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NBA | Page 6 TENNIS | Page 8 Curry magic Cilic enters To Advertise here as Warriors 3rd round of Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 shoot down Rotterdam Rockets tournament Thursday, February 11, 2016 ATHLETICS Jumada I 2, 1437 AH Barshim GULF TIMES leads star cast of Asian Indoors SPORT Page 10 CYCLING/ TOUR OF QATAR Hagen times it well to help Dimension retain yellow ‘I feel stronger than last year and with luck I succeeded in winning today. Now I’ll try to keep hold of the yellow jersey. It didn’t feel like I was going fast. I felt good earlier in the week and it’s good to get the proof’ By Yash Mudgal Doha imension Data retained the yellow jersey of the Tour of Qatar as Edvald Boasson Hagen put up a dominating Ddisplay on another windy day to win the stage three individual time trial, at Lousil circuit yesterday. Mark Cavendish slipped down to second in the standings after his Di- mension Data teammate Edvald Boas- son Hagen produced a solid ride to win the 11.4km time trial. The Norwegian time trial champion completed the course 25 seconds faster than Jos Van Emden of LottoNL-Jumbo. Lieuwe Westra of Astana, former Dutch time trial champion, set an early benchmark before being eclipsed by compatriot Jos van Emden, who set a time 13:51 seconds. That time stood until Hagen, who began the day 18 seconds behind Cav- endish, set a time of 13:26, enough to lift him from fi fth to fi rst place. The seven-time Norwegian National Time Trial champion now sits 26 seconds ahead of teammate Cavendish. “I feel stronger than last year and with luck I succeeded in winning to- day. Now I’ll try to keep hold of the golden jersey,” Boasson Hagen said, after his fi rst time trial win since the 2010 Tour of Oman. “It didn’t feel like I was going fast on the course. I felt good earlier in the week and it’s good to get the proof that WINNERS, ALL: Stage III winner Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway (yellow) is flanked by Dimension Data teammate Mark Cavendish and Young Rider of the Day Soren Kragh Andersen on the I was going well,” the 28-year-old Nor- podium after the end of the third stage, a 11.4km individual time trial, of the 2016 Tour of Qatar yesterday. The time trial was held at the Losail Circuit. PICTURE: Jayaram wegian added. The Manxman held a fi ve-second spires the young African lads.” the Katusha man ceded 44 seconds to cushion going into the time trial but Talking about the next stages, Cav- Terpstra last year. RESULTS AND STANDINGS (AFTER STAGE III) could only muster a time of 14:10.44, endish said: “As long as we win, it Alexander Kristoff of Katusha, who STAGE: 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) 3 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team YOUNG RIDER CLASSIFICATION (TOP 5): seventh-quickest on the day. BMC doesn’t matter. We’re going to try to began the day second overall after his Dimension Data 0:13:26; 2. Jos Van Emden 0:00:32; 4 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing 1. Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Giant- Racing Team’s Manuel Quinziato win two more stages.” victory on Stage 2, now sits 45 seconds (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:00:25; 3. Manuel Team 0:00:34; 5 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Alpecin 6:54:23; 2. Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team moved up to third place overall. The same race circuit featured in behind his compatriot after losing Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:29; 4. Katusha 0:00:45 Katusha0:00:14; 3. Nils Politt (Ger) Team Katusha Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:01:49; 4. Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNl- Cavendish praised Hagen, who won last year’s time trial, which eventual nearly a minute in the time trial. 0:00:32; 5. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro POINTS CLASSIFICATION: 1 Mark Cavendish Jumbo 0:02:11; 5. Daniel Eaton (USA) United- two stages of Tour de France in 2011. winner Niki Terpstra traversed in a “I thought I would do better today, Team0:00:40; 6. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana (GBr) Dimension Data 36 pts; 2 Edvald Boasson Healthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:02:17 “One thing I’ve noticed since I rode time of 14:03, good enough for an at least, as I did it last year but maybe Pro Team 0:00:43; 7. Mark Cavendish (GBr) Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data 29; 3 Alexander with him at HTC is how he’s grown as a eight-second advantage over Fabian I just missed some power. I was not Dimension Data 0:00:44; 8. Jordan Kerby (Aus) Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha 27; 4 Greg Van TEAM CLASSIFICATION: 1. BMC Racing Team leader. He’s one of the old guys on the team Cancellara and nine seconds over Bra- bad at all today, but I wanted more. It Drapac Professional Cycling; 9. Søren Kragh Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 19; 5 Sacha 20:42:42; 2. Team Katusha 0:01:00; 3. Bora-Argon Modolo (Ita) Lampre–Merida 17; 6 Manuel 18 0:01:36; 4. Dimension Data 0:01:59; 5. Astana now and for a quiet lad, he really motivates dley Wiggins. wasn’t my best day, but it happens. Andersen (Den) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:00:45; 10. Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:47 Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 12; 7 Jos Van Pro Team 0:03:52; 6. Fortuneo - Vital Concept the other riders,” Cavendish said. The riders were again not allowed to Anyway, I am looking forward to the Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 12; 8 Andrea 0:05:42; 7. Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:05:50; 8 “He knows how to ride as a unit, he use time trial bikes. Kristoff showed at next stages, as still everything can CLASSIFICATION (TOP 5): 1 Edvald Boasson Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team 9; 9 Roy Jans Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:07:50; 9 United- knows how to be a leader and road cap- last year’s Three Days of De Panne that happen in this race,” said Kristoff . Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data 6:53:35; 2 Mark (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 9; 10 Sam Bennett Healthcare Professional Cycling Team 0:07:56; 10 tain. It’s superb to see him grow into he can compete in the short time tri- Today’s fourth stage is a 189km ride from Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data 0:00:26; (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 7 Wanty-Groupe Gobert0:08:00 a leadership role and he defi nitely in- als when the race lead is at stake, but Al Zubarah Fort to Madinat Al Shamal. SHARAPOVA PULLS OUT OF QATAR TOTAL OPEN By Sports Reporter This is the second time she has pulled out route, Kerber and Williams are likely to meet Doha of a tournament this season because of the in the final in Doha on February 27, just 28 same injury. Earlier this year, Sharapova also days after their title clash in Melbourne. had to withdraw from her intended season Lucie Safarova is the defending champion n what is a big blow to the Qatar Total opener, the Brisbane International. in Doha and she’s expected to play the event, Open, Maria Sharapova, one of the Sharapova is a two-time champion in Doha, though she has pulled out of the forthcoming Ievent’s star attractions, has pulled out of a Premier 5 event on the WTA calendar. WTA Dubai Open scheduled from February 14. the $2,517,250 WTA event scheduled from The Russian won the event for the first time The world No. 10 Czech landed in the Qa- February 21-27 at the Khalifa International Ten- in 2005, when it was a Tier-III event and then tari capital on Sunday and has been undergo- nis & Squash Complex. again in 2008 in the event's first year of being ing an intense training session at the Khalifa The Russian world No. 6, who has injured promoted as a Tier-I tournament. Tennis Complex since. her left forearm, is still to recover from the Sharapova's withdrawal from the Doha Safarova recently returned to physical train- injury completely. event comes after her being forced to sit out ing after a long story with a bacterial infection The Qatar Open was supposed to be the of Russia's Fed Cup quarter-final tie against that enforced her to skip many tournaments 28-year old's first WTA tournament after the the Netherlands last week despite being part including the Australian Open. Australian Open, in which she lost in the of the team. Russia crashed out of the event Last year, Safarova won the Australian quarter-finals to world No. 1 Serena Williams. after sustaining a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Open and French Open doubles titles partner- “Unfortunately, I will not be able to play the Dutch, who will now take on France in the ing Bethanie Mattek-Sands, besides the Qatar the Qatar Open because of my left forearm semi-finals. Open where she beat Belarusian star Victoria injury,” the 28-year-old said in statement re- Sharapova was part of a strong line-up in Azarenka in the final. leased by Qatar Tennis Federation yesterday. Doha that also features Serena, Simona Halep The Qatar Total Open is the first profession- “I would like to wish the tournament and all and Petra Kvitova.