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Al Arabi emerge Qatar Cup HANDBALL champions for the first time

Al Arabi club emerged as Qatar Cup 2021 handball champions on Monday edging Al Duhail 30-28 after penalty throws following a thrilling final which was tied at 26-all. Al Arabi led 14-9 at half time. This is the first time that Al Arabi handball team has won the Qatar Cup. Ahmed Al Shaabi, President of Qatar Handball Federation, crowned Al Arabi team members for the first time in their history at the Duhail Hall.(T NN) & Mbappe help PSG take title race to final day

DPA The Qatari first beach volleyball team duo of Cherif Younousse (left) Berlin and Ahmed Tijan made the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualification follow- ing their world ranking – 7th with 5,280 points, according to the latest Neymar and Kylian Mbappe FIVB rankings, and in fifth place in the Olympic classification. were on target as Paris Saint- Germain kept alive their hopes of retaining the Ligue 1 title Qatar’s beach volleyball with a 4-0 victory over Reims on Sunday. ’s side Paris Saint-Germain’s team of Cherif and Ahmed will go into next weekend’s fi- Brazilian forward Neymar nal round of the season against (R) is congratulated by qualifies for Tokyo Olympics Brest one point behind leaders French forward Kylian Lille, who were held to a 0-0 Mbappe after scoring Tribune News Network Tijan, came in the seventh po- draw by Saint-Etienne. during the French L1 Doha sition in the world with 5,280 PSG will only get their match against Stade de points, according to the latest hands on the title if they bet- Reims at the Parc des The Qatar beach volleyball FIVB ranking, and in fifth place ter the result Lille get against Princes stadium in Paris team consisting of Cherif in the Olympic classification Angers next weekend, needing on Sunday. (AFP) Younousse and Ahmed Tijan thereby making the grade. Christophe Galtier’s team to qualified for the 2020 Tokyo The FIVB’s statement also slip up. Olympic Games following the indicated that there is another Neymar opened the scor- newly-announced rankings by opportunity to qualify directly ing early on with a penalty France international the International Volleyball to Tokyo as three teams are after Yunis Abdelhamid had Mbappe then fired wide after Federation (FIVB). placed in the positions from 14 been dismissed for handling being played in by a sumptu- In a statement, the FIVB to 16 that need to strengthen an Mbappe shot. ous Neymar flick as PSG failed said that 13 teams have guaran- their ranking to qualify direct- World Cup winner Mbap- to add the third goal their teed direct qualification for the ly for the Olympics by partici- pe, Marquinhos and Moise dominance deserved before 2020 Olympic Games after the pating in the last two tourna- Kean wrapped up the most the interval. end of the last three Olympic ments of the qualifiers at the routine of victories. Mbappe went close on a qualifying rounds in Mexico. Sochi Tour in Russia in May Any hopes Reims had of number of occasions at the The Qatari first beach vol- and the Ostrava Tour in Czech securing back-to-back wins at start of the second period, leyball team of Younousse and Republic in June. the were all while Neymar saw an effort but extinguished in the 13th ruled out for offside after An- minute. der Herrera had struck the Abdelhamid received his post from distance. Quick read marching orders for handling Neymar turned provider Mbappe’s goalbound effort, for PSG’s third after 68 min- Around 80% of German Olympic athletes vaccinated with Neymar nonchalantly utes, his corner from the left Frankfurt: Around 80 percent of the approximately 1,400 slotting home his ninth league headed past Predrag Rajko- German athletes, coaches, support staff and doctors taking part goal of the campaign from the vic by Marquinhos from six in the Olympic Games in Tokyo have been vaccinated against the resulting penalty. yards. coronavirus. The figures were announced by German Olympic sports Mbappe was not to be de- Substitute Kean fired confederation (DOSB) president Alfons Hoermann during a digital nied 11 minutes later, sliding into the bottom-right corner debate on the topic “starting signal for a new beginning in top-level home from close range after from 15 yards a minute from and popular sport” organized by German parties CDU and CSU on Thomas Foket had inexplica- full-time as PSG inflicted Monday. The vaccine is mandatory for German team doctors and bly rolled the ball across the Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Marquinhos (C) is challenged by Stade de Reims players during a first defeat in six away members of the organization team. (DPA) face of his own goal. their French L1 match at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Sunday. (AFP) games on Reims.