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CHAMPIONSCHAMPIONS LEAGUE | Page 3 GULF CUP | Page 7 Mbappe stars Captain Jaber as PSG snatch urges UAE to dramatic draw at look forward Real Madrid aft er fi rst win Thursday, November 28, 2019 Rabia II 1, 1441 AH GULF TIMES SPORT REPORT Clinical Kuwait beat Saudi 3-1 portunity by shooting wide of ball into an empty post. Al-Dhefiri, al-Sanea and al-Faneni the goal. They had another open- A fi ght back was expected from ing in the 34th minute, but Tariq Saudi in the second half, but score for 10-time champions could only hit the side net. they could not muster any de- Saudi clearly had the upper cent chance. In fact, Kuwait had By Sahan Bidappa as Thamer Enad’s men made a hand in the match, but a lapse two great opportunities to put Doha sensational start to their cam- in concentration put them a goal the game into bed, which they paign. behind. After a free kick from 45 spurned. Saudi scored a consolation yards was blocked by the Saudi But they were not to be denied uwait are not the force goal through Feras Tariq in eff ec- wall, the ball landed into Kuwait’s the third goal. With Renard pack- they once were, but at tively the last kick of the match, Bader al-Mutawa, who played a ing his players in front, substitute the Abdullah Bin Kha- but it was a below-par show from clever through ball to al-Dhefi ri. al-Faneni took advantage of the lifa Stadium yesterday, Herve Renard’s side, who have The midfi elder then outsmarted empty wide spaces, ran into the Kthey rolled back their glory years their task cut out in the remain- Saudi defence with a quick run box and unleashed a right-footed with a stunning 3-1 win over ing two matches. into the box and slotted it past strike into the net. Saudi pulled Saudi Arabia in their Gulf Cup Three-time champions Saudi, goalkeeper Fawaz al-Qarni. a goal back in the dying seconds, opener. billed as one of the tournament Saudi players had barely re- but the game was well beyond The ten-time champions, the favourites, made a bright start covered from the opening set- them at that point. most among eight teams, were and should have gone a goal up back when Kuwait doubled Saudi will next take on Bah- clinical in front of the goal, with as early as in the 10th minute. the lead in the injury time. Al- rain on Saturday at the Abdullah Ahmed al-Dhefi ri and Sami al- Kuwait defender Fahad al-Ansari Mutawa was the provider again Bin Khalifa Stadium, with the Sanea giving them a two-goal misplaced his back pass, which as the forward put in a brilliant Green Falcons needing a victory advantage after the end of fi rst was quickly latched onto by assist to al-Sanea, who equally to stay alive in the tournament. half. Tariq, who then passed the ball timed his run to perfection, ran The high-fl ying Kuwait will face Mubarak al-Faneni then add- to Yahya al-Sheri. But the Saudi towards the box and dribbled Oman, which is also scheduled Kuwait players celebrate their win over Saudi Arabia in their Arabian Gulf Cup match at Abdullah Bin Khalifa ed the third in the 90th minute captain let go off a golden op- past al-Sheri and flicked the for Saturday at the same stadium. Stadium yesterday. PICTURE: Anas Khalid Gulf Times 2 Thursday, November 28, 2019 SPORT HORSE RACING FORMULA 1 Hamilton can Thomas shines as sign off in style at Abu Dhabi fi nale and the sport’s youngest podium yet. Cristofano Allori “I feel like I’m able to still kick it with these guys and so I’m ex- cited for the future,” said Hamil- Thomas rides three ton, who can also equal his own record of 33 successive points winners; two wins for fi nishes on Sunday. “Hopefully next year we’re go- trainers Riyaz, De Mieulle ing to have a serious three-way, wins feature four-way battle and that’s great By Sports Reporter for Formula One.” Doha Hamilton has won half of the season’s 20 races so far, propel- ling his team to an unprecedent- ockey Ronan Thomas ed sixth successive title double, capped a treble when he but Brazil was a disappointing rode Cristofano Allori weekend with Valtteri Bottas re- to the Muraikh Cup vic- tiring. Jtory at the dirt track of the Qatar “The underperformance in Racing and Equestrian Club’s Al Brazil means we head to Abu Rayyan Park yesterday. Dhabi with a point to prove,” said The gelding won by a little team boss Toto Wolff . more than a length in the Thor- Reuters Ferrari’s 22-year-old Charles oughbred feature, edging out Abu Dhabi, UAE Leclerc has made his mark since Eduardo Pedroza-ridden Mu- the August break, winning twice nira Eyes, to earn owner-trainer and is set to end the season as the Abdulaziz Ali al-Kathiri his fi rst ewis Hamilton will driver with most pole positions victory of the season. be making a milestone (seven so far). Earlier in the day, Thomas had 250th Formula One start Verstappen, also 22, took his helmed two Umm Qarn horses as he seeks to sign off his third win of the campaign in — Meelad and Badda — to vic- Lchampionship-winning cam- Brazil and is fi ghting Leclerc for tories. paign in style in Sunday’s Abu third overall. Meelad had opened the day’s Dhabi season-ender. If there is to be a challenge to proceedings with his fi rst vic- The Briton, who became only Mercedes, who have won every tory around Al Rayyan Park hav- the second driver to win a sixth race in Abu Dhabi since 2014, it ing made the move from France title at the US Grand Prix earlier looks more likely to come from to Qatar last year. Alban de this month, is already the most Ferrari. Mieulle-trained colt had shown successful driver at the fl oodlit The Italian team have already promise in his outings in Qa- Abdulaziz al-Kathiri receives the owner trophy after Cristofano Allori Yas Marina track with four wins. secured second in the construc- tar, fi nishing in the frame four won the Muraikh Cup yesterday. PICTURES: Juhaim Ronan Thomas rides Cristofano Allori to Muraikh Cup victory. Another triumph in the dusk- tors’ standings but have never times out of fi ve outings, but to-night race would be a perfect won in Abu Dhabi, a track located with Thomas in the saddle for ½. Time: 2:08.84. Owner: Jassim fi nale for the 34-year-old, who right next to their Ferrari World the fi rst time, the fi ve-year-old bin Ali al-Attiyah. Trainer: Khalifa can expect a more hard-fought theme park. fi nally made it into the winner’s bin Ali bin Mohamed al-Attiyah. battle next year from a younger Even if they have cleared the circle with a narrow quarter- Race 4: 1. Tilal (Harry Bentley), 2. generation hungry for the lime- air between their drivers after length victory over Jassim Mo- Sarat Abha (Carlos Henrique), 3. light. Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel col- hamed Ghazali-trained Annab. Attaf (JP Guillambert), 4. Al Uraiq “It’s inevitable that the young- lided in Brazil, there is still likely The owner-trainer-jockey Weapon (Gary Sanchez). Won by: sters are going to come through,” to be plenty of tension as they too trio returned to the winner’s cir- 1, 6 ½, 3 ¼. Time: 1:13.96. Owner: Hamilton said after the last race seek to fi nish on a positive note. cle with a handicap victory after Khalifa bin Sheail al-Kuwari. in Brazil, where he fi nished third Abu Dhabi is also the place for Badda topped the Purebred Ara- Trainer: Mohammed Gassim but ended up seventh after a farewells. bian Handicap event for horses Ghazali. post-race penalty for tangling Nico Hulkenberg is leaving, rated 90 and below by a little Race 5: 1. Badda (Ronan with Red Bull’s Thai rookie Alex- at least for a season, after losing more than a length, beating a Thomas), 2. AJS Al Moheeb (JP ander Albon. his Renault seat to 23-year-old Ghazali ward yet again. AJS Al Guillambert), 3. Jahfal (Anas The average age of the top Frenchman Esteban Ocon and Moheeb, helmed by JP Guillam- al-Seyabi), 4. Nomas Al Shajaa three at Interlagos — Red Bull’s Robert Kubica will bring down bert, fi nished runner-up for the (Rashid Ali al-Marri). Won by: 1 Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso’s the curtain on his comeback with third straight time this month. ¼, 4, 1 ½. Time: 2:01.47. Owner: Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Williams. Champion trainer Ghazali Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Spaniard Carlos Sainz — was 23 Canadian reserve Nicholas saddled a winner in the penulti- Mieulle. years, eight months and 23 days Latifi is favourite for the seat. mate race of the day with Marco Race 6: 1. Volatile (Pier Con- Casamento riding Yaarmen to a vertino), 2. Connery (Ivan Rossi), Thoroughbred Handicap victory 3. French Encore (Rashid Ali al- in the colours of Shaheen bin Marri), 4. Izzer (Ryan Curatolo). Honda to continue with Red Bull and Khalid Shaheen al-Ghanim. The Won by: 1 ¼, 2 ¼, 4 ¾. Time: Toro Rosso in 2021 victory was the gelding’s fi rst in 1:12.27.