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SPORT Saturday 24 November 2018 PAGE | 17 PAGE | 19 PSG sweat on Bairstow hits Neymar and Mbappe century at No.3 as they look past before Sri Lanka Ligue 1 to Liverpool strike back Al Marri rides to glory on Anyway II CHINTHANA WASALA THE PENINSULA QNB QATAR INTERNATIONAL SHOW JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIP: RESULTS Rashid Towaim Al Marri yes- terday 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 THE PENINSULA DOHA 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 par- ticipants 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.