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CHINTHANA WASALA THE PENINSULA QNB QATAR INTERNATIONAL SHOW JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIP: RESULTS Rashid Towaim Al Marri yesterday made sure Anyway II COMP. (4) TABLE A, AGAINST THE CLOCK WITH JUMP OFF, MAX. 115 CM, PRIZE MONEY €5,000 complete a flawless routine as Rank/Horse Rider 1st phase 2nd phase Prize money he captured top honours in the 1: Hugo Z Hamad Nasser Al Qadi 62.02 28.38 €1,250 FEI Art. 238.2.1, 145cm category, 2: Arselina Mohammed Al Baker 67.36 32.61 €1,000 the feature event on the second 3: Mausi Mirdef Ali Al Qashouti 62.85 32.69 €750 day of the QNB Qatar Interna- 4: Santa Cruz III Hassan Hassan Al Naimi 66.74 33.05 €500 tional Show Jumping Champi- 5: Ferani Paulowna Saeed Nasser Al Qadi 60.90 33.41 €350 onship 2018 . At the Qatar Equestrian Fed- eration’s (QEF) outdoor arena, COMP. (5) TABLE A, AGAINST THE CLOCK WITH JUMP OFF, MAX. 130 CM, PRIZE MONEY €6,000 the 24-year-old Qatari rider 1: Canavaro De Muze (ET) Jaber Rashid Al Amri 78.19 42.30 €1,500 clocked a time of 81.07 seconds 2: Daydreamer EC Saeed Nasser Al Qadi 81.50 42.35 €1,200 in the FEI World Cup qualifying 3: Apple Bee Mohammed Saeed Haidan 79.31 44.68 €900 event on his gelding as he got 4: Aslan 69 Nasser Al Ghazali 82.38 55.32 (4) €600 richer by €2,200. 5: Jk Horsetrucks True Friend Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi 78.43 56.22 (4) €420 Clinton, with Rio Olympian Hamad Ali Al Attiayah in the saddle, missed the top spot of the COMP. (6) QUALIFYING COMPETITION FOR THE FEI WORLD CUP COMPETITION NUMBER.9, podium by a fraction of a second. TABLE A, AGAINST THE CLOCK, MAX. 145CM, PRIZE MONEY € 8,000 The QEF-owned gelding Rank/Horse Rider Time (secs), Faults Prize money clocked a time of 81.95 to finish 1: Anyway II Rashid Towaim Al Marri 81.07 €2,200 second with another error-less 2: Clinton Hamad Ali Al Attiayah 81.95 € 1,600 run as Al Attiyah secured a prize 3: Carport Faleh Suwead Al Ajami 83.30 € 1,200 cheque for €1,600. Carport, 4: S I E C Lonnie Hamad Nasser Al Qadi 79.88 (4) € 800 manoeuvred by Faleh Suwead 5: Fiji Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi 85.49 (4) € 560 Al Ajami, sealed the remaining podium spot after completing the same task in 83.30. He won Rashid Towaim Al Marri guides Anyway II over an obstacle on his way to win the feature event €1,200. on the second day of the QNB Qatar International Show Jumping Championship 2018 at the S I E C Lonnie, ridden by Hamad Nasser Al Qadi, was the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s (QEF) outdoor arena yesterday. PICTURES: LOTFI GARSI Surprises await fastest among the top five, but four errors cost the popular rider spectators at QEF his place on the podium. S I E C Podium winners of the feature Lonie spent just 79.88 seconds event yesterday, (FROM LEFT) to complete the round as the Hamad Ali Al Attiayah, Rashid 22-year-old rider was placed Arena today, Al Anzi Towaim Al Marri and Faleh Suwead fourth and won €800 in prize Al Ajami pose for a photograph money. after the presentation ceremony. THE PENINSULA Fiji, guided by Khalid DOHA Mohammed Al Emadi, finished fifth after clocking 85.49 but the A host of surprises await spectators on young gelding made four errors the final day of the QNB Qatar Inter- on its way to complete the round. national Show Jumping Championship Earlier, in the 115cm class at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s with jump off, Hamad Nasser Al (QEF) outdoor arena, organisers Qadi stamped his victory with revealed yesterday. Hugo Z by clocking 62.02 and Mohammed Al Anzi (pictured), 28.38 to secure the top prize of Head of Public Relations at QEF, said €1,250. that the organising committee have Arselina, with Mohammed Al lined up many surprises for the fans Baker in the saddle, clocked who will be at the QEF Arena to 67.36 and 32.61 in the two phases witness the final day’s action. to secure the second place which “Apart from witnessing world class came with a prize cheque for Jaber Rashid Al Amri The QEF-owned grey clocking 81.50 and 42.35 to win show jumping action, the fans can also €1,000. Mausi, ridden by Mirdef emerged on top in the fifth com- stallion completed the two €1,200. enjoy a host of fun activities at the Ali Al Qashouti, sealed the third petition of the championship, phases, clocking 78.19 and 42.30 Mohammed Saeed Haidan tournament venue”, Al Anzi said. spot after finishing the first and when he guided Canavaro De to earn Al Amri €1,500 in prize completed the top three in the “We have also planned a raffle draw and dozens of valuable second phases with 62.85 and Muze (ET) to complete the round money. €6,000 event after completing gifts, including 15 mobile phones will be on offer for lucky fans,” 32.69 respectively. He won €750 against the clock with no errors Saeed Nasser Al Qadi, on two error-free phases on Apple Al Anzi added. in prize money. in both phases. Daydreamer EC, finished second, Bee (79.31, 44.68) to win €900. The two-star event is co-hosted by QEF and Al Shaqab. QOC celebrates Olympic Day

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The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) represented by its sport Affairs Department, celebrated the 16th edition of Olympic Day event (Olympic Day Run) 2018 at Doha Corniche yesterday. The event brought together more than 100 participants representing all community categories (men and women) with different age groups starting from 10 years. The 3 km run started from Amiri Diwan and ended at Costa restaurant, where top three winners were honoured in each age category. The participants were distributed into three categories: senior (men and women over 18), juniors ( 15-18) and children (10-14). The QOC celebrates the Olympic Day annually to ensure community interaction with the programs of IOC and to encourage community involvement in sport activities.

Athletes take part in the annual Olympic Day Run at Doha Corniche yesterday. SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2018 SPORT 17 PSG sweat on Neymar and Mbappe AFP in 15th place coach Thomas LIGUE I FIXTURES PARIS Tuchel looks likely to rest both Neymar and Mbappe ahead of Today’s fixtures Paris Saint-Germain return to the visit of the Group C rivals. Paris Saint-Germain vs Toulouse (1600), Caen vs Ligue 1 to defend their 100 Toulouse coach Alain Monaco, Dijon vs Bordeaux, Nantes vs Angers, percent record against struggling Casanova was candid about his Reims vs Guingamp, Strasbourg vs Nimes (1900) Toulouse today but all eyes in the team’s chances in Paris, despite Tomorrow

French capital are on whether the potential absence of PSG’s two Montpellier vs Rennes (1400), Nice vs Lille (1600), star attackers Neymar and Kylian star attackers. The capital club are Amiens vs Marseille (2000) Mbappe will be ready for Liv- averaging nearly 3.5 goals a league erpool on Wednesday. game and have conceded just The pair were both injured seven in their 13 straight wins. tightest group in the Champions during friendlies in the interna- Between them Neymar and League, just a point behind both tional break, and are now in a Mbappe have scored 21 of PSG’s leaders Liverpool and Napoli and race against time to recover for 45 goals, with striker Edinson the same amount ahead of the Parisians’ huge Champions Cavani adding another eight. bottom club Red Star Belgrade. League clash with the Reds at the But Toulouse haven’t won With two games to go qual- Parc des Princes. since the start of September and ification is on a knife edge, with PSG said on Wednesday that are just three points ahead of all four teams gunning for the both players would be put under third-bottom Dijon, and last 16, and a win over Jurgen observation for 48 hours after Casanova seemed in little doubt Klopp’s team would give PSG a Brazilian Neymar strained a as to the destination of both the huge advantage over Wednes- muscle in his groin and France three points this weekend and day’s opponents going into the international Mbappe suffered a the league title. final matchday, when Liverpool shoulder contusion in their coun- “PSG would win the league and Napoli face off at Anfield and Paris St Germain’s Dani Alves and team mates during training at the Ooredoo Training Centre, Saint- tries’ respective friendly wins easily even without Mbappe and PSG take on Red Star in Serbia. Germain-en-Laye, France, yesterday. over Cameroon and Uruguay. Neymar,” said Casanova. Fifth-placed Saint-Etienne, The French champions are “They already beat Saint- who are just one point behind running away with Ligue 1, a full Etienne 4-0 without either of wool over my players’ eyes.” turning their attentions to Investments in 2011 and where Lyon, travel 60 kilometres up the 13 points ahead of their nearest them. We need to be realistic: it’s With traditional domestic Europe, where they have flat- the club’s true ambitions lie. road without their fans afer a rivals Lille after as many games, a very difficult task that awaits rivals Monaco, Lyon and Mar- tered to deceive since being They head into Wednesday’s series of crowd trouble incidents and with Toulouse languishing us and I’m not going to pull the seille miles off the pace, PSG are taking over by Qatari Sports clash with Liverpool third in the involving supporters. Klopp faces quandary as Spurs plot Chelsea downfall

AFP Liverpool travel to seventh- a potential banana skin at improvement so far and there is said Friday that he is confident ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LONDON placed Watford toay, seeking to Watford, knowing that slipping still space for further Eden Hazard will put pen to Fixtures (1500 GMT unless stated) stay in touch with City while Pep further behind against City could improvement. But a very intense paper on a new deal with Chelsea Today Jurgen Klopp must juggle Liver- Guardiola prepares to face his prove fatal, even at this early period is coming up now.” Can after N’Golo Kante signed a five- Brighton vs Leicester, Everton vs Cardiff, Fulham vs pool’s Premier League ambitions predecessor Manuel Pellegrini, stage of the season. Spurs earn statement win? Tot- year contract with the Blues. Southampton, Manchester United vs Crystal Palace, with a pivotal Champions League who is now in charge at West Ham. Klopp gave an upbeat tenham have won nine of their Hazard’s deal with unbeaten Watford vs Liverpool, West Ham vs Manchester City, trip to Paris Saint-German while Manchester United host assessment of the season so far Premier League games so far but, Chelsea runs until June 2020 and Tottenham vs Chelsea (1730) Tottenham hope to prove their Crystal Palace after their dispir- despite a couple of disappointing significantly, two of their three speculation over his future at the Tomorrow mettle with victory against iting defeat against City while Champions League defeats. defeats have come against top- club has intensified since his Bournemouth vs Arsenal (1330), Wolves vs Hud- Chelsea in the game of the Arsenal have a tricky tie at “So many things are better four rivals Manchester City and impressive displays for Belgium dersfield (1600)

weekend. Bournemouth. Klopp’s balancing than last year,” he said. Liverpool. at the World Cup in Russia. On Monday For the first time in English act Last season’s Champions “Defending is better, set-pieces Now they have the chance to The Belgian has said he is in Burnley vs Newcastle (2000) top-flight history, there are three League finalists Liverpool will are better, we are much more leapfrog Chelsea with a victory a quandary about whether to unbeaten teams after 12 matches, travel to Paris next week for their mature in games, game man- at Wembley, with Spurs boss extend his deal or seek a “dream” with Liverpool tucked in two penultimate group game with agement is better. So many Mauricio Pochettino suggesting move to Real Madrid, but Sarri Bridge until 2023 on Friday. “I points behind leaders Man- their hopes of reaching the things are better.” “It’s all good, the lack of Champions League is optimistic his star player will don’t know the evolution of the chester City and Chelsea a knockout stages in the balance. I like the season,” he added. football is helping his London stay in London after Kante com- new contract. I think we can do further two points adrift. But first they must negotiate “There has been a lot of rivals. Meanwhile, Maurizio Sarri mitted his future to Stamford (an extension),” said Sarri. Al Rayyan strike late to earn a point; Al Ahli extend unbeaten run in QSL THE PENINSULA scored later on in the half, but were to ensure the points were shared. Osama Omari playing slightly DOHA denied in surprising circumstances. In the Al Ahli-Qatar SC clash, behind him. Rodrigo Tabata had hit a beautiful Nigel de Jong converted from the Al Ahli had a goal disallowed in Al Ahli extended their unbeaten run free-kick over the wall and against spot to net the all-important goal in the eighth minute when Omid to six matches as they beat Qatar SC the post, but somehow Daniel the 60th minute at the Qatar SC Ibrahimi, who headed in a Mohsine 1-0 while Al Rayyan shared points Goumou dragged the follow-up shot Stadium. Moutaouli free-kick from the left, with Umm Salal in thrilling matches wide with the goal at his mercy. The penalty was awarded was ruled offside. of Week 13 of the QNB Stars League The first goal of the game came when Qatar SC’s Sandro Ferreira Eto’o then missed an easy yesterday. midway through the second half and tripped Mohammed Muntari chance as he failed to tap in the ball At Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan largely summed up what had been inside the box. after being put through and even as snatched a late equaliser to earn a a tight game. Al Ahli took their points to 22 Al Ahli goalkeeper Ivanildo Rod- valuable point as they drew 1-1 with Umm Salal’s Mohammad El with their seventh victory. rigues had charged out. Umm Salal. Sayed put in a cross which was The Brigadiers had held Al Al Ahli created more chances The goals were scored by flicked on to the post by Rhaili and Rayyan to a 1-1 draw in the last and, towards the end of first Mahmous Al Mawas for Umm Salal Al Mawas was on hand to scramble round. Prior to that, they had regis- half, Qatar SC goalkeeper Jassim in the 66th minute before Luca the ball across the line. tered four victories on the trot. Al Hail denied Muntari and Borges equalised for Al Rayyan in While it appeared that goal Qatar SC remained on 11 points. Meshaal. the 79th minute. would be enough, Al Rayyan had Meshaal Abdulla and Muntari led Qatar SC showed more alacrity Lucca Borges of Al Rayyan In a game of few chances, Al other ideas when Ahmad Al Sayyid’s Al Ahli’s attacks, while Dutch star in the second half, but a goal celebrates after scoring a Rayyan thought they had taken an shot was parried for a corner. De Jong played the captain’s role eluded them. Soon after Al Ahli goal against Umm Salal early lead as Mohammed Juma saw Tabata floated in a corner from well even as he controlled the scored, The Kings had a chance to during the QNB Stars his shot from a tight angle miracu- the left which found its way through midfield. equalise. However, Omari sent his League match yesterday. lously cleared off the line by Adil the defence and Luca was able to Qatar SC made Samuel Eto’o free-kick from outside the ‘D’ over Rhaili. They really should have put the ball into the back of the net their spearhead, with Syrian striker the bar. Al Thumama and Al Matar kick off Amateur League

THE PENINSULA Committee at QFA oversees every Saturday and Sunday. communities of Qatar. The A ﬁle picture from last DOHA and organises all community The 13 teams competing amateur players in Qatar year’s Qatar Amateur leagues and tournaments in this year’s QAL are Madinat deserve to have their own There’s a buzz of excitement including the QAL, School Khalifa, The Pearl, Al Nasr, league and organising the QAL League as teams get set for the start League, University League, Lusail, Al Thumama, Al for them illustrates QFA’s of the highly-anticipated and the Asian Communities Aziziya, Al Matar and Doha. commitment to improve and Qatar Amateur League season. Football Tournament. All matches will take place develop community football The 2018-19 season kicks Organising the QAL dem- at Doha Stadium and Al in Qatar.” off today, when Al Thumama onstrates QFA’s commitment Markhiya Sports Club. The QAL’s sponsors for and Al Matar play at Doha to providing a platform for Hilal Al Mohannadi, head this year include The Supreme Stadium. teams from the social, cor- of the Subsidiary Leagues Committee for Delivery & Al Nasr clinched last year’s porate and governmental Committee said: “We are very Legacy as the Official Strategic title of the Qatar Amateur sectors to integrate and excited to kick off another Partner, Qatar National Bank League (QAL) after amassing interact through football in a season of the Qatar amateur (QNB) as the Exclusive a total of 30 points, just one fun and competitive League and wish all the teams Financial Partner, Nike as the point behind were Al Bidda, environment. the best of luck. The Qatar Official Supplier, Al Kass who now play the second This year, the sixth edition Amateur League this year Channel as the Official Broad- division, Qatar’s second tier of the QAL will feature eight brings together eight teams caster and Aspetar will football competition. teams from across Qatar with representing the social, cor- provide medical services The Subsidiary Leagues four matches being played porate and government throughout the competition. 18 SPORT SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2018

Rai shreds course record Bottas puts Mercedes on top to lead in REUTERS ABU DHABI Hong Kong

Valtteri Bottas kept up his hopes AFP of ending the year on a high after HONG KONG setting the fastest lap in practice for Formula One’s season- There was high drama at ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix the Hong Kong Open yes- yesterday. terday as upstart Aaron Rai The Mercedes driver, still smashed the course record winless in 2018 while team mate with a blistering nine-under- Lewis Hamilton has taken 10 vic- par 61, and Masters champion tories and clinched a fifth title Patrick Reed birdied six of the with two races to spare, lapped final seven to avoid the floodlit Yas Marina circuit elimination. with a best time of one minute England’s Matt Fitzpatrick 37.236 seconds. and Tommy Fleetwood and Bottas won last year’s finale Spaniard Alvaro Quiros all from pole position and also set found their form in calmer the fastest lap. weather conditions to keep “It’s nice to be on top of the Rai within sight as they head timesheets, but we now need to into the weekend. build on that, we need to try and Beginning his round at the make the right set-up changes 11th hole, Rai, the world and I also need to find more number 201, made four con- performance from myself,” he Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during the second practice session at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, yesterday. secutive birdies from 12 to 15, said. and another five in total as he Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, stayed bogey-free for the fastest in the first session with a I’m pleased with how it has gone Saturday become the sport’s combustion, with some per- champion Fernando Alonso had tournament. The overnight lap of 1:38.491, was second so far.” youngest driver to take pole mitted hardware changes. a special livery on his car, co-leader opened up a four- fastest in the evening and 0.044 Australian Daniel Ricciardo, position. Hamilton was fourth in Trackside engineering matching his helmet colours, for stroke advantage at the top slower than the Finn. in his last race with Red Bull both sessions. director Andrew Shovlin said his last race before leaving of the board over South The 21-year-old Dutch driver before leaving for Renault, was “Red Bull looked quick everything looked normal after Formula One. Korea’s Park Hyo-won, who damaged his car on a kerb, second and third respectively in today, they’re usually fast in the two sessions. Poland’s Robert Kubica, also broke the previous requiring repairs. the sessions. practice and in the race, so I have Ocon was fifth fastest in the announced on Thursday as a course record with his 62. “The car seems to be working With both titles already won no doubts it will be the same this afternoon, in what looks likely 2019 Williams driver, was also Rai, who like Park is really well again, better than by Mercedes for the fifth year in weekend,” said the Briton, who to be his last race for a while with on track testing car develop- seeking his first win on the expected just like we experi- a row, Sunday’s race should be replaced his usual number 44 Canadian Lance Stroll set to take ments and without chasing a European Tour, improved on enced in Brazil,” said Ver- a no-holds barred battle for with a one on his car for the first his place. quick time in first practice. the record of 63 at the par-70 stappen, who was runner-up in victory without team orders or stint. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, He was last on the Fanling first shot by Chris that race two weeks ago. other considerations. The Briton won in Brazil preparing for his last race with timesheets, more than four Wood in 2012 and equalled “I would expect this to be Verstappen, at the centre of despite concerns his car’s engine the team before joining Sauber, seconds slower than by Lucas Bjerregaard in 2015, another circuit where tyre man- attention in Brazil after a col- was about to fail. and season’s runner-up Verstappen. David Howell in 2016 and agement is key to a good result, lision with Force India back- He used the same engine for Sebastian Vettel were seventh Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson, Miguel Angel Jimenez in 2017. hopefully it plays into our hands marker Esteban Ocon that cost practice, after the team found a and eighth in session one and also moving on after Sunday’s Fleetwood, the world again. Both long runs and short him victory and led to a post- failure in the variable inlet then fifth and sixth. race, spun at turn one and hit the number nine, made a charge runs look good for the tyres so race confrontation, can on system that caused unstable McLaren’s double world barriers in the afternoon with his 65 to lie eight shots off the pace, but afterwards he was full of praise for the 23-year-old Rai. “It’s great golf that... very, very impressive stuff. That’s all I’ve got to say,” Roach dazzles in win over North Carolina said Fleetwood, who narrowly missed out winning his second AP he missed a 3-pointer that would with 53.1 seconds left and Vir- Caroline had 25 points and 11 Golden Hurricane (4-1) with 22 Race to Dubai this month. “I LAS VEGAS have put the Tar Heels (5-1) ginia protecting a 60-56 lead. rebounds and Nevada beat Tulsa points, and Martins Igbanu had wish I could have watched it.” ahead with 1:01 left. He was 7 of It turned out to provide just in the third round of the Las 14. Rai thanked his local caddie, Kerwin Roach II had a career- 10 from 3-point range. enough cushion to keep the Cav- Vegas Invitational. Nevada (5-0) Cassius Winston had 19 calling him a “great character” high 32 points with seven assists Matt Coleman III had 16 aliers (5-0) in control and send will face Massachusetts in the points and seven assists to help and saying he helped keep and six steals to lead Texas over points for Texas (5-0), and Jaxson them into the championship championship game Friday No. 11 Michigan State cruise past him calm. No. 7 North Carolina 92-89 on Hayes had 15 points and nine game against No. 25 night. Massachusetts beat No. 17 UCLA to reach the final of Going into the weekend, Thursday night to reach the final rebounds. Wisconsin. Southern Illinois 84-62. the Las Vegas Invitational. a composed Rai said his of the Las Vegas Invitational. De’Andre Hunter matched Ty Jerome added 15 points Caleb Martin added 21 points Nick Ward scored 16 points, tactics would be to stick “as Roach also had six rebounds his career high with 23 points to for Virginia, and Kyle Guy had for the Wolf Pack, making all 10 Joshua Langford had 14 and Josh close to the original game and was 12 of 15 from the field, help fourth-ranked Virginia hold 14. Josh Cunningham led Dayton of his free throws. Jazz Johnson McQuaid had 11 for Michigan plan as possible”. including 3 of 3 from deep. off Dayton in the Battle 4 Atlantis (4-1) with 15 points. Dayton will had 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting State (4-1). The Spartans will play “We were lucky today North Carolina freshman semifinals. face Oklahoma on Friday in the from 3-point range. Texas in the championship game. with the conditions,” added Coby White had 33 points, but Hunter made a 3-pointer third-place game. Jordan Sterling Taplin led the Rai. Two new coaches join New Croatia off to a perfect Vision Badminton Sport start in Davis Cup final REUTERS THE PENINSULA LILLE, FRANCE DOHA Croatia’s Borna Coric outplayed New Vision Badminton Sport (NVBS), a Frenchman Jeremy Chardy to give his premier badminton coaching facility, has country the perfect start in the Davis recruited two new coaches while Cup final yesterday. embarking on an expansion drive to The 22-year-old broke serve in the promote badminton in Qatar, officials opening game of the opening singles of the NVBS informed yesterday. rubber inside the huge Stade Pierre Both the coaches, Aditya Nair and Mauroy and was in control throughout Bichu Sureshkumar have been coaching a one-sided contest to claim a 6-2 7-5 in India before taking up the Qatar 6-4 victory and put favourites Croatia assignment. 1-0 ahead. Nair, began his coaching career Holders France, bidding to win the under Sanave Thomas and worked along Davis Cup for the 11th time, will now with Olympian Nikhil Kanetkar. hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga can level Sureshkumar, during his playing New Vision Badminton Sport coaches Manoj Sahibjan, Kesit Sutrisno, Ameerjan things up when he takes on world career, trained under coach Sanave Ashif and Ameerjan Arif during a training session in Doha yesterday. number seven Marin Cilic later. Thomas and thereafter worked under If not it will be a long way back for the same coach to get his basic lessons the hosts, who have won seven suc- in coaching. high standings in international cessive ties in the competition. With the new additions, the strength levels and we have won the trusted Yannick Noah, hoping to end his Croatian’s Borna Coric plays a backhand of the coaches at NVBS has risen to six. of many parents in Qatar,” added third stint as France captain with a during the Davis Cup ﬁnal match in New Vision Badminton Sport has the experienced coach. fourth title, sprang a surprise by opting been providing professional level bad- Besides, Manoj, the other for Chardy for the opening day’s singles northern France yesterday. minton training for young players in coaches is Kesit Sutrisno. He first rather than Lucas Pouille, the highest- Qatar for last two years. trained under world renowned ranked player in his squad. between France and Argentina. Few The coaching staff is led by experi- coach Hangian, and thereafter His gamble backfired though as the fans are more passionate about the enced Manoj Sahibjan, a former India moved out of his home country 31-year-old was given a claycourt Davis Cup more than France’s and they Aditya Nair Bichu Sureshkumar international and a qualified coach who Indonesia to coach players in India lesson by the world number 12. cranked up the volume with their cho- has 22 years of experience behind him and is now training players at There was an end-of-era feel during reographed chanting as the players having trained players in India, Maldives game and compete at the international NVBS. the buildup to the final -- the last before walked on court for the anthems, and in Qatar. level,” said Sahibjan. He worked as a coach in Malaysia the 118-year-old team competition gets accompanied by fireworks and spot- “The training methods are unique “The aim of NVBS is to have qual- and successfully trained them to make a major revamp next year. lights. But it was the large block of and New Vision Badminton Sport ified and energetic trainers as part of the it to be international players. Whatever the future holds it did not Croatians high up in the freezing upper endeavour has been to improve the team. The new additions will add quality Two other coaches are Ameerjan detract from the electric atmosphere tiers who soon found their voices as standards of its players and we have value to NVBS,” he added. Ashif and Ameerjan Arif, who have been under the closed roof of a stadium Coric, hero of his country’s semi-final ensured that the players are provided “Many of our students trained and coaching in Qatar for the last four and which is home to soccer club Lille and win over the United States, took control excellent requisite facilities to lift their groomed by us have been able to achieve three years respectively. last week hosted a rugby international against 40th-ranked Chardy. SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2018 SPORT 19 Bairstow hits century at No.3 Rain ruins India’s bid to before Sri Lanka strike back level Australia

AFP England’s Jonny COLOMBO Bairstow plays a T20 series shot as Sri Lankan Jonny Bairstow laid down a marker wicketkeeper AFP to be England’s permanent Test Niroshan Dickwella MELBOURNE number three yesterday but Sri Lanka looks on during clawed their way back into their final the ﬁrst day of the India’s bid to level their Twenty20 series with Aus- match with late wickets. third Test match tralia was ruined by rain yesterday, with the match At stumps on day one England, at the Sinhalese in Melbourne abandoned after the home team hunting a 3-0 whitewash, were 312-7, Sports Club struggled to 132-7. Bairstow having made 110 after part- (SSC) Stadium Australia won a nail-biting first match in Brisbane nerships of 100 with Joe Root and 99 in Colombo by four runs, with the third and final game in Sydney with Ben Stokes. yesterday. “I was obviously pleased with it. on Sunday. But the weather means India now can There’s only a few times you get to no longer win the series. score a hundred for England, so it’s a On a cold, grey day Australia were unable to special time to be out there in the build any meaningful partnerships with Ben middle,” Bairstow, 29, said McDermott their top scorer on 32 before the heavens afterwards. opened and they forced off after 19 overs. Left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed took Sandakan was Sri Lanka’s most pen- two wickets each. Several attempts were made to etrative -- and expensive -- bowler restart the game, with the covers coming off and then of the day, taking 4 for 91 off his 21 going on again before the umpires finally called it off. overs. The win in Brisbane had been a confidence- Finger spinners Malinda Pushpa- booster for an Australian team that have only won kumara and Dilruwan Perera shared six of their last 23 internationals. the other three wickets between them. They were hoping to keep the momentum going Batting after Root won his eighth but got off to the worst possible start after Virat Kohli straight toss, England lost both hay, Stokes hitting five fours and two The ginger-haired Bairstow was SCOREBOARD won the toss and put them into bat in front of a bois- openers cheaply in the morning. sixes before Sandakan got the Durham installed at the key number three terous 65,000-strong crowd. Rory Burns disappointed again, all-rounder to edge to slip, his 57 spot after Ali got a duck and three ENGLAND, first innings Aaron Finch was out first ball, with the Australian bowled by Perera for 14 as he tried to scored off 88 balls. in the first Test and after an exper- R Burns b Perera ...... 14 skipper edging a Kumar delivery to Rishabh Pant cut. Keaton Jennings fell three overs Bairstow then passed his century, iment with Stokes in Kandy failed K Jennings c Silva b Pushpakumara ...... 13 behind the wicket who took a simple catch. later, caught at leg slip off Pushpa- removing his helmet and celebrating to pay off. J Bairstow b Sandakan ...... 110 The explosive Chris Lynn began swinging his bat soon after coming in, including a trademark six, but kumara for 13. with gusto. But Bairstow on Friday stopped J Root c Gunathilaka b Sandakan ...... 46 he didn’t last long and sliced a ball to deep point But Root and Bairstow, England’s But he fell for 110, another short of saying he has now made the B Stokes c de Silva b Sandakan ...... 57 fourth different number three in the Sandakan scalp, and was soon followed position his own with his century, where he was comfortably caught by Krunal Pandya. J Buttler c & b Sandakan ...... 16 series, steadied the ship, surviving one by Buttler for 16, caught and bowled his sixth. D’Arcy Short chopped a ball onto his wicket from M Ali not out ...... 23 review each to steer the visitors to by the same man, and by Ben Foakes “Long term who knows what’s Ahmed. He was gone for 14 and Marcus Stoinis then 102-2 at lunch. who nicked Pushpakumara on 13. going to happen. In the last year I B Foakes c Dickwella b Pushpakumara ...... 13 fell for four. Bairstow and Root put on a Moeen Ali, who has had a woeful think I’ve batted at 7, 6, 5, 4 and A Rashid not out ...... 13 Glenn Maxwell was bowled by Pandya for 19 100-run stand before the captain fell tour with the bat -- in contrast to with three. Who knows what’s going to Extras (b3, lb3, nb1) ...... 7 and Alex Carey was the next to depart, caught by to Sandakan after lunch, top-edging ball in hand -- then survived an lbw happen long term but I’m happy with Total (7 wickets, 88.1 overs) ...... 312 Pandya off spinner Kuldeep Yadav as he went for a an attempted slog sweep on 46. review. He ended on 23 and Adil my performance today,” he said. Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Burns), 2-36 (Jennings), big hit. Nathan Coulter-Nile smacked a huge six off Sri Lanka should have had Stokes Rashid not out on 13. Injuring himself playing football 3-136 (Root), 4-235 (Stokes), 5-254 (Bairstow), the first ball he faced and got another before he too as well, with umpire Chris Gaffaney Sri Lanka also dropped two before the Galle Test, he was then 6-265 (Buttler), 7-294 (Foakes) was out. incorrectly turning down Perera’s lbw straightforward chances off Ali, who left out in Kandy after his Bowling: Lakmal 10-2-23-0, Perera 30.1-1-107-1, Alex Tye joined McDermott in a cameo to add appeal when the Durham allrounder edged to wicketkeeper Niroshan Dick- replacement at wicketkeeper, Pushpakumara 20-3-64-2, Sandakan 21-0-91-4, de some desperately-needed late runs before rain forced was yet to get off the mark. wella on two and to slip Dimuth Kar- Foakes, hit a blistering century -- Silva 5-0-16-0, Gunathilaka 2-0-5-0 them off with an over left. Stokes and Bairstow then made unaratne on 17. and on his Test debut. Sarfraz calls on Windies claw back late against Pakistan batsmen Bangladesh on 17-wicket day

to dig in against AFP SCOREBOARD CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH BANGLADESH, first innings Imrul Kayes c Ambris b Warrican ...... 44 New Zealand Teenage Bangladesh off-spinner Soumya Sarkar c Dowrich b Roach ...... 0 Mominul Haque c Dowrich b Gabriel ...... 120 AFP Nayeem Hasan became the youngest ever player to take five wickets on Mohammad Mithun c Dowrich b Bishoo ...... 20 DUBAI Shakib Al Hasan b Gabriel ...... 34 debut but West Indies’ spinners Mushfiqur Rahim lbw b Gabriel ...... 4 matched him to restore parity in the Mahmudullah Riyad b Gabriel ...... 3 Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed urged his faltering first Test in Chittagong yesterday. Mehidy Hasan b Warrican ...... 22 batsmen to play long innings to help their team bounce Nayeem, who was 17 years 355 Nayeem Hasan c Hope b Warrican ...... 26 back in the second Test against New Zealand starting days old at the start of the game, Taijul Islam not out ...... 39 Mustafizur Rahman lbw b Warrican ...... 0 in Dubai today. finished with 5-61, as Bangladesh Extras (b3, lb5, nb4) ...... 12 Since the retirement of two senior established bowled out the West Indies for Total (all out; 92.4 overs) ...... 324 batsmen Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq last year, 246 to take a 78-run first innings Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Soumya), 2-105 (Imrul), 3-153 Pakistan have been struggling to post big totals, espe- lead. (Mithun), 4-222 (Mominul), 5-226 (Mushfiqur), 6-230 cially in the run chase. But the hosts were unable to (Mahmudullah), 7-235 (Shakib), 8-259 (Mehedi), In the first test, they made heavy weather of a cash in on the advantage, slumping 9-324 (Nayeem), 10-324 (Mustafizur) Bowling: Roach 17-2-63-1, Gabriel 20-3-70-4, Chase modest 176-run target, collapsing from 130-3 to 171 all to 55 for five in their second innings 11-0-42-0, Warrican 21.4-6-62-4, Bishoo 15-0-60-1, out as New Zealand pulled off a sensational four-run at stumps on the second day for a Brathwaite 8-1-19-0 win in Abu Dhabi. lead of just 133 runs. Sarfraz says that Pakistan have left that defeat Jomel Warrican and Roston WEST INDIES, first innings behind but recognise the shortcomings of their batting. Chase each took two wickets to help Bangladeshi bowler K. Brathwaite c Soumya b Shakib ...... 13 “What mistakes we committed we have left them the West Indies claw their way back Nayeem Hasan K. Powell lbw b Taijul ...... 14 S. Hope b Shakib ...... 1 in Abu Dhabi. If you analyse our last eight Tests or so, into the contest. celebrates after S. Ambris lbw b Nayeem ...... 19 our batsmen get out without playing long innings so Mushfiqur Rahim remained taking the wicket R. Chase c Imrul b Nayeem ...... 31 we have spoken to them about that,” said Sarfraz. unbeaten on 11 alongside Mehidy of West Indies S. Hetmyer c Mushfiqur b Mehidy ...... 63 Since the Younis-Misbah era Pakistan batsmen have Hasan, on what looked like a batting batsman Kemar S. Dowrich not out ...... 63 scored only three hundreds in eight Tests, one each by minefield at the Zahur Ahmed Roach during the D. Bishoo lbw b Nayeem ...... 7 K. Roach lbw b Nayeem ...... 2 Asad Shafiq (versus Sri Lanka in Dubai last year), Chowdhury Stadium. second day of their J. Warrican b Nayeem ...... 12 Mohammad Hafeez and Haris Sohail (against Australia Nayeem, who surpassed Aus- ﬁrst Test cricket S. Gabriel c Mahmudullah b Shakib ...... 6 in Dubai last month). tralian Pat Cummins’s five-wicket match in Chittagong Extras (b6, lb2, nb2, p5) ...... 15 In that period Pakistan’s Azhar Ali and Shafiq, who haul on debut at 18 years and 193 yesterday. The Total (all out; 64 overs) ...... 246 are now the senior batsmen, have been well below days, took care of the West Indies teenage off-spinner Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Powell), 2-30 (Hope), 3-31 their best. Azhar has managed just 422 runs with no lower middle-order after senior (Brathwaite), 4-77 (Chase), 5-88 (Ambris), 6-180 yesterday became (Hetmyer), 7-199 (Devendra Bishoo), 8-205 ( Roach), hundreds and Shafiq 590 with one hundred -- a far cry spinners provided the initial the youngest ever 9-225 ( Warrican), 10-246 (Gabriel) from what Pakistan needed. breakthroughs. player to take ﬁve Bowling: Mustafizur 2-1-4-0 (nb2), Mehidy 15-0-67-1, Sarfraz said Pakistan badly need a win in the second Skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who wickets on debut. Taijul 20-3-51-1, Shakib 11-1-43-3, Nayeem 14-2-61-5, Test. finished with 3-43, dismissed Shai Mahmudullah 2-0-7-0 “This is an important Test for us so we should play Hope and Kraigg Brathwaite at the BANGLADESH, second innings good cricket and we realise how important it is to start of his spell after Taijul Islam Hetmyer shared 92 runs with the help of two fours and three sixes. Imrul Kayes b Warrican ...... 2 bounce back and then go on to win the series,” said removed Kieran Powell for 14 to Shane Dowrich to lift West Indies Earlier in the day, Bangladesh Soumya Sarkar c Brathwaite b Chase ...... 11 Sarfraz. help the hosts reduce West Indies from a precarious 88-5 but the side were bowled out quickly for 324 in Mominul Haque lbw b Chase ...... 12 Pakistan have called up lanky teenage paceman to 31-3. collapsed again once Mehidy broke their first innings after resuming on Mohammad Mithun b Bishoo ...... 17 Shaheen Shah Afridi -- who took seven wickets against Roston Chase and Sunil Ambris the stand. their overnight score of 315-8. Shakib Al Hasan c Gabriel b Warrican ...... 1 England Lions in the four-day game in Abu Dhabi this tried to rebuild the innings but Nayeem then dismissed Dev- Left-arm spinner Warrican took Mushfiqur Rahim not out ...... 11 Mehidy Hasan not out ...... 0 week -- but his chance of making a debut in Dubai are Nayeem soon struck, removing both endra Bishoo, Kemar Roach and the remaining two Bangladeshi Extras (lb 1) ...... 1 slim.New Zealand are mulling the option of including batsmen in successive overs for 31 Warrican to complete his five-for wickets as the hosts added just nine Total (five wickets, 17 overs) ...... 55 a third spinner in uncapped off-spinner Will Somer- and 19 runs respectively. before Sakib removed Shannon runs. To Bat: Mahmudullah, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, ville. The last time they played three spinners in a Test Shimron Hetmyer then launched Gabriel to wrap up the West Indies Bangladesh owed their first- Mustafizur Rahman was against India in Kanpur two years ago. a counter-attack to score 63 off 47 innings. innings score to Mominul Haque, Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Imrul Kayes), 2-13 (Soumya New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls said his team balls with five fours and four sixes Dowrich held one end firm to who struck 120 off 167 balls while Sarkar), 3-32 (Mominul), 4-35 (Shakib), 5-53 (Mithun) Bowling: Roach 1-0-11-0, Warrican 8-0-22-2, Chase are more confident after the win. for a brief respite from the spin stay unbeaten on 63, his third Test Imrul Kayes and Shakib made 44 5-1-16-2, Bishoo 3-0-5-1 onslaught. fifty which came off 101 balls with and 34 respectively.