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World No.1 Farag and Coll to clash for crown

FAWAD HUSSAIN SEMI-FINALS Paul (Coll) is very fit, so when’s he fresher, THE PENINSULA [2] (EGY) bt [3] it’s even more scary. I will try to execute my (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-2, 11-4 (37m) game plan of better and if I can, I will World No.1 Ali Farag is just a win give myself a chance. It will be a tough one, away from successfully defending [4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Fares Dessouky he has made two back-to-back finals in Qatar his Qatar Classic Squash Cham- (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-0, 11-0 (37m) now, so he seems to like it: Ali Farag pionship title after he dispatched reigning world champion Tarek TODAY’S FINAL Momen to book final clash with [4] Paul Coll (NZL) vs [2] Ali Farag (EGY) New Zealand’s Paul Coll, yesterday. think that made a big psycho- After a thrilling day at the logical difference,” Farag said Khalifa International & Squash after his commanding win. Complex on Thursday that saw all The World No.1 said he faces the quarter-finals going to full an uphill task against New Zea- Egypt's Ali Farag (left) in action against compatriot lengths, Farag and Coll registered land’s Coll in today’s final of the Tarek Momen during yesterday's semi-final. straight-game victories to seal $175,000 event. their spots in the final, with Kiwi “All of our head-to-head World No.5 outclassing Egypt’s between us (Paul Coll) is 3-2, it’s Meanwhile, Coll, who was compatriot Youssef Ibrahim in the World No.12 Fares Dessouky in never easy. He played brilliant engaged in marathon five-game quarter-final, didn’t look at his Al Khelaifi delighted the first semi-final. squash (in semi-final) and is going battles in his last two matches, best yesterday, as he made several Egypt’s Farag, who defeated to be very fresh tomorrow (today). showed no signs of fatigue as he errors in crucial stages of the with success of Qatar Germany’s Simon Rosner in the “Paul is very fit, so when’s he ended Dessouky’s run with a opening game to give his 2018 Qatar Classic final, was in fresher, it’s even more scary. I will 11-9, 11-0, 11-0 victory in 37 opponent an advantage. Classic despite pandemic supreme form yesterday as he try to execute my game plan of minutes. It will be the second Coll, on the other hand, was outclassed his compatriot 11-9, squash better and if I can, I will final for the Kiwi star in a year’s sharp and clinical as he eased to QNA – DOHA 11-2, 11-4 with his excellent shot- give myself a chance. It will be a time after he reached the final a 2-0 lead after taking 11 consec- making and phenomenal reach tough one, he has made two back- of PSA World Championship on utive points. He was cruising with President of Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Feder- all over the court. to-back finals in Qatar now, so he the same court. a 8-0 lead in the third game when ation (QTSBF), Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi, expressed World No.3 Momen, who seems to like it,” he added. Dessouky, after his win over Dessouky slipped, and had to take his delight with the successful organisation of the Qatar clinched the world title at the an on court treatment, before the Classic Squash Championship 2020, organised by the same court 12 months ago, was Kiwi confirmed his win to march Qatari Federation at Khalifa International Tennis & only able to produce a good show into the final. Squash complex, with the participation of all the top in the first game, taking a two- “I thought I was hitting my players on world tour. point lead before second seeded targets brilliantly today,” said Al Khelaifi said in a statement after attending the Farag made a comeback to secure 28-year-old Coll. quarter-finals, that the championship showed the highest lead. “I just tried to be super level of success despite the circumstances that the world After dropping the first game, accurate today and really get him is currently going through as a result of the coronavirus Momen struggled to find his stuck in the back corners. If you pandemic. accuracy and Farag took full hit your length on this court, then He stressed that Qatar will always be up to any chal- advantage with the dip in his per- you really get rewarded. I thought lenge, and the presence of world champions and the formance to double lead in quick I could close the court down and world’s top ranked players currently competing for the time. keep him behind me, which I championship title is the greatest evidence of this, and Momen, 32, did not pose much thought I did really well today,” it also confirms the confidence of the sports leaders in problems for Farag in the third he added. Qatar. game as he completed his victory “I’ve had two great years in Al Khelaifi also stressed that the organising committee in 37 minutes to confirm his Qatar in a row now, so hopefully is very keen to provide all the factors that contribute to second final in the PSA’s Platinum I can go one further tomorrow the success of the championship at all levels, in a manner championship. (today),” said Coll. befitting Qatar’s global position in organising sporting “The first game was crucial. I Today’s final between Coll and events. just tried to execute my game plan Farag will be a repeat of March’s He explained that the most important cause of better by the end of the first game, 2020 Windy City Open final, success is the close cooperation with officials, espe- even if you don’t win it at least New Zealand's Paul Coll in action where the Egyptian came from cially Qatar Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Public you go into the second you have against Fares Dessouky of Egypt. two games down to win the title Health and the Supreme Committee for Crisis the momentum. I did win it and I in Chicago. Management. MotoGP: Qatar to flag off Al Ghazali, Al Qadi claim victories THE PENINSULA – DOHA 2021 season in March Saeed YESTERDAY'S WINNERS Nasser Al Small Tour (100/110cm) Qatari riders Nasser Al Ghazali Qadi guiding 1: Best Of Des Forets/Saeed Nasser Al Qadi AFP – VALENCIA and Saeed Nasser Al Qadi PROVISIONAL 2021 MOTOGP CALENDAR Best Of Des (53.22 secs), 2: Graffiti De Lully CH/Khalifa clinched victories in the indi- March 28: Qatar (Losail, night course) Forets during Abdulla Al Khaldi (53.54), 3: Jumbo/Faleh The 2021 MotoGP season vidual events as the third round April 11: Argentina (Termas de Rio Hondo) yesterday's Suwead Al Ajami (54.31) will feature 20 races, of season 4 of the Longines April 18: United States (Austin) Medium Tour Medium Tour (120/130cm) according to a provisional Qatar Equestrian Tour Hathab May 2: Spain (Jerez) competition. 1: Hurry Up/Nasser Al Ghazali (55.88 secs), calendar released Friday, May 16: France (Le Mans) kicked off yesterday. with organisers hoping for At Qatar Equestrian Feder- 2: S I E C Lonnie/Hamad Nasser Al Qadi May 30: Italy (Mugello) (56.50), 3: Eddie/Shka. Fatima Jabor Al a “return to normality” June 6: Catalunya (Barcelona) ation's (QEF) Indoor Arena, Al after a coronavirus-hit Ghazali stormed to victory Thani (56.88) June 20: Germany (Sachsenring) Medium Tour - Teams year. June 27: Netherlands (Assen) astride Hurry Up, to win the top Next year is individual prize of the day. Al 1: Business Trading Company (BTC): 114 July 11: Finland (KymiRing) secs, 2: ExxonMobil: 115.53 secs (4 faults), scheduled to start, as August 15: Austria (Spielberg) Ghazali and his eight-year-old usual, in Qatar on March gelding completed the round in 3: Qatar Equestrian Federation: 127.84 August 29: Great Britain (Silverstone) secs (4 faults) 8 and round up Valencia September 12: Aragon (Alcaniz, Spain) the 130cm event in 55.88 secs to on November 14. September 19: San Marino (Misano) win QR7,500 in prize money. Carmelo Ezpeleta, October 3: Japan (Motegi) S I E C Lonnie, with last sea- Trading Company (BTC) won the mare completed an error-free Hamad Towaim Al Marri CEO of MotoGP organisers October 10: Thailand (Buriram) son’s Big Tour champion Hamad Medium Tour team event fol- routine in 53.22 secs to top the (Deon-Diego) finished fourth Dorna Sports, said: “We try October 24: Australia (Phillip Island) Nasser Al Qadi in the saddle, lowing a brilliant effort by win the 48-strong field as the with a time of 54.46 secs to win to return to normality, we October 31: Malaysia (Sepang) completed the round in 56.50 to Hamad Nasser Al Qadi (S I E C popular Qatari rider won QR2,000 as Al Khaldi added talked to all the promoters November 14: Valencia (Ricardo Tormo circuit, finish second as the Qatari rider Lonnie, 56.50 secs), Ghanim QR5,000 in prize money. further QR1,400 to his prize bag and made the normal cal- Spain) got richer by QR6,000. Sheikha Nasser Al Qadi (Happy Tina, Al Khaldi, astride QEF- after placing himself in the fifth endar because it’s * Date and place of the 20th GP yet to be Fatima Jabor Al Thani and Eddie 57.61) and Saeed Nasser owned Graffiti De Lully CH, spot with Dusty (55.25 secs) in important to block the announced. completed a flawless routine (Andreas SPB Z/64.00) as they completed the round in 53.54 the 100/110cm event which gave days and to know exactly * In reserve: Portugal (Portimao), Indonesia which lasted for 56.88 secs to bagged QR15,000 in prize secs to win QR4,000 as away a total of QR20,000 in on which days there will (Mandalika), Russia (St Petersburg) book the remaining spot on the money. Team ExxonMobil fin- Jumbo, with Faleh Suwead prize money. be the Grands Prix. podium as she won QR4,500. ished second as Team Qatar Al Ajami in the saddle, spent a Manager of Future Riders “We hope we can do Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi (Happy Equestrian Federation com- time of 54.31 secs to book the Riding School at QEF, Abdullah it. Obviously there are many things we don’t know yet, that’s why Tina,57.61) and Rashid Towaim pleted the podium. remaining spot on the podium. Mohammed Al Marri, and the we’ve included three reserve Grands Prix to be allocated wherever Al Marri (Lamm Addiction Z, Earlier, in the Small Tour, Al Ajami got richer by Vice-Chairman of the Tour it’s possible and also taking into consideration the weather con- 60.69) rounded up the top five Saeed Nasser guided Best Of Des QR3,000 after completing the Organising Committee, Omar Al siderations of each place.” in the event which saw 37 Forets to victory ahead of points routine without conceding any Mannai, presented the awards to Two reserves are in Europe, Portimao in Portugal and St competitors. leader Khalifa Abdulla Al Khaldi. faults, same way as Al Khaldi the winners. The event continues Petersburg in Russia, and Mandalika in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Business Saeed and his nine-year-old did. today. Sport SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2020 15 Miller on top Roglic extends in European Vuelta lead before crucial MotoGP 17th stage practice AFP — CIUDAD RODRIGO, SPAIN

AFP – VALENCIA Defending champion Primoz Roglic extended his overall Australian Jack Miller produced the lead of the Vuelta a Espana by best time in yesterday’s practice at finishing in second place on the European MotoGP in Valencia, the 16th stage ahead of today’s while championship rivals Joan Mir crucial penultimate day of and Fabio Quartararo cracked the racing. top 10 despite struggling in a wet Slovenian Roglic finished opening session. behind Denmark’s Magnus After dominating on a slick track Cort Nielsen to increase his Grégory Benoist in the morning practice, Ducati rider advantage over Richard guiding Hayzum to Miller set a fastest lap of 1min Carapaz to 45 seconds heading 32.528sec as the Ricardo Tormo Grand Prix du Nord win into the final weekend of the circuit dried in the afternoon at Chantilly, yesterday. race that finishes in Madrid session. tomorrow. Aleix Espargaro was a surprise Today’s mountainous run second ahead of Franco Morbidelli, represents the last chance for Quartararo’s Yamaha-SRT team- Carapaz and third-placed mate and the Teruel Grand Prix Hayzum wins Grand Prix du Nord Hugh Carthy to threaten from winner two weeks ago. Jumbo Visma’s Roglic for the Quartararo bounced back to title with a 178.2km ride from finish ninth in the second session THE PENINSULA — DOHA as he seemed to be struggling a little Sequeros to the hilltop Alto de having come 21st and last earlier in whereas normally he tends to pull in his La Covatilla, before Sunday’s the day. Mir, who leads the MotoGP Owned by Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Hayzum won very easily. At races. However, it all ended well. It’s the processional stage into the standings by 14 points, was 10th Attiyah, Hayzum (Anodin x Sheema) first time that he has raced in earplugs in Spanish capital. with both riders over 0.8sec behind proved an easy winner of the Grand Prix the halfway stage, I was an effort to get him to relax and that could “I was a little bit short at Miller. du Nord, a Listed race over 2,000 metres, worried as he seemed to be explain it.” the end but it was a nice day South African Brad Binder, at Chantilly yesterday. struggling a little whereas “He’s a real racehorse. It’s a victory for the whole team,” he said. seventh yesterday, will serve a long After a slow start, the Elias Mikha- normally he tends to pull in his for the whole team. The Qatar Derby will Education First’s Cort, lap penalty in tomorrow's race as lides-trained colt found himself relegated races. However, it all ended be run on December 20th. He belongs to who won two stages at the punishment for the KTM rider’s col- to last position despite being drawn one. a Qatari owner who would like to win 2016 Vuelta, edged an lision with Miller in the previous His jockey Grégory Benoist asked his well. this race. aggressive Roglic while Por- grand prix. mount to pick up on leaving the final bend "We will endeavour to ensure that no tuguese rider Rui Costa came Quartararo, who faded badly and Hayzum delivered a very exacting Elias Mikhalides, Trainer stone is left unturned regarding this. Even third at the finish line. after starting two of the past three response by passing all his rivals in the he prefers some give or a heavy track, “I timed it pretty well, I races on pole, showed his frus- straight before scoring a five and a half he’s always acquitted himself well on came through the last corner tration by banging his fist on his fuel length win. good ground. I’m not worried. He will in a decent position and then tank after sliding off the track in Qatar could be next on the horse’s the Equidia channel: “Hayzum won very remain in training next year,” I was sitting, looking for an soggy morning conditions. agenda and trainer Elias Mikhalides told easily. At the halfway stage, I was worried Mikhalides. opening,” Cort said. But the French rider, who has won three races this season, moved up the timesheets as the weather improved for the second session. Volleyball: Senior Men’s League begins IPL: Holder, Williamson The Valencia MotoGP will be held on the same circuit next weekend before the season finale shine as Hyderabad takes place at Portimao in Portugal on November 22. eliminate Bangalore Combined fastest times from opening practice sessions at the European IANS — ABU DHABI in for the injured Wriddhiman MotoGP in Valencia: Saha. 1. Jack Miller (AUS/Ducati-Pramac) Kane Williamson’s 33rd T20 Williamson was unbeaten 1:32.528, 2. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Aprilia) half-century and an all-round on 50 off 44 balls while Holder, at 0.092sec, 3. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/ masterclass from Jason Holder who hit the winning runs with Yamaha-SRT) 0.276, 4. Takaaki Nakagami helped SunRisers Hyderabad his third four of the innings, (JPN/Honda-LCR) 0.338, 5. Pol Espargaro (SRH) beat Royal Challengers was on 24 off 20 balls. SRH (ESP/KTM) 0.424, 6. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets ended their innings on 132/4 in 0.629, 7. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 0.731, in the Eliminator of the Indian 19.4 overs. 8. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 0.764, 9. Premier League (IPL) Earlier, Holder picked three Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Yamaha-SRT) 0.809, yesterday. wickets as SunRisers 10. Joan Mir (ESP/Suzuki) 0.877 SRH now face Delhi Cap- Hyderabad (SRH) restricted itals in Qualifier 2 tomorrow Royal Challengers Bangalore while RCB’s quest for a maiden (RCB) to 131/7 wickets in their title in 13 attempts remains 20 overs. unfulfilled. The final is to be Most of RCB’s runs came played on Tuesday. through the blade of AB de Vil- Action from the volleyball match between Al Khor and Al Shamal on the opening day of Senior Chasing a target of 132, Wil- liers, who scored 56. He was Men's League at QVA Hall yesterday. Al Khor won the match 3-0. In yesterday's other match, liamson and Holder put up an dismissed by an inch-perfect Al Ahli outclassed Al Sadd with the same score-line. unbeaten 65-run stand for the yorker from Thangarasu fifth wicket to take their team Natarajan that took out his to victory after Mohammed middle stump. Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal and Brief scores: RCB 131/7 Adam Zampa brought RCB wkts in 20 overs (AB de Villiers Swiss great Federer eyes 'big' back into the game following a 56, Aaron Finch 32; Jason dismal show with the bat. Holder 3/25) lost to SRH 132/4 Siraj got the big wicket of in 19.4 overs (Kane Williamson , says coach SRH captain David Warner 50, Jason Holder 24; and his opening partner Mohammed Siraj 2/28) by 6 REUTERS — LONDON COVID-19 pandemic and PARIS MASTERS RESULTS Shrivats Goswami, standing wkts surgery has sidelined him. Quarter-finals Rossi cleared Roger Federer’s (pictured) “He is in the recovery Daniil Medvedev (RUS x3) bt Diego recovery from a knee injury phase and I would say that to race after is going well and the Swiss things are going in the best Schwartzman (ARG x6) 6-3, 6-1

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