FOOTBALL | Page 2 Spurs beaten for Qatar’s Largest International Qualifications & Awards Provider www.enertechqatar.com Find us on fi rst time in P +974 4401 0888 F+974 4401 0889 @EnertechQatar Tel: 4498 6498 / E-mail: [email protected] E [email protected] / [email protected] new stadium web: www.garminqatar.com Sunday, April 28, 2019 FORMULA 1 Sha’baan 23, 1440 AH Bottas takes pole GULF TIMES position as Leclerc hits castle wall SPORT Page 7 JORDAN RALLY LONDON MARATHON Al-Attiyah survives Kipchoge stands in suspension scare the way for record 13th win of Farah’s Abdulaziz al-Kuwari and Marouf Abu Samra finish second and third respectively hurrah Kuwait’s Meshari al-Thefiri takes crushing MERC 2 win Kahy claims MERC 3 In this file photo taken on April 24, 2019, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge (L) and Britain’s Mo Farah pose during a photocall for the London marathon at Tower Bridge in central London. AFP Farah, 36, who has London hinted that he may come out of retirement from track events and o Farah says compete at Tokyo 2020, turning his at- said running marathons tention to run- had revitalised him ning marathons Mhas helped him get his mojo ber, clocking 2hr 01min back as he prepares to take on 39sec to shave 78 seconds off world record-holder Eliud the previous mark. Kipchoge on the streets of The Kenyan, chasing a London today. fourth title in London, has Four-time Olympic won 10 of the 11 races he’s champion Farah turned his contested over the distance, back on the track in 2017 to including the 2016 Olympic concentrate on long-dis- title. tance road running, fi nish- He is impressed by the ing third in London last year strides Farah has made over and claiming the European the distance but does not record when winning his fear his British rival. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah and his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel celebrate on the podium after winning the Jordan Rally yesterday. At bottom, Qatar’s Abdulaziz al-Kuwari fi rst marathon in Chicago in “No, it doesn’t worry me powers through the desert on way to his second place finish. October. but it makes me get inter- Farah will be keen to focus ested in him, because that’s By Sports Reporter the fi nish line in fourth overall with a mas- on the race after the run-up what you want in sport,” said Dead Sea, Jordan sive winning margin of 1hr 04min 25.2sec. to the event was dominated the 34-year-old. “That’s Al-Thefi ri said: “We go slowly, slowly by an extraordinary feud what helps you perform.” today to take care of the car. There is no with Haile Gebrselassie, “The world record is out asser Saleh al-Attiyah survived point to push more. It is a diffi cult rally. which has seen the pair pub- of my mind right now but if a suspension scare on the fi rst You never know, at any time, you could licly swap accusations about I can win again in London, I run through the Amar special have a problem.” events at the retired Ethio- will be a happy man because Nstage and went on to secure a Lebanon’s Henry Kahy continued the pian’s hotel. it will be my fi rst race after record-breaking eighth successive and defence of his MERC 3 title in impecca- Farah, 36, who has hinted running a world record,” he 13th outright victory in the Jordan Rally ble style with a fi ne category win and fi fth that he may come out of re- added. “London is crucial in yesterday. overall with Jordanian co-driver Musa Dji- tirement from track events my career — for me, it’s the Seemingly coasting to victory with a yerian in his nimble Škoda Fabia. and compete at Tokyo 2020, next thing after breaking a massive lead of over fi ve minutes in their The other three fi nishers all came from said running marathons had world record.” Autotek-run Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, al- Rally 2 after retiring on Friday. Khaled and revitalised him. In the women’s race, de- Attiyah and French co-driver Matthieu Emad Juma set some fastest MERC 2 times “I am happy and I am en- fending champion Vivian Baumel were forced to limp through two in their Mitsubishi during the day and fi n- joying it,” he said. “I am still Cheruiyot, 35, is gearing up stages with broken suspension and suf- ished in sixth place. waking up in the morning for a battle against three- fi cient repairs were made to enable the hungry and when I moved on time winner and fellow Ken- duo to reach the fi nish with an eventual 2019 Jordan Rally positions after SS21: from the track I feel like I am yan Mary Keitany, who has winning margin of 4min 08.2sec on this 1. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu more hungry. also won four times in New second round of the 2019 FIA Middle East Baumel (FRA) Volkswagen Pole GTI R5 “When I turned up to the York. Rally Championship (MERC). 3hrs 00min 48.5sec track and you are winning so “We are friends, but when The result marked al-attiyah’s 71st 2. Abdulaziz al-Kuwari (QAT)/Marshall many times you get used to it comes to the race we have MERC win in the 212-event history of the Clarke (GBR) Škoda Fabia R5 3hrs 04min it. I don’t have that. I feel like to fi ght, we have to be rivals,” regional series since its inception in 1984. waiting to pounce if al-Attiyah’s troubles podium fi nish in their Ford Fiesta R5, the 56.7sec I have got my mojo back.” said Cheruiyot, the reigning Baumel has now won 19 MERC rallies. worsened and the Škoda Fabia R5 crew fi n- Amman driver enjoying his return to the 3. Marouf Abu Samra (JOR)/Malek Hariri The Briton said his duel Olympic women’s champion Al-Attiyah said: “Today was a special ished second and maintained the pressure international spotlight as he confi rmed (JOR) Ford Fiesta R5 3hrs 06min 27.6ec with Kenya’s Kipchoge is over 5,000 metres. day for us. We had a few problems but we on their rivals in the title race. Their con- another top three fi nish for the host nation. 4. Meshari al-Thefiri (KWT)/Nasser Al- good for the profi le of the Keitany, 37, is delighted to managed to fi x everything. I am so happy solation was winning day two and collect- Abu Samra added: “The podium means a Kuwari (QAT) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3hrs sport. “Eliud is a great ath- be back in London. to win and to lead the Middle East Cham- ing an additional championship point. lot for me and the fans in Jordan. I said to a 20min 08.8sec lete, he’s won so many mar- “It means a lot to me and pionship after winning in Qatar and now Al-Kuwari said: “We are happy to fi n- lot of guys before the start that it was a long 5. Henry Kahy (LEB)/Musa Djiyerian (JOR) athons and I’ve won a lot it’s not something I take for here in Jordan. The suspension issue was ish second. We knew that Nasser was go- rally and to build their speed step-by-step. Škoda Fabia 3hrs 57min 36.7sec of medals on the track but granted. It’s very special to a worry. We had three gravel shocks (shock ing faster every time. We are happy with It looks like no one was listening. I enjoyed Middle East Rally Championship – this is the next quest of my me and my family,” she said. absorbers) and one tarmac one and the bal- our pace with diff erent tyres and a diff er- the rally a lot.” standings after round 2 : career. I really believe I can “If I win on Sunday, it ance was completely diff erent. It was not ent set-up. It was diffi cult to start a proper Kuwait’s Meshari al-Thefi ri and Qatari 1. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (QAT) 77pts run well and win more major would be special too. I have easy to have all the parts because this was rally after such a long time. By the end of navigator Nasser al-Kuwari were the class 2. Abdulaziz al-Kuwari (QAT) 61pts marathons,” he said. won New York four times a new car.” the season, I hope to have our speed again.” of the MERC 2 fi eld. The defending cham- 3. Meshari al-Thefiri (KWT) 33pts Kipchoge shattered the and London three times, so Fellow Qatari Abdulaziz al-Kuwari and The Jordanian crew of Marouf Abu Sam- pion was able to ease his pace over the clos- 4. Marouf Abu Samra (JOR) 25pts world record in the mara- I want to win on Sunday to British co-driver Marshall Clarke were ra and Malek Hariri were rewarded with a ing kilometres and still managed to cross 5. Hamed bin Eid al-Thani (QAT) 24pts thon in Berlin last Septem- match.” Gulf Times 2 Sunday, April 28, 2019 FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE Bolton told to play last two games Spurs beaten for fi rst amid player boycott London: The English Football League (EFL) has instructed Championship side Bolton Wanderers to complete their final two league fixtures a day after suspending this weekend’s time in new stadium game against Brentford.