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18 Sunday, December 30, 2018

Al Arabi finish third in Arab Clubs Handball Championship

Qatar’s Al Arabi Club earned the third place as they defeated Kuwait’s Salmiya Club 37-31 in the bronze medal match of the Arab Clubs Handball Championship, which concluded in Sfax, Tunisia on Saturday. Al Arabi’s Mu’tasim Mohamed Abdulwa- hed was declared the best player of the match. In an all-Tunisia final, Esperance ST posted a 26-20 victory over defending champions CS Sakiet Ezzit. Al Arabi and CS Sakiet Ezzit clashed in the semi-finals and the latter edged the Qatari team 28-27. The two teams had competed in the final last year also, with the Tunisian escaping with a thrilling 38-37 triumph.

New Aussie Barty downs Cornet at Hopman Open heat policy to counter hot conditions Cup as Australia defeat France afp Melbourne “Probably because of the Norrie stuns rising weather conditions. The heat A new extreme heat policy here - it’s a bit different. It’s that dictates when it is safe star Stefanos tougher conditions than to play will be introduced Tsitsipas, as the Dubai where I was prepar- at next month’s Australian ing.” Open to better deal with British underdogs Following Norrie’s vic- frequent oven-like condi- tory, team-mate tions on court. beat Greece 2-1 lost 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 in her singles The “Heat Stress Scale” in Group B match against Greek world will be used for the first number 41 , time at a to putting the pressure on both help prevent players from dpa teams in the mixed double fainting and suffering ex- Sydney finale. The Brits eventually haustion, relying on more prevailed 4-3, 3-4, 4-3, but weather-measuring devic- Ash Barty defeated Alize only after a dramatic third set es at Melbourne Park. Cornet in straight sets at the in which they came back from Organisers said it fol- in on Sat- 3-0 down against the Greek lowed “cutting-edge re- urday as hosts Australia beat favourites and saved several search and testing into France 2-0 on the first day of match points. the specific effects of heat the team contest. “I had no expectations stress on players”. The world number 15 won coming here. I was just want- New rules will allow 7-5, 6-3 at the RAC Arena, ing to enjoy it and have fun for a 10-minute break be- though Cornet, ranked 45 and represent the coun- tween the second and third and who was one half of the try,” said Boulter, who only sets in women’s singles winning team in 2014, fought cracked the top 100 this year matches when a four -- on back hard in the second set. to reach a ranking of 97. a scale of one to five --- is “I knew I was going to She and Norrie will face recorded on the HSS prior have to hit a million balls stiff competition on Sunday to or during the first two against Alize,” 22-year-old when they meet Switzerland’s sets of a match. Barty said. defending champions Roger Men will get a 10-min- “We’ve had a couple of Federer and . ute breather after the third good battles in the past.” favourites set if a four is reached. Her teammate Matthew Eb- and Alex- If the heat stress scale den overcame a slow start to ander Zverev will also take goes to five, play can be vanquish 3-6, on Spain’s Garbine Muguruza suspended. 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, breaking the and in Group A. chief Frenchman twice in the final of Australia hits a return against Alize Cornet of France during their second session women’s singles match on Day One of the However, the highlight medical officer Carolyn set. Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth on Saturday. (AFP) of the tournament will take Broderick said the scale “There wasn’t much place on New Year’s Day, took into account the ef- rhythm until the second-set the net.” downed rising star Stefanos “I’m really excited to get in the top 20, admitted find- when Switzerland face the fects of heat on the human leg,” Perth native and world Their victories meant Tsitsipas, as the British un- the win; he’s a tough competi- ing it tough to adjust to condi- United States, pitting Federer body including the maxi- number 46 Ebden said. the final match in the Group derdogs beat Greece 2-1 in tor,” said 23-year-old Norrie. tions in Perth, where temper- against 23-time Grand Slam mum stress an athlete can “Lucas was playing fast, A round-robin session, the Group B. “He came out with some atures hit 28 degrees Celsius winner in safely withstand, the sweat he’s got a lot of power in his mixed doubles, played with Norrie, ranked 91, defeat- big shots and so did I.” on Saturday. the mixed doubles match. rate of that person and . I was trying to do the Fast4 Tennis rules, was to be ed Tsitsipas 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 in Tsitsipas, who “Cameron played really After the round-robin their core temperature. same. I was able to get just a a dead rubber. a closely-fought match which jumped from 91 to 15 in the well, but I really felt uncom- stage, the winners of Groups “The scale also ac- little bit more aggressive, a Earlier in the day, relative saw him break the Greek world rankings this year to fortable. I don’t know why,” A and B will take part in the counts for the physiologi- little more forwards, a little to unknown three times in the second set. become the youngest player the 20-year-old said. final on January 5. cal variances between adults, wheelchair and junior athletes while also taking into account the four climate factors -- air Djokovic equals Nadal with 4th temperature, radiant heat Slalom queen Shiffrin collects record or the strength of the sun, Mubadala title, heads to Doha humidity and wind speed.” Previously, organisers 15th victory in calendar year afp day event in the UAE in 2011, could only activate the ex- Abu Dhabi 2012 and 2013 and has now treme heat policy and halt afp last 14 slaloms, in- matched Rafael Nadal’s record play or close roofs when Semmering, cluding two parallels, and all World number one Novak of four titles. the temperature exceeded five run this , including Djokovic won a fourth Mubada- “I’m a bit tired. We weren’t 40 degrees Celsius (104 American one parallel. At 23, she has al- la World Tennis Championship expecting to play two hours and degrees Fahrenheit) and cruised to victory in the slalom ready won 51 World Cup races. title on Saturday, coming back 30 minutes just before the start the Bureau of Meteorol- in Semmering, Austria, on Sat- Under clear skies in Sem- from a set down to beat Kevin of the season,” said Djokovic ogy’s wet bulb globe tem- urday for a record 15th World mering, she built a 0.49sec lead Anderson 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. who is building towards an as- perature index -- which Cup triumph in a year. over Vlhova in the first leg and, Djokovic claimed victory on sault on a possible seventh Aus- is used to estimate heat It was the American’s 36th skiing last in the second leg, a fifth match against his tralian Open title next month. stress in humans -- hit slalom victory, also a record. was able to cruise to victory by South African opponent who Wimbledon and US Open 32.5 Celsius. She finished 0.29sec ahead of 0.29sec. won the pre-season exhibition champion Djokovic now heads Suffocating weather the Slovak Petra Vlhova, winner “I think the big thing was I tournament in 2018. to Doha where he will be top at Melbourne Park has of Friday’s , and the had a really good first run.S o The 31-year-old Djokovic seed at the Qatar Open starting caused serious problems Swiss . I had a little bit of time to play previously claimed the three- on Monday. with players in the past. After a disappointing fifth with,” Shiffrin said. Among those suffer- place the day before, Shiffrin re- On Friday, after winning for ing at the 2018 tourna- asserted her domination of the the first time this season, Vla- ment was Gael Monfils, World Cup slopes as she broke hova reacted with relief to a rare with fears for his health the record for World Cup victo- victory over Shiffrin. in a mid-afternoon match ries she had briefly shared with “I’m always second. Second, against . the Austrian , second and second. Then seeing The Frenchman, known who has won 14 this year. Nei- Winner Mikaela Shiffrin of the US on the podium after the women’s her behind me I feel pride,” Vl- as one of the fittest players ther will race again before Janu- FIS World Cup Slalom race in Semmering, Austria on hova said. On Saturday she was on tour, looked dazed and ary 1. Swedish slalom great In- Saturday. (EPA-EFE) second again. confused in his second set gemar Stenmark won 13 races “History repeats itself,” Vl- and eventually received in both 1977 and 1979. stands alone in women’s World “Records are made to be hova said on Saturday. “But she medical assistance. “It’s a little bit distracting,” Cup slalom history. She broke a broken and somebody’s going always pushes me to my limits. He said afterwards Shiffrin said. “Because I’m tie with the legendary Austrian to come and break my record, It’s always a great battle with he was “dying” on court, not chasing these records and , who won 35 sla- I hope, because that means that Mikaela” while France’s Alize Cor- sometimes it gets in my head loms between 2004 and 2014. I inspired some girl as much as She is also second in the net had her blood pressure like I should be thinking about “I know the Schild number,” Marlies inspired me and then overall World Cup standings. and pulse monitored by a the records and the thing that Shiffrin said. “She was the best the is coming to a new Shiffrin has 1,034 points, Vl- doctor during a medical helps me ski fast is focusing on slalom skier of this generation level,” Shiffrin said. “I hope my hova has 568, although she is Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory during the Mubadala timeout, saying later she my skiing.” and I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t record doesn’t stand forever.” comfortably ahead of Ragnhild World Tennis Championship on Saturday. Djokovic beat Kevin Ander- was going to faint. Shiffrin also ensured she have her to inspire me.” Shiffrin has won 13 of the Mowinckel, in third on 396. son 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. (AFP)