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SPORT Wednesday 26 April 2017 PAGE | 25 PAGE | 26 PAGE | 27 Murray ready Four-goal Newcastletle Yasir spins Pakistan to work overtime romp back to to victory against in Barcelona Premier League West Indies Tae-hee's double takes Lekhwiya into last 16 The Peninsula Iran, a 1-1 draw between Guangzhou Evergrande AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Esteghlal of Islamic Repub- moved back to the sum- YESTERDAY'S RESULTS ekhwiya sealed lic of Iran and Emirati side mit of Group G yesterday Group A top spot in Al Ahli saw both sides as Luiz Felipe Scolari's Esteghlal FC (Iran) 1 - Al Ahli Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 1 Group B and a move to the brink of qual- side cruised to a 6-0 win Lokomotiv Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 4 - Al Taawun (Saudi Arabia) 4 place in the 2017 ification from Group A. over Hong Kong champi- Group B AFC Champions Visitors Al Ahli took a ons Eastern SC. LLeague Round of 16 yes- 17th minute lead in the Elsewhere, a header Al Fateh (Saudi Arabia) 1 - Esteghlal Khozestan (Iran) 1 terday as Djemal clash at a packed Azadi from Portuguese defender Al Jazira (United Arab Emirates) 1 - Lekhwiya (Qatar) 3 Belmadi’s team handed Al Stadium, with Abdulaziz Ricardo Machado in the Group G Jazira of the United Arab Sanqour placing the ball second minute of injury Eastern (Hong Kong, China) 0 - Guangzhou Evergrande (China) 6 Emirates a 3-1 defeat. into the net after a neat time earned Al Taawoun Suwon (Korea) 0 - Kawasaki Frontale (Japan) 1 Mbark Boussoufa gave header from striker a point in an enthralling Group H Al Jazira the lead from the Ahmed Khalil found him 4-4 draw with Lokomotiv Gamba Osaka (Japan) 3 - Adelaide United (Australia) 3 penalty spot in the 17th unmarked in the area. on Tuesday, ensuring both Jiangsu Suning (China) 1 - Jeju United (Korea) 2 minute before a brace by On the half hour mark, sides keep alive their Korea Republic interna- though, only a fine low hopesopes of progression. tional Nam Tae-hee save by Majed Naser in the earned Lekhwiya the Ahli net prevented a upper hand, while Youssef Yaghoub Karimi free-kick Msakni completed the win from levelling the tie. after the home side’s Fares In the 58th minute, Juma was given a straight Esteghlal’s pressure finally red card. told as a quick throw Lekhwiya move onto released Khosro Heydari the 11 points with the win, whose lobbed cross was three ahead of second- headed home by striker placed Esteghlal Kaveh Rezaei. Khouzestan and a further With neither side then point ahead of Al Fateh of able to find a winner, both Saudi Arabia, meaning the teams now lie on eight Qatar Stars League cham- points with one Group A pions are certain to finish game remaining - three in pole position thanks to points clear of both Saudi Lekhwiya's Spanish defender Chico Flores (left) locked in an areal battle their superior head-to- Arabia’s Al Taawoun and for supremacy with Al Jazira's Emirati forward Ahmed Al Attas during head record with Iran's Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv. Star of the day their AFC Champions League Group B match played at the Mohammed 2016 title winners. In Hong Kong, two- for Lekhwiya, Nam Bin Zayed Stadiun in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Meanwhile, Tehran, time champions Tae Hee celebrates. Iran register another impressive win in Doha Fawad Hussain ASIA CUP INDOOR HOCKEY suffered a 11-0 hammering against The Peninsula CHAMPIONSHIP mighty Iranians in their first match. Earlier, Kazakhstan and ix-time champions Iran dis- RESULTS Uzbekistan shared a point each played a ruthless show in the Men’s event after a 4-4 draw. Both the sides Ssecond half to overshadow a Iran beat Qatar 9-3 were also even in the first session, gutsy performance from Qatar in Malaysia beat Oman 9-2 going into the final half with a the opening session, for a 9-3 vic- Thailand beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 score of 1-1. tory against the hosts at the Asia Uzbekistan draw with Kazakhstan 4-4 In the women's competition Cup Indoor Hockey Championship Women’s event which is running simultaneously at Aspire Dome yesterday. Kazakhstan beat China 11-0 with the men’s event, Uzbekistan Iran, who have won all the pre- claimed back-to-back wins to go Thailand beat Korea 4-1 vious editions of the tournament, top of the points table in the league Uzbekistan beat China 17-0 fired six goals in the second half to contest. completely dominate the Maggid Kazakhstan beat Thailand 3-0 The Kazakhs first thrashed Abu Talib-coached side in the last China 11-0 after taking a 6-0 lead session. were leading 2-1 till the eighth in the first half. They later over- Qatar were impressive in the minute. Iran leveled the score three came Thailand 3-0 to maintain first 25 minutes allowing just a nar- minutes later and took the lead just their winning streak and top the row 3-2 lead to the pre-event before the end of first half. table with 9 points from three favourites. However, Iran used all Today, Qatar will meet Malay- matches. their experience against the hosts sia who notched their first victory Thailand are occupying the and scored in short intervals in the of the tournament with a 9-2 rout second spot on the points table remaining match to take proceed- over Oman. Oman did well in the after earning an impressive 4-1 win ings beyond Qatar’s reach. The first half conceding a 3-1 lead but over Peoples Republic of Korea. Qatar and Iran players in action during their Asia Cup Indoor Hockey Championship match hosts managed to score a conso- they looked a complete mismatch In other match, Uzbekistan lation goal in the 38th minute. against their counterparts in the annihilated China 17-0 to secure played at Aspire Dome yesterday. Iran displayed a ruthless show in the second half to Earlier, Qatar stunned Iran second half, who struck six goals their first victory and third posi- overshadow a gutsy performance from Qatar in the opening session, for a 9-3 victory. with an aggressive display and to register the win. Malaysia had tion in the standings. Picture: Kammutty VP / The Peninsula SPORT WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL 2017 25 Injured Widdop Warriors sweep past Blazers to miss England Samoa Test Los Angeles NBA Play-offs AFP Sydney Golden State punch AFP he Golden State Warriors their ticket to the swept into the second second round of the areth Widdop will miss Tround of the NBA playoffs NBA playoffs in England's Test against on Monday with a crushing 128- emphatic style with GSamoa next week after 103 victory over the Portland win over the Portland. suffering a knee injury while Trail Blazers. playing for St George Illa- Stephen Curry scored 37 warra in Australia's National points with eight assists and while Serge Ibaka contributed Rugby League yesterday. seven rebounds as the Warriors 19 points, DeMar DeRozan had Stand-off Widdop, one of completed a four-game sweep 18, DeMarre Carroll added 12 and eight NRL-based players of the best-of-seven Western Cory Joseph scored 10 off the named in the England squad, Conference first-round series bench. But Bucks coach Jason came off the field during the against the Blazers. Kidd said Powell's energy had Dragons' 13-12 golden point Curry sat out the entire added another dimension for the loss to the Sydney Roosters in fourth quarter of a game the Raptors. Sydney. Widdop suffered a Warriors dominated from open- "He's playing extremely torn medial ligament in his ing tip. hard and he's knocking down left knee after being hit by Their 45 first-quarter points shots, but he's in there to play three Roosters defenders and matched an NBA playoff record defense and he's playing at a looks set for an extended stint for points in an opening quarter, very high level for those guys on the sidelines. and they were up by 24 at right now. ... He's picked them Dragons coach Paul halftime. up here in the last couple of McGregor said Widdop would "We came out on a mission," games just with his energy and not recover in time for the Curry said. "It was a great way spirit." England Test in Sydney on Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (right) is challenged by Portland Trail Blazers to put our foot on the gas pedal The winners of the series will May 6. and get a win." guard Evan Turner in game four of the first round of the 2017 NBA Play-offs at Moda Center face the reigning NBA champion "You'd have to say yes (he Draymond Green added 21 on Sunday. Cleveland Cavaliers, who swept will miss the Test) at this points for the Warriors. Kevin the Indiana Pacers in four games. stage, if he's coming off with Durant, who missed the last two points and Al-Farouq Aminu points the rest of the way. The produced 25 points to help the The Cavs beat the Raptors in the a knee," McGregor told games with a left calf injury, chipped in 25 for Portland, but Warriors now await either the Raptors move within one win of Eastern Conference finals last reporters. scored 10 points in just 20 min- the Trail Blazers never really Los Angeles Clippers or Utah reaching the second round, with season. "Gareth doesn't like miss- utes on the floor.