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Sport THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2020 MoeenM Ali still yearns for Test cricket A year-and-a-half ago I lost that hunger to play Test cricket, bbut I feel like over the last six months it is coming back. I have beenb thinking a lot about my game and if the call did come, I would be keen on it. I have not retired or anything, but pprobably have just taken a step back from the Test game. Moeen Ali England All-rounder Sport |08 VOLLEYBALL: SENIOR MEN'S LEAGUE AT QVA HALL Al Rayyan beat Al Sadd 3-0; Al Wakrah beat Al Shamal 3-0 Qatar 2022 will be for the entire Arab region: Gomaa CHINTHANA WASALA He has been working closely Qatar is almost ready for the THE PENINSULA with the Qatar 2022 organisers 2022 football spectacle,” Gomaa since he signed up as an ambas- said. Three-time Africa Cup of sador in 2019. He also said that the fans Nations champion Wael Gomaa “The 2022 World Cup will will have the opportunity to and Iraqi legend Younis be something marvellous for watch more than one match Mahmoud reiterated that the everybody who like football during the Qatar 2022 due the Qatar 2022 will be a historical because it will be a World Cup close proximity and accessi- event and the entire region will for the whole Arab, not only for bility, especially since the reap the benefits of the first Qatar. And this is a message longest distance between two Arab World Cup. from Qatar to the whole world World Cup stadiums is about 55 The Supreme Committee for that the Arab can do something km, which the fans may travel Delivery & Legacy (SC) Ambas- unique for the world and for Younis in about twenty minutes. sadors, Gomaa and Mahmoud World Cup and for the people Mahmoud “This was not possible in took part in an online round who like football,” Gomaa said any of the previous FIFA World table discussion with local during the discussion. Cups and it will be a new and media and noted that the world “The preparations made by “The Khalifa International exciting experience for the fans will get to experience a mar- Qatar are exemplary as the Stadium, one of the oldest sta- who will visit Qatar in 2022,” vellous FIFA World Cup, the first country seeks to present a diums in Qatar, and the com- Gomaa added. of such an event in the Arab futuristic World Cup for fans pletion of the Education City Meanwhile, former Iraqi region, in two years’ time. and the whole world,” Gomaa and Al Janoub stadiums as well captain Mahmoud stressed that Gomaa who enjoyed three said. as the near completion of the Al the Generation Amazing ambas- Africa Cup of Nations victories Gomaa, who has made 114 Bayt, Al Rayyan and Al sadors will have a major role in with the Egyptian national international appearances with Thumama stadiums, send a the coming period in order to Wael Gomaa team, has claimed 26 major tro- his national team, stated that strong message to the world. convey the true face of the Qatar phies with Al Ahly, including six the preparations for the Qatar Lusail and Ras Abu Aboud sta- 2022 World Cup, and the efforts African Champions League titles World Cup are in full swing and diums will be completed within made by Qatar to host an excep- before retiring in 2014. in a wonderful way. the next year and it means tional World Cup. `P10 Qatari organisers ACL: Shanghai Shenhua down ensuring strict safety measures Perth Glory in East Zone opener for matches QNA — DOHA AFC — DOHA Qatar Football Association (QFA) have Shanghai Shenhua made a implemented measures and protocols successful start to their 2020 to ensure the safety of players and AFC Champions League tournament officials taking part in the Group F campaign, seeing off 2020 AFC Champions League East Australia’s Perth Glory with Zone matches. a 2-1 win at Education City All players and tournament offi- Stadium yesterday. cials were subjected to strict health Head coach Choi Kang- measures, as a preventive action to hee had anticipated diffi- combat COVID-19. culties for his injury-hit squad These are the health measures that but they shrugged off the QFA follows in cooperation with the absence of Giovanni Moreno Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Kim Shin-wook, ending and all relevant authorities in the a 15-match winless streak in country. the competition with goals Preventive measures includes from Peng Xinli and Yu mandatory COVID-19 testing for all Hanchao. participants, the use of safe transpor- Perth, who pulled a goal tation, the regular sterilization of all back in the final 10 minutes stadiums, training sites and media through Jonathan Aspro- facilities, in addition to ensuring a potamitis, are now winless in swift and well-resourced front line two outings, giving them little response during the tournament. margin for error in the All stadiums are equipped with remaining four matches of medical clinics fitted with a team of their maiden group stage medical staff. appearance. Shanghai Shenhua’s players celebrate their opening goal against Australia’s Perth Glory at the Education City Stadium, yesterday. In terms of safety and security Appearing at Education measures and procedures for the tour- City Stadium for the first time, Appearing in a compet- playing a neat one-two with 51st minute, only for the Uru- initial effort. Perth now sensed nament's stadiums and facilities that a youthful Perth side were itive fixture for the first time Peng before squeezing the guayan ace to send his shot the opportunity to claim their will host matches and training ses- given an early lesson when since August, Perth grew into ball beneath the clutches of directly into the path of goal- first point in the competition, sions of the participating teams, evac- Shanghai Shenhua opened the game and managed to Velaphi, who won’t be keeper Li Shaui. but Choi’s charges stood firm, uation tests were conducted for the the scoring through Peng in compete well with their rushing to see a replay in With Shenhua’s defensive navigating a tricky finale to stadiums, with the aim of ensuring the the seventh minute. match-hardened opponents, what was a poor effort to lynchpin Stephane M’Bia sub- emerge with their first group level of readiness to face any emer- Zhu Jianrong was the keeping the bulk of pos- keep the ball out. stituted, Perth continued to stage win since 2009, and a gency situation. architect, finding space down session and occasionally Staring down the barrel of probe for a first ever AFC vital first step in their 2020 Also, the purpose of tests were to the left-hand side and teeing hinting at danger in the final a second successive defeat in Champions League goal, and campaign. educate stadium staff and private up Peng, who picked out the third. the competition, Perth Glory they found it when Aspro- Shanghai Shenhua will security personnel about effective bottom corner of Tando But that counted for little emerged from the half-time potamitis slammed the ball continue their Group F bid evacuation procedures, as these pro- Velaphi’s net in a fine move when Shenhua’s second goal break with a point to prove, into the roof of the net in the against Ulsan Hyundai on cedures and measures aim to present which took full advantage of arrived seven minutes before and they conjured their best 81st minute, giving the Aus- Saturday, with Perth to face the championship in a distinctive way some loose defending from half-time, with veteran chance of the match to that tralians a lifeline after Li had the Korean side three days at all levels. the Australians. Chinese international Yu point via Bruno Fornaroli in the spilled Carlo Armiento’s later. Corica relishing test for Sydney FC against Shanghai SIPG AFC — DOHA Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. “The show what they can do and it is contest their first match of the weather is fantastic, the hotel is good preparation for us ahead competition having not been Sydney FC head coach Steve nice and we had a couple of great of the new season." able to play in February due to Corica is looking forward to training sessions,” said Corica who "The AFC Champions League the earlier outbreak of COVID-19 testing his young players as they has been at Sydney FC since 2005 is very difficult because you in China PR. resume their 2020 AFC Cham- as a player then progressing come up against quality teams “It is a pleasure to be here pions League campaign with a through the ranks as a youth coach and foreign players," he said. and play in the AFC Champions third encounter in 18 months before taking over the first team “We played them last year League. This is the first game for against star-studded Shanghai as head coach in 2018. and had two draws and were us in a strong group,” said SIPG at the Khalifa International “The players are looking unlucky not to win both games, Shanghai SIPG boss Vitor Stadium today. forward to playing; it will be a they have big players and it is a Perreira. The reigning A-League cham- difficult match against Shanghai good opportunity for us to play “We face the champions of pions picked up just one point SIPG but it is a good against quality players and a Australia, Sydney FC, as our next from their first two games of the challenge.” good challenge for my team,” he opponents.