Al Arabi, Al Gharafa in Quarters ARMSTRONG VAS the Teams Went Into the Half the PENINSULA Time Break with Al Gharafa Leading 2-1
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SPORT Saturday 27 April 2019 PAGE | 17 PAGE | 19 Nicklaus’ Jordan Rally: record in Qatar’s Tiger Woods’ Al Attiyah crosshairs takes early lead Amir Cup: Al Arabi, Al Gharafa in quarters ARMSTRONG VAS The teams went into the half THE PENINSULA time break with Al Gharafa leading 2-1. Al Arabi and Al Gharafa marched On resumption, Al Gharafa into the quarter-finals of the 2019 added a third one through a spot Amir Cup, following their wins kick conversion with Ahmed over Umm Salal and Al Khor Alaaeldin beating Al Khor keeper yesterday. all ends up six minutes into the In matches played at the Grand second half. Hamad Stadium, Al Arabi trounced Seven minutes later, Al Ganehi Umm Salal 3-1 while Al Gharafa added his second goal of the stormed to a resounding 5-2 over match. Al Khor. Al Khor kept on fighting and In the quarter-finals, Al Arabi managed to reduce the margin will take on Al Rayyan while Al with seven minutes to go for the Gharafa will meet Al Sadd. final whistle with Bezerra getting In today’s last pre-quarter- his name on the scorers’ list for the finals, Al Shanaiya take on Second second time in the match. Division club Al Markhiya SC while An injury time goal from Mehdi Al Ahli meet Qatar SC. Taremi however dashed Al Khor’s Al Gharafa made their inten- hopes of making a last minute tions clear right from kick off and bounce back with a long range were successful in scoring in the goal. very sixth minute of the match and The event offers a chance to there after scored at regular lower division teams to test their intervals to have the match very mettle against the big guns in a bid much under their control. to be present in the final on May Abdulaziz Hatem opened the 16. scoring for Al Gharafa and scored Both the semi-final matches a second one in the 58th minute of will take place at Jassim bin Hamad the match. Stadium on May 12 and 13. Al Gharafa scored the second This year’s final will be held on one in the 30th minute through May 16 at Wakrah Stadium. The Ahmed Al Ganehi to make it 2-0 final will also bring down the cur- with an half an hour gone into the tains on the nine-month long match. football season in Qatar. Players vie for the ball during the Amir Cup pre-quarter-final match between Al Arabi and Tiago Bezerra pulled one back Last year, Al Duhail won the Umm Salal yesterday. TOP: Al Gharafa’s Mehdi Taremi (left) is congratulated by team-mates in the 37th minute to keep Al Khor Amir Cup defeating Al Rayyan after the Iranian forward scored their fifth goal against Al Khor in yesterday’s Amir Cup match. in the match. 2-1. Malinga shines in Al Suwaidi continues to dazzle in Mumbai’s 46-run the final round of Hathab Series win in Chennai IANS CHENNAI THE PENINSULA DOHA Chennai Super Kings (CSK) once again missed the presence of their regular skipper M S Dhoni Qatari rider Salmeen Sultan Al as the defending champions had to taste a Suwaidi continued to shine in the 46-run defeat against Mumbai Indians in their final round of the Hathab Equestrian return fixture at the M A Chidambaram Tour with another flawless ride on Stadium, yesterday. Cantaro 32 as he sealed his second It was the Mumbai bowlers, who came all Big Tour win within 24 hours at the guns blazing on a slow wicket, to wrap up the Al Shaqab Arena yesterday. home side, who were chasing a modest 156-run The Qatar Armed Forces owned target, on a paltry 109 runs. gelding clocked a time of 72.01 secs Lasith Malinga starred for the visitors with in the first round of the Big Tour figures of 4/37, while Krunal Pandya and Hardik 130.140cm class as Al Suwaidi Pandya bagged couple of wickets each. Chennai bagged QR4,200 in prize money. It opener Murli Vijay was the only one to show was his third podium finish in the some resistance as he managed to contribute final leg of the 12-round series. a 35-ball 38. On the opening day of the Chasing the target, Chennai were off to a event, Al Suwaidi won the first and worst-possible start as Malinga dismissed third places in the Big Tour on opener Shane Watson (8) before Hardik Pandya Guilder’s Empire Of The Sun and The podium winners of the Medium Tour on the second day struck to send back Suresh Raina (2). Cantaro 32 respectively. of the final round of the Hathab Series, pose for a photograph Chennai’s middle-order also fell like a pack In yesterday’s feature event, with the officials at the Al Shaqab Arena, yesterday. of cards as they lost Kedar Jadhav (6) and Dhruv Aslan 69 with Nasser Al Ghazali fin- Shorey (5) cheaply. Things turned ugly for the ished second behind Al Suwaidi, HATHAB EQUESTRIAN TOUR: 12TH ROUND hosts when Bumrah picked Vijay in the 12th clocking 73.73 to win QR3,375. over, leaving Chennai reeling at 66/6. Surya- Carport, with Faleh Suwead Al Ajami SMALL TOUR, TWO ROUNDS WITH JUMP OFF kumar Yadav took a stunning catch of Vijay at in the saddle (75.17 secs) was placed (1ST RND), 100/115CM, PRIZE MONEY QR5,000 backward point off a Bumrah delivery. Dwayne third and won QR2,625. (Rank/Horse/Rider/Time (Faults)/Prize money) Bravo (20 off 17) and Mitchell Santner (22 off Nasser Al Ghazali’s What A 1: Henrico, Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi, 52.94, QR1,250 20) were involved in a short 33-run partnership Pleasure conceded four errors on 2: Dusty, Khalifa Abdulla Al Khaldi, 54.77, QR1,000 for the seventh wicket and kept Chennai’s slim its way to complete the round, but 3: Fudine, Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi, 57.89, QR750 hope of winning alive. was the fastest among the top five 4: Vlacido, Mohammed Nasser Al Qadi, 58.08, QR500 However, Malinga broke the partnership (67.51). 5: Alegro 84, Mohammed Al Ghazali, 58.09, QR350 as the Sri Lankan pacer’s slower delivery took Winner Al Suwaidi rounded up a leading edge off Bravo’s bat and the pacer the top five with a ride that lasted MEDIUM TOUR, TWO ROUNDS WITH JUMP OFF (1ST RND), moved a couple of steps backwards to take an for 67.80 secs (four errors) on Guil- 120/130CM, PRIZE MONEY QR10,000 easy catch. The Mumbai bowlers then rattled der’s Empire Of The Sun to add 1: Apple Bee, Mohammed Saeed Haidan, 58.98, QR2,500 the lower middle-order with ease as Deepak further QR1,050 to his prize bag. 2: Daydreamer EC, Saeed Nasser Al Qadi, 62.45, QR2,000 Chahar (0), Harbhajan Singh (1) also failed to Earlier, Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi 3: Numero Uno – T, Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, 64.21, QR1,500 bring any relief. Malinga put the final nail in the guided Henrico in an error-free ride 4: Ambre De Beaufour, Mohammad Hazim Abara, 65.29, QR1,000 coffin after picking Santner in the 18th over to to win the first round of the Small 5: Libya 2, Shk. Khalifa Al Thani, 69.92, QR700 set up a comfortable victory for Mumbai. Tour, 100/115cm class. Mohammed Earlier, some disciplined bowling by Saeed Haidan and Apple Bee com- BIG TOUR, TWO ROUNDS WITH JUMP OFF (1ST RND), Chennai restricted Mumbai to a modest 155/4 pleted two rounds with jump off in 130/145CM, PRIZE MONEY QR15,000 as Rohit Sharma contributed a 48-ball 67. the first round of Medium Tour 1: Cantaro 32, Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi, 72.01, QR4,200 Salmeen Sultan Brief Scores: 120/130cm class in 58.98 secs to win 2: Aslan 69, Nasser Al Ghazali, 73.73, QR3,375 Al Suwaidi and Mumbai Indians: 155/4 (Rohit Sharma 67, the top prize of QR2,500. 3: Carport, Faleh Suwead Al Ajami, 75.17, QR2,625 Cantaro 32 during Evin Lewis 32; Mitchell Santner 2/13) Today is the final day of the last 4: What A Pleasure, Nasser Al Ghazali, (4) 67.51, QR1,875 the Big Tour Chennai Super Kings: 109 all out in 17.4 round of the Tour. 5: Guilder's Empire Of The Sun, Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi, (4) 67.80, QR1,050 competition yesterday. overs (Murli Vijay 38, Mitchell Santner 22; Lasith Malinga 4/37) SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2019 SPORT 17 Nicklaus’ record in Tiger’s crosshairss REUTERS streaming service GOLFTV. 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