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SPORT Sunday 24 September 2017 PAGE | 26 PAGE | 30 PAGE | 31 Rossi defies Fit-again Thomas jumps broken leg to Yasir Shah in into 3-way tie make front row Pakistan squad for lead Qatar’s Hamad Ali Al Attiyah astride Clinton reacts after finishing his ride during the equestrian completion of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martian Arts Games in Ashgabat, Al Attiyah prevails in Turkmenistan yesterday. thriller to clinch gold Chinthana Wasala The Peninsula atar’s star rider Hamad Ali Al Attiyah prevailed in a blis- tering round to Qstrike gold in the Individual Jumping event of the equestrian competition of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turk- menistan yesterday. It was also Qatar’s third gold medal and the seventh overall medal at the Ashgabat 2017 Games. Victorious Qatari rider Hamad Ali Al Attiyah (centre) poses for a photograph with his horse, At the Equestrian Centre where a star cast of riders was Clinton and team-mates after the victory ceremony during the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial vying for top honours in the Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan yesterday. final round of the competition, the Qatari rider came out on The Qatari rider who event. top in a seven-man jump-off claimed silver in the Team against the clock. event on Thursday, completed Qatar on course for He finished just over a sec- the course in a rapid 38.81sec ond ahead of Saudi Arabia’s urging on his 10-year-old geld- rising star Khaled Abdulrah- ing, at every chance. 3x3 basketball gold man Al Mobty with Iranian Al Mobty, who is 18 years rider Davood Pourrezaei of age, finished in 39.91sec. The Peninsula claiming bronze. Pourrezaei had been the “I knew I had to be fast and first rider to set off in the jump- atar’s men’s 3x3 basketball team will meet Mongolia in sharp to win the gold,” said off - where the course is the first semi-final today, after recording a nail-biting jubilant Al Attiyah after his altered and the fences raised Q14-12 win against hosts Turkmenistan in yesterday’s golden performance astride in height - to set the bench- quarter-final. Clinton. mark time of 41.86, which The top favourites in the competition, Qatari men led 6-0 Al Attiyah, who competed eventually brought Iran the early, but Turkmenistan charged in towards the end of the at the Olympic Games in Rio bronze medal. match, proving maximum entertainment to spectators. last year, said that yesterday’s Highly-fancied rider “It is a great feeling. When you beat a good team on their competition was a fast one. Abdullah Waleed Al Sharbatly home soil then the achievement becomes much bigger. We “I was a bit fast, but not so of Saudi Arabia missed out on beat them in May in Baku (at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games), fast, but I was lucky that when a gold medal double having but tonight it was much tougher,” star cager Abdulrahman Saad Khaled landed for the final guided Saudi Arabia to victory who scored 13 of Qatar’s total number of points, said. fence he missed the turn in the Team event. Elsewhere, Qatar’s men’s snooker team beat China 3-1 to between the tree. The 2012 Olympic Games reach the final at the Billiard Sports Arena yesterday. “That’s what made me get Team bronze medallist surpris- “I am very happy to win. It is the first time we have beaten the gold medal. I am thanking ingly knocked over the first China like this and it was 3-1, not 3-2. So it was a big win for God for making me lucky. Rio fence to finish fifth. Qatar and hopefully in the final we can win,” team-member was a good experience for me, It was the only fence he had Ali Nasser Al Obailili said. I learned a lot.” down in four rounds during the Al Duhail race to season’s second win; Al Khor grab full points The Peninsula the clash at the state-of-the-art meaningless infringement. After Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium. a stoppage in play and follow- l Duhail yesterday raced In the 11th minute, feared ing medical assistance, to their second win of the Korean striker Name Tai Hee Mohammed appeared with Anew QNB Stars League swivelled past two of his mark- crepe bandage on his injured season after the boys in maroon ers but his left-footed drive from temple. posted a 2-0 victory over Al close range was smartly blocked Soon after the hour-mark, Arabi. by Al Arabi goalkeeper Naeem in-form striker Tae-hee hit the Moaaz Abdalla (13) and Hussein. Al Arabi crossbar with a clev- Yussef Msakni (75) scored the However, moments later erly-taken chip that sailed goals for Djamel Belmadi’s side goalkeeper Hussein let one in above ‘keeper Huessin’s head that kicked off the 2017-18 cam- as Al Duhail opened the scoring but bounced back without caus- paign with a 3-2 victory over in the 13th minute. ing any damage. Qatar SC last week. Stationed inside the Al Arabi To wrap up a commanding Adopting to play aggres- box, striker Abdalla - Qatar’s performance, hosts Al Duhail sively from the start, Al Duhail U-23 star - headed home fol- doubled their lead through cap- won a corner just 20 seconds lowing a neat pass from Ismael tain Msakni, who found the net into the game but their Brazil- Mohammed on the left flank as with a low shot in the 75th ian leftback Lucas Michel Al Duhail celebrated the early minute of the match. Mendes failed to convert a left- goal with cheering fans. It was Al Khor yesterday scripted footed drive into the net from Abdalla’s second goal of the Al Duhail’s Moaaz Abdulla (second right) and Al Arabi’s Khalifa Ibrahim Al Khalfan (second a hard-fought 2-0 win over Al close range. season. left) vie for the ball possession during their QNB Stars League match played at Al Duhail Ahli in what were the first points Moments later, Gaser Yahia In the 18th minute, Al Ara- Stadium yesterday. Al Duhail beat Al Arabi 2-0. Pic: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula for the winners in the new QNB of Al Arabi produced a neat bi’s Brazilian midfielder Diego Stars League season. tackle to block Al Duhail skip- Jardel curled in a powerful shot In a tame end to a slick In the first half an hour’s narrowly sailed past the far Soroush Hossein scored the per Msakni who had charged from the edge of the box but the move involving three home play, Al Duhail enjoyed 60 per- goalpost with keeper Hussien first goal with a slick finish in into the former’s box with tar- ball was punched away by Al players, Al Duhail’s Yusef Al cent of the ball possession. in no position to stop the ball. the 62nd minute. Madson scored get in sight. Duhail goalkeeper Khalifa Arabi failed to produce a pow- In the 35th minute, Tae-Hee Eight minutes into the sec- the second goal in the 88th Al Duhail, underlining their Ndiaye. Moments later, Tae Hee erful shot as goalkeeper charged solo into the Al Arabi ond half, Al Arabi’s Mardek minute as Al Khor completed a intentions, sustained their fine accidentally stepped on team grabbed a feeble push close to box after an indirect corner Kifork was slapped with a yel- quick reversal in fortunes fol- start by attacking the Al Arabi mate Luiz Martin’s foot causing the goalmouth in the 23rd kick and quickly produced a low card for elbowing Ismail lowing last week’s 4-2 loss to Al goal in the first 10 minutes of stoppage in play. minute. right-footed curling shot that Mohammed in what was a Rayyan. 26 SPORT SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2017 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Italian rider Valentino Rossi rides during the Moto GP third free practice of the Moto Grand Prix of Aragon at the Motorland Circuit in Alcaniz, yesterday. INSET: Rossi. Rossi defies broken leg to make front row Alcañiz, Spain AFP ARAGON MOTO GP alentino Rossi stole Leading grid positions for today’s Aragon motorcycling Grand Prix after qualifying yesterday: the Aragon MotoGP MotoGP qualifying headlines 1st row 1. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 1:47.635, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) at 0.100 sec, 3. Valentino Rossi yesterday by secur- (ITA/Yamaha) 0.180 ing a front row seat 2nd row onV the grid a mere three weeks 4. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda) 0.195, 5. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.328, 6. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) after double leg fracture 0.472 surgery. 3rd row The wounded nine-time 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 0.502, 8. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Aprilia) 0.524, 9. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/ champion, wearing a surgical Ducati) 0.552 stocking, defied medical experts 4th row and gritted his teeth through the 10. Andrea Inannone (ITA/Suzuki) 0.654, 11. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha) 0.767, 12. Mika Kallio (FIN/KTM) pain to post the third fastest time 0.836 for Sunday’s race behind his Moto2 Yamaha teammate Maverick 1st row Vinales and Ducati’s Jorge 1. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) 1:53.736, 2. Mattia Pasini (ITA/Kalex) 0.021, 3. Alex Marquez (ESP/Kalex) 0.071 Lorenzo. 2nd row World champion Marc Mar- 4. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Kalex) 0.105, 5. Simone Corsi (ITA/Speed Up) 0.140, 6.