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MMOTORCYOTORCYCCLINGLING | Page 2 GGOLFOLF | Page 7 Al-Sulaiti bags McIlroy retakes double victory lead from in opening Hatton heading QSTK round into fi nal round Sunday, January 24, 2021 CRICKET Jumada II 11, 1442 AH Anderson on top GULF TIMES aft er six-for in hot and humid Galle SPORT Page 4 HANDBALL Capote the star as Qatar outclass Bahrain at Worlds The 28-23 win help Valero Rivera’s men maintain their chances of making the quarter-finals By Sports Reporter Cairo afael Capote returned to inter- national action with a bang, powering Qatar to a convinc- ing 28-23 victory over Bahrain Rin their main round clash at the World Handball Championship here yester- day. The win helped Qatar maintain their slim chances of making the quarter- fi nals after they fell to Denmark in the opening match of the main round a couple of days ago. Both teams had a slow start in the match, each of them netting just once in the fi rst eight minutes. Qatar’s Yassine Sami opened the score before Moham- med Ahmed drew level from the 7m line. After that, Bahrain started to dem- onstrate their powerful attack – yet, Action from the match between Qatar (in grey and maroon) and Bahrain (in red). they were still tied at 4:4 in the 12th minute. Then Qatar took the initiative, though, and goals by Capote propelled them to an 8:5 lead. After a time-out taken by coach Halldor Sigfusson, Bahrain started to play a more disciplined game and hit back, as Mahdi Saad drew level at 12:12. In the 27th minute, Mohammed Ahmed scored his fourth goal in the game to give Bahrain their fi rst lead Qatar players celebrate their victory over Bahrain during their main round clash in the IHF World Men’s Handball Championship (13:12) and his fi fth goal helped them to in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil stay in front at half-time. Capote, who only recently joined Qa- While Capote fi nished the game with matches against Bahrain at the Asian “Although the match proved tough in tar’s squad and played his fi rst match at nine and Frankis Marzo added eight level, winning most of the encounters, the fi rst half, we more than made up for the event, was hard to stop early in the more, Qatar’s experienced goalkeeper including some tough ones. it in the second half to achieve this de- second half, and he helped the team to Danijel Saric recorded many saves, lim- But yesterday, Qatar’s supremacy served victory,” he added. turn the tide. Following a 7:2 run, Vale- iting their rivals to just four goals be- was never in doubt as they had it rela- Qatar player Yusuf bin Ali was ro Rivera’s men were up by four goals by tween the 31st and 54th minute. tively easy despite the injury issues pleased with the team’s eff ort. minute 42 (20:16). By then, Qatar led 25:18 and although with the squad. “It was a strong Gulf derby, and a “Even though Capote was sick and Bahrain woke up in the last few minutes Capote was adjudged Player of the diffi cult match, as the Bahraini team did not train for three weeks, he helped of the match, it was too late for them Match. played very well during the fi rst half,” us a lot. I’m proud of my team who did as Rivera’s team went on to claim two “We succeeded in beating Bahrain said bin Ali. “But we produced a good an excellent job in the second half,” points in this Gulf derby. despite certain diffi culties,” said team performance in the second half and Rivera said after the match. Qatar have featured regularly in director Youssef al-Hail. emerged victorious.” Qatar’s Rafael Capote was adjudged Player of the Match. FOOTBALL Stadium capacity to be kept at 30% for FIFA Club World Cup By Sports Reporter Doha ducation City and Ah- mad Bin Ali Stadium’s capacity will be limited to 30% for the FIFA Club EWorld Cup, which will be held from February 4 to 11 in Qatar, organisers said yesterday. The two venues both have a seating capacity of 40,000 each, but with the Club World Cup be- ing staged with strict measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium is one of the two venues to host the event. the organisers, in accordance with guidance from Qatar’s Min- From right: Dr Abdulwahab al-Musleh, Senior Consultant to the Minister of Public Health (MoPH), Fatma al-Nuaimi, Communications Executive increase in the cases in Qatar in precautionary measures will be istry of Public Health (MoPH), Director at Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Jassim al-Jassim, Director of Venue Operations and Overlays, LOC and Ali al-Salat, Media the last week means the organis- followed.” decided to cap the spectator Relations Head, LOC at a press conference yesterday. ers won’t raise the capacity be- A range of aff ordable tickets numbers at 30 percent. yond 30 percent, who added the will be available online on a fi rst- The tournament – which Qa- longer take place and Al Duhail This will include regular Cov- having their temperature taken they will be strictly applied,” Dr new variants of coronavirus are come, fi rst-served basis, with tar is hosting for the second time, will begin the competition in the id-19 testing, safe transportation and showing green status on al-Musleh said. likely already in Qatar. prices ranging from QR10 for a will feature six teams. Al Duhail second round. The competition methods and regular disinfection their Ehteraz track and trace ap- “During the last few months, Following a cluster of cases in Category 3 ticket for the fi rst fi ve are the host nation’s representa- format remains otherwise un- of tournament venues, including plication upon entering the tour- Qatar has hosted several tourna- the Saudi team’s Al Hilal team matches up to QR300 for a Cat- tives and are joined in the tour- changed. training and media facilities. nament venue. The two tourna- ments successfully despite the during the AFC Champions egory 1 ticket for the fi nal. Tick- nament by various continental The tournament was due to Fans will be required to present ment venues are also equipped prevailing pandemic and that League at the end of last year, al- ets will be available at https:// champions – Al Ahly, Bayern be played in December but was a negative Covid-19 test result up with medical clinics, which will has given FIFA the confi dence to Musleh said that “several meas- fcwc2020.com/ and sold exclu- Munich, Ulsan Hyundai and postponed due to Covid-19. to 72 hours prior to the match or be available to fans should they host the Club World Cup in the ures to prevent that recurring” sively online. Tigres UANL. The fi eld will be Players and offi cials will be part show evidence that they’re not require medical assistance. country. The Ministry of Public had been taken. Fans are being advised to take completed by the winners of the of a strict medical bubble system required to take the test, such as International fans will be un- Health in co-operation, with the Fatma al-Nuaimi, Communi- the Doha Metro and arrive at Copa Libertadores, which will designed to protect their health proof of contracting the virus af- able to attend because of Qatar’s local organising committee, has cations Executive Director at Lo- least one hour before kick-off . take place on 30 January. New and wellbeing, Dr Abdulwahab ter October 1, 2020 or proof of re- virus mitigation measures, and developed a special protocol and cal Organising Committee said: Both stadiums are served directly Zealand side Auckland City will al-Musleh, Senior Consultant to ceiving two doses of the vaccine. there will be no public events in- all those who are part of the event “Qatar is hosting the tournament by the Doha Metro: Education not compete as initially planned the MoPH, said at a press confer- Fans must also adhere to strict cluding fan zones. “We have put will be required to prove that they for the second year in a row, and City and Al Riff a stations will due to quarantine restrictions re- ence held at the Qatar National social distancing measures and in place a complete protocol and are not infected with the corona- this time the tournament is held connect fans to Education City lated to Covid-19. Convention Centre (QNCC) yes- wear face masks covering both precautionary measures before virus,” he added. in diff erent circumstances due and Ahmad Bin Ali stadiums re- The fi rst round match will no terday. nose and mouth, in addition to and during the tournament and Dr al-Musleh said the slight to the coronavirus crisis, where spectively. Gulf Times 2 Sunday, January 24, 2021 SPORT SPOTLIGHT LIGUE 1 Neymar on target Al-Sulaiti clinches on 100th PSG appearance AFP ($264mn) move from Barcelona Paris in August 2017. double victory in His time in Paris has been marred by injuries at important eymar made his 100th moments but there can be no appearance for Paris disputing his impressive record Saint-Germain yes- in front of goal as he prepares terday and marked the to face his old club in the last 16 Noccasion with a goal in a 4-0 of the Champions League next opening round rout of 10-man Montpellier that month.

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