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QNA/AFC like we did against the UAE then we JAKARTA Maroons in must-win situation to secure a place in AFC C’ship quarter-finals can definitely go through,” he said. “Against Indonesia we want THE Qatar U-19 team are set to take to have the same quality that was on Indonesia in their second Group there in our first match, but of A match at 2018 AFC U-19 Champi- course we want a different result onship on Sunday. this time around. Hosts Indonesia are currently “It will not be easy, but we will leading the group with three points do everything we can to win the next having defeated Chinese Taipei 3-1. game. Indonesia have great sup- The first and second teams in port and some quality players, so it each group qualify for the quarter- should be an excellent match.” finals, which will be played on Octo- Meanwhile, Indonesia coach ber 28 and 29. Indra Sjafri believes a bright fu- ture potentially beckons for several members of his squad. The Southeast Asians began their campaign on home soil with a 3-1 win over Chinese Taipei which saw the dynamic Witan Sulaeman scoring twice and impressive midfielder Egy Maulana Vikri catching the eye at Ja- karta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. “I truly hope the likes of Egy (Maulana Vikri) and the rest of the team will improve even further in the next game,” he said. “There was definitely some im- provement throughout the friendly Confident games we played before the tour- nament and I hope my players can We still believe we will qualify, The Qatar team in action in their opening clash against the UAE in the AFC U-19 Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia. carry that on going forward. and if we play again like we did “I believe not only the likes of The top four teams at the AFC ed the team’s training by explaining several tactical options and urged ter-finals. Miguel feels his side still Witan and Egy have the potential against the UAE then we can U-19 Championship advance for the players the mistakes they com- them to adhere to the plan. has what it takes to go through to to go far, but I truly hope many of definitely go through. the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in mitted in the game against UAE, Qatar’s game against Indonesia the quarter-final, despite their 2-1 the players in our squad can become Poland. which they lost 1-2. is a must win for the Qatari side in opening day loss. “We still believe stars if they perform to their poten- Qatar U-19 coach Bruno Miguel Qatar coach Bruno Miguel start- Miguel explained to the players order to secure a place in the quar- we will qualify, and if we play again tial in this competition.”

DOHA WORLD GYMNASTICS Aspire Dome abuzz with activity as organisers make final preparations

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EVEN as heavy rains greeted Qatar on Saturday, work went on at a hectic pace at the Aspire Dome with the Lo- cal Organising Committee (LOC) fi- nalising last minute preparations for the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha 2018 to be held from October 25 to November 3. The Aspire Dome was abuzz with activity with the main hall be- ing given the final touches as also The accreditation centre for the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships the media centre. Meanwhile, many Doha 2018 at the Aspire Zone. athletes could be seen practicing at the training and warm-up halls. ensure excellence and to make the Doha Worlds will be the first championships a truly historic one. mega gymnastics championships to “We are looking forward to be hosted in the Middle East and the bringing the championship to an Organising Committee is leaving no unprecedented level that reflects stone unturned to make sure that Qatar’s high potential,” he stressed. the event is an unprecedented suc- Close 300 foreign mediaper- cess inkeeping with Qatar’s status in sons are expected to cover the event hosting major events. which will be one of the fiercely Over 600 athletes from 78 coun- contested editions in recent years tries, including six Arab nations, as Simone Biles of the US, who and a total of 1,400 other delegates Nasser al Sulaiti. took more than a year’s break, will of team staff and International return to action. Gymnastics Federation (FIG) offi- tions, Nasser al Sulaiti, Director of The tournament will be signifi- cials will descend into Doha ahead the Finance Committee, said, “All cant for the participating countries of the opening ceremony to be held the sub-committees of the Local Or- as medals won from the Team finals on October 25. ganising Committee are inter-acting will earn an entry to the 2020 Olym- The Organising Committee has in a very feasible manner to deliver pic Games in Tokyo. also moved its headquarters to As- an outstanding event for the world The nominative roster released pire Zone to oversee all preparations. to witness. “We have all the capabil- last week includes 265 men and 244 Commenting on the prepara- ities and we shall go the distance to women gymnasts from 78 nations.

STARS ARRIVE Biles keeps her cool in constant glare of spotlight DOHA: Superstar status does not has been mastering since childhood. “I burden three-time world all-around think it comes from growing up in the champion Simone Biles of the US with sport and being taught to focus on what any extra scrutiny or pressure as she you’re doing,” said Biles, who won the prepares for the 48th FIG Artistic Gym- all-around title at the 2013, 2014 and nastics World Championships that will 2015 Worlds but did not compete at the begin on October 25. “I try not to focus 2017 Worlds. on who’s watching or what’s happening,” “It’s also a personality trait that I have said the 2016 Olympic quadruple gold had since I was younger.” medalist in a recent media conference Of her six opportunities to win a medal call. “Whenever we go out and compete, here, Biles said team gold would shine you kind of just focus on your gymnas- brightest. “I would pick the team tics and relate to the training.” competition, because we’ve been really Biles, who is expected to challenge for strong over the past couple of years in her fourth all-around title and lead the that event, and we hope to carry the World gymnastics star Simone US to its fourth consecutive world team legacy on,” she said. “Here I am the vet- Biles of the US (right) on her title in Doha, said keeping her cool in the eran, so I’m excited to go out there and arrival at the HIA airport. glare of the spotlight is an attribute she lead them.” (WORLDGYMDOHA18.COM) Sports Sunday, October 21, 2018 17 Japanese Moto Grand Prix Penalty deals a blow to Vettel’s hopes at Austin DPA AUSTIN (TEXAS)

SEBASTIAN Vettel’s hopes of turning round the Formula One world championship were dealt a blow Friday as he was given a three-place grid unmatchable 1 minute 47.502 penalty for the United States seconds on a drying 5.513-kil- Grand Prix. ometre Circuit of the Americas Vettel will start his Fer- in the first session. rari three spots down from The second session was his qualifying position in Sun- not a complete washout but day's race for "not slowing steady, heavy rain meant there sufficiently during a red flag was little action. Pierre Gasly period" in first practice. of Toro Rosso looked set for Sauber's Charles Leclerc, the honour before Hamil- Vettel's team-mate from ton pipped him late on with next season, had caused the 1:48.716 minutes as some, stoppage by spraying gravel though not all, cars took the over the track and stewards track in the dying minutes. deemed the German had not Hamilton’s team-mate eased up enough. Valtteri Bottas was second in It leaves him with an uphill the first outing but a huge 1.3 task in the battle with stand- seconds down while the Red ings leader Lewis Hamilton, Bull duo of Max Verstappen Italian MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati Team in action during a free practice session for Grand Prix of Japan at Twin Ring Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Saturday. (EPA-EFE) who has a 67-point lead with and Daniel Ricciardo were just four races left. ahead of Vettel and Kimi Raik- Hamilton will seal his konen in the other Ferrari. fifth career title if he can gain Vettel has seen ambitions eight points more than Vet- for his own fifth title fade in tel on Sunday. And the Briton recent weeks with a series of Dovizioso snatches pole as made the perfect start to the mistakes coming at the same weekend by topping practice time as Hamilton hitting form. twice on a soaking Friday. And with Hamilton having A wet track made early won five of six previous races running slow but when Ham- at the venue in Austin, Texas, Marquez match point looms ilton eventually emerged in the championship now seems his Mercedes he posted an to be within touching distance.

AFP The runaway champion- MOTEGI (JAPAN) ship leader limbered up for qualifying with a quickest lap DUCATI'S Andrea Dovizioso We did what we expected to in the final free practice, de- kept his fading MotoGP ti- do. We were able to improve spite a late spill. tle hopes alive Saturday by this afternoon and make a But although he starts from snatching pole for the Japa- really good lap time. But sixth, Marquez will fancy his nese Grand Prix in a frantic Marc (Marquez) has a really chances of wrapping up a third- late dash. straight title – his fifth overall The Italian, who realisti- good pace for the race and – in motorcycling's premier cally needs to emulate his 2017 he’s well placed too, so it class, which would equal Aus- victory in Japan to delay Marc will be a hard battle. tralian legend Mick Doohan. Marquez's coronation, clocked “If I want to claim the ti- a fastest lap of one minute, Andrea Dovizioso tle, I'll have to go for the vic- 44.590 seconds, with his Span- tory,” said Marquez, who will ish rival sixth quickest. be chasing an eighth win of the Marquez, Dovizioso or Marquez (Honda) will start year on Sunday. Jorge Lorenzo have topped Sunday's race from the second “Obviously we're not in the qualifying at the last nine races. row of the grid, with Maverick best position but we don't have That streak was almost Vinales (Yamaha), Alex Rins to take too many risks -- I al- brought to a halt as Jack Italian MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso celebrates after taking pole (Suzuki) and Valentino Rossi ready fell off once today. I have Miller roared to the top of the position in the official qualifying session of MotoGP Grand Prix of (Yamaha) behind them. four races to do it so I'm still timesheets late on, but after the Japan at Twin Ring Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Saturday. (EPA-EFE) Marquez, who leads confident.” Australian subsequently skid- Dovizioso by 77 points with a The 25-year-old would trail ded off, Dovizioso and Yama- to do,” said Dovizioso. “We pace for the race and he's well maximum 100 points available only Italians Rossi, who won ha's Johann Zarco produced were able to improve this after- placed too, so it will be a hard from the final four races this the last of his seven champion- Sebastian Vettel of Germany (right) and Ferrari Team Principal some sudden-death fireworks noon and make a really good battle.” season, can capture his third ships in 2009, and Giacomo Maurizio Arrivabene look on in the garage during practice for the to demote him to third. lap time. Cal Crutchlow (Honda), straight world crown if he fin- Agostini, whose record eighth United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas in “We did what we expected “But Marc has a really good Andrea Iannone (Suzuki) and ishes ahead of the Italian. came in 1975. Austin, Texas, on Friday. (GETTY IMAGES/AFP) Kasatkina prevails Preview Cricket world over hobbling Jabeur India to start World Cup preparation with Windies series praise for IANS Explosive wicketkeeper- replicate his old form. Dhoni runs from six innings. AFP Jabeur, the first Tunisian GUWAHATI batsman Rishabh Pant is ex- was far from his best in the The tourists are expected to Pak’s Abbas MOSCOW to play in a WTA final, said she pected to make his ODI debut, Asia Cup, scoring 77 runs in put up a better show in white intended to be back. HOT favourites India will following his exploits in Tests. four innings with an average ball cricket unlike the Tests. AFP IN a match which ended with “I really enjoyed playing look to start their preparation The 21-year-old Pant, who of 19.25 and a strike rate of But the withdrawal of big- ABU DHABI both players on their knees af- here this week,” the 101st- for next year's 50-over World cracked a ton at the Oval in 62.09. hitting opener Evin Lewis ter the final point, sixth seed ranked Tunisian said. "This is Cup in style and iron out the his debut series against Eng- With Pant now also mak- from the ODI series citing PAKISTAN'S newest wicket Daria Kasatkina of Russia beat the first WTA premier final for weaknesses in the side when land, continued his rich form ing the team regularly, Dhoni personal reasons is a body hunter Mohammad Abbas was Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur me. Hopefully I will do more they take on lowly West Indies with consecutive scores of 92 will be under more pressure for the side which is already showered with praise on Sat- in a tough three-setter to win here next year." in the five-match ODI series against the West Indies in the to perform. missing Chris Gayle and urday after rocking Australia the Kremlin Cup on Saturday. Kasatkina became the starting here on Sunday. two-match Test series. India have struggled to Andre Russell. with 17 wickets in the two “She was crying because she sixth Russian to win the Mos- India will play 18-odd This series will also see find a proper No.4 batsman West Indies will bank Tests in Abu Dhabi. won. I was crying because I was cow event. “I remember 10 One-Day Internationals (ODI) skipper Virat Kohli making the and this will also present an on veteran Marlon Samuels, The 28-year-old right arm cramping,” tweeted Jabeur. years ago when I was a kid I before the World Cup in Eng- return to the fold after taking opportunity to Ambati Ray- captain and all-rounder Ja- pacer took his maiden ten- The 21-year-old Kasatkina came here and was dreaming land. Among the issues they a break during the Asia Cup udu, who is expected to bat at son Holder and pacer Kemar wicket haul, with 10-95 (5-33 had to battle back from a set that (some day) I would stand would want to address, India's which India won. the position, to stake a claim in Roach. The squad features and 5-62) in the second match down to win 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on this central court holding middle order is a problem es- Former captain Mahendra the side more regularly. three uncapped players – for Pakistan's biggest win of 373 in two hours two minutes. the trophy aloft,” Kasatkina pecially the number four po- Singh Dhoni will once again Rayudu and will look to opener Chandrapaul Hemraj, runs in all Test cricket on Friday. After clinching the match, said. “And now here I am. The sition where many have been be under the pump as he has carry forward his fine form of all-rounder Fabian Allen and The unassuming pacer Kasatkina fell to the court and dream came true.” tried but with little success. time and again struggled to Asia Cup where he scored 175 pacer Oshane Thomas. had taken seven wickets in the wept for joy. Then, still wiping The opponents traded drawn first Test in Dubai, fin- her face, she walked round the breaks at the start then held ishing with 17 to earn the man- net as Jabeur struggled to her their serves until the sixth of-the-series award. feet. The two hugged before game when Kasatkina sud- Since his international ar- the Russian helped the limp- denly lost her nerve allowing England win rain-marred ODI to bag series rival Abbas has been the toast ing Tunisian from the court. Jabeur to break twice again of Pakistan's Test attack. “It was very tough and I to take the opening set in REUTERS He became the first Paki- saw you gave everything to- 23 minutes. PALLEKELE (SRI LANKA) SCOREBOARD stani fast bowler to take ten day and that's what sport is all In the second set tiebreak SRI LANKA INNINGS wickets in a Test since Mo- about,” Kasatkina told Jabeur Kasatkina, ranked 14th in the ENGLAND beat Sri Lanka by N. Dickwella lbw b Ali ...... 52 hammad Asif did so against at the trophy presentation. world, was slightly more accu- 18 runs via the Duckworth S. Samarawickrama c Buttler b Woakes ...... 1 Sri Lanka at Kandy in 2006. “I really appreciate I had rate to level the match at one Lewis method in the rain- D. Chandimal b Ali ...... 33 Dale Steyn tweeted Abbas K. Mendis lbw b Rashid ...... 5 this match with you today. I'm set all after one hour 25 min- marred fourth one-day inter- D. de Silva c Buttler b Curran ...... 17 can rise to number one, a rank sure that it's not the last final utes on court. In the deciding national on Saturday to take D. Shanaka run out ...... 66 South African paceman held for you. set Jabeur, who was play- an unassailable 3-0 lead in the N. Perera run out ...... 44 for many years. “I see a new “I think it was a good ing her eighth match in eight five-match series. A. Dananjaya not out ...... 32 number 1 Test bowler com- S. Malinga not out ...... 4 week for you,” she said. days, began to wilt. Chasing a target of 274 at Extras: (lb 10, w 9) ...... 19 ing... Abbas,” Steyn said. the Pallekele International TOTAL: (For 7 wickets in 50 overs) ...... 273 Former England batsman Cricket Stadium, England Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Samarawickrama, 4.2 ov), Michael Vaughan tweeted: were comfortably placed at 2-89 (Chandimal, 18.5), 3-102 (Dickwella, 22.5), “Having watched Abbas now 132 for two after 27 overs when 4-102 (Mendis, 23.1), 5-154 (de Silva, 34.2), for over a year ... I have de- 6-212 (Shanaka, 42.1), 7-268 (Perera, 49.5) rain forced the players off. Bowling: Woakes 10-0-45-1, Stone 7-0-50-0, cided he would get me out No further play was possi- Curran 9-1-50-1, Ali 10-0-55-2, Rashid 10-0-36-1, every time within about 6 ble in the penultimate match of Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella successfully stumps Eng- Stokes 4-0-27-0 balls ... The type of bowler i the series and England were 18 land’s Alex Hales during their fourth ODI at the Pallekele International ENGLAND INNINGS would poop my pants about runs ahead at that stage under Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Saturday. (AFP) J. Roy lbw b Dananjaya ...... 45 ... Thought I would let you all A. Hales st Dickwella b Dananjaya ...... 12 the scoring method governing J. Root not out ...... 32 know ...,” he tweeted. such rain-shortened fixtures. break the stand when Root 45 off 49 deliveries and Alex E. Morgan not out ...... 31 Abbas took nine wickets England’s Test captain Joe was caught at short fine leg off Hales for 12 but the hosts Extras: (b 8, nb 1, w 3) ...... 12 in Ireland's inaugural Test at Root was unbeaten on 32 at the spinner Dhananjaya de Silva made no further inroads. TOTAL: (For 2 wickets, 27 overs) ...... 132 Malahide before taking ten in Fall of wkts: 1-52 (Hales, 9.1 ov), 2-76 (Roy, 15.4). crease with his ODI counter- but the delivery was called ille- Earlier, half-centuries from Bowling: Malinga 5-0-15-0, Aponso 6-0-37-0, two Tests against England on part Eoin Morgan 31 not out, gal by the umpire as the hosts opener Niroshan Dickwella and Rajitha 5-0-27-0, Dananjaya 7-0-27-2, de Silva Pakistan's tour in May-June the duo adding a crucial 56 had more fielders outside the middle-order batsman Dasun 4-0-18-0. this year. for the unbroken third-wicket 30-yard circle than permitted. Shanaka and some useful con- Toss: England. Abbas's countrymen and Daria Kasatkina (right) of Russia poses with Ons Jabeur of Tunisia partnership to keep their team Sri Lanka spinner Akila tributions from the lower order Result: England won by 18 runs under Duckworth legendary pace duo of Wasim Lewis Stern run rate rule. during the award ceremony for Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia, ahead of the run rate. Dananjaya dismissed opener helped Sri Lanka to 273-7 after Series: England lead five match series 3-0. Akram and Waqar Younis on Saturday. (EPA-EFE) Sri Lanka had a chance to Jason Roy for an attacking being put in to bat. were also impressed. 18 Sunday, October 21, 2018 Sports ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Pressure mounts City in champion form on Lopetegui as Madrid lose at after Mourinho drama home to Levante

Guardiola’s men destroy Burnley 5-0; Chelsea score late against Manchester United to end tie 2-2 But a single goal, from Real have now their 30-year-old left-back, in REUTERS over eight hours is no fluke, LONDON gone five games and neither are the defensive without a win lapses that could have seen Le- MANCHESTER City displayed vante add more to their early familiar champions' swagger AFP double. and Mo Salah rediscovered his MADRID Paco Lopez took charge of goalscoring touch for Liverpool Levante in March and oversaw as the two title favourites forged REAL Madrid failed to ease eight wins from 11 to avoid rel- clear at the top of the Premier the pressure on coach Julen egation. This season they are League on Saturday. Lopetegui and instead set the now seventh, a point behind City destroyed Burnley 5-0 record for the longest goal- Madrid. before Salah broke his mini drought in the club's history "I told the guys talent has scoring drought in Liverpool's during a surprise 2-1 defeat by its limits, but faith and convic- laboured 1-0 win at Hudders- Levante on Saturday. tion do not," Lopez said. "This field Town, yet it all paled be- Madrid have now gone five team believes in what they are side the drama that once again games without a victory and doing." engulfed Manchester United when Marcelo gave them hope Levante were two up in and Jose Mourinho in the day's of a comeback at the Santiago 13 minutes and both came marquee match. Bernabeu, they had gone 481 from Varane mistakes. The Mourinho's side had been minutes of normal time with- first was more blatant as he poised to earn a comeback out a goal too. misjudged the flight of Sergio win at unbeaten Chelsea un- The club's previous worst Postigo's through ball, allow- til a stoppage-time equaliser run had been 464 minutes, ing Morales to nick it round from substitute Ross Barkley in 1985. Thibaut Courtois and fire into earned the Blues a 2-2 draw For a team that prides itself the open net. and sparked a pitchside panto- on flair and flamboyance, it is a It got worse as Varane han- mime. streak that reflects just as bad- dled and VAR advised the er- The Portuguese was en- ly on Lopetegui as the results, ror had been inside the box. raged by the provocative, in- which could leave Real Madrid Roger converted the penalty. your-face celebrations of Marco four points adrift of Barcelona For the rest of the half, Ma- Ianni, one of Chelsea manager later on Saturday, with a 'Cla- drid were scatty and imprecise, Maurizio Sarri's assistants, af- sico' to come next weekend at their finishing spoiled by bad ter the 96th-minute goal and the Camp Nou. luck but a lack of composure had to be restrained as he tried Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez (left) celebrates scoring his goal with teamates during their English Premier League match against Burnley at At the final whistle, Lo- too. to pursue his tormentor down the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Saturday. (AFP) petegui stood on the touchline, VAR proved their undoing the tunnel. with his hands on his hips, again, ruling Marco Asensio's The charmless episode left Results staring ahead in disbelief. follow-up offside after Casem- Sarri accepting that the Chelsea He had left Gareth Bale iro headed against the cross- bench was in the wrong and or- Chelsea 2 - 2 Man United and Karim Benzema on the bar. Mariano was also denied dering his assistant to apologise bench, perhaps due to fitness by the woodwork while Ramos to Mourinho. Bournemouth 0 - 0 Southampton issues, and the gamble back- and Lucas Vazquez missed Mourinho accepted the Cardiff City 4 - 2 Fulham fired, despite both making a from three yards. apology but the insult for him Man City 5 - 0 Burnley difference when brought on in At half-time, there were a was certainly not as bad as the second half. scattering of white handker- missing out on all three points Newcastle 0 - 1 Brighton Lopetegui had cited a lack chiefs -- the traditional expres- that his under-pressure side West Ham 0 - 1 Tottenham of luck in recent weeks and sion of discontent -- but more would have deserved. Madrid were not blessed with whistles. After the restart, He called it an “awful” re- Wolverhampton 0 - 2 Watford it here. the home fans sang "echale sult after one of their better Huddersfield 0 - 1 Liverpool They hit the crossbar twice huevos", meaning, "play with performances of a chequered and the post once. They suf- some balls". season and when City later de- undone by two superb goals in fered a two-goal swing as a Madrid believed as Ben- stroyed Burnley with four sec- the space of 58 seconds mid- result of the Video Assistant zema struck the far post with ond-half goals, it meant United, way through the first half from Referee, one against called as a curling effort and Mariano now ninth, are nine points be- Etienne Capoue and Roberto a penalty, and one ruled out thought he had grabbed an hind their neighbours. Pereyra. for offside. equaliser in the 87th minute. City's latest masterclass, Cardiff City leapt out of "I'm sure football will even- The striker, however, had with goals from Sergio Aguero, the relegation zone in some tually give back to us what it is strayed just offside. For Ma- Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, style, beating Fulham 4-2 – taking away," Lopetegui said. drid, it was not to be. Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez, the first time they had bagged brought manager Pep Guar- four goals in a top-flight match diola as much delight as see- Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho in the middle of a scuffle on the bench during his team’s since 1961 – but Newcastle ing Kevin De Bruyne back in English Premier League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday. (AFP) United's woes under Rafa Be- action off the bench after his nitez continued. injury layoff. Chelsea, who escaped with second-half Anthony Martial make sure he's able to under- The Magpies slumped to City moved onto 23 points, their unbeaten record intact, goals and looked largely in con- stand it was a big mistake," he the bottom of the league on just ahead only on goal difference and Tottenham Hotspur, who trol until Barkley saved the day. said. two points after losing 1-0 at from similarly unbeaten Liver- earned a hard-fought 1-0 win at The dramatic finish was Bournemouth missed the home to Brighton & Hove Albi- pool who, far from their best, West Ham United courtesy of then overshadowed by the late chance to slip into the top five on, whose day was only marred were grateful for Salah's sharp Erik Lamela's deft header just scuffle, which had been insti- as they were held to a goal- by an injury to their top striker first-half winner in their uncon- before halftime. gated by Ianni's celebrations less draw by south coast rivals Glenn Murray. vincing slog at Huddersfield. At Stamford Bridge, Mour- that Mourinho noted were Southampton while Watford Murray landed heavily af- It was the Egyptian's 50th inho's side had gone one down "very impolite." checked Wolverhampton Wan- ter an aerial challenge and was goal in English football but only when Antonio Rudiger escaped They evidently also irritated derers' impressive progress at taken off on a stretcher after six the fourth this term for last sea- his marker Paul Pogba to head Sarri who was at pains to apolo- Molineux with a 2-0 win. minutes of treatment on the son's Golden Boot winner. home unopposed from a cor- gise to Mourinho himself. Wolves fielded the same pitch but he was later reported Manchester City and Liv- ner. "Of course, I want to speak side for a record ninth straight to be fine after precautionary Levante’s Roger Marti (left) celebrates his goal against Real Madrid erpool are two points clear of They rebounded with two to him again because I want to Premier League game but were scans at hospital. during the La Liga match in Madrid on Saturday. (EPA) Bayern end winless run, Al Gharafa hold Rayyan to 1-1 Genoa draw at wasteful Dortmund remain on top draw; Al Ahli stun Al Arabi 3-0 Juve; Roma lost to Spal AFP away Thiago Alcantara's dum- DPA WOLFSBURG, GERMANY mied pass past Wolfsburg goal- IKOLI VICTOR ROME keeper Koen Casteels. DOHA TEN-MAN Bayern Munich It was the Poland striker's SERIE A leaders Juven- ended their four-match win- first goal after drawing blanks RODRIGO Tabata scored but tus were held 1-1 at home to less steak on Saturday as Rob- in his last five games for club wasteful Al Rayyan had to settle Genoa Saturday, ending a run ert Lewandowski scored twice and country. for a 1-1 stalemate at home to Al of eight straight wins since the in a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg, a With half-time approach- Gharafa and miss the chance to start of the season. day after the club's hierarchy ing, Robben earned his first close the gap at the top of the The Bianconeri moved on launched an extraordinary at- booking for a dive in the area QNB Stars League on Saturday. to 25 points from nine games tack on the German media. before Lewandowski struck After a clinical perform- and are seven clear of Napoli, After back-to-back league again just after the break. ance against Al Sadd in the who close the day at Udinese, defeats, Bayern leapt from sixth The Polish striker latched QSL Cup, expectations were while third place Inter Milan to third in the Bundesliga, four on to William's misplaced back high that Rayyan will get it (16) play a city derby with AC Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo points behind Borussia Dort- pass and dribbled around Cas- right from the blast of the whis- Milan on Sunday. mund who routed Stuttgart teels to poke his shot into an tle. Tabata converted from the At Turin's Allianz Stadi- on the coaching bench after 4-0 with Paco Alcacer claiming empty net to make it 2-0. spot just after the hour-mark um, Portuguese ace Cristiano the dismissal of Davide Ballar- his 7th goal in four Bundesliga There were nervous looks in but Rayyan were made to pay Sebastian Soria of Al Rayyan vies for the ball as Al Gharafa goalkeeper Ronaldo has a first weak at- dini, who had taken over from games. Bayern got back to win- the Bayern ranks on 57 minutes for failing to convert a hatful tries to make a stop during their QSL match on Saturday. tempt on goal on 10 minutes the Croat coach last Novem- ning ways in Wolfsburg the when Robben was dismissed of chances when Diogo Ama- and headed a Juan Cuadrado ber. They have now 13 points. day after chairman Karl-Heinz after a foul on midfielder Elvis do blasted the ball from close tional team goalkeeper. The re- Hassan al Ali, who got a direct cross against the post before Roma disappointed their Rummenigge and president Uli Rexhbecaj. range to equalise with seven bound this time for Tabata was red card. flicking in on 18 minutes after Rome crowd with a 2-0 defeat Hoeness slammed the media in Wolfsburg pulled a goal minutes remaining to play. shot wide in the 7th minute. Tabata converted the re- Joao Cancelo's drive sparked a against 10-man Spal Saturday, Germany for "disrespectful and back five minutes after Rob- Rayyan are fourth in the Gharafa had their own sultant kick in the 65th minute goalmouth scramble. ending a run of three-straight disgusting" reporting on star- ben's dismissal when Dutch standings with 15 points from chance with Mehi Taremi’s to give Rayyan a deserved lead. Two more Ronaldo efforts wins and slowing down their studded Munich. striker Wout Weghorst buried 9 matches, four points adrift of powerful header bringing out a Musa Haroon should have went begging before half-time chase of a Champions League Bayern worked for the win, the hosts' first clear chance. leaders Al Duhail who still have decent a save from Oumar Bar- doubled the Lions’ lead with his while Krzysztof Piatek on 53 place. playing the last half an hour James Rodriguez calmed two games to play. Gharafa stay ry. Both sides resorted to cau- effort but the header glanced minutes had Genoa's first at- Andrea Petagna converted with ten men after Arjen Rob- any nerves in the Bayern ranks in eighth place with 11 points. tious play as the time neared across the face of goal with ten tempt saved by Poland compa- a first-half penalty and Kevin ben was sent off after receiving with a stunning shot inside the The first real chance of the the break but Brazilian Lucca minutes still to play. triot Wojciech Szczesny. Bonifazi nodded home the sec- two yellow cards. post 18 minutes from time. game came in the way of Taba- Borges low shot was parried Gharafa got their equaliser But the seaside team lev- ond before goalkeeper Vanja "There was a lot of pres- In Stuttgart, Dortmund re- ta’s free-kick rattled the cross- away in last kick of the first half from an unlikely source as Por- elled on their second attempt Milinkovic-Savic was sent- sure on this game and I want mained three points clear after bar and the rebound by Se- to keep the scoreline goalless. tuguese defender Diogo Amado as Daniel Bessa headed in, off on 75 minutes for hurl- to thank the boys for a top per- their attack of Jadon Sancho, bastian Soria was saved by the After fifteen minutes in the pounced on a loose ball inside surprising a napping Leonar- ing away the ball following a formance," said Bayern head Marco Reus and Alcacer ran impressive Yousof Hassan just second half, the six yard to level the tie from a do Bonucci on 67 minutes. booking. The Ferrara visitors coach Niko Kovac. riot with the trio all claiming two minutes into the Round 9 replaced Othman al Yahri. But corner kick in the 83rd minute. A wide Ronaldo header moved on 12 points. "It was a very concentrated first-half goals. fixture at the Jassim Bin Ha- it was Rayyan who were in the In the early kickoff, Ahli triggered Juve's furious re- Roma came closest from display. It is the first step and Before kick-off, Dortmund's mad Stadium. ascendancy with their passes trounced Al Arabi 3-0 while action, but Miralem Pjanic Lorenzo Pellegrini's bar-shak- showed that FC Bayern can sports director Michael Zorc re- Gharafa escaped another and one of which was released Umm Salal and Qatar SC settled missed on 74 minutes before ing drive, but overall displayed fight back." vealed Borussia are set to make Rayyan onslaught as Soria set to Soria. The rampaging strik- for a 1-1 draw. On Sunday, Al substitute Paulo Dybala fired sluggish form as the league re- Lewandowski gave Bayern Alcacer's loan stay from Barce- on goal with Yousof to beat er in a goal-bound move was Sailiya face Al Shahaniya while twice off target. sumed after an international an early lead when he tucked lona permanent. fired straight at the Qatar na- pulled down inside the box by Al Kharitiyat meet Al Khor. Genoa had Ivan Juric back break. They sit sixth on 14. Sports Sunday, October 21, 2018 19 Doha club emerge too strong for Lanka Navy

needless off loads were all part Mercure Cup of a bad night the team and the Lanka supporters would TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK rather forget. DOHA While Doha never looked in trouble they did enjoy the Qatar’s sailing star Waleed al Sharshani has made an impressive start BROOKE TREMAYNE spear- rub of the green together with to his 2018 Laser Europa Cup campaign in Spain. headed a remarkable 40-14 some contentious refereeing victory for Doha on Friday decisions in their favour. night over the visiting Navy Reflecting on the game, team from Sri Lanka at the dissatisfied Navy coach Mothi- Sharshani shines in Doha Rugby Football Centre. lal Jayathilake, said, “Am I The hosts, who narrowly disappointed? Yes not about lost to Colombo 17-15 two the loss but the refereeing de- Laser Europa Cup weeks ago, led 19-9 at half cisions that were against us, time thanks two early bril- I’m not happy with that. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Al Sharshani confidently liant tries from full back Pita “It was a very good experi- MADRID (SPAIN) excelled his rivals to claim the Tuliaga and one to workhorse ence; Doha were very strong first place in the event’s gen- Wade Lotter. Tremayne land- and it was not what we expect- QATAR’S sailing team star eral standings, after winning ed two goals from three to ed. It was a totally different Waleed al Sharshani made both first and second races. give his side a 10 point buffer side that played against CH an impressive start to his The prestigious 2018 La- at the break. and their high profile Fijians 2018 Laser Europa Cup cam- ser Europa Cup is bringing Not be written off the caused us many problems. paign on Friday winning together some 75 sailors rep- Navy opened the second half “I was happy with our boys both his races in the Radial resenting 18 countries from with much vigor, courage and they defended very well and Laser class. all over the world. aggression. When Mushin it wasn’t until the last quarter Faleel’s try was converted by that the game was turned.” captain Thilina Weerasing- The Navy team will head he – it not only trimmed the back to Sri Lanka on Sunday score line to 19-14 but awak- for their first Dialog League ened the Lanka crowds and clash against the Police Club supporting band. on November 9, while Doha The fight back, however, have a hard week at training in proved to be futile with Doha preparation for the Gulf Con- firing back in an explosive ference match against Muscat fashion scoring three con- Sri Lanka’s Navy and Doha Rugby Club’s players scramble for the high ball. on November 15. verted tries and 21 unan- swered points. Vice-captain Tremayne led the onslaught with a diving try under the sticks before replace- ments Bader Bakaddouri and The Qatar Chess Olympiad for students was held at Qatar National Ravisi Lasaqa crossed over giv- Library in cooperation with the Qatar Chess Association and the ing the inside centre two stress- Ministry of Education and Higher Education. free conversions and a personal tally of 22 personal points. Speaking after the match Abdullah al Humaid wins Tremayne said, “It’s a great turnaround for our club from a Qatar chess Olympiad few weeks back. Our plan was to hold onto the ball and go QNA with more number of moves, forward and we executed that DOHA while Ahmed al Wardani fin- effectively. ished third with 4 points. “It wasn’t easy. The score ABDULLAH al Humaid won Fifteen students participat- is not a reflection of the game, the Qatar Chess Olympiad ed in the girls’ competitions, Navy were extremely tough for students, held at the Qa- where Sumaya Mohammed they drove at us all night. They tar National Library (QNL) in claimed the first place with are super fit and made us work cooperation with Qatar Chess three points, followed by Ma- for our points”. Association (QCA) and the yar Ali in second and Mashael Though Navy were at times Ministry of Education and al Obaidli third with 2.5 points. rapid in attack and impervious Higher Education, saw the QCA presented prizes for in defence, when pushed to the participation of 60 students the winners in a coronation end, they lacked concentration from various public schools. ceremony, which was attend- at crucial moments and their Al Humaid emerged on ed by Executive Director of failure to turn pressure into top in the overall rankings col- QCA Hamad al Tamimi, and points was a frustrating factor. lecting five points from seven QNL’s Outreach and Com- Missed tackles, spilled balls, rounds, while Osama Hassan munity Engagement Manager unwarranted penalties and Doha players celebrate their Mecure Cup triumph at the Doha Rugby Football Centre on Friday. was second with five points but Dr. Nouf Khashman. Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in Oman Rashid, Reem overcome strong wind, rain to claim QSAA Cup skeet golds

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK oured by the president of Qatar DOHA Shooting & Archery Associa- tion Ali Mohammed al Kuwari RASHID al Athba and Reem and Secretary-General Abdul- al Sharshani claimed top hon- lah al Hammadi, and members ours in the men’s and wom- of the Board of Directors. en’s skeet events of the Qatar Ali Mohammed al Kuwari Shooting & Archery Associa- said this tournament was the Aspetar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with tion (QSAA) Cup compeititons focus of everyone’s attention as Samla Qatar to provide medical support to Qatari athletes that are which concluded at the Losail most of these shooters will now taking part in the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB). Complex on Saturday. compete in the Asian meet in The shooters overcame Kuwait and the Arab Champi- tough conditions of strong onships in Doha in November. Aspetar and Samla to winds and rain especially in Meanwhile, shooter Rashed the women’s skeet event. Saleh, said, “The final day of While Rashid took the the competition was the hard- support Qatari athletes men’s skeet gold, Mohamed est for me, but the experience al Minkhas and Hamad al and confidence that I enjoyed TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK maximise their performances. Mukhtas and Saeed Abu Sharb through regular training at the DOHA The athletes will be under the finished with silver and broze Lusail Field Complex gave me supervision of an internation- medal positions respectively. the opportunity to win gold. ASPETAR, the orthopaedic al team of world-class sports The women’s skeet compe- “I won the World Military and sports medicine hospital medicine physicians. tition saw Reem al Sharshani Championship gold last week in Qatar, has signed a mem- The long-distance trail run- display superb skills to clinch in Italy, which has helped orandum of understanding ning event by UTMB will see the gold ahead of Sarah Mo- me gain in confidence. I will (MoU) with Samla Qatar to 300 international runners take hamed, who had to settle for continue my training during provide medical support to on a non-stop rugged 137km the silver. The bronze went to the next two days in prepa- Qatari athletes that are tak- (85mile) course over the var- Hajar Mohamed. ration for the Asian and also ing part in the international ied and mountainous terrain of The winners were hon- Ali Mohammed al Kuwari, President of Qatar Shooting & Archery Association (QSAA) with medal winners. Arab Championships.” Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Oman’s Jebel Akhdar. (UTMB) running competition UTMB was created in to be held in Oman for the 2003 in Chamonix, France, first time from November 26 and has quickly grown to be- to December 3. come the “World’s Summit of The MoU was signed by the Trail Running”. Acting Chief Executive Officer Earlier this year, Aspetar of Aspetar, Dr. Abdul Aziz al provided medical support to Kuwari, and the CEO of Samla 200 athletes competing in the Qatar, Azzam al Mannai. Samla race. Besides providing medi- The race involved a series cal support, both parties will of challenges over a 200km enhance the athletic perform- trek that began in Zekreet and ance of the contestants who ended in Zubara Castle. The will represent Qatar in the challenges included running, prestigious long-distance trial shooting, swimming, cycling running event. and kayaking. As per the agreement, As- Supporting such events ce- petar will provide comprehen- ments Aspetar’s leading role sive medical assessments tai- in the treatment and preven- lored to meet the needs of each tion of local, regional and in- of the three Qatari participants ternational athletes’ injuries and will assist the athletes to across all sports. From left: The women’s event medal winners with officials; men’s event podium finishers of two categories with QSAA official andheir t coaches.