Stokes Gives Hosts Hope After Yasir Shines for Pakistan
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NNFLFL | Page 3 CYCLING | Page 6 Buccaneers’ Dutch cyclist Brady: ‘clock Jakobsen out is ticking on of coma aft er all of us’ crash Saturday, August 8, 2020 FORMULA 1 Dhul-Hijjah 18, 1441 AH Hamilton back on top GULF TIMES in 70th Anniversary Grand Prix SPORT Page 4 FOOTBALL / QATAR STARS LEAGUE Qatar Racing’s Politics gets off the mark at Sandown Duhail admit pressure ahead of Sadd clash Agencies The son of Muhaarar, who Sandown, United Kingdom showed a blistering speed and By Sports Reporter sure,” said Regragui at his pre- Xavi is hoping his team would be won by a comfortable two and Doha match press conference keen to avoid another defeat. a quarter-length margin under “We improved our level af- “Al Duhail will defi nitely be wned by Qatar Racing Oisin Murphy, had been second ter playing a diffi cult match the most diffi cult in the league, Limited and trained by on his debut at Pontrefact. l Duhail coach Walid against Umm Salal which ended especially as we face the leaders OAndrew Balding, two- Politics was a purchase at the Regragui made no se- in a draw. We were back to win- in standings, but as usual we are year-old Politics led all the way Goff s Orby Sale. He is the sixth cret of the pressure his ning ways with victory over Al ready for the challenge and are to win the five-furlong British foal out of Wrong Answer, a team would be facing Gharafa. We know that we have going through a good period. Al Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes winner as a two-year-old. Awhen they clash with defending to be careful in the remaining Sadd are the only team that won Stakes at Sandown in the United No doubt, he is expected to be champions Al Sadd in the QNB matches because we are playing the two matches after the tour- Kingdom yesterday. It was his competitive at Group level next Stars League today. for the title and the current situ- nament resumed,” said Xavi. second time out. time out. Leading second-placed Al ation is not like the beginning The absence of Akram Afi f Rayyan by a mere point, Al Du- of the league. We must win this Al Duhail coach Walid Regragui and Al Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez. who will miss the rest of the hail cannot aff ord to slip up on game to keep our advantage,” tournament due to injury will the fi nal straight as the tourna- added the Moroccan. ways strong even if it is a friend- Wolves have 12 wins, two draws also aff ect Al Sadd’s chances. ment heads towards a thrilling Regragui seemed a bit con- ly match. We still have three and fi ve defeats with a goal dif- “The injury keeps Akram Afi f fi nish. cerned about the injury situa- matches and logically we are the ference is +20 (48 goals for and away from the team and we miss A defeat by Al Sadd would tion in his team. closest to the title. However, we 28 against). him a lot because he is a very mean Al Duhail will be stuck on “We hope we will have the have not won the title and we Al Sadd, under the tutelage of important player for us. But we 46 points, and with Al Rayyan services of all our players, like will work with all our strength Spanish great Xavi Hernandez, have hope and we will compete snapping at their heels on 45, Ahmed Yasser who was injured for victory against Al Sadd as have scored the most number of until the last moment and we the champions could well be in the Umm Salal match and it will bring us further closer to goals than any other team. How- still have the chances of com- decided in the fi nal week of the returned to training this week,” lifting the league shield. ever, Al Sadd are eight points peting for the title even if the event. said Regragui. “Victory is important and I adrift of Al Duhail, who moved task is diffi cult,” said Xavi “This is like a summit match Meanwhile, Al Duhail player believe my teammates are ready closer to the title by defeating “We, at Al Sadd, are always in Qatar football… And the two Yousef Msakni said a match for this match. God willing, we Al Gharafa 2-0 in the previous ready and have a winning men- teams have been putting up against Al Sadd cannot be taken will get a good result.” round. tality, we know that we are fac- beautiful performances. But lightly. Al Sadd, who beat Al Ahli Al Duhail had beaten Al Sadd ing the leaders and the game will Oisin Murphy rides Politics to victory in the British Stallion Studs while we are playing for the title, “The matches against Al Sadd 1-0 in Week 19, are third in the 4-1 in the fi rst leg of 2019-20 be diffi cult, but we will do our EBF Maiden Stakes yesterday. (Racingfotos) Al Sadd play without any pres- are of a special character and al- standings with 38 points. The QNB Stars League, and coach best to get the three points.” CRICKET / 1ST TEST Stokes gives hosts hope aft er Yasir shines for Pakistan England all-rounder takes two wickets for 11 in 20 balls as visitors end third day at 137 for 8 with a lead of 244 runs Scorecard PAKISTAN 1st inn 326 PAKISTAN 2nd innings ENGLAND 1st inn (o/n 92-4) S Masood c Buttler b Broad 0 R Burns lbw b Afridi 4 Abid Ali c Woakes b Bess 20 D Sibley lbw b Abbas 8Azhar Ali lbw b Woakes 18 J Root c Rizwan b Y Shah 14 B Azam c Stokes b Woakes 5 B Stokes b Abbas 0 A Shafiq run out (Sibley) 29 O Pope c Khan b N Shah 62 M Rizwan lbw b Stokes 27 J Buttler b Y Shah 38 S Khan lbw b Broad 15 C Woakes b Y Shah 19 Y Shah not out 12 D Bess c Shafiq b Y Shah 1S Afridi c Burns b Stokes 2 J Archer c Rizwan b Khan 16 M Abbas not out 0 S Broad not out 29 Extras (b4, lb1, nb4) 9 J Anderson lbw b Khan 7 Total (8 wkts, 44 overs) 137 Extras (b8, lb4, nb8, w1) 21 Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Masood), 2-33 Total (all out, 70.3 overs) 219 (Abid), 3-48 (Azam), 4-63 (Azhar), 5-101 (Shafiq), 6-120 (Rizwan), Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Burns), 7-122 (Khan), 8-137 (Afridi) 2-12 (Sibley), 3-12 (Stokes), 4-62 (Root), 5-127 (Pope), 6-159 Bowling: Anderson 9-2-34-0 (Buttler), 7-161 (Bess), 8-170 (1nb); Broad 9-3-23-2 (1nb); (Woakes), 9-197 (Archer), 10-219 Archer 5-0-13-0 (1nb); Bess 12- (Anderson) 2-40-1; Woakes 5-1-11-2; Stokes 4-1-11-2 (1nb) Bowling: Afridi 18-4-51-1 (4nb, 1w); Abbas 15-6-33-2 (3nb); N Match position: Pakistan lead Shah 16-4-44-1; Y Shah 18-2-66-4 by 244 runs with two second- (1nb); Khan 3.3-0-13-2 innings wickets standing reduced Pakistan to 63-4, hav- ter costly mistakes behind the ing Babar Azam well caught in stumps. the slips by Stokes before Paki- He dropped Masood on 45 and stan captain Azhar Ali, out for then missed a chance to stump a duck in the first innings, was him on the same score — errors lbw for 18. that intensifi ed a debate about Wicketkeeper Rizwan, far whether the World Cup winner more impressive behind the should remain England’s red-ball England’s Ben Stokes (right) bowls on third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Old Traff ord in Manchester yesterday. (Reuters) stumps than England counter- gloveman. part Jos Buttler, batted well in Pope completed a composed AFP third day — a lead of 244 runs. tailender Shaheen Afridi caught against New Zealand in 2008 and four in 27 balls — as England were a partnership of 38 with Asad 81-ball fi fty. Manchester, United Kingdom Stokes, who didn’t bowl in the fending at a short ball. 231-3 against the West Indies at the dismissed for 219 in reply to Pa- Shafi q, until Shafi q was run out But there was little he could do third Test against the West Indies But leg-spinner Yasir Shah, Manchester ground in 2004. kistan’s fi rst-innings 326. by Dom Sibley’s direct hit. when, on 62, a Naseem Shah de- at Old Traff ord last month be- who had earlier taken four wick- England were also trying to But Pakistan’s Shan Masood, England resumed Friday on livery climbed off a good length en Stokes took two late cause of a quad injury, took 2-11 ets, was still there at stumps on 12 end a run of losing the fi rst Test who batted nearly eight hours 92-4, which represented an im- to take the shoulder of his bat and wickets to help drag in 20 balls. not out. in each of their last fi ve series, for a Test-best 156 in the fi rst in- provement on their dire position went to Shadab Khan at gully. England back into the He struck with just his eighth Pakistan were still relatively with eight of their past 10 open- nings, was out for a duck when of 12-3 on Thursday.