12 Established 1961 Sports Sunday, April 8, 2018 Brumbies beat Queensland Reds after Chiefs snatch victory

NSW Waratahs picks bonus point by thrashing winless Sunwolves

PERTH: The ACT Brumbies got their season back on track tardy start. “We made it tough early but proud of the boys with a 45-21 win over the Queensland Reds, while the to really stick it out,” he said. “It was real sloppy from us at Waikato Chiefs snatched victory from the Auckland Blues the start.” In Hamilton, New Zealand, a late penalty try saw and the NSW Waratahs crushed the Sunwolves in Super the Chiefs sneak home over the Blues 21-19 after trailing Rugby yesterday. for much of the match. In Tokyo, the NSW Waratahs ran in The Reds looked headed for an easy victory against the seven tries and picked up a bonus point by thrashing the misfiring Brumbies when they dominated possession in the winless Sunwolves 50-29. first 30 minutes in Canberra and shot to a 15-0 lead. The Chiefs lost playmaker Damian McKenzie after half However, the Brumbies notched their third win from six an hour and the Blues rallied to hit the front 19-14 by half- outings this year by run- time, a lead they held for ning in the last six tries of 35 minutes until a costly the match to secure a yellow card saw their bonus point as the Reds scrum falter seven minutes imploded. from the final whistle. The The Reds, who beat the result lifted the Chiefs to Brumbies in week three, Ill-discipline five wins from six games dominated the game until while the Blues sank to Folau Fainga’a scored the has cost us one win from six. home side’s opening try The Blues defended after a driving maul against the game heroically for most of the the run of play in the 27th second half to protect a minute. five-point lead until lock That was the turning Jack Goodhue was yel- point. Isireli Naisarani low-carded and an under- added their second try in powered Blues scrum the 34th, and the Brumbies remarkably could have been in conceded the match-winning seven-point penalty try for front at the break, with a second Fainga’a try denied by the Chiefs. The Blues have not won away against the the video referee when he was ruled to have touched the Chiefs since 2011 and captain James Parsons lamented a side line with his foot as he dived over in the corner. lost chance. That meant the Reds led 18-12 at half-time but they did “Ill-discipline has cost us the game, the yellow card... not fire a shot thereafter. Chance Peni, Rory Arnold, we were down a man and they took it to us and got the Naisarani, Sam Carter and David Pocock added further penalty try,” Parsons said. The Waratahs, meanwhile tries for the Brumbies in the second half as Australia’s only improved their record to four wins and a draw from six TOKYO: Harry Johnson-Holmes of the Sunwolves (2nd L) carries the ball past Edward Quirk of the finalist in 2017 took total control. games and are second in the Australian conference behind Sunwolves (L) during the Super match between the Sunwolves of Japan and Waratahs of Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano said they the . Scrum-half Jake Gordon bagged Australia at Prince Chichibu Memorial stadium in Tokyo yesterday. — AFP reaped the rewards of sticking to their game plan after the two tries as the Waratahs ran in seven tries to four. — AFP

Star-studded pack chases Masters leader Patrick Reed

AUGUSTA: Patrick Reed, who tamed Augusta Al Rashidi, Alain, Al-Mudhaf. National’s par-5 holes to seize the Masters lead going into yesterday’s third round, has a raft of major cham- pions behind him as he vies for his first Grand Slam and Abdelrahman Al-Faihan, while UAE won second place levels, and emphasized the importance of cooperation crown. Reed, who has made a name for himself as a Kuwait shooting and Morocco third. As for the men’s individuals Talal Al- between Arab Federations and its role in enhancing the US Ryder Cup stalwart, was scheduled to tee off at Rashidi won silver, while Khalid Al-Mudhaf took bronze game. Al-Otaibi, in his opening speech said, as a result of 2:30 (1830 GMT) alongside Australian Marc while gold went to Mousa Alain. efforts exerted by Arab Federations to develop the skills of Leishman, who was two strokes back and also in pur- team wins five Kuwait women shooter Shahad Al-Hawal won the indi- shooters and develop their technical levels, many Arab suit of a first major title. viduals bronze, while the team of Shahad Al-Hawal, Sarah shooters excelled in the continental and international are- Until this week, Reed had never broken 70 in 12 Al-Hawal and Asmaa Al-Qatami won the team bronze. nas. Al-Otaibi dedicated the achievement to HH the Amir career rounds at the Masters. However, his confi- medals in Rabat The Arab Shotgun Championship was opened in the Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown dence was soaring after rounds of 69 and 66 left him presence of President of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, gov- at 9-under 135. “I feel like I’ve done all the work,” By Abdellatif Sharaa Federations, Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi and President of ernment and people. Reed said. “I feel like I know where I need to leave Morocco’s Shooting Sport Federation Dr Abdelazeem Al- He also thanked the Public Authority for Sports, and its the golf ball ... and it’s now just going out here and KUWAIT: Kuwait shooting team participated in the Arab Hafi on Wednesday April 4. Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi said such director general Dr Humoud Fulaiteh and his deputies for executing the game plan and staying disciplined shotgun championship in Rabat, Morocco and won five competitions are important to prepare Arab shooters for their support of shooting and shooters. enough to actually stick to that game plan. medals in the trap shooting as 116 shooters representing International and Olympic competitions. Eng Al-Otaibi thanked the head of delegation Assistant “I’ve been doing that the first two days, and it’s 10 countries took part. The trap men team gold medal Al-Otaibi said Arab shooting witnessed an important Treasurer Adnan Al-Ibrahim, and coaches who are with allowing me to kind of attack this golf course and went to Kuwait’s team Khalid Al-Mudhaf, Talal Al-Rashidi development especially at the administrative and technical the national team. not make a lot of mistakes.” If he does make a mis- step, there are plenty of big-name players poised to pounce. Eight reigning and former major champions are within seven shots of the lead, starting with 2016 British Open champion Henrik Stenson, who was alone in third on 139. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who can complete a rare career Grand Slam by slipping on his first green jacket on Sunday, was five strokes back, tied for fourth with reigning British Open champion Jordan Spieth, whose 2015 Masters triumph was sandwiched between two run- ner-up finishes. This is the fourth time the 28-year-old McIlroy has arrived at Augusta National with a chance to com- plete his collection of major trophies. McIlroy has come close before in the Masters, taking a four-shot lead into the final round in 2011 but carding an ago- nizing final-round 80.—AFP

Kuwait excels in Kyokushin Karate championship

By Abdellatif Sharaa

KUWAIT: The Second All-Asia Weigh Category Championship, Kyokushin Karate, proved highly successful, as it was held at Kuwait Sports Club hall, and organized by the Kyokushin Karate Committee of Kuwait Olympic Committee under the patronage of Public Authority for Sports and in cooperation with the Karate Federation. The Iranian team dominated the tournament followed by Kuwait, Mongolia and Bahrain. The results were as follows in the under 70kg category Omid Nafar (Iran) was first followed by Behzad Ojaghi (Iran), and Ahmad Haidar (Kuwait) was Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee Kyokushin Karate Committee will go to PAS to and Khalifa Al-Tarawah for their attendance. He those seeks to practice this game. Meanwhile pres- third. In the under 90 category: Mendbayar Khalid Abdullatif Al-Munaye lauded the success of thank Dr. Humoud Fulaiteh for his patronage and said the tournament achieved its goal of increasing ident of the Asian Kyokushin Karate Federation Altangerei (Mongolia) first, Mustafa Marhoon the tournament and the sports spirit that was evi- support. players experience and their qualification for the Shihan Peter Chong lauded the organization of the (Bahrain) second, and Mohsin Tavakkoli (Iran) dent among all players during competitions. He Al-Munaye thanked Deputy Chairman of world championship to be held in Tokyo next year. tournament, as all facilities were provided to par- third. In the open weight category: Mohammad thanked all those who contributed to the success Kuwait Sports Club Khalid Al-Ghanim for having He said, our attention will be focused on juniors ticipating delegations. Chong expected a good Afsali (Iran) was first, Mojtaba Fathollahi (Iran) of this Asian festival which is held of the first time in the tournament at the club’s hall, as well as Director to form as nucleus for age category teams, and this future for the game in Kuwait following the excel- second, and Abdullah Al-Owmi (Kuwait) third. an Arab country, adding that a delegation from the of PAS sports for all department Hamid Al-Hazeem, call for support from the state as a large number of lent performance of its players.