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CRICKET | Page 2 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 7 Windies top Sane: A rough order gone diamond who To Advertise here aft er Rahane could be a Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 hits century bargain for City Wednesday, August 3, 2016 SPOTLIGHT Shawwal 29, 1437 AH Tennis battles to GULF TIMES save image aft er Olympic pullouts SPORT Page 3 SPOTLIGHT Misbah wants Pakistan to pull down England ‘pillars’ ‘If you really have to put pressure on the opposition, it’s important to get their main players out’ AFP Birmingham Pakistan captain Misbah Anderson not fazed by drop in pace ul-Haq takes part in a nets session in Birmingham akistan captain Misbah-ul- Reuters matches due to various injuries ahead of the third Test Haq believes knocking down London over the past year but the right-arm match against England. England “pillars” Alastair Cook paceman still has the “hunger” to Pand Joe Root holds the key to his contribute for England, saying he side’s hopes of winning the third Test at ngland seamer James An- was continuing to work hard on his Edgbaston. derson is confident that he fitness and technique. England levelled the four-match se- has enough skill and experi- “The way I feel at the moment, men- ries at 1-1 last time out at Old Traff ord. ence to compensate for his tally, I’ve still got a hunger to play the Between them, England captain Cook E decreased pace over the remaining game and a hunger to take wickets and vice-captain Root made 506 runs years of his cricket career. and help my team win matches,” for just twice out at Old Traff ord in a England’s record wicket-taker in Anderson added. second Test the hosts won by the huge the format missed the opening test “As long as I’ve got that hunger I’m margin of 330 runs. defeat against Pakistan at Lord’s with going to keep working, keep improv- But you have to go back to May 2015 a shoulder injury but returned for the ing and keep working on my fitness for the last time another specialist second match in Manchester. and if I get to 37 then great. I just try England batsman made a Test hundred Anderson, who turned 34 over the to concentrate on staying fit for the — discarded opener Adam Lyth’s 107 weekend, took four wickets at Old next game.” against New Zealand at Headingley. Traff ord as England levelled the four- The England selectors copped plenty “In every team there are key players match series with a 330-run victory of criticism for keeping Anderson out and at the moment those two are in re- but there was a discernable drop in of the Lord’s test, which the hosts ally good form,” said Misbah of Cook and pace for the bowler who has claimed lost by 75 runs, when the seamer was Root at Edgbaston yesterday. 458 victims in 117 appearances. fit to bowl in the nets ahead of the “If you really have to put pressure on “I didn’t feel like my speeds were match and subsequently played for the opposition, it’s important to get their where they could be at Old Traff ord,” Lancashire against Durham. main players out because those are the Anderson told reporters. “I felt a bit “Looking back, without having had two pillars of their batting. like Matthew Hoggard at the end of any game time before that first test, “Psychologically, that can also give his career when he slowed down a it was probably wise to get some you an advantage and damage the oppo- bit but his control was pretty good. old defender in football, who might overs under my belt before I came sition if you can get them early, because “With the skills I have, I can do a job not have the pace of a quick striker back into the test side,” Anderson other (members of the England) batting even if my speeds did drop. but he’s two steps ahead of him said. line-up are struggling at the moment. “With experience, you can stay one upstairs.” “I think it was probably the right “That’s really important for us to just step ahead in your head. It is like an Anderson has missed a few test decision.” get them (Cook and Root) early and put them (England) under pressure.” James Vince has yet to make a fi fty in way he plays. He’s got a couple of starts temporary ‘home’ in the UAE but Mis- “It’s really diffi cult for the Pakistan his seven career Test innings this season and the way he handled the whole situ- bah said there was no substitute for Cricket Board and it can really hurt them and left-hander Gary Ballance is also ation in a diff erent format in the United playing in front of your own fans. fi nancially also. searching for a big score following his Arab Emirates (UAE) is a good indicator “It can really hurt your overall devel- “You can see wherever the World surprise recall for Pakistan’s 75-run win of how he can handle the pressure. He opment as a cricketing nation (not play- Cups are, or international events, the in the series opener at Lord’s. needs that score for his confi dence and ing at home)”, the 42-year-old veteran whole scenario changes, it’s like a fever “Throughout my time as captain to get you guys (the press) off his back.” skipper explained. in that country for that sport. That’s there’s always been something up for Today’s match will be the 500th Test “Your youth can really be inspired if what we have been really missing.” discussion and at the moment it’s the played in England. you are playing internationally back at Asked if he felt it was safe for rival Test middle order,” said Cook. By contrast, Pakistan have been una- home. Obviously, you can build more teams to tour Pakistan now, Misbah re- “Until the guys get good scores con- ble to play international cricket at home infrastructure. plied: “That (the security situation) has sistently that will be the case but they’re since an armed attack on Sri Lanka’s “It’s one area where you can say we are been improving a lot. very good players and they got picked team bus in Lahore in 2009 made the really unlucky and we want internation- “The Pakistan government, the army, because of outstanding form for their country a ‘no-go area’ for major foreign al cricket back in Pakistan, just to help everybody is really working hard on that. counties. Turning to number four Vince, sides. our youngsters and just to help cricket in Hopefully, it will be better in the coming opening batsman Cook added: “I like the Pakistan have since established a Pakistan. future.” BOTTOMLINE Saudi female runner breaks barriers in Rio AFP competition, but will take part with “My mom and I pieced together an Saudi appoints princess to oversee women’s sports Rio de Janeiro special invitations from the Interna- outfi t: a long-sleeve shirt, full-length tional Olympic Committee. running tights, and a head cover we to Washington for 22 years until 2005. Attar has no regrets and no doubts found online,” Attar told Marie-Claire Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has appointed She was educated in the United States. ioneer Saudi sportswoman Sa- about running in London and Rio. magazine. a princess to oversee women’s sports “I am honoured to serve my nation,” rah al-Attar has already raced “I was going for the women in Saudi “I was proud to wear the uniform and in the ultra-conservative kingdom, SPA quoted Princess Reema as saying. at the Olympics, but now her Arabia, for all the young girls to have liked that wearing the appropriate dress even as the country has doubled the Women face significant obstacles to Pcampaign will become a mara- someone in the Olympics representing connected me to Saudi girls who want number of female athletes represent- competing in sport in Saudi Arabia, thon as she uses the Rio Games to break them, giving them a picture of some- to run and have to be covered while they ing it at the Olympics. where women have to cover from down barriers in the conservative king- thing they could one day strive for,” she do it.” Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan head to toe and are banned from dom. said in a recent article for the Like The Since London, Attar has become a was named head of the women’s driving. Attar turned heads in the head-to- Wind runners’ magazine. sponsored athlete training with elite section at the General Authority for years ago. toe outfi t she patched together with Attar fi nished last in her 800 me- women runners in Mammoth Lakes, Sports, which acts as the kingdom’s In a first in 2014, a Saudi state school her mother to race in the 800 metres tres heat in London, more than half a California. sports ministry, the off icial SPA news introduced sports for girls, after a call at the 2012 London Games, where she minute behind her nearest rival. She Attar and her family have also no- agency said. for lifting a ban on women in sports. was one of the fi rst Saudi women Ol- still got a standing ovation when she ticed change in Saudi Arabia since the It did not specify what her responsibili- Saudi authorities shut down private ympians.

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