Sports47 FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 Al Roudhan football tournament

KUWAIT: Organizer of the Roudhan football tournament Abdullah Al-Roudhan (C) gives a bisht (traditional Kuwaiti cloak worn in ceremonies) to Spanish professional footballer Iker Casillas Fern·ndez (R), goalkeeper for Portuguese club Porto and the Spain national team and former Real Madrid goalkeeper, and goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadari of Egypt (L), during the Al-Roudhan championship in Kuwait City on June 21, 2017. The Roudhan football tournament is held annually in Kuwait during Ramadan and hosts iconic international football players as guests to participate in the event. — photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Oscar gets eight-game ban over China brawl

SHANGHAI: Brazilian international Oscar was ($6,000). Oscar, who was not booked at the SIPG attempt to keep up the pressure on the push Oscar to the floor, was banned for sev- banned for eight games yesterday for trig- time of the scrap, is one of the most high- league leaders. “It very badly impacted the en league games and both clubs were fined gering a spectacular mass brawl in the profile players in the Chinese Super League match,” the CFA said and warned about their behaviour. Oscar Chinese Super League between his Shanghai (CSL) after he joined SIPG for an Asian-record in a statement, referring to Oscar’s key role in was unhurt and the fiery encounter finished SIPG side and Guangzhou R&F. After the for- 60 million euros this season. But that has not the dispute in which players, coaching staff 1-1 to leave SIPG four points behind reigning mer Chelsea midfielder appeared twice to saved him from the mammoth ban as the and substitutes poured off the benches and champions Guangzhou Evergrande. fire the ball deliberately at Guangzhou play- CFA said he was responsible for sparking the waded in. Villas-Boas defended Oscar afterwards, ers on Sunday, he was rushed by several ugly incident just before half-time in the Two players, one from each side, were saying he was “just being passionate”, and opponents. Oscar fell to the ground and a away league match. sent off for their part in the brawl. One of Oscar denied he purposely aimed the ball at melee broke out around him. Oscar will not return to CSL action until them, Shanghai’s Fu Huan, was banned for R&F players. “Disrespect the opponent? It is The Chinese Football Association issued late August. Among the games he will miss six CSL games, and red-carded Guangzhou not true. I am a very dedicated player and lengthy bans to four players, including the will be against Guangzhou Evergrande on R&F player Li Tixiang got five games. respect sportsmanship,” Sina Sports website 25-year-old Oscar, and fined him 40,000 yuan July 22, as Andre Villas-Boas’s second-placed Guangzhou’s Chen Zhizhao, who seemed to quoted the player as saying. —AFP