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SPORT Sunday 5 November 2017 PAGE | 23 PAGE | 24-25 PAGE | 27 McGrath unsure off Rosberg sees genetics NBNBA:A James dazzles Ashes whitewash foror as a big part of F1 in wwini for Cleveland Aussies success Cavaliers All smiles: Celebrating the Asian award Brilliant Al Sailiya climb to 4th spot Fawad Hussain The Peninsula l Sailiya snatched fourth spot at the QNB Stars League (QSL) points stand- ings from Umm SalalA after imposing a thrilling 3-2 victory over their counter- parts in their Round 7 game at Al Ahli Stadium yesterday. With the victory, Al Sailiya leapfrogged to fourth position in the points standings with 15 points, pushing Umm Salal (13 The President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and points) to fifth position. Al star Qatari high jumper Mutaz Barshim (centre) pose for a group picture along with other Duhail, Al Rayyan and Al Sadd officials, after the National Olympic Committee (ANOC) Awards Ceremony in Prague last respectively occupy the first weekend. Barshim was named ‘Best Athlete in Asia’ for his outstanding run throughout the three positions. 2017 in which he also claimed the world title. Pics: Twitter: @mutazbarshim Brazilian Wagner Renan Ribeiro scored a brace within a ANOC General Mutaz Barshim takes a selfie. span of eight minutes in crucial stage of the match to turn out Al Sailiya as eventual winners. The Assembly ends sea-saw battle witnessed stiff action from both the sides. with Qatar’s Al Sailiya started the match strongly and took lead before participation Umm Salal scored twice to turn the match in their favour. Prague Abdulkarem Al Ali opened QNA up the scoring in 36th minute with a clinical left footer from a he General Assembly of fair distance as Al Sailiya took the Association of the the lead which they retained till Al Sailiya player Nadir Belhadj (right) and Umm Salal’s Youcef National Olympic Com- the breather. T Sekour vie for the ball possession during their QNB Stars mittees (ANOC), hosted by Umm Salal levelled the score the Czech Republic, Prague, through Youcef Sekour who League (QSL) match at Al Ahli Stadium yesterday. concluded on Friday with the executed a brilliant goal from a Picture: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula participation of Qatar’s dele- header in the 48th minute cor- gation headed by President ner. The goal lifted Umm Salal cage this time, just eight min- Seven minutes later, Ribeiro of Qatar Olympic Committee and their repeated attacks cul- utes later. struck another goal to secure a (QOC) H E Sheikh Joaan bin minated in another goal with Al Sailiya, though, held their 3-2 lead. Umm Salal made var- Hamad Al Thani, and officials Mahmoud Kamal finding the nerves after conceding two ious attempts in the next six from 206 countries. quick goals and soon took con- minutes but Al Sailiya’s defence In the closing statement, QSL RESULTS trol of the match back. was strong enough to ensure the the Congress praised the Their repeated attacks in the 3-2 win. efforts of the International Al Sailiya 3 (Abdulkarem Al Ali 36, Wagner Re- 79th minute earned them a pen- At Al Khor Stadium, Al Arabi Olympic Committee president nan Ribeiro 79, 87) bt Umm Salal 2 (Youcef alty and Ribeiro was lucky and Al Kharaitiyat played out a Thomas Bach to arrange the the Winter Games next year. a complete ban on Russian ath- Sekour 48, Mahmoud Kamal 56) enough to get goalie’s rebound 1-1 draw. , Mardek Mrdkian (78) agenda for the Tokyo 2020 The General Assembly of the letes from participating in the Al Arabi 1 (Mardek Mrdkian 78) draw with Al after the first attempt, and he scored for Al Arabi while Goun- Olympics, saying he supports Association of National Olympic Winter Olympics in 2018, at the Kharaitiyat 1 (Gounerou Mohy 93) made no mistake the second time erou Mohy (93) scored the Pyongyang’s efforts to host Committees criticised the call for backdrop of doping issues. to secure a leveller for his side. leveler for Al Kharaitiyat. QFA disciplinary body suspends, fines 3 Umm Salal players QNA he disciplinary committee of the Qatar Foot- ball Association (QFA) has suspended three TUmm Salal players for a month for insult- ing the match referee. The trio of players include Abdul Aziz Al Yihri, who was also fined QR15,000. Abdulrahman Al Khater and Ghadir Al Shammari who were also suspended got a fine of QR 10,000 each. The committee also decided, at its meeting, which was held on Thursday, to draw the atten- tion of Al Arabi and impose a fine of QR 10,000 on the club because of the delay of players to get to the stadium ahead of the start of the match with Al Ahli in the sixth round of the QNB Stars League (QSL). Also, the disciplinary committee drew the attention of Al Rayyan’s player Sebastian Soria for not cooperating with the organisers of his team’s match with Al Sadd. It was also decided to draw the attention of Al Mesaimeer coach Dragan Tadic, and fined him QR 5,000 because of his objection to the deci- sions of the referee in the last game. 22 SPORT SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2017 Cavani reaches Leicester stretch unbeaten run milestone as PSG win 5-0 London AFP against Angers eicester City extended Paris their unbeaten run AFP yesterday with a draw at Stoke while strug- he injured Neymar was gling West Brom’s left at home as Edinson Lwinless run stretched to nine TCavani reached a cen- league matches against 10-man tury of goals in Ligue 1 with a Huddersfield, cranking up the brace in Paris Saint-Ger- pressure on manager Tony Pulis. main’s 5-0 romp away to With five of the top six sides Angers yesterday. not in action until tomorrow, the The world’s most expen- focus was on the battle lower sive player sat out the game down the Premier League table at the Stade Raymond Kopa before Liverpool were due to with a minor thigh problem kick off in the late match against picked up in the midweek struggling West Ham. Champions League win over In the early game, former Anderlecht but he was not England striker Peter Crouch missed as PSG went provi- came off the bench to rescue a sionally seven points clear at point for Stoke City in a 2-2 the top of the table from draw, denying new Leicester Monaco. manager Claude Puel another Kylian Mbappe and Julian victory after he won his first Draxler both scored early match at the helm against Ever- goals and Cavani netted his ton last week. 100th in France’s top flight on The 2015-16 Premier League the half-hour mark. champions are now unbeaten in The Uruguayan scored six games in all competitions again on the hour mark after early season struggles but before Mbappe grabbed his will be disappointed they twice second of the day late on to let their lead slip, and in the end take him to six goals in 12 Leicester City’s Vicente Iborra celebrates scoring their first goal with Jamie Vardy during the English Premier League match were indebted to goalkeeper appearances for the club. Kasper Schmeichel, who made against Stoke City in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, yesterday. A second successive five- a fantastic flying stop in the goal victory for PSG means dying seconds. today. It is difficult to accept one West Brom, struggling for substitutions from Pulis but the Elsewhere, Sean Dyche’s they remain unbeaten in all Leicester parted company point but Kasper saved well at goals, have not won a Premier visitors failed to force an Burnley extended their impres- competitions this season, with Craig Shakespeare last the end so then OK, we take a League match since mid- equaliser. sive unbeaten away record with while Angers are still without month after slipping into the rel- point. It is an encouraging game August and remain just two “The fact they went down to a 1-0 win at Southampton cour- a win at home. egation zone but have recovered which is important for the points clear of the relegation 10 men should’ve meant the tesy of a late strike from As well as Neymar, PSG strongly under caretaker boss future.” zone, with Pulis’s proud record game swung in our favour but substitute Sam Vokes to climb to were without Marquinhos Michael Appleton and ex-South- Huddersfield’s Rajiv van La of never being relegated under we couldn’t find the goal,” said sixth in the table. and Angel Di Maria, whose ampton manager Puel. Parra broke the deadlock at threat. West Brom defender Jonny With three wins and two partners have both given “I am happy with the attitude home to West Brom, lighting up Huddersfield were forced to Evans draws, Burnley have already birth in recent days. Coach of my players, it was a good a match devoid of real quality play for more than half an hour “It’s been a while since our won more games and points on Unai Emery therefore opted game, good intensity and pas- with a stunning strike on the with 10 men after Christopher last win but we keep our heads the road than they amassed in to give a first start since sion,” said Puel. stroke of the interval that lifts Schindler was shown a second up into the international the whole of 2016-17, when they August to Javier Pastore.