Al Arabi Hold Al Duhail to a 1-1 Draw in Thrilling Contest
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Tough UEFA Champions League draw for Barcelona PAGE 12 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019 Valtteri Bottas chooses to stay at Mercedes QNB STARS LEAGUE for next Formula One season PAGE 13 Al Rayyan vs Al Gharafa Al Arabi hold Al Duhail to a 1-1 draw in thrilling contest 2-0 victory over Qatar Sports Impressive 2-0 Club at the Al Sadd Stadium. Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates Promoted Al Wakrah, who her second round win against win for Al Wakrah had lost to reigning champions Magda Linette of Poland on day Al Sadd 1-4 in their opener, four of the 2019 US Open in TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK surged ahead through an own New York on Thursday. (AFP) DOHA goal by Alejandro Jimena in the 39th minute. And substi- AL Arabi matched Al Duhail tute Ismail Mahmoud doubled Osaka sweeps ball by ball and shot for shot to their lead in the 69th minute hold the fancied opposition to a as Qatar SC suffered their sec- through as 1-1 draw in the Week 2 clash of ond successive defeat, having 20 QNB Stars League at the Al lost 1-2 to Al Duhail earlier. Kvitova goes Janoub Stadium on Thursday. Yousef Msakni took Al Du- hail ahead by scoring as early Results out at US Open as the seventh minute, only AFP to see Al Arabi draw parity Al Duhail 1 (Youssef NEW YORK through Aron Gunnarsson in Msakni 6’) vs Al Arabi 1 the 40th minute. (Aron Gunnarsson 40’) REIGNING US Open cham- Al Arabi, who had beaten pion Naomi Osaka eased into Al Ahli 3-1 in the opening the third round Thursday but week, trailed in ball posses- Al Wakrah 2 (Alejandro Petra Kvitova crashed out sion overall (40 per cent), but Galvez (og) 39’, Ismael as organizers sought to play proved match enough for Al Mahmoud 69’) catch up at Flushing Meadows Duhail, who had bounced back bt Qatar SC 0 following heavy rain. to beat Qatar SC 2-1. Top seed Osaka proved too Al Arabi mainly had Gregory strong for 53rd-ranked Magda Gomis’ rock-solid performance Linette of Poland, sweeping to below the bar to thank for. Qatar SC had more of the a 6-2, 6-4 victory and setting The fast-paced action saw ball with 60 per cent posses- up a potential showdown with the Red Knights seize early sion at half-time and 61 per 15-year-old American sensa- initiative through Msakni off Al Arabi had goalkeeper Gregory Gomis’ rock-solid performance to thank for in their second week QNB Stars League clash against Al Duhail at cent at the final whistle, yet tion Coco Gauff for a spot in a through pass from Almoez Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday. they were at the receiving end. the last 16. Ali. The Dream Team soon hit Al Wakrah created more Twenty-two singles ties were back, but defender Morteza chances and made use of them. pushed back from Wednesday Mohammed shot wide. The own goal by Jimena re- after a steady downpour limited After Al Duhail’s Ali Afif’s sulted from a headed clearance play to the two principal show shot was blocked by Musab Ked- off a corner kick from the left. courts in New York, beefing er, Paolo Edmilson had a goal After Al Wakrah’s Cristian Thursday’s schedule up to 54 disallowed for offside by referee Ceballos’ shot was stopped by matches across both halves of Mohammed Al Shammari. Qatar SC goalkeeper Jassim the singles draws. Al Duhail attackers kept ri- Al Hail, Qatar SC’s Abdelaziz Osaka wrapped up the val defenders on their toes and Metwali skied the ball. opening set against last week’s Gomis thwarted Almoez. Qatar SC’s Junior Kaba- WTA Bronx champion Linette At the other end, Al Arabi’s nanga then came close to scor- in 30 minutes but endured a Hamdi Harbaoui saw his bi- ing in first-half stoppage time. brief wobble, falling 3-0 down cycle kick go over the bar and There was no respite for in the second, before reeling striker Mohamed Salah El action after the start of second off six of the final seven games Neel came up with a cracker half. Al Wakrah striker Mo- to advance. “I’m really happy of a shot, a minute before hamed Benyettou sent his shot to not have to play a three-set Gunnarsson’s equaliser with a wide and Al Wakrah goalkeep- match,” Osaka said. power-packed grounder. er Saoud Al Khater blocked Ali Osaka awaits the win- Msakni missed a sitter in Awad’s header from close. ner between teenager Gauff, first-half injury time by sky- The 69th minute saw Is- the world number 140 who ing the ball with only Gomis mail help Al Wakrah go 2-0 up reached the fourth round in to beat. with a rising shot. July at Wimbledon, or 112th- Soon after resumption, Benyettou was fouled by ranked Hungarian qualifier Pierre-Michel Lasogga’s head- Musa Haroon the next minute, Timea Babos. ed goal was disallowed, also for resulting in a forehead injury Gauff can become the offside and the efforts of Edm- to the former, and Sanchez youngest woman to reach the ilson and El Neel went in vain. Cortes sent the resultant free- last 32 in New York since Anna Al Arabi brought in Fa- kick straight to Al Hail. Kournikova in 1996. had Khalfan, Hossam Kamal Action from the Al Wakrah and Qatar Sports Club match played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday. The Kings revved up their Andrea Petkovic knocked and Jassem Gaber, while Al attack with substitutions as the out Czech sixth seed Kvitova Duhail’s Mohammed Muntari time and again. volley, Almoez hit the side net- defender Marc Muniesa effect- Al Wakrah beat Qatar SC game wore on, but all their ef- to reach the third round for came off the bench for Mohan- Towards the end, Gun- ting, Gomis saved Bassam Al ed a goalline save as the teams In the earlier match of the day, forts could not stop the Blue the first time since 2015. nad Ali, who was off-target narsson wreaked havoc with a Rawi’s effort and then Al Arabi shared points from a thriller. Al Wakrah scored an impressive Wave from collecting full points. With eyes on Bolt’s mark, Lyles outguns Gatlin in Zurich 100m AFP The result also con- ZURICH firmed Lyles’ recent run of his stunning form. NOAH Lyles pipped American He has recently posted teammate and current world two very quick times over his champion Justin Gatlin to win favoured 200m, including the 100m at Thursday’s Dia- a 19.50sec in Lausanne that mond League meet in Zurich. made him the fourth fastest Lyles clocked 9.98 sec- ever sprinter over that distance. onds, China’s Xie Zhenye Ahead of the race, Lyles claiming a shock second had said, “The reason I’m not (10.04) in a photo finish with running the 100m (at Doha Jamaican Yohan Blake (10.07) Worlds) is because I have a and Gatlin (10.08). very strong chance of winning The race looked like it was that 200m and I also have a going the way of the Gatlin, the very strong chance of trying to 37-year-old who was also 2004 break some meet records. Olympic 100m gold medallist “The 100m is just one of but went on to serve a doping those races where I’m not so ban between 2006-10. strong in it that I know I’m go- But Lyles, 22, made sure ing to come away with a win. there was no repeat of last Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim competes in the men’s high jump event “I don’t want to be tired month’s Monaco outing when at the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meet- Noah Lyles of US celebrates with supporters after winning the men’s 100m during the IAAF Diamond in pushing for the top three Gatlin beat him by one-hun- ing in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. (EPA-EFE) League competition in Zurich on Thursday. (AFP) in the 100m and not having dredth of a second. that chance of getting that With Gatlin in lane three, sell-out crowd at the Letzigr- At the gun, Gatlin quickly Lyles, however, clung with for a memorable second ahead chological booster of a vic- 200m gold.” outside meeting record holder und stilled for the start, in still found his rhythm, head down him and produced a scintillat- of Blake and Gatlin. tory ahead of the September Lyles added that he was Blake (9.76sec in 2012) and in- conditions with a temperature before slowly pulling up for his ing finish to break clear of the It was perfect timing 27-October 6 world champi- not consumed by breaking side Lyles in four, the 25,000 of 22 degrees Celsius (72F). transition phase. field, Xie screaming through for Lyles to notch up a psy- onships in Doha. Bolt’s world record 12 Friday, August 30, 2019 Sports Tough Champions League draw for Barca; Liverpool face Napoli again lencia and Lille in Group H. PSG, Real Madrid, Premier League cham- pions Manchester City were Galatasaray in handed the kindest draw of same group all four English representa- tives, with Pep Guardiola’s AFP men coming up against Italian MONACO debutants Atalanta along with Shakhtar Donetsk and Dina- BARCELONA will have to come mo Zagreb in Group C.