Boca Juniors, Roma in Talks for Four-Team Tournament in Qatar
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SPORT Saturday 20 October 2018 PAGE | 17 PAGE | 18 Manchester City Hamilton hails prepare for Formula One Burnley test ‘godfather’ Fangio Rousing welcome for Youth Olympics gold winners Barrow and Mohamed Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) President and Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Vice President Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari seventh( left) and QOC Secretary General Jassim Al Buenain (sixth left) pose for a photograph with the QOC, QAF officials and the members of the Qatari contingent for the Youth Olympic Games upon their arrival from Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Hamad International Airport in Doha yesterday. Owab Barrow and Al Haj Mohamed won gold medals for Qatar during the Games. RIGHT: QAF President Dr. Al Kuwari welcoming the Qatari team. QSL: Al Arabi eye Boca Juniors, Roma in talks for improvements as round nine kicks off four-team tournament in Qatar THETHE PENINSULAPENINSULA AFP “It’s not sure for the moment.” DOHA:DOHA: Al Arabi coachcoa Hatem Al Moaddeb emphasised Other teams sponsored by thatthat winningwinning today’stoday match against Al Ahli is ‘very DOHA: Argentinian giants Qatar Airways include Doha important’important’ fforor hishis team.tea Boca Juniors and Italian side side Al Sadd, who former Bar- Sixth placed Al Arabi take on Al Roma are in talks to play in a celona great Xavi Hernandez Ahli who currently sit at the eighth four-team tournament in plays for, and Bayern Munich. place in the opening match of the Qatar early next year, the Hernandez also said there ninth round of the QNB Stars South American country’s were discussions about the League today. QNB STARS LEAGUE: WEEK 9 envoy to the 2022 World Cup Argentinian national team “Our position in the QNB host said yesterday. playing Qatar in a Doha inter- TODAY'S MATCHES Stars League standings is not Boca, who have been national friendly next March. Al Arabi vs Al Ahli worrying, we are sixth. But sponsored by Qatar Airways Earlier this week, At Al Arabi Stadium: 5.25pm we must improve our since May, could play other Argentina played Brazil in a Umm Salal vs Qatar SC position and these three sides sponsored by the Gulf friendly in Saudi Arabia. At Al Gharafa Stadium: 5.25pm points are very important for airline in the tournament News of a potential club Al Rayyan vs Al Gharafa us. including Roma, envoy Carlos tournament comes just after At Al Sadd Stadium: 7.35pm “Al Ahli had beaten Al Hernandez said. the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim TOMORROW Shahania in the last round, “Next year for sure, let’s bin Hamad Al Thani com- Al Sailiya vs Al Shahania so we expect them to con- say in the first half of next pleted diplomatic visits to At Al Ahli Stadium: 5.25pm tinue good form. They have year, could be much earlier,” several South American coun- Al Kharaitiyat vs Al Khor the ability to turn things Hernandez said when asked tries earlier this month, At Al Khor Stadium: 7.35pm around any time,” Moaddeb about a possible Doha tour- including Argentina. said yesterday . nament involving Boca. The current President of QNB STARS LEAGUE STANDINGS “Al Ahli are a good team “Let’s say end of May as a Argentina, Mauricio Macri is a RANK/CLUB M W L D PTS and their position always last possibility. former President of Boca 1: Al Duhail 7 6 0 1 19 does not reflect their real “I was told there were Juniors. 2: Al Sadd 7 5 0 2 17 potential. They have some talks between Boca and Any tournament is likely 3: Al Sailiya 7 5 1 1 16 outstanding players,” he Roma, because it would be a to be played in stadiums 4: Al Rayyan 8 4 2 2 14 added. tournament of four.” which will be used during the 5: Umm Salal 8 4 3 1 13 “Our case is also similar. A spokesman for the World Cup in 2022. 6: Al Arabi 8 4 4 0 12 We need to collect full points. Italian club, which announced The atmosphere in the team 7: Al Gharafa 8 3 4 1 10 its multi-million euro shirt camp is good. The players are 8: Al Ahli 8 3 5 0 9 sponsorship deal with Qatar disciplined and that reflects 9: Qatar SC 8 2 5 1 7 Airways in April, confirmed on our performance,” said 10: Al Shahania 8 2 5 1 7 they were aware of the the Al Moaddeb who took 11: Al Khor 7 1 4 2 5 planned tournament and said: A Boca Juniors’ player in action in this file photo. charge of the team earlier 12: Al Kharaitiyat 8 1 7 0 3 this month. Barcelona retain IHF Super Globe title as Al Sadd finish fourth CHINTHANA WASALA At half time, Barca led 13-12. THE PENINSULA The second half began with Berlin levelling the score at 13 and DOHA: Barcelona defended their soon at 14 before Barcelona took IHF Super Globe title when they charge of the game. made a strong comeback to outplay The Catalans never looked back the former champions Fuchse Berlin and went on to take the game away in a thrilling final at the Al Duhail from the Germans as they enjoyed Sports Complex in Doha yesterday. winning the fourth Super Globe The Germans, who were crown in dominant manner. looking to secure their third title, Earlier, Champions League title posed a threat to the three-time holders Montpellier HB of France champions from Spain, and led sealed the bronze medal with a from the start of yesterday’s final. commanding 33-23 victory over Fuchse Berlin were leading until Qatar’s Al Sadd. the 14th minute, but Barca levelled Brasil’s Taubate defeated Tuni- the scores at six and went on to sia’s Hammamet to claim the fifth secure the lead soon. place in the final ranking with a Fuchse Berlin were not ready to 34-24 win. International Handball Federation (IHF) President Dr Hassan Moustafa and Qatar Handball Association (QHA) President give up so easily and fought back Bahrain’s Al Najma were placed Ahmed Mohammed Al Shaabi handing over the prize cheque to IHF Super Globe champions Barcelona at the Al Duhail Sports hard to equal on three occasions seventh following a 28-26 win over Complex in Doha yesterday. PICTURE: SYED OMAR before the half time. Sydney University. SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER 2018 SPORT 17 Al Shaqab amazes in Morocco THE PENINSULA Sheikh Hamad bin Ali Al Thani, Al Shaqab Breeding MOROCCO: Al Shaqab, member of and Show Manager at Al Qatar Foundation, had a lion’s share Shaqab, was elated with at the awarding ceremony of the these victories at the con- Morocco International Purebred clusion of the Morocco Inter- Arabian Horse Show in the Salon du national Purebred Arabian Cheval El Jadida in Morocco. Horse Show. Adding to the successful Qatari “Congratulations to the participation in the Salon du Cheval people of Qatar for these d’El Jadida, being held and QREC- brilliant victories, which re- platinum sponsored in Morocco, Al confirmed Al Shaqab’s global Shaqab’s horses landed four out of a leadership in this discipline,” total of six gold medals on the finale he said, of the Show. Such domination is but “They also demonstrate another demonstration of Al Shaqab’s Al Shaqab’s ability to dom- leadership in pure Arabian horse inate at international shows. shows. We had only six horses in this Al Shaqab simply amazed eve- Show and we eventually won ryone at the Salon, especially with four champion titles as well other excellent competitors from as a bronze medal. Al Shaqab Morocco, Spain and France. Al Shaqab also did not participate in the The podium winners at the Salon dominated since the very first com- Stallions or the Yearling Colts du Cheval d’El Jadida pose for a petition when Galliba Al Shaqab classes. Given these facts and group picture. deservedly won the gold medal of the the total number of the gold Yearling Fillies Class. medals we have won, we can That was just beginning as it was say our success in this Show soon followed by another gold medal has surpassed all expectations as won by Um Gariba Al Shaqab in the Two the gold of every class where we par- and Three-Year-Old Fillies Class. ticipated,” he said. Al Shaqab continued dominance “Now, we will head to the USA to in the Mares Class with a third gold participate in the international horse Al Shaqab’s horses medal landed by Aaida Al Shaqab. show there. Our next stop will be the landed four out of That was not all yet as a fourth World Championship in France next gold medal was to be added to Al month where we will participate with a total of six gold Shaqab’s tally. It was Hagras Al Shaqab Fadi Al Shaqab only in the Platinum medals in the final who had his final word in Two and Competition. We will present more show of the Salon du Three-Year-Old Colts Class. Moroccan and even better over the coming years model and actress Leila Hadioui pre- in order to maintain the global lead- Cheval El Jadida while sented the medals to the winners in ership of Al Shaqab in this field. We dominating Purebred this class. will also work towards improving the Sheikh Hamad Arabian Horse Show While Al Shaqab had no horses quality of our breeding, which we, in bin Ali Al Thani, Al which saw excellent competing in the Yearling Colts Class Qatar, are already proud of, especially or the Stallions Class, it was Marsal Al as the Stallions Champion title of this Shaqab Breeding and competitors from Shaqab who won the latter.