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A teenager made history as the first British jockey to com- pete in a major event wearing a hijab on Thursday, winning a “fairytale” victory on Ladies’ Day of Qatar Goodwood Festi- val (QGF) at the famed Good- wood racecourse. Khadijah Mellah beamed and shared a high-five with another rider after crossing the finish line on her horse Haverland ahead of 11 other female jockeys. The 18-year-old from a deprived south London neigh- bourhood had never sat on a racehorse until April and de- scribed her victory in the Mag- nolia Cup, a charity race for non-professional jockeys, as a “fairytale win”. Mellah, who competed against riders including for- mer Olympic cyclist Victo- Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) CEO Nasser bin Sherida al Kaabi honoured trainer Mitsuru Hashida with the trophy after Deirdre won ria Pendleton and presenter the Qatar (Gr 1 ) race at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in Sussex, , on Thursday. Vogue Williams, said before the race it was “crazy” that Andrew Balding-trained Fox she was the first fe- Premier in second. The Wil- male Muslim jockey liam Haggas-trained Sinjaari in British competi- was third. tive . Among 12 Telegraph Nursery Hand- runners, Mellah icap Stakes (Class 2): Mark gave the Charlie Johnston registered his fourth Fellowes-trained victory of the week at the Qatar Haverland a well- Goodwood Festival and a dou- timed run to win the ble on Ladies’ Day following 1100m run and score the impressive success of fa- narrowly from Land Filly, British jockey Khadijah Mellah with her horse Haverland after vourite Governor Of Punjab in ridden by Alexis Green, and winning the Magnolia Cup, a charity race for non-professional jockeys, the £25,000 Telegraph Nurs- Clewbrious Company, the on Thursday – the third day of Qatar Goodwood Festival in Sussex. ery Handicap. Ridden by Ryan mount of Rachael Gowland. Moore, Governor Of Punjab Khadijah said, “There are and there are no boundaries.” won the seven-furlong event no words to describe this – by a length over the Eve John- I’m lost for words. I’m still try- Thrill continues on Day 3 son-Houghton-trained Sword ing to figure out how it all hap- There are no words to The events of Qatar Good- Beach. The Al Shaqab Racing- pened, and I’m so grateful to describe this. I’m still trying wood Festival in its 2019 re- owned and Richard Fahey- everyone who has come along to figure out how it all newal continued on day three trained Toro Strike was third. to support.” happened, and I’m so of the five-day festival, which Al Kass Sports Channel’s General Manager Issa bin Abdulla al Hitmi awards Mark Johnston, trainer of Mellah first began riding grateful to everyone who had its own glamour being the Nayef Road which won the Qatar (Gr 3) race at the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Thursday. Markel Insurance British seven years ago after discover- has come along to support. Ladies’ Day. Besides, the Mag- EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes ing Ebony Horse, a commu- nolia Cup, the day included Nasser bin Sherida al Kaabi, Khalid bin Mohammed al Ali, Spanish Moon was third in (Class 2): The Charlie Hills- nity riding centre. Khadijah Mellah on three black-type races associ- crowned the winners. crowned the winners. the 2400m. Al Kass Sports trained and K Shoemark-rid- Her preparation to take her triumph ated with Qatar. Channel’s General Manager den Vividly won the £25,000 part in the high-profile race Qatar Qatar Gordon Stakes (Gr Issa bin Abdulla al Hitmi Markel Insurance British EBF was captured in a documentary Qatar Nassau Stakes (Gr (Gr 2): The Clive Cox-trained 3): Yorkshire-based Scots- crowned the winners. Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (Class called “Riding a Dream” which lim Women’s Sports Founda- 1): Deirdre provided Japan and Adam Kirby-ridden man Mark Johnston trained 2). The M LW Bell-trained will be broadcast in autumn. tion said it was “worrying” with a historic success in the landed the his 81st Qatar Goodwood Unibet Handicap Stakes Craylands was second and the Mellah, who will start uni- it had taken so long to reach £600,000 G1 Qatar Nassau £200,000 G2 Qatar Rich- Festival winner, setting a re- (Class 2): reg- Mark Johnston-trained Tulip versity in autumn, said she had the milestone, but Mellah was Stakes. Trained by Mitsuru mond Stakes. The two-year- cord for wins at the famous istered his third victory of the Fields was third. “a couple of sleepless nights” blazing a trail for others. Hashida and ridden by Oi- old son of , who midsummer meeting. It was week, following the success of as she prepared for the race. “It’s important because we sin Murphy, the five-year-old was also trained by Cox, held also his 150th winner at all Forest Of Dean in the 10-fur- Tatler Handicap Stakes “I want to be a role model need role models for young daughter of Harbinger finished off the sustained challenge of Goodwood’s meetings. John- long £75,000 Unibet Handi- (Class 3): The Tom Clover- to anyone who wants to do Muslim girls especially,” with a flourish in the 10-furlong the well-supported Threat, ston’s landmark victory came cap. Ridden by Harry Bentley, trained and P J McDonald-rid- something that they wouldn’t spokeswoman Anira Khokhar contest to capture G1 honours trained by Richard Hannon, courtesy the Silvestre De registering his first victory at den Celsius won the £25,000 initially believe was in their told the Thomson Reuters by a length and a quarter from to score by three-quarters of Sousa-ridden Nayef Road in this year’s Qatar Goodwood Tatler Handicap Stakes. The comfort zone and allow people Foundation. long-time leader Mehdaayih a length in the six-furlong the G3 Gordon Stakes. The Festival, the three-year-old P F I Cole–trained Mercenary to follow their aspirations,” “When you have people like trained by John Gosden. The event. The Aidan O’Brien- Aidan O’Brien-trained Con- son of Iffraaj ran on strongly Rose was second while the she said. Khadijah ... it’s phenomenal – Sir Michael Stoute-trained trained Royal Dornoch was stantinople was second while up the far-side rail to score by Roger Varian–trained Lufricia The British-based Mus- it shows there are no barriers Rawdaa was third. QREC CEO third. QREC Board Member, the David Simcock-trained two and a half lengths over the was third. Sponsoring Qatar Goodwood Festival realises Qatar’s equestrian sports’ goals: Mohannadi

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tinues up to 2024”, informed ing in the UK. All such positive Qatar’s name with such a pres- GOODWOOD Mohannadi while attending aspects have motivated the ‘The association of Qatar’s tigious event is therefore very the 2019 renewal of the Qatar decision to extend the sponsor- name with such a prestig- significant and it brings about QATAR Racing & Equestrian Goodwood Festival. ship under conditions which ious event is very significant numerous benefits and fosters Club (QREC) Chairman Issa “The outcome has been sig- QREC deem appropriate over and it brings about numer- Qatar’s commitment to Arabi- bin Mohammed al Mohannadi nificant and has been key to the the next five years.” ous benefits and fosters an racing worldwide. In addi- has lauded this year’s renewal extended sponsorship in order Mohannadi added: “The tion, the partnership between of Qatar Goodwood Festival. He to continue the successes of the extension of the agreement has Qatar’s commitment to QREC and Qatar Airways at highlighted the increasing pro- previous editions. As I men- also been associated with the Arabian racing worldwide.’ the Qatar Goodwood Festival gress of the Festival every year tioned last year, QREC assesses study conducted by the Em- is an excellent example of co- as reflected in the high quality each edition of the Festival and bassy of Qatar in the UK in re- tivate us to work towards the operation between Qatari or- of racing and horses, and the we work towards maximising lation to the positive impact of optimum investment of this ganisations and QREC. It is for role of the Qatari sponsorship the positive aspects every year. the Festival and role of the Qa- sponsorship in order to real- this fact that I do invite Qatari in adding more momentum, The Festival has been gener- tari sponsorship in increasing ise more of our objectives in organisations and banks to ful- media coverage and race-goers’ ally successful in promoting the race-goer turnout which favour of Qatar’s equestrian fil this role with us, particularly turnout to the event. the name of Qatar and enhanc- amounts to 100,000, extensive sport in general. “Races have as the gains are numerous in Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Chairman Issa bin Mohammed al “The partnership with ing the standing of the Qatar’s media coverage, top-quality been run at Goodwood for over such a prestigious event of this Mohannadi and Qatar Ambassador to UK HE Yousef bin Ali al Khatir Goodwood Racecourse con- equestrian sports and horserac- runners. All such factors mo- 200 years. The association of calibre,” he concluded. at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in Sussex, England. 12 Friday, August 2, 2019 Sports South Africa’s Buhai leads Women’s British Open The 30-year-old former teen star leads South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun by one shot

AFP while since I played so early, but WOBURN, UNITED KINGDOM I felt very comfortable on the course.” SOUTH Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai Shibuno felt quite at home carved out a one-shot lead after I got off to a great start, on the English parkland lay out. the opening round of the Wom- lipping out for birdie at “Woburn is very similar to en’s British Open on Thursday, the first and then Japanese courses,” she sug- showing flashes of the form gested. which once marked her out as a making gains at two and “I was relaxed and confi- teenage sensation. three. It was very solid dent. But I am very surprised at Under her single name all round and I struck my position. My game was very of Simon, Buhai represented the ball well all day. But good, and tomorrow I’m going Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates winning the 2019 German South Africa as an amateur in there is an awful long to be playing and smiling all the Grand Prix. (REUTERS) the Women’s World Cup of golf. way to go. time.” She turned professional at Kang, a US Solheim Cup 18 and almost immediately won Ashleigh Buhai player, had seven birdies, and the 2007 Catalonia Ladies Mas- also expressed her love of Wo- Verstappen looms ters on the European Tour. burn. Since then, she has added “It’s a really gorgeous four more titles, including last course, a lot different than play- large in Hamilton’s year’s South African Women’s ing a British Open on a links,” Open, and now competes main- she suggested. “I always enjoy ly on the US-based LPGA Tour. the challenge of the majors and rear view mirror Her major record is poor, I am delighted with my start. I however, with only one top 30. have been working hard on my AFP some poor decisions on strat- But an eight-birdie round wedge play, and it paid divi- BUDAPEST egy and pit stops. was the ideal platform for a title South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai during the first round of the Women’s British Open in Woburn Golf Club, dends today.” “We know that they challenge a she ended the first Milton Keynes, Britain on Thursday. England’s Georgia Hall, the AFTER two stunning wins in weren’t good enough, and round on a seven-under 65. defending champion, and Kim three races, the force in For- that’s why we ended up with “I got off to a great start, lip- world number one ranking on Park had a chance to win onship firmly back on the major In-kyung, the 2017 winner, mula One is with Max Ver- such a bad result,” said Mer- ping out for birdie at the first Monday, but she underlined her a third major last week at the track. were both on the same mark of stappen who will this week- cedes engineering director and then making gains at two determination to snatch it back Evian Championship in France. “I was a little worried com- three under par. end bid for another victory at Andrew Shovlin. and three,” said the 30-year-old after an opening 67. However, she slipped back ing in to this week at having to Ko stayed in touch for back- the Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes were unbeaten Buhai. On five under par, the South with a closing 75 to finish tied play back-to-back majors,” ad- to-back majors with a 68 to be The 21-year-old Red in the opening eight races. “It was very solid all round Korean was just two shots be- sixth behind new world number mitted the 25-year-old. three off the lead. The South Bull driver, whose father Jos Yet they could start to feel the and I struck the ball well all day. hind Buhai and one back from one Ko Jin-young. “But it has been better Korean had a blistering run of reached the podium in Hun- pressure if they have another But there is an awful long way Japan’s Hinako Shibuno and A six birdie round got the than I thought. I’ve been able four birdies in a row from the gary in 1994, is hoping to sign bad weekend, if Verstappen to go.” Danielle Kang of the United winner of the 2017 US Women’s to focus and I am feeling good. fifth. But a double-bogey at the off before the mid-season can turn the screw or if the Park Sung-hyun lost her States. Open and 2018 LPGA Champi- My tee time was 7am and it’s a short 14th was a body blow. break with another flourish. Ferraris, with a more exten- Verstappen’s powerful sive upgrades package, can performance in winning last continue the resurgence they weekend’s tumultuous rain- signalled in Germany. hit German Grand Prix lifted Ferraris’ own rising star, Arsenal sign Lille winger Nicolas Pepe No fun playing since Australian him within 63 points of the Charles Leclerc, started well defending five-time champi- in qualifying before being un- for club record 72 million pounds Open, says out-of-form Osaka on Lewis Hamilton with 10 of done by the persistent Ferrari this year’s 21 races to go. mechanical problems that AFP REUTERS wrong I blame myself 100%, I The Dutchman is a distant forced him to start 10th. His LONDON TOKYO have a tendency to shut down third in the driver standings, team-mate Sebastian Vettel because I don’t want to burden behind the Mercedes pair of started in 20th. ARSENAL announced the WORLD number two Naomi anyone with my thoughts or Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. The young Monegasque signing of winger Nicolas Osaka admitted on Thursday problems,” Osaka wrote. Yet the Silver Arrows’ self- crashed out in the rain but Pepe from French side Lille on that the last few months have “Unexpectedly, (through) described “Armageddon” on four-time champion Vettel Thursday for a club-record fee been “the worst of my life” and the worst months of my life home soil at Hockenheim, has delighted his home support reported to be £72 million. that she hasn’t had fun on the have also had some of the best inspired Verstappen’s team to by picking his way through The deal for the 24-year- tennis court since winning the moments cause I’ve met new dream of greater glory. the field to finish second old Ivory Coast international Australian Open in January. people. That being said I can The Dutchman played ahead of Daniil Kvyat’s Toro eclipses the £56 million spent Osaka’s triumph in Mel- honestly reflect and say I prob- down his potential in the Rosso. on Pierre-Emerick Aubamey- bourne was her second succes- ably haven’t had fun playing championship on Sunday Hamilton won last year’s ang in January 2018 as the sive Grand Slam, following her tennis since Australia and I’m night but Red Bull sporting race in Hungary from pole Gunners add another attack- victory at last year’s US Open. finally coming to terms with director Helmut Marko thinks and, if he is recovered from ing option to their ranks. Since then, the Japanese that while relearning that fun Verstappen might snatch the his illness, should start again Pepe becomes the most has failed to win a tourna- feeling,” she added. title from Hamilton. as favourite. But neither he expensive African player ever ment, lost her number one “I’ve learned a lot about “I would not rule it out,” nor Mercedes are invincible, and the fourth most expensive A file photo Nicolas Pepe during a French Lgue 1 match against ranking and crashed out at myself and I feel like I grew he said. especially if Verstappen con- signing in Premier League his- Olympique Lyonnais. (AFP) Wimbledon. so much as a person this past Hockenheim marked tinues to drive so fearlessly. tory. On Thursday, Osaka post- year(s) so I’m really excited Hamilton’s worst outing since “I like the Hungaroring,” The forward, who will wear and I’m delighted he’s joining. describing himself as quick ed a message to her fans on what the future looks like on joining Mercedes and with said the Dutchman. the number 19 shirt, will add “He will add pace, power and a good finisher. social media. and off the court.” questions being raised about “It’s one of my favourite firepower to an Arsenal at- and creativity, with the aim “I have come a long way “Whenever things go “See you in the U.S. swing.” the Briton’s durability and tracks and I’m looking for- tack that saw Pierre-Emerick of bringing more goals to our and struggled a lot and so sign- exhausting ‘jet-set’ lifestyle, ward to going there. It’s tech- Aubameyang and Alexandre team.” ing for this great club is a big Verstappen is emerging as the nical and you have to hit the Lacazette score 50 goals be- Pepe scored 22 Ligue 1 reward.” Quick read man to beat. apexes to position yourself tween them in all competi- goals last season and was Pepe said he was looking Hamilton finished outside well for each corner. It feels a tions last season. The length linked with a host of clubs over forward to playing alongside the top 10 but was awarded bit like you’re driving a big car of Pepe’s deal at the Emirates the summer including Man- Lacazette, Aubameyang and Six-time champion Ogier to quit world rally two points when Alfa Romeo’s on a small track, as it’s so nar- Stadium was not announced chester United and Napoli. Mesut Ozil. championship series in 2020 two cars were penalised, mov- row, but that doesn’t make it but is believed to be five years. He was behind only PSG’s “Of course, these are the ing him up to ninth. any less fun. Arsenal manager Unai Em- Kylian Mbappe in the Ligue players who sprang to mind SIX-TIME champion Sebastien Ogier said Thursday that he will quit the It was scant consolation “The whole team looks ery said: “Nicolas is a highly 1 scoring charts as Lille fin- because I used to watch them world rally championship at the end of the 2020 season, but insisted for Mercedes on a day when forward to this race. It’s one rated and talented winger who ished second to qualify for the when I was at Lille,” he said. he won’t be slowing down. The 35-year-old French driver had only Bottas crashed and the team, of the warmest and it’s a was wanted by many of the top Champions League. “Also, Lacazette used to penned a one-year deal with Citroen for the current campaign and had distracted perhaps by their good track for us. We’ll give teams in Europe. “Being here is very emo- play for Lyon and so I have had hinted that he was closing in on a farewell. “There are still 20 rallies own ‘retro’ celebrations of 125 it everything before the sum- “Signing a top-class winger tional because it has not been the opportunity to play against left for me to race if you are counting down,” Ogier told the Rally of years in motorsport, made mer break.” has been one of our key objec- easy for me,” he said in an in- him and it will be an honour to Finland website. “But it’s not as if I have it in my mind that I am going tives in this transfer window terview on Arsenal’s website, play alongside him.” to drive more slowly.” (AFP) Dortmund hope to send message in Super Cup against Bayern

DPA our in 2012. “The Super Cup is a good agreed months ago and the BERLIN Coach Lucien Favre has game,” coach Niko Kovac said weeks since the German Cup been given both more quality after losing Bayern’s last friend- win over RB Leipzig in May THE German football season and depth to work with from ly on penalties to Tottenham have been spent on a - so far - opens with the Super Cup on the squad which came up just Hotspur on Wednesday. fruitless search for wingers to Saturday as Borussia Dort- two points short in the table a “I have taken it very seri- replace the departed Arjen Rob- mund duel with Bayern Munich few months ago. ously last year and we’ll take it ben and Franck Ribery. for the first - but probably not Julian Brandt (Bayer Lev- seriously in Dortmund at the French wide player Kingsley the last - time this campaign. erkusen), Thorgan Hazard weekend.” Coman can return to training “The Super Cup carries a (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Twelve months ago Kovac before Saturday despite hav- great significance for all of us,” Mats Hummels (Bayern Mu- watched his side cruise 5-0 ing picked up a knock against Dortmund captain Marco Reus nich) and Nico Schulz (Hoffen- over his former club Eintra- Spurs, confirming Kovac’s im- said after Tuesday’s final friend- heim) are significant arrivals cht Frankfurt to open a season mediate belief “he’ll play again ly, a 4-1 romp over Swiss side St while Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint- which ended with the domestic in the next few days.” Gallen. Germain) and Christian Pulisic double. But he survived a poor Win or lose against Dort- “It’s a title up for grabs, it’s (Chelsea) the main departures. run of form early on an b d a mund, Bayern will have work important to make a good start Brandt will miss out of the good start this season is likely to do before the Bundesliga to the season and to show our Super Cup, hosted by Dort- crucial for his future. start against Hertha Berlin fans that we’re out to achieve mund, while Hazard and home “The current condition of on August 16. something.” keeper Roman Buerki are injury the team is very good,” said Ko- But for 90 minutes – and Reus has made no secret of doubts. vac, though he has publicly possibly penalties – all their the fact Dortmund, Bundesliga “The Super Cup is a match hoped for more reinforcements. concentration can go on beat- runners-up last season, are out with lots of potential,” said Dortmund’s Marco Reus (right) fouls Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski during a Bundesliga match in Bayern have added World ing their old rivals. to go one better by becoming back-up keeper Marwin Hitz, Munich, southern Germany, recently. (AFP) Cup winning defenders Lucas “We are looking forward champions this term. “That’s when it really starts for Hernandez and Benjamin Pa- to the game on Saturday, to That would end Bayern’s us.” nor Bayern are at 100 percent,” son ahead. since 2012, winning four and vard, and young striker Fiete our first match for the first seven-year title streak since Reus did admit that it is going into tie which limits its Bayern have been involved losing three, so are used to both Arp this close season. title,” said midfielder Thomas Dortmund last claimed the hon- “equally clear that neither we value as a predictor for the sea- in the Super Cup every year positive and negative outcomes. But all three deals were Mueller. Sports Friday, August 2, 2019 13 Younousse, Tijan make it to Vienna Major knockout

RESULTS tight buildup. Qatar duo shock Americans Younousse and Tijan then Dalhausser & Lucena but lose to POOL C - ROUND 1 rallied back and displayed Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Brazil (3) their superb fighting quali- def. Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger Switzerland (30, 3rd seeds to finish second in the pool Q8) 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 (0:49) ties. In the first set, they saved Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan Qatar (19) def. Phil three set points and in the Dalhausser / Nick Lucena United States (14) 28-26, second, they fended off two TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK bagged the Beijing Olympics 21-18 (0:44) match points before suffering DOHA title one year later, and Lucena Round 2 the defeat. had beaten the Qataris in both Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Brazil (3) Goncalves and Schmidt QATARI beach volleyball stars the meetings this year. def. Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan Qatar (19) 21-18, topped the pool, while Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Considering the vast expe- 21-17 (0:35) Yonousse and Tijan took the Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena United States (14) Tijan put up a sterling show rience of 14th seeds Dalhauss- def. Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger Switzerland (30, second spot. They were fol- and made it to the knockout er and Lucena, who have pock- Q8) 21-17, 21-18 (0:37) lowed by Dalhausser and Lu- of the Vienna Major, a Five- eted nine titles out of 16 finals cena. Swiss qualifiers Nico Star event on the FIVB World in 42 Tour events together, the Beeler and Marco Krattiger Tour, with 1-1 win-loss record Americans were expected to Andre Loyola, and Bruno Os- lost both the matches and ex- on Thursday. continue their winning run. car Schmidt. ited. On the Donauin- However, Younousse and This was a difficult match Younousse and Tijan will sel, Younousse and Tijan, the Tijan, the winners of the 2018 for the Qatari duo as they next take on Austrians Martin bronze medallists in the last Katara Beach Open bronze have lost both the previous Ermacora and Moritz Pris- edition, launched their new medal match against the same clashes to the Brazilians since tauz-Telsnigg for a place in the campaign with a fighting 2-0 rivals, had other ideas today. last month. They battled second eliminator. The match (28-26, 21-18) victory over The tough draw did not deter again but lost the match 18- is scheduled on Friday. Last former world and Olympic them in any ways and they sof- 21, 17-21 in 35 minutes. Both season, the pairs clashed four champion Phil Dalhausser and tened up the opponents first Qatar’s Cherif Younousse lifts the ball for teammate Ahmed Tijan during the Katara Beach Open in Doha the sets went nearly in iden- times and both won two each. his teammate Nick Lucena. by dragging them into a long earlier this year. tical fashion as Schmidt, the But this year’s only meeting Dalhausser, the first Amer- opening set. world and Olympic champi- in the Ostrava Four-Star, the ican to win the world beach Once they took it at 26, the hausser and Lucena to wrap head-to-head record to 2-2. the court to face third-seeded on, and Goncalves suddenly Austrians came back from a championship gold medal Qataris looked quite confident up the exciting victory in 44 Later in the evening, You- Brazilians Evandro Goncalves, raced away to 18-13 advan- set down to win and lead the with Todd Rogers in 2007 and and raced away from Dal- minutes. The win evened their nousse and Tijan returned to the 2017 edition winner with tages after being involved in career head-to-head 3-2. Unsettled India start Gritty Smith rescues rebuilding in Florida

AFP The stadium hosted its first LAUDERHILL (UNITED STATES) internationals back in 2010 Aussies in Ashes opener when New Zealand played Sri INDIA head into their all-for- Lanka in two T20s. mat tour of the West Indies this West Indies and India weekend with more on their played a T20 there three years mind than simply winning a ago and produced real fire- Former skipper scores a fighting 144 as visitors reach 284 from 122-8 couple of T20s. works, with KL Rahul smash- For Virat Kohli’s side -- and ing a century off 46 balls and AFP indeed for the West Indies -- it Evin Lewis responding for the BIRMINGHAM is a chance to pick up the pieces West Indies with a ton off 49 after a disappointing one-day balls. The Indians won by just STEVE Smith marked his international (ODI) World Cup one run. first Test since completing a in England and put behind Rahul will be hoping to rep- 12-month ban for his role in a them the recent talk of splits in licate that form in Lauderhill ball-tampering scandal with a the camp. and in the third T20 and ODI superb century to rescue Aus- Kohli’s confidant Ravi series in Guyana and Trinidad tralia on the opening day of Shastri is on borrowed time be- but the Indians will miss the the Ashes series on Thursday. fore the appointment of a new experience of Dhoni as well as Australia were in dire coach, former captain MS Dho- all-rounder Hardik Pandya, straits against England in Bir- ni has skipped the tour to do who has been rested, and fast mingham at 122-8 but their military service while Kohli this bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who last two wickets more than week has had to dismiss talk of will join the squad for the tour- doubled the score and Smith a rift with prolific opening bats- ending Test matches. was last man out for 144 in a man Rohit Sharma. The Tests in Antigua and total of 284. “It baffles you as a leader, Jamaica will have a special Rory Burns and Jason as a coach, and as a team when significance as they will mark Roy then survived two overs lies are being floated around,” the first round of matches for as the hosts ended the day on Kohli told reporters this week. each side in the new World Test 10-0. “And they are made to look Championship. Former captain Smith, believable. We have had no is- Unlike the visitors, the West who returned to internation- sues.” Indies went into the World Cup al cricket during the recent India, unexpectedly beaten as one of the outsiders and de- World Cup that England won, by New Zealand in the World spite a resounding victory over was subjected to repeated Cup semi-final last month, are Pakistan to open their cam- jeers by a partisan crowd. likely to find plenty of support paign, they slid down to ninth But he answered the boos during the first two T20s on in the final standings amid in style with his 24th Test Saturday and Sunday with ex- much disaffection and rancour century and ninth against patriate Indians expected to among their diehard support- England. outnumber West Indian fans at ers over the repeated manner “It hasn’t really sunk in the delightful Central Broward in which they surrendered po- yet,” Smith told BBC Radio. Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida. tential winning positions. “Obviously been a while since I’ve been able to put on the whites and the baggy green Australia’s Steve Smith celebrates his century against England on the first day of the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Thursday. (REUTERS) (cap). “I’m really proud of the a ninth-wicket partnership of SCOREBOARD But Australia’s total may way I was able to stand up to- 88. yet be enough to embarrass an day. We were in a bit of trou- Up until that point it AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS): 7-112 (Pattinson), 8-122 (Cummins), 9-210 (Siddle), England side who collapsed to ble there and we had to dig seemed England would not C. Bancroft c Root b Broad 8 10-284 (Smith) 85 all out before beating Ire- D. Warner lbw b Broad 2 Bowling: Anderson 4-3-1-0; Broad 22.4-4-86-5; deep on a wicket that wasn’t suffer from the absence of U. Khawaja c Bairstow b Woakes 13 Woakes 21-2-58-3; Stokes 18-1-77-1 (2w); Ali 13-3- land at Lord’s last week. easy.” James Anderson, England’s S. Smith b Broad 144 42-1; Denly 2-1-7-0. The fans booed the visi- Australia had slumped to all-time leading Test wicket- T. Head lbw b Woakes 35 tors when they walked out for 17-2 when Smith came in to taker, who had only bowled M. Wade lbw b Woakes 1 ENGLAND (1ST INNINGS): the pre-match anthem cere- T. Paine c Burns b Broad 5 R. Burns not out 4 bat after current skipper Tim four overs before suffering a J. Pattinson lbw b Broad 0 J. Roy not out 6 mony with Australia’s XI con- Paine had won the toss. right calf injury. P. Cummins lbw b Stokes 5 Total (0 wkts, 2 overs, 10 mins) 10 taining Smith, David Warner Wickets fell steadily but Longtime new-ball part- P. Siddle c Buttler b Ali 44 To bat: J Root, J Denly, J Buttler, B Stokes, J Bairstow, M and Cameron Bancroft -- the Smith found the ally he need- ner Stuart Broad took 5-86 N. Lyon not out 12 Ali, C Woakes, S Broad, J Anderson three players banned follow- Extras (lb13, w2) 15 Bowling: Cummins 1-0-3-0; Pattinson 1-0-7-0. ed in Peter Siddle, with the in 22.4 overs and fellow pace- Total (all out, 80.4 overs, 377 mins) 284 Match position: England are 274 runs behind with all ing the ball-tampering inci- recalled number 10 making man Chris Woakes chipped Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Warner), 2-17 (Bancroft), 3-35 10 first-innings wickets standing dent that took place during a India coach Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli during nets at the Lord’s a valuable 44 -- the second- in with 3-58 on his Warwick- (Khawaja), 4-99 (Head), 5-105 (Wade), 6-112 (Paine), Toss: Australia Test against South Africa in Cricket Ground in London. (REUTERS) best score of the innings -- in shire home ground. Cape Town in March 2018.

QATAR BEAT CHINA IN SECOND V’BALL FRIENDLY Shakib asks out-of-form teammate

Qatar twice staged their return Tamim Iqbal to take a break and overcame China 3-2 in the AFP second international volleyball DHAKA just 21 runs in three matches Australia. friendly match during their camp with scores of 0, 19 and 2. Bangladesh were hoping in Beijing on Thursday. Qatar who BANGLADESH all-rounder “I think the important thing Tamim would lift his game in lost the first match 1-3, resisted Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday for him now is to take some Sri Lanka, where they were also the rivals fiercely and the hosts asked out-of-form teammate rest, recover well, feel fresh and missing other key players in- clinched it in extended points. Tamim Iqbal to take some come back strongly. I am sure cluding Liton Das and Moham- The visitors came back and tied time away from international he will do this,” Shakib said of mad Saifuddin. the scores, only to trail 1-2 after cricket, saying he will emerge Tamim to reporters in Dhaka. “There are a lot of nega- the third. However, they raised stronger after some rest. The Sri Lanka series came tives. We have to hold it tight their level further and reeled off Bangladesh were white- after a string of poor perfor- and come back strong,” Tamim the remaining two sets to post washed 0-3 in a one-day in- mances in the World Cup in said after the team’s 122-run a superb 27-29, 25-19, 15-25, ternational series in Sri Lanka England when Tamim, the defeat in Wednesday’s third 25-20, 15-8 victory. Both Qatar after Tamim was made the in- leading run-scorer for Bangla- and final game. and China are preparing for the terim captain in the absence of desh in all three formats, failed Shakib, who is expected to Asian Volleyball Championship, regular skipper Mashrafe Mor- to meet the expectations of the play in next month’s home se- which will be held in Tehran, Iran taza and vice-captain Shakib. team. He scored just 235 runs ries against Afghanistan, said in September. Tamim struggled with form in eight innings at 29.37, which Bangladesh should rotate play- throughout the series, making included only one fifty against ers to keep them fresh. 14 Friday, August 2, 2019 FEATURES Despite vaccine, Ebola is spreading EMILY BAUMGAERTNER The Ebola virus causes leaky blood vessels and wew respect that decision,” she said. TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE In May, WHO also recommended circulatory failure, which starves the body’s organs useu of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. HEN Ebola broke out in the of oxygen — leading to shock and multiple organ Scientists at the London School of An artist’s illustration of GJ 357 d, a super-Earth planet capable of Democratic Republic of the failure. It spreads directly from person to person HygieneH and Tropical Medicine de- hosting life. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite discovered Congo a year ago, the global signeds a protocol for getting them to the planet orbiting a star just 31 light-years away. (TNS) stockpile of a long-anticipated through infected blood, sweat and vomit thoset in need, according to Dr. Peter Wvaccine was 300,000 doses. Piot,P the director of the school. At the time, that seemed like plenty. But health officials in the Democrat- 1 of 2 newly found planets But as the virus spreads from the epi- ic Republic of Congo resisted using the center and threatens to explode across vaccine. the region, the supply of Merck’s newly Their biggest concern is whether it shows potential as a developed vaccine — once expected to works. Tests in about 6,000 people have function as a silver bullet — is dwindling, shown that it is safe and that it stimu- and likely to burn out before the out- lates production of antibodies against habitable world break does. the virus. But there is too little data to Officials have gone head-to-head in a know its efficacy. bitter clash over the next line of attack. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, the health min- AMINA KHAN The country’s health minister stepped ister who banned it, was also concerned LOS ANGELES TIMES down last week rather than bow to in- that the vaccine is administered in two ternational pressure to also start using doses, more than six weeks apart. super-scorched planet orbiting around a nearby dim star has another vaccine that is much more ex- Family members react as they watch a victim of the Ebola virus being buried on May Keeping track of everybody who has helped reveal the presence of two previously unseen planets perimental. 16, 2019, in Butembo, the Democratic Republic of Congo. (TNS) been vaccinated — let alone persuading A— one of which could host liquid water and thus be friendly to He had banned its use over doubts them to return for second shots — is all life, astronomers say. about its effectiveness. The manufac- but impossible in war-torn Congo. The blistering planet GJ 357 b, picked out by NASA’s Transiting turer, Johnson & Johnson, says it has Kalenga also sided with health work- Exoplanet Survey Satellite, lies about 31 light-years away in the 1.5 million doses on hand and is ready to ers who worry that introducing a sec- constellation Hydra. It’s only 22% larger than Earth and circles its start sending them to the region. ond vaccine could undermine public star every 3.9 days — tracing an orbit that’s 11 times closer to its Even if there were enough lifesav- awareness campaigns that are already star than Mercury’s is to our sun. ing vaccines to go around, the region’s contending with deep-rooted distrust of This means that even though its M-dwarf star is roughly 40% violent conflict has made it virtually im- authority. cooler than our sun, the planet is in all likelihood searingly hot — possible for health workers to deliver the More than a quarter of residents probably 490 degrees Fahrenheit or so shots to every relative and neighbor of don’t believe the outbreak is real, and — even without the insulating effects each Ebola victim. many people see vaccines as a plot to of an atmosphere. “There’s a level of panic lurking just spread a virus, not eradicate it. That uninhabitable world was the below the surface — or maybe it’s above International health experts ac- only one around this star spotted by Space the surface now,” said J. Stephen Morri- knowledge that using unproven vac- TESS, which scans the skies looking son, senior vice president of the Center cines is less than ideal but say there for dips in a star’s light that might indi- for Strategic and International Studies in Health may be no other choice. cate that a planet is passing, or trans- Washington. “It’s a question of weighing con- iting, in front of it. Astronomers used “No one imagined the level of vio- cecerns about acceptance and trust against information from the ground-based telescopes to confirm GJ 357 lence in Ituri and North Kivu” — two A vaccine for Ebola is tested on December 22, 2018, in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic the need for preventing disease,” said b’s existence. In the process, they noticed clues that an additional eastern provinces — “would be so exten- Republic of the Congo. (TNS) Josh Michaud, the associate director pair of planets was also circling the same star. sive that they wouldn’t be able to contain of global health policy at Kaiser Family These two planets, GJ 357 c and d, were found using the radial this. Now, vaccines have become that more than 150,000 doses of the vaccine gency committee directly acknowledged Foundation in Washington. “It’s a bal- velocity method: by looking at the slight wobble in the star’s mo- much more important in containing the using a technique called ring vaccina- the shortage of the Merck vaccine supply ancing act, and as the outbreak expands, tions caused by its planets’ tiny gravitational tugs. outbreak,” he said. tion, which prioritizes people who have in a sharply worded statement, calling the calculation that goes into that equa- GJ 357 c weighs in at about 3.4 times Earth’s mass, if not The Ebola virus causes leaky blood had exposure to an Ebola victim, fol- the current stockpile “insufficient” and tion may change.” more, and orbits the star every 9.1 days at a distance more than vessels and circulatory failure, which lowed by expanding circles of their other asking countries and manufacturers to This month, it did. The outbreak double that of GJ 357 b. This proximity keeps the temperature at starves the body’s organs of oxygen — contacts. “immediately take all measures to in- reached Goma, less than a mile from the around 260 degrees Fahrenheit — not quite as singed as planet leading to shock and multiple organ Ideally, the technique barricades the crease supplies.” Rwandan border, prompting officials to b, but still pretty toasty. It’s the third planet, GJ 357 d, that actually failure. It spreads directly from person virus and snips each strand of the out- Merck says it is moving production declare the epidemic an emergency of holds some potential as a habitable world. to person through infected blood, sweat break’s expanding web. But in a region of the vaccine from the US to a new plant international concern. From the bustling It weighs at least 6.1 Earth masses and circles the star at and vomit. marked by mass migration, less than a in Germany that has not yet gained regu- city of 2 million people, flights, ferries a much greater distance, completing an orbit in 55.7 days. Even For people who are already infected third of all confirmed cases have been latory approval to ramp up manfuactur- and buses fan out across central Africa. though this is just one-fifth the distance of the Earth to our sun, with the virus, a vaccine can’t help. linked back to known contacts, accord- ing. Almost immediately, President Felix GJ 357 d’s dim star leaves the surface very cold. Without an During the last Ebola outbreak, in ing to Doctors Without Borders. For now, production will be split be- Tshisekedi consolidated executive con- atmosphere, the thermometer at the surface would hover around West Africa in 2014 and 2015 , there was Merck, which has 245,000 doses tween the two small-scale locations, lim- trol over the outbreak response. 64 degrees Fahrenheit below zero — meaning no liquid water on no vaccine immediately available, a real- currently available for shipment from iting output. In his resignation letter, the health the surface. ity that left every person susceptible. By temperature-controlled US warehouses, In response to the shortage, WHO’s minister wrote that it was “fanciful to However, if GJ 357 d does turn out to have an atmosphere, the end, 28,600 people were infected hopes to triple the cumulative supply to Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on think that the new vaccine proposed by this could be a game changer, according to a report that will be and more than 11,000 died. about 900,000 doses over the next 18 Immunization, or SAGE, recommended actors who have shown an obvious lack published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. But that epidemic eventually became months. in May that health officials divide each of ethics” could have a meaningful im- A dense atmosphere with the right composition could trap some a testing ground for the Merck vaccine, But as the outbreak spreads, some of the remaining doses by at least half in pact on containing the outbreak. warmth and allow water to remain liquid on the planet’s surface. which had been under development for models predict the current stockpile order to immunize more people. But scientists welcomed the op- That’s similar to what scientists think happened on Mars, which more than a decade and was deployed to could be depleted by the fall. Merck officials are displeased with portunity to test the Johnson & John- today is frigid and dry but may once have had a thick atmosphere Guinea, where it showed positive results. Production of the vaccine takes the dose-splitting approach, according son vaccine. that allowed liquid water to leave marks all over its ruddy face. The The vaccine — called V920 — re- about one year — which means the re- to two health experts with ties to the “The only way to get the key data is trick, the scientists said, would be to try to catch a glimpse of GJ mains unlicensed but appears to be gion could see a several-month gap be- company. to test it in large numbers of the popula- 357 d, if it can be seen transiting its star from our vantage point. 97.5% effective, according to early data fore a new vaccine lot is ready. Pamela Eisele, a spokeswoman for tion, and see how it stacks up against the “If we can detect a transit of GJ 357d, it would become the from the current outbreak. “We do project that we are going to Merck, said the data showing the vaccine virus,” said Carleigh Krubiner, a policy closest transiting, potentially habitable planet in the solar neighbor- “These vaccines were the silver lin- run out of vaccine,” Dr. Robert Redfield, is effective are based on a dose of 1 mil- fellow at the Center for Global Develop- hood,” the study authors wrote. “Even if GJ 357d does not transit, ing of the 2014-2015 epidemic, and now the director of the US Centers for Disease liliter. “However, we fully recognize the ment in Washington. the brightness of its star makes this planet in the Habitable Zone they’re tangled up in the internal chaos. Control and Prevention, told lawmakers public health need and the exceptional “We could have another vital tool in of a close-by M star a prime target for observations with Extremely It’s a bit of a mess,” Morrison said. in testimony last month. circumstances that led to the interim our toolbox for future outbreaks — we Large telescopes as well as future space missions.” Health workers have administered A World Health Organization emer- recommendation SAGE has made, and just don’t know yet.”

Hobbs & Shaw: Fun, fast-paced, entertaining Fast & Furious spinoff

RAFER GUZMÁN TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Film: ‘FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW’ Rating:  HAT do you get when you cross Black Panther, Mission: Impossible, the Fast & Furious fran- Rated PG-13 (strong action-violence) chise and Hasbro’s Transformers? A new kind of Director: David Leitch Hobbs & Shaw Wfour-quadrant movie: . Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba Properly titled Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw , this spinoff of the popular cars-and-criminals se- NOW SHOWING IN QATAR ries has carefully surveyed the Hollywood landscape and taken note of what sells. Here’s what’s in: fast cars, wild stunts, supervillains and cheeky humor. Here’s what’s well off each other, trading insults, puffing out chests and out: virtually everything else. bro-ing down. They’re no Gibson-Glover or Grodin-De The result is a mostly enjoyable movie that feels Niro (the script, by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, isn’t like many other mostly enjoyable movies. Reprising exactly focused on character development), but they’ll do. their Fast & Furious roles are Dwayne Johnson as Luke Mostly, Hobbs & Shaw is concerned with keeping up Hobbs, a former federal agent, and Jason Statham as the Fast & Furious reputation for outrageous stunt work, Deckard Shaw, a British soldier turned mercenary. The itself a reaction to the high standards set by the Mis- two mismatched buddies are thrown together on a case, sion: Impossible movies. It doesn’t disappoint: Sports but their target isn’t the usual drug lord or arms dealer. Movie Review cars squeeze under trucks, motorcycles defy gravity, He’s a cyber-enhanced, bulletproofed soldier named modern soldiers battle a tribe of traditional Samoans (a Brixton (Idris Elba, arrogant and soulful), from an or- nod to Johnson’s ancestry). Director David Leitch, of the ganization called Eteon. They’re ubermenschy, and not brutally violent Atomic Blonde, keeps the action tween- in a nice way. friendly, with little if any blood. “I’m black Superman,” Brixton says wryly, though his Clearly, a lot of money, materiel and human capital shape-shifting motorcycle adds an element of black Bat- Dwayne Johnson (left) and Jason Statham in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. (TNS) (including a couple of surprise guest stars) went into man, too. Into this superhero-styled world drops Hattie Hobbs & Shaw, and most of it pays off. Is this a fun, fast- (Vanessa Kirby), an MI6 agent who ingests a virus and as a woman who can take care of herself (as she was in tle romance with the usually asexual Johnson. paced, entertaining movie? You bet. Is it memorable in becomes a ticking doomsday bomb. Kirby is convincing Mission: Impossible — Fallout). She even whips up a lit- Speaking of chemistry, Johnson and Statham play any way? Sorry — what were we talking about? Friday, August 2, 2019 15 KIDS CORNER Bound & Gagged By Dana Summers Books that these children are writing together By Maria Scrivan Half Full EVA, SHANNON & CHARLOTTE including “Powermania” (which is three )lames ,cy and /illyanna. They build a TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE books) and “Celestian Academy.” Re- gadget but they need Must one more in- cently we started writing a new book gredient the crystal. +owever the good E have a fantastic hobby called “The Elements.” We have lots of side has the crystal and has to stop the we would love to tell you fun writing our books and we hope to bad side from getting it before they about. We have been writ- continue and publish our books. take over the world. They Ànd out a ing books for the past two “Kitties in Candyland” is about cats lot of surprising facts including secret Wyears. We don·t do it alone though we trapped in a Candyland who are then family members and other things. do it with many of our close friends. captured by this evil kitty in a dungeon. “The Elements” is about a girl 7he main writers are Eva Shannon The kittens must Ànd a way out of Can- named /e[ie and she lives in a world &harlotte and last but not least our dyland and save their beloved Prince where almost everyone has powers. But friend Julia. There is one main reason and Princess Kitties. unfortunately the powers she has are we mentioned Julia because even when “Powermania” is about a bunch of categorized as unsafe. She will have to she broke her Ànger she still wrote. people who live on a magical planet and try to escape the camp she is forced %ut everyone else contributes too. have magical powers. The leader of the to work and stay at. Along the way she The Àrst book that we ever wrote bad side is 'evil 'ana and she thinks of Ànds people and things in her way but was called “Kitties in Candyland.” We a master plan to take over Powermania will she make it? have gone through many books since with help from her three daughters We·ll catch you in our ne[t book bye.

Kidsday reporters (From left) Eva Lam, Shannon Mahoney and Charlotte Webster, of Centre Avenue School, East Rockaway, write their own books. (TNS)

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Camp aimed to enhance self-confidence while providing the students with leadership skills

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THE Amiri Guard concluded the fifth edition of Summer Activity for its members’ children with the participa- tion of more than 50 students at Bar- zan Camp on Thursday morning. The camp lasted four weeks between July 7 and August 1. The closing ceremony was attend- ed by the Assistant Commander of the Guards for Operations and Intel- ligence Colonel Mishal Mohammed al Attiyah and a number of leaders and well as unveiling their talents and po- officers. tential and instilling the spirit of dis- The Summer Activity, which was cipline, self-reliance and encouraging held for the fifth year, aims at promot- them for teamwork. ing values and encouraging students For his part, the Summer Activity to serve the nation by joining the mili- Captain Khalid Hassan al Suwaidi said tary. that the programme attracted more It also aims at enhancing their than 50 students aged between 7 and self-confidence by developing their 12 years. He added that the activities abilities and teaching them leadership held in cooperation with the Ministry skills while increasing their awareness of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic of sports, culture and society and pre- Affairs ranged from shooting, horse paring a responsible generation. riding, self-defence, assembling and The Chairman of the Summer Ac- disassembling of weapons to swim- tivity Committee Major Jassem Ab- ming, football, cultural competitions dullah al Khulaifi, said that the Amiri and religious lectures. Guard aims at investing in students’ During the ceremony, the students free time during the summer vacation also demonstrated their military and through a series of activities aimed at sports skills that they had acquired in enhancing their national identity, as course of the four-week programme. ‘Outstanding participants’ of Doha Vodafone Qatar sets up Islamic Youth Forum announced gaming stand at DFC QNA sia and another from Cameroon. pation in the forum. The objectives of the fo- DOHA Three girls were selected from Head of the Technical rum included presenting and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Algeria, Morocco and Oman. Committee Dr Issa al Hurr said discussing research areas that DOHA THE Ministry of Culture and The Ministry of Culture the selection of six young peo- rely on youth as a key driver Sports on Wednesday an- and Sports said in a statement ple as distinguished achievers in building future develop- VODAFONE Qatar is giving nounced the outstanding par- that the announcement of the at the Doha Islamic Youth Fo- ment strategies, developing gaming and e-sports enthu- ticipants of the Doha Islamic distinguished names of the rum is a big incentive for these the youth capacities to face siasts a chance to get in gear Youth Forum, which was held Doha Islamic Youth Forum young people. civilisation and development for the upcoming Vodafone by the ministry as part of activi- was a catalyst for young peo- The Doha Islamic Youth challenges as a tool for com- 5G ESL Mobile Open at its ties of ‘Doha - The Capital of Is- ple from Islamic countries. Forum was organised by the munity development, making Asphalt arcade racing gaming lamic Youth 2019’ recently. The organising committee will Ministry of Culture and Sports, use of modern means of com- stand, now open in Doha Fes- The list of outstanding par- honour the outstanding youth in cooperation with the Islamic munication in promoting the tival City (DFC) until August 9. ticipants includes three boys during the closing ceremony Youth Cooperation Forum of values of belonging and citi- In June this year, Voda- and three girls. The boys include of ‘Doha - The Capital of Is- the Organization of Islamic Co- zenship, and training young fone and ESL, the world’s larg- Ahmad al Muhannadi from Qa- lamic Youth 2019’. They will operation, under the motto ‘The people on diplomatic simula- est esports company, launched tar, a young man from Indone- be honoured for their partici- Youth is the Power of Nation’. tion mechanisms. the Vodafone 5G ESL Mobile Open, the first international mobile gaming tournament played on 5G. The tournament is open to players from 17 The competition features contested live over Vodafone’s Qatari Scouts celebrate leadership at Virginia camp countries where Vodafone is the popular online mobile 5G network, and will showcase present, which includes Qatar. game: arcade racer Asphalt Vodafone’s high-speed, real- VISITORS to the 24th World of the commemorative events The activities of the camp accompanied by eight leaders, The competition features 9: Legends, and is expected time 5G network for gaming to Scout Camp currently being of Qatar. as a scouting festival of the headed by the Commissioner- the popular online mobile millions of spectators. held in Virginia, as well as its A Qatari student delega- World Organization of the General of Qatar Scout and game: arcade racer Asphalt 9: to draw enthusiasts and Players can find more in- participants, took part in Qa- tion is participating in the ac- Scout Movement include Girl Guides Association Jas- Legends, and is expected to casual gamers of all levels. formation on the tournament tari Scouts team’s activities at tivities of the 24th World darts, horse riding, swimming, sim al Hardan. draw enthusiasts and casual and sign up for online quali- the Qatari pavilion. Scout Camp in Virginia being climbing, tourism, scouting, The world’s largest scout gamers of all levels. four qualifying cup events open fiers on the official website: The activities included held under the theme ‘Open- kayaking and bicycles, thus camp with over 55,000 par- Online qualifiers for the for players using either iOS or https://pro.eslgaming.com/ celebration of love and loyalty ing a new world’. The camp, giving Qatari students the ticipants from 168 countries is Asphalt 9: Legends tourna- Android devices. The best play- mobileopen/home. to Qatari leadership and also which will continue until Au- skills of self-reliance in an en- held every four years in vari- ment have been taking place in ers from each weekly cup qualify Vodafone Qatar’s Asphalt a demonstration of national gust 3, is being attended by vironment closer to nature. ous countries. This summer, a series of eight separate week- to participate in the Grand Final gaming stand, featuring the pride. The audience and visi- Scouts representatives from The Qatari Scout team it is being organised by three long cups and conclude on Sep- at Milan Games Week on Sep- Asphalt esports series, will be tors performed a parade and around the world aged 14 to 17 participating in this global countries namely, America, tember 1, 2019. Qualification is tember 28-29, 2019. open in DFC every day from took pictures and video clips years. camp consists of 24 cadets, Canada and Mexico. (QNA) based on ‘fastest time wins’, with The Grand Final will be 5-9pm till August 9. Marriott Marquis City Centre comes up with array of staycation and culinary offers for Eid Al-Adha holidays TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

MARRIOTT Marquis City Center Doha has invited resi- dents to celebrate Eid Al Adha with an array of different of- fers and culinary delights to create the ideal getaway. The hotel has come up with distinct, thoughtfully designed staycation as well as food and beverage offers and spa treatments to make the most of the holiday season. Its ‘Great Escape’ pack- age offers perfect Eid stayca- tion in a relaxed atmosphere, outdoor pool facilities, in- cluding buffet breakfast at Cucina and Special 7 Cuts The hotel has come up with distinct, thoughtfully designed staycation as well as food and beverage offers and spa treatments for guests to make the most of the holiday season. dinner at Brazilian restau- rant Ipanema and more be- discount at Saray Spa and Apartments’ package for stunning views of the city, Ition’ includes a sumptu- entertainment. dio Travoto and his team. It tween August 9 and 17. outdoor pool and gym facili- those looking for a city es- 20 percent discount each ous feast with family and Furthermore, the ‘Eid includes a delightful spread Similarly, the ‘Eid Fam- ties to make the stay memo- cape closer to home this on food and beverage and friends at New York Steak Feast at Cucina’ package of antipasti, salad bar, wide ily Escape’ package offers au- rable for guests. Eid. It includes provid- Saray Spa treatments. House, succulent made-to- features selection of pasta, pizza and thentic Brazilian dining expe- The hotel also offers ing a range of one-to-two Yet another package order menu of endless de- a family-style brunch pre- many more for an unforget- rience at Ipanema, 20 percent ‘Family Getaway in Luxury bedroom apartments with ‘The Big Apple Brunch Eid- lectable cuisines and live pared by Italian Chef Clau- table Eid experience.