SPORT Sunday 4 November 2018 PAGE | 27 PAGE | 28 Al Attiyah seals 14th Thunder outplay MERC title with 7th Wizards for fourth win in Kuwait consecutive win More honours for record-setter Biles as historic Doha Worlds concludes FAWAD HUSSAIN THE PENINSULA DOHA: Simone Biles clinched two more podium finishes including a gold medal on the final day to write more history as 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha 2018 concluded after 10 days of thrilling action. Biles, marking her return to international competitions after a 14-month break, secured floor gold and a bronze medal in balance beam to wrap up Doha Worlds with a total of six medals. She will return home with four gold medals, one silver and a bronze medal. With her medals tally in Doha, Biles eclipsed Russia’s Svetlana Khorkina as the most decorated female artistic gymnast in World Championships. Both have won 20 world medals apiece, but Biles went ahead due to the higher number FIG President Morinari Watanabe (centre) waves the FIG flag after receiving the same from Ali Al Hitmi of gold medals (14) as compared (left), the Executive Director of the Organising Committee of Doha Worlds and also President of the Qatar to Khorkina’s haul of nine. By winning medals in all the Gymnastics Federation during the closing ceremony of the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships PICTURES: SYED OMAR six events, the 21-year-old also Doha 2018 at the Aspire Dome yesterday. RIGHT: Record-setter Simone Biles. became the first women to earn six podium finishes since 1987 YESTERDAY’S PODIUM when Soviet Union’s Yelena WINNERS Shushunova achieved the same feat. Women’s Floor Exercise Doha hosted an “I am definitely very happy, Gold: Simone Biles (USA) 14.933 especially to win a medal in amazing World Silver: Morgan Hurd (USA) 13.933 every event. No matter what Championships. It was Bronze: Mai Murakami (JPN) 13.860 colour the medal, I’m really unique competition in proud of myself,” Biles said while many ways. I would commenting on her overall per- Women’s Balance Beam formance yesterday. Gold: Liu Ting Ting (CHN) 14.533 like to congratulate “It feel really rewarding Silver: Anne-Marie Padurariu (CAN) the organisers for because I’ve put a lot of hard 14.100 hosting the event work and dedication into this Bronze: 3. Simone Biles (US) 13.600 sport, so I couldn’t be happier. successfully: FIG I’m really proud of my perform- President Morinari ances here. I wish some of them Men’s Horizontal Bar Watanabe would have been better but I’m Gold: Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.100 really proud of the outcome,” she Silver: Kohei Uchimura (JPN) 14.800 added. Bronze: Sam Mikulak (USA) 14.533 “I just kept telling myself, The American superstar, ‘Calm down, calm down.’ I who was competing in Doha Men’s Parallel Bars didn’t think of a medal. I just with a kidney stone, added believed in myself and tried my Gold: Zou Jingyuan (CHN) 16.433 colour to the historic World best. I feel so incredible,” said Championships with her superb Silver: Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) 15.591 the Chinese gymnast. performances. It was the first Bronze: Artur Dalaloyan (RUS) 15.366 ever World Championships to Zonderland takes gold in be staged in the Middle East with Men’s Vault HB, silver for Uchimura Qatar once again reaffirming its Gold: Se Gwang Ri (PRK) 14.933 Dutchman Epke Zonderland commitment to deliver the best. Silver: Artur Dayaloyan (RUS) 14.883 continued his domination in “Doha hosted an amazing horizontal bars to take gold Bronze: Kenzo Shirai (JPN) 14.675 World Championships. It was medal after earning 15.100 unique competition in many points. ways. I would like to congrat- Japanese legend Kohei Uch- ulate the organisers for hosting titles apart from Biles on the last imura claimed his first indi- the event successfully,” FIG day. vidual medal in the event by President Morinari Watanabe Biles did not face much dif- grabbing silver medal while said while speaking at an ficulty in dethroning Japan’s Mai America’s Sam Mikulak also impressive closing ceremony of Murakami in floor final for her secured his first-ever medal at the event yesterday. record 14th world title. Worlds by finishing third. Ali Al Hitmi, the Executive She tallied 14.933 points for In men’s vault final, North Director of the Organising Com- a gold medal followed by team- Korea’s Olympic champion Ri mittee of Doha Worlds and also mate Morgan Hurd (13.933) and Se Gwang stormed to victory President of the Qatar Gym- Japan’s Mai Murakami (13.866). after earning 14.933 points, nastics Federation said: “We However, the American edging Artur Dayaloyan, who have succeeded in providing an gymnast fell behind in the was confined to a silver exceptionally well organised balance beam with China’s medal. event which has exceeded Tingting emerging as a surprise China’s Jingyuan clinched expectations and the specified winner. parallel bars victory for his first criteria.” The 18-year-old Tingting individual gold medal after fin- coming as the last contestant ishing ahead of Ukraine’s Oleg Floor triumph for Biles, amassed 14.533 points to Verniaiev and Russia’s Tinging rules in balance overcome Canada’s Anne- Dalaloyan. beam Maries Padurariu (14.100 points) Over 600 gymnasts from 76 On another day of packed and Biles (13.600 points). countries competed for a total house at Aspire Dome yes- This was Tingting’s second of 42 medals at Doha Worlds. terday, Epke Zonderland, Zou medal in the event after winning The 2019 edition of the World Jingyuan, Se Gwang Ri and Liu a bronze in the women’s team Championships will be held in Ting Ting also clinched world final. Stuttgart, Germany. 28 SPORT SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2018 Thunder beat struggling Wizards AP Allonzo Trier scored 19 of his Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook career-high 23 points during a (0) shoots over Washington Wizards guard Bradley WASHINGTON: Continuing second-half surge and New York their turnaround from a terrible Beal (3) during the second half of their NBA game handed Dallas its sixth straight season start, the Oklahoma City at Capital One Arena on Friday. loss. Thunder picked up their fourth Tim Hardaway Jr. had 18 consecutive victory by beating points and six rebounds to help the struggling, booed-at-home the Knicks win for the second Washington Wizards 134-111 time in three games after a five- behind Russell Westbrook’s 23 game skid that followed a victory points and 12 assists on Friday. in their opener. From 0-4 to 4-4, the Thunder GRIZZLIES 110, JAZZ 100 are clicking right now, led by Mike Conley scored a Westbrook, who missed the first season-high 28 points to lead two games after a procedure on Memphis past short-handed his right knee and sat out the Utah. final quarter of the rout at Shelvin Mack, who played for Washington. Utah from 2015-17, had 19 points, And even though OKC was and Marc Gasol added 17 points, the team playing on the second 10 rebounds and seven assists. night of a back-to-back, it Utah played without star looked a lot fresher and more guard Donovan Mitchell because active than Washington, which of a right hamstring strain. Ricky was coming off a two-day Rubio led the Jazz with 22 points. break and finally got to see new CLIPPERS 120, MAGIC 95 center Dwight Howard return Lou Williams was perfect on from a sore backside to make five 3-point attempts and scored his debut. Howard had 20 28 points to lead Los Angeles past points on 7-of-8 shooting, three Orlando. rebounds and four fouls in 23 Tobias Harris added 21 points minutes. to help the Clippers beat the The Wizards have lost four Magic for the 10th straight time. games in a row to drop to 1-7, Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with and spectators let the players 22 points and 11 rebounds. hear their displeasure in the RAPTORS 107, SUNS 98 second quarter, Bradley Beal Kawhi Leonard scored 19 scored 27 points, and John Wall points and Toronto used a 14-2 had 19 points and nine assists, season-high 28 points and and falling a game short of the Saturday with the expected PACERS 107, BULLS 105 fourth-quarter run to finally put but Washington’s pair of All-Star Houston snapped a four-game NBA Finals. return of James Harden. The Victor Oladipo had 25 points away pesky Phoenix. guards also combined for 12 losing streak. They snapped out of their league MVP missed his third and 14 rebounds, and Darren Jonas Valanciunas added 16 turnovers. Clint Capela finished with 22 slump thanks to one of the best straight game with a strained left Collison made a tiebreaking points and Serge Ibaka 14 for the ROCKETS 119, NETS 111 points and 13 rebounds, and Eric games as a Rocket for Paul, who hamstring and coach Mike jumper with 17.8 seconds left to Raptors, who improved to 8-1, Chris Paul had 32 points, 11 Gordon had 21 points. The had season bests in points and D’Antoni said he would probably help Indiana beat Chicago. the best nine-game start in fran- assists and seven rebounds, Rockets stumbled to a 1-5 start assists in the final game before return for the second half of a KNICKS 118, MAVERICKS chise history. Kyle Lowry had 11 Carmelo Anthony added a a season after winning 65 games his workload should ease back-to-back in Chicago.