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GOLF | Page 4 NNBABA | Page 5 Johnson Cavs put struggles in Raptors on the wind at brink, Spurs Wells Fargo topple Rockets Sunday, May 7, 2017 FOOTBALL Sha’baan 11, 1438 AH Manchester City GULF TIMES boost top four bid, Hull remain in trouble SPORT Page 2 Emphatic 11th Jordan Rally title for al-Attiyah By Our Correspondent has now taken 13 as a co-driver. Kuwait’s Meshari al-Thefi ri began and another fastest time pushed the Dead Sea, Jordan “The car was fantastic, no issues the event in strong contention for Qatari 11min 37.9sec in front of Abu at all and I was able to control my pace both the MERC and MERC 2 titles Samra, who had sustained a fl at tyre and take no risks,” said al-Attiyah. and third overall did the Mitsubishi three kilometres into the Shuna stage. e began the event as the “The future of this championship is Lancer driver’s chances no harm at Ongoing turbo charger issues fi rm favourite, and Qatar’s important to me and Jordan as a rally all. He now leads the MERC 2 Cham- wrecked Juma’s chance of threaten- Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah is one of the strongest anywhere with pionship outright by an unoffi cial ing al-Thefi ri’s hold on third. Ahmad Hwas in devastating form to its organisation and important to a 21 points and heads to Cyprus as the Shaban rolled his Mitsubishi Lancer completely dominate the FIA Jordan great many people. It has a proud tra- outright MERC leader. Evo VI out of the 2nd National Rally Rally in his new Autotek-run Ford dition and deserves a strong future.” All nine FIA cars and four runners and enabled Salamah al-Gammaz to Fiesta R5 Evo 2. The 12-time regional The all-Jordanian crew of Marouf in the 2nd National Rally began the take a massive lead into the remain- rally champion won all the special Abu Samra and navigator Malik Har- opening 15km Shuna stage that pre- ing fi ve stages. stages for the second successive year iri returned to the Jordan Rally for the ceded runs through the Jordan River Al-Attiyah reached service with a and reached the fi nish at the Dead fi rst time since 2014 and settled in and Baptism Site stages and the re- lead of 12min 14.5sec and there were Sea with a winning margin of 16min superbly, despite only running a brief turn to service at the Dead Sea. The large gaps between drivers inside the 09.3sec. pre-event test on the old Turki stage. opener was slightly delayed while top six after Juma dropped another It was the perfect result for the They produced an impressive career- some spectators were relocated and three minutes to al-Thefi ri through Qatari and French navigator Mat- best performance to seal second po- al-Attiyah increased his lead to 9min Baptism with his turbo charger woes. thieu Baumel after their retirement sition and victory in MERC 2. 49.6sec. “We had to complete two and a half in round one in February and keeps Abu Samra’s feat marked the fi rst Al-Thefi ri managed to fend off a stages like this,” groaned the Jorda- the Qatari in the hunt for a 13th ti- time in 36 years that a Jordanian driv- struggling Juma to strengthen his nian. tle, despite the fact that he still trails er had fi nished second in the Jordan hold on third place heading to the The road section between Jordan Kuwait’s Meshari al-Thefi ri by seven Rally – the late Nabil Dirani com- 31.01km of the renowned Jordan Riv- River and Baptism spelt the end of points in the unoffi cial championship pleted the event behind Lebanon’s er stage. Al-Attiyah just missed out the line for Essam al-Nejadi (over- standings. The victory was al-Atti- Michel Saleh at the wheel of a Renault on breaking the 23-minute barrier for heating) and Salem al-Thefi ri (me- yah’s 64th in MERC history; Baumel 17 Gordini in 1981. the longest timed section of the event chanical). Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (R) celebrates on the podium with Matthieu Baumel. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah races along the shores of the Dead Sea at the lowest point on earth. FOOTBALL Romarinho hat-trick powers El Jaish into semis By Sports Reporter Qatar’s build-up to the FIFA World Romarinho took his tally to two just a Doha Cup in 2022. minute after half-time with a powerful El Jaish toyed with their Umm Salal shot from outside the box and achieved yesterday during the fi rst 45 minutes his hat-trick with a fi ne header from a razilian pro Romarinho struck but complacency almost got the better corner four minutes later. a superb hat-trick to power El of them in the second half when they Having taken a 4-0 lead, El Jaish ap- Jaish into the semi-fi nals of conceded three goals. peared to be heading for a massive win Bthe Emir Cup at the expense of The Army outfi t got ahead early in but shoddy defending allowed Umm Umm Salal yesterday. the match when Uzbek international Salal entertain hopes of a stirring Romarinho scored in the 33rd, 46th Sardor Rashidov swung in a power- comeback when Mahmoud al-Mawas and 50th minutes in a 5-3 win for Sabri ful free-kick in the ninth minute from and Yannick Sagbo scored a goal each Lamouchi’s El Jaish who thus stayed on May 14, a day after Al Rayyan meet 25 yards out beating Umm Salal goal- in a span of the next 10 minutes. on course for their fi rst trophy of the Lekhwiya in the fi rst semi-fi nal, the keeper Baba Malik all ends up. However, Abdulrazzaq Hamdalla season. last four line-up staying true to the top El Jaish consolidated through former killed off that possibility with a 90th It was the stocky forward’s second four Qatar Stars League placings. Corinthians player Romarinho when minute strike and although Ibrahima hat-trick against Umm Salal, having The winners of the semi-fi nals will he took a corner and passed to Rash- Nadiya got himself on the score sheet scored the fi rst early in the Qatar Stars clash for the prestigious trophy at the idov. The Uzbek played the ball back for Umm Salal in stoppage time, it League on October 27 last year. El Jaish’s Romarinho is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Umm Salal. redeveloped Khalifa Stadium on May to the Brazilian who beat Malik with a couldn’t stop El Jaish from coming El Jaish will now clash with Al Sadd At right, El Jaish coach Sabri Lamouchi reacts. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil 19, marking a landmark occasion in cracking shot in the 33rd minute. away comfortable winners in the end. Gulf Times 2 Sunday, May 7, 2017 FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT DEJECTION Pochettino rocked Man City boost by Hammer blow top four bid, Hull remain in trouble Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino. AFP “If you want to be champi- London ons you must win. How? I don’t ‘Today was important because we are playing for the future of the club. The League is know. But you have to win.” After a stylish victory over tough. There are four amazing teams fighting for the final two places in the top four’ auricio Pochettino north London rivals Arsenal on fears Tottenham have Sunday, Tottenham suddenly blown their chance lost their swagger at the worst of winning the Pre- possible time. Mmier League because they lack Pochettino refused to con- the ruthless streak required to demn his players’ lack of fi ght, succeed under intense pressure. but his defl ated tone when he Pochettino’s side crashed to faced the media in his post- a shock 1-0 defeat at West Ham match press conference told a on Friday that left their title bid diff erent story. in tatters and put Chelsea with- in touching distance of being BIG BLOW crowned champions. “It wasn’t our best day. The per- Rocked by Manuel Lanzini’s formance was just ok,” he said. second half strike, second- “We conceded the sort of goal placed Tottenham remain four you do not concede when you are points behind the leaders and a team fi ghting for big things. the title race could be over by the “I don’t change my vision of time they return to action against my players. I’m very proud. It’s Manchester United on May 14. so diffi cult sometimes to keep Chelsea need six points from your level.” four games to guarantee top spot It would take a collapse of epic and they would reach that tar- proportions to give Tottenham get with wins against Middles- fresh hope and, while he insisted brough tomorrow and West Bro- his side won’t give up, Pochet- mwich Albion on Friday. tino acknowledged it is almost It is a painful prospect for a certain Chelsea will fi nish on top. Tottenham side that had won “I’m calm but disappointed their previous nine league games of course because we missed a to spark dreams of a fi rst title chance to close the gap on Chel- since 1961. sea,” he said. But Pochettino knows they “Now it’s better to forget a lit- can have few complaints after a tle bit and see what happens.