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GULF TIMES PSG for Champions League Glory SPORT Page 2 FIFA BOSS in QATAR CRICKET | Page 4 BOXING | Page 7 Sri Lanka Mayweather thrash rematch closer England as Pacquiao in fi ft h ODI signs with PBC Wednesday, October 24, 2018 FOOTBALL Safar 15, 1440 AH Houllier picks out GULF TIMES PSG for Champions League glory SPORT Page 2 FIFA BOSS IN QATAR FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited the under-construction Al Wakrah Stadium during a whistle-stop tour of Qatar yesterday. He was also given a helicopter tour of the remaining seven venues that are in various stages of develop- ment. The FIFA chief was accompanied by Supreme Committee Secretary-General Hassan al-Thawadi and other off icials. Infantino praised Qatar’s infrastructure progress, along with the massive potential of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. SPOTLIGHT FOOTBALL Persepolis edge out Al Sadd to reach Samba nominated AFC Champions for World Athlete League fi nal of the Year award THE AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON DECEMBER 4 IN MONACO By Sports Reporter Doha atar star Abderrah- man Samba is among 10 athletes nominated Al Sadd forward Baghdad Bounedjah (C) celebrates after scoring for the Male World against Persepolis at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran yesterday. QAthlete of the Year, the Interna- tional Association of Athletics AFP Beiranvand. Federations (IAAF) announced Tehran Persepolis tightened up after in Monaco yesterday. that and began to test the Al Sadd The 400m hurdler was in sen- defence. In the 14th minute, Ali sational form this year, fi nishing ran’s Persepolis advanced to Mosleh was unable to connect unbeaten in nine fi nals and also the fi nal of the AFC Cham- after Mensha had headed the ball setting the second-best time in pions League for the fi rst across the goalmouth following a history when he clocked 46.98 Itime with a 2-1 aggregate corner. seconds in the Paris Diamond victory over Qatar’s Al Sadd fol- Three minutes later, League meeting in June. lowing a 1-1 draw in their semi- Bounedjah’s goal came after a That eff ort narrowly missed fi nal second leg in the Iranian rare lapse by the Persepolis de- the world record of 46.78 sec- capital yesterday. fence as the star striker latched onds set by American Kevin Persepolis edged the fi rst leg on to a Hasan al-Haydos pass Young at the 1992 Olympics in Doha 1-0 earlier this month, with two players marking him in Barcelona, but the 23-year- but a Baghdad Bounedjah strike failing to anticipate the situation. old is determined to break it in in the 17th minute yesterday gave Bounedjah, the top scorer in 2019, preferably at the IAAF “He was fantastic in the Dia- hurdles at the Asian Games. IAAF Family will cast their sult. Voting for the Male World Al Sadd the lead and raised hopes the tournament with 13 goals, World Championships in Doha. mond League. His consistency The 10 nominees were se- votes by e-mail, while fans can Athlete of the Year closes on 13 of an upset victory in front of a fi nished off with a fi ne fi rst-time Samba and his coach Hennie has been amazing. Surely we are lected by an international panel vote online via the IAAF’s social November. At the conclusion capacity crowd at the Azadi Sta- shot past the outstretched arms Kotze are already working on a planning for the world record of athletics experts, compris- media platforms. Individual of the voting process, fi ve men dium. of Beiranvand. plan to see the world record fall and the title at the IAAF World ing representatives from all six graphics for each nominee will and fi ve women fi nalists will be However, Siamak Nemati Beiranvand though pulled off and the duo made no secret of Championships in Doha next continental areas of the IAAF. be posted on Facebook, Twit- announced by the IAAF. equalised for Persepolis in the a vital refl ex save to keep out a it during the course of an in- year. But we have to be careful This week marks the open- ter and Instagram this week; a 49th minute off a pass from God- Xavi header in the 86th minute terview with Gulf Times during with our planning.” ing of the voting process for ‘like’ on Facebook and Insta- Other nominees: Timothy win Mensha and the Qatar giants as Persepolis sealed their spot in the Asian Games in Jakarta last Samba himself is keen to the 2018 World Athletes of the gram or a retweet on Twitter Cheruiyot (KEN), Christian were unable to fi nd the net a sec- the fi nal where they take on ei- August. break the world record in front Year ahead of the IAAF Athlet- will count as one vote. Coleman (USA), Armand Du- ond time which would have sent ther Japan’s Kashima Antlers or “To be honest even I was tak- of his home fans in Doha. ics Awards 2018 in Monaco on The IAAF Council’s vote will plantis (SWE), Eliud Kipchoge them through on away goals. South Korea’s Suwon Bluewings. en by surprise. I didn’t realise he “To be sure, that’s my aim. Tuesday 4 December. count for 50% of the result, (KEN), Emmanuel Korir (KEN), Al Sadd had threatened as early Kashima won the fi rst leg 3-2, would come close to the world It would be fantastic to achieve A three-way voting process while the IAAF Family’s votes Noah Lyles (USA), Luvo Man- as the third minute, but Abdelka- with the second match to be record,” Kotze said, referring to that in Doha,” Samba said after will determine the fi nalists. and the public votes will each yonga (RSA), Kevin Mayer (FRA), rim Hassan’s shot was pouched played today at the Suwon World Samba’s Paris heroics. powering to gold in the 400m The IAAF Council and the count for 25% of the fi nal re- Tomas Walsh (NZL). by Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Cup Stadium. Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, October 24, 2018 FOOTBALL AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP Qatar face Taipei with an eye on quarter-fi nal spot in Indonesia By Sports Reporter as we wholeheartedly believe in the three points they so desper- Jakarta our methods.” ately crave. With his team now unlikely to “The struggle is not over yet,” qualify for the last eight, Chi- he said. atar will need to beat nese Taipei’s Vom Ca Nhum is “There is still one more group Chinese Taipei today expecting another tough test for stage game to go and we have in their last Group A his side. to be prepared to fi ght until the clash in the AFC U-19 “We struggled physically in very end against the United Arab QChampionship to ensure a quar- our last game against the UAE Emirates. Whatever happens in ter-fi nal spot in the prestigious and we could face the same issues the other game (between Qatar continental tournament. when we play Qatar,” he said. and Chinese Taipei) we simply After losing to the UAE and “But, we will see. Of course, must win.” clinching a thrilling 6-5 win over we will be doing everything we Indonesia approach the game hosts Indonesia, Qatar are placed can to get a positive result and with the dust still settling on second with three points from continue our development.” Sunday’s remarkable 6-5 defeat two matches. Meanwhile, Indonesia head to Qatar, a titanic tussle which The UAE, who have six points coach Indra Sjafri has vowed that has left Sjafri acutely aware that from two wins, will take on In- his players will fi ght until the end his side cannot aff ord to repeat donesia in another match. Indo- to guarantee themselves a place the errors which cost them dearly nesia, who also have three points in the AFC U-19 Championship against the West Asians. but are behind Qatar on goal dif- Indonesia 2018 quarter-fi nals. “We are guilty of making indi- ference, can also qualify for the Given that the Emiratis have vidual errors that allowed Qatar last eight stage if they beat the Qatar players take part in a training session ahead of their AFC U-19 Championship match against Chinese Taipei yesterday. PICTURE: Fadi al-Asaad impressed during their victo- to score,” declared the one-time UAE and Qatar fail to get past ries over both Qatar and Chinese Bali United coach. Taipei. of advancing,” said Qatar’s as- to the fact that Qatar were, at one tives that we saw in the last game “There are several plus points Taipei, Indonesia’s task is indeed “We have to ensure that those “It is key to remember that we sistant coach Lino Godinho, who stage, 6-1 up against the Indone- and continue to do what we do which we can take into the game a sizeable one, although Sjafri mistakes do not happen in our won the game with Indonesia, will deputise for suspended head sians. well which is keeping the ball and against Chinese Taipei and we believes the host nation will lay next match. If we do, we still have and that we still have a chance coach Bruno Pinheiro, referring “We must focus on the posi- creating chances. will not change the way we play everything on the line to secure a chance to qualify.” UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOCUS Klopp looks to Double strike gives Kop to inspire Bayern win at Athens his players in Quick second-half strikes by Martinez and Lewandowski help beat Greek champs Europe AFP Athens uick-fi re goals by Javi Martinez and Robert Lewandowski yes- terday moved Bayern QMunich top of their Champions League group with a 2-0 win at AEK Athens, as they made it back-to-back victories after a diffi cult start to the season.
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