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16 SPORT FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 2017 Qatari players shine Qatar conclude UK camp with victory at Arab Table Tennis The Peninsula Championship atar beat Andorra 1-0 in their final friendly match at the St Muscat Q George’s Park National Football QNA Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, Staf- fordshire, United Kingdom on atar’s table tennis stars continued to shine Wednesday. in the second day of the 16th Arab Table It was Qatar’s third friendly on QTennis Championship, which is currently their two-week training camp in Eng- taking place in Muscat, Oman with the participa- land ahead of their two FIFA World tion of 14 Arab countries. Cup qualifying matches in the com- In the youth competition yesterday, Qatar’s ing days. Mohammed Abdul Wahab qualified to the semi- Wednesday’s match saw the finals after leading the first group and won his national team produce attacking foot- three preliminary stage matches. ball though the first half did not Nawaf Al Maliki qualified for the quarter-final produce no goals. of Group C after finishing second behind the In the second half, the national group’s leader, and after winning the last group team increased their effectiveness match against Oman player Saif Al Kharousi. against the opponent, especially after Qatari champion Mohammed Abdul Wahab the changes made by coach Felix was to play in the final of the youth singles com- Sanchez. petition yesterday. In the second half Ali Asad was On the other hand, Algeria’s Qara Ali Naeem able to put Al Annabi in the lead after qualified in the top of the group, while Omani a special attack led by Abdul Karim Haitham Hameed Al Mantheri finished second Ali, who passed it to Akram, who in and qualified for the quarter-finals, while Pales- turn presented it to Asad. tinian Tariq Jamal qualified for the quarter-finals Without wasting time, Asad found of the first group. Qatari players celebrate after scoring the match-winning the back of the net with a neat finish. Qatar squad will arrive in Doha goal against Andorra in their ﬁnal friendly match played at today. A final friendly match will see the St George’s Park National Football Centre in Burton- Al Annabi take on Turkmenistan is upon-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom on Wednesday. scheduled for August 23. RIGHT: Action during the friendly match on Wednesday. R eal complete Super Cup England’s Joe Root celebrates after scoring a century against West Indies in their ﬁrst Test rout of Barca sans Ronaldo in Birmingham yesterday. Madrid was demonstrated in a dom- ourselves against the ropes,” AFP inant first 45 minutes. added Valverde. Ruthless Root “This team has hunger “Things have happened eal Madrid shrugged off and every time we play it in pre-season that have the absence of the sus- shows,” added Zidane. affected the balance of the and Cook put pended Cristiano “We have to try to con- team and our job is to refind Ronaldo to cruise past tinue like this. To start the that balance.” rivals Barcelona 2-0 in season like this is very good, Indeed, the scoreline England in control Rthe second leg of the Spanish Super but we know a long season could have been a lot more Cup to cap a 5-1 aggregate win. is just starting.” embarrassing for Barca as Birmingham SCOREBOARD Ronaldo was slapped with a In similar fashion to his Marcelo dragged wide Reuters five-game ban for pushing the ref- strike in the first leg, 21-year- before Lucas Vazquez hit the England (I innings): eree after he was sent off in the first old Asensio sent an post with a glorious chance. oe Root and A Cook (batting) ..............................85 leg, but his replacement Marco unstoppable left-footed shot The hosts finally doubled Alastair Cook M Stoneman b Roach ......................8 Asensio enhanced his reputation past Marc-Andre ter Stegen their lead six minutes before Jplayed sublimely T Westley lbw Cummins..................8 as one of world football’s rising into the top corner from out- the break when Benzema to lead England to a J Root (batting) .............................103 stars as he smashed Madrid into the side the box. nipped in front of Umtiti and commanding 215 for Extras (LB-8, NB-1, W-2) ............... 11 lead after just four minutes. “I think we were superior slotted past Ter Stegen. two at tea on the Total (for 2 wkts at tea) .....215 Karim Benzema then deserv- across the whole tie,” Asen- An 11:00 pm kick-off opening day of their Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-39. edly doubled Real’s lead before sio told Spanish TV station time meant half-time saw first day-night Test Bowling: Roach 14-4-49-1 (2w); half-time. Telecinco. Wednesday turn to Thurs- against the West Joseph 10-1-53-0; Cummins 14-3-40- Barca responded with a more However, he rejected day and Barca did at least Indies at Edgbaston 1 (1nb); Holder 11-2-43-0; Chase 6-0- spirited second-half showing and suggestions he is now ahead salvage some pride in the yesterday. 22-0. were unfortunate not to at least of Bale in Zidane’s pecking early morning with an Captain Root West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite, Ki- pull a goal back as Lionel Messi order. improved second-half moved on to 103 not eran Powell, Shai Hope, Kyle Hope, Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, and Luis Suarez hit the “I am working to have as display. out and Cook was Ronaldo holds up the trophy as he celebrates Shane Dowrich (wkt), Jason Holder woodwork. many minutes as possible on Messi was desperately unbeaten on 85 as their Spanish Super Cup victory after beating (capt), Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph, Victory continues Madrid’s run the field. unlucky not to net a conso- England recovered FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu Miguel Cummins. of success under Zinedine Zidane “I am happy on both a lation goal as he hit the strongly from Stadium in Madrid, on Wednesday. with the European champions now collective and individual underside of the bar from a another poor start having lifted seven trophies in the level.” narrow angle. with the bat when they slumped to 39 for two after 20 months since the Frenchman Barcelona boss Ernesto Val- Valverde, ahead of Barca’s La Liga The visitors’ night was summed winning the toss. took charge. verde has suffered the worst opener against Real Betis on up when Suarez headed against the Root would have been hoping for a steady “We played a great match possible start to his reign with Sunday. post with the goal gaping after opening stand but Mark Stoneman, making his tonight,” said Zidane. “Especially back-to-back defeats against the Shorn of Neymar after his Navas had parried Messi’s driven debut as Cook’s latest partner, was bowled off- in the first half it was Catalans fiercest rivals and the world record breaking transfer to shot into his path. stump by a fine delivery from Kemar Roach. spectacular.” visitors never threatened to Paris Saint-Germain and injured And there could be even worse Miguel Cummins trapped Tom Westley lbw, Zidane even had the luxury of mount a comeback after captain Andres Iniesta, Barca’s star news to come for Barca as Suarez the West Indies successfully reviewing the leaving first-team regulars Gareth conceding. front two lacked the service needed ended the game visibly suffering umpire’s not out decision to leave England in trou- Bale, Isco and Casemiro on the “We have to recover quickly, to make a meaningful impact. from a knee injury that Valverde ble at the start of the three-match series. bench as Real’s strength in depth the league is on the horizon,” said “In three days we find said will be assessed yesterday. Cook and Root dug in, however, taking advan- tage of good batting conditions and wayward bowling with a flurry of crisp boundaries to give their side a solid platform. Cook brought up his fifty shortly before lunch and Root soon followed him to the milestone, post- ing a half-century for the 11th Test in a row to equal the record in five-day cricket. The prolific right-hander continued to play immaculate strokes all round the ground and he reached his 13th Test hundred by sweeping off spinner Roston Chase for his 19th four. England, fresh from beating South Africa 3-1, are strong favourites to overcome a callow West Indies side without many of their leading players due to contractual disputes with their cricket board. The fifth ever day-night Test and first in Eng- land, played with an unfamiliar pink ball, was expected to offer the touring side their best chance Players and officials of Real Madrid pose for a photograph as they celebrate after winning the Spanish Super Cup in of an upset and they will be hoping the ball the return match against Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on Wednesd ay. behaves more unpredictably when the floodlights are turned on in the final session. FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 2017 SPORT 17 Messi and Ronaldo lead FIFA shortlist London FIFA’S SHORTLIST Zidane has enjoyed a Agencies glorious year in charge of The best men’s player Madrid as they successfully ristiano Ronaldo Pierre Aubameyang (Gabon, Borussia Dort- defended the European Cup mund), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy, AC Milan), and Lionel Messi -- the first team to do so in Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus), Daniel will again be the Champions League era.

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