NBA | Page 5 GGOLFOLF | Page 7 Spurs beat Chawrasia Warriors in wins his 4th battle of European Tour reserves title in India Monday, March 13, 2017 CRICKET Jumada II 14, 1438 AH Warner bites his GULF TIMES tongue, wants bat to do all the talking SPORT Page 4 FOOTBALL Emir’s Sword Camel Race Festival Barcelona suff er Depor low aft er President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani crowned the winners of the annual Arabian Thoroughbred Camel Race Festival for the Sword of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at Al Shahaniya racetrack on Saturday. HE Sheikh Joaan awarded Khalifa bin Hamad al-Attiyah and Nasser Saeed Mohaemed al-Eidah with the Silver Shelfa (arrow) for their win in the first and third races respectively. HE Sheikh Joaan also awarded Awadh Salem al-Aameri and Manae Khalifa Sultan al-Suwaidi with the Silver Dagger for winning the second and fourth PSG high races respectively. Shakespeare MOTORCYCLING Luis Enrique made five changes from the side that beat manager of PSG 6-1 on Wednesday to produce the biggest comeback Leicester until in Champions League history from a 4-0 first leg deficit end of season Vinales and Rossi impress in Losail test raig Shakespeare has been confi rmed as manager of Leicester City until the end of the season after winning Chis fi rst two games in charge as care- taker boss of the faltering Premier League champions, the club said yes- terday, AFP reports. Shakespeare, previously a Leicester Barcelona’s Gerard Pique reacts coach, took over after Claudio Ranieri during the match. was sacked last month — less than a year after the Italian manager guided AFP the 5,000/1 outsiders to the most Madrid improbable Premier League title tri- umph. But under Ranieri the Foxes suf- arcelona suff ered a hango- fered a major slump this season and ver from their remarkable were just a point above the bottom Champions League comeback three when the club’s Thai owners against Paris Saint-Germain sacked the veteran manager. asB Alex Bergantinos’s winner 16 min- However, Shakespeare’s fi rst two Valentino Rossi crashes during testing at the Losail International Circuit on utes from time handed Deportivo la games in charge produced 3-1 wins Saturday night. However, the ace Yamaha rider escaped unhurt. Coruna a famous 2-1 win yesterday. over both Liverpool and Hull City as PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil Joselu had fi red Deportivo into a the champions moved three points fi rst-half lead before Luis Suarez lev- clear of the relegation zone and into Losail to P8. The ‘Spartan’ was quick out elled in the fi rst minute of the second 15th place in the table. Motogp.com the blocks and went on to complete period. “Leicester City Football Club is 53 laps, despite suff ering a small However, Bergantinos rose highest pleased to confi rm Craig Shakespeare crash with no consequence. Fel- from a corner to seal Deportivo’s fi rst as its fi rst-team manager for the rest averick Viñales was low crashers on Day 2 included Cal victory over Barcelona since 2008. of the 2016/17 season,” said a club second on the fi rst day Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Jack Mill- Barca still lead Real Madrid by one statement. of testing in Qatar, er (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS), point at the top of La Liga, but the First-team and goalkeeping coach Mbut the fastest man in Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Rac- European champions now have two Mike Stowell remains on board, as do Valencia, Sepang and Phillip Is- ing), Alvaro Bautista (Pull&Bear games in hand and can go top with vic- the rest of the backroom staff . land struck back in style to top the Aspar Team), Bradley Smith (Red tory over Real Betis later on Sunday. Deportivo’s Joselu Mato is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Leicester’s fi rst match since the timesheets on Day 2 – edging Mo- Bull KTM Factory Racing) and the Barcelona boss Luis Enrique made Barcelona yesterday. 53-year-old Shakespeare’s elevation vistar Yamaha teammate Valentino Aprilia Racing Team Gresini duo of fi ve changes from the side that beat will be Tuesday’s Champions League Rossi with a lap quicker than And- Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaro. PSG 6-1 on Wednesday to produce was one of those to miss out due to an It took Deportivo 40 last 16 second leg tie at home to Sevil- rea Dovizioso’s (Ducati Team) Fri- Crutchlow got in more running the biggest comeback in Champions abductor injury. minutes to force Marc-Andre la, where the Foxes will look to over- day best. after losing some track time to me- League history from a 4-0 fi rst leg However, Barca still had plenty of ter Stegen into a serious turn a 2-1 defi cit from the fi rst leg in The 2016 Silverstone winner did chanical gremlins on Day 1, ending defi cit. fi repower available with Suarez along- save as the German leapt Spain. a best of 1:54.455 after 49 laps, with the session in P4 despite the inci- Two-goal hero in midweek Neymar side Lionel Messi up front and Suarez to his left to brilliantly turn “Craig’s skills as a coach and the a much-improved Rossi 0.277 in ar- dent and managing 46 laps on the had the fi rst big chance when he head- Joselu’s volley behind high regard in which he is held by rears. The nine-time World Cham- second day of action. The two-time ed straight at German Lux. everyone at the club were well known pion also crashed on Day 2 but GP winner was also top Honda once It took Deportivo 40 minutes to force Joselu fi red a sweetly hit volley to us,” said Leicester vice-chairman emerged unscathed. again, this time with a 1:55.032. Marc-Andre ter Stegen into a serious straight down Ter Stegen’s throat. Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. Despite the timesheets being Reigning Champion Marc Mar- save as the German leapt to his left to Alejandro Arribas then saw his “We always knew the team would dominated by blue, it was Ducati’s quez (Repsol Honda Team), how- brilliantly turn Joselu’s volley behind. header come back off the post, but once be in good hands when we asked him new “aero-fairing” that stole the ever, kept it clean after two falls on However, from the resulting corner again having survived the initial threat, to take charge a fortnight ago. headlines – with a drastic new de- Friday and ended the day in P6. The Ter Stegen was found wanting as he Barcelona conceded from the resulting “He has initiated the type of posi- sign unveiled in the latter stages of Spaniard set a 1:55.196 as his best, spilled Javier Mascherano’s miscued corner. tive response that we hoped change the second day on track. Dubbed completing 50 laps. Teammate Dani clearance and Joselu was on hand to This time Bergantinos got above Jor- would bring, showing great leader- the “Hammerhead” after MotoGP Pedrosa had a tougher day at a track smash into an unguarded net. di Alba to head into the bottom corner ship qualities and composure under asked fans on Twitter to name the he fi nds more of a challenge, ending Barca got off to a fl yer in the second- at the far post. considerable pressure to produce two new design, it was Andrea Dovizioso up P16 with a 1:55.875. Pedrosa was half as Suarez lashed home a loose ball Lux made a great save to deny Sua- very important results. We have asked charged with the fi rst public evalu- P3 at the end of the Phillip Island inside the area to equalise just a minute rez a second equaliser, but Deportivo him to continue to lead the team this ations of the innovation. The Ital- test and will be looking to move for- after the restart. held out to give their hopes of survival season and we are very happy that he ian put in a best of 1:55.583 on Day 2, ward on the fi nal day of Qatar. Enrique turned to Andres Iniesta a huge boost as they move eight points has accepted.” seven tenths down on his best from Jonas Folger kept his crown as and Ivan Rakitic for a winner in the fi - clear of the bottom three and up to 15th. Shakespeare joined Leicester as as- Friday. His Saturday laptime was set top rookie, putting in another stun- nal half hour as Arda Turan and Andre And Pepe Mel’s men should even sistant to then manager Nigel Pear- on the ‘traditional’ fairing tested thus ner to complete the top three on his Gomes were sacrifi ced. have capped their victory with a third son in 2008, spending a season with far and put him P13. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine. But Barca found it diffi cult to cre- goal as Ter Stegen denied Faycal Fajr Hull City in 2010/11 before the Sri- Teammate Jorge Lorenzo also Folger was the only rider able to join ate clear-cut chances against the mass deep into stoppage time before Jordi vaddhanaprabha family brought him impressed on Saturday with more the Movistar Yamahas in the 1:54 Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets (R) ranks of Deportivo defence, whilst the Alba cleared the Moroccan’s follow-up back to the club as part of Pearson’s progress as he dropped into the low bracket, putting in an incredible and Deportivo’s Emre Colak in action.