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SPORT Friday 21 September 2018 PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Man City struggling Wembley returnrn to find Champions a ‘blessing’, saysys League magic Joshua QSL: Al Arabi seal fourth win; Qatar SC, Al Khor share points FAWAD HUSSAIN percent at half-time and which THE PENINSULA was reduced to 52 percent at the end of the match. Qatar SC and DOHA: Al Arabi continued their Al Khor now have four and two consistent run at the QNB Stars points respectively. League (QSL), securing a 2-0 win And that showed Al Khor’s over Al Shahania at their home performance with renewed Al Sailiya coach Sami Trabelsi (right) during a pre-match press turf yesterday. vigour in the second half even conference in Doha on Wednesday. In other match yesterday, though chances created by either Qatar SC were held to a goalless side were few and far between draw by Al Khor at their home in the latter part. ground. While most of the chances Al Sailiya ready for Al Arabi was the team to belonged to Qatar SC, Al Khor watch on the first day of Round forced more corner kicks – nine 6 as they continued to improve as against the rivals’ five. from an 11-1 drubbing by Al Sadd Both teams were under new Al Ahli challenge, earlier in the League, sealing coaches, Yousef Al Noobi their fourth QSL victory from six replacing Abdulla Mubarak at matches so far. Qatar SC and Omar Najhi coming says coach Trabelsi It was a fast start to the game in place of Adel Sellimi. at Al Arabi Stadium as Al Sha- Qatar SC produced a gritty THE PENINSULA hania, who were coming after a performance after 68 minutes recent international break by win over Qatar SC in their pre- when Sandro Ferreira was red- having a closed camp and vious match, also looked in good carded by referee Abdulrahman DOHA: Al Sailiya coach Sami playing a friendly match. We touch against the hosts. Al Jassim for fouling Al Khor’s Trabelsi is confident of are ready technically, physically Both teams started off Salem Khalifa. Their new recruit achieving results as his team is and psychologically to face Al aggressively and exchanged Wagner Ferreira’s resultant free- set to take on Al Ahli at their Ahli,” said Trabelsi. Al Arabi’s Abdullah Hassan Marafy (foreground) controls the ball several attacks before Mailson kick went out off a deflection. home turf in their Round 6 Meanwhile, Al Ahli coach during the QSL match against Al Shahania at Al Arabi Stadium, Francinsco Farias opened the Star Cameroonian striker match at the QNB Stars League Milan Macala said Al Sailiya are yesterday. account for Al Arabi in 21st Samuel Eto’o, who was substi- match today. a balanced side, and it will be a minute. Farias made no mistake tuted after 70 minutes, twice and Al Sailiya have enjoyed a tough game. on a ball from outside the box tired as they were not as threat- goalkeeper after a long pass from Iraqi forward Hussein Ali once good start in the League and are “First of all, congratulations finding the target on the left of ening in the second half. his team-mate. An own goal by tested Al Khor goalkeeper placed at 4th spot in the to Al Sadd for making it to the Al Shahania goalkeeper. Al Arabi exploited a lack- Al Shahania captain Alvaro Mejia Mohammed Al Bakri in the first standings with 9 points, while AFC Champions League semi- Al Shahania looked for luster show by Al Shahania in the Perez in the 84th minute sealed half. Al Ahli are 9th with 6 points. final. They have made Qatar leveler but a firm Al Arabi 58th minute to score their second 3-0 victory for Al Arabi. Qatar SC’s Syrian striker “We are ready to face Al football proud. defense ensured they walked goal and take 2-0 lead. Meanwhile, at Qatar SC Osama Omari too had come close Ahli. They are a good team with “Coming to our match this into the breather with 1-0 lead. It was Mohamed Salah Elneel Stadium, both teams created to scoring, but for the alertness a competent coach and players week, Al Sailiya are a strong The visitors seemed to be who just had to beat a defender chances even though Qatar SC of Qatar SC goalkeeper Jassim Al in all departments,” Trabelsi side. They defend well and are before firing the ball past dominated the ball. They had 60 Hail. said ahead of the match. also good in other departments “We will be very happy if of the game. They have a good we can collect full points from coach in Sami Trabelsi, who has this match.” been with the side for long,” Al Sailiya coach said his said Macala before stressing for team was in good confidence a good defence in the match. after defeating Al Kharaitiyat in “We must be wary of their YESTERDAY’S RESULTS their previous match. attack as they have scored Qatar SC draw wiith Al Khor 0-0 “The victory over Al seven goals from four games. Al Arabi beat Al Shahania 3-0 Kharaitiyat has boosted their “We were happy that we morale, so we are expecting a could collect full points from TODAY’S MATCHES strong reaction from them. our last match against Al 5:55pm: Al Sailiya vs Al Ahli at Especially since they have Kharaitiyat. Sometimes, we players who have good played nicely, but did not win. Al Ahli Stadium potential. Last time, we got a good result 8:05pm: Al Kharaitiyat vs Umm Qatar SC’s Rami Fayez “I presume Al Ahli will show too,” he said. Shamalah (right) Salal at Al Khor Stadium their true level against us. They “With more players coming controls the ball have improved a lot ever since back from injuries, I see further TOMORROW during the QSL match the start of this season. Our goal improvement in our per- 5:55pm: Al Sadd vs Al Rayyan at against Al Khor at this season is not easy with Al formance. We can do a lot Suhaim bin Hamad Arabi, Al Gharafa and Umm more.” Al Sadd Stadium Stadium, yesterday. Salal breathing down our neck. The other match today 8:05pm: Al Duhail vs Al Gharafa The match ended in a We are working hard to will see Al Kharaitiyat taking goalless draw. at Al Duhail Stadium improve our results,” he said. on Umm Salal at Al Khor “We took advantage of the Stadium. World Anti-Doping Agency reinstates Russia AP key conditions it had set for rein- Russia publicly accepting a state- Reedie’s Vice-President at WADA, and tacitly the Interna- Russian Anti-Doping VICTORIA, SEYCHELLES: The statement: That Russia accept a sponsored conspiracy to help its WADA, Norwegian politician tional Olympic Committee, Agency was suspended World Anti-Doping Agency rein- report that concluded state athletes win Olympic medals by Linda Helleland, said she would appeasing a sporting super- in November 2015 after stated Russia yesterday despite involvement in the doping and doping. Reedie said a majority of not be voting for power unwilling to admit the doping scandal, a wave of protests, ending the cover-ups, and that Russia give the executive committee voted to reinstatement. wrongdoing. The WADA exec- which centred on helping nearly three-year suspension of access to evidence stored in its reinstate Russia but didn’t say The Russian Anti-Doping utive board that decided on Rus- the country’s drug-testing discredited Moscow what the vote count was. Agency was suspended in sia’s reinstatement is made up Russian athletes win program because of a state- laboratory. Signs that WADA had sud- November 2015 after the doping of six members from the medals at the 2014 Sochi sponsored doping scheme. In announcing its decision to denly softened its stance on scandal, which centred on Olympic movement and six from Olympics, was revealed. WADA’s decision after a vote find the Russian Anti-Doping Russia came last week when one helping Russian athletes win government authorities. of its 12-member executive com- Agency compliant, WADA said of its key committees suddenly medals at the 2014 Sochi “The United States is wasting mittee was called “the greatest it would be “subject to strict con- changed direction and surpris- Olympics, was revealed. its money by continuing to fund As recently as May treachery against clean athletes ditions.” There is now a “clear ingly recommended Russia be As recently as May this year, WADA, which is obviously this year, WADA and in Olympic history” by the timeline” for Russia to grant reinstated. That led to fierce crit- WADA and Russia appeared to impotent to address Russia’s Russia appeared to be lawyer of the whistleblower who WADA access to samples stored icism from anti-doping figures be still in a stalemate with the state-sponsored doping,” said still in a stalemate with helped uncover Russia’s in its Moscow lab, WADA pres- - some from within WADA itself country not accepting those two Jim Walden, the lawyer for the country not accepting cheating. ident Craig Reedie said, but no - and athletes from around the key conditions. whistleblower and former WADA decided to reinstate date was announced. world opposed to Russia’s The move to suddenly rein- Moscow lab director Grigory key conditions. Russia after backtracking on two There was no mention of reinstatement. state was portrayed by some as Rodchenkov. FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2018 SPORT 17 Japan Injured Pandya, World Cup seen as two others ruled platform out of Asia Cup for Asia AFP REUTERS NEW DELHI: Three Indian cricketers including star all-rounder TOKYO: The great and the Hardik Pandya were yesterday ruled out of the Asia Cup with good of Japanese rugby joined injuries, dealing a blow to the side’s chances in the 50-over tour- the chairman of the sport’s nament.