SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2016 SPORTS Appeal of women’s soccer growing, FIFA chief says in Jordan AMMAN: The U-17 Women’s World he said were strong skills displayed in Cup hosted by Jordan shows that the the 16-team competition in Jordan. sport “is not only confined to some “Women’s football, even at the parts of the world,” FIFA’s president youth level, has nothing to do any said after watching North Korea win more with what it was only some years the title in a 5-4 penalty shootout ago,” he said. “Now the girls are really against Japan. athletes with top skills.” For Jordanian The competition, which ended late girls and women, the tournament Friday, marked the first time an inter- offered a rare opportunity to watch a national women’s soccer tournament game in a stadium. Typically, crowds was held in the Middle East. FIFA’s are overwhelmingly male and women Gianni Infantino said more needs to be tend to stay away because of a rowdy done to develop soccer in a region atmosphere, said Mohammed Abu where women aren’t typically encour- Samak, event manager at the Jordan aged to take up sports. Football Association. “That’s why it was important to Over the years, repeated efforts to have this U-17 World Cup here,” the attract more families and female spec- head of world soccer’s governing body tators have failed, he said, adding that told reporters after the title match. he’s not optimistic about change. “The resounding success of this Ibraheem Qudaisat, 46, attended World Cup shows that women’s foot- Friday’s game with his three young ball is not only confined to some parts daughters, a first for the family. of the world, but it’s really worldwide,” Qudaisat, a physician, said he agreed he said. because he was counting on a relaxed “More needs to be done,” he said. family-friendly atmosphere in the sta- “Girls have to come out, have to play, dium. AMMAN: FIFA President Gianni Infantino, second left, awards the silver trophy to Japanese captain Fuka Nagano after the final game against North Korea at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, the parents have to bring them to play His oldest daughter, 11-year-old Friday. — AP football, and I think the future will Sarah, had been pleading with him to show that we were right in coming go to a match because former stu- taekwondo after a Jordanian won the saw the Olympics this year, I got held in 2008 and takes place every here.” dents from her school play in the country’s first Olympic gold medal in inspired by seeing sports,” she said. other year. North Korea won in 2008 Infantino said women’s soccer has Jordanian U-17 national team. the sport this year, was excited to “And now I am inspired by football.” and became champion for the second already come a long way, citing what Sarah, who became interested in watch her first soccer game. “When I The U-17 Women’s World Cup was first time Friday. —AP Stokes to the rescue as England leads Bangladesh by 273 runs CHITTAGONG: Ben Stokes came to leave England only 17 runs ahead with England’s rescue yesterday with a fine all- five wickets remaining. round performance which gave the Stokes and Jonny Bairstow resisted, tourists a 273-run lead against showing the patience the increasingly Bangladesh in the first test with two days deteriorating pitch demanded. Fast left. bowler Kamrul Islam was the unlikely Stokes ripped through Bangladesh man to break the partnership and with reverse-swing to finish on 4-26 - grabbed his maiden wicket as Bairstow’s including three wickets in the morning attempted cut dragged the ball onto his session - as the hosts were all out for 248 stumps. in their first innings after resuming on Bairstow’s 95-ball knock, with six 221-5. At the change of innings, England fours, helped him become the highest led by 45 runs. Then Stokes’ restrained run-scorer as a designated wicketkeeper 85-run knock helped England end the in a calendar year, eclipsing Andy third day on 228-8 in its second innings, Flower’s 1,045. with its lead looking significant on a Stokes approached his fourth century pitch offering turn and variable bounce. until Shakib broke his resistance as he Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad were tried to sweep one that didn’t turn as undefeated on 11 and 10, respectively. “If much as he expected. Stokes smashed we can get up to 300, 310, 320 lead, it six fours and three sixes in 151 balls. would be nice. We are lucky that we have Shakib then completed his five-for with a really strong batting lineup,” Stokes the wicket of Adil Rashid. said. Earlier, Bangladesh survived just 12 Stokes and Jonny Bairstow combined overs to add 27 runs to its overnight for a 127-run partnership after England total. Offspiner Ali broke through in the was stuttering on 62-5. Shakib Al Hasan second ball of the day as Shakib played a claimed his 15th five-for, returning fig- reckless shot to throw away his wicket on ures of 5- 79. Shakib claimed two quick his overnight score of 31. wickets to reduce England to 28-3, aided Legspinner Rashid then got night- by Mehedi Hasan before lunch. watchman Shafiul for 2 after which Mehedi broke through with the prized Stokes’ reverse-swing burst accounted wicket of Alastair Cook for 12, induced by for three debutants - Mehedi, Sabbir a quicker delivery. Rahman and Kamrul in the space of just Joe Root (1) and Ben Duckett (15) nine runs. failed to negotiate the straighter delivery “For me the game is still in the bal- of Shakib as England lost three wickets ance,” Bangladesh fast bowling coach for two runs. Garry Ballance perished to a Courtney Walsh said. “We have to bat sweep shot off Taijul Islam for 9, and well second time around.” England Moeen Ali went for 14 against Shakib to scored 293 in its first innings. — AP ABU DHABI: Pakistani spinner Yasir Shah tries to stop the ball on the second day of the second Test between Pakistan and the West Indies at the SCOREBOARD Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday.— AFP CHITTAGONG: Scores at stumps on the third day of the first Test between Bangladesh and England at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday: England first innings 293 ( M. Ali 68, J, Root 2-0-5-0 Windies crumble after Bairstow 52; Mehedi Hasan 6-80) Bangladesh first innings (overnight 221-5) England 2nd innings Tamim Iqbal c Bairstow b Batty 78 A. Cook c Mahmudullah b Mehedi 12 Imrul Kayes b Ali 21 B. Duckett c Mominul b Shakib 15 Misbah’s near miss Mominul Haque c Stokes b Ali 0 J. Root lbw b Shakib 1 Mahmudullah c Root b Rashid 38 G. Ballance c Kayes b Taijul 9 Mushfiqur Rahim c Bairstow b Stokes 48 M. Ali c Rahim b Shakib 14 ABU DHABI: West Indies lost two late wickets Shakib Al Hasan st Bairstow b Ali 31 B. Stokes lbw b Shakib 85 to hand the initiative to Pakistan on the sec- SCOREBOARD Shafiul Islam c Broad b Rashid 2 J. Bairstow b Kamrul 47 ond day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi yes- Sabbir Rahman c Cook b Stokes 19 C. Woakes not out 11 terday. ABU DHABI: Scoreboard at the close of play on the second day of the second Test between Mehedi Hasan lbw b Stokes 1 A. Rashid lbw Shakib 9 West Indies had defied Pakistan’s bowlers Pakistan and West Indies played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium yesterday: Taijul Islam not out 3 S. Broad not out 10 well until the 44th over with the score 106 for Kamrul Islam b Stokes 0 Pakistan first innings (overnight 304-4) 20-1-65-0, Holder 22-8-47-3, Bishoo 26-0-112- Extras (b2 lb8 pen 5) 15 2, but they then lost Marlon Samuels (30) and Extras (b2 lb 4 w1) 7 Sami Aslam b Bishoo 6 1, Chase 19-1-80-0, Brathwaite 9-0-36-1 Total (eight wickets; 76 overs) 228 Kraigg Brathwaite (21) in the space of three Total ( all out, 86 overs) 248 Azhar Ali b Gabriel 0 Fall of wickets: 1- 26 (Cook), 2-27 (Root), 3- balls without adding any further runs. Fall of wicket: 1-29 (Kayes), 2-29 (Mominul), Asad Shafiq b Gabriel 68 West Indies first innings 28 (Duckett), 4-36 (Ballance) 5-62( Moeen), Nightwatchman Devendra Bishoo and Younis Khan c Chase b Brathwaite 127 L. Johnson lbw b Rahat 12 3-119 (Mahmudullah), 4-163 (Tamim), 5-221 Jermaine Blackwood were yet to score as West (Rahim), 6-221 (Shakib ), 7-238 (Shafiul), 8- 6-189 (Bairstow), 7-197 (Stokes), 8-213 Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Gabriel 96 D. Bravo lbw b Shah 43 Indies trail Pakistan’s first innings total of 452 239 (Mehedi), 9-248 ( Sabbir), 10-,248 ( (Rashid) Yasir Shah c Bishoo b Holder 23 K. Brathwaite run out 21 by 346 runs with six wickets intact. Kamrul). To bat: G. Batty Sarfraz Ahmed b Gabriel 56 M. Samuels c Aslam b Rahat 30 Bowling: Broad 8-2-12-0, Batty 17-1-51-1, Bowling (to date): Mehedi 18-1-54-1, Shakib Darren Bravo, who made 87 and 116 in the Mohammad Nawaz b Holder 25 D.