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Fulham’s Harvey EPL Results Elliott becomes Friday Everton 2 Burnley 0 the Premier Saturday Bournemouth 1 Tottenham 0 League’s West Ham 3 Southampton 0 youngest ever Wolverhampton 1 Fulham 0 player at 16 Cardiff 2 Crystal Palace 3

AFP ever player at 16 years and 30 LONDON days. English midfielder Elliott, insisted born in April 2003, surpassed on Saturday that nine-man Tot- the previous record set by for- tenham won’t let a “cruel” 1-0 mer Fulham player Matthew defeat at Bournemouth ruin Briggs, aged just 16 years and their bid to finish in the top 65 days in 2007. four and reach the Champions London-born Elliott’s only League final, while Fulham’s previous appearance for Ful- 16-year-old Harvey Elliott be- ham this season came in a come the Premier League’s League Cup win at Millwall in youngest ever player in their 1-0 September. defeat Wolves. Marko Arnautovic ended Tottenham’s South Korea his 11-game goal drought with forward Son Heung-min was a brace in West Ham’s 3-0 win sent off for a needless push in against Southampton at the the closing moments of the first London . half and Argentine defender Arnautovic hadn’t scored Juan Foyth saw red for a studs- for Manuel Pellegrini’s men up lunge soon after the interval. Tottenham Hotspur’s French goalkeeper watches as the ball flies into his net as Bournemouth’s Dutch defender NathanAke scores the winner during their English Pre- since January 5, but the Austria Pochettino’s side looked like mier League match at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday. (AFP) forward fired mid-table West they would hold on for a point Ham ahead in the 16th minute as the match entered stoppage- fifth, will move to within one body expected Tottenham to be Champions League semi-final closer to sealing an impressive of ninth placed Leicester, who with a clinical finish from Mark time, but Bournemouth de- point of their north London in the position they are today.” second leg at Ajax on Wednes- seventh place finish as Leander have two matches remaining. Noble’s pass. fender Nathan Ake ended third- rivals if they beat Brighton on Tottenham’s ninth defeat in day. Dendoncker saw off relegated If Manchester City win the Arnautovic struck again placed Tottenham’s stubborn Sunday. their last 15 games in all compe- “We are fighting six teams. Fulham. FA Cup final against Watford in the 69th minute when he resistence to delay their attempt “Of course it is difficult to titions means they need to wait It’s impossible for all six to get Belgian midfielder Dendon- later on May 18, the team which headed home after Arthur Mas- to guarantee a place in the top get something positive. We for Sunday’s results to see if the top four, whatever happens cker netted in the 75th minute finishes seventh will go into uaka’s cross was palmed into four. made a massive effort,” Pochet- they need to win their final Pre- I will feel proud and whatever at Molineux to give Wolves a the Europa League qualifying the air by Southampton keeper A win at Dean Court would tino said. mier League game of the season happens in the semi-final I will third successive win. rounds next season. . have achieved that aim, but “We need to move on. We at home to Everton on May 12. be proud,” Pochettino said. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team In the 88th minute, Fulham Hammers defender Ryan fourth-placed Chelsea will now have ahead two finals. It is in It was the worst possible - Elliott makes history -In are four points clear of eighth provided an historic footnote as Fredericks wrapped up the go above Spurs if they defeat our hands. If it does not happen preparation for their bid to their first season back in the placed Everton, who only have Elliott was sent on to become points in the 72nd minute with Watford and Arsenal, currently we will be proud because no- overturn a 1-0 deficit in the top-flight, Wolves moved a step one game left, and six ahead the Premier League’s youngest his first Premier League goal. Bangalore beat Hyderabad, end IPL on winning note

AGENCIES SRH’s hopes of securing a play- , Virat Earlier, BENGALURU offs berth were kept on standby. Kohli got began RCB’s riposte dealt in fours and sixes as It rained sixes and fours as with two delightful strokes -- a plun- SHIMRON Hetmyer and Gur- the duo of Hetmyer (right) and straight-driven boundary and dered 28 runs in the final keerat Singh Mann finally Gurkeerat (left) blunted the a flicked six -- but the main- over to reach a challenging displayed their talent opposition attack with their stay nicked a length ball to 175 for seven. in IPL 2019 as they powered exemplary batting. stun the home crowd. SRH were 147 for seven at Royal Challengers Bangalore During their 144-run part- More trouble was in store the end of the 19th over but Werder Bremen’s Peruvian for- to a four- victory over nership for the fourth wicket, for RCB as they lost AB de Vil- Williamson cut loose after ward Claudio Pizarro. Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ben- Hetmyer smashed half a dozen liers, who snicked Bhuvnesh- that, smashing galuru on Saturday. sixes and four boundaries for war to the first slip where Mar- for two sixes and as many fours Both Hetmyer and Gur- his 47-ball 75, while Gurkeerat tin Guptill took a neat catch. to finish the innings on a high. Pizarro deals keerat hit blazing fifties as made 65 in 48 deliveries with RCB were tottering at 20 Brief scores RCB recovered from a hope- the help of eight fours and one for three in the third over but Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Dortmund lessly placed 20 for three in maximum. Shimron Hetmyer and Gur- Hyderabad by four the third over to reach the This was the first time keerat Singh Mann had other Sunrisers Hyderabad: 175 for 7 in 20 overs 176-run target with four balls that RCB had a hundred-plus ideas. Gurkeerat was contend (Kane Williamson 70 ; Washington title hopes Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Gurkeerat Singh Mann (left) to spare. partnership since 2013 when to play second fiddle to Het- Sundar 3/24). comforts Shimron Hetmyer as the latter walks back to the pavilion The win meant RCB ended Kohli and De Villiers were not myer initially, when the Guya- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 178 for 6 in 19.2 another blow after being dismissed for 75 runs during the 2019 IPL match against what has been a forgettable involved. After Parthiv Pa- nese was dealing in fours and overs (Shimron Hetmyer 75, Gurkeerat Singh Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. (AFP) season on a positive note, while tel was snapped up early by sixes, but opened up later. Mann 65; K Khaleel Ahmed 3/27). REUTERS BREMEN

BORUSSIA Dortmund let slip a two-goal lead and were held 2-2 at Werder Bremen, Qatar to play historic friendly against Haydar seriously denting their Bun- qualifies for desliga title hopes, on Satur- day with 40-year-old Claudio Brazil ahead of Copa America Tokyo 2020 Pizarro scoring the equaliser for the hosts. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK commences its participation Two first-half goals, a solo DOHA in the Copa America,” QFA effort from Christian Pulisic said. and a free kick from Paco Alcac- ASIAN champions Qatar will Qatar will play against er, gave Dortmund a 2-0 lead. play Brazil in an interna- Argentina, Colombia and Kevin Moehwald pulled tional friendly at the Mané Paraguay in one of the two one back with a shot which Garrincha Stadium in Brasi- groups of 2019 Copa Amer- slipped through goalkeeper lia on June 5, Qatar Football ica. Roman Buerki’s legs in the Association (QFA) said. Copa America is the old- 70th minute and Peruvian vet- The clash will allow Qatar est international continental eran Pizarro rifled home the take on a challenger and pro- football competition. The equaliser as Bremen capital- vide match practice ahead of competition determines the Abdalla Haydar has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after ised on a defensive mix-up five this year’s Copa America in continental champion of finishing fourth with a time of 1:44.82 in the men’s 800m race at minutes later. which Qatar is one of the South America. Since the the Doha Diamond League on Friday. Haydar had set a personal Dortmund dropped four participating teams. 1990s, teams from North best of 1:44.33 at the Asian Athletics Championships last month, points behind lead- Brazil will host the Copa July 7, 2019. opportunity for Al Annabi to America and Asia have also winning the gold medal at the meet. ers Bayern Munich with two America from June 14 to “The match is an ideal get match practice before it been invited to participate. matches each to play. Sports Sunday, May 5, 2019 17

Superhero Celtic cruise to eight-in-a-row Ronaldo takes on robots and but summer of change awaits aliens in comic book series seem from the European elite The Hoops are now compared to their glori- AFP ous past. MILAN now just one Emulating the Lisbon Li- victory away ons on the continental stage is CRISTIANO Ronaldo may be an impossible task, but match- known more for his superhuman from a third ing them domestically is Celt- scoring skills but the Portuguese ic’s target for next season. star has now created a comic consecutive McNeill and Chalmers book series where he turns into a domestic treble played their part in the Celtic superhero. side that won nine titles in a The 34-year-old on Saturday of trophies row between 1965-1974, a feat released his ‘Striker Force 7’ se- that Rangers matched in the ries, with the Juventus forward AFP late eighties and nineties. posting a link on Twitter to an LONDON Now nine-in-a-row beck- animated show trailer and a web- ons again for Celtic and Len- site with availability to purchase CELTIC remain in a league of non, despite his combus- comic books. The cartoon depicts their own in Scotland as a 3-0 tible nature, is seen as the Ronaldo transforming into a su- win at Aberdeen clinched an safest pair of hands to get perhero, doing battle with other eighth consecutive Premier- them there. animated characters such as ro- ship title on Saturday. Gerrard’s first season at bots and aliens. The Hoops are now just Ibrox has seen steady if un- “In the same way football one victory away from a third spectacular progress. Rangers connects cultures and people consecutive domestic treble will finish second for the first around the world, I believe great of trophies should they defeat time since the club went into animated characters and heroes Hearts in the fi- liquidation in 2012 and the can do the same and that’s why nal on May 25. Gers will hope to be in a better I am excited to bring together However, that haul of position to push Celtic closer these passions of football and silverware belies a troubled Celtic players celebrate winning the Scottish Premiership title after beating Aberdeen 3-0 at the in Aberdeen on Saturday. (REUTERS) again next season. superheroes through this project campaign that saw manager However, that will depend and share it with my fans,” wrote walk out on Yet, despite the results, squad. champions will again have to ite for the role given his expe- on how willingly and wisely Ronaldo. the club to move to Leicester Celtic’s performances have “It’s been really tough, the trawl through four qualify- rience of the club and Scottish Celtic invest. The release coincides with and a repeated failure to make not hit the heights they often toughest piece of management ing rounds to make it back to football, plus he was the last Celtic’s most recent fi- Free Comic Book Day which aims progress in Europe. did under Rodgers in the past I’ve had to do,” added Lennon. the riches and glamour of the man to lead Celtic to the last nancial results in February to encourage youngsters reading. returned for three months with Lennon “It has been difficult com- Champions League. 16 of the Champions League showed cash reserves of £39 Ronaldo’s latest business his second spell in charge admitting his side gave him ing in to the club but the play- Failure at the third hur- in 2013. million ($51 million), a huge venture comes after he opened a when Rodgers suddenly “heebee jeebees” in closing ers helped me and I like to dle against AEK Athens last The recent deaths of leg- sum in the small pond of Scot- hair transplant clinic in Madrid in upped sticks in February and out the title. think I’ve helped them. It’s season curtailed Rodgers’s endary former Billy tish football. March. has steadied the ship with an Lennon is yet to be handed been really special.” ambition for the club to kick McNeill, who lifted the Euro- Use it to good effect dur- The five-time Ballon d’Or unbeaten 11-game run to ex- the job on a permanent basis There is little time for on and saw star striker Mous- pean Cup in 1967, and Stevie ing a summer of transition winner on Friday overtook Ar- tend Celtic’s eight-point lead and uncertainty surrounds the Celtic board to deliberate sa Dembele sold to Lyon on Chalmers, who scored the and Celtic’s financial mus- gentina rival by scor- over Rangers to 12, although not only who will be in the when it comes to naming a the final day of the transfer winning goal against Inter cle should see them swot the ing his 601st career club goal in a ’s men have a dugout next season, but the new manager or in the trans- window. Milan in that final, have ham- competition aside again next 1-1 draw for the champi- game in hand. futures of much of a bloated fer market as the Scottish Lennon is the hot favour- mered home how far off Celtic season. ons against Torino. Neymar scores, Cavani fluffs late penalty to compound PSG misery in Nice draw

AFP Patrick Vieira’s Nice, PARIS who are down in seventh and seven points away from the PARIS Saint-Germain’s dis- Europa League place, had a mal recent run in Ligue 1 con- much simpler chance to dou- tinued on Saturday as Edin- ble their lead and pile the son Cavani missed a stoppage pain on PSG 12 minutes later time penalty for the French after Ganago’s strike, but champions in a scrappy 1-1 Alan Saint-Maximin could home draw with Nice. only watch in horror as his The Uruguayan shot weak- shot from the bar after being ly at Nice stopper Walter Be- served an open goal by the Atletico Madrid’s Alvaro Morata reacts after Espanyol’s Borja Iglesias nitez nearly five minutes after dynamic Youcef Atal. scores their third goal from the penalty spot as Atleti falls to a devas- Neymar, who scored PSG’s They were duly punished tating defeat in the Spanish at the RCDE Stadium in Barce- leveller from the spot 30 min- seconds later by Neymar, who lona on Saturday. (REUTERS) utes earlier, was judged via coolly strode up to score his VAR to have been brought spot-kick after Angel Di Maria down by Dante. was hacked down by Patrick Atletico slump to PSG retained the league Burner. title two weeks ago and are PSG pushed for a winner 17 points ahead of second- without creating much, and placed Lille but they have now they were handed a golden biggest defeat of won just one of their last six Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring against opportunity to snatch an un- league games as their season OGC Nice during the French L1 match at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on Sunday. (AFP) deserved winner when referee continues to disappoint in the Frank Schneider pointed to season against aftermath of their nightmare Cup final last weekend, af- ting a Rennes fan in the after- in front of a not-full Parc the spot, booking a distraught Champions League defeat to ter which star striker Kylian math of the cup defeat – bag- des Princes to level Ignatius Dante in the process. Manchester United in March. Mbappe was hit with a three- ging his first league goal since Ganago’s stunning volleyed However Cavani, in his They were beaten 3-2 at match ban for a rash tackle on January was enough to rouse opener just after half-time, first start since February, ruthless Espanyol Montpellier midweek after Rennes’ Damien Da Silva. the hosts from their slumber. but Thomas Tuchel’s side wasn’t up to the task and the throwing away a two-goal lead Not even Neymar – who is The Brazilian struck from were lacklustre throughout hosts had to make do with an to lose on penalties the French awaiting sanctions after hit- the spot on the hour mark and couldn’t grab the winner. underwhelming point. REUTERS league win of the campaign. Atletico, who have now lost six times this season, ATLETICO Madrid fell to are second in the standings their heaviest league defeat on 74 points after 36 match- of the season as they were es, nine behind champions Qatar Shell’s booth hosts Amir Cup trophy, welcomes hundreds of fans crushed 3-0 by Espanyol Barcelona who play at Celta on Saturday, missing the Vigo later on Saturday, and chance to mathematically nine ahead of Real, who host guarantee they finish second Villarreal on Sunday. in La Liga ahead of neigh- Espanyol climbed up to bours Real Madrid. eighth with 47 points. Espanyol took the lead Atletico Koke right before halftime when fiercely criticised his side for Atletico captain Diego Go- their limp display, particu- din slid the ball into his own larly in the second half. net as he scrambled to clear “This performance is a cross from 20-year-old left not fitting of Atletico, this back Adria Pedrosa, who had was not what we are about, burst forward from his own We weren’t ourselves at any area on the break. point in the game,” he told The Catalans’ top scorer reporters. Borja Iglesias doubled the “They were far better home side’s lead early in the than us in the second half, second half as they again they were superior in every pounced on the counterat- aspect, you cannot explain it tack after an Atletico givea- any other way. way, with the striker calmly “The game was a real tucking the ball past Jan struggle for us, they played Oblak from inside the box. some great football and we Espanyol missed several had some good moments in chances to score again but the first half but didn’t take Iglesias deepened Atletico’s advantage. We really lacked Hundreds of fans flocked to Qatar Shell and Qatar Football Association’s (QFA) virtual autograph booth at Doha Festival City, where the Amir Cup’s tournament trophy has humiliation by converting intensity in the second half been on display since Thursday. Qatar Shell, Lead Sponsor of the prestigious Amir Cup for the past fifteen years, hosted this event within the framework of its long-standing from the penalty spot in the and the way we conceded partnership with QFA. Fans had the opportunity to closely inspect the trophy while virtually interacting with renowned players from leading Qatari football clubs. 89th minute and also com- the second goal was awful,” The booth, which opened to the public on April 30, will continue to welcome visitors until May 15. pleting his side’s biggest Koke added. 18 Sunday, May 5, 2019 Sports

Indian expat teams dominate Apparels Challengers Cup beach volleyball Hebert forges ahead in China Open AFP SHENZHEN (CHINA)

BENJAMIN Hebert of France carded a “crazy” back nine in 28 shots on Saturday to seize control of the 25th Volvo Chi- na Open in Shenzhen as over- night leader Wu Ashun wob- bled. The Frenchman, who had started on nine-under after his first two rounds, seemed out of sorts as he reached the turn in level par for the day after a bogey at the ninth and was six shots adrift of Wu. But three birdies in the next four holes moved him up Indian teams dominated the Apparels Challengers Cup Inter-community Beach Volleyball Cup as all the top three spots were claimed by them on Friday. At the Al Gharafa Club courts, India E - Voliq A beat India H - the leaderboard before a spec- Voliq B to emerge the winners. India K - Doha Spikers won the third place. The second edition of the community beach volleyball, organised jointly by Indian Sports Centre and the Qatar Volleyball Association, proved tacular birdie, birdie, eagle, a big success as a large number of fans gathered to cheer the teams. QVA Technical Director Hussein Imam Ali and ISC President Nilangshu Dey presented the awards. Also present on the occasion were ISC General birdie finish saw him open a Secretary Habibun Nabi and ISC Volleyball Secretary Ashiq Ahmed. three-stroke advantage. Al Ahli rally to enter Quartararo youngest Amir Cup v’ball semis MotoGP pole sitter The French rider beats Marquez’s record with flying lap League champions Police cruise into last four stage with 3-0 victory AFP -- the youngest winner.” JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA () The second row on the starting grid for Sunday will be TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK FRENCHMAN Fabio Quarta- made up of world champion- DOHA raro snatched the first MotoGP ship leader Andrea Dovizioso pole position of his career on a Ducati, Vinales and Cal LAST year’s finalists Al Ahli when he edged Yamaha-SRT Crutchlow on a Honda. Club and four-time runners- teammate Franco Morbidelli Earlier Italian Danilo up Police made it to the semi- at the Spanish Grand Prix on Petrucci on a Ducati recorded finals of the prestigious Amir Saturday. the fastest time in free prac- Cup Volleyball Championship At 20 years and 14 days through contrasting ways and old, Quartararo became the will next clash for a place in youngest rider ever to take “It was an enormous lap. I the final. pole in MotoGP, break- was on the limit all the At the QVA Indoor Hall ing the record held by Marc way round. This circuit is here on Saturday, Al Ahli Club Marquez who was 20 years fantastic and it’s truly my came back from a set down to and 62 days old when he won greatest achievement,” overcome Al Wakrah Club’s pole in the GP of the Ameri- said Quartararo challenge in five sets 18-25 cas in 2013. 25-23 26-24 19-25 16-14, the World champion Mar- current League winners Police quez, a two-time winner of tice and became the first man took just 62 minutes to bull- the event, was third fastest to ever lap the recently re- doze their way past Al Khor on Saturday, to complete the Fabio Quartararo does a wheelie surfaced Jerez track in under Club 25-20 25-19 25-13. front row of the Jerez grid as on his Yamaha bike after winning 1min 37sec, breaking the re- Al Ahli, who figured in MotoGP marks its 300th race.. the pole in Jerez on Saturday. cord held by Crutchlow. their fourth final last season “It’s incredible,” said The morning session was after 22 long years, will take Quartararo who is in his rook- and victories. He has already briefly halted after Crutchlow on in-form Police in the best- ie season in the top division of beaten a world record which crashed and hit the air fence of-three semi-final playoffs. motorcycling. is the youngest poleman so to- on Turn 10. The Briton was The main round of the “It was an enormous lap. morrow I will try to stop him unhurt but the fence punc- Amir Cup began with the I was on the limit all the way from beating another record tured and deflated. Police vs Al Khor Club clash A tense net action as Al Wakrah’s Tamsir and Nabil try to block Al Ahli Club’s Lipinski in an Amir Cup round. This circuit is fantas- and the former, who added Volleyball Championship match at the QVA Hall in Doha on Saturday. tic and it’s truly my greatest SPANISH GP GRIDS National Cup and Arab Clubs achievement.” Championship bronze medal and jumped to 8-3 lead and ners-up, had a shocking start in his 36-point contribution The two young riders on Grids for the Spanish motorcycling Grand Prix after Alex Marquez (ESP/Kalex) at 0.091, 3. Augusto to the League crown this sea- moved up to open a massive as Mohammed Hachdadi trou- and played a major role in Al the Yamaha satellite outfit qualifying on Saturday: Fernandez (ESP/Kalex) 0.141 MotoGP - 1st row 2nd row son, had a bit tough time in 16-7 gap. The set lasted just 18 bled them with a potent spikes Ahli’s victory. Lipinski added eclipsed their elders on the 1. Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Yamaha-SRT) 1min 4. Remy Gardner (AUS/Kalex) 0.184, 5. Nicolo Bulega the beginning against the ri- minutes and Police wrapped and won the set for Al Wakrah. 17. lead Yamaha team. 36.88sec, 2. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Yamaha-SRT) at (ITA/Kalex) 0.211, 6. Lorenzo Baldassari (ITA/Kalex) vals, with the two teams not up the win and became the However, they mounted a big For Al Wakrah, Hachdadi Spaniard Maverick Vina- 0.082, 3. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.090 0.268 2nd row 3rd row being able to shake off each first team to reach the last four rally in the ding-dong match collected 32 points, including les qualified fifth, while on the 4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 0.138, 5. Maverick 7. Fabio di Giannantonio (ITA/SpeedUp) 0.269, 8. other. stage. and clinched the next two sets 31 off his smashes. Ilija and other factory Yamaha, Italian Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 0.234, 6. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/ Thomas Lüthi (SUI/Kalex) 0.276, 9. Tetsuta Nagashima It was after Police went Evandro led the scoring before Al Wakrah hit back Nikola got 12 and 10, respec- veteran Valentino Rossi, who Honda-LCR) 0.295 (JPN/Kalex) 0.278 16-15 ahead that they sud- with 11 points for Police. Na- again and forced the tie-break tively. is second in the overall stand- 3rd row 7. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati) 0.329, 8. Takaaki Moto3 - 1st row denly snatched a 5-1 string dir Abubakr and Wilner Rivas set. ings, was 13th fastest. Nagakami (Honda-LCR) 0.452, 9. Alex Rins (ESP/ 1. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (ITA/Honda) 1min 46.011sec, 2. and progressed to seal the added seven each, while skip- Al Wakrah put pressure RESULTS “I am happy about the day Suzuki) 0.471 Tatsuki Suzuki (JPN/Honda) at 0.004, 3. Celestino Vietti 23-minute set. In the next set, per John Chigbo and Osman on Al Ahli in the decider and Police beat Al Khor Club 25-20 25-19 25-13 but if tomorrow is warmer, 4th row (ITA/KTM) 0.184 Police raced to a 16-11 edge collected six each. held a slight edge till the clos- in 62 minutes everything becomes more dif- 10. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati-Pramac) 11. Jorge 2nd row Al Ahli Club beat Al Wakrah Club 18-25 Lorenzo (ESP/Honda) 0.616, 12. Joan Mir (ESP/ 4. Niccolo Antonelli (ITA/Honda) 0.221, 5. Dennis and converted it into a 21-16 Robson had a match-high ing stages. Suddenly the latter ficult,” said Marquez who was Suzuki) Foggia (ITA/KTM) 0.345, 6. Gabriel Rodrigo (ARG/ lead before taking a 2-0 ad- 16 for Al Khor. Ali Hamed net- bounced back for force exten- 25-23 26-24 19-25 16-14 in 119 minutes full of praise for the French Selected - 5th row Honda) 0.414 vatnag, allowing only three ted six. Sebastian and Marwan sion and won it in a thrilling pole-sitter. 13. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 3rd row points. got five each. finish to advance to the semi- Sunday’s fixtures “I know him from the 7. Aron Canet (ESP/Honda) 0.430, 8. Marco Ramirez Al Arabi vs Al Gharafa at 4:30 pm Moto2 - 1st row (ESP/Honda) 0.461, 9. Alberto Arenas (ESP/KTM) In the third and last set, Al Ahli Club, the former finals. Spanish championship where 1. Jorge Navarro (ESP/Speed Up) 1min 41.182sec, 2. 0.487 Police were in their elements champions and four-time run- Araujo pulled off six blocks Al Shamal vs Al Rayyan at 6:30 pm he achieved many podiums Porterfield unhappy Dufner leads Quail Hollow ISC felicitates Indian athletics team with Foakes stumping TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK with 63 DOHA AFP peal should have been dis- LONDON missed as the delay meant the INDIAN Sports Centre, an ball was “pretty much dead”. AFP apex body of the Indian Em- IRELAND captain William “How long do you wait? WASHINGTON bassy in Qatar, organised a Porterfield has blasted Eng- We’ll be playing 15-hour games function to felicitate the In- land’s Ben Foakes for his de- if you wait that long,” Porter- JASON Dufner fired seven dian national athletics team layed stumping of Andrew field said. “You can say it was birdies and an eagle in an which visited Doha to contest Balbirnie during England’s great wicketkeeping or you can eight-under par 63 on Friday in the 23rd Asian Athletic one-day-international win in say it’s a bit of a grey area of to put himself in unfamiliar Championship recently. Dublin, saying matches could how long he takes. territory atop the Wells Fargo On behalf of the Indian last “15 hours” if every wicket- “The ball was pretty much Championship leaderboard. community, HE P. Kumaran, keeper waited as long to try to dead. The batsman wasn’t go- “It has been a while since the Ambassador of India to effect a dismissal. ing anywhere or overbalanced. I’ve been in the lead or com- Qatar, handed over the felici- Balbirnie was on 29 at the It wasn’t like he had fallen over. peting for a tournament,” tation plaque to Indian team Malahide ground on Friday “The keeper has waited for said Dufner, a former top-10 leader Harendra Chowdhury. when he missed an intended three or four seconds, if we do player and winner of the 2013 Kumaran presented the cer- sweep off spinner Joe Denly. that all day it’s going be a pretty PGA Championship who has tificates to all 17 gold, silver Foakes gathered a wide long game.” slumped to 230th in the world and bronze medallists in the down the legside but, The move divided pundits, rankings. Indian team, besides honour- HE P Kumaran, the Indian Ambassador to Qatar, ISC officials with the Indian athletics team. rather than whip the bails off with some saying that it went “But I know what that feels ing all 42 athletes and 21 of- immediately, he waited for against the spirit of cricket, but like. I’m just going with it, you ficials. Dey hailed the Indian Indian athletics team. tended by senior officials of Balbirnie to raise his back foot one-day international debutant know?” Nilangshu Dey, President athletics team for getting Harendra Chowdhury, the ICC, ICBF, IBPN and various slightly -- thereby making the Foakes had a different view. Dufner, 42, set an early of Indian Sports Centre, wel- the overall fourth spot in the Indian team leader, thanked other affiliated bodies along batsman out of his ground -- “It was quite wide down target in the second round at comed the Indian athletics Asian Athletics Champion- Indian Sports Centre for or- with community leaders. Ravi before breaking the stumps. leg, but I got it back to the Quail Hollow in Charlotte, team and highlighted the role ship. The ambassador also ex- ganising the felicitation func- Shankar, Head of Finance Third umpire Aleem Dar stumps. When it’s a sweep you North Carolina, building an of the Indian Sports Centre pressed his appreciation over tion for the entire team. He at ISC, proposed the vote of gave Balbirnie out after study- think they might fall over and 11-under total of 131 that put to promote sports and games ISC creating an opportunity also introduced the AAFI thanks and Habibun Nabi, ing television replays, despite I just saw he lifted his foot and him one stroke in front of Joel among the Indian community for the Indian community of senior officials and medal ISC General Secretary con- Porterfield convinced the ap- nicked them off.” Dahmen and Max Homa. of Qatar. Qatar to meet and greet the winners. The function was at- ducted the programme.