N. Lyon c Broad b Anderson ......14 Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Cook), 2-54 square in the series,” England paceman last review in the 43rd over when Dawid wicket in the morning I think the game break. S. Marsh b Woakes .................................19 (Stoneman), 3-91 (Vince), 4-169 James Anderson said. Malan survived an lbw challenge on three changes quite quickly.” Lyon won a successful lbw review T. Paine c Overton b Woakes .......11 (Malan) “It would also have a potential eff ect off Josh Hazlewood, with the ball again After the chaos of the previous night’s to remove Cook (16), ending a 53-run M. Starc C Moeen b Anderson 20 Bowling: Starc 14-2-65-2, on them (Australia) for a team to be in tracked as going over the stumps. session when Australia lost four wickets, opening stand with Stoneman, who was P. Cummins not out .................................11 Hazlewood 14-5-37-0, Cummins such a commanding position to then lose Adding to Smith’s anxiety, he also England had a much better time under snapped up in the gully for 36. J. Hazlewood c Malan b Overton ..3 14-5-29-1, Lyon 20-5-37-1 that,” he added. dropped Malan on eight in a sharp one- the lights. They only lost the wickets of The Australians were knocked over for Extras (lb2, w2) ...........................................4 Toss: England “It’s very rare that a team declares and handed attempted catch at slip off Lyon. James Vince and Malan and otherwise 138 off 58 overs at tea but, bolstered by Total (all out; 58 overs) ................138 Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK), loses a game so if we can get a result to- “We’re still reasonably confi dent,” the scored freely. their 215-run innings lead, this left Eng- Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Bancroft), 2-39 Chris Gaff aney (NZL) morrow it would be huge for a number of Australia team bowling coach David Sak- Vince was beaten by a pitched-up land with a record chase. (Khawaja), 3-41 (Warner), 4-50 (Smith), TV umpire: Marais Erasmus reasons.” Root had a leg before wicket er told reporters. Mitchell Starc delivery, getting a big nick England’s all-time leading wicket-taker 5-71 (Lyon), 6-75 (Handscomb), 7-90 (RSA) decision on 32 off Nathan Lyon over- “Obviously, the last two days haven’t to Peter Handscomb at slip for 15. Malan Anderson took fi ve for 43 — his fi rst fi ve- (Paine), 8-122 (Marsh), 9-128 (Starc), 10- Match referee: Richie turned on review, with the ‘Hawk-Eye’ gone to plan... we’re still in front of the put on 78 with Root before he was bowled wicket haul in Australia — while fellow 138 (Hazlewood) Richardson (WIS) tracker indicating the ball would have game but it’s getting closer and closer by Pat Cummins for 29. paceman Woakes captured four for 36. BOTTOMLINE SPOTLIGHT Minister of Culture Russia banned from Winter and Sports meets Olympics in Pyeongchang French counterpart QNA Paris Reuters participation of Russians in Brazil. Lausanne While all the track and fi eld athletes bar one and the entire weightlifting team E the Minister of were banned from Rio, about 70% of Culture and Sports ussia has been banned from the Russia’s original 387-strong squad took Salah bin Ghanem 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Ol- part at those Games. Hbin Nasser al-Ali ympics after evidence emerged Bach said yesterday, however, that the met with the Minister of Sports Rof an “unprecedented system- situation was diff erent now. of France Laura Flessel on the atic manipulation” of the anti-doping “(Ahead of Rio) there was no opportu- sidelines the Major Interna- system, the International Olympic Com- nity to hear the Russian side and at the time tional Sporting Events (MISE) mittee (IOC) said yesterday. of Rio it was mainly about the failure in the conference in Paris. Some of the country’s athletes will be Moscow lab. Now it’s about the manipula- During the meeting, they allowed to compete under the tag of “Ol- tion of an Olympic lab. The conditions then talked about sports, the impor- ympic Athlete of Russia”, if they satisfy Samuel Schmid, Chair of the IOC Disciplinary Commission, and Thomas Bach, and now are totally diff erent.” tance of strengthening it and strict conditions that show they have a President of the International Olympic Committee, attend a news conference in The Schmid report said the IOC had the methods followed in France, doping-free background. Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday. not found any documented, independ- in addition to the tournaments The IOC also decided to suspend Rus- ent and impartial evidence confi rming that France is preparing to host. sian Olympic Committee (ROC) presi- based only on (Russia’s former anti-dop- express themselves. In this meeting this the support or the knowledge of this (an- The Minister spoke about HE the Minister of Culture and dent Alexander Zhukov as an IOC mem- ing chief-turned-whistleblower) Gri- afternoon the president of ROC has apol- ti-doping manipulation) system by the the Academic Bridge Program Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin ber given that his membership is linked goory Rodchenkov’s testimony. There is ogised.” Many Russian sporting fi gures highest State authority. and its eff ective role and pro- Nasser al-Ali to his position as chief of the ROC, which scientifi c evidence, witness statements were outraged by the decision, with Al- Alexei Kravtsov, president of the Russian grammes such as marketing, viser to the Minister of Sports has been suspended from next year’s documents and correspondence. exander Zubkov, president of the Russian Skating Union, told R-Sport agency: “The sponsorship and organisation of Abdulrahman Musallam al- Games in South Korea. “The facts are that in Russia there was bobsleigh federation, telling Reuters by IOC decision is off ensive and insulting. It is sporting events. Dosari presented an address Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly systemic manipulation of doping and telephone: “I am simply shocked by what completely unjustifi ed. I consider that this The Minister stressed that entitled “Achievements and Mutko was also banned from any future the anti-doping system... that also took is happening and what happened and by decision will deal a great blow to the whole France and Qatar enjoy excellent Sports Facilities in the State of participation at the Olympic Games. place at Sochi 2014 (Winter Olympics).” Thomas Bach’s decision regarding our Olympic movement.” relations, pointing out the im- Qatar”. The IOC told a news conference that IOC President Thomas Bach said: “As country and our athletes.” Alexei Kurashov, president of the Rus- portance of benefi ting from the Several countries includ- the Schmid report confi rmed “the sys- a former athlete I am feeling very sorry The IOC’s decision comes 18 months sian freestyle wrestling federation, add- French experience in organis- ing Qatar, Germany, the United tematic manipulation of the anti-doping for all the clean athletes who are suff er- after it had refused an outright ban of ed: “I can’t say that the decision shocked ing major events, not only with States of America, Ivory Coast, rules and system in Russia.” ing from this manipulation.
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